Book Title: Salaka Purush Part 2
Author(s): Ratanchand Bharilla
Publisher: Todarmal Granthamala Jaipur
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008375/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya jinasenakRta AdipurANa para AdhArita zalAkA puruSa (bhAga-2) lekhaka : paNDita ratanacanda bhArilla zAstrI, nyAyatIrtha, sAhityaratna, ema.e., bI.eDa. prAcArya, zrI ToDaramala di. jaina siddhAnta mahAvidyAlaya e-4, bApUnagara, jayapura-302015 prakAzaka: paNDita ToDaramala smAraka TrasTa e-4, bApUnagara, jayapura-302015 phona : 2707458,2705581 Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSayAnukramaNikA krama REFEF FF is apanI bAta pahalA parva dUsarA parva tIsarA parva cauthA parva pA~cavA~ parva chaThavA~ parva sAtavA~ parva viSaya lekhakIya tIrthaMkara ajitanAtha tIrthaMkara saMbhavanAtha tIrthaMkara abhinandananAtha tIrthaMkara sumatinAtha tIrthaMkara padmaprabha tIrthaMkara supArzvanAtha tIrthaMkara candraprabha suvidhinAtha tIrthaMkara zItalanAtha tIrthaMkara zreyAMsanAtha tIrthaMkara vAsUpUjyanAtha tIrthakara vimalanAtha pRSTha krama viSaya 4 caudahavA~ parva tIrthaMkara dharmanAtha 9 pandrahavA~ parva tIrthaMkara zAntinAtha 22 solahavA~ parva tIrthaMkara kunthunAtha 33 satrahavA~ parva tIrthaMkara aranAtha 51 aThArahavA~ parva tIrthaMkara mallinAtha 59 unnIsavA~ parva tIrthaMkara munisuvratanAtha 83 bIsavA~ parva tIrthaMkara naminAtha 94 ikkIsavA~ parva tIrthaMkara neminAtha 110 bAIsavA~ parva tIrthaMkara pArzvanAtha 122 teIsavA~ parva tIrthaMkara mahAvIra 134|caubIsavA~ parva cakravartI pada kA sAmAnya svarUpa 144 paccIsavA~ parva balabhadra, nArAyaNa evaM 158|| pratinArAyaNoM kA svarUpa 169 upasaMhAra AThavA~ parva nauvA~ parva dasavA~ parva gyArahavA~ parva bArahavA~ parva terahavA~ parva tIrthakara anantanAtha Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ X X prathama saMskaraNa (1 janavarI, 2003) mUlya : 35 rupaye 5 hajAra TAipasaiTiMga trimUrti kampyUTarsa e-4, bApUnagara, jayapura-15 mudraka : je. ke. oNphaseTa jAmA masjida, dillI bahuta-bahuta AzIrvAda paNDita ratanacandajI bhArilla kI sukhI jIvana, saMskAra, ina bhAvoM kA phala kyA hogA, vidAI kI belA, jinapUjana rahasya, NamokAra mahAmaMtra, sAmAnya zrAvakAcAra Adi kRtiyoM ke paThana-pAThana se siddha hotA hai ki ve siddhahasta racanAkAra haiN| unakI 'harivaMza kathA' evaM 'zalAkA puruSa' prathamAnuyoga kI anupama kRtiyA~ haiN| harivaMza kathA meM bhagavAna zItalanAtha ke samaya se lekara bhagavAna neminAtha taka ke yuga meM hue harivaMza ke udbhava, vikAsa ke pAtroM kA caritra-citraNa prabhAvI evaM manamohaka DhaMga se kiyA gayA hai| sabhI pAtra sajIva se jAna par3ate haiN| isakA ghara-ghara meM paThana-pAThana honA caahie| jisase vartamAna samaya meM bikharate naitika mUlyoM evaM zrAvaka saMskAra ko dRr3ha rakhA jA ske| Apa isIprakAra apanI siddhahasta lekhanI ke dvArA samAja evaM sAhityika sevA karate raheM isake lie merA bahuta-bahuta aashiirvaad| - (munizrI) urjayantasAgarajI mahArAja abhimata zrI paNDita ratanacandajI bhArilla dvArA likhita harivaMza kathA evaM zalAkA puruSa svAdhyAyArthiyoM kI AvazyakatAoM ko pUrNa karanevAlI upayogI aura sArthaka racanA hai| DhUMDhArI bhASA meM prakAzita prathamAnuyoga ke graMtha aura pIche saMskRta zabdoM ke hindI artha sahita prakAzita graMtha donoM hI se svAdhyAyArthI puruSa evaM mahilAyeM saMtuSTa nahIM the| prastuta graMtha ukta pAThakoM kI ruci aura buddhi ke anukUla sarala, subodha aura Adhunika rocaka zailI meM likhe gaye haiM, jo anati vistRta aura alpamUlya meM upalabdha hai| inameM ucita saMzodhana ke sAtha dhArmika viSayoM kA samAveza bhI hai tathA karaNAnuyoga, caraNAnuyoga aura dravyAnuyoga saMbaMdhI Avazyaka sAmagrI bhI rakha dI gaI hai| vartamAna meM aise hI graMthoM kI AvazyakatA hai, jisakI pUrti aisI racanAoM se kI jA rahI hai| vidvAna lekhaka kA yaha parizrama sarAhanIya hai| - vayovRddha vidvAna paNDita nAthUlAla zAstrI, indaura ( saMhitAsUri pratiSThAcArya pUrva adhyakSa vidvat pariSad ). X Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FEERIFF prakAzakIya 'harivaMza kathA' kI lokapriyatA se utsAhita hokara vidvadvarya paNDita ratanacandajI bhArilla ne 'zalAkA puruSa' (uttarArddha) nAmaka navIna kRti kA sRjana kara prathamAnuyoga ke graMthoM kI prakAzana zrRMkhalA meM eka nae adhyAya kA sUtrapAta kiyA hai, jisakA nizcita hI samAja meM samucita samAdara hogA - aisA vizvAsa hai| Aja paNDita ratanacandajI bhArilla kA nAma jaina samAja meM khyAtiprApta lekhakoM meM agragaNya hai| unake dvArA racita kathAnaka zailI kI kRtiyA~ saMskAra, vidAI kI belA, sukhI jIvana, ina bhAvoM kA phala kyA hogA, harivaMza kathA' tathA zalAkA puruSa (pUrvArddha) aisI bahucarcita kRtiyA~ haiM, jinhoMne bikrI ke sAre rikArDa tor3a diye haiN| ina kRtiyoM ne janamAnasa ko Andolita to kiyA hI hai, jaina vAGgamaya ke prati gaharI ruci bhI jAgrata kI hai| isa krama meM ApakI yaha navInatama kRti hai, zalAkA puruSa (uttraarddh)| yaha to sarvavidita hI hai ki jaina samAja meM sAhitya prakAzana ke kSetra meM paNDita ToDaramala smAraka TrasTa, jayapura kA koI sAnI nahIM hai| gItApresa gorakhapura kI bhAMti yaha saMsthA lAgata se bhI kama mUlya meM satsAhitya upalabdha karAne hetu vizvavikhyAta hai| prakAzana kA kArya utanA kaThina nahIM hai, jitanI ki usakI vitaraNa vyavasthA kaThina hai| cUMki isa TrasTa kA apanA neTavarka bhArata meM hI nahIM apitu vizva ke kone-kone meM phailA huA hai| ata: isake dvArA prakAzita sAhitya chapate hI deza-videza meM pahu~ca jAtA hai / isa TrasTa kA dhyeya paisA kamAnA nahIM hai, apitu alpamUlya meM jaina vAGgamaya ghara-ghara pahu~cAnA hai, jisameM vaha saphala hai| ___ abhI taka paNDita ToDaramala smAraka TrasTa para yadA-kadA yaha Aropa lagatA rahA hai ki prathamAnuyoga ke zAstra prakAzana para isakA dhyAna nahIM hai, parantu aba samAja kA yaha bhrama bhI tirohita ho jAyegA, kyoMki kSatracUr3AmaNi, harivaMza kathA evaM zalAkA puruSa (pUrvArddha) ke prakAzanoparAnta yaha cauthA bar3A graMtha hai, jisake prakAzana ko saMsthA ne apane hAtha meM liyA hai| zalAkA puruSa' (uttarArddha) graMtha kI mUla viSayavastu guNabhadrAcArya kRta uttarapurANa para AdhArita hai| isa kRti meM tIrthaMkara ajitanAtha se mahAvIra taka teIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke prabhAvI caritra citraNa ke sAtha unakI divyavANI ke mAdhyama se aneka AdhyAtmika siddhAntoM kA bakhUbI rahasyodghATana kiyA hai| rocaka zailI meM likhA gayA prastuta grantha nizcita hI pAThakoM ko prathamAnuyoga kA sAra samajhane meM sahAyaka hogaa| Apa sabhI isa kRti ke mAdhyama se zalAkA puruSoM ke jIvana ko hRdayaMgama kara, una jaise baneM aura apanA jIvana sArthaka kareM - isI | pavitra bhAvanA ke sAtha -bra. yazapAla jaina parva prakAzana maMtrI - paNDita ToDaramala smAraka TrasTa, jayapura ||O) 546 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFFF 0 apanI bAta // sampUrNa jinavANI cAra anuyogoM meM nibaddha hai| 1. prathamAnuyoga, 2. caraNAnuyoga, 3. karaNAnuyoga aura 4. | dravyAnuyoga / inameM prathamAnuyoga ko sabase sarala mAnA jAtA hai aura zAstroM meM aisA likhA bhI milatA hai ki prathama arthAt avyutpanna logoM ke lie jo anuyoga hai, vaha prathamAnuyoga hai| paNDita ToDaramalajI ne bhI yahI kahA hai| paNDita ToDaramalajI ke mokSamArgaprakAzaka kA pUrA AThavA~ adhikAra cAroM anuyogoM ke svarUpa Adi ko spaSTa karane ke lie hI samarpita hai| jise maiMne aneka bAra par3hA hai aura maiM unakI pratibhA tathA lekhana kI apUrvatA aura adbhuta sUkSma kathana kA kAyala hU~, merA pAThakoM se vinamra nivedana hai ki prathamAnuyoga kA sahI prayojana samajhane ke lie Apa mokSamArgaprakAzaka kA AThavA~ adhikAra baarmbaarpddh'eN| jaba maiMne prathamAnuyoga ko likhane kA sAhasa kiyA, taba use bArIkI se par3hane para mujhe aisA lagA ki yaha anuyoga sarvajJatA kI zraddhA meM saMpUrNata: samarpita hue binA samajha meM nahIM A sakatA aura sarvajJatA kA saccA svarUpa samajhane ke lie aura usake prati aTala zraddhA hetu kaSAya kI mandatA ati Avazyaka hai; kyoMki haThAgrahI aura pUrvAgraha se grasita vyakti prathamAnuyoga ko nahIM samajha skte| use to prathamAnuyoga ke kathanoM meM kadama-kadama para azraddhA honevAlI hai; kyoMki Aja kI duniyA prathamAnuyoga kI duniyA se bilkula bhinna hai| na to bhaugolika sumela hai aura na prANiyoM kI saMkhyA saMbaMdhI sumela hai, pRthvI kA vistAra, mAnavoM kI umra, U~cAI Adi sabhI kucha Aja ke pariprekSya meM asaMgata-sA lagatA hai; para asaMbhava kucha bhI nahIM; kyoMki Aja bhI hama baune aura lambe logoM ko pratyakSa dekhate haiN| DAyanAsora kI haDDiyoM ke DhAMcoM ke avazeSoM se bhI bahuta kucha prAcInatA satya pratIta hotI hai| ____ maiM kucha nAstika vicAradhArAvAloM ko chor3akara una sabhI zraddhAluoM se jo kisI bhI dharma meM vizvAsa rakhate haiM, unase pUchanA cAhatA hU~ ki "jo bAteM Aja vijJAna ke yuga meM pratyakSa dekha rahe haiM, yadi ye hI saba bAteM ina | krAntikArI AviSkAroM ke pUrva kisI purAne yuga meM hameM par3hane ko milatIM to kyA hameM vizvAsa ho jAtA ? hama | unheM satya mAna lete? jaise ki relagAr3I se lekara rAkeTa taka kA AviSkAra, TelIphona se mobAila, TI.vI. se | la + R Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REE E FF 19 kampyUTara Adi jo choTe-moTe camatkArika kArya haiN| hamAre dekhate-dekhate yaha saba kaise ho rahA hai? hameM abhI bhI pUrA vizvAsa nahIM ho pAtA / kucha dina pUrva hama svayaM sunA karate the ki lAkhoM mIloM/kilomITaroM dUra baiThe vyaktiyoM kI bAteM, AvAjeM hama suna skeNge| apanI bAta unase kaha sakeMge to kyA gappa-sI nahIM lagatI thI? phira sunA ki na kevala suna sakeMge, balki unakA bolate hue ceharA bhI dekha skeNge| taba hameM una bAtoM para ha~sI AtI thI; astu: aise eka nahIM aura bhI saiMkar3oM bAteM haiM jo pratyakSa hote hue bhI hameM abhI bhI camatkAra se lagate haiN| isItaraha purANoM meM par3hate haiM, AkAzagAminI vidyA hotI hai, agnibANa hote haiM, usa para kisI ko vizvAsa nahIM hotA; kintu jaise vaijJAnika camatkAra satya ho sakate haiM; vaise hI purANoM ke kathana bhI satya hI haiN| saMbhava hai bhaviSya meM puna: patthara yuga aayegaa| kisI sanakI dimAga ke nimitta se vinAzakArI eTama bamboM ke visphoTa se puna: pralaya ho jAyegA, taba Aja ke yuga kI bAteM puna: kalpita-sI lagane lgeNgii| jo vyakti kisI bhI dharma meM vizvAsa rakhatA hai, vaha paurANika kathanoM meM sahasA avizvAsa nahIM kara sktaa| jaba vAnara, gajAnana, barAha (sUkara) bAvaniyA ( mAtra 52 aMgula ke zarIra vAle) jaise vicitra prANI bhagavAna ke avatAra ho sakate haiM, jaba sAre vizva kA bhaviSyadarzana zrIkRSNa ke mukha meM kiyA jA sakatA hai, una saba bAtoM para loga zraddhA aura vizvAsa kara sakate haiM, unhIM ke AdhAra para hama svarga-naraka ke astitva ko svIkAra kara sakate haiM to tIrthaMkaroM ke atizaya aura cakravartiyoM ke vaibhava kI bAtoM meM hameM vizvAsa kyoM nahIM hogA? ____ vastuta: kathAnaka to kunena para car3hI cInI (zakkara) kI bhAMti hai| AcArya to vastuta: hameM kathAnakoM ke mAdhyama se jaina tattvajJAna denA cAhate the| kucha AcaraNa karane yogya bAteM batAnA cAhate haiM, kucha naitikatA ke pATha par3hAnA cAhate haiM, kucha sAMsArika sukhoM ke moha se hamArA bhramabhaMga karanA cAhate haiM, hameM rAga se vairAgya kI ora le jAnA cAhate the; ata: jo bAteM Aja pAThakoM ko asaMbhava-sI lagatI haiM aura hamAre pAsa Agama ke alAvA vartamAna pariprekSya meM unheM tarka, yukti aura pratyakSa ke AdhAra para satya siddha karane ke sAdhana nahIM haiM to hama prathamAnuyoga meM ullikhita una bAtoM ko gauNarakhakara bhI mUla prayojana ko prabhAvaka DhaMga se prastuta kareM to hama prathamAnuyoga ke prayojana meM saphala ho sakate haiN| dekho, eka nItikAra ne likhA hai - kAla kI koI avadhi nahIM, vaha niravadhi hai, asImita hai, pRthvI bhI | la+BF Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EE FOR "FF 0 vipula hai; parantu vartamAna meM hamane vijJAna ke sAdhanoM se jitanA patA calA pAyA hama use hI sampUrNa sRSTi mAnane lage; parantu vaijJAnika to Aja bhI khoja meM saMlagna haiM, ve yaha dAvA nahIM karate ki jo hamane pAyA hai, vahI sabakucha | hai, unakI khoja apanI sImA meM abhI bhI barAbara cAlU hai; ata: usake AdhAra para sarvajJakathita Agama ko jhuThalAyA nahIM jA sktaa| jaba Aja jJAna meM bhI hInAdhikatA dekhI jAtI hai to yadi pUrvakAla meM isase bhI adhika jJAnavAna (sarvajJa) hoM to Azcarya kyoM ? AcArya to kathAnakoM meM kada, Ayu, dhanI-nirdhana sabhI taraha ke pAtroM ke caritroM dvArA yaha | kahanA cAhate haiM ki cAhe koI kada meM choTA ho yA bar3A ho, garIba ho yA amIra ho nirbala ho yA balavAna ho umra meM bahuta adhika yA bahuta kama ho to isase kyA ? samajhanA to yaha hai ki usameM kahIM kiMcit sukha nahIM hai| isIkAraNa una tIrthaMkara aura cakravartI Adi ne bhI vaha saba vaibhava tyAga kara nagna digambarI dIkSA dhAraNa kara AtmakalyANa kiyA, mukti kI sAdhanA kii| dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki kucha nAstika matoM ko chor3akara prAya: sabhI dharmoM ne tatkAlIna paristhitiyoM ke anusAra bahuta zAstra atizayoktipUrNa likhe haiM, unake pIche bhI koI na koI prayojana rahA hogA; ata: hama kathAnaka para avizvAsa karane ke bajAya usake prayojana para dhyAna deN| mahAkAvyoM meM bahuta se kathana atizayokti alaMkAra meM bar3hA-car3hA kara bhI hote haiN| isa apekSA kucha kathana bar3hA-car3hA kara bhI kiyA ho to bhI usakA prayojana yaha hai ki tIrthaMkara, kAmadeva, indra aura cakravartI jaise padoM meM itane vaibhava ke hote hue bhI unheM nirAkula sukha-zAnti nahIM milI aura unhoMne bhI use chor3akara sacce sukhazAnti kI khoja meM vanavAsI digambara muni bana kara mukti kI sAdhanA kii| __ ataH hama bhI unake isa Adarza jIvana se yaha zikSA prApta kareM ki prApta vaibhava meM na ulajhe rheNge| jo cakravartI prApta vaibhava meM, rAjakAja meM aura gRhasthI meM ulajhe rahe, unakI adhogati huii| yaha bAta bhI hameM | gRhatyAgI banane kI preraNA detI hai| sabhI pAThakavRnda ina prathamAnuyoga ke kathanoM se sadpreraNA grahaNa kareM, Atmonnati kareM - yahI maMgala bhAvanA hai| ka + B - lekhaka Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREFEF IFF is prathamAnuyoga se lAbha prathamAnuyoga ke par3hane senAnA pAtroM ke paricaya se, citra-cicitra caritroM se, pApoM ke pracura saMyogoM se, saubhAgya sukha-saMyogoM se, sukha-duHkha kI A~kha micaunI se; jIvoM kI du:khada kahAnI se, vyAkula jIvoM ko dekha-dekha; yaha sahaja samajha meM AtA hai ki - hai jIva nAnA karma nAnA labdhi nAnA vidha ahA! ataeva nija-para samaya se, vAda varjita hai khaa|| Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za lA kA pu ru Sa u tta rA zalAkA( uttarArddha ) -puruSa maMgalAcaraNa tI anantadharmamaya mUlavastu hai, anekAnta siddhAnta mahAna / vAcaka- vAcya niyoga ke kAraNa, syAdvAda se kiyA bakhAna / / AcAra ahiMsAmaya apanAkara, nirbhaya kie mRtyu bhayavAna / parigraha saMgraha pApa batAkara, ajita kiyA jaga kA kalyANa / / guNoM kI cAha rakhanevAle puruSa guNoM ko khojate haiM; parantu pUrvavideha sthita vatsa deza meM susImA nagarI | ke rAjA vimalavAhana meM sabhI guNa apane Apa Akara basa gaye the| vaha guNajJa evaM guNAnurAgI hone ke sAthasAtha utsAhI, dhIra-vIra evaM maMtrazakti se sampanna thaa| aneka RddhiyA~ - siddhiyA~ use prApta thiiN| vaha putravat sneha ke sAtha nyAyapUrvaka prajA kA pAlana karatA thaa| rAjA vimalavAhana jAnatA thA ki dharma se AtmA pavitra | hotA hai| jabataka dharma kI sampUrNata: prApti nahIM hotI tabataka vizuddha bhAvoM se sAtizaya puNyArjana to hotA hI hai, jisase puna: puna: paramAtmA kA sAnnidhya aura Atmahita ke sAdhana milate rahate haiM / isakAraNa vaha jainadharma ke ahiMsA, anekAMta aura aparigraha Adi siddhAntoM kA bhalIbhAMti pAlana karatA huA AtmA-paramAtmA kI sAdhanA-ArAdhanA karatA thA / sukhapUrvaka sAmrAjya karate hue eka dina kSaNabhaMgura ulkApAta ke nimitta se usako saMsAra kI kSaNabhaMguratA kA AbhAsa ho gayA aura vaha saMsAra, zarIra evaM bhogoM ko kSaNabhaMgura (nazvara) jAna kara saMsAra kI azaraNatA sm la ji ta nA tha parva Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA vicAra kara bhogoM se virakta ho gyaa| vaha vicAra karane lagA za lA " isa jIva kA jo zarIra meM nivAsa | hotA hai vaha Ayukarma ke nimitta se hI hotA hai / maiM yadyapi abhI zarIra meM sthita hU~, tathApi isa zarIra meM | rahane kI bhI kAla kI sImA nizcita hai / aMjulI ke jala kI bhAMti Ayukarma bhI pratipala uttarottara kama hotA jA rahA hai / ata: jabataka maiM isa deha meM hU~, jabataka Ayukarma samApta nahIM ho jAtA tabataka maiM mokSamArga meM utsAha ke sAtha pravRtti karake mAnava paryAya ko saphala kara lU~gA / " kA pu ru Sa 1 IF 59 u rA rddha - isaprakAra viSayAbhilASA ke AzArUpa pAza ko chedakara rAjA vimalavAhana ne rAjya sampadA se nispRha hokara anaMtAnubaMdhI, apratyAkhyAnAvaraNa evaM pratyAkhyAnAvaraNa kaSAyoM ko kucalate hue aneka rAjAoM ke sAtha jinadIkSA aMgIkAra kara lI / pUrvarAjA evaM vartamAna munirAja vimalavAhana aura koI nahIM, vartamAna caubIsI ke dUsare tIrthaMkara ajitanAtha svAmI ke pUrvabhava ke hI jIva the| munirAja vimalavAhana ne svabhAva sanmukhatA ke apUrva puruSArtha dvArA Atmavizuddhi ke sAtha gyAraha aMga kA jJAna to prApta kara hI liyA sAtha hI darzanavizuddhi Adi solaha kAraNa bhAvanAoM ke cintana se tathA sampUrNa vizva ke prati dharma vAtsalya kI utkRSTa bhAvanA se tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha bhI kara liyA thA / tI rthaM ka ra a indriyoM para vijaya prApta karanevAle tapasvI munirAja vimalavAhana Ayu ke anta meM paMca parameSThiyoM kA smaraNa karate hue samAdhimaraNa kara taiMtIsa sAgara kI AyuvAle sarvArthasiddhi ke antargata vijaya nAmaka anuttara ji vimAna meM ahamindra hue| vahA~ dravya zuklalezyA evaM bhAva zuklalezyA sahita samacaturasaMsthAna se yukta prazasta rUpa-rasa-gaMdha-sparza se sampanna ahamindra hue| ve sarvArthasiddhi meM solaha mAha va pandraha dina bAda ucchvAsa lete the / taiMtIsa hajAra varSa bAda mAnasika AhAra grahaNa karate the / lokaparyanta ke samasta rUpI padArthoM ko apane avadhijJAna se jAna / dekha sakate the| vaha loka nAr3I paryanta apane zarIra ko vikriyA ke dvArA choTAbar3A bhI kara sakate the| loka nAr3I ko ukhAr3akara anyatra rakha deM- aise zArIrika viziSTa bala ke dhAraka the| d ta nA tha parva Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREE FOR "FF 0 usa mahAbhAga ahamindra ke svarga se pRthvI para avatarita hone ke chaha mAha pUrva se hI pratidina sattA meM vidyamAna tIrthaMkara nAmaka puNya prakRti ke prabhAva se jambUdvIpa ke bharatakSetra ke adhipati ikSvAkuvaMzIya kAzyapa gotrIya rAjA jitazatru ke ghara meM indra kI AjJA se kubera ne sAr3he tIna karor3a ratnoM kI varSA kii| tadanantara jeTha mahIne kI amAvasyA ke dina mahArAnI vijayasenA ne solaha svapna dekheN| mAtA vijayasenA ne mukhakamala meM praveza karatA madonmatta hAthI bhI dekhaa| prAta:kAla mahArAnI ne pati jitazatru se svapnoM kA phala pUchA / dezAvadhi jJAna ke dhAraka jitazatru ne unakA phala batalAte hue kahA - ki tumhAre garbha meM vijaya nAmaka sarvArthasiddhi vimAna se tIrthaMkara putra avatIrNa huA hai| vaha putra garbha meM hI mati-zruta-avadhi - tIna jJAna netroM se daidIpyamAna hai| jisaprakAra nIti abhyudaya ko janma detI hai usIprakAra mAtA vijayasenA ne mAghamAsa ke zuklapakSa kI dazamI ke dina bhAvI tIrthaMkara bAlaka ajitanAtha ko janma diyaa| janma hote hI tIrthaMkara honevAle bAlaka kA deva-devendroM dvArA meru parvata para le jAkara mahotsava ke sAtha janmAbhiSeka kiyA gyaa| tIrthaMkara ajitanAtha kI bahattara lAkha pUrva kI Ayu thii| unakA zarIra svarNa ke samAna pItavarNa kA thaa| jaba unakI Ayu kA caturtha aMza bIta cukA thA, taba unheM rAjya prApta huaa| eka samaya mahArAjA ajitanAtha mahala kI chata para baiThe the; unhoMne bhogoM kI asthiratA kI pratIka AkAza meM kSaNabhaMgura ulkApAta ko camaka kara naSTa hote dekhaa| to ve tatkAla viSaya bhogoM se virakta ho gye| usIsamaya laukAntika devoM ne brahma svarga se Akara unake vairAgya kI prazaMsA kii| jisaprakAra vyakti dekhate to apane netroM se haiM; parantu sUrya usameM sahAyaka yA nimitta bana jAtA hai| usIprakAra ajitanAtha the to svayaMbuddha; kintu laukAntika devoM dvArA unake vairAgyavarddhaka vicAroM ke anukUla udbodhana unake lie nimitta bana gyaa| phira dera kA kyA kAma ? ve turaMta samasta rAjyabhAra ajitasena nAmaka putra ko sauMpakara jinadIkSA lene ko tatpara ho gye| deva-devendra unakA dIkSAkalyANaka mahotsava manAne hetu 1. sampUrNa jAnakArI ke lie zalAkA puruSa bhAga-1 dekheN| Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy A gaye / dIkSAkalyANaka ke samaya honevAlI samasta kriyAyeM karake vairAgI ajitanAtha ko suprabhA nAmaka pAlakI meM baiThAkara vana kI ora le gye| unakI pAlakI ko sarvaprathama manuSyoM ne, phira vidyAdharoM ne aura phira devoM ne uThAyA thaa| mAghamAsa ke zuklapakSa kI navamI ke dina saptaparNa vRkSa ke samIpa jAkara saMyama dhAraNa kara liyaa| eka hajAra anya rAjA || bhI saMsAra-zarIra aura bhogoM se virakta hokara unake sAtha dIkSita ho gye| dIkSA lete hI unheM mana:paryayajJAna ho gyaa| kucha dina bAda AhAra hetu sAketa nagarI meM gye| vahA~ brahmAnAmaka rAjA ne vidhivat unakA par3agAhana kara unheM AhAradAna diyaa| munirAja ajitanAtha ke AhAradAna se rAjA ko aisA puNya lAbha milA ki unake ghara usIsamaya paMcAzcarya hue| | munirAja ne AtmA kI sAdhanA karate hue bAraha varSa chadmastha avasthA meM bitaaye| tadanantara pauSa zukla ekAdazI ke dina cAra ghAtiyA karmoM kA kSayakara pUrNa vItarAgI aura sarvajJa bana gaye arthAt sarvajJatA pragaTa kara ve Apta (arahaMtadeva) ho gye| unake siMhasena Adi nabbe gaNadhara the| tIna hajAra sAta sau pacAsa pUrvadhArI munirAja, ikkIsa hajAra chaha sau upAdhyAya, nau hajAra cAra sau avadhijJAnI muni, bIsa hajAra kevalajJAnI, bIsa hajAra cAra sau vikriyARddhidhArI, bAraha hajAra cAra sau mana:paryayajJAnI aura bAraha hajAra cAra sau | anuttaravAdI muni the| isaprakAra saba milAkara ekalAkha tapasvI the| tIna lAkha bIsa hajAra AryikAyeM, tIna lAkha zrAvaka, pA~ca lAkha zrAvikAyeM aura asaMkhyAta deva-deviyA~ unakI dharmasabhA (samozaraNa) meM zrotA the| isaprakAra bAraha sabhAoM se veSTita tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ajitanAtha svAmI kI divyadhvani khiratI thii| jisameM ratnatraya rUpa mokSamArga kA nirUpaNa to hotA hI thaa| jijJAsuoM kI zaMkAoM ke samAdhAna bhI sahaja ho jAte the| eka zrotA ko prazna huaa| "prabho ! sAmAnya zrAvaka kI mokSamArga meM prAthamika bhUmikA kyA hai ? || mokSa-mahala kI prathama sIr3hI rUpa samyagdarzana ko prApta karane ke lie zrAvaka kI pAtratA kaisI hotI hai ?" || Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadhvani meM uttara AyA- "jinAgama ke nirdezAnusAra zrAvaka ko mokSamahala kI prathama sIr3hI para car3hane | ke lie sarvaprathama madya - mAMsa-madhu kA sevana na karanA, sAta vyasanoM se sadA dUra rahanA, pA~coM pApoM kA sthUla lA tyAga honA, rAtri meM bhojana na karanA, binA chane jala kA upayoga na karanA, prANImAtra ke prati karuNAbhAva honA aura nitya devadarzana va svAdhyAya karanA to sAmAnya zrAvakoM kA prAthamika kartavya hai / yadyapi sAmAnya zrAvaka abhI avratI haiM, usane abhI pratijJApUrvaka koI vrata grahaNa nahIM kiyA hai, para vaha samyagdarzana-jJAna| cAritrarUpa dharma ko prApta karane kI bhAvanA rakhatA hai; etadartha use uparyukta prAthamika nirdezoM kA pAlana to karanA hI caahie| isake binA to AtmA-paramAtmA kI bAta samajhanA bhI saMbhava nahIM hai / " za E FET kA pu ru Sa u tta rA rddha samyagdarzana - jJAna - cAritrarUpa mokSamArga nija AtmA ke Azraya se utpanna hotA hai, tattvArthazraddhAna se | upalabdha hotA hai tathA sacce deva-zAstra-guru usa upalabdhi meM nimitta hote haiM / etadartha use bhagavAna AtmA, sAta tattva evaM deva - zAstra-guru kA svarUpa samajhanA bhI atyanta Avazyaka hai / jisa nikRSTa kAla meM pApa kI pravRttiyA~ bar3ha rahI hoM, madya-mAMsa kA sevana sabhyatA kI zreNI meM sammilita hotA jA rahA ho, zarAba zarabata kI taraha Atithya satkAra kI vastu banatI jA rahI ho, aMDoM ko zAkAhAra kI zreNI meM sammilita kiyA jA rahA ho, machaliyoM ko jalakakar3I kI saMjJA dI jA rahI ho| aisI sthiti meM ina sabakI heyatA kA jJAna karAnA aura inase honevAlI hAniyoM se paricita karAnA Avazyaka hI nahIM, anivArya ho gayA hai| ina sabakA tyAga kiye binA dharma pAnA to dUra, use pAne kI pAtratA ji bhI nahIM aatii| ta nA sapta vyasanoM kA tyAgI aura aSTa mUlaguNoM kA dhArI honA Avazyaka hai; kyoMki vaha vyakti hI AtmAparamAtmA kI bAta samajha sakatA hai| sAta tattvoM kI bAta samajha sakatA hai| sacce deva-zAstra-guru kI pahacAna kara sakatA hai / ata: pratyeka nirAkula sukha-zAnti cAhanevAle AtmArthI vyakti arthAt sacce zrAvaka ko | sapta vyasanoM kA tyAgI aura aSTa mUlaguNoM kA dhArI to honA hI cAhie / tI rthaM ka ra la tha parva Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 / sAmAnyata: madya-mAMsa-madhu aura pA~coM udumbara phaloM kA tyAga hI aSTa mUlaguNa hai| mUlaguNa arthAt mukhyaguNa, jinake dhAraNa kiye binA zrAvakapanA hI saMbhava na ho| jisaprakAra mUla (jar3a) ke binA vRkSa kA khar3A rahanA saMbhava nahIM hai, usIprakAra mUlaguNoM ke binA, zrAvakapanA bhI sambhava nahIM hai| ye mukhyarUpa se ATha haiM, ata: inheM aSTa mUlaguNa kahate haiN| madya-mAMsa-madhu va pA~ca udumbara phaloM kA | sevana mahA duHkhadAyaka aura asImita pApoM kA ghara hai arthAt inake khAne-pIne se mahA pApa utpanna hotA hai; ata: inakA tyAga karake nirmalabuddhi ko prApta zrAvaka hI jainadharma ke upadeza kA pAtra hotA hai| pahale inakA tyAga kare, tabhI vyakti dharmopadeza ko grahaNa kara sakatA hai; yadyapi aSTa mUlaguNoM kA kathana sarvatra cAritra ke prakaraNa meM AyA hai; parantu jahA~-tahA~ bhI mUlaguNoM kA varNana AyA hai, vahA~ yaha abhiprAya avazya pragaTa kiyA hai ki jo jIva hiMsA kA tyAga karanA cAhate haiM, unheM sarvaprathama madya-mAMsa-madhu evaM paMca udumbara phaloM ko chor3a denA caahie| isase yaha atyanta spaSTa hai ki pratyeka ahiMsApremI jaina ko sabase pahale arthAt samyagdarzana ke bhI pahale mUlaguNoM kA dhAraNa karanA aura sapta vyasanoM kA tyAga karanA anivArya hai| isake binA to samyagdarzana honA bhI saMbhava nahIM hai|" ___"prabho ! samyagdarzana kI prApti hetu mulaguNoM kA jAnanA yadi itanA mahattvapUrNa hai to inheM bhI vistAra se batAie?" hA~, hA~, suno! zrAvakadharma ke AdhArabhUta mukhyaguNoM ko mUlaguNa kahate haiN| mUlaguNoM meM madya-mAMsa-madhu va pA~ca udumbara phaloM kA tyAga - ye ATha to haiM hI, inake atirikta hiMsA ke Ayatana hone se pA~coM pApa, sAtoM vyasana evaM rAtribhojana kA sthUla tyAga tathA anachane pAnI kA upayoga na karanA bhI sammilita haiN| divyadhvani meM AyA - divyadhvani meM AyA - mUlaguNoM ke saMdarbha meM bhaviSya meM jinAgama meM kucha mahattvapUrNa || ullekha isaprakAra hoMge - Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za lA kA pu ru Sa u m IF F "madyaM -mAMsaM kSaudraM, paMcodumbara phalAni yatnen / hiMsA vyuparatakAmai: moktavyAni prathameva / / - puruSArthasiddhayupAya, zloka - 61 prANiyoM ke prANa pIr3anarUpa dravyahiMsA kA tyAga karane ke icchuka janoM ko prathama hI prayatnapUrvaka madya mAMsa-madhu aura pA~ca udumbara phaloM kA tyAga karanA cAhie / " " madya - mAMsa-madhu tyAgaH sahodumbaraH pNckaiH| aSTAvete gRhasthAnAmuktA mUlaguNA shrute|| - yazastilaka campU, zloka - 255 Agama meM pA~ca udumbara phala evaM madya-mAMsa-madhu ke tyAga ko gRhasthoM ke ATha mUlaguNa batalAye haiM / " "tatrAdau zraddhadhajjainImAjJAM hiMsAmapAsitum / madya-mAMsa-madhunyujjheta, paMca kSIraphalAni ca / - sAgAradharmAmRta, a. 22, zloka 2 sabase pahale jinendradeva kI AjJA kA zraddhAna karate hue hiMsA kA tyAga karane ke lie madya-mAMsa-madhu aura pA~ca kSIraphaloM kA tyAga karanA caahie|" " madyaM -mAMsa tathA kSaudramathodumbara paMcakam / varjayecchrAvako dhImAn kevalaM kuladharmavit / / - lATI saMhitA, a. 1, zloka -5 kevala apane kuladharma kI maryAdA ko jAnanevAle zrAvakoM ko bhI madya-mAMsa-madhu evaM paMca- udumbara phaloM kA tyAga to karanA hI caahie|" "majju - maMsu - mahu - pariharahi, kari paMcubara dUri / AyahaM antari aTTahAni tasa uppajjaI bhUri / / - sAvayadhamma dohA, gAthA - 22 madya-mAMsa-madhu kA parihAra karo, pA~ca udumbara phaloM ko dUra se hI tyAgo; kyoMki ina AThoM ke andara trasajIva hote haiN|" tI rthaM ka la 15 1 5 15 ji ta nA parva Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy "atha madya-palA-kSaudra, paMcodumbara varjanam / vrataM jighRkSuNA pUrva, vidhAtavyaM prayatnataH ||-shraavkaacaar sAroddhAra, a.3, zloka 6 zrAvaka ke vratoM ko grahaNa karane ke icchuka puruSoM ko sabase pahale madya-mAMsa-madhu aura pA~ca udumbara phaloM ke khAne kA prayatna pUrvaka tyAga karanA caahie|" "madya-mAMsa-madhu tyAgaiH sahANuvrata paMcakam / aSTau mUlaguNAnAhurgRhiNAM shrmnnottmaaH|| - ratnakaraNDa zrAvakAcAra, zloka 66 madya-mAMsa-madhu ke tyAga ke sAtha pA~coM pApoM ke sthUla tyAga ko gRhasthoM ke ATha mUlaguNa kahe haiN|" "madya-mAMsa-madhu tyAga, saMyuktANuvratAni nuH / aSTau mUlaguNA: paMcodumbaraizcArbhakeSvapi / / - ratnamAlA, zloka 19 madya-mAMsa-madhu ke tyAga sahita pA~coM aNuvrata hI manuSyoM ke ATha mUla guNa kahe gaye haiN| pA~ca udumbara | phaloM ke sAtha madya-mAMsa-madhu ke tyAga rUpa ATha mUlaguNa to abodha bAlaka bhI dhAraNa kara lete haiN|" "madhu-mAMsa parityAgaH paMcodumbara varjanam / siAdiviratizcAsya vrataM syAt sArvakAlikam / / - mahApurANa, parva 38, zloka 122 gRhastha ke zahada, mAMsa evaM pA~ca udumbara phaloM kA tyAga tathA hiMsAdi pA~coM pApoM se viraktirUpa sArvakAlika-autsargika vrata to jIvanaparyanta rahate haiN|" "hiMsAdi paMca doSa virahitena dyUta madya mAMsAni parihartavyAni / hiMsAdi pA~ca pApoM se rahita zrAvaka ko chUta, madya aura mAMsa kA parihAra karanA caahie|" "hiMsA'satyaste yAdbrahma parigrahAcca bAdarabhedAt / / dyUtAnmAMsAnmadhAdvirati, gRhiNo'STa sntymiimuulgunnaaH|| - cAritrasAra, zloka-15 // Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREPF F_F 13 sthUla hiMsA, asatya, corI, abrahma aura parigraha se tathA juA, mAMsa aura madya se virata honA gRhasthoM ke ATha mUlaguNa haiN|" "madhuno-madyato-mAMsAd dyUtato rAtribhojanAt / vezyA saMgamanAccAsya, viratiniyamaH smRtH|| - padmacarita, parva 14, zloka-23 madya-mAMsa-madhu, chUta, vezyA tathA rAtribhojana se virakta honA evaM anantakAya Adi kA tyAga karanA niyama kahalAtA hai|" AcArya raviSaNa ke uparyukta kathana kA hI samarthana karate hue vasunandi zrAvakAcAra meM anantakAya vanaspati ke tyAga para vizeSa bala diyA jaayegaa| "paMcudambara sahiyAI sattavi visaNAI jo vivjeii| sammatta visuddha maI, so daMsaNa sAvao bhnnio|| uMbara bar3a pippala, piMparIya saMdhANa truupsuunnaaii| NiccaM tasa saMsiddhAi, tAI privjiybbaai|| jUyaM maja maMsa, vesA pAraddhi-cora-parayAraM / duggai gamaNassedANi, heu bhUdANi pAvANi / / - vasunandi zrAvakAcAra, 57, 58,59 samyagdRSTi jIvoM ke pA~ca udumbara phaloM sahita sAtoM vyasanoM kA tyAga hotA hai| Umara, bar3a, pIpala, kaThUmara aura pAkara tathA saMdhAnaka (acAra) aura vRkSoM ke phUla nitya trasajIvoM se bhare hue rahate haiM; isalie ina sabakA tyAga karanA caahie| juA khelanA, zarAba pInA, mAMsa khAnA, vezyAgamana, zikAra khelanA, corI karanA evaM paradAra sevana karanA - ye sAtoM vyasana durgati gamana ke kAraNa haiN| Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFEE IFE 19 "udumbarANi paMcaiva, saptavyasanAnyapi / varjayet yaH saH sAgAro, bhaved dArzanikAhvaya / / - guNabhUSaNa zrAkAcAra, a.3, zloka 4 jo jIva pA~ca udumbara phaloM kA aura sAtoM hI vyasanoM kA tyAga karatA hai, vaha dArzanika zrAvaka hai|" "aSTamulaguNopeto, dyUtAdi vysnojjhitH| naro dArzanikaH prokta: syaacctsddrshnaanvitH|| - lATIsaMhitA, pra.sarga, zloka-61 jo manuSya samyagdarzana sahita aSTa mUlaguNadhArI evaM sapta vyasanoM kA tyAgI ho, use dArzanika zrAvaka yA darzana pratimAdhArI zrAvaka kahA gayA hai|" "madya-mAMsa-madhu rAtribhojana kSIravRkSa phala varjanaM tridhaa| kurvate vratajighRkSayA budhAstatra, puSyati nivezate vrataM / / - amitagati zrA., pari.5, zlo. 1 caturajana madya-mAMsa-madhu, rAtribhojana aura kSIrovRkSoM kA mana-vacana-kAya se tyAga karate haiM; kyoMki inake tyAga karane se vrata paripuSTa hote haiM, dharma dhAraNa kI pAtratA pragaTa hotI hai|" uparyukta zrAvakAcAroM ke atirikta 9 vIM sadI kA varAMgacarita, 12vIM sadI kA pUjyapAda zrAvakAcAra, 15vIM sadI kA praznottara zrAvakAcAra, 16vIM sadI kA dharmasaMgraha zrAvakAcAra evaM vratodyotana zrAvakAcAra, 17vIM sadI kA zrAvakAcArasAroddhAra Adi aura bhI aneka zrAvakAcAra hoMge; jinameM pratyakSa evaM apratyakSa rUpa se madya-mAMsa-madhu, pA~ca-udumbara phaloM evaM sapta vyasanoM ke tyAgarUpa mUlaguNoM kA ullekha hogaa| isaprakAra hama dekhate haiM ki jaina vAGgamaya meM caraNAnuyoga kA aisA koI zAstra hogA, jisameM pratyakSa yA parokSa rUpa se zrAvaka ke ATha mUlaguNoM kI carcA na ho tathA ina AThoM mUlaguNoM meM hI zrAvaka ke yogya sthUlarUpa se ahiMsaka AcaraNa ko sammilita na kiyA gayA ho| tAtparya yaha hai ki sabhI zrAvakAcAroM meM ahiMsaka AcaraNa kI mukhyatA se hI ATha mUlaguNoM kA vidhAna || Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kiyA jAyegA / yadyapi AcAryoM dvArA mUlaguNoM kI ATha saMkhyA ko kAyama rakhane ke prayAsa hoMge, para antataH | vaha nirvAha ho nahIM skegaa| ata: kahIM-kahIM 6, 7, 9 evaM 12 saMkhyA bhI hogii| phira bhI adhikAMza AcAryoM ke dvArA sabhIprakAra ke ahiMsApradhAna dainika AcaraNa ko mUlaguNoM meM antarbhUta karane kA prayAsa kiyA jaayegaa| ____ uparyukta mUlaguNoM ke samanvayAtmaka dRSTikoNa prastuta karate hue rAjavArtika ke hindI TIkAkAra apanA nimnAMkita mantavya pragaTa kareMge - ___"kisI zAstra meM to pA~ca aNuvrata va madya-mAMsa-madhu ke tyAga ko ATha mUlaguNa kahA jAyegA tathA kisI zAstra meM tIna prakAra ke madya-mAMsa-madhu va pA~ca udumbara phala (bar3a, pIpala, Umara, pAkara va kaThUmara) ke tyAga ko aSTa mUlaguNa kheNge| kisI anya zAstroM meM anya prakAra ke mUlaguNa kaheMge / so yaha to vivakSA kA bheda hai| vahA~ aisA samajhanA ki sthUlarUpa se pA~ca pApoM kA hI tyAga karAyA hai| | pA~ca-udumbara phaloM ke tyAga meM dvi-indriya Adi trasajIvoM ke bhakSaNa kA tyAga huA, zikAra ke tyAga || meM bhI trasajIvoM ko mArane kA tyAga huaa| corI tathA parastrI ke tyAga meM bhI acaurya va brahmacarya vrata hue| juA Adi durvyasanoM ke tyAga meM asatya kA tyAga huA tathA parigraha kI ati cAha mittii| madya, mAMsa va zahada ke tyAga meM bhI trasajIvoM kI hiMsA kA tyAga huaa|" isaprakAra jahA~ madya-mAMsa-madhu ke sAtha pA~ca udumbara phaloM ke tyAga kI bAta kahI hogI, vahA~ pA~coM pApoM kA tyAga bhI anukta rUpa se A hI jAyegA aura jahA~ pA~coM pApoM ke sthUla tyAga kI bAta to kahI hogI, para pA~ca udumbara phaloM ke tyAga kI bAta nahIM kahI hogI, vahA~ bhI paMca udumbara phaloM kA tyAga bhI anakahe A hI jAyegA; kyoMki jisane pApoM ke tyAga meM hiMsA kA tyAga kara diyA, vaha trasa jIvoM se bhare paMca udumbara phala kaise khA sakatA hai ? isIprakAra saptavyasana, rAtri bhojana, binA chanA jala Adi ke saMdarbha meM bhI samajha lenA caahie| 4ER EFF Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za lA 5) IFF kA pu ru Sa u rA mUlaguNoM ke vibhinna kathanoM kA samanvaya - vikrama kI dUsarI sadI se unnIsavIM sadI taka jinAgama meM jo vividha rUpoM meM aSTa mUlaguNoM kI carcA hogI, unameM se puruSArthasiddhayupAya evaM ratnakaraNDa zrAvakAcAra | meM ullikhita madya - mAMsa-madhu va paMca udumbara phaloM ke tyAga tathA madya-mAMsa-madhu va pA~coM pApoM ke sthUla tyAga rUpa aSTamUlaguNa hI adhika pracalita hogA; kyoMki janasAdhAraNa meM caraNAnuyoga ke granthoM meM ye donoM grantha hI sarvAdhika svAdhyAya va paThana-pAThana meM rheNge| dUsare, jahA~ hiMsA ke tyAga kA niyama le liyA gayA ho, vahA~ koI hiMsA ke Ayatana rAtribhojana, anachanA jala Adi kA upayoga bhI kaise kara sakatA hai ? ataH anya manISiyoM dvArA pratipAdita vividha mUlaguNa bhI inhIM meM antargarbhita ho jAte haiM / isakAraNa ve acarcita raha jAyeMge / purANa sAhitya meM sarvAdhika par3he jAnevAle padmapurANa, mahApurANa evaM harivaMza purANoM meM Agata zrAvakAcAra | ke prakaraNa meM aSTa mUlaguNoM kI jo carcA AyegI, vahA~ bhI dezakAla kI paristhitiyoM ke anusAra madyamAMsa-madhu ke tyAga ke sAtha juA, rAtri bhojana, vezyA saMgata evaM parastrI ramaNa ke tyAga ko bhI mUlaguNoM meM vizeSarUpa se ullekha kara diyA jAyegA / tI rthaM ka ra a ji ta nA tha cAmuNDarAya ne cAritrasAra meM apane dezakAla ke anusAra hiMsA, asatya, steya, abrahma aura parigraha ke sthUla tathA juA, mAMsa aura madya sevana ke tyAga ko aSTamUlaguNa nAma diyA hogA / isakAraNa inake kathana parva | meM madhutyAga gauNa ho jAyegA / mahApurANa ke kartA jinasenAcArya ATha kI saMkhyA kAyama rakhane ke kAraNa madya-mAMsa evaM pA~ca udumbara phaloM ke sAtha hiMsA Adi pA~coM pApoM ko eka ginakara ATha mUlaguNa kheNge| dhyAna rahe, unhoMne madya-tyAga kI jagaha hiMsAdi pApoM ke tyAga ko sthAna diyA hai - aisA samajhanA / isase yaha nahIM samajhanA cAhie ki unheM madya-tyAga karAnA iSTa nahIM hai| madya to sAmAjika dRSTi se bhI varjita hai hI, ataH madya ke kathana ko gauNa karake usake sthAna para pApoM ke tyAga ko mukhya kiyA hai| Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FREE FOR "FF 0 // yahA~ jJAtavya yaha hai ki cAritrasAra kA kathana mUlata: AcArya jinasena ke AdipurANa se hI uddhRta hogaa| | eka hI grantha meM prakaraNa ke anusAra alaga-alaga do kathana haiN| eka jagaha madya ke tyAga ko gauNa kiyA jAyegA aura dUsarI jagaha madhu ke tyAga ko| isI se spaSTa hai ki unheM madya va madhu donoM kA hI tyAga iSTa haiN| prazna - pA~ca aNuvrata to dUsarI pratimA meM hote haiM, phira unheM avratI zrAvaka ke aSTa mUlaguNoM meM sammilita || kyoM kiyA gayA ? uttara - vyasanoM ke prakaraNa meM jo corI evaM parastrI ke tyAga kI bAta AI hai| vahA~ paNDita sadAsukhadAsajI spaSTa likheMge ki "jAke jinadharma kI pradhAnatA hoya hai tAke cAritra moha ke udaya tyAga, vrata, saMyama nAhIM hoya to hU anyAya ke dhana meM vAMchA mata kro|" | yahI sthiti mUlaguNoM meM Aye pA~coM pApoM ke tyAga ke viSaya meM samajhanA caahie| bhale hI use abhI vrata saMyama nahIM hue haiM, para jainadharma ke zraddhAnI ke jIvana meM lokaniMdya sAmAnya pApAcAra to nahIM honA caahie| bhale hI use abhI vrata saMyama nahIM hue haiM, etadartha hI pA~coM pApoM ke sthUla tyAga ko mUlaguNoM meM rakhA jaayegaa| yahA~ itanA vizeSa jAna lenA cAhie ki mUlaguNoM meM to pA~ca aNuvrata kahe, unameM aticAra nahIM Tala pAte haiM aura vratapratimA meM paMcANuvratAdi bArahavrata aticAra rahita pUrNa nirdoSa rIti se pAlana hote haiN| . 44 FB kAla kI gati vicitra hotI hai, vaha bhI dhIme-dhIme mAnava ko sahajatA kI ora le jAne meM sahayoga karatI hai| acchI-burI smRtiyA~ kAla ke gAla meM sahaja samAtI jAtI haiN| ata: bhUta ke durdinoM ko bhUlane meM hI hamArA hita hai| - ina bhAvoM kA phala kyA hogA, pRSTha-69 Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy jinakA kevalajJAna sarvagata, lokAloka prakAzaka hai| jinakA darzana bhavyajanoM ko, nija anubhUti prakAzaka hai|| jinakI divyadhvani bhavijana ko, sva-para bheda paricAyaka hai| una jinavara saMbhavanAtha prabhu ko, namana hamArA zata-zata hai|| jambUdvIpa ke videha kSetra meM sItA nadI ke taTa para eka kaccha nAma kA deza hai| usakA rAjA vimalavAhana thA, jisakA nikaTa bhaviSya meM mokSa honevAlA thaa| ata: vaha zIghra hI duHkhada saMsAra se virakta ho gyaa| vaha vicAra karane lagA ki "isa saMsAra meM vairAgya ke mukhyarUpa se tIna kAraNa haiM - 1. prathama to yaha ki jIva nirantara yamarAja (mRtyu) ke mukha meM baiThA rahane para bhI jIvita rahane kI socatA hai, tadanusAra niSphala prayatna bhI karatA hai, tIvra mohavaza mRtyu ko jItane kA prayatna nahIM karatA, ajara-amara hone kI dizA meM bilkula bhI nahIM socatA / isalie isa ajJAna aMdhakAra ko dhikkAra hai| maiM isa aMdhere se Uba cukA huuN| ata: maiM to zIghra samyagjJAna jyoti ke prakAza meM jaauuNgaa|" 2. vairAgya kA dUsarA kAraNa yaha hai ki anantakAla kI apekSA atyanta alpa isa jIva kI Ayu hai; | parantu yaha ajJAnI jIva use hI zaraNa mAnakara baiThA hai| Azcarya yaha hai ki ve Ayu ke kSaNa hI pratipala yamarAja (mauta) ke samIpa pahu~cA rahe haiM, phira bhI yaha apane ko amara mAne baiThA hai| kAla kI gati svayaM azaraNa svarUpa hai, ve dUsaroM ko zaraNa kaise deMge? 3. vairAgya kA tIsarA kAraNa yaha hai ki ye jIva abhilASArUpa jvAlA meM jalakara viSayabhogarUpI kisI || || sUkhI nadI ke taTa para khar3e puSpa patra evaM phalavihIna vRkSoM kI chAyA kA Azraya khojate-phirate haiM, unakI 2 kA Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (23 | yaha sukhI hone kI AzA durAzA mAtra hai| nirjala nadI aura chAyA evaM phala rahita vRkSa abhilASA se jalate || hue prANiyoM ko zItalatA kahA~ se pradAna kreNge|" | isataraha vicAra karate hue vimalavAhana rAjA ne apanA rAjya vimalakIrti nAmaka putra ko dekara svayaMprabha jinendra kI ziSyatA svIkAra kara lI, unake pAsa jAkara dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| kucha hI samaya meM gyAraha aMgoM | kA jJAtA hokara usane solahakAraNa bhAvanAoM dvArA tInoM lokoM meM apanA prabhAva phailAnevAlA tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha kara liyaa| anta meM saMnyAsa kI vidhi deha tyAgakara prathama graiveyaka ke sudarzana vimAna meM bar3I-bar3I Rddhi kA dhAraka ahamindra huaa| usakI teIsa sAgara kI Ayu thii| sATha aMgula U~cA zarIra thA, zukla lezyA thI sAr3he gyAraha mAha meM ekabAra zvAMsa letA thaa| teIsa hajAra varSa bAda mAnasika AhAra letA thA, AhAra kI icchA hote hI kaMTha se amRta jhara jAtA thaa| jabAna jUThI na hone para bhI bhUkha kI sampUrNatayA saMtuSTi ho jAtI thii| usake bhoga pravicAra se rahita hote hue pravicAra ke sukha se anantaguNeM sukhada the| sAtaveM naraka taka jAnane kI unake avadhijJAna kI sImA thii| vahA~ taka jAne kI usakI zakti bhI thii| utanI hI dUra taka phaile - aisI usake zarIra kI prabhA thii| isaprakAra vaha ahamindra aNimA, mahimA Adi guNoM se sahita tathA puNyodaya se prApta ahamindra ke sukhoM ko bhogatA thaa| jaba isa ahamindra kI Ayu ke mAtra chaha mAsa zeSa raha gaye aura saMbhavanAtha tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM avatarita hone kI kAlalabdhi AnevAlI thI to isI jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetrAntargata zrI vAstI nagarI meM rAjA dRr3harAjya ke ghara suSeNA ke garbha meM Akara janma lene ke pUrva pandraha mAha taka kubera dvArA ratnavRSTi kI gii| ___ phAlguna zukla aSTamI ke dina prAta:kAla ke samaya mRgazirA nakSatra meM puNyodaya se rAnI suSeNA ne solaha svapna dekhe| tadanantara svapna meM hI usane dekhA ki sumeru parvata ke zikhara ke samAna AkAravAlA tathA sundara lakSaNoM se yukta eka zreSTha hAthI mere mukha meM praveza kara rahA hai| 1. zalAkA puruSa bhAga-1 dekheN| 2. saMnyAsa kI vistRta jAnakArI ke lie vidAI kI belA dekheN| FREE FOR "FF 0 Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GEE FOR "FF 0 prAtaH apane pati se una zubha svapnoM ke phala ko sunakara rAnI suSeNA Anandita huii| usI dina | | vaha ahamindra rAnI suSeNA ke garbha meM avatarita huaa| tatpazcAt navameM mahIne meM kArtika zuklA pUrNamAsI ke dina tIrthaMkara saMbhavanAtha svAmI ke rUpa meM putraratna ko janma diyaa| pUrva tIrthaMkaroM kI bhAMti hI janmakalyANaka mahotsava sambandhI samasta kriyAyeM ho jAne ke bAda unakA vidhivat saMbhavanAtha nAmakaraNa saMskAra kiyA gyaa| indroM ne una saMbhavanAtha tIrthaMkara deva kI stuti karate hue kahA - "he saMbhavanAtha ! ApakI tIrthaMkara prakRti | kA udaya to terahaveM guNasthAna meM sarvajJatA aura vItarAgatA pragaTa hone para hogA; parantu usake sattA meM rahate hue bhI usake prabhAva se Aja jagata ke jIvoM ko sukha prApta ho rahA hai| Apake udaya se asaMbhava pratIta honevAle kAma bhI saMbhava hote dikhAI de rahe haiN| isIkAraNa ApakA saMbhavanAtha nAma sArthaka hai| nirantara duHkha ke vAtAvaraNa meM rahanevAle nArakiyoM ne bhI kSaNabhara sukha kA anubhava kiyaa| jo ki asaMbhava thaa| isakAraNa bhI ApakA saMbhavanAtha nAma sArthaka hai| ___ "he deva ! jisaprakAra syAdvAda aura anekAnta siddhAnta kA nirmala teja rAgI-dveSI mithyAmatoM kA nirAkaraNa karatA huA zobhAyamAna hotA hai, usIprakAra ApakA nirmala teja bhI anya sAdhAraNa janoM ke teja ko phIkA karatA huA suzobhita hotA hai| jisaprakAra saba jIvoM ko AhlAdita karanevAlI sugandha se candana jagata ko lAbhAnvita karatA hai, usIprakAra Apa bhI janma se hI prApta mati-zruta-avadhi - tIna jJAnoM se jagata kA kalyANa karate haiN| he nAtha ! Apake prati sahaja samarpita aura sneharUpa bhakti se merA yaha laghu jJAna kA dIpaka Apake jJAnasUrya ke samAna daidIpyamAna jJAna ke prakAza se akAraNa hI lAbhAnvita hotA hai|" isaprakAra stuti kara jisane Ananda nAma kA nATaka kiyA hai - aisA prathama svarga kA adhipati saudharmendra mAtA-pitA ke lie bAla tIrthaMkara ko sauMpakara devoM ke sAtha svarga calA gyaa| Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsare tIrthaMkara ajitanAtha kI tIrtha paramparA meM jaba tIsa lAkha karor3a sAgara bIta cuke taba saMbhavanAtha svAmI hue| tIrthaMkara saMbhavanAtha kI Ayu sATha lAkha pUrva kI thii| jaba unakI Ayu kA cauthAI bhAga bIta cukA taba unheM rAjyasattA prApta huI thii| ve sadA devopanIta sukhoM kA anubhava kiyA karate the| isaprakAra sukhopabhoga karate hue unheM jaba cavAlIsa lAkha pUrva aura cAra pUrvAMga vyatIta ho cuke taba eka dina meghoM kI kSaNabhaMguratA dekhate hI unheM vairAgya utpanna ho gyaa| ve vicAra karane lage ki "vastuta: Ayukarma kA anta hI yamarAja hai| yamarAja nAma kI koI devIzakti yA rAkSasa Adi kucha bhI nahIM hai| rAgarUpa rasa meM lIna hotA huA yaha ajJAnI prANI nIrasa viSayoM ko bhI sarasa mAnakara sevana karatA huA || mRtyu ko prApta hotA hai| ise sAhityika bhASA meM kAla ke gAla meM calA gayA, yamarAja ke dvArA mAra diyA gayA kahA jaataa| kAla aura yamarAja mRtyu ke hI nAma haiN| anya kucha nhiiN| isakAraNa anAdikAla se cale A rahe isa viSaya rasa ko aura unake sevana meM tallIna prANiyoM ko dhikkArate haiM, phira bhI yaha mohI prANI, | punaH-puna: unhIM viSayoM meM ramatA hai| bhagavAna saMbhavanAtha vicArate haiM ki "itane kaSTa meM rahakara bhI ye prANI | kyoM nahIM cetate ?" "yaha lakSmI bijalI kI camaka ke samAna asthira hai| jo bhavya prANI isa caMcalA lakSmI kA moha chor3a | detA hai, vaha nirmala samyagjJAna kI kiraNoM se prakAzamAna mokSa lakSmI ko prApta hotA hai|" asAra saMsAra se virakta hue saMbhavanAtha ke vairAgya kI anumodanA karane Aye laukAntika devoM ne prabhu ke vairAgya varddhaka vicAroM kI hRdaya se anumodanA kI tathA prazaMsA karate hue sabhI laukAntika deva vApisa cale gye| mahArAjA saMbhavanAtha ne bhI apane putra ko rAjya dekara dIkSA le lii| devoM dvArA unakA dIkSAkalyANaka manAyA gyaa| tatpazcAt ve devoM dvArA uThAI pAlakI meM baiThakara nagara se bAhara cale gaye / vana meM eka hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha unhoMne saMyama dhAraNa kiyaa| dIkSA lete hI unheM mana:paryaya jJAna ho gyaa| suvarNa ke samAna prabhA ko dhAraNa karanevAle munirAja saMbhavanAtha ne dUsare dina AhAra hetu zrIvAstI nagarI meM praveza kiyaa| vahA~ / vahA~ 2 Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (26| surendradatta rAjA ne unakA par3agAhana kiyA aura unheM vidhipUrvaka AhAradAna diyaa| prApta puNya ke phalasvarUpa unake yahA~ paJcAzcarya hue| | munirAja saMbhavanAtha caudaha varSa taka chadmastha avasthA meM mauna dhAraNa karake tapa karate rhe| eka dina dIkSA vana meM zAlmalI vRkSa ke nIce kArtika kRSNA caturthI ke dina zAma ke samaya aise dhyAnArUr3ha hue ki cAroM ghAtiyA karma nirAzraya hokara svata: jhar3a gae aura anAdi se abataka ke asaMbhava kAma ko saMbhava karake unhoMne apanA saMbhavanAtha nAma sArthaka kara liyaa| unheM ananta catuSTaya prApta ho gye| usIsamaya kalpavAsI aura jyotiSka Adi tInoM prakAra ke madhyaloka vAsI devoM dvArA kevalajJAna kA kalyANakArI maMgalamaya mahA-mahotsava manAyA gyaa| jisaprakAra choTe-choTe aneka parvatoM se ghirA sumeru zobhita hotA hai, usIprakAra saMbhavanAtha prabhu suzobhita ho rahe the| ve do hajAra varSa taka pacAsa pUrva dhAriyoM se parivRtta the| eka lAkha unnIsa hajAra tIna sau upAdhyAya aura nau hajAra chaha sau avadhijJAnI munirAja vahA~ maujUda the| pandraha hajAra kevalajJAnI tathA unnIsa hajAra ATha sau vikriyARddhi ke dhAraka unakI dharmasabhA meM upasthita the| bAraha hajAra eka sau pacAsa mana:paryayajJAnI evaM bAraha hajAra vAdI bhI unakI dharmasabhA meM the| isaprakAra saba milAkara do lAkha muniyoM se dharmasabhA suzobhita ho rahI thii| inake atirikta tIna lAkha bIsa hajAra AryikAyeM evaM tIna lAkha zrAvaka aura pA~ca lAkha zrAvikAyeM thiiN| asaMkhyAta deva-deviyA~ aura asaMkhya tiryaMca unakI stuti karate the| 1008 nAmoM se stutya saMbhavanAtha svAmI kI divyadhvani sunakara sabhI bhavya zrotAoM ke mana mayUra harSita ho aise utsAhita ho uchalane lage mAno ve nRtya hI kara rahe hoN| eka zrotA ke mana meM jijJAsA uThI - "he prabho ! Apa hI hameM devadarzana kI vidhi aura usake lAbha ke saMbaMdha meM kucha batAyeM ? yadyapi Apa vItarAga haiM, ata: Apako ApakI mahimA se koI prayojana nahIM || Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (27 za lA kA bhagavAna kI divyadhvani meM niHspRha bhAva se AyA - "he bhavya ! devadarzana kI acintya mahimA hai aura divyadhvani to mithyAtvarUpa andhakAra kI vinAzaka hai hI; ata: tuma dhyAna se suno| devadarzana kI mahimA pu meM kahA gayA hai - he bhavya ! devAdhideva jinendradeva kA darzana pApoM ko naSTa karanevAlA hai, svarga kA sopAna ru Sa hai, mokSa kA sAdhana hai| jinendra deva ke darzana se aura sAdhu parameSThiyoM kI vandanA se pApa isataraha kSINa ho | jAte haiM, jaise hAtha kI cullU kA pAnI dhIre-dhIre jamIna para gira hI jAtA hai, vaha bahuta dera taka hAtha kI cullU meM nahIM raha sakatA / vItarAga bhagavAna kI parama zAnta mudrA bhavya jIvoM ko AtmAnubhUti meM nimitta banatI haiM aura adhika kyA kaheM jinadarzana se janma-janma ke pApa naSTa hote haiN| para, dhyAna rahe! darzana samajha pUrvaka honA cAhie / he bhavya 'deva' zabda bahuta vyApaka hai, yaha anekaprakAra ke devoM ke artha meM prayukta hotA hai; para yahA~ devI kA artha jinendradeva hai| isItaraha 'darzana' zabda ke bhI aneka artha hai; para yahA~ 'darzana' kA artha na kevala rthaM | avalokana karanA hai; balki unake svarUpa ko samajhakara bhaktibhAva sahita jinendradeva ko namana karanA, vandana karanA aura unake guNasmaraNapUrvaka svayaM ko una jaisA banane kI bhAvanA bhAnA bhI hai| itanA kie binA devadarzana kA koI artha nahIM hai| bhale hI ve buddha - vIra - jina - hari-hara - brahmA, rAma aura kezava Adi kisI bhI nAma se kahe jAte hoM; para una jIvoM kA vItarAgI va sarvajJa honA anivArya hai / inake binA koI bhI jIva yA AtmA paramAtmA nahIM kahalA sktaa| pUrNa vItarAgatA va sarvajJatA ko prApta AtmA hI paramAtmA hai| unhIM ko arahaMta yA jinendra kahate haiN| unheM hI jinAgama meM saccA deva mAnA gayA hai| bhaktibhAva sahita unake darzana - vandana karane ko | devadarzana kahate haiM / pratyeka sAmAnya zrAvaka ko nityaprati pratijJApUrvaka devadarzana karanA caahie|" jaba | sAkSAt arahaMtadeva ke darzana upalabdha nahIM hote, taba unake sthAna para dhAtu yA pASANa kI tadAkAra pratimA u IF F tta hai, tathApi jagata ke jIva Apake darzana aura dharmopadeza se vaMcita na raheM, etadartha yadi ApakI divyavANI dvArA hamArA samAdhAna ho jAve to hamArA jIvana dhanya ho jAyegA / " rddha ka ts m ra bha va nA tha parva Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ MEFFFFFF Tv banAkara usameM jinendradeva kI pratiSThA kara lI jAtI hai| pratiSThA hone ke pazcAt vaha pratimA bhI sAkSAt jinendradeva ke samAna hI vandanIya-pUjanIya hotI hai; kyoMki usa pratimA ke darzana se bhI jinendradeva ke darzana lA ||| ke samAna hI pUrA lAbha hotA hai| sAkSAt samozaraNa (dharmasabhA) meM virAjamAna jinendradeva meM evaM jinamandira meM virAjamAna unakI pratimA | meM darzana karane se dharmalAbha kI apekSA koI antara nahIM hai, kyoMki samozaraNa meM bhI to jinadeva ke zarIra | ke hI darzana hote haiN| unakA AtmA to vahA~ bhI dikhAI nahIM detA aura hamArA darzana karane kA prayojana to unakI pratimA ke darzana se bhI usItaraha pUrA ho jAtA hai, jisataraha jIvanta jinendra ke darzana se hotA hai| ata: hamAre lie to jinabimbadarzana hI devadarzana hai|" zrotA kA prazna - "he prabho ! jo vItarAgI hote haiM, ve na to bhaktoM kA bhalA karate haiM aura na duSToM ko daNDa hI dete haiM, to unake darzana-pUjana se hameM kyA lAbha ? jaba unake darzana-pUjana karane para bhI ve hamAre kisI laukika-pAralaukika prayojana kI pUrti nahIM karate yA nahIM kara sakate to phira binA prayojana koI unake nitya darzana kyoM kareM ?" divyadhvani meM samAdhAna AyA - "he bhavya! jinendradeva kA darzana-pUjana unako prasanna karane ke lie nahIM kie jAte, varan apane citta kI prasannatA ke lie kie jAte haiN| ve to vItarAga hone se tuSTa yA ruSTa nahIM hote, para unake guNasmaraNa karane se hamArA mana avazya hI prasanna evaM pavitra ho jAtA hai|" yadyapi jinendra bhagavAna vItarAga haiM, ata: unakI pUjA se bhI unheM koI prayojana nahIM tathA baira rahita haiM, ata: nindA se bhI koI prayojana nhiiN| tathApi unake pavitra guNoM kA smaraNa pApiyoM ke pAparUpa mala se malina mana ko nirmala kara detA hai| bhale bhagavAna prasanna hokara bhaktoM se kucha nahIM dete, para unakI bhakti se bhakta kA mana nirmala ho jAtA hai| mana kA nirmala ho jAnA va pApabhAvoM se bace rahanA hI jinabhakti kA saccA phala hai| darzana-pUjana kA yahI asalI prayojana hai| Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy | jinAgama meM jinadarzana ko dharma ke mUla samyagdarzana kA samartha nimitta mAnA gayA hai, Atmadarzana kA hetu mAnA gayA hai; ataeva AcAryoM ne devadarzana ko bhI aSTa mUlaguNoM meM sammilita kiyA hai| jinabimbadarzana, samyagdarzana kA nimitta to hai hI, sAtizaya puNyabandha kA kAraNa bhI hai aura atizaya puNya kA phala bhI hai| sAtizaya puNyodaya ke binA jinendra deva ke darzanoM kA lAbha unakI bhavocchedaka vANI sunane kA saubhAgya bhI nahIM miltaa| || "he prabhu ! Aja hamArA mahAna puNya kA udaya AyA hai, jo hameM Apake darzanoM kA lAbha milaa| abataka Apako jAne binA hamane anaMta duHkha prApta kie aura apane ko nahIM pahacAna pAne se apane guNoM kI hAni kI aura AtmaguNa pragaTa nahIM kara paaye| jinendradeva ke mukhArabinda ke darzana karane se AtmA ke svarUpa meM ruci jAgrata jAtI hai, apane AtmA kI ananta sAmarthya svarUpa sarvajJa bhagavAna kI pratIti A jAtI hai, apane va parAye kI pahacAna ho jAtI hai| samyagjJAnarUpI sUrya kA udaya ho jAne se moharUpa aMdhayArI rAtri kA nAza ho jAtA hai|" "jo puruSa zrI jinendradeva ke AkAravAlA jinabimba banavAkara sthApita karatA hai, zrI jinendradeva kI pUjA va stuti karatA hai usake kucha bhI durlabha nahIM rhtaa|" jinendra bhagavAna kA bhakta laukika va lokottara sabhI sukha prApta karatA hai| devendracakra mahimAnamameyamAnaM, rAjendracakramavanIndra ziro'rcanIyaM / dharmendracakramadharIkRtasarvalokaM, labdhvAzivaMcajinabhakti rUpaitibhavyaH / / jinendra bhagavAna kA bhakta bhavya jIva apAra mahimA ke dhAraka indrapada ko, saba rAjAoM se pUjita cakravartI pada ko aura tIna loka se pUjita tIrthaMkara pada ko prApta karake siddhapada kI prApti karatA hai| jo jinadeva ke darzana nahIM karate, usake gRhasthAzrama ko dhikkArate hue AcArya kaheMge ki - 1. ratnakaraNDazrAvakAcAra : AcArya samantabhadra Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ye jinendraM na pazyanti, pUjayanti stuvanti n| niSphalaM jIvanaM teSAM, teSAM dhik ca gRhAzramam / / jo pratidina zrIjinendra kA darzana aura stavana nahIM karate, unakA jIvana niSphala hai aura unakA gRhasthAzrama dhikkAra hai| isI bAta kI puSTi meM Age kaheMge ki - || "jo pratidina jinendradeva kA darzana nahIM karate, unake guNoM kA smaraNa nahIM karate, pUjana stavana nahIM karate | tathA munijanoM ko dAna nahIM dete, unakA gRhasthAzrama meM rahanA patthara kI nAva ke samAna hai| ve gahare bhavasamudra meM DUbate haiM-naSTa hote haiN|" | jinendra kA bhakta sadA yahI bhAvanA bhAtA hai ki mere hRdaya meM sadaiva jinadeva kI bhakti banI rahe; kyoMki | yaha samyaktva evaM mokSa kA bhI kAraNa hai| bhagavAna jinendradeva kI bhakti mere hRdaya meM sadA utpanna ho; kyoMki yaha saMsAra kA nAza karanevAle aura mokSa prApta karAnevAle samyagdarzana ko prApta karAne meM sanimitta hai| | zrI abhradeva viracitaH vratodyotana zrAvakAcAra dekhanA, usameM likhA milegA ki - "bhavya jIvoM ke dvArA prAta: uThakara apane zarIra kI uttama prakAra se zuddhi karake jinabimba ke darzana kie | jAte haiM; kyoMki jo jIva pratidina prAta:kAla zArIrika zuddhi karake sarvaprathama jinabimba kA darzana karate haiM, ve bhavya alpakAla meM mukti prApta kreNge|" isI bAta ko puSTa karate hue Age kahA gayA hogA ki "jo bhavya jIva jinastavana karake, sAmayika kI zuddhi karake, paMcakalyANa kI stuti karake, paMcanamaskAra | saM maMtra ko hRdaya meM dhAraNa karake, caitanyastuti karake, siddhabhakti karake zruta va guru kI bhakti karatA hai, vaha sAMsArika sukha ko prApta karatA huA mokSasukha ko prApta karatA hai| jo jIva pratidina jinadeva ke bhakti pUrvaka darzana karate haiM, pUjana karate haiM, stuti karate haiM; ve tInoM lokoM meM darzanIya, pUjanIya aura stavana karane yogya hote haiN|" jaba cinto taba sahasa phala, lakkhA gamana kareya / kor3A-kor3I ananta phala, jaba jinavara darase ya / / Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GREE FOR "FF 0 "jaba koI vyakti jinendradeva ke darzanArtha jAne kA mana meM vicAra karatA hai, taba vaha usa vicAra mAtra | meM eka upavAsa ke phala ko prApta kara letA hai tathA jaba vaha calane ko taiyAra hotA hai to usake pariNAma | aura adhika vizuddha hone se vaha do upavAsa ke phala kA bhAgI hotA hai| aura jaba vaha gamana karane kA upakrama | karatA hai, taba use tIna upavAsa jitanA puNyalAbha hotA hai / gamana karane para cAra upavAsa kA, mArga meM pahu~cane | para eka pakSa ke upavAsa kA, jinAlaya ke darzana hone para eka mAsa ke upavAsa kA, jinAlaya meM pahu~cane para chaha mAsa ke upavAsa kA, mandira kI dehalI para pahu~cate hI eka varSa kA jinendra kI pradakSiNA karane para sau upavAsa kA, netroM se sAkSAt jinendra ke darzana karane para hajAra upavAsa kA phala milatA hai|" | isaprakAra hama dekhate haiM ki jinabimbadarzana yA devadarzana kI mahimA gAte-gAte hamAre AcArya kabhI thakeMge || nhiiN| samantabhadra jaise tarka ziromaNi AcAryoM kI hRdaya-vINA ke tAra bhakti rasa meM ota-prota hoMge aura | svayaMbhUstotra, devAgamastotra va jinastavana stotra ke rUpa meM jhanajhanA uttheNge| | jo arahaMta bhagavAna ko dravya-guNa-paryAya se pahacAnatA hai, vahI apane AtmA ke svarUpa ko jAnatA | hai tathA arahaMta paramAtmA va apane AtmA ke svarUpa ko jAnanevAloM kA moha naSTa ho jAtA hai, vaha samyagdarzana prApta kara mokSamArga kA pathika bana jAtA hai| sabhI jIva jinadarzana kI yathArtha mahimA ko jAnakara, usake prayojana ko pahacAnakara usake avalambana se apane AtmA ko jAne-pahacAneM aura apanA kalyANa kreN| hama saba jinadarzana ke mAdhyama se nijadarzana kA suphala prApta kareM, tabhI hamArA jinadarzana karanA sArthaka hogaa| kavigaNa jinabimba darzana karane kA vAstavika phala nirUpita karate Aye haiM aura karate rheNge| kisI kavi ne kahA hai - "miTa gayo timira mithyAtva mero, udaya ravi Atama bhyo| mo ura harakha aiso bhayo, mAno raMka cintAmaNi layo / / 4E Rs Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RREEFFFFy dhani ghar3I au dhani divasa yoM hI dhana janama mero bhyo| aba bhAgya mero udaya Ayo, darasa prabhujI ko lakhi lyo||" bhakta apane hRdaya kA harSollAsa pragaTa karate hue kaha rahA hai ki he prabho ! Apake mukha maNDalarUpa dinakara ke darzana karane se merA mithyAtvarUpI aMdhakAra naSTa ho gayA hai aura mere hRdaya meM samyagjJAnarUpI sUrya kA udaya ho gayA hai| ata: mujhe aisA harSa ho rahA hai, jaise kisI raMka ko cintAmaNi ratna milane para hotA hai| mAno mujha raMka ko Apake darzana ke rUpa meM cintAmaNi ratna hI mila gayA hai| ___ aura bhI - "tuma guNaciMtata nijapara viveka pragaTai vighaTeM Apada anek| he prabhu! Apake guNoM kA cintavana karane se apane-parAye kI pahacAna hotI hai, bhedavijJAna rUpa viveka pragaTa ho jAtA hai tathA aneka ApattiyA~-vipattiyA~ vighaTita ho jAtI haiN|" para yahA~ to yaha dekhanA hai ki jaba devadarzana kI itanI mahimA hai to hamAre dvArA pratidina kie jAnevAle devadarzana kA yaha saba phala hameM aba taka prApta kyoM nahIM huA? kahIM na kahIM kucha na kucha kamI to honA hI caahie| anyathA uparyukta lAbha avazya miltaa| he bhavya ! tuma vicAra karo ki tuma laukika viSayoM kI vAMchA ke cakkara meM to nahIM par3a gaye? kahIM tumane sacce vItarAgI deva ko rAgI deva-devatAoM kI zreNI meM khar3A to nahIM kara diyA ? tuma laukika kAmanAoM kA pulindA lekara kahIM galata jagaha to nahIM pahu~ca gaye ? kyA tumane sacce deva kA sahI svarUpa samajhA hai aura inake darzana se kyA kevala samyagdarzana-Atmadarzana hI cAhA hai? Adi kucha bAteM isa dizA meM vicAraNIya haiM, yadi tuma sahI dizA meM nirNaya para pahu~ce ho to tumheM devadarzana kA lAbha avazya milegA, isameM jarA bhI saMdeha kI gujAiza nahIM hai| sabhI bhakta bhagavAna kA sahI svarUpa samajhakara unake darzana se nijadarzana kA lAbha uThAyeM, yahI lekhaka | kI pAvana bhAvanA hai| OM nmH| Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za lA kA pu ru Sa pm IFF u tta rA rddha 3 "maiM hU~ svataMtra svAdhIna prabhu, merA svabhAva sukhanandana hai| rAga raMga aru bhedabhAva meM, bhaTakana hI bhava bandhana hai / / " yaha tathya batAyA hai jisane, ve tIrthaMkara abhinandana haiN| trailokya darzi abhinandana ko, merA vandana - abhivandana hai / / anAdinidhana loka ke padArthoM kA astitva trikAla satya hai| una trikAla siddha padArthoM kA yathAvat nirUpaNa karane se jinake vacanoM kI satyatA siddha hai| aise jagata abhinandanIya abhinandanasvAmI hamAre nayanapathagAmI baneM, hamAre sanmArgadarzaka baneM / abhinandananAtha kI pUrva paryAyoM kA paricaya karAte hue AcArya guNabhadra kahate haiM ki "isI jambUdvIpa | ke pUrva videha kSetra meM sItA nadI ke dakSiNa taTa para maMgalAvatI nAma kA deza hai| usake ratna saMcaya nagara meM | mahAbala nAma kA rAjA thaa| vaha nyAyapriya, prajApAlaka, anuzAsana priya prabhAvazAlI vyakti thA isakAraNa usake rAjazAsana meM corI, DakaitI aura anyAya nahIM hotA thA / samasta prajA, pratibaMdhoM ke binA svataH anuzAsana meM rahakara sukha-zAnti se rahatI thii| vaha ajAtazatru thA, usakA koI bhI zatru nahIM thA; kyoMki vaha sAma-dAma-daNDa-bheda kI nIti meM nipuNa to thA hI, sandhi vigraha kI kalA meM bhI niSNAta thA / dharmAtmAoM kA Adara karanevAlA mahAbala svayaM dharmaniSTha thA / aisA lagatA thA ki ahiMsaka AcaraNa, satyaniSThA, dayAlutA, dAnazIlatA Adi guNa usameM kUTa-kUTakara bhara diye gaye the / kahate haiM ki lakSmI aura sarasvatI donoM eka sAtha nahIM raha sakatIM; kyoMki inameM sautiyA DAha yA IrSyA t Is la ka parva Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (34|| hotI haiM; parantu rAjA mahAbala isakA apavAda thA / vaha lakSmIvAna hokara bhI buddhimAna evaM vidvAna thA / usake | || puNya pratApa se lakSmI va sarasvatI - donoM to sagI bahinoM kI bhAMti ekasAtha rahatI thIM, kIrti bhI unakI | sevA meM sadA tatpara rahatI thiiN| rAjA mahAbala kI kIrti anyajanoM ke kAnoM evaM vacanoM meM vAsa karatI thii| sarasvatI usake kaMTha aura vANI meM basatI thii| vIralakSmI usake vakSaHsthala meM basatI thI aura manamAnA kharca karane para bhI dhana kI devI (lakSmI) se usakA khajAnA kabhI khAlI nahIM hotA thaa| puNyodaya se use sabhI prakAra ke sAMsArika sukha upalabdha the; parantu sAMsArika sukha bAdhAsahita, nAzavAna, parAdhIna aura atRpta kAraka hote haiN| rAjA | mahAbala isa bAta se anabhijJa nahIM the| koI kitanA bhI bhAgyazAlI kyoM na ho ? puNya kI akhaNDatA to kabhI kisI ke hotI hI nahIM hai| jisataraha jahA~ phUla haiM, vahIM kAMTe bhI haiN| jahA~ rAga hai, vahIM dveSa bhI hai|tii sAMsArika sukha ke Age-pIche duHkha bhI hotA hI hai| saMsAra kA aisA svarUpa samajha kara mahAbala sAMsArika sukhoM se virakta ho gyaa| mahArAjA mahAbala ne apane dhanapAla nAmaka putra ko rAjya dekara vimalavAhana guru ke pAsa pahu~cakara saMyama dhAraNa kara liyaa| vaha gyAraha aMga kA pAThI ho gyaa| tathA solaha kAraNa bhAvanAoM kA cintavana karane se usane tIrthaMkara prakRti kA bandha kara liyaa| pAThaka yadi cAheM to mahAbala rAjA ke Adarza AcaraNa se mAnavajIvana ko sArthaka banA sakate haiN| Ayu ke anta meM mahAbala samAdhimaraNa karake paMca anuttaroM ke vijaya nAmaka vimAna meM ahamindra ke rUpa meM utpanna huaa| vahA~ usakI Ayu 33 sAgara kI sabhIprakAra kI anukUlatA kA sukha bhogane para bhI samyagdarzana sahita hone se vaha jala meM bhinna kamala kI bhAMti vairAgyarUpI rasa se bharA bhaktipUrvaka arhanta bhagavAna kA dhyAna karatA huA vahA~ rahatA thaa| kahate haiM sukha ke sAgaroM kA lambAkAla bhI varSoM kI taraha vyatIta ho jAtA hai| isI ukti ke anusAra vaha ahamindra bhI 33 sAgara kI Ayu bitA kara Ayu ke anta meM jaba pRthvItala para svayaMvara nAmaka rAjA | ES NEF Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (35|| ke gRha meM siddhArtha nAmaka paTTarAnI ke garbha meM Ane vAlA thA, usake chaha mAha pUrva se hI janma paryanta - 15 | mAha taka kubera ne indra kI AjJA se ratnavRSTi kii| rAnI ne 16 svapna dekhe| prAta: siddhArtha paTTarAnI ne pati | se svapnoM kA phala pUchA - rAjA ne batAyA tumhAre mukha meM praveza karatA huA jo hAthI dikhA, usakA phala yaha hai ki tumhAre garbha meM tIrthaMkara kA jIva AnevAlA hai| garbha meM Ane ke nau mAha bAda mAghamAsa kI | zuklapakSa kI dvAdazI ke dina aditi yoga meM tIrthaMkara putra utpanna huaa| idhara tIrthaMkara putra utpanna huA udhara indra kA Asana kampAyamAna ho gyaa| usase usa indra ne avadhijJAna ke dvArA jAna liyA ki trilokInAtha kA janma huA hai| indra ne apanI zacI ke dvArA usa divya mAnava ko | prApta kiyA aura devagaNoM ke sAtha use lekara sumeru parvata para pahu~cA vahA~ sUryaprabhA ko dhAraNa karanevAle bAlaka abhinandana ko divya siMhAsana para virAjamAna kara kSIrasAgara se paMktibaddha devoM dvArA hAthoM-hAtha lAte hue jala ke eka hajAra ATha kalazoM se janmAbhiSeka kiyaa| usa samaya indra ne bhaktivaza jinendraprabhu ke darzana se tRpta na hone para eka hajAra ATha netroM se prabhu ke darzana kie bhaktibhAvanA se Atmavibhora hokara tANDava nRtya kiyA aura nAnA abhinaya pradarzita kie| usasamaya usakI bhaktibhAvanA caramasImA ko prApta ho gaI thii| vaha indra sAtha hI anya aneka dhIrodAtta naToM ko bhI nRtya karA rahA thaa| janmAbhiSeka se vApisa lauTakara indra ayodhyAnagarI meM AyA tathA mAtA kI goda ke mAyAmayI bAlaka ko haTAkara pitA ke sAmane asalI tIrthaMkara putra ko mAtA kI goda meM rakhakara calA gyaa| jJAtavya hai ki bhagavAna abhinandananAtha tIrthaMkara kA antarAyakAla saMbhavanAtha ke bAda daza lAkha karor3a varSa kA thaa| abhinandana svAmI janma se hI avadhijJAna se suzobhita the| pacAsa lAkha pUrva unakI Ayu thii| ve bAla candramA ke samAna kAnti se yukta the| unakI kAnti suvarNa ke samAna daidIpyamAna zobhA ko prApta ho rahI thii| FREEFFFFy ES NEF Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumAra kAla ke sAr3he bAraha lAkha pUrva bItane para pitA inheM rAjya sauMpakara vanavAsI digambara muni ho | gye| prabhu sUrya ke samAna tejasvI candra ke samAna kAntiyukta, indra se bar3hakara vaibhava aura zAnti ke sAgara the / samasta rAjA inheM mastaka jhukAte the / indra bhI inake caraNoM ko pUjatA thA / mokSalakSmI jisakI pratIkSA meM palaka pAMvar3e bichAye baiThI ho, usase yadi rAjya lakSmI anurAga kare to isameM Azcarya hI kyA ? unake kabhI naSTa nahIM honevAlA kSAyika samyagdarzana thA / ve kumAra avasthA meM hI dhIra, vIra, gaMbhIra aura uddhata the| saMyamI avasthA meM hI dhIra aura prazAnta ho gaye tathA antima avasthA meM dhIra aura udAtta avasthA ko Sa prApta hue the| unakI kIrti samasta pRthvItala meM to vyApta thI hI, svargaloka ke indrAdi aura deva bhI unakI | stuti karate thakate nahIM the / ve utpanna hone se pUrva hI sarvaguNa sampanna the / unake ratnatraya ke saMskAra bhI pUrvabhava se Aye the, anya guNoM kI to bAta hI kyA kareM ? 36 za lA kA pu ru pm F F u tta rA rddha isaprakAra saMsAra ke zreSThatama bhogoM kA upabhoga karanevAle mahArAjA abhinandananAtha kevalajJAnarUpI sUrya kA udaya hone ke lie udayAcala ke samAna the / jaba unake rAjyakAla meM sAr3he chattIsa lAkha pUrva bIta gaye aura Ayu ke ATha aMga zeSa rahe, taba unheM eka dina AkAza meM meghoM kI zobhA ko dekhate-dekhate meghoM kI mAlA meM banA huA sundara mahala kSaNabhara | meM vighaTa gayA to usakI kSaNabhaMguratA kA vicAra karate hue unheM vairAgya ho gayA / ve socane lage - "isa saMsAra meM rahate hue ye tRSNAkAraka vinAzIka bhoga mujhe avazya hI adha:patana | ke kAraNa bneNge| jo TUTanevAlI zAkhA para baiThegA, kyA vaha usa TUTatI huI zAkhA ke sAtha nIce nahIM giregA ? yadyapi maiMne isa zarIra ke sabhI manorathoM ko samasta iSTa padArthoM se pUrNa kiyA to bhI yaha nizcita hI hai ki | vezyA ke samAna yaha deha mujhe chor3a degI / isataraha vicAra karake ve zarIra se virakta ho gaye / unhoMne yaha bhI socA " Ayu karma ke rahate hue to | puna: puna: maraNa hotA hI hai| yadi hameM maraNa iSTa nahIM hai to mRtyu ke kAraNabhUta isa Ayukarma se hI mukta tfs lakSa na nA tha parva Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREEFFFFy honA hogaa| isalie jo maraNa se Darate haiM unheM usase bhI pahale Ayukarma ko hI jItanA hogaa| phira na rahegA bAMsa aura na bajegI baaNsurii|" | jisataraha yaha meghoM kA banA gaMdharvanagara dekhate-dekhate hI naSTa ho gayA usIprakAra saMsAra kI samasta sampadAyeM bhI naSTa ho jAtI haiN| yaha bAta to AbAla-gopAla sabhI jAnate haiN| | jisa samaya tIrthaMkara abhinandananAtha rAjya avasthA meM yaha vicAra kara rahe the| usIsamaya lokAntika devoM ne Akara unakI pUjA kI evaM unake vairAgya kI anumodanA karate hue kahA - jo saMsAra virSe sukha ho to tIrthaMkara kyoM tyaageN| kAhe ko zivasAdhana karate, saMjama so anuraageN|| devoM ne bhagavAna kA niSkramaNa kalyANaka kiyaa| tadanantara jitendriya abhinandananAtha hastacitrA nAmaka pAlakI para ArUr3ha hokara udyAna meM aaye| vahA~ unhoMne mAgha zuklA dvAdazI ke dina eka hajAra prasiddha rAjAoM ke sAtha jinadIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| usIsamaya unheM manaHparyayajJAna utpanna hogyaa| dUsare dina AhAra hetu unhoMne sAketa (ayodhyA) nagara meM praveza kiyaa| vahA~ indradatta rAjA ne unheM par3agAha kara AhAradAna diyaa| puNyodaya se usake ghara meM pA~ca Azcarya hue| tatpazcAt chadmastha avasthA meM unake aThAraha varSa mauna se AtmasAdhanA karate hue biite| ve eka dina dIkSAvana meM asanavRkSa ke nIce velA kA vrata lekara dhyAnArUr3ha hue| pauSakRSNA caturdazI ke dina zAma ke samaya unheM kevalajJAna huaa| samasta devoM ne unake kevalajJAna kalyANaka kI pUjA kara maMgala mahotsava mnaayaa| unake vajranAbhi Adi eka sau tIna gaNadhara the| do hajAra pA~ca sau pUrvadhArI, do lAkha tIsa hajAra pacAsa || upAdhyAya, nau hajAra ATha sau avadhijJAnI, solaha hajAra kevalajJAnI, unnIsa hajAra vikriyARddhi ke dhAraka, gyAraha hajAra chaha sau pacAsa mana:paryayajJAna ke dhArI aura gyAraha hajAra pracaNDavAdI unake caraNoM kI nirantara vandanA karate the| isataraha ve saba milAkara tInalAkha muniyoM ke svAmI the| ENEY Fe Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GREEFFFFy // meruSeNA Adi tIna lAkha tIsa hajAra chaha sau AryikAyeM, tIna lAkha zrAvaka, unake caraNayugala kI pUjA || karate the| pA~ca lAkha zrAvikAyeM, unakI stuti karatI thIM, asaMkhyAta deva-deviyoM ke dvArA ve stutya the| saMkhyAta tiryaMca bhI unakI divyavANI kA lAbha lete the| phira bhI vItarAgI prabhu apane mAna-sammAna se aprabhAvita rahakara bhavyajIvoM ko vItarAgabhAva se divyasaMdeza dete the| tIrthaMkara ke ukta varNana se pAThakoM ko yaha saMdeza milatA hai ki koI kitanA bhI bar3A ho jAya; phira | bhI usako abhimAna nahIM honA caahie| isaprakAra bhavyajIvoM kI bAraha sabhAoM ke nAyaka bhagavAna abhinandananAtha ne dharmavRSTi karate hue || AryakhaNDa kI vasudhA para dUra-dUra taka vihAra kiyaa| icchA ke binA hI vihAra karate hue ve sammedazikhara | para pahu~ce / samozaraNa ke vihAra ke kAla meM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna abhinandananAtha kI pratidina dina meM tIna bAra | do-do ghar3I divyadhvani kA lAbha sabhI bhavya zrotA le rahe the| | eka zrotA ke mana meM yaha prazna uThA ki vyasanoM ke tyAga karane kI bAta to bahuta hotI hai; para vyasana to acche-bure saba taraha ke hote haiN| kisI ko zAstra sunane kA, kisI ko zAstra par3hane kA bhI aisA vyasana hotA hai ki jabataka ve ghaMTe-do ghaMTe svAdhyAya aura carcA na kara kara leM khAnA nahIM bhaataa| kisI-kisI ko pUjA-bhakti kA aisA vyasana hotA hai ki jabataka ve pUjA-pATha na kara leM tabataka khAnA to dUra pAnI bhI nahIM pIte / kyA ve vyasana (AdateM) bhI tyAjya haiN| zAstroM meM jo sAta vyasanoM ke tyAga kI carcA hai, unakA svarUpa kyA hai ? ve kitane haiM aura zrAvaka kI kisa bhUmikA meM tyAjya haiM ? isa viSaya para bahuta matabheda calate haiM, kRpayA spaSTa karake anugrahIta kiijie| vaise to Adata ko vyasana kahate haiM, ata: kisI bhI bhalI-burI Adata ko vyasana kahA jA sakatA hai, kahA bhI jAtA hai; para Agama meM ullikhita sapta vyasanoM ke saMdarbha meM yaha bAta nahIM hai| Agama meM to saptavyasanoM ko paribhASita karate hue spaSTa likhA hai ki 'vyasyati pratyAvartayati puruSAn zreyasaH iti vyasanam' jo manuSya ES NEF 3 Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GREEFFFFy ko AtmakalyANa se vimukha kara deve, vaha vyasana hai tathA jisa kuzIla AcaraNa, abhakSya-bhakSaNa aura | hiMsakarUpa pApa-pravRtti ko bArambAra kie binA caina na par3e, una burI AdatoM ko vyasana kahate haiN| mUlAcAra grantha meM vyasana kI vyAkhyA karate hue likhA hai ki - "jo mahAduHkha ko utpanna kare, ati vikalatA upajAve una AdatoM ko vyasana kahate haiN|" syAdvAdamaMjarI meM kahA hai ki "jisake hone para ucita-anucita ke vicAra se rahita pravRtti ho, vaha vyasana kahalAtA hai|" vasunandi zrAvakAcAra meM ina sAtoM vyasanoM ko durgati gamana kA kAraNabhUta pApa kahA hai| lATI saMhitAkAra ke 121 veM zloka meM bhI kahate haiM - "buddhimAna janoM ko ina mahApAparUpa sAtoM vyasanoM kA tyAga avazya karanA caahie|" jinakA ullekha Agama meM isaprakAra hai - 1. juA khelanA 2. mAMsa khAnA 3. madirApAna karanA, 4. vezyA sevana karanA 5. zikAra khelanA 6. corI karanA 7. parastrI sevana karanA - ye sAta vyasana haiN| kahA bhI hai - juA khelana mAMsa mada, vezyA vyasana shikaar| corI para ramaNI ramaNa, sAtoM vyasana nivAra / / ye sAtoM vyasana duHkhadAyaka, lokaniMdya, pApa kI jar3a evaM durgati meM pahu~cAnevAle haiN| juA khelane se mahArAja yudhiSThira, mAMsabhakSaNa meM baka nAmaka rAjA, madyapAna karane se yaduvaMzIya rAjakumAra, vezyAsaMgama se cArudatta, zikAra khelane se brahmadatta cakravartI, corI karane se zivabhUti aura parastrI kI abhilASA se rAvaNa jaise puruSa bhI vinaSTa ho gye| jaba eka-eka vyasana ke kAraNa hI ina purANa puruSoM ne asA kaSTa sahe aura durgati prApta kI to jo sAtoM vyasanoM meM lipta hoM, unakI durdazA kA to kahanA hI kyA hai ? ata: sAtoM vyasana tyAjya haiN| ___vyasanoM meM ulajhanA to sahaja hai, para ekabAra ulajhane ke bAda sulajhanA mahAdurlabha ho jAtA hai, inako ||3 ES NEF Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FFFF T9 ekabAra pakar3ane para ye pakar3anevAle ko aisA jakar3ate haiM ki jIte jI chUTanA saMbhava nahIM rhtaa| basa yahI inakA | vyasanapanA hai| | prazna - corI aura parastrI ramana ko jaba pApoM meM kaha diyA to unheM punaH vyasanoM meM kyoM rakhA ? donoM || meM se eka hI jagaha sammilita karanA cAhie na ? pApa va vyasana meM aisA antara hI kyA hai ? uttara - ina pApoM ko karane kI jaba aisI Adata par3e jAve ki rAjadaNDa, lokanindA, va sAmAjika bahiSkAra kI sthiti A jAne para bhI na chor3e jA sakeM, taba ve pApa vyasana bana jAte haiM aura jo pApakArya ajJAnadazA meM ho jAne para bhI mAtA-pitA gurujana ke upadeza se yA ihabhava-parabhava ke bhaya se chUTa jAte | haiM, ve pApa kI sImA meM hI rahate haiN| yadyapi ina vyasanoM kA niyamapUrvaka tyAga to samyagdarzana hone para pAkSika avasthA meM hI hotA hai; parantu | ye itane hAnikAraka haiM, glAnirUpa haiM evaM duHkhada va lokaniMdya haiM ki sAmAnya zrAvaka bhI inakA sevana nahIM krte| ata: kisI ko bhI inake cakkara meM nahIM AnA caahie| inameM Asakta puruSoM ko samyagdarzana honA to dUra rahA, kintu dharmaruci aura dharmAtmAoM kA samAgama honA bhI duHsAdhya ho jAtA hai| ye sAtoM vyasana vartamAna jIvana ko to naSTa-bhraSTa karate hI haiM, atyanta saMkleza pariNAmoM ke kAraNa hone se maraNoparAnta naraka meM jAne ke kAraNa bhI banate haiM; ata: inase sadA bace rahanA caahie| prabho ! ye saba to vyavahAra vyasana haiM, ye to tyAjya haiM hI; parantu inake atirikta aura vyasana kyA hai aura kyA ve bhI tyAjya haiM ? kRpayA unheM batAkara anugrahIta kiijie| ___hA~ suno! tumane bahuta acchA prazna kiyA, isakA uttara Age likhe jAnevAle nATaka samayasAra meM banArasIdAsa ke zabdoM meM bahuta acchA diyA jAyegA, jo nimnaprakAra hogA - ES NEF Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FREE FOR "FF 0 zubha meM jIta azubha meM hAra yahI hai dyUtakarma, deha meM maganatAI yahI mAMsa bhkhivo|| moha kI gahala soM ajAna yahI surApAna, kumati kI rIti gaNikA ko rasa ckhivo|| nirdaya hai prANa ghAta karabau yahai zikAra, para nArI saMga parabuddhi ko prkhivau|| pyAra soM parAI cIja gahivai kI cAha corI, ai hI sAtoM vyasana viDAra brahma lkhivau|| divyadhvani meM AyA - nATaka samayasAra paMcamakAla ke kama kSayopazama jJAnavAloM sarala bhASA meM likhA | gayA sarvottama grantha hogaa| ise par3ha-suna kara lAkhoM loga apanA kalyANa kreNge| pahale bure vyasana tyAgane kI bAta kahI jAtI hai| jaba jIva pApa pravRttirUpa durvyasanoM kA tyAga kara detA hai to phira puNyabaMdha ke kAraNarUpa AdatoM ko bhI chur3Akara sabhIprakAra kI AdateM chur3AI jAtI haiM, kyoMki | Adata to koI bhI acchI nahIM hotii| punaH prazna kiyA - "he prabho ! vartamAna meM rAtri bhojana kI prathA bahuta bar3ha gaI hai ? gharoM meM to loga || rAtri bhojana karate hI haiM, sAmUhika bhoja bhI adhikAMza rAta meM hI hote haiN| ata: rAtribhojana meM kyA-kyA doSa haiM, kyoM nahIM karanA cAhie yaha batAkara kRtArtha kreN|" divyadhvani meM samAdhAna huA - "he bhavya! rAtribhojana meM pratyakSa meM hI bhArI doSa dRSTigocara hote haiM, una para gaMbhIratA se vicAra karake rAtribhojana kA tyAga kro| rAtri bhojana tyAga se ihabhava meM to hama nAnA bImAriyoM se baceMge hI, punarjanma meM bhI sabhI prakAra ke uttamottama sukhoM kI prApti hogii|" jo vyakti rAtri meM bhojana karatA hai, usake nimitta se rAtri meM bhojana banAnA bhI par3atA hai aura rAtrimeM bhojana banAne se dina kI apekSA anekaguNI adhika hiMsA hotI hai; kyoMki rAtri meM sUkSma jIvoM kA saMcAra adhika hotA hai, dina meM jo jIva-jantu sUrya ke prakAza va prapAta ke kAraNa soye rahate haiM, ghara ke aMdhere kone meM baiThe rahate haiM, ve sUryAsta hote hI apanA bhojana DhUr3hane ke lie nikala par3ate haiN| idhara-udhara saMcAra karate hue kIr3e-makor3e evaM ur3anevAle sUkSmajIva hameM rAta meM sahajatA se dikhAI nahIM dete / yadi hama gaura se dekheM to unameM se bahuta kucha dikha bhI jAte haiN| +ERNEY FB Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ E bijalI ke balboM para, TyUbalAiToM para evaM dIpaka Adi ke Upara pataMgA Adi ko uchalate-girate par3ate za || aura marate kisane nahIM dekhA ? sUryAsta hone para maccharoM kA jo bolabAlA hotA hai, usase to baccA-baccA paricita hai hii| jahA~ dekho, vahIM DheroM macchara bhina-bhinAte mila jaayeNge| / rAtri meM bhojana banAne ke lie jo Aga jalAI jAtI hai, usase AkarSita hokara bhI choTe-choTe jIva| jantu bhojana sAmagrI meM girate-par3ate rahate haiN| una sabake ghAta se hiMsA jaisA mahApApa to hotA hI hai, aneka zArIrika bhayaMkara vyAdhiyA~ bImAriyA~ bhI ho jAtI haiN| paMcamakAla ke jIvoM ko udbodhana hetu nizibhojana jana kathA meM likhA jAyegA - kIr3I budha bala harai, kaMparoga karai ksaarii| makar3I kAraNa kuSTa roga upajai atibhArI / / kIr3I (cIMTI) buddhibala ko kSINa karatI hai, kasArI nAmaka kIr3A kampa roga paidA karatA hai, makar3I se kuSTa roga hotA hai| rAtri meM bhojana banAte evaM khAte samaya inake gira jAne kI adhika saMbhAvanA hai, ata: rAtri bhojana tyAjya hai| juA jalodara janai, phAMsa gala vyathA bddh'aavai| bAla kare svara bhaMga, vamana mAkhI upajAvai / / tAlu chidata bicchU bhakhata, aura vyAdhi bahu karaI thl| ye pragaTa doSa nisi asana ke, parabhava doSa parokSa phala / / nAmaka kIr3A, jo vAloM meM hotA hai, usake peTa meM cale jAne se jalodara nAmaka roga ho jAtA hai| gale meM phAMsa lagI ho - aisI pIr3A hotI hai| yadi peTa meM bAla calA jAye to kaMTha kA svara bhaMga ho jAtA hai| makkhI peTa meM jAte hI vamana (ulTI) ho jAtI hai| yadi bicchU peTa meM pahu~ca jAya to tAlu meM cheda ho | jAtA hai| makkhI peTa meM jAte hI vamana (ulTI) ho jAtI hai| yadi bicchU peTa meM pahu~ca jAya to tAlu meM | E FF Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 43 sh ca 1 at a aba aca kA rddha cheda ho jAtA hai / ye to rAtribhojana ke pragaTa doSa haiM; inake atirikta aura bhI bahuta doSa haiM, jinakA varNana | yathAsthAna hai hI / itanA hI nahIM aura bhI aneka padArtha haiM, jo rAtribhojana meM sahaja hI hamAre khAne-pIne meM A jAte haiM aura hamArI mauta ke kAraNa taka bana jAte haiN| aisI aneka durghaTanAe~ Aye dina dekhane-sunane meM AtI haiM, jo rAtri bhojana ke kAraNa ghaTatI haiN| astu! | ina Akasmika hAniyoM ke sivAya kucha hAniyA~ aisI bhI haiM, jinakA rAtri bhojana ke sAtha colI-dAmana kA sAtha hai| jaise - sUryAsta hone para jaTharAgni kA manda ho jAnA, pAcana praNAlI para viparIta prabhAva par3anA / rthaM vaidyaka zAstra arthAt Ayurveda meM udara sthita AhAra kI thailI ko jo kamalanADa kahA hai, vaha sarvathA sArthaka hai; kyoMki jisaprakAra kamala puSpa sUryaprakAza meM hI khilatA hai, vikasita hotA hai, praphullita hotA hai, usIprakAra udara sthita kamalanADa bhI arthAt AhArathailI bhI sUryaprakAza meM pUrNata: khulI aura sakriya | rahatI hai tathA sUryAsta hote hI kamala ke phUla kI bhAMti hI udara sthita kamalanADa (AhArathailI) bhI saMkucita ho jAtI hai, niSkriya ho jAtI hai| donoM meM yaha samAnatA dekhakara hI saMbhavata: vaidyaka zAstroM meM ahAra thailI ko kamalanADa nAma diyA jaayegaa| isaprakAra Ayurveda va cikitsAvijJAna ke anusAra rAtri meM kiyA gayA bhojana DhaMga se pacatA nahIM hai, jisase dhIre-dhIre aneka udaravikAra bhI ho jAte haiN| pazu do prakAra ke hote haiM eka dinabhojI, dUsare - rAtribhojI / unameM eka vizeSatA yaha hotI hai ki jo rAta meM khAte haiM, ve dina meM nahIM khAte aura jo dina meM khAte haiM ve rAta meM nahIM khaate| ve apane naisargika (prAkRtika) niyamoM kA lopa nahIM krte| para yaha samajha meM nahIM AtA ki isa manuSya ko kisa zreNI meM rakhA jAya, jo dina meM bhI khAtA hai aura rAtri meM bhI ? koI kaha sakatA hai ki pAlatU jAnavara bhI to dinarAta kabhI bhI khAte haiM ? hA~ khAte haiM, para unakI bAta judI hai, ve mAnava ke satsaMga meM jo A gaye haiM, ve - ra a bhi na nda na nA tha parva Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 becAre parAdhIna ho gaye haiN| jaba yaha svArthI mAnava unheM dina meM bharapeTa khAne ko degA hI nahIM to unheM majabUra hokara rAta meM khAnA hI par3egA / za lA kA Ayurveda va zarIravijJAna ke niyamAnusAra mAnava ko sone ke 4-5 ghaMTe pahale bhojana kara hI lenA cAhie, | tabhI vaha svastha raha sakatA hai| khAkara turanta so jAne se pAcana nahIM hotA, jisase aneka bImAriyA~ ho jAtI haiN| ahiMsAdharma kA pAlana karane kI dRSTi se bhI jaina va jainetara sabhI zAstroM meM rAtribhojana ke tyAga para bahuta jora diyA jAyegA / sl lba aba ahiMsAvrataM rakSArthaM, mUlavrata vizuddhaye / nizAyAM varjayet bhuktiM, ihAmutra ca duHkhadAm / / ahiMsAvrata kI rakSA aura ATha mUlaguNoM kI nirmalatA ke lie tathA isa loka saMbaMdhI rogoM se bacane | ke lie evaM paraloka ke duHkhoM se bacane ke lie rAtribhojana kA tyAga kara denA cAhie / rAtri bhojana meM hiMsA kI anivAryatA siddha karate hue kahA gayA hai ki rAtri meM bhojana karanevAloM ko hiMsA anivArya hotI hai| rAtribhojana tyAge binA vaha kisI bhI hAlata meM usa hiMsA se baca nahIM sakatA / | isalie ahiMsApremiyoM ko yA hiMsA se virakta puruSoM ko rAtribhojana kA tyAga karanA cAhie / sUrya ke prakAza binA rAta meM bhojana karanevAlA manuSya jalate hue dIpaka meM bhI bhojana meM mile hue sUkSma jIvoM kI hiMsA kaise TAla sakatA hai ? rAtribhojI manuSya dravya va bhAva donoM prakAra kI hiMsAoM se baca hI nahIM sakatA; ata: ahiMsA kA pAlana karanevAloM ko rAtribhojana tyAganA anivArya hai / jisameM rAkSasa, bhUta aura pizAcoM kA saMcAra hotA hai, jisameM sUkSma jantuoM kA samUha dikhAI nahIM detA, | jisameM spaSTa na dikhane se tyAgI huI vastu bhI bhojana meM A jAtI hai| jisameM sAdhuoM kA saMgama nahIM hotA, jisameM deva - guru kI pUjA nahIM kI jAtI, jisameM jIvita khAyA gayA bhojana saMyama aura svAsthya vinAzaka | hotA hai, jisameM jIvita jIvoM ke bhojana meM gira jAne kI saMbhAvanA rahatI hai, jisameM sabhI zubhakAryoM ko tI rthaM a bhi nda na nA tha parva Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREFFFFFFF karane kA niSedha hotA hai, jisameM saMyamIpuruSa gamanAgamana kriyA bhI nahIM karate - aisI mahAdoSoM se bharI rAtri meM dharmAtmApuruSa bhojana nahIM krte| jo jihvA lolupI puruSa rAtri meM bhojana karate haiM, ve loga na to bhUta, pizAca aura zAkanI-DAkaniyoM ke duSprabhAva se baca sakate haiM aura na nAnAprakAra kI vyAdhiyoM se hI baca sakate haiM; kyoMki rAtri meM bhUta| pizAcoM kA bhI saMcAra hotA hai aura jIva-jantuoM kA bhI, jinake kAraNa bImAriyA~ panapatI haiN| | sUryaprakAza meM bhojana kA bhalIbhAMti pAcana hotA hai| rAtri meM yaha lAbha na milane se udaravikArajanita roga bhI ho jAte haiN| rAtribhojana tyAga kI mahimA pradarzita karate hue kahA hai ki "jo puruSa rAtribhojana kA tyAga karatA hai, vaha eka varSa meM chahamAsa ke upavAsa karatA hai; kyoMki vaha rAtri meM AraMbha kA tyAga karatA hai|" rAtribhojana karanevAle ke vrata tapa nahIM hote, ata: rAtri meM bhojana karanA tyAgane yogya hI hai| jo rAtribhojana karate haiM, unake yatnAcAra to rahatA hI nahIM hai aura jIvoM kI hiMsA bhI hotI hai| rAtri meM kIr3I, macchara, makkhI, makar3I Adi aneka jIva bhojana meM Akara gira jAte haiM aura yadi bijalI jalAkara bhojana karatA hai to dIpaka ke saMyoga se dUra-dUra ke jIva dIpaka ke nikaTa zIghra Akara bhojana meM A par3ate haiN| jo jinadharmI hokara rAtri meM bhojana karate haiM, usake dvArA AgAmI paramparA to bigar3atI hI hai, saMtAna para burA prabhAva bhI par3atA hai tathA rAtri meM cUlhA-cakkI ke AraMbha se cauke kI saphAI, bartanoM ke dharaneuThAne, dhone-mAMjane Adi ghorakarma karane se bhArI hiMsA bhI hotI hai - aise tIvrarAgI aura ghora hiMsaka karma karanevAloM ko jainakula meM janma lene kA koI lAbha nahIM miltaa| prazna - yadi aisA hai to hama ghara meM rAtri meM bhojana banAne kA AraMbha nahIM kareMge, dina meM bane hue pakavAna, laDDa, per3A, pUr3I, puA, baraphI, dUdha, malAI Adi khA leMge, taba to AraMbhajanita hiMsA nahIM hogI ? phira || | to koI doSa nahIM hai ? +ERNEY FB Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GREEFFFFy uttara - are bhAI ! rAtribhojana meM dharma kI hAni, svAsthya kI hAni evaM lokaniMdA tathA sarvajJa kI AjJA kA ullaMghana jaise aneka doSa hone para bhI yadi tU rAtri meM hI khAne kA durAgraha rakhatA hai, so aisA kAma tIvrarAga ke binA saMbhava nahIM hai aura tIvrarAga svayaM apane Apa meM AtmaghAtaka hone se bhAvahiMsA hai| jaise anna kA grAsa va mAMsa kA grAsa samAna nahIM hai, usItaraha dina kA bhojana va rAtri kA bhojana karanA samAna nahIM hai| rAta ke bhojana meM anurAga vizeSa hai, anyathA binA rAga ke itanA bar3A khatarA koI kyoM mola letA? jaba dina meM bhojana karanA hI svAsthya evaM sukhI jIvana jIne ke lie paryApta hai to rAtri meM bhojana kA haThAgraha kyoM ? jo rAta meM bhojana karatA hai, usake vrata, tapa, saMyama kucha bhI saMbhava nahIM hai| rAtribhojana kA sabase bar3A eka doSa yaha bhI hai ki isa kAma meM hI mahilAoM ko rAta ke bAraha-bAraha baje taka ulajhA rahanA par3atA hai| isase khAnevAloM ke sAtha banAnevAlI mAtA-bahinoM ko dharmadhyAna, zAstroM kA paThana-pAThana, tattvacarcA, sAmAyika, jApya Adi sabakucha chUTa jAtA hai| isakAraNa jainadharma ke dhAraka rAtri meM bhojana nahIM karate - aisI hI sanAtana rIti abataka calI AI hai| eka mahattvapUrNa bAta yaha hai ki loka meM karor3oM logoM meM yaha bAta prasiddha hai ki jainI rAta meM nahIM khAte / isakAraNa jainadharma kI prabhAvanA bhI bahuta hai, phira bhI jo loga rAta meM khAte haiM va jinadharma kI ujvala kIrti ko malina karate haiM, aisA anartha bhI rAga kI tIvratA ke binA saMbhava nahIM hai| ataH jo rAta meM khAtA hai, vaha niHsandeha tIvrarAgI hone se mahApApI hai| jainetara zAstroM meM bhI rAtribhojana ke tyAga ke ullekha milate haiM, isase spaSTa hai ki vaidika saMskRti meM bhI rAtribhojana varNya hai| rAtrau zrAddhaM na kurvIta, rAkSasI kIrtitA hiNsaa| saMdhyayorUbhayozcaiva, sUryecaivAcirodite / / 280 / / ' ES NEF 1. vizvavikhyAta hindUdarzana kA grantha mahAbhArata Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4444444 rAtri meM zrAddha nahIM karanA cAhie; kyoMki rAtri ko rAkSasI mAnA gayA hai| na kevala rAtri balki sUryAsta | || va sUryodaya ke samaya donoM saMdhyAoM ke saMdhikAla meM bhI zrAddha va bhojana nahIM karanA cAhie; kyoMki yaha samaya bhI rAtri ke nikaTa hone se rAtri ke doSa se dUSita hone lagatA hai| aura bhI dekhie yudhiSThira ko saMbodhita karate hue kahA kahA hai - nodakamapi pAtavyaM, rAtrau api yudhisstthirH| tapasvinAM vizeSeNa, gRhaNAM ca viveknaaN||' he yudhiSThira ! rAtri meM AhAra kI to bAta hI kyA hai, pAnI bhI nahIM pInA caahie| madya mAMsAzanaM rAtrau, bhojanaM kanda bhakSaNam / ye kurvanti vRthA teSAM, tIrthayAtrA jpstpH|| jo manuSya madya pIte haiM, mAMsa khAte haiM, rAtri ko bhojana karate haiM evaM jamIkanda khAte haiM, unake sAtha japatapa tIrtha yAtrAdi karanA vyartha hai| ___isaprakAra sabhI jaina va jainetara dharmazAstroM meM madya-mAMsa-madhu va kandamUla Adi ko tAmasika AhAra mAnA hai tathA hiMsAmUlaka hone se sarvathA tyAjya kahA hai| phira bhI na jAne kyoM jainetara logoM meM sAMyakAlIna bhojana ko rAta meM khAne kI hI paramparA hai| lagatA hai jainoM se apanI alaga pahacAna banAne ke lie aisA huA ho| para aphasosa kI bAta yaha hai ki kalikAla meM jaina bhI apanI pahacAna khote jaayeNge| prazna - yahA~ yadi koI kahe ki Apako yahA~ mUlaguNoM ke varNana meM rAtribhojana ke tyAga kA upadeza nahIM denA cAhie, kyoMki rAtri bhojana kA tyAga to chaThavIM pratimA meM hotA hai, phira yahA~ isa sAmAnya rahasya ke lie yaha upadeza kyoM? 1-2. vizvavikhyAta hindUdarzana kA grantha mahAbhArata EEV FB Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 za lA kA 5) FE pu ru Sa u tta rA rddha isakA samAdhAna yaha hai ki bhAI! chaThavIM pratimA meM to rAtribhojana tyAga pUrNarUpa se hotA hai aura yahA~ mUlaguNoM ke prakaraNa meM rAtribhojana kA tyAga aticAra sahita hI hotA hai, isameM aticAroM kA tyAga zAmila nahIM hai / aura chaThavIM pratimA meM jo rAtribhojana kA tyAga sthUlarUpa se hai vaha aticAra rahita hai, mUlaguNoM meM to rAtri meM kevala annAdika sthUla bhojanoM kA tyAga hai, isameM supAr3I, loMga, ilAyacI, jala tathA auSadhi Adi kA tyAga nahIM hai| jabaki chaThavIM pratimA meM pAnI, loMga, supArI, ilAyacI, auSadhi Adi samasta padArthoM kA tyAga batalAyA hai / isalie chaThavIM pratimAdhArI prANAntaka prasaMga Ane para bhI jala taka grahaNa nahIM karatA, auSadhi Adi lene kA to prazna hI nahIM uThatA / prazna - darzanapratimAdhArI ke mUlaguNoM ke sivAya anya koI vrata nahIM hotA / vaha sampUrNata: avratI hai, ata: vaha to rAtri meM annAdika bhojana kara sakatA hai, avratI hone se vaha abhI rAtribhojanatyAga karane meM asamartha hai| vaha to abhI kevala pAkSika zrAvaka hai, vaha to vratAdi dhAraNa karane kA kevala pakSa rakhatA hai / isaprakAra bhI use rAtri meM AhAra karane kA pratibaMdha nahIM honA caahie| Agama anusAra avirata samyagdRSTi na to sa hiMsA se virakta hai aura na sthAvara hiMsA se / ataH vaha rAtribhojana bhI kyoM chor3e ? uttara - eka bAta to yaha hai ki rAtri bhojana kA tyAga na karane se usakA pAkSikapanA bhI siddha nahIM hotA; kyoMki usako to vratoM ke dhAraNa karane kI bhAvanA bhI siddha nahIM hotI / dUsare rAtribhojana kA tyAga karanA to pAkSika zrAvaka kA kulAcAra hai| isake tyAga binA to vaha pAkSika zrAvaka bhI nahIM ho sktaa| jaina hone ke nAte use annAhAra kA tyAga karanA to anivArya hI hai| isake binA jainapanA kaise ? yaha bAta jagata jAhira hai ki rAtri meM dIpaka bijalI ke sahAre pataMgA Adi aneka trasa jIvoM kA samudAya A jAtA hai, jo jarA-sA havA kA jhakorA lagane mAtra se apane sAmane dekhate-dekhate mara jAtA hai tathA unakA | kalevara ur3a-ur3akara bhojana meM mila jAtA hai| kucha jIva to jIvita hI bhojana meM par3akara mara jAte haiM / tI rthaM ra a 5 bhi nda na nA tha parva Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 49 za ES FETUS lA kA pu ru Sa u tta rA aisI hAlata meM rAtribhojana ke tyAga na karanevAlA mAMsa ke doSa se kaise baca sakegA ? isalie saMyama kI ruci vAloM ko rAtribhojana kA tyAga avazya kara denA caahie| yadi apanI zakti ho to cAroM prakAra ke AhAra kA tyAga kareM, anyathA annAhAra kA tyAga to avazya hI kara denA cAhie / rAtribhojana tyAga kI mahimA batAte hue AcArya vIranandI to ise chaThavA~ aNuvrata taka kheNge| ve likheMge ki - " zrAvaka ko ahiMsA vrata kA pAlana karane ke lie rAtribhojanatyAga nAma kA chaThA aNuvrata bhI avazya pAlanA caahie| rAtribhojana tyAga ke binA ahiMsA Adi vratoM kI rakSA nahIM ho sakatI; kyoMki rAtri meM hiMsA avazyaMbhAvI hai|" ka ra rAtribhojana nAmaka chaThavIM pratimA ke sivAya rAtribhojana tyAga kI carcA kisI bhI prakaraNa meM AyI ho, use kevala sAmAnya zrAvaka ke mUlaguNoM meM hI mAnanA caahie| rAtribhojanatyAga kI carcA chaThavIM pratimA meM bhI AtI hai, vahA~ sampUrNa aticAroM evaM kRta kArita anumodanA ke tyAgapUrvaka rAtribhojana tyAga kI bAta | hai / sAmAnya rAtribhojana kA tyAga to aSTa mUlaguNoM meM hI ho jAtA hai| isa prAraMbhika bhUmikA meM annAhAra a evaM miSThAnna ke khAne va banAne ke tyAga kI mukhyatA hai / isa bhUmikA meM pAnI, auSadhi, loMga, ilAyacI bhi Adi ke tyAga ko zAmila nahIM kiyA hai / abhinandananAtha kI dharmasabhA meM vajranAbhi Adi 103 gaNadhara virAjate the / lAkhoM muni - AryikAyeM thiiN| solaha hajAra kevalI bhagavanta vahA~ virAjate the / tI rthaM bhagavAna abhinandana svAmI ne dharma kI varSA karate-karate lAkhoM-karor3oM varSoM taka anicchA se bharata kSetra meM vihAra kiyA / bharatakSetra ke bhavya jIvoM ko dharma prApta karAne ke pazcAt abhinandana paramAtmA sammedAcala para pdhaare| EF na nda na nA tha parva Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 za vahA~ eka mAsa taka sthira rahe, vANI kA yoga ruka gayA aura anta meM abhinandana paramAtmA sammedAcala para | pdhaare| vahA~ eka mAsa taka sthira rahe, vANI ko yoga ruka gayA aura anta meM zukladhyAna dvArA sarvaprakAra se yoganirodha karake, caudahaveM guNasthAna meM zeSa aghAti karmoM kA bhI kSaya karake Ananda-ToMka se vaizAkha zuklA SaSThI ko prAtaH kAla mokSapada prApta kiyA / lA kA pu ru p m F F 4 Sa u rA rddha prabhu ke mokSagamana se Anandita hokara indrAdi deveM ne tathA manuSyoM ne mokSakalyANaka kA utsava kiyaa| siddha bhagavantoM kI paramabhakti se unhoMne yaha bhAva vyakta kiyA ki hameM bhI aisA mokSapada iSTa hai / jo pahale videhakSetra meM ratnasaMcayapura nagara ke mahArAjA mahAbala the, pazcAt ratnatraya ke saMcayapUrvaka muni hokara ahamindra hue aura pazcAt RSabhadeva ke vaMza meM ayodhyAnagarI meM abhinandana tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM avatAra lekara tIna loka dvArA abhinandanIya sarvajJa paramAtmA hue| ve hamAre hita meM sanimitta baneM / yahI maMgala bhAvanA hai| bar3e vyaktitva kI pahacAna gambhIra, vicArazIla aura bar3e vyaktitva kI yahI pahacAna hai ki ve nAsamajha aura choTe vyaktiyoM kI choTI-choTI bAtoM se prabhAvita nahIM hote, kisI bhI kriyA kI binA soce-samajhe tatkAla pratikriyA pragaTa nahIM karate / aparAdhI para bhI anAvazyaka uphanate nahIM haiM, bar3abar3Ate nahIM haiM; balki usakI bAtoM para, kriyAoM para zAnti se pUrvApara vicAra karake ucita nirNaya lete haiM, tadanusAra kAryavAhI karate haiM aura Avazyaka mArgadarzana dete haiN| - ina bhAvoM kA phala kyA hogA, pRSTha- 38 laha nda na nA tha parva Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FREE F IFE 19 jo jAnate haiM sumatijina ke, jinavacana ko jyeSThatama / jo mAnate haiM sumati jina kI, sAdhanA ko zreSThatama / / jinake parama puruSArtha meM, nija AtmA hI hai prmukh| ve muktipatha ke pathika haiM, saMsAra se ve haiM vimukh| jo vyakti sumatinAtha kI 'sumati' (divyadhvani) ko hI sarvazreSTha mAnate haiM, unake dvArA pratipAdita mata | meM hI jinakI mati pravRtta rahatI hai, jinake parama puruSArtha meM eka AtmA kI hI pramukhatA rahatI hai, unheM alpakAla meM samyak mati kI prApti avazya hotI hai| ve zIghra AtmajJAnI banakara avinAzI mukti lakSmI ko prApta karate haiN| una sumatinAtha kI ArAdhanA se hamArI mati sumati bane - hama aisI bhAvanA bhAte haiN| tIrthaMkara sumatinAtha ke pUrvabhavoM kA paricaya karAte hue AcArya guNabhadra kahate haiM ki dhAtakIkhaNDa dvIpa meM pUrva meru parvata se pUrva kI ora sthita videhakSetra meM sItAnadI ke uttara taTa para puSkalAvatI nAma kA eka deza hai| usakI puNDarIka nagarI meM ratiSeNa nAma kA rAjA thaa| vaha sampattivAlA hokara bhI sabhIprakAra ke durvyasanoM se dUra rahatA thaa| pUrvopArjita puNya ke phala meM prApta vizAla rAjya kA nyAya-nIti pUrvaka zAsana karatA thaa| vaha ajAtazatru thaa| usake sad vyavahAra aura niha~kArI svabhAva se usakA koI zatru nahIM thaa| rAjA ratiSeNa samasta rAjAoM meM sarvazreSTha aura advitIya vyakti thaa| vaha sAma aura dAma nIti se hI apanA anuzAsana vyavasthita rakhatA thA, usake puNya pratApa se evaM sad vyavahAra se prajA itanI anuzAsita thI ki use daNDa aura bhedanIti kA kabhI upayoga hI nahIM karanA pdd'aa| Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FREE FOR "FF 0 indriyoM ke viSaya meM anurAga rakhanevAle manuSyoM ko jo mAnasika tRpti hotI hai, unake manoratha pUrNa hote || haiM, use kAma kahate haiN| vaha kAma bhI ratiSeNa ko durlabha nahIM thA; kyoMki samastaprakAra kI sampatti use usake || puNyodaya se sahaja upalabdha thI, jisase usake manoratha pUrNa hote the| | vaha rAjA dhana kA arjana, rakSaNa, vardhana aura sat kAryoM meM vyaya - ina cAroM upAyoM se dhana kA saMcaya | karatA thA aura Agama ke anusAra arhanta bhagavAna ko hI apanA ArAdhyadeva mAnatA thaa| isaprakAra artha aura dharma ko vaha kAma kI apekSA adhika mahattvapUrNa mAnatA thaa| kAma kI apekSA vaha dharma puruSArtha ko adhika upayogI, Avazyaka aura hitakara mAnatA thaa| isaprakAra sahajabhAva se dharma, artha aura kAma puruSArtha pUrvaka pRthvI kA pAlana karate hue eka dina ratiSaNa ko vicAra AyA ki isa duHkhada saMsAra se jIva kA uddhAra hone kA kyA upAya hai ? artha aura kAma puruSArtha to saMsAra ke hI kAraNa haiN| jisa vyavahAra dharma meM bhI karmabaMdha kI saMbhAvanA hai, usase bhI AtmA kA uddhAra nahIM ho sktaa| ekamAtra vItarAgatA kA varddhaka eka munidharma hI jIva ko uttama sukha prApta karA sakatA hai | - aisA vicAra kara rAjA ratiSeNa ne rAjya kA bhAra apane atiratha nAmaka putra ko sauMpakara tapa dhAraNa kara liyaa| zarIra se mamatva tyAgakara gyAraha aMgoM kA adhyayana kiyaa| usane darzanavizuddhi, vinayasampannatA Adi kAraNoM se tIrthaMkara prakRti kA bandha kiyaa| yaha to svAbhAvika bAta hai ki jisase abhISTa padArtha kI siddhi hotI hai, usa kAma ko kauna buddhimAna puruSa nahIM karanA caahegaa| buddhimAna vyakti abhISTa phaladAyaka kArya karane kA udyama karate hI haiN| usane anta samaya meM saMnyAsa maraNa kara taiMtIsa sAgara kI utkRSTa Ayu kA bandha kiyA tathA vaijayanta vimAna meM ahamindra pada prApta kiyaa| vahA~ usakA eka hAtha U~cA zarIra thaa| solaha mAha va pandraha dina meM eka bAra zvAMsa letA thaa| taiMtIsa hajAra varSa bAda mAnasika AhAra grahaNa karatA thaa| zukla lezyA kA dhAraka thaa| apane teja se loka nAr3I ko prabhAvita karatA thaa| usake avadhijJAna kI sImA sampUrNa lokanAr3I thii| utanI hI dUra taka kI vikriyA kara letA thaa| vaha pravIcAra rahita hokara bhI saMsAra meM sarvAdhika sukhI thaa| Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FE FEE IFF 19 53 // Ayu ke anta meM samAdhimaraNa kara jaba rAjA ratiSeNa ahamindra huA taba isa jambUdvIpa saMbaMdhI bharatakSetra kI ayodhyA nagarI meM megharatha rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| vaha bhI bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA vaMzaja thaa| vaha bhI ajAtazatru thA, prazaMsanIya thaa| usakI paTTarAnI maMgalA thii| vaha pandraha mAha taka dhana kubera dvArA kI gaI ratnavRSTi Adi se sammAnita thii| usane zrAvaNa zukla dvitIyA ke dina maghA nakSatra meM hAthI Adi solaha | svapna dekhe tathA apane mukha meM praveza karatA huA eka hAthI dekhaa| usIsamaya vaha ahamindra rAnI maMgalA ke | garbha meM avatarita huaa| apane pati se svapnoM kA phala jAnakara rAnI bahuta harSita huii| tadanantara nauMve mAha meM caitra mAha ke | zuklapakSa kI ekAdazI ke dina tIna jJAna ke dhAraka bAla tIrthaMkara kA janma huaa| saudharma Adi indra tIrthaMkara bAlaka ko sumeru parvata le gye| vahA~ janmAbhiSeka mahotsava manAyA gyaa| bAla tIrthaMkara kA nAma sumatinAtha rkhaa| tIrthaMkara bAlaka sumatinAtha aura abhinandananAtha ke bIca kA antarAla kAla nau lAkha karor3a sAgara thaa| bhagavAna sumatinAtha kI Ayu cAlIsa pUrva thii| tapAye hue suvarNa ke samAna unakI kAnti thii| bahuta | kahane se kyA! unake eka-eka aMga kI zobhA advitIya thI, akathanIya thI; ve sarvAMga sundara the| sabaprakAra ke laukika sukha rahate hue bhI unheM saMsAra meM sukha dikhAI nahIM diyaa| ata: sumatinAtha saMsAra se virakta ho gye| unhoMne vicAra kiyA ki "alpasukha kI icchA rakhanevAle buddhimAna mAnava isa viSaya rUpa kSaNika evaM Adi-madhya-anta meM AkulatA utpanna karanevAle sukha meM lampaTa kyoM ho rahe haiM ? yadi ye saMsArI prANI kAMTe meM lipaTe ATe ke lobha meM kAMTe se apanA kaMTha chidAne vAlI machalI ke samAna AcaraNa na kareM to inheM viSayarUpI kAMTe meM phaMsakara apane prANoM ko nahIM khonA pdd'eNge| jo apane svabhAva ko samajhane meM catura nahIM hai - aise mUrkha prANI bhale hI ahitakArI kAryoM meM lIna raheM; parantu maiM to tIna jJAna se sahita hU~; phira bhI ahitakArI kAryoM meM lIna kaise ho gayA ? jabataka yatheSTa vairAgya nahIM hotA aura yatheSTa samyagjJAna nahIM hotA tabataka AtmA ke svarUpa meM sthiratA | | kaise ho sakatI hai ? aura jisake svarUpa meM sthiratA nahIM, usake sukha kaise ho sakatA hai ?" Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za lA kA pu ru Sa m IF 595 u tta rA rddha rAjya karate hue jaba unheM unnIsa lAkha pUrva bAraha pUrvAMga bIta cuke the, taba apanI AtmA meM unhoMne pUrvokta vicAra kiyA, usIsamaya sArasvata Adi samasta laukAntika devoM ne acche-acche stotroM dvArA unakI stuti kI, devoM ne unakA abhiSeka kiyA aura unhoMne unakI abhaya nAmaka pAlakI utthaaii| isaprakAra bhagavAna sumatinAtha ne vaizAkha sudI navamI ke dina prAta:kAla vana meM eka hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha belA kA niyama lekara dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| saMyama ke prabhAva se usIsamaya mana:paryayajJAna utpanna ho gyaa| dUsare dina ve AhAra ke lie saumanasa nAmaka nagara meM gye| vahA~ padma rAjA ne unakA par3agAhana kara AhAra diyaa| bhagavAna sumatinAtha ne sarva pApa kI nirvRttirUpa sAmAyika saMyama dhAraNa kiyA thaa| ve mauna se rahate the| unake samasta pApa zAnta ho cuke the, ve atyanta sahiSNu the / unhoMne chadmastha avasthA meM mAtra bIsa varSa bitAye / tadanantara usI sahetuka vana meM priyaMgu vRkSa ke nIce pratimA yoga dhAraNa kara caitra zuklA ekAdazI ke dina sAyaMkAla unhoMne kevalajJAna pragaTa kiyaa| devendroM ne unake kevalajJAna kalyANaka kI pUjA kara maMgala mahotsava mnaayaa| sapta RddhiyoM ke dhAraka amara Adi eka sau solaha gaNadhara nirantara sammukha rahakara unakI pUjA karate the, do hajAra cAra sau pUrvadhArI nirantara unake sAtha rahate the| ve do lAkha cauvana hajAra tIna sau pacAsa upAdhyAyoM sahita the / gyAraha hajAra avadhijJAnI unakI pUjA karate the / teraha hajAra kevalajJAnI the / ATha hajAra cAra sau | vikriyA Rddhi ke dhAraka unakA stavana karate the| dasa hajAra cAra sau pacAsa muni unakI vandanA karate the / | isaprakAra saba milAkara tIna lAkha bIsa hajAra muniyoM se vandanIya hokara bhI bhagavAna una sabase aprabhAvI evaM parama vItarAgI rahate the / tI rthaM ka ra ma anantamatI Adi tIna lAkha tIsa hajAra AryikAyeM unakI anugAminI thiiN| tIna lAkha zrAvaka unakI ti nitya niyamita pUjA karate the / pA~ca lAkha zrAvikAyeM unake sAtha rahakara unakI dharmasabhA meM divyadhvani kA | lAbha letI thI / dharmasabhA meM baiThakara tIna gatiyoM ke jIva prabhu kI divyavANI sunate the / nA tha parva isaprakAra deva, manuSya aura tiryaMcoM dvArA pUjita sumatinAtha prabhu ne dharmalAbha sahita aThAraha kSetroM meM vihAra kara bhavya jIvoM ko dharmopadeza diyaa| Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | jisaprakAra acchI bhUmi meM bIja boyA jAtA hai to usase vizeSa phala kA lAbha hotA hai, usIprakAra za | bhagavAna ne prazasta-aprazasta sabhI bhASAoM meM bhavya jIvoM ke lie divyadhvani rUpa bIja boyA thaa| usase lA ||| bhavya jIvoM ko mahAna dharmaphala kI prApti huii| eka bhavya zrotA ke mana meM prazna uThA - prabho ! binA chane pAnI pIne meM kyA doSa hai ? jaba ghara-ghara meM naloM dvArA vATara baksa se philTara pAnI AyegA to bAra-bAra chAnanA kyoM Avazyaka hai ? he bhavya suno ! aba Age vijJAna ke yuga meM vastra se chane jala kI upayogitA aura adhika bddh'egii| na kevala jaina, anyamata vAle bhI chanA (nirjantuka) pAnI pIyeMge; kyoMki sUkSmadarzaka yaMtroM se bhI siddha ho | jAyegA ki binA chane pAnI meM calate-phirate asaMkhya sUkSma trasa jIva hote haiN| una jIvoM ke udara meM jAne | para ve to marate hI haiM, aneka udara rogoM ko bhI utpanna karate haiN| isalie jIva rakSaNa aura svAsthya saMrakSaNa kI dRSTi se vastragAlita jala pInA atyAvazyaka hogaa| yadyapi vATara baksa se philTara hokara pAnI AyegA; parantu prati do ghar3I meM pAnI meM jIva utpanna ho jAte haiM, ata: jaba bhI pAnI piyeM, chAnakara hI piyeN| kevalajJAna meM bhUta evaM bhaviSya kA jJAna bhI vartamAnavat spaSTa jAnane meM AtA hai| ataH bhASA meM vartamAnakAla prayoga bhI nirdoSa smjheN| manuSyoM ko sadA vastra se chanA huA jala hI pInA caahie| agAlita jala pInA pApabandha kA kAraNa hai| dayAlujanoM ko snAna Adi ke kAma meM bhI pAnI ko chAnakara hI upayoga karanA caahie| vastragAlita jala meM bhI eka antarmuhUrta ke bAda puna: sammUrcchana trasajIva paidA ho jAte haiN| etadartha brahmanemIdatta chane aura prAsuka (garma) jala kI avadhi kA jJAna karAte hue kahate haiM ki - gAlitaM toyamapyuccai, sanmUchitarmuhUrtataH / prAsukaM yAma yugmAcca saduSNaM praharASTakAn / / Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za acche prakAra se chAne gaye jala meM bhI eka muhUrta arthAt do ghar3I ke pazcAt sammUrchana jIva utpanna ho jAte | haiM / prAsuka kiyA huA jala do prahara ke pazcAt tathA khUba uSNa kiyA huA (ubalA huA ) jala ATha prahara | ke bAda sammUrchita ho jAtA hai / lA kA pu 6 m F F ru Sa u tta rddha pUrvokta kathana ke samarthana meM chane pAnI kI samaya sImA ke viSaya meM nimnalikhita kathana draSTavya hai - mUrtaM gAlitaM toyaM, prAsukaM prahara dvayam / uSNodakamahorAtraM, tata: sammUrchitabhavet / / dhyAna rahe! tatkAla kA chanA pAnI eka muhUrta, prAsuka kiyA do prahara tathA ubAlA huA pAnI caubIsa | ghaMTe bAda sammUrchita ho jAtA hai| jeNa agAliu jalupiyai, jANijjai na pavANu / jo taM piyai agAliu, so dhIvaraha pahANu / / 27 / / jo agAlita jala pItA hai, vaha jina-AjJA ko nahIM jAnatA / tathA jo agAlita jala pItA hai, vaha dhIvaroM meM pradhAna hai| ata: he buddhimAna zrAvaka ! snAna karane meM, vastra dhone tathA kisI bhI vastu kA prakSAlana karane meM tatkAla kA chAnA huA pAnI hI kAma meM lenA cAhie; kyoMki jo binA chane pAnI se snAna Adi bhI karate haiM, unase jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai aura hiMsA hone se ahiMsA dharma kA nAza hotA hai| vastragAlita jala pInA na kevala jainoM kA kartavya hai; balki jainetara dharmagranthoM meM bhI pAnI chAnakara hI pIne kA vidhAna hai / dRSTipUtaM nyasetpAdaM, paTa pUtaM jalaM pivet / jIvarakSA hetu dekhakara kadama rakho aura kapar3e se chAnakara pAnI pIo / jainetaroM ke hI dUsare grantha liMgapurANa meM likhA jAyegA - saMvatsareNa yatpApaM kurute matsya vedhakaH / ekAhena tadApnoti, apUta jala saMkulI / / tI rthaM ka ra ma F tha parva Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 57 za lA kA 5 pm F F pu ru Sa u rddha machalI mAranevAlA dhIvara machaliyA~ mAra-mAra kara eka varSa meM jitanA pApa karatA hai, binA chanA pAnI kAma meM lenevAlA vyakti eka dina meM utane pApa kA bhAgI hotA hai| kyoMki - egammi udagabiMdumi, je jIvA jiNavarehiM paNNatA / jar3a sarisava mita, jambUdIve Na mAyaMti / / jala kI eka bU~da meM itane sUkSmajIva - trasajIva hote haiM ki yadi ve AkAra meM sarasoM ke dAne ke barAbara ho jAveM to jambUdvIpa meM nahIM samAyeMge - aisA jinendradeva ne kahA hai| ata: ahiMsaka AcaraNa ke lie tathA mAMsa ke aticAra (doSa) se bacane ke lie pAnI sadaiva chAnakara hI kAma meM lenA caahie| kahA bhI hai - vastreNAti supInena, gAlitaM tatpibejjalam / ahiMsAvrata rakSAye, mAMsa doSAya nodane / / ahiMsAvrata kI rakSA ke lie evaM mAMsa ke doSa se bacane ke lie atyanta moTe dohare channe se chanA huA tI pAnI hI pInA cAhie / rthaM ka para dhyAna rahe, channe kA kapar3A sUtI ho, svaccha, moTA va duharA ho, TerikATa na ho, patalA, purAnA evaM mailA na ho| ikaharA va khirakhirA bhI nahIM honA cAhie; kyoMki pAnI meM do taraha ke rogANu hote haiM / 1. baikTariyA aura 2. vAyarasa / ra ikahare channe se baikTreyiA to chana jAte haiM; para vAyarasa nahIM chanate aura duhare moTe sUtI kapar3e ke channe se | vAyarasa bhI chana jAte haiM; ata: svastha rahane kI dRSTi se bhI pAnI sadA duhare va moTe channa se hI chAnanA cAhie / chane pAnI pIne kI pratijJA lenevAlA hiMsA ke mahApApa se to bacatA hI hai sAtha meM sahaja hI aneka bImAriyoM se evaM dhokhAdhar3I ke khataroM se bhI baca jAtA hai| udAharaNArtha - usakI udara vikAra utpanna karane vAlI bAjAru miThAiyA~ khAnA bhI chUTa jAtI haiM; kyoMki | ve saba anachane pAnI se hI banatI haiN| ma ti nA tha parva Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ HERE IFE 10 // saMkrAmaka roga phailAnevAlI hoTaloM kI cAya-kAphI bhI chUTa jAtI hai; kyoMki ye bhI anachane pAnI se | banate haiN| | use koI dhokhA-dhar3I se bAjAru akhAdya yA apeya vastue~ nahIM khilA-pilA sakatA; kyoMki aba vaha anachane pAnI kA tyAgI hone se bAjAru vastue~ khAtA hI nahIM hai| | isataraha chane pAnI se dayA dharma ke sAtha svAsthya kA lAbha bhI milatA hai aura jIvana bhI surakSita hotA hai| ina sabake sAtha usakI jo sAmAjika pratiSThA banatI hai, vaha bhI koI kama nahIM hai| isataraha chane pAnI pIne se lAbha hI lAbha hai, hAni kucha bhI nahIM; ata: sabhI ko chanA pAnI hI pInA || caahie| sammadezikhara pahu~cakara prabhu ekamAsa taka divyadhvani baMda karake dhyAnArUr3ha ho gaye aura pratimA yoga ko dhAraNa kara vaizAkha zukla SaSThI ke dina prAta:kAla aneka muniyoM ke sAtha paramapada ko prApta kiyaa| jo pahale ratnasaMcaya nagara ke rAjA mahAbala hue, tadanantara vijaya nAmaka anuttara vimAna meM ahamindra hue; phira RSabhanAtha ke hI vaMza meM ayodhyA nagarI ke adhipati rAjA hue| ve abhinandananAtha hamAre kalyANa meM nimitta bneN| jinhoMne nizcaya aura vyavahAra nayoM se vibhAga kara samasta padArthoM kA vicAra kiyaa| apane bhava kI vibhUti kA nAza karane ke kAraNa devoM ne jinakI stuti kI, jo tInoM lokoM ke svAmI kahalAkara bhI apane svabhAva ke svAmI haiN| saMsArI jIvoM ko saMsAra se pAra utArane meM jinakI divyavANI samartha siddha huI, una abhinandananAtha ko zata zata namana / OM namaH / jaba pApa kA udaya AtA hai, taba paristhiti badalate dera nahIM lgtii| jo apane gaurava ke hetu hote haiM, sukha ke nimitta hote haiM, ve hI gale ke phande bana jAte haiN| - ina bhAvoM kA phala kyA hogA, pRSTha Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFFFFF Tv mahAmoha ke ghane timira ko, samyak sUrya bhagAtA hai| jJAna dvIpa jagamaga jyoti se, muktimArga mila jAtA hai|| moha nIMda meM soye jaga ko, dinakara divya jagAtA hai| padmaprabha kI zaraNAgata se, bhavabandhana kaTa jAtA hai| tIrthaMkara padmaprabha ke pUrvabhava kA paricaya karAte hue gaNadhara AcArya uttarapurANa meM kahate haiM ki dhAtakIkhaNDa dvIpa ke pUrva videhakSetra meM sItAnadI ke taTa para eka vatsa deza hai| usa deza ke susImA nagara meM mahArAja aparAjita rAjya karate the| yathA nAma tathA guNa sampanna rAjA aparAjita ko koI parAjita nahIM kara sakA thaa| unhoMne hI aMtaraMga evaM bahiraMga sabhI zatruoM ko jIta liyA thaa| usake satyadharma ke prabhAva se sabhI RtuyeM usake anukUla thiiN| ativRSTi-anAvRSTi ke kAraNa kabhI | akAla nahIM par3A thaa| isakAraNa kRSaka jana Adi sabhI sukhI the| usakI dAna kI pravRtti ke kAraNa dAridraya zabda AkAza kusumavat astitvavihIna thaa| rAjA yadyapi rUpa, guNarUpa aMtaraMga sampatti Adi se sampanna thA; kintu usane isa kathana ko jhUThA siddha kara diyA thA ki "paise se pApa aura burAIyA~ panapatI haiM, paisA burAI kI jar3a hai|" usane prApta paise (dhana) kA janakalyANa meM upayoga kara puNyArjana to kiyA hI, janatA kA hRdaya bhI jIta liyA thaa| kuTila, duSTa, cora, lampaTa Adi zabda kevala zabdakoSa meM hI milate the| usake prabhAva se vahA~ ke vyaktiyoM meM aise koI doSa nahIM Tika sake the| vaha rAjA saMdhi aura vigraha Adi sabhI nItiyoM meM nipuNa thaa| isaprakAra bhale kAryoM meM upArjita puNyakarma | FFER 5 Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREFREy FF 13 ke udaya se prApta usane cirakAla taka sAmrAjya kA saphalatApUrvaka saMcAlana karake sukha kA upabhoga kiyaa| | eka dina vaha vicAra karane lagA ki "yaha saMsAra kA sukha sacamuca kSaNabhaMgura hai| abataka isa rAjya ko na jAne kitane rAjA bhoga cuke haiN| paidA hue aura yoM hI khAyA-khelA aura mara gye| maiM isa ucchiSTa (jUThana) kA upabhoga kara rahA huuN| eka dina mujhe bhI yaha rAjya chor3anA hI hogaa| kyoM na maiM hI isakA tyAga kara AtmA kI sAdhanA, paramAtmA kI ArAdhanA karake ina puNya-pApa karmoM ko tilAJjali dekara anya tIrthaMkaroM kI taraha ajara-amara pada prApta kruuN|" yaha socakara usane apane putra sumitra ko rAjya sauMpa diyA aura svayaM vana meM jAkara pihitAsrava jinendra ko apanA guru banAkara unase jina dIkSA le lii| gyAraha aMgoM meM vibhAjita jinazruta zAstroM kA adhyayana karate hue aura apane samAna vizva ke saba jIvoM ke bhale kI tIvra bhAvanA se arthAt vizvakalyANa kI bhAvanA se tIrthaMkara karmaprakRti kA baMdha kiyaa| Ayu ke anta meM samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka deha se mamatva tyAgakara maraNa kiyaa| phalasvarUpa atyanta ramaNIya arddha graiveyaka ke prItiMkara vimAna meM ahamindra hue| vahA~ ikatIsa sAgara kI Ayu thii| do hAtha U~cA zarIra, zukla lezyA thI, vaha vahA~ cAra sau paiMsaTha dina meM zvAsocchvAsa letA thaa| ikatIsa hajAra varSa bAda mAnasika AhAra kA vikalpa Ate hI kaMTha se amRta jhara jAtA hai aura bhUkha saMtRpti ho jAtI haiN| apane teja, bala aura avadhijJAna se sAtaveM naraka taka ko prabhAvita kara sakatA thA, jAna sakatA thaa| Ayu ke anta meM jaba usakA yahI madhyaloka meM avatarita hone kA kucha hI samaya zeSa rahA to isI jambUdvIpa kI kauzAmbI nagarI meM ikSvAkuvaMzI kAzyapa gotrIya rAjA ke yahA~ susImA nAmaka rAnI ke udara meM Ane ke 6 mAha pUrva se janma taka 15 mAha indra kI AjJA se dhana kubera ne ratnoM kI varSA kii| mAgha kRSNA SaSThI ke dina prAta:kAla rAnI susImA ne hAthI Adi ke solaha svapna dekheM tathA mukha meM // praveza karatA huA eka hAthI bhI svapna meM dekhA / prAta: pati se svapnoM kA phala jAnakara harSita huii| kArtika // 5 FFER Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAsa ke kRSNa pakSa kI trayodazI ke dina usane padmaprabha nAmaka putra ko janma diyaa| isa putra ke utpanna hote hI harSa se samasta prANiyoM kA duHkha to dUra ho hI gayA, zoka bhI zAnta ho gyaa| mokSamArga para apanI | jJAnajyoti kA prakAza karanevAle aura sabako mokSamArga dikhAnevAle tIrthaMkara putra ke janma se jana-jana meM | sukha-zAnti ho gii| moha kI mudrA kAntihIna ho gii| | vidvAna paraspara vArtA karate hue kaha rahe the ki jaba bhAvI bhagavAna padmaprabha sabako prabuddha kareMge taba adhikAMza vyakti mohanIMda se jAga jaayeNge| prANiyoM kA janmajAta virodha zAnta ho jaayegaa| zrI kI vRddhi hogI aura kIrti tInoM lokoM meM phaila jaayegii| usIsamaya indra dvArA mAyAmayI bAlaka rakhakara bAlaka padmaprabha ko meru parvata para le jAkara kSIra sAgara ke jala se unakA janmAbhiSeka kiyaa| harSa ke sAtha padmaprabha bAlaka ko vApisa lAkara mA~ kI goda meM rakha nRtya kiyA aura svarga ko prasthAna kiyaa| padmaprabha ke zarIra kI jaisI sundaratA thI, vaisI sundaratA na to kAmadeva meM thI aura na kisI anya manuSyoM meM thii| ve kAmadeva se bhI sundara the unameM avarNanIya aura anupama guNa the, jinakA na to vANI se varNana | kiyA jA sakatA thA aura na kisI se unakI upamA dI jA sakatI thii| jaba sumatinAtha bhagavAna kI tIrthaM paramparA ke 90 hajAra karor3a sAgara bIta gaye taba bhagavAna padmaprabha utpanna hue the| unakI Ayu tIna lAkha pUrva kI thii| ve deveM dvArA pUjya the| unakI Ayu kA jaba eka cauthAI bhAga bIta gayA, taba unhoMne eka chatra rAjya prApta kiyaa| unakA vaha rAjya vaMza paramparA se unheM sahaja prApta huA thaa| unheM lar3AI karake yA dUsare rAjAoM ko parAjita karake rAjya prApta karanA abhISTa hI nahIM thaa| jaba rAjA padmaprabha ko rAjyapada para AsIna kiyA gayA, taba samasta prajA ko aisA harSa huA mAnoM unheM hI rAjya milA hai| unake rAjyazAsana kAla meM prajA ko Iti-bhIti Adi kisI bhI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM thaa| daridratA to patA nahIM kahA~ bhAga gaI thI ? sabaprakAra se maMgala hI maMgala pragaTa ho gaye the| dAtAroM ko yAcaka milate hI nahIM the| ve kise dAna deM? yahI eka samasyA thii| sampUrNa rAjya samRddha thaa| TERNER Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GEE FOR "FF 0 isaprakAra jaba mahArAja padmaprabha ko rAjya prApta huA taba saMsAra mAnoM sote se jAga gayA thA, pUrNarUpa | se apane-apane kartavyoM ke prati jAgaruka ho gayA thaa| yahI rAjAoM kI rAjyazAsana-prazAsana kI saphalatA hai| samasta prajA sukha-zAnti se rahe, bhayAkrAnta na rhe| isaprakAra saphalatA se rAjya zAsana ke calate hue, unheM eka dina vairAgya ho gyaa| kahate haiM ki kAraNa ke binA kArya nahIM hotaa| yaha bAta pUrNa satya hai| mahArAja padmaprabha ko solaha pUrvAMga kama eka lAkha pUrva kI Ayu raha gaI, taba kisI samaya daravAje para baMdhe hue hAthI kI dazA sunane se unheM apane pUrva bhavoM kA jJAna ho gayA aura tattvoM ko jAnanevAle mahArAja padmaprabha saMsAra ko asAra jAnakara saMsAra se virakta ho gye| isaprakAra dhikkArane lage ki prajA Azcaryacakita ho A~kha phAr3akara dekhatI raha gii| | ve vicArane lage ki "isa saMsAra meM aisA kauna-sA padArtha hai, jise maiMne dekhA na ho, chuA na ho, sUMghA na ho aura khAyA na ho| yaha jIva apane pUrvabhavoM meM jina padArthoM kA anantabAra upabhoga kara cukA hai, unheM hI bAra-bAra bhogatA hai; ata: abhilASA rUpa sAgara meM gote khAte isa jIva se kyA kahA jAye ? yaha zarIra rogarUpI sarpo kI vAMmI hai| yaha jIva apanI A~khoM se spaSTa dekha rahA hai ki hamAre iSTajana inhIM rogarUpI sAMpoM se Dase jAkara naSTa ho gaye haiM, ho rahe haiM aura hote rheNge| phira bhI yaha isa roga ke ghara rUpa isa zarIra se moha kara rahA hai| yaha bar3A Azcarya hai| jo hiMsA-jhUTha-corI Adi pApoM meM racA-pacA hai, inake duSpariNAma para dhyAna hI nahIM detA aura indriyoM ke viSaya, jo pratyakSa AkulatA ke janaka haiM, unheM sukha samajhakara bhoga rahA hai, usake lie vicAraNIya yaha hai ki ye bhoga bhujaMga ke samAna duHkhada haiN| ata: jisa dharma sAdhanA se puNya aura pApa - donoM karma bandhanoM kA abhAva hokara avinAzI aura nirAkula sukha milatA hai, use zIghra dhAraNa kreN| svayaM ko samajhadAra samajhene vAle vyaktiyoM ko to kama se kama isa ora dhyAna denA hI caahie| isaprakAra saMsAra, zarIra aura bhogoM se virakta mahArAja padmaprabha ke samAcAra jJAta kara lokAntika deva // 5 FFER Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FEEFFFF 0 | unake ina kalyANakArI vicAroM kI anumodanA hetu Aye aura unakA utsAha bar3hAyA / cAroM nikAyoM ke devoM ne unake dIkSAkalyANaka ko khUba utsAhapUrvaka mnaayaa| tatpazcAt mahArAja padmaprabha aba vairAgI bana gaye aura kSaNika nAzavAna rAjya ke sukha se mu~ha mor3a devopanIta nivRtti nAmaka pAlakI meM baiThakara manohara nAmaka vana meM cale gaye aura vahA~ kArtika kRSNa trayodazI ke dina zAma ke samaya vidhipUrvaka svayaM dIkSita hokara muni ho gaye / dIkSA lete hI unheM mana:paryayajJAna ho gyaa| dUsare dina AhAra caryA ke lie vardhamAna nAmaka nagara meM padhAre / rAjA somadatta ne unakA vidhipUrvaka par3agAhana kara AhAra dAna diyaa| rAjA kI viziSTa bhakti se die AhAra ke phalarUvarUpa paMcAzcarya hue| tadanantara munirAja padmaprabha ne gupti, samiti, dharma, anuprekSA, parISahajaya tathA cAritra dvArA karmoM kA saMvara aura tapa ke dvArA nirjarA karate hue chaha mAha chadmAvasthA meM maunapUrvaka bitaaye| tatpazcAt kSapakazreNI para ArohaNa kara unhoMne cAra ghAtiyA karmoM kA nAza kara kevalajJAna prApta kara liyaa| usIsamaya indroM ne Akara unakI pUjA kI evaM unake samosaraNa (dharmasabhA) kI racanA kI gii| eka jijJAsu ke mana meM prazna uThA - he prabho! mUlaguNoM ke vividha rUpa kyoM haiM ? kyA gaNadhara AcAryoM meM paraspara matabheda ke kAraNa aisA huA hai ? bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI ke bAda paMcamakAla meM jaba tIrthaMkara kA viraha hogA, taba ina mUlaguNoM kA kyA svarUpa rahegA ? uttara - he bhavya! tumhArA prazna ati uttama hai| matabhedoM kA to koI prazna hI nhiiN| sabhI kathana Agama ke anukUla haiN| tumhArI zaMkA kA samAdhAna bhI Agama meM hI hai, suno| aise prazna pUrva meM hI hote Aye haiM aura Age bhI hoMge; kyoMki yaha caraNAnuyoga kA AcaraNa saMbaMdhI prazna hai| ata: jaba-jaba jisa pApa pravRtti kA bAhulya hotA hai, taba-taba AcArya usa pravRtti kA tyAga karAne ke lie unheM mUlaguNa kI koTi meM sammilita kara lete haiM; kyoMki una sthUla pApapravRtti ko tyAge binA samyagdarzana kI pAtratA bhI nahIM aatii| vikrama kI dUsarI sadI se unnIsavIM sadI taka jinAgama meM jo vividha rUpoM meM aSTa mUlaguNoM kI carcA || 5 FFER Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za lA 64 hogI, unameM se puruSArthasiddhayupAya evaM ratnakaraNDa zrAvakAcAra meM ullikhita madya - mAMsa-madhu va paMca udumbara phaloM ke tyAga tathA madya-mAMsa-madhu va pA~ca pApoM ke sthUla tyAgarUpa aSTamUlaguNa hI adhika pracalita raheMge; | kyoMki janasAdhAraNa meM caraNAnuyoga ke granthoM meM ye donoM graMtha hI svAdhyAya va paThana-pAThana meM rheNge| dUsare, jahA~ hiMsA ke tyAga kA niyama le liyA gayA ho, vahA~ koI hiMsA ke Ayatana rAtribhojana, anachanA jala Adi kA upayoga bhI kaise kara sakatA hai ? ata: anya manISiyoM dvArA pratipAdita vividha mUlaguNa bhI inhIM meM antargarbhita haiM aura Age bhI hote raheMge / isakAraNa zeSa acarcita raha jAyeMge / kA pu ru pm F F Sa u tta rA rddha purANa sAhitya meM sarvAdhika par3he jAnevAle padmapurANa, mahApurANa evaM harivaMza purANoM meM Agata zrAvakAcAra | ke prakaraNa meM aSTa mUlaguNoM kI jo carcA hogI, vahA~ bhI dezakAla kI paristhitiyoM ke anusAra madya-mAMsa| madhu ke tyAga ke sAtha juA, rAtri bhojana, vezyA saMgama evaM parastrI ramaNa ke tyAga ko aSTa mUlaguNoM meM vizeSarUpa se ullekha kiyA jAyegA / mahApurANa ke kartA jinasenAcArya ATha kI saMkhyA kAyama rakhane ke kAraNa madhu-mAMsa evaM pA~ca udumbara phaloM ke sAtha hiMsA Adi pA~coM pApoM ko eka ginakara ATha mUlaguNa kaheMge / dhyAna rahe, unake dvArA madyatyAga kI jagaha hiMsAdi pApoM ke tyAga ko sthAna diyA jAyegA, jo ucita hI hai / isase yaha nahIM samajhanA ki unheM madya-tyAga karAnA iSTa nahIM hogaa| madya to sAmAjika dRSTi se bhI varjita | rahegA hI; ataH madya ke kathana ko gauNa karake usake sthAna para pApoM ke tyAga ko mukhya kiyA hai aura kiyA jAtA rhegaa| cAmuNDarAya cAritrasAra meM apane dezakAla ke anusAra hiMsA, asatya, steya, abrahma aura parigraha ke sthUla tathA juA, mAMsa aura madya sevana ke tyAga ko aSTamUlaguNa nAma deNge| isakAraNa inake kathana meM madhutyAga gauNa ho jAyegA / yahA~ yaha jJAtavya hai ki cAritrasAra kA kathana mUlata: AdipurANa se uddhRta hogaa| eka hI grantha meM do tI rthaM ka ra pa pra bha parva Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jagaha prakaraNa ke anusAra alaga-alaga kathana hogaa| eka jagaha madya ke tyAga ko gauNa kiyA jAyegA aura dUsarI jagaha madhu ke tyAga ko / isI se spaSTa hai ki unheM madya va madhu donoM kA hI tyAga iSTa hai| prazna - jinAgama meM mUlaguNoM kA upadeza trikAla Avazyaka kyoM hai ? uttara - dekho, jisa pAtratA ke binA dharma kA prAraMbha hI saMbhava na ho, vaha pAtratA to AtmakalyANa cAhane vAloM ko prApta karanA hI hogii| usameM kisI bhI kAla meM chUTa nahIM mila sakatI, abhI to tIrthaMkara kA pratyakSa lAbha prApta hai| vikrama kI dUsarI sadI ke itihAsa meM vibhinna nAmoM se lagabhaga cAlIsa zrAvakAcAra upalabdha hoMge, jo prakAzita bhI hoMge, unameM zrAvakoM ke AcaraNa kA vistRta vivecana hogaa| prAya: sabhI meM madya-mAMsa-madhu evaM paMca- udumbara phaloM ke tyAga para hI vizeSa bala diyA jAyegA / para isakA artha yaha nahIM hai ki kahIM / kabhI / koI jaina zrAvakoM kA vargavizeSa madya-mAMsa-madhu evaM paMca udumbara phaloM kA sevana karatA hogA? yaha to jainoM kI paramparAgata - sanAtana calI AyI kula kI maryAdA hai ki kisI bhI jainakula rddha meM kabhI bhI madya - mAMsa-madhu evaM paMca - udumbara phaloM kA sevana nahIM hotA; phira bhI yaha jo aSTa mUlaguNa dhAraNa karane-karAne kA upadeza diyA gayA hai, usakA mUla kAraNa yaha hai ki paramparAgata calI AI vaha surIti ta | sadaiva akhaNDitarUpa se calatI rahe / bhUla se bhI kabhI koI isa maryAdA kA ullaMghana na kare / isa bhAvanA se hI inakA pratipAdana hotA rahA hai aura hote rahanA cAhie / rthaM Ajataka jo jainoM meM madya mAMsa-madhu va abhakSya bhakSaNa nahIM hai, vaha zAstroM ke inhIM upadezoM kA supariNAma hai| yadi yaha upadeza itane sazaktarUpa meM jinavANI meM na hotA to nizcita hI jainasamAja meM ina durvyasanoM kA kabhI na kabhI, kahIM na kahIM praveza avazya ho gayA hotA / abataka jisataraha bace haiM, bhaviSya meM bhI isItaraha ina durvyasanoM aura hiMsaka pravRttiyoM se samAja ko bacAye rakhanA hai; etadartha Aja bhI satat sAvadhAna rahane kI AvazyakatA hai| anyathA isa bhautika aura bhogapradhAna yuga meM, jabaki saba ora durvyasanoM kA bolabAlA hai, jaina navayuvakoM ko inase achUtA rakha pAnA asaMbhava nahIM to kaThina to ho hI jAyegA / 65 za lA kA pu ru pm IF 59 Sa u tta rA ka ra pa pra bha parva 5 Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 za lA bhale hI abataka jainakula meM paramparAgata koI mAMsa na khAtA-pItA ho; phira bhI usake khatare se sAvadhAna | karane hetu bhakSya - abhakSya khAdya-akhAdya peya-apeya kI carcA to sadaiva aviralarUpa se calatI hI rahanA caahie| carcA se saMpUrNa vAtAvaraNa prabhAvita hotA hai| jo durbhAgyavaza ina durvyasanoM meM phaMsa gaye haiM, unheM usase ubarane kA mArga mila jAtA hai aura jo abataka bace haiM, ve bhaviSya ke lie surakSita ho jAte haiN| unakI AgAmI pIr3hiyA~ bhI isase bacI rahatI haiN| isataraha ina upadezoM aura sAmUhikarUpa se kie jA rahe pracAraprasAra kI upayogitA asaMdigdha hai aura Age bhI rhegii| kA pu ru pm. IF Y Sa u tta rA rddha pahale jamAne meM bhI jainoM meM madya-mAMsa-madhu kA sevana nahIM thA, phira bhI jaina vAGgamaya meM caraNAnuyoga kA aisA koI zAstra nahIM hai, jisameM zrAvaka ke lie ATha mUlaguNoM ke dhAraNa karane va sAta vyasanoM ke tyAga kA upadeza na ho / pAzcAtya saMskRti aura Adhunika sabhyatA AnevAlI daur3a meM paMcasitArA ( phAiva sTAra) hoTaloM ke pratApa se dhanika navayuvakoM meM to mAMsa ke sevana kI zurUAta honI hI hai| aisI sthiti meM unheM mArgadarzana | dene kI evaM aisA vAtAvaraNa banAne kI mahatI AvazyakatA hai aura bhaviSya meM bhI rahegI / jo vyakti ina akhAdya-bhojana aura apeya-pAna ko hRdaya se burA mAnate haiM, ve to inheM khAte-pIte hue bhI samAja aura parivAra se mu~ha chipAte haiM, zarma mahasUsa karate haiM, kheda prakaTa karate haiM, ve svayaM aparAdhabodha anubhava karate haiM; ata: unheM to phira bhI sulaTane ke avasara haiN| para jo loga ise sabhyatA aura bar3appana kI vastu mAna baiThe haiM yA Age aisA hI maaneNge| ise sabhyatA, bar3e aura par3he-likhe hone kA mApadaMDa samajha baittheNge| | unakI sthiti ciMtanIya rhegii| aise logoM ko madya-mAMsAdi ke sevana se honevAlI hAniyoM kA yathArthajJAna ho tathA unake hRdaya meM karuNA kI bhAvanA jage, unameM mAnavIya guNoM kA vikAsa ho, ve sadAcArI bane; etadartha bhI isakI satat carcA Avazyaka rahegI, anivArya rhegii| bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke 2 hajAra varSa bAda se hI ulTI gaMgA bhegii| jahA~ pAzcAtya dezoM meM madya| mAMsa kA bAhulya rahegA, ve to dinoM-dina zAkAhAra kI ora bar3heMge aura bhArata, jo RSiyoM-muniyoM kA tI rthaM ra pa dma pra bha parva Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREEFFFFy 67|| deza kahA jAtA hai, zuddha sAttvika zAkAhAra hI jisakA mukhya AhAra rahA hai, vaha pazcimI sabhyatA kI dekhAdekhI madya-mAMsa kI ora agrasara hogaa| hameM apane ujjvala bhaviSya ke lie ekabAra puna: apane RSiyoM, muniyoM evaM manISiyoM dvArA pratipAdita mUlaguNoM ke vibhinnarUpa evaM unakA samanvayAtmaka dRSTikoNa samajhakara, unheM apane jIvana kA abhinna aMga banAnA hogA, tabhI hama sacce zrAvaka bana skeNge| prazna - Agama meM mUlaguNoM kA vargIkaraNa kisaprakAra kiyA jAyegA? uttara - vikrama kI dUsarI sadI se lekara zrAvakAcAroM meM upalabdha mUlaguNoM kI vividha vyAkhyAoM kA vargIkaraNa ATha vargoM meM ho jAtA hai, jo isaprakAra hogA - (1) "madya-mAMsa-madhu aura pA~ca-udumbara phaloM kA tyAga" isa varga ke pratipAdaka AcAryoM meM AcArya amRtacandra, padmanandi, somadeva, devasena, paNDita AzAdhara evaM pANDe rAyamalla pramukha hoNge| (2) "madya-mAMsa-madhu evaM pA~ca pApoM kA sthUla tyAga' isa varga ke samarthaka AcArya samantabhadra evaM zivakoTi hoNge| (3) "madhu-mAMsa kA tyAga, pA~coM pApoM se virati evaM juA khelane kA tyaag|" isa varga ke pratipAdaka AcArya jinasena (dvitIya) pramukha hoNge| (4) "pA~ca-udumbara phala, sAta-vyasana, acAra-murabbA tathA phUla va phaloM se bane gulakanda Adi kA tyaag|" isake pratipAdaka AcArya vasunandi haiN| (5) "madya-mAMsa-madhu pA~ca udumbara phala evaM rAtribhojana tyaag|" - AcArya amitagati / (6) "madya-mAMsa-madhu, juA khelanA, vezyAgamana evaM rAtribhojana tyaag|" - AcArya raviSeNa / (7) "pA~ca-udumbara phala evaM sAta vyasanoM kA tyAga' - AcArya gunnbhuussnn| Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 za lA kA pu ru pm IF F 40 Sa u rA rddha isa varga ke pratipAdaka AcArya guNabhUSaNa haiN| isaprakAra uparyukta adhyayana se yaha to spaSTa ho hI gayA ki madya-mAMsa-madhu evaM paMca - udumbara phaloM kA tyAga to sabako iSTa hai hI, sAtha hI apane-apane dezakAla va paristhitiyoM ke anusAra jaba / jahA~ / jisa pApa kI pracuratA yA durvyasanoM kA itanA bAhulya dekhA jAyegA ki unake tyAge binA dharmazravaNa va grahaNa kI pAtratA hI nahIM AtI, to unake tyAga kI anivAryayatA dekhakara una pravRttiyoM ke tyAga para vizeSa bala diyA hai aura diyA jAyegA / vaise aSTa mUlaguNoM meM una saba ukta anukta pApoM kA tyAga to antargarbhita hai hI, jo zrAvakadharma ke mUla AdhAra haiM, para vartamAna samaya ko dekhate hue AcAryoM dvArA pratipAdita pAkSika zrAvakoM ke kartavyoM meM kucha | mahattvapUrNa kartavya isaprakAra haiM - (1) madhu, mAMsa aura madya Adi sabhI prakAra kI mAdaka vastuoM kA tyAga, (2) rAtri meM annAhAra kA tyAga, (3) kaMdamUla aura udumbara phaloM kA tyAga, (4) binA chane jalapAna kA tyAga, (5) bAjAru apeya | evaM akhAdya padArthoM kA tyAga, (6) juA Adi sapta vyasanoM kA tyAga, (7) dvidala Adi abhakSya bhakSaNa kA tyAga, (8) sAmAnya sthiti meM pratidina devadarzana aura subaha-zAma svAdhyAya karane kA niyama, (9) vItarAgI deva, nirgrantha guru aura ahiMsAmaya dharma meM dRr3ha zraddhA / ina uparyukta kartavyoM ke pAlana kie binA saccA pAkSika zrAvakapanA bhI nahIM hotA / vartamAna caubIsI ke chaThaveM tIrthaMkara padmaprabha kI dharmasabhA meM kula tIna lAkha tIsa hajAra muni sadaiva unakI divyadhvani kA lAbha lete the / inake atirikta zrAvakoM, tiryaMcoM evaM devoM kI saMkhyA asaMkhyAta thI / eka zrotA ke mana meM prazna uThA - madya-mAMsa-madhu meM aisA kyA doSa hai, jisase dharma sunane kA pAtra bhI nahIM ho sakatA ? madya-mAMsa-madhu khAne-pInevAle ko dharma sunane kA niSedha kyoM kiyA ? kyA bhagavAna ke | samavazaraNa meM mAMsAhArI pazu nahIM hote ? yadi aisA hai to bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dasabhava pUrva ke jIva mAMsAhArI tI rthaM pa dma pra bha parva Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFFFFFF siMha ko cAraNaRddhi ke dhAraka muniyoM dvArA upadeza kaise diyA jA sakegA? aura use samyaktva kI prApti za || kaise hogI? uttara - gur3a, jau, mahuA, drAkSa Adi aneka vastuoM ko sar3Akara madya banatI hai| vastuoM ko sar3Ane se usameM asaMkhya/agaNita jIva utpanna ho jAte haiN| madyapAna karane se unakI dardanAka mauta kA mahApApa madyapAna karanevAle ko lagatA hai, jisakA phala naraka-nigoda hai| madyapAna se na kevala pApa hotA hai, sAtha meM isa madya ke sevana se sarvaprathama to buddhi bhraSTa hotI hai, buddhi bhraSTa hone se vyakti vivekazUnya ho jAtA hai| madya kAmottejaka hotI hai, ise pInevAlA kAmAsakta ho jAtA hai| pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki vaha anyAya-anIti rUpa kriyAe~ karane lagatA hai| isase use saMsAra meM sadA saMkleza aura duHkha hI duHkha utpanna hotA hai| madyapAna karanevAle kI pratiSThA to dhUla-dhUsarita hotI hI hai, svAsthya para bhI pratikUla prabhAva par3atA hai| madyapAna karanevAlA vyakti naze meM apane hRdaya ke saba bhAvoM ko lIlAmAtra meM hI pragaTa kara detA hai| madyapAna se manuSya kI kAnti, kIrti, buddhi aura sampatti kSaNamAtra meM vinAza ko prApta ho jAtI hai| jo madirA indriyoM ke sampUrNa vikAsa ko roka detI hai, zarIra meM zithilatA utpanna kara detI hai aura cetanatA ko nirdayatApUrvaka hara letI hai - aisI madirA kyA viSa ke samAna nahIM hai ? yaha surA saiMkar3oM pApoM kI jar3a hai, isakA sevana mana ko vimohita kara detA hai| vimohita cittavAlA puruSa sabhI zubhakArya karanA chor3a detA hai, dharma ko chor3a detA hai, jIvaghAta karane lagatA hai| isataraha pApa meM pravRtta huA prANI marakara naraka meM calA jAtA hai, nArakI bana jAtA hai| zarAbI manuSya mAnasika bhrama ke kAraNa apanI mA~ ko bhI sevana karane meM tatpara ho jAtA hai| zarAba ke tyAga kI preraNA dete hue jainAcArya samaya-samaya para upadeza deMge ki moha kI kAraNa hone se, sAMsArika ApadAoM kA Alaya hone se evaM loka va paraloka meM doSa kAraka hone se mAnava ko isa madyapAna | 5 FFER Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ || kA sadaiva ke lie tyAga karanA caahie| madya na kevala mAdaka hai, hiMsAmUlaka bhI hai aura AtmA kA patana || karanevAlI bhI hai| zarAba ke pIne se usameM utpanna hue jIvoM ke samUha tatkAla mara jAte haiM tathA kAma, krodha, bhaya Adi pApa pariNAma utpanna ho jAte haiN| madyaM mohayati mano, mohita cittastu vismRti dhrmm| vismRta dharma jIvo, hiMsAmavizaMkamAcarati / / 2 / / - AcArya amRtacandra madya mana ko mohita karatI hai, mohita manavAlA dharma ko bhUla jAtA hai tathA dharma ko bhUlA huA vyakti niDara va nizaMka hokara hiMsA meM pravRtta ho jAtA hai| isataraha madya ke sevana meM koI eka do hI doSa hoM - aisI bAta nahIM hai, yaha to doSoM kA samudra hai, hiMsA kA Ayatana hai| madya meM utpanna honevAle rasaja jIva sadA hI utpanna hote rahate haiM aura marate rahate haiN| madya kI eka-eka bUMda meM madya ke hI rUpa-rasa ke dhAraka anaMtajIva hote haiN| madya kI eka bUMda meM utpanna honevAle jIva yadi saMcAra kareM, phaila jAveM to samasta tIna lokarUpa saMsAra ko pUra deMge - isameM jarA bhI saMdeha nahIM hai| aisI madya ko pIne se madya ke sabhI jIva tatkAla mRtyu ko prApta hote haiN| isataraha madyapAna karane se jo hiMsA hotI hai, usake phala meM use niyama se nIcagati hI prApta hotI hai| yadi svayaM ko durgati ke duHkhoM meM nahIM DAlanA ho to madya ko pInA to dUra, use chUnA bhI nahIM caahie| madya kA vyasana aisA durvyasana hai ki jo ise ekabAra pakar3a letA hai, phira yaha use jIvanabhara ke lie jakar3a letA hai| isase ghara-parivAra to bigar3atA hI hai, kaI pIr3hiyoM taka isakA asara rahatA hai| jo svayaM madya pItA ho, vaha apane putra-pautroM ko kisa mu~ha se manA kara sakatA hai| phira usakI gati sAMpa-chachundara jaisI ho jAtI hai| gale meM ar3e chuchundara ko sAMpa na nigala pAtA hai, na ugala pAtA hai, nigalatA hai to peTa phaTatA hai, ugalatA hai to aMdhA ho jAtA hai| yahI sthiti zarAbI kI hotI hai, pInA chor3a bhI nahIM pAtA aura DhaMga || se pI bhI nahIM sakatA, basa zeSa jIvana rote-rote pazcAtApa karate-karate bItatA hai| FFER Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GREEF F IFE 19 // hameM yaha acchI taraha samajha lenA cAhie ki madya saba burAiyoM kI mUla jar3a hai| saba pApoM kI aguA | hai; isake sevana se manuSya ko hitAhita kA jJAna nahIM rahatA tathA hitAhita kA jJAna na rahane se mAnava saMsAra rUpI jaMgala meM bhaTakAnevAlA kauna-sA pApa nahIM karatA ? arthAt sabhI pApa karatA hai| loka meM yaha kathA prasiddha rahegI ki madyapAna se yAdava barbAda ho gaye aura juA khelane se paannddv|" jainetara dharmagranthoM meM bhI madyapAna kA niSedha kiyA jaayegaa| mahAbhArata meM kahA jAyegA ki - madya tIna prakAra kI hotI hai, gauDI, peSTI va maadhvii| ina tInoM meM se jaisI eka, vaisI hI sb| ata: brAhmaNoM ko yaha surApAna nahIM karanA caahie| isI grantha meM Age kahA jAyegA ki jo brAhmaNa ekabAra bhI madya pItA hai, usakA brAhmaNatva naSTa ho jAtA hai, vaha zUdra ho jAtA hai| mAMsatyAga - yaha to saba jAnate haiM ki prANiyoM kI hiMsA kie binA mAMsa utpanna nahIM hotA tathA yaha bhI sabhI loga acchI taraha samajhate haiM ki prANIghAta karanA mahApApa hai, isase svarga nahIM milatA; isalie sukhAbhilASI ko mAMsa kA khAnA, khilAnA tyAga denA caahie| mAMsa ke lie jIvoM ko mAranevAlA, mAMsa kA dAna denevAlA, mAMsa pakAnevAlA, mAMsa khAne kA anumodana karanevAlA, mAMsabhakSaNa karanevAlA mAMsa ko kharIdane-becanevAlA ye sabhI durgati ke pAtra haiN| prazna - mAMsa khAnevAle ne to jIva hiMsA kI nahIM hai, use pApa kyoM lagegA ? uttara - jo manuSya apane zarIra kI puSTi kI abhilASA se mAMsa khAte haiM, vastuta: ve hI prANiyoM ke ghAtaka haiM; kyoMki mAMsa khAnevAloM ke binA jIvavadha karanevAlA isa loka meM kabhI koI nahIM dekhA gyaa| ____ mAMsa kI mAMga hI jIvavadha ko bar3hAvA detI haiN| ata: mAMsAhArI hI mUlata: jIva hiMsA ke doSI haiN| jo vyakti zarIra ke poSaka sukhada tAttvika uttama annAhAra aura phalAhAra zAka-sabjI Adi bhojya padArthoM ko chor3akara mAMsa khAne kI icchA karate haiM, ve mAnoM hAtha meM Aye hue amRta rasa ko chor3akara kAlakUTa viSa ko khAne kI icchA karate haiN| FFER Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FFFF T9 // jo manuSya yaha kahate haiM ki mAMsa khAne meM koI doSa nahIM hai, ve loga manuSya ke rUpa meM bher3iyA, siMha giddha, svAna, vyAghra, zrRgAla aura bhIloM kI saMkhyA hI bar3hA rahe haiN| isI saMbaMdha meM AcArya amRtacandra kA cintana bhI draSTavya hai| ve likheMge ki prANighAta ke binA mAMsa kI utpatti saMbhava nahIM hai; ata: mAMsa ko khAnevAle puruSoM ke anivAryarUpa se hiMsA hotI hai| jo svayaM hI apanI mauta mare hue bhaiMsa, baila, gAya Adi pazuoM kA mAMsa hai, usake sevana meM bhI usa mAMsa ke Azrita rahanevAle asaMkhya-anaMta sUkSma nigodiyA jIvoM ke vinAza meM hiMsA hotI hai| kaccI, pakI yA paka rahI mAMsa kI peziyoM meM usI pazu kI jAti ke anaMta nigodiyA jIvoM kI niraMtara utpatti hotI hai; ata: jo vyakti kaccI yA pakI huI mAMsapezI ko khAtA hai yA chUtA bhI hai, vaha aneka koTi jIvoM kA ghAta karatA hai| ata: mAMsa sarvathA abhakSya hai| mAMsa svabhAva se hI apavitra hai, durgandhabharA hai, dUsaroM ke prANaghAta se hI mAMsa kA utpAdana hotA hai tathA kasAI ke ghara jaise duHsthAna se prApta hotA hai aura phalakAla meM durgati kA kAraNa hai| aise mAMsa ko bhale AdamI kaise khA sakate haiM ? jisa pazu-pakSI ko hama mAMsa khAne ke lie mArate haiM, yadi vaha hameM dUsare janma meM na mAratA hotA, badalA na letA hotA to bhale hama pazu hatyA kara lete athavA mAMsa ke binA jIvana kA astitva hI saMbhava na hotA to bhI pazu hatyA karane kA kucha aucitya samajha meM A sakatA thA; parantu aisI bAta nahIM hai / mAMsa ke binA bhI hamArA jIvana calatA hI hai aura hama jisakI hatyA kareMge, avasara Ane para vaha bhI hamArA mAMsa noMcanoMca kara khAyegA hI, phira bhI hama aisI mUrkhatA kyoM karate haiM ? yaha bAta gaMbhIratA se vicAraNIya hai| zramaNasaMskRti ke sivAya vaidika saMskRti meM bhI mAMsAhAra ko abhakSya aura akhAdya batAyA jAyegA, usakA niSedha bhI kiyA jaayegaa| mahAbhArata samasta hindU samAja kA atyanta lokapriya grantha hogA, usameM mAMsAhAra kA niSedha karate hue | kahA gayA hai ki - FFER Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GREEFFFF 19 "yadi khAdako na syAt, na tadA ghAtako bhavet / ghAtakaH khAdakArthAya, tad ghAtayati vai naraH / / yadi koI mAMsa khAnevAlA hI na ho, to koI bhI kisI bakare, machalI, murge Adi ko na mAre / mAMsa khAnevAloM ke lie hI to dhIvara, kasAI Adi pazu-pakSiyoM aura jIva-jantuoM ko mArate haiN|" isakAraNa mAMsa khAnevAlA jIva hiMsA karanevAle se bhI adhika pApa ke phala kA bhAgI hai| yadi koI mAMsa khAyegA hI nahIM to binA kAraNa koI jIvoM ko kyoM mAregA ? mahAbhArata ke hI anuzAsanaparva meM isa saMbaMdha meM dharmarAja yudhiSThira aura bhISmapitAmaha kA eka anyanta | prabhAvotpAdaka saMvAda draSTavya hai - yudhiSThara - he pitAmaha ! Apane bahuta bAra kahA hai ki ahiMsA sabase bar3A dharma hai| maiM jAnatA hU~ ki mAMsa khAne se kyA-kyA hAni hotI hai ? bhISma - he yudhiSThira ! jo manuSya sundara rUpa, suDaula zarIra, uttamabuddhi, satva bala aura smaraNa zakti prApta || karanA cAhatA ho, use hiMsA kA sarvathA parityAga kara denA caahie| isa viSaya meM RSiyoM ne jo siddhAnta nizcita kiye haiM yA kreNge| ve jJAtavya haiN| svayaMbhuva manu kA vacana hogA ki jo manuSya na mAMsa khAtA hai, na pazu-hiMsA karatA hai aura na dUsaroM se hiMsA karavAtA hai; vaha sAre prANiyoM kA mitra hai| nArada kaheMge ki jo manuSya dUsaroM ke mAMsa se apanA mAMsa bar3hAnA cAhatA hai, use avazya duHkha uThAnA par3atA hai| vRhaspati kA kathana hogA ki jo manuSya madhu aura mAMsa tyAga detA hai, use dAna, yajJa aura tapa kA phala milatA hai| FFER Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za lA kA 5) IF F pu ru Sa u rddha mAMsa, ghAsa, lakar3I yA patthara se nahIM nikltaa| vaha to jIva hatyA se hI milatA hai; isalie use khAne meM mahAna doSa hai| jo loga sadA mAMsa bhakSaNa karate haiM, unheM rAkSasa samajhanA caahie| hiMsaka loga hI pazupakSiyoM kI hatyA karate haiM / yadi mAMsa ko abhakSya samajhakara saba loga use khAnA chor3a deM to jIva-jantuoM kI hatyA apane Apa banda ho jAye / niyama pAlana karanevAle maharSiyoM ne mAMsa bhakSaNa ke tyAga ko dhana, yaza, Ayu tathA svarga kI prApti kA pradhAna sAdhana batAyA hai| he yudhiSThira! pUrvakAla meM maiMne maharSi mArkaMDeya se mAMsa bhakSaNa ke jo doSa sune haiM, unheM batAtA huuN| jo manuSya jIvita prANiyoM ko mArakara athavA usake mara jAne para, usakA mAMsa khAtA hai; vaha una | prANiyoM kA hatyArA hI mAnA jAtA hai| jo mAMsa kharIdatA hai, vaha dhana se; jo khAtA hai vaha upayoga se aura jo mAranevAlA hai; vaha zastraprahAra karake pazuoM kI hiMsA karatA hai| isaprakAra tInataraha se prANiyoM kI hatyA hotI hai| jo svayaM to mAMsa nahIM khAtA; para khAnevAloM kI anumodanA karatA hai, vaha bhI bhAvadoSa ke kAraNa | mAMsabhakSaNa ke pApa kA bhAgI hotA hai| isIprakAra jo mAranevAle ko protsAhana detA hai, use bhI hiMsA kA pApa lagatA hai| isaprakAra vidvAnajana ahiMsArUpa paramadharma kI prazaMsA karate haiN| ahiMsA paramadharma hai, paramatapa hai aura paramasatya hai / ahiMsA se hI dharma utpanna hotA hai / mAMsAhAra kA duSpariNAma batAte hue vaiSNavadharma ke hI dUsare grantha 'viSNupurANa' meM kahA jAyegA ki " yAvanti pazu romANi, pazu mAtreSu bhArata: / tAvad varSa sahastrANi, paMcayate pazu ghAtakaH / / - he rAjan! jo manuSya jisa pazu ko mAratA hai, vaha usa mare hue pazu ke zarIra meM jitane roma haiM; utane hI hajAra varSaparyanta naraka meM duHkha bhogatA hai / " tI rthaM S ra pa pra bha parva Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isI viSNupurANa meM Age mAMsAhAra ke tyAga kA suphala batAte hue kahA jAyegA ki - "sarvamAMsAni yo rAjan!, yAvajajIvaM na bhakSayet / svarge sa vipulaM sthAnaM, prApnuyAt naiva saMzayaH / / he rAjan ! jo kisI bhI jIva ke mAMsa ko jIvanaparyanta nahIM khAtA; vaha ni:saMdeha svarga meM U~ce darje kA deva hotA hai| mAMsAhAra kA niSedha karate hue hindUdharma ke hI tIsare prasiddha grantha manusmRti meM to yahA~ taka kahA milegA ki - "jisa prANI kA mAMsa maiM yahA~ khAtA hU~, vahI prANI paraloka meM merA mAMsa khAtA hai| yahI mAMsa kI | mAMsatA hai - aisA manISiyoM ne kahA hai| cAritrasAra meM Aye hue zrAvakAcAra prakaraNa meM bhI yahI bhAva pragaTa karate hue kahA jAyegA ki "mAMsAhArI | yaha kyoM nahIM socatA athavA vaha isa bAta ko kyoM bhUla jAtA hai ki jisa pazu-pakSI kA mAMsa vaha khA rahA hai, vahI pazu-pakSI jaba paraloka yA agale janma meM merI jIvita avasthA meM hI merA mAMsa noMca-noMca kara khAyegA, usasamaya mujha para kyA bItegI? isIlie to kahA gayA hai ki - __ "AtmanaH pratikUlAni, pareSAM na samAcaret arthAt jo dUsaroM kA vyavahAra svayaM ko acchA na lage, vaisA vyavahAra hama dUsaroM se na kreN|" mAMsAhArI puruSoM kI sAdhujana bhI niMdA karate haiM aura vaha paraloka meM bhI bhArI duHkha bhogatA hai| mAMsAzinaM sAdhavo nindanti, pretyaca duHkhabhAga bhvet|| phira bhI na jAne usakI buddhi para kaise patthara par3a gaye haiM, jisake kAraNa use apanA hitAhita hI bhAsita nahIM hotaa| yaha bhI mAMsAhAra kA hI duSpariNAma hai, jo usakI buddhi kuMThita ho gaI hai aura apane bhalebure kA jJAna bhI nahIM rahA hai|" TERNER Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lA mAMsAhAra se honevAlI mAnasika va zArIrika hAniyoM kA ullekha karate hue kahA gayA hai ki mAMsa kA eka aMza mAtra bhI bhakSaNa karane se jIvoM ke bhAva saba ora se saMklezarUpa va krUra ho jAte haiN| krUra va saMkleza | pariNAma pApabaMdha ke kAraNa banate haiM / vaha tIvra pApabaMdha jIvoM ko nAnAprakAra ke mAnasika va zArIrika duHkhoM kA kAraNa banatA hai / phira use una duHkhoM se koI nahIM bacA sktaa| sabhI ko apane kie kI sajA bhugatanI pu hI par3atI hai| saMtakavi zrI tulasIdAsajI bhI yahI bhAva vyakta karate kaheMge hue kA "karma pradhAna vizva kari rAkhA / jo jasa kare so tasa phala cAkhA / 76 za ru 6 m F F Sa u tta rA rddha - apanI-apanI karanI kA phala to pratyeka prANI ko bhoganA hI par3atA hai, ata: sabako aise niMdya va hiMsya karma se to bacanA hI cAhie, jo durgati kA kAraNa ho aura jisase anaMta kAla taka duHkha uThAnA pdd'e|' yahA~ kisI ko yaha AzaMkA ho sakatI hai ki hiraNa, bakarI, gAya, meDhA aura murgA Adi prANiyoM ke zarIra ke samAna ur3ada, mUMga, gehU~, cAvala aura sAga-sabjI va phalAdi bhI to prANI ke aMga hone se mAMsa | hI hai; ata: yadi anna Adi bhakSya haiM to mAMsa bhI bhakSya hI honA caahie| jIvoM ke saMyoga kI apekSA to sabhI samAna hI haiM na ? jaisA pazu-pakSiyoM ke zarIra meM jIva kA saMyoga hai, vaise hI sAga-sabjI va anna meM bhI jIva kA saMyoga hotA hai / jinAgama meM isa zaMkA kA samAdhAna karate hue kahA gayA hai ki sabhI prakAra kA mAMsa to jIvoM kA hI zarIra hai, para sabhI jIvoM kA zarIra mAMsa nahIM hotA / jIva do prakAra ke hote haiM - eka sthAvara aura dUsare trasa / trasa jIvoM kA zarIra mAMsamaya hotA hai, do indriya jIvoM se lekara paMcendriya jIvoM taka sabhI trasakAya kahe jAte haiM, ina sabakA zarIra mAMsamaya hotA hai tathA sabhI prakAra ke anna, phala, zAka Adi aura pAnI sthAvara jIva haiM, ina sabake kevala eka sparzana indriya hI hotI hai, ina ekendriyoM jIvoM kA zarIra mAMsarahita hotA hai| inake khAne se mAMsa kA doSa nahIM lagatA / tI rthaM ra pa dma pra bha parva 65 Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREEFFFFy ata: anna, phala va sAga-sabjI to bhakSya haiM; kintu mAMsa abhakSya hai, khAne yogya nahIM hai| dekho, apanI mA~ to strI hai, para sabhI striyA~ mA~ to nahIM haiN| isItaraha mAMsa to jIvoM kA zarIra hai| para | sabhI jIvoM kA zarIra mAMsa nahIM hai| tathA jisataraha nArI jAti kI apekSA sabhI striyA~ samAna hone para bhI | patnI bhogya hai aura mA~ bhogya nahIM hai, pUjya hai, usItaraha jIva jAti kI apekSA trasa va sthAvara-jIva hone | para bhI sthAvara jIvoM kA zarIra bhakSya hai aura trasa jIvoM kA nhiiN| aura bhI dekho, dUdha aura mAMsa donoM hI gAya ke aMga haiM, gAya meM se utpanna hote haiM, unameM dUdha to zuddha hai, bhakSya hai aura mAMsa azuddha hai, abhakSya hai| isaprakAra kI vastugata hI yaha vicitratA hai| kahA bhI hai - "heyaM palaM payaH peyaM, same satyApi kaarnne| zuddha dugdhaM na gomAMsam vastu vaicitryamIdRzam / / dUdha aura mAMsa donoM ke kAraNa samAna hone para bhI donoM eka hI zarIra se utpanna hone para bhI mAMsa heya hai aura dUdha peya hai|" dekho vaiSNava saMskRti meM bhI gAya se utpanna honevAle dUdha, dahI, ghI Adi paMcagavyoM ko to grAhya kahA hai tathA gAya se utpanna honevAle gorocana ko to pUjA pratiSThA Adi zubha kAryoM meM bhI upAdeya kahA hai; kintu gomAMsa bhakSaNa na karane kI zapatha dilAI hai| isalie yaha kahanA ucita nahIM hai ki anna, phala va vanaspati bhI prANI ke aMga hone se mAMsa kI taraha abhakSya haiN| vastuta: bAta yaha hai ki dUdha, dahI, anna, phala va khAdya sabjiyA~ bhakSya haiM aura mAMsa sarvathA abhakSya hai| isa saMdarbha meM kucha aise bhI jvalaMta prazna kie jAte haiM, jinakA samAdhAna apekSita hai| jo loga zauka se apanI icchA pUrti ke lie madya-mAMsa kA sevana karate haiM, unakI bAta to ve jAne; parantu bahuta se vyakti aise bhI haiM jinheM mAMsAhAra jarUrI hai, yA mAMsa khAnA aura jIvoM kA vadha karanA jinakI majabUrI hai, jaise bhIla, dhIvara, kasAI aura siMha aadi| lAkhoM loga aura pazu isa AjIvikA se jur3e haiM, || TERNER 5 9, Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREFFFF 13 yadi sabhI mAMsAhAra tyAga deM to unakA kyA hogA? jinakA janma-janmAntaroM evaM pIr3hI-dara-pIr3hiyoM se | mAMsAhAra hI mukhya bhojana rahA hai, ve usake binA kaise jIvita raha sakate haiM ? dUsarI bAta yaha bhI vicAraNIya hai ki yadi machaliyoM, murgoM, bakaroM, bher3a Adi mAMsotpAdaka pazuoM ko mAMsa ke lie mArA nahIM jAegA to inakI saMkhyA itanI adhika bar3ha jAyegI ki loka meM samAyegI hI nahIM, taba kyA hogA? tIsarI samasyA yaha upasthita hotI hai ki yadi sabhI manuSya mAMsa khAnA chor3a deM to bhArI saMkhyA meM manuSya jAti bhUkhoM mara jAegI; kyoMki itanA anAja kahA~ se lAyA jAegA? mAMsAhAra se anAja kI bhArI bacata hotI hai| mAMsa anna kI kamI kI pUrti karatA hai| isa samasyA se kaise nibaTA jAyegA? mAMsAhAra ke pakSa meM eka tarka yaha diyA jAtA hai ki mAMsa khAne se mAMsa bar3hatA hai| mAMsa sIdhe mAMsa kI pUrti kara detA hai; ata: mAMsAhAra kA sarvathA niSedha kaise kiyA jA sakatA hai ? uttara - are bhAI! aise tarka to pakSa va vipakSa meM bahuta die jA sakate haiM, para vAstavika bAta yaha hai ki sabhI manuSya prakRti se zAkAhArI hI haiN| manuSya kI zArIrika saMracanA hI aisI hai, jisameM mAMsa pacAne kI zakti hI nahIM hotI; phira bhI jo majabUrI se mAMsa khAte haiM, ve aneka bImAriyoM se ghira jAte haiM; kyoMki unakI AMte atirikta bojha kabataka saha sakatI haiM ? dUsare majabUrI kI jo bAta kahI jAtI hai, vaha bhI nirAdhAra hai; kyoMki mAMsa milanA itanA sarala bhI nahIM hai, jitanA anna-phala va sAga-bhAjI aadi| mAMsa to hamezA sAga-bhAjI va anya anna se mahaMgA va durlabha hotA hai; phira majabUrI kaisI ? nirdaya pariNAmoM ke binA mAMsAhAra saMbhava hI nahIM hai| yaha zArIrika zakti ke lie jarUrI bhI nahIM hai; kyoMki isake binA bhI sabase adhika zrama karanevAlA ghor3A ghAsa va anna khAkara apanI zakti kA saMcaya kara letA hai| FFER Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 79 za lA jahA~ taka bar3hatI huI janasaMkhyA kI samasyA hai, use prakRti svayaM saMtulita rakhatI hai| manuSyoM ko isakI cintA karane kI jarUrata nahIM hai tathA akelA annAhAra rASTra kI AvazyakatA kI pUrti nahIM kara sakatA, yaha tarka bhI nirAdhAra hai; kyoMki mAMsotpAdana karane ke bajAya hama annotpAdana kA hI abhiyAna kyoM na calAeM? kitanI jamIna binA jutI yoM hI baMjara par3I hai| hama cAheM to saba samasyAe~ sulaTA sakate haiM, bazarte yadi pu hameM mAMsAhAra kI hAniyA~ samajha meM A jAveM / kA jahA~ taka mAMsAhArI siMha ko dharmopadeza dene kI bAta evaM pAtratA kA prazna hai vaha eka vizeSa paristhiti thI - vaha siMha tIrthaMkara kA jIva thA, usake bhava kA anta nikaTa thA, cAraNaRddhidhArI munirAja jJAnI the / | ve usa jIva kI pAtratA se suparicita the, ata: unheM upadeza dene kA bhAva AyA aura unakA nimitta pAkara usa siMha ne pazcAtApa ke AMsU bahAkara prAyazcitta kiyA aura vratI bana gyaa| yadi aisA koI bhavya pAtra jIva ho to yaha apavAda hai, use upadeza dene meM koI hAni nahIM; kintu isa bahAne mAMsAhAra karate-karate koI svachandatA pUrvaka jinavANI sunane kI bAta kare to ThIka nahIM hai| dUsarI bAta siMha ko mAMsabhakSaNa karate hue samyaktva nahIM huA thA; apitu mAMsa kA tyAga karane para samyaktva huA thA / ata: hamArA kartavya hai ki hama saba isakI adhika se adhika carcA kareM aura logoM ko satya jJAna karAyeM, tAki mAMsAhAra se honevAlI hiMsA ke pApa aura zArIrika svAsthya kI hAni se bacA jA ske| madhutyAga madhu (zahada) madhu makkhiyoM dvArA saMcita phUloM kA rasa hai, para vAstava meM dekhA jAye to yaha aneka abhakSya padArthoM kA eka aisA ghRNita madhura mizraNa hai, jisameM na kevala phUloM kA rasa hai, varan isameM madhumakkhiyoM kA mRta kalevara, unake aMDe aura bhrUNa bhI mile hote haiM, madhu makkhiyoM kA mala-mUtra bhI milA hotA hai aura madhu makkhiyoM ke mu~ha kI lAra bhI milI hotI hai, kyoMki mu~ha meM ve phUloM kA rasa cUsa - cUsa kara lAtI haiN| ru pm IFF Sa u tta rA rddha madhu prApta karane kI prakriyA se kauna paricita nahIM hai ? madhu prApta karane kA artha hai lAkhoM madhu makkhiyoM kI dardanAka mauta, hajAroM ko be-ghara karanA tathA asaMkhya aMDoM aura bhrUNoM ko nirdayatApUrvaka masala denA / tI thaM ra pa dma pra bha parva Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EE FOR "FF 0 madhu tor3anevAle sabase pahale madhuchatte para prANaghAtaka hamalA karate haiM, gaharA dhuMA karake makkhiyoM ko mAra bhagAte haiM; phira unake ghara-parivAra ko naSTa karake unakI jIvanabhara kI saMgrahIta sampatti ko chIna lete haiN| kAza! koI hamAre sAtha aura hamAre ghara-parivAra ke sAtha aisA nirdayatApUrvaka vyavahAra kare to hama para kyA bItegI ? kyA kabhI madhu khAnevAloM ne yaha kalpanA bhI kI hai ? madhu kA utpAdana to atinirdayatApUrvaka hotA hI hai, vaha svayaM bhI ananta jIvoM kA kalevara hai| isataraha madhu saMcaya karane meM evaM usake khAne-pIne meM jo lAkhoM jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai, vaha to pratyakSa hI hai, sAtha hI usa madhu meM mAMsa-madirA kI bhAMti rasaja trasa jIva bhI nirantara paidA hote rahate haiM aura marate rahate haiM, isakAraNa mAMsa-madirA kI bhAMti hI madhu bhI atyanta heya hai| Agama isakA sAkSI hai - "madhu sakalamapi prAyo madhukara hiMsAtmAkaM bhavati loke| bhajati madhumUr3haghIko, ya: saMbhavati'hiMsako'tyantam / / madhu kI eka-eka bUMda madhumakkhI kI hiMsArUpa hotI hai; ata: jo mandamati madhu kA sevana karatA hai, vaha atyanta hiMsaka hai| svayameva vigalitaM yo, grahaNIyAd chalena madhugolAt / tatrApi bhavati hiMsA, tadAzraya prANinAM ghAtAt / / chala dvArA madhu ke chatte se madhu prApta karane meM athavA svayameva cue hue madhu ko grahaNa karane se bhI hiMsA to hotI hI hai; kyoMki usake mizrita rahanevAle aneka kSudra jIvoM kA ghAta to hotA hI hai| bahujIva praghAtotthaM, bahujIvodbhAvAspadam / asaMyama vibhItena, tredhA madhvapi varjayet / / saMyama kI rakSA karanevAloM ko bahuta jIvoM ke ghAta se utpanna tathA bahuta jIvoM kI utpatti ke sthAnabhUta | || madhu ko mana-vacana-kAya se chor3a denA caahie| FFER Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yo'tti nAma bheSajecchayA, so'pi yAti laghu duHkhamulvaNam / kiM na nAzayati jIvitecchayA, akSitaM jhaTiti jIvitaviSam / / jo auSadhi kI icchA se hI madhu khAtA hai, so bhI tIvra duHkha ko zIghra prApta hotA hai; kyoMki jIne kI icchA se khAyA huA viSa kyA zIghra hI jIvana kA nAza nahIM kara detA ? mAkSikaM makSikAnAM hi, mAMsAsuka pIDanodbhavam / prasiddhaM sarva loka syAdAgameSvapi sUcitam / / madhu kI utpatti makkhiyoM ke mAMsa va rakta Adi ke nicor3a se hotI hai, yaha bAta sampUrNa loka meM prasiddha hai tathA zAstroM meM bhI yahI bAta batalAI gaI hai| isake atirikta madhu-makkhiyoM kA mala-mUtra aura vamana hone se glAni yukta bhI hai, kyA koI vyakti kisI ke mu~ha kA ugalA huA kaura (grAsa) khA sakatA hai ? yadi nahIM to phira madhu-makkhiyoM ke mu~ha se ugalI huI madhu koI kaise khA sakatA hai ? dhyAna rahe, madhu meM madhu-makkhiyoM kA mala-mUtra bhI milA rahatA hai; kyoMki unake chatte meM pRthak se mUtrAlaya va zaucAlaya kI vyavasthA nahIM hotii| isaprakAra yukti va Agama se yaha siddha hai ki madhu ke khAne meM mAMsa khAne kA doSa lagatA hai; kyoMki madhu-makkhiyA~ svayaM bhI trasajIva hone se unakA kalevara bhI mAMsa hI hai| isake sivAya eka bAta yaha bhI hai jisaprakAra mAMsa meM sUkSma nigodiyA jIva utpanna hote va marate rahate haiM, usIprakAra madhu meM bhI sadA jIvotpatti hotI rahatI hai| jo manuSya bhojana meM par3I huI makkhI ko dekhakara mu~ha ke grAsa ko ugala detA hai, thUka detA hai; vahI manuSya lAkhoM madhu-makkhiyoM evaM unake asaMkhya aMDoM ko nirdayatApUrvaka nicor3akara nikAle gaye madhu ko kaise khA-pI jAtA hai ? TERNER Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREE F isataraha hameM pAparUpa kIcar3a se nikAlane evaM mokSamArga kI pAtratA prApta karAne ke lie sArI vastusthiti kA yathArtha citraNa hamAre sAmane prastuta hai, aba hamArA dAyitva hai ki hama zrAvakAcAra ko yathArtharUpa meM apanAkara jinavANI ko sArthaka kreN| isaprakAra tIrthaMkara padmaprabha dharmopadeza dvArA bhavyajIvoM ko mokSamArga meM lagAte the| Ayu ke antima kAla meM ve sammedazikhara para pahu~ce / vahA~ unhoMne eka mAha kA yoga nirodha kiyA tathA eka hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha pratimAyoga dhAraNa kara phAlguna kRSNA caturthI ke dina zAma ko caturtha zukladhyAna ke dvArA zeSa karmoM kA nAza kara nirvANa pada prApta kiyaa| usIsamaya indrAdi devoM ne Akara nirvANakalyANaka kI pUjA kii| jo pahale susImA nagarI ke adhipati aparAjita nAmaka rAjA hue phira tapa dhAraNa kara vizvakalyANa kI bhAvanA bhAte hue tIrthaMkara nAmakarma kA bandha karake antima nava graiveyaka meM ahamindra hue aura tadanantara kauzAmbI nagarI meM ananta guNoM sahita padmaprabha tIrthaMkara hue| ve padmaprabha svAmI hama sabake kalyANa meM nimitta baneM - yaha maMgala bhAvanA hai| IFE 19 dIvAroM ke bhI kAna hote haiN| ata: aisI bAta kahanA hI nahIM cAhie, jisa bAta ko kisI se chipAne kA vikalpa ho aura pragaTa ho jAne kA bhaya ho| jo bhI bAteM kaho, ve taula-taula kara kaho, aisA samajha kara kaho, jinheM sArA jagata jAne to bhI Apako koI vikalpa na ho, bhaya na ho; balki jitane adhika loga jAne, utanI hI adhika prasannatA ho| - sukhI jIvana, pRSTha-31 FFER Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GREEFFFFy sarvajJa samadarzI supArasa, zivamaga batAte jagata ko| saptama supArasa hai vahI, bhagavana banAte bhagata ko / / patthara supArasa hai vahI, sonA karai jo loha ko| bhagavana supArasa hai vahI, bhasmaka karai jo moha ko / / tIrthaMkara supArzvanAtha ke pUrva bhavoM kA paricaya karAte hue AcArya guNabhadra likhate haiM ki dhAtakI khaNDa ke pUrva videha kSetra meM sItAnadI ke uttara taTa para sukaccha nAmaka deza hai| usake kSemapura meM nandiSeNa rAjA rAjya | karatA thaa| puNyodaya se yadyapi use sabhI prakAra kI anukUlatA thI, vaha pUrNa niroga, baliSTha, ajAtazatru thA, vizAla rAjya se yukta, AjJAkArI naukara-cAkara sabhI kucha usake anukUla thaa| isaprakAra vaha zrImAn, buddhimAna, rAjA bandhu-bAndhavoM tathA mitroM ke sAtha rAjyasukha kA anubhava karatA thaa| tathApi vaha saMsAra ke sukha ko kSaNika nAzavAna aura AkulatA utpanna karanevAlA jAnakara saMsAra-zarIra aura bhogoM se virakta ho gyaa| AtmajJAnI to vaha thA hI, saMyogoM kI kSaNikatA evaM saMsAra kI asAratA dekha use vairAgya ho gyaa| vaha vicAra karane lagA ki "yaha jIva darzanamoha aura cAritramoha ke kAraNa mana-vacana-kAya kI viparIta pravRtti se karmoM ko bAMdhakara unase prerita huA cAroM gatiyoM meM bhaTakatA hai| isa anAdinidhana dukhada saMsAra meM cirakAla se cakra kI taraha bhramaNa karatA huA duHkha bhogatA hai| daivayoga se kadAcit kAlalabdhi pAkara durlabha mokSamArga pAtA hai, phira bhI mohita huA striyoM ke sAtha krIr3A karatA hai| maiM bhI unhIM meM eka hU~, ata: mujhe bhI bArambAra dhikkAra hai|" Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BEFORE IFF "aba maiM sarvajJa nirUpita mokSamArga ko prApta karake samasta karmoM ko naSTa kara nirmala hokara ananta sukhoM ko prApta kruuNgaa|" | isaprakAra vicAra kara rAjA nandiSeNa ne apane rAjyapada para dhanapati nAmaka sajjanottama putra ko biThAkara aura svayaM aneka rAjAoM ke sAtha harSapUrvaka arhan nAmaka muni se dIkSita ho gyaa| munidIkSA grahaNa kara lii| tatpazcAt zruta ke gyAraha aMgoM kA jJAna prApta kara solahakAraNa bhAvanA bhAne se use tIrthaMkara nAmaka nAmakarma kI prakRti kA bandha ho gyaa| tathA Ayu ke anta meM samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka samatAbhAva se deha kA tyAga kara madhyama graiveyaka ke subhadra nAmaka madhyama vimAna meM ahamindra huaa| vahA~ usake zuklalezyA thii| do hAtha U~cA zarIra thaa| cAra sau pA~ca dina meM zvAsa letA thA aura sattAIsa hajAra varSa bAda mAnasika AhAra grahaNa karatA thA, bhUkha kI icchA hote hI kaMTha se amRta jhara jAtA thA, jisase kSudhA zAnta ho jAtI thii| usakI Rddhi aura avadhijJAna dvArA jAnane kI maryAdA saptamI pRthvI taka thii| sattAIsa sAgara kI Ayu thii| isaprakAra svarga ke sukha bhogakara Ayu ke anta meM jaba unakA samaya pRthvI para avatIrNa hone kA huA taba isa jambUdvIpa ke bhAratavarSa meM kAzI deza ke antargata banArasI nagarI meM supratiSThita rAjA ke ghara meM rAnI pRthvISeNa ke garbha meM Ane ke chaha mAha pUrva se janma taka 15 mAsa taka niyamitarUpa se kubera ne ratnoM kI varSA kii| mAtA ne bhAdrapada zuklaSaSThI ke dina solaha svapna dekhe| sAtha hI mukha meM praveza karatA huA zveta hAthI dekhaa| usI samaya vaha ahamindra rAnI ke garbha meM aayaa| pati se svapnoM kA phala jAnakara rAnI pRthvISeNa bahuta harSita huii| tadanantara jyeSTha zukla dvAdazI ke dina bAla tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM punaH unakA janma huaa| indroM ne sumeruparvata ke parvata para unakA janmAbhiSeka mahotsava mnaayaa| unake caraNoM kI vaMdanA karate hue unakA 'supArzvanAtha' nAmakaraNa kiyaa| padmaprabha jinendra ke bAda nau hajAra karor3a sAgara bIta jAne para bhagavAna supArzvanAtha kA janma huaa| unakI Ayu bhI isI antarAla meM sammilita thii| unakI Ayu bIsa lAkha pUrva kI thii| ve apanI kAnti se candramA | EsrFFFFF Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REEFFFFy || ko lajjita karate the| jaba unake kumAra kAla meM pA~ca lAkha pUrva bIta gaye taba unhoMne kisI dAnI kI bhAMti | za || dhana kA parahita meM sadupayoga karane ke lie sAmrAjya svIkAra kiyaa| yadyapi kumAra supArzva ke puNyapratApa se indra ne unake manoraMjana kI sarvotkRSTa vyavasthA thii| sarva | nATyazAstroM meM nipuNa naTa, nRtyakalA meM nipuNa nartaka-nartakiyA~, saMgItakalA ke saphala kalAkAra yuvarAja || supArzvaprabhu ke manoraMjana ke lie sadaiva upasthita rahate the| tathApi yuvarAja supArzvanAtha to tadbhava mokSagAmI, janma se hI mati-zruta-avadhijJAna ke dhAraka samyagdRSTi puruSa the, ve ina saMyogoM kA svarUpa bhalI-bhAMti jAnate the ata: ve inameM adhika race-pace nahIM the| | ve sarvapriya tathA sarvahitakArI vacana bolate the| unakA atulyabala thaa| unakI Ayu anapavartya thii| | unake azubhakarma kA udaya atyanta manda aura zubhakarma kA anubhAga atyanta utkRSTa thaa| unake caraNoM ke nakhoM meM samasta indroM ke mukha kamala pratibimbita ho rahe the| isaprakAra prakRSTajJAnI bhAgyavAna supArzvanAtha | agAdha santoSa sAgara meM gote lagAte the| jinake pratyAkhyAnAvaraNa aura saMjvalana saMbaMdhI krodha-mAna-mAyAlobha - ina ATha kaSAyoM kA hI kevala udaya raha jAtA hai - aise sabhI tIrthaMkaroM ke apanI Ayu ke prArambhika ATha varSa ke bAda dezasaMyama ho jAtA hai| isalie yadyapi unake bhogopabhoga kI vastuoM kI pracuratA thI to bhI ve apanI AtmA ko apane vaza meM rakhate the| unakI vRtti niyamita thI tathA asaMkhyAta guNI nirjarA kA kAraNa thii| jaba supArzvanAtha kI Ayu bIsa pUrvAMga kama eka lAkha pUrva raha gaI, taba kisI samaya Rtu kA parvata na dekhakara ve aisA cintavana karane lage ki "samasta padArtha nazvara haiN| unake nirmala samyagjJAna rUpa darpaNa meM kAlalabdhi kA kAraNa samasta rAjyalakSmI chAyA kI krIr3A ke samAna nazvara jAna par3ane lgii|" ve Age vicAra karate haiM ki - "maiM abataka yaha nahIM jAna sakA ki yaha rAjyalakSmI isaprakAra zIghra naSTa ho jAnevAlI tathA mAyA se bharI hai|" aisA vicAra kara pArzvaprabhu apane gArhastha jIvana ko bArambAra | dhikkArate haiN| +ER Is NEFF Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BEFORE IFF 0 isaprakAra tIrthaMkara pArzvaprabhu ke mana meM utkRSTa vairAgya pragaTa huaa| jisasamaya unheM aisI vairAgyabhAvanA jAgrata huI, usI samaya laukAntika devoM ne Akara unake vairAgya kI anumodanA kI tathA nAnAprakAra se vairAgya kI prazaMsA karate hue unakI stuti kii| tadanantara supArzvanAtha devoM dvArA uThAI huI manogati nAmaka pAlakI para ArUr3ha hokara vana meM cale gaye aura vahA~ jyeSTha zukla dvAdazI ke dina zAma ko eka hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha saMyamI ho gye| usIsamaya unheM mana:paryaya jJAna ho gyaa| dUsare dina supArzva munirAja AhArahetu somakheTa nAmaka nagara meM gaye / vahA~ unheM mahendradatta rAjA ne par3agAha kara AhAradAna diyaa| supArzva muni chadmastha avasthA meM 9 varSa taka mauna rahe / bAda meM usI vana meM do dina ke upavAsa kA niyama lekara ve zirISa vRkSa ke nIce dhyAnArUr3ha hue| devoM ne Akara unakA kevalajJAna kalyANaka manAyA aura bhagavAna supArzvanAtha ke kevalajJAna kI pUjA kii| unake paMcAnave (95) gaNadhara the| do hajAra tIsa pUrvadhArI, do lAkha cavAlIsa hajAra nau sau bIsa upAdhyAya unake sAtha rahate the| nau hajAra avadhijJAnI muni, gyAraha hajAra kevalajJAnI unake sahabhAgI the| pandraha hajAra tIna sau vikriyA Rddhi ke dhAraka unake upAsaka the| nau hajAra eka sau pacAsa mana:paryayajJAnI unake sAtha rahate the| ATha hajAra chaha sau vAdI unakI vandanA karate the| isaprakAra saba milAkara ve tInalAkha muniyoM ke svAmI the| tIna lAkha tIsa hajAra AryikAe~ aura saMkhyAta tiryaMca unakI vaMdanA karate the| isaprakAra dharma premI bhavyAtmAoM ko dharmAmRta pAna karAte hue samozaraNa ke sAtha ve vihAra karate the| samozaraNa meM eka jijJAsu ke mana meM prazna uThA - "usane apane prazna ko vyakta karate hue kahA - prabho! loga kahate haiM ki 'dayA dharma kA mUla hai' parantu jo dayAdharma kA mUla hai usa dayA kA vAstavika svarUpa kyA hai ? __hA~ suno! vastuta: dayA do prakAra kI hai - 1. svadayA aura 2. prdyaa| loga paradayA ko hI dayA jAnate // haiM, unakI dRSTi svadayA kI ora jAtI hI nhiiN| paradayA se puNya hotA hai aura svadayA se dharma / +ER Is NEFF Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFFFFF Tv / bhUkha se, pyAsa se athavA anya kisI bhI duHkha se duHkhI jIvoM ko dekhakara jo svayaM duHkhI hokara unake duHkhoM ko dUra karanA cAhatA hai, usake usa mizrita zubhabhAva ko sAmAnyatayA dayA, karuNA yA anukampA kahate haiN| "sarva prANiyoM ke prati upakArabuddhi rakhanA, maitrIbhAva rakhanA, dveSabuddhi chor3akara madhyasthabhAva rakhanA bhI dayA hai, anukampA hai| kintu yaha bhI paradayA hI hai| prANImAtra ke prati vairabhAva chor3akara niSkaSAyabhAva ho jAnA bhI para anukampA kA hI zreSTharUpa hai| "anukampA triprakArA dharmAnukampA, mizrAnukampA, srvaanukmpaaceti|" paradayA tInaprakAra kI hai - eka sakalasaMyamI munirAjoM ke prati jo dayAbhAva AtA hai, vaha dharmAnukampA hai| dUsarI - dezavratI saMyatAsaMyata naiSThika zrAvakoM ke prati utpanna hue anukampA ke bhAvoM ko mizrAnukampA kahate haiM aura tIsarI - samyagdRSTi yA mithyAdRSTi jIva sampUrNa jIvoM para, prANImAtra para jo dayAbhAva rakhate haiM, use sarvAnukampA kahate haiN| gUMge-bahare, lUle-laMgar3e, aMdhe-kor3I, dIna-nirdhana, rogI aura ghAyala vyaktiyoM ko dekhakara, vidhavA, anAtha, asahAya, abalA aura satAI huI nAriyoM ko dekhakara, luTe-piTe, cItkAra karate, rote-bilakhate ArtanAda karate, surakSA kI bhIkha mAMgate mAnavoM ko dekhakara, kaTate-piTate, marate-mArate, bhUkhe-pyAse, tar3aphate, bhayAkrAnta pazu-pakSiyoM, kIr3e-makor3oM ko dekhakara tathA sabala pazuoM dvArA nirbala pazuoM ko jIvita nigalate dekhakara, machaliyoM, murge-murgiyoM va bher3a-bakariyoM ko dhIvaroM va kasAiyoM ke hAthoM nirdayatA pUrNa vyavahAra karate dekhakara jo hRdaya meM karuNA kA srota pravAhita hotA hai, dila dahaja jAtA hai, mana ro par3atA hai, harataraha se una duHkhI prANiyoM kI madada sahAyatA karane kI tIvra bhAvanA hotI hai, usa bhAvanA kA tIsarI sarvAnukampA kahate haiN| jinake hRdaya meM jIvoM ke prati dayAbhAva nahIM hai, unake hRdayoM meM dharma kaise Thahara sakatA hai| yaha dayAbhAva ||G 4s NEF EFF Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REEFFFFy | dharmarUpa vRkSa kA mUla hai| isakA sarvavratoM meM prathama sthAna hai| yaha sampadAoM kA dhAma hai aura guNoM kA nidhAna | za || hai| ataeva vivekIjanoM ko jIvoM ke prati dayAbhAva avazya rakhanA caahie|" parantu lagabhaga sabhI vyakti kevala isa sarvAnukampA ko hI dayA samajhate haiM aura unakA aisA samajhanA akAraNa bhI nahIM hai, kyoMki loka meM tathA zAstroM meM isI kI bAhulyatA hai| dharmAnukampA va mizrAnukampA ko prAyaH sabhI zraddhA va bhakti kI bhAvanA hI samajhate haiM, para vaha dayA kA hI eka prakAra hai| jaba saMyata (muni) yA saMyatAsaMyata (kSullaka-ailaka) Adi dharmAtmAoM ko kisI bhI pratikUla paristhiti meM dekhakara hamArA hRdaya duHkhI ho jAtA hai, to vaha zubhabhAva to spaSTa anukampA hai hI, sAtha hI unake prati zraddhA-bhakti ke zubhabhAvoM ko bhI Agama meM anukampA kahA gayA hai| sarvAnukampA se sAmAnya puNyabaMdha hotA hai aura mizrAnukampA va dharmAnukampA sAtizaya (vizeSa) puNyabaMdha kI kAraNa hai| isaprakAra ye tInoM hI prakAra kI dayA paradayA hI haiM, inase puNyabaMdha hotA hai| ___para dhyAna rahe, inake sivAya eka dayA aura hai, jise svadayA kahate haiN| svadayA arthAt apane duHkha dekhakara saMsAra, zarIra aura bhogoM se virakta hokara, inase bhedajJAna karake kAMTe kI taraha cubhanevAlI mAyAmithyA-nidAna trizalyoM kA tyAga kara niSkaSAya ho jAnA 'svadayA' hai| isa sabameM sva-anukampA hI sarvazreSTha anukampA hai, kyoMki para-anukampA to ajJAnadazA meM bhI anaMtabAra kI, para sva-anukampA hamane Aja taka nahIM kI, anyathA Aja hama isa duHkhada sthiti meM nahIM hote, kyoMki svadayA nirbandha dazA pragaTa karane kI kAraNa hai| ___ dhyAna rahe, yaha sva-anukampA mithyAtva zalya nikale binA utpanna hI nahIM hotI; kyoMki mithyAtva se AtmA meM para-padArthoM ke prati iSTa-aniSTa rUpa mithyA kalpanAyeM utpanna hotI haiN| mithyAkalpanAoM se rAgadveSAdi bhAvoM se AtmA karmoM se baMdhatA hai aura karmabandhana se saMsAra paribhramaNa hotA hai| isaprakAra sva-anukampA ke abhAva meM hI yaha jIva anAdi se saMsAra-sAgara meM gote khA rahA hai| yadi ||6 Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 89 za lA kA pu ru Sa sampUrNa kathana kA sArAMza yaha hai ki jo svayaM duHkharUpa ho vaha dayA puNyarUpa to hotI hai, para usa dayA | se dharma nahIM ho sakatA / dharma to sukhasvarUpa hai, vItarAgabhAvarUpa hai jabaki dayA bhAva duHkharUpa hai, rAgarUpa | hai / yadyapi paradayA karanA bhI pratyeka prANI kA kartavya hai, para use dharma kI zreNI meM nahIM rakhA jA sakatA / 'dayA dharma kA mUla hai' isa ukti kA bhI yahI artha hai ki dayAdharma nahIM, dharma kA kAraNa hai, dharma ke pahale dayA bhAva hotA hI hai / u IF 59 tta rA hameM vastutaH saMsAra ke sukha duHkharUpa lage hoM, saMsAra meM bhaTakate-bhaTakate thakAna mahasUsa hone lagI ho to paradayA ke sAtha-sAtha svadayA bhI karanI hI hogii| yaha svadayA hI vastuta: dharma kA mUla hai| yaha svadayA kA bhAva sabake hRdaya meM jAgRta ho - aisI maMgala kAmanA hai| rddha bhavya zrotA ko jijJAsA jagI prabho! dayA kA svarUpa to samajha meM A gayA, aba kRpayA bhakSya kyA hai aura abhakSya kyA hai, ise bhI spaSTa kara dIjie ? divyadhvani meM samAdhAna AyA - hA~, hA~, suno ! jina padArthoM ke khAne se trasa jIvoM kA ghAta hotA | ho yA bahuta sthAvara jIvoM kA ghAta hotA ho tathA jo padArtha bhale puruSoM ke sevana karane yogya na hoM yA nazAkAraka athavA asvAsthyakara hoM, ve saba abhakSya haiN| ina abhakSyoM ko pA~ca bhAgoM meM bAMTA jAtA hai - 1. trasaghAta, 2. bahutaghAta, 3. anupasevya, 4. nazAkAraka, 5. aniSTa / (1) trasaghAta - jina padArthoM ke khAne se trasajIvoM kA ghAta hotA ho, unheM trasaghAta abhakSya kahate haiM / paMca - udumbara phaloM meM aneka trasa jIva pAye jAte haiM, ataH ye trasaghAta abhakSya haiM, khAne yogya nahIM haiN| (2) bahughAta - jina padArthoM ke khAne se bahuta (anaMta) sthAvara jIvoM kA ghAta hotA hai, unheM bahughAta abhakSya kahate haiM / samasta kandamUloM meM anaMta sthAvara nigodiyA jIva rahate haiM / inake khAne se anaMta jIvoM kA ghAta hotA hai, ataH ye khAne yogya nahIM haiN| jaise AlU, zakarakanda, mUlI Adi / 1 tI rthaM ka nA tha parva Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REE FOR "FF 0 (3) anupasevya - jinakA sevana uttama puruSa burA samajheM, ve lokaniMdya padArtha anupasevya haiN| jaise - za | lAra, mUtra Adi padArtha / lokaniMdya hone se inakA sevana tIvra rAga ke binA saMbhava nahIM hai, ata: ye abhakSya haiN| (4) nazAkAraka - jo vastue~ nazA utpanna karatI haiM, mAdaka hotI haiM; unheM nazAkAraka abhakSya kahate haiN| jaise zarAba, aphIma, bhaMga, gAMjA, tambAkhU aadi| (5) aniSTa - jo vastue~ svAsthya ke lie hAnikAraka hoM, ve bhI abhakSya haiM, kyoMki hAnikara vastuoM kA upabhoga bhI tIvra rAga ke binA saMbhava nahIM haiN| ata: ve padArtha bhI abhakSya haiM, khAne yogya nahIM haiN| jinAgama meM 22 abhakSya padArthoM ko vizeSa nAmollekhapUrvaka tyAgane kI preraNA dI gaI hai; kyoMki unake sevana se anaMta trasajIvoM kI hiMsA hai| ve isaprakAra haiM - olA ghorabar3A nizibhojana, bahubIjA beMgana saMdhAna / bar3a pIpara Umara kaThUmara, pAkara phala jo hoya ajAna / / kaMdamUla mATI viSa AmiSa, madhu mAkhana aru madirApAna / phala atituccha tuSAra calitarasa, yo jinamata bAIsa bakhAna / / uparyukta 22 abhakSyoM meM olA (barpha-agAlita jala), ghorabar3A (dahIbar3A-dvidala), nizibhojana, bar3a, | pIpara, Umara, pAkara aura kaThUmara (pA~coM udumbara phala), AmiSa (mAMsa), madhu (zahada), madirApAna - ina 11 kA kathana to pIche mUlaguNoM meM kara hI Aye haiM, ye to abhakSya haiM hii| inake atirikta bahubIjA, begana, saMdhAna (acAra-murabbA), makkhana, anajAna phala (jise jAnate na hoM) kaMda (AlU, arabI, pyAja, lahasuna), mUla (gAjara, mUlI), miTTI, viSa, amaryAdita makkhana tucchaphala (jisakA bar3hanA cAlU hai, aise aparipakva phala-sapratiSThita phala) tuSAra, calitarasa (sar3e-gale padArtha, jinakA svAda bigar3ane lagA ho) inameM bhI anaMta trasajIva hote haiN| ata: ye bhI abhakSya haiM, tyAjya haiM, khAne yogya nahIM haiN| ahiMsA premiyoM ko apane | pariNAmavizuddhi aura pApa se bacane ke lie yathAzakya ina sabakA tyAga bhI avazya karanA caahie| 4s NEF EFF Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ punaH prazna huA - prabho ! bhakSya-abhakSya bhI samajha gayA, mAtra eka prazna aura hai - dvidala kise kahate haiM? unake khAne meM kyA doSa haiM ? uttara - suno ! canA, ur3ada, mUMga, masUra, arahara Adi sabhI prakAra ke do dala vAle anAjoM ko dahI, chAcha (maTThA) meM milAkara banAye gaye kar3I, rAyatA, dahIbar3A Adi ko khAnA dvidala abhakSya hai| yadyapi uparyukta do dala vAle sabhI anAja bhakSya haiM, khAne yogya haiM aura maryAdita dahI va chAcha bhI bhakSya hai, tathApi inako milAkara khAne se yaha abhakSya ho jAte haiM, kyoMki dAloM aura dahI chAMcha ke mizraNa se bane padArthoM kA lAra se saMyoga hone para tatkAla trasajIva paidA ho jAte haiN| ata: inake khAne meM mAMsa kA AMzika doSa (aticAra) hai| yaha bAta yukti, Agama aura anubhava se siddha hotI hai| parantu uparyukta khAdya padArthoM ke banAne kI vidhi ko lekara do pakSa pracalita haiM, Agama meM bhI donoM taraha ke ullekha mila jAyeMge, ata: yaha apane sva-viveka | para nirbhara karatA hai ki hama kyA kareM ? pahalA pakSa paNDita AzAdharajI ke sAgAradharmAmRta meM uddhRta yogazAstra ke nimnAMkita zloka ko AdhAra banAkara chAMcha va dahI ko uSNa karake do dalavAle anAja milAkara banAI gaI kaDhI Adi khAne meM doSa nahIM maaneNge| ve kaheMge "Ama gorasa sampRkta, dvidalAdiSu jntvH| dRSTAH kevalibhiH sUkSmastasmAtAnivivarjayet / / ve Ama kA artha kacce gorasa se sampRkta (mile hue) anna ko khAnA hI dvidala abhakSya maaneNge| jo bhI ho, para isase itanA to siddha ho hI jAyegA ki kacce dahI chAMcha meM do dalavAle anna ke mizraNa se trasajIvoM | kI utpatti hotI hai| +ER Is NEFF Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREFFEE IFE 19 | aba prazna kevala kacce yA uSNa kie hue dahI chAMcha kA rahA, so usake lie vivaraNAcAra kA nimnAMkita Agama pramANa diyA jAyegA, jo isa abhakSya bhakSaNa ke doSa se bacane ke lie paryApta hogA, mUla zloka isaprakAra likhA hogA - Amena pakkena ca go rasena, pudgalAdi yukta dvidalaM tu kaayN| jihAditIsyAttrasajIvarAzi, sammUrchinamAnazyatinAmacitraM / / 6 / / arthAt kacce va pake hue donoM prakAra ke gorasa meM dodala vAle anAja ke mizraNa meM mu~ha kI lAra milate hI trasajIvoM kI utpatti ho jAtI hai| ata: inakA khAnA sarvathA varNya hai| | zaMkA - aba yahA~ vicAraNIya bAta kevala yaha hai ki jaba donoM taraha ke pramANa mileMge to dahI va chAMcha ko garma karake khAne meM kyA hAni hai ? samAdhAna - sabase bar3I hAni yaha hai ki prazna meM dvidala khAne ke prati anurAga jhalakatA hai, anyathA maiM || pUchatA hU~ ki kaccA va pake donoM hI prakAra ke dahI chAcha se bane bhojana ke na khAne se hAni kyA hai ? kyA usake binA jIvana saMbhava nahIM hai ? jisameM jarA bhI zaMkA ho to usameM hamArA pakSa nirvivAda mudde kI ora DhalanA cAhie, na ki vivAdastha mudde kI ora / ataH hamArA to dRr3ha mata hai ki trasaghAta se bacane ke lie kacce-pake donoM prakAra ke dahI-chAcha se bane dvidala padArtha tyAgane yogya hai| prazna - dvidala abhakSya ke saMdarbha meM kevala dUdha, dahI va chAMcha ko hI gorasa kyoM mAnA, ghI bhI to gorasa hai, ghI ko kyoM chor3a diyA ? uttara - yahA~ isa saMdarbha meM 'gorasa' yoga rUDha zabda hai isalie gorasa zabda kA artha dUdha, dahI va chAcha hI hai| 'gorasenakSIreNa dadhnA takreNa ca' - aisA sAgAra dharmAmRta kI TIkA meM spaSTa ullekha kiyA hogaa| ataH ghI mizrita dvidala anna khAne meM doSa nahIM hai| E_s_n EFFE Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREFFEE IFE 19 jainetara graMthoM meM bhI likhA milegA ki - gorasa mAma madhye tu, mudgAdi tathaiva ca / bhakSyamANaM kRtaM nUnaM, mAMsa tulyaM yudhisstthirH|| he yudhiSThira ! gorasa ke sAtha jina padArthoM kI do dAleM hotI haiM - unake sevana se mAMsa bhakSaNa ke samAna pApa lagatA hai| isaprakAra tIrthaMkara bhagavAna supArzvanAtha kI divyadezanA kA lAbha bhavyajIvoM ko bharapUra milaa| anta meM jaba Ayu kA ekamAha zeSa raha gayA taba vihAra baMda karake ve sammeda zikhara para jA phuNce| vahA~ eka hajAra muniyoM ke sAtha unhoMne pratimAyoga dhAraNa kiyaa| isataraha phAlguna kRSNA saptamI ke dina prAta: sUryodaya ke samaya zeSa aghAtiyA karmoM kA kSaya hote hI | siddhapada prApta kara lokAgrameM virAjamAna ho gye|| / unake mukta hote hI kalpavAsI devoM ne unakA nirvANa kalyANaka kA mahotsava manAyA aura apane-apane sthAna ko cale gye| bhagavAna pArzvaprabhu ke tIna bhava pUrva ko AcArya guNabhadra punaH smaraNa karate hue kahate haiM bhagavAna supArzvanAtha tIna bhava pUrva kSemapura nagara ke svAmI tathA sabake dvArA stuti karane yogya nandiSeNa rAjA hue| phira usI bhava meM rAjya kA moha tyAgakara tapazcaraNa karake tathA tIrthaMkara prakRti bAMdhakara nava greveyakoM meM madhya ke graiveyaka meM ahamindra hue| tadanantara jo banArasa nagarI meM janma se hI tIna ke dhAraka ikSvAku vaMza ke tilaka mahArAjA supArzva se tIrthaMkara bhagavAna supArzvanAtha bane / ve supArzva prabhu hama sabake muktimArga meM avalambana baneM - yaha maMgalabhAvanA hai| || TippaNI - zrAvaka ke AcAra-vicAra kI sapramANa vizeSa jAnakArI ke lie lekhaka kI anya kRti sAmAnya zrAvakAcAra dekheN| Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za lA kA pu ru Sa u tta rA rddha 7 candra jinakA cihna hai, ve candraprabha paramAtamA / jo pUjatA unake caraNa, vaha AtamA paramAtamA / / jo caleM unake caraNa-patha, ve bhavya antarAtamA / jo jAnatA unako nahIM, vaha vyakti hai bahirAtamA / / jo svayaMzuddha hai aura jinakI divyadhvani samasta samozaraNa meM baiThe bhavya jIvoM kI pariNati ko vizuddha banAne meM sAkSAta nimittakAraNa hai / ve candramA kI prabhA ke samAna candraprabhasvAmI hama sabakI Atmazuddhi meM bhI nimitta bneN| AcArya guNabhadra kahate haiM ki - "he bhavya ! jinakA smaraNamAtra pApoM ke kSaya kA kAraNa hai, unake sampUrNa | caritra ke sunane se pApAcAra naSTa kyoM nahIM hoMge ? hoMge hii| ataH sarvaprathama candraprabha bhagavAna ke sAta bhavoM kI carcA karate haiN| purANoM meM carcita zalAkA puruSoM ke caritra bhI samyagjJAna ke kAraNa haiM; ataH AtmahitAbhilASiyoM ko zalAkA puruSoM ke caritra bhI par3hanA / sunanA Avazyaka hai| arhanta bhagavAna ne cAra anuyogoM ke dvArA jo cAra ca prakAra ke sUkta (jinavANI kI kathanazailI) batalAye haiM, unameM prathamAnuyoga (purANa) prathama sUkta hai / dharma-artha-kAma aura mokSa kA upadeza denevAle bhagavAna RSabhadeva Adi ke purANoM ko jo jIbha (rasanA) kahatI hai, jo kAna sunate haiM, jo mana socatA hai; vahI jIbha hai, vahI kAna haiM aura vahI mana hai; inake sune binA to ye saba jar3a - indriyA~ kevala mAMsa ke lothar3e (piNDa) haiM, anya kucha bhI nahIM / jaba ve apane chaThaveM pUrvabhava meM zrIvarmA the, taba unheM samyaktva prApta ho gayA thA / bha parva Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREEFFFFy candraprabha bhagavAna ke pUrvabhavoM kI carcA karate hue kahA hai ki - isa madhyaloka meM eka puSkara dvIpa hai| usake bIca meM mAnuSottara parvata hai| yaha parvata cAroM ora se valaya (cUr3I) ke AkAra gola hai tathA manuSyoM lA || ke AvAgamana kA sImA kSetra hai| usake bhItarI bhAga meM do meruparvata haiN| eka pUrva meru, dUsarA pazcima meru / pUrva meru ke pazcima kI ora videha kSetra meM sItodA nadI ke taTa para eka sugandhi nAma kA deza hai| jo ki || kilA, vana, khAI, khAne aura binA boye honevAle dhAnya Adi se suzobhita hai| usa deza ke sabhI manuSya kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra vargoM meM vibhakta the| jaise tapasvI sarala pariNAmI hote haiM vaise hI vahA~ ke kisAna bhI sarala pariNAmI, bhole-bhAle aura dhArmika the| ve parizramI the| khetI kI | rakSA ke lie rAtri jAgaraNa karate the| jisaprakAra tapasvI kSudhA-tRSA pariSaha sahate the, usIprakAra kisAna bhI bhUkhe-pyAse rahakara parizrama karate the| jisaprakAra lalATa ke bIca meM tilaka hotA hai, usIprakAra aneka zubha sthAnoM se sahita usa deza ke madhya meM zrIpura nAma kA nagara thaa| usa zrIpura meM bar3e-bar3e U~ce bhavana the| vahA~ ke rahanevAle loga sajana, samyagdRSTi, aura vratI-saMyamI the| usa nagara ke vivekIjana utsava ke samaya maMgala ke lie aura zoka ke samaya zoka dUra karane ke lie jinendra bhagavAna kI pUjA kiyA karate the| indra ke samAna kAnti kA dhAraka zrISeNa nAma kA rAjA usa zrIpura nagara kA svAmI thaa| usakI atyanta vinayazIla zrIkAntA nAma kI strI thii| vaha sarvaguNa sampanna thii| vaha strI anya striyoM ke lie Adarza thii| vaha dampatti - deva dampatti ke samAna pAparahita aura utkRSTa sukha prApta karanevAlA thA; parantu saMsAra meM akhaNDa puNya kisI ke nahIM hotaa| ve rAjA zrISeNa aura rAnI zrIkAntA devatulya sukha bhogate hue bhI bahuta kAla taka santAna sukha se vaMcita rahe; etadartha unhoMne auSadhi upacAra ke upAya bhI kie; parantu saphala nahIM hue| antatogatvA unhoMne putra abhilASA se mukha mor3akara apane upayoga ko dharma kAryoM meM lagA liyaa| unhoMne ratnoM kI jina pratimAe~ banavAIM, unheM aSTa prAtihArya aura aSTa maMgala dravyoM se suzobhita kiyaa| unakI | Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | pratiSThA karavAI, pratidina jinendra bhagavAna kI stuti-pUjA Adi karane lage, aSTAnhikA parva meM loka| paraloka saMbaMdhI abhyudaya ko denevAlI aSTAnhikA pUjA kii| / saMyoga kI bAta hai ki jaba unhoMne nirvAMchaka hokara svayaM ko dharma kAryoM meM lagA liyA to eka dina | puNyayoga se rAnI ne hAthI, siMha, candramA aura lakSmI kA abhiSeka hote hue svapna dekhaa| usIsamaya usake | garbha dhAraNa huA tathA garbha ke sabhI lakSaNa pragaTa hone lge| 'striyoM kA lajjA hI prazaMsanIya AbhaSUNa hai' yaha siddha karane ke lie hI mAnoM rAnI kI samasta ceSTAe~ lajjA se sahita ho giiN| isaprakAra usake garbha ke cihna nikaTavartI manuSyoM ke lie kucha kutUhala utpanna kara rahe the| || eka dina rAnI kI pradhAnadAsI ne harSa se rAjA ke pAsa jAkara aura praNAma kara rAnI ke garbhavatI hone || kA samAcAra sunaayaa| rAnI ke garbha kA samAcAra sunakara rAjA kA hRdaya kamala vata praphullita ho gyaa| jo vaMza vRkSa ke vRddhiMgata karane ke lie candrodaya ke samAna hai - aise putra kI saMbhAvanA ke samAcAroM se rAjA prasannacitta ho gyaa| rAjA ne una dAsiyoM ke lie icchita puraskAra diyA aura Anandita hotA huA rAnI ke mahala meM gyaa| vahA~ usane dekhA mAno usakI rAnI ratnagarbhA pRthvI hI ho| rAjA ko dekhakara rAnI khar3I hone kI ceSTA karane lagI; parantu rAjA ne kahA - "he devI! baiThI raho! rAjA ne uccAsana para baiThakara rAnI se premavArtA kI tathA saMtAnasukha ke lie badhAI dI; phira dhanyavAda dete hue rAnI ke mahala se rAjabhavana calA gyaa| tadanantara kitane hI dina vyatIta ho jAne para unake puNyakarma ke udaya se sUrya ko utpanna karanevAlI pUrva dizA kI bhAMti rAnI ne putraratna ko janma diyaa| usa bhAgyavAna putra kA nAma bandhujanoM ne zrIvarmA rkhaa| jisaprakAra daridra ko kubera kA khajAnA milane se saMtoSa hotA hai, usIprakAra putra kI prApti se zrISeNa rAjA aura zrIkAntA rAnI saMtuSTa hue| putra ke teja ke samakSa sUrya kA teja bhI phIkA par3atA thA, caMdra ke samAna usakI kAnti thii| rAjaputra zrIvarmA dvitIyA ke candra ke samAna vRddhiMgata hone lge| yauvana avasthA ko prApta hone para rAjA zrISeNa ne putra zrIvarmA ko rAjya sauMpa diyA aura svayaM AtmakalyANa meM tatpara ho gye| EPF Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GEE FOR "FF 0 eka dina vana meM zrI padma nAma ke jinarAja apanI icchA se padhAre / rAjA zrIvarmA ne yaha samAcAra sunakara usa dizA meM sAta kadama calakara namaskAra kiyA aura bar3I vinaya ke sAtha usI samaya jinarAja ke pAsa jAkara tIna pradakSiNAyeM dIM, namaskAra kiyA aura yathAsthAna Asana grahaNa kiyaa| rAjA ne jinarAja se dharma kA svarUpa pUchA aura jinarAja ke kahe anusAra vastutattva kA jJAna prApta kiyA / vastusvarUpa samajhate hI aura saMsAra kI asAratA kA anubhava karate hI rAjA ne bhogoM kI tRSNA tyAga dI aura dharmArAdhanA meM apanA mana lgaayaa| phalasvarUpa unhoMne samyagdarzana rUpI mokSa mahala kI prathama sIr3hI para paga rkhaa|| kAlAntara meM zrIvarmA ASAr3ha mAsa kI pUrNimA ko jinendradeva kI pUjA karake apane Apta janoM ke sAtha | mahala kI chata para baiThA thA / vahA~ ulkApAta dekhakara use vairAgya ho gyaa| dUsare dina prAta: apane putra ko rAjyasattA sauMpakara zrI padma jinendra ke pAsa usane dIkSA dhAraNa kara lI aura zrIprabha nAmaka parvata para vidhipUrvaka saMnyAsa maraNa kiyaa| phalasvarUpa prathama svarga meM do sAgara kI AyuvAlA zrIdhara nAmaka deva huaa| vaha deva aNimA-mahimA Adi ATha guNoM se yukta thaa| sAta hAtha U~cA usakA zarIra thA, pItalezyA thI, ekamAha meM zvAMsa letA thaa| do hajAra varSa meM amRtamaya mAnasika AhAra letA thaa| kAya pravicAra se saMtuSTa rahatA thaa| isataraha apane puNyakarma ke paripAka se prApta hue bhogoM kA upabhoga karatA huA vaha sukha se rahatA thaa| ___ dhAtakIkhaNDa kI pUrva dizA meM jo ISvAkAra parvata hai, usake dakSiNa kI ora bharatakSetra meM eka alakA nAma kA sampanna deza hai| usameM ayodhyA nAma kA nagara hai| usa nagarI meM ajitaMjaya rAjA aura ajitasenA rAnI thii| eka rAtri meM usane ATha zubha svapna dekhe| prAta:kAla uThakara usane apane pati se una svapnoM kA phala pUchA - rAjA ne phala batAte hue kahA - "he devI! svapna meM hAthI dekhane kA phala balavAna putra utpanna honA hai, baila dekhane kA phala vaha putra gaMbhIra hogA, siMha dekhane kA phala putra atyanta balavAna hogaa| candramA dekhane kA phala vaha putra sabako saMtuSTa kregaa| sUrya dekhane kA phala vaha putra tejasvI aura pratApavAna hogA, | ENTRE Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GREEFFFFy | zaMkha dekhane kA phala vaha cakravartI hogaa| sarovara dekhane kA phala vaha battIsa lakSaNoM vAlA hogaa| kalaza kA phala nidhiyoM kA svAmI hogaa|" | svapnoM kA phala jAnakara rAnI ati prasanna huI, kucha mAha bAda zrIdhara deva ke jIva ko rAnI ne putra ke rUpa meM janma diyA, putra kA nAma ajitasena rkhaa| / dUsare dina svayaMprabha nAmaka tIrthaMkara azokavana meM aaye| rAjA ne saparivAra unakI pUjA-stuti kI, dharmopadeza sunA aura sajjanoM ke chor3ane yogya rAjya ajitasena putra ko dekara saMyama dhAraNa kara liyA tathA svayaM ne bhI kevalajJAna prApta kara liyaa| ___anurAgavaza ajitasena rAjyalakSmI kA svAmI to banA hI, yuvAvasthA meM hI praur3hoM kI bhAMti bhautika sukhoM meM lIna ho gyaa| pUrva puNyodaya se use cakravartI kA vaibhava bhI prApta ho gyaa| cakraratna pragaTa hote hI digvijaya karanA ekadama AsAna ho gyaa| isa cakravartI ke rAjyakAla meM koI duHkhI nahIM thaa| ___ yadyapi ajitasena chahakhaNDa kA adhipati ho gayA thA; parantu use usa rAja-vaibhava meM Asakti nahIM thii| yathArtha meM puNya kA udaya to vahI sArthaka hai jo navIna puNyakarma kA bandha karanevAlA hai| usake rAjya kI suvyavasthA aura suzAsana se sarva prajA sukhI thii| isakAraNa prajA use bahuta cAhatI thii| ___ apane parAkrama se jisane samasta dizAoM ko prabhAvita kara diyA hai - vaha ajitasena indrAdi se bhI mahAna thaa| usakA dhana dAna dene meM, buddhi dhArmika kAryoM meM aura zUravIratA prANiyoM kI rakSA karane meM hI lagatI thii| vaha sadA pUrNa svataMtratA ke sAtha zubha kAryoM meM saMlagna rahatA thA, isakAraNa puNya kabhI kSINa nahIM hotA thaa| isaprakAra vaha tRSNA rahita hokara guNoM kA poSaNa karatA huA sukhI rahatA thaa| usake vacanoM meM satyatA thI, citta meM dayA thI, dhArmika kAryoM meM nirmalatA thii| prajA kI apane guNoM ke samAna rakSA karatA thA, phira | vaha rAjarSi kyoM na ho? hogA hii| Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 | sajjanatA usakA svAbhAvika guNa thA, anyathA vaha prANa haraNa karanevAle zatruoM para bhI krodha kyoM nahIM | karatA ? zatruoM para to krodha sabhI ko A jAtA hai, para vaha sajjanottama thA, isakAraNa usakA koI zatru hI nahIM thaa| usake rAjya meM koI atyAvazyaka dhana barbAda nahIM karatA thA aura na koI aisA adhika kRpaNa hI thA ki jarUrata par3ane para bhI dhana kharca na kre| | isaprakAra vaha rAjA apanI prajA kA pAlana karanevAlA hone se prajA ke lie atyanta priya thaa| usakA | aisA utkRSTa caritra pAThakoM ke lie sadA anukaraNIya hai| yadi hama rAjA ajitasena ke guNoM ko thor3A bhI apanA sakeM to hamArA laukika aura pAralaukika jIvana dhanya ho sakatA hai| | jaba vaha rAjA yauvana ko prApta huA, taba usake pUrvopArjita puNya ke udaya se cakravartI pada prApta hone se caudaha ratna aura nau nidhiyA~ pragaTa ho gaIM thIM tathA bhajana, bhojana, zayyA, senA, savArI, Asana, nidhiyA~, | ratna, nagara aura nATya ina daza bhogoM kA vaha anubhava karatA thaa| zraddhA Adi guNoM se sampanna usa rAjA ne kisI samaya eka mAha kA upavAsa karanevAle arindanAmaka sAdhu ko AhAra dAna dekara aise sAtizaya puNya kA bandha kiyaa| jisase usake ghara meM ratnavRSTi Adi Azcarya hue| dUsare dina vaha rAjA ajitasena jinendra kI vandanA karane ke lie manohara udyAna meM gyaa| vahA~ usane jinendra bhagavAna kI divyadhvani dvArA dharmazravaNa kiyaa| usake mana meM apane pUrvabhava jAnane kI jijJAsA huI to divyadhvani dvArA usakI jijJAsA pUrNa to huI hI, sAtha hI saMsAra ko asAra jAnakara use vairAgya bhI ho gyaa| vaha jitazatru nAma ke apane putra ko rAjya dekara moha rAjA ko jItane ke lie tatpara ho gayA tathA bahuta se rAjAoM ke sAtha usane tapa dhAraNa kara liyaa| niraticAra tapa ko karatA huA Ayu ke anta meM vaha samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka deha tyAga kara solahaveM svarga meM acyutendra huaa| vahA~ usakI 22 sAgara kI Ayu thii| tIna hAtha U~cA zarIra thA, zukla lezyA thii| vaha gyAraha mAha meM ekabAra zvAMsa letA thaa| bAIsa hajAra varSa ke bAda ekabAra amRtamayI mAnasika AhAra letA thaa| usake dezAvadhi jJAna rUpa netra chaThavIM pRthvI taka ke padArthoM ko dekhate the| a48448 Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OREFFEFFy isaprakAra nirmala samyagdarzana ko dhAraNa karanevAlA vaha acyutendra cirakAla taka svarga ke sukha bhogakara | Ayu ke anta meM deha tyAgakara dhAtakIkhaNDa dvIpa meM sItA nadI taTa para maMgalAvatI deza ke kanakaprabhA rAjA ke ghara kanakamAlA rAnI ke udara se zubha svapnoM dvArA apane utpanna hone kI sUcanA detA huA 'padmanAtha' nAma kA putra huaa| vaha bAlakocita sevAvizeSa ke dvArA niraticAra vRddhiMgata hotA gyaa| samaya para use mUlaguNa aura sAmAnya zrAvaka ke vratAdi dekara vidyAgRha meM praviSTa kraayaa| kulIna vidyAguru aura anya vidyArthiyoM ke sAtha rahakara rAjakumAra samasta vidyAoM ko sIkhane meM tatpara rahatA thaa| usameM vidyArthI ke sabhI lakSaNa // the, jo isaprakAra haiM - "kAkaceSTA vakodhyAnaM, zvAna nidrAtathaiva c| alpAhArI gRhatyAgI, vidyArthI paMcalakSaNam / / " vidyAdhyayana meM saphalatA pAne hetu pA~ca lakSaNa batAye haiM - kaue ke samAna sakriya ceSTA, bagule kI taraha | dhyAna meM ekAgratA, kutte kI bhAMti kaccI nIMda, bhUkha se kama khAnA aura gRha arthAt mAtA-pitA se mohamamatva kA tyAga honA jarUrI hai, anyathA vidyArthI apane uddezya meM saphala nahIM ho sktaa| vaha Alasya tyAga kara apane saba kAma svayaM karatA thaa| vaha yahA~ taka svAvalambI thA ki dAsI-dAsoM dvArA karAnevAle kAma bhI svayaM karatA thaa| vaha jitendriya bhI thaa| vaha buddhimAna bAlaka vinaya kI vRddhi ke lie sadA vRddhajanoM kI saMgati kara unase maMgala AzIrvAda prApta karatA thaa| zAstroM se sIkhakara vinaya karanA to kRtrima vinaya hai; parantu usameM svAbhAvika vinaya guNa thA, vaha jAnatA thA ki vinaya vidyArthI kA vizeSa guNa hai| isa guNa se anya guNoM kA bhI vikAsa hotA hai| kahA bhI hai - "vidyA dadAti vinayaM vinayAdyAti paatrtaaN| pAtratvAd dhanaMyAti dhanAtdharmaM tato sukham // " jaba bAlaka yuvA ho gayA to usake vivAha hue| dUsarI ora putra-pautrAdi se ghire rahanevAle rAjA | kanakaprabha sukha se rAjya zAsana karate hue prajA kA pAlana karate the| a48448 Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 prasannatA kI bAta to yaha hai ki aisI sukha-samRddhi meM rahate hue bhI bhalI honahAravAle vyakti samaya se ceta jAte haiN| rAjA kanakaprabha ne bhI eka dina manohara nAmaka vana meM padhAre hue zrIdhara nAmaka jinarAja se dharma kA svarUpa sunakara/samajhakara apane rAjya kA bhAra putra ko sauMpakara saMyama dhAraNa kara liyA aura krama-krama se nirvANa prApta kara liyaa| | yahA~ rAjA kanakaprabha ke putra padmanAtha ne bhI unhIM jinarAja ke samIpa sAmAnya zrAvaka ke vrata lie tathA | maMtriyoM ke sAtha svarASTra aura pararASTra kI nItiyoM kA vicAra karate hue sukha-saMtoSa se rahane lge| atyanta sarala svabhAvI patniyoM kI vinaya, haMsamukha prakRti, komalasparza, vinodavArtA aura caMcala citavanoM ke dvArA vaha rAjA padmanAbha parama prasanna rahatA thaa| rAniyoM kA AkarSaka vyaktitva aura manamohaka svabhAva Adi jo rAjA padmanAbha ke mana ko mohita karane meM kAraNa the, vahI saba antara se kaSAyoM kI mandatA, bhedavijJAna aura saMsAra ke yathArtha svarUpa kA jJAna hote hI usake vairAgya ke kAraNa bana gye| use vicAra AyA ki "ye saba bhogopabhoga pUrvabhava meM kie puNya ke phala haiM, puNya kSINa hote hI ye saba dekhate hI dekhate kaba/kahA~/vilIna ho jAyeMge, patA bhI nahIM calegA aura caurAsI lAkha yoniyoM meM bhttkte-phireNge|" isaprakAra tattvajJAna se anajAna manuSyoM ko yaha saba batAte hue rAjA padmanAbha bhI zrIdhara muni ke samIpa jAkara dIkSita hone ke lie tatpara ho gyaa| usane vicAra kiyA ki jabataka audayikabhAva rahatA hai, tabataka AtmA ko saMsAra bhramaNa karanA par3atA hai aura audayikabhAva tabataka rahate haiM jabaki karma rahate haiM aura karma taba taka rahate haiM ki jabataka unake kAraNa mithyAtva Adi bhAva rahate haiM; ata: mithyAtvAdi hI saMsAra ke mUla haiN| mithyAtva ko sthUla naSTa kie binA anya kAraNoM kA abhAva ho hI nahIM sktaa| yahI saba pApoM kA bApa hai| padmanAbha vicAra karate-karate yaha saba jora-jora se kahane lage to unake samIpastha eka sajjana ne pUchA - Apa ye kyA kaha rahe haiM ? kauna, kisakA bApa hai ? sAtha hI Apa dharma ke marma kI bAta bhI kaha rahe the| ina do bAtoM ko thor3A spaSTa karake batAyeM - Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (102 za lA kA pu ru Sa zreyo'zreyazcamithyAtva, samaM nAnyuttanubhRtAm / / 34 / / prANiyoM ko tInoM lokoM va tInoM kAloM meM samyagdarzana ke samAna anya koI kalyANakArI aura mithyAtva ke samAna anya koI akalyANakArI vastu nahIM hai / isa jIva kA tInoM lokoM meM samyaktva ke samAna koI Atmabandhu nahIM hai aura mithyAtva ke samAna dUsarA koI duHkhadAyaka zatru nahIM hai; isalie mithyAtva kA tyAga karake samyaktva ko aMgIkAra kro| yahI AtmA rddha ko kumArga se bacAnevAlA hai| m IF F 10 u sajjana zrotA ne kahA maiM kucha samajhA nahIM kyA pApoM meM bhI bApa-beTA kA riztA hotA hai aura samyaktva | kyA cIja hai ? thor3A khulAsA karake samajhAie na ? rA hA~, suno! jainadarzana meM mithyAtva ko sarvAdhika ahitakArI aura samyaktva ko parama hitakArI batAyA hai / isa saMdarbha meM nimnAMkita kathana draSTavya hai / na samyaktva samaM kiMcit traikAlye trijagatyapi / eka mithyAtvabhAva se hI saba pApoM kA janma hotA hai; ata: ise saba pApoM kA bApa kahA jAtA hai aura samyaktva hI dharma kA marma hai, dharma kA mUla hai, isakAraNa ise mokSa kA mUla kahA jAtA hai| mithyAtva kA artha hai - AtmA, sAtatattva aura sacce deva -zAstra-guru ke saMbaMdha meM ulTI samajha, viparIta mAnyatA aura samyaktva kA artha hai inake saMbaMdha meM saccI samajha, yathArtha mAnyatA / samyagdarzana mokSamArga kI prathama sIr3hI hai, samyagdarzana ke binA dharma kA zubhAraMbha hI nahIM hotA / samyagdarzana kI mahimA meM yahA~ taka likhA hai " isa saMsAra meM ekamAtra samyagdarzana hI durlabha hai, | samyagdarzana hI jJAna va cAritra kA bIja hai, iSTapadArtha kI siddhi hai, parama manoratha hai, atIndriya sukha hai aura | yahI kalyANoM kI paramparA hai - aise samyagdarzana ke svarUpa kA kathana karate hue kahA gayA hai ki zuddha jIva kA sAkSAt anubhava honA nizcaya samyagdarzana hai tathA jIvAdi sAtoM tattvoM kI tathA sacce deva - zAstra - guru kI yathArtha zraddhA vyavahAra samyagdarzana hai / rthaM ka ra ca ndra pra bha parva Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFFFFF 9 zraddhAnaM paramArthAnAmAptAgama tapo bhRtAm / trimUDhApoDhamaSTAMgam, samyagdarzanamasmayam / / 4 / / AtmazraddhA ke sAtha sacce-deva-zAstra-guru kI zraddhA ko samyagdarzana kahA hai| vaha samyagdarzana tIna mUr3hatA || evaM AThoM madoM se rahita aura AThoM aMgoM sahita hotA hai| | deva-zAstra-guru va sAta tattvoM ke saMbaMdha meM ulTI mAnyatA ko mithyAtva kahate haiN| viparIta abhiprAya sahita atattvazraddhAna kA nAma hI mithyAtva hai| jaisA vastu kA svarUpa nahIM hai, vaisA mAnanA tathA jaisA hai vaisA nahIM mAnanA - aise viparIta abhiprAya sahita anyathA pratIti hI mithyAdarzana hai| isa mithyAtva ke kAraNa jIvoM ko samIcIna (saccA) dharma acchA nahIM lgtaa| jisataraha pittajvaravAloM ko mIThA dUdha acchA nahIM lagatA, usIprakAra mithyAdRSTiyoM ko vItarAgadharma kI bAta acchI nahIM lagatI,zuddhAtmA kI bAta nahIM suhAtI; ataeva mithyAtva ke tyAga kA upadeza dete hue mArmika zabdoM meM kahA gayA hai ki varaM sarpamukhaM vAso, varaM ca viSabhakSaNam / acalAgni jale pAto, mithyAtve ca jIvitam / / mithyAtva sahita jIvana jIne se to sarpa ke mukha meM praveza karanA acchA hai, viSabhakSaNa kara lenA acchA | hai, dAvAgni meM bhasma ho jAnA yA pAnI meM DUbakara mara jAnA acchA hai; para mithyAtva sahita jIvana jInA kisI bhI hAlata meM acchA nahIM hai; kyoMki inake kAraNa to eka paryAya hI naSTa hotI hai, para mithyAtva ke kAraNa to bhava-bhava meM duHkha bhoganA par3atA hai| bhagavAna kI divyadhvani meM AyA mithyAtva sabase bar3A pApa hai; kyoMki isI ke kAraNa saba pApoM kI paramparA calatI hai| isI viparIta mAnyatA yA ulTI samajha ke kAraNa para-padArthoM meM kartRtva evaM iSTa-aniSTa kI mithyAkalpanA hotI hai, usameM rAga-dveSa kA janma hotA hai, rAga-dveSa se karmabandha hokara saMsAra meM janmamaraNa kA duHkha hotA hai| Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | jinadharma meM to yaha AmnAya hai ki pahale bar3A pApa chur3Akara phira choTA pApa chur3AyA hai, isalie isa mithyAtva ko sapta vyasanAdi se bhI bar3A pApa jAnakara pahale chur3AyA hai| | Agama meM isa mithyAtva ke viSaya meM kyA-kyA nahIM kahA, jitane kaThora zabda ho sakate the, lagabhaga sabakA prayoga karake ise tyAgane kI preraNA dI hai, jo mUlata: isaprakAra hai - sakala duritaM mUlaM, pApa vRkSasya bIjaM / naraka gRha pravezaM, svarga mokSaka zatrum / / tribhuvana pati niyaM, mUr3ha lokairgrahItum / tyajaH sakalamasAraM, tvaM ca mithyAtva bIjam / / mithyAtva ke samAna pApa aura samyagdarzana ke samAna dharma nahIM hai; ata: sAmAnya zrAvakoM ko mithyAtva | ke kAraNabhUta mithyA deva-guru-dharma tathA inake sevakoM se bhI sadA dUra hI rahanA cAhie, tAki usake duSprabhAva se bacA jA ske| jahA~ asaMyama rahatA hai, vahA~ usake sAtha pramAda, kaSAya aura yoga bhI rahate haiM, jahA~ pramAda rahatA hai vahA~ usake sAtha kaSAya aura yoga - ye do kAraNa rahate haiM tathA jahA~ kaSAya kA bhI abhAva ho jAtA hai vahA~ mAtra yoga hI baMdha kA kAraNa bacatA hai| mAtra yoga se ananta saMsAra kA bandha nahIM hotaa| samaya pAkara sabhI karma nirjarita ho jAte haiN| karmoM ke nAza hote hI jIva ke saMsAra kA abhAva ho jAtA hai| jo pAparUpa haiM aura janma-maraNa hI jisakA lakSaNa hai - aise saMsAra ke kAraNa naSTa ho jAne para AtmA ke kSAyikabhAva hI zeSa raha jAte haiN| isaprakAra aMtaraMga meM hitAhita kA yathArtha svarUpa jAnakara padmanAbha ne bAhya sampadAoM kI prabhutA apane putra suvarNanAbha ko sauMpa dI aura bahuta rAjAoM ke sAtha dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| aba vaha mokSa kA kAraNabhUta darzana, jJAna, cAritra aura tapa - ina cAra ArAdhanAoM kA AcaraNa karane lgaa| darzanavizuddhi Adi solaha kAraNa bhAvanAoM kA cintavana karane lgaa| a48448 Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isataraha gyAraha aMga kA pAragAmI banakara, usane tIrthaMkara nAmakarma kI sAtizaya puNyazAlI prakRti kA baMdha kiyA tathA siMha niSkrIr3ita Adi kaThina tapasyA karake Ayu ke anta meM samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka deha tyAga kara sarvArthasiddhi ke vaijayanta vimAna meM taiMtIsa sAgara kI Ayu kA dhAraka ahamindra huaa| tatpazcAt jaba usa ahamindra kI Ayu chaha mAha zeSa bacI, taba isa jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM candrapura nAmaka nagara meM ikSvAkuvaMzI kAzyapagotrIya Azcaryajanaka vaibhava ke dhAraka rAjA mahAsena evaM rAnI lakSmaNA ke ghara ratnoM kI varSA AraMbha ho gaI, ahamindra ke aMtima 6 mAha pUrNa hone para vaha lakSmaNA ke garbha se tIrthaMkara putra ke rUpa meM utpanna huaa| | tIrthaMkara ke jIva ke garbha meM Ane ke 6 mAha pUrva se janma taka pandraha mAha taka jo ratnoM kI varSA hotI hai, deviyA~ mAtA kI sevA karatI haiM, mAtA solaha svapna dekhatI haiN| vaha saba prakriyA sabhI tIrthaMkaroM ke garbhajanma kAla ke samAna huii| devopanIta vastra, mAlA, lepa tathA zayyA Adi ke sukhoM kA samucita upabhoga karanevAlI rAnI ne caitra kRSNa paMcamI ke dina pichalI rAtri meM 16 svapna dekhe| prAta: saja-dhajakara siMhAsana para baiThe mahArAja se rAnI ne rAtri ke pichale prahara meM dekhe svapnoM kA phala pUchA - rAjA mahAsena ne apane avadhijJAna se una svapnoM kA phala jAnakara rAnI ko pratyeka svapna kA phala batalAyA, jinheM sunakara rAnI bahuta harSita huii| zrI, hrIM, ghRti, kIrti Adi deviyA~ mAtA kI sevA meM rahakara unakI kAnti, lajjA, dhairya, kIrti, buddhi aura saubhAgya sampatti ko sadA bar3hAtI rahatI thiiN| isaprakAra kitane hI dina vyatIta ho jAne para rAnI ne pauSa kRSNA ekAdazI ke dina devapUjita, aciMtya prabhA ke dhAraka aura tIna jJAna se sampanna putra ko janma diyaa| usIsamaya indra ne Akara mahAsumeru ke zikhara para vidyamAna siMhAsana para tIrthaMkara bAlaka ko virAjamAna kiyA, kSIrasAgara ke jala se unakA janmAbhiSeka kiyA, sabaprakAra ke AbhUSaNoM se vibhUSita kiyA, phira harSollAsa se hajAra netroM se unake darzana kie; phira 7 Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REE FOR FF 0 | bhI tRpta nahIM huA - aisI zobhA thI, tIrthaMkara bAla kii| unake janmate hI kumudiniyA~ khila gaIM, use hI sArthaka karate hue prabhu kA nAma 'candraprabha' rakhA gyaa| indra ne rAjamahala meM le jAkara trilokanAtha candraprabha ke sAmane Ananda nAmaka nATaka pradarzana kiyA aura | tANDava nRtya kiyaa| pazcAt bAlaka candraprabha ko mAtA-pitA ke lie sauMpa diyaa| kubera ko bAlaka candraprabha kI sevA meM chor3akara indragaNa apane-apane sthAna cale gye| yadyapi vidvAna loga strI paryAya ko nindya batAte haiM, mahilAe~ aisA anubhava karatI haiM ki unake tInoMpana parAdhInatA meM hI bItate haiN| pahale pitA ke AdhIna, phira pati ke AdhIna aura anta meM putra ke AdhIna, | para unheM apane andara aisI hIna bhAvanA nahIM rakhanA cAhie; kyoMki ve hI mahilAyeM jaba tIrthaMkara tulya mahA bhAgyavAna putroM ko janma detI haiM to ve jagata mAtA bana jAtI haiM tathA vastusvabhAva kI ora se dekheM to bhagavAna AtmA na puruSa hai, na strI hai aura na napuMsaka / vaha to liMgAtIta hai, phira hama deha kI ora se apanI pahacAna banAkara dInatA-hInatA kA anubhava kyoM kareM? yadi puruSa kA AtmA zreSTha hai to nArI kA AtmA bhI kisI se kama nahIM hai, dhanya huI ve mAtAe~, jo tIrthaMkara jaise putroM ko janma dekara jagata ke kalyANa meM nimitta bniiN| devatAoM ne bhI isaprakAra nArI jAti ko mahAna upakAraka jagajjananI kaha unakI stuti kii| bhagavAna supArzvanAtha ke mukta hone ke bAda jaba nau sau karor3a sAgara kA antara bIta cukA, taba bhagavAna candraprabha utpanna hue| unakI Ayu bhI isI antarAla meM sammilita hai| unakI Ayu daza lAkha pUrva kI thii| tIrthaMkaroM ke itane bhArI antarAla se hameM yaha sabaka sIkhane ko milatA hai ki hama kitane saubhAgyazAlI haiM ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ko mukta hue mAtra sAdhika DhAI hajAra varSa hI hue haiM aura unakI divyadhvani kA sampUrNa sAra hameM AcAryoM dvArA prApta hai| isa apekSA vicAra karo to cauthai kAla ke jIvoM ko tIrthaMkaroM kA kitanA bhArI antarAla jhelanA pdd'aa| usa lambe kAla taka jinavANI kI avicchinna dhArA saMbhava hI nahIM thI; ata: hameM isa manuSya paryAya meM kisI panthavAda ke pakSapAta meM na par3akara tathA dharmakSetra meM rAjanIti kI cAlabAjiyA~ na | calA kara sIdhe-sarala DhaMga se jinavANI ke rahasya ko samajha kara apanA mAnava janma saphala kara lenA caahie| Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 107 za lA bAlaka candraprabha kA bAlyakAla deva-deviyoM ke sAtha krIr3A karate hue bItA thA, ve apane kaumArya kAla | meM bhI candramA ke samAna kAnti aura sUrya ke sAmane tejavaMta the tathA atulya balavAna the / vahA~ ke loga | kautUhala vaza paraspara bAtacIta karate hue kahate the ki vidhAtA ne inakA zarIra amRta se banAyA hai / candramA kI kAnti ko lajjita karanevAlI unakI kAnti hai, sUrya ke teja ko phIkA kara denevAlA unakA divyateja thaa| unakA zarIra zukla varNa kA thA aura bhAva bhI zukla arthAt ujvala the / kA pu do lAkha pacAsa hajAra pUrva vyatIta hone para unakA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyA gyaa| chaha lAkha pacAsa hajAra pUrva tathA caubIsa pUrvAMga kA lambA samaya sukhapUrvaka kSaNa ke samAna hI bIta gayA tabhI to yaha ukti prasiddha huI ki sukha kA samaya bItate patA nahIM cala pAtA aura duHkha kA eka pala pahAr3a-sA lagatA hai / ve eka dina AbhUSaNa dhAraNa karake ghara meM hI darpaNa meM apanA mukha kamala dekha rahe the / vahA~ unhoMne mukha para koI vairAgyapreraka cihna dekhA aura ve isaprakAra vicAra karane lage ki dekho! yaha zarIra nazvara hai tathA isase jo rddha prIti kI jAtI hai vaha duHkhadAI hai / isaprakAra jinhoMne Atmatattva kI samajha pUrvaka vairAgya bhAvanA bhAyI - aise rAjA candraprabha ke samIpa | laukAntika deva Aye aura yathAyogya stuti kara brahma svarga ko vApisa cale gaye / tadanantara mahArAjA candraprabha ne bhI varacanda nAmaka putra kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyaa| tatpazcAt devoM dvArA vairAgI candraprabha ke dIkSAkalyANaka | kI pUjA kI gii| tatpazcAt devoM dvArA uThAI gaI vimalA nAmaka pAlakI meM savAra hokara vana meM gaye / yahA~ | unhoMne do dina ke upavAsa kA niyama liyA aura ve pauSa kRSNA ekAdazI ke dina eka hajAra rAjAoM ke | sAtha svayaM dIkSita hokara nirgrantha muni bana gaye / dIkSA lete hI unheM mana:paryaya jJAna pragaTa ho gayA / tIsare dina ve AhAracaryA ke lie nalina nAmaka nagara gye| vahA~ somadatta rAjA ne unheM AhAra diyA, phalasvarUpa ratnavRSTi Adi paMca Azcarya pragaTa hue / mativAna candraprabha 28 mUlaguNoM kA nirdoSa pAlana karate hue nirantara AtmA kI vizuddhi bar3hA rahe the| aMtaraMga bahiraMga tapoM ko dhAraNa kara nirantara vastu kA cintana parva karate the / uttama kSamA Adi dazadharmoM kA pAlana karate the| bAraha bhAvanAoM ke dvArA saMsAra, zarIra aura bhogoM ru Sa pm IF 59 u tta rA tI rthaM ihaeri gi ndra Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ORE FREIFE 19 kI ni:ssAratA kA vicAra karate hue munirAja candraprabha samasta padArtha meM mAdhyastha bhAva rakhate hue paramayoga | ko prApta hue| isaprakAra jinakalpa mudrA ke dvArA tIna mAha bitAkara ve dIkSAvana meM belA kA niyama lekara sthira hue| phAlguna kRSNa saptamI ke dina adha:karaNa, apUrvakaraNa aura anivRttikaraNa rUpI tIna pariNAmoM se sUkSmasAmparAya cAritra pragaTa ho gyaa| unhoMne pahale zukla dhyAna ke prabhAva se moharUpI zatru ko naSTa kara diyA, jisase unakA samyagdarzana avagAr3ha samyagdarzana ho gyaa| bArahaveM guNasthAna ke anta meM unhoMne dvitIya zukladhyAna ke prabhAva se mohAtirikta tIna ghAtiyA karmoM kA kSaya karake kevalajJAna pragaTa kara liyaa| upayoga jIva kA mukhya guNa hai; kyoMki vaha jIva ke sivAya anya kahIM nahIM pAyA jaataa| jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa, mohanIya aura antarAya jIva ke upayoga kA ghAta karate haiM; isakAraNa ve ghAtiyA karma kahalAte haiM, bhagavAna ke ghAtiyA karmoM kA nAza huA thA aura aghAtiyA karmoM meM se bhI kucha prakRtiyoM kA nAza huA thaa| isaprakAra ve paramabhAvagAr3ha samyagdarzana, yathAkhyAtacAritra, kSAyika jJAna-darzana tathA jJAnAdi pA~ca labdhiyA~ pAkara zarIra sahita sayoga kevalI jinendra ho gye| ve sarvajJa aura sarvadarzI the aura sabake hita meM nimitta hone se hitaMkara bhI kahalAte the| unake cauMtIsa atizaya, ATha prAtihArya the| ve devoM ke deva the| apanI prabhA se unhoMne samasta saMsAra ko prabhAvita evaM Anandita kiyA thaa| bhagavAna kI divyadhvani meM pratisamaya sampUrNa dvAdazAMga AtA hai - aisA divyadhvani kA sAtizaya svarUpa hai| zrotA ke mana meM aisA prazna utpanna huA ki "he bhagavAna! isa saMsAra meM kitane hI loga nAstika haiM, paraloka kI sattA svIkRta hI nahIM karate, isakAraNa svacchanda hokara pApAcaraNoM meM pravartana karate haiN| kitane hI loga kevala bhAgyavAdI haiM, isakAraNa puruSArthahIna hokara akarmaNya ho rahe haiN| unakA kahanA hai - "ajagara karai na cAkarI, paMchI kare na kAma / dAsa malUkA kaha gaye, sabake dAtA rAma / / a48448 Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 109 za lA he bhagavan ! Apa hI batAyeM vAstavikatA kyA hai ? gaNadharadeva ne uttara meM kahA - " vastutaH koI bhI | vastu na sarvathA nitya hai aura na sarvathA anitya hai / na jJAnamAtra hai aura na zUnyarUpa hI hai; kintu pratyeka vastu asti nAsti rUpa aneka dharmovAlI hai| AtmA hai; kyoMki usameM jJAna kA sadbhAva hai / AtmA punarjanma letA hai; kyoMki use pUrva paryAya kA smaraNa hotA hai, saMskAra bhI pUrvajanma ke agale janma meM jAte haiN| AtmA sarvajJa svabhAvI hai; kyoMki usake jJAna meM vRddhi hote dekhI jAtI hai / " kA pu ru pm. IFF Sa u tta rA rddha he bhavya ! ekadravya se dUsarA dravya judA hai| eka dravya meM rahanevAle anaMta guNa bhI jude haiM, pratyeka dravyaguNa- paryAya svataMtra evaM svAvalambI haiN| " zaMkAkAra ne kRtajJatA pragaTa karate hue stuti kI - "he nAtha ! Apane syAdvAda zailI meM anekAnta svarUpa vastu ko samajhAyA / Atmavastu ke akartA svabhAva ko samajhAkara jIvoM kI rAga-dveSa- pariNati ko kama karane meM jo mahAna yogadAna diyA hai, usake lie tattvajJAnI ApakA mahAna upakAra mAnate haiM / " tatpazcAt candraprabhasvAmI ke samozaraNa ne samasta Arya dezoM meM vihAra kara dharmatIrtha kA pravartana karate hue sammedazikhara jAkara vihAra baMda kara diyA tathA eka hajAra muniyoM sahita pratimA yoga dhAraNa kara eka | mAha taka zilA para ArUr3ha ho dhyAnastha rahe / phAlguna zukla saptamI ke dina zAma ke samaya yoga nirodha kara caudahaveM guNasthAna ko prApta hue tathA caturtha zukla dhyAna ke dvArA zarIra kA tyAga kara sarvotkRSTa siddhapada prApta kiyaa| usIsamaya indroM ne Akara nirvANakalyANaka mahotsava mnaayaa| jo pahale zrIvarmA hue, phira zrIdhara deva hue, phira ajitasena tatpazcAt acyuta svarga ke indra hue, phira padmanAbha hue, usake bAda ahamindra tadanantara aSTama tIrthaMkara hue| aise candraprabhasvAmI ke caraNoM meM zat-zat vandana, zat-zat namana / yadi mana meM zaMkAzIla ho gayA ho to dravyAnuyoga kA vicAra karane yogya hai, pramAdI ho gayA ho to caraNAnuyoga kA vicAra karanA yogya hai aura kaSAyI ho gayA ho to prathamAnuyoga (kathA-purANa) ko viSayavastu kA vicAra karanA yogya hai aura yadi jar3a ho gayA ho to karaNAnuyoga kA vicAra karanA yogya hai| - ajJAta tI rthaM ka ra ca ndra bha parva Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 za lA kA pu ru Sa pm F F 995 u tta rA rddha 8 aSTavidhi se rahita ho, phira bhI kahAte suvidhi nAtha / tila - tuSa parigraha bhI nahIM, phira bhI kahAte jagatanAtha / / jo zaraNa unakI gahata hai, vaha hota bhavadadhi pAra hai / akSaya ananta jJAyaka prabhu kI, vandanA zata bAra hai / / jinhoMne aneka jIvoM ko mokSamArga meM lagAyA, mokSamArga kI samyak vidhi batAI - aise suvidhinAtha hamAre mArgadarzaka bane / jo aSTavidhi karma se rahita haiM; phira bhI jinakA nAma suvidhinAtha hai - aise suvidhinAtha hamAre kalyANa meM nimitta bneN| jinake pAsa tilatuSamAtra parigraha nahIM hai phira bhI indroM ne unakI jagatanAtha kahakara stuti kI hai / jo aise suvidhinAtha kI zaraNa meM AtA hai vaha nizcita hI bhavodadhi se pAra ho jAtA | hai / ata: una akSaya ananta nauveM tIrthaMkara suvidhinAtha, jinakA dUsarA nAma puSpadanta hai, unheM sau-sau bAra namana karatA huA, unakA saMkSipta caritra likhane kA prayAsa kara rahA hU~, sAhasa juTA rahA hU~ / maiM jAnatA hU~, mAnatA bhI hU~ ki "vastu kI sthiti sadA eka jaisI nahIM rahatI', phira bhI maiM isa saMkalpa meM saphala hoU~gA - isa AzA se isa 'zalAkA puruSa' ko pUrA karane hetu AzAnvita hU~ / tI rthaM ka suvidhinAtha ke pUrva bhavoM kA paricaya karAte hue AcArya guNabhadra uttarapurANa meM kahate haiM ki "puSkarArdha dhi dvIpa kI pUrva dizA meM jo meruparvata haiM, usake pUrva videha kSetra meM sItA nadI ke uttara taTa para puSkalAvatI nA | nAma kA eka deza hai| usakI puNDarIkiNI nagarI meM mahApadma nAma kA rAjA rAjya karatA thA, vaha atyanta tha | parAkramI thA / vaha apanI prajA kA dUdha denevAlI gAya ke samAna bharaNa-poSaNa karatA thA, usakI surakSA karane aura sukhI karane kA pUrA-pUrA prayAsa karatA thA / prajA bhI prasannatA se rAjya ko 'kara' dekara rAjA ke bhaMDAra parva Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy | ko bharapUra rakhatI thii| rAjA ke maMtrIgaNa bhI prasanna va saMtuSTa rahakara apane-apane kAryoM ke prati jAgarUka | aura ImAnadAra the| rAjA bhI unake parivAra ke sukha-duHkha kA barAbara dhyAna rakhatA thA aura samaya-samaya lA para kuzala kSema pUchatA rahatA thaa| jisaprakAra muniyoM meM aneka guNa vRddhi ko prApta hote haiM, usIprakAra usa guNavAna, sadAcArI aura zAstra marmajJa rAjA meM bhI aneka guNa vRddhiMgata ho rahe the| usa rAjA ne eka dina apane vanapAla se sunA ki 'manohara nAma ke udyAna meM mahAna aizvarya dhAraka bhUta nAma ke jinarAja sthita haiN| vaha unakI vaMdanA ke lie prajA evaM dala-bala ke sAtha gyaa| vahA~ jinarAja kI vandanA kara tIna pradakSiNA dI aura vinayapUrvaka yathAsthAna baiTha | gyaa| vahA~ rAjA-prajA sabhI ne jinarAja kA dharmopadeza sunaa| dharmopadeza sunate hI rAjA mahAbala ko AtmajJAna pragaTa ho gayA aura vaha isaprakAra vicAra karane lagA ki - "anAdikAlIna mithyAtva ke udaya se dUSita huA yaha AtmA svayaM apane hI kAraNa apane AtmA ko duHkha meM DAle hue hai tathA bhUtAviSTa puruSa kI bhAMti avicArI ho rahA hai| yaha prANI mithyAmAnyatA ke vaza anAdikAla se svayaM hI ahitakArI kAryoM meM AcaraNa karatA A rahA hai| saMsArarUpI aTavI meM bhaTakatA huA mokSamArga meM bhraSTa ho gayA hai|" isaprakAra cintana karatA huA vaha rAjA mahAbala saMsAra se bhayabhIta ho gyaa| mokSamArga ko prApta karane kI icchA se 'dhanada' nAmaka apane putra ko rAjyasattA sauMpakara saMsAra se bhayabhIta hue anya aneka rAjAoM ke sAtha dIkSita ho gyaa| dhIre-dhIre zAstrAbhyAsa karate hue vaha gyAraha aMga kA pAragAmI vidvAna ho gyaa| solahakAraNa bhAvanAoM ke cintana meM tatpara rahane lagA aura tIrthaMkara prakRti kA bandha kara anta meM usane samAdhimaraNa dhAraNa kara liyaa| samAdhimaraNa ke prabhAva se vaha prANata svarga kA indra huaa| vahA~ bIsa sAgara kI Ayu thii| sAr3he tIna hAtha U~cA zarIra thA, zukla lezyA thii| daza-daza mAha meM zvAMsa letA thA / bIsa hajAra varSa bAda mAnasika AhAra letA thaa| usake mAnasika pravicAra thA, dhUmaprabhA pRthvI taka usake avadhijJAna kI sImA thii| vikriyA bala aura teja bhI avadhijJAna kI sImA ke barAbara hI thA tathA aNimA // 8 Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REEFFFFy Adi utkRSTa guNoM se usakA aizvarya bar3hA huA thA / vahA~ ke dIrgha sukha bhogakara vaha tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM jisake kula meM janma lenevAlA thA, usakA paricaya karAte hue kahate haiM ki isa jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra kI kAkandI nagarI meM ikSvAkuvaMzI sugrIva rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| usakI paTTarAnI jayarAmA thii| usa rAnI ne devoM dvArA atizaya zreSTha ratnavRSTi Adi dvArA sammAna ko pAkara phAlguna kRSNA navamI ke dina prabhAtakAla ke samaya solaha svapna dekhe| prAta:kAla usane apane pati se una solaha svapnoM kA phala jAnakara atyanta harSita huii| mArgazIrSa zukla pratipadA ke dina usa mahAdevI ke uttama putra huaa| usIsamaya indroM ne Akara unakA kSIrasAgara ke jala se abhiSeka kiyaa| AbhUSaNa pahanAye aura kunda ke phUla ke samAna kAnti se suzobhita zarIra kI | dIpti se virAjita una bAla tIrthaMkara kA nAma puSpadanta rkhaa| nauveM tIrthaMkara puSpadanta AThaveM tIrthaMkara candraprabha ke nabbe karor3a sAgara ke antarAla bAda hue the| bhagavAna puSpadanta kI Ayu bhI isI antarAla meM sammilita thii| do lAkha pUrva kI unakI Ayu thii| sau dhanuSa U~cA unakA zarIra thaa| pacAsa hajAra pUrva taka unhoMne kumAra avasthA kA sukha prApta kiyA thaa| zeSa jIvana bhI tIrthaMkara jaise puNya prakRti kI sattA meM rahane se bahuta hI laukika anukUlatA meM bItA, parantu usa sukha meM rahate hue bhI unheM eka ulkApAta dekhakara saMsAra ke kSaNabhaMguratva kA AbhAsa ho gayA; jisase unheM vairAgya huaa| unake mana meM isaprakAra kA vicAra AyA ki vaha ulkA (vidyuta) nahIM, balki mere anAdikAlIna moharUpI andhakAra ko naSTa karanevAlI dIpikA hai| isaprakAra usa ulkA ke nimitta se pratibuddha hokara tattva kA isaprakAra vicAra karane lage ki Aja maiMne spaSTa dekha liyA hai ki yaha saMsAra viDambanArUpa hai| kAma, krodha, zoka, bhaya, unmAda, svapna aura corI Adi meM lipta yA mUrcchita huA prANI sAmane rakhe hue asat padArtha ko bhI sat samajhatA hai| isa saMsAra meM na to koI bhI vastu sthira hai aura na zubha hai, na kucha sukha denevAlI hai aura na koI padArtha merA hai| merA to mAtra merA AtmA hI hai| yaha sArA saMsAra mujhase judA hai | Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 113) za lA kA "zarIra hI maiM hU~, merA laukika sukha cirasthAI hai" isaprakAra anya padArthoM meM jo merI viparyayabuddhi ho rahI hai, usI se maiM aneka duHkhamaya janma- jarA aura mRtyu ke cakkara meM par3akara bhavasamudra meM bhramaNa kara rahA pu hU~ / " aisA vicAra kara ve rAjyalakSmI ko chor3ane kA vicAra karane lage / ru Sa P m F F 405 aura maiM inase judA hU~; phira bhI Azcarya hai ki mohodaya se zarIrAdi padArthoM meM isa jIva kI AtmIyatA ho rahI hai|" u laukAntika devoM ne unakI pUjA kii| unhoMne sumati nAmaka putra ko rAjyabhAra sauMpa diyA / indroM ne unakA dIkSA kalyANaka mnaayaa| ve usIsamaya sUryaprabhA nAmaka pAlakI meM baiThakara puSpaka vana meM gaye aura mArgazISa | ke zuklapakSa pratipadA ke dina sAyaMkAla ke samaya eka hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha dIkSita ho gaye / dIkSA lete | hI unheM mana:paryayajJAna ho gyaa| ve dUsare dina AhAra ke lie zailapura nagara meM praviSTa hue| vahA~ puSpamitra rAjA | ne unheM bhojana karAyA / phalasvarUpa paJcAzcarya pragaTa hue, isaprakAra chadmastha avasthA meM tapasyA karate hue unake cAra varSa bIta gaye / tadanantara kArtika zukla dvitIyA ke dina zAma ko do dina kA upavAsa lekara | nAgavRkSa ke nIce sthita hue / tatpazcAt usI dIkSAvana meM ghAtiyA karmoM ko naSTakara ananta catuSTaya prApta kiye / caturnikAya devoM ke indroM ne unake acintya vaibhava kI racanA kI / samozaraNa banAyA aura samasta padArthoM kA ekasAtha nirUpaNa karanevAlI sAtizaya divyadhvani khirane lgii| unakI dharmasabhA meM sAta RddhiyoM ke dhAraka aTThAsI gaNadhara the| pandraha sau zruta kevalI, eka lAkha pacapana hajAra pA~ca sau zikSaka ( upAdhyAya) the / ATha hajAra cAra sau avadhijJAnI muni, sAta hajAra kevalI, teraha hajAra vikriyA RddhidhArI, sAta hajAra pA~ca sau mana:paryayajJAnI aura chaha hajAra chaha sau vAdiyoM ke dvArA bhagavAna puSpadanta ke caraNoM kI pUjA hotI thI / isaprakAra saba | milAkara ve do lAkha muniyoM (guruoM) ke paramaguru the / tIna lAkha assI hajAra AryikAyeM, do lAkha zrAvaka, pA~ca lAkha zrAvikAyeM unakI dharmasabhA ke zrotA the / inake atirikta asaMkhyAta deva-deviyA~ aura | tiryaJca bhI unake zrotA the / bhagavAna puSpadanta Arya deza meM vihArakara sammedazikhara pahu~ce / tI rthaM ka ra su vi dhi nA tha parva Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 sarp ca 1 al ba a a pra lA tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kI divyadhvani meM AyA ki isa mahAmaMtra ke saMbaMdha meM samaya-samaya para pracArita kiMvadantiyoM evaM paurANika kathA-kahAniyoM se jahA~ eka ora jainajagata meM isa mahAmaMtra ke prati zraddhA utpanna pu huI hai, jijJAsA jagI hai; vahIM dUsarI ora aMdhavizvAsa evaM bhrAnta dhAraNAyeM bhI kama pracalita nahIM hoMgI / ina bhrAnta dhAraNAoM evaM aMdhavizvAsoM ke nirAkaraNa ke lie isa mahAmaMtra ke sahI svarUpa kA evaM pracalita kathA-kahAniyoM kA yadi abhiprAya samajhakara anuzIlana / parizIlana kiyA jAyegA to hI sahI samAdhAna hogA / kA samozaraNa dharmasabhA meM eka jijJAsu ko jijJAsA jgii| usake mana meM prazna uThA ki he prabho! NamokAra maMtra ke mAhAtmya meM bahuta-sI kiMvadantiyA~ aura kathAe~ pracalita haiN| unakA mUla prayojana kyA hai ? rddha "dekho, ina bhole bhaktoM kA aviveka, ye vItarAgI sarvajJa bhagavAna se kaisI-kaisI saudebAjI karate haiN| | unase apane manorathoM kI pUrti karAne ke lie unheM kaise-kaise pralobhana dete haiN| unase kaisI-kaisI zarteM lagAte haiN| kahate haiM - 'yadi Apa hamAre bacce ko ThIka kara doge, mukadamA jitA doge, kamAI karA doge, lATarI khulavA doge...to hama Apako chatra car3hAyeMge, pUjA-vidhAna karAyeMge, ghI ke dIpaka kI akhaNDa jyoti jalAyeMge, Apake tIrthasthAna kI sasaMgha yAtrA karane AyeMge, yadi bahU ke beTA ho jAyegA to usakA muNDana karAne to yahA~ AyeMge hI, mandira kA jIrNoddhAra bhI karA deMge, tIratha para sIr3hiyA~ lagavA deNge| mAnoM, bhagavAna yaha saba karAne ke lie tarasa rahe hoM, AzA lagAye hI baiThe hoM / inheM apane bhagavAna para itanA bhI bharosA nahIM hai ki pahale pUjA-pATha Adi jo karAnA cAhatA hai, karA | de; bAda meM kAma to ho hI jaayegaa| para nahIM, kyA bharosA bhagavAna kA ? kAma na huA to ? loka meM aisI | zaMkA nahIM krtaa| havAI jahAja va rela ke TikaTa mahInoM pahale letA hai, mAla kA eDavAMsa pahale detA hai, | DaoNkTara kI phIsa pahale detA hai, para bhagavAna kI pUjA-pATha kAmanAyeM pUrI hone para karegA ?" " NamokAra mahAmaMtra jaise anAdi zAzvata acintya mahimAvaMta mahAmaMtra ke sAtha bhI patA nahIM loga kaisI-kaisI sazarta kAmanAyeM karate haiM ? phira laukika ghaTanAyeM jor3akara usakI mahimA bar3hAnA cAhate haiN| para tI rthaM ka nA tha parva Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ laukika kAryoM kI siddhi ho jAne se alaukika mahAmaMtra kI mahimA kaise bar3ha sakatI hai ? are bhAI! laukika kAryoM kI siddhi to puNya ke pratApa se hotI hai, sIdhe maMtroM ke jApa japane se nhiiN| hA~, yadi niSkAmabhAva se maMtra japate hue kaSAyeM atyanta maMda raheM to puNyabaMdha hotA hai; para jJAnI use bhI upAdeya nahIM mAnate, usake || phala meM laukika kAmanAyeM nahIM karate / laukika kAmanAoM se to ulTA pApa baMdha hI hotA hai; kyoMki aisI kAmanAyeM to tIvra kaSAya meM hI saMbhava haiN| prathamAnuyoga meM prayojana ko dhyAna meM rakhakara preraNAprada kathAe~ aisI || hoMgI, jinameM kahA jAyegA ki NamokAra-maMtra se ye lAbha hue| jaise ki - * pahalI kathA meM spaSTa ullekha hogA ki sugrIva ke jIva ne baila kI yoni meM maraNAsanna dazA meM seTha | se NamokAra maMtra sunakara svarga prApta kiyA thaa| .dUsarI kathA meM sApha-sApha kahA gayA hogA ki cAraNaRddhidhArI RSiyoM ke dvArA prabodha ko prApta huA baMdara mahAmaMtra NamokAra ke prabhAva se donoM lokoM meM sukha bhogakara kevalI pada ko prApta huaa| * tIsarI kathA meM carcA AyegI ki rAjA viMdhyakIrti kI putrI vijayazrI sulocanA ke dvArA sunAye gaye maMtra ke prabhAva se indrANI huI * cauthI kathA meM yaha kahA gayA hogA ki vaha bakarA, jise marate samaya cArudatta ne NamokAra maMtra sunAyA, usase vaha divya zarIravAlA deva huaa| * pA~cavI kathA meM kahA jAyegA ki ve nAga-nAginI, jinheM pArzvakumAra ne maraNAsanna dazA meM NamokAra maMtra diyA thA, usase ve dharaNendra padmAvatI hue| * chaThavI kathA meM kahA hogA ki kIcar3a meM phaMsI huI hathinI vidyAdhara dvArA diye gaye mahAmaMtra ke prabhAva se bhavAntara meM rAjA janaka kI putrI sItA huii| * sAtavIM kathA meM yaha kahA hogA ki dRr3hasUrya cora zUlI para dussaha duHkha se vyAkula hokara yadyapi jala pIne kI AzA se NamokAra maMtra kA uccAraNa kara rahA thA, taba bhI usake prabhAva se vaha deva huaa|||8 Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFEE IFE 19 * aMtima AThavIM kathA meM to yahA~ taka kahA hogA ki vivekahIna subhaga gvAlA usa maMtra ke prathama pada za || ke uccAraNa mAtra se tadbhava mokSagAmI sudarzana seTha huA aura usane usI bhava se mukti kI prApti kii| yahA~ yaha zaMkA svAbhAvika hai ki - kyA ye kathAe~ kalpita hoMgI? samAdhAna - nahIM, paurANika kathAyeM paurANika hotI haiM, na kalpita na mithyA; parantu prathamAnuyoga ke prayojana va kathana paddhati ko na samajhanevAle una kathAoM kA anyathA abhiprAya grahaNa karake artha kA anartha karate avazya dekhe jAte haiN| yadi uparyukta kathAoM ke kathana kA prayojana va abhiprAya grahaNa karake akSaraza: sarvathA aisA hI mAna liyA jAye to jo pratidina niyamitarUpa se trikAla NamokAra maMtra kA jApa karate haiM, paMcaparameSThI kA dhyAna karate haiM, unake jIvana meM aneka duHkha yA saMkaTa kyoM dekhe gaye? athavA jo svayaM paMcaparameSThI meM zAmila haiM - aise pA~coM pAMDavoM para aisA bhayaMkara upasarga kyoM hogA? unheM aMgAra sadRza jalate hue lohe ke kar3e kyoM pahanAye jAyeMge ? aura pahanA bhI diye jAyeMge to ve ThaMDe kyoM nahIM hoNge| aise aura bhI aneka paurANika udAharaNa diye jA sakate haiM, jinhoMne hRdaya se paMcaparameSThI kI ArAdhanA kI, pratidina NamokAra maMtra kA jApa kiyA aura svayaM bhI paMcaparameSThI ke padoM para virAjamAna rahe, phira bhI unheM aneka pratikUla prasaMgoM kA sAmanA karanA par3A aura Age bhI karanA pdd'egaa| jaise ki 1. bhAvaliMgI saMta tadbhava mokSagAmI sukumAla muni ko syAlinI khAyegI, 2. sukauzala munirAja ko zeranI khAyegI, 3. gajakumAra munirAja ke sira para jalatI huI sigar3I rakha dI jAyegI, 4. rAjA zreNika ke dvArA munirAja ke gale meM marA huA sAMpa DAlane se munirAja ko lAkhoM cIMTiyA~ kATeMgI, 5. zrIpAla ko kuSTa roga hogA, 6. tIrthaMkara ke bhava meM muni pArzvanAtha para kamaTha kA upasarga hogA, 7. prathama tIrthaMkara munirAja AdinAtha ko chaha mAha taka pratidina lagAtAra AhAra hetu nikalane para bhI AhAra nahIM milA, 8. mahAsatI sItA ko do-do bAra vanavAsa ke duHkha uThAne par3egeM, 9. tadbhava mokSagAmI rAma bhI 14 varSa taka vana-vana bhaTakate phiregeM, 10. pradyumnakumAra ko aneka saMkaToM kA sAmanA karanA par3egA, 11. || Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvandhara aura unake mAtA-pitA rAnI vijayA va satyandhara ko maraNatulya kaSTa jhelane par3eMge, 12. mahAsatI | manoramA ko majadUrI karanI par3egI, 13. sudarzana seTha ko sUlI para car3hAyA jAyegA, 14. saiMkar3oM muniyoM ko ghAnI meM pilanA par3egA, 15. akampanAcArya Adi 700 muniyoM ko bali Adi maMtriyoM kRta upasarga jhelane | pdd'eNge| Akhira aisA kyoM hogA ? bhaviSya meM yaha saba hogA, jo mere jJAna meM spaSTa jhalaka rahA hai| | jabaki ye saba paMca namaskAra maMtra ke ArAdhaka to hoMge hI, inameM adhikAMza tadbhava mokSagAmI aura | bhAvaliMgI saMta bhI hoMge aura AdinAtha va pArzvanAtha to sAkSAt tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kI pUrva bhUmikA meM hI sthita hoMge, phira bhI una para upasarga kyoM hogA ? isase spaSTa hai ki akele maMtroM ke smaraNa se hI kArya kI siddhi nahIM hotii| kArya kI siddhi to aneka kAraNoM se hI hotI hai| phira bhI jisa kAraNa kI mahimA batAnI hotI hai; prathamAnuyoga kI kathAoM meM use mukhya karake zeSa kAraNoM ko gauNa kara diyA jAtA hai| yahI prathamAnuyoga kI kathanazailI hai| dekho ! eka kArya ke hone meM aneka kAraNa milate haiM, taba kahIM kArya saMpanna hotA hai tathA apane-apane dRSTikoNa se sabhI kAraNa mahattvapUrNa hote haiN| jisaprakAra lAkhoM rupayoM kI mazIna meM do rupaye ke skrU kA bhI mahattvapUrNa yogadAna hotA hai, usIprakAra pratyeka kArya meM sabhI kAraNoM kA apanA-apanA sthAna hai; para kathana meM kabhI koI kAraNa mukhya hotA hai aura kabhI koI any| udAharaNa ke taura para hama eka aise bImAra vyakti ko leM, jise acAnaka hArTaaTaika huA hai aura DaoNkTara ke kahe anusAra yadi samaya para meDikala sahAyatA na milatI to vaha do ghaMTe meM hI dama tor3anevAlA thA, parantu par3ausI ne yathAsamaya use imarajeMsI vArDa meM pahu~cAkara aura hoziyAra DaoNkTara ko bulAkara, rAta meM 2 baje meDikala sTorsa khulavAkara, bImAra ko bacAne ke lie atyaMta Avazyaka davA kI vyavasthA kara dI; jisase vaha bImAra vyakti baca gyaa| isaprakAra usa rogI ke prANa bacAne meM cAra kAraNa mileM - 1. par3osI, 2. DaoNkTara, 3. meDIkala sTora vAlA aura 4. dvaa| Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REE FOR "FF 0 aba dekhiye isa ghaTanA ke pratyakSadarziyoM meM se eka vyakti to par3osI ke gIta gAte hue kahatA hai - || "par3osI ho to aisA ho| yadi vaha samaya para vyavasthA nahIM karatA to becArA mara hI jaataa|" dUsarA DaoNkTara ke gIta gAtA hai - kahatA hai - "yadi! aisA hoziyAra DaoNkTara samaya para na milatA to vaha becArA apane jIvana se hI hAtha dho baitthtaa|" tIsarA kahatA hai - "are ! yaha to saba ThIka hai; parantu yadi vaha davAI samaya para upalabdha na hotI to becArA DaoNkTara bhI kyA kara sakatA thA ? usa becAre dukAnadAna kI kaho, jisane rAta ke do baje dukAna kholakara davA de dii|" cauthA kahatA hai - "ina bAtoM meM kyA dharA hai ? Ayukarma hI sarvatra balavAna hai| yadi Ayu hI samApta ho gaI hotI to dhanavaMtarI jaisA vaidya bhI nahIM bacA sakatA thaa| ye saba to nimitta kI bAteM haiN| jaba jIvanazakti hI samApta ho jAtI hai to sAre ke sAre prayatna dhare raha jAte haiN| mauta ke Age kisI kA vaza nahIM cltaa| yadi par3osI, DaoNkTara, meDikala sToravAlA aura davAyeM hI bacAtI hotI to DaoNkTara Adi ne apane sage mA~-bApa evaM priya kuTumba-parivAra ko kyoM nahIM bacA liyA? bacA lete na ve unheM !" ___pA~caveM ne kahA - "are bhAI! cAroM vyaktiyoM ne to kevala apane-apane vikalpoM kI pUrti kI hai, unhoMne to usake bacAne meM kucha kiyA hI nahIM, para Ayukarma bhI acetana hai, jar3a hai, vaha bhI jIva ko jIvanadAna dene meM samartha nahIM hai| vaha una cAra nimittoM kI taraha hI hai| vAstavika bAta to yaha hai ki usa marIja ke upAdAna kI yogyatA hI aisI thI ki jise-jahA~ jabataka jina saMyogoM meM apanI svayaM kI yogyatA se rahanA thA, tabataka unhIM saMyogoM ke anurUpa use vahA~ usI rUpa meM saba bAhya kAraNa-kalApa sahaja hI milate gye| eka dravya dUsare dravya meM to kucha karatA hI nahIM, dravyoM kA samaya-samaya honevAlA pariNamana bhI svataMtra hai| aisA hI pratyeka vastu kA svabhAva hai| Ayukarma kA udaya bhI eka nimitta kAraNa hI hai| nimitta hote to avazya haiM, para ve kartA nahIM haiN| kArya || Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREE F IFE 19 | ke samaya unakI upasthiti hotI hai; ata: kabhI kisI ko mahattva mila jAtA hai aura kabhI kisI ko / vaktA ke dvArA jaba jisako jaisA mukhya gauNa karanA hotA hai, kara detA hai| vAstavika kAraNa to jIva kI tatsamaya kI yogyatA hI hai| anya kAraNa kalApa to samaya para milate hI haiN| kahA bhI hai - tAdRzI jAyate buddhiH vyvsaayshctaadRshaaH| sahAyatAstAdRzAH saMti yAdRzI bhavitavyatA / / arthAt jIva kA jisasamaya jaisA-jo honA hotA hai, tadanusAra hI buddhi yA vicAra utpanna ho jAte haiN| prayatna bhI vaise hI hone lagate haiM, sahayogiyoM meM vaisA hI sahayoga karane evaM daur3a-dhUpa karane kI bhAvanA bana jAtI hai aura kArya ho jAtA hai; ata: kAraNoM ke milAne kI AkulatA mata kro| dekho! kAraNa milAne | ko manA nahIM kiyA hai, balki kAraNa milAne kI AkulatA na karane ko kahA hai| | jise vastu ke svataMtra pariNamana meM zraddhA-vizvAsa ho jAtA hai, use AkulatA nahIM hotii| bhUmikAnusAra jaisA rAga hotA hai, vaisI vyavasthAoM kA vikalpa to AtA hai, para kArya hone para abhimAna na ho tathA kArya na hone para AkulatA na ho; tabhI kAraNa-kArya vyavasthA kA sahI jJAna hai - aisA mAnA jaayegaa| yahA~ koI kaha sakatA hai ki yadi davAyeM aura DaoNkTara kucha nahIM karate to lAkhoM DaoNkTarsa, karor3oM rupayoM ke meDikala sAdhana saba bekAra haiM kyA ? aura kyA zAsana kA karor3oM rupayoM kA meDikala bajaTa vyartha hI barabAda ho rahA hai, pAnI meM jA rahA hai? yaha kisane kahA hai ki saba bekAra hai ? maiM to yaha kaha rahA hU~ ki jaba jo kArya honA hotA hai, taba usake anurUpa sabhI kAraNa kalApa milate hI haiN| kahane kA artha yaha hai ki eka kArya hone meM aneka kAraNa milate haiM; kintu kathana kisI eka kAraNa kI mukhyatA se kiyA jAtA hai, anya kAraNa gauNa rahate haiN| mukhya-gauNa karake kathana karane kI ye hI to vibhinna apekSAyeM haiN| pahale vyakti ne par3ausI ko mukhya // 8 E NEPF Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 || kiyA, dUsare ne DaoNkTara ko, tIsare ne davA ko mukhya kiyA aura cauthai ne Ayukarma ko mukhya kara diyA / | isI kathana zailI ko to syAdvAda kahate haiM / za lA kA pu ru pm F F Sa u tta are bhAI! jisakI honahAra bhalI ho use to eka ke bAda eka anukUla nimitta bhI milate jAte haiM aura usake pariNAmoM meM vizuddhi AtI jAtI hai, ruci bar3hatI jAtI hai / nimitta to isako pahale bhI kama nahIM mile aura unhoMne kitanA samajhAne kI koziza kI, para kahA~ samajhe ? jaba tattvajJAna ho jAtA hai to kabhI satsAhitya ko zreya dete haiM, kabhI apane mitra ko dhanyavAda dete haiM, kabhI apane bhAgya ko sarAhate haiM to kabhI apane gurujI kI prazaMsA karate haiN| isaprakAra kabhI kisI ko mukhya karate haiM aura kabhI kisI ko / jaba kisI eka ko mukhya karate haiM to zeSa kAraNa apane-Apa gauNa ho jAte haiN| rA tI rthaM yahI bAta NamokAra mahAmaMtra saMbaMdhI paurANika kathAoM ke saMbaMdha meM bhI jAnanA caahie| yahA~ svargAdika rddha kI prApti meM pariNAmoM kI vizuddhi Adi kAraNa to aneka haiM, para parameSThI kI zaraNa meM pahu~cAne ke prayojana | se NamokAra maMtra ke sunane-sunAne ko mukhya kiyA hai aura zeSa kAraNoM ko gauNa kara diyA hai| tAki sabhI | loga narakAdi ke bhaya aura svargAdi prApti ke pralobhana se paMcaparameSThI kI zaraNa meM AyeM / yahA~ Ane ke bAda jaba ve arahaMtAdi kA svarUpa samajheMge to unheM svataH hI saccA mokSamArga mila jAyegA aura svargAdi ke kSaNika sAMsArika sukhoM se bhI virakti ho hI jAyegI / " bhagavAna puSpadanta kI divyadhvani meM yaha AyA / ka ra su aMta meM sammedazikhara para yoga nirodha kara bhAdrazukla aSTamI ke dina zAma ke samaya eka hajAra muniyoM ke sAtha mokSa ko prApta ho gye| devagaNa Aye aura unakA nirvANa kA mahotsava manAkara svarga cale gaye / dhi nA tha parva jinhoMne mokSa kA kaThina mArga dUsaroM ko sarala kara diyA, jinhoMne citta meM upazamabhAva dhAraNa karanevAle bhaktoM ke lie mokSa kA mArga prazasta kiyaa| jinakI daMtapaMkti khile hue puSpa ke samAna ati sundara hai | aise bhagavAna puSpadanta ko hamArA bArambAra namaskAra / - Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ he deva! Apa parama zAnta hai ApakI vANI kalyANakArI hai, ApakA Adarza caritra bhavya jIvoM ke lie || || pathapradarzaka hai; ata: hama saba bhI ApakI zaraNa ko prApta hoM - aisI kAmanA hai| | jo pahale mahApadma nAmaka rAjA hue, phira svarga meM caudahaveM kalpavAsI indra hue, tadanantara suvidhinAtha nauveM tIrthaMkara hue - aise parama ArAdhya suvidhinAtha hama sabake maMgalamaya ho| OM namaH / CREEFFFFy noTa - yadyapi ye kathAyeM bhagavAna puSpadanta ke bAda caturthaM evaM paMcamakAla meM ghaTI ghaTanAoM ke AdhAra para haiM, para kevalajJAna to tInoM kAloM ko pratyakSavat dekhatA-jAnatA hai| ata: bhaviSya meM honevAlI ghaTanAoM ke AdhAra para samAdhAna saMbhava hai| prathamAnuyoga kI mUla kathAvastu aura karaNAnuyoga ke sUkSma kathana Adi sabhI kucha kevalajJAna ke AdhAra se hI likhe gaye haiM, inameM zaMkA karane kA artha hai sarvajJatA meM zaMkA karanA, kevalajJAna meM zaMkA karanA, apanI jinavANI mAtA para avizvAsa karanA / ata: AtmakalyANa cAhanevAle pAThakoM ko inheM naya, pramANa aura yuktiyoM se nirNaya karake Agama meM yathArtha zraddhA rakhanA hI zreyaskara hai| - lekhaka vidhi kA vidhAna aTala hai vidhi kA vidhAna aTala hai, use koI TAla nahIM sktaa| jo ghaTanA yA kArya jisasamaya, jisake nimitta se, jisarUpa meM honA hai; vaha usIsamaya, usI ke nimitta se, usIrUpa meM hokara hI rahatA hai| use TAlanA to dUra, Age-pIche bhI nahIM kiyA jA sakatA; badalA bhI nahIM jA sakatA / kSetra se kSetrAntara bhI nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| - sukhI jIvana, pRSTha-135 Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (122 za lA kA pu ru pm F F Sa u tta rA 9 candana sama zItala ho prabhuvara, candra kiraNa se jyotirmaya / kalpavRkSa se cihnita ho aru, saptabhayoM se ho nirbhaya / / tuma sA hI hU~ maiM svabhAva se, huA Aja mujhako nirNaya / aba alpakAla meM hI hogA prabhu, muktiramA se mama pariNaya / / jinakA kahA huA vItarAgadharma karmarUpa sUrya se saMtapta prANiyoM ke lie candramA ke samAna zItala hai, zAnti utpanna karanevAlA hai, ve zItalanAtha bhagavAna hama sabake lie zItalatA pradAna kareM, zAnti utpanna karane meM nimitta bneN| tI ka ra dasaveM tIrthaMkara zItalanAtha ke kucha mahattvapUrNa preraNAprada pUrva bhavoM kI carcA karate hue AcArya guNabhadra rthaM | uttarapurANa meM likhate haiM ki puSkaravara dvIpa ke pUrvArddha bhAga meM jo meruparvata hai, usakI pUrva dizA ke videhakSetra meM sItAnadI ke dakSiNataTa para eka vatsa nAma kA deza hai| usake susImAnagara meM padmagulma nAmaka rAjA rAjya karatA thA / rAjA sAma-dAma-daNDa aura bheda kI nIti meM nipuNa thA / isakAraNa rAjya meM pUrNarUpa se suzAsana zI thaa| vaha saMdhi-vigraha ke rahasya ko jAnanevAlA thA; ata: anya rAjAoM ke sAtha bhI sadvyavahAra rakhatA | thA / buddhibala se usane rAjya kA khUba vistAra kara liyA thaa| isaprakAra dharma, artha aura kAma puruSArthoM ke | phala ko prAptakara vaha sukha-zAnti se rahatA thA / usa guNavAna rAjA ne daiva yoga se buddhi ke prayoga se aura prayatnapUrvaka udyama ke dvArA svayaM zrI vRddhi kI thI, lakSmI arjita kI thI aura prApta lakSmI kA vaha sarvasAdhAraNa ke yogya sabhI prakAra ke aura | sulabha sAdhana juTA kara prajA ko prasanna rakhatA thA / nyAyopArjita dhana ke dvArA yAcakoM ko saMtuSTa rakhatA thaa| sukhada ta la nA tha parva Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREFFFFFF TV phAlguna mAsa meM vasaMta Rtu ke sukhada vAtAvaraNa kA Ananda lete hue jaba vaha kAma kI pIr3A se pIr3ita huA | to usane saMkalpa kiyA ki jisameM sArA jagata sukha kI kalpanA karatA hai, maiM usa duHkhada kAma ko Aja hI dhyAnarUpI agni se bhasma karatA huuN| isaprakAra vaha saMsAra ke paMcendriya bhogoM kI pIr3A ko pahacAna kara jitendriya bana kara sacce sukha kI khoja meM laga gyaa| etadartha usane candana nAmaka putra ko rAjyabhAra sauMpakara | Ananda munirAja ke pAsa jAkara dIkSA le lI aura zAnta bhAvoM se saba aMgoM kA adhyayana kara cirakAla taka tapazcaraNa kiyaa| solahakAraNa bhAvanAe~ bhAkara tIrthaMkara prakRti kA bandha kiyaa| darzana-jJAna-cAritra - tIna ArAdhanAoM kA sAdhana kiyA tathA Ayu ke anta meM samAdhimaraNa kara 'AraNa' nAmaka pandrahaveM svarga || meM indra huaa| vahA~ usakI Ayu bAIsa sAgara paryanta kI thii| tIna hAtha U~cA zarIra thaa| dravya va bhAva - | donoM lezyAyeM zukla thiiN| gyAraha mAha meM zvAMsa letA hai| bAIsa hajAra varSa meM mAnasika AhAra letA thaa| lakSmIvAna thA, mAnasika pravicAra se saMtuSTa rahatA thaa| prAkAmya Adi ATha guNoM se sahita thaa| usake sukhoM kI anukUlatA meM asaMkhyAta varSa kI Ayu ekakSaNa samAna bIta gii| jaba usakI Ayu ke chaha mAha zeSa raha gaye aura vaha tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM avatarita honevAlA thA, taba jambUdvIpa ke bharatakSetra saMbaMdhI malaya nAmaka deza meM bhadrapura nagara kA svAmI ikSvAkuvaMzI rAjA dRr3haratha kI mahArAnI sunandA ke ghara ko kubera kI AjJA se yakSa jAti ke deva ne chaha mAha pahale se ratnoM se bhara diyaa| mAnavatI sunandA ne bhI rAtri ke antima bhAga meM solaha svapna dekhakara apane mukha meM praveza karatA huA eka hAthI dekhA / prAta:kAla rAjA ne unakA phala jJAta kiyA aura usIsamaya caitrakRSNa aSTamI ke dina sadAcAra Adi guNoM se sahita vaha deva svarga se cyuta hokara rAnI ke udara meM avatIrNa huaa| devoM ne Akara garbhakalyANaka kI pUjA kii| mAgha kRSNA dvAdazI ke dina tIrthaMkara putra kA janma huaa| usIsamaya bahuta bhArI utsAha se deva logoM ne Akara janmotsava ke sAtha indrANI dvArA mAtA kI goda meM mAyAmayI bAlaka ko sulAkara tIrthaMkara putra ko uThAyA aura sumeru parvata le gye| vahA~ unhoMne bAlaka kA abhiSeka kiyA aura zItalanAtha nAma rkhaa| bhagavAna puSpadanta ke mukta hone ke bAda nau karor3a sAgara kA antara bIta jAne para zItalanAtha kA janma || EsNEE EFF Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za 124 || huA thA / usake janma lene ke pUrva palya ke cauthAI bhAga taka jinadharma kA viccheda rahA / isakAraNa ye dharma lupta ho gayA / zItalanAthasvAmI ke zarIra kI kAnti suvarNa ke samAna thI / Ayu eka lAkha pUrva kI thI aura zarIra nabbe dhanuSa U~cA thA / jaba Ayu ke caturthabhAga pramANa kumAra kAla vyatIta ho gayA taba unhoMne apane pitA kA rAjya pada saMbhAlA tathA pradhAnasiddhi prAptakara prajA kA pAlana kiyaa| mahApratApI tIrthaMkara rAjA zItalanAtha ke rAjya meM prajA sarvaprakAra se sukha sampanna evaM dharmaparAyaNa thI / pacAsa hajAra pUrva taka | unhoMne saphalatA pUrvaka prajA ko prasanna evaM samRddhi se sampanna rakhate hue rAjya saMcAlana kiyA / lA kA pu ru Sa u tta rA rddha jaba unakA saMsAra meM rahane kA kAla mAtra paccIsa hajAra pUrva zeSa rahA thA to unhoMne bhava ke anta karane kI taiyArI kii| isIsamaya eka vairAgyapreraka ghaTanA ghaTI, jo isaprakAra hai - mahArAjA zItalanAtha eka dina vanavihAra karane gye| vahA~ raMga-biraMge puSpoM para par3e hue osa bindu sacce | motiyoM jaise camaka rahe the / unakI adbhuta zobhA nihArate hue zItanAtha vana meM vihAra kara rahe the| kucha hI samaya pazcAt sUrya kI kiraNoM se ve osabindu sUkha ge| prabhAta kA saundarya bhI aba pahale jaisA nahIM rahA / | yaha dekhakara zItalanAtha ko vairAgya ho gayA / ve vicArate haiM ki "aho ! ye manuSya jIvana aura yaha jJAniyoM ke saMyoga, yaha prAkRtika saundarya, ye indriyoM ke bhoga saba osa kI bU~doM kI bhAMti kSaNabhaMgura haiM / jIva ke ye harSa-viSAda ke vibhAvabhAva bhI kSaNa-kSaNa meM palaTa jAte haiM / ina para padArthoM yA parabhAvoM | ke bharose rahanA yogya nahIM hai| apane sthira aura asaMyogI Atmatattva kA hI Alambana sArabhUta hai| zeSa saba saMyoga asAra haiM, puNya ke phalarUpa viSayoM meM yadi sukha hotA to mujhe puNya kI parAkASThA rUpa utkRSTa sukhasAmagrI prApta hai, phira bhI merA mana saMtuSTa kyoM nahIM hai ? ThIka hI to kahA hai - "jo saMsAra viSai sukha hotA, tIrthaMkara kyoM tyAgeM / kAhe ko ziva sAdhana karate, saMyama sauM anurAge / / mere pahale bhI anAdi kAla se asaMkhya ananta tIrthaMkara pada prApta karake una padoM kA bhI tyAga karake tI rthaM ka ra zI ta la nA tha parva Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 125 hI sukhI hue haiM, phira maiM abhI taka isa dala-dala meM kyoM phaMsA hU~ ? vastuta: viSaya sAmagrI kA sukha sukha za hai hI nahIM, yaha to duHkha kA hI eka rUpa hai, miThAsa lapeTI talavAra ke samAna hai| Azcarya hai ki sArA saMsAra isameM sukha mAne baiThA hai / " isaprakAra vicAra karate hue ve saMsAra - zarIra evaM bhogoM se sarvathA virakta ho gaye / EEK 45 lA kA pu ru Sa u tta rA yahA~ jJAtavya yaha hai ki bhagavAna zItalanAtha ne pahale bhI aneka bAra ina ghaTanAoM ko dekhA hogA; kintu | jaba unake vairAgya kA kAla pakA, vairAgya kI kAlalabdhi AI to ve hI cira-paricita ghaTanAyeM unake vairAgya meM nimitta bana gaIM / tAtparya yaha hai ki mokSamArga meM nimitta kA itanA hI sthAna hai| isIlie to nimitta ko akiMcitkara kahA gayA hai| yadi nimitta hI kartA hotA to kyA mahArAja zItalanAtha ne pahale kabhI osa bU~doM ko naSTa hote nahIM dekhA hogaa| jabaki vana vihAra unakI dainika caryA thI / mahArAjA zItalanAtha kA saMsAra alpa raha gayA thA, unakI kAlalabdhi kA paripAka huA aura unheM rddha vairAgya ho gayA, unhoMne saMkalpa kiyA ki "aba maiM moha kA sarvathA nAza karake zuddhAtmA ke dhyAna dvArA kevalajJAna pragaTa kara siddhapada prApta karU~gA / " tI rthaM ka ra mahArAjA zItalanAtha aisA vicAra kara hI rahe the ki usIsamaya parama vizuddhi se unako jAtismaraNa jJAna huA ki "maiM pUrvabhava meM padmagulma rAjA thaa| usasamaya bhI Rtu parivartana dekhakara hI merA citta saMsAra se virakta huA thA aura isasamaya bhI ve osabindu hI mere vairAgya ke kAraNa bane haiN|" isaprakAra vastu ke yathArtha zI svarUpa kA vicAra kara unhoMne vivekiyoM ke dvArA chor3ane yogya apanA sArA sAmrAjya putra ko de diyA / ta la nA tha parva isaprakAra prabhu kI dIkSA kA avasara jAnakara brahmaloka se laukAntika deva Aye aura prabhu kI stuti karake unake vairAgya kI prazaMsA kI, anumodanA kI / usIsamaya indragaNa zuprabhA nAmaka pAlakI lekara A gaye / usameM ArUr3ha hokara virAgI prabhu ne saMsAra se moha chor3akara, apanApana tyAgakara, mokSa sAdhane ke lie vana kI ora vihAra kiyaa| mAgha kRSNA dvAdazI (apanI janma tithi) ke dina hI zItalanAtha prabhu ne svayaMbuddha hokara dIkSA dhAraNa kara lI / Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy ___bAhya meM vastrAdi samasta parigraha aura aMtaraMga meM zeSa apratyAkhyAnAvaraNa aura pratyAkhyAnAvaraNa krodhAdi | kaSAyeM chor3akara ve AtmadhyAna meM ekAgra ho gye| anantAnubaMdhI krodhAdi kaSAyoM ke abhAva se ve zItala | to the hI, aba apratyAkhyAnAvaraNa aura pratyAkhyAnAvaraNa kaSAyoM kA tyAga kara parama zItala ho gye| unhoMne | kaSAyoM kI kaluSatA ko AtmadhyAna dvArA dho ddaalaa| | tInaratna, cAra jJAna, pA~ca mahAvrata tathA chaha Avazyaka ke dhArI parama digambara munirAja zItalanAtha do upavAsa ke pazcAt tIsare dina AhAra hetu ariSTa nagarI meM padhAre aura vahA~ ke rAjA punarvasu ne navadhAbhakti se atyanta harSa pUrvaka khIra kA AhAradAna dekara unheM pAraNA kraayaa| tIrthaMkara ko munidazA meM prathama AhAra | denevAle una rAjA ke mahAbhAgya kI devoM ne bhI prazaMsA kii| "aho dAna...mahAdAna...kahakara AkAza se puSpavRSTi karake divyavAdya bjaaye| zItalanAtha prabhu ne tIna varSa taka munidazA meM rahakara AtmadhyAna dvArA paramAtmapada kI sAdhanA kI aura | anta meM pauSakRSNA caturdazI ko sAyaMkAla kevalajJAna pragaTa karake svayaM paramAtmA bana gye| devoM tathA manuSyoM || ne paramAtmapada prApti kA mahAna utsava kiyaa| are! tiryaMca bhI una paramAtmA ko dekhakara Anandita ho utthe| naraka gati ke jIvoM ko bhI tIrthaMkara ke prabhAva se do ghar3I ko sAtA kA anubhava huA aura Azcaryacakita hokara tIrthaMkara kI mahimA karake unameM se kitane hI jIvoM ne samyagdarzana prApta kara liyaa| isaprakAra zItalanAtha prabhu ke pratApa se naraka meM bhI nArakiyoM ko samyaktva kI apUrva zItalatA prApta huii| dhanya hai tIrthaMkaratva kI divyatA aura dhanya hai prabhu kA kevljnyaanklyaannk| devoM ne dharmasabhA ke rUpa meM adbhuta samozaraNa kI racanA kI aura indra svayaM Akara prabhu kI pUjA karake dharmazravaNa karane baitthaa| zItalanAtha bhagavAna kI usa dharmasabhA meM ikyAsI gaNadhara the, ve saptaRddhi ke dhAraka the| caudaha sau zruta kevalI munivara the, sAta hajAra pA~ca sau mana:paryayajJAnI the| kula milAkara eka lAkha munivara mokSa kI sAdhanA kara rahe the| unameM sAta hajAra to prabhu jaise hI kevalajJAnI arahaMta the| ve bhI || samozaraNa ke zrImaNDapa meM pA~ca hajAra dhanuSa Upara prabhu ke samakakSa hI virAjate the| aAAS Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 127 za lA kA pu ru pm F F 195 Sa u rA rddha ahA! eka sAtha hajAroM kevalI aura lAkhoM muniyoM ke satsamAgama kA vaha maMgalamaya dRzya mumukSuoM ke citta meM mokSa sAdhanA kI bhAvanA ko jAgrata karatA thA / vahA~ tIna lAkha AryikAyeM aura pA~ca lAkha zrAvakazrAvikAyeM bhI prabhu kA upadeza sunakara AnandapUrvaka mokSamArga meM agrasara the| devoM kA to kahanA hI kyA ? kitane hI tiryaMca bhI prabhu ke darzana karake tathA dharmopadeza sunakara AtmajJAna prApta karake antarAtmA hokara paramAtmapada kI sAdhanA karate the / eka jijJAsu ko jijJAsA jagI - "abhI to prabhu kA sAkSAt lAbha mila rahA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI ke bAda kalikAla meM zrAvakadharma kA pratipAdana kaisA hogA aura kauna karegA ? prabhu kI divyadhvani meM AyA - he bhavya ! mUlaguNoM ke saMdarbha meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke lagabhaga do hajAra varSa bAda jaina vAGgamaya meM zrAvakadharma kA varNana mukhyata: tIna prakAra se milegA 1. gyAraha pratimAoM ko AdhAra banAkara / 2. bAraha vratoM evaM sallekhanA ko AdhAra banAkara / 3. pakSa, caryA aura sAdhana ko AdhAra banAkara / - ina tInoM prakAroM meM prathama prakAra ke AdhAra para pratipAdana karanevAle AcAryoM meM AcArya kundakunda, svAmI kArtikeya aura AcArya vasunandi pramukha hoNge| jo apane granthoM meM gyAraha pratimAoM ko AdhAra banAkara zrAvakadharma kA varNana kreNge| AcArya kundakunda yadyapi zrAvakadharma ke pratipAdana meM koI svataMtra graMtha nahIM likheMge, phira bhI cAritrapAhur3a | meM zrAvakadharma kA varNana gyAraha pratimAoM ke AdhAra para kiyA jAyegA / svAmI kArtikeya bhI zrAvakadharma para koI svataMtra grantha nahIM raceMge, para 'kArtikeyAnuprekSA' meM dharmabhAvanA ke antargata zrAvakadharma kA savistAra varNana kiyA jAyegA / ve bhI bahuta spaSTarUpa se gyAraha pratimAoM ko | hI isakA AdhAra bnaayeNge| isake bAda ke AcArya vasunandi bhI inhIM kA anusaraNa kreNge| tI ka ra zI ta la nA tha 1 parva Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 / dUsare prakAra meM bAraha vratoM ko AdhAra banAkara zrAvakadharma kA pratipAdana karanevAle AcAryoM meM svAmI samantabhadrAcArya pramukha hoNge| AcArya samantabhadra zrAvakadharma kA varNana bAraha vratoM ke AdhAra para hI kreNge| ata: vratoM ke bIca meM ve mUlaguNoM kA varNana bhI kreNge| ve mUlaguNoM kA ullekha kiye binA nahIM raha skeNge| ve ratnakaraNDa zrAvakAcAra ke tIsare adhyAya ke anta meM binA prasaMga ke hI eka zloka meM mUlaguNoM kA nAma mAtra ullekha kreNge| usameM ve madya-mAMsa-madhu ke sAtha paMca udumbara phaloM ke tyAga ko na kahakara pA~ca pApoM ke tyAga kI | bAta kaheMge; kyoMki pA~ca pApoM ke sthUla tyAga binA ho hI nahIM skte| yadyapi ve svayaM koI TippaNI nahIM kareMge, koI khulAsA bhI nahIM kareMge, para unhIM ke ananyatama ziSya AcArya zivakoTi ke kathana se isa bAta kI puSTi hogI ki usasamaya paMca-udumbara phaloM ke tyAga kI bAta bhI mUlaguNoM ke saMdarbha meM calegI, jisakA bAda ke AcArya ullekha kreNge| AcArya zivakoTi likheMge ki madya-mAMsa-madhu va paMca udumbara phaloM kA tyAga to abodha bAlakoM yA ajJa puruSoM ke bhI hotA hai, vivekI jana ke to pA~coM pApoM kA sthUla tyAga bhI honA hI caahie| isa kathana se bhI yaha bAta siddha hogI ki madya-mAMsa-madhu va paMca udumbara phaloM kA tyAga to gRhastha kI prAthamika bhUmikA meM hI ho jAnA caahie| bhale hI unakA varNana cAritra ke prakaraNa meM hI kyoM na ho? zrAvakadharma ke pratipAdana kA tIsarA prakAra hai - pakSa, caryA aura sAdhana - isa AdhAra para zrAvakadharma kA pratipAdana karanevAle AcArya jinasena (dvitIya) hoNge| yadyapi ve bhI zrAvakAcAra para koI svataMtra grantha nahIM likheMge, para mahApurANa ke 39veM evaM 40veM parva meM ve pakSacaryA va sAdhanarUpa se zrAvakadharma kA nirUpaNa kreNge| jo isaprakAra hai - pAkSika :-jise arahaMtadeva kA pakSa ho, jo jinendra ke sivAya kisI anya rAgIdveSI deva ko, nirgrantha guru ke sivAya kisI anya sagrantha guru ko aura vItarAgadharma ke sivAya kisI anya || + REE EFF Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy 129| sarAgadharma ko na mAne, mAtra sacce deva-zAstra-guru evaM vItarAga dharma kA hI pakSa rakhatA ho, use pAkSika | kahate haiN| naiSThika zrAvaka :- jo zrAvaka ke bAraha vratoM evaM gyAraha pratimAoM kA niraticAra pAlana karatA hai evaM nyAyapUrvaka AjIvikA karatA hai, use naiSThika zrAvaka kahate haiN| sAdhaka :- jo jIvana ke anta meM kAya ko kRSa karane ke lie viSaya-kaSAyoM ko kramazaH kama karatA huA AhAra Adi sariMbha ko chor3akara parama samAdhi kA sAdhana karatA hai, vaha sAdhaka zrAvaka hai|| AcArya jinasena ke pazcAt AzAdharajI tathA anya vidvAna ina tInoM ko hI AdhAra banAkara zrAvakadharma kA pratipAdana kreNge| uparyukta tInoM prakAroM meM jinhoMne 11 pratimAoM aura 12 vratoM ko zrAvakadharma ke nirUpaNa kA AdhAra banAyA hai, unameM adhikAMza ne to aSTa mUlaguNoM kI carcA hI nahIM kI aura jinhoMne prasaMgavaza kI hai, unhoMne | vrata-pratimA ke sAtha jahA~-jahA~ jaisA prasaMga AyA, vahA~ vaisI carcA kara dii| ___jina AcAryoM ne zrAvaka ke mUlaguNoM ke varNana meM aSTa mUlaguNoM kI carcA nahIM kI, unakI dRSTi meM bhI madya-mAMsa-madhu Adi prathama bhUmikA meM hI tyAjya haiM, kyoMki mUlaguNa kahate hI use haiM, jinake dhAraNa binA zrAvakapanA hI saMbhava nahIM hai| jo dharmatattva ko svayaM sunatA ho, jainadharma meM pUrNa zraddhA rakhatA ho tathA sadAcArI ho, use zrAvaka kahate haiN| "pratidina jinendradeva ke darzana karanA, jala chAnakara pInA aura rAtri meM bhojana nahIM karanA - ye tIna zrAvaka ke mukhya bAhyacihna haiN| __ jo zrAvaka apanI zakti ke anusAra pratidina deva-zAstra-guru kI pUjA karatA hai, supAtroM ko dAna detA || hai, vaha samyagdRSTi zrAvaka mokSamArga meM zIghra gamana karatA hai| 4E FREE EF, Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy | aSTa mUlaguNoM ke dhArI sAmAnya zrAvaka kI sacce deva-zAstra-guru meM aTUTa zraddhA hotI hai| vaha madya| mAMsa-madhu va paMca pApoM ke sthUla tyAga ke sAtha durgati kA kAraNabhUta gRhIta mithyAtva kA bhI tyAga kara | detA hai; ata: vaha rAgI-dveSI deva, sagraMtha guru evaM unake upAsakoM kI pUjA-upAsanA evaM vandanA nahIM krtaa| | sacce dharma kA pakSamAtra hone se use pAkSika zrAvaka bhI kahate haiN| zrAvaka ke chaha Avazyaka kartavyoM meM satpAtra | dAna aura jinendra pUjA mukhya kartavya hai| "dANaM pUjA mukkhaM sAvayadhammo na teNa biNA" yadyapi pAkSika zrAvaka kisI vrata kA pAlana nahIM karatA, isa kAraNa vaha avratI hai, para jinadharma kA pakSa hone se vaha zrAvaka ke mUlaguNoM kA pAlana avazya karatA hai| mUlaguNoM kA pAlana kie binA koI nAmamAtra se bhI zrAvaka nahIM kahalA sktaa| "jo manuSya samyagdarzana sahita aSTa mUlaguNoM kA dhArI evaM sapta vyasana kA tyAgI ho, use dArzanika zrAvaka kahA gayA hai|" yadyapi paNDita ToDaramalajI mokSamArga prakAzaka ke chaTaveM adhyAya meM "kula dvArA gurupane mAnane ko mithyAbhAva" kaheMge, para vaha apekSA judI hai aura pANDe rAjamallajI ne jo uparyukta zloka meM madya-mAMsamadhu ke tyAga ko kuladharma kI saMjJA dekara inheM tyAgane kI preraNA dI hai - yaha apekSA judI hai| donoM meM jamIna-AsamAna jaisA mahAna antara hai| ___ paNDita ToDaramalajI ne jahA~/jisa prakaraNa meM kula dharma kA niSedha kiyA hogA, vahA~ to atyanta spaSTarUpa se anya matAvalambiyoM kI kula paramparA se gurupanA mAnane saMbaMdhI usa mAnyatA kA niSedha kiyA hai, jisameM ve hIna AcaraNa karate hue bhI apane ko kevala kula dvArA zreSTha mAnate va manavAte haiN| ___ vahA~ unakA kahanA hai ki "hamArA kula hI U~cA hai, isalie hama sabake guru haiN|" para kula kI uccatA to dharmasAdhana se hai| yadi koI uccakula meM janma lekara hIna AcaraNa kare to use ucca kaise mAne ? aadi| TippaNI - 1. kaSAyapAhur3a, amitagati zrAvakAcAra, sAgAra dharmAmRta, pANDe rAjamalajI Adi ke uddharaNa dRSTavya haiN| + REE EFF Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130| aura yahA~ lAThI saMhitA meM pANDe rAjamallajI kA bhI yahI kahanA hogA ki madya-mAMsa-madhu va paMca| udumbara phaloM kA tyAga to jainakula meM janma se hI hotA hai; ata: isa kula kI maryAdA kA nirvAha to pratyeka jaina ko hara hAla meM karanA hI caahie| ukta saMdarbha meM praznottara zailI meM kiyA gayA unakA nimnAMkita kathana draSTavya hogaa| kadAcit yahA~ koI prazna kare-zaMkA pragaTa kare ki jaba koI bhI jainI sAkSAt madya-mAMsa-madhu kA sevana karatA hI nahIM hai to itane mAtra se hI jainoM ke ina AThoM kA tyAga siddha nahIM hotA ? isaprakAra siddha sAdhana hone se ina vastuoM ko tyAga karAnevAlA yaha upadeza kyA nirarthaka nahIM hai? isakA samAdhAna prastuta karate hue granthakAra svayaM kaheMge - nahIM, aisA nahIM hai; kyoMki yadyapi jainI inakA | sAkSAt bhakSaNa nahIM karate; tathApi unake kitane hI aise aticAra (doSa) haiM, jo anAcAra ke samAna haiM, isalie dharmAtmA jIvoM ko una aticAroM kA tyAga bhI avazya karanA caahie| udAharaNArtha - 1. camar3e ke pAtra meM rakhe ghI, tela, pAnI Adi akhAdya-padArtha, apeya-padArtha, vidhe hue-ghune hue anAja, jinameM trasajIva paidA ho jAte haiM, ina sabameM mAMsa khAne kA doSa hai, kyoMki inameM trasa jIvoM kA mAMsa milA hotA hai| 2. mUlaguNoM meM jo rAtribhojanatyAga ko sammilita kiyA gayA hai, usake saMbaMdha meM bhI nimnAMkita kathana || draSTavya hai - mUlaguNoM ke dhAraNa karane meM jo rAtribhojana kA tyAga hai, vaha aticAra sahita hai, usameM aticAroM kA | tyAga zAmila nahIM hai| jabaki rAtribhojanatyAgapratimA meM aticAra rahita tyAga hotA hai| mUlaguNoM meM rAtribhojanatyAga kI sImA kA ullekha karate hue kahA jAyegA ki - isa vrata meM rAtri meM kevala annAdi sthUla bhojanoM kA tyAga hai, isa bhUmikA meM pAna, jala tathA auSadhi Adi kA tyAga nahIM hai|" zrAvaka ko devapUjA, guru upAsanA, svAdhyAya, saMyama, tapa evaM dAna - ye SaTkarma pratidina karaneyogya haiN| || PRIFF TO EsREE EFF Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAmAnyarUpa se to pAkSika zrAvaka meM sAmAnya zrAvaka ke sabhI lakSaNa pAye jAte haiM, bhale hI samyagdRSTi indriyabhogoM aura trasa-sthAvara hiMsA se pUrNata: virakta nahIM hai, para jinadharma kA zraddhAnI hone se unameM pravRtta evaM lA | anurakta bhI nahIM rhtaa| jo bhI pravRtti dekhI jAtI hai, usameM use kheda vartatA hai, tyAgane kI bhAvanA rahatI hai| "sAmAnya zrAvaka ko bhI atyAvazyaka-anivArya ekendriya jIvoM ke ghAta ke sivAya avazeSa ekendriya jIvoM kI hiMsA nahIM karanA cAhie aura kharakarma Adi sAvadha karma to kabhI karanA hI nahIM caahie|" sAvadha kA sAmAnya artha hai hiMsAjanaka pravRtti / yadyapi pUjA evaM jinamaMdira kA nirmANa Adi kArya bhI sAvadha hai, para ye dharma ke sahakArI va Ayatana hone se kathaMcit grAhya kahe gaye haiM; parantu kharakarma Adi jo laukika sAvadha vyApAra hai, jinameM bahuta jIvaghAta hotA hai, ve to sarvathA tyAjya hI haiN| ___pAkSika zrAvaka jinendradeva saMbaMdhI AjJA kA zraddhAna karatA huA hiMsA ko chor3ane ke lie sabase pahale madya-mAMsa-madhu aura paMca-udumbara phaloM ko chor3a detA hai| apanI zakti ko nahIM chipAnevAlA yaha pAkSika zrAvaka pApa ke bhaya se sthUla hiMsA, jhUTha, corI, kuzIla aura parigraha ke tyAga kA abhyAsa karatA hai| yaha pAkSika zrAvaka devapUjA Adi zrAvaka ke SaT Avazyaka kartavyoM ko zakti ke anusAra nitya karatA hai| sAmAnyata: rAtribhojana kA tyAgI hotA hai, kintu kadAcit rAtri meM tAmbUla lavaMgAdi grahaNa kara letA hai| AraMbha Adi meM saMkalpI hiMsA nahIM krtaa| sAvayadhamma dohA ke 242 veM dohe meM kahA jAyegA ki pAkSika zrAvaka madya-mAMsa-madhu kA parihAra karatA hai, paMca-udumbara phaloM ko nahIM khAtA, kyoMki ina AThoM ke andara bhArI trasajIva utpanna hote haiN|" uparyukta kathana se spaSTa hai ki mUlaguNoM kA kathana bhale hI cAritra ke prakaraNa meM kiyA gayA ho, para ye || hote to avratI kI prAthamika bhUmikA meM hI hai| isakAraNa yadyapi ye mUlaguNa saMyama yA cAritra nahIM hai, phira bhI mahattvapUrNa hai aura atyanta Avazyaka hai| 1. puruSArthasiddhayupAya, zloka-71 2. sAvayadhamma, dohA-242 Esh REF Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy isaprakAra karor3oM varSoM taka dharmopadeza dekara araboM jIvoM kA mithyAtva chur3avAte hue tathA samyaktvAdi ratnoM kI prApti karAte hue tIrthaMkara zItalanAtha sammedazikhara pdhaare| aba mukta hone meM unako kevala eka mAha thA, isalie unhoMne sammedazikhara kI vidyutavara ToMka para sthirayoga dhAraNa kiyaa| vihAra evaM vANI ruka gii| pazcAt antima zukladhyAnapUrvaka yoga nirodha karake zeSa karmoM kA kSaya karake prabhu mukta ho gye| azvina zuklA aSTamI ke dina devoM ne nirvANakalyANaka kA maMgala mahotsava mnaayaa| isa avasara para azarIrI siddhoM kA tathA unake atIndriya sukha kA cintana karake kitane hI jIvoM ne samyagdarzana dvArA apane meM vaise hI siddhasukha kA AsvAda liyA aura ve bhI siddhapura ke pathika bana gye| OM namaH / nizcayata: dharmadhyAna AtmA kI antarmukhI prakriyA hai| isa prakriyA meM sAdhaka apane jJAnopayoga ko indriyoM ke viSayoM va mana ke vikalpoM se, para-padArthoM se evaM apanI malina paryAyoM para se haTAkara akhaNDa, abheda, cinmAtra jyotisvarUpa bhagavAna AtmA para kendrita karatA hai, apane jJAnopayoga ko AtmA para sthira karatA hai| TECEF vastuta: dharmadhyAna jJAnopayoga kI vaha avasthA hai, jahA~ samasta vikalpa zamita hokara ekamAtra AtmAnubhUti hI raha jAtI hai, vicAra-zrRMkhalA ruka jAtI hai, caMcala cittavRttiyA~ nizcala ho jAtI haiN| akhaNDa AtmAnubhUti meM jJAtA-jJeya evaM dhyAtA-dhyeya kA bhI vikalpa nahIM rhtaa| - ina bhAvoM kA phala kyA hogA, pRSTha-143 Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREFEF FF is koI kisI kA nAtha nahIM, phira bhI tuma nAtha kahAte ho| zreyaskara kartRtva nahIM, phira bhI zreyAMsa kahAte ho|| jinavANI kA vaktRtva nahIM, para mokSamArga darzAte ho| arasa arUpI ho prabhuvara! amRta rasadhAra bahAte ho|| yadyapi tuma na nAtha ho, hai na zreya krtvy| phira bhI zreyAMsanAtha ho, yaha vyavahAra vaktavya / / bhavya jIvoM ke lie Azraya leneyogya tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha kA maMgalamaya cAritra saba jIvoM ko zreyarUpa ho| isa maMgala bhAvanA ke sAtha zreyAMsanAtha svAmI kA caritra likhA jAtA hai| ____ tIrthaMkara zreyAMsanAtha ke kucha preraNAprada pUrvabhavoM kA paricaya karAte hue AcArya guNabhadra mahArAjA nalina ke viSaya meM batAte haiM ki mahArAja nalina jainadharma ke premI to the hI, AtmasvarUpa ke jJAtA bhI the| saMsAra meM rahakara bhI jala meM rahanevAle kamala kI bhAMti saMsAra se virakta the| dharma, artha, kAma, puruSArthoM ke sAtha mokSamArga kA puruSArtha bhI unake nirantara cala rahA thaa| rAjyavaibhava meM rahate hue bhI unakI koI pravRtti dharma se viruddha nahIM thii| unake zrAvaka kAla kA jIvana bhI eka Adarza zrAvaka ke samAna ujjvala thaa| __nalinaprabha puSkara dvIpa ke pUrva videha kSetra meM kSemapuranagara ke rAjA the| eka bAra usake rAja-udyAna meM ananta jinendra kA zubhAgamana huaa| unake puNyapratApa ke nimitta se prAkRtika vAtAvaraNa AnandadAyaka ho gyaa| vanapAla ne Akara rAjA ko badhAI dete hue harSapUrvaka bhagavAna anantajina ke padArpaNa karane kA samAcAra sunaayaa| + Rs No FEF Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA nalina atyanta harSa ke sAtha jinendra ke darzanArtha dala-bala evaM parivAra sahita padhAre / darzana kara || evaM tattvopadeza sunakara unheM hArdika prasannatA huI evaM unhoMne apane jIvana ko dhanya maanaa| AtmajJAna to unheM || thA hI, jinendravANI ko sunakara unheM vairAgya bhI ho gyaa| ve jinacaraNoM meM dIkSA lekara muni ho gye| dvAdazAMga meM se unako gyAraha aMga kA jJAna ho gayA aura ratnatraya kI zuddhipUrvaka solahakAraNa bhAvanA bhAte hue vizvakalyANaka kI hetubhUta vAtsalyabhAvanA bhAne se unheM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha ho gyaa| ve nalina munirAja vizuddha cAritra kA pAlana karate hue Ayu pUrNa hone para samAdhimaraNa karake solahaveM svarga meM indra hue| vahA~ unakI Ayu bAIsa sAgara kI thii| aneka divya deviyoM tathA devaloka ke AzcaryakArI vaibhava ke bIca rahakara bhI ve samyaktva ke pratApa se caitanya ko kabhI nahIM bhUle / rAgI hone para bhI unakI cetanA rAga se virakta rhii| svarga ke sukhoM ko bhI ve atIndriya sukha ke samakSa dukha hI mAnate the| dhanya hai, unakA jIvana aura dhanya hai vaha samyaktva kI mahimA, jisake rahate ve nirantara atIndriya Ananda kA AMzika svAda lete rhe| ve vahA~ bhI yaha bhAvanA bhAte the ki "vaha dhanya ghar3I kaba AyegI, jaba maiM vItarAga pada dhAraNakara AtmA kI acintya mahimA kA dhyAna kara paramAtmapada prApta kruuNgaa|" anta meM jaba unake svarga ke divyasukhoM se mukta hokara mokSa kI sAdhanA hetu manuSya loka meM Ane ke mAtra chaha mAha zeSa rahe to unake svAgata hetu indra kI AjJA se kubera dvArA rAnI sunandA evaM rAjA viSNu ke ghara sAranAtha (kAzI-banArasa) meM 15 mAha taka ratnoM kI varSA kI gii| garbha meM Ane ke pUrva sunandA mAtA ne solaha svapna dekhe, 9 mAha aura kucha dina pazcAt phAlguna kRSNa ekAdazI ke dina tIrthaMkara kA jIva mAtA ke garbha se avatarita huaa| janmate hI saudharma indra saparivAra airAvata hAthI para baiTha gyaa| indrANI ne mAtA ko mAyAmayI nIMda meM sulAkara tathA mAyAmayI bAlaka unakI goda meM rakhakara bAla tIrthaMkara zreyAMsa ko janmAbhiSeka karane sumeruparvata para le gyaa| janmAbhiSeka kA maMgala mahotsava manAyA aura bAlaka ko mAtA kI goda meM dete hue do netroM se darzana kara jaba tRpta nahIM huA to ||10 Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (936|| vikriyA se hajAra netra banAye aura darzana karate hue harSollAsa se bharakara tANDava nRtya kiyA, jise dekha prajA || harSa-vibhora ho gii| / rAjA ne putra janma kI khuzI meM yAcakoM ko devoM dvArA barasAye ratnoM kA bharapUra dAna dekara aura mahotsava | meM Aye indrAdi devatAoM ko aura mAnavoM ko yathAyogya sammAna dekara vidA kiyaa| zreyAMsanAtha tIrthaMkara kA avatAra hote hI jIvoM kA zreya prAraMbha ho gyaa| unase pUrva bharatakSetra meM asaMkhya | varSoM taka jainadharma kI dhArA vicchinna ho gaI thii| indra unheM zreyAMsanAtha nAma deM usase pUrva hI prabhu ke nimitta se jIvoM kA zreya prAraMbha ho gyaa| unake caraNa meM geMDA kA cihna thaa| jisaprakAra geMDA kA zarIra zastroM se | nahIM bhidatA, usIprakAra zreyAMsanAtha ke abhedya anekAnta zAsana ko kisI bhI ekAntavAdI kucakra se nahIM || bhedA jA sakatA thaa| | indra ne janmAbhiSeka karane ke bAda stuti karate hue kahA ki - "he deva! Apa isa avatAra meM hI sarvajJa | paramAtmA hoMge aura ratnatrayarUpa mokSamArga kA upadeza dekara aneka jIvoM kA zreya kareMge, kalyANa kreNge| Apa | jIvoM ke hitarUpa mokSamArga ke poSaka haiM, isalie ApakA zreyAMsanAtha nAma sArthaka hai|" kumAra zreyAMsanAtha mAtra siMhapurI ke hI nahIM, apitu samasta kAzI deza ke gaurava the aura unake kAraNa kAzI deza sArI duniyA meM prasiddha thaa| kAzI deza kI prajA ne supArzvanAtha aura candraprabha ke bAda ina bAla tIrthaMkara ko hI apanI nagarI meM krIr3A karate dekhA thaa| unake mu~ha se nikalA - 'hamArA jIvana dhanya hai, jo aise tIrthaMkara prabhu ke kAla meM hamArA janma huA hai| AnandapUrvaka vRddhiMgata hote-hote jaba rAjakumAra zreyAMsanAtha yuvA hue to unake mAtA-pitA ne vidhivat vivAha kiyA aura rAjyAbhiSeka karake unheM siMhapurI ke rAjasiMhAsana para bitthaayaa| yadyapi ve dharmAtmA rAjakumAra caitanyasukha kI zreSThatA ke samakSa usa puNya se prApta bhoga sAmagrI ko tuccha hI samajhate the| tathApi una jaisA puNya kA pratApa bhI kisI ke pAsa nahIM thaa| ve mAtra bAhya samRddhi meM hI nahIM; apitu aMtaraMga zreya mArga meM bhI vRddhiMgata the| unake puNya pratApa se samasta // 10 CREEFFFF 0 Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy | uttama padArthoM kI prApti to unheM svata: ho jAtI thii| isalie unheM artha prApti hetu kucha nahIM karanA par3atA thaa| | mAtra mokSa hetu hI unheM puruSArtha karanA thA, jise ve rAjya saMcAlana ke sAtha karate hI rahate the| isaprakAra mahArAjA zreyAMsa ne apanI gupta jJAnanidhi kI surakSApUrvaka byAlIsa lAkha varSoM taka sukha se rAjya kiyaa| caurAsI lAkha varSa kI Ayu meM se tIna bhAga arthAt tresaTha lAkha varSa bIta gye| ekabAra mahArAjA zreyAMsanAtha vanakrIr3A udyAna meM gye| mAgha kA mahInA thaa| vasaMta Rtu kA Agamana | nikaTa hone se vRkSoM ke patte gira gaye, puSpa patroM se rahita hokara vRkSoM kI zobhA lupta ho gii| ve socane lage - yaha puNya vaibhava bhI kSaNabhaMgura hai mere saMyoga bhI chUTa jaayeNge| jabataka maiM apane asaMyogI siddhapada kI sAdhanA | nahIM karU~gA; tabataka isa saMsAra meM kahIM sthiratA nahIM hai| Aja hI aise asthira saMsAra ko chor3akara maiM muni | hoU~gA aura apane siddhapada kI sAdhanA kruuNgaa| patajhar3a jaise isa puNya ke bharose meM baiThA nahIM rahU~gA / dhruvapada hI merA siddhapada hai, use sAdhakara sAdi-ananta kAla taka usameM bailuuNgaa| | isaprakAra mahArAjA zreyAMsa kI vairAgyadhArA vegavatI hotI gii| unakI cetanA sAtaveM guNasthAna meM ArohaNa || karane hetu tatpara huI aura ve zreyaskara nAmaka putra ko rAjya sauMpakara bAraha bhAvanAoM kA cintavana karate hue jinadIkSA hetu udyamI hue| usIsamaya brahmaloka se laukAntika deva Aye, unhoMne vairAgI zreyAMsa ko vandana kiyA aura vairAgyavarddhaka stuti karate hue kahA - "aho deva ! Apa apane nAma ke anusAra hI zreyarUpa haiM aura zreyamArga para agrasara ho rahe haiM; ata: Apake isa kArya kI hama anumodanA karate haiN| usa avasara ke anukUla vimalaprabhA pAlakI lekara devoM sahita indra vahA~ A gaye aura vairAgI rAjA zreyAMsa usa pAlakI meM ArUr3ha hue| pahale usa pAlakI ko mAnavoM ne uThAyA, phira devagaNa usa pAlakI ko lekara udyAna meM pahu~ce aura vastrAbhUSaNa Adi samasta rAja vaibhava kA tyAga kiyaa| nama: siddhebhyaH kahakara siddha bhagavantoM ko smaraNa karake svayaMbhU munIzvara zreyAMsanAtha ne kezaluMcana kiyaa| pazcAt ekatva bhAvanA meM jhUlate hue Atmacintana meM ekAgra hue tathA usI kSaNa cidAnanda tattva meM lIna hokara zuddhopayogarUpa pariNamita ho gye| Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lA PRIFF TO ahA! una parama vItarAgI munirAja zreyAMsanAtha kI paramazAMta mudrA ke darzana kara indra, deva, manuSya aura tiryaMca bhI apane citta meM anupama zAnti kA anubhava karane lge| siMha aura zazaka, sarpa aura nevalA apanA baira bhAva chor3akara munirAja ke caraNoM meM ekasAtha baiTha gye| kisI ke mana meM krUratA evaM bhaya nahIM thaa| sabhI apanI krUratA aura bhaya ko bhUlakara atyanta zAnti se prabhu kI vItarAga chavi nihAra rahe the| usasamaya hajAroM logoM ne vairAgya bhAvanA se vibhora hokara zrAvaka ke vrata lie aura aneka jIvoM ne AtmajJAna prApta kiyaa| dhanya huA munirAja zreyAMsanAtha kA dIkSA kalyANaka mahotsava, jisake nimitta se lAkhoM jIvoM kA kalyANa huaa| dhyAnastha munirAja zreyAMsa ko sAtavA~ guNasthAna, divya mana:paryayajJAna tathA sAta mahARddhiyA~ pragaTa huiiN| do dina upavAsa ke bAda muni zreyAMsa AhAracaryA ko nikle| siddhArtha nagara meM nanda rAjA ne bhakti sahita prathama pAraNA kraayaa| rAjA ke puNyodaya se devoM ne dundubhi vAdya bajAye aura ratnavRSTi kii| mahAmuni zreyAMsa ne lagabhaga do varSa taka mauna sAdhanApUrvaka vihAra kiyaa| tatpazcAt puna: apanI janma nagarI siMhapura (sAranAtha) pdhaare| jisa manohara udyAna meM dIkSA lI thI usI eka udyAna meM eka ke nIce do dina upavAsa rakhakara dhyAnastha hue aura paramazAnta bhAva se zuddhopayoga dvArA vikAroM kA zamana karate hue vItarAgI ho gaye tathA kevalajJAna ko prAptakara sarvajJa paramAtmA bana gye| kevalajJAnakalyANaka kA mahotsava manAne hetu indragaNa siMhapurI nagarI meM pahu~ce / eka hI nagarI meM tIrthaMkara zreyAMsanAtha ke cAra kalyANaka hue| dhanya hai vaha nagarI, jise cAra-cAra kalyANaka manAne kA maMgala avasara milaa| do ghar3I meM indra dvArA samozaraNa kI racanA ho gii| tIrthaMkara prabhu kI dharmasabhA meM bhavya jIvoM kA samUha AyA, jisameM deva, manuSya, tiryaMca Adi sabhI Aye aura zAnti se dharmopadeza sunane lge| __ tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha kI divyadhvani meM AyA - "sampUrNa jainasamAja meM sarvAdhika zraddhAspada, karor3oM kaNThoM se pratidina anekAneka bAra uccarita isa NamokAra mahAmaMtra meM sIdhe-sAde analaMkRta zabdoM // 10 Enar 'FFFe Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ || meM vItarAgI paMca parameSThI ko namaskAra kiyA gayA hai| na to isameM bIjAkSaroM kA prayoga huA hai aura na kucha || guhya hI hai, sabakucha ekadama spaSTa hai| | laukika kAmanAoM se grasta camatkArapriya jagata ko aisA lagatA hai ki yaha kaisA mahAmaMtra hai, jisameM | na to "OM hrAM hrIM" Adi vIjAkSaroM kA ghaTATopa hai aura na saMkaToM ke mocana evaM sampattiyoM ke upalabdhi || kI hI carcA hai| sarvasulabha isa mahAmaMtra meM aisA kyA hai, jisake kAraNa yaha sAdhAraNa-sA maMgalAcaraNa | sarvamAnya mahAmaMtra bana gayA, koTi-koTi kaNThoM kA kaNThahAra bana gayA ? yaha to sarva vidita hI hai ki isa mahAmaMtra kI saralatA, sahajagrAhyatA evaM niSkAma vandanA hI isakI | mahAnatA kA mUla kAraNa hai| mAtra isa mahAmaMtra kI hI nahIM, apitu sampUrNa vItarAgI jainadarzana kI bhI yahI mahAnatA hai ki vaha kAmanAoM kI pUrti meM nahIM, balki kAmanAoM ke nAza meM Ananda mAnatA hai; viSayabhogoM kI upalabdhi meM nahIM, unake tyAga meM Ananda mAnatA hai| jagata ke sahaja svAbhAvika pariNamana ko vastu kA svabhAva mAnanevAle akartAvAdI jainadarzana meM camatkAroM ko koI sthAna nahIM hai| vItarAgI paMca-parameSThiyoM ke upAsaka sacce jaina vItarAgI bhagavAna se vItarAgatA ke atirikta aura kucha bhI nahIM cAhate haiM - jainadarzana kA yaha parama satya hI isa mahAmaMtra meM prasphuTita huA hai| isa mahAmaMtra kI mahimAvAcaka jo sarvAdhika prAcIna evaM sarvAdhika pracalita gAthA upalabdha hotI hai, usameM bhI yahI kahA gayA hai ki "yaha maMtra saba pApoM kA nAza karanevAlA aura saba maMgaloM meM pahalA maMgala hai|" isa gAthA ke kisI bhI zabda se yaha vyakta nahIM hotA hai ki yaha mahAmaMtra zatruvinAzaka yA viSayabhoga pradAtA hai| yaha mahAmaMtra zatrunAzaka to nahIM, zatrutA nAzaka avazya hai; isIprakAra viSayabhoga pradAtA to nahIM, viSayavAsanA vinAzaka avazya hai| yaha mahAmaMtra bhautika maMtra nahIM hai, AdhyAtmika mahAmaMtra hai; kyoMki usameM AdhyAtmika parAkASThA ko prApta paMca parameSThiyoM ko smaraNa kiyA gayA hai; ata: isakI mahAnatA bhI bhautika upalabdhiyoM meM nahIM, AdhyAtmika caramopalabdhi meM hai| ata: isakA upayoga bhI bhautika upalabdhiyoM kI kAmanA se na kiyA // 10 Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAkara AdhyAtmika upalabdhiyoM ke lie kiyA jAtA hai aura kiyA jAnA caahie| bhautika anukUlatA kI | vAMchA se isakA upayoga karanA kauA ko ur3Ane ke lie cintAmaNi ratna ko pheMka dene ke samAna hai| | moha-rAga-dveSa ke nAza karane ke lie yaha paramauSadhi hai, viSaya-vAsanArUpI viSa ko utArane ke lie yaha nAgadamanI jar3I-bUTI hai, bhavasAgara se pAra utArane ke lie yaha adbhuta apUrva jahAja hai| adhika kyA kaheM, nijAtmA ke dhyAna se cyuta hone para ekamAtra zaraNabhUta yahI mahAmaMtra hai| isameM jinheM namaskAra kiyA | gayA hai, ve paMca parameSThI hI haiN| viSaya-vAsanAoM se virakta jJAnI dharmAtmAoM ko zaraNabhUta ekamAtra yahI | mahAmaMtra to hai, jisameM niSkAmabhAva se AdhyAtmika caramopalabdhi ke prati natamastaka ho gayA hai| bhale hI gAthAbaddha mahAmaMtra kI zAbdika racanA kisI kAla-vizeSa meM kisI vyaktivizeSa ke dvArA kI gaI ho, tathApi yaha mahAmaMtra apanI viSayavastu evaM bhAvanA kI dRSTi se sArvakAlika anAdi-ananta evaM sArvabhaumika hai; kyoMki isameM kisI vyakti vizeSa ko namaskAra na karake paMca-paramapadoM ko namaskAra kiyA gayA hai| ye paramapada sArvakAlika haiM; ataH yaha mahAmaMtra bhI sArvakAlika hI hai| sabhI ke lie atyanta upayogI hone se yaha sArvabhaumika bhI hai| daivayoga se yaha bhI eka sahaja saMyoga hI samajhie ki isa mahAmaMtra kI zAbdika saMracanA bhI isaprakAra kI saMgaThita huI hai ki jisameM dravyazruta ke sabhI varNa (akSara) A gaye haiN| prAkRtabhASA ke niyamAnusAra to isa mahAmaMtra meM isa bhASA ke cAroM mUla svara (a, i, u, aura e) tathA bAraha vyaMjana (ja, jha, Na, ta, ta, da, dha, ra, la, va, sa aura ha) nihita haiM hI, saMskRta varNamAlA ke anusAra bhI "aha~tANaM" ke "aha~" pada meM varNamAlA ke prAraMbhika "a" evaM antima varNa "ha" A jAne se sampUrNa varNamAlA kA pratinidhitva ho gayA hai| isake atirikta isa mahAmaMtra meM pA~ca pada evaM pA~coM padoM meM paiMtIsa akSara haiN| pahale - 'Namo arihaMtANaM' | pada meM 7, dUsare - 'Namo siddhANaM' meM 5, tIsare - 'Namo AiriyANaM' meM 7, cauthe - 'Namo uvajjhAyANaM' ||10 4 to FFFF Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143|| meM 7 aura pA~caveM - 'Namo loe savva sAhUNaM' pada meM 9 akSara haiN| isaprakAra kula 7.5.7+7+9=35 akSara || hue| inameM 30 to svarasaMyukta vyaMjana haiM aura 5 svataMtra svara haiN| inake svara va vyaMjanoM kA vizleSaNa karake || dekheM to inameM se maMtrazAstra ke vyAkaraNa ke niyamAnusAra prathama pada ke arahaMtANaM ke "a" kA lopa ho jAtA hai, ata: svara 34 evaM svara saMyukta vyaMjana 30 haiM, isaprakAra kula milAkara isa maMtra meM 64 akSara hote haiM | aura pUrI varNamAlA meM bhI 64 akSara hote haiN| isataraha varNamAlA kI saMkhyA kI apekSA bhI isa mahAmaMtra meM dravyazruta kI pUrI varNamAlA A jAtI hai| ata: dravyazruta kI sampUrNa varNamAlA kI dRSTi se bhI NamokAra maMtra kA jApa karane se dvAdazAMga kA pArAyaNa (pATha) ho jAtA hai| isa apekSA se bhI NamokAra maMtra ko sampUrNa dvAdazAMga kA saMkSipta saMskaraNa kahA jA sakatA hai; parantu yaha apekSA jinAgama meM atyanta gauNa hai; kyoMki jainadharma AtmA kA dharma hai, isameM bhAvoM kI pradhAnatA hai, tattvajJAna kI mukhyatA hai| AtmA ke yoga va upayoga ke svabhAvasanmukha hue binA, tattvajJAna hue binA kevala maMtroccAraNa adhika kAryakArI nahIM hotA; ata: NamokAra maMtra ke mAdhyama se paMca-parameSThI ke svarUpa kA avalambana lekara jo vyakti apane AtmA meM apanA upayoga sthira karatA hai, vahI isa maMtra ke asalI lAbha se lAbhAnvita hotA hai| ___yadyapi purANoM meM prayojanavaza prathamAnuyoga kI kathana paddhati ke anusAra NamokAra maMtra ke mAhAtmya ke varNana evaM tatsaMbaMdhI kathAoM meM aneka jagaha yaha bhAva pragaTa kiyA gayA hai ki - isa mahAmaMtra ke smaraNa se samasta laukika kAmanAoM, sukha-samRddhiyoM kI pUrti hotI hai tathA paraloka se svargAdi kI sukha-sampadAyeM prApta hotI haiM; kintu vastuta: vaha laukika viSaya-kaSAya janita kAmanAoM kI pUrti kA maMtra nahIM, balki unheM samApta karanevAlA mahAmaMtra hai| vastuta: dekhA jAya to isa mahAmaMtra ke vivekI ArAdhakoM ke laukika kAmanAyeM hotI hI nahIM haiM, honA bhI nahIM cAhie; kyoMki isameM jinheM smaraNa va namana kiyA gayA hai, ve sabhI svayaM vItarAgI; mahAna AtmAyeM haiM, ve na kisI kA bhalA-burA karate haiM, na kara sakate haiN| paMcaparameSThI kI || 10 CREEFFFFy Esto FRE Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFERIFF TO 142|| zaraNa meM Ane para jaba laukika kAmanAyeM svata: kSINa hI ho jAtI haiM, to phira unakI pUrti kA prazna hI || || kahA~ raha jAtA hai ? yaha bAta judI hai ki paMcaparameSThI ke niSkAma upAsakoM ko bhI sAtizaya puNya baMdha hone se laukika anukUlatAyeM bhI svata: milatI dekhI jAtI haiM tathA ve una anukUlatAoM ko evaM sukha-suvidhAoM ko svIkAra karate hue unakA upabhoga karate hue bhI dekhe jAte haiM, kintu sahaja prApta upalabdhiyoM ko svIkAra karanA alaga bAta hai aura unakI kAmanA karanA alaga bAta / donoM meM jamIna-AsamAna kA antara hai| Atithya-satkAra meM nAnA miSThAnnoM kA prApta honA aura unheM sahaja svIkAra kara lenA judI bAta hai aura unakI yAcanA karanA judI bAta hai| donoM ko eka najara se nahIM dekhA jA sktaa| jJAnI apanI vartamAna puruSArtha kI kamI ke kAraNa puNyodaya se prApta anukUlatA ke sAtha samajhautA to saharSa svIkAra kara lete haiM; kintu ve puNya kI yA puNya ke phala kI bhIkha bhagavAna se nahIM maaNgte| maMtra kI ArAdhanA ke kAla meM saMyogavazAt jaba kisI ko laukika sukha-sAmagrI yA samRddhi prApta ho jAtI hai to donoM kA samakAla hone se aisI bhrAnti honA svAbhAvika hai ki yaha samRddhi isa maMtra ke prasAda se huI hai| billI kA jhapaTanA aura svata: jINa-zIrNa chIMke kA TUTanA kabhI-kabhI eka kAla meM ho jAtA hai, taba bhI yahI kahA jAtA hai ki billI ne chIMkA tor3a diyaa| billI roja jhapaTatI thI aura chIMkA Ajataka nahIM TUTA / yadi usake jhapaTane se hI chIMkA TUTA hai to kalataka kyoM nahIM TUTA ? isIprakAra vahI maMtra varSoM se par3hate A rahe haiM aura Ajataka kucha laukika lAbha nahIM huaa| yadi usI se hotA thA to abataka to kabhI kA ho jAnA cAhie thaa| __ hA~, yaha bAta avazya hai ki maMtrArAdhanA ke kAla meM zubhopayoga hone se sAtizaya puNyabaMdha hotA hai, usa puNya ke udayakAla meM dharmAcaraNa ke lie laukika anukUlatAyeM sahaja hI prApta ho jAtI haiN| ___NamokAra maMtra kI ArAdhanA kA antima phala to apavarga kI upalabdhi hI hai; kintu isakI ArAdhanA | | ke mArga meM bahuta sArI laukika upalabdhiyA~ bhI prApta hotI rahatI haiM, jo samaya-samaya para usakI mahimA || 10 Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FFFF T9 143 | bar3hAne meM jur3atI rahatI haiN| una upalabdhiyoM kA mUla kAraNa paMcaparameSThI ke prasAda se prApta kaSAya kI sahaja | | mandatA evaM usase prApta puNya kA udaya hai, basa yahI NamokAra maMtra kA camatkAra hai| mokSamArga ke upadeza meM zreyAMsanAthasvAmI kI divyadhvani meM AyA ki "he bhavya jIvo! jaisa cetanA svabhAva hamAre AtmA kA hai vaisA hI tumhAre AtmA kA hai evaM sukha ke nidhAna usI se bhare haiM, ata: sukha | kI anubhUti hetu svayaM apane AtmA ko dekheN|" yaha sunakara aneka nikaTa bhavya zrotAoM ne utsAhita ho AtmAvalokana kA antarmukhI puruSArtha karake samyagdarzana prApta kara liyaa| anekoM ratnatraya dhAraNa kara muni ho gye| bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha ne bharata kSetra ke aneka dezoM meM ikkIsa lAkha varSa taka samozaraNa sahita vihAra kiyaa| dharma dezanA dvArA karor3oM jIvoM ko kalyANa mArga meM lgaayaa| anta meM Ayu kA eka mAsa zeSa rahane para sammedazikhara kI saMkula kUTa para pdhaare| vahA~ vANI ruka gii| zrAvaNa pUrNimA ke dina antima do zukla dhyAnoM dvArA zeSa karma bhI kSaya ho gaye aura unakA nirvANa ho gyaa| devoM dvArA unakA mokSakalyANaka mahotsava manAyA gyaa| jo pUrvabhava meM videha kSetra meM nalina rAjA the, vahI vahA~ se solahaveM svarga meM ahamindra hue| pazcAt gyArahaveM tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM siMhapura meM avatarita hokara jIvoM ke kalyANa meM nimitta bana kara anta meM sammedazikhara se mukta hue| kitane sukhI haiM ve yaha rUpa-lAvaNya sacamuca koI garva karane jaisI cIja nahIM hai| itanA aura aisA puNya to pazupakSI bhI kamA lete haiM, phulavAriyoM ke phUla bhI kamA lete haiM, ve bhI dekhane meM bahuta sundara lagate haiM; para kitane sukhI haiM ve ? - ina bhAvoM kA phala kyA hogA, pRSTha-53 Ess EFFER Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREFEF FF is vastusvAtaMtrya siddhAnta mahA, kaNa-kaNa svataMtra batalAtA hai| phira koI kisI kA kartA bana, kaise sukha-duHkha kA dAtA hai? ho vItarAga sarvajJa hitaMkara, ata: bana gaye parama pUjya / sau indroM dvArA pUjya prabho! isalie kahAye vAsupUjya / / he prabho ! loka meM gaMgA nadI kI pUjA gaMgAjala se hotI hai, sUrya kI pUjA dIpaka se hotI hai; ata: maiM bhI Apake kevalajJAna kI pUjA apane alpajJAna se karatA huuN| Apane jagata ko na kevala jana-jana kI, balki kaNa-kaNa kI svataMtratA kA siddhAnta batAyA hai aura yaha bhI batalAyA hai ki jagata meM eka dravya dUsare dravya kA kartA-dhartA-hartA nahIM hai, isalie yaha to maiM maMgala kAmanA kara nahIM sakatA ki Apa hameM sukha pradAna kareM; para maiM itanA jAnatA hU~ ki yadi maiM Apake vItarAgI vyaktitva ko pahacAna lU~, sarvajJa svabhAva ko jAna lU~ to Apa tIrthaMkara prakRti kA bandha kara sarva hitaMkara banane meM samartha nimitta banate ho, ata: maiM Apako zat-zat vandana karatA huuN| prabho ! Apa sau-sau indroM ke dvArA vandanIya ho; isalie ApakA vAsupUjya nAma sacamuca sArthaka hai| vartamAna caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM pA~ca tIrthaMkara bAlayati hue haiM, unameM eka Apa bhI haiN| Apake pA~coM kalyANaka aMgadeza kI nagarI campApurI meM hue haiM, isakAraNa vaha kSetra bhI paramapUjya bana gayA hai| vahA~ kI vandanArtha jo jAte haiM, unheM aisA lagatA hai ki bAlayati vAsupUjya siddhAlaya meM hamAre mastaka para hI virAjamAna haiN| aise parama pUjya tIrthaMkara vAsupUjya ke pUrvabhavoM kA paricaya karAte hue AcArya guNabhadra kahate haiM ki || 11 Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 145 za lA kA pu ru Sa u tta FF rA rddha vAsupUjya apane pUrvabhava meM puSkaravara dvIpa meM ratnapurI nagarI ke mahArAjA the, taba ApakA nAma padmotara thA / ApakI ratnapurI nagarI meM samyaktvAdi ratna ke dhAraka dharmAtmA jIva nivAsa karate the| Apa prajA ke lie kalpavRkSa ke samAna the| zAstroM ke marmajJa the aura jainadharma kI upAsanA dvArA Atmatattva ko jAnakara mokSamArga meM agrasara the| ApakI nagarI meM dhArmika aura naitika vAtAvaraNa thA / dharmAtmAoM aura guNIjanoM ke prati ApakA zraddhA evaM vAtsalya bhAva thA tathA mokSa kI pUrNa sAdhanA ke lie saMyama kI bhAvanA bhI Apake citta meM sadaiva vartatI thI / "upAdAna ke anusAra nimitta to sahaja mila hI jAte haiM, isa ukti ke anusAra rAjA padmotara ko bhI eka bAra aise uttama nimitta kA suyoga milA ki unakI ratnapurI ke manohara udyAna meM hI yugandhara jinarAja kA zubhAgamana huA / paramabhaktibhAva se jinarAja ke darzana karane se rAjA padmotara kA citta atiprasanna huA / prabhu kI vANI | se mahArAja padmotara ne samyagdarzana - jJAna - cAritra rUpa mokSamArga kA upadeza sunaa| usameM sAdhu kI vItarAgatA kA svarUpa sunakara ve gadgad ho gye| sAdhu ke svarUpa meM kahA jA rahA thA ki "jinake viSayoM kI AzA samUla samApta ho gaI hai, jo hiMsotpAdaka AraMbha aura parigraha se sarvathA dUra hI rahate haiM tathA jJAna-dhyAna va tapa meM lIna rahate hue nirantara nijasvabhAva ko sAdhate haiM, ve sAdhu parameSThI haiN| rthaM vA sAdhu parameSThI kI niyamita sahaja AcaraNIya dainika caryA ko sAdhu ke mUlaguNa kahe gaye haiM, ve pA~ca mahAvrata, pA~ca samiti, pA~ca indriya vijaya, chaha Avazyaka aura zeSa sapta guNa isaprakAra 28 mUlaguNa haiM / | tAtparya yaha hai ki sAdhu kI dainika sahaja caryA ko 28 mUlaguNa kahate haiM, na ki ve 28 mUlaguNoM ko bhArabhUta | pAlate haiN| sAdhu parameSThI ke pAsa saMyama kA upakaraNa picchI, zuddhi kA upakaraNa kamaNDala evaM jJAna kA upakaraNa zAstra ke sivAya anya kisI bhI prakAra ke vastrAdi parigraha nahIM hote haiM / 1. viSayAzAvazAtIto nirArambho parigrahaH, jJAna-dhyAna- taporaktastapasvI sa prazasyate | ratnakaraNDa zrAvakAcAra, zloka-10 Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 | "muniyoM ke saMjvalana kaSAya saMbaMdhI kiMcit rAga hone se gamanAdi kriyAyeM hotI haiM; kintu anya jIvoM ko duHkhI karake apanA gamanAdi prayojana nahIM sAdhate / isalie svayameva hI dayA palatI hai|" | isIprakAra uparyukta kaSAyoM kA abhAva ho jAne se munirAja dUsaroM ko pIr3AkAraka karkaza-niMdya vacana kabhI nahIM bolate / jaba bhI bolate haiM hita-mita-priya aura saMzayarahita mithyAtvarUpa roga ko nAza karanevAle vacana hI bolate haiN| unakI isaprakAra kI vAcika kriyA ko bhASA samiti kahate haiN| ____ dhyAna, adhyayana va tapa meM bAdhA utpanna karanevAlI kSudhA-tRSA ke lagane para tapazcaraNAdi kI vRddhi ke lie munirAja 46 doSoM se rahita, 32 antarAya aura 14 mala doSa TAlakara kulIna zrAvaka ke ghara dina meM khar3e-khar3e eka bAra jo anudiSTa AhAra karate haiM, use aiSaNA samiti kahate haiN| ___munirAja apane zuddhi, saMyama aura jJAnasAdhana ke upakaraNa kamaNDalu-pIcchI aura zAstra ko sAvadhAnI pUrvaka isataraha dekha-bhAlakara uThAte-rakhate haiM ki jisase kisI bhI jIva ko kiMcit bhI bAdhA na ho 'muni kI isa pramAdarahita kriyA ko AdAna-nikSepaNa samiti kahate haiN| sAdhu aise sthAna para mala-mUtra evaM kapha Adi kSepaNa karate haiM, jo sthAna nirjantuka ho, acitta ho, // ekAnta ho, nirjana ho, para ke avarodha (roka-Toka) se rahita ho tathA jahA~ bila va chidra na hoN| unakI yaha kriyA pratiSThApanA samiti kahalAtI hai| yahA~ jJAtavya hai ki ye saba kriyAyeM sAdhu ke jIvana meM sahaja hotI haiN| unheM ye kriyAyeM kheMca kara aura soca-socakara nahIM karanI par3atI haiN| ve kriyAyeM unake jIvana caryA ke abhinna aMga bana jAtI haiM, isakAraNa unake pAlana meM unheM koI kaThinAI nahIM hotI; balki aisA karate hue ve samaya-samaya meM hara antarmuhUrta meM svarUpa sthira hokara akathanIya Ananda kA anubhava karate haiN| EsrFFFE 1. mokSamArga prakAzaka, 228 Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy munirAja apanI ruci ke anukUla suhAvane laganevAle paMcendriyoM ke viSayoM meM anurAga nahIM karate, harSita nahIM hote tathA asuhAvane laganevAle indriya viSayoM se dveSa nahIM karate, ghraNA yA asaMtoSa pragaTa nahIM krte| donoM paristhitiyoM meM eka-sA sAmya bhAva rakhate haiN| indriya viSayoM se saMbaMdhita unake isa samatAbhAva ko | paMcendriyajaya mUlaguNa kahA jAtA hai| | vItarAgI munirAja sadA trikAla sAmAyika, stuti, vandanA, svAdhyAya, pratikramaNa aura kAyotsarga karate haiM, unakI ye kriyAyeM pratidina avazya karane yogya hone se 'Avazyaka' kahalAtI haiN| inheM bhI munirAja sahaja bhAva se svAdhInatA pUrvaka hI karate haiN| bAdhyatA se nhiiN| vastuta: munirAja kI sahaja jIvanacaryA-dinacaryA kA hI dUsarA nAma 28 mUlaguNa hai| munirAja kI jo zubhabhAvarUpa sahaja bAhya pravRtti hotI hai, vaha 28 mUlaguNa rUpa hI hotI hai| azubhabhAva kA to unake astitva hI nahIM hotaa| basa, yahI digambara jainamuni kI bAhya pahacAna hai| 'Namo loe savva sAhUNaM' meM mAtra inhIM ko namaskAra kiyA gayA hai| jaba hama 'Namo loe savva sAhUNaM' pada bolate haiM taba sacce sAdhu kA uparyukta sAkAra rUpa hamAre mAnasa-paTala para aMkita hotA huA bhAsita honA cAhie aura A~khoM ke sAmane mAno sAkSAt aise saMta khar3e haiM - aisA pratIta honA caahie| aise munidharma ke dhAraka sAmAnya-sAdhu mukhyarUpa se to AtmasvarUpa ko hI sAdhate haiM tathA bAhya meM 28 mUlaguNoM ko niraticAra rUpa se akhaNDita pAlate haiN| samasta AraMbha aura aMtaraMga va bahiraMga parigraha se rahita hote haiN| sadA jJAna-dhyAna meM lavalIna rahate haiN| sAMsArika prapaMcoM se sadA dUra rahate haiN|" isaprakAra yugandhara jinarAja se sAdhu kA svarUpa sunakara saMsAra kI anityatA, azaraNatA Adi kA cintavana karane lge| unhoMne saMkalpa kiyA ki - "apane caitanya ke ekatva se jo abataka parAGmukha rahe, aba usI ke sanmukha hokara AtmA kI sAdhanA kreNge| are! ina asthira, kSaNabhaMgura tathA AkulatA ke || nimittarUpa ina indriya viSayoM meM kyA rAga rakhanA ? ye kabhI bhI tRpti denevAle nahIM haiN| tRpti to antarmukha ||11 Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 upayoga dvArA caitanya kI zAnti meM hI hai" aise vairAgyamaya vicAra pUrvaka padmotara rAjA ne yugandharasvAmI se || jinadIkSA lii| aba rAjA padmotara munirAja padmotara ho gae aura AtmadhyAna meM lavalIna rahane lge| unake | pariNAmoM kI vizuddhatA bhI vRddhiMgata hone lgii| solaha kAraNa bhAvanA bhAkara unhoMne tIrthaMkara prakRti kA | bandha kiyaa| tatpazcAt ve ratnatraya kI akhaNDa sAdhanA sahita samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka deha tyAga kara mahAzukra svarga meM indra hue| indra paryAya meM solaha sAgara taka rhe| vahA~ padmalezyA thI, solaha hajAra varSa meM mAnasika AhAra lete the| sadaiva caitanyAmRta kA anubhava hone se paudgalika amRta kI abhilASA zAnta ho gaI thii| aneka devAMganAoM ke sAtha rahane para bhI unake sAtha mAtra paraspara madhura zabdoM se hI unakI vAsanAyeM zAnta ho jAtI thiiN| isase siddha hotA hai ki jisakA citta svayaM tRpta hai, usako bAhya viSayabhoga nirarthaka haiN| viSaya-bhogoM kI ora to duHkhI Akulita jIva hI daur3a lagAte haiN| zAstra kahate haiM ki 'cAroM gatiyoM meM duHkha hI duHkha hai|' yadyapi yaha bAta sahI hai; kintu yaha ajJAniyoM kI bAta hai| AtmajJAnI ko to sarvatra sukha hI sukha hai; kyoMki sukha kA sAgara to svayaM AtmA hai, bAhara viSayoM meM kahIM sukha nahIM hai| yaha unhoMne jAna liyA hai| vahA~ ahamendra ke bhava meM unhoMne asaMkhya tIrthaMkaroM ke paMca kalyANaka mahotsava manAye aura svarga meM dharmacarcA dvArA kitane hI devoM ko samyagdarzana kI prApti huii| isaprakAra AtmasAdhanA sahita apane mahAzukra svarga ke indra kI paryAya meM tIrthaMkara vAsupUjya ke jIva ne asaMkhyAta varSa vyatIta kie| jaba usa deva ke pRthvI para Akara tIrthaMkara paryAya meM Ane kA samaya huA to kubera ne indra kI AjJA se campApura meM ratnoM kI varSA kI, jo unake janma taka 15 mAha barasAye gye| campApurI nagarI kI zobhA adbhuta to thI hI; usameM bharatakSetra ke bArahaveM tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM vAsupUjya kA avatAra honA thA, isalie usakI zobhA meM divyatA A gyii| svayaM kubera usa nagarI kA zrRMgAra karane lgaa| vaha campApurI nagarI aMgadeza kI rAjadhAnI thI aura vahA~ ke mahAbhAgyavAna mahArAjA the vasupUjya / ve // 14) Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ikSvAkuvaMzI the; unakI mahArAnI kA nAma jayAvatI thaa| ASADha kRSNA SaSThI ke uttama dina jaba una jayAvatI mahArAnI ne solaha maMgala svapna dekhe aura tIrthaMkara vAsupUjya kA jIva svargaloka ko chor3akara mAtA jayAvatI kI kukSi meM avatarita huaa| usasamaya indroM ne Akara mahArAjA vasupUjya tathA mahArAnI jayAvatI ko | tIrthaMkara ke mAtA-pitA hone ke kAraNa sammAna diyA / ApakI mAtA ratnakukSidhAriNI banIM, itanA hI nahIM, samasta campAnagarI ratnavatI bana gii| prabhu ke avatAra se bAhya daridratA to dUra huI thI tathA jo dhArmika daridratA |bharatakSetra meM A gaI thI vaha bhI naSTa ho gaI; kyoMki prabhu ke avatAra se pUrva aura zreyAMsaprabhu ke zAsana ke | bAda karor3oM-araboM varSa taka bharatakSetra meM jainadharma kA jo viccheda ho gayA thA, vaha dUra huA aura puna: dharmazAsana prArambha ho gyaa| bhakta bhagavAna vAsupUjya ko saMbodhate hue kaha rahA hai ki "he deva ! phAlguna kRSNA caturdazI ke dina campApurI meM ApakA janma huaa| Apake janma ke harSollAsa se devaloka bhI kampita ho uThA aura indrAsana Dolane lgaa| deva aura indroM ne Akara Apake janma kA mahotsava manAyA / dhanya huI campAnagarI aura dhanya huA bhAratadeza! vAsu arthAt indroM ke dvArA pUjita hone se Apa sacamuca 'vAsupUjya' the aura indra ne ApakA nAma bhI 'vAsupUjya' rkhaa| ApakA caraNacihna 'bhaiMsA' thaa| ApakI Ayu bahattara lAkha varSa thii| janmAbhiSeka ke pazcAt svayaM indrANI ne svargaloka ke AbhUSaNoM se ApakA zRMgAra kiyaa| are, ApakA zarIra to svayameva sarvotkRSTa sundaratA ko prApta thA hI, usakI zobhA ke lie AbhUSaNoM kI kahA~ jarUrata thI? ApakI zobhA kahIM una AbhUSaNoM se nahIM thI, ulaTe Apake sparza se ve AbhUSaNa bhI suzobhita ho utthe| mAtA-pitA ke harSa kI to koI sImA nahIM thii| Apa jaise bAla-tIrthaMkara jinakI goda meM virAjate hoM aura AMgana meM khelate hoM, unake paramabhAgya kI kyA bAta! samasta rAjya meM guNa-vaibhava kI vRddhi hone lgii|" "yadyapi Apake mAtA-pitA ko putravadhU kA sukha dekhane kI atilAlasA thI; parantu unheM Apane nirAza || 11) Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFFFFFY 150 kiyaa| nirAza karane para bhI Apane akele hI apane divyarUpa-guNoM dvArA mAtA-pitA ko aisI tRpti dI || ki unheM koI kheda nahIM huaa| 'viSaya-bhogoM ke binA hI sukha aura Ananda hotA hai' - vaha Apane apane jIvana dvArA jagata ko batalA diyaa| campAnagarI ke yuvarAja ke rUpa meM Apa aThAraha lAkha varSa taka rahe, tathApi caitanyavaibhava se raMgA huA ApakA citta rAjavaibhava se nahIM raMgA thA, usase alipta hI rahatA thaa| apane || zrImukha se anekaprakAra kI dharmacarcA dvArA tathA apanI divyamudrA ke darzanoM se mAtA-pitA evaM prajAjanoM meM Apane sarvatra Ananda prasArita kiyaa|" tatpazcAt ekabAra phAlguna kRSNA caturdazI aaii| vaha tIrthaMkara bhagavAna vAsupUjya kA janma kA maMgala divasa thaa| prajAjanoM ne janmotsava khUba dhUmadhAma se mnaayaa| svargaloka se aneka pUrvaparicita devamitra bhI janmotsava meM Aye / usasamaya campAnagarI kA zrRMgAra vAstava meM adbhuta thaa| loga nRtya-gAna dvArA apanA harSollAsa vyakta kara rahe the| prabhu saba ThATha-bATa dekha rahe the, parantu unakA citta kahIM antara kI gairAI meM utara rahA thaa| itane meM usa zobhA ko dekhate-dekhate acAnaka pUrvabhava meM indraloka meM dekhI huI adbhuta zobhA kA smaraNa huA; jAtismaraNa jJAna meM apane pUrvabhava kA indrabhava tathA usase pahale ke padmottara rAjA kA bhava unako sAkSAt jaisA hI dikhAI diyaa| turanta hI ApakA citta saMsAra se virakta huA ki 'are, kahA~ gaye svargaloka ke ve divyavaibhava ! aura kahA~ gayA vaha divya zarIra ! ina kSaNabhaMgura viSayoM tathA zarIra meM Asakti kaisI ? nirbuddhi jIva vyartha hI viSayoM meM Asakta hokara saMsAra meM bhramaNa karate haiN| zarIra bhale hI cAhe kitanA sundara ho, nirogI ho, zobhAyamAna ho, asaMkhyAta varSa kI AkulatA ho, tathApi caitanya ko bandhana kisalie karanA ? unhoMne socA - "maiM zarIra aura saMyogoM ke moha baMdhana ko tor3akara apane AtmA ko isa bhava-bhramaNa se mukta kruuNgaa| merI cetanA aba jAgrata ho uThI hai, isalie Aja hI saMsAra ko tyAgakara mokSa kI sAdhanA ke hita maiM munidazA aMgIkAra kruuNgaa|" aise uttama vairAgya vicAroM dvArA prabhu ne to janmadina ko dIkSA kA dina banA diyA, harSa ke avasara ko Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 151 parama vairAgya kA avasara banA diyA; turanta jinadIkSA lene kA unhoMne aTala nirNaya kiyaa| loga Azcarya | meM par3a gaye ki 'are, acAnaka yaha kaisA mahAparivartana huA?' mAtA-pitA bhI vismita ho gye| vAsupUjya kI vairAgya-pariNati ko ve jAnate hI the aura yaha bhI jAnate the ki ve tIrthaMkara hone ke lie avatarita hue | haiN| isalie munimArga meM jAte hue Apako rokane kI unhoMne koI ceSTA nahIM kii| 'hamArA putra aba paramAtmA | banane ke lie mokSamArga meM Age bar3ha rahA hai' - aisA samajhakara ve anumodanA sahita mauna rahe; unhoMne na kheda kiyA, na harSa / vAsupUjya to caitanyarasa meM nimagna hokara vairAgya bhAvanAoM kA cintavana kara rahe the| usIsamaya brahmaloka se laukAntika deva campApurI meM Aye aura unake vairAgya kI prazaMsA karake stuti kii| usIsamaya svarga ke deva 'ratnamAlA' nAmaka pAlakI lekara dIkSAkalyANaka manAne ke lie A pahu~ce aura dIkSA prasaMga kA abhiSeka, zRMgAra Adi maMgalavidhi kii| virAgI vAsupUjya ratnamAlA' pAlakI meM ArUr3ha hokara 'ratnatraya' kI mAlA pahanane ke lie vana meM cala die| manohara vana meM jAkara unhoMne sarvasaMga kA parityAga kiyA, mukuTa chor3A, hAra chor3e, vastra bhI chor3e aura sira ke kezoM ko bhI svahasta se ukhAr3a diyaa| ApakI nirvikAra zAnta mudrA dekhakara hajAroM-lAkhoM jIvoM ko nirvikAra caitanyasukha kI pratIti ho gyii| 'namaH siddhebhyaH' aise uccAraNapUrvaka AtmadhyAna meM lIna hue| zuddhopayoga se nija paramatattva kI anubhUti meM ekAgra hue| usIsamaya pratyAkhyAna kaSAya dUra ho gaI; sAtavA~ guNasthAna tathA mana:paryayajJAna prakaTa huA, aneka labdhiyA~ bhI prakaTa huiiN| saikar3oM rAjAoM ne tathA anya kitane hI mumukSu jIvoM ne bhI unake sAtha hI saMsAra chor3akara saMyamadazA aMgIkAra kI aura dharma kA mahAna udyota huaa| do upavAsa ke pazcAt phAlguna zuklA pratipadA ke dina ve nagarI meM padhAre aura 'sundara' nAma ke rAjA ne Apako prathama AhAdAna dekara sAtizaya puNyArjana kiyaa| usasamaya devoM ne bhI AzcaryakArI maMgala vAdya tathA puSpavRSTi Adi dvArA apanA harSa prakaTa kiyaa| FREEFFFFy Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REE FOR FF 0 "vAsupUjya deva AtmadhyAna sahita munidazA meM vicarate hue Atmazuddhi meM atyanta vRddhi kara rahe the| | isalie pUre eka varSa bhI chadmastha dazA meM nahIM rahe; phAlguna kRSNA caturdazI ko muni hue aura mAgha kRSNA dvitIyA ko kevalajJAna prakaTa karake sarvajJa paramAtmA bana gaye / campApurI ke jisa manohara vana meM unhoMne dIkSA lI thI, usI dIkSA vana meM vAsupUjya muni ne kevalajJAna prakaTa kiyaa| | bhakta kaha uThA "vAha prabho! Apa sarvajJa hue| yaha dekhakara hama jaise sAdhakoM kA hRdaya atIndriya Ananda ke prati ullasita ho rahA hai| he sarvajJa paramAtmA! indra apane vaibhava sahita ApakI pUjA karane A phuNce| | indra ne kubera ko AjJA dI ki he kubera ! indraloka ke ucca se ucca vaibhavoM kA upayoga karake tIrthaMkara prabhu ke samavazaraNa (dharmasabhA) kI racanA kro| tadanusAra prabhu ke divya samavazaraNa kI aisI adbhuta racanA huI ki use dekhakara indra bhI Azcaryacakita ho gyaa| "are, aisI alaukika racanA karane kA sAmarthya hamameM kahA~ thA, yaha to tIrthaMkara ke acintya puNya kA hI pratApa hai, jo yaha saba ho skaa|" ___ bhakta bole ! "aho deva! udayabhAva janita samavazaraNa kI aisI adbhutatA hai, to kSAyikabhAva janita | Apake kevalajJAna kI acintya mahimA kA kyA kahanA ? usa adbhuta samavasaraNa ke bIca prabhu usase bhI adbhuta zobhAvAna virAjate the| deva, manuSya aura tiryaMca ApakI dharmasabhA meM A phuNce| prabhu ke darzana karake jIva vItarAgatA kI preraNA prApta karate the aura krUra prANI bhI hiMsaka bhAva chor3akara zAnta ho jAte the| aura stuti karate ki he tIrthaMkara vAsupUjya ! Apa puna: vAsupUjya (indra dvArA pUjita) bane aura sahaja divyadhvani dvArA Apane jagata ke bhavyajIvoM ko mokSamArga btlaayaa| pahale bAla brahmacArI rahakara lAkhoM varSa taka Apane campApurI kA rAja kiyA, aba sarvajJa hokara sAre jagata meM 54 lAkha varSa taka dharmasAmrAjya kA pravartana kiyA aura kitane hI jIvoM ko mokSa ke mArga meM lgaayaa| ahA, Apane jIvoM ko mokSamArga kA jo sukha pradAna kiyA usakI mahimA kA kyA kahanA?" he deva ! ApakI dharmasabhA meM 'dharmavIra' Adi 66 gaNadhara Apako vandana karate the; 12 hajAra pUrvadhArI || 11 Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FREE F IFE 19 || zrutakevalI the; 39 hajAra 200 upAdhyAya the; 10 hajAra vikriyA RddhidhArI tathA 4 hajAra 200 vAdI the tathA || 5 hajAra 400 avadhijJAnI aura mana:paryayajJAnI munivara the| 6 hajAra kevalajJAnI-arahaMta paramAtmA bhI gagana-maNDala meM Apake sAtha hI dharmasabhA ko suzobhita kara || rahe the| ahA! eka sAtha hajAroM arahaMta devoM ke samUha sahita Apa tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM adbhuta zobhAyamAna hote the| Apake zrI maNDapa meM kula 72 hajAra munivara aura 1 lAkha 6 hajAra AryikAe~ thiiN| ApakA vaha vaibhava dekhakara aneka jIvoM kA mAna tathA mithyAtva miTa jAtA thaa| aura ve samyagdarzana prApta karate the| aise dharmaprApta do lAkha zrAvaka aura cAra lAkha zrAvikAyeM samavazaraNa meM ApakI upAsanA kara rahe the; devoM kA | to koI pAra nahIM thA aura siMha, sarpa, zazaka, hiraNa Adi tiryaMcoM kI saMkhyA bhI bar3I vizAla thii| | vAsupUjya deva! Apake caturvidha saMgha se mokSamArga kI saritA pravAhita ho rahI thii| isaprakAra deza-deza meM vicaraNa karake dharmacakra kA pravartana karate-karate jaba eka hajAra varSa kI Ayu zeSa rahI, taba Apa puna: campApurI nagarI meM padhAre aura antima mAsa meM rajatamAlA nadI ke kinAre maMdAragiri ke manohara udyAna meM sthira hue| ApakA vihAra evaM vANI ruka gaye aura bhAdrapada zuklA caturdazI ko sAyaMkAla sampUrNa yoga nirodha karake caurAnave munivaroM sahita Apa siddhAlaya meM padhAra gye| devoM ne ApakA nirvANa mahotsava mnaayaa| ApakA paMcakalyANaka manAne hetu indrAdideva isa campApurI nagarI meM pA~cavIM bAra aaye| Apake pA~coM kalyANaka se 'campA' dhanya-dhanya huI aura sAdhaka bhI ApakI upAsanA se dhanya hue| isa campApurI nagarI ko aneka saubhAgya prApta hue haiM, jo isaprakAra haiM - * upasarga vijetA aura mokSagAmI mahAtmA seTha sudarzana bhI isa campApurI nagarI meM hI hue| * mithilApurI ke rAjA padmaratha dRr3ha samyaktvI the; unhoMne campApurI meM virAjamAna vAsupUjya tIrthaMkara kI mahimA sunI aura tatkAla darzana karane cala pdd'e| mArga meM bhinna-bhinna pratikUlatAoM dvArA deva ne unakI bhakti || parva kI parIkSA kI; parantu padmaratha rAjA Dige nahIM aura anta meM campApurI meM vAsupUjya prabhu ke caraNoM meM phuNce| // 11 Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FREE F 154 | vahA~ prabhu ke darzana karake tathA upadeza sunakara saMsAra se virakta hokara prabhu caraNoM meM muni dIkSA lI aura prabhu | ke gaNadhara hokara mokSa prApta kiyaa| * campApurI kI rAjakumArI rohiNI jo hastinApurI ke rAjaputra azoka kI rAnI thI, ve donoM vAsupUjya prabhu ke darzana karane campApura Aye; vahA~ mahArAja azoka to bhagavAna kA upadeza sunakara muni ho gaye aura prabhu ke gaNadhara bane / rohiNI bhI AryikA banakara acyuta svarga meM devarUpa se utpanna huii| * campApura meM dharmaghoSa muni ne eka mahIne ke upavAsa kie the; pAraNA ke samaya una para upasarga AyA unhoMne usa upasarga ko jItakara kevalajJAna prApta karake vahIM se mokSa prApta kiyaa| pA~coM pANDavoM kA jyeSTha bhrAtA karNa campApurI kA rAjA thaa| jisake zIla ke pratApa se ghar3e meM banda nAga hAra bana gayA thA, vaha satI somA yahIM huI hai| * ni:kAMkSita guNa meM prasiddha satI anantamatI bhI yahIM huI haiN| * kuSTharogI se vairAgI bane rAjA zrIpAla bhI yahIM hue haiN| * vartamAna zAsana nAyaka tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra kA samavazaraNa campApurI meM bhI AyA thaa| ye saba bhI isI campAnagarI ke ratna the| jinake guNoM kI saurabha se Aja bhI campAnagarI gauravAnvita hotI hai| Aja bhI hajAroM dharmAtmA campApurI va mandAragiri kI vandanA kara apane ko dhanya anubhava karate haiN| vAsupUjya bhagavAna ke samaya meM hue dvitIya vAsudeva (nArAyaNa)-dvipRSTha, baladeva yA balabhadra-acala aura | prativAsudeva (pratinArAyaNa)-tAraka kA preraNAprada cAritra - gyArahaveM zreyAMsanAtha tIrthaMkara ko nirvANaprApti ke pazcAt unake zAsana meM prathama vAsudeva evaM baladeva hue; tatpazcAt vAsupUjya tIrthaMkara ke samaya meM dvitIya vAsudeva dvitIya balabhadra evaM prativAsudeva hue; unakI kathA bhavya jIvoM ko jIva ke pariNAma kI vicitratA batalA kara saMsAra ke prati vairAgya jAgRta karAtI hai| IFE 19 44 Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ // dUsare vasudeva kA nAma dvipRSTha thA; pUrvabhava meM vaha bharatakSetra ke kanakapura kA rAjA suSeNa thaa| usake rAja | darabAra meM guNamaMjarI nAma kI eka ati sundara nartakI thii| vindhyazakti nAmaka rAjA usa nartakI para mohita huA aura yuddhameM suSeNa ko parAjita karake usa nartakI ko le gyaa| dekho, saMsAra kI vicitratA ! puNya kSINa ho jAne para priya vastu bhI kSaNabhara meM chUTa jAtI hai| | nartakI ke apaharaNa se mAnabhaMga hue rAjA suSeNa kA hRdaya TUTa gayA; rAjya meM kahIM bhI caina nahIM milaa| anta meM, ekabAra suvrata-jinendra kA dharmopadeza sunakara usakA citta saMsAra se virakta huA aura usane jinadIkSA dhAraNa kara lI; parantu divyazakti zatru ko dekhakara use krodha AyA aura svadharma meM bhUlakara mithyAtvazalyapUrvaka usane dharma ke phala meM bhogoM kI icchA kI tathA parabhava meM maiM apane zatru ko mArU~gA' - aisA pAparUpa saMkalpa kiyaa| vaha marakara saMyama-tapa ke kAraNa prANata nAma ke caudahaveM svarga meM deva huaa| jina suvrata-jinendra ke dharmopadeza se usa suSeNa rAjA ne dIkSA lI thI, unhIM suvrata-jinendra ke dharmopadeza se vAyuratha nAma ke rAjA ne bhI jinadIkSA lI thI aura samAdhimaraNa karake vaha bhI prANata svarga meM hI utpanna huaa| donoM jIva asaMkhyAta varSa taka prANata svarga meM rhe| vahA~ se Ayu pUrNa hone para donoM jIva kramaza: bharatakSetra meM jaba bhagavAna vAsupUjya vicarate the, taba dvArAvatI nagarI meM brahmarAjA ke putra dvipRSTha nAmaka nArAyaNa (vAsudeva) tathA acala nAmaka baladeva hue| donoM kA milana gaMgA-yamunA jaisA thaa| jisaprakAra eka guru dvArA dI jA rahI vidyA kA sevana ziSyajana binA | kisI bhedabhAva ke kiyA karate haiM, usIprakAra ve donoM bhAI binA kisI bhedabhAva ke rAjya kA upabhoga karate the; parantu unameM vizeSatA yaha thI ki acala balabhadra to AtmajJAna ke saMskArasahita hone se viSaya-bhogoM meM kahIM sukha mAne binA mokSa ko sAdha rahe the, dvipRSTha vAsudeva pApa ke nidAna dvArA AtmajJAna se bhraSTa huA hone se viSaya-bhogoM meM lavalIna rahatA thA aura naraka gati ke pApoM kA baMdha karatA thaa| dekho, donoM bhAI // sAtha rahakara eka samAna bhogopabhoga karate hue bhI donoM ke pariNAma meM kitanA antara! eka to mokSa kI || 19 Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 sAdhanA kara rahA hai aura dUsarA naraka kI ora jA rahA hai| saMsAra kI yaha vicitra sthiti jAnakara bhavyajIvoM kA citta viSaya-bhogoM se virakta hokara mokSasAdhanA meM lagatA hai| ____ aba, dvipRSTha vAsudeva kA pUrvabhava kA zatru vindhya rAjA kA jIva bhI bhavabhramaNa karatA huA kisI kAraNavaza vairAgya ko prApta huA aura dharma aMgIkAra karake punaH bhogoM kI AkAMkSA dvArA dharma se bhraSTa huaa| vaha bharatakSetra meM 'tAraka' nAmaka ardhacakrI huaa| use daivI sudarzana cakra prApta huA thA aura tIna khaNDa ke hajAroM rAjAoM ko usane apanA dAsa banA liyA thA; parantu abhI dvipRSTha nArAyaNa avijita thA, isalie vAsudeva baladeva ko bhI adhInastha karane kI icchA se usane dvArAvatI ko dUta bhejakara kahalAyA ki hamArI AjJA svIkAra karake tumhAre pAsa gaMdhahastI nAma kA jo vizAla hAthI hai, vaha zIghra hamAre pAsa bhijavA do, nahIM to yuddha ke lie taiyAra rho| dUta kI bAta sunate hI pUrvabhava ke vaira ke saMskAravaza dvipRSTha nArAyaNa kA krodha jAga uThA aura donoM ke bIca mahAna yuddha huaa| arddhacakrI rAjA tAraka ne dvipRSTha para sudarzanacakra phaiMkA; parantu dvipRSTha ke pUrvapuNya ke kAraNa usa cakra ne usakA vadha nahIM kiyA, ulTA zAMta hokara usake AdhIna ho gyaa| uttejita dvipRSTha ne bhayaMkara krodhavaza usI cakra dvArA tAraka-prativAsudeva kA ziraccheda karake tIna khaNDa kA rAjya prApta kara liyaa| tAraka arddhacakrI kA jIva marakara sAtaveM naraka meM gyaa| isaprakAra dvipRSTha tathA acala donoM bhAI isa bharatakSetra meM dvitIya vAsudeva (nArAyaNa)-baladeva (balabhadra) hue| unhoMne tInoM khaNDa kI digvijaya kii| lauTate samaya mArgameM campApuranagarI AI, vahA~ vAsupUjya tIrthaMkara vidyamAna the; unake darzana karake donoM ko atyanta harSa huaa| vahA~ se dvArAvatI Akara donoM bhAiyoM ne aneka varSa taka tIna khaNDa kA rAjya bhogaa| anta meM dvipRSTha kA jIva tIvra bhoga lAlasApUrvaka raudradhyAna se marakara sAtaveM naraka meM gyaa| bhAI ke viyoga se acala balabhadra ko ati zoka huaa| dvArAvatI meM bhagavAna vAsupUjya kA Agamana hone para unake dharmopadeza se unakA citta zAMta huA aura saMsAra se virakta hokara jinadIkSA dhAraNa | 3 ASS Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REEFFFFy kara lii| AtmasAdhanA dvArA kevalajJAna prakaTa kiyA aura gajapaMthA siddhakSetra se unhoMne mokSa prApta kiyaa| are, dekho to sahI saMsAra kI vicitratA ! do bhAiyoM ne puNya dvArA prApta tIna khaNDa kI vibhUti kA ekasAtha upabhoga kiyA; parantu eka to UrdhvapariNAma dvArA usa puNya vibhUti ko chor3akara mokSa meM gaye aura dUsarA adhopariNAma dvArA usa puNyavibhUti ko chor3akara sAtaveM naraka meM gayA / isalie apanA hita cAhanevAle buddhimAna jIvoM ko viSayoM kI vAsanA tathA pApabhAva chor3akara mokSasukha hetu dharma kA sevana karanA caahie| tIrthaMkara kA yoga prApta hone para bhI hRdaya se viSayabhogoM kI zalya nahIM chUTI to vaha trikhaNDAdhipati bhI bhayaMkara durgati ko prApta huaa| isalie he jIva ! tU jAgRta ho, dharma kA suavasara prApta karake viSayoM meM mata aTaka; AtmA kA vItarAgI sukha viSayarahita hai, usakA vizvAsa karake usakI sAdhanA krnaa| . jo vyakti rASTrasevA evaM samAjasevA ke nAma para TrasTa banAkara apane kAle dhana ko sapheda karate haiM aura usa dhana se eka paMtha aneka kAja sAdhate haiM, unakI to yahA~ bAta hI nahIM hai; unake ve bhAva to spaSTarUpa se aprazasta bhAva hI haiN| sacamuca dekhA jAya to ve to apanI roTiyA~ seMkane meM hI lage haiN| ve svayaM hI samajhate hoMge ki sacamuca ve kitane dharmAtmA haiM; para jo vyakti apane dhana kA sadupayoga sacamuca loka kalyANa kI bhAvanA se janahita meM hI karate haiM, usake pIche jinakA yaza-pratiSThA karAne kA kataI/koI abhiprAya nahIM hotA, unheM bhI ekabAra AtmanirIkSaNa to karanA hI cAhie ki unake ina kAryoM meM kitanI dharmabhAvanA hai, kitanI zubhabhAvanA hai aura kitanA azubhabhAva vartatA hai| A~kha mIMcakara apane ko dharmAtmA, dAnavIra Adi mAne baiThe rahanA koI buddhimAnI nahIM hai| - ina bhAvoM kA phala kyA hogA, pRSTha-209 11 Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 za lA kA pu ru Sa pm F F 10 u tta rA rddha (12 he vimalanAtha! tuma nirmala ho, koI bhI karmakalaMka nahIM / ho vItarAga sarvajJadeva, para kA kiMcit kartRtva nahIM / / nirdoSa mUlaguNa caryA se, munimArga sikhAyA hai tumane / dvAdazAMga jinavANI se, zivamArga batAyA hai tumane / / he vimalanAtha bhagavAna ! Apa dravya nokarma evaM bhAvakarma se rahita atyaMta nirmala haiM; ata: ApakA vimalanAtha nAma pUrNa sArthaka haiN| he prabho ! Apa vItarAgI sarvajJa haiM, yadyapi Apa kisI bhI paradravya yA parabhAva ke kartA-dhartA nahIM haiM, phira Apa jagata ke hita meM nimitta hone se hitaMkara bhI haiN| apanI sAdhanA | ke kAla meM Apake nirdoSa mUlaguNoM ke Adarza se jagata meM saccA muni mArga apanAyA hai tathA apanI divyadhvanirUpa jinavANI se mokSamArga kA pravartana bhI kiyA hai| he prabho ! dhanya haiM aap| Apake guNagAna aura jIvana-caritra ke likhane-par3hane se hamArA jIvana bhI dhanya ho gayA hai|" tI sm do vartamAna caubIsI ke terahaveM tIrthaMkara ke pUrvabhavoM kA sAmAnya paricaya karAte hue jaina bhUgola ke pariprekSya vi meM AcArya guNabhadra uttarapurANa meM kahate haiM ki madhyaloka meM manuSya kSetra aura mokSa prApta karane kI bhUmi DhAIdvIpa hai / eka jambU dvIpa, eka dhAtakI khaNDa dvIpa aura AdhA puSkaravara dvIpa / usameM se dUsare dhAtakIkhaNDa dvIpa | ke pazcima bhAga meM videha kSetra kI sItodA nadI ke kinAre 'ramyaka' nAmaka sundara deza hai / tIrthaMkara vimalanAtha nAma kA jIva pUrvabhava meM ramyaka nagarI kA rAjA thaa| usakA nAma padmasena thaa| nagarI | meM eka dina sarvagupta nAma ke kevalI bhagavAna kA zubhAgamana huA / sUcanAsvarUpa kevalI ke ati atizaya | se nagara kA udyAna ekadama phala-phUloM se khila gayA / cAroM ora zAnti kA vAtAvaraNa chA gyaa| rAjA ma la nA tha parva 12 Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 159 || padmasena bhaktipUrvaka kevalI bhagavAna kI vaMdanA karane gye| vahA~ unakI divyadhvani dvArA dharmopadeza sunA / | pravacana se prabhAvita hokara ve duHkhada saMsAra se virakta ho gye| padmasena rAjA nikaTa bhavya to the hI, eka bhava bAda hI ve tIrthaMkara hokara mukta honevAle the / za lA kA sarvajJa bhagavAna kI divyavANI se apanA bhaviSya jAnakara parama prasanna hue aura unhoMne apane ujjvala bhaviSya kI khuzI meM maMgala mahotsava manAyA / bhavacakra se bhayabhIta rAjA padmasena ne kevalI bhagavAna ke nikaTa ru jinadIkSA le lii| pu pm IF 59 Sa u tta rA rddha yahA~ samajhane kI mahattvapUrNa bAta yaha hai ki padmasena ko apanA alpakAla meM mokSa jAnakara pramAda nahIM AyA, balki dIkSA lene kA bhAva jAgA arthAt dharma evaM mokSa puruSArtha jAgA / darzanavizuddhi Adi solaha kAraNa bhAvanAyeM bhAyIM, usase unheM sAtizaya puNya kA saMcaya huA / unhoMne tIrthaMkara mahApuNya prakRti kA puNyArjana kiyaa| tI yadyapi puNyakarma kA saMcaya jJAnI kA lakSya nahIM hotA; parantu sAdhaka kI bhUmikA meM usase sarvathA bacA rthaM bhI nahIM jA sktaa| phira bhI aisA puNya saMcita hotA hai jisase Age puna: AtmakalyANakArI satsamAgama hI prApta hote haiM aura alpakAla meM sarvathA karmabandhana se mukta ho jAtA hai| ka munirAja padmasena cAra ArAdhanA sahita samAdhimaraNa karake sahastrAra nAmaka svarga meM indra hue| svarga loka kI vibhUtiyA~ dekhakara eka kSaNa cakita hue aura avadhijJAna se sabakucha jAna liyA ki pUrvabhava meM jo dharma kI upAsanA kI thI, usake sAtha jo puNyArjana huA - yaha saba usakA phala hai| usakA mana bhogoM meM adhika nahIM lagA, ve jinapUjA Adi karane lage / sukharUpa se jIva svayaM apane Apa hI pariNamatA hai, kyoMki nirAkula sukha jIva kA svabhAva hai| aisA viveka usa muni padmasena ke jIva ko vahA~ svarga meM bhI vartatA thA / isalie svargaloka ke divyavaibhava meM rahate hue bhI unakI cetanA alipta rahakara svarUpa meM sAvadhAna rahatI hai / isataraha svargaloka meM asaMkhya varSa ra vi ma la nA tha parva 12 Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 bItane ke bAda jaba unakI Ayu chaha mAha zeSa raha gaI, taba bharatakSetra ke tIrthaMkara ke avatAra ke rUpa meM anya tIrthaMkaroM kI bhAMti hI inakI bhI taiyAriyA~ hone lgiiN| bharatakSetra kI kampilA nagarI ke mahArAjA kRtavarmA, jinheM tIrthaMkara vimalanAtha ke mAtA-pitA hone kA saubhAgya prApta honevAlA hai, ve tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke hI vaMzaja the| unakI mahArAnI kA nAma jayazyAma thA / jyeSTha kRSNA dazamI se 6 mAha pUrva se kubera ne ratnavRSTi prAraMbha karake usa nagarI evaM terahaveM tIrthaMkara ke mAtA-pitA kA sammAna kiyaa| chaha mAha pazcAt jyeSTha kRSNA dazamI ke dina tIrthaMkara honevAle vimalanAtha kA jIva indra paryAya se cayakara mAtA jayazyAmA ke garbha meM avatarita huaa| mAtA ne 16 svapna dekhe, prAta: pati se unakA phala jAnakara ati Anandita huii| devoM ne prabhu kA garbhakalyANaka mahotsava mnaayaa| ____ tIrthaMkara ke pitA niyama se muktigAmI hote haiM; ata: devoM ne unake saubhAgya kI stuti kii| nau mAha taka sarvatra harSollAsa kA vAtAvaraNa rahA / anya sabhI tIrthaMkaroM ke samAna garbha-janma mahotsava ke sabhI maMgalAcAra deva-deviyoM aura saubhAgyavAna nara-nAriyoM ke dvArA kiye gye| bAlaka vimalanAtha dvitIya ke candramA ke bhAMti vRddhiMgata hone lge| ___ bhagavAna vimalanAtha kI Ayu sATha lAkha varSa kI thii| bacapana meM unakI kalAyeM adbhuta thiiN| pandraha hajAra varSa kaba/kaise bIta gaye, patA hI nahIM claa| purAnI kahAvata hai sukha meM sAgaroM kI lambI Ayu bhI pala bhara kI taraha bIta jAtI hai aura duHkha kA eka-eka kSaNa varSoM jaisA lagatA hai| mAgha zuklA caturthI ko apane janmadina para mahArAjA vimalanAtha prAta: vanakrIr3A ko gaye the| eka tAlAba ke kinAre atiramya zAnta vAtAvaraNa thaa| tAlAba meM khile kamala-patroM-puSpoM para motI ke samAna camakatI osa bUMdeM apanI saptaraMgI chaTA bikhera rahI thiiN| pUrva meM sUryodaya kI garmI se ve bUMde palabhara meM pralaya meM ko prApta ho gaI haiN| unakI kSaNabhaMguratA dekha mahArAjA vimala ko vairAgya ho gyaa| Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160|| ve saMsAra ke asAra svarUpa ko vicArane lage - "are! yaha puNya kA ThATa bhI osabindu aura ulkApAta | ke samAna kSaNabhaMgura hai| jisaprakAra osa binduoM para mahala nahIM banAyA jA sakatA; usIprakAra puNya vaibhava | dvArA kahIM AtmazAnti kI sAdhanA nahIM ho sktii| mujhe to isI bhava meM paramAtmA banakara mokSa prApta karanA hai| paiMtAlIsa lAkha varSa to isI rAjapATa meM bIta gye| aba isa moha meM aura aTake rahanA bhI ThIka nahIM hai| yadyapi mujhe tIna jJAna haiM; parantu ye maryAdita jAnanevAle hI haiN| aise adhUre jJAna se bhava kA anta kaise AyegA ? samyaktva hone para bhI cAritra abhI bahuta alpa hai, nirjarA abhI ati alpa hai, jabataka cAritra kI pUrNatA nahIM hogI tabataka mukti nahIM hogii| | mahArAjA vimalanAtha vairAgyabhAvanA bhA rahe haiM ki isa saMsAra meM pratyeka jIva apane-apane bhAvoM kA hI phala bhogatA hai| cAhe jaise indriyaviSaya hoM; para unake sevana se viSayasukha to nahIM miltaa| mAtra pApa kA hI bandha hotA hai| mere isa ikSuvaMza meM mujhase pUrva kitane hI rAjA-mahArAjA cakravartI ho gaye; para kahA~ gaye ve cakrI, rAjA-mahArAjA ? kahA~ gayA vaha unakA sAmrAjya ? saba isa kAla ke gAla meM samA gye| jo isa rAjya-sampadA aura indriyoM ke viSayoM ko tyAga kara AtmasAdhanA aura paramAtmA kI ArAdhanA meM rama gaye, unheM to isa duHkhada saMsAra se mokSa mila gayA aura jo inameM aTaka gaye, ve mokSamArga meM bhaTaka gaye aura caurAsI lAkha yoniyoM ke bhavacakra meM phaMsa gye| kitanA durlabha hai yaha maMgala avasara ? prathama to nigoda se nikalanA hI bhArI durlabha hai, phira isa paryAya kA pAnA, manuSya paryAya milanA, acchI buddhi, kaSAyoM kI maMdatA, jinavANI kA samAgama, svAsthya kI anukUlatA Adi eka se bar3hakara eka atyanta durlabha hai| maiMne ina saba durlabhatAoM ko pArakara sabakucha AtmakalyANa ke anukUla suavasara pA liyA hai; ata: aba eka kSaNa bhI vyartha kI bAtoM meM barbAda karanA, vikathAoM meM lagAnA aura pArivArika, sAmAjika evaM rAjanaitika ulajhanoM meM ulajhane se bar3I mUrkhatA aura koI nahIM hai| bhale hI kisI kA kSayopazama kama ho yA bahuta adhika jJAna kA ughAr3a ho, apanI sampUrNa || 12 CREEFFFFy Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 | zakti vastusvarUpa ke vicAra meM, Atmacintana meM aura jinavANI ke rahasyoM ko jAnane meM, usI kI anuprekSA | meM lagAnA caahie| yahI ekamAtra kalyANa kA mArga hai "maiM apane una pUrvajoM ke mArga kA anusaraNa karU~gA, maiM bhI una jaisA paramAtmA banane ke lie usI paramparA kA anusaraNa karU~gA; ata: Aja hI maiM bhava-tanabhoga kA moha tyAga kara vItarAga ratnatraya dhAraNa karU~gA aura AtmadhyAna dvArA kevalajJAna pragaTa kruuNgaa|" isaprakAra mahArAjA vimalanAtha ne dIkSA lene kA nizcaya kiyaa| unake isa nizcaya ko jAnakara turaMta pA~caveM brahma svarga se sArasvata Adi cAlIsa lAkha sAta hajAra ATha sau bIsa (40, 107, 820) laukAntikadeva kampilAnagarI meM Aye aura vinayapUrvaka zAntarasa bhare vacanoM dvArA prabhu ke vairAgya kA anumodana karane lge| unhoMne kahA - "he deva ! Apake vicAra sarvottama haiM, sarvazreSTha haiN| dIkSA saMbaMdhI ApakI bhAvanA Apake lie to kalyANakArI hai hI, jagata ke lie bhI kalyANakArI hai| jisaprakAra caMdana vRkSa ke saMbaMdha se anya vRkSa bhI sugaMdhamaya ho jAte haiM, usIprakAra prabho ! lAkhoM varSoM se bharatakSetra ke bhavya prANI muktimArga ke lie lAlAyita haiM, tarasa rahe haiN| ApakI dIkSA se unakI yaha lAlasA pUrNa ho jaayegii| aisA kaha kara evaM unake vairAgya kI anumodanA karake laukAntikadeva vApisa cale gaye aura usIsamaya indrAdigaNa 'devadatta' nAmaka pAlakI lekara Aye / prabhu ke caraNa sparza se vaha pAlakI to dhanya ho hI gaI, pAlakI uThAnevAle bhI dhanya ho gye| sabane apane-apane saubhAgya kI sarAhanA kii| ve vicAra karane lage "pArasa ke sparza se to mAtra lohA hI suvarNa hotA hai, prabhu ke sparza evaM satsaMga se to AtmA paramAtmA bana jAtA hai|" sahetuka nAmaka dIkSAvana meM pahu~cakara mahArAjA vimalanAtha ne antara-bAhya samasta parigraha kA tyAga kara diyaa| deva, manuSya, tiryaMca bhI unakI nagna digambaratva vItarAgI mudrA dekhakara bhAva-vibhora ho gaye, una para mugdha ho gye| unheM bhI parigraha nIrasa lagane lgaa| kitane hI bhavya jIva to unake sAtha hI parigraha chor3akara prabhu ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa karane hetu taiyAra ho gye| anya kitanoM ne zrAvaka vrata aMgIkAra kie aura aneka jIvoM ne zuddhAtmA kI zraddhA aura svAnubhava se samyagdarzana pragaTa kiyaa| REFFEE IFE 19 Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REEFFFFy 163 // munirAja vimalanAtha ko zuddhAtma dhyAnarUpa zuddhopayoga huaa| sAtha hI mana:paryayajJAna bhI pragaTa ho gyaa| | dIkSA ke bAda kevalajJAna hone para unhoMne bhI anya tIrthaMkaroM kI bhAMti hI mauna dhAraNa kara liyaa| | dIkSA ke do dina bAda munirAja vimalanAtha AhAracaryA hetu nandana nagara meM padhAre aura jayarAjA ne unheM bhaktibhAvanA pUrvaka pAraNA kraayaa| AhAradAna dete samaya unake citta meM paramAtmapada jaisA Ananda aayaa| tIna varSa bAda jaba muni vimalanAtha ko kevalajJAna huA, taba una jayarAjA ne prabhu ke caraNoM meM hI dIkSA | grahaNa kI aura AtmasAdhanA kara mokSa pdhaare| yadyapi bhagavAna vimalanAtha ne munidazA meM tIna varSa taka vihAra kAla meM mauna grahaNa kiyA huA thA to | bhI mAtra unakI parama zAnta mudrA ke darzana kara hI bahuta se jIvoM ne dharma svarUpa samajhakara AtmakalyANa | kiyaa| prabhu ne mAghazukla SaSThI ke dina kevalajJAna pragaTa kiyaa| usIkAraNa tIrthaMkara prakRti ke udaya hone se indrabhakti se daur3e Aye aura kevalajJAnI prabhu kI pUjA kii| divya samozaraNa kI racanA huii| prabhu ke upadeza se aneka jIvoM ne yathArtha dharma prApta kiyaa| ___ bhagavAna vimalanAtha kA samavazaraNa (dharmasabhA) gujarAta, saurASTra, aMga, baMga Adi aneka dezoM meM vihAra karatA huA dharma kA pracAra-prasAra karatA rhaa| vimalanAtha tIrthaMkara kI dharmasabhA meM pacapana gaNadhara the, pA~ca hajAra pA~ca sau kevalI virAjate the| gyAraha sau zruta kevalI, chattIsa hajAra pA~ca sau tIsa upAdhyAya, cAra hajAra ATha sau avadhi jJAnI, pA~ca hajAra cAra sau mana:paryayajJAnI, nau hajAra vikriyARddhidhArI muni tathA chattIsa vAda-vivAda meM nipuNa munivara the| eka lAkha tIna hajAra AryikAe~, do lAkha zrAvaka tathA cAra lAkha zrAvikAyeM thiiN| deva-deviyA~ to asaMkhya thIM, pazu bhI unakI dharmasabhA ke zrotA the| bhagavAna vimalanAtha ne pandraha lAkha varSa taka tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM apanI dharmasabhA ke sAtha vihAra kiyA aura dharmacakra kA pravartana kiyaa| unake vihAra kAla meM aneka bhavyoM ke mana meM bhakSya-abhakSya padArthoM ke saMbaMdha meM jijJAsAyeM jAgRta huiiN| // 12 Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadhvani meM na kevala unhIM bhavya zrotAoM ke samAdhAna hue, paramparAgata Ajataka vaha traikAlikasatya upadeza calatA A rahA hai, jise AgAmI kAla meM aneka AcAryoM ne lipibaddha bhI kara diyA, jo isaprakAra hai abhakSya athavA akhAdya padArthoM kA spaSTIkaraNa karate hue kahA gayA ki - jina padArthoM ke khAne se trasa jIvoM kA ghAta hotA ho yA bahuta sthAvara jIvoM kA ghAta hotA ho tathA jo padArtha bhale puruSoM ke sevana karane yogya na hoM yA nazA kAraka athavA asvAsthyakara hoM, ve saba abhakSya haiN| ina abhakSyoM ko pA~ca bhAgoM | meM bAMTA jAtA hai - 1. trasaghAta, 2. bahughAta, 3. anupasevya, 4. nazAkAraka, 5. anisstt| 1. saghAta - jina padArthoM ke khAne se trasajIvoM kA ghAta hotA ho, unheM trasaghAta abhakSya kahate haiM, paMca-udumbara phaloM meM aneka trasa-jIva pAye jAte haiM, ata: ye trasaghAta abhakSya haiM, khAne yogya nahIM haiN| 2. bahughAta - jina padArthoM ke khAne se bahuta (anaMta) sthAvara jIvoM kA ghAta hotA hai, unheM bahughAta abhakSya kahate haiN| samasta kandamUloM meM anaMta sthAvara nigodiyA jIva rahate haiN| inake khAne se anaMta jIvoM kA ghAta hotA hai, ata: ye khAne yogya nahIM haiN| 3. anupasevya - jinakA sevana uttama puruSa burA samajheM ve lokaniMdya padArtha anupasevya haiN| jaise - lAra, mala, mUtra Adi padArtha / lokaniMdya hone se inakA sevana tIvra rAga ke binA saMbhava nahIM hai, ata: ye abhakSya haiN| 4. nazAkAraka - jo vastue~ nazA utpanna karatI haiM, mAdaka hotI haiM, unheM nazAkAraka abhakSya kahate haiN| jaise zarAba, aphIma, bhaMga, gAMjA, tambAkU aadi| 5. aniSTa - jo vastue~ svAsthya ke hAnikAraka hoM, ve bhI abhakSya haiM; kyoMki hAnikara vastuoM kA || upabhoga bhI tIvra rAga ke binA saMbhava nahIM haiM; ata: ve padArtha bhI abhakSya haiM, khAne yogya nahIM haiN| jinAgama meM 22 abhakSya padArthoM ko vizeSa nAmollekhapUrvaka tyAgane kI preraNA dI gaI hai; kyoMki unake sevana se anaMta trasajIvoM kI hiMsA hai| ve isaprakAra haiM - jAdA . Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy olA gholabar3A nizibhojana, bahu bIjA beMgana saMdhAna / bar3a pIpala Umara kaThUmara, pAkara phala jo hoMya ajAna / / kaMdamUla mATI viSa AmiSa, madhu mAkhana aru madirApAna / phala atituccha tuSAra calita rasa, yo jinamata bAIsa bakhAna / / uparyukta 22 abhakSyoM meM olA (barpha-agAlita jala), gholabar3A (dahIbar3A-dvidala), nizibhojana, bar3a, pIpala, Umara, pAkara aura kaThUmara (pA~coM udumbara phala), AmiSa (mAMsa), madhu (zahada), madirApAna - ina 11 kA kathana to pIche mUlaguNoM meM kara hI Aye haiM, ye to abhakSya haiM hii| inake atirikta bahubIjA, | beMgana, saMdhAna (acAra-murabbA), makkhana, anajAna phala (jise jAnate na hoM), kaMda (AlU, arabI, pyAja, lahasuna), mUla (gAjara, mUlI), miTTI, viSa, amaryAdita makkhana, tucchaphala (jisakA bar3hanA cAlU hai, aise aparipakva phala sapratiSThita phala) tuSAra, calitarasa (sar3e-gale padArtha, jinakA svAda bigar3ane lagA ho) inameM bhI anaMta trasajIva hote haiM; ata: ye bhI abhakSya haiM, tyAjya haiM, khAne yogya nahIM haiN| ahiMsA premiyoM | ko apane pariNAma vizuddhi aura pApa se bacane ke lie yathAzakya ina sabakA tyAga bhI avazya karanA caahie| prazna - dvidala abhakSya kA svarUpa kyA hai ? aura ve kauna-kauna se haiN| samAdhAna - he bhavya ! canA, ur3ada, mUMga, masUra, arahara Adi sabhI prakAra ke do dalavAle anAjoM ko dahI, chAcha (maTThA) meM milAkara banAye gaye kar3I, rAyatA, dahIbar3A Adi ko khAnA dvidala abhakSya hai| yadyapi uparyukta do dala vAle sabhI anAja bhakSya haiM, khAne yogya haiM aura maryAdita dahI va chAcha bhI bhakSya hai, tathApi inako milAkara khAne se yaha abhakSya ho jAte haiM; kyoMki dAloM aura dahI chAMcha ke mizraNa se bane padArthoM kA lAra se saMyoga hone para tatkAla trasajIva paidA ho jAte haiN| ata: inake khAne meM mAMsa kA AMzika doSa (aticAra) hai| __yaha bAta yukti, Agama aura anubhava se siddha hotI hai; parantu uparyukta khAdya padArthoM ke banAne kI vidhi ko lekara do pakSa pracalita haiM, Agama meM bhI donoM taraha ke ullekha mila jAte haiM, ata: yaha apane sva- // 12 48 p_F E FB Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 || viveka para nirbhara karatA hai ki hama kyA kareM ? za pahalA pakSa ke AdhAra para chAMcha va dahI ko uSNa karake do dalavAle anAja milAkara banAI gaI kar3hI, besana Adi khAne meM doSa nahIM hai| mUla zloka isaprakAra hai lA - kA pu ru pm F Sa u tta rA rddha " Ama gorasa sampRkta, dvidalAdiSu janvataH / dRSTAH kevalibhiH sUkSmastasmAtAnivivarjayat / / isa vicAradhArA vAle vyakti Ama kA artha sacce gorasa se sampRkta (mile hue) anna ko khAnA hI dvidala abhakSya mAnate haiN| jo bhI ho para isase itanA to siddha ho hI gayA ki kacce dahI chAMcha meM do dalavAle anna ke mizraNa se sajIvoM kI utpatti hotI hai| aba prazna kevala kacce yA uSNa kie hue dahI, chAMcha kA rahA, so isake lie vivaraNAcAra kA nimnAMkita Agama pramANa prastuta hai| jo isa abhakSya bhakSaNa ke doSa se bacane ke lie paryApta hai| mUla zloka isaprakAra hai - AMmena pakkena ca go rasena, pudgalAdi yukta dvidalaM tu kArya / jihAditIsyAttrasajIvarAzi, sammUrchimAnazyatinAmacitraM / / 6 / / arthAt kacce va pake hue donoM prakAra ke gorasa meM dodala vAle anAja ke mizraNa meM mu~ha kI lAra milate hI trasajIvoM kI utpatti ho jAtI hai; ataH inakA khAnA sarvathA varjya hai / zaMkA- aba vicAraNIya bAta kevala yaha hai ki jaba donoM taraha ke pramANa milate haiM to dahI va chAcha ko garma karake khAne meM kyA hAni hai ? samAdhAna - sabase bar3I hAni yaha hai ki prazna meM dvidala khAne ke prati anurAga jhalakatA hai, anyathA maiM 1. paNDita AzAdharajI kRta sAgAradharmAmRta 2. vivaraNAcAra, zloka 6 tI rthaM ka ra vi ma la nA tha parva 12 Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy | pUchatA hU~ ki kaccA va pake donoM hI prakAra ke dahI chAcha se bane bhojana ke na khAne se kyA hAni hai? kyA usake binA jIvana saMbhava nahIM hai ? jisameM jarA bhI zaMkA ho to usameM hamArA pakSa nirvivAda mudde kI ora DhalanA cAhie, na ki vivAdastha mudde kI ora / ataH hamArA to dRr3ha mata hai ki trasaghAta se bacane ke lie | kacce-pake donoM prakAra ke dahI-chAcha se bane dvidala padArtha tyAgane yogya haiN| | prazna - dvidala abhakSya ke saMdarbha meM kevala dUdha, dahI va chAMcha ko hI gorasa kyoM mAnA, ghI bhI to gorasa hai, ghI ko kyoM chor3a diyA ? uttara - yahA~ isa saMdarbha meM "gorasa" yoga rUr3ha zabda hai, isalie gorasa zabda kA artha dUdha, dahI va chAMcha hI hai| "gorasenakSIreNa dadhnA takreNa ca" - aisA sAgAra dharmAmRta kI TIkA meM spaSTa ullekha hai; ata: ghI | mizrita dvidala anna khAne se doSa nahIM hai| jainetara granthoM meM bhI - "gorasa mAma madhye tu, mudgAdi tathaiva c| bhakSyamANaM kRtaM nUnaM, mAMsa tulyaM yudhiSThiraH / / he yudhiSThira ! gorasa ke sAtha jina padArthoM kI do dAleM hotI haiM, unake sevana karane se mAMsa bhakSaNa ke samAna pApa lagatA hai|" eka bAra bhagavAna vimalanAtha mathurA padhAre, usasamaya vahA~ rAjA anantavIrya rAjya karatA thaa| usake 'meru' tathA 'mandara' nAmaka do putra the| donoM rAjakumAra carama zarIrI, dharmarasika aura paraspara ati snehavAna the| mathurApurI meM bhagavAna vimalanAtha ke darzana se donoM bhAiyoM ko parama harSa huaa| ve bArambAra bhagavAna ke samAdhimaraNa meM jAkara upadeza sunate va AtmadhyAna karate the| divyadhvani dvArA zrAvaka evaM munidharma kA svarUpa sunakara donoM bhAiyoM ne apane pariNAmoM ko ativizuddha bnaayaa| bhagavAna kI vANI meM yaha bhI AyA ki 'meru' aura 'mandara' - donoM bhAI tadbhava mokSagAmI haiN| yaha jAnakara donoM bhAiyoM meM apAra harSa huA tathA unheM jAtismaraNa jJAna ho jAne se apane aneka pUrvabhavoM kA jJAna bhI ho gyaa| Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (168 za lA kA pu ru Sa pm IF F 90 u rA rddha apanA ujvala bhaviSya jAnakara unake mana meM ati utsAha jAgRta ho gayA aura una donoM bhAiyoM ne jinadIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| isa ghaTanA se siddha hotA hai ki apanA ujvala bhaviSya jAnane se jIva svacchandI nahIM hotA; balki usakA usI ora kA puruSArtha aura adhika ho jAtA hai| manovaijJAnika tathya bhI yahI hai / ve donoM bhAI bhagavAna ke gaNadhara bane aura usI bhava se mokSa gaye / bhagavAna vimalanAtha jaba saurASTra padhAre taba dvArAvatI nagarI meM trikhaNDAdhipati 'dharma' balabhadra aura svayaMbhU nArAyaNa ne unakI vandanA kI thii| tI isaprakAra lAkhoM varSa taka karor3oM jIvoM ke kalyANa meM nimitta banakara jaba unakI Ayu ko eka mAha | zeSa raha gayA to ve sammedazikhara kI suvIra ToMka para pdhaare| vahA~ unakA vihAra aura vANI thama gaye / vahA~ eka mAha kA yoga nirodha kara chaha hajAra eka sau muniyoM ke sAtha pratimA yoga dhAraNa kiyA tathA caita kRSNa rthaM amAvasyA ke dina rAtri ke prathama bhAga meM aghAtiyA karmoM kA kSaya karake mukta ho gaye / OM namaH / * ka kalA jinheM dekhakara -sunakara hamArA mana mudita hotA hai, citta camatkRta ho jAtA hai, hRdaya meM Ananda kI urmiyA~ hilore lene lagatI haiM, vANI se vAha ! vAha ! ke svara phUTa par3ate haiM; una AnandadAyaka mAnavIya mAnasika-vAcika evaM kAyika abhivyaktiyoM ko hI to lokabhASA meM kalA kahA jAtA hai / - sukhI jIvana, pRSTha-17 ra vi ma la nA tha parva 12 Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 169 za lA kA pu ru Sa u tta ETUS rA rddha (13 ananta catuSTaya Alambana se, jIte krodha kAma kalmaSa / bhedajJAna ke bala se jisane, jIte moha mAna matsara / / zukla dhyAna se jo karate haiM, ghAti-aghAti karma bhaMjana / aise ananta nAtha jinavara ko, mana-vaca-kAyA se vandana / / jJAnAnandamaya caitanyatattva kA ananta vaibhava batalAnevAle, anantacatuSTayasvarUpa ke dhAraka, anantanAtha | tIrthaMkara kI mana-vaca - kAya se vandanA karate hue unake avalambana se maiM apane krodha-kAma- kalmaza tathA | moha - mAna-matsara kA abhAva karane ke lie una anantanAtha bhagavAna ko bArambAra smaraNa karatA hU~, namana karatA hU~, jinhoMne zukladhyAna ke dvArA ghAtiyA evaM aghAtiyA karmoM kA kSaya kiyA hai| yahA~ AcArya guNabhadra kahate haiM ki ananta bhavacakra kA abhAva karanevAle bhagavAna anantanAtha pUrva ke | tIsare bhava meM dhAtakI khaNDa meM ariSTa nagarI ke rAjA padmaratha the| rAjya vaibhava ke bIca rahate hue bhI unakA citta pApoM se alipta aura paMcaparameSThI kI bhakti meM lIna rahatA thaa| unake mahAbhAgya se unake nagara meM munivaroM kA tathA kevalI bhagavantoM kA zubhAgamana hotA thA / eka dina apanI gandhakuTI (dharmasabhA) ke sAtha vihAra karate hue bhagavAna svayaMprabha unake nagara meM padhAre / rAjA padmaratha bar3I dhUmadhAma se bhagavAna ke darzanArtha gaye / atyanta bhaktipUrvaka kevalI prabhu ke darzana kie| darzana | kara mana zAnta to huA hI, unheM apane sAta bhavoM kA jJAna bhI ho gayA / yadyapi unake bhaviSya ke do bhava hI zeSa the, isalie do bhava to ve jAne aura cAra bhava pUrva ke tathA eka vartamAna kA, isataraha sAta bhava jAna | lie| una sAta meM antima bhava unakA svayaM tIrthaMkara hone kA thA - aisA jAnakara unheM parama prasannatA huI / 15 | nta nA tha parva Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAvI tIrthaMkara rAjA padmaratha ne bhagavAna ke samavazaraNa meM baiThakara dharmopadeza sunA / sunate hI ve vairAgya | bhAvanA kA cintana karane lage - "isa jIva ko zarIra ke sAtha kA saMbaMdha kahIM nitya rahanevAlA nahIM hai| ananta zarIroM ke sAtha saMbaMdha huA; kintu eka bhI zarIra sthAI nahIM rahA / saba pRthak ho gaye; kyoMki zarIra kA svabhAva hI aisA hai, jIva aura zarIra to pRthak haiM hI; parantu ajJAnI bahirAtmA ne deha aura jIva ko | eka mAna rakhA thaa| isIprakAra pA~coM indriyoM aura unake viSayoM kA saMbaMdha bhI nitya rahanevAlA nahIM hai, kSaNabhaMgura hai|" vairAgyavanta rAjA vicArate haiM - "anyamata ke mohAsakta jIva bhale hI usameM mohita raheM; parantu maiMne to | arahanta bhagavAna ke mata kI zaraNa lekara jar3a-cetana kA bhedajJAna kiyA hai| isalie maiM ina bAhya viSayoM meM mohita nahIM hoU~gA / arahanta deva ne ananta caitanya vaibhava mujhe batalA diyA hai, usI kI maiM sAdhanA kruuNgaa|" isaprakAra rAjA padmaratha kA citta saMsAra se virakta huaa| jisaprakAra dIrghakAla se apane purAne sthAna meM | rahanevAlA zazaka (kharagoza) vana meM Aga lagane para usase bacane ke lie usa sthAna ko chor3akara anyatra kahIM dUra calA jAtA hai, purAne sthAna meM mamatva nahIM karatA; usIprakAra ati dIrghakAla se saMsAra meM rahane para bhI kaSAyoM kI Aga meM jhulasane se bhayabhIta hue bhavyAtmA padmaratha sAMsArika rAjapATa ko chor3akara mokSa kI sAdhanA ke lie tatpara hue| unhoMne svaMyaprabha bhagavAna ke sannikaTa meM jinadIkSA grahaNa kara lI, gyAraha aMga kA jJAna pragaTa ho gayA aura solahakAraNa bhAvanA bhAte hue vizvakalyANa kI bhAvanA bhAI; jisase tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha kara liyaa| cAra prakAra kI ArAdhanA sahita samAdhi maraNa kara liyaa| acyuta svarga meM indra hue| vahA~ asaMkhya varSoM taka samyaktva pUrvaka rhe| jaba manuSya loka meM tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM avatarita hone ke chaH mAha zeSa rahe to pUrva meM hue tIrthaMkaroM kI bhAMti hI jayazyAmA mAtA ne solaha svapna dekhe| prAta: aneka zubha lakSaNoM se yukta mahArAjA siMhasena se svapnoM kA phala puuchaa| unhoMne phaloM meM batAyA ki tumhArI kukSi se tIrthaMkara kA | jIva janma legaa| vaha bahuta bhAgyazAlI hogA aadi| +E B EF Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17.|| bharatakSetra kI ayodhyA nagarI meM abataka tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva, ajitanAtha, abhinandananAtha aura sumatinAtha za || - ye cAra tIrthaMkara janma le cuke haiN| aba ye ayodhyA meM avatarita honevAle pA~caveM tIrthaMkara hoNge| isalie lA | kubera ne purAnI ayodhyA nagarI ko yaha nayA rUpa pradAna kiyA hai| svarga se indroM ne Akara mAtA-pitA kA tathA garbhastha tIrthaMkara ke jIva kA sammAna kiyA aura garbha kalyANaka mahotsava mnaayaa| jyeSTha kRSNA dvAdazI ko ayodhyA meM bAlaka anantanAtha kA janma huaa| terahaveM vimalanAtha tIrthaMkara ke pazcAt nau sAgaropama ke asaMkhyAta varSoM ke bAda caudahaveM tIrthaMkara kA avatAra huaa| unake avatAra se asaMkhya varSoM taka bharatakSetra meM jainadharma kA viccheda ho gayA thaa| unakA avatAra hone se vaha viccheda dUra huA aura puna: jainazAsana kA dharmacakra calane lgaa| tIrthaMkaroM kA avatAra dharmapravartana ke lie hotA hai| ___ bAlaka tIrthaMkara ko indroM dvArA airAvata hAthI para biThAkara evaM sumeru parvata para le jAkara janmAbhiSeka kiyA gyaa| janmakalyANaka kA maMgala mahotsava manAyA gyaa| indra dvArA 'anantanAtha' nAmakaraNa ke sAtha bAlaka kI na kevala stuti kI gaI; balki indra-indrANI ne harSollAsa vyakta karate hue tANDava nRtya bhI kiyaa| anantanAtha kI Ayu tIsa lAkha varSa kI thii| zarIra kI U~cAI pacAsa dhanuSa thii| unake caraNa meM sehI kA cihna thaa| zarIra kI vAlyAvasthA hone para bhI unakA AtmA to samyaktvAdi guNoM se praur3ha thaa| sapta lAkha pacAsa hajAra varSa taka ve yuvarAja rahe, pazcAt mahArAja siMhasena ne yuvarAja anantanAtha kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyaa| ayodhyA meM unhoMne pandraha lAkha varSa taka rAjya kiyaa| usasamaya ayodhyA pUre bhAratavarSa kI rAjadhAnI thii| vahA~ se aneka tIrthaMkara aura cakravartI sampUrNa bhArata para rAjya karate Aye haiN| tIrthaMkara anantanAtha ke rAjya meM rahate hue bhI ve to adhikAMza apane cidAnanda kA hI Ananda lete the| ve jAnate the ki yaha bhava bhava bar3hAne ke lie nahIM milA; balki bhava kA abhAva karane ko milA hai| tadbhava mokSagAmI tIrthaMkara anantanAtha ke rAjya meM prajA sarvaprakAra se sukhI thii| rAjA anantanAtha prajA para zAsana karate hue AtmAnuzAsana meM hI adhika samaya bitAte the| +E EFF Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy acAnaka eka maMgalamaya ghaTanA ghttii| jyeSTha kRSNA dvAdazI ko ayodhyA ke mahArAjA anantanAtha kA janma divasa thA, usasamaya unakI Ayu bAIsa lAkha pacAsa hajAra varSa kI ho gaI thii| unakA janmotsava manAne | ke lie deza-videza ke hajAroM rAjA eka se bar3hakara eka bheMTeM lekara aaye| mahArAjA anantanAtha rAjamahala kI chata se nagara kI divyazobhA kA avalokana kara rahe the| itane meM | AkAza meM bhArI gar3abar3AhaTa ke sAtha prakAza kI eka teja rekhA khicI aura ulkApAta huaa| use dekhate hI mahArAjA anantanAtha ko vairAgya ho gyaa| unheM pUrvabhava meM jAtismaraNa jJAna huA aura ve socane lage - | "are! jisaprakAra yaha ulkApAta kSaNabhaMgura hai, usIprakAra ye sabhI saMyoga kSaNabhaMgura haiN| eka mAtra siddhapada hI sthira hai; ata: vahI sAdhaneyogya hai, etadartha maiM zIghra hI isa rAjyasattA kA tyAgakara muni hokara AtmArAdhanA karU~gA aura mokSa ko saadhuuNgaa|" mahArAjA ke dIkSA lene ke nizcaya se cAroM ora halacala maca gii| devoM ko bhI jJAta ho gayA; ata: | ve dIkSA kalyANaka kA mahotsava manAne A gaye / janma kA utsava dIkSAkalyANaka ke utsava meM parivartita ho gyaa| brahmarSi laukAntika devoM ne prabhu kI stuti karake acintya mahimAvanta vairAgya kA anumodana kiyaa| usIsamaya indra 'saMsAradattA' nAmaka pAlakI lekara A phuNce| prabhu ne usa pAlakI meM baiThakara tapovana kI ora prayANa kiyaa| janmotsava meM Aye hue eka hajAra rAjA bhI prabhu ke sAtha tapovana kI ora cale aura unhoMne bhI prabhu ke sAtha hI dIkSA le lii| ahA! eka tIrthaMkara ke sAtha jaba hajAra-hajAra rAjA dIkSA lekara AtmadhyAna karate hoMge, taba dhyAnastha muniyoM kA vaha dRzya kaisA adbhuta, advitIya, zAnti aura preraNAdAyaka hogaa| vaha dRzya dekhakara vana ke hiMsaka pazu bhI ahiMsaka aura zAnta ho jAte the| isaprakAra anantanAtha apane janma dina para hI dIkSA lekara AtmadhyAna meM lIna ho gye| unako turaMta hI aneka RddhiyoM sahita mana:paryaya jJAna pragaTa ho gyaa| do dina taka upavAsa ke pazcAt munirAja anantanAtha AhAracaryA hetu sAketapurI pdhaare| rAjA vizAkha ne unheM bhaktipUrvaka prathama pAraNA ke rUpa meM AhAra dAna || 13 + ENEF Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFEFFY diyaa| AhAra dAna denevAle ko aisA nirmalabhAva huA ki usake mokSa ke sUcaka daivI vAdya bajane lage aura | | AkAza se ratnavRSTi huii| | munidazA meM vicaraNa karate hue ve do varSa bAda punaH ayodhyA nagarI meM padhAre aura jisa tapovana meM dIkSA lI thI, usI meM caitrakRSNa amAvasyA ke dina zukladhyAna dvArA kevalajJAna pragaTa ho gyaa| devendroM ne unakA | kevalajJAna kalyANaka mahotsava manAyA aura samavazaraNa kI racanA kii| anantanAtha bhagavAna kI anantabhAvoM | se bharI divyadhvani sahajarUpa se khirane lgii| 'jaya' Adi pacAsa gaNadhara ekasAtha usa divya vANI ko jhela rahe the| taduparAnta kitane hI munivaroM ne samavazaraNa meM hI AtmalIna hokara kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| saba | milAkara pA~ca hajAra kevalI bhagavAna unakI dharmasabhA meM virAjate the| // jJAtavya hai ki eka kSetra meM do tIrthaMkara sAtha-sAtha nahIM hote; parantu kevalI bhagavAna (arahaMta) to samavazaraNa meM hajAroM ekasAtha hote haiN| pA~ca hajAra mana:paryayajJAnI, cAra hajAra se adhika avadhijJAnI munivara, eka hajAra bAraha aMgadhArI zrutakevalI, tIna hajAra se adhika vAda vidyA meM nipuNa munivara, cAlIsa hajAra upAdhyAya tathA ATha hajAra vikriyA Rddhi dhArI munivara vidyamAna the| kula 66 hajAra munivara eka lAkha ATha hajAra AryikAyeM, do lAkha zrAvaka aura cAra lAkha zrAvikAoM kA caturvidha saMgha prabhu ke sAtha mokSamArga meM cala rahA thaa| tiryaMcoM kA rAjA siMha, hAthI, sarpa, bandara, mora Adi lAkhoM prANI bhI prabhu ke darzana se harSita hote the| divyadhvani sunakara AtmajJAna prApta karate the| samavazaraNa ke acintya vaibhava ke sAmane deva bhI natamastaka the aura apane Atmavaibhava kI upAsanA karate | the| kitane hI mithyAdRSTi jIva bhI samyagdRSTi bana jAte the| bhagavAna anantanAtha ne lAkhoM varSoM taka dharmopadeza dekara dharmacakra kA pravartana kiyaa| unakI divyadhvani meM AtA thA ki - "he bhavya ! AtmA meM eka hI nahIM, apitu anantadharma ekasAtha vidyamAna haiN| eka hI samaya meM satpanA aura asatpanA; ekapanA aura anekapanA; nityapanA aura anityapanA, jJAna aura Ananda, kartRtva aura akartRtva - aise ananta dharma kisI prakAra ke virodha binA vastu meM ekasAtha vidyamAna haiN| yahI vastu kA svarUpa hai| 4 s EF Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vastu meM sarva guNa-dharma eka samAna, tanmayarUpa se vidyamAna haiM, unameM koI gauNa nahIM hai / vaktA apane abhiprAya ke anusAra jaba unameM se kisI eka ko mukhya karatA hai, usIsamaya usake jJAna meM dUsarA pakSa gauNarUpa se vidyamAna rahatA hai, unakA niSedha nahIM hai| pratyeka vastu dravya-guNa- paryAya svarUpa tathA utpAdavyaya-dhruva-svarUpa svAdhIna hai| usake dravya-guNa-paryAya meM kisI kA hastakSepa nahIM hai, apane svAdhIna svarUpa | ko samajhanevAlA jIva apane-apane dharma svabhAvoM se hI tRpta rahatA hai / pu ru prazna - isa vastu vyavasthA kA svarUpa kyA hai ? Sa u tta rA uttara - jainadarzana ke anusAra chaha dravyoM ke samUha ko vizva kahate haiN| chaha dravyoM meM jIva dravya ananta haiM, pudgala dravya anantAnanta haiM, dharma dravya, adharma dravya evaM AkAza dravya eka-eka haiN| kAla dravya asaMkhyAta haiN| ina sabhI dravyoM ke samUharUpa yaha vizva anAdi-ananta, nitya pariNamanazIla evaM svasaMcAlita hai / ina dravyoM kA paraspara ekakSetrAvagAha saMbaMdha hone para bhI ye sabhI dravya pUrNa svataMtra haiM, svAvalambI haiM / koI bhI dravya kisI anya dravya ke AdhIna nahIM hai| vastuta: ina dravyoM kA paraspara meM kucha bhI saMbaMdha nahIM hai / isa | vizva ko hI loka kahate haiM / isIkAraNa AkAza ke jitane sthAna meM ye chaha dravya sthita haiM, use lokAkAza kahate haiN| zeSa ananta AkAza alokAkAza hai| rddha (174 za lA kA vizva kA pratyeka dravya yA padArtha pUrNa svataMtra evaM pariNamanazIla hai| hamArA tumhArA AtmA bhI eka svataMtra svAvalambI dravya hai, vastu hai, pariNamanazIla padArtha hai / svabhAva se to yaha Atmadravya ananta guNoM kA samUha | evaM anantazakti sampanna hai, asIma sukha kA samudra aura jJAna kA akhaNDapiNDa hai; parantu apane svabhAva kA bhAna na hone se evaM parAdhIna dRSTi hone se abhI vibhAvarUpa pariNamana kara rahA hai; isakAraNa duHkhI hai / dravyoM yA padArthoM ke isa svataMtra pariNamana ko paryAya yA kArya kahate haiN| karma, avasthA, hAlata, dazA, pariNAma, pariNati bhI kArya ke hI nAmAntara haiM; paryAyavAcI nAma haiM / sukha-duHkha kA svabhAva-vibhAvarUpa koI bhI kArya ho, vaha binA kAraNoM se nahIM hotA aura eka kArya tI rthaM ka ra a na nA tha parva Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ORE F IFE || ke hone meM aneka kAraNa ho sakate haiN| unameM kucha kAraNa to samartha evaM niyAmaka hote haiM aura kucha Aropita / | Aropita kAraNa mAtra kahane se kAraNa haiM, unase kArya niSpanna nahIM hotaa| unakI kArya ke nikaTa sannidhi mAtra hotI hai| jainadarzana meM ina kAraNoM kI mImAMsA - nimitta va upAdAna ke rUpa meM hotI hai| prazna - ye nimittopAdAna athavA kAraNa-kArya kyA haiM, inakA jJAna kyoM Avazyaka hai ? uttara - ye nimitta-upAdAna kArya kI utpAdaka sAmagrI ke nAma haiM; ata: inheM jinAgama meM kAraNa ke rUpa meM varNita kiyA gayA hai| ina nimittopAdAna kAraNoM kA yathArtha svarUpa jAne binA kartA-karma saMbaMdhI nimnAMkita aneka bhrAntiyoM ke kAraNa hameM vItarAga dharma kI prApti saMbhava nahIM hai| jaise - prathama to nimittopAdAna ko jAne binA svAvalambana kA bhAva jAgrata nahIM hotaa| dUsare, parAdhInatA kI vRtti samApta nahIM hotii| tIsare, mokSamArga kA samyak puruSArtha sphurAyamAna nahIM hotaa| cauthe, nimitta-upAdAna ke samyak parijJAna binA jinAgama meM pratipAdita vastuvyavasthA ko bhI samyak rUpa meM samajhanA saMbhava nahIM hai| pA~cave, inake sahI jJAna binA yA to nimittoM ko kartA mAna liyA jAtA hai yA nimittoM kI sattA se hI inkAra kiyA jAne lagatA hai| chaThaveM, inake yathArtha jJAna binA vastusvAtaMtrya kA siddhAnta evaM kArya-kAraNa kI svataMtratA samajhanA sambhava nahIM hai| ata: inakA jJAna parama Avazyaka hai| prazna 3. - mokSamArga meM inake jJAna kI upayogitA kyA hai ? inake samajhane se dharma saMbaMdhI lAbha kyA hai? uttara - nimittopAdAna kI yathArtha samajha se tathA para-padArthoM ke kartRtva ke ahaMkAra se utpanna honevAlA kaSAyacakra sImita ho jAtA hai, samatA kA bhAva jAgrata hotA hai| udAharaNArtha - + ENEF Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 za lA kA pu ru Sa u IF 59 tta rA rddha - * maiM parajIvoM kA bhalA kara sakatA hU~ - isa mAnyatA se yA aisI zraddhA se ahaMkAra utpanna hotA hai / * maiM para ko hAni pahu~cA sakatA hU~ - aisI zraddhA se krodha bhabhakatA hai / - para merA bhalA kara sakatA hai aisI mAnyatA se dInatA / hInatA AtI hai / - - para merA burA kara sakatA hai - aisI mAnyatA se vyakti bhayAkrAnta ho jAtA hai / tathA inakI yathArtha samajha se nimittarUpa parAzraya ke bhAvoM se utpanna honevAlI dInatA / hInatA kA abhAva hotA hai, krodhAdi vibhAvabhAvoM kI utpatti nahIM hotI, svataMtratA / svAdhInatA kA bhAva jAgRta hotA hai tathA para-padArthoM ke sahayoga kI AkAMkSA se honevAlI vyagratA kA abhAva hokara sahaja-svAbhAvika zAntadazA pragaTa hotI hai| paronmukhatA samApta karane ke lie evaM svonmukhatA prApta karane ke lie kaisI zraddhA honA uttara - "AtmA ke sukha-duHkha meM, hAni-lAbha yA utthAna - patana meM nimittarUpa paradravya kA kiMcit bhI kartRtva nahIM hai tathA merA hitAhita dUsare ke hAtha meM raMcamAtra bhI nahIM hai|" aisI zraddhA ke binA svonmukhatA | saMbhava nahIM hai tathA svonmukha hue binA AtmAnubhUti honA saMbhava nahIM hai, jo ki samyagdarzana kI anivArya | zarta hai; kyoMki AtmAnubhUti ke binA to mokSamArga kA zubhAraMbha hI nahIM hotA / nimittopAdAna ke samajhane se parapadArtha ke pariNamana meM pheraphAra karane kI jo apanI anAdikAlIna viparIta mAnyatA hai, usakA nAza to hotA hI hai; apanI paryAya palaTane kI, use Age-pIche karane kI AkulatA bhI samApta ho jAtI hai| prazna 4 - Avazyaka hai ? nimittopAdAna kA svarUpa samajhane se dRSTi nimittoM para se haTakara trikAlI upAdAnarUpa nija svabhAva kI ora DhalatI hai, jo apane deha - devAlaya meM virAjamAna svayaM kAraNaparamAtmA hai| aise kAraNaparamAtmA kI ora DhalatI huI dRSTi hI AtmAnubhUti kI pUrvaprakriyA hai / tI rthaM ka a na nA tha parva Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | isa prakriyA se pAra hotI huI jJAnaparyAya jaba para aura paryAya se pRthak trikAlI dhruva nija bhagavAna AtmA ko jJeya banAtI haiM, tabhI AtmAnubhUti pragaTa ho jAtI hai, ise hI samyagdarzana kahate haiN| yaha samyagdarzana hI | mokSamArga kI prathama sIr3hI hai; sukha-zAnti prApta karane kA amogha-upAya hai| isaprakAra AdhyAtmika sukha-zAnti kA mUla upAya nimittopAdAna saMbaMdhI saccI samajha hI hai| na kevala Atmika balki laukika, sukhazAnti kA upAya bhI yahI hai| ___ prazna 5 - AtmA meM samyagdarzana (kArya) niSpanna hone kI prakriyA kyA hai ? uttara - kArya-kAraNa ke anusAra hI niSpanna hotA hai| kahA bhI hai - 'kAraNAnuvidhAyitvAdevakAryANi tathA kAraNAnuvidhAyIni kAryANi / jaise - jau se jau hI utpanna hote haiN| svarNa se AbhUSaNa hI banate haiM, vaise hI samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritra jIva se hI utpanna hote haiM, deva-zAstra-guru se nhiiN| deva-zAstra-guru to nimittamAtra haiM, ve samyagdarzanarUpa kArya ke kAraNa nahIM haiN| prazna 6 - kAraNa kise kahate haiM ? uttara - kArya kI utpAda sAmagrI ko kAraNa kahate haiN| kArya ke pUrva jisakA sadbhAva niyata ho aura jo kisI viziSTa kArya ke atirikta anya kArya ko utpanna na kare / vastutaH yahI kArya kI utpAdaka sAmagrI hai, jise kAraNa kahate haiN| kAraNa ke mUlata: do bheda haiM - 1. upAdAna kAraNa, 2. nimitta kAraNa / ina donoM kAraNoM ke aneka bheda-prabheda haiN| prazna 7 - nimittoM meM kartRtva ke bhrama kA kAraNa kyA hai aura usakA nivAraNa kaise ho ? uttara - kArya ke anukUla saMyogI padArthoM kI utpatti ke samaya anivArya upasthiti hone se kArya ke anukUla hone se evaM unheM Agama meM bhI kAraNa saMjJA prApta hone se sAdhAraNa jana bhramita ho jAte haiM; parantu ve saMyogI padArtha kArya ke anurUpa yA kAryarUpa svayaM pariNamita na hone se kartA nahIM ho sakate / Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 za EME TUS lA kA pu ru Sa u tta rA rddha - 'yaH pariNamati saH kartA / ' ataH bhramita nahIM honA cAhie / kahA bhI hai| prazna- nimitta kAraNa kise kahate haiM ? uttara - * jo padArtha svayaM to kAryarUpa pariNamita na hoM; parantu kArya kI utpatti meM anukUla hone se jina para kAraNapane kA Aropa AtA hai, unheM nimitta kAraNa kahate haiM / prazna - nimitta - upAdAna meM paraspara kyA antara hai ? uttara - jisake binA kArya ho nahIM aura jo kArya ko kare nahIM, vaha nimitta hai tathA jo svayaM samarpita hokara kAryarUpa pariNata ho jAya, vaha upAdAna hai| dUsare zabdoM meM kaheM to jisake sAtha kArya kI bAhya vyApta ho vaha nimitta tathA jisake sAtha kArya kI antaraMga vyApti ho vaha upAdAna hai| prazna - nimittoM kA jJAna kyoM Avazyaka hai ? uttara - nimittoM kA yathArtha svarUpa jAne binA nimittoM ko kartA mAne to zraddhA mithyA hai tathA nimittoM ko mAne hI nahIM to jJAna mithyA hai| prazna - kyA nimittoM kI pRthak sattA hai, svataMtra astitva hai ? yadi hai to kRpayA batAiye dravyoM meM kauna dravya upAdAna va kauna dravya nimitta hai ? uttara - dravyoM meM aisA koI baMTavArA nahIM hai| jo dravya para-padArthoM ke pariNamana meM nimitta rUpa haiM, ve sabhI nimittarUpa dravya svayaM ke lie upAdAna bhI haiN| udAharaNArtha- jo kumhAra ko ghaTa kArya kA nimitta hai, vahI kumhAra apanI icchArUpa kArya kA upAdAna bhI to hai / nimitta va upAdAna kAraNoM ke alaga-alaga gA~va nahIM base haiN| jo dUsaroM ke kArya ke lie nimitta haiM, ve hI svayaM apane kArya ke upAdAna bhI haiM / prazna- kyA nimitta kAraNa ke anya nAma bhI haiM ? tI rthaM ka ra a na nA tha parva Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OREE FRmFFy uttara - hA~, kAraNa, pratyaya, hetu, sAdhana, sahakArI, upakArI, upagrAhaka, Azraya, Alambana, anugrAhaka, utpAdaka, kartA, preraka hetumata, abhivyaMjaka Adi nAmAntaroM kA prayoga bhI Agama meM nimitta ke artha meM huA hai| prazna - kyA nimitta kaI prakAra ke hote haiM, nimittoM ke kula kitane bheda haiM aura unakA kyA svarUpa hai? uttara - vaise to nimitta asaMkhya prakAra ke ho sakate haiN| jitane kArya utane hI unake nimitta; parantu Agama meM sthUlarUpa se unheM ATha vargoM meM vibhAjita kiyA gayA hai| jinheM rAgAdi vibhAvabhAvarUpa kAryoM ke sampanna hone meM nimitta kAraNoM ke rUpa meM isaprakAra khoja sakate haiM - 1. rAgAdi kA antaraMga nimitta : mohanIya karma kA udaya / 2. bahiraMga nimitta : strI, putra, dhana, dhAnya, roga, zatru-mitra Adi bAhya vstueN| 3. preraka nimitta : icchA zaktivAle jIva tathA gamana kriyAvAle jIva pudgl| 4. udAsIna nimitta : niSkriya dharma, adharma, AkAza, kAla tathA icchA va rAga rahita para-padArtha / 5. balAdhAna nimitta : bala AdhAna=bala kA dhAraNa / upakAra, Alambana Adi isake paryAyavAcI haiN| niSkriya hone para bhI jinakA kriyAhetutva naSTa nahIM hotA use balAdhAna kahate haiN| preraNA kie binA sahAyaka mAtra hone se ise udAsIna bhI kahate haiN| ___ balAdhAna nimitta ko samajhAte hue kahA gayA hai - jaise apanI jAMgha ke bala calanevAle puruSa ko yaSTi (lakar3I) kA AlaMbana balAdhAna nimitta hai| vastutaH niSkriya nimittoM kA hI eka nAma balAdhAna hai| 6. pratibandhaka : rukAvaTa karanevAle yA bAdhaka nimitta / jaise- samyagdarzana kI prApti meM mithyAtva karma kA udaya tathA ajJAnI guru Adi kA milnaa| 7. abhAvarUpa nimitta - samudra kI nistaraMga dazA meM havA kA na calanA / tattvopalabdhi ke lie tadanukUla satsamAgama kA abhAva / + ENEF Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 8. sadbhAvarUpa nimitta : taraMgita dazA meM vAyu kA calanA / tattvopalabdhi meM satsaMga kA milnaa| prazna - nimittoM ko upacarita kAraNa yA Aropita kAraNa kyoM kahA? uttara - jinase kArya sampanna to na ho; kintu jinakI upasthiti yA sannikaTatA ho, unheM upacarita yA Aropita kAraNa kahA jAtA hai| udAharaNa - jaise vara ke sAtha ghor3e para baiThe bAlaka ko anavara kahate haiN| yadyapi usameM varapanA kiMcit bhI nahIM hai, use dulahana nahIM milatI; tathApi sahacArI yA sannikaTa hone se use anavara kahA jAtA hai aura mAtra sammAna milatA hai| | hA~, usa bAlaka ko anavara nAma aura sammAna muphta meM nahIM milaa| vaha apane sIne para golI jhelane jaisA khatarA jhelatA hai| pahale jaba svayaMvara hote the| bArAta yAni varayAtrA nikalatI thI, unameM anavara vara kI hI pozAka meM rahatA thA, jo vara kI surakSA karatA thaa| yadi koI sAmane se AkramaNa kare to pahale anavara jhelatA thaa| isIprakAra nimittoM ko bhI nindA-prazaMsA ke prahAra jhelane evaM sahane par3ate haiN| pradhAnamaMtrI-rASTrapati kI gAr3I ke samAna hI do gAr3I Age, do gAr3I pIche rahatI haiM; kyoMki ve | aMgarakSaka haiN| prazna - upAdAna kAraNa kise kahate haiM ? uttara - jo dravya svayaM kAryarUpa pariNamita ho athavA jisa padArtha meM kArya niSpanna ho use upAdAna kAraNa kahate haiN| padArtha kI nija sahaja zakti yA mUla svabhAva dhruva upAdAna kAraNa hai tathA dravyoM meM anAdikAla se jo paryAyoM kA pariNamana ho rahA hai, usameM anantara pUrvakSaNavartI paryAya evaM kAryotpatti ke samaya kI paryAyagata yogyatA kSaNika upAdAna kAraNa hai| yaha paryAyagata yogyatA hI kArya kA samartha kAraNa hai| prazna - upAdAna kAraNa kitane prakAra ke hote haiM ? 4 Fe Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 181 za lA kA pu ru Sa pm IF F u uttara - upAdAna kAraNa ke mUlata: do bheda haiM- eka trikAlI yA dhruva upAdAna aura dUsarA tAtkAlika yA kSaNika upAdAna / kSaNika upAdAna bhI do prakAra kA hai| - (ka) anantarapUrva kSaNavartIparyAya / (kha) tatsamaya kI yogyatA / isaprakAra upAdAna kAraNa tIna prakAra kA ho gayA hai, jo isaprakAra hai - (1) trikAlI upAdAna kAraNa / (2) ananta pUrvakSaNavartI paryAya ke vyayarUpa kSaNika upAdAna kaarnn| (3) tatsamaya kI yogyatArUpa kSaNika upAdAna kAraNa / prazna - 'yogyatA' zabda to Agama meM aneka arthoM meM prayukta huA hai| yahA~ 'yogyatA' kA kyA artha hai ? - uttara - jIva kI pratyeka samaya kI paryAya meM jo rAga yA vItarAgatArUpa pariNamana karane kI svataMtra zakti hai, use hI upAdAna kI tatsamaya kI yogyatA kahate haiN| tI rthaM ka ra a na dravya meM jaba/jo kArya hotA hai, vaha svayaM dravya kI apanI tatsamaya kI upAdAnagata yogyatA se hI hotA | hai / samaya-samaya kA kSaNika upAdAnakAraNa pUrNa svAdhIna hai, svataMtra hai| use para kI koI apekSA nahIM hai / yadyapi kArya sampanna hone ke kAla meM kArya ke anukUla paradravyarUpa nimitta hote avazya haiM; parantu una nimittoM kA kArya sampanna hone meM koI yogadAna nahIM hotA * aisA hI vastu kA svarUpa hai / "nimittamAtraM tatra, yogyatA vastuni sthitA / bahinizcayakAlastu, nizcitaM tattvadarzibhiH / / - nA tha Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SREEFFFFy vastu meM sthita pariNamanarUpa yogyatA hI kArya kA niyAmaka kAraNa hai, jise aMtaraMga nimitta kahA hai| | nizcaya kAladravya ko bAhyanimitta kAraNa kahA hai| prazna - trikAlI upAdAna evaM kSaNika upAdAnoM kA kyA svarUpa hai ? uttara - jo dravya yA guNa svayaM kAryarUpa pariNamita ho, use trikAlI upAdAna kAraNa kahate haiN| padArtha kI nija sahajazakti yA mUlasvabhAva dhruva yA trikAlI upAdAna hai| jisa padArtha meM kArya niSpanna hotA hai, vaha trikAlI yA dhruva upAdAna kAraNa kahalAtA hai| dhruva upAdAna kAraNa svayaM kAryarUpa pariNamita hotA hai| jaise miTTI svayaM ghaTarUpa pariNamita hotI hai| ata: ghaTa kArya kA dhruva upAdAna rUpa niyAmaka kAraNa miTTI hai| isIprakAra AtmA athavA zraddhA, jJAna evaM cAritra guNa svayaM samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna va samyakcAritrarUpa pariNamatA hai; ata: AtmA kI ina paryAyoM yA kAryoM kA dhruva trikAlI upAdAnarUpa niyAmaka kAraNa AtmA yA zraddhA-jJAna-cAritra guNa hai| ___tAtkAlika yA kSaNika upAdAna kAraNoM meM jo anantapUrvakSaNavartIparyAya yukta dravya kA vyaya prathama kSaNika upAdAna kAraNa hai, usa kAraNa kA abhAva karate hue kArya utpanna hotA hai| ata: isa kAraNa ko abhAvarUpa niyAmaka kAraNa kahate haiM tathA kArya hone kI yogyatArUpa dUsarA kSaNika upAdAna kAraNa hai, vahI paryAya 'yogyatA' kI apekSA kAraNa evaM vahI paryAya 'pariNamana' kI apekSA kArya kahI jAtI hai| vastuta: to paryAya kI tatsamaya kI yogyatA hI kArya kA niyAmaka aura samartha kAraNa hai; parantu tInoM hI upAdAna kAraNoM ko bhI bhinna-bhinna apekSAoM se niyAmaka kAraNa kahA gayA hai| udAharaNArtha : samyagdarzanarUpa kArya ke kAraNa isaprakAra haiM - trikAlI upAdAna kAraNa - jIvadravya yA zraddhAguNa / kSaNika upAdAna kAraNa naM .1 - anantara pUrva kSaNavartI paryAya kA vyaya arthAt mithyAdarzana kA vyy| // 13 +E EFF Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFFFFF Tv kSaNika upAdAna kAraNa naM. 2 - tatsamaya kI yogyatA arthAt samyagdarzana pragaTa hone kA utpaad| mAnA ki dasa naM. kI paryAya (samyagdarzana) jIvadravya yA zraddhAguNa kA kArya hai, jo ki usake pUrva nau naM. kI paryAya (mithyAdarzana) kA abhAva karake huI hai| ye nau evaM dasa naM. kI donoM paryAyeM bhinna-bhinna haiM, svataMtra haiN| inameM kAla bheda hai; ata: inameM to kAraNa-kArya saMbaMdha bana nahIM sakatA; parantu nau naM. kI mithyAtva paryAya | kA vyaya evaM dasa nambara kI samakita paryAya ke utpAda kA samakAla hai evaM samabhAva hai| vastuta: ye donoM do haiM hI nahIM, eka hI haiN| inhIM meM tatsamaya kAryarUpa pariNamana kI yogyatA kAraNa evaM pariNamana kArya hai| dhyAna deM, kSaNika upAdAna naM. kI ananta samaya meM hI arthAt samakAla meM hI samyagdarzana kI yogyatA kA pragaTa honA niyAmaka aura samarthakAraNa evaM usI kSaNa pragaTa huI samyagdarzana kI paryAya kArya hai| prazna - kyA niyAmaka kAraNa bhI aneka prakAra ke ho sakate haiM ? uttara - kyoM nahIM ? avazya ho sakate haiN| pratyeka kArya (paryAya) kA trikAlI upAdAna isa bAta kA niyAmaka hai ki vaha kArya (paryAya) amuka dravya yA usake amuka guNa meM hI hogA, anya dravya meM nahIM aura usI dravya ke anya guNa meM bhI nhiiN| samyagdarzanarUpa kArya Atmadravya aura usake zraddhAguNa meM hI sampanna hogA; pudgalAdi dravyoM yA AtmA ke jJAnAdi guNoM meM nhiiN| anantarapUrvakSaNavartIparyAya se yukta dravya kA vyayarUpa kSaNika upAdAna vidhi (puruSArtha) kA niyAmaka hai| isa upAdAna kAraNa se yaha sunizcita hotA hai ki yaha kArya isa vidhi se, isa prakriyA se hI sampanna hotA hai, anya prakAra se nhiiN| tatsamaya kI yogyatArUpa kSaNika upAdAna kAla kA niyAmaka hai| jisa dravya yA guNa meM jisasamaya jisa kAryarUpa pariNamita hone kI yogyatA hotI hai, vaha dravya yA vaha guNa usIsamaya usI kAryarUpa pariNamita hotA hai| + ENEF Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 ca 11 ba aba a a cA lA isaprakAra yaha sunizcita huA ki svabhAva kA niyAmaka trikAlI upAdAna, vidhi (puruSArtha) kA niyAmaka anantara pUrva kSaNavartI paryAya se yukta dravyarUpa kSaNika upAdAna aura kAla kA yA kArya kA pu niyAmaka tatsamaya kI yogyatArUpa kSaNika upAdAna rahA / kA cUMki kArya kA dUsarA nAma paryAya arthAt kAla bhI hai, yahI kAraNa hai ki kAla ke niyAmaka tatsamaya kI yogyatArUpa kSaNika upAdAna ko kArya kA niyAmaka kAraNa bhI kahA jAtA hai / rddha prazna - dhruva upAdAna ko vastuta: samartha kAraNa kyoM nahIM mAnA gayA ? uttara - dhruva upAdAna ko kArya kA samartha kAraNa isakAraNa nahIM mAnA jA sakatA kyoMki usake rahate hue bhI kArya sampanna nahIM hotaa| yadi dhruva upAdAna ko samartha kAraNa mAneMge to kAraNa ke rahate kArya sadaiva hote rahane kA prasaMga prApta hogA / samartha kAraNa kahate hI use haiM, jisake hone para kArya niyama se hove hI hove aura jisake binA kArya hove hI nahIM / prazna - jaba yaha trikAlI upAdAna samartha kAraNa nahIM hai to isako kAraNa kahA hI kyoM ? uttara - yadyapi trikAlI upAdAna samarthakAraNa nahIM hai; parantu yaha svabhAva kA niyAmaka hai| jaba bhI kArya hogA, taba isI dhruva yA trikAlI upAdAna meM se hI hogA; anya kisI dravya meM se nahIM hogaa| isa apekSA trikAlI dravya ko dravyArthikanaya se kArya kA niyAmaka kAraNa kahA hai| yaha naya sampUrNa dravya ko grahaNa karatA hai / prazna - * aisA kAraNa mAnane se kyA lAbha hai ? uttara - dhruva upAdAna ko kAraNa mAnane se lAbha yaha hai ki sAdhaka kI dRSTi anya ananta dravyoM para se haTakara eka apane trikAlI dhruva upAdAna kAraNa kA hI Azraya karane lagatI hai / isI apekSA ise AzrayabhUta kAraNa bhI kahA jAtA hai / tI rthaM ka ra a na nta nA tha parva Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ p) R IFF TO ratnatrayasvarUpa kArya pragaTa karane kI bhAvanAvAlA vyakti anya aneka vyavahAra ke vikalpoM meM ulajhe upayoga ko vahA~ se haTAkara apane trikAlI Atmadravya kA hI Azraya lene meM lagAtA hai / yaha prayojana dekhakara | hI trikAlI upAdAna kAraNa ko upacAra se kAraNa kahA hai|| | prazna - Agama meM anantara pUrvakSaNavartI paryAyayukta dravya ke vyaya ko kAraNa aura anantara uttarakSaNavartI paryAyayukta dravya ke utpAda ko kArya kahA gayA hai| jaba yahA~ eka hI vastu (paryAya) ko nAsti se pUrva paryAya kA vyaya aura asti se uttara paryAya kA utpAda kahA jA rahA hai to yahA~ vyaya ko utpAda kA kAraNa kahane kA kyA hetu hai ? jaba ye donoM eka hI samaya meM haiM athavA eka hI paryAya ke aMza haiM, inameM kAlabheda hai hI nahIM to inameM kAraNa-kArya vivakSA kaise saMbhava hai ? uttara - pUrva paryAya kA vyaya hI navIna paryAya kA utpAda hai arthAt pUrvaparyAya ke vyayapUrvaka hI navIna utpAda hotA hai| vyaya ke binA utpAda nahIM hotaa| yaha vidhi yA puruSArtha kA niyAmaka hai| jaba bhI kArya hogA to isa vidhi pUrvaka hI hogA - aisA niyama batAne ke lie pUrva paryAya ke vyaya ko kAraNa kahA jAtA hai| yadyapi uttara paryAya kA utpAda hI pUrva paryAya kA vyaya hai, inameM vastubheda va kAlabheda nahIM hai; tathApi Agama meM aisI kathana paddhati hai ki nAsti se vyaya ko abhAvarUpa kAraNa va asti se utpAda ko kArya kahA jAtA hai| prazna - sahakArI kAraNa sApekSa viziSTa paryAyazakti se yukta dravyazakti hI kAryakArI hai| isa kathana kA kyA artha hai ? uttara - zakti do prakAra kI hotI hai - dravyazakti aura paryAyazakti / ina donoM zaktiyoM kA nAma hI upAdAna hai| paryAyazakti se yukta dravyazakti hI kAryakArI hotI hai| dravyazakti nitya hotI hai aura paryAyazakti anitya / yadyapi nityazakti ke AdhAra para kArya kI utpatti mAnane para kArya ke nityatva kA prasaMga AtA hai; ata: paryAya zakti ko hI kArya kA niyAmaka kAraNa svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| tathApi dravyazakti yaha || 13) 4 FE Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za 986 | | batAtI hai ki yaha kArya isa dravya meM hI hogA, anya dravya meM nahIM aura paryAyazakti yaha batAtI hai ki vivakSita kArya vivakSita samaya meM hI hogA; ataH na to dravyazakti mahattvahIna hai aura na paryAyazakti hI; donoM kA hI mahattva hai| para, dhyAna rahe kAla kI niyAmaka paryAyazakti hI hai / kAla kA dUsarA nAma bhI paryAya hai / yaha paryAyazakti anantapUrvakSaNavartIparyAya ke vyayarUpa evaM tatsamaya kI yogyatArUpa hotI hai| ataH ina donoM kI pu hI kSaNika upAdAna saMjJA hai| isIlie kSaNika upAdAna ko kArya kA niyAmaka kahA gayA hai / lA 5) FE kA ru Sa u tta rA rddha yadi trikAlI upAdAna ko bhI zAmila karake bAta kaheM to isaprakAra kahA jAyegA ki paryAyazakti yukta dravyazakti kAryakArI hai, para isameM bhI niyAmaka kAraNa ke rUpa meM to paryAyazaktirUpa kSaNika upAdAna hI rahA / yadi nimitta ko bhI isameM zAmila karake bAta karanI hai to isaprakAra kahA jAtA hai ki sahakArIkAraNa | sApekSa viziSTa paryAyazakti se yukta dravyazakti hI kAryakArI hai / dharmopadeza meM vastu kA prarUpaNa karate hue bhagavAna anantanAtha ne sAr3he sAta lAkha varSa taka vihAra kiyA aura karor3oM jIvoM ko mokSamArga meM lagAyA / anta meM jaba eka mAsa kI Ayu zeSa rahI taba sammedazikhara kI svayaMbhU ToMka para Akara sthira ho gaye vahA~ unakI vihAra aura vANI ruka gaye / caitra kRSNA amAvasyA ko sampUrNa yoga nirodha karake bhagavAna anantanAtha tIrthaMkara mokSapada ko prApta hue| indroM ne mokSakalyANaka mahotsava manAkara pUjA kii| pratyeka AtmA meM aise anantadharma haiM, ve para se bhinna haiM- aise ekatva-vibhakta AtmA kA svarUpa samajhAne vAle tathA azuddhabhAvoM se chur3Akara zuddhabhAvoM ko pragaTa karanevAlI bhagavAna anantanAtha kI syAdvAdazailI | sadA prakAzamAna ho / ananta nayAtmaka svAnubhava pramANa dvArA ananta caitanya nidhAna kI prApti karAnevAle anantanAtha jinakA jIvana to dhanya huA hI, unake jIvanadarzana se pAThakoM kA jIvana bhI dhanya ho jAtA hai / anekAntasvarUpa AtmA ke ananta dharmoM ko prakAzita karake ananta dharmoM kI zuddhi sahita jo anantanAtha | prabhu aba bhI siddhAlaya meM virAjamAna haiM, una zuddhAtmA- siddhAtmA ko zat zat namana / tI rthaM ka na nA tha parva 13 Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREFEF FF is dayA dharama hai dAna dharama hai, prabhu pUjA dharma kahAtA hai| satya-ahiMsA tyAga dharama, jana sevA dharma kahAtA hai| ye loka dharama ke vividha rUpa, inase jaga puNya kamAtA hai| zuddhAtama kA dhyAna dharama, basa yahI eka zivadAtA hai| vItarAga vijJAnamaya dharamanAtha dhruvadhAma / dharama dhuraMdhara parama guru zat-zat karU~ praNAma / / he dharmanAtha bhagavAna! Apa ratnatrayarUpa dharma ke dhAraka, dharma ke dasa lakSaNoM ke dhAraka evaM vastusvabhAva dharma ke dhAraka aura ina sabake pracAraka-prasAraka haiM; ata: ApakI jaya ho / yadyapi ye saba dharma ke svarUpa hamAre AtmA meM bhI haiM; parantu abhI Apa jaise pragaTa paryAya meM nahIM haiM, ataeva hameM ApakI zaraNa prApta ho / etadartha hama Apake caraNoM meM zata-zatabAra natamastaka haiN| tIrthaMkara bhagavAna dharmanAtha ke preraNAprada Adarza pUrvabhavoM kA paricaya karAte hue sarvajJadeva kI paramparA se prApta AcAryoM ne kahA hai ki - "isI bharata kSetra ke caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM dharmanAtha pandrahaveM tIrthaMkara the| unakA caraNa cihna vajra thaa| pUrva bhava meM ve dazaratha nAmaka rAjA the aura dhAtakI khaNDa ke videha kSetra meM susImA nagarI meM rAjya karate the| eka rAjA ke vaibhava ke anusAra unako bhI yadyapi sabhI sukha-suvidhAyeM prApta thIM; parantu unakA citta sadaiva dharma kI upAsanA/ArAdhanA meM hI adhika rahatA thaa| ekabAra caitra kI pUrNimA ko rAtri meM candra kI ora nihAra rahe the ki dekhate hI dekhate usako candra-grahaNa laga gyaa| basa, use dekhate hI rAjA dazaratha ko vairAgya ho gyaa| 14 Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SEE FOR "FF 0 candragrahaNa to pahale bhI aneka bAra dekhA thA; parantu taba vairAgya hone kI ghar3I nahIM AI thI, kAlalabdhi nahIM AI thI, ata: ve pUrva meM dekhIM aneka ghaTanAyeM nimitta kAraNa na bana skiiN| aba antara meM upAdAna kI tatsamaya kI yogyatA kA paripAka huA aura bAhara nimittarUpa meM candragrahaNa ko dekhane kA saMyoga milA to rAjA dazaratha ko vairAgya ho gyaa| // ve socane lage, "are ! aise pratApavaMta candra ko bhI kSaNabhara meM rAhU grasa letA hai to puNya se prApta isa rAjya vaibhava ko bhI durbhAgya rUpa rAhU kabhI bhI grasa sakatA hai, ata: samaya rahate aisA kAma kyoM na kareM, jisase durbhAgya ko grasane kA maukA hI na mile / vaha hameM grasita kara sake, usake pahale hama hI usa durbhAgya ko saubhAgya meM badala deN| arthAt jina dIkSA dhAraNa karake usa karmakalaMka ko hI dho ddaaleN| phira na rahegA bAMsa na banegI bAMsurI / jaba karma hI nahIM hoMge to durbhAgya se bhAgya kA savAla hI nahIM utthtaa|" dekho, jisaprakAra vizAla samudra ke bIca jahAja para baiThe pakSI ko jahAja ke sivAya anya kucha bhI zaraNa nahIM hai, usIprakAra saMsArI prANI ko eka AtmA ke sivAya anya kucha bhI zaraNa nahIM hai| saba saMyoga adhruva haiN| yaha jIva parivAra ke nimitta se pApa karatA hai, usakA phala use svayaM ko hI bhoganA hotA hai, parivAra sAtha nahIM detA, de bhI nahIM sktaa| ata: aise saMsAra kA moha turanta tyAgane yogya hai| dazaratha rAjA yaha nizcaya karate haiM ki "maiM bhI kala hI munidIkSA grahaNa karU~gA aura apane caitanya sukha ko saadhuuNgaa| dUsare dina prAta:kAla rAjA dazaratha ne rAjasabhA meM jinadIkSA lene kI ghoSaNA kara dii| aneka bhavya jIvoM ne unake vairAgya kI prazaMsA kI aura anumodanA kii| unake aneka maMtriyoM meM eka vicitramatI nAmaka maMtrI kucha vicitra hI thaa| vaha hI paraloka aura mokSa sukha ke prati AsthAvAna thA, zeSa nAstika vicAroM ke maMtrI ne rAjA ko salAha dete hue kahA ki - 'he rAjana! Apa sabaprakAra se sAdhana sampanna ho, sabaprakAra ke indriyasukha Apako upalabdha haiN| ina pratyakSa sukhoM ko chor3akara parokSa sukhoM kI mRgatRSNA meM kyoM vana- // 14 Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AREEFFFF 0 vana bhaTakane jAte ho? zarIra se bhinna atIndriya sukhasvarUpa AtmA ko kisane dekhA hai ? paraloka aura mokSa | kisane dekhe? ata: Apa upalabdha rAjasukha kA hI upabhoga kreN| nAstika maMtrI ke vicitra vicAroM kA bhAvI tIrthaMkara mahArAja dazaratha ke mana para koI prabhAva nahIM pdd'aa| maMtrI ke kathana se aprabhAvita rahakara unhoMne zAnti ke sAtha gaMbhIratA pUrvaka uttara diyA - "he maMtrI! tuma rAjyazAsana kA sucAru rIti se saMcAlana karane meM atyanta catura salAhakAra ho, isameM jarA bhI saMdeha nahIM; parantu abhI tuma loka-paraloka aura AtmA-paramAtmA ke astitva se sarvathA anabhijJa ho / sarvajJa, sarvadarzI jinezvara ne pratyakSajJAna pUrvaka yaha sabakucha dekhA-jAnA hai| aura AtmA ke svarUpa kI siddhi kI hai| aura saubhAgya se jinadharma kI zaraNa prApta hone se mujhe bhI apane svAnubhava dvArA deha se bhinna AtmA pratyakSa bhAsita hone lagA hai| viSayarahita atIndriya Ananda kA svAda bhI mujhe kiMcit-kiMcit Ane lagA hai| AtmA meM jaisA nirAkula sukha hai, vaisA ina viSayoM meM kahIM nahIM hai| koI bhI viSayasukha AtmA ko kabhI bhI tRpti nahIM de sakate; ataH isa viSaya meM Apa salAha dene ke adhikArI nahIM haiN| yadi saccA sukha prApta karanA cAhate ho to tumheM bhI isI mArga para AnA hogaa|" - aisA kahakara mahArAjA dazaratha ne rAjasabhA meM hI deha se bhinna AtmA kI siddhi karate hue udbodhana diyA - ___ "he bhavya AtmAoM ! jIva ko antara meM jo sukha-duHkha kI anubhUti hotI hai, una anubhUtiyoM ko jIva svayaM antara meM svAnubhava se spaSTa jAnatA hai| vicAra kI utpatti zarIra meM nahIM hotI, kintu zarIra se bhinna jIva meM hotI hai| jIva arUpI hai isalie usake vicAroM evaM anubhUtiyA~ bhI arUpI haiM; ve netrAdi indriyoM dvArA dRSTigocara na hone para bhI indriyarahita svasaMvedanarUpa jJAna se jAne jA sakate haiN| isaprakAra svasaMvedana karanevAlA jo tattva hai, vahI jIva hai| zarIra kI ceSTAe~ indriyoM dvArA dikhAI detI haiM; kyoMki ve mUrta haiN| isaprakAra arUpI evaM jJAnamaya jIva kA astitva pratyeka ko apane svasaMvedana se siddha ho sakatA hai| maiM | hU~' aisI apanI asti kA jo vedana karatA hai, vahI jIva hai|" 14 Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ || "eka manuSya ko jitanA jJAna hai; hAtha-paira kaTa jAne se kahIM usakA jJAna utanA kaTa nahIM jAtA, jyoM || kA tyoM rahatA hai; kyoMki jJAna zarIra meM nahIM thA, kintu zarIra se bhinna jIva meM hI thaa| vaha jJAnamaya jIva yadi zarIra se bhinna nahIM hotA to zarIra kaTane se utanA jJAna bhI kaTa jAtA; parantu aisA nahIM hotaa| isaprakAra jJAna jIva kA hI lakSaNa hai, zarIra kA nhiiN| zarIra saMyogI vastu hone se usake do Tukar3e ho sakate haiM; jIva asaMyogI hone se usake do Tukar3e kisIprakAra nahIM ho sakate tathA kaI bAra dekhA jAtA hai ki koI jIva zarIra meM rogAdi pratikUlatA hone para bhI athavA zarIra agni meM jalatA hone para bhI zAnti rakhatA hai aura dharmadhyAna karatA hai tathA kisI jIva ko bAhya meM svastha-sundara zarIra hone para bhI antara se vaha kisI bhayaMkara cintA meM jala rahA hotA hai| isaprakAra donoM tattvoM kI kriyA bilkula bhinna-bhinna hotI hai| aisA tabhI ho ||| sakatA hai, jaba jIva aura zarIra donoM padArtha bilkula bhinna-bhinna hoN|" isaprakAra mahArAja ne jIva kA astitva aura zarIra se usakI bhinnatA samajhAI jise sunakara sabhAjana tathA sabhI maMtrIgaNa bhI prasanna hue| maMtrI ne pUchA - "he mahArAja! Apane svasaMvedana se jIva kI siddhi kI tathA zarIra aura jIva kI bhinnatA | yuktipUrvaka samajhAI yaha to satya hai; kintu ina bAhya viSayoM ke binA AtmA meM sukha kaise hogA ?" mahArAja ne kahA - "suno ! vastuta: viSayoM ke binA hI AtmA sukhI hotA hai, jaise siddha prmaatmaa|| anAdi se jIva bAhya viSayoM meM mohita hokara unase sukhI honA cAhatA hai, samasta viSayoM ko vaha anekabAra bhoga bhI cukA hai; parantu abhI taka sukhI nahIM huA, kinhIM bhI viSayoM meM use tRpti nahIM milI; kyoMki unameM sukha hai hI nahIM, unake pIche daur3ane meM mAtra duHkha aura AkulatA hI hotI hai| jaba kisI dharmAtmA se sunakara yA jAnakara koI bhavya jIva apane AtmasvarUpa ko zAntipUrvaka vicAratA hai, usasamaya vaha pA~ca indriyoM ke kisI bhI viSaya ko bhogatA nahIM hai, usakA cintana bhI nahIM krtaa| AtmavicAra hI | karatA hai ki 'merA Atmatattva zarIra se bhinna hai, use sAdhakara maiM mokSa prApta karU~gA' aise vicAra ke samaya || 14 Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za 991 || pA~ca indriyoM ke bAhya viSaya yadyapi chUTa gaye haiM; parantu vaha jIva duHkhI nahIM hai, parantu antara meM use eka prakAra | kI zAnti kA / sukha kA vedana hI hotA hai| vaha AtmA meM adhika gaharAI taka utarakara tanmaya ho to use atIndriya sukha kA vedana bhI hogA; vahI mokSasukha kA svAda hai / isaprakAra viSayoM ke binA akele AtmA se mokSasukha kA anubhava hotA hai| AtmA dvArA honevAlA aisA sukha hI nitya rahanevAlA paramArtha sukha hai / svasaMvedana se mujhe aise sukha kI prApti huI hai aura usakI pUrNa sAdhanA ke lie sarva parigraha chor3akara maiM Aja vana meM jAtA huuN| jinheM mokSasukha sAdhane kI abhilASA ho, ve bhI mere sAtha cleN|" lA kA pu ru pm F F Sa u tta rA rddha vairAgyavanta mahArAjA kI aisI sarasa bAta sunakara samasta sabhAjana prasanna hue aura jaba bhAvI tIrthaMkara una mahArAjA dazaratha ne jinadIkSA hetu vanagamana kiyA, taba hajAroM prajAjana bhI unake sAtha vana meM gaye / vahA~ zrI | vimalavAhana bhagavAna ke nikaTa sabane jinadIkSA dhAraNa kii| pazcAt dazaratha munirAja ne ratnatrayasahita uttama tapa kiyA; uttamakSamAdi dasadharmoM kI ArAdhanApUrvaka, darzanavizuddhi, paMcaparameSThI kI bhakti Adi guNoM kA bhI pAlana kiyA aura tIrthaMkara prakRti baaNdhii| anta meM samAdhimaraNa karake sarvArthasiddhi meM deva hue| ve deva AtmajJAnI the, unhoMne munidazA meM parama - vItarAgI zAnti kA anubhava kiyA thA; isalie | sarvArthasiddhi ke devavimAna meM asaMkhyAta varSoM taka rahane para bhI unakI cittavRtti zAnta thI; deviyoM ke binA bhI ve mahAna sukhI the / viSayoM kI vAsanA athavA bAhya viSayoM ke binA bhI AtmA svayaM utkRSTa sukharUpa pariNamita ho sakatA hai - yaha bAta unako 'anubhavasiddha' thii| ve sadA apane jaise sarvArthasiddhi ke devoM se Atmatattva kI adbhuta mahimA kI carcA aura usakA cintana karate the / ve Atmikasukha se hI sukhI the / | unakA jIvana zuklalezyAyukta atyanta zAnta thA / aneka asaMkhyAta varSoM taka AtmA kI ArAdhanA sahita ve sarvArthasiddhi meM rahe / sarvArthasiddhi meM jaba unakI Ayu ke chaha mAha zeSa rahe, taba bharatakSetra kI ratnapurI nagarI meM eka sundara | ghaTanA huI; jo isaprakAra hai - tI rthaM ra dha rma nA tha parva 14 Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ // isa bharatakSetra meM ayodhyA ke nikaTa ratnapurI' nAma kI sundara nagarI hai| vahA~ ke mahArAjA bhAnusena aura za | mahArAnI suprabhA thii| ve bhAnu aura suprabhA sampUrNa rAjavaibhava sahita evaM guNasampanna hone para bhI eka bAta se duHkhI the| abhI taka unako putra prApti nahIM huI thii| putra ke binA unheM rAjabhoga nIrasa pratIta hote the| jisaprakAra samyaktva rahita jJAna vaibhava se yA tapa sAmagrI se AtmArthI jIva kA citta saMtuSTa nahIM hotA, usIprakAra mAtRhRdayA mahAdevI kA citta mahAna rAjabhoga ke bIca bhI atRpta rahatA thaa| jisaprakAra bhava | se bhayabhIta bhavya jIva samyagdarzana ke lie lAlAyita rahatA hai, usIprakAra vaha mahArAnI putra prApti kI lAlasA rakhatI thii| dina-pratidina usakI lAlasA bar3hatI gaI aura use udAsa dekhakara mahArAjA bhAnu bhI cintita rahane lge| jisaprakAra samyaktva ke lie lAlAyita sacce AtmArthI ko usakI prApti avazya hotI hai, usIprakAra mahApuNyavanta mahArAjA aura mahArAnI ke jIvana meM bhI putra prApti kI eka adbhuta ghaTanA ghaTita huii| eka bAra (kArtika zukla trayodazI ke dina) ve rAjasabhA meM baiThe the| itane meM acAnaka vanapAla utsAhapUrvaka vahA~ AyA aura mahArAjA ke caraNoM meM Amraphala bheMTa kie| pake hue sundara Amraphala dekhakara sabhAjana bhI Azcaryacakita ho gaye; (kyoMki abhI Amraphala pakane kA mausama nahIM thA) phira mAlI ne harSapUrvaka badhAI dI - he mahArAja ! Aja apane upavana meM maiMne adbhuta-AzcaryakArI dRzya dekhe - eka siMha kA aura eka gAya kA baccA sAtha-sAtha khela rahe the| siMha aura gAya sAtha-sAtha tAlAba meM pAnI pI rahe the, siMha kA baccA gAya ko apanI mA~ samajhakara usakA dUdha pI rahA thA aura gAya kA baccA nirbhaya hokara siMhanI kA dUdha pI rahA thA; siMhanI gAya ke bacce ko aura gAya usa siMhanI ke bacce ko dulAra rahI thiiN| merA Azcarya samApta ho itane meM maiMne dekhA ki zera aura kharagoza donoM ekasAtha baiThe haiM, isa kArtika mAsa meM bhI AmravRkSa acAnaka hI phalAcchAdita hokara jhuka gaye haiM; sacamuca asamaya meM hI Amra paka gye| yaha saba Azcaryajanaka ghaTanAyeM dekhakara maiM vismaya vimUr3ha ho gyaa| maiM AsapAsa khoja kara rahA thA to maiMne | dekhA ki AkAzamArga se eka digambara mudrAdhArI sAdhu upavana meM utare aura zuddha-svaccha sthAna meM baiThakara || 14 Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmadhyAna karane lge| unakI zAntamudrA adbhuta hai, unake darzana se alaukika zAnti kA anubhava hotA hai; mora aura sarpa, zera aura bandara, hAthI aura siMha ekasAtha munirAja ke nikaTa baiThakara mAnoM zAnti kA anubhava | kara rahe haiM; koI kisI kI hiMsA nahIM karatA aura na kisI ko kisI kA bhaya hai| he mahArAja! aise RddhidhArI munirAja kA apanI nagarI meM padArpaNa huA hai, usakI badhAI dene meM yahA~ AyA huuN| || munirAja ke Agamana kI badhAI sunate hI ratnapurI ke mahArAjA bhAnu Anandavibhora ho gaye, unake mukha se nikalA - 'ahA! merI nagarI meM aise muni bhagavanta kA Agamana!, isa harSollAsa ke prasaMga para putra ke abhAva kI cintA ko bhUlakara rAjA, mahArAnI ko sAtha lekara atyanta bhaktipUrvaka una munirAja ke darzana hetu tapovana kI ora cale, lAkhoM prajAjana bhI unake sAtha the| | upavana ke nikaTa Ate hI vahA~ kI zobhA dekhakara ve mugdha ho gye| sarvaRtuoM ke raMga-biraMge puSpoM evaM phaloM kI sundaratA ko dekhakara mahArAnI ko aisA romAMca huA, mAnoM aba apane jIvana-udyAna meM bhI sundara putrarUpI puSpa khila utthegaa| Age bar3hane para dhyAnastha 'pracetasa' munirAja ko dekhA / ahA, kaisI tRpti! jinake caraNoM kI zItala chAyA meM hiraNa aura zera ekasAtha baiThe haiM aura zAnti se munirAja kI mudrA nihAra rahe haiN| nevalA aura sarpa eka-dUsare se saTakara zAnti se baiThe haiM, na koI bhaya hai na bairabhAva / vana ke samasta vRkSa uttama phala-phUloM se jhuka rahe haiM - mAnoM munirAja ko vandana karake phaloM dvArA pUjA kara rahe hoN| munirAja to apane paramatattva ke avalokana meM tallIna haiM, mAnoM siddhaloka se Akara siddha bhagavAna hI virAjamAna hoN| rAjA kalpanAtIta Ananda kA anubhava kara rahe the| so ThIka hI hai - sAdhu-santoM kA sAkSAt yoga dharmI jIvoM ko indrapada kI apekSA vizeSa harSa denevAlA hotA hai| RddhidhArI vAtsalyamUrti munirAja ke darzana se ve samasta saMsAra duHkha ko bhUla gaye the| munirAja kA dhyAnayoga pUrNa hone para unhoMne netra khole; una netroM se dharma kA amRta jhara rahA thaa| rAjA-rAnI ne namaskAra kiyA aura munirAja ne unheM dharmavRddhi kA AzIrvAda diyaa| rAnI suprabhA kA hRdaya Aja kisI kalpanAtIta prasannatA kA anubhava kara rahA thA, unake AtmA meM dharma kI eka naI jhaMkAra uTha rahI thii| Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAnurAjA ne vinayapUrvaka hAtha jor3akara munirAja kI stuti kI - "he prabho! Aja acAnaka Apake darzanoM | se hameM mahAna kalyANa kI prApti huI, hamAre pApa dhula gaye; Apa AkAzamArga se yahA~ padhAre yaha hamAre kisI | mahAbhAga kA saMketa hai| Apake darzana se hamAre antara meM parama harSa ho rahA hai aura Apake zrImukha se dharmakathA sunane kI utkaNThA hRdaya meM jAgRta ho rahI hai|" || munirAja ne kahA - "he bhavya! tuma donoM jIva mokSagAmI ho / saMsAra ke cAhe jaise puNyasaMyoga bhI jIva || ko tRpti nahIM de sakate; jIva ko tRpti de - aisA svabhAva AtmA meM hai| nijasvabhAva meM sukha kA jo bhaNDAra hai, use dekhate hI apUrva sukhAnubhava aura tRpti hotI hai| usa sukha ke lie kisI bAhya sAmagrI kI apekSA || nahIM hotii| rAjavaibhavAdi cAhe jitane hone para bhI jIva mAnasika cintAoM se duHkhI rahatA hai| dekho, tumheM | svayaM hI anubhava hai ki apAra bAhya puNyasAmagrI hone para bhI mAnasika cintA se kitane duHkhI ho| rAjA ko lagA jaise munirAja unake mana kI bAta samajha gaye hoM, isalie unhoMne apanA hRdaya kholakara | kahA - "he svAmI! ApakI bAta satya hai; sarvaprakAra kA rAjavaibhava hone para bhI hama putra ke binA bahuta duHkhI haiM; putra kI cintA ke kAraNa dharma kI sAdhanA meM hamArA citta nahIM lgtaa| he svAmI! hamArI putra saMbaMdhI cintA kaba dUra hogI ?" ___zrI munirAja bole - "he rAjan! he suprabhA mAtA! suno! tuma koI sAmAnya manuSya nahIM ho, tumhAre mahAna puNya kA udaya Aja se hI prArambha hotA hai| tumhArI putrecchA zIghra pUrNa hogI, itanA hI nahIM, tumhArA honahAra putra tIna loka ko Anandita kregaa| Aja se ThIka chaha mAsa pazcAt mahArAnI ke garbha meM eka bhavyajIva AyegA aura vaha bharatakSetra meM pandrahavA~ tIrthaMkara hokara jagata kA kalyANa kregaa| jagata ke guru aise tIrthaMkara ke mAtA-pitA hone se tuma bhI jagatpUjya bnoge|" "vAha! hamAre yahA~ putra hogA aura vaha bhI tIrthaMkara banegA! yaha bAta munirAja ke zrImukha se sunakara donoM ke harSa kA pAra nahIM rhaa| pandraha mAsa pazcAt apanI ratnapurI meM tIrthaMkara kA avatAra hogA - yaha jAnakara 14 Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lA kA | samasta prajAjana bhI Anandita ho gaye aura sarvatra mahAna dharmotsava kA vAtAvaraNa chA gyaa| bhAnusena aura | rAnI suprabhA ko samyagjJAna kI prApti to huI hI putra kI bhI nikaTa bhaviSya meM prApti hogI / ahA, unake | harSa kA kyA kahanA ! aura isase bhI mahAna jo rAga binA atIndriya Ananda kA anubhava huA usakA to | kahanA hI kyA ? vaha to vacanAtIta thA / unheM pratIti ho gaI ki saMsAra meM putrasukha kI apekSA samyaktva kA sukha mahAna hai aura vahI saccA sukha hai| aise atIndriya sukha ke vizvAsapUrvaka usI kSaNa unheM samyaktva kI prApti huI / strI paryAya meM janma liyA taba to ve mithyAdRSTi thIM; parantu Aja tIrthaMkara kI mAtA banane | kI viziSTa pAtratA hone se samyaktva prApta karake pavitra huIM / tIrthaMkara ke samAna dharmaratna jisa pAtra meM rakhA ho, vaha to samyaktva se pavitra hogA hI na ! unakA AtmA aura zarIra donoM pavitra the, azucirahita the / (195 za pu 6 m F F 90 ru Sa u rA rddha isaprakAra samyagdRSTi mAtA aura usakI koMkha meM samyagdRSTi putra kA avataraNa - yaha jAnakara dharmAtmA bhAnurAjA ko mahAna prasannatA huI; sAtha hI unheM eka jijJAsA jAgRta huI, isalie munirAja se pUchA - "he svAmI ! hamAre ghara meM tIrthaMkara rUpa meM avatarita honevAlA vaha jIva vartamAna meM kahA~ virAjamAna hai ? aura pUrvabhava meM usane aisI kauna-sI sAdhanA kI, jisase vaha tIrthaMkara hogA ? kRpA karake apane divyajJAna se jAnakara hameM batalAyeM / ' tI rthaM dha zrI munirAja vaise to avadhijJAna kA upayoga jahA~-tahA~ nahIM karate; parantu viziSTa prayojana samajhakara eka | tIrthaMkara AtmA ke pUrvabhava jAnane ke lie unhoMne kSaNabhara avadhijJAna kA upayoga lagAyA aura prasannatApUrvaka kahA - "he rAjan suno! ve honevAle tIrthaMkara vartamAna meM 'sarvArthasiddhi' svargaloka meM virAjate haiM aura vahA~ unakI chaha mAsa Ayu zeSa hai| chaha mAsa pUrNa hone para ve vahA~ se cayakara ratnapurI meM tumhAre yahA~ avatarita nA hoNge| tuma zIghra hI aneka Azcaryajanaka cihna dekhoge / " rma tha parva 14 rAjA-rAnI tathA lAkhoM prajAjana ati harSapUrvaka munirAja ke zrImukha se dharmanAtha tIrthaMkara kI AnandakArI | kathA suna rahe haiN| munirAja ne kahA - "he rAjan ! isase pUrvabhava meM ve bhavyAtmA videhakSetra kI susImA nagarI Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFEN FEV | meM dazaratha nAma ke rAjA the| eka dina caitrazuklA pUrNimA ko candragrahaNa dekhakara ve saMsAra se virakta hue aura dIkSA lekara darzanavizuddhi Adi solaha uttama bhAvanAoM pUrvaka tIrthaMkara nAmakarmarUpa sarvotkRSTa puNya-prakRti | kA baMdha kiyA aura aba jainadharma kA mahAna udyota kreNge|" | isaprakAra pracetasa munirAja ke zrImukha se apanI nagarI meM avatarita honevAle dharmanAtha tIrthaMkara ke tIna || bhava vyApta ho gyaa| rAjA-rAnI munirAja ke dharmopadeza se tathA putra prApti ke samAcAroM se tRpta hokara nagara meM lautte| mAnoM ratnapurI nagarI meM tIrthaMkara kA avatAra ho hI gayA ho - isaprakAra sarvatra Ananda chA gayA aura utsava hone lge| vaha dina thA kArtika zuklA trayodazI kaa| mahArAjA bhAnu aura mahArAnI suprabhA hAthI para baiThakara abhI to rAjamahala ke mukhyadvAra meM praveza kara hI | rahe the ki unhoMne Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA dekhii| AkAza meM se divyarUpadhArI deviyA~ utara rahI haiM aura cAroM | ora ratnoM kI varSA ho rahI hai| ratnapurI kI zobhA meM acAnaka vRddhi ho gaI hai, kabhI nahIM dekhe aise anupama dRzya dekhakara prajA ke harSa kA pAra nahIM thaa| una deviyoM ne rAjamahala meM praveza kiyA aura rAjA-rAnI ko vandana kara kahane lagIM - "he deva! he mAtA! Apa dhanya haiM! Apa to jagata ke mAtA-pitA ho / chaha mAsa pazcAt Apake yahA~ tIrthaMkara kA Agamana honA hai, isalie indra mahArAja ne hameM ApakI sevA meM bhejA haiN| hama dikkumArI deviyA~ haiM aura tIrthaMkara kI mAtA evaM bAla-tIrthaMkara kI sevA karane kA mahAna lAbha hama prApta karanA cAhatI haiM, jisake pratApa se hama bhI mokSagAmI hoNgii| ratnapurI meM prArambha honevAlI yaha ratnavRSTi bhI Apake ghara meM tIrthaMkara ke Agamana kI pUrvasUcanA hai; yaha ratnavRSTi nirantara pandraha mAsa taka hotI rhegii| mahArAjA bhAnu aura mahAdevI suprabhA yaha saba sunakara tathA dRzya dekhakara paramatRpta hue| eka to samyagdarzana kI prApti aura pazcAt tIrthaMkara ke kalyANakoM kI prApti kA suavasara, sone meM sugandha, isase acchA aura | kyA hogA? vaizAkha kRSNA trayodazI kI rAtri ko jaba mahAdevI suprabhA mIThI nIMda meM so rahI thI taba unheM divya hAthI, siMha, vRSabha, lakSmI, puSpamAlAe~, maMgala ghaTa, killola karatI machaliyA~, candra, sUrya, sarovara, || 14 Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 devavimAna, nAgabhavana, siMhAsana, ratnarAzi evaM nirdhUma agni - aise solaha maMgala svapna dikhAI diye; ve || Anandavibhora ho giiN| anta meM aisA lagA jaise eka hAthI unake mukha meM praveza kara rahA ho / ThIka usI kSaNa sarvArthasiddhi vimAna meM Ayu pUrNa karake tIrthaMkara ke jIva ne unake udara meM praveza kiyaa| svargaloka ke vaibhava se asantuSTa ve dharmAtmA mokSa kI sAdhanA ke lie manuSya loka meM avatarita hue| 'dharma' kA avatAra huaa| | usIsamaya pandrahaveM tIrthaMkara ke garbhakalyANaka kA mahotsava manAne hetu deva-devendra A phuNce| uttama vastrAlaMkAroM kI bheMTa dvArA mAtA-pitA kA sammAna karake 'jagatamAtA' evaM 'jagatapitA' kahakara bahumAna | kiyaa| ratnapurI kI zobhA dina-pratidina bar3hane lagI, prajAjanoM meM dharmabhAvanA jAgRta huI; mAtA suprabhA ke vicAroM meM bhI ucca parivartana huaa| unheM aisI icchA huI ki rAjya ke kArAgAra meM tathA piMjaroM meM banda samasta manuSyoM evaM pazu-pakSiyoM ko bandhana se mukta kiyA jaay| unakI kokha meM mukta honevAlA jIva pala rahA thA, isalie unheM icchA bhI vaisI utpanna huI ki sarvajIvoM ko mukti mile| bhagavAna dharmanAtha bhI avatAra lekara jIvoM ko mukti kA mArga batalAkara bandhana se mukta karAnevAle haiN| ___ nau mahIne garbha meM rahane para bhI una bAla tIrthaMkara kA zarIra mailA nahIM huA thaa| deviyA~ garbha meM bhI unakI sevA karatI thiiN| unako garbhAvasthA ke koI duHkha nahIM sahane par3e the| unakI mAtA ko bhI koI kaSTa nahIM thaa| deviyA~, carcA, vinoda, nATaka, saMgIta Adi dvArA sarvaprakAra se unheM prasanna rakhatI thiiN| mAgha kRSNA trayodazI ke dina bAlaka ke janma se sarvatra harSa chA gayA, svarga ke vAdya apane Apa baja utthe| bAla-tIrthaMkara ke avatAra kA sandeza svarga tathA naraka meM bhI pahu~ca gyaa| naraka meM kabhI nahIM dekhI gaI zAnti kA anubhava karake nArakI jIva bhI do kSaNa ke lie cakita ho gaye aura bAla tIrthaMkara ke avatAra kA prabhAva jAnakara kitane hI jIvoM ne samyaktva prApta kiyA / svargaloka ke devendroM ne tIrthaMkara ke janma kI khabara par3ate hI siMhAsana se utarakara namaskAra kiyA aura bhaktipUrvaka bAla-tIrthaMkara ke darzana karane ratnapurI meM A phuNce| 14 Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 198 za lA kA pu ru 6pm IF F 40 Sa u pazcAt bAlaprabhu ko airAvata hAthI para virAjamAna karake meruparvata para le gaye / meruparvata para bAlaka kA janmAbhiSeka karake indra ne AnandakArI tANDava nRtya kiyA aura pazcAt stuti karake prabhu kA nAma 'dharmakumAra' rkhaa| unake caraNa meM vajra kA cihna thA / indra to prabhu ko sambodhana kara kahatA hai he deva! svarga ke deva aura koI iSTa deva nahIM hai; Apa hI iSTadeva haiM / he dharma prabho ! Apake dharma kA svIkAra karane se yaha jIva bhavATavI ko pAra karake mokSapurI meM pahu~ca jAtA hai| he prabho ! jisane Apake vacanoM kA AsvAdana kiyA use amRta kA kyA kAma hai? jisane hRdaya meM ApakA cintana kiyA evaM Apake dvArA kathita svAnubhUti kA sukha prApta kara liyA use sukha ke lie aba viSayoM kA kyA kAma hai ? prabho! Apa hI hamAre lie dharma ke dAtA ho; isalie Apa sacamuca dharmanAtha haiN| isaprakAra 'dharmanAtha' nAma se sambodhana karake indra ne bAla- tIrthaMkara kI stuti kii| isaprakAra AnandapUrvaka meru para abhiSeka aura stuti karane ke pazcAt jinendraprabhu kI zobhAyAtrA sahi rddha indra ratnapurI meM lauTA; vahA~ mAtA-pitA evaM prajAjanoM ke samakSa punaH bAla- tIrthaMkara ke janma kA bhavya | mahotsava mnaayaa| ratnapurI ke harSa kA pAra nahIM thaa| jabaki una avadhijJAnI evaM AtmajJAnI bAla-tIrthaMkara kI jJAnacetanA | to harSa se pAra tathA puNyayoga se bhI alipta vartatI thI / dhanya thI dharmakumAra kI dharmacetanA! unakA avatAra hote hI deza ke prajAjana niroga ho gaye the / ahA, tIrthaMkara kA avatAra jagata meM kise sukha kA nimitta nahIM | hotA ? sacamuca tIrthaMkara kA janma triloka AnandakArI hai; usasamaya sabhI jIva bairabhAva chor3akara eka-dUsare | ke mitra bana gaye the / tIrthaMkararUpI dharmaratna ke samAgama se usa nagarI kA 'ratnapurI' nAma vAstava meM sArthaka ho gayA thaa| unake pratApa se nagarI meM cAroM ora ratna bikhare par3e the, tathApi saba logoM kA citta una jar3aratnoM meM nahIM; kintu cetanavanta 'dharmaratna' meM hI lagA huA thA / indra to ekasAtha hajAra netra banAkara prabhu ko nirakhatA huA Ananda se nAca uThatA thaa| bAla- tIrthaMkara dharmanAtha ko dekha-dekhakara sabhI jIva paramatRpti kA anubhava kara rahe the / tI thaM ka ra dha rma nA tha parva Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 199 za Em E 45 lA kA pu ru Sa u tta rA dharmakumAra dhIre-dhIre bar3e hone lge| nanheM se putra ko suprabhA mAtA jaba goda meM letIM taba unake sparzasukha kI tRpti se kSaNabhara unake netra muMda jAte aura kabhI-kabhI to una bAla - tIrthaMkara ke sparza sukha ke sAtha antara meM caitanya sparza ke atIndriya sukha kA svAda bhI A jAtA thaa| nanhA dharmakumAra bhI Anandita hokara mAtA ke hAtha kA cumbana kara letA aura haMsa-haMsakara unheM anupama sukha detA thA / bhI ko putra cUmacUmakara vAtsalya kA srota bahAtI thIM / ve bAla- tIrthaMkara mAtra mAtA kI A~khoM ke nahIM; apitu samasta | nagarajanoM ke bhI dhruvatAre the| dharmakumAra ko pUrvabhava se hI AtmajJAna thA, avadhijJAna thA; unakI buddhi sarvaviSayoM meM pAraMgata thI / aba unheM kauna-sI vidyA par3hanA bAkI thI jo dUsare guru unheM par3hAte ? hA~ eka kaivalyavidyA adhUrI thI; parantu usake lie to ve svayaM hI apane guru the, svayaMbuddha the| dharmakumAra apanI samAna Ayu ke bAlakoM ke sAtha jaba khelate, krIr3A karate; taba unakI Anandamaya ceSTAe~ dekhakara mora bhI harSita ho paMkha phailAkara nAca uThate; hiraNa aura kharagoza bhI nirbhayatA se nikaTa Akara uchala-kUda karane lagate; hAthI kA baccA una bAlakuMvara ko apanI sUr3ha se uThAkara mastaka para baiThAtA aura sUMDha meM jhulAtA thaa| yaha dekhakara vRkSoM para baiThe hue bandara cillA-cillAkara Ananda se kUdate the| nanhIM| sI deviyA~ unheM hAthoM para biThAkara jhulAtI aura isa bahAne bAlaprabhu kA sparza pAkara anupama Ananda kA anubhava karatI thiiN| mahArAjA dharmanAtha kI Ayu dasa lAkha varSa kI thI; do lAkha pacAsa hajAra varSa kI Ayu meM ratnapurI | ke rAjasiMhAsana para unakA rAjyAbhiSeka huA / pA~ca lAkha varSa taka dharma kI pradhAnatA sahita bhalI-bhAMti | rAjya kA saMcAlana kiyaa| samasta rAjA unakA sammAna karake uttama bheMTa dete the / unheM kahIM yuddha nahIM karanA | par3A, zAntipUrvaka rAjya kiyA / unakI chatrachAyA meM prajAjana sarvaprakAra se sukhI the / dharmakumAra ko rAjabhoga dazA meM Ayu ke sAta lAkha pacAsa hajAra varSa bIta gye| ekabAra mAghakRSNA | trayodazI ko unake janmadina kA bhavya utsava manAne kI taiyAriyA~ cala rahI thIM, devoM ne Akara ratnapurI kA tI rthaM ka ra dha rma nA tha parva 14 Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adbhuta zrRMgAra kiyA thaa| ve rAtri ko candramA ke prakAza meM mahala kI chata se ratnapurI kI anupama zobhA nihArate hue apane jIvana kA vicAra kara rahe the...itane meM acAnaka ulkApAta huA, ulkApAta kA nimitta pAkara mahArAja ke citta meM bhI vairAgya kI bijalI kauMdha gaI, divya cetanA kA camatkAra huaa| unakA AtmA pukAra uThA - "are, apane zuddha AtmA ko jAnakara bhI aba use isa saMsAra ke kArAgRha | meM par3A huA kaise dekhA jA sakatA hai ? aba maiM apane AtmA ko saMsArarUpI kArAgRha se zIghra hI chudd'aauuNgaa| merA AtmA bhavabhramaNa kara-karake bahuta thaka gayA hai, aba to basa, isa bhavacakra kA anta karake, mokSapurI meM jAkara sadAkAla-zAzvata siddhamukha meM rahanA hai; usa siddhapada kI sAdhanA pUrNa karane hetu maiM munidazA || aMgIkAra kruuNgaa| yadyapi tIrthaMkara prakRti hone se isI bhava meM mokSa nizcita hai, kintu usase kyA | zuddhopayogI hokara svarUpa meM lIna hoU~gA tabhI to kevalajJAna hogA; kahIM tIrthaMkara prakRti mujhe kevalajJAna nahIM degii| usakA aura merA kyA saMbaMdha? hamameM atyanta bhinnatA hai|" aisA vairAgya cintana karate-karate prabhu ko jAtismaraNa jJAna huaa| pUrvabhava meM AkAza meM candragrahaNa dekhakara vairAgya huA thA aura isa bhava meM AkAza se khirate hue tAre ko dekhakara vairAgya huaa| isaprakAra janmadina ke utsava ke samaya vairAgya prApta karake dharmanAtha prabhu dIkSA lene ko taiyAra hue; rAjamahala se tapovana meM jAne ko aura rAgI se vItarAgI hone ko tatpara hue; prabhu ne jinadIkSA grahaNa karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| unakI dIkSA kA nizcaya jAnakara paMcama svarga se laukAntika devoM ne Akara stuti karate hue kahA - "he deva! Apa sAkSAt dharma hai, Apa dIkSA hetu jo vairAgya cintana kara rahe haiM, vaha mAtra Apako hI nahIM; apitu jagata ke bhavyajIvoM ko bhI kalyANakArI hai| ApakI jinadIkSA mohazatru kA sarvanAza karane ke lie amogha kRpANa hai| ApakI yaha dIkSA Apako tathA jagata ko ratnatraya-nidhAna prApta karAyegI; hama bhI usa | dhanya avasara kI bhAvanA bhAte haiM aura anumodana karate haiN| isaprakAra stuti karake ve deva brahmasvarga meM cale gye| usIsamaya indra mahArAja dharmanAtha bhagavAna kA dIkSA || kalyANaka manAne ke lie 'nAgadattA' nAma kI divya pAlakI lekara A pahu~ce / janmakalyANaka kI bhAMti | 14 Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIkSA ke samaya bhI indra ne prabhu kA abhiSeka to kiyA, kintu tANDava nRtya nahIM kiyA, kyoMki prabhu ke | vairAgya se prabhAvita hokara usakA citta bhI vairAgya se bhIga gayA thaa| prabhu ne sarvajIvoM ke prati prazAnta rasa lA se jharatI huI amRtadRSTi se dekhA, sarvatra rAga-dveSa kA zamana karake samabhAva dhAraNa kiyaa| || phira anitya Adi bAraha bhAvanAoM ke cintana meM tatpara mahArAja dharmanAtha vanagamana hetu pAlakI meM virAjamAna hue| | pAlakI meM ArUr3ha hokara prabhu ratnapurI ke manohara vana meM pahu~ce / vastrAbhUSaNa chor3e aura kezoM kA luMcana kiyaa| siddhoM ko vandana karake prabhu AtmadhyAna meM ekAgra hue aura zuddhopayoga dvArA ratnatraya kI vRddhi karake muni bane / anya kitane hI rAjA tathA prajAjana bhI vairAgya prAptakara prabhu ke sAtha dIkSita ho gaye; kitane hI | dharmAtmA manuSya tathA tiryaMcoM ne bhI usasamaya zrAvaka ke dezavrata dhAraNa kiye aura kitane hI jIva yaha dRzya dekhakara viSayoM se tathA rAga se bhinna AtmA ke zAntasvarUpa ko pahicAna kara samyagdRSTi hue| cAroM ora dharma kA prabhAva phaila gayA; ratnapurI mAnoM dharmapurI bana gii| ___bhagavAna kA Aja hI janma huA ho isaprakAra ve nirvastra evaM nirvikAra the tathApi vItarAgatA se adbhuta zobhAyamAna ho rahe the| bhavyajIvoM ne dekhA ki jIva kI saccI zobhA bAhA alaMkAroM dvArA nahIM; kintu samyaktvAdi vItarAgabhAva dvArA hI hai| munirAja dharmanAtha jaba dhyAnayoga meM sthira hote the, taba dekhanevAloM ko aisA lagatA thA ki kyA yaha bhagavAna kI mUrti hai ? are, una zAnta munirAja ke samIpa siMha yA sarpa jaise paMcendriya jIva apanA duSTabhAva chor3akara, prabhu ke nikaTa zAnta evaM anukUla vartana karane lge| dharma munirAja yadyapi bolate nahIM the, tathApi sabako mokSamArga samajhAte the; svayaM prayoga se sAkSAt mokSamArga darzAte the; ve svayaM mokSamArga the| isaprakAra svAnubhava kI caitanya mastI meM jhUlate-jhUlate karIba eka varSa taka vihAra ke pazcAt prabhu dharmanAtha munirAja punaH ratnapurI ke usI dIkSAvana meM padhAre aura dhyAna yoga meM sthira hue| unake zuddhopayoga kI dhArA ekadama vRddhiMgata hone lgii| unhoMne apUrva zukladhyAna dvArA kSapakazreNI meM praveza kiyA aura paMcama cama/14 Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 202|| jJAna pragaTa karake tIrthaMkara paramAtmA bana gye| 'pauSa zuklA pUrNimA' ko indroM dvArA prabhu ke kevalajJAna kalyANaka kA bhavya mahotsava manAyA gyaa| ratnapurI ke bhAgyavAna jIvoM ne apanI nagarI meM tIrthaMkara prabhu ke cAra kalyANaka pratyakSa dekhe| unameM bhI janmakalyANaka kI apekSA kevalajJAna-kalyANaka kI vizeSatA thI; kyoMki janmakalyANaka ke samaya ratnapurI ke prajAjana meruparvata para nahIM jA sake the, jabaki isa kevalajJAna kalyANaka ke samaya to dharmanAtha bhagavAna kI dharmasabhA meM devoM ke sAtha manuSya aura tiryaMca bhI Aye aura prabhu kI vANI sunakara dharma prApta kiyaa| pahale munidazA ke samaya maunavrata thA, aba kevalajJAna hone para bhagavAna ne usa mauna ko bhaMga kara diyA, unakI divyadhvani khirane lgii| yadyapi vANI nikalane para bhI bhagavAna to mauna hI the; kyoMki eka to unheM vacana saMbaMdhI koI vikalpa nahIM thA aura dUsare unake sarvAMga se dhvani khiratI thI, isalie oSTha nahIM khulate the| dharmanAtha tIrthaMkara ke sAnnidhya meM cetanavanta bhavyajIva to dharma prApta karake Ananda se khila hI uThe the| AkAza aura pRthvI, vAyu aura vRkSa bhI harSa se romAMcita ho gaye the| AkAza meM vAdya bajane lage aura puSpavarSA hone lagI, vAyu sugandhita ho gaI, vRkSa bhI kalpavRkSa banakara icchita padArtha dene lge| are, vahA~ kI vApikAoM kA jala bhI itanA ujvala-svaccha ho gayA ki usameM mAtra apanA mu~ha nahIM; kintu pUrvabhava bhI dikhane lge| prabhu ke AsapAsa kA jala bhI jaba itanA pavitra ho gayA, taba vahA~ ke jIvoM kA jJAna kitanA pavitra huA hogA? vahA~ pUrva-pazcima yA uttara-dakSiNa cAroM dizAoM meM eka samAna hI dikhatA thaa| prabhu kA mukha cAroM dizAoM meM hone para bhI unakA upayoga kahIM cAroM dizAoM se ekasamAna nahIM phiratA thA, upayoga to apane svarUpa meM hI lIna thaa| sva meM lIna hokara hI ve samasta sva-para ko jAnate the| aisA kevalajJAna hI prabhu kA sarvotkRSTa atizaya thaa| usake atirikta anya aneka atizaya the| ___ahA, prabhu kI mahimA kA kitanA varNana kiyA jAe ? una paramAtmA kI pUrNa mahimA jAnane ke lie| BREEFFFFy Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ || to unake jaisA honA par3egA; kyoMki vaha jJAnagocara hai, vacanagocara nahIM hai| ahA, indra jinakI sevA karane Aye aura indraloka kI sAmagrI lAkara bhaktisahita pUjA kare, una paramAtmA kI mahimA kA kyA kahanA? devoM ke dundubhivAdya ati madhura svara meM jagata ke samakSa jinendra mahimA kI prasiddhi kara rahe the ki are | jIvo! dekho...dekho...! kahA~ vaha samavasaraNa kI AzcaryakArI divyavibhUti ! aura kahA~ vaha jinaparamAtmA | kI ni:spRhatA! jagata meM kahA~ hai aisA jJAna aura kahA~ hai aisI vItarAgatA ! tuma vItarAgI zAnti kA mArga jAnanA cAhate ho to yahA~ Ao aura ina sarvajJa-vItarAga paramAtmA kI sevA-upAsanA kro| samavasaraNa meM Akara bhavya jIva jahA~ una jinezvara kI parama zAnta mudrA kA avalokana karate vahA~ mugdha ho jAte; tathA | divyadhvani meM sunate mumukSu jIvoM kI dRSTi antarmukha ho jAtI aura apane parama nidhAna ko dekhakara ve | kalpanAtIta tRpti-zAnti evaM Ananda kA anubhava karate / pazcAt ve jIva ullAsapUrvaka kahate haiM - "ahA, he jinezvara! hameM Apake zAsana kA raMga lagA hai, usameM aba kabhI bhaMga nahIM par3ane deMge; prabho! Apake batalAye dharma ke sivA anya kisI dharma ko apane mana-mandira meM sthAna nahIM deNge| aba hameM bhavabhramaNa nahIM ho sakatA; aba hamArI mokSa kI sAdhanA prArambha ho gaI aura hama Apake parivAra ke ho gaye; ApakI bhAMti hama bhI alpakAla meM paramAtmA hoMge aura mokSa prApta kreNge|" AtmA ke svarUpa kA vaibhava batAnevAlI vaha divyavANI vAstava meM AzcaryakArI thii| unakA samavasaraNa pRthvI se bIsa hajAra sIr3hiyoM jitanA Upara thA aura usa samavasaraNa meM vizAla mAnastambha, mandira, vApikAyeM, kalpavRkSa, parvatoM kI racanA aura bAraha sabhAoM meM lAkhoM-karor3oM deva, manuSya, tiryaMca baiThate the, tathApi usa samavasaraNa ke nIce pRthvI kA koI AdhAra nahIM thA athavA koI khambhA Adi nahIM thA aura usa samavasaraNa meM adbhuta gaMdhakuTI hai; parantu tIrthaMkara deva to usakA bhI sparza kiye binA nirAlambIrUpa se virAjate haiN| adbhuta...sacamuca Azcaryajanaka!! svayaMbhU sarvajJa hue AtmA ne bhI apane jJAnasukha ke lie rAga kA aura indriyoM kA avalambana chor3a diyA aura nirAlambI ho gaye...vahA~ unakA zarIra bhI nirAlambI hokara AkAza meM sthita huaa| vAha prabho! ApakA svAzrita mArga! vAstava meM prazaMsanIya hai| Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREEFFFFy isaprakAra samavasaraNa meM virAjamAna una dharmanAtha bhagavAna ne parama nirAlambI ratnatrayarUpa mokSamArga kA upadeza diyaa| unhoMne kahA "he jIvo! tumhAre AtmA kA mokSamArga tumhAre AtmA ke Azrita hai; isalie AtmA meM se hI mokSamArga pragaTa kro| paradravya kA avalambana lene mata jAo, upayoga ko paradravyoM meM mata ghumAo; apane AtmasvarUpa meM hI ekAgra hokara samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritrarUpa pariNamita hoo! "darzana-jJAna-cAritra meM tU jor3a re ! nija Atma ko| darzana-jJAna-cAritra ko hI mokSamArga jina ne kahA / / prAptakara nija AtmA ko, aura jama svadravya meN| usameM hI nitya rama kara raho, raho na paradravya meN|" jinopadeza ko antara meM utArakara aneka jIva svAzraya se ratnatraya dharmarUpa pariNamita hue aura apane AtmA ko mokSamArga meM lgaayaa| isaprakAra lAkhoM varSa taka bhagavAna dharmanAtha ne dharmacakra pravartana kiyaa| ve dharma sAmrAjya ke nAyaka the; ve pRthvI para pA~va nahIM rakhate the| AkAza meM hI vihAra karate the| are, prabhu ke dhyAna dvArA mokSa kI sAdhanA bhI do ghar3I meM ho sakatI hai to svargAdika kA kyA kahanA ? bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa meM praveza karate hI 'mAnastambha' kI divyatA dekhakara usa Azcaryajanaka jinavaibhava ke samakSa bhavyajIvoM kA hRdaya namrIbhUta ho jAtA aura anta meM jinamahimA jAgRta hokara use jinadeva kI tathA jinazAsana kI pratIti ho jAtI thii| bhagavAna ne divyadhvani meM jisa mokSamArga kA upadeza diyA hai usa mokSamArgarUpa dharma kI mukhya upAsanA nirgrantha munivaroM ko hotI haiM aura usake eka aMza kI upAsanA zrAvaka-gRhastha ko hotI hai| usa munidharma yA zrAvakadharma donoM meM samyagdarzana to mUlabhUta hotA hI hai / jIvaajIvAdi navatattvoM ke svarUpa kA jJAna aura usameM zuddha dravya-paryAyarUpa jIvatattva kI anubhUtirUpa zraddhAna, vaha samyagjJAna aura samyagdarzana hai| bhagavAna dharmanAtha ne samyagdarzana jisakA mUla hai, aise cAritradharma kA upadeza bhI diyaa| samyagdarzana kI || 14 Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 205 za lA kA pu tIrthaMkara dharmanAtha prabhu kA dharmopadeza sunakara kitane hI jIva turanta saMsAra se virakta hokara muni ho gaye, kitane hI jIva samyaktvasahita vrata dhAraNa karake zrAvaka hue... are! siMha, zazaka, baila, bandara, sarpa, hAthI kitane hI tiryaMca jIva bhI AtmajJAna sahita vrata dhAraNa karake zrAvaka ho gaye / indrAdi deva bhI jo dazA ru (paMcama guNasthAna) pragaTa nahIM kara sake vaha dazA tiryaMca jIvoM ne pragaTa kara lii| bhagavAna ne gujarAta, saurASTra, Sa bihAra, baMgalA, himAcala pradeza, nepAla, zrIlaMkA, brahmadeza, vindhyapradeza, rAjasthAna, mahArASTra, karnATaka u aura Andhra meM - sarvatra dharmavihAra kiyA una gaganavihArI prabhu ko koI nadI yA parvata bIca meM bAdhaka nahIM pm F F 45 tta rA pAtratAvAle jIva ko usakI bhUmikA ke anusAra deva-guru-dharma kI zraddhA avazya hotI hai tathA sAta vyasanoM kA evaM abhakSya kA tyAga to hotA hI hai / rddha hote the / kevalajJAna prApta hone ke pazcAt bhagavAna dharmanAtha ne DhAI lAkha varSa taka tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM vicaraNa | kiyaa| anta meM, zAzvata muktidhAma sammedAcala padhAre aura eka mAsa taka vahA~ sthira rahe / yadyapi prabhu kA | upayoga to sthira thA hI, aba unake yoga bhI sthira hone lage / caitra zuklA caturthI; aba prabhu kA saMsAra mAtra | do ghar3I zeSa rahA thA... basa! mokSa kI taiyArI ho gii| prabhu kI Ayu to eka muhUrta kI hI zeSa thI; parantu | anya tIna aghAti karma lambI sthiti ke the, isalie prabhu ne AtmapradezoM ke lokavyApI vistAra dvArA una | karmoM kI sthiti ko tor3akara Ayu jitanA hI kara DAlA / kSaNamAtra meM Ayusahita cAroM aghAti karmoM kA kSaya kara niSkarma dazA ko prApta hue / prabhu dharmanAtha ke mokSa prApta karate hI indrAdi devoM ne tathA sudharma Adi rAjA-mahArAjAoM ne usa mukta AtmA kI stuti karake mokSakalyANaka mahotsava mnaayaa| pratyeka bhalA kAma sabase pahale hameM apane ghara se hI prArambha karanA caahie| pRSTha- 22 - sukhI jIvana, tI rthaM ra dha tha parva 14 Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFEF FF is 4 nija svarUpa saravara meM jinavara, niyamita nitya nahAte ho| apane divya bodhi ke dvArA, viSaya-vikAra bujhAte ho|| parama zAnta mudrA se mudrita, zAnti-sudhA barasAte ho| parama zAnti hetu hone se, zAntinAtha kahalAte ho|| bhagavAna zAntinAtha eka sAtha 'tIrthaMkara, cakravartI aura kAmadeva jaisI saMsAra kI sarvotkRSTa padaviyA~ pAkara bhI unameM Asakta nahIM hue the| kurukSetra kI hastinApura nagarI meM rAjA vizvasena kI rAnI airAvatI kI kuMkha se ApakA janma jeSTha kRSNa caturdazI ko sarvArthasiddhi vimAnavAsI ahamindra se cyuta hokara tIrthaMkara zAntinAtha ke rUpa meM huA thaa| tIrthaMkara dharmanAtha ke bAda pauna palya bIta jAne para bAlaka zAntinAtha kA avatAra huA thaa| unakI Ayu eka lAkha varSa aura U~cAI cAlIsa dhanuSa thii| zarIra kI kAnti suvarNa ke samAna thii| bhagavAna zAntinAtha kA jIvana caritra par3hane se pAThakoM ke andara bhI AtmasAdhanA karane kI preraNA milatI hai, utsAha jAgrata hotA hai| sAMsArika rAga-raMga aura viSaya pravRtti se mana meM nirvRtti AtI hai| kahA~ cakravartI jaisA vaibhava, tIrthaMkara jaisA yaza aura kAmadeva jaisA rUpa, dIrghajIvana, baliSTha zarIra, sabakucha bhogopabhoga kI sAmagrI upalabdha aura kahA~ hama tuccha prANI! tIna-tIna padoM ke dhAraka zAntinAtha kA mana vahA~ bhI nahIM ramA aura hama ajJAnI aisI duHkhada paristhiti meM bhI isa saMsAra meM race-pace haiM, jame haiN| sacamuca dhanya hai unakA jIvana aura dhikkAra hai hama jaise prANiyoM ko, jo unake Adarza jIvana se preraNA nahIM le pA rahe haiN| ____dhanya haiM ve vyakti jo jinadarzana karake nijadarzana kara lete haiM aura unake batAye mArga kA anusaraNa karate FEFbs Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 haiN| prabho! hamArA vaha dina kaba AyegA jaba hama Apake AdarzoM kA anusaraNa kreNge| hama usa dina kI pratIkSA | kara rahe haiM aura yaha bhAvanA bhAte haiM ki vaha maMgalamaya dina hameM zIghra prApta ho, jaba hama ApakA anusaraNa kreN| | "he zAntinAtha bhagavAna! Apake parama zAnta svarUpa kA dhyAna Ate hI hameM apane citta meM parama zAnti kA anubhava hotA hai| aisI parama zAnti saMsAra ke kisI bhI viSayoM meM kabhI prApta nahIM huii| ThIka hI kahA hai - 'jo saMsAra virSe sukha hotA, tIrthaMkara kyoM tyaageN|' phira Apane to kAmadeva, cakravartI aura tIrthaMkara | jaisA alaukika puNyaphala prApta karake usa sabako bhI tyAga diyA / vastuta: eka ApakA mArga hI anukaraNIya hai| isameM kiMcit bhI saMdeha nahIM hai| tIna loka evaM tIna kAloM ko jAnanevAlA ApakA sarvajJatArUpI jJAna darpaNa aura nirAkula tathA atIndriya Ananda evaM anantakAla rahanevAlI siddhadazA vaMdanIya hai| aise tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zAntinAthasvAmI ke pUrvabhavoM kA saMkSipta rUpa se paricaya karAte hue AcArya guNabhadra uttarapurANa meM likhate haiM ki ve dasaveM pUrvabhava meM bhogabhUmi meM utpanna hue the| vahA~ unakA nAma rAjA zrISeNa thaa| ___ "usa bhogabhUmi meM jIvoM kI saMyamadazA aura mokSaprApti nahIM hotii| hA~, samyagdarzana ho sakatA hai| koI jIva manuSya Ayu kA baMdha karake kSAyika samyaktva prApta kare to vaha bhI bhogabhUmi meM utpanna hotA hai tathA AtmajJAna ke binA bhI pAtradAna denevAle atyanta bhadrajIva bhI bhogabhUmi meM utpanna hote haiN| vahA~ kisI pazu kA bhaya nahIM hai, dina-rAta aura RtuoM kA parivartana nhiiN| adhika zIta aura adhika uSNatA nahIM, jIva paraspara duHkha nahIM dete / saba jIva zAnta evaM bhadrapariNAmI hote haiN| vahA~ ke siMha Adi pazu mAMsAhArI nahIM hote, ahiMsaka hote haiN| vahA~ kIr3e-makor3e macchara Adi tuccha jIva nahIM hote / saba jIva sarvAMga sundara hote haiN| kabhI-kabhI RddhidhArI munivara bhI usa bhogabhUmi meM padhArate haiM, unake upadeza se aneka jIva AtmajJAna prApta karate haiN| pApI jIvoM kA vahA~ abhAva hai| vahA~ ke saba jIva mara kara devagati meM hI jAte haiM, anya kisI gati meM nahIM jAte / vahA~ koI jIva durAcArI nahIM hote; kisI ko iSTa viyoga nahIM hotaa| vahA~ ke jIvoM +ESCREE FB Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 za ko nidrA, Alasya nahIM hotA tathA vajra zarIrI hote haiM / bhogabhUmiyA~ jIvoM ko jaisA sukha hai vaisA cakravartI | ko bhI nahIM hotA / janma ke bAda 21, 35 yA 49 dina meM hI pUrNa yuvA ho jAte haiM / mRtyu ke samaya bhI unheM lA koI pIr3A nahIM hotI / mAtra chIMka yA jamAI Ane para ve sukhapUrvaka prANa tyAga dete haiM aura saudharma svarga meM jAte haiN| kA pu ru Sa u IF 59 tta rA rddha yadyapi kalpavRkSoM se sabaprakAra kI bhoga sAmagrI upalabdha hotI hai; parantu vahA~ se mukti nahIM hotI, ata: jJAnI bhogabhUmi ke bhoga kI bhAvanA nahIM bhAte; unheM to saMyama dhAraNa karane kI prabala bhAvanA hotI hai / " bhogabhUmi kA uparyukta varNana mAtra jAnakArI ke lie likhA gayA hai, na ki vahA~ ke AkarSaNa ke lie| | aise svarga aura bhoga- bhUmiyoM meM to yaha jIva anantabAra janma lekara bhI saMsArI hI banA huA hai / isalie kahA jAtA hai ki AtmArthIjana ina viSayoM se alparAga bhI nahIM karate / zAntinAtha bhagavAna kA jIva naveM pUrvabhava saudharma svargaloka se cayakara apane AThaveM pUrvabhava meM | amitateja nAmaka vidyAdhara huA, abataka unheM samyagdarzana prApta nahIM huA thA / usasamaya bharatakSetra meM gyArahaveM tIrthaMkara kA tIrtha pravartana ho rahA thA / usasamaya bhagavAna zAntinAtha ke jIva ne bhagavAna vijayaprabhu ke | samavasaraNa meM dharmopadeza zravaNa kiyA / divyadhvani meM vijaya prabhu ne kahA - " he jIvoM! AtmA jJAnasvarUpa hai, krodha usakA svabhAva nahIM hai / | jIva kA svabhAva zAnti evaM jJAnAnandamaya hai / antara meM caitanya paramatattva hai / usa svatattva kI mahimA kA cintana karane se krodhAdibhAva zAnta ho jAte haiM aura samyaktva Adi bhAva pragaTa hote haiM / " amitateja ko prabhu kA upadeza sunakara antarmukha dRSTi jAgrata ho gaI, usakI cetanA ekadama zAnta hokara | kaSAyoM se bhinna ho gaI aura antara meM apane paramAtmatattva kA anubhava karake usIsamaya usane apUrva samyagdarzana pragaTa kiyA; isaprakAra ATha bhava pUrva tIrthaMkara zAntinAtha kI AtmasAdhanA prAraMbha huii| tatpazcAt samyaktva prApti se jinake caitanya pradezoM meM apUrva AnaMda taraMge uchalane lagIM aura jinhoMne tI rthaM ka ra zA nti nA tha parva 15 Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 209 || dezavrata dhAraNa kie - aise una amitateja vidyAdhara ko apane pUrvabhava jAnane kI jijJAsA huii| unhoMne | vinayapUrvaka pUchA - " he sarvajJa deva! mujhe aura isa zrI vijaya ko paraspara meM aisA sneha kyoM hai ? tathA isa azanighoSa ne merI bahina (sutArA) kA apaharaNa kyoM kiyA ?" za lA kA pu ru Sa pm IF 59 u rA rddha divyadhvani ke nimitta se sahaja samAdhAna huA - "he amitateja! tU pUrvabhava meM zrISeNa rAjA thA, tU vahA~ satpAtradAna ke prabhAva ke phala se marakara bhoga bhUmi meM utpanna huaa| pazcAt zrIprabhadeva huA aura vahA~ se cayakara amitateja huA hai| yaha vijayazrI kA jIva terI ananditArAnI thaa| bhogabhUmi meM yaha tere sAtha thA / | deva ke bhava meM bhI tere sAtha vimalaprabha deva thA aura vahA~ se yahA~ Akara yaha terA bahanoI zrIvijaya huA hai / terI bahina sutArA pUrva meM satyabhAmA nAma kI brAhmaNa kanyA thI, taba yaha azanighoSa kA jIva usakA pati (kapila) thA, parantu satyabhAmA use chor3akara zrISeNa ke bhava meM terI zaraNa meM A gii| vaha satyabhAmA | pAtradAna kA anumodana karake bhogabhUmi meM tathA svarga meM bhI tere sAtha thI / yahA~ pUrvabhava ke sneha ke kAraNa yaha terI bahina huI hai| pUrvabhava ke moha ke kAraNa azanighoSa ne sutArA kA apaharaNa kiyA; parantu anta meM | tujhase bhayabhIta hokara vaha bhI yahA~ dharmasabhA meM aayaa| usake pIche tU bhI yahA~ AyA aura samyagdarzana prApta | karake mokSa kI sAdhanA prAraMbha kii|" isaprakAra pUrvabhava batAkara kevalI ne kahA- "he amitateja ! aba AtmasAdhanA meM unnati karate-karate nauMve bhava meM tumhArA AtmA paMcama cakravartI hogA evaM solahavA~ tIrthaMkara hokara mokSa prApta karegA aura taba yaha zrIvijaya tumhArA bhAI hokara cakrAyudha gaNadhara hogaa| zeSabhavoM meM bhI vaha tumhAre sAtha hI rahegA / " kevalI ke mukha se apanA-apanA bhaviSya jAnakara sabhI jIva Anandita hue aura unakA mokSamArga meM agrasara hone kA puruSArtha tathA utsAha jAgrata ho gayA / azanighoSa ko apane pUrvabhava kI kathA sunakara jAtismaraNa huA aura jAtismaraNa se pUrvabhava kA jJAna | hone se use saMsAra se vairAgya ho gayA tathA usane dIkSA le lii| sutArA devI tathA jyotiprabhA bhI apane pUrvabhava tI rthaM ka ra zA nti nA tha parva 15 Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FFFF T9 sunakara saMsAra se virakta ho gaI aura dIkSA lekara AryikA bana gii| | amitateja aura zrIvijaya - donoM samyagdarzana prAptakara aura dezavrata aMgIkAra karake vApisa cale to gaye; parantu rAjA amitateja ke jIvana meM eka mahAna parivartana ho gyaa| yadyapi vidyAdharoM kI donoM zreNiyoM ke svAmI hone se vidyAdharoM ke cakravartI the, tathApi apanI AtmasAdhanA ko kabhI nahIM bhUlate the| jijJAsu ne prazna kiyA - "kyA cakravartI jaise rAja vaibhava meM rahakara bhI dharma ho sakatA hai ?" divyadhvani meM uttara AyA - "mahArAjA amitateja kI jIvanacaryA isa prazna ke uttara kA pratyakSa pramANa hai| prathama cakravartI bharatajI ke bAre meM to yaha bAta prasiddha hai hI ki "bharatajI ghara meM hI vairaagii|" basa, amitateja ke viSaya meM bhI yahI bAta hai| vastuta: jJAnI kI cetanA rAga se tathA saMyoga se alipta hI rahatI hai|" mahArAjA amitateja dhArmika jIvana jIte the aura unakA vaha mAMgalika jIvana anya jIvoM ko Atmahita kI preraNA detA thaa| bhagavAna zAntinAtha kA sAtavA~ pUrvabhava Anata svarga meM - bhagavAna zAntinAtha tathA unake choTe bhAI cakrAyudha (gaNadhara) jo pUrva nauveM bhava meM rAjA amitateja aura zrIvijaya the| unhoMne muni hokara saMnyAsapUrvaka maraNa kara Anata svarga meM devaparyAya meM utpanna hue| unake nAma ravicUla aura maNicUla the| vahA~ vizAla jinamaMdira thA, jahA~ jAkara ve donoM devapUjA karate the| unheM avadhijJAna evaM aneka labdhiyA~ thiiN| svarga loka meM una donoM devoM ne asaMkhyAta varSoM taka svarga ke sukha bhoge, parantu vaha puNya kA vaibhava unheM AkarSita nahIM kara skaa| ve usameM race-pace nhiiN| anta meM puna: manuSya loka meM aaye| ___ bhagavAna zAntinAtha kA chaThavA~ pUrvabhava - isa bhava meM bhagavAna zAntinAtha aura cakrAyudha ke jIva videha kSetra kI prabhAkArI nagarI meM smitasAgara mahArAjA ke putra hue| vahA~ unake nAma aparAjita aura anaMtavIrya | the| ye donoM vahA~ kramaza: baladeva (balabhadra) evaM vAsudeva (nArAyaNa) hue| rAjA smita sAgara donoM putroM ko rAjya dekara muni to ho gaye; parantu unhoMne AtmAnubhUti ke abhAva meM | +ESCREE FB Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samyagdarzana na hone se dharaNendra deva kI vibhUti dekhakara dharaNendra hone kA nidAna kiyaa| isakAraNa cAritra se || bhraSTa hokara dharaNendra hue| aparAjita aura anantavIrya - donoM bhAI videha kSetra meM baladeva va vAsudeva rUpa meM prasiddha hue| tIna khaNDa kI uttama vibhUti unheM prApta huI thii| eka bAra aparAjita baladeva kI putrI zAdI ke lie sajakara AyI ki itane meM hI AkAza se eka devI utarI aura sumati se kahane lagI - "he sakhI ! suna, maiM svarga kI devI hU~, tU bhI pUrvabhava meM devI thI aura hama donoM saheliyA~ thiiN| eka bAra hama donoM nandIzvara jinAlayoM kI pUjA karane gaye the, pazcAt hama donoM ne meru jinAlayoM kI bhI vandanA kI; vahA~ eka RddhidhArI muni ke darzana kie aura dharmopadeza sunakara hamane una munirAja se pUchA ki 'he svAmI! isa saMsAra meM hama donoM kI mukti kaba hogI?' taba munirAja ne kahA thA - "tuma cauthe bhava meM mokSa prApta krogii|" devI ne Age kahA - "he sumati ! yaha sunakara hama donoM ati prasanna huIM thIM aura hama donoM ne munirAja ke samakSa eka-dUsare ko vacana diyA thA ki hama meM se jo pahale manuSyaloka meM avatarita ho, use dUsarI devI saMbodhakara Atmahita kI preraNA de, isalie he sakhI! maiM svarga se usa vacana kA pAlana karane AyI huuN| tU ina viSaya-bhogoM meM na par3akara saMyama dhAraNa kara aura Atmahita kara le|" devI kI yaha bAta sunate hI bhAvI tIrthaMkara ke jIva aparAjita baladeva kI vIraputrI sumati ko apane pUrvabhava kA smaraNa huA aura use vairAgya ho gyaa| usane sAta sau rAjakanyAoM ke sAtha jinadIkSA grahaNa kI aura AryikAvrata kA pAlana karake strIparyAya chedakara terahaveM svarga meM deva huaa| vIra putrI sumati kI isa vairAgya kI ghaTanA se aparAjita balabhadra kA citta bhI saMsAra se udAsa ho gyaa| yadyapi unako saMyama bhAvanA jAgrata huI, kintu apane bhrAtA anantavIrya ke prati tIvra sneha ke kAraNa ve saMyama dhAraNa na kara ske| aisA mahAna vairAgya prasaMga pratyakSa dekhakara bhI anantavIrya vAsudeva ko kiMcit bhI vairAgya nahIM huA; usakA jIvana dina-rAta viSaya bhogoM meM hI Asakta rahA / tIvra viSayAsakta ke kAraNa sadA Arta- // 15 +ESCREE FB Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 212 || raudra dhyAna meM vartatA huA vaha paMcaparameSThI ko bhI bhUla gayA / jisa dharmAnurAga ke kAraNa vaha aise puNyabhogoM za ko prApta huA thA, usa dharma ko hI vaha bhUla gyaa| apane bhAI ke sAtha anekoM bAra vaha prabhu ke samavasaraNa meM bhI jAtA thA aura dharmopadeza bhI sunatA thA; parantu usakA citta to viSaya-bhogoM se raMgA huA thA / isaprakAra citta mailA hone se use paramAtmA kA saMyoga bhI lAbhaprada nahIM huA / tIvra Arambha parigraha ke kaluSita bhAva ke kAraNa vaha anantavIrya raudradhyAnapUrvaka marakara naraka meM gyaa| lA kA pu ru Sa 1 IF 59 u rA rddha naraka meM upadrava hote hI vaha ardhacakravartI kA jIva mahAbhayaMkara bila se auMdhe sira nIce kI karkazabhUmi para jA girA / narakabhUmi ke sparzamAtra se use itanA bhayaMkara dukha huA ki punaH pA~ca sau dhanuSa Upara uchalA aura phira nIce girA / use asahya zArIrika vedanA thI; use dekhate hI dUsare hajAroM nArakI mArane laga gaye / aise bhayaMkara duHkha dekhakara use vicAra AyA ki "are, maiM kauna hU~ ? kahA~ se AyA hU~? mujhe akAraNa hI itanA duHkha denevAle yaha krUra jIva kauna hai ? mujhe kyoM itanI bhayaMkara pIr3A dI jA rahI hai ? are re, maiM kahA~ | jAU~? apanA duHkha kisase kahU~ ? yahA~ kauna mujhe bacAyegA ? bhISaNa tApa aura bhUkha-pyAsa ke kAraNa mujhe mRtyu se bhI adhika vedanA ho rahI hai; mujhe bahuta pyAsa lagI hai, lekina pAnI kahA~ milegA? isaprakAra du:khoM se cillAtA huA vaha jIva idhara se udhara bhaTakane lagA / vahA~ use kuavadhijJAna huA aura usane jAnA ki "are, yaha to naraka bhUmi hai, pApoM ke phala se maiM narakabhUmi meM A par3A hU~ aura yaha | saba nArakI tathA asura deva mujhe bhayaMkara duHkha dekara mere pApoM kA phala cakhA rahe haiN| are re ! durlabha manuSyabhava viSayabhogoM meM gaMvAkara maiM isa ghora naraka meM par3A huuN| mujha mUrkha ne pUrvabhava meM dharma ke phala meM bhogoM kI cAha karake samyaktvarUpI amRta ko Dhola diyA aura vidyamAna viSayoM kI lAlasA kI / usa bhUla ke kAraNa mujhe | vartamAna meM kaise bhayaMkara duHkha bhogane par3a rahe haiM / are re! viSayoM meM to mujhe kiMcit sukha nahIM milA, bAhya viSayoM meM sukha hai hI kahA~ ? sukha to AtmA meM hai / atIndriya Atmasukha kI pratIti karake maiM puna: apane | samyaktva ko grahaNa karU~gA, tAki phira kabhI aise narakoM ke duHkha nahIM sahanA pdd'e|" isaprakAra eka ora tI rthaM ka ra zA nti nA tha parva 15 Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy | pazcAtApa sahita naraka ke ghorAtighora duHkhoM ko sahana karatA huA vaha anantavIrya kA jIva (bhAvI gaNadhara | kA jIva) apanI asaMkhyAta varSa kI narakAyu kA eka-eka pala ro-ro kara kATa rahA thA aura dUsarI ora usake bhAI aparAjita balabhadra ko apane bhrAtA anantavIrya vAsudeva kI acAnaka mRtyu ho jAne se gaharA AghAta lgaa| "mere bhAI kI mRtyu ho cukI hai" - aisA svIkAra karane ko unakA mana taiyAra nahIM thaa| yadyapi svAtmatattva ke saMbaMdha meM usasamaya unakA jJAna jAgrata thA; kintu ve bhrAtRsneha ke kAraNa mRtaka ko jIvita mAnane kI parajJeya saMbaMdhI bhUla kara baitthe| ve anantavIrya ke mRta zarIra ko kandhe para uThAkara idhara-udhara ghUmate | phire, usake sAtha bAta karane kI tathA khilAne-pilAne kI ceSTAyeM karate the| audayika bhAva kI vicitratA || to dekho ki samyaktva kI bhUmikA meM sthita eka bhAvI tIrthaMkara mRta zarIra ko lekara chaha mahIne taka phirate | rahe, kintu dhanya hai unakI samyaktva cetanA ko...jisane apanI AtmA ko usa audayikabhAva se bhinna hI | rkhaa| saubhAgya se usIkAla meM una balabhadrajI ko yazodhara munirAja mila gye| unhoMne balabhadra ko upadeza dekara kahA ki "he rAjan! tuma to Atmatattva ke jJAtA ho| isalie aba isa bandhumoha ko tathA zoka ko chor3o aura saMyama dhAraNa karake apanA kalayANa kro| chaha bhava ke pazcAt to tuma bharatakSetra meM tIrthaMkara banoge; ye moha kI ceSTAe~ tumheM zobhA nahIM detIM; isalie apane citta ko zAnta karo aura upayoga ko AtmadhyAna meM lgaao|" munirAja kA upadeza sunate hI baladeva ko vairAgya utpanna huA, unakI cetanA camaka uThI - "are, kauna kisakA bhAI ? jahA~ yaha zarIra hI apanA nahIM hai vahA~ dUsarA kauna apanA hogA ?" aisA vicArakara unhoMne dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| dIkSA lekara una aparAjita munirAja ne apanA mana AtmasAdhanA meM hI lagAyA aura anta samaya meM uttama dhyAnapUrvaka zarIra tyAga kara ve mahAtmA solahaveM acyuta svarga meM indra hue| bhagavAna zAntinAtha : pA~cavA~ pUrvabhava acyuta svarga meM indra - bhagavAna zAntinAtha jo aparAjita balabhadra | the ve munidIkSA lekara samAdhimaraNa karake acyuta svarga meM indra hue| vahA~ kI Azcaryajanaka vibhUti dekhakara || 15 +ESCREE FB Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEN IFE bhI unheM Azcarya nahIM huA; kyoMki ve jAnate the ki maiMne pUrvabhava meM AtmA kI ArAdhanA kI hai aura vaha ArAdhanA karate hue sAtha meM jo rAga zeSa raha gayA usakA yaha phala hai| isa vaibhava kA eka rajakaNa bhI mere AtmA kA nahIM hai, saba kucha mujhase bhinna hI hai| isaprakAra nirmoha rUpa se dharma kI mahimApUrvaka sarvaprathama unhoMne indraloka meM virAjamAna jinapratimA kI bhakti sahita pUjA kI aura pazcAt indrapada svIkAra kiyaa| | aisA karake unhoMne apanA aisA bhAva prakaTa kiyA hai ki "he jinadeva ! hameM yaha svarga vaibhava iSTa nahIM hai, hameM to Apa jaisA vItarAgI Atmavaibhava hI iSTa hai|" una acyuta indra ko avadhijJAna tathA vikriyAdi RddhiyA~ thiiN| ve bArambAra tIrthaMkaroM ke paMcakalyANaka meM jAte, indrasabhA meM samyagdarzana kI carcA karake usakI | apAra mahimA prakaTa karate aura cAritradazA kI bhAvanA bhAte / dekho! jIvoM ke pariNAmoM kI kaisI vicitratA hai| trikhaNDa kA rAjavaibhava bhogane meM aparAjita aura anantavIrya donoM sAtha the; tathApi eka to vizuddha pariNAma ke kAraNa svarga meM gayA aura dUsarA saMkleza pariNAma ke kAraNa naraka meN| usane naraka meM tIvra vedanA ke nimitta se puna: samyaktva prApta kara liyaa| phira bhI do bhAiyoM meM se eka asaMkhya varSoM taka svarga meM aura dUsarA asaMkhyAta varSa taka naraka meN| ___ anta meM vaha anantavIrya kA jIva samyaktva kA pAlana karate hue naraka kI ghora yAtanA se chUTakara bharatakSetra meM vidyAdharoM kA svAmI meghanAda rAjA huaa| eka bAra vaha meghanAda meruparvata ke nandanavana meM vidyA sAdha rahA thA, ThIka usIsamaya acyutendra bhI vahA~ jinavandanA hetu Aye aura unhoMne meghanAda ko dekhakara kahA "he - meghanAda! pUrvabhava meM hama donoM bhAI the; maiM acyutendra huA hU~ aura tU naraka meM gayA thA, vahA~ se nikalakara meghanAda vidyAdhara huaa| viSaya-bhogoM kI tIvra lAlasA se tUne ghora naraka-duHkha bhoge / unakA smaraNa karake aba sAvadhAna ho; ina viSaya-bhogoM ko chor3a aura saMyama kI sAdhanA kara! tujhe samyagdarzana to hai hI, cAritra dharma ko aMgIkAra kara! tRSNA kI Aga viSaya-bhogoM dvArA zAMta nahIM hotI; apitu cAritrajala se hI zAMta | hotI hai; isalie tU Aja hI bhogoM ko tilAMjali dekara paramezvarI jinadIkSA dhAraNa kara!" apane bhAI acyuta indra ke mu~ha se cAritra kI mahimA tathA vairAgya kA mahAna upadeza sunakara usa meghanAda 4 NFEF Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FFFF TV || ko jAti smaraNa huA; turanta usakA citta saMsAra se virakta ho gayA aura ghara lauTane se pUrva vahIM usane eka | munirAja ke samIpa vastrAbhUSaNa evaM rAjamukuTa Adi sarva parigraha chor3akara cAritradazA aMgIkAra kara lii| zrI meghanAda muni AtmadhyAna pUrvaka vicara rahe the| ve munirAja zAMtabhAva se samAdhimaraNa karake solahaveM acyuta svarga meM pratIndra hue| indra to zAntinAtha tIrthaMkara kA jIva aura pratIndra cakrAyudha kA jIva - isaprakAra donoM bhAiyoM kA punaH milApa huaa| caitanyarasa se bharapUra zAMta jIvana jInevAle zAMtinAtha tIrthaMkara hone se pUrva pA~caveM tathA tIsare donoM avatAroM meM videhakSetra meM tIrthaMkara ke putra the| donoM bAra indrasabhA meM indra ne unake uttama guNoM kI prazaMsA kI thI aura deva-devI unakI parIkSA karane Aye the| taba jainatattvajJAna evaM brahmacarya meM ve itane aDiga the ki deva bhI unako DigA nahIM ske| jJAna-vairAgya kI dRr3hatA ke preraka unake jIvana kI uttama ghaTanAe~ hama jaise AtmArthI jIvoM ko bhI AtmasAdhanA hetu utsAhita karatI haiN| bhagavAna zAntinAtha : cauthA pUrvabhava - kSemaMkara mahArAjA kI mahArAnI kanakamAlA kI kukSi se vrajAyudha | ke rUpa meM zAntinAtha prabhu ke jIva ne acyuta svarga se avatAra liyA tathA vaha meghanAda jo acyuta svarga meM pratyendra huA thA aura bhaviSya meM tIrthaMkara zAntinAtha kA gaNadhara honevAlA hai, vaha vajrAyudha kA putra sahastrAyudha huaa| usa sahasrAyudha kA caramazarIrI kanakazAnti nAmaka putra huaa| isaprakAra zAntinAtha prabhu ke pUrvabhava vajrAyudha ke jIvana meM ekasAtha cAra pIr3hiyoM meM mahApuruSa hue, jo | isaprakAra haiM - 1. kSemaMkara mahArAjA (videhakSetra ke tIrthaMkara-ratnasaMcayapurI ke rAjA) 2. una kSemaMkara ke putra vajrAyudha kumAra (cakravartI - bhAvI tIrthaMkara zAntinAtha) Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFFFFF Tv 3. una vajrAyudha ke putra sahasrAyudha (bhAvI gaNadhara cakrAyudha) 4. una sahasrAyudha ke putra kanakazAnti (jo caramazarIrI the aura kevalajJAna prakaTa karake dharmopadeza dvArA apane dAdA ko bhI vairAgya ke nimitta hue) eka bAra ratnapurI kI rAjasabhA meM ye cAroM mahAtmA baiThe the| tIrthaMkara kSemaMkara mahArAjA - putra, pautra evaM prapautra sahita zobhAyamAna ho rahe the; itane meM usa rAjasabhA meM eka Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA huii| indrasabhA meM vajrAyudha kI prazaMsA aura deva dvArA parIkSA tathA stuti - jaba yahA~ ratnapurI meM rAjasabhA bharI thI, usIsamaya amarapurI meM indrasabhA cala rahI thii| usameM indra mahArAjA ne vajrAyudha kumAra kI prazaMsA karate hue kahA - "he devoM! dekho, isasamaya videhakSetra kI ratnasaMcayapurI nagarI meM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI kSemakara | mahArAja kI rAjasabhA meM unake putra vajrAyudhakumAra baiThe haiM, ve bhI bharatakSetra ke bhAvI tIrthaMkara haiM, mahAbuddhimAna haiM, avadhijJAnI haiM, guNoM ke sAgara haiM, tattvoM ke jJAtA haiM, dharmAtmA haiM, samyagdarzana ke ni:zaMkAtAdi guNoM se zobhita haiM aura jinapraNIta tattvArthazraddhAna meM aDiga haiN|" indrasabhA meM vajrAyudhakumAra kI aisI prazaMsA sunakara vicitrazUla nAma kA eka deva parIkSA karane ke lie ratnapurI meM AyA aura ekAntavAdI paNDita kA rUpa dhAraNa karake vajrAyudha se pUchane lagA - "he kumAra! Apa jIvAdi padArthoM kA vicAra karane meM catura haiM tathA anekAntamata ke anuyAyI haiM; parantu vastu yA to ekAMta kSaNika hotI hai athavA ekAnta nitya hotI hai|" uttara meM vajrAyudhakumAra ne anekAnta svabhAva kA kathana karate hue syAdvAda zailI meM uttara diyA - jIvAdi koI padArtha na sarvathA kSaNika hai aura na sarvathA nitya hai; kyoMki yadi use sarvathA kSaNika mAnA jAye to puNya-pApa kA phala yA baMdha-mokSa Adi kucha bhI nahIM bana sakate; punarjanma nahIM bana sakatA, vicArapUrvaka kiye jAnevAle kArya mahAna-vyApAra-vivAhAdi nahIM bana sakate; jJAna-cAritrAdi kA anuSThAna yA tapAdi bhI niSphala ho jAyeMge, kyoMki jIva kSaNika hogA to una sabakA phala kauna bhogegA? tathA guru dvArA ziSya +ESCREE FB Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko jJAnaprApti yA pUrvajanma ke saMskAra bhI nahIM raheMge aura pratyabhijJAna, jAtismaraNa jJAna Adi kA bhI lopa ho jAyegA; isalie jIva ko sarvathA kSaNikapanA nahIM hai| aura yadi jIva ko sarvathA nitya mAnA jAye to | baMdha-mokSa nahIM bana sakeMge, ajJAna dUra karake jJAna karanA yA krodhAdi kI hAni yA jJAnAdi kI vRddhi nahIM | bana sakegI, punarjanma bhI nahIM bana sakegA; gati kA parivartana bhI kisaprakAra hogA ? isalie jIva sarvathA nitya bhI nahIM hai| eka hI jIva eka sAtha nitya tathA anitya aise aneka dharmasvarUpa haiM, (AtmA dravya kI | dRSTi se nitya hai, paryAya kI dRSTi se dekheM to vaha palaTatA hai|) AtmA ke ina paraspara virodhI do dharmoM kA eka sAtha hone ko hI anekAnta kahate haiN| usIprakAra jIvAdi tattvoM meM jo apane guNa-paryAya haiM, unase vaha sarvathA abhinna nahIM hai; vaha to anekAnta svarUpa hai|" __isaprakAra vidvAna paNDita ke veza meM AyA huA vaha deva bhI vajrAyudha kI vidvatA se mugdha ho gyaa| mana meM prasanna hokara abhI vizeSa parIkSA ke lie usane pUchA ki "he kumAra ! Apake vacana buddhimattApUrNa tathA Anandaprada haiN| aba yaha samajhAyeM ki - kyA jIva karmAdi kA kartA hai ? yA sarvathA akartA hai ?" uttara meM vajrAyudha ne kahA - "jIva ko ghaTa-paTa-zarIra-karma Adi paradravya kA kartA upacAra se kahA jAtA hai, vAstava meM jIva unakA kartA nahIM hai| azuddhanaya se jIva apane rAgAdi bhAvoM kA kartA hai; parantu vaha kartApanA chor3ane yogya hai, zuddhanaya se jIva krodhAdi kA kartA bhI nahIM hai, vaha apane samyaktvAdi zuddha cetana bhAvoM kA hI kartA hai; vaha usakA svabhAva hai|" vidvAna ke rUpa meM Aye deva ne phira pUchA - "jIva karma ke phala kA bhoktA hai ? yA nahIM ?" vajrAyudha ne uttara diyA - "azuddhanaya se jIva apane kiye hue karmo kA phala bhogatA hai, zuddhanaya se vaha karmaphala kA bhoktA nahIM hai, apane svAbhAvika sukha kA hI bhoktA hai|" deva - "jo jIva karma karatA hai, vahI usake phala kA bhoktA hai ? yA koI dUsarA?" vajrAyudha - "eka paryAya meM jIva zubhAzubha karma ko karatA hai aura dUsarI paryAya meM (athavA dUsare janma +ESCREE FB Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFFF TO || meM) usake phala ko bhogatA hai; isalie paryAya apekSA se dekhane para jo karatA hai, vahI nahIM bhogatA aura dravyaza | apekSA se dekhane para jisa jIva ne karma kie haiM, vahI jIva unake phala ko bhogatA hai|" / anta meM deva ne pUchA - "kyA jIva svayaM jJAna se jAnatA hai ? yA indriyoM se ?" vajrAyudhakumAra ne kahA - "he bhavya! jIva jJAnasvarUpa hai isalie vaha svayaM jJAna se hI jAnatA hai; indriyA~ kahIM jIva svarUpa nahIM hai; zarIra aura indriyA~ to acetana-jar3a haiM; unase jIva bhinna hai| arahaMta evaM siddha bhagavanta to indriyoM ke binA hI sabako jAnate haiM; svAnubhavI dharmAtmA bhI indriyoM ke avalambana binA hI AtmA ko anubhavate haiN| isaprakAra AtmA atIndriya jJAnasvarUpa hai|" isaprakAra AtmA kA svarUpa bhale prakAra samajhAkara anta meM vajrAyudhakumAra ne kahA - "jIva kA nityapanA-kSaNikapanA, baMdha-mokSa, kartRtva-bhoktRtva Adi saba anekAnta-nayoM se hI siddha hotA hai, isalie he bhavya jIva! tuma anekAntamaya jainadharmAnusAra samyakzraddhA karake AtmA kA kalyANa kro|" isaprakAra paNDita veSa meM Aye hue usa deva ne jo bhI prazna pUche, una sabakA samAdhAna vajrAyudhakumAra ne gaMbhIratA aura dRr3hatA se anekAntAnusAra kiyaa| bharata kSetra ke bhAvI tIrthaMkara vajrAyudha ke zrImukha se aisI sundara dharma-carcA sunakara videha ke samasta sabhAjana ati prasanna hue| unake vacana sunakara tathA unake tattvArthazraddhAna kI dRr3hatA dekhakara vaha mithyAdRSTi deva bhI jainadharma kA svarUpa samajhakara samyagdRSTi ho gyaa| kucha samaya pazcAt vajrAyudha ke pitA kSemaMkara tIrthaMkara saMsAra se virakta hue| vajrAyudhakumAra kA rAjyAbhiSeka karake, bAraha anuprekSAoM ke cintanapUrvaka ve svayaM dIkSA lekara muni hue| AtmadhyAna dvArA alpakAla meM kevalajJAna prakaTa kiyA aura samavasaraNa meM divyadhvani dvArA bhavyajIvoM ko dharmopadeza dene lge| idhara, vajrAyudha mahArAjA ratnapurI kA zAsana calA rahe the; unake zAstrAgAra meM acAnaka sudarzanacakra prakaTa // huA aura chahoM khaNDoM para vijaya pAkara unhoMne cakravartI pada prApta kiyaa| pitAjI dharmacakrI hue aura putra 15 +ESCREE FB Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjacakrI hue; parantu dharmAtmAoM ke lie to tIrthaMkara kA pada hI adhika mahimAvaMta hotA hai| aba, una vajrAyudha cakravartI kA pautra (kSemaMkara tIrthaMkara kA prapautra) kanakazAnti jo ki caramazarIrI the, vaha ekabAra parivAra sahita vanavihAra karane ge| unheM vana meM ratnatrayavanta munirAja ke darzana hue| una munirAja ke nikaTa dharmopadeza sunakara ve kanakazAnti vairAgya ko prApta hue aura dIkSA lene kI taiyArI karane lge| taba usake dAdA vajrAyudha ne tathA sahasrAyudha ne kahA - "beTA abhI tuma choTe ho; ata: abhI tuma rAjabhoga bhogo; phira hama jaba dIkSA leMge taba tuma bhI hamAre sAtha dIkSA grahaNa kara lenaa|" parantu vairAgI kanakazAnti ne kahA - "he dAdAjI! he pitAjI! jIvana kA kyA bharosA ? aura manuSya | bhava ke yaha durlabha dina viSaya-bhogoM meM gaMvA denA cintAmaNi ko samudra meM phaiMkane ke samAna hai; ata: bacapana se hI dharma kI sAdhanA kartavya hai; isalie maiM to Aja hI dIkSA luuNgaa| aisA kahakara kanakazAnti ne vana meM jAkara jinadIkSA le lii| ve kanaka munirAja vidyAdhara ke aneka upasargoM meM bhI AtmadhyAna meM aDola rahakara alpakAla meM kevalajJAna ko prApta hue| ____ apane pautra ko kevalajJAna hone ke samAcAra sunate hI ati Anandita hokara vajrAyudha cakravartI ne utsava kiyA aura svayaM dhUmadhAma se una jinarAja kI vandanA pUjA ke lie gye| vahA~ stutipUrvaka prArthanA kI - "he jinarAja! sAMsArika kaSAyoM se Darakara maiM ApakI zaraNa meM AyA hU~, mujhe dharmopadeza sunAne kI kRpA kiijie| aneka deva aura vidyAdhara bhI ApakI zaraNa meM A gaye haiN| zrI kanakakevalI kI divyadhvani meM AyA - "saMsAra anAdi ananta hai, ajJAnI jIva usakA pAra nahIM pA sakate; parantu bhavyajIva AtmajJAna dvArA anAdi saMsAra kA bhI anta kara dete haiN| jo ratnatrayarUpI dharma naukA meM nahIM baiThate ve anaMtabAra saMsArasamudra meM DUbate haiM; parantu jo AtmajJAna karake ekabAra dharma naukA meM baiTha jAte haiN| ve bhava samudra ko pAra kara mokSapurI meM pahu~ca jAte haiN| isalie mokSArthI jIva ko bhavasamudra se pAra hone ke lie avazya dharma kA sevana karanA caahie| dharma hI mAtA-pitA ke samAna hitakArI hai, vahI janma-maraNa ke duHkhoM se ubArakara jIvoM || +ESCREE FB Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREE F ko uttama mokSa sukhoM meM sthApita karatA hai|" isaprakAra kevalI bhagavAna kA upadeza sunakara dharmAtmA vajrAyudha cakravartI kA citta saMsAra ke viSaya-bhogoM se virakta ho gyaa| are! dekho to sahI, jinake pitA tIrthaMkara, | jo svayaM bhAvI tIrthaMkara, ve isasamaya apane pautra ke upadeza se vairAgya prApta karate haiN| vairAgya pAkara vajrAyudha | mahArAjA vicAra karane lage ki - "are! isa saMsAra meM viSaya-bhogoM kI prIti prabala hai; AtmajJAnI ko | bhI usakA anurAga chor3akara munidazA dhAraNa karanA durlabha hai| Azcarya hai ki jo kanakazAnti merA pautra thA | usane to apane Atmabala se bacapana meM hI kevalajJAna sampadA prApta kara lI aura paramAtmA bana gye| dhanya IFE 19 // vairAgI vajrAyudha ne ratnapurI ke rAjya kA bhAra apane putra sahasrAyudha ko sauMpa diyA aura apane pitAzrI | kSemaMkara tIrthaMkara ke samavasaraNa meM jAkara jinadIkSA dhAraNa kii| vairAgya pautra ke upadeza se prApta kiyA thA aura dIkSA pitA ke nikaTa lii| chaha khaNDa kA cakravartI vaibhava chor3akara dIkSA ke pazcAt zrI vajrAyudha munirAja siddhAcala parvata para eka varSa kA pratimAyoga dhAraNa kara acalamudrA meM sthita hue| bAhubali bhagavAna kI bhAMti unhoMne bhI eka varSa taka aDolarUpa se aisA dhyAna tapa kiyA ki latAyeM kaNTha taka lipaTa gaIM; siMha, sarpa, hiraNa, kharagoza Adi prANI unake caraNoM meM Akara zAntipUrvaka rahane lge| unakI zAMta || dhyAnamudrA se prabhAvita hokara hiMsaka pazu bhI zAnta ho jAte the| pUrva ke bairI asuradeva ne unheM dhyAna se DigAne ke lie ghora upasarga kiyA; tathApi vajra munirAja to dhyAna meM vajrasamAna sthira rahe; unakA citta calAyamAna nahIM huaa| aMta meM bhakta-deviyoM ne Akara asura devoM ko bhagA diyaa| muni vajrAyudha aneka varSoM taka ratnatraya kI ArAdhanA sahita videhakSetra meM vicarate rhe| idhara, vajrAyudha mahArAjA ke putra sahasrAyudha ne kucha kAla taka ratnapurI kA rAjya kiyA, phira unakA citta bhI saMsAra se virakta huA; ve vicArane lage ki mere dAdAjI to tIrthaMkara haiM, pitAjI bhI cakravartI kI sampadA chor3akara muni banakara mokSa kI sAdhanA kara rahe haiM, merA putra bhI dIkSA lekara kevalajJAnI ho gayA aura maiM abhI taka viSaya-bhogoM meM par3A huuN| are, yaha duHkhadAyaka evaM pApajanaka viSaya-bhoga mujhe zobhA nahIM dete // 15 EFFEE Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREE F inameM kahIM zAnti nahIM hai; maiM to mokSa kI sAdhanA hetu Aja hI muni dIkSA lU~gA / aise nizcayapUrvaka jinadIkSA | lekara ve bhI vajrAyudha munirAja ke sAtha vicarane lge| pitA-putra (bhAvI tIrthaMkara-gaNadhara) donoM munirAjoM ne aneka varSoM taka sAtha-sAtha vihAra kiyaa| anta meM videhakSetra ke vaibhAra parvata para una donoM munivaroM ne ratnatraya kI akhaNDa ArAdhanApUrvaka samAdhimaraNa kiyA aura Urdhva graiveyaka meM ahamindra hue| isaprakAra kSemaMkara tIrthaMkara aura unake putra vajrAyudha, unake putra sahasrAyudha aura unake putra kanakazAnti, ina cAra pIr3hiyoM meM se do pIr3hI ke jIvoM ne to mokSa prApta kiyA aura bIca kI do pIr3hI ke jIva ahamindra hue; ve tIna bhava ke pazcAt mokSa prApta kreNge| | tIsarA pUrva - tIrthaMkara zAntinAtha aura unake gaNadhara cakrAyudha - yaha donoM pUrvabhava meM graiveyaka meM ahamindra deva hue haiN| graiveyaka ke devoM ke deviyA~ nahIM hotI, tathApi unakI apekSA atyadhika sukha yahA~ indrayANiyoM ke binA hI unheM thaa| isase siddha hai ki sukha viSayoM ke bhogopabhoga meM nahIM hotaa| aisI mumukSu bhAvanA sahita svargaloka kI asaMkhyAta varSoM kI Ayu pUrNa karake ve donoM mahAtmA dUsare pUrvabhava meM manuSya loka meM videha kSetra meM ghanaratha mahArAjA ke putra megharatha aura dRr3haratha ke rUpa meM utpanna hue| IFE 19 4 ___bhAvI bhagavAna zAntinAtha kA jIva megharatha kumAra aura unake gaNadhara cakrAyudha kA jIva dRr3harathakumAra huaa| ve megharatha aura dRr3haratha donoM bhAI AtmajJAnI, zAMti pariNAmI tathA vidvAna the| bhavoM-bhavoM ke tathA mokSa taka ke sAthI hone se donoM ko eka-dUsare ke prati paramasneha thaa| donoM sAtha khelate, sAtha khAte; paraspara dharmacarcA karate aura bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa meM yA rAja darabAra meM bhI sAtha hI jAte / unakI ceSTAyeM sabako AnandakAraka thiiN| kAlalabdhi se prerita mahArAjA ghanaratha ko svayaMbuddharUpa se saMsAra se vairAgya jAgRta huA; unhoMne megharatha ko rAjya sauMpA aura svayaM jinadIkSA dhAraNa kii| devoM ne unakA dIkSAkalyANaka mnaayaa| ghanaratha munirAja zukladhyAna dvArA kevalajJAna prakaTa karake tIrthaMkara hue aura divyadhvani dvArA aneka jIvoM ko || FEFbs Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 222 za lA kA pu ru Sa pm IF 59 u rA rddha mokSamArga batalAte hue videhakSetra meM vicarane lage / AtmasAdhanA meM tatpara tathA saMyama kI bhAvanA meM tallIna rahanevAle mahArAjA megharatha ne ekabAra parva tithi meM proSadha upavAsa kiyA thA; dinabhara AtmasAdhanA meM rahakara rAtri ke samaya ekAnta udyAna meM jAkara ve dharmAtmA dhyAna meM sthita the / ve dhIra-vIra mahArAjA pratijJApUrvaka pratimAyoga dhAraNa karake muni samAna zobhA dete the / itane meM IzAna svarga kI indrasabhA meM indra ne AzcaryapUrvaka unakI prazaMsA kI ki - "aho ! una | mahArAjA ko dhanya hai / ve samyaktvAdi guNoM ke sAgara haiM, jJAnavAna evaM vidvAna haiM, atyanta dhairyavAna haiM; zIlavAna haiN| isasamaya ve meru samAna acala dazA meM AtmadhyAna kara rahe haiN| Atmacintana meM unakI tatparatA | dekhakara Azcarya hotA hai / aho ! unheM namaskAra ho|" indra dvArA prazaMsA sunakara devoM ko Azcarya huA aura pUchA " he nAtha ! isasamaya Apa kisakI stuti | kara rahe haiM? manuSyaloka meM kauna aise mahAtmA haiM - jinakI prazaMsA isa devasabhA meM ho sakatI hai|" - - taba indra ne kahA - "he devoM, suno! manuSya loka ke videhakSetra meM isasamaya rAjA megharatha dhyAnamagna haiM, | unhIM kI prazaMsA maiM kara rahA hU~ / eka bhava ke pazcAt ve bharatakSetra meM zAntinAtha tIrthaMkara honevAle haiM, unhoMne | zarIra kA bhI mamatva chor3akara isasamaya pratimAyoga dhAraNa kiyA hai aura AtmadhyAna meM sthita haiM / indra kI bAta sunakara dUsare saba deva to prasanna hue; parantu do deviyA~ unakI parIkSA karane ke lie pRthvIM para AyIM aura unheM dhyAna se DigAne ke lie bhinna-bhinna prakAra ke hAvabhAva dikhalAkara upadrava karane lagIM; parantu mahArAjA megharatha to kAyA aura mAyA donoM se pare the, atyanta dhIra-vIra evaM sAgara samAna gaMbhIra ve apane paramAtmatattva ke Ananda meM lIna the| unake pariNAma atyanta zAnta the; AtmA ke atirikta anyatra kahIM unakA citta nahIM lagA thA / svarga se AyI huI deviyoM ne anekaprakAra ke upasarga prArambha kiye -kAyara manuSya kA to kalejA kAMpa tI rthaM ka ra zA nti nA tha parva 15 Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREFFFFFFY || uThe - aise bhayaMkara dRzya upasthita kiye tathA manohara hAvabhAva gIta-vilAsa-AliMganAdi rAgavardhaka || kAmaceSTAyeM kara-karake unheM dhyAna se cyuta karane ke lie aneka upadrava kiye; parantu megharatha to meru samAna acala hI rahe / bAhya meM kyA-kyA ceSTAyeM ho rahIM haiM, unake prati unakA lakSya hI nahIM thA ? anta meM deviyA~ thaka gaIM aura khIjhakara tiraskAra bhare vacana bolIM, zarIra kI aneka vIbhatsa ceSTAyeM kIM; parantu ve dhyAnI vIra AtmadhyAna se nahIM Dige so nahIM ddige| deviyA~ unake vairAgyarUpI kavaca ko nahIM bheda skiiN|| | jo upayoga ko nija paramAtmA meM ekAkAra karake baiThe hoM, unakA bAhya upadrava kyA bigAr3a sakate? | paramAtmatattva meM unakA praveza hI kahA~ hai ? jisaprakAra bijalI kI tIvra gar3agar3AhaTa bhI meruparvata ko hilA nahIM sakatI, usIprakAra deviyoM kI rAgaceSTA una mahAtmA ke manameru ko kiMcit bhI DigA nahIM skii| anta | meM deviyA~ hAra gaIM; unheM vizvAsa ho gayA ki indrarAja ne jo prazaMsA kI thI vaha yathArtha hai / isaprakAra unake guNoM se prabhAvita hokara una deviyoM ne unheM vandana kiyA, kSamAyAcanA kI aura unakI stuti karake svarga loka meM calI giiN| rAtri vyatIta hote hI mahArAjA megharatha ne nirvighnarUpa se apanA kAyotsarga pUrNa kiyaa| ekabAra bhagavAna ghanaratha tIrthaMkara kI dharmasabhA kA nagarI meM Agamana huaa| pitA aura prabhu ke padhArane kI bAta sunate hI megharatha ke harSa kA pAra nahIM rahA / mahArAjA megharatha saparivAra mahAna utsavapUrvaka samavasaraNa meM gye| eka to unake pitA aura ve bhI tIrthaMkara, unake darzana se ati Ananda huaa| sabane bhaktisahita paramAtmA kI vandanA karake unakI divyavANI kA zravaNa kiyaa| prabhu kI vANI meM mokSasAdhanA kA adbhuta varNana sunakara rAjA megharatha ke citta meM mokSasAdhanA kI utsukatA utpanna ho gaI aura ve saMsAra chor3akara munidIkSA lene ko taiyAra hue| unake bhrAtA dRr3haratha bhI unhIM ke sAtha dIkSita hone ko taiyAra ho gye| megharatha ne unase rAjya saMbhAlane ko kahA; parantu ve bole ki he pUjya! jisa rAjapATa aura jina viSaya- | bhogoM ko asAra jAnakara Apa tyAga rahe haiM, maiM bhI unako asAra hI mAnatA huuN| Apa inakA moha chor3a rahe || 15 EsrFE FB Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BEFFFFFF Tv haiM to maiM unake moha meM kyoM pai~ ? maiM to ApakA bhava-bhavAntara kA sAthI-sahodara hU~ aura mokSa hone taka Apake sAtha hI rhuuNgaa| isalie maiM bhI Apake sAtha dIkSA lekara paramapitA ke caraNa meM rhNgaa| isaprakAra ghanaratha tIrthaMkara ke caraNoM meM unake putra megharatha tathA dRr3haratha donoM ne jinadIkSA aMgIkAra kara lI; unake sAtha anya sAta hajAra rAjAoM ne bhI dIkSA grahaNa kI tathA mahArAnI priyamitrA Adi aneka zrAvikAyeM bhI dIkSA lekara AryikA bana giiN| dIkSA lekara megharatha aura dRr3haratha donoM munivaroM ne AtmadhyAna dvArA zuddharatnatraya dhAraNa kiye, uttama tapa kiyA aura bAraha aMga kA jJAna prakaTa karake zrutakevalI hue| ve sadaiva uttama vairAgya bhAvanAoM meM tatpara rahate the| ghanaratha tIrthaMkara ke sAnnidhya meM megharatha munirAja ne kSAyika samyaktva prakaTa kiyA tathA darzanavizuddhi Adi solaha uttama bhAvanAoM dvArA sarvotkRSTa tIrthaMkara prakRti bAMdhanA prArambha kiyA, mAnoM eka tIrthaMkara pitA ke pAsa se unhIM ke putra ne tIrthaMkaratva kA uttarAdhikAra prApta kiyaa| vairAgya kI vRddhi tathA karmoM kI hAni ke hetu ve sadA adhruva-azaraNa-saMsAra-ekatva-anyatva-azuciAsrava-saMvara-nirjarA-loka-bodhidurlabha evaM dharma - ina bAraha anuprekSAoM kA cintana karate the| ina vairAgya bhAvanAoM kA cintana unake citta meM Ananda utpanna karatA thA, ve bArambAra zuddhopayoga dvArA nirvikalpa mokSasukha kA vedana karate the| bAhya sthita jIva zuddhopayogI muni aura siddhoM meM antara dekhate haiM to dekheM; parantu unheM svayaM to nirvikalpa Ananda meM lInatA hone se koI dvaita dikhAyI nahIM detaa| aisI Anandamaya dazA meM jhUlate-jhUlate ve megharatha evaM dRr3haratha munivara aneka varSoM taka vicare aura dharmopadeza dvArA aneka jIvoM kA kalyANa kiyaa| cauMsaTha mahAna RddhiyoM meM se kevalajJAna ke atirikta anya sarvaRddhiyA~ unako prakaTa huIM thIM, kintu una labdhiyoM kA upayoga karanA unakA lakSya nahIM thA, unakA lakSya to caitanya kI sAdhanA hI thA / jaba unakI Ayu eka hI mAsa zeSa rahI, taba unhoMne vidhipUrvaka samAdhimaraNa karane hetu prAyopagamana saMnyAsa dhAraNa kiyaa| zarIra kI atyanta upekSA karake ve dhyAna-svAdhyAya meM hI rahane 4ERFE FB Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREFFFFFFY lage; unhoMne AhAra-jala kA sarvathA tyAga kara diyA; ve apane zarIra kI kisIprakAra kI sevA suzruSA karate nahIM the tathA dUsaroM ke pAsa karAte bhI nahIM the| mahAna zUravIratApUrvaka ve cAra ArAdhanA meM tatpara the| pariNAmoM | kI vizuddhi bar3hate-bar3hate ve zukladhyAna meM ArUr3ha hue aura upazamabhAva se guNasthAna zreNI car3hane lge| rAgadveSa-moha kA upazama karake ve gyArahaveM vItarAgI guNasthAna meM pahu~ce aura samAdhipUrvaka deha ko tyAgakara saMsAra ke sarvotkRSTa sthAna 'sarvArthasiddhi meM utpanna hue|' bhagavAna zAntinAtha : pUrvabhava - bhagavAna zAntinAtha aura unake bhrAtA donoM jaba sarvArthasiddhi meM virAjate the taba bhagavAna kunthunAtha kA AtmA bhI vahIM sarvArthasiddhi meM utpanna huA thaa| eka-dUsare se adbhuta| acintya caitanyacarcA karate the| bhagavAna zAntinAtha kA vartamAna bhava - mAgha kA mahInA cala rahA thA, acAnaka hI hastinApura meM rAjabhavana ke prAgaMNa meM karor3oM ratnoM kI varSA hone lagI aura chaha mAsa pazcAt bhAdrapada kRSNA saptamI ko | mahArAnI acirAdevI ne ati maMgala sUcaka siMha, hAthI, mAlA, ratnarAzi Adi solaha svapna dekhe| jisasamaya acirA mAtA ne svapna dekhe usIsamaya sarvArthasiddhi svarga se vaha ahamindra zAntinAtha ke rUpa meM unake udara meM avatarita huaa| mahArAnI ne alpanidrA meM dekhA ki eka mahAsundara hAthI unake mukha meM praviSTa ho rahA hai| mahArAnI jAga uThIM; ati harSapUrvaka paMcaparameSThI kA ciMtana kiyaa| pazcAt rAjasabhA meM pahu~cI aura mahArAjA se maMgala svapnoM kI bAta khii| avadhijJAnI azvasena mahArAjA ne jAna liyA ki apane yahA~ trilokInAtha tIrthaMkara kA Agamana huA hai| unhoMne kahA - "he devI! solahaveM tIrthaMkara kA jIva tumhAre garbha meM avatarita ho cukA hai| itanA hI nahIM, vaha mahAna AtmA pahale cakravartI hokara isa sAre bharatakSetra para rAjya karegA aura pazcAt tIrthaMkara hokara samasta vizva meM dharma kA sAmrAjya claayegaa| usakA rUpa adbhuta sundara hogaa| vaha kAmadeva, cakravartI evaM tIrthaMkara - aisI tIna sarvottama padaviyoM kA dhArI hogaa|" yaha sukhada samAcAra sunakara mahAdevI acirAmAtA ke harSa kA pAra nahIM rahA - mAtA ke mu~ha se nikalA +ESCREE FB Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "ahA, aisA dharmAtmA aura mokSagAmI jIva mere udara meM!" unheM AtmA ke asaMkhyAta pradezoM meM kinhIM apUrva caitanya bhAvoM kA vedana huA, unake aMtara se mohAndhakAra dUra hokara caitanya prakAza khila utthaa| | zAntinAtha prabhu ke garbhAvatAra kalyANaka kA utsava karane hetu svarga se indra A phuNce| unhoMne mahArAjA azvasena tathA mahAdevI acirA mAtA kA tIrthaMkara ke mAtA-pitA ke rUpa meM sammAna kiyA; divya vastrAbhUSaNa bheMTa kie aura stuti kii| | hastinApurI ke bhAgya kA udaya huaa| use ayodhyAtIrtha jaisA gaurava prApta huaa| vahA~ pratidina ratnoM kI varSA hotI thI, zAnti evaM samRddhi bar3hatI jA rahI thii| kamalavAsI zrI-hI-dhRti-kIrti-lakSmI-sarasvatI Adi deva kumAriyA~ bhI indra kI AjJA se acirA mAtA kI sevA karane A gaI thiiN| ve deviyA~ AnandavinodapUrvaka carcA karake mAtA ko Anandita karatI thIM aura udarastha prabhu kI mahimA prakaTa karatI thiiN| eka bAra zrI devI ne pUchA - he sakhI ! ina mAtAjI ke AsapAsa sarvatra itanI adhika zAnti kyoM hai? taba lajjAvatI hrI devI ne kahA - he devI! bhagavAna zAntinAtha svayaM mAtAjI ke udara meM virAja rahe haiM, unhIM ke pratApa se itanI adhika zAnti chA rahI hai| dhRti devI ne pUchA - he sakhI! mahArAjA azvasena evaM acirA mAtA kI kIrti kaise phaila gaI? kIrti devI ne kahA - he devI ! tIna loka meM kIrti karanevAlA AtmA unake udara meM AyA hai| lakSmI devI ne pUchA - he devI sarasvatI! Ajakala acirA mAtA ke aMtara se sarasvatI umar3a rahI hai aura sampUrNa rAjya meM lakSmI kI khUba vRddhi ho rahI hai, usakA kyA kAraNa hai ? sarasvatI devI ne kahA - he lakSmI! isasamaya mAtAjI ke udara meM jo tIrthaMkara virAja rahe haiM, ve tIna loka | kI lakSmI tathA zreSTha sarasvatI ke svAmI honevAle haiN| - aisI uttama carcA meM prasannatApUrvaka bhAga lekara mAtAjI bhI deviyoM ko Ananda prApta karAtI thiiN| // 15 +ESCREE FB Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | isaprakAra prasannatA ke vAtAvaraNa meM savA nau mahIne bIta gaye tatpazcAt jyeSTha kRSNA caturdazI ke dina mAtA acirAdevI ne aise putra ko janma diyA, jisake mahAteja se pRthvI jagamagA uThI / mAtra manuSyaloka kA hI lA nahIM, svarga kA tathA naraka kA vAtAvaraNa bhI do kSaNa ke lie zAntimaya ho uThA / sarvatra hI eka prakAra kA nUtana AlhAda chA gyaa| svarga ke divya vAdya ekasAtha bajane lage aura divya airAvata hAthI para baiThakara indra pu hastinApurI meM bAlaprabhu kA janmotsava manAne devoM ke ThATa-bATa sahita A pahu~ce / bAla tIrthaMkara ko goda meM lekara indrANI dhanya ho gii| ahA ! tIrthaMkara samAna dharmAtmA kA sIdhA sparza hone se vaha parama vAtsalyapUrvaka romAMcita ho gaI / deva paryAya meM yadyapi putra nahIM hote; parantu kisI sAtizaya puNyayoga se tIrthaMkara zizu ko apanI goda meM lete hue usa indrANI ko putrasukha kA anubhava huaa| vaha aisA vedana karane lagI ki mAno vahI bacce kI mA~ ho / (227 EEK ME Us za kA ru Sa u tta rA rddha bAla tIrthaMkara bhI aneka jIvoM ko samyaktva meM kAraNa hote haiN| mokSagAmI bAlaka ko goda meM lene se vaha indrANI bhI mokSagAmI bana gaI / Ananda ke romAMcapUrvaka indrANI ne una bAla tIrthaMkara ko indra ke hAtha | meM de diyA / indra bAlaka ko dekhakara tRpta nahIM huA to usane eka sAtha hajAra netra banAkara prabhu kA rUpa nihArA / manuSyaloka kI tIrthaMkara - vibhUti ke samakSa svargaloka kI indravibhUti bhI use tuccha lagane lagI / prabhu ko daivI airAvata hAthI para virAjamAna karake mahAna zobhAyAtrA sahita indra meruparvata para le gayA aura vahA~ atizaya bhaktipUrvaka janmAbhiSeka kiyA / tI rthaM ka ra zA "una zizu bhagavAna kA svarUpa yadyapi svayaM suzobhita thA, zobhA ke lie kisI bAhya-alaMkAra kI AvazyakatA unako nahIM thI; tathApi svargaloka sthita mAnastambha ke divya piTAroM se utpanna hue sarvotkRSTa nti alaMkAra maiM tIrthaMkara ke atirikta kise pahanAU~ ? una divya alaMkAra ko dhAraNa kara sake aisA to vizva meM dUsarA koI hai nahIM" aisA socakara indrANI ne svarga ke divya vastrAbhUSaNa bAla tIrthaMkara ko pahinAye aura | sAtha hI prabhu ke mastaka para ratnoM kA maMgala tilaka lgaayaa| AzcaryapUrvaka prabhu ko nihArane lgii| nA una prabhu ke darzana se sarvajIvoM ko zAnti ho rahI thI, isase indra ne una solahaveM tIrthaMkara kA nAma tha parva 15 Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy zAntinAtha rkhaa| unake caraNa meM mRga kA cihna thaa| janmAbhiSeka ke pazcAt eka hajAra ATha maMgala nAmoM se indra ne prabhu kI stuti kii| adbhuta tANDava nRtya kiyA aura zobhAyAtrA ke sAtha hastinApura lautte| hastinApura ke rAjamahala meM Akara indra ne sammAnapUrvaka bhagavAna ke mAtA-pitA ko unakA putra sauMpA aura unake samakSa puna: bAla tIrthaMkara kI bhakti kii| indra-indrANI ke sAtha thiraka-thirakakara nAca utthaa| pandrahaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna dharmanAtha kA zAsana lagabhaga tIna sAgara taka calA; usake anta bhAga meM va palya (asaMkhya varSa) taka dharma kA viccheda ho gayA thA; tatpazcAt solahaveM tIrthaMkara zAntinAtha bhagavAna kA avatAra huA aura dharma kI dhArA punaH pravAhita huii| unakI Ayu eka lAkha varSa kI thI, jagata meM zreSTha aisA cakravartI pada, sarvArthasiddhi-indrapada yA tIrthaMkara pada dharmArAdhaka jIvoM ko hI prApta hote haiM; aisI samasta padaviyA~ dharmArAdhaka bhagavAna zAntinAtha ke jIva ko prApta huI thIM, tathApi aMta meM to una saba karmajanita saMyogI padaviyoM ko chor3akara prabhu ne svabhAvabhUta aise asaMyogI siddhapada ko hI saadhaa| ___ kAmadeva, cakravartI aura tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM unake zarIra kI sundaratA to sarvotkRSTa thI; para aMtara meM apUrva bhedajJAna, kSAyikasamyaktva aura avadhijJAna dvArA unake AtmA kA saundarya bhI mahAna thaa| unakI dasa aMguliyoM kI komalatA meM mAno uttamakSamAdi dasa dharmoM kA vAsa thA, isalie unameM kiMcit kaThoratA nahIM thii| una bAla tIrthaMkara zAntikumAra ke mastaka ke komala-dhuMgharAle bAloM se lekara pairoM ke camakadAra nakhoM taka zarIra ke samasta avayavoM kI zobhA ko bhinna-bhinna varNana karane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? itanA kahanA hI paryApta hogA ki usa zarIra ke sarvAMga meM vyApta hokara eka mahAmaMgalarUpa tIrthaMkara prabhu virAja rahe the| bAlaka zAntinAtha kA avatAra hone ke kucha samaya pazcAt mahArAja azvasena kI dUsarI rAnI ne bhI eka putra ko janma diyaa| megharatha ke bhava meM jo dRr3haratha nAma kA bhAI thA aura jo sarvArthasiddhi meM sAtha thA, | vaha jIva vahA~ se cayakara yahA~ zAntinAtha ke bhrAtA cakrAyudha ke rUpa meM avatarita huaa| donoM bhrAtA dina-pratidina vRddhiMgata hone lge| unakI bAla krIr3AyeM bhI Azcaryajanaka thiiN| deva bhI unake +ESCREE FB I/ Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtha krIr3A karane hetu unhIM jitane bAlaka kA rUpa dhAraNa karake hastinApurI meM rahate the| donoM bhrAtA | AtmAnubhavI, caramazarIrI tathA atyanta Atmarasika the| eka bAra zAntinAtha aura cakrAyudha donoM manohara udyAna meM paryaTana hetu gye| sAtha meM aura bhI aneka loga the| Ananda-pramoda meM dina pUrA huaa| sAyaMkAla zAntinAtha ne apane bhAI se kahA "bhAI cakra ! calo, zAnti se do ghar3I antara meM paramAtmatattva kA ciMtana kreN|" yaha bAta sunakara cakrakumAra prasanna hue aura donoM bhAI dhyAna meM baiThakara AtmasvarUpa kA cintana karane lge| upayoga nijasvarUpa meM ekAgra hone se svAnubhUti ke nirvikalpa Ananda kA anubhava huaa| yogI samAna dhyAnastha una donoM rAjakumAroM ko dekhakara saba loga bhI prabhAvita hue aura saba bAhya pravRtti chor3akara Atmacintana meM baiTha gye| cAroM ora zAnti kA stabdha vAtAvaraNa chA gyaa| are! vana ke siMha aura zazaka, sarpa aura mora Adi pazu-pakSI bhI unakI zAMta dhyAnamudrA dekhakara Azcarya ko prApta hue aura paraspara kA bairabhAva chor3akara prabhu sanmukha baiTha gye| zAntinAtha ne pUchA - "he bandhu! svAnubhUti ke samaya antara meM AtmA kaisA dikhAyI detA hai ?" cakrAyudha bole - "aho deva! jaba maiMne svayaM apane ko dekhA to mujhe jo atIndriya Ananda kI anubhUti huI, vaha AtmAnubhUti vacanAtIta evaM vikalpAtIta thii| paramazAMtasvarUpa se AtmA svayaM hI pratyakSa atIndriya | jJAna ke svAda meM svayaM AtA thaa| vahA~ indriyA~ nahIM thIM, rAga nahIM thA, dravya-guNa-paryAya ke koI bheda bhI nahIM the| akelA jJAyaka AtmA svayaM apane Ananda meM lIna hokara sarvopari paramatattva meM prakAzita ho rahA thaa|" zAntinAtha ne punaH prazna kiyA - "usa svAnubhUti ke samaya nirvikalpa upayoga meM sva-para prakAzakapanA kisaprakAra hotA hai? cakrAyudha bole - "usa samaya aMtarmukha upayoga meM mAtra AtmaprakAzana hai, AtmA svayaM hI jJAtA aura svayaM hI jJeya - isaprakAra jJeya-jJAyaka kI abhinnatA hai| usasamaya upayoga meM parajJeya nahIM hotA; kyoMki sAdhakadazA || 15 4 NFEF Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFFFFF TV 230|| meM upayoga sva meM tathA para meM donoM meM ekasAtha nahIM lagatA; ekasamaya eka meM hI upayoga hotA hai|" zAntinAtha ne phira pUchA - "to kyA usasamaya jIva ko sva-para kA jJAna nahIM hai ?" cakrAyudha - "hai; parantu chadmastha jIva apane upayoga ko svajJeya meM hI lagAtA hai| jisa bhedajJAna dvArA paravastu ko pararUpa jAnA hai vaha jJAna usa paryAya meM vartatA avazya hai; parantu labdharUpa vartatA hai| upayoga meM to AtmA hI jJAtA aura AtmA svayaM hI jJeya hai| para se bhinnatA kA jJAna karAne ke lie kahIM parasanmukha upayoga honA Avazyaka nahIM hai| apane zuddha AtmA ko svajJeya rUpa se jAnA aura usameM rAga kI yA jar3a kI milAvaTa nahIM kI, vahI bhedajJAna hai| jJAnI ko vaha nirantara vartatA hai|" zAntinAtha ne jAnanA cAhA - "dharmI kA upayoga antara meM ho taba to usa atIndriya upayoga meM indriya viSaya chUTa gaye haiM; parantu jaba usI dharmI kA upayoga bAhya meM ho aura indriyajJAna ho, taba usa bAhya upayoga ke samaya kyA use mAtra indriyajJAna hI hotA hai athavA atIndriyajJAna bhI hotA hai?" cakrAyudha ne kahA - "dharmI ko bAhya upayoga ke samaya indriyajJAna hotA hai tathA usIsamaya use usa paryAya meM atIndriyajJAna nahIM hai, tathApi usI paryAya meM pahale jo AtmajJAna kiyA hai, usakI dhAraNA vartatI hai, || isalie atIndriyajJAna kA pariNamana (labdharUpa) se usI paryAya meM cala skegaa| isalie atIndriya jJAna tathA anaMtAnubaMdhI kaSAya ke abhAvarUpa zAnti, samyak zraddhA Adi indriyAtIta zuddhabhAva dharmI kI paryAya meM sadA vartate hI haiM aura una bhAvoM dvArA hI dharmI jIva kI saccI pahicAna hotI hai|" caitanyarasa se paripUrNa aisI sarasa tattvacarcA aura vaha bhI tIrthaMkara-gaNadhara honevAle do mahAtmAoM ke zrImukha se sunakara sabhAjana svAnubhUti ke gambhIra rahasya ko spaSTarUpa se samajha gaye aura usIsamaya aneka jIvoM ne svAnubhUti bhI prApta kI thii| tIrthaMkara-prakRti kA udaya Ane se pUrva hI cakravartI samrATa zAntinAtha ne gRhastha avasthA meM hI AMzika dharmatIrtha kA pravartana prArambha kara diyaa| svAnubhava kI isa sundara carcA dvArA pAThakoM ko yaha jAnakara prasannatA hogI ki tIrthaMkaroM kA samasta jIvana // EN FEE Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREE F IFE 19 | kaisA mahAna, sundara evaM gambhIra bhAvoM se bharA hotA hai aura unake samAgama se jIvoM ko dharma kI kaisI uttama | preraNAe~ prApta hotI rahatI haiN| | zAntinAtha jaba dharmacakrI hoMge taba dharmacakra sahita bharatakSetra ke mAtra AryakhaNDa meM hI vihAra kareMge, anAryakhaNDoM meM nahIM jaayeNge| vartamAna meM cakravartI rUpa se unhoMne sudarzanacakra sahita chahoM khaNDa meM vihAra kiyA, anAryakhaNDoM meM bhI gye| abhI taka koI tIrthaMkara anAryakhaNDoM meM nahIM gaye the| bhAgyazAlI huA anAryakhaNDa bhI ki vahA~ ke jIvoM ko bhAvI tIrthaMkara ke darzana hue| cakravartI ke rUpa meM zAntinAtha saurASTra meM padhAre the aura pazcAt dharmacakrI tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM bhI unakA saurASTra meM padArpaNa huA thaa| zatrujayagiri ke jinamandira meM virAjamAna jinapratimA Aja bhI unakA smaraNa karAtI haiN| tIna khaNDa kI vijaya ke pazcAt prabhu zrI zAntinAtha cakrI jaba vijayArddha parvata para gaye taba vahA~ rahanevAle vidyAdhara rAjAoM ne ati harSapUrvaka unakA eka paramAtmA jaisA sammAna kiyA aura (1) vijayaparvata nAma kA zveta hAthI (2) pavaJjaya nAma kA uttama azva tathA (3) subhadrA nAmaka sundara kanyA - yaha tIna uttamottama ratna una cakravartI mahArAjA ko arpaNa karake mahAna Adarasahita unake zAsana kA svIkAra kiyaa| vidyAdharoM meM tIrthaMkara utpanna nahIM hote aura sAmAnyarUpa se vahA~ koI tIrthaMkara jAte bhI nahIM haiM; parantu isa caubIsI meM eka hI jIva ekasAtha tIrthaMkara evaM cakravartI - donoM padavI ke dhAraka hone se vijayArddha parvata para tathA anAryakhaNDoM meM bhI chadmastha bhAvI tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kA padArpaNa huA, yaha vahA~ ke nivAsiyoM ke lie eka ati AzcaryakArI evaM mahAAnandakArI ghaTanA thii| cakrI kA sudarzanacakra bhI dharmacakra jaisA hI thA; kyoMki usake dvArA kabhI kisI jIva kI hiMsA hone kA prasaMga nahIM AtA thaa| itanA hI nahIM, vaha cakradhArI mAtra cakravartI hI nahIM the, sAtha hI tIrthaMkara bhI the, isalie unake sudarzana cakra se bhavyajIva dharma bhI prApta karate the| cakrI kahIM hAthI-ghor3e yA ratna Adi lene ke lie chaha khaNDa meM nahIM gaye the, ratnoM ke Dhera to kubera dvArA unake janma se pUrva hI laga gaye the| eka bhAvI tIrthaMkara, tIrthaMkararUpa se avatarita hone ke pazcAt Arya khaNDa meM vihAra karake mleccha khaNDa ke logoM ko bhI darzana deM, yaha una mlecchoM kA saubhAgya hI thaa| vAstava meM paMcama cakravartI EFFE Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREFFFFFFY | prabhu zAntinAtha ko chaha khaNDa kI digvijaya karane meM mAtra ATha varSa lage the| jabaki usI kAma meM cakravartI || bharata ko sATha hajAra varSa lage the| pratyeka cakravartI apanI vijayagAthA vRSabhAcalaparvata kI zilA para | utkIrNa karatA hai; parantu utkIrNa karane ke sthAna ke lie use pUrvakAla ke kisI eka cakravartI kA lekha miTAnA par3atA hai aura taba unakA garva utaratA hai; parantu prabhu zrI zAntinAtha cakravartI kI bAta una saba |cakravartiyoM se alaga thI; kyoMki una saba cakravartiyoM meM koI tIrthaMkara nahIM the| usa zilA ke agrabhAga meM unake tIrthaMkara prakRti ke puNya prabhAva se unakA nAma likhane kA sthAna svata: bana gayA thaa| isaprakAra zAntinAtha mahArAjA chaha khaNDa kI digvijaya karake bharatakSetra ke pA~caveM cakravatI hue" - aisA zilAlekha vajra dvArA utkIrNa kiyaa| isaprakAra hastinApurI ke mahArAjA zAntinAtha dUsarI bAra cakravartI hue| isase pahale pUrva pA~caveM bhava meM bhI ve videhakSetra meM kSemaMkara tIrthaMkara ke putra vajrAyudha the; taba cakravartI pada prApta kiyA thA aura pazcAt use | chor3a diyA thA; parantu vaha cakravartI pada mAno aba bhI prabhu kA saMga chor3anA nahIM cAhatA ho / dekho na, bhagavAna zAntinAtha to rAjya chor3akara tathA zarIra ko bhI tyAga kara mokSa meM phuNce| use asaMkhyAta varSa bIta jAne para bhI, ve cakravartI aura tIrthaMkara pada Aja bhI unakA pIchA nahIM chor3ate, isalie unake sAtha cakravartI zAntinAtha, tIrthaMkara zAntinAtha - isaprakAra vizeSaNa lage hue haiN| cakravartI zAntinAtha kA vairAgya - mahArAjA zAntinAtha cakravartI kA janma-divasa manAyA jA rahA thaa| unake avatAra ko Aja pacahattara hajAra varSa pUre hue the| deza-videza meM uttama bheMTa lekara eka hajAra rAjA utsava meM sammilita hone Aye the| mahArAjA zAntinAtha rAjadarabAra meM jAne kI taiyArI karake darpaNa meM mu~ha dekha rahe the, itane meM to are, yaha kyA! mahArAjA acAnaka cauMka par3e, darpaNa ke pratibimba meM pahale sundara rUpa dikhAyI diyA, vaha dUsare kSaNa badala gayA, kSaNabhara meM aisA parivartana / zarIra kI aisI kSaNabhaMguratA! usIsamaya unheM apane nirmala jJAnadarpaNa meM apane aneka bhavoM ke aneka rUpa dRSTigocara hue| "maiM hI sarvArthasiddhi meM thA aura maiM hI ghanaratha tIrthaMkara kA putra thA tathA videhakSetra ke kSemakara tIrthaMkara kA putra vajrAyudha Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREE F IFE 19 | cakravartI bhI maiM hI thaa| are! dUsare bhogoM kI to kyA bAta, yaha cakravartI pada kI vibhUti bhI mere lie navIna | nahIM hai-pUrva meM yaha bhI maiM prApta kara cukA hU~, itanA hI nahIM, use chor3akara maiMne sAdhudazA bhI grahaNa kI thii| mere ratnatrayanidhAna ke nikaTa anya kisI nidhAna kA kyA mUlya hai ?" isaprakAra darpaNa meM dikhAyI diye pratibimba ke nimitta se apane pUrvabhavoM kA jAtismaraNa hote hI zAntinAtha cakravartI vairAgya ko prApta hue aura vicArane lage ki "are! mere jIvana ke pacahattara hajAra varSa bIta gye| mujhe abhI kevalajJAna kI sAdhanA karanA hai| aba ina kSaNabhaMgura vaibhavoM meM yA rAga meM rukanA mere lie ucita nahIM hai| basa! maiM Aja hI isa rAjavaibhava ko chor3akara dIkSA aMgIkAra karU~gA aura jinendra bnuuNgaa| mahArAjA zAntinAtha to apane vairAgya cintana meM ekAgra the, bAraha bhAvanAoM dvArA saMsAra kI asAratA kA citavana karake, parama sArabhUta nija paramatattva meM upayoga lagA rahe the| itane meM brahmasvarga ke laukAntika deva vahA~ utre| zveta vastradhArI ve vairAgI deva jaina RSiyoM ke samAna zobhate the| unhoMne Akara tIrthaMkara ke caraNoM meM vaMdana kiyA aura unake parama vairAgya kI prazaMsA kI - "aho deva! Apa isa bharatakSetra ke solahaveM tIrthaMkara haiM, dIkSA saMbaMdhI Apake vicAra uttama haiN| Apa dIkSA lekara kevalajJAna prakaTa kareMge aura jagata ke jIvoM ko mokSamArga drshaayeNge| bharatakSetra meM aneka varSoM se vicchinna dharmapravAha ko punaH avicchinna dhArArUpa karane kA samaya A gayA hai aura vaha Apake dvArA hI hogaa| dhanya hai yaha cAritra dhAraNa karane kA suavasara! hama bhI isa avasara ke lie lAlAyita haiM, isalie Apake cAritra kA anumodana karane Aye haiN|" aisI stuti karake ve laukAntika deva punaH brahmasvarga meM cale gye| usIsamaya karor3oM devoM ke sAtha prabhu kA jaya-jayakAra karate hue svarga se indra A phuNce| vairAgI zAntinAtha ko dIkSAvana meM le jAne ke lie svargaloka se sarvArthasiddhi nAmaka divya zibikA bhI ve sAtha lAye the| usa avasara para eka ora to mahArAjA zAntinAtha ne rAjaputra ko rAjya sauMpakara usakA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyA aura dUsarI ora indroM ne zAntinAtha kA dIkSA abhiSeka karake svargaloka se lAye hue divya vastrAbhUSaNa | 15 +ESCREE FB Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (237|| pahinAye / basa! vairAgI zAntinAtha kA saMsAra meM yaha antima snAna evaM antima vastra the| // zibikA meM baiThakara vairAgI zAntinAtha ne jaba vanagamana kiyA, taba prathama bhUmigocarI rAjAoM ne, pazcAt lA vidyAdhara rAjAoM ne aura tatpazcAt indroM ne vaha zibikA kandhoM para uThAyI aura AkAzamArga meM calane lge| una saMsAra se virakta cakravartI zAntinAtha ke acAnaka vairAgya kI bAta sunakara rAniyoM ko kiMcit AghAta lgaa| indrANI unheM AzvAsana dene kA vicAra kara hI rahI thI, itane meM to una rAniyoM ne svayaM vivekabuddhi se samAdhAna karake zUravIratA se dRr3ha nizcaya kiyA ki hama jisaprakAra bhoga meM svAmI kI sahacarI thIM usIprakAra aba yoga meM bhI svAmI ke sAtha rheNgii| hama bhI aba dezavrata dhAraNa karake vairAgyamaya jIvana jiyeNgii| hamAre svAmI ko jaba kevalajJAna hogA taba hama bhI samavasaraNa meM jAkara prabhu ke caraNoM meM AtmakalyANa kreNge| isaprakAra ve rAniyA~ bhI aba rAjavaibhava ke prati bilakula udAsIna ho gaI thIM aura dezavrata kA pAlana karate hue uttama zrAvikAoM jaisA vairAgI jIvana jIne lagI thiiN| indrANI ne unakI prazaMsA karate hue kahA - "tumheM to isa bhava meM dezavrata kA avasara hai; parantu hameM isa devI paryAya meM saMyama kA koI avasara nahIM hai| tIrthaMkara ke saMga se tumhArA jIvana dhanya huA hai|" hajAroM varSa se cakravartI kI sevA karanevAle deva, samrATa kA vairAgya dekhakara hAtha jor3e khar3e the aura devaparyAya se manuSyaparyAya ko zreSTha mAnate hue kaha rahe the ki "are! jinakI sevA se hameM Ananda milatA thaa| ve hamAre svAmI to dIkSA le rahe haiM; hama bhI yadi manuSya hote to apane svAmI ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa krte| aba to jaba ve kevalajJAna prApta kara dharmacakrI baneMge taba samavasaraNa meM jAkara unakI sevA kareMge aura divyadhvani sunakara AtmakalyANa kreNge|" ___ zAntinAtha kI dIkSAyAtrA - cakravartI ke senApati Adi ratnoM ne bhI svAmI ke sAtha dIkSA le lii| hAthiyoM kA saradAra vijanAyaka vicArane lagA ki "are! jaba mujha para ArUr3ha honevAle svAmI saba chor3akara | vana meM jA rahe haiM to maiM rAjya meM rahakara kyA karU~gA?" aisA vicArakara vaha vijaya hAthI bhI prabhu ke pIche CREEFFFF 0 4 NFEF 15 Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (235 za lA kA pu ru pm IFF Sa u are! yadi bAhyaviSayoM meM sukha hotA to ina cakravartI ke samakSa to sarvotkRSTa bhogopabhoga vidyamAna the, phira unheM tyAgakara ve vanavAsI muni kyoM hote ? isalie nizcita hotA hai ki bAhyasAmagrI meM, viSayabhogoM meM yA unake saMga meM kahIM sukha hai hI nahIM, sukha to caitanyasvarUpa kI anubhUti meM hI hai| sukha AtmA kA rddha svabhAva hai aura usake dhyAna meM jo atIndriya zAnti kA vedana hotA hai, vahI saccA sukha hai / tta pIche calA gayA aura vairAgyapUrvaka prabhu ke nikaTa hI rahane lagA / prabhu ke janmotsava meM sammilita hone ke lie Aye hue eka hajAra rAjA bhI prabhu ke sAtha dIkSA lene hetu taiyAra hue| cakravartI ke bhAI cakrAyudha kumAra bhI dIkSA grahaNa karane hetu tatpara the / rA prabhu zAntinAtha ne cakravartI pada se nikalakara parameSThIpada meM praveza kiyaa| bAraha bhava ke sAthI unake bhAI cakrAyudhakumAra ne bhI prabhu ke sAtha jinadIkSA grahaNa kI; anya hajAroM rAjA bhI muni ho gye| lAkhoM | jIvoM ne vairAgyapUrvaka zrAvaka ke vrata liye; kucha tiryaMca jIva bhI vratadhArI hue / munirAja zAntinAtha kI dhyAnadazA dekhakara aneka jIvoM ne AtmA ke atIndriya sukha kI pratIti karake samyagdarzana prApta kiyaa| unake dIkSAkalyANaka kA mahotsava aneka jIvoM ke kalyANa kA kAraNa bnaa| tI rthaM ka ra zA munirAja zAntinAtha bArambAra zuddhopayogI hote the / dIkSA ke pazcAt do dina ke upavAsa karake ve dhyAna | ke prayoga meM rahe / pazcAt tIsare dina pAraNA hetu mandirapurI meM pdhaare| tIrthaMkara jaise supAtra ko apane prAMgaNa | meM dekhate hI rAjA sumitra ko apAra harSa huA, usane bhaktisahita par3agAhana kiyA evaM navadhA bhakti se guru ti | ke caraNoM kA prakSAlana kiyA, inheM uccAsana para virAjamAna karake arghya dvArA pUjA kI evaM unake karakamaloM | meM AhAradAna diyA / tIrthaMkara ko munidazA meM prathama AhAradAna dAtA ke rUpa meM unheM tadbhava mokSagAmIpanA prApta huA thaa| usa AhAradAna ke harSopalakSya meM usIsamaya AkAza meM (1) devoM ke dundubhi vAdya baja rahe the, (2) ratnavRSTi ho rahI thI, (3) aho dAnaM... kahakara deva usa dAna kI prazaMsA kara rahe the; (4) zItala vAyusahita nA tha parva 15 Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ p) R IFF TO sugandhita jala kI bUMde gira rahI thIM aura (5) deva puSpavarSA kara rahe the; isaprakAra paMcAzcarya prakaTa hue| isaprakAra solaha varSa taka maunarUpa meM AtmasAdhanA karake mokSamArga meM Age bar3hate-bar3hate zAntinAtha munirAja punaH hastinApurI ke sahasrAmavana meM pdhaare| hastinApurI ke prajAjana apane mahArAja ko munidazA meM dekhakara atyanta harSita hue| jahA~ dIkSA lI thI usI vana meM Akara munirAja zAntinAtha dhyAnastha hue| sAtha meM cakrAyudha Adi hajAroM munivara bhI vairAgya meM AtmadhyAna kara rahe the| pauSa zukla ekAdazI ko hastinApurI ke sundara udyAna meM hajAroM AmravRkSa asamaya meM hI AmraphaloM ke bhAra se jhuka gaye the; kyoMki prabhu zukladhyAnarUpI dharmacakra dhAraNa kara, sarvajJa hokara ananta jJAna evaM ananta sukharUpa pariNamita hue the| usIsamaya devoM ne Akara bhaktipUrvaka una sarvajJa paramAtmA kI pUjA kI aura solahaveM tIrthaMkara kA kevalajJAna kalyANaka mahotsava mnaayaa| kubera ne svargaloka kI uttama sAmagrI dvArA divya zobhAyukta samavazaraNa kI racanA kI; indrANI ne usameM ratnoM kA cauka pUrA; karor3oM duMdubhivAdya bajane lge| jisasamaya zAntinAtha prabhu ko paMcamajJAna prakaTa huA, usIsamaya unake bhrAtA cakrAyudha munirAja ko bhI unhIM ke sAnnidhya meM cauthA jJAna prakaTa huaa| do sahodaroM meM se eka tIrthaMkara hue aura dUsare gaNadhara / divya samavazaraNa kI bAraha sabhAyeM devoM, manuSyoM evaM tiryaMcoM se bhara gii| Azcarya hai ki vahA~ sthAna ke mApa kI apekSA baiThanevAle jIvoM kI saMkhyA atyadhika hone para bhI kiMcit bhI bhIr3a nahIM thii| prabhu ke darzanoM meM saba itane lIna the ki kisI ko koI AkulatA nahIM thii| sarvAMga se khiratI huI prabhu kI divyadhvani sabane zAntipUrvaka zravaNa kii| prabhu ne Atmatattva kI parama gaMbhIra mahimA darazAte hue kahA - "he jIvoM! yaha Atmatattva svayaM svataMtra hai; yaha anAdi-ananta apane utpAda-vyaya-dhruvasvarUpa meM vartanevAlA hai; jJAna aura Ananda usakA svabhAva hai, jo ki jIva ke atirikta anyatra nahIM hai| pratyeka AtmA apane svakIya asaMkhyAta pradeza meM rahakara pratisamaya jAnatA aura pariNamatA hai| vaha AtmA sva-para kA bhedajJAna karake para se vibhakta apane jJAnasvarUpa ko jAnatA hai aura usI meM | 15 +ESCREE FB Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ PRIFF TO ekatvarUpa se pariNamatA hai; isalie he jIvoM! tuma bhedajJAna karake rAgarahita zuddha samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritrarUpa mokSamArga meM hI AtmA ko dRr3harUpa se pariNamita kro| saba arahaMta tIrthaMkara isI vidhi se mokSa ko prApta hue haiM aura tumhAre lie bhI mokSa kA yahI eka upAya hai| basa! zuddhasvarUpa meM hI mokSamArga kA samAveza hai, rAga kA koI aMza usameM nahIM hai| samyagdarzana-jJAnacAritrarUpa zuddhabhAva se pariNamita AtmA svayaM hI mokSa kA kAraNa hai aura svayaM hI mokSarUpa hai|" __ tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kA aisA dharmopadeza sunakara aneka jIva AtmajJAna ko prApta hue, aneka jIvoM ne zrAvakadharma tathA anekoM ne munidharma aMgIkAra kiyaa| zAntinAtha tIrthaMkara kI dharmasabhA meM cakrAyudha Adi 36 gaNadhara, 800 zrutakevalI, 41,800 upAdhyAya, 3,000 avadhijJAnI munivara, 6,000 vikriyARddhidhArI munivara, 4,000 mana:paryayajJAnI aura 2,400 vAdavidyA meM nipuNa munivara virAjate the aura isa samasta dharmavaibhava ke sAtha usa divya zrImaNDapa ke samakakSa 4,000 kevalajJAnI-arahaMta virAjate the| 60,300 AryikAyeM, do lAkha samyaktvAdi se suzobhita dharmAtmA zrAvaka tathA cAra lAkha zrAvikAyeM thiiN| saba mokSa kI upAsanA kara rahe the| samyagdarzana prApta karanevAle tiryaMcoM aura devoM kA to prabhu kI dharmasabhA meM koI pAra nahIM thaa| samavazaraNa meM prabhu kA dharmopadeza pUrNa hone para indroM ne 1008 maMgala nAmoM dvArA prabhu kI stuti kii| "he deva! indra ko ApakI guNamahimA prasiddha karane ke lie bhale hI 1008 nAma DhUMDhanA par3e; parantu hama to mAtra eka sarvajJatA dvArA hI ApakI sarvaguNamahimA ko jAna lete haiN| he prabho! jahA~ ApakI sarvajJatA ko lakSa meM lete haiM, vahA~ Apake ananta guNoM kI svIkRti ekasAtha ho jAtI hai| zuddhAtmA kA anubhava hokara hamAre moha kA kSaya ho jAtA hai|" Apake vihAra ke samaya Age-Age calanevAlA eka hajAra AroM vAlA ratnamaya dharmacakra, karor3oM vAdyoM | tathA karor3oM dhvajAoM ke sAtha calatA hai| asaMkhyAta deva Apake dharmacakra kI sevA karate rahe haiN| +ESCREE FB Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy prabhu zAntinAtha ke sAtha unake bhrAtA cakrAyudha gaNadhara bhI kevalajJAna prakaTa karake mokSa ko prApta hue| || | bhava-bhavAntara ke sAthI mokSagamana meM bhI sAtha rhe| kundaprabhA kUTa ke Upara siddhAlaya meM, loka meM sarvocca sthAna para jahA~ pUrvakAla meM anantAnanta siddha jIva virAjate the, unake sAnnidhya meM ve bhI zAzvatarUpa se virAjamAna hue aura vartamAna meM bhI virAja rahe haiN| prabhu zrI zAntinAtha ke mokSakalyANaka prasaMga para indra ne nirvANa mahotsava kiyA aura Ananda nAma kA ati bhavya nATaka kiyaa| usameM zrISeNa rAjA se lekara zAntinAtha tIrthaMkara taka ke bAraha bhavoM meM bhagavAna ne jo mokSasAdhanA kI use adbhuta DhaMga se pradarzita kiyaa| usa nATaka dvArA prabhu kA jIvana dekhakara aneka jIva muktisAdhanA hetu prerita hue| he prabho! tIna loka meM zreSTha ApakA zarIra atyanta sundara thA, yaha saca hai; parantu Apake caitanya kI aura | isa samasta dharmavaibhava ke sAtha usa divya zrImaNDapa ke samakakSa 4,000 kevalajJAnI-arahaMta virAjate the| atIndriya sundaratA ke samakSa usakA kyA mUlya ? kyoMki jaba Apa siddhapurI meM padhAre taba usa caitanya kI sundaratA ko to sAtha hI le gaye the; zarIra kI usa divyasundaratA kA Apane tyAga kiyA, isalie vaha pudgala meM vilIna ho gyaa| ahA! usa kArya dvArA to Apane hameM jar3a-cetana kA bhedajJAna kraayaa| Aja bhI Apake svarUpa kA cintana karane se jagata ke jIvoM ko bhedajJAna hotA hai aura ve mokSa ke patha para calate haiN| ApakA zAsana jayavanta ho| +ESCREE FB dharma karane kI umra koI nizcita nahIM hotI, dharma to hamAre jIvana kA abhinna aMga honA caahie| kyA patA kaba/kyA ho jAye ? - ina bhAvoM kA phala kyA hogA, pRSTha-63 15 Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFEF FF is devendracakra se cayakara prabhu ne, punarjanma kA anta kiyaa| rAjendracakra ko tyAga kunthu ne, muktimArga svIkAra kiyaa| dharmendracakra ko dhAraNa kara, jinazAsana kA vistAra kiyaa| siddhacakra meM zAmila hokara, nijAnanda rasapAna kiyaa| jo tIsare pUrvabhava meM rAjA siMhastha the, unhoMne usI rAjA siMharatha ke bhava meM munimArga meM siMhavRtti ke sAtha AtmAnubhUtipUrvaka aMtaraMga-bahiraMga tapazcaraNa se dUsare pUrvabhava meM sarvArthasiddhi meM ahamindra pada prApta kiyaa| tatpazcAt tadbhava bhava meM tIrthaMkara aura cakravartI - do padoM ko prApta hue| tIrthaMkaratva ke kAraNa ve triloka pUjya hue| ve satrahaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kunthunAtha hama sabake kalyANa meM nimitta bneN| ___kunthunAtha apane rAjA siMhastha ke bhava meM jambUdvIpa ke pUrva videha kSetra meM susImA nagara ke rAjA the| vaha rAjA siMharatha siMha ke samAna hI parAkramI thA, usake parAkrama ke yaza se hI adhikAMza pratidvandI yuddha meM usakA sAmanA nahIM karate the| yuddha kie binA hI usakI AdhInatA svIkAra kara lete the| binA kAraNa kunthu jaise sUkSma jIvoM ko bhI bAdhA nahIM pahu~cAne vAlA vaha rAjA zatru pakSa se vijaya prApta karane meM kabhI pITha nahIM dikhAtA thaa| sadaiva sAmanA karane ko taiyAra rahatA thaa| nyAyapUrNa vyavahAra aura ahiMsaka AcaraNa vAle aura karmavIra rAjA ke sAmane pAparUpa zatru bhI bhayAkrAnta hokara usake pAsa hI nahIM pahu~cate the| vaha rAjA eka bAra AkAza meM ulkApAta (tar3ita vidyuta) dekhakara, vicAra karane lagA ki yaha ulkA 16 Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ || (bijalI) mAno mere moha rUpa zatru ko naSTa karane ke lie usake Upara hI par3I hai| usane usI samaya yati | vRSabha nAmaka muni ke samIpa jAkara evaM unako sASTAMga namaskAra kara unake dvArA kahe dharmatatva ko vistAra | se rucipUrvaka sunakara vicAra karane lagA ki 'maiM abataka moha rAjA ke bandhana meM par3A huA thaa| isa ulkA | ne hI mujhe jAgRta kiyA hai, sajaga evaM sAvadhAna kiyA hai| aba mujhe apane jIvana ko isa kSaNabhara meM tar3aka kara naSTa ho jAnevAlI ulkA kI taraha kSaNika samajha kara zIghra hI jinadIkSA lekara apanA kalyANa kara lenA caahie| yaha socakara usane apanA rAjyabhAra apane putra ko sauMpakara bahuta se rAjAoM ke sAtha saMyama dhAraNa kara liyA / saMyamI hokara usane gyAraha aMgoM kA jJAna prApta kiyA tathA solaha kAraNa bhAvanAoM ke dvArA tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha kiyaa| Ayu ke anta meM samAdhimaraNa kara vaha sarvArthasiddhi ke antima anuttara vimAna meM ahamindra huaa| vahA~ ke laukika sukhoM meM sarvazreSTha sukhoM kA upabhoga kara Ayu pUrNakara isI bharata kSetra sambandhI kurukSetra ke hastinApura rAjya meM mahArAjA sUrasena pitA ke ghara meM evaM mahArAnI zrIkAntA ke udara se kunthunAtha ke rUpa meM avatarita huaa| kunthunAtha ke garbha evaM janma kI sampUrNa pUrvottara kriyAyeM sabhI tIrthaMkaroM ke garbha evaM janma ke samAna indroM aura devoM dvArA harSollAsa aura mahA-mahotsavoM ke sAtha huiiN| jaise ki - janma se 15 mAha pUrva se kubera dvArA ratnoM kI vRSTi, deviyoM dvArA mAtA kI sevA, solaha svapna Adi tathA tIrthaMkara ke janmotsava, janmAbhiSeka Adi saba sampUrNa kriyAyeM ThATa-bATa aura utsAha pUrvaka sampanna huiiN| zrI zAntinAtha tIrthaMkara ke mokSa jAne ke bAda jaba AdhApalya bIta gayA, taba sAtizaya puNya ke dhanI zrI kunthunAtha bhagavAna utpanna hue the| unakI Ayu 95 hajAra varSa kI thii| paiMtIsa dhanuSa U~cA zarIra thA aura tapAye hue svarNa ke samAna kAnti thii| teIsa hajAra sAta sau pacAsa varSa kumAra kAla ke bIta jAne para unheM rAjya prApta huA thaa| aura itanA hI samaya bItane para unheM apanI janmatithi ke dina hI cakravartitva kI lakSmI milii| | 16 4 NF, Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FEEFFFFy // eka bAra ve senA ke sAtha krIr3A karane upavana meM gaye / krIr3A ke bAda jaba ve vApisa lauTa rahe the ki | mArga meM unhoMne kisI muni ko Atapa yoga meM sthita dekhA aura dekhate hI maMtrI ko U~galI se izArA kiyA ki dekho, dekho! munirAja ko dekho! kaise dhyAnastha haiM? maMtrI munirAja ke darzana kara natamastaka ho gayA aura | pUchane lagA ki - he deva! isa taraha kA kaThina tapa karake ye kyA phala prApta kareMge? __kunthunAtha ha~sakara kahane lage ki ye muni isI bhava meM nirvANa prApta kreNge| yadi kadAcita isI bhava meM mukti nahIM ho sakI to indra yA cakravartI pada prApta karake krama se alpakAla meM hI zAzvata mokSasthAna prApta kreNge| jo parigraha kA tyAga nahIM karatA, usI kA saMsAra meM paribhramaNa hotA hai| mahArAjA kunthunAtha ne jitane samaya maNDalezvara rAjA banakara zAsana kiyA thA, utane hI kAla cakravartI rhe| tatpazcAt ve saMsAra ke sukha ko asAra kSaNika jAnakara saMsAra se virakta ho gaye / sArasvata Adi devoM ne Akara unake vairAgya kA stavana kiyA evaM unhoMne apane putra ko rAjyapada sauMpakara vana ko jAne kI taiyArI kii| devoM dvArA dIkSAkalyANaka mahotsava manAyA gyaa| ve devoM dvArA lAI gaI vijayA nAmaka pAlakI meM baiThakara sahetuka vana meM gye| vahA~ vaizAkha zukla pratipadA ke dina unhoMne svayaM dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| usI samaya unheM manaHparyayajJAna pragaTa ho gyaa| dUsare dina ve hastinApura meM AhAra ko gye| dharmamitra rAjA ne unheM AhAra dAna dekara paJcAzcarya prApta kie| solaha varSa bAda usI vana meM tilaka vRkSa ke nIce vaizAkha zuklA tRtIyA ke dina unheM kevalajJAna pragaTa ho gyaa| deva Aye, unhoMne kevala jJAna kalyANaka mahotsava ke sAtha pUjA kii| unake svayaMbhU Adi paiMtIsa gaNadhara the| sAta sau caudaha pUrva ke dhAraka jJAnI munirAja the| taitAlIsa hajAra eka sau pacAsa upAdhyAya the| do hajAra pA~ca sau nirmala avadhijJAna ke dhAraka the| tIna hajAra dau sau kevalajJAnI arhanta paramAtmA the| pA~ca hajAra eka sau vikriyA RddhidhArI munirAja ne tIna hajAra tIna sau manaHparyaya jJAnI the| isa taraha saba milakara sATha hajAra munirAja unake sAtha the| sATha hajAra tIna sau AryikAyeM, tIna lAkha zrAvikAyeM, do lAkha zrAvaka, asaMkhyAta daiva-deviyA~ aura saMkhyAta tiryaMca the| 4 OFF 16 Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 242 za Em E 45 lA kA pu ru Sa u tta rA rddha zrotA ke mana meM prazna uThA prabho! vaiyAvRtta tapa kA kyA svarUpa hai ? isa tapa ke saMbaMdha meM bahuta-sI bhrAntiyA~ haiM, kRpayA spaSTa kareM ? divyadhvani meM samAdhAna AyA - he bhavya ! vaiyAvRtta tapa ke saMbaMdha meM vicAraNIya bAta yaha hai ki jaba yaha aMtaraMga tapa hai to isakA sIdhA saMbaMdha AtmA ke pariNAmoM se honA cAhie; zArIrika sevA se nahIM / hA~ vedanA Adi ke kAraNa jaba sAdhu yA zrAvaka vicalita hotA hai, taba sAdharmI usake pariNAmoM ke | sthitikaraNa ke lie zArIrika anukUlatA bhI pada ke anusAra nirdoSa vidhi se karate haiM / tapa kA vastuta: to AtmA ke pariNAmoM se hI saMbaMdha hai| svastha avasthA meM zarIra kI sevA mAliza aura paga cappI karanA / karAnA vaiyAvRtta tapa nahIM hai / vaiyAvRtta ke bAhya mUla svarUpa meM hotA yaha hai ki jaba-jaba bhI sAdhuoM ko zArIrika kaSTa ho, sevA karAne kA vikalpa mana meM Aye, auSadhi prApta karane kA bhAva mana meM Aye to turanta tattvajJAna ke bala se ve usa upasarga yA pariSaha ko jIteM / sevA karAne kA mana meM sadaiva niSedha varte to usa | icchA nirodha kA bhAva vaiyAvRtta tapa saMjJA ko prApta hotA hai; anyathA tapa to hai hI nahIM; puNya bhI nahIM hai / hA~, zrAvakajana sAdhuoM ke prAkRtika / aprAkRtika pariSaha upasarga yA rogAdijanita pIr3A ko dekhakara pada ke yogya paricaryA karate haiM to unheM puNyabaMdha hogA; kyoMki vaha sAdhu-samAdhi bhAvanA hai, vaiyAvRtya bhAvanA hai| tapa meM to icchAoM kA nirodha anivArya hai aura tapa sAdhu kA mUla guNa hai| usase zrAvaka kA kyA saMbaMdha ? bhagavAna divyadhvani ke dvArA sabako dharmopadeza dete hue vihAra karate the| jaba unakI Ayu eka mAsa kI rahI, taba ve sammedazikhara phuNce| vahA~ eka hajAra muniyoM ke sAtha unhoMne pratimAyoga dhAraNa kiyaa| aba ve karma kalaMka se rahita niraMjana ho gye| devoM ne unake nirvANa kalyANaka kI pUjA kii| unakA vaha parama pada atyanta zuddha sukhadAyaka avinAzI hai / ve hama saba pAThakoM ke lie preraNA ke srota aura maMgalamaya bneN| | yahI zubhabhAvanA hai| * tI rthaM ka nA tha parva 16 Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FREE FEE FF is he aranAtha ! jinezvara tumane, chaha khaNDa chor3a vairAgya liyaa| cakra-sudarzana tyAgA tumane, dharmacakra zira dhAra liyA / / siddhacakra ke sAdhanArtha prabhu ! sakala parigraha tyAga diyaa| zukladhyAna kI sIr3hI car3ha, sukhamaya arhatpada prApta kiyaa| tIrthaMkara aranAtha ke kucha pUrvabhavoM kA paricaya karAte hue AcArya guNabhadra likhate haiM ki isa jambUdvIpa meM sItA nadI ke uttara taTa para eka kaccha nAma kA deza hai| usake kSemapura nagara meM tIrthaMkara aranAtha kA hI jIva tIsare pUrvabhava meM dhanapati rAjA thaa| vaha sarvaguNa sampanna thaa| eka dina rAjA dhanapati arhatanandana tIrthaMkara kI divyadhvani sunakara saMsAra kI asAratA kA aura AtmA ke ananta vaibhava kA svarUpa pahacAna kara viSaya-bhogoM se virakta ho gyaa| apanA rAjyabhAra putra ko dekara janma-maraNa kA nAza karanevAlI jainezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| muni dhanapati ne zruta ke gyAraha aMga kA pAragAmI hokara solahakAraNa bhAvanAoM ko bhAkara tIrthaMkara prakRti kA bandha kiyA / phalasvarUpa sarvArthasiddhi meM 33 sAgara kI AyuvAlA ahamindra huaa| ve vahA~ se cayakara aranAtha tIrthaMkara honevAle the, ata: unake rAga-dveSa Adi atyanta zAnta ho gaye the| jaba vahA~ se cayakara tIrthaMkara hone meM kevala chaha mAha zeSa bace to tIrthaMkara ke janmasthAna meM bhI jo-jo kriyAyeM sabhI tIrthaMkaroM ke garbha evaM janma ke samaya hotI haiM, ve saba kriyAyeM bhI prAraMbha ho giiN| jambUdvIpa ke bharatakSetra meM kurujAMgala (vartamAna kurukSetra) ke hastinApura nagara meM somavaMza meM utpanna rAjA sudarzana ke ghara unakI rAnI mitrasenA ke garbha meM bAlaka Ane ke chaha mAha pUrva se janma taka (15 mAha) ratnavRSTi huI, mAtA ko 16 svapna dikhAI die, deviyoM dvArA mAtA kI sevA, deva aura indroM dvArA samaya-samaya sAtizaya puNya ke phalasvarUpa sabhI atizaya tathA bAla tIrthaMkara ke janma para | la | pr| Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFEE IFE 19 janmotsava ke sAtha unakA janmAbhiSeka kA mahotsava indroM dvArA manAyA gyaa| | bhagavAna kunthunAtha ke bAda jaba eka hajAra karor3a varSa kama palya kA cauthAI bhAga bIta gayA jaba zrI bAlaka aranAtha kA janma huA thaa| tIrthaMkara bhagavAna aranAtha kI Ayu caurAsI hajAra varSa kI thii| tIsa dhanuSa U~cA unakA zarIra thA, suvarNa ke samAna unakI uttama kAnti thii| unake kumAra kAla ke ikkIsa hajAra varSa bIta jAne para unheM maNDalezvara ke yogya sahaja rAjyapada prApta huA tathA itane hI varSa bAda unheM cakravartI pada prApta huaa| isaprakAra rAjya zAsana karate hue jaba Ayu kA tIsarA bhAga bAkI raha gayA taba eka dina unheM zaradaRtu ke meghoM kA akasmAt vilaya ho jAnA dekhakara apane janma ko sArthaka karanevAlA vairAgya ho gyaa| usIsamaya laukAntika devoM ne unake vicAroM kA anumodana kiyA aura ve aravinda kumAra nAmaka putra ko rAjya dekara devoM dvArA uThAI gaI vaijayantI nAmaka pAlakI para savAra ho sahetuka vana ko cale gye| vahA~ | belA kA niyama lekara unhoMne magasira zuklA dasavIM ke dina eka hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| dIkSA dhAraNa karate hI ve cAra jJAna ke dhArI ho gye| isataraha munirAja aranAtha ke jaba chadmastha avasthA ke solaha varSa vyatIta ho gaye taba ve dIkSAvana meM kArtika zukla dvAdazI ke dina AmravRkSa ke nIce telA kA niyama lekara virAjamAna hue, usIsamaya ghAtiyAkarma naSTa kara unhoMne arhanta pada prApta kiyaa| devoM ne milakara unake kevalajJAna kalyANaka kA mahotsava manAyA aura pUjA kii| unake 30 gaNadhara the, 610 gyAraha aMga aura caudaha pUrva (sampUrNa zrutajJAna) ke dhArI the| paiMtIsa hajAra ATha sau paiMtIsa sUkSmabuddhi ke dhAraka upAdhyAya the| do hajAra ATha sau avadhijJAnI tathA itane hI kevalI the| cAra hajAra tIna sau vikriyARddhidhArI, do hajAra pacapana mana:paryaya jJAnI tathA eka hajAra chaha sau zreSTha vAdI the| isataraha saba milAkara pacAsa hajAra tIsa muni unake samavazaraNa meM the| sATha hajAra AryikAyeM, 1. cakravartitva kI vizeSatAe~ bAraha cakravartI ke prakaraNa meM Age dI gaI hai| la 17 Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (245 za lA kA 5 pm F F pu ru Sa u tta rA eka lAkha sATha hajAra zrAvaka tathA tIna lAkha zrAvikAyeM thIM / asaMkhyAta deva aura saMkhyAta tiryaMca bhI the| isaprakAra ina bAraha sabhAoM se ghire hue tIrthaMkara bhagavAna aranAtha ne dharmopadeza dene ke lie apane samavazaraNa ke sAtha aneka dezoM meM vihAra kiyA / vihArakAla meM bhavya zrotA ke mana meM prazna uThe, unake samAdhAna divyadhvani meM Aye, jo isaprakAra the| * pratyeka AtmA svataMtra hai| koI kisI ke AdhIna nahIM hai / * saba AtmAe~ samAna haiM / koI choTA-bar3A nahIM / pratyeka AtmA anantajJAna aura sukhamaya hai| sukha kahIM bAhara se nahIM AnA hai| * AtmA hI nahIM, pratyeka padArtha svayaM pariNamanazIla hai| unake pariNamana meM para-padArtha kA koI hastakSepa nahIM hai| * saba jIva apanI bhUla se hI duHkhI haiM aura svayaM apanI bhUla sudhArakara sukhI ho sakate haiN| apane ko nahIM pahacAnA hI sabase bar3I bhUla hai tathA apanA sahI svarUpa samajhanA hI apanI bhUla sudhAranA hai / * bhagavAna koI alaga nahIM hote| sahI dizA meM puruSArtha karane se pratyeka jIva bhagavAna bana sakatA hai| * svayaM ko jAno, svayaM ko pahacAno aura svayaM meM samA jAvo; bhagavAna bana jAvoge / * bhagavAna jagata kA kartA hartA nahIM, vaha to samasta jagata kA mAtra jJAtA - dRSTA hotA hai| * jo samasta jagata ko jAnakara usase pUrNa alipta vItarAga raha sake athavA pUrNa rUpa se aprabhAvita rahakara jAna sake, vahI bhagavAna hai / jaba unakI Ayu eka mAha kI bAkI rahI taba unhoMne sammedAcala kI zikhara para eka hajAra muniyoM ke sAtha pratimA yoga dhAraNa kara liyA tathA caitra kRSNa amAvasyA ke dina mokSa prApta kiyA, usIsamaya indroM ke nirvANakalyANaka mahotsava ke sAtha nirvANa kalyANaka kI pUjA kI taduparAnta saba indra yathAsthAna cale gaye / tI rthaM ka sm | ra a ra nA tha parva Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFEF IFF 1s he mallinAtha ! tuma paramapuruSa ho, maMgalamaya ho prabhuvara aap| bhaktibhAvanA se he bhagavana ! bhaktajanoM ke kaTate pApa / / prabho! ApakA bhakta kabhI bhI, adhogati nahIM jAtA hai| nijasvabhAva ko pAkara prabhuvara, zIghra muktipada pAtA hai| tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mallinAtha ke pUrvabhavoM kA paricaya karAte hue AcArya guNabhadra uttarapurANa meM unake tIsare pUrvabhava ke saMbaMdha meM kahate haiM ki ve vItazokA nagarI ke eka nyAyavanta, prajApAlaka vaizravaNa nAma ke mahArAjA the| mahArAjA kI vizeSatAoM kA ullekha karate hue kahA gayA hai ki usakA khajAnA janahita ke kAryoM ke lie sadaiva khulA rahatA thaa| usakI senA prajA kI surakSA ke lie hI pUrNa rUpa se samarpita thii| vaha prajA ke poSaNa meM hI apanI zaktiyoM aura vaibhava kA upayoga karatA thaa| isakAraNa prajA bhI mahArAjA ke prati sadaiva samarpita bhAva se sevA meM tatpara rahatI thii| Aja ke pariprekSya meM yadi hamAre vartamAna jana pratinidhi una rAjA-mahArAjAoM ke lokopakArI kAryoM kA zatAMza bhI anukaraNa kareM to inheM bhI cunAva ke samaya para janatA ke sAmane janamata saMgraha karane ke lie bhikhAriyoM kI bhAMti janamatoM kI bhIkha nahIM mA~ganI par3e, sacce-jhUThe vAyade nahIM karanA pdd'eN| granthakAroM dvArA aise utkRSTa caritroM kA citraNa karane kA prayojana bhI yahI sIkha denA hotA hai| yadyapi bahuta se sAhityika kathAnakoM aura supAtroM ke Adarza caritra-citraNa kaviyoM aura lekhakoM kI mAnasikatA kI upaja bhI hote haiM; parantu ina purANoM meM to tIrthaMkara, cakravartI, nArAyaNa, balabhadra jaise purANa puruSoM kA yathArtha citraNa hai; ata: inheM yathArtha mAnakara hI inakA zraddhAna aura anukaraNa karate hue kathAnaka meM rocakatA || 18 +ER FEF Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 lAne kA prayatna karate haiM, kunena ko batAzA meM rakhakara khilAne kI koziza karate haiM, anyathA prathamAnuyoga | kA prayojana pUrA nahIM hotaa| bahuta se kathAnaka milate-julate eka jaise hone se kAlpanika se lagate haiM; parantu vastutaH bAta yaha hai ki jinakA bhaviSya lagabhaga eka jaisA hai, unake pUrvabhava kI paryAyoM meM bhI adhika bhinnatA nahIM ho sakatI; kyoMki ve sabhI mahAna AtmAyeM eka jaise lokopakAra ke kalyANakArI kArya aura | ahiMsaka AcaraNa karate haiM to unake eka jaisA hI puNyArjana hotA hai, isakAraNa eka jaise ahamindra Adi ke sukhada saMyogoM ke sAtha kramazaH Atmonnati ke zikhara para pahu~cakara tIrthaMkara hone kA sAtizaya puNya bAMdhate haiM, pariNAmasvarUpa eka jaise yazasvI aura sukhada saMyoga milate haiM, jo svAbhAvika hI haiM; ata: yadi Apako | unake jIvana-caritroM meM punarAvRtti jaisA lage to isameM atizayokti nahIM hai| yaha saba saMbhava hai| purANoM meM 24 tIrthaMkara, 12 cakravartI, 9 nArAyaNa, 9 pratinArAyaNa Adi ke vyaktitva, vicAra evaM ghaTanAyeM lagabhaga eka jaisI ho giiN| isakAraNa purANoM meM kathAnaka bhI eka jaise milate haiN| yahA~ punarAvRtti | se bacane ke lie nahIM cAhate hue bhI kahIM-kahIM saMkSipta sAMketika bhASA meM kahakara Age bar3hanA par3A hai, isase pAThaka kisI bhI zalAkA puruSa ke vyaktitva kA mUlyAMkana kama nahIM samajheM aura unake mahAna Adarza caritroM se apane jIvana ko parimArjita karake una jaisA banAne kA puna:-puna: saMkalpa duharAte rheN| saMbhavata: AcAryoM ne sabhI ghaTanAoM kI punarAvRtti isI dRSTikoNa se kI ho; parantu vartamAna vAtAvaraNa ko dekhate hue saMkSipta aura saralatA ati Avazyaka hai - aisA pAThaka svayaM anubhava karate haiN| ___ yadi pAThaka inheM par3hakara bhI zalAkA puruSoM ke AdarzoM kA anukaraNa kara pAye to vaha dina bahuta dUra nahIM hogA, jaba hama bhI una zalAkA puruSoM kI zreNI meM kahIM khar3e hoNge| ata: na kevala zreSTha, balki aiseaise tresaTha zalAkA mahApuruSoM ke jIvana caritra ko bArambAra par3hanA par3he to bhI pIche nahIM haTeM; balki utsAha se svayaM par3heM aura dUsaroM ko par3hane ke lie bhI prerita kreN| hA~, to hama mahArAjA vaizravaNa kI carcA kara rahe the ki rAjA aura prajA - donoM hI apane-apane kartavya 18 E" srF Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFFFFy | aura dAyitvoM ke prati pUrNa sajaga evaM sAvadhAna the| eka dina mahArAjA varSA ke mausama meM vana ke saundarya kA Ananda lene ke lie vana meM gae, vahA~ unhoMne dekhA ki eka vizAla vRkSa apanI bar3I-bar3I zAkhAoM | se vana ke pazu-pakSiyoM kA AzrayadAtA banA huA varSoM se vana kI zobhA bar3hA rahA thaa| mahArAjA usakI chAyA aura pazu-pakSiyoM ke par3Ava ko dekhakara bahuta prasanna hue| rAjA vanavihAra karate hue jaba usI mArga se vApisa lauTe to vahA~ usa vizAla vaTavRkSa ko pRthvI para dhvasta par3A dekhakara Azcaryacakita ho ge| pAsa meM Akara dekhane para jJAta huA ki vaha vRkSa, ulkApAta hone se dhvasta ho gayA hai| jalakara khAka ho gayA hai| basa, varSoM se khar3e bRhat vaTa vRkSa kI kSaNabhara meM huI vidhvaMsa kI ghaTanA ko dekhakara rAjA vaizravaNa ko apanI paryAya kI kSaNabhaMguratA kA AbhAsa hone se vairAgya ho gyaa| unheM vicAra AyA ki "jaba isa baddhamUla vistRta aura sudRr3ha vaTavRkSa kI aisI dazA ho gaI, taba kamajoroM kA to kahanA hI kyA ? sacamuca sArA saMsAra anitya hai, azaraNa hai| isa saMsAra meM kahIM bhI sukha-zAnti nahIM hai|" aisA vicAra kara vaizravaNa mahArAjA ne apane putra ko rAjyasattA sauMpakara zrInAga nAmaka munirAja ke pAsa jinadIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| ____ do dina ke upavAsa ke pazcAt una tIrthaMkara munirAja ko mithilApurI meM naMdiSNarAjA ne navadhA bhaktipUrvaka AhAradAna dekara pAraNA kraayaa| tIrthaMkara munirAja jaise sarvottama supAtra ko AhAradAna kA prasaMga hone se devoM ne bhI Anandita hokara jaya-jayakAra karate hue AkAza se puSpoM tathA ratnoM kI varSA kii| mokSagAmI muni ke kara-bhAjana meM AhAra denevAle ve mahAtmA svayaM bhI mokSa ke bhAjana bana gaye; kyoMki aisA niyama hai ki tIrthaMkara ko munidazA meM prathama pAraNA karAnevAlA jIva usI bhava meM athavA tIsare bhava meM mokSa prApta karatA hai| prabhu mallinAtha kI AtmasAdhanA Azcaryajanaka thii| moha rAjA ke senApati aise duSTa kAmarUpI mahAzatru ko to unhoMne pahale hI ghAta kara diyA thA, isalie zeSa moha ko jItane meM unheM adhika dera nahIM lgii| parva munidazA meM chadmastharUpa se ve mAtra chaha dina hI rahe zuddhAtmA ke dhyAna kI pracaNDa agni prajvalita karake usameM | 18 nA Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za lA 249 || ghAtikarmoM ke IMdhana ko itanI zIghratA se dahana kara diyA ki chaha dina meM hI kevalajJAna prakaTa karake paramAtmA bana gaye / sarva tIrthaMkaroM meM chadmastharUpa se rahane kA nyUnatama kAla mallinAtha munirAja kA thA / muni hone ke pazcAt bhagavAna AdinAtha ne chadmasthAdazA meM eka hajAra varSa taka kevalajJAna prApti hetu tapasyA kI thI, jabaki bhagavAna mallinAtha ne mAtra chaha dina taka tapasyA karake kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| unhoMne mithilApurI ke jisa zveta vana meM dIkSA lI thI, usI vana meM kevalajJAna huA / isaprakAra mithilApurI mallinAtha prabhu ke | cAra kalyANakoM se pAvana huii| mAtra sau varSa meM mithilApurI kI prajA ne tIrthaMkara prabhu ke cAra kalyANaka apane gRha-AMgana meM pratyakSa dekhe / kA pu ru Sa pm IF F u rddha pauSa kRSNA dvitIya ko unnIsaveM tIrthaMkara mallinAtha munirAja ko kevalajJAna hote hI indraloka meM puna: | Ananda kI lahara daur3a gii| devagaNa bhaktipUrvaka turanta pRthvI para utara Aye / kSaNabhara meM samavazaraNa kI bhavya racanA kI aura sarvajJa paramAtmA kI pUjA karake kevalajJAna kA mahotsava mnaayaa| usa samavazaraNa kI adbhuta zobhA kA varNana zabdoM dvArA nahIM ho sakatA, pratyakSa dekhane se hI usakI divyatA jJAta hotI hai| ahA! jisake | bIcoM-bIca paramAtmA svayaM virAjate hoM, usa sthAna kI zobhA jagata meM sarvotkRSTa ho usameM Azcarya hI tI kyA? are, eka choTe-se sAdhaka ke hRdaya meM jahA~ paramAtmA virAjate hoM, usakI zobhA bhI kyA tIna loka ke vaibhava se zreSTha nahIM ho jAtI ? usa samavazaraNa meM mAtra eka (tIrthaMkara) paramAtmA hI nahIM; apitu dUsare | do hajAra do sau sarvajJa paramAtmA bhI eka sAtha virAjate the / prabhu mallinAtha ke samavasaraNa meM do hajAra do sau kevalI paramAtmA gagana meM virAjate the, taduparAnta vizAkhasena Adi aTThAIsa gaNadhara the; cavAlIsa hajAra munivara evaM baMdhuSeNA Adi pacapana hajAra AryikAyeM thIM; eka lAkha zrAvaka aura tIna lAkha zrAvikAyeM Atmacintana karatI thIM / tiryaMcoM kI saMkhyA kA to koI | pAra nahIM thA / saba jinabhakti meM tatpara the aura vItarAga ke vacanAmRta dvArA zAMtarasa kA pAna karate the / sarvajJa paramAtmA mallinAtha ke kevalajJAna kI pUjA karake indra ne stuti kI / prabho! ApakA kevalajJAna ra ma lli nA tha parva 18 Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FFFF T9 250| tInoM loka ke lie maMgalasvarUpa hai| isaprakAra stuti dvArA indra ne prabhu ke kevalajJAna-kalyANaka kA maMgala | mahotsava kiyaa| apane rAjakumAra ko mAtra chaha dina meM hI paramAtmA ke rUpa meM dekhakara mithilApura ke prajAjanoM ko apUrva Ananda ho rahA thaa| ina unnIsaveM tIrthaMkara ke cAra kalyANaka apanI nagarI meM manAye gaye aura abhI ikkIsaveM tIrthaMkara ke bhI cAra kalyANaka apanI nagarI meM manAye jaayeNge| prabhu mallinAtha ko kevalajJAna hone kI bAta sunate hI pitAzrI kuMbha mahArAjA aura mAtA zrI prajAvatI Azcarya mugdha hokara tatkAla samavazaraNa meM A pahu~ce aura apane putra ko paramAtmA ke rUpa meM dekhakara kalpanAtIta harSAnanda ko prApta hue| kSaNabhara zuddhopayogI hokara vizuddha pariNAma kI vRddhi dvArA cAritradazA grahaNa karake unhoMne apanA AtmakalyANa kiyaa| pitA kumbharAjA to usI bhava meM mokSa ko prApta hue aura mAtA prajAvatI ekAvatArI hokara svarga sidhaarii| prabhu zrI mallinAtha deva ne 54 hajAra nau sau varSa taka vItarAga mArga kA upadeza dekara bhavyajIvoM kA kalyANa kiyaa| aMta meM jaba eka mAsa Ayu zeSa rahI, taba prabhu sammedazikhara para Akara sthira hue aura kAya-vacana-mana kA nirodha karake siddhapada meM jAne kI taiyArI kii| phAlguna zuklA paMcamI ke dina kSaNabhara meM caudahaveM guNasthAna ko pAra karake, dUsare hI kSaNa ve prabhujI saMsAra se sarvathA mukta hokara saMbala kUTa se samazreNI meM siddhAlaya meM virAjamAna ho gye| devoM ne paMcama kalyANaka kA mahotsava kiyA; mokSa ke bAje bajAye aura prabhu kI pUjA kii| pahale jo videhakSetra meM vaizravaNa rAjA the; vahA~ ratnatrayadharma kI mahApUjA tathA upAsanA karake jinhoMne tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha kiyA, pazcAt jo aparAjita vimAna meM ahamindra hue aura anta meM kuMbharAjA ke putra rUpa meM avatarita hokara, vivAha ke samaya hI vairAgya prApta karake, kevalajJAna prakaTa kara bharatakSetra ke 19 veM tIrthaMkara hue| ve 19veM tIrthaMkara mallinAtha bhagavAna hamAre maMgalamaya meM nimitta bneN| | 18 4E lila Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREFEF FF is mithyAdarzana-krodha-mAna ko, duHkhada batAyA he jinanAtha ! mAyA-lobha kaSAya pApa kA, bApa batAyA suvratanAtha / / zaraNa ApakI pAne se, bhavijana hote bhava sAgara pAra / he munisuvratanAtha ! Apako, vandana karate sau-sau vAra / / bhagavAna munisuvratanAtha do bhava pUrva bharatakSetra kI campApurI nagarI ke harivarmA rAjA the| ve harivarmA jisaprakAra bAhya zatruoM ko jItane meM vIra the, usIprakAra antara ke moha zatru para vijaya prApta karane meM bhI || tI zUravIra the| rAjavaibhava meM rahakara bhI rAga ko cetanA meM praviSTa nahIM hone dete the| isalie unakI cetanA mokSa | ko sAdhane meM samartha thii| eka bAra udyAna ke mAlI ne unheM yaha zubha samAcAra diyA ki "apane udyAna meM munirAja anantavIrya padhAre haiN| yaha sunate hI unheM bhArI harSa huaa| ve munirAja zrutakevalI the| munirAja ke caraNoM meM unakI cetanA aisI ullasita huI ki tatkSaNa darzanamoha kA kSaya karake unhoMne kSAyika samyaktva prApta kara liyA tathA munirAja kA tattvopadeza sunakara saMsAra se virakta ho gaye aura turanta munidIkSA le lii| darzanavizuddhi Adi solaha bhAvanAoM dvArA tIrthaMkara prakRti kA bandha ho gyaa| tatpazcAt sallekhanA pUrvaka zarIra kA tyAgakara ve caudahaveM svarga meM indra hue| asaMkhyAta varSoM taka usa svargaloka ke divya vaibhava meM AtmajJAna sahita rhe| Ayu pUrNa hone para manuSya loka meM anya tIrthaMkaroM kI bhAMti hI tIrthaMkara ke rUpa se avatarita hone kI pUrvApara kI sampUrNa prakriyA jaisI hotI rahI hai, tadanusAra sampanna huii| manuSyaloka meM usasamaya bharatakSetra ke rAjagRhI nagara meM harivaMzotpanna rAjA sumitra rAjya karate the| unakI || 19 RFE OF Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 252 za | mahArAnI kA nAma somAdevI thA / somAdevI mahArAnI mAtRtva sukha se dIrghakAla taka vaMcita rahane se duHkhI thiiN| mahArAja sumitra ne samajhAyA - he devI! tuma dhairya dhAraNa karo / 'jo kArya mAtra bhAgya ke AdhIna hai, honahAra para nirbhara hai, usakI cintA karanA vyartha hai / ' pati ke samajhAne para honahAra kA vicAra kara somAdevI zAnta huI, dhairya dhAraNa kara apane upayoga ko dhArmika kAryoM meM bitAne lagI, svAdhyAya karake apanI tattvazraddhA ko sudRr3ha karake prasanna rahane kA prayAsa karane lagI / ES FETUS lA kA pu ru Sa u tta rA rddha itane meM eka Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA huI, jo isaprakAra thI - mahArAja sumitra tathA somAdevI rAjamahala meM baiThe-baiThe putra prApti saMbaMdhI vArtA kara rahe the ki acAnaka AkAza se ratnoM kI varSA hone lgii| 'yaha kyA huA' aise Azcarya se jaba unhoMne AkAza kI ora dekhA to AkAza se utarakara deviyoM ne unheM vandana kara kahA - "he mAtA! hama dikkumArI deviyA~ haiN| chaha mAha bAda svarga se bIsaveM tIrthaMkara kA jIva ApakI kUMkha meM avatarita honevAlA hai; isalie hama indra kI AjJA se ApakI sevA meM Aye haiM aura yaha ratnavRSTi unhIM ke svAgata meM ho rahI hai| deviyoM se yaha bAta sunakara rAjA-rAnI harSita hue| chaha mAha bAda somAdevI ne solaha svapna dekhe aura | usIsamaya tIrthaMkara honevAlA jIva unakI kukSi meM avatarita huA / indroM ne garbhakalyANaka mahotsava manAyA / savA nau mAha pazcAta vaizAkha kRSNA dazamI ke dina somAmAtA ne jagata meM zreSTha putraratna ko janma diyA / tInoM lokoM meM Ananda ho gyaa| indroM ne rAjagRhI meM Akara unakA janmotsava kiyA / indra ne bAla tIrthaMkara kA nAma munisuvratanAtha rkhaa| ye mallinAtha se 54 lAkha varSa bAda hue| inakI Ayu tIsa hajAra varSa thI / zarIra kA raMga mora kaMTha ke samAna nIlA thA / yuvA hone para aneka uttamottama kanyAoM ke sAtha unakA vivAha huaa| unake lie svargaloka se indra vastrAbhUSaNa Adi bhejate the / sAr3he sAta hajAra varSa kI Ayu meM unakA rAjagRhI ke siMhAsana para rAjyAbhiSeka huA, unhoMne pandraha hajAra varSa taka rAjya kiyA / unakI ke jaba sAr3he paccIsa hajAra varSa bIta gaye taba vaizAkha kRSNa dazamIM, unake janmadivasa ke Ayu / dina hI unheM vana meM svataMtra vicaranevAle hAthI ko baMdhana meM dekhakara vairAgya ho gyaa| unhoMne socA hAthI jaise tI rthaM ka ra 9 ( 7 ) a 1 su vra ta nA tha parva 19 Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FFFF T9 + prANI ko mukti acchI lagatI hai, bandhana acchA nahIM lagatA aura hama rAjakAja ke rAga ke bandhana meM baddha haiM, dhikkAra hai aise parAdhIna jIvana ko| aise vicAra se munisuvratanAtha ko vairAgya to huA hI, unheM jAtismaraNa jJAna bhI ho gayA, jisase unheM apane pUrvabhavoM kA jJAna hote hI vairAgya rasa aura adhika bar3ha gyaa| ve jina dIkSA lene ko taiyAra ho gye| | tIrthaMkara prabhu kI dIkSA kA maMgalamaya avasara jAnakara paMcama svarga se laukAntika deva rAjagRhI ke rAjabhavana meM Aye aura prabhu ke vairAgya kI prazaMsA evaM anumodanA kii| acAnaka hue isa parivartana se rAjagRhI meM sarvatra vairAgya kA vAtAvaraNa ho gyaa| indrAsana Dola utthaa| devagaNa aparAjita zivikA lekara dIkSA | kalyANaka manAne hetu pahu~ce / munisuvrata ne rAjagRhI meM eka hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa kii| unako prathama AhAra dAna dekara rAjagRhI ke rAjA vRSabhasena dhanya hue| munisuvratanAtha eka varSa taka munidazA meM rhe| vaizAkha kRSNA navamI ke dina punaH rAjagRhI padhAre aura vahA~ dIkSAvana meM apane caitanya svarUpa meM upayoga ko ekAgra karake paramAnanda meM magna ho gaye; kSaNabhara meM kSapakazreNI dvArA moha kA kSaya karake kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| arahanta paramAtmA bane aura samavazaraNa meM bAraha sabhAoM ke bIca divyadhvani dvArA mokSamArgarUpa ratnatraya tIrthaM kA upadeza dekara tIrthaMkara hue| prabhu ke upadeza se aneka bhavyajIva mokSapatha ke pathika bane / indra bhI prabhu kI pUjA karane tathA divyadhvani kA zravaNa karane rAjagRhI meM utare / mallideva Adi aThAraha gaNadhara tathA unase sau gune arthAt 1800 kevalI bhagavanta virAjate the| aneka RddhidhArI munivaroM sahita kula 30,000 munirAja tathA 50,000 AryikAyeM thiiN| AtmajJAna sahita eka lAkha aNuvratadhArI zrAvaka aura tIna lAkha zrAvikAyeM dharmArAdhanA karatI thiiN| devoM aura tiryaMcoM kA to koI pAra hI nahIM thaa| prabhu ne sAr3he sAta hajAra varSa taka tIrthaMkararUpa se vicaraNa karake bharatakSetra ke bhavyajIvoM ko dharmAmRta kA pAna karAyA aura bhavaduHkha se chudd'aayaa| jaba prabhu kI Ayu eka mAsa zeSa rahI, taba ve sammedazikhara siddhadhAma kI 'nirjarakUTa' para Akara sthira hue| phAlguna kRSNA dvAdazI ke dina prabhu ne mokSa prApta kiyA / indroM ne usa | mokSa prApta siddhaprabhu kI pUjA karake mokSa kA mahotsava mnaayaa| F4FoEF (19 Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREFEF FF is he nami! terI arcana-pUjana, pApoM se hameM bacAtI hai| samayasAra kI sAttviva carcA, ziva sanmArga dikhAtI hai|| jinavara! terI divyadhvani mama, moha timira hara letI hai| bhavabhramaNa kA anta karA kara, mokSa sulabha kara detI hai| bhagavAna naminAtha ke pUrvabhavoM kA ullekha karate hue kahA gayA hai ki ve pUrvabhava meM bhI bharatakSetra meM kauzAmbI nagarI ke hI rAjA the| inakI pUrva pIr3hI meM yahA~ rAjA pArthiva rAjya karate the, unake siddhArtha nAma kA putra mahApratApI evaM bhAvI tIrthaMkara (naminAtha) kA hI jIva thaa| ekabAra avadhijJAnI munirAja usa kauzAmbI nagarI meM pdhaare| mahArAjA pArthiva tathA rAjakumAra siddhArtha una munirAja ke darzana karane gaye aura dharmopadeza zravaNa kiyaa| zrI munirAja ne vairAgya utpAdaka upadeza dete hue kahA ki - "yaha jIva svabhAva se svayaM sukha kA nidhAna hai, paripUrNa Anandaghana AtmA hai, caitanyasamrATa hai; tathApi nijanidhi ko bhUlakara, ratnatrayarUpI vaibhava se rahita, viSayoM kA bhikhArI hokara cAroM gati meM sukha kI bhIkha mA~gatA huA bhaTaka rahA hai; parantu bAhya meM use kahIM sukha kI prApti nahIM ho sktii| yadi yaha jAne aura sukha ke sAgara bhagavAna AtmA ko antarmukha dRSTi se dekhe to svAdhIna sukha kA anubhava ho| rAjan! tuma caramazarIrI ho aura tumhArA yaha putra siddhArtha bhI tIsare bhava meM tIrthaMkara hokara siddhapada prApta kregaa| isa saMsAra kA moha chor3akara apane ko ratnatrayadharma kI ArAdhanA meM lagAo aura he siddhArthakumAra! isa saMsAra meM tumhAre do hI bhava zeSa haiM; tuma bhI AtmA ke caitanyanidhAna ko pahicAna kara samyagdarzana pragaTa kro|" Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 255 za lA munirAja ke zrImukha se aisI uttama bAta sunakara sabake harSa kA pAra nahIM rahA, turanta hI siddhArthakumAra ke antara meM cetanA ullasita huI, Ananda se romAMcita hokara unhoMne samyagdarzana prakaTa kiyA aura sAtha hI zrAvaka | ke aNuvrata grahaNa kara liye / mahArAjA pArthiva kA citta bhI saMsAra se virakta ho gayA thA; unhoMne putra siddhArthakumAra ko kauzAmbI kA rAjya sauMpakara jinadIkSA aMgIkAra kara lI aura ratnatraya kI utkRSTa ArAdhanA dvArA kevalajJAna prakaTa karake mokSapada prApta kiyA / kA pu ru pm F Sa u rA rddha kucha hI varSa bAda rAjA siddhArtha kA citta bhI saMsAra se udAsa ho gayA, usIsamaya kauzAmbI nagarI meM | mahAbala nAmaka kevalI bhagavAna kA Agamana huaa| unake caraNoM meM namaskAra karake siddhArtha rAjA ne dIkSA dhAraNa kii| unhIM prabhu ke caraNoM meM rahakara kSAyika samyaktva prApta kiyA aura darzanavizuddhi Adi solaha | kAraNa bhAvanAyeM bhAkara tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha kiyaa| ve ekAvatArI mahAtmA cAritra dvArA zobhAyamAna ho uThe aura uttama ArAdhanAsahita samAdhimaraNa karake aparAjita vimAna meM ahamindra hue / bharata kSetra ke bhAvI tIrthaMkara naminAtha jaba aparAjita svarga meM virAja rahe the, taba videhakSetra ke 'aparAjita' nAmaka bhAvI tIrthaMkara bhI usI svarga meM virAjate the / asaMkhyAta varSoM taka ve donoM bhAvI tIrthaMkara aparAjita | nAmaka svarga meM sAtha rahe, AtmasAdhanA saMbaMdhI tattvacarcA kI, ghoMTa ghoMTakara svAnubhavarasa kA pAna kiyA / | taiMtIsa sAgara pazcAt una donoM meM se eka ahamindra to videhakSetra kI susImAnagarI meM aparAjita tIrthaMkara rUpa meM avatarita hue aura kucha varSa pazcAt dUsare ahamindra ne isa bharatakSetra meM naminAtha tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM avatAra liyA thA / usa aparAjita vimAna meM naminAtha ke pUrva bhava ke jIva ahamindra kI Ayu jaba chaha mAha zeSa rahI taba mithilApurI ke rAjabhavana ke prAMgaNa meM divyaratnoM kI varSA hone lgii| usasamaya baMgadeza kI mithilAnagarI meM RSabhadeva ke vaMzaja zrI vijaya mahArAjA rAjya karate the / unakI mahArAnI vappilAdevI ne Azvina kRSNA | dvitIyA kI rAtri meM solaha maMgalasvapna dekhe aura usIsamaya aparAjita vimAna se bhagavAna naminAtha kA jIva tI rthaM ra na mi nA tha parva 20 Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFFFF Tv | unakI pavitra kukSi meM avatarita huA / garbhastha putra avadhijJAnI thA aura pitA vijayarAjA bhI avadhijJAnI || the| unhoMne avadhijJAna dvArA jAnakara kahA ki "he devI! tumhArI kukSi meM Aja rAtri meM tIrthaMkara kA jIva AyA hai; ata: tuma jagatapUjya tIrthaMkara kI mAtA bana gaI ho|" yaha jAnakara mahAdevI ke harSa kI sImA nahIM rhii| ThIka usIsamaya svarga ke devavimAnoM meM se deva aura indra jaya-jayakAra karate hue mithilApurI meM | utarane lge| kSAyika samyaktva tathA tIrthaMkara prakRti sahita ve mahAtmA abhI to mAtA ke garbha meM Aye hI haiM ki svarga ke indra tathA deva unake mAtA-pitA kA sammAna karate hue mithilApurI meM A pahu~ce aura tIrthaMkara ke garbhAvataraNa ke upalakSya meM garbhakalyANaka kA bhavya mahotsava kiyaa| | svargaloka kI deviyA~ AnandapUrvaka mAtA kI tathA garbhastha putra kI sevA karatI thiiN| garbhavAsa ke savA nau mahIne bItane para aSAr3ha kRSNA dazamI ke zubha dina vappilA devI ne jagatapUjya putra ko janma diyaa| usa maMgala AtmA ke prabhAva se jagata meM sarvatra Ananda chA gyaa| svargaloka ke maMgalavAdya apane Apa bajane lage, indra kA Asana Dola uThA; saudharma indra evaM zacI indrANI devoM kI senA ke divya ThATha-bATa sahita bAla-tIrthaMkara kA janmAbhiSeka karane mithilApurI A phuNce| una bAla-tIrthaMkara ko apanI goda meM lete hue | indrANI ko jo parama harSa huaa| vo zabdoM se nahIM kahA jA sakatA; samyaktva se honevAle Ananda kA vedana kyA vacanoM se kahA jA sakatA hai ? indrANI ne una bAlaprabhu ko jaba indra ke hAtha meM diyA taba indra bhI Azcaryamugdha hokara hajAra netra banAkara prabhu kA rUpa dekhatA raha gyaa| bhakti ke jora se vaha nAca utthaa| vaha eka sAtha hajAra hAthoM ko uchAlatA aura usake hAthoM kI pratyeka aMgulI para apsarA, deviyA~ usI jaisI ceSTA kara-karake nRtya karatI thiiN| meru para janmAbhiSeka karake indra ne una bAlaprabhu kI stuti kI aura nAma rakhA - nmikumaar| munisuvrata tIrthaMkara ke tIrthaM se chaha lAkha varSa bItane para tIrthaMkara naminAtha kA avatAra huA thaa| unakI Ayu nabbe hajAra varSa aura zarIra kI U~cAI pandraha hajAra dhanuSa thii| unake caraNa meM kamala kA cihna thaa| 20 Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 257 za lA kA pu ru pm F Sa u tta rA rddha bAla-tIrthaMkara namikumAra mAtA-pitA ko harSita karate hue dina-pratidina bar3ha rahe the / prabhu namikumAra jaba DhAI hajAra varSa ke hue taba vijayarAjA ne unakA rAjyAbhiSeka karake mithilApurI kA rAjya sauMpa diyA / mahArAjA nami ne pA~ca hajAra varSa taka mithilApurI kA rAjasiMhAsana suzobhita kiyaa| unake rAjya meM prajAjana sarvaprakAra se sukha aura dharmasAdhana meM tatpara the| eka bAra varSA Rtu meM dharatI para cAroM ora hariyAlI chAI huI thI, mAnoM ratnatraya ke udyAna khila rahe hoN| mahArAja namikumAra prakRti kI usa adbhuta zobhA kA avalokana karane hetu hAthI para baiThakara vana vihAra ke lie gye| vana ke AlhAdaka vAtAvaraNa meM prabhu ke AtmajJAna kI UrmiyA~ jAgRta hone lgiiN| videhakSetra se Aye devoM dvArA vahA~ ke aparAjita tIrthaMkara kI bAta sunakara namikumAra ko jAtismaraNa ho gayA / unheM apane pUrva bhava meM sAtha rahe aura videha kSetra meM tIrthaMkara aparAjita kA pUrva jJAna ho gayA / | ve vicArane lage ki "una prabhu ne kevalajJAna prApta kara liyA aura maiM abhI rAjabhoga meM par3A huuN| aba mujhe isaprakAra samaya gaMvAnA ucita nahIM hai| maiM Aja hI muni vrata dhAraNa kara kevalajJAna kI sAdhanA karU~gA / " isaprakAra dIkSA kA nizcaya karake nami mahArAjA bAraha bhAvanAoM kA cintana karane lage / tI "jIva svayaM hI moha dvArA svayaM ko bandhana meM bAMdhakara saMsArarUpI kArAgRha meM par3A hai| jisaprakAra piMjare meM banda pakSI duHkhI hotA hai athavA khambhe se baMdhA huA gajarAja duHkhI hotA hai, usIprakAra mohI jIva bhavabandhana meM nirantara duHkhI evaM vyAkula hotA hai / yadyapi yaha prANI mRtyu evaM duHkha se bhayabhIta hone para bhI usake kAraNoM kI ora daur3atA hai; unase chUTane kA prayatna nahIM karatA / tIvra viSayatRSNA se Arta- raudradhyAna kara-karake vaha mahAna du:khI hotA hai, cAra gati ke paribhramaNa meM use kahIM vizrAma nahIM hai / ratnatrayadharma kA sevana hI isa bhavaduHkha se chur3Akara mokSasukha denevAlA hai| isaprakAra bhava-tana-bhoga se virakta hokara nija | jJAyakatattva meM hI apane citta ko anurakta karanevAle nami mahArAjA dIkSA grahaNa karane ko tatpara hue| na mi nA tha parva 20 Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 // usIsamaya devoM meM vairAgI aura brahmacArI laukAntika deva brahmaloka se mithilApurI meM Aye aura vairAgI mahArAjA ko namaskAra karake stuti karane lage - "he deva! Apake vicAra uttama haiM, ApakI vairAgya bhAvanA kA anumodana karane hI hama Aye haiN|" indrAdi deva bhI pAlakI lekara dIkSAkalyANaka manAne A phuNce| ASAr3ha kRSNA dazamI ko nami mahArAjA siddha bhagavantoM ko namana karake svayaM hI dIkSita hue| bhagavAna ke sAtha anya eka hajAra rAjAoM ne bhI jinadIkSA aMgIkAra kii| usIsamaya AtmadhyAna meM ekAgra hone para nami | munirAja ko mana:paryayajJAna prakaTa huaa| munirAja naminAtha ko prathama pAraNA vIrapurI meM dattarAjA ne kraayaa| munidazA meM nau varSa taka vicarane ke pazcAt zrI nami munirAja mithilApurI meM pdhaare| vahA~ apane dIkSAvana meM hI magasira zuklA ekAdazI ke dina unheM kevalajJAna prakaTa huaa| indrAdi devoM ne Akara samavazaraNa meM | prabhu ke kevalajJAna kA mahotsava mnaayaa| deva, manuSya aura tiryaMca prabhu kI dharmasabhA meM divyadhvani kA lAbha lene baitthe| prabhu ne divyadhvani meM zuddhAtmatattva kI ananta mahimA batalAyI tathA divyadhvani meM AyA - "he jIvoM! AtmA kA zuddhatArUpa pariNamana hI mokSa hai, vaha mahAna AnandarUpa hai| vaha AtmA se bhinna nahIM hai aura kisI vastu kA usameM avalambana nahIM hai| mokSa kA upAya bhI AtmA ke zuddhapariNamanarUpa hI hai; usameM | bhI kisI dUsare kA avalambana nahIM hai|" aise svAvalambI mokSamArga ko jAnakara aneka jIvoM ne AtmA ke Azraya se zuddhapariNamana kiyA aura mokSa kI sAdhanA kii| ikkIsaveM tIrthaMkara prabhu kI dharmasabhA meM suprabhadeva Adi satraha gaNadharoM sahita kula 20 hajAra munivara virAjate the| 45 hajAra AryikAyeM thiiN| 1 lAkha dharmAtmA zrAvaka tathA 3 lAkha zrAvikAyeM thiiN| 1 hajAra 600 to sarvajJa-kevalI bhagavanta virAja rahe the| ve DhAI hajAra varSa taka isa bharatakSetra meM vicare aura vItarAgI dharmopadeza dvArA lAkhoM jIvoM kA kalyANa kiyaa| isaprakAra dharmatIrtha kA pravartana karate-karate prabhu naminAtha kI Ayu jaba mAtra eka mAsa zeSa rahI, taba || 20 REEFFFF 0 Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREE F IFE 19 ve sammedazikhara padhAre aura anukrama se yoganirodha karake, vaizAkha kRSNA caturdazI kI rAtri ke antima prahara meM sarvathA niSkarma hokara, siddhapurI meM jAkara virAjamAna ho gye| devoM aura manuSyoM ne prabhu kI mokSaprApti kA kalyANaka mahotsava mnaayaa| usa avasara para zuddha AtmA kI acintya mahimA kA cintana kara-karake aneka jIva saMsAra se virakta hue| kinhIM ne samyagdarzana prApta kiyA, koI muni hue to kitanoM ne kevalajJAna pragaTa kiyA aura kucha jIva to prabhu ke sAtha hI mukti ko prApta hue| mokSa kI sAdhanA kA vaha mahAmaMgalamahotsava thaa| usa mokSa kI smRti meM indra ne usa muktisthAna 'mitradhara' kUTa para prabhu caraNoM kI sthApanA karake pUjA kii| yahA~ dhyAna deneyogya bAta yaha hai ki - tIrthaMkara naminAtha saMyoga se ikkIsaveM tIrthaMkara hote hue bhI anya // aneka tIrthaMkaroM kI apekSA kama carcita rahe haiN| unakI mUrtiyA~ bhI adhikAMza caubIsiyoM ke samUha meM hI mileMgI; alaga se naminAtha kI mUrtiyA~ zAyada hI kahIM-kahIM hoN| isakA eka hI kAraNa samajha meM AtA hai ki unake sAtha koI camatkArika ghaTanA nahIM jur3I yA unakA jIvana ghaTanA-pradhAna nahIM hai; parantu dhyAna rahe, pUjyatA meM aura unake ananta guNoM ke sampUrNa vikAsa meM tathA atIndriya Ananda meM evaM vItarAgatA, sarvajJatA Adi sabhI bAtoM meM ve caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke samAna hI haiN| parantu laukikajana camatkAroM aura ghaTanAoM meM adhika ruci rakhate haiM, isakAraNa jina tIrthaMkaroM kA jIvana ghaTanA pradhAna rahA aura jinake sAtha laukika camatkAra kI ghaTanAyeM jur3a gaIM, ve bahucarcita ho gaye yA ho rahe haiN| jaise ki - bhagavAna bharata aura bhagavAna bAhUbalI samAnarUpa se arahanta paramAtmA bane to bhI bAhUbalI kI beloM aura bAMviyoM ne unheM adhika AkarSaka banA diyA; jabaki ve unakI vizeSatAoM kI pratIka nahIM; balki bharatajI kI apekSA kamajorI kI paricAyaka haiM; kyoMki bhagavAna bAhubalI ko jisa upayoga ko AtmA meM lagAne meM itanI kaThina sAdhanA karanI par3I; vahI kAma bharatajI ne antamuhUrta meM upasarga aura pariSaha sahe binA hI kara liyaa| tAtparya yaha hai ki bAhara ke camatkAra yA ghaTanAyeM choTe-bar3e kI kasauTI nahIM bana skte| 20 Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 260 za lA kA pu ru pm F F 195 Sa u tta rA rddha (21 tIna loka meM sAra batAyA, vItarAga vijJAnI ko / bhava sAgara meM duHkhI batAyA, mithyAtvI ajJAnI ko / / muktimArga kA pathika batAyA, sva-para bhedavijJAnI ko / sahaja svabhAva saralatA se suna ! neminAtha kI vANI ko / / bhAvI tIrthaMkara neminAtha kI paryAya meM Ane ke pA~ca bhava pUrva yahI tIrthaMkara kA jIva videha kSetra meM rAjA arhatadAsa ke ghara jinadattA rAnI kI kUMkha se utpanna aparAjita nAmaka rAjakumAra thaa| vaha kisI ke dvArA bhI parAjita na hotA huA apane nAma ko sArthaka kara rahA thA / yauvana Ane para prIti nAma kI sarvaguNa sampanna kanyA se vivAha huA / eka dina rAjA arhaddAsa bhagavAna vimalavAhana kI vandanArtha apane putra aparAjita sahita gae / bhagavAna | ke dharmopadeza se prabhAvita hokara rAjA arhaddAsa ne apane adhInastha pA~ca sau rAjAoM ke sAtha bhagavAna vimalavAhana ke samIpa jinadIkSA le lii| pitA kI dIkSA ke bAda yuvarAja aparAjita ne rAjyapada saMbhAlA to; para sAtha hI unheM bhI bhagavAna ke divya upadeza se samyagdarzana kI prApti ho gii| eka dina aparAjita ne sunA ki gandhamAdana parvata para jinendra vimalavAhana aura pitA arhaddAsa ko mokSa prApta ho gayA hai| yaha sunakara usane tIna dina kA upavAsa kara nirvANabhakti kI / eka bAra rAjA aparAjita kubera ke dvArA pradatta jinapratimA evaM caityAlaya meM virAjamAna arhata pratimA kI pUjA kara evaM upavAsa kA niyama lekara mandira meM dharmopadeza kara rahA thA / usIsamaya do cAraNa RddhidhArI | muni AkAza se nIce utre| rAjA aparAjita ne vandana kara unase pUchA - "he nAtha ! vaise to mujhe jaina sAdhuoM tI rthaM ka ra mi nA tha parva 21 Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREE F 260|| ko dekhakara svAbhAvika Ananda hotA hI hai; parantu Apa donoM ke darzana kara Aja apUrva Ananda ho rahA || hai tathA svAbhAvika sneha umar3a rahA hai, isakA kAraNa kyA hai ?" || donoM meM bar3e muni bole - "he rAjan ! pUrvabhava kA sambandha hI sneha kI adhikatA kA kAraNa hotA hai| | maiM apane aura tumhAre pUrvabhava kA sambandha batAtA huuN| "videha kSetra meM gaNyapura nagara ke rAjA sUryAbha aura usakI | patnI dhAraNI ke tIna putra the - cintAgati, manogati aura capalagati / usIsamaya rAjA arijaMya ke yahA~ aneka vidyAoM kI dhAraka aura saMsAra se virakta prItimati nAmaka kanyA huii| usake mAtA-pitA usakA vivAha karanA cAhate the aura vaha saMsAra ko asAra jAnakara indriyoM ke viSayoM se virakta hokara tapa karake AtmA ke kalyANa meM lagAnA cAhatI thiiN| prItimati ne pitAjI se dIkSA lene kI anumati prApta karane hetu yukti bnaaii| usane kahA - 'jo mujhe teja daur3a meM harAyegA, maiM usI se zAdI kruuNgii|' usa pratiyogitA meM cintAgati Adi tInoM bhAI sammilita hue aura usase ve bhI parAjita ho gye| isa yukti se prItimati ne anumati pAkara | 'nirvRtti' AryikA se dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| prItimati ke dvArA teja daur3a meM parAjita cintAgati Adi tIna bhAiyoM ne bhI damavara munirAja ke samIpa dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| Ayu ke anta meM tInoM bhAI mAhendra svarga meM sAta sAgara kI Ayu prApta vAle sAmAnika jAti ke deva hue| cintAgati kA jIva jo mAhendra svarga meM thA, vahA~ se cayakara tuma (aparAjita) hue ho aura manogati evaM capalagati ke jIva bhI mAhendra svarga se caya kara hama donoM amitavega aura amitateja hue haiN| puNDarIkaNI nagarI meM svayaMprabha jinendra ke samIpa muni dIkSA lekara unase hamane apane pUrva bhava sune| unake batAye anusAra he rAjan ! tuma hamAre bar3e bhAI cintAgati ke jIva hI mAhendra svarga se hamase pahale hI cyuta hokara yahA~ aparAjita hue ho| hama donoM pUrva bhavoM ke saMskAra vaza dharmAnurAga se tumheM saMbodhane Aye haiN| tuma isI bharata kSetra ke harivaMza nAmaka mahAvaMza meM ariSThanemi nAmaka tIrthaMkara hoge| isasamaya tumhArI Ayu eka mAha kI hI zeSa raha gaI hai ! ata: Atmahita kro|" itanA kaha amitavega aura amitateja donoM muni vihAra kara gye| cAraNa RddhidhArI munirAja ke vacana sunakara rAjA aparAjita harSita hotA huA bhI bahuta samaya taka yahI 21 IFE 19 + ERE FB Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFEN FEV cintA karatA rahA ki merA tapa karane kA bahuta-sA mahattvapUrNa samaya yoM hI nikala gayA / anta meM prIMtakara | putra ko rAjyabhAra sauMpakara zarIrAdi se nispRha ho vaha bhI muni ho gyaa| tatpazcAt prAyopagamana sanyAsa se suzobhita dina-rAta cAroM ArAdhanAoM kI ArAdhanA kara ve acyuta svarga meM bAIsa sAgara kI Ayu dhAraka aparAjita indra hue| vahA~ se cayakara nAgapura meM rAjA zrIcandra aura | zrImatI ke supratiSThita nAmaka putra huaa| vaha jinadharma kA upAsaka thaa| rAjA zrIcandra putra supratiSThita ko rAjya dekara muni hokara mukta ho gye| ekabAra rAjA supratiSThita ne mAsopavAsI yazodhara munirAja ko navadhA bhaktibhAva pUrvaka AhAradAna diyA; phalasvarUpa ratnavRSTi Adi paMca Azcarya hue| | eka bAra rAjA supratiSThita kArtika kI pUrNimA kI rAtri meM apanI ATha sau striyoM ke sAtha mahala kI | chata para baiThA thaa| usIsamaya AkAza meM ulkApAta huaa| use dekha vaha rAjyalakSmI ko ulkA ke samAna || hI kSaNabhaMgura samajhane lgaa| isalie apanI sunandA rAnI ke putra sudRSTi ko rAjyalakSmI dekara usane sumandira | nAmaka guru ke samIpa dIkSA le lii| rAjA supratiSThita ke sAtha sUrya ke samAna tejasvI cAra hajAra rAjAoM ne bhI ugra tapa dhAraNa kiyA thaa| munirAja supratiSThita ne jJAna-darzana-cAritra-tapa aura vIrya kI vRddhi se yukta ho jinavANI kA gahana adhyayana kiyA tathA sarvatobhadra se lekara siMhaniSkrIr3ita paryanta viziSTa tapa kie aura solaha kAraNa bhAvanAyeM bhAkara tIrthaMkara nAmakarma kA bandha kiyaa| isaprakAra tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha karanevAle supratiSThita munirAja eka mAsa taka AhAra tyAgakara cAroM ArAdhanAoM kI sAdhanA karate hue bAIsa sAgara kI sthiti pAkara jayanta svarga meM utpanna hue| vahA~ se cayakara ve rAjA samudravijaya kI rAnI zivAdevI se harivaMza rUpI parvata ke zikhara svarUpa neminAtha nAmaka 22 veM tIrthaMkara hue - jisakA vivaraNa isaprakAra hai - yAdava kula meM mUlataH harivaMzIya mahArAjA saurI hue| unase andhaka vRSNi aura bhoga vRSNi ye do putra hue| unameM rAjA aMdhakavRSNi ke dasa putra the, jinameM bAla tIrthaMkara nemikumAra ke pitA-saurIpura ke rAjA || 29 + ERE FB Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samudravijaya sabase bar3e bhAI the aura zrIkRSNa ke pitA rAjA vasudeva sabase choTe bhAI the| dasa bhAiyoM meM ye | donoM hI sarvAdhika prabhAvazAlI, dhIra-vIra aura sarvaguNa sampanna purANa prasiddha puruSa hue| rAjA samudra vijaya kI rAnI zivA devI se vaizAkha zuklA trayodazI ke dina zubha ghar3I meM nemikumAra kA janma huaa| tIrthaMkara nAmakarma ke sAtha baMdhe puNyakarma ke prabhAva se saudharma indra Adi deva-devendroM ne unakA vizeSa | prakAra se janmotsava mnaayaa| unheM sumeru parvata ke zikhara para le jAkara harSollAsapUrvaka 1008 kalazoM se kSIrasAgara ke nirmala nirjantuka jala se janmAbhiSeka kiyA / nemikumAra paramazAnta mudrA, atyanta sundara zarIra aura 1008 zubhalakSaNoM se yukta zyAma varNa hote hue bhI atyanta AkarSaka vyaktitva ke dhanI aura atulyabala | ke dhAraka the| ve janma se hI mati-zruta-avadhijJAna ke dhAraka bhI the| " nemikumAra aura zrIkRSNa sage cacere bhAI the| rAjA samudra vijaya aura vasudeva - donoM sahodara nyAyapriya, udAra, prajAvatsala, dhIra-vIra-gaMbhIra aura atyanta rUpavAna, balavAna tathA zalAkA puruSoM ke janaka the| yadyapi nemikumAra janma se hI vairAgI prakRti ke the, phira bhI kurukSetra kI raNabhUmi meM jaba eka ora rAjA jarAsaMdha aura dUsarI ora samudra vijaya kI senAyeM apane-apane vyUhacakra banAkara yuddha ke lie taiyAra khar3I thIM, taba usa yuddha meM samudravijaya ke pakSa meM balabhadra, zrIkRSNa aura nemikumAra bhI yuddha karane ke lie taiyAra the aura inakA senApati rAjA anAvRSTi thaa| inake viruddha yuddha karanevAle rAjA jarAsaMdha kI ora senApati ke rUpa meM rAjA hiraNyagarbha thaa| donoM ora kI senAoM meM yuddha ke samaya bajane vAlI bheriyA~ aura zaMkha gaMbhIra zabda karane lage tathA donoM ora kI senA yuddha karane ke lie paraspara sAmane A giiN| zatru senA kI prabalatA aura apanI senA ko pIche haTatI dekha nemikumAra, arjuna aura anAvRSTi yuddha vizArada zrIkRSNa kA saMketa pAkara svayaM yuddha karane ko taiyAra ho gaye aura inhoMne jarAsaMdha ke cakravyUha ko bhedane kA nizcaya kara liyaa| nemikumAra ne zatruoM ke hRdaya meM bhaya utpanna karane ke lie indra pradatta zAka + ERE FB Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAmaka zaMkha bajAyA, arjuna ne devadatta zaMkha bajAyA aura anAvRSTi ne balAhaka nAmaka zaMkha bjaayaa| zaMkha nAda hote hI unakI senA meM yuddha ke prati puna: utsAha bar3ha gayA aura zatru senA bhayAkrAnta ho gii| senApati anAvRSTi ne zatru ke dvArA racita senA ke cakravyUha kA madhyabhAga, nemikumAra ne dakSiNa bhAga, arjuna ne pazcimottara bhAga bheda DAlA / yadyapi jarAsaMdha (zatru senA) ne bhI apane pUre parAkrama ke sAtha yuddha karate hue samudra vijaya kI senA kA sAmanA kiyA; parantu vaha zrIkRSNa aura nemikumAra ke bala evaM parAkrama ke sAmane Tika nahIM pAI aura titara-bitara ho gii| nemikumAra ke atulyabala ko siddha karanevAlI eka ghaTanA prasiddha hai - eka dina yuvA nemikumAra kubera ke dvArA bheje hue vastrAbhUSaNoM ko pahina kara zrIkRSNa ke sAtha yaduvaMzI rAjAoM se bharI sabhA meM gaye / rAjAoM ne apane-apane Asana chor3akara unheM namaskAra kiyaa| phira zrIkRSNa aura nemikumAra apane-apane AsanoM para baiTha gye| siMhAsana para baiThe hue ve donoM do indroM ke sadRza suzobhita ho rahe the| usa sabhA meM balavAnoM ke bala kI carcA cala par3I taba kisI ne arjuna kI prazaMsA kI to kisI ne yudhiSThira kI aura kisI ne nakula, sahadeva, balabhadra aura zrIkRSNa ke bala kI prazaMsA kii| taba baladeva bole tuma loga jo ina sabakI bar3hAI karate ho so saba apane-apane anurAga se aisA kaha rahe ho| vastuta: bAta yaha hai ki nemikumAra jaisA bala abhI tIna loka meM kisI meM nahIM hai| jJAtavya hai ki - ve tIrthaMkara haiM aura tIrthaMkara janma se hI atulya bala ke dhanI hote haiM - aisA niyama hai| ata: unake zArIrika bala se kisI kI tulanA nahIM hotI; kintu zrIkRSNa ne nemikumAra kI bar3hAI sunakara kautUhalavaza muskarAte hue unase mallayuddha meM bala kI parIkSA karane ko khaa| uttara meM nemikumAra ne bahuta hI vinamra zabdoM meM kahA "he agraja! isameM mallayuddha kI kyA AvazyakatA hai? yadi Apako merA bala jAnanA hI hai to lo mere pA~va ko isa Asana se sarakA do" zrIkRSNa dvArA apanI zakti lagAne para bhI nemikumAra kA pA~va sarakAnA to dUra rahA, ve pA~va kI eka a~gulI ko bhI hilAne meM | 21) + ERE FB Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ PRIFF TO bhI samartha nahIM ho ske| anta meM unhoMne unake bala ko na kevala svIkAra hI kiyA, varan usakI prazaMsA | bhI kI aura unake bala ko lokottara btaayaa| usIsamaya indra kA Asana kampAyamAna ho gayA aura usane | tatkAla devoM ke sAtha Akara atulyabala ke dhAraka zrI tIrthaMkara nemikumAra kI stuti kii| | zrIkRSNa bhI apane rAjya ke viSaya meM zaMkita hote hue apane mahala meM cale gye| kRSNa ke mana meM yaha zaMkA ghara kara gaI ki nemikumAra ke bala kA koI pAra nahIM hai; ata: inake rahate hue hamArA rAjya zAsana sthira evaM ni:zalya raha sakegA yA nahIM? usasamaya se zrIkRSNa bAharI vyavahAra meM to uttama amUlya guNoM se yukta tIrthaMkara ke jIva nemikumAra kI AdarabhAva se pratidina sevA-suzruSA karate hue prema pradarzita karane lage; para mana meM usa zalya ke nivAraNa kA upAya bhI socane lage; etadartha unhoMne apanI patniyoM ko nemikumAra ke sAtha vasantotsava manAne aura usake mAdhyama se unake virAgI mana meM aura adhika vairAgya utpanna karane tathA unheM saMsAra ke svArthIpana kA AbhAsa karAne kI ora prerita kiyaa| manuSya kI manovRtti ko haraNa karanevAlI zrIkRSNa kI patniyA~ pati kI AjJA pAkara vRkSoM aura latAoM | se yukta ramaNIya vanoM meM bAla tIrthaMkara nemikumAra ke sAtha aisA anucita vyavahAra karane lagIM, tAki saMsAra se unakA mana ucaTa jaaye|| yadyapi kumAra nemi svabhAva se hI rAgarUpI parAga se parAnmukha the; tathApi zrIkRSNa kI striyoM ke anurodha se ve utsAha ke binA hI ve-mana se jalAzaya meM jalakrIr3A karane lge| unheM andara se jarA bhI ruci evaM utsAha nahIM thA; parantu ve kisI ke sAmane svayaM ko kamajora siddha nahIM hone denA cAhate the; ata: unhoMne nyAya-nIti kI maryAdA meM rahakara jitanI jo krIr3A aura manoraMjana | bhAbhiyoM ke sAtha ucita thA, tadanusAra unake Agraha kA nirvAha kiyaa| ___ ghara jAne para zrIkRSNa ko nemikumAra ke sarala vyavahAra se aisA bhrama ho gayA ki aba nemikumAra zAdI // 21 4 NEFos Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REEFFFFy || karAne ko manA nahIM kreNge| unhoMne harSita hokara zIghra hI nemikumAra ke lie vidhipUrvaka bhojavaMziyoM kI | rAjakumArI rAjamatI kI yAcanA kI, usake pANigrahaNa saMskAra ke lie bandhujanoM ke pAsa khabara bhejI aura rAniyoM sahita samasta rAjAoM ko sammAnapUrvaka bulaayaa| zrAvaNa mAsa meM zAdI taya ho gii| samaya para zAdI mahotsava prAraMbha huA, bArAta ne prasthAna kiyA, bArAta meM 56 koTi bArAtI aaye| | 56 koTiM' sunakara cauMkie nahIM, yahA~ koTi kA artha karor3a nahIM, balki 56 jAti yA 56 prakAra | ke loga the - yaha bhI to isakA artha ho sakatA hai| tAtparya yaha hai ki unakI bArAta meM sabhI jAtiyoM ke bahuta adhika loga sammilita hue the| rima-jhima barasAta, suhAvanA mausama, meghoM kI garjanA Adi ne garmI ko zAnta kara diyA thaa| nemikumAra ke gaMbhIra vyaktitva ne zAnta rasa kA vAtAvaraNa bhI bhara diyA thaa| aisI varSARtu meM eka dina yuvA nemikumAra, dhvajA-patAkAoM se suzobhita cAra ghor3oM se jute ratha para savAra ho aneka rAjakumAroM ke sAtha rAjamArga meM darzakoM para dayAbhAva rakhate hue dhIre-dhIre cala rahe the| rAste meM unhoMne tRNa bhakSI pazuoM ko rAjamArga ke donoM ora dIna-hIna dazA meM AMsU bahAte aura raMbhAte dekhaa| unheM isa dIna-hIna hAlata meM khar3e dekhakara nemi ne pUchA - inheM kyoM roka rakhA hai ? uttara milA - he nemikumAra ! ye ApakI bArAta ke kAraNa roke gaye haiN| yadyapi nemikumAra avadhijJAna se saba yathArtha sthiti jAna sakate the, para sahaja hI pUcha liyA - uttara ThIka hI milA thA - jaba sAdhAraNasA koI netA AtA hai to rAjamArga ke donoM ora balliyA~ bAMdha dI jAtI haiN| bArAta kA samaya godhUli kA thaa| pazu jaMgala se lauTakara A rahe the| apane-apane bachar3oM se milane ko raMbhA rahe the| zravaNamAsa prAyaH gAyoM kI prasUti kA samaya hotA hai| ata: unakA raMbhAnA svAbhAvika hI thaa| pazuoM ke avarodha aura krandana ko lekara aneka vicAraka apanI-apanI soca ke anusAra apane alaga-alaga vicAra prastuta karate haiN| rAjanaitika vicAradhArA vAle logoM kA khyAla thA ki "zrIkRSNa nemikumAra ke atulyabala se AtaMkita ho gaye the aura unheM sandeha ho gayA thA ki inake rahate hamArA rAjya niSkaMTaka nahIM raha sakatA; ataH ve || 21 Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REEFFFFy nemikumAra ko apane rAste se haTAnA cAhate the; parantu bahuta hI sammAnapUrvaka aura sneha ke sAtha / ve jAnate | the ki nemi vairAgya prakRti ke to haiM hI; thor3A-sA koI kA nimitta milegA to vaha nizcita dIkSA lekara vanavAsI ho jaayeNge| isake lie zrIkRSNa ne yaha upAya socA hogaa| nizcita hI nemi kI virAga prakRti ko dekhakara unheM apane rAste se haTAne ke lie vivAha aura pazuoM kA bandhana Adi ghaTanAe~ zrIkRSNa kI suniyojita yojanA rahI hogii|" ___ anya koI dhArmika vyaktiyoM kA mata thA ki janma se hI tIna jJAna ke dhanI, tadbhava mokSagAmI tIrthaMkara neminAtha jaise ahiMsA kA sandeza denevAle ke barAtI mAMsAhArI ho hI nahIM sakate; ata: mAMsAhAra kI bAta sarvathA anucita hI hai, asatya hI hai, mithyA aphavAha hai| vastuta: bAta yaha thI ki - bArAta kA samaya godhUlikA thA, ata: rAjamArga pazuoM se avaruddha na ho jAya, etadartha vyavasthApakoM dvArA bAMsa-balliyA~ bAMdhakara rAjamArga surakSita kiyA gayA thaa| isa kAraNa rAstA avaruddha hone se mArga ke donoM ora pazu khar3e-khar3e raMbhA rahe the| isaprakAra saMsAra ke svArthIpana kA svarUpa khyAla meM Ate hI nemikumAra vivAha se virakta ho gye| unake vairAgya meM pazuoM kA bandhana kAraNa banA - yaha dhruva satya hai| nemikumAra ne zAdI nahIM kii| socane lage - "jisataraha saikar3oM nadiyA~ bhI samudra ko santuSTa nahIM kara pAtI; usItaraha bAhya viSayoM se utpanna sAMsArika sukha ke sAdhana jIvoM kA duHkha dUra nahIM kara pAte haiM" - aisA vicAra kara nemikumAra ne dIkSA lekara muni banane kA nizcaya kara liyaa| usIsamaya paMcama svarga se laukAntikadeva neminAtha ke vairAgya kI anumodanA karane A pahu~ce inhoMne nivedana kiyA, isasamaya bharata kSetra meM dharmatIrtha pravartana kA samaya hai; ata: dharmatIrtha pravartana kiijie| deva-devendroM ne mahotsavapUrvaka unakA joradAra dIkSAkalyANaka mnaayaa| sarvaprathama indroM ne stuti kii| bAda meM snAnapITha para virAjamAna kara devoM ke dvArA lAe hue kSIrodaka se unakA abhiSeka kiyA evaM || 21) 4sra EF Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 vastrAbhUSaNoM se vibhUSita kiyaa| uttama siMhAsana para virAjamAna kara nemikumAra ko gherakara khar3e hue kRSNa, balabhadra Adi aneka rAjA suzobhita ho rahe the| ina sabane unheM rAgavaza rokA; para ve ruke nhiiN| ve kubera dvArA nirmita pAlakI kI ora Age bar3he aura baiTha gye| pahale kucha dUra pRthvI para to rAjAoM ne pAlakI uThAI, pazcAt devagaNa AkAzamArga se giranAra parvata para le gye| vahA~ neminAtha ne pAlakI kA tyAgakara zilAtala para virAjamAna hokara paMcamuSThi kezaloMca kiyaa| unake sAtha gaye eka hajAra rAjAoM ne bhI || jinadIkSA dhAraNa kii| devendroM dvArA vidhivata dIkSA kalyANaka manAne ke pazcAt unake dvArA munirAja nemikumAra kI stuti kI gii| stuti meM unhoMne kahA - "he munivara! Apa krodha aura tRSNA se rahita haiM, niSkAma hai, nirmAna haiN| he muni! Apa mananazIla haiM, Apako hama bArambAra namana karate haiN|" / jaba munirAja AhAra lene ke lie dvArikApurI meM Aye taba uttama teja ke dhAraka seTha pravaradatta ne unheM khIra kA AhAra dekara devoM dvArA pratiSThA prApta kii| rAjamatI ne bhI nemikumAra kI virAga pariNati kA nimitta pAkara apanI pariNati ko rAga-raMga se haTAkara jJAna-dhyAna meM lagAne kA nizcaya kara liyaa| vaha sAmAnya nAriyoM kI taraha nemikumAra ke dIkSita ho jAne se unake viyoga se duHkhI nahIM huiiN| unhoMne bhI saMsAra, zarIra aura bhogoM kI kSaNabhaMguratA ko jAnakara tathA saMsAra ke svArtha ko jAnakara vairAgya dhAraNa kiyA aura AryikA ke vrata aMgIkAra kara AtmasAdhanA hetu kaThina tapa karane lgii|" "ye striyA~ strI paryAya meM tInoMpana kI parAdhInatA ke nAnA duHkha uThAtI haiN| bacapana meM pitA ke AdhIna, yuvAvasthA meM pati ke AdhIna aura bur3hApe meM putra ke AdhIna rahatI haiM aura parAdhInatA meM svapna meM bhI sukha nahIM hai| kahA bhI hai - "parAdhIna sapanehu sukha nAhIM" yadi pati yA putra durbala huA, bImAra huA, alpa Ayu huA, mUrkha huA, duSTa huA to ananta duHkha / yadi sauta huI to usakA duHkha, yadi svayaM baMdhyA huI, // 22 + AEF Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFEN FEV mRta saMtAna huI...... aura na jAne kitane duHkha nAriyoM ke hote haiN| ataH aisI duHkhada strI paryAya meM na jAnA ho, isa paryAya se sadA ke lie mukta honA ho to mAyAcAra, chalakapaTa kA bhAva aura vyavahAra chor3e tathA samyagdarzana kI ArAdhanA kareM - yahI rAha rAjamatI clii| dIkSA kalyANaka manAne ke pazcAt munirAja neminAtha vrata, samiti, guptiyoM se suzobhita evaM pariSahoM || ko jItate hue ratnatraya aura taparUpalakSmI se munidharma kI sAdhanA karane lge| Arta aura raudra nAmaka aprazasta | dhyAna ko chor3akara dharmadhyAna aura zukladhyAna nAmaka prazasta dhyAna karane lge| bhagavAna neminAtha ne dharmadhyAna ke dasa bhedoM kA yathAyogya dhyAna karate hue chadmastha avasthA ke chappana dina samIcIna tapazcaraNa ke dvArA vyatIta kie| tatpazcAt azvina zukla pratipadA (ekama) ke dina zukladhyAna rUpa agni dvArA cAra ghAtiyA karmoM ko bhasma kara anaMtacatuSTayamaya kevalajJAna prApta kara liyaa| tIrthaMkara neminAtha ko kevalajJAna hote hI indroM ke Asana aura mukuTa kampAyamAna ho gaye aura tInoM lokoM ke indra kevalajJAna kalyANaka mahotsava manAne cala pdd'e| giranAraparvata kI tIna pradakSiNAyeM dekara unhoMne khUba utsAhapUrvaka nemi jinendra kA pUjA mahotsava mnaayaa| jaba jinendra bhagavAna neminAtha ke samavasaraNa meM saba bhavya jIva dharma sunane ke lie hAtha jor3akara baiTha gaye, taba varadatta gaNadharadeva ne jinendradeva se pUchA - "sabakA hita kisameM hai ? apanA kalyANa karane ke lie hama kyA kareM ?" uttara meM tIrthaMkara neminAtha kI divyadhvani khirane lagI, jo puruSArtha rUpa phala ko denevAlI thI aura cAra anuyogoM kI eka mAtA thii| cAra gatiyoM kA nivAraNa karanevAlI thii| yaha divyadhvani jahA~ bhagavAna virAjamAna the, usake cAroM ora eka yojana ke ghere meM itanI spaSTa sunAI detI thI mAno bhagavAna sAmane hI bola rahe haiN| divyadhvani meM jagata kI anAdinidhana, svataMtra, svAdhIna, ahetuka sthiti kA jJAna karAyA gayA hai| yaha // 21 + ENEFF Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 || sRSTi ahetuka hai arthAt kisI ke dvArA utpanna nahIM huI hai, kisI ne ise banAyA nahIM hai| pariNAmikI haiM - || svata:siddha hai| jIva svayaM karma karatA hai, svayaM usakA phala bhogatA hai, svayaM apanI bhUla se saMsAra meM ghUmatA lA || hai aura svayaM bhUla sudhAra kara mukta hotA hai| isaprakAra nemi jinendra ke dvArA kahA huA nirmala mokSamArga tathA loka kA svarUpa sunakara bAraha sabhAoM ke jIvoM ne bhagavAna ko namana kara vandanA kii| zrotAoM meM se kitane hI logoM ne samyagdarzana prApta kiyA, kitane hI logoM ne saMyamAsaMyama evaM munivrata dhAraNa kara AtmakalyANa kiyaa| | zilA devI, rohaNI, devakI, rukmaNI tathA anya nAriyoM ne zrAvikAoM kA cAritra dhAraNa kiyaa| tIrthaMkara nemi jinendra bhavya jIvoM ko prabodhita karate hue nAnA dezoM meM bar3e-bar3e rAjAoM ko dharma meM sthira karate hue cirakAla taka vihAra kara bhagavAna puna: giranAra parvata para vApasa lauTa aaye|| | baladeva ke mana meM yaha prazna huA - "maiM yaha jAnanA cAhatA hU~ ki dvArikA kA vinAza kaba aura kisake dvArA hogA ? zrIkRSNa kI mutyu kA nimitta kAraNa kauna banegA ? __he prabho ! merA rAga kRSNa ke prati bahuta hai, mujhe yaha moha kama hokara saMyama kI prApti kaba hogI ? | tI nemi jinendra kI divyadhvani meM AyA - "he baladeva ! ye dvArikApurI bArahaveM varSa meM madirA ke nimitta se dvIpAyana muni ke dvArA krodhavaza bhasma hogii| zrIkRSNa apane antima samaya meM kauzAmbI ke vana meM zayana kareMge aura jaratakumAra unake vinAza meM nimitta bneNge| antaraMga kAraNa ke rahate hue bAhya hetu, kucha na kucha to hotA hI hai - aisA jJAnI jAnate haiM; ata: ve harSa-viSAda nahIM krte| he baladeva ! saMsAra ke duHkhoM se bhayabhIta Apako bhI usIsamaya kRSNa kI mRtyu kA nimitta pAkara tapa kI prApti hogI tathA tapakara Apa brahma svarga meM utpanna hoNge|" bhagavAna nemInAtha kI divyadhvani kI ghoSaNA se dvIpAyana ne jAnA ki dvArikA mere kAraNa jalegI to, ve saMsAra se virakta hokara muni hokara vanameM jAkara tapa karane lage aura usa pApa se bacane ke lie ve bAraha varSa kA samaya bacAne ke lie pUrva dizA kI ora cale gye| 21) Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (271 sts ca 1 at 1 apra isIprakAra jaratakumAra ko bhI jJAta ho gayA thA ki mere nimitta se zrIkRSNa kI mRtyu hogI; ata: vaha bhI duHkhI huA aura bhAI-bandhuoM ko chor3akara aisI jagaha calA gayA, jahA~ zrIkRSNa ke darzana hI na hoN| parantu yaha aTala niyama hai ki honI ko koI TAla nahIM sakatA, jaba, jisake nimitta se jo honA hai, vahI, tabhI, usI ke nimitta se hokara rahatA hai, use indra aura jinendra bhI Age pIche nahIM kara sakate / lAkhoM prayatna karane para bhI donoM ghaTanAyeM huiiN| dvArikA dvIpAyana muni ke nimitta se hI jalI aura zrIkRSNa kA nidhana jaratakumAra ke bANa se hI huA / yadyapi zrIkRSNa ne dvArikA meM pUrNa zarAbabandI karA dI thii| jo zarAba taiyAra thI, use bhI jaMgaloM meM dUradUra taka phaiMka diyA thA; parantu vaha phaiMkI huI zarAba pattharoM ke kuNDoM meM par3I par3I jyoM-jyoM purAnI par3I tyoM-tyoM adhika mAdaka hotI gii| zrIkRSNa ne yaha bhI ghoSaNA karA dI ki jinendra ke vacana anyathA nahIM hote; ataH jo virAgI hokara AtmA ke kalyANa meM laganA cAheM, muni hokara mokSamArga meM agrasara honA cAheM ve khuzI-khuzI jA sakate haiM; parantu jo bhavya samyagdRSTi the, jinendra kI vANI meM vizvAsa karate the, ve to muni hokara mokSamArga sAdhane | lage aura jo mithyAdRSTi the, kartRtvabuddhi se grasita the, ve una kAraNoM ko dUra karane kA prayatna karane lage / unhoMne socA - 'na rahe bAMsa na baje bAMsarI' ataH dvIpAyana ko hI khatma kara do aura jo zarAba nimitta banane vAlI hai, use hI jaMgaloM meM phikavA dI jAye, jaba kAraNa hI nahIM rahegA to dvArikA bhasma hone kA kArya kahA~ se hogA ? parantu dvIpAyana loMr3a kA mahInA ( adhika mAha ) ginanA bhUla jAne se bArahaveM varSa meM hI dvArikA ke jaMgala meM jA phuNce| udhara usIsamaya vanakrIr3A ko Aye zamba Adi kumAroM ne jaMgala ke kuNDoM | meM par3I mAdaka zarAba pI lI, jisase ve unmatta ho gye| unhoMne dvIpAyana ko pahacAna liyA aura use mArane | kI ceSTA karane lge| isase ve krodhita ho utthe| yaha bAta kRSNa aura baladeva ko mAlUma huI to unhoMne dvIpAyana | ko zAnta karane kI bahuta koziza kI; kintu ve zAnta nahIM hue / krodha meM unakA zarIra jalakara bhasma ho tI rthaM ka mi nA tha parva 21 Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (272 | gayA aura ve marakara agnikumAra nAmaka mithyAdRSTi bhavanavAsI deva hue| unhoMne vibhaMgAvadhijJAna se saba jAna | liyA aura krodhAveza meM dvArikA ko bhasma karane lgaa| zrIkRSNa evaM baladeva ne mAtA-pitA aura anya mahattvapUrNa logoM ko bacAne kA prayatna kiyA to usa | krodhI deva ne saba taraha se AkramaNa karake sabako naSTa-bhraSTa karane meM apanI pUrI zakti lagA dii| | 'bhavitavyatA durnivAra hai' anyathA jisa dvArikA nagarI kI racanA indra kI AjJA se kubera ne kI ho, kubera hI jisakA rakSaka ho, vaha nagarI agni ke dvArA kaise jala jAtI? he baladeva aura kRSNa ! hama loga cirakAla se agni ke bhaya se pIr3ita ho rahe haiM, hamArI rakSA karo, isaprakAra strI, bAlaka aura vRddhajanoM ke ghabarAhaTa se bhare zabda sarvatra vyApta ho rahe the| ghabarAye hue baladeva aura zrIkRSNa nagara kA koTa tor3a samudra ke jala se agni ko bujhAne lage to vaha jala tailarUpa meM pariNata ho gyaa| una donoM ne jo bhI dvArikA ke jana jIvana kI rakSA karane ke prayatna kie, sabhI asaphala rhe| jaba anta meM kRSNa aura baladeva ne paira ke AghAta se nagara ke kapATa girA die to dvIpAyana ke jIva daitya ne kahA - "tuma donoM bhAiyoM ke sivAya kisI anya kA nikalanA saMbhava nahIM hai|" yaha jAnakara donoM mAtAoM aura vasudeva (pitA) ne kahA - "he putro ! tuma jaao| tuma donoM ke jIvita | rahane se vaMza kA vinAza nahIM hogaa| mAtA-pitA ko zAnta kara unakI AjJA kA pAlana kara donoM bhAI zrIkRSNa aura baladeva duHkhI mana se nikala kara dakSiNa kI ora cale gye|| idhara vasudeva Adi yAdava tathA unakI striyA~ sanyAsa pUrvaka deha tyAga kara svarga meM utpanna hue| jo carama zarIrI the, ve dhyAnastha ho gye| agni kevala unake deha hI jalA pAyI AtmA to rAgAdi vikAra ko aura karmoM ko jalAkara mukta ho gye| jo samyagdarzana se pavitra the, ve mRtyu ke bhaya se nirbhaya ho samAdhipUrvaka mRtyu kA varaNa kara sadgati ko prApta hue| ve manuSya dhanya haiM jo saMkaTa Ane para, agni kI zikhAoM ke bIca bhI dhyAnarUpa agni se vikAra ko jalAkara apane manuSya bhava ko sArthaka kara lete haiN| jo tapa nija | BREEFFFFy + ERE FB panija // 21 Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | va para ko sukhI karanevAlA hai, vahI uttama hai, prazaMsanIya hai| jo tapa dvIpAyana kI bhAMti nija va para ko | kaSTadAyaka hai, vaha uttama nahIM hai| | dUsaroM kA apakAra karanevAlA pApI manuSya dUsaroM kA vadha to eka janma meM karatA hai, para usake phala meM apanA vadha janma-janma meM karatA hai tathA apanA saMsAra bar3hAtA hai| asahanazIla vyakti dUsare kA apakAra kisI taraha bhI kara sakatA hai; parantu dhyAna rahe, dUsaroM ko duHkhI karanevAle ko svayaM ko bhI duHkha kI paramparA hI prApta hotI hai| vidhi ke vazIbhUta hue krodha se andhe dvIpAyana muni ne jinendra ke vacanoM kA ullaMghana kara bAlaka, strI, | pazu aura vRddhajanoM ko jo vastuta: dayA ke pAtra haiM, unheM jalAkara apane hI duHkha ko bar3hA liyA hai - aise krodha ko dhikkAra hai| 'saMsAra meM puNya-pApa kA khela bhI vicitra hai aura honahAra balavAna hai, use koI TAla nahIM sktaa|' zrIkRSNa aura baladeva ke jIvana kI aneka ghaTanAyeM isa bAta kI prabala pramANa haiN| jo baladeva aura | zrIkRSNa pahale sUryodaya ke pUrvArddha kI bhA~ti puNyodaya se lokottara unnati karate rahe, ve jIvana ke antima kSaNoM meM bandhujanoM se bhI bichur3a gaye, zokAkula ho gye| __kRSNa ke kahane para sneha se bhare baladeva ne kahA - "he bhAI! maiM zItala pAnI kI vyavasthA karatA hU~, tuma nirAza mata hoo| tabataka tuma jinendra ke smaraNarUpI jala se pyAsa ko dUra kro| bhAI! yaha pAnI to thor3e samaya ke lie hI pyAsa ko dUra karatA hai; para jinendra kA smaraNa rUpa jala to tRSNA ke jala ko jar3amUla se naSTa kara detA hai|" baladeva pAnI lene gaye, kRSNa vRkSa kI chAyA meM cAdara or3hakara vizrAma karane lge| zikArapremI | jaratakumAra akelA usa vana meM ghUma rahA thaa| honahAra kI bAta dekho, zrIkRSNa ke sneha se bharA jo unake || 21 + ERE FB Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREE F (274 | prANoM kI rakSA kI bhAvanA se dvArikA se vana meM jAkara unase dUra bhAga rahA thA tAki vaha tIrthaMkara neminAtha kI ghoSaNA ke anusAra apane bhAI kI mauta kA kAraNa na bne| usI jaratakumAra kA tIra bhramavaza unake mauta kA kAraNa bana gyaa| zrIkRSNa ne kahA "yahI to vidhi kI viDambanA hai, jise ajJAnI jIva samajha nahIM pAte aura apane kartRtva ke ahaMkAra meM saMsAracakra meM phaMse rahate haiN| bhAI! zoka mata karo 'honahAra alaMghanIya hai aura karanI kA phala to bhoganA hI par3atA hai| kabhI kisI ko hamane satAyA hogA, calo ThIka hai, karja cuka gayA maranA to thA hI, aba aisI bhUla kI punarAvRtti na ho yaha bhAvanA bhA leN| dekho, jo zrIkRSNa aura baladeva, jIvana bhara to kyA Aja bhI apane satkarmoM se, deza aura samAja kI sevA se, dIna-dukhiyoM kI pIr3A ko samajhane aura use dUra karane se bhagavAna banakara puja rahe haiN| vaibhava meM arddhacakrI, apAra zakti sampanna, mahAbhArata meM anyAya ke viruddha satya kA sAtha dekara vijaya dikhAnevAle the; unake janma aura mRtyu | kI kahAnI hameM spaSTa saMdeza de rahI hai ki - karama phala bhugatahiM jAya ttrai| pArzvanAtha tIrthaMkara Upara kamaTha upasarga kre| eka varSa taka Adi tIrthaMkara bina AhAra rhe| rAmacandra caudaha varSoM taka vana-vana jAya phireN| ___ karama phala bhugatahiM jAya Tarai / / 1 / / kRSNa sarIkhe jagata mAnya jana, parahita jiye-mare / phira bhI bhUlacUka se jo jana karanI yathA kare / / usake kAraNa prApta karmaphala, bhugatahi jAya jhraiN| karama phala bhugatahiM jAya Tarai / / 2 / / janama jaila meM zaraNa gvAlaghara, bRja meM jAya chipe / jinake rAjakAja jIvana meM, dUdha kI nadI bahe / / IFE 19 4 EF 21 Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREEFFFFy ve hI cakrI anta samaya meM nIra bUMda trse| karama phala bhugatahiM jAya Tarai / / 3 / / jarata kuMvara jisakI rakSAhita, vana-vana jAya phire / anta samaya meM vahI mauta ke kAraNa Aya bane / / aisI dazA dekha kara prANI, kyoM nahiM svahita kre| karama phala bhugatahiM jAya Tarai / / 4 / / bahuta bhale kAma karane para bhI yadi kabhI/kisI kA/jAne anajAne dila duHkhAyA ho, ahita ho gayA ho athavA apane kartRtva ke jhUThe abhimAna meM pApArjana kiyA ho to vaha bhI binA phala die nahIM chuutttaa| tIrthaMkara muni pArzvanAtha para kamaTha kA upasarga, Adi tIrthaMkara RSabhamuni ko eka varSa taka AhAra meM antarAya isa bAta ke sAkSI haiM ki tIrthaMkara jaise puNya-purANa puruSoM ko bhI apane kie pUrvakRta karmoM kA phala bhoganA hI par3A thA ! ataH hameM isa bAta kA pUrA-pUrA dhyAna rakhane kI jarUrata hai ki bhUla-cUka se bhI, jAneanajAne meM bhI hama kisI ke prANa pIr3ita na kreN| apane jarA se svAda ke lie hiMsA se utpanna AhAra grahaNa na kareM, apanI pUrI dinacaryA meM ahiMsaka AcaraNa hI kreN| jaba bhagavAna nemInAtha kI Ayu mAtra eka mAha zeSa rahI to ve samavazaraNa sahita giranAra parvata para pahu~ce / vahA~ samavazaraNa vighaTa gyaa| prabhu mauna dhAraNa kara giranAra ke sarvocca zikhara para ayogI hue| nemIprabhu ke mukta hone para indroM dvArA unakA mokSakalyANaka mahotsava manAyA gyaa| saMkSepa sAra yaha hai ki pahale jo cintAgati vidyAdhara the, jinhoMne prItimatI rAjakumArI kI mA~ga ko asvIkAra kiyA, tatpazcAt cauthe svarga ke deva hue| punaH aparAjita rAjA hue| phira solahaveM svarga meM gaye, vahA~ se cayakara supratiSThita rAjA hue| phira ahamindra hue aura anta meM bharatakSetra ke bAisaveM tIrthaMkara neminAtha hue| ve nemInAtha hamAre hRdaya meM sadaiva base raheM, jisase preraNA pAkara hama bhI zIghra hI una jaise paramAtmA pada pA skeN|. // 29 + ERE FB Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFE IFF 1s pArasa patthara chUne se jyoM, loha svarNa ho jAtA hai| pArzvaprabhu kI zaraNAgata se, pApa maila dhula jAtA hai|| jo bhI zaraNa gahe pArasa kI, AnaMda maMgala gAtA hai| pArzva prabhu ke ArAdhana se, patita pUjyapada pAtA hai| vartamAna caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha bahu carcita tIrthaMkara haiN| unakI adhikAMza prAcIna | mUrtiyA~ nAga ke (sahasra) phaNoMvAlI milatI hai| usake pIche eka paurANika kathA hai, jisameM dharaNendrapadmAvatI kA nAma ubhara kara AtA hai| kahA jAtA hai ki jaba muni pArzvaprabhu tapazcaraNa karate hue eka vana pradeza meM dhyAnastha the, taba eka saMvara nAmaka deva kA vimAna vahA~ se nikalA aura muni pArzvanAtha ke Upara Ate hI aTaka gyaa| saMvara deva ne vimAna ke aTakane ke kAraNoM para uhApoha kiyaa| use dhyAna AyA ki "jaba koI tIrthaMkarAdi mahApuruSa athavA koI zatru ke Upara se deva vimAna jAtA hai to vaha svata: ruka jAtA hai| ata: dekhanA cAhie ki vimAna rukane kA kAraNa kyA hai ?" vimAna se nIce utara kara dekhA to dekhate hI use jAtismaraNa ho gyaa| devoM ko avadhijJAna to hotA hI hai| ata: use muni pArzvanAtha ko dekhate hI apanA purAnA vaira-virodha yAda A gayA aura usane socA ki "jisake kAraNa merA vimAna aTakA hai, yaha vahI jIva hai jisake kAraNa merA apamAna huA thaa|" phira kyA thA, usane una para nAnAprakAra se aise bhayaMkara upasarga karanA prAraMbha kara diyA, jise mAno prakRti bhI sahana nahIM kara skii| dharaNendra kA Asana Dolane lagA, avadhijJAna se usane jAnA ki hama para parama upakAra karanevAle pArzvaprabhu para upasarga ho rahA hai| turanta dharaNendra vahA~ jA pahu~ce aura nAga kA rUpa dhAraNa kara muni pArzva para phaNa phailA kara upasarga dUra karane meM tatpara hue| TEEN FREE 22 Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba saMvara dveSa kI jvAlA meM jala rahA thA aura dharaNendra pArzvanAtha kI bhaktivaza rAga kI lapaToM meM jhulasa | rahe the; usIsamaya munirAja donoM ke prati samAna bhAva rakhe AtmasAdhanA meM tatpara the aura jJAtA-dRSTAbhAva lA se puNya-pApa kA khela dekha rahe the| dhyAnastha muni pArzvanAtha ke antarmukhI ananta puruSArtha se kucha hI samaya meM kevalajJAna hone para upasarga // svata: hI dUra ho gayA; kyoMki kevalI para upasarga hotA hI nahIM hai| prabhu kA aisA atizaya dekhakara dharaNendra evaM unake sAtha AI padmAvatI ne pArzvaprabhu kI stuti kii| ___ "prabhu! Apake kevalajJAna kI mahimA adbhuta hai, hama ApakI rakSA karanevAle kauna hote haiM? Apa to svayaM ananta bala ke dhanI haiM, vajra jaisA ApakA zarIra hai| ajJAnI jIva vItarAgiyoM para bhI rAga-dveSa karake vyartha hI karmabaMdha karate haiN| prabho! Apake pratApa se hameM dharma kI prApti huI aura hamArI ghora duHkhoM se rakSA huii| he prabho! Apake nAma ke sAtha hamArA nAma jur3a jAne se hameM sahaja hI sammAna mila gyaa| anyathA hama jaise tuccha asaMyamiyoM kI kyA ginatI hai ? prabhu! ApakA nAma pArasa hai na! aura pArasa patthara ke sparza se jaba lohA sonA ho jAtA hai to Apa to caitanyaratna haiN| yadi ApakA sAnnidhya pAkara hama bhI kRtArtha ho gaye to isameM kyA Azcarya ? jo bhI ApakI zaraNa meM AyegA vaha svayaM pArasa bana jaayegaa|| sacamuca! parama pUjya to Apa hI haiM; kyoMki kAryaparamAtmA svarUpa hI zrAvakoM dvArA aSTadravya se pUjane yogya haiN| hama bhI Apake caraNoM kI bArambAra vandanA karate haiN| isakAraNa Apake bhaktajana hameM apanA sAdharmI samajha kara yathAyogya sammAna karate haiM to kareM; parantu dekhAdekhI kucha nAsamajha loga jaba hamArA jarUrata se jyAdaha Adara karane lagate haiM to hameM svayaM unake bholepana para tarasa AtA hai aura Apake samakSa apanA bahumAna hote dekha lajA bhI AtI hai; para kyA kareM ? nA samajha loga hI duniyA meM adhika haiM jo gatAnugatika hote haiM, bher3acAla calate haiN|" 22 Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 dharaNendra-padmAvatI isaprakAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI stuti karake vApisa cale gye| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke jIvana darzana ko samajhane ke lie aura unase preraNA pAne ke lie, una jaisA banane | ke lie hameM unake kucha mahattvapUrNa pUrva bhavoM ko dekhanA hogaa| unake pUrva bhavoM kA paricaya karAte hue AcArya guNabhadra likhate haiM; caturtha kAla meM podanapura meM rAjA aravindra hue| unake maMtrI ke do putra the| jyeSTha putra kamaTha aura usakA anuja marubhUti / yaha marubhUti hI Age ATha bhavoM ke bAda pArzvanAtha hue haiN| | kamaTha krodhI aura durAcArI thA aura marubhUti zAnta evaM sarala / krodha se jIvoM ko kitana ahita hotA aura zAnti evaM sadguNoM se prANI kitane sukhI hote haiN| yaha bAta hama kamaTha aura marubhUti ke caritra se sIkha | sakate haiN| kamaTha aura marubhUti ke pitA to sira ke zveta bAla dekhakara rAjyamaMtrI ke pada se tyAga-patra dekara muni ho gaye / rAjA aravinda ne maMtrI ke choTe putra ko zAnta evaM sadguNI dekhakara apanA maMtrI banA liyaa| isa bAta se kamaTha apane choTe bhAI marubhUti se IrSyA karane lgaa| eka bAra rAjA aravinda kisI dUsare rAjA se yuddha karane gaye to apane nava niyukta maMtrI marubhUti ko bhI sAtha le gaye / rAjA aura maMtrI donoM kI anupasthiti meM duSTa kamaTha aisA bartAva karane lagA, mAno vahI rAjA ho| rAjA kA adhikAra dikhAkara prajA ko parezAna karane lgaa| choTe bhAI maMtrI marubhUti kI patnI ati sundara thI, use dekhakara kamaTha usa para mohita to thA hI, vaha kAmAtura ho utthaa| usane use kapaTapUrvaka phulabAr3I meM bulA kara usake sAtha balAtkAra kiyaa| kucha dina bAda rAjA aravindra yuddha kA bhAra maMtrI marubhUti ko sauMpakara svayaM podanapura lauTa aaye| vahA~ logoM ke mu~ha se jaba kamaTha ke durAcAra kI kathA sunI taba unheM vicAra AyA ki aise anyAyI durAcArI kA hamAre rAjya meM rahanA ucita nahIM hai| unhoMne usakA sira muMDAkara kAlA mu~ha karake gadhe para baiThAkara nagara se bAhara nikalavA diyaa| pApI kamaTha kI aisI durdazA dekhakara nagaravAsI kahane lage ki "dekho, pApI jIva | apane pApa kA kaisA phala bhoga rahA hai, isalie pApoM se dUra rho|" EFF 22 Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (279 za rAjA ne kamaTha ko nagara se niSkAsita kara diyA, jisase vaha bar3A duHkhI huA aura tApasa logoM ke maTha para jAkara vahA~ bAbA banakara rahane lgaa| use kucha jJAna-vairAgya to thA nahIM / ajJAna aura krodha ke kAraNa | vaha eka bar3A patthara hAthoM meM uThAkara khar3e-khar3e tapa karane lagA aura usI meM dharma mAnane lagA / lA kA pu ru Sa yuddha meM gayA marubhUti jaba lauTakara AyA aura use jJAta huA ki usake bar3e bhAI kamaTha ko rAjA ne nagara se niSkAsita kara diyA, taba use bar3A duHkha huA / bhAI para krodha na karake marubhUti ne usase milane | tathA ghara vApisa lAne kA vicAra kiyA aura vaha usakI khoja karane nikala pdd'aa| DhU~Dhate DhU~Dhate anta meM use | kamaTha kA patA cala gyaa| usakA bhAI sAdhu banakara mithyA tapa kara rahA hai, yaha dekhakara use bahuta duHkha huaa| vaha kamaTha ke pAsa jAkara hAtha jor3akara bolA- "he bhAI ! mujhe tumhAre binA acchA nahIM lgtaa| jo huA so huA, aba Apa isa mithyA veza ko chor3akara mere sAtha ghara lauTa clo| Apa mere jyeSTha bhrAtA ho, isalie mujha para krodha na karake mujhe kSamA kara do|" aisA kahakara marubhUti ne bhAI kamaTha ko praNAma kiyA / u IF 595 tta rA rddha parantu duSTa kamaTha kA krodha to aura bhI bar3ha gyaa| usane socA "isI ke kAraNa maiM itanA apamAnita huA hU~ aura aba yahA~ bhI mujhe duHkhI karane AyA hai|" aisA vicAra kara usane hAthoM meM uThAye hue patthara | kA prahAra marubhUti ke sira para aisA kiyA ki patthara lagate hI marubhUti kA prANAnta ho gayA / krodha ke kAraNa | sage bhAI kI mRtyu huii| jisaprakAra sarpa se kabhI amRta prApta nahIM hotA, usIprakAra krodha se kabhI sukha nahIM milatA / kSamA jIva kA svabhAva hai, usake sevana se hI sukha kI prApti hotI hai / patthara ke prahAra se jaba marubhUti kI mRtyu huI to use bhI bhayaMkara vedanA ke kAraNa ArtadhyAna ho gayA; abhI use AtmajJAna to huA nahIM thA, isalie ArtadhyAna se marakara vaha sammedazikhara ke nikaTa vana meM | vizAla hAthI huA / kamaTha ne apane bhAI ko patthara se mAra DAlA, yaha bAta jaba Azrama ke tApasoM ne jAnI taba unhoMne kamaTha ko pApI mAnakara use vahA~ se nikAla diyaa| pApI kamaTha coroM ke giroha meM sammilita hokara corI karane tI rthaM ka ra pA pUrva nA tha parva 22 Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ p) R IFF TO lgaa| eka bAra corI karate hue pakar3e jAne para use bhayaMkara mAra par3I, jisase vaha bahuta duHkhI huA, parantu usake bhAvoM meM koI parivartana nahIM aayaa| anta meM krodha se marakara vaha kukkaTa nAma kA sarpa huaa| marubhUti to marakara hAthI huA, parantu rAjA aravinda ko usakI koI khabara nahIM milane se vaha cintita | rahane lagA ki marubhUti merA maMtrI abhI taka kyoM nahIM lauTA ? unhIM dinoM vahA~ eka avadhijJAnI munirAja kA Agamana huaa| unakA upadeza sunakara rAjA ko hArdika prasannatA huii| rAjA ne unase pUchA ki hamArA maMtrI | marubhUti kahA~ hai ? aura abhI taka kyoM nahIM AyA ? munirAja ne kahA - "he rAjan! marubhUti ko to usake bhAI kamaTha ne mAra DAlA hai aura use hAthI kI paryAya milI hai tathA kamaTha bhI marakara sarpa huA hai|" yaha sunakara rAjA ko atyanta duHkha huaa| vaha vicArane lagA - "are! kaisA hai yaha saMsAra! duSTa kamaTha ke saMga se marubhUti bhI duHkhI huaa|" ___ munirAja ne samajhAyA ki he rAjan! isa saMsAra meM jIva jabataka AtmajJAna nahIM karatA tabataka use aise janma-maraNa hote hI rahate haiN| apane hita ke lie duSTa ajJAnI jIvoM kA saMga chor3akara jJAnI-dharmAtmAoM kA saMga karanA yogya hai| rAjA udAsa citta se mahala meM calA gyaa| eka bAra vaha rAjamahala kI chata para baiThAbaiThA munirAja ke upadeza kA smaraNa karake vairAgya kA vicAra kara rahA thaa| itane meM AkAza meM raMga-biraMge megha ekatrita hone lage aura kucha hI dera meM aisI racanA ho gaI mAno eka sundara jinamandira ho| atisundara dRzya thA vaha / use vicAra AyA - "AkAza meM aise hI sundara jinamandira kA nirmANa kraauuNgaa|" aise vicAra Ate hI usane usa mandira kI AkRti banA lene kI taiyArI kii| parantu usane kalama hAtha meM lI hI thI ki dekhate hI dekhate vaha megha racanA bikhara gaI aura mandira kI AkRti vilIna ho gii| yaha dekhakara rAjA Azcaryacakita ho gayA..."are! aisA asthira saMsAra! aise kSaNabhaMgura sNyog|... yaha || rAjapATa, yaha rAniyA~ yaha zarIrAdi...saba saMyoga ina meghoM kI bhAMti bikhara jAnevAle vinAzaka haiN| are, || 22 Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 || aise asthira indriyaviSayoM meM dina-rAta lage rahanA yaha jIva ko zobhA nahIM detaa| yaha zarIra nAzavAna hai aura |yaha bhoga bhavaroga ko bar3hAnevAle haiN| jise apanA hita karanA ho use ina bhogoM kI lAlasA meM jIvana gaMvAnA | ucita nahIM hai| jisaprakAra yaha megha racanA kSaNabhara meM bikhara gaI, usIprakAra maiM bhI avilamba isa saMsAra ko | chor3akara muni banU~gA aura AtmadhyAna dvArA karmarUpI bAdaloM ko bikhera duuNgaa|" isaprakAra atyanta vairAgyapUrvaka rAjapATa chor3akara rAjA aravinda vana meM cale gaye aura nirgrantha guru ke nikaTa dIkSA lekara muni hue| inhIM aravinda munirAja dvArA hAthI AtmajJAna prApta karatA hai| ___ sammedazikhara kI yAtrA hetu eka vizAla saMgha calA jA rahA thaa| usa yAtrAsaMgha meM aneka muni tathA hajAroM zrAvaka the| aravinda munirAja bhI saMgha ke sAtha vihAra kara rahe the| ve yAtriyoM ko dharma upadeza dete haiM aura AtmA kA svarUpa samajhAte haiM, jise sunakara sabako bar3A hI Ananda hotA hai| kabhI bhaktibhAvapUrvaka munirAja ko AhAradAna dene kA avasara prApta hone se zrAvakoM ko mahAna harSa hotA hai| isaprakAra dhArmika lAbha lete hue samasta sAdharmIjana paraspara dharmacarcA aura paMcaparameSThI kA guNagAna karate hue sammedazikhara kI ora cale jA rahe the| calate-calate usa saMgha ne eka vana meM par3Ava ddaalaa| zAMta sundara vana hajAroM manuSyoM ke kolAhala se gUMja utthaa| jaMgala meM mAno eka nagara basa gyaa| munirAja aravinda eka vRkSa ke nIce AtmadhyAna meM baiTha gye| itane meM eka ghaTanA ghttii| ___ eka vizAla hAthI pAgala hokara idhara-udhara daur3ane lagA, jisase logoM meM bhagadar3a maca gii| vaha hAthI aura koI nahIM, pArzvanAtha kA hI jIva thA / vaha hAthI usa vana kA rAjA thA aura svacchanda hokara vicaraNa karatA thaa| vana meM eka sarovara thA, jisameM yaha pratidina snAna karatA thA, vana ke miSTha phala-phUla khAtA thA aura hathiniyoM ke sAtha krIr3A karatA thaa| ghane nirjana vana meM itane adhika manuSya aura vAhana usa hAthI | parva || ne kabhI dekhe nahIM the, isalie vaha ekadama bhar3aka uThA aura pAgala hokara logoM ko kucalane lgaa| loga || 22 EFFEE Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 444464834 cillAte aura hAhAkAra karate idhara-udhara daur3a rahe the| kitanoM ko usane pairoM se kucalA to kitanoM ko sUr3ha || meM uThA-uThAkara pachAr3a diyaa| rathoM ko tor3a DAlA aura vRkSoM ko ukhAr3a diyaa| aneka loga bhayabhIta hokara | rakSA hetu munirAja kI zaraNa meM jA phuNce| | pAgala hAthI cAroM ora hAhAkAra macAtA huA, ciMghAr3atA huA udhara AyA jahA~ aravinda munirAja virAjate the| loga Darake mAre kAMpa uThe ki na jAne yaha pAgala hAthI munirAja ko kyA kara DAlegA? munirAja to zAMta hokara baiThe the| unheM dekhate hI vaha hAthI DhU~r3ha uThAkara unakI ora daur3A to; parantu... aravinda munirAja ke vakSa meM eka cihna ko dekhate hI vaha ekadama zAMta ho gayA, use lagA ki are, inheM maiMne kahIM dekhA hai? yaha to mere koI paricita aura hitaiSI lagate haiN| aisA vicArate hue vaha ekadama zAMta khar3A rahA, usakA pAgalapana miTa gayA aura munirAja ke sanmukha DhU~Dha jhukAkAra baiTha gyaa| loga Azcaryacakita hokara dekha rahe the ki are, munirAja ke sAmane Ate hI ise kyA ho gayA? isa ghaTanA se prabhAvita loga munirAja ke AsapAsa ekatrita ho gye| munirAja ne avadhijJAna dvArA hAthI ke pUrvajanma ko jAna liyA aura zAMta baiThe hue hAthI ko sambodhana kahA - are, gajarAja, pUrvabhava meM tU hamArA maMtrI marubhUti aura maiM rAjA aravinda thaa| maiM to muni huA hU~ aura tU merA maMtrI hokara bhI AtmA ko bhUlA aura ArtadhyAna karane se tujhe pazu paryAya prApta huI aba ceta aura AtmA kI pahicAna kara! munirAja ke sambodhana se use vairAgya ho gayA aura apane pUrvabhava kA jAtismaraNa jJAna huaa| apane duSkarma ke lie use pazcAtApa hone lagA, usakI A~khoM meM azrudhArA bahane lagI, vaha vinayapUrvaka mastaka jhukAkara munirAja ke sanmukha dekha rahA thaa| prAkRtika rUpa se usakA jJAna itanA vikasita huA ki vaha manuSya kI bhASA samajhane lagA, aura use munirAja kI vANI sunane kI jijJAsA jAgrata ho utthii| munirAja ne jaba jAnA ki isa hAthI ke pariNAma vizuddha hue haiM, ise AtmA samajhane kI tIvra jijJAsA | jAgrata huI hai aura yaha to eka bhAvI tIrthaMkara hai taba atyanta vAtsalyapUrvaka ve hAthI ko upadeza dene lage || 22 EFFEE Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 283 za lA kA pu ru 6 m F F Sa u tta rA rddha are gajarAja ! tU zAMta ho, yaha pazu paryAya kahIM terA svarUpa nahIM hai, tU to zarIra se bhinna caitanyamaya AtmA hai, AtmA ko jAne binA tUne aneka bhavoM meM duHkha bhoge haiM, isalie aba AtmA ke svarUpa ko samajhakara samyagdarzana prApta kara ! samyagdarzana hI jIva ko mahAna sukhakArI hai| rAga aura jJAna ko ekameka anubhavane kA aviveka tU chor3a...! tU prasanna ho... sAvadhAna ho... aura sadA upayogarUpa svadravya hI merA hai - aisA anubhava kara ! usase tujhe ati Ananda hogA / tU nikaTabhavya hai, isalie Aja hI aisA anubhava kara ! munirAja use AtmA kA zuddha svarUpa batalAte haiM / are jIva, terA AtmA anaMta guNa ratnoM kA bhaNDAra hai... yaha hAthI kA vizAla zarIra to pudgala hai, yaha kahIM tU nahIM hai, tU to jJAnasvarUpa hai, tere jJAnasvarUpa meM puNya-pApa nahIM hai| tU to vItarAgI Anandamaya hai - aise apane svarUpa ko anubhava meM le / " aise aneka prakAra se munirAja ne samyagdarzana karane kA upadeza diyA, jise sunakara hAthI ke pariNAma aMtarmukha hue aura aMtara meM apane AtmA ke sacce svarUpa kA avalokana karane se use samyagdarzana ho gayA, parama Ananda kA anubhava huA... use aisA bhAsita huA ki "amRta kA sAgara mere AtmA meM laharA rahA hai... parabhAvoM se bhinna sacce sukha kA anubhava AtmA meM ho rahA hai| kSaNamAtra aise Ananda ke anubhava se ananta bhava kI thakAna utara jAtI hai| "aise AtmA kA bArambAra anubhava karane kA use mana huA / upayoga punaH punaH aMtara meM ekAgra hone lgaa| usa anubhava kI acintya apAra mahimA ko koI pAra nahIM thA / Atma | upayoga sahajarUpa se zIghratApUrvaka apane svarUponmukha hone se sahaja nirvikalpa svarUpa anubhava meM AyA / caitanyaprabhu apane ekatva se Akara nijAnanda meM Dolane lagA / vAha ! AtmA kA svarUpa koI adbhuta hai! paramatattva ko pAkara maiMne caitanya prabhu ko apane meM hI dekhA / " isaprakAra AtmAnubhUti hone se hAthI ke Ananda kA koI pAra nahIM rhaa| usakI Anandamaya ceSTAe~ tathA AtmazAMti dekhakara munirAja ko bhI lagA ki isa hAthI ko AtmajJAna ho cukA hai, munirAja ne prasanna hokara, hAtha uThAkara hAthI ko AzIrvAda kiyaa| saMgha ke hajAroM loga bhI yaha dRzya dekhakara ati harSita hue| eka kSaNa meM yaha kyA ho gayA... vaha saba Azcarya se dekhane lage / tI rthaM ka ra pA pUrva nA tha parva 22 Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hAthI socatA hai - "pUrvakAla meM AtmA ko jAne binA ArtadhyAna karake maiMne pazuparyAya pAyI, parantu | aba ina munirAja ke nimitta aura merI bhalI honahAra se mujhe AtmajJAna huA hai, aba AtmA ke dhyAna dvArA maiM zIghra paramAtmA houuNgaa|" aisA vicAra kara vaha hAthI DhU~Dha jhukA-jhukAkara munirAja ko namaskAra kara rahA thaa| | munirAja ke pAsa dharma kA upadeza sunakara aneka jIvoM ne vrata dhAraNa kiye / hAthI ko bhI bhAvanA jAgrata huI ki yadi maiM manuSya hotA to maiM bhI uttama munidharma aMgIkAra karatA, isaprakAra munidharma kI bhAvanAsahita usane zrAvaka dharma aMgIkAra kiyaa| munirAja ke caraNoM meM namaskAra karake usane pA~ca aNuvrata dhAraNa kiye| samyagdarzana prApta karake vratadhArI huA vaha vajraghoSa hAthI bArambAra mastaka jhukAkara aravinda munirAja ko namana karane lagA, sUMDha U~cI-nIcI karake upakAra mAnane lgaa| hAthI kI aisI dharmaceSTA dekhakara zrAvaka bahuta saMtuSTa hue aura jaba munirAja ne ghoSaNA kI ki yaha hAthI kA jIva Atmonnati karate-karate bharata kSetra meM teIsavA~ tIrthaMkara hogA taba to sabako atyanta harSa huaa| hAthI ko dharmAtmA jAnakara zrAvaka use premapUrvaka nirdoSa AhAra dene lge| yAtrAsaMgha ne kucha samaya usa vana meM rukakara phira sammedazikhara kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| aravinda munirAja bhI saMgha ke sAtha vihAra karane lage taba vaha hAthI bhI vinayapUrvaka apane guru ko vidA karane hetu kucha dUra taka pIche-pIche calatA rahA aMta meM munirAja ko punaH punaH vaMdana karake apane vana kI ora lauTa claa| aba, vaha pA~ca vratoM sahita nirdoSa jIvana jI rahA thA, svayaM jisa zuddha AtmA kA anubhava kiyA, || usakI bArambAra bhAvanA karatA thaa| kisI bhI jIva ko satAtA nahIM thA, jisameM trasahiMsA ho aisA AhAra nahIM karatA, zAMtabhAva se rahakara sUkhe hue ghAsa-patte khAtA thA, kabhI-kabhI upavAsa bhI karatA thaa| calate samaya dekha-dekhakara pA~va rakhatA thA, hathiniyoM kA saMgha usane chor3a diyA thaa| vizAla zarIra ke kAraNa anya jIvoM ko kaSTa na ho isalie vaha zarIra kA bahuta halana-calana nahIM karatA, vana ke anya prANiyoM ke sAtha || 22 Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8REEFFFFy 285| zAMti se rahatA thaa| hAthI kI aisI zAMta ceSTA dekhakara dUsare hAthI usakI sevA karate, vana ke bandara tathA anya || pazu bhI usase prema karate aura sUkhe hue ghAsa-patte lAkara use khilAte haiN| | pUrvabhava kA usakA bhAI kamaTha, jo krodha se marakara viSadhara sarpa huA thA, vaha bhI isI vana meM rahatA thA aura jIva-jantuoM ko mArakara khAtA thA tathA navIna pApabaMdha karatA thaa| eka dina pyAsa lagane se vaha hAthI sarovara ke nikaTa AyA, sarovara ke kinAre vRkSoM para anekoM bandara rahate the, ve use dekhakara bar3e prasanna hue| sarovara kA svaccha jala pIne ke lie vaha hAthI kucha bhItara taka gayA ki usake pA~va kIcar3a meM phaMsa gaye bahuta prayatna karane para bhI vaha nikala nahIM skaa| taba usane AhAra-jala kA tyAga karake samAdhimaraNa kI taiyArI kI vaha paMcaparameSThI kA smaraNa karake AtmA kA ciMtana karane lgaa| vairAgyapUrvaka vaha aisA vicArane lagA ki "are, ajJAna se kumaraNa to maiMne anantabAra kiye, kintu yaha avatAra saphala hai ki jisameM samAdhimaraNa kA suavasara prApta huA hai| zrI munirAja ne mujha para mahAna kRpA karake deha se bhinna AtmasvarUpa mujhe samajhAyA, mere caitanyanidhAna mujhe batalAye / unakI kRpA se maiMne apanA nijavaibhava apane AtmA meM dekhA hai| basa, aba isa deha se bhinna AtmA kI bhAvanA dvArA maiM samAdhimaraNa kruuNgaa|" hAthI ko kIcar3a meM phaMsA dekhakara vana ke bandara use bacAne ke lie kilakAriyA~ mArane lage, parantu ve choTe-choTe bandara use kaise bAhara nikAlate ? itane meM sarpa huA kamaTha kA jIva phukAratA huA vahA~ AyA, hAthI ko dekhate hI pUrvabhava ke saMskAra ke kAraNa use tIvra krodha AyA aura daur3akara hAthI ko daMza mAra diyaa| kAlakUTa viSaile sarpa ke daMza se hAthI ko viSa car3ha gayA aura kucha hI dera meM usakA prANAnta ho gyaa| parantu isa bAra usane pahale kI bhAMti ArtadhyAna nahIM kiyA, isabAra to AtmA ke jJAnasahita dharma kI uttama bhAvanA bhAte-bhAte usane samAdhimaraNa kiyA aura zarIra ko tyAgakara bArahaveM svarga meM deva huaa| sarpa ne hAthI ko Dasa liyA yaha dekhakara bandaroM ko bar3A krodha AyA aura una bandaroM ne usa sarpa ko mAra DAlA, pApI sarpa ArtadhyAna se marakara pA~caveM naraka meM jA phuNcaa| kisI samaya jo donoM sage bhAI the, || 22 Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFEE IFE 19 | unameM se puNya-pApa ke phalAnusAra eka to svarga meM gayA aura dUsarA naraka meN| pariNAmoM kI vicitratA se yaha saba saMsAra ke sukha-duHkha kA dRzya pAThakoM ko yaha preraNA detA hai ki hameM va saba avasara saubhAgya ke sulabha haiM, jinameM hama kucha aisA kara sakate haiM jo abhI taka nahIM kiyaa| tIrthaMkara pArzvanAtha kA jIva pahale marubhUti thA, phira hAthI huA aura AtmajJAna prApta kiyA, vahA~ se | samAdhimaraNa karake bArahaveM svarga meM zaziprabha nAmaka deva huaa| svarga kI divya vibhUti dekhakara vaha | Azcaryacakita ho gayA aura avadhijJAna se jAna liyA ki maiMne hAthI ke pUrvabhava meM dharma kI ArAdhanA sahita jo vratoM kA pAlana kiyA thA usakA yaha phala hai, aisA jAnakara use dharma ke prati vizeSa bhakti-bhAvanA huI, | pUrvabhava meM AtmajJAna pradAna karanevAle munirAja ke upakAra kA punaH punaH smaraNa kiyA, pazcAt svarga meM virAjamAna zAzvata jinabimba kI pUjA kii| vaha asaMkhyAta varSoM taka svargaloka meM rhaa| vahA~ bAhya meM anekaprakAra ke kalpavRkSoM se sukha-sAmagrI prApta hotI thI aura aMtara meM caitanya-kalpavRkSa ke sevana se vaha sacce sukha kA anubhava karatA thaa| dekho to sahI, vItarAga dharma kI ArAdhanA se eka pazu bhI deva ho gayA aura kucha hI kAla pazcAt to vaha bhagavAna hogA! kamaTha kA jIva jo ki sarpa huA thA, vaha marakara pA~cave naraka meM gayA aura asaMkhya varSa taka tIvra duHkha bhoge| usakI kSudhA-tRSA kA koI pAra nahIM thA, usake zarIra ke pratidina hajAroM Tukar3e ho jAte the, lohe kA vizAla piNDa bhI gala jAye aisI to vahA~ sardI thI, karavata aura bhAloM se usakA zarIra kaTatA aura chidatA thA, AtmA kA jJAna to use thA nahIM aura acche bhAva bhI nahIM the, ajJAna evaM azubha bhAvoM se vaha atyanta duHkhI hotA thaa| pUrvabhava meM apane bhAI ke prati jo tIvra krodha ke saMskAra the, ve bhI usake chUTe nahIM the| krodha meM naraka se nikalakara vaha eka bhayaMkara ajagara huaa| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kA jIva svarga se calakara jambUdvIpa ke videha kSetra meM janmA / usa paryAya meM usakA | nAma thA agniveg| agnivega AtmajJAna sAtha lekara Aye the| eka choTe se jJAnI kI bAla ceSTAe~ dekhakara || 22 EFF Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REEFFFFy sabako bar3A Ananda hotA thaa| eka bAra rAjakumAra agnivega vana meM jAkara vana kI zobhA nihAra rahe the, vahA~ acAnaka unhoMne eka sAdhu ko dekhA / ve sAdhu AtmaciMtana meM ekAgra the| unheM dekhakara agnivega ko hArdika prasannatA huI, nikaTa jAkara unakI vaMdanA karake vaha unake nikaTa baiTha gayA aura AtmA kA vicAra karane lagA ki - "ahA ! dhanya hai aisI sAdhudazA!" kucha hI dera meM munirAja kA dhyAna pUrNa hone para puna: namaskAra kiyA aura munirAja ne unheM dharmavRddhi kA AzIrvAda dekara kahA - "he bhavya! AtmA ke samyak svabhAva ko to tumane jAnA hai, aba usa svabhAva ko vizeSarUpa se sAdhane ke lie tuma munidazA kA cAritra aMgIkAra karo, aba tumhArA saMsAra ati alpa zeSa rahA hai, manuSya ke tIna bhava karake tuma mokSa prApta kroge| pahale || tuma cakravartI hoge aura phira tIrthaMkara hokara mokSa ko prApta kroge|" munirAja ke mukha se apane mokSa kI bAta sunakara agnivega ati Anandita huaa| use saMsAra ke prati tIvra vairAgya jAgRta huaa| "are, mujhe to alpakAla meM mokSa sAdhanA hai, ata: isa rAjapATa meM baiThe rahanA mere lie ucita nahIM hai, maiM to Aja hI muni banakara AtmasAdhanA meM ekAgra houuNgaa|" isaprakAra yuvAvasthA meM una rAjakumAra ne virAgI hokara munirAja ke nikaTa jinadIkSA lI, sAdhudazA dhAraNa kii| pUrvabhava kA kamaTha jo ki naraka meM gayA thA aura vahA~ se nikalakara vizAla ajagara huA thA, vaha ajagara bhI videhakSetra ke isI vana meM rahatA thaa| vaha zikAra kI khoja meM idhara-udhara bhaTakatA rahatA thaa| vaha jaMgala ke pazuoM ko pUre kA pUrA nigala jAtA thaa| eka dina munirAja agnivega dhyAna meM lIna the ki vaha ajagara vahA~ A pahu~cA aura usane phuphakArate hue krodhapUrvaka munirAja ko nigala liyaa| munirAja ne AtmadhyAna pUrvaka samAdhimaraNa kiyA aura solahaveM svarga meM gye| dekho to sahI unakI kSamA! ajagara ne nigala liyA tathApi usa para krodha nahIM kiyA aura svayaM AtmA kI sAdhanA meM lIna rhe| krodha meM duHkha hai aura AtmA kI sAdhanA meM hI parama zAMti hai| aise zAMta bhAvoM se unhoMne samAdhimaraNa kiyA aura solahaveM svarga meM gaye aura ajagara krodhI bhAva ke kAraNa punaH chaThaveM naraka meM jA pdd'aa| donoM kI Ayu bAIsa sAgara || EFFE sAgara / / 22 Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 288 sarp ca 1 al ba a a ca lA kA rddha thii| jo donoM sahodara bhrAtA the, unameM se eka ne to bAIsa sAgara taka svarga ke sukha bhoge tathA dUsarA utane | hI kAla taka naraka ke duHkha sahana karake donoM manuSya loka meM utpanna hue, unameM se eka to vajranAbhi cakravartI huA aura dUsarA zikArI bhIla huA / cakravartI kA adbhuta vaibhava hone para bhI ve vajranAbhi jAnate the ki isa samasta bAhya vaibhava kI apekSA | hamArA ananta caitanya vaibhava bhinna prakAra kA hai, vahI sukha kA dAtAra hai, bAhya kA koI vaibhava sukha denevAlA nahIM hai, usameM to AkulatA hai / puNya se prApta bAhya vaibhava to alpakAla hI rahanevAlA hai, aura hamArA Atmavaibhava anantakAla taka sAtha rhegaa| samyagdarzanarUpI sudarzanacakra dvArA moha ko jItakara maiM mokSasAmrAjya prApta karU~gA, vahI merA saccA sAmrAjya hai| aisI pratIti sahita ve jagata se udAsa the - cakravartI rAjya meM rahane para bhI antara meM adbhuta jJAna pariNati sahita ve pratidina arihaMtadeva kI pUjA, munivaroM kI sevA, zAstrasvAdhyAya, sAmAyikAdi kriyAe~ karate the / isaprakAra dharma saMskAroM se paripUrNa unakA jIvana anya jIvoM ko bhI Adarza rUpa thA / ekabAra unakI nagarI meM kSemaMkara munirAja padhAre, unakI mudrA prazamarasa jharatI - vItarAgI thI aura ve avadhijJAna ke dhArI the| vajranAbhi cakravartI unake darzana karane gaye aura unheM dekhate hI unake netroM se Ananda umar3ane lagA / unheM aisA lagA ki vItarAgI tIna ratnoM ke samakSa yaha cakravartI ke caudaharatna bilakula tuccha haiM ! unhoMne munirAja kI vandanA evaM stavana karake Atmahita kA upadeza sunane kI jijJAsA prakaTa kI / taba munirAja ne unako mokSamArga kA alaukika upadeza diyA, nizcaya samyagdarzana - jJAna - cAritra kA svarUpa samajhAyA, jo svataMtrarUpa se AtmA meM, AtmA ke dvArA hI pragaTa hotA hai aura kahA ki mokSa hetu | aisA vItarAga bhAva hI kartavya hai / he bhavya ! tuma isa saMsAra duHkha se chUTanA cAhate ho to aisI cAritradazA aMgIkAra kro| rAga AtmA kA svabhAva nahIM hai, rAga to duHkha hai, isaliye kahIM bhI kiMcita rAga na karake, | vItarAga hokara bhavyajIva bhavasamudra se pAra hote haiM / he rAjan ! tuma bhI aise vItarAga dharma kI sAdhanA meM tatpara tI rthaM ka ra pA pUrva nA tha parva 22 Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | hoo| tumheM AtmapratIti to hai hI, aura aba tumhAre tIna bhava zeSa hai, pazcAt tuma tIrthaMkara hokara mokSa ko | prApta kroge|" munirAja kA aisA vItarAga upadeza sunakara vajranAbhi cakravartI ati prasanna hue aura unako bhI uttama vairAgya | bhAvanAe~ jAgrata huiiN| zarIra evaM bhogoM se unakA citta udAsa ho gayA aura dharma ke prati utsAha atyadhika | bar3ha gyaa| unhoMne munirAja se atyanta vinayapUrvaka munidIkSA dene kI prArthanA kii| "he prabho! isa duHkhamaya | saMsAra se merA uddhAra kro| ratnatrayarUpI naukA dvArA maiM bhI isa bhavasamudra se pAra honA cAhatA huuN| saMsAra meM kahIM sukha nahIM hai, isaliye tIrthaMkara bhI saMsAra ko tyAgakara mokSa kI sAdhanA karate haiN| he prabho! maiM bhI | munidIkSA lekara tIrthaMkara jisa patha para cale usI patha para calanA cAhatA huuN|" munirAja ne kahA - "he bhavya! tumhArI bhAvanA uttama hai| tuma cakravartI kI sampadA ko asAra jAnakara tyAgane hetu tatpara hue ho aura sArabhUta ratnatraya ko dhAraNa karanA cAhate ho tumheM dhanya hai!" aisA kahakara kSemaMkara munirAja ne vajranAbhicakravartI ko munipada kI dIkSA dii| ve cakravartI aba rAjapATa chor3akara jinamudrAdhArI muni ho gye| chaha khaNDa kI vibhUti se unheM tRpti nahIM huI, isaliye mokSa kA akhaNDa sukha sAdhanA cAhate haiN| __gajarAja ke Upara ratnajar3ita hode para ArUr3ha hokara calane vAle cakravartI aba naMge pA~va vanakI patharIlI bhUmi para calane lge| ratna-maNijar3ita vastrAlaMkAroM ko chor3akara nagna-digambara mudrAdhArI ve munirAja aba ratnatrayarUpI AbhUSaNoM se suzobhita ho rahe the| suvarNa-thAloM meM bhojana lene vAle aba hatheliyoM meM khar3ekhar3e AhAra karane lge| caudaharatna chor3akara unhoMne ratnatrayarUpa tIna ratna grahaNa kiye, nava nidhAnoM ko tyAgakara akhaNDa Ananda nidhAna kI sAdhanA meM laga gye| eka bAra ve munirAja vana kI eka zilApara baiThe-baiThe AtmadhyAna meM lavalIna the| siddha bhagavAna samAna apane AtmA kA bArambAra anubhava karate the| jaMgala meM AsapAsa kyA ho rahA hai usakA unheM raMcamAtra bhI lakSya nahIM thaa| "maiM to deha se bhinna AtmA hU~ mujhameM paripUrNa paramAtmA zakti vidyamAna hai.." ityAdi dhyAna || meM ekAgra the ki itane meM dUra se eka tIra sanasanAtA huA AyA aura munirAja kA zarIra viMdha gyaa| EFF Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REEFFFF 0 ___kahA~ se AyA thA vaha tIra ? isa bAta kA patA lagAne para jJAta huA ki unakA pUrvabhava kA bhAI kamaTha kA jIva jo ki naraka se nikalakara kuraMga nAma kA zikArI bhIla huA thA, mAMsa kA lolupI vaha bhIla isI vana meM rahatA thA aura dhanuSa bANa dvArA krUra pariNAmoM se hirana Adi nirdoSa pazuoM kI hiMsA kiyA karatA thA aura mahAna pApabaMdha kara rahA thaa| vana meM calate-phirate vaha bhIla vahA~ A pahu~cA jahA~ munirAja dhyAna magna virAjamAna the| munirAja ko dekhakara pUrvabhava ke saMskAravaza use krodha AyA aura dhanuSa para bANa car3hAkara munirAja para calA diyaa| munirAja kA zarIra viMdha gyaa| krodhAndha jIva una bhagavAna sadRza munirAja kI mahAnatA ko nahIM pahacAna sakA aura dhyAna meM sthira una | ahiMsaka munirAja kI akAraNa hiMsA karake usa jIva ne tIvra krodha se sAtaveM naraka kI Ayu kA baMdha kiyaa| vaha nahIM jAnatA thA ki krodha ke phala meM itane bhayaMkara duHkha bhogane pdd'eNge| idhara, zarIra viMdha jAne para bhI munirAja to apane Atma svabhAva meM nizcala the, unake dhyAna meM koI zatru-yA mitra nahIM thA, rAga yA dveSa nahIM thaa| koI pUje yA koI bANa mAre-donoM ke prati unheM samabhAva thA, jIvana aura maraNa meM bhI samabhAva thA, unako zarIra kA mamatva nahIM thA, AtmA ke Ananda meM itane lIna hue ki zarIra chidane para bhI duHkhI nahIM hue, ve to nirmoha rUpa se dharmadhyAna meM hI ekAgra the| bANa mArane vAle bhIla para bhI unheM krodha nahIM aayaa| samAdhipUrvaka zarIra tyAgakara ve madhyama graiveyaka meM ahamindra hue| graiveyaka meM utpanna hue una ahamindra kI Ayu 27 sAgaropama thI aura sAtaveM naraka meM utpanna hue usa kamaTha ke jIva kI Ayu bhI 27 sAgaropama thii| aura yahA~ se nikalakara donoM jIva manuSyaloka meM phira mileNge| svargaloka kA Azcaryajanaka vaibhava dekhakara ve ahamindra vicAra meM par3a gaye aura unako avadhijJAna pragaTa huA, unhoMne apanA pUrvabhava jAna liyA, isase dharma kI atizaya mahimA aayii| ____ ahamindra svarga se nikalakara marubhUti kA jIva to ayodhyAnagarI meM rAjakumAra AnandakumAra ke rUpa | meM avatarita huA aura kamaTha kA jIva naraka se nikalakara krUra siMha huaa| EFFE 22. Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFF 0 // rAjakumAra Ananda svayaM AtmAnanda kA anubhava karate the aura dUsaroM ko bhI Ananda dete the| bar3e hone | para ve mahAmANDalika rAjA hue, ATha hajAra rAjA unake adhikAra meM the| itane mahAna rAjA hone para bhI ve | dharma ko nahIM bhUle the| ve dharmAtmAoM kA sanmAna tathA vidvAnoM kA Adara karate the| unake zAsana meM ayodhyA kI prajA sarvaprakAra se sukhI thii| phAlguna mAsa meM basanta Rtu AyI aura udyAna sundara puSpoM se khila utthe| dharmAtmAoM ke aMtara ke udyAna bhI zraddhA-jJAna evaM Ananda ke puSpoM se khila utthe| Ananda mahArAjA rAjasabhA meM baiThe the aura dharmacarcA dvArA sabako Ananandita kara rahe the| itane meM maMtrI ne Akara kahA - "he mahArAja! kala se aSTAnhikA parva prArambha | ho rahA hai, isaliye ATha dina taka jina mandira meM nandIzvara-pUjA kA Ayojana kiyA hai, Apa bhI isa | utsava meM padhArakara nandIzvara-jinAlayoM kI pUjA kreN|" aSTAnhikA parva kA maMgala utsava cala rahA thA, unhIM dinoM vipulamati nAma ke eka munirAja jinamaMdira meM aaye| eka to bhagavAna kI pUjA kA utsava aura usI meM munirAja kA Agamana / isase sAre nagara meM harSa chA gyaa| rAjA evaM prajA sabane bhaktibhAva sahita munirAja ke darzana kiye| virAgI munirAja ne kahA - "he bhavyajIvo! yaha AtmA hI svayaM jJAna evaM sukharUpa hai, ise pahicAno! sampUrNa jagata meM ghUma-phira kara dekhA, parantu AtmA ke atirikta kahIM anyatra sukha dikhAyI nahIM diyaa| AtmA kA sukha AtmA meM hI hai, vaha bAhara DhU~r3hane se nahIM milegaa| AtmA ko jAnane se hI Atmasukha kI prApti hotI hai| jinazAsana meM arahaMta bhagavAna ne aisA kahA ki pUjA vratAdi ke zubharAga se puNyabaMdha hotA | hai aura moha rahita jo vItarAgabhAva hai vaha dharma hai, usake dvArA mokSa kI prApti hotI hai|" punazca, munirAja ne kahA - "nandIzvaradvIpa meM bAvana zAzvata jinAlaya haiM aura unameM 5616 vItarAgI jinabimba virAjamAna haiN| ve jinabimba AtmA ke zuddhasvarUpa ke pratibimba haiM aura AtmA kA zuddhasvarUpa lakSya meM Ane para moha kA nAza hokara samyagdarzana prApta hotA hai| usa nandIzvara dvIpa meM manuSya nahIM jA sakate, 22 Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 292 za lA ca 1 at a aba a kA pu vahA~ deva hI jAte haiN| jisaprakAra AtmA kA zuddha svabhAva zAzvata anAdi kA hai, usIprakAra usake pratibimba rUpa meM ve vItarAga jina pratimAe~ bhI zAzvata anAdi kI haiN| ve bhale acetana hoM; kintu caitanyaguNoM ke smaraNa | kA nimitta hai / ve mUka jina pratimAe~ aisA upadeza detI haiM ki saMkalpa-vikalpa chor3akara tuma apane svarUpa meM sthira ho jaao| jisaprakAra cintAmaNi ke cintana dvArA icchita vastu kI prApti hotI hai, usIprakAra tuma jisa svarUpa meM prabhu kA dhyAna karoge usI svarUpa tuma hoNge| are, jise jinadeva ke prati vaha to saMsAra samudra ke bIca viSaya kaSAyarUpI magara ke mukha meM hI par3A hai|" bhakti nahIM hai rAjA Ananda ko saMbodhita hue munirAja ne kahA- "he rAjan! aba Apake do hI bhava zeSa haiN| isa bhava meM tIrthaMkara prakRti bA~dhakara AgAmI dUsare bhava meM Apa bharata kSetra meM 23 veM tIrthaMkara hoMge aura sammedazikhara se mokSa ko prApta karoge / " tI thaM eka dina rAjA ne apane sira meM eka zveta bAla dekhA, aura turanta hI unakA hRdaya vairAgyarasa se bhara gayA / rddha 'are, yaha zveta bAla mRtyu kA sandeza lekara AyA hai / isaliye aba mujhe AtmakalyANa meM kSaNabhara kA bhI vilamba nahIM karanA caahie|' aise dRr3ha nizcayapUrvaka ve Ananda mahArAjA vairAgya bhAvanAoM kA cintana karane lage aura sAgaradatta muni ke samIpa munidIkSA grahaNa kii| muni hokara zuddhopayoga dvArA AtmadhyAna meM ekAgra hue aura atIndriya Ananda ke sAgara meM nimagna ho gaye / aneka RddhiyA~ bhI unake prakaTa huIM, parantu unakA lakSya to caitanyaRddhi para hI thA / ArtadhyAna tathA raudradhyAna kA to unake abhAva thA, ve to dharmadhyAna meM ekAgra rahate the aura kabhI-kabhI zukladhyAna bhI dhyAte the / ka ra pA ve munirAja bArambAra zuddhopayogarUpI jala dvArA cAritravRkSa kA siMcana karate the| aise munirAja ne darzana va | vizuddhi se lekara ratnatrayadharma ke prati parama vAtsalya taka kI solaha bhAvanAoM dvArA tIrthaMkara prakRti kA | baMdha kiyaa| zivapura pahu~cane meM aba mAtra eka hI bhava bIca meM zeSa bacA thA / nA tha parva munirAja eka bAra vana meM niSkaMpa rUpa se dhyAna magna the ki itane meM garjanA karatA huA eka siMha vahA~ A phuNcaa| usakI bhISaNa garjanA se sArA vana kA~pa uThA, vana ke pazu-pakSI bhayabhIta hokara idhara-udhara bhAgane 22 Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFEN FEV | lge| chalA~geM mAratA huA vaha siMha vana meM svacchanda vicaratA thaa| vaha siMha dUsarA koI nahIM kintu kamaTha || kA hI jIva thaa| dhyAnastha munipara usakI dRSTi par3ate hI usane krodha se garjanA kI aura munirAja kI ora lA | daudd'aa| munirAja kiMcita mAtra bhI bhayabhIta nahIM hue, ve to nirbhaya rUpa se apane dhyAna meM lIna the| siMha ne | chalAMga mArakara unakA galA daboca liyA aura paMjoM se zarIra ko phAr3akara khAne lgaa| vaha nahIM jAnatA thA ki maiM jinake zarIra ko khA rahA hU~ ve hI mere guru banakara isa duHkhada saMsAra se merA uddhAra kreNge|" munirAja! Anata svarga meM indra hue| siMha bhI krUra pariNAmoM se marakara puna: naraka meM jA giraa| jaba indra kI Ayu meM chaha mAsa zeSa rahe aura vArANasI nagarI (kAzI-banArasa) meM pArzvanAtha kI tIrthaMkararUpa meM avatarita hone kI taiyArI hone lgiiN| teIsaveM tIrthaMkara pArzvanAtha prabhu ke avataraNa kA samaya A cukA thaa| rAjabhavana ke prAMgaNa meM pratidina AkAza se karor3oM ratnoM kI varSA hone lagI pandraha mAsa taka vaha ratnavRSTi hotI rhii| usa samaya vArANasI meM rAjA azvasena rAjya karate the| ve ati gaMbhIra the, samyagdRSTi the| avadhijJAna ke dhArI tathA vItarAga deva-guru ke parama bhakta the| unakI mahArAnI vAmA devI bhI aneka guNasampanna thiiN| una donoM kA AtmA to mithyAtva mala se rahita thA hI, kintu unakA zarIra bhI malamUtra rahita thaa| jJAtavya hai ki tIrthaMkara ko unake mAtA-pitA, cakravartI ko baladeva-vAsudeva-prativAsudeva ko tathA jugaliyA ko mala mUtra nahIM hote| eka dina mahArAnI vAmAdevI paMcaparameSThI bhagavantoM kA smaraNa kara gaharI nIMda meM so rahI thI, vaha nidrAdhIna thIM, vaizAkha kRSNA dvitIyA kA dina thA, taba unhoMne rAtri ke pichale prahara meM 16 maMgala svapna dekhe jo bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke mAtA ke garbha meM Ane ke sUcaka the| mahArAjA azvasena ke svapnoM kA phala jAnakara mAtA kA hRdaya Ananda se bhara gyaa| prabhAta hote hI || rAjasabhA meM jAkara mAtAjI kA mahArAja ne indroM tathA indrAniyoM ne Akara khUba sammAna kiyA aura || 22 EFFE Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | garbhakalyANaka utsava karake unakI stuti kii| chappana kumArI deviyA~ mAtA kI sevA karane lgiiN| ve bArambAra | tIrthaMkara ke guNagAna karake mAtAjI ke sAtha AnandadAyaka carcA karatI thIM - | pauSa kRSNA ekAdazI ke zubhadina teIsaveM tIrthaMkara kA avatAra huaa| tInoM loka Anandita ho gye| || svarga meM bhI apane Apa divya vAdya bajane lge| indra ne jAna liyA ki bharatakSetra meM teIsaveM tIrthaMkara kA avatAra huA hai, isaliye turanta indrAsana se nIce utarakara bhaktipUrvaka una bAla tIrthaMkara ko namaskAra kiyA aura airAvata hAthI para baiThakara janmotsava manAne meru parvata para jA phuNce| vahA~ prabhu kA janmAbhiSeka kiyaa| indra-indrANI Ananda se nAca utthe| unhoMne prabhu kA nAma 'pArzvakumAra' rkhaa| pArzvakumAra ke janmAbhiSeka ke samaya AkAza se puSpavRSTi hone lgii| Azcarya yaha hai ki AkAza meM kahIM bhI puSpavRkSa na hone para bhI puSpa varSA ho rahI thii| meruparvata para pArzvakumAra kA janmAbhiSeka karake stuti karate hue indra kahate haiM - "he prabho! Apa to pavitra hI ho, ApakA nhavana karane ke bahAne vAstava meM to hamane apane hI pApoM ko dho DAlA hai|" indrAnI kahatI hai - "he prabho! Apako ratnAbhUSaNoM se alaMkRta karate hue aisA anubhava hotA hai mAnoM maiM apane hI AtmA ko dharmaratnoM se alaMkRta kara rahI huuN|" aisA kahakara indrAnI ne bAla tIrthaMkara ko svarga se lAye hue vastrAbhUSaNa pahinAe aura ratna kA tilaka lgaayaa| isaprakAra pArzvakumAra kA janmAbhiSeka karake tathA devaloka ke divya vastrAbhUSaNa pahinAkara prabhu ke janmotsava kI zobhAyAtrA banArasa nagarI lauTa AyI aura vAmAdevI mAtA ko unakA putra sauMpakara indra-indrAnI ne kahA - "he mAtA ! Apa jagata kI mAtA haiM, Apane jagata ko yaha jJAnaprakAza dIpaka pradAna kiyA hai, ApakA yaha putra tIna loka kA nAtha hai|" isaprakAra pArasakumAra kA janmotsava manAkara mAtA-pitA ko uttamottama vastuoM kI bheMTa dekara ve indraindrAnI devoM sahita apane svargaloka meM cale gye| bhagavAna ko janma se hI mati-zruta-avadhijJAna aura kSAyika samyagdarzana thA, unakA svabhAva ati saumya || EFFE Page #295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | thaa| kisI ke pAsa vidyA sIkhanA to unheM thA hI nahIM, AtmavidyA ko jAnane vAle una bhagavAna meM anya za | sarva vidyAe~ bhI svayameva A gaI thiiN| yuvA rAjakumAra ko dekhakara ekabAra mAtA-pitA ne unase vivAha kA anurodha kiyA aura kahA ki kisI sundara, guNavAna rAja kanyA ke sAtha ve vivAha kareM, parantu pArzvakumAra ne anicchA pradarzita kii| mAtAjI | ne gadgad hokara kahA "he kumAra! maiM jAnatI hU~ ki tumhArA avatAra vairAgya hetu hai, tuma tIrthaMkara hone vAle | ho, aura usase maiM apanI kokha ko dhanya mAnatI hU~, parantu pUrvakAla meM RSabhAdi tIrthaMkaroM ne bhI vivAha karake jisaprakAra mAtA-pitA kI icchA pUrNa kI thI, tadanusAra tuma bhI hamArI icchA pUrNa kro|" | taba pArzvakumAra bole - "he mAtA! RSabhadeva kI bAta aura thI, maiM pratyeka viSaya meM unake barAbara nahIM hU~, unakI Ayu to bar3I lambI thI aura merI Ayu mAtra sau varSa kI hai, mujhe to alpakAla meM hI saMyama dhAraNa karake apanI AtmasAdhanA pUrNa karanA hai, isaliye mujhe sAMsArika baMdhanoM meM par3anA ucita nahIM hai|' eka bAra pArzvakumAra vanavihAra karane nikle| sAtha meM unakA mitra subhomakumAra bhI thaa| pArzvakumAra ko dekhakara prajA ati prasanna hotI thii| vana ke pazu-pakSI bhI prabhu ko dekhakara Azcarya meM par3a jAte aura unheM zAMtacitta se nirakhate the| jaba pArzvakumAra vana meM vicara rahe the ki tabhI eka ghaTanA huii| pArzvakumAra kA nAnA rAjA mahIpAla rAnI kA dehAnta ho jAne se tApasa ho gayA thaa| sAta sau tApasa usake ziSya the| vaha vArANasI meM paMcAgni tapa kara rahA thA, agni meM bar3e-bar3e lakkar3a jala rahe the| itane meM pArzvakumAra apane mitroM sahita vana-vihAra karate-karate vahA~ jA phuNce| unhoMne mahipAla tApasa ko namaskAra nahIM kiyA; isakAraNa tathA pUrvabhava ke saMskAra vaza unheM dekhakara usa tApasa ko krodha A gyaa| usIsamaya pArzvakumAra ke mitra subhomakumAra usase bole ki - "he tApasa ! kyA Apako yaha jJAta hai ki Apa jo yaha paMcAgni tapa kara rahe haiM usameM hiMsA ke kAraNa jIva kA kitanA ahita hotA hai? subhomakumAra kI bAta sunakara mahipAla ko aura adhika krodha aayaa| krodhAveza meM vaha kahane lagA - || 22 Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 296|| "tU mujhe upadeza denevAlA kauna? yaha rAjakumAra to abhI choTA baccA hai, ise mere tapa kA kyA patA? aisA || kahakara vaha lakkar3oM ko agni meM DAlane lgaa| pArzvakumAra hAtha meM lakkar3a uThAkara bole - 'Thaharo, Thaharo; isa lakar3I ko agni meM mata DAlo!" tApasa krodhita hokara bolA - "tU mujhe rokane vAlA kauna?" bAlaka pArzvakumAra ne kahA "Apa jo lakar3I kATakara agni meM homanA cAhate haiM usameM nAga-nAgina kA jor3A baiThA hai, ve agni meM jala jaayeNge| | pArzvakumAra kI bAta sunakara bhI usa tapasvI ko vizvAsa nahIM huA, bolA - tU kauna aisA trikAlajJAnI ho gayA jo tujhe isa lakar3I meM sarpa baiThe dikha rahe haiM? vyartha hI homa meM vighna karatA hai! taba subhomakumAra | ne kahA- "he tApasa ! Apako vizvAsa na ho to lakar3I cIrakara dekha liijiye|" | mahipAla tApasa ne krodhapUrvaka usa lakar3I ko cIrA to bhItara do tar3apate hue sarpa nikle| unake zarIra ke do Tukar3e ho gaye the aura vedanA se tar3apa rahe the| ve donoM nAga-nAgina pArzvaprabhu kI ora TakaTakI lagAkara dekha rahe the, mAno duHkha se chur3Ane kI prArthanA kara rahe hoN| sarpayugala ko dekhakara loga cakita raha gye| mahipAla tApasa bhI kSaNabhara stabdha raha gyaa| prabhu ne sarpayugala para dRSTi DAlI, jisase donoM ko atyanta zAMti kA anubhava huaa| pArzvakumAra gaMbhIra svara meM bole - "jIvoM kA ajJAna to dekho! jahA~ aisI jIva hiMsA ho vahA~ dharma kaise ho sakatA hai|" vItarAga dharma kA upadeza sunakara bhI kamaTha ke jIva tApasa ne satyadharma aMgIkAra nahIM kiyA / jIva svayaM bhAvazuddhi na kare, to tIrthaMkara bhI usakA kyA kara sakate haiM? yadyapi use AbhAsa to ho rahA thA ki ina uttama puruSoM ke samakSa meM koI bhUla kara rahA hU~, kintu krodha ke kAraNa vaha vItarAgadharma ko svIkAra nahIM kara sakA / abhI dharma kI prApti hone meM use kucha samaya kI dera thii| anta meM to usane inhIM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha // 22 // EFFEE Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREE F IFE 19 297|| kI zaraNa meM Akara saccA dharma aMgIkAra kiyaa| donoM sarpo ne bAlaka pArzvakumAra ke darzana karake zAMti prApta kI aura unake zrImukha se vItarAgadharma kA upadeza sunakara dhanya ho gaye! pArzvakumAra kahane lage - "he sarparAja! bhale hI kulhAr3I se tumhAre zarIra kaTa gaye haiM parantu tuma krodha nahIM karanA; kyoMki pUrvabhava meM krodha karane ke kAraNa tumheM yaha sarpa kA bhava milA hai, kintu aba krodha kA || tyAga karake kSamAbhAva dhAraNa karanA, aura paMcaparameSThI bhagavAna kI zaraNa lenaa| aisA kahakara pArzvanAtha prabhu | ne unheM dharma zravaNa kraayaa| donoM nAga-nAgina zAMtipUrvaka suna rahe the aura soca rahe the ki - hama jaise viSaile jIvoM ko bhI pArzva ne karuNApUrvaka saccA dharma samajhAyA aura hamArA kalyANa kiyaa|" | nAga-nAgina zAnta ho gaye aura prabhu ke caraNoM meM zarIra tyAgakara bhavanavAsI devoM meM dharaNendra tathA | padmAvatI huye| avadhijJAna se bhagavAna kA upakAra jAnakara ve bhakti karane lage ki "dhanya haiM pArzvaprabhu! jinhoMne hameM sarpa se deva banAyA aura saMsAra se mukta hone ke liye jainadharma kA mArga btlaayaa|" | dekho to sahI, kSamAvanta AtmA ke saMsarga se nAga jaise viSadhara jIva bhI krodha chor3akara kSamAvAna bana gaye, aura zarIra ke Tukar3e kara dene vAle ke prati bhI krodha na karake kSamAbhAva se zarIra tyAgakara deva hue| para vaha tApasa phira bhI mithyA mAnyatA nahIM tyAga pAyA, isIkAraNa nicalI jAti kA deva huaa| eka bAra pauSa kRSNA ekAdazI ke dina pArzvakumAra rAjasabhA meM baiThe the aura unakA janmadivasa manAyA || jA rahA thA, deza-dezAntara ke rAjAoM kI ora se uttamottama vastuoM kI bheMTa A rahI thii| ayodhyA kA rAjadUta bhI bheMTa lekara aayaa| pArzvaprabhu ke darzana se use Azcarya huaa| vinayapUrvaka stuti karake vaha kahane lagA - "he prabho! hamArI ayodhyAnagarI ke mahArAjA jayasena ko Apake prati pragAr3ha sneha hai, isaliye yaha uttama ratna evaM hAthI Adi vastue~ Apako bheMTa svarUpa bhejI haiN|" pArzvakumAra ne prasannadRSTi se rAjadUta kI ora dekhA aura ayodhyA kI kuzalakSema puuchii| rAjadUta ne kahA - "mahArAja! hamArI ayodhyAnagarI to tIrthaMkaroM kI khAna hai, jisa puNyabhUmi meM tIrthaMkara | utpanna hote hoM vahA~ kI kuzalatA kA kyA kahanA ?" 4 NFF 22 Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy // ayodhyAnagarI kA tathA pUrvakAla meM hue tIrthaMkaroM kA varNana sunakara pArzvakumAra gaMbhIra vicAroM meM DUba || gye| usI samaya unheM jAtismaraNa jJAna huA aura ve saMsAra se virakta ho gye| unhoMne saMkalpa kiyA ki lA || - "mujhe jagata ke sAmAnya manuSyoM kI bhA~ti saMyama rahita kAla nahIM ga~vAnA hai| RSabhAdi jinavara jisa mArga | para cale usI mArga para mujhe jAnA hai, isaliye aba Aja hI maiM dIkSA lU~gA aura apanI Atma sAdhanA pUrNa | kruuNgaa|" isaprakAra bhava se vimukha aura mokSa ke sanmukha hue pArzvakumAra vairAgya bhAvanA bhAne lge| dIkSA kA utsava karane hetu indrAdi A pahu~ce, laukAntika deva bhI Aye aura unhoMne vairAgI pArzvanAtha ke vairAgya kA anumodana kiyaa| | dIkSA ke liye tatpara hue pArzvakumAra ne mAtA ke pAsa jAkara kahA - he mAtA! aba maiM cAritra sAdhanA dvArA kevalajJAna pragaTa karane jAtA hU~ usIprakAra pitAjI kI AjJA lekara pArzvakumAra 'vimalA' nAmaka | zibikA meM ArUr3ha hokara vana meM gaye aura svayaM dIkSA lekara AtmadhyAna karane lge| munirAja pArzvanAtha | ne tIsa varSa kI Ayu meM apane janma ke dina hI dIkSA grahaNa kI, unake sAtha anya tIna sau rAjAoM ne jinadIkSA le lii| digambara mudrAdhArI una munirAja ke vastra to nahIM the aura aMtara meM moha bhI nahIM thaa| nirvikalpa zuddhopayoga rUpa sahaja dazA se ve mahAtmA zobhAyamAna the| prabhu ko dhyAna meM turanta hI sAtavA~ guNasthAna pragaTa huA aura manaHparyaya jJAna pragaTa ho gyaa| ve pArzvamunirAja AtmA kA nijakArya sAdhane lge| sarvaprathama mulmakheTanagara ke brahmadatta rAjA ne una munirAja ko AhAradAna diyA aura dhanya ho gye| zarIra aura AtmA kI bhinnatA jAnane vAle tathA zatru evaM mitra meM samabhAva rakhanevAle ve pArzva munirAja aMtara meM bArambAra zuddhopayoga dvArA nijarUpa ko dhyAte the aura atIndriya Ananda kA anubhava karate the| jaba eka ora saMvaradeva bhayaMkara dveSapUrvaka upasarga kara rahA thA aura dUsarI ora dharaNendra tathA padmAvatI bhakti-bhAvapUrvaka prabhu kI sevA-suzrUSA meM lage the taba munirAja pArzvanAtha donoM ke prati samabhAva rakhakara | EFFE Page #299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REE FOR FF 0 AtmadhyAna meM lIna the| ve to donoM se pare apanI caitanyasAdhanA meM hI tatpara haiN| pariNAmoM ko kSaNabhara meM badalA jA sakatA hai| krodha kahIM AtmA kA svabhAva nahIM hai ki vaha nitya sthira rhe| usa krodha se bhinna jJAnasvarUpa AtmA hai| upasarga ke samaya munirAja pArzvanAtha ne bhI kamaTha ke jIva para krodha nahIM kiyaa| dharaNendra ne kahA - "kevalajJAna kI mahimA adbhuta hai| he deva! Apa samartha hoM, hama ApakI rakSA karanevAle kauna hote haiM? prabho Apake pratApa se hameM dharma prApta huA aura Apane saMsAra ke ghora duHkhoM se hamArI rakSA kI hai| prabhu ! Apake sAnnidhya kI mahimA aparampAra hai| jo bhI ApakI zaraNa meM AtA hai, vaha kabhI na kabhI paramAtmA bana jAtA hai| isaprakAra stuti kii| bhagavAna ko kevalajJAna hone para indroM ne Akara bhagavAna kI pUjA stuti ke pazcAt AzcaryakArI divya samavazaraNa kI racanA kii| jIvoM ke samUha prabhu kA upadeza sunane ke lie Ane lge| yaha saba Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA dekhakara saMvaradeva ke bhAva bhI badala gaye, kevalI prabhu kI divya mahimA dekhakara use bhI zraddhA jAgrata huii| krodha ekadama zAMta ho gayA aura pazcAtApa se bArambAra prabhu ke samakSa kSamA yAcanA karane lagA - "he deva! mujhe kSamA karo, maiMne akAraNa hI Apake Upara mahAna upasarga kiyA, tathApi Apane kiMcit mAtra krodha nahIM kiyaa| kahA~ ApakI mahAnatA aura kahA~ merI ajJAnatA / indra bhI bhaktipUrvaka ApakI sevA karate haiN| itane samartha hone para bhI Apane mujha para krodha nahIM kiyaa| maiMne ajJAnapUrvaka krodha karake bhava-bhava meM Apake Upara ikataraphA upasarga kiye, jisase maiM hI mahAna duHkhI huA aura narakAdi kI ghora yAtanAe~ sahana kii| prabho! anta meM krodha para kSamA kI hI vijaya huii| aba maiMne kSamAdharma kI mahimA ko jaanaa| merA AtmA upayoga svarUpa hai, vaha isa krodha se bhinna hai - aisA Apake pratApa se samajhA huuN| isaprakAra kamaTha kA jIva dharma ko prApta huA aura bhagavAna kI bhakti karane lgaa| samavazaraNa meM virAjamAna tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kI zobhA AzcaryakArI thii| vahA~ divya siMhAsana hone para bhI bhagavAna usakA sparza kiye binA adhara-AkAza meM aMtarikSa virAjate the| antarIkSa baiThe bhagavAna jagata || 22 4 NFF Page #300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AREEF F | ko yaha saMdeza de rahe the ki puNyaphala se prApta yaha siMhAsana AtmA ke lie apada hai| sphaTika ke tIna chatra prabhu ke ratnatraya ke pratIka the| prabhu ke mukha kA prabhAmaMDala bhale hI sUrya-candra se adhika daidIpyamAna thA, parantu unake kevalajJAna ke teja kA to samyagdRSTiyoM ko hI anubhava hotA thaa| | bhagavAna ke samavazaraNa meM dasaprakAra kI bhogasAmagrI pradAna karanevAle kalpavRkSoM ko dekhakara samyagdRSTi jIva prabhAvita nahIM hote the; kyoMki yaha kalpavRkSa to mAtra bhoga sAmagrI denevAle hote haiM, sarvajJadeva to svayaM aise kalpavRkSa haiM ki jinase samyagdarzanAdi caitanya ratnoM kI prApti hotI hai| zrI pArzvanAtha tIrthaMkara ne 70 varSa taka deza-dezAntara meM vihAra kiyA aura anta meM sammedagiri para pdhaare| aba unheM mokSa jAne meM eka mAsa zeSa thA, isaliye unakI vANI evaM vihArAdi kI kriyAe~ thama gii| pArzvaprabhu sammedazikhara kI sarvocca ToMka para dhyAnastha khar3e the| vahA~ se zarIra chor3akara azarIrI hue| indroM ne prabhu kA mokSa kalyANaka mnaayaa| bhagavAna zrAvaNa zuklA saptamI ke dina mokSa padhAre the isaliye use 'mokSa saptamI' kahA jAtA hai| IFE 19 jahA~ sva-para ke bhedajJAna se zUnya ajJAnI maraNakAla meM atyanta saMklezamaya pariNAmoM se narakAdi gatiyoM meM jAkara asIma duHkha bhogatA hai, vahIM jJAnI maraNakAla meM vastusvarUpa ke cintana se sAmyabhAvapUrvaka deha visarjita karake maraNa ko 'samAdhimaraNa' meM evaM mRtyu ko 'mahotsava' meM pariNata kara uccagati prApta karatA hai| EFFE Page #301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREFEF FF is jo nija darzana jJAna carita aru, vIrya guNoM se haiM mhaaviir| apanI ananta zaktiyoM dvArA, jo kahalAte haiM ativIra / / jisake divya jJAna darpaNa meM, nitya jhalakate lokaalok| divyadhvani kI divyajyoti se, zivapatha para karate aalok|| bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke tIrthaMkara bhagavAna banane kI prakriyA eka bhava meM nahIM, aneka pUrvabhavoM meM sampanna huii| AtmA se paramAtmA banane kI prakriyA samajhane ke lie hameM unake aneka pUrva bhavoM kA adhyayana karanA Avazyaka hai| sAdhAraNa jIva na kevala nara se nArAyaNa, balki pazu se paramAtmA kaise bana sakate haiM; kaise banate haiM? etadartha hama unakI aneka pUrvabhavoM kI jIvanayAtrA ko saMkSepa meM samajhane kA prayAsa kreNge| tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrva bhavoM kA paricaya karAte hue AcArya guNabhadra uttarapurANa meM likhate haiM ki - "jambUdvIpa ke pUrva videha kSetra meM sItA nadI ke uttara kinAre puSkalAvatI deza meM eka puMDarIkinI nAma kI nagarI thii| usake pAsa eka madhuka nAmaka vana thA, jisameM bhIloM kA rAjA pururuvA rahatA thaa| usakI patnI kA nAma kAlikA thaa| usI vana meM eka sAgarasena nAmaka mahAna tapasvI nagna-digambara munirAja vicaraNa kara rahe the| unako bhramavaza mRga samajhakara mArane ke lie usa bhIlarAja ne jyoMhI dhanuSa para bANa car3hAyA, tyoMhI usakI patnI ne hAtha pakar3akara rokate hue mRdula zabdoM meM kahA ki "kyA kara rahe ho ? vaha mRga nahIM, koI vana-devatA vihAra kara rahe haiN|" muni hatyA ke mahAdoSa se bacakara ve donoM pati-patnI munirAja ke pAsa darzanArtha gye|23 4 FB Page #302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unheM bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kiyaa| unase dharma zravaNa kara madya-mAMsAdi kA tyAga kiyaa| jIvanaparyanta Adara | sahita vratoM kA nirvAha karate hue marakara vaha bhIlarAja saudharma nAmaka prathama svarga meM deva huaa| __vahA~ se Akara vaha prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva ke bar3e putra cakravartI samrATa bharata ke yahA~ mArIci nAmaka putra huaa| usane apane pitAmaha RSabhadeva ke sAtha hI digambarI dIkSA dhAraNa kI; kintu RSabhadeva ke sAtha dIkSita kacchAdi cAra hajAra rAjAoM ke samAna muktimArga se aparicita hone se, vaha bhI bhraSTa ho gyaa| usane svataMtra mata sthApita kiyaa| vaha parivrAjaka kA veSa dhAraNa kara RSabhadeva ke samAna mata-pravartaka banane kA prayatna karane lgaa| yadyapi usane mithyAtva nAmaka mahApApa kA sevana, pracAra va prasAra kara apanA bhava bhramaNa bar3hAyA; tathApi zubhabhAvapUrvaka maraNa kara vaha brahma nAmaka pA~caveM svarga meM deva huaa| Ayu kI samApti para vahA~ se cayakara vaha sAketanagara meM kapila nAmaka brAhmaNa ke yahA~ jaTila putra huaa| vahA~ bhI pUrva-saMskAravaza parivrAjaka sAdhu huA aura marakara prathama svarga meM deva huaa| vahA~ se Akara bhAradvAja brAhmaNa ke yahA~ puSpamitra nAmaka putra huaa| vahA~ bhI vaha sthiti rahI aura marakara prathama svarga meM deva huaa| usake bAda kramazaH agnisaha brAhmaNa, sanatkumAra nAmaka tIsare svarga kA deva, agnimitra brAhmaNa, mAhendra nAmaka caturtha svarga kA deva, bhAradvAja brAhmaNa, caturtha mAhendra svarga meM deva huaa| ukta sabhI bhavoM meM usakI pUrvavat sthiti rhii| mithyAtva kA sevana va prasAra karate hue bhI zubhabhAvoM meM rahA; ata: svargAdika kI laukika anukUlatA prApta hotI rhii| mithyAtva ke sevana meM zubhabhAva meM rahane kA prayatna karate bhI cirakAlataka U~cI gatiyoM meM sthiti bhI nahIM raha sakatI hai; ata: nIca yoniyoM meM jA par3A aura usane trasa-sthAvara kI nimnatama yoniyoM ke asaMkhya bhava dhAraNa kie| asaMkhya bAra janmA mraa| 23) Page #303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREEFFFFy bahuta kAla bAda bhAgyavaza vahA~ se punaH ubharA aura sthAvara nAmaka brAhmaNa huA, zubha-bhAvapUrvaka maraNa | kara mAhendra nAmaka caturtha svarga kA deva huaa| vahA~ se cayakara vaha rAjagRha nagara meM vizvabhUti nAmaka rAjA ke yahA~ vizvanaMdI nAmaka rAjakumAra huaa| | rAjA vizvabhUti ke choTe bhAI kA nAma vizAkhabhUti thA aura vizAkhabhUti ke choTe putra kA nAma vizAkhanaMda | thaa| zarada Rtu ke bAdaloM ko naSTa hote dekhakara rAjA vizvabhUti ko vairAgya ho gayA aura ve apane choTe | bhAI vizAkhabhUti ko rAjapada tathA putra vizvanaMdI ko yuvarAja pada dekara nagna digambara sAdhu ho gye| vizAkhananda ke sAtha huI pArivArika udyAna saMbaMdhI ghaTanA ke nimitta se vizvanandI saMsAra se virakta | hokara muni ho gye| munirAja vizvanaMdI antarbAhya ghora tapazcaraNa karate hue atyanta kRSakAya ho gye| mahAtapasvI ve munirAja eka bAra mathurA nagara meM AhAra ke lie gye| mArga meM tatkAla prasUtA gAya kI Thokara lagane se ve gira gye| vahIM sAmane eka vezyA ke makAna meM unakA vaha cacerA bhAI vizAkhanaMda, jisake sAtha udyAna ke kAraNa jhagar3A-vivAda huA thA, unheM dekha rahA thA / vizAkhanaMda apanI puruSArthahInatA, anyAyavRtti evaM kukarmoM ke kAraNa rAjabhraSTa hokara anyatra dUtakArya karane lagA thA aura kAryavaza mathurA AyA huA thaa| usane munirAja vizvanaMdI ko pahacAna liyA aura unakA parihAsa karate hue vyaMgya kiyA ki kahA~ gayA tumhArA vaha bala, jisane vRkSa ko ukhAr3a DAlA thA evaM patthara kI vizAla zilA ko muSTikA prahAra se hI tor3a DAlA thaa| munirAja vizvanandI kA citta usake vyaMgya-bANoM ko sahana na kara sakA aura vicalita ho gyaa| ata: unhoMne yadyapi usake mAnamardana kA nidAna kiyA, tathApi samAdhipUrvaka marakara ve mahAzukra nAmaka dasaveM svarga meM deva hue| vahA~ se Akara ve isI jambUdvIpa ke bharatakSetra meM podanapura ke rAjA bAhubalI ke vaMza meM utpanna mahArAjA prajApati kI rAnI mRgAvatI se tripRSTha nAmaka putra hue tathA unake kAkA vizAkhabhUti kA jIva | usI rAjA prajApati kI dUsarI rAnI jayAvatI ke udara se vijaya nAmaka putra huaa| Page #304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 304 za lA kA pu ru Sa pm IF 59 u bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIva samrATa tripRSTha nArAyaNa vizAla vibhUti kA adhipati thaa| usake devAMganAoM | ke samAna solaha hajAra rAniyA~ thiiN| pUrva puNya ke pratApa se sarvaprakAra laukika anukUlatA pAkara bhI usane AtmahitakArI dharma kI ArAdhanA nahIM kii| samasta jIvana anuzAsana-prazAsana, rAjyavyavasthA aura bhogoM rddha meM hI gaMvA diyA / anta me marakara sAtaveM naraka kA nArakI huaa| bhogamaya jIvana kA pariNAma isake atirikta aura kyA ho sakatA thA ? tta vijaya prathama 'balabhadra' the aura tripRSTha prathama 'nArAyaNa' / yaha gyArahaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha kA samaya thaa| usasamaya vijayArddha parvata kI uttarazreNI ke alakApura nagara meM mayUragrIva nAmaka vidyAdharoM kA rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| unakI priya-patnI kA nAma nIlAMjanA thaa| vizAkhAnanda kA jIvana apane pApa karmoM ke phalasvarUpa aneka kuyoniyoM meM paribhramaNa karatA huA puNya-yoga se unake azvagrIva nAmaka parAkramI putra huaa| vaha prathama 'pratinArAyaNa' thA / vaha tIna khaNDa pRthvI ko jItakara 'arddha cakravartI' ho gayA thA / tripRSTha nArAyaNa aura azvagrIva pratinArAyaNa meM paraspara bhayaMkara yuddha huA aura nidAna ke anusAra rAjakumAra tripRSTha azvagrIva ko mArakara arddhacakravartI samrATa ho gayA / rA bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIva bAraha bhava pUrva sAtaveM naraka se nikalakara vaha gaMgA ke kinAre siMhagira nAmaka parvata para atyanta krUra pariNAmI siMha huaa| krUratA meM hI jIvana bitAkara marA aura gyArahaveM bhava meM prathama | naraka meM nArakI huaa| vahA~ se nikalakara puna: himavAna parvata ke zikhara para daidIpyamAna kesara se suzobhita siMha huA / yahA~ se usake AtmA kA sudhAra AraMbha hotA hai / vaha bhayaMkarAkRti mRgarAja atyanta krUra evaM mahApratApI thaa| eka bAra vaha mRga ko mArakara use vidAraNa kara khA rahA thaa| usI samaya do atyanta zAnta, parama dayAvAna, cAraNaRddhi ke dhArI munirAja AkAza mArga se utare aura mRgarAja ko mRduvANI meM isaprakAra saMbodhita karane lage - "he mRgarAja! AtmA kA anAdara kara tUne Aja taka ananta duHkha uThAye haiN| kSudra svArtha ke lie jisaprakAra tI rthaM ka ra ma hA vI ra parva 23 Page #305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za 305 tUne isa mRga ko mAra DAlA hai, usIprakAra paMcendriya ke bhogoM kI nirAbAdha prApti ke lie tUne apane pUrva bhavoM meM bahuta hiMsA aura krUratA kI hai| tripRSTha nArAyaNa ke bhava meM tUne kyA-kyA bhoga nahIM bhoge aura kyAkyA pApa nahIM kiye ? para bhogAkAMkSA to samApta nahIM huI / pariNAmasvarUpa sAtaveM naraka meM gayA aura bhayaMkara duHkha bhoge / vahA~ se nikalakara zera huA, vahA~ bhI yahI hAlata rahI / vicAra kara! jarA tU apane pUrva bhavoM kA vicAra kara !!" lA kA pu munirAja kA upadeza sunakara use jAtismaraNa jJAna ho gayA, usase use pUrva bhavoM kA smaraNa ho gayA, phira | usane pazcAtApa ke azru bahAte hue apane pUrvakRta pApoM kA prakSAlana kiyA aura AtmAnubhavapUrvaka munirAja Sa u tta | ke dvArA die gae grahIta vratoM kA jIvanaparyanta AdarapUrvaka pAlana kiyaa| anta meM samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka mRtyu | ko prApta hokara vaha siMha bhagavAna mahAvIra se nau bhava pUrva arthAt dasaveM bhava meM saudharma nAmaka prathama svarga meM siMhaketu nAmaka deva huA / ru rA rddha "paryAya kI yogyatA kA paripAka evaM kAlalabdhi kI prApti ke sAtha anukUla nimitta ke sahacara hone kA aisA udAharaNa anyatra dekhane ko prApta nahIM hogaa| Upara se dekhane para yahA~ aisA lagatA hai ki cAraNa RddhidhArI munirAjoM ke upadeza se zera ko saddharma kI prApti ho gaI; kintu kAlalabdhi ke paripAka, bhalI | honahAra, pratibaMdhaka karma kA AvazyakatAnusAra abhAva tathA zera dvArA kiye gaye antaronmukhIvRtti ke apUrva puruSArtha kI ora jagata kA dhyAna sahaja hI nahIM jaataa|" ataH sukhAbhilASI ko sarvaprathama apane ko pahicAnanA cAhie, apane ko jAnanA cAhie aura apane meM hI jama jAnA cAhie, rama jAnA cAhie / sukha pAne ke lie anyatra bhaTakanA Avazyaka nahIM hai; kyoMki apanA sukha apane meM hI hai, para meM nahIM, paramezvara meM bhI nahIM; ata: sukhArthI kA paramezvara kI ora bhI kisI AzA-AkAMkSA meM jhAMkanA nirarthaka | hai / terA prabhu tU svayaM hai| tU svayaM hI ananta sukha kA bhaNDAra hai, sukha svarUpa hai, sukha hI hai tathA paMcendriya tI rthaM ka shoom ra ma ra parva 23 Page #306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFEN FEV || ke viSayoM meM sukha hai hI nhiiN| cakravartI kI saMpadA pAkara bhI yaha jIva sukhI nahIM ho paayaa| jJAnI jIvoM || kI dRSTi meM cakravartI kI sampatti kI koI kImata nahIM hai, ve use jIrNa tRNa ke samAna tyAga dete haiM aura | antara meM samA jAte haiN| antara meM jo ananta Anandamaya mahimAvaMta parama padArtha vidyamAna hai, usake sAmane bAhA vibhUti kI koI mahimA nhiiN|" jinendra bhagavAna kI sahaja vairAgyotpAdaka evaM antaronmukhI vRtti kI preraNA denevAlI divya vANI ko sunakara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pA~caveM pUrvabhava kA jIva cakravartI priyamitra kA vairAgya isa prakAra jAga gayA; jisaprakAra eka zera kI garjanA sunakara dUsarA zera jAga jAtA hai| rAjya-sampadA, strI-putrAdi saMbaMdhI rAga TUTa gyaa| jisa dharatI ko varSoM meM digvijaya karake prApta kI thI, jina patniyoM kA anurAgapUrvaka pANigrahaNa kiyA; unheM aise chor3a diyA mAno unase unakA koI saMbaMdha hI na thA, ve unakI koI thI hI nhiiN| jisa rAga ne jamIna ko jItA thA, jisa rAga ne rAjakanyAoM ke sAtha vivAha kiyA, jaba vaha rAga hI na rahA, to | rAgajanita saMyoga kaise rahate? ____ chaha khaNDa kI vibhUti ko tRNa ke samAna tyAga denevAle priyamitra munirAja ne jaba samAdhipUrvaka deha chor3I to sahrasAra nAmaka bArahaveM svarga meM sUryaprabha nAmaka RddhidhArI deva hue| yaha bhagavAna mahAvIra kA cauthA pUrvabhava thaa| vahA~ se Akara jambUdvIpa ke bharatakSetra meM chatrapura nagara ke rAjA nandivardhana kI vIramatI nAmaka rAnI se tIsare pUrvabhava meM nanda nAmaka putra hue| pUrvasaMskAravaza janma se hI vairAgyavRtti dhAraNa karanevAlA rAjA nanda eka dina proSThila nAmaka munirAja ke pAsa darzanArtha gayA aura jisaprakAra svayaM prajvalita agni ghI par3a jAne para aura adhika vega se prajvalita ho uThatI hai; usIprakAra vairAgyaprakRti rAjA nanda kA vairAgya munirAja ke vairAgyotpAdaka upadeza se aura bhI bar3ha gayA aura usane unhIM munirAja se dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| nirantara AtmadhyAna aura tattvAbhyAsa meM hI lage rahane vAle munirAja nanda gyAraha aMgoM ke pAragAmI vidvAna || 23 Es For F| Page #307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FFFF TV | ho gye| jagata kA uddhAra karane meM sarvotkRSTa nimittabhUta tIrthaMkara prakRti nAmaka mahApuNya ke baMdha karane meM kAraNarUpa solaha kAraNa bhAvanAoM kA ciMtavana unheM sahaja hI hone lagA aura unhoMne isI bhava meM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha kiyA, jisake pariNAmasvarUpa hI ve Age jAkara antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra hue| isaprakAra hama dekhate haiM ki tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane pUrva bhavoM meM aneka utAra-car3hAva dekhe haiN| jahA~ eka ora puNya ke parama-prakarSa ko pAkara nArAyaNa, cakravartI jaise padoM ko prApta kiyA aura kaI bAra svarga-sampadAyeM bhogI, vahIM dUsarI ora pApa kI prakarSatA meM saptama naraka meM bhayaMkara duHkha bhI bhoge; para puNya-pApa donoM meM kahIM zAnti kA anubhava nahIM huA, saMsAra paribhramaNa hI huaa| | zubhAzubhabhAvarUpa puNya-pApa phala caturgati bhramaNa hI hai / zubhAzubha bhAva ke abhAvarUpa jo vItarAgabhAva | hai, vahI dharma hai; vahI sukha kA kAraNa hai| vItarAgabhAva kI utpatti AtmAnubhUtipUrvaka hotI hai| jaba zera kI paryAya meM AtmAnubhUti prApta kI tabhI ve saMsAra ke kinAre lge| ata: pratyeka AtmArthI ko vItarAgabhAva kI prApti ke lie AtmAnubhUti avazya prApta karanA caahie| yahI ekamAtra sAra hai| tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrva bhavoM kI carcA se jainadarzana kI yaha vizeSatA vizeSa rUpa se ujAgara hotI hai ki jainadarzana kA mArga nara se nArAyaNa banane taka kA hI nahIM, apitu AtmA se paramAtmA banane kA hai, zera se sanmati banane kA hai, pazu se paramezvara banane kA hai| pUrva bhavoM kI carcA hameM Azvasta karatI hai ki apanI vartamAna dazA mAtra ko dekhakara kisI bhI prakAra ghabar3Ane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| jaba bhagavAna mahAvIra kI AtmA zera jaisI paryAya meM AtmAnubhUti prApta kara sakatI hai to hama to manuSya haiM, hameM AtmAnubhUti kyoM prApta nahIM ho sakatI? AtmAnubhUti prApta kara zera bhI bhagavAna bana gayA, cAhe dasa bhava bAda hI sahI; to hama kyoM nahIM bana sakate ? yadi isameM dasa| pA~ca bhava bhI laga jAeM to isa anAdi-ananta saMsAra meM dasa-pA~ca bhava kyA kImata rakhate haiM? 4 Ftos Page #308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha bAta bhI svayaM samApta ho jAtI hai ki 'paMcamakAla meM to mukti hotI hI nahIM; ata: abhI to zubhabhAva karake svargAdi prApti kA prayatna karanA caahie|' bhale hI mukti isa kAla meM, isa bhava meM na ho; para zera ke samAna AtmAnubhUti prApta kara mukti kA silasilA Arambha to ho hI sakatA hai| isameM pramAda kyoM ? Aja se lagabhaga chabbIsa sau varSa pUrva isI bhAratavarSa meM 'vaizAlI' nagarI gaNataMtra zAsana kI kendra banI huI thii| gaNataMtra ke adhyakSa the rAjA ceTaka / usI ke antargata kuNDalapura (kuNDagrAma) nAmaka atyanta manohara nagara thaa| prasiddha rAjanetA licchavi rAjA siddhArtha usake suyogya zAsaka the| rAjA siddhArtha kI patnI kA nAma trizalA thaa| mA~ trizalA ne rAjA siddhArtha ko jaba ukta svapna sunAe aura unakA phala jAnanA cAhA, taba nimitta-zAstra ke vettA siddhArtha pulakita ho utthe| zubha svapnoM kA zubhatama phala unakI vANI se pahale unakI praphullita mukhAkRti ne kaha diyaa| unhoMne batAyA ki tumhAre udara se tIna loka ke hRdayoM para zAsana karanevAle dharmatIrtha ke pravartaka bhAvI tIrthaMkara bAlaka kA janma hogaa| ye svapna batAte haiM ki tumhArA putra gaja-sA baliSTha, vRSabha-sA karmaTha, siMha-sA pratApI, ananta catuSTaya lakSmI kA dhArI, puSpoM-sA komala, candramA-sA zItala, sUrya-sA ajJAnAMdhakAra nAzaka, svarNakalaza-sA maMgalamaya, jalAzaya meM krIr3Arata mIna-yugala ke samAna jJAnAnanda sAgara meM magna rahanevAlA, nirmala samakita jJAna se bharapUra, sAgara-sA gaMbhIra, tIna loka diloM para zAsana karanevAlA, solahaveM svarga se AnevAlA, avadhijJAnI kA dhanI, ratnoM kI rAzi-sA daidIpyamAna evaM agnizikhA-sA jAjvalyamAna hogaa| zubha svapnoM kA zubhatama phala jAnakara mahArAnI trizalA atyanta prasanna huiiN| ASAr3ha zuklA SaSThI ke dina solaha kAraNa bhAvanAyeM bhAkara tIrthaMkara prakRti bAMdhanevAle rAjA nanda kA jIva solahaveM svarga se cayakara priyakAriNI mA~ trizalA ke garbha meM aayaa| mAtA-pitA ke utsAha, prasannatA aura dhanya-dhAnyAdi vaibhava ke sAtha-sAtha bAlaka bhI mA~ ke garbha meM nitya bar3hane lgaa| purajanoM aura parijanoM kI Anandamaya cira-pratIkSA ke bAda caitra zuklA trayodazI kA zubha dina aayaa| // 23 Page #309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 309 za mA~ trizalA ne ugate hue sUrya - sA tapta svarNaprabhA se yukta tejasvI bAlaka ko janma diyA / nityavRddhiMgata dekha | unakA sArthaka nAma varddhamAna rakhA gyaa| unake janma kA utsava parijanoM-purajanoM ke sAtha-sAtha indroM aura lA devoM ne bhI siddhArtha ke daravAje para Akara kiyA, jise janma-kalyANaka mahotsava kahate haiM / indra unheM airAvata hAthI para biThAkara sumeru parvata para le gyaa| vahA~ pANDuka zilA para virAjamAna kara kSIrasAgara ke jala meM unakA janmAbhiSeka kiyaa| kA pu ru Sa u tta rA rddha eka bAra saMjaya aura vijaya nAma ke do cAraNa RddhidhArI muniyoM kI zaMkA kA samAdhAna varddhamAna ko dUra se dekhane mAtra se ho gayA to unhoMne honahAra bAlaka varddhamAna ko 'sanmati' nAma se saMbodhita kiyaa| jaba isakI carcA varddhamAna se unake sAthiyoM ne kI to unhoMne sahaja hI kahA ki "sarvasamAdhAnakAraka to apanA AtmA hI hai jo svayaM jJAnarUpa hai| dUsaroM ko dekhanA, sunanA Adi to nimitta mAtra hai / munirAjoM | kI zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna unake aMtara se svayaM huA, ve usasamaya mujhe dekha rahe the; ataH mujhe dekhane para Aropa A gayA, yadi suna rahe hote to sunane para A jaataa| jJAna to antara meM AtA hai, kisI para - padArtha meM se nahIM / dUsarI bAta yaha bhI hai ki maiM yadi 'sanmati" hU~ to apanI sadbuddhi ke kAraNa, tattvArthoM ke sahI nirNaya karane ke kAraNa hU~, na ki munirAjoM kI zaMkA ke samAdhAna ke kAraNa / yadi kisI jar3a padArtha ko dekhane se kisI ko jJAna ho jAve to kyA vaha jar3a padArtha bhI 'sanmati' kahA jAyegA ?" unake apUrva rUpa saundarya evaM asAdhAraNa bala-vikrama se prabhAvita ho, aneka rAjAgaNa apsarAoM ke | saundarya ko lajjita kara denevAlI apanI-apanI kanyAoM kI zAdI unase karane ke prastAva ko lekara rAjA siddhArtha ke pAsa Ae; para aneka rAja- kanyAoM ke hRdaya meM vAsa karanevAle mahAvIra varddhamAna kA mana una | kanyAoM meM na thA / mAtA-pitA ne bhI unase zAdI karane kA bahuta Agraha kiyA, para ve to indriya-nigraha kA nizcaya kara cuke the / cAroM ora se unheM gRhasthI ke baMdhana meM bAMdhane ke aneka prayatna kiye gaye para ve tI rthaM sh ka ra ma hA vI ra parva 23 Page #310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ PRIFF TO abaMdha-svabhAvI AtmA kA Azraya lekara saMsAra ke sarva-bandhakoM se mukta hone kA nizcaya kara cuke the| ___ eka dina vicAramagana varddhamAna ne apane sudUra-pUrva jIvana meM jhAMkane kA yatna kiyA aura unheM jAtismaraNa ho gyaa| unheM apane aneka pUrva bhava hastAmalakavat spaSTa dikhane lage, unheM saba kucha spaSTa ho gyaa| ve saMsAra se pUrNata: virakta ho gye| unhoMne ghara-bAra chor3a nagna digambara ho AtmArAdhanA kA dRr3ha nizcaya kara liyaa| ve kinhIM dUsaroM ke kAraNa virakta nahIM hue the, unakI virakti unake antara kI sahaja vItarAga-pariNati kA pariNAma thii| usa sImA kA rAga rahA hI nahIM thA ki jisase ve kisI se baMdhe raha sakate the| vastuta: ve sAdhu bane nahIM the; balki unameM sAdhutA pragaTa ho cukI thii| unakA citta jagata ke prati sajaga na hokara AtmaniSTha ho gayA thaa| deza-kAla kI paristhitiyoM ke kAraNa unhoMne apanI vAsanAoM kA damana nahIM kiyA thA; kyoMki vAsanAe~ svayaM asta ho cukI thiiN| paristhitijanya virAga paristhitiyoM kI samApti para samApta ho jAtA hai| unake isa nizcaya ko jAnakara lokAntika devoM ne Akara unake isa kArya kI prazaMsA kI, unakI vaMdanA kI, bhakti kii| unake dIkSA (tapa) kalyANaka ke mahAna utsava kI vyavasthA bhI indra ne Akara kii| prabhu kI pAlakI kauna uThAye, isa saMbaMdha meM mAnavoM aura devoM meM matabheda ho gyaa| devoM meM divyazakti hone para bhI vijaya mAnavoM kI huI; kyoMki yaha pratiyogitA dehazakti kI na hokara, Atmabala kI thI; jo prabhu ke sAtha hI dIkSita ho, vahI prabhu kI pAlakI uThAye / isa nirNaya meM deva parAsta ho gaye aura unheM usa samaya apane indratva aura devatva kI tucchatA mAnava bhava ke sAmane spaSTa huii| sarvaprathama prabhu kI pAlakI mAnavoM ne uThAI, bAda meM devoM ne| ___ isaprakAra prabhu tIsa varSIya bhare yauvana meM magasira kRSNa dazamI ke dina svayaM dIkSita ho gye| unhoMne sarvathA mauna dhAraNa kara liyA thA, unako bolane kA bhAva hI na rahA thaa| Es For 23 Page #311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31. unakI saumya mUrti, svAbhAvika saralatA, ahiMsAmaya jIvana evaM zAnta svabhAva ko dekhakara bahudhA vanya || pazu bhI svabhAvagata vaira-virodha chor3akara sAmyabhAva dhAraNa karate the| ahi-nakula tathA gAya aura zera taka bhI eka ghATa pAnI pIte the| jahA~ ve Thaharate, vAtAvaraNa sahaja zAntimaya ho jAtA thaa| kabhI kadAcita bhojana kA vikalpa uThatA to aneka aTapaTI pratijJAyeM lekara ve bhojana ke lie samIpastha nagara kI ora jAte / yadi koI zrAvaka unakI pratijJAoM ke anurUpa zuddha sAttvika AhAra navadhA| bhaktipUrvaka detA to atyanta sAvadhAnIpUrvaka nirIha bhAva se khar3e-khar3e AhAra grahaNa kara zIghra vana ko vApisa cale jAte / sAdhu hone ke bAda sarvaprathama unakA AhAra kulagrAma nagara ke rAjA kUla ke yahA~ huA thaa| eka bAra munirAja mahAvIra kA AhAra vipannAvasthA ko prApta satI caMdanabAlA ke hAtha se bhI huA thaa| satI caMdanabAlA rAjA ceTaka kI sabase choTI putrI thii| kisI kAmAtura vidyAdhara dvArA upavana meM khelatI caMdanabAlA kA apaharaNa kara liyA gayA thA, kintu patnI ke A jAne se vaha patnIbhIrU vidyAdhara ke dvArA bhayaMkara vana meM chor3a dI gii| vahA~ vaha vRSabhadatta nAmaka seTha ko mila gii| vRSabhadatta seTha kI patnI subhadrA svabhAva se zaMkAlu hone se AzaMkita ho gaI ki kahIM seTha isa para mohita na ho jAya / putrIvat caMdanA use sapatnI-sI pratIta hone lgii| usakA vyavahAra caMdanA ke prati kaThora ho gyaa| eka dina munirAja varddhamAna vatsa deza kI usI kauzAmbI nagarI meM AhAra ke lie Aye jahA~ candanA bandhana meM thii| munirAja usa makAna ke sAmane se nikle| jisameM candanA kaidI kA sA jIvana vyatIta kara rahI thii| candanA ke to bhAgya khula gaye / nagna-digambara munirAja ko dekhakara vaha pulakita ho uThI, munirAja kI vandanA ko vaha ekadama daur3a pdd'ii| vaha bhakti aura bhAvukatA ke una kSaNoM meM yaha bhUla hI gaI thI ki maiM baMdhI huI huuN| vaha aise daur3I jaise baMdhI na ho| yaha dRzya dekhakara logoM ke Azcarya kA ThikAnA na rahA ki sacamuca usakI ber3iyA TUTa cukI thIM aura usake mur3e hue zira para bAla A gaye the aura vaha candanA vandanA meM lIna thii| usako dhyAna hI na rahA ki prabhu ko bhojana ke lie par3agAhana to kara rahI hU~, para || 23 4 Ftos Page #312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 khilAU~gI kyA ? kyA miTTI ke sakore meM kodoM kA bhAta jo mujhe khAne ko milatA hai, vaha khilAU~gI? | usane to par3agAhana kara hI liyA aura unake yogya ahAra kI samucita vyavasthA bhI ho gii| yaha saba kaise huA socanevAle socate hI rahe aura vahA~ to candanA ke hAtha se prabhu kA AhAra bhI ho gyaa| prabhu vana ko vApisa cale gye| candanA kI vandanA saphala ho gaI, usake bandhana kaTa gye| Age calakara yahI candanA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samavazaraNa meM dIkSita ho AryikAoM meM zreSTha pramukha gaNanI bnii| sampUrNa jagata se sarvathA nirIha vItarAgI saMta munirAja varddhamAna vihAra karate hue ujjainI phuNce| vahA~ ve dhyAnastha ho gye| pApa-kalA meM atyanta pravINa sthANurudra ne vahA~ Akara una para ghora upasarga kiyaa| vidyA ke bala se usane aneka bhayaMkara se bhayaMkaratama rUpa banAye aura unheM vicalita karane kA kaI bAra asaphala prayAsa kiyaa| usane hiMsaka pazuoM ke, bhIloM ke, rAkSasoM ke rUpa meM anekAneka upadrava kiye| dUsaroM ko DarAne-dhamakAne meM hI vIratA ko sArthaka samajhanevAle sthANurudra ne antata: aDiga mahAvIra ke rUpa meM vIratA kI sAkSAt mUrti ke darzana kie| usane spaSTa anubhava kiyA ki vIratA nirbhayatA aura nizcalatA kA nAma hai| vIratA hiMsA kI paryAya nahIM, ahiMsA kA svarUpa hai| usake upadravoM kA mahAvIra kI sAdhanA para koI asara hI na huaa| - eka to Atma-sAdhanArata vItarAgI saMtoM ke jJAna meM aMtaronmukhI vRtti ke kAraNa bAhya anukUla-pratikUla saMyoga Ate hI nahIM; yadi Ate bhI haiM to unake citta meM koI bhaMvara paidA nahIM karate, mAtra jJAna kA jJeya banakara raha jAte haiM; kyoMki ve to apanI aura para kI pariNati ko jAnate-dekhate hue pravartate haiN| munirAja mahAvIra kI aDiga sAdhanA, aneka saMkaToM ke bIca bhI nirvikAra saumyAkRti aura vItarAgI mudrA dekha sthANurudra kA krodha kAphUra ho gyaa| vaha bhaya-mizrita Azcarya se vihvala ho unakI stuti karane lagA, apane kie para pachatAne lgaa| 'na kAhU se dostI na kAhU se vaira' ke pratIka munirAja mahAvIra para isa parivartana kA bhI koI asara || 23 Page #313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 313 || nahIM huA / ve to apane meM hI magna the / ve apane anurUpa kriyA kara rahe the aura sthANurudra bhI apane anurUpa za | kriyA kara rahA thaa| usase unheM kyA lenA-denA thA ? EMFE lA kA pu ru Sa isaprakAra munirAja mahAvIra nirantara vItarAgatA kI vRddhiMgata dazA ko prApta karate jA rahe the / antarbAhya ghora tapazcaraNa karate hue unheM bAraha varSa vyatIta ho gye| bayAlIsa varSa kI avasthA meM eka dina ve jRMbhikA grAma ke samIpa RjukUlA nadI ke kinAre manohara nAmaka vana meM phuNce| vahA~ para zAla vRkSa ke nIce ratnoM rddha ke samAna daidIpyamAna zilA para pratimAyoga dhAraNa kara virAjamAna ho, dhyAnastha ho gaye / u tta pratyeka dravya kI pUrNa svataMtra sattA hai, usakA bhalA-burA pariNamana usake AdhIna hai, usameM para kA koI bhI hastakSepa nahIM hai / tathA jisaprakAra AtmA apane svabhAva kA kartA-bhoktA svataMtrarUpa se hai, usIprakAra pratyeka AtmA apane vikAra kA kartA-bhoktA bhI svayaM hai / isa rahasya ko gaharAI se jAnanevAle mahAvIra usase sarvathA nirIha hI rahe / rA antara meM vidyamAna sUkSma rAga kA bhI abhAva kara unhoMne pUrNa vItarAga dazA prApta kara lii| pUrNa vItarAgatA prApta hote hI anantara vaizAkha zukla dazamI ke dina unheM pUrNajJAna (kevalajJAna) bhI prApta ho gayA / usIsamaya tIrthaMkara nAmaka mahApuNyodaya se unheM tIrthaMkara pada kI prApti huI aura ve tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke rUpa meM vikhyAta hue / saudharma indra ko tatkAla vizeSa cihnoM se patA calA ki tIrthaMkara mahAvIra | ko pUrNajJAna kI prApti ho cukI hai| usane tatkAla Akara bar3e hI utsAha se kevalajJAna-kalyANaka mahotsava | kiyA aura bhagavAna mahAvIra kI pavitra vANI se saba lAbhAnvita ho sakeM, etadartha kubera ko AjJA dI ki zIghra hI samavazaraNa kI racanA kro| tIrthaMkara kI dharmasabhA meM rAjA-raMka, garIba-amIra, gore-kAle saba mAnava eka sAtha baiThakara dharmazravaNa | karate haiM / unakI dharmasabhA meM pratyeka prANI ko jAne kA adhikAra hai| choTe-bar3e aura jAti-pAMti kA koI tI rthaM ka ra ma hA vI ra parva 23 Page #314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 314 || bheda nahIM hai / yahA~ taka ki usameM muni-AryikAoM, zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM, deva-devAMganAoM ke sAtha-sAtha pazuoM ke baiThane kI bhI vyavasthA rahatI hai aura bahuta se pazu-pakSI bhI zAntipUrvaka dharma zravaNa karate haiM / sarp ca 1 al ba a a pra lA kA rddha RjukUlA nadI ke taTavartI samIpastha sabhI pradeza meM dundubhi ghoSa dvArA sUcanA ho gaI aura zrotAoM kA vizAla jana-samudAya tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra kI divya vANI sunane umar3a pdd'aa| sabhA maNDapa khacAkhaca bhara gayA, para prabhu kI vANI na khirii| samaya samApta hone para loga udAsa ghara cale gye| aisA kaI dinoM taka huaa| sabako prabhu ke darzana-prApti kA parama santoSa thA, para vANI zravaNa kA avasara na milane se thor3A asaMtoSa bhI thA / janatA jur3atI, para divya-dhvani nahIM khiratI, kucha dinoM bAda bhagavAna kA vahA~ se vihAra ho gayA / vahA~ kI janatA pyAsI hI rhii| unake divya pravacanoM kA lAbha use na milA / vihAra hote hI samavazaraNa kA vighaTana ho gayA, para jahA~ jAkara bhagavAna ruke vahA~ phira tatkAla samavazaraNa kI racanA kara dI gii| janatA AI, darzana mile, para pravacana nhiiN| isaprakAra vihAra hotA rahA, para pravacana nahIM huA / vihAra karate-karate mahAvIra rAjagRhoM ke nikaTa vipulAcala parvata para pahu~ce / vahA~ bhI | vaisA hI vizAla samavazaraNa banA aura sImAtIta janasamudAya bhI unake darzana evaM zravaNa ko upasthita huA, | para prabhu kA mauna na TUTA / 65 dina samApta ho cuke the| sabhI zrotAoM ke sAtha-sAtha pramukha niyAmaka saudharma indra kA dhairya bhI samApta ho rahA thA / usane apane avadhijJAna kA prayoga karate hue sarvakAraNoM kI samyak mImAMsA kI / upasthita jana| samudAya meM prabhu kA pramukha ziSya, jise gaNadhara kahate haiM, banane kI pAtratA kisI meM na dikhii| usane apanI | dRSTi kA gherA aura vizAla kiyA to indrabhUti nAmaka mahAna vidvAna para jAkara usakI dRSTi ruka gii| indrabhUti gautama veda-vedAMgoM ke pAraMgata vidvAna the| unake pA~ca sau ziSya the / indra ne jaba ye anubhava | kiyA ki bhagavAna kI divyadhvani ko pUrNataH dhAraNa karane meM samartha aura unakA paTTa ziSya banane ke yogya | indrabhUti gautama hI hai, taba vaha vRddha brAhmaNa ke veSa meM indrabhUti ke Azrama meM pahu~cA / tI rthaM ka ra ma ra parva Page #315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (315 za lA kA pu ru 5 m F F 90 Sa u tta rA indra ne indrabhUti gautama ke samakSa eka chanda prastuta kiyA evaM apane ko mahAvIra kA ziSya batAte hue usakA artha samajhane kI jijJAsA pragaTa kI / chanda meM jo kahA gayA thA usa para vicAra karate hue ve socane lage - "tIna kAla, chaha dravya, nau padArtha, SaTkAya jIva, SaT lezyA, paMcAstikAya, vrata, samiti, gati, jJAna, cAritra" - ye saba kyA haiM ? ina sabakI kyA-kyA paribhASAe~ haiM, inake bheda-prabheda kyA haiM, ina sabakI jAnakArI to mujhe hai hI nhiiN| ina sabakA jJAna jabataka mujhe hI nahIM hai, tabataka maiM ise kyA batAU~ / para inkAra bhI kaise karU~, yaha kyA socegA ? vRddha brAhmaNa veSadhArI indra ne unake cehare para Ate utAra-car3hAva ko spaSTa anubhava kiyA aura unake svAbhimAna para coTa karate hue bole- kyA mujhe yahA~ se bhI nirAza lauTanA hogA ? ukta vAkya se indrabhUti ke ahaMkAra ko kucha coTa lagI, para apane tatsaMbaMdhI ajJAna ko ahaM meM chipAte hue indrabhUti ne kahA - isa saMbaMdha meM maiM tumhAre guru se hI carcA karU~gA ? calo, ve kahA~ haiM ? maiM unhIM ke pAsa calatA hU~ / vRddha brAhmaNa (indra) kA prayoga saphala huA ataH Age-Age vRddha brAhmaNa (indra) aura pIche-pIche apane pA~ca sau ziSya samudAya ke sAtha indrabhUti gautama cale par3e / vastutaH indrabhUti ke saddharma prApti kA kAla A gayA thaa| sAtha hI bhagavAna kI divyadhvani ke khirane kA samaya bhI A cukA thA / samavazaraNa ke dvAra para sthita mAnastambha kI ora dekhate hI unakA mAna gala ve vinamra bhAva se samavazaraNa meM pahu~ce, bhagavAna ke darzana kie dekhate hI rahe / prabhu siMhAsana se cAra aMgula Upara adhara meM antara kI nirvikArI sthiti spaSTa pratibhAsita ho rahI thI / gayA aura ajJAna andhakAra gAyaba ho gyaa| aura bAhara kA vizAla vaibhava dekhA to ve | virAjamAna the / unakI zAnta mudrA meM unake antarmagna prabhu kI mudrA ne mAno indrabhUti gautama ko mauna upadeza diyA ki "yadi tujhe atIndriya Ananda evaM antara kI saccI zAnti cAhie to merI ora kyA dekhatA hai ? apanI ora dekha, tU svayaM ananta jJAna evaM ananta Ananda kA piNDa paramAtmA hai / Aja taka tUne jJAna aura Ananda kI khoja para meM hI kI hai, She t ra parva 23 Page #316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (316) za lA kA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI antaronmukhI hone kI mauna preraNA pAkara indrabhUti bhI antaronmukha ho gaye, antara | meM cale gaye aura jaba bAhara Aye taba unake cehare para apUrva zAnti jhalaka rahI thii| unhoMne Aja vaha pA liyA thA, jo Aja taka nahIM pAyA thA / ve AtmA kA anubhava kara cuke the, unhoMne prabhu ke samakSa usI samaya dIkSA dhAraNa kara lI tathA antara ke prabala puruSArtha dvArA mana:paryaya jJAna prApta kiyA / pu ru pm IF 59 Sa u tta rA para kI khoja meM itanA vyasta ho rahA hai ki maiM kauna hU~? maiM kyA hU~ ? jAnane kA avasara hI prApta nahIM huA / | eka bAra apanI ora dekha / jAnane-dekhane lAyaka ekamAtra apanA AtmA hI hai / " rddha kI kRpA se unakA hRdaya bhagavAna mahAvIra ke ananta upakAra se gadgad ho rahA thA; kyoMki unheM prabhu saMsAra kA abhAva karanevAlA saddharma prApta ho gayA thA / unake sAgaravat hRdaya meM bhakti kA bhAva umar3a rahA | thA / unakI vANI prasphuTita ho uThI aura ve isaprakAra bhagavAna kI stuti karane lage - he prabho! jo vyakti Apake isa vaibhava ko jAnate - pahicAnate haiM, vastutaH ve hI Apako jAnate haiM, anya | to gatAnugatika loga haiN| rAjA AyA to usake sAtha karmacArI bhI A gae, bAhya-vibhUti dekhakara cakita raha gaye, nata-mastaka bhI ho gaye aura Apase bhogoM kI bhIkha mA~gane lage, Apako bhogoM kA dAtA mAnane | lage, bhakti ke Avega meM Apako bhogadAtA, vaibhavadAtA, kartA hartA batAne lage / he bhagavan! vastutaH ve Apake bhagata nahIM, bhogoM ke bhagata haiN| unake lie bhoga hI sabakucha haiM, bhoga hI bhagavAna haiN| ve Apake hI caraNoM meM nahIM, jahA~ bhI bhogoM kI upalabdhi pratIta kareMge, vahIM jhukeNge| he prabho! kitane Azcarya kI bAta hai ki jina bhogoM ko tuccha jAnakara Apane svayaM tyAga diyA hai, ve unheM hI iSTa mAna rahe haiM aura Apase hI unakI mA~ga kara rahe haiM, Apako hI unakA dAtA batA rahe haiM / tI rthaM ka ra ma hom ra he prabho! jo vyakti Apake isa vItarAgI-sarvajJa svabhAva ko bhalIprakAra jAna letA hai, pahicAna letA hai, vaha apane AtmA ko bhI jAna letA hai, pahicAna letA hai aura usakA moha (mithyAtva) avazya naSTa ho parva | jAtA hai / vaha antaronmukhI puruSArtha dvArA cAritra - moha kA bhI kramazaH nAza karatA jAtA hai aura kAlAntara 23 Page #317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM jAkara vaha bhI vItarAgI bana jAtA hai| usake samasta moha-rAga-dveSa naSTa ho jAte haiN| vaha lokAloka kA jJAtA ho jAtA hai, vaha svayaM vItarAgI bana jAtA hai| | he prabho! jisake kSayopazama jJAna meM vItarAgatA aura sarvajJatA kA saccA svarUpa A gayA; vaha nizcita rUpa se bhaviSya meM pUrNa vItarAgatA aura sarvajJatA ko prApta kregaa| sarvajJa kA jJAna to ananta mahimAvaMta hai hI, kintu jisake jJAna meM sarvajJatA kA svarUpa A gayA, usakA jJAna bhI kama mahimAvAlA nahIM hai; kyoMki vaha sarvajJatA prApta karane kA bIja hai| sarvajJatA kI zraddhA binA, paryAya meM sarvajJatA pragaTa nahIM hotii|" indrabhUti gautama ke sAtha unake ziSyagaNa bhI unake sAtha mahAvIra ke mArga para ho lie the| gautama apanI yogyatA se mahAvIra ke pramukha ziSya va prathama gaNadhara bane / indra kA manoratha saphala ho cukA thaa| cirapratIkSita bhagavAna kI divyadhvani kA AsvAdana sabako mila cukA thaa| divyavANI ko sunakara samasta prANIjagata harSAyamAna thaa| sabako indrabhUti gautama ke prati vizeSa bhakti umar3a rahI thI; kyoMki unake zubhAgamana para prabhu kI vANI khirI thii| 'gautama ne kahA - 'koI bhI kArya kAlalabdhi Ane para bhavitavyAnusAra hI hotA hai, usa kAla meM tadanukUla puruSArtha pUrvaka udyama bhI hotA hai tathA anukUla nimitta bhI upasthita rahatA hI hai| mere abhAva ke kAraNa prabhu kI vANI rukI aura mere Ane ke kAraNa khirI, yaha donoM bAteM mAtra upacAra se hI kahI jA sakatI haiM / vastutaH vANI ke khirane kA kAla yahI thA, mere saddharma kI prApti kA kAla bhI yahI thaa| donoM kA sahaja saMyoga ho jAne para yaha upacAra se kahA jAne lgaa|" ____ tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sampUrNa bhAratavarSa meM lagabhaga tIsa varSa taka dharmopadeza va vihAra hotA rhaa| unake vihAra kI adhikatA ke kAraNa bhArata kA eka bahuta bar3A bhU-bhAga hI 'bihAra' ke nAma se jAnA jAne lgaa| bihAra prAnta ke kaI bar3e-bar3e nagara unake nAma para base / jilAsthala varddhamAna, vIrabhUmi unake nAma para hI base nagara haiN| unake cihna ke nAma para bhI siMhabhUmi nagara basA hai| 4 23 Page #318 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy | unakA vihAra jahA~ bhI hotA, vahA~ unakA upadeza pratidina prAta: dopahara aura sAyaM tIna bAra chaha-chaha | ghar3I hotA thaa| jisaprakAra sUryodaya hone para rAtrikAlIna gahana aMdhakAra svata: vilIna ho jAtA hai; usIprakAra vIra prabhu ke divyaupadeza dvArA jana-jana ke mana meM vyApta vikAra aura ajJAna-andhakAra vilIna hone lgaa| unake upadezoM ke prabhAva se samasta deza kA vAtAvaraNa ahiMsAmaya ho gyaa| zrAvaka ziSyoM meM magadha samrATa mahArAjA zreNika bimbasAra pramukha the| unake karmaTha ziSya-parivAra meM caudaha hajAra sAdhu, chattIsa hajAra AryikAe~, eka lAkha zrAvaka aura tIna lAkha zrAvikAe~ thiiN| vaise unake anuyAyiyoM kI saMkhtA to agaNita thii| aMta meM vihAra karate hue bhagavAna mahAvIra pAvApura phuNce| vahA~ unhoMne vihAra aura upadeza se virAma le, yoga-nirodha kara, zukladhyAna kI caramAvasthA meM ArUr3ha ho, karmoM ke avazeSa cAra aghAtiyA karmoM kA | bhI abhAva kara, antima deha kA pUrNataH parityAga kara nirvANa pada prApta kiyaa| prabhu ke nirvANa kA samAcAra pA devoM ne Akara mahAna utsava kiyA, jise nirvANotsava kahate haiN| pAvAnagarI prakAza se jagamagA gii| tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra kA prAta: nirvANa huA aura usI dina sAyaMkAla unake pramukha ziSya indrabhUti gautama gaNadhara ko pUrNajJAna (kevalajJAna) kI prApti huii| isakAraNa yaha dina dviguNita mahimAvaMta ho gyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke viyoga se duHkhI dharma-prajA ko kevalI gautama ko pA kucha AzvAsana milaa| yadyapi bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAlyakAla meM ghaTI sabhI ghaTanAyeM yathArtha haiM aura eka nanheM se bAlaka dvArA kie gae una sAhasapUrNa kAryoM kI mahimA bhI svAbhAvika hai; parantu anantavIrya ke dhanI tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke lie ve saba nAma oche par3ate haiM, jaise 5 varSa ke bAlaka ke janmadina para Aye bahumUlya kapar3e 25 varSa ke yuvaka ke lie nahIM pahanAye jA sakate, ThIka usIprakAra bacapana ke nAma pacapana varSIya praur3ha ke | lie sArthaka saMjJA nahIM pA skte| Page #319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 319 za ve mahAvIra to abhI bhI haiM; kintu apane anantavIrya guNa ke kAraNa mahAvIra haiN| sAMpa aura madonmatta | hAthiyoM ko kAbU meM karane ke kAraNa nahIM / sAMpoM aura hAthiyoM ko to sapere aura mahAvata bhI kAbU meM kara lete haiM, isameM anantabala ke dhanI mahAvIra se jor3anA unakI mahAvIratA kA mUlyAMkana kama karanA hI hogA / lA kA pu ru pm IF 59 Sa u tta rA rddha bAlakapana se nirantara vaddhiMgata varddhamAna, sanmatidAtA sanmati deva tathA madonmatta hAthiyoM ko vaza meM karanevAle mahAvIra Adi sAmayika ghaTanAoM se prApta sabhI nAmoM ke artha ko nirarthaka karanevAle caubIsaveM | tIrthaMkara sarvajJa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA nAma vastutaH apane jJAna-darzana- vIrya Adi guNoM kA pUrNa vikAsa karane ke kAraNa tathA krodha - mAna-mAyA-lobha aura moha matsara kA mardana karane ke kAraNa anantIvIrya pragaTa karane ke kAraNa sArthaka haiN| ye sArthaka nAma pAThakoM ko mahAvIra banane kI preraNA deN| jo una vItarAgIdeva ke pavitra guNoM kA smaraNa karatA hai, usakA malina mana svata: nirmala ho jAtA hai, usake pAparUpa pariNAma svata: puNya va pavitratA meM palaTa jAte haiN| azubha bhAvoM se bacanA aura mana kA nirmala ho jAnA hI jinapUjA kA, jinendrabhakti kA saccA phala hai| jJAnI dharmAtmA laukika phala kI prApti ke lie pUjana-bhakti nahIM krte| ve to jinendradeva kI mUrti ke mAdhyama se nija paramAtmasvabhAva ko jAnakara, pahicAnakara, usI meM jama jAnA, rama jAnA cAhate haiN| aisI bhAvanA se hI eka na eka dina bhakta svayaM bhagavAna bana jAtA hai| - ina bhAvoM kA phala kyA hogA, pRSTha-6 tI rthaM ka ra ma hA vI ra parva Page #320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AREEFFFFy cakravartI pada kA sAmAnya svarUpa * cakravartiyoM kI digvijaya - pUrva janma meM kiye gaye puNya ke phala se prApta chaha khaNDa pRthvI ke samrATa ko cakravartI kahate haiM, usakI AyudhazAlA meM cakraratna prakaTa hotA hai, jisake dvArA vaha sarvaprathama jinendra pUjana karake chaha khaNDa para digvijaya ke lie prasthAna karatA hai| paurANika kathAnakoM meM aise ullekha haiM ki cakravartI rAjA pahale pUrva dizA kI ora jAkara gaMgA ke kinAre-kinAre upasamudra paryanta jAtA hai| bAraha yojana paryanta samudra taTa para praveza karake vahA~ se amogha nAmA vANa pheMkatA hai, jise dekhakara mAgadha deva | cakravartI kI adhInatA svIkAra kara letA hai| yahA~ se vaijayanta nAmA dakSiNa dvAra para pahu~cakara pUrva kI bhA~ti hI vahA~ rahane vAle varatanu deva ko vaza karatA hai aura sindhu nadI ke dvAra meM sthita prabhAsa deva ko bhI vaza karatA hai| tatpazcAt nadI ke taTa se uttaramukha hokara vijayArdha parvata taka jAtA hai aura parvata ke rakSaka vaitADhya nAmA deva ko vaza karatA hai| taba senApati usa parvata kI pazcima guphA ko kholatA hai| guphA meM praveza karane ke pahale pazcima ke mleccha rAjAoM ko vaza meM karane ke liye calA jAtA hai| jabataka vaha vApisa lauTatA hai tabataka usa guphA kI vAyu zuddha ho jAtI hai| tatpazcAt sarva sainya ko sAtha lekara usa guphA meM praveza karatA hai aura kAMkiNI ratna se guphA ke andhakAra ko dUra karatA hai| sarva sainya guphA se pAra ho jAtI hai| yahA~ para senA ko ThaharAkara pahale senApati pazcima khaNDa ke deva se yuddha karatA hai| deva ke dvArA atighora vRSTi kI jAne para cakravartI chatraratna va carmaratna se sainya kI rakSA karatA huA usa deva ko bhI jIta letA hai| phira vRSabhagiri parvata ke nikaTa AtA hai| cakravartI vRSabhagiri parvata para apanA nAma likhane ke lie vijaya | prazastiyoM se sarvatra vyApta usa vRSabhAcala ko dekhakara aura apane nAma ko likhane ke lie tilamAtra bhI || 24 Page #321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lA sthAna na pAkara usakA cakravartitva kA prathama vijetA hone kA abhimAna TUTa jAtA hai| vaha socatA hai "mere | pahale asaMkhya cakravartI yahA~ vijaya prApta kara apanA-apanA nAma likha cuke haiM aura na jAne kitanoM ne merI | hI bhA~ti dUsaroM ke nAma miTAkara apane nAma likhe hoNge|" phira bhI pUrva paramparA ke anusAra antima cakravartI kA nAma miTAkara ke apanA nAma aMkita karatA hai| Adi tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva se caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara ke kAla meM aise bAraha vartamAna kAla meM cakravartI hue haiM kA * cakravartiyoM kA vaibhava - pratyeka cakrI uttama saMhanana, (majabUta haDDiyA~), uttama saMsthAna (uttama AkRti) se yukta suvarNa varNa vAle hote haiN| pratyeka ke chayAnaveM hajAra rAniyA~ hotI haiM- inameM battIsa hajAra AryakhaNDa kI kanyAyeM, battIsa hajAra vidyAdhara kanyAyeM aura battIsa hajAra mleccha kanyAyeM hotI haiM / pratyeka | cakravartiyoM ke saMkhyAta hajAra putra-putriyA~, battIsa hajAra gaNabaddha deva aMgarakSaka, tIna sau sATha vaidya, tIna rA sau sATha rasoiye, sAr3he tIna karor3a bandhuvarga, tIna karor3a gAyeM, caurAsI lAkha bhadra hAthI, caurAsI lAkha ratha, rddha aThAraha karor3a ghor3e, eka lAkha karor3a hala, caurAsI karor3a uttama yoddhA, aThAsI hajAra mleccha rAjA, battIsa hajAra mukuTabaddha rAjA, battIsa hajAra saMgIta zAlAyeM aura ar3atAlIsa karor3a padAtigaNa hote haiM / 321) za pu ru pm F F 9205 Sa u tta yadyapi Aja ke pariprekSya meM yaha kathana asaMbhava-sA lagatA hai, para kAla anAdi - ananta hai, pRthvI vipula hai, sRSTi parivartanazIla hai, vaibhava bhI asImita hai; ataH kucha bhI asaMbhava nahIM hai / * cakravartI ke cAra prakAra kI rAjavidyA - 1. AnvIkSikI - apanA svarUpa jAnanA, apanA bala pahicAnanA evaM acchA burA samajha lenA / 2. trayI - zAstrAnusAra dharma-adharma samajhakara adharma chor3a denA aura dharma meM pravRtti krnaa| 3. vArtA - artha - anartha ko samajhakara prajAjanoM kA rakSaNa karanA / 4. daNDanIti - yogya daNdavidhAna dvArA duSToM ko mArga para lAnA / * cakravartI ke pA~ca indriyoM kA viSaya :- sparzanendriya, rasanendriya evaM ghrANendriya se 99 yojana taka kA viSaya jAna lete haiM / cakSurindriya se 4,72,627/70 yojana taka dekha sakate haiM / zrotrendriya se 12 yojana taka kA zabda suna sakate haiM / ca Ke Li Ke Ke Ke He Ke Ke kra va rtI pa da kA sA mA nya sva rU pa parva 24 Page #322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (322|| .cakravartI ke 7 aMgoM (baloM) kI saMkhyA :- svAmI, amAtya, deza, durga, khajAnA (koSa), SaDaMga bala || (sainyabala) aura mitra (suhRta) isa prakAra sAta aMga (bala) hote haiN| | * cakravartI ke SaDaMga (6 prakAra kA) sainya bala :- cakrabala, 84 lAkha hAthI, 84 lAkha ratha, 18 karor3a | ghor3e, 84 karor3a vIrabhaTa (paidala sainika), asaMkhyAta deva aura vidyAdhara sainika hote haiN| | cakravartI ke dazAMga bhoga :- divya nagara, divya bhAjana, divya bhojana, divya zayyA, divya Asana, divya nATaka, divya ratna, divya nidhi, divya senA aura divya vAhana / * cakravartI ke navanidhiyA~ :- (1) kAlanidhi :- Rtu ke anusAra nAnAvidha padArtha pradAna karatI hai| || // (2) mahAkAlanidhi :- nAnAvidha bhojya padArtha pradAna karatI hai| (3) mANavaka :- vibhinna prakAra ke Ayudha pradAna karatI hai| (4) piMgala :- vibhinna prakAra ke AbharaNa pradAna karatI hai| (5) naisarpa :- nAnAvidha mandira/bhavana pradAna karatI hai| (6) padma nidhi :- nAnAvidha vastra pradAna karatI hai| (7) pA~Duka nidhi :- nAnAvidha dhAnya pradAna karatI hai| (8) zaMkha nidhi :- nAnAvidha vAditra pradAna karatI hai| | (9) sarvaratna nidhi :- nAnAvidha ratna pradAna karatI hai| * caudaha ratna aura unakI phaladAna zakti :- 1. senApatiratna :- AryakhaMDa aura pA~ca mlecchakhaMDa para vijaya dilAtA hai| 2. gRhapatiratna :- rAjabhavana kI vyavasthAoM kA saMcAlanakartA evaM hisAba-kitAba rakhatA hai| 3. purohitaratna :- sabako dharma-karmAnuSThAna kA mArgadarzana detA hai| 4. sthapati ratna :- cakravartI kI icchAnusAra mahala, maMdira, prAsAda Adi ko taiyAra karatA hai| 5. strIratna :- cakravartI kI 96 hajAra rAniyoM meM mukhya pttttraanii| 6. gajapatiratna :- zatru rAjAoM ke gaja samUha ko vighaTita karatA hai| 7. azvaratna :- timisraguphA ke kapATodghATana meM bAraha yojana taka daur3akara pAra hotA hai| 8. cakraratna :senA ke Upara AnevAlI dhUpa, varSA, dhUli, ole, vajra Adi ko dUra karatA hai| 9. asi ratna :- cakravartI ke citta ko prasanna karatA hai| 11. daNDaratna :- cakravartiyoM ke sainya kI jamIna ko sApha karatA hai| | 12. kAkiNIratna :- guphA Adi meM rahane vAle aMdhakAra ko dUra kara prakAza karatA hai / 13. cUr3AmaNi ratnaH- // 24 Page #323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za 323 || icchita padArthoM ko pradAna karatA hai / 14. carmaratna :- sainyAdikoM ko nada aura nadI se surakSita rIti se pAra | karAtA hai| isaprakAra cetana aura acetana rUpa se ye caudaha ratna cakravartI ke rahate haiN| cetana ratnoM meM 1 se 5 taka apane-apane nagaroM meM utpanna hote haiM aura 6-7 vijayArdha parvata meM utpanna hote haiM / acetana ratnoM meM 8 se 11 taka AyudhazAlA meM utpanna hote haiM tathA 12 se 14 taka zrIdevI ke mandira meM utpanna hote haiM / lA kA pu ru Sa u tta IF 59 rA rddha * cakravartI ke svAmitva kA svarUpa :- cakravartI kA 32 hajAra rAjAoM para svAmitva hotA hai / - jo samasta nara arthAt manuSyoM kA rakSaNa karane vAlA hai vaha nRpa yA nRpati kahalAtA hai / nRpati -- bhUpa :- samasta pRthvI kA jo rakSaka hai vaha bhUpa yA bhUpati kahalAtA hai| rAjA :- jo samasta prajAjanoM ko rAjI rakhane vAlA hai vahI rAjA kahalAtA hai| * rAjAoM kI 18 zreNiyoM kA svarUpa :- 1. senApati senA kA nAyaka, 2. gaNakapatiH - jyotiSI kA nAyaka, 3. vaNikpati - vyApAriyoM kA nAyaka, 4. daNDapati - samasta senAoM kA nAyaka, 5. maMtrI Ke Bu Ke Ke ww rtI pa | - paMcAgamaMtra viSaya meM pravINa, 6. mahattara - kulavAn, 7. talavara - kotavAla kA svAmI, 8. brAhmaNa, 9. kSatriya, 10. vaizya, 11. zUdra - ( ina cAtuvarNya kA svAmI) 12. hAthI, 13. ghor3A, 14. ratha, 15. padAti kA - ( isa caturaMga bala kA svAmI), 16. purohita - Atmahita kArya kA adhikArI, 17. amAtya - deza kA sA adhikArI, 18. mahAmAtya - samasta rAjya kAryoM kA adhikArI / jo uparyukta 18 zreNiyoM kA svAmI hai| adhirAjA :- pA~ca sau mukuTadhArI rAjAoM kA svAmI / mahArAjA :- eka hajAra mukuTadhArI rAjAoM kA | svAmI / do hajAra mukuTadhArI rAjAoM kA svAmI hai vaha 'mukuTabaddha' yA 'ardhamAMDalika', cAra hajAra mukuTadhArI rAjAoM kA svAmI hai vaha 'mAMDalika', ATha hajAra mukuTadhArI rAjAoM kA svAmI hai vaha 'mahAmAMDalika', solaha hajAra mukuTadhArI rAjAoM kA svAmI hai vaha 'ardhacakrI' tathA jo battIsa hajAra mukuTadhArI rAjAoM kA svAmI hai vaha 'sakala cakravartI kahalAtA hai| * cakravartI kA pArivArika vaibhava : - (1) cakravartI ke eka paTTarAnI ke sivAya 96 hajAra striyA~ aura da mA nya sva rU pa parva 24 Page #324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 324| hotI haiN| (2) cakravartI rAtri ke samaya apanI paTTarAnI ke mahala meM hI rahate haiM; parantu cakravartI ke bhoga | abAdhita hotA hai, isakAraNa paTTarAnI ke saMtAna nahIM hotI, cakravartI apanI pRthak vikriyA kI sahAyatA se apane zarIra ke aneka rUpa dhAraNa kara sakate haiM, isaliye unakI anya striyoM ko putrAdika hote rahate haiN| (3) cakravartI para 32 yakSadeva 32 camara DhurAte rahate haiN| (4) 32 hajAra nATyazAlAyeM aura 32 hajAra saMgItazAlAyeM hotI haiN| 32 hajAra deza aura una pratyeka deza ke 32 hajAra mukuTadhArI rAjAoM para svAmitva hotA hai| isI taraha 16 hajAra gaNabaddha devoM kA svAmI aura 88 hajAra mleccha rAjAoM kA svAmI hotA hai| // * grAma - jisa gA~va ke cAroM ora parakoTA hotA hai use 'grAma' kahate haiN| cakravartI ke 96 karor3a grAma || hote haiN| nagara - jo gA~va cAroM ora dIvAla aura cAra daravAjoM se saMyukta hotA hai use 'nagara' kahate haiN| nagara 75 hajAra hote haiN| * kheTa - nadI aura parvatoM se veSTita rahane vAle gA~va ko 'kheTa' kahate haiN| ye kheTa 76 karor3a hote haiN| . karvaTa - parvatoM se veSTita gA~va ko 'karvaTa' kahate haiN| karvaTa 24 hajAra hote haiN| . maTaMba - jo pA~ca sau grAmoM meM pradhAna hotA hai, use maTaMba kahate haiN| maTaMba 4 hajAra hote haiN| paTTana - jahA~ ratna utpanna hote haiM usa gA~va ko 'paTTana' kahate haiN| paTTana 48 hajAra hote haiN| droNamukha - nadI ke kinAre se veSTita hue grAma ko 'droNamukha' kahate haiN| droNamukha 99 hajAra hote haiN| saMvAhana - bahuta prakAra ke araNyoM se yukta mahAparvata ke zikhara para sthita rahane vAle gA~voM ko saMvAhana' kahate haiN| saMvAhana 14 hajAra hote haiN| bharata aura airAvata khaNDa meM kAlAnusAra eka-eka cakravartI hote rahate haiN| bharatakSetra meM jisa prakAra eka AryakhaNDa aura pA~ca mleccha khaNDa milakara 6 khaNDa hote haiM, usI prakAra airAvata kSetra meM bhI chaha khaNDa hote haiN| videha kSetra meM jo 32 deza haiM una dezoM meM bharatakSetra ke samAna chaha chaha khaNDa hote haiM aura una dezoM meM eka-eka cakravartI hote rahate haiN| cakravartiyoM kI saMkhyA jo 12 kahI hai vaha bharata aura airAvata kSetroM kI apekSA kahI gaI hai| videha kSetra || parva || meM ve sarvatra hote rahate haiN| vahA~ utkRSTa yA jaghanya saMkhyA kA niyama nahIM hai| naraka se Ane vAle jIvoM ko || 24 Pls o EFFEREF Page #325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha pada kabhI bhI prApta nahIM ho sakatA / svarga se Ane vAle jIvoM ko hI yaha pada prApta hotA hai| / vartamAna caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke kAla ke cakravartI :- bharata kSetra meM bharata, sagara, maghavA, sanatakumAra, zAMti, kunthu, ara, subhauma, padma, hariSeNa, jayasena aura brahmadatta ye bAraha cakravartI chaha khaNDa rUpa pRthivI maMDala ko | siddha karanevAle aura kIrti se bhuvanatala ko bharane vAle utpanna huye haiN| ye bAraha cakravartI sarva tIrthaMkaroM kI pratyakSa evaM parokSa vandanA meM Asakta tathA atyanta gAr3ha - bhakti se bharapUra rahate haiN| 1. bharata cakravartI ayodhyA nagarI ke mahArAjA yugAdi puruSa RSabhadeva kI yazasvatI mahArAnI se cakravartI bharata kA janma huA thaa| RSabhadeva ke 100 putroM meM yaha jyeSTha putra the| brAhmI inakI bahina thii| rAtri ke antima prahara meM | zayana karate samaya mAtA ne svapna meM sumeru parvata, sUrya, candramA, kamala yukta sarovara, grasI huI pRthvI aura samudra dekhe - ina chaha zubha svapna pUrvaka bharatajI mAtA ke garbha meM aaye| caitra vadI navamI kI zubha tithi meM unakA janma huaa| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne dIkSA ke lie jAte samaya inheM sAmrAjya pada para pratiSThita kiyA thaa| eka samaya bharata ko eka sAtha tIna samAcAra jJAta hue ki - ranivAsa meM putra ratna kI prApti huI hai, AyudhazAlA meM cakraratna prakaTa huA hai aura pUjya pitA zrI ko kevalajJAna kI prApti huI hai| ina tInoM zubha, sukhada samAcAroM ko sunakara unheM apAra prasannatA huii| kisakA utsava pahale manAyeM yaha asamaMjasa bharata mahArAja ko kSaNa bhara ko huI, ki zIghra hI unhoMne vicAra kiyA ki putrotpatti kAma kA phala hai, cakra kA prakaTa honA artha kA phala hai aura kevalajJAna kI prApti dharma kA phala hai| ataH dharma kA kArya prathama karane ke lie bharata ne sarvaprathama samavasaraNa meM jAkara bhagavAna kI pUjA kI, aura upadeza sunA / tadanantara cakraratna kI pUjA karake putra kA janmotsava mnaayaa| anantara bharata mahArAja ne digvijaya ke lie prasthAna kiyaa| digvijaya yAtrA meM bharatajI ko sATha hajAra varSa lge| Pls EFFEREF Page #326 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 326 // vijaya yAtrA karate hue cakravartI ne vRSabhAcala parvata kI eka sapATa zilA para apanA nAma aMkita karanA | caahaa| unhoMne socA thA ki "samasta pRthvI ko jItanevAlA maiM hI prathama cakravartI huuN|" kintu jaba ve nAma aMkita karane gaye to unheM yaha dekhakara bar3A Azcarya huA ki vahA~ nAma likhane ke lie koI sthAna hI rikta nahIM thaa| taba bharata kA abhimAna naSTa ho gyaa| aisI sthiti meM unhoMne eka cakravartI kI prazasti ko | apane hAtha se miTAyA aura apanI prazasti aMkita kii| tatpazcAt vijayA parvata kI uttara aura dakSiNa zreNI ke vidyAdhara rAjA nami aura vinami cakravartI ke lie upahAra meM sundara kanyAyeM bhI lAye the| bharata ne rAjA nami kI bahina subhadrA ke sAtha vidyAdharoM kI paramparA ke anusAra vivAha kiyaa| yahI subhadrA cakravartI kI paTarAnI pada para pratiSThita huii| digvijaya ke pazcAt sudarzana cakra ke ayodhyA meM praveza na karane para buddhisAgara maMtrI se isakA kAraNa "bhAiyoM dvArA adhInatA svIkAra na kiyA jAnA" jJAta kara inhoMne unake pAsa dUta bheje the| bodhi prApta hone se bAhubalI ko chor3a zeSa bhAiyoM ne inakI adhInatA svIkAra na karake apane pitA RSabhadeva se dIkSA le lI thii| bAhubalI ne inake sAtha dRSTiyuddha, jalayuddha tathA mallayuddha kiye tathA tInoM meM bharatajI ne soca-samajhakara buddhipUrvaka bAhubalI ko jitaayaa| isakA vizeSa vivaraNa zalAkA puruSa pUrvArddha meM dekheN| bharata cakravartI nyAyapriya samrATa the| eka samaya kAzI nareza akampana kI putrI sulocanA kA svayaMvara vivAha racA gyaa| svayaMvara vivAha meM aneka dezoM ke rAjakumAra upasthita hue| bharata ke putra yuvarAja arkakIrti evaM senApati jayakumAra bhI upasthita hue| kaMcukI se sabhI rAjakumAroM kA paricaya prApta karate hue sulocanA ne hastinApura nareza mahArAja somaprabha ke yazasvI putra senApati jayakumAra kA varaNa kiyaa| isa para bharata putra yuvarAja arkakIrti ne apanA apamAna smjhaa| unheM unake sevaka aura anya rAjAoM ne bhar3akA diyA jisase vaha jayakumAra se yuddha karane ko tatpara ho gye| jayakumAra ne bhI zUravIratA se yuddha kiyA aura arkakIrti ko parAjita kara pakar3a liyaa| mahArAja akampana aura jayakumAra ne apanI laghutA pragaTa || 27 Page #327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AREEFFFFy karate hue samasta vRttAnta dUta ke mAdhyama se cakravartI samrATa ke pAsa bhijvaayaa| bharatajI ne paristhiti kI za gaMbhIratA aura saccAI ko samajhate hue yuvarAja arkakIrti ko aparAdhI pAyA; ata: unhoMne nizcaya kiyA ki "maiM use avazya daNDa duuNgaa|" isaprakAra dUta se bharata mahArAja ne spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA / tadanantara cakravartI ne yuvarAja arkakIrti ko rAjasabhA meM bulAkara usake kRtya kI samucita bhartsanA kii| eka dina bharata ne socA ki "hamane jo vaibhava prApta kiyA hai use kahA~ kharca kiyA jAya ? muni to dhana se niHspRha rahate haiN| ataH aNuvrata dhArI gRhasthoM ke lie hI dhanAdhika denA caahie|" etadartha unakI pAtratA kI parIkSA hetu eka dina bharata cakravartI ne nagara ke saba logoM ko kisI utsava ke bahAne apane ghara bulaayaa| ghara ke andara pahu~cane ke mArga harita aMkuroM se AcchAdita karA diye| bahuta se loga una mArgoM se cakravartI ke mahala meM praviSTa hue; paraMtu kucha loga bAhara khar3e rhe| cakravartI ne unase bhItara na Ane kA jaba kAraNa pUchA taba unhoMne kahA ki "mArga meM utpanna huI harI ghAsa Adi svayaM ekendriya jIva haiN| hama logoM ke calane se ve saba mara jAyeMge ataH jIvoM kI rakSA ke kAraNa hama loga andara Ane meM asamartha haiN|" cakravartI unake isa uttara se bahuta prasanna hue aura unhoMne unheM 'brAhmaNa' saMjJA dii| yahI loga brAhmaNa khlaaye| mahArAjA AdinAtha dvArA sthApita kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra ina tIna vargoM ke sAtha brAhmaNa varNa kI sthApanA karane se bharatajI solahaveM kulakara mAne gye| bharata ke nAma se hI isa deza kA nAma 'bhAratavarSa' pdd'aa| bharata mahArAja apane dharmadhyAna ko banAye rakhane ke lie sabhI AvazyakoM ko nitya prati sampanna karate the| muniyoM ke prati bhakti aura AhAradAna meM unakI tatparatA kA eka prasaMga bar3A mArmika evaM preraka haiM - nagara meM eka dina aneka muni caryA ke lie padhAre, kintu mArga meM anya zrAvakoM ne unakA par3agAhana kara liyaa| ataH rAjamahala taka koI munirAja nahIM A paaye| isalie bharata cintAmagna ho gye| ve bAra-bAra vicAra karane lage - thor3I dera meM unheM AkAza meM gatizIla prabhApuMja dikhAI pdd'aa| bharata Azcaryacakita hokara udhara dekhane lge| dhIre-dhIre usa prabhApuMja ne AkAra grahaNa karanA prArambha kiyaa| ve aura koI nahIM, // 24 FREPSE Page #328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREE F IFE 19 | do cAraNa RddhidhArI muni the| bharata unheM dekhakara atyanta Anandita hue| unhoMne bhaktipUrvaka una muniyoM kA || par3agAhana kiyA aura gRhapraveza kA nivedana kiyaa| tadanantara ve munirAja IryApatha samitipUrvaka bhUmi ko dekhate hue bharata ke pIche-pIche cala pdd'e| munirAja ke AhAra sampanna hone para devoM ne paJcAzcarya kiye| isa taraha zrAvakocita dinacaryA meM samrATa bharata kI munibhakti bhI prakhyAta rahI hai| || eka dina cakravartI bharata ne adbhuta phala darzAne vAle svapna dekhe| una svapnoM ke dekhane se jinheM citta | meM kucha kheda-sA utpanna huA hai| "bharata acAnaka jAga par3e aura una svapnoM ke phala kA isaprakAra vicAra | karane lage ki "ye svapna mujhe prAyaH bure phala dene vAle jAna par3ate haiM tathA sAtha meM yaha bhI jAna par3atA hai | ki ye svapna kucha dUra Age ke paMcama kAla meM phala dene vAle hoMge; kyoMki isa samaya bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke prakAzamAna rahate hue prajA ko isaprakAra kA upadrava honA kaise saMbhava ho sakatA hai? isalie kadAcit isa kRtayuga (caturthakAla) ke vyatIta ho jAne para jaba pApa kI adhikatA hone lagegI taba ye svapna apanA | phala deNge| ye svapna aniSTa ko sUcita karane vAle haiN| yadyapi yaha anumAna sthUla jJAna karAnevAlA hai, sUkSma tattva kI pratIti to pratyakSa jJAna se hI ho sakatI hai| tattvoM kA vAstavika svarUpa dikhalAne vAle bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke rahate hue mujhe buddhi kA bhrama kyoM rahe ? isalie isa viSaya meM bhagavAn ke mukharUpI maMgala darpaNa ko dekhakara hI mujhe svapnoM ke yathArtha rahasya kA nirNaya karanA ucita hai / isaprakAra mana meM vicAra kara mahArAja bharata samosaraNa meM bhagavAn kI aneka stotroM ke dvArA stuti kara aura vidhipUrvaka pUjA kara munirAja dvArA prApta dharmarUpa amRta ke pAna se ve bahuta hI saMtuSTa hue aura ucca svara se apane hRdaya kA abhiprAya munirAja se isaprakAra nivedana karane lge| "he deva! Aja maiMne rAtri ke antima bhAga meM solaha svapna dekhe haiM aura mujhe aisA jAna par3atA hai ki ye svapna prAyaH aniSTa phala dene vAle haiN| kRpayA unakA phala batAyeM? (1) parvata para sthita teIsa siMha (2) siMha ke pIche hiraNoM kA samUha (3) bar3e hAthI ke uThAne yogya bojha se jhukI pIThavAlA ghor3A (4) zuSka patte khAnevAle bakaroM kA samUha (5) hAthI ke Upara baiThA bandara | // (6) kauoM dvArA trasita kiyA huA ulUka (7) nAcate hue bhUta (8) madhya bhAga meM sUkhA kintu kinAre- // 24 // Page #329 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | kinAre thor3A pAnI bharA huA tAlAba (9) dhUladhUsarita ratnarAzi (10) pUjA satkAra ko prApta naivedya khAtA // huA kuttA (11) ucca svara meM zabda karate hue taruNa baila (12) parimaNDala se ghirA huA candramA (13) lA zobhA rahita jAte hue do baila (14) meghoM se AvRtta sUrya (15) chAyArahita sUkhA vRkSa (16) jIrNa pattoM ke smuuh| || dekhe gaye una solaha svapnoM kA phala bhagavAn ne kramazaH isa prakAra batalAyA - pahale svapna kA phala mahAvIra ke atirikta 23 tIrthaMkaroM ke samaya meM durnayoM kI utpatti kA abhAva rahegA, dUsare svapna kA phala - mahAvIra ke tIrtha meM anekoM kuliMgiyoM kI utpatti hogI, tIsare svapna kA phala - paMcama kAla meM sAdhugaNa | tapazcaraNa ke samasta guNoM ko dhAraNa karane meM samartha nahIM ho skeNge| cauthe svapna kA phala - AgAmI kAla meM durAcArI manuSyoM kI utpatti hogI, pA~caveM svapna kA phala - kSatriya vaMza naSTa ho jAyeMge aura nimnakulIna | loga zAsana kareMge, chaThaveM svapna kA phala - dharma kI icchA se manuSya anya mata ke sAdhuoM ke pAsa jAyeMge, sAtaveM svapna kA phala - vyantara devoM kI pUjA hogI, AThaveM svapna kA phala - Arya khaNDa se haTakara mleccha khaNDoM meM thor3A dharma raha jAyegA, nauveM svapna kA phala - paMcamakAla meM RddhidhArI muniyoM kA abhAva hogA, dasaveM svapna kA phala - guNI pAtroM ke samAna avratI apAtroM kA satkAra hogA, gyArahaveM svapna kA phala - taruNa avasthA meM hI munipada kI sAdhanA hogI, vRddhAvasthA meM zithilatA rahegI, bArahaveM svapna kA phala - paMcamakAla meM muniyoM ko avadhijJAna va mana:paryaya jJAna kA abhAva hogA, terahaveM svapna kA phala hai ki munigaNa sAtha-sAtha raheMge arthAta jinakalpa rUpa ekAkI vihAra kA abhAva hogA, caudahaveM svapna kA phala hai ki kevalajJAna rUpI sUrya kA abhAva hogA, pandrahaveM svapna kA phala hai ki strI-puruSa kulAcAra kA tyAga kareMge aura solahaveM svapna kA phala hai ki mahA auSadhiyoM kA rasa naSTa hogaa| ___ "kailAza parvata para virAjita bhagavAna AdinAtha ne samavazaraNa chor3akara yoga nirodha kiyA hai" yaha samAcAra pAkara bharata samasta parivAra ke sAtha kailAza parvata para A gye| vahA~ unhoMne bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI tIna pradakSiNAyeM dIM, stuti kI aura caudaha dina taka bhakti bhAva se mahAmaha nAma kI pUjA karate rhe| bhagavAna // 24 Page #330 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREEFFFFy || ke nirvANa gamana ke pazcAta mahArAjA bharata ne usa nirvANa bhUmi para ratnamaya caubIsa jina mandiroM kA nirmANa | kraayaa| bharata ne eka dina darpaNa meM mukha dekhate hue zira ke bAloM meM eka zveta keza dekhA aura tatkSaNa bhogoM se virakta ho gye| apane arkakIrti putra ko rAjyapada dekara jainezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| kezalauMca karate hI antarmuhUrta meM unheM kevalajJAna pragaTa ho gyaa| jisase bharata kevalI sarvajJa prabhu hokara indroM dvArA vandanIya gandhakuTI meM virAjamAna ho gye| bahuta kAla taka bhavya jIvoM ko dharmopadeza dete hue Ayu ke aMta samaya meM vRSabhasena Adi gaNadharoM ke sAtha kailAza parvata para karmoM kA kSaya karake kevalI bhagavAna bharata ne mokSa prApta kiyaa| 2. sagara cakravartI tIrthaMkara ajitanAtha ke tIrthakAla meM sagara nAmaka dUsare cakravartI hue, sagara cakravartI kI pUrva paryAya kA | paricaya karAte hue kahA hai ki isI jambUdvIpa ke pUrva videha meM vatsakAvatI deza kA tatkAlIna rAjA jayasena thaa| jayasena ke do putra the| eka ratiSaNa aura dUsarA ghRtiSeNa / ve donoM putra puNyavAna aura balavAna to the hI, apane saundarya aura kAnti se sUrya ke teja aura candra kI kAnti ko bhI phIkA karate the| rAjA jayasena aura usakI patnI jayasenA ko ve donoM putra itane priya the ki ve eka pala ko bhI unheM apane pAsa se pRthak nahIM kara sakate the| ata: ve unheM apanI A~khoM se ojhala nahIM hone dete the| parantu kAla kI gati vicitra hai, jinheM ve eka pala ko pRthak nahIM karate, unameM prathama ratiSeNa asamaya meM hI divaMgata ho gayA, usake maraNa se putra viyoga ke duHkha ko na saha pAne ke kAraNa ve donoM mUrchita ho gye| kahate haiM ki 'kAla ke gAla meM saba samA jAte haiN|' jyoM-jyoM samaya bItatA gayA ve bhI sahaja hote gaye; parantu ratiSeNa kI mauta se unake jIvana meM AmUla-cUla parivartana A gyaa| ve saMsAra se virakta ho gye| mRtyu se sadA ke lie chuTakArA pAne ko apane dvitIya putra ghRtisena ko rAjya zAsana sauMpakara apane ajaraamara svarUpa ke sahAre jinadIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| unake sAtha unake sAle mahAruta tathA aura bhI aneka rAjA | dIkSita hue| FF POTE 24 Page #331 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 331 za jayasena muni ne Ayu ke anta meM saMnyAsa maraNa kiyaa| phalasvarUpa ve mahAbala nAmaka deva hue| jayasena | ke sAle mahAruta bhI usI svarga meM maNiketu nAmaka deva huaa| vahA~ una donoM ne paraspara saMkalpa kiyaa| donoM paraspara vacanabaddha hue ki hama donoM meM jo pahale pRthvI loka para avatIrNa hogA, manuSya janma dhAraNa karegA, dUsarA deva use sAMsArika duHkhoM se nikalane hetu saMyama dhAraNa karane evaM dIkSA lene ko saMbodhita karegA / lA kA pu ru pm IF 59 Sa u rA mahAbala deva acyuta svarga se cayakara ayodhyA nagarI meM mahArAjA samudravijaya ke sagara nAma kA putra huaa| usakI Ayu sattaralAkha pUrva kI thI, jisameM se aThAraha lAkha pUrva to kumAra avasthA meM bIte tatpazcAt yahA~ maMDalezvara pada prApta huaa| kucha dina bAda unheM cakraratna kI prApti huI aura unhoMne chaha khaNDa | kI digvijaya karake cakravartI pada prApta kiyaa| sagara cakravartI ke eka se bar3hakara eka sATha hajAra guNavAna putra the / eka dina siddhivana meM eka munirAja padhAre the| unheM usIsamaya samasta lokAloka ke padArthoM ko prakAzita karanevAlA kevalajJAna pragaTa huA thA / unake kevalajJAna kalyANaka mahotsava meM anya devoM kA tathA indroM ke sAtha maNiketu deva bhI AyA thA / | vahA~ Akara usane jAnanA cAhA ki merA mitra mahAbala devaloka se mRtyu ko prApta hokara kahA~ utpanna huA | hai ? aisI icchA hote hI usane apane avadhijJAna se jAna liyA, vaha sagara cakravartI huA hai| aisA jAnakara vaha maNiketu sagara cakravartI ke pAsa pahu~cA aura bolA- "kyoM smaraNa hai ? hama donoM acyuta svarga meM kahA ra karate the ki "hama donoM meM jo pahale pRthvI para avatIrNa hogA, use yahA~ rahanevAlA sAthI saMbodhegA, | samajhAyegA / maiM vahI tumhArA mitra maNiketu deva huuN| bha ta ca "he bhavya ! manuSya janma ke sAmrAjya sukha kA tU cirakAla se upabhoga kara rahA hai; parantu tujhe isa vaibhava | meM kiMcit bhI sukha - zAnti nahIM milI hai| ina jaharIle bhogoM kI tRSNA nAgina jyoM-jyoM DasatI hai, tyoM| tyoM AkulatA hI utpanna hotI hai / ata: he rAjan! aba tU mukti ke lie udyama kara! ye bhoga bhujaMga ke samAna haiM, inase anurAga mata kara ! bhujaMga ke kATane se to eka bAra hI maraNa hotA hai; kintu ye bhoga to ananta | duHkhakArI haiN| / va rtI parva Page #332 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (332|| he rAjan! cakravartI kI samasta sampatti se bhI isa manuSya bhava kA eka-eka samaya bahUmUlya hai - aisI yaha mAnava paryAya aura AtmakalyANa ke anukUla yaha sukula, uttama deha, jinavANI kA sAnnidhya sabhI kucha sahaja upalabdha hai; phira bhI yadi tuma ina viSavat bhogoM meM aTake rahe; AtmA se paramAtmA banane kI ora agrasara nahIM hue to tumhAre isa cakravartitva ko dhikkAra hai, dhikkAra hai; anantabAra dhikkAra hai| | he sagara ! tU isa klezarUpa saMsAra se virata ho! pramAda chor3akara jAgrata ho! yadi tU Atmahita meM pravRtta nahIM huA to ratnacintAmaNi jaisI yaha mUlyavAna paryAya niSphala ho jaayegii|" maNiketu ke itanA sambodhane para bhI jaba cakavrartI sagara bhogoM se virata nahIM huA to maNiketu vApisa devaloka calA to gayA; parantu vaha aisA upAya socane lagA, tAki sagara kA hRdaya dravita ho uThe aura use saMsAra kA sukha asAra lagane lge| maNiketu yaha bhalIbhAMti jAnatA thA ki "jagata ke jIvoM kA yaha svabhAva hI hai ki ve jisa paryAya meM jAte haiM, vahIM rama jAte haiN| viSThA kA kIr3A viSThA meM hI rama jAtA hai, duHkhada paryAya se bhI mukta nahIM honA cAhatA; phira sagara to cakravartI hai, ata: vaha AsAnI se virakta nahIM hogaa|" maNiketu deva socatA hai ki "usakI samajha meM tabataka kucha nahIM AyegA jabataka usakI bhalI honahAra nahIM hogI aura muktimArga kI kAlalabdhi nahIM aayegii|" apane Apako sAntvanA dete hue bhI maNiketu mitra ke anurAgavaza sagara ko sambodhane ke lie puna: vyAkula ho utthaa| sagara ko saMsAra-zarIra aura bhogoM se virakta karAne ke lie maNiketu ke mana-mastiSka meM eka upAya sUjhA - ata: vaha puna: pRthvI loka para AyA aura isa bAra usane cAraNa RddhidhArI muni kA rUpa bnaayaa| vaha muni veSadhArI maNiketu deva saMyama kI bhAvanA bhAtA huA jinendra deva kI vandanA kara sagara cakravartI ke caityAlaya meM jA tthhraa| usa cAraNa RddhidhArI dhAraka, yuvA, rUpavAna, balavAna evaM sarvaguNasampanna muni ko dekhakara cakravartI sagara Azcaryacakita ho gyaa| usane pUchA - "Apane isa avasthA meM yaha tapa dhAraNa kyoM kiyA ?" ||24 WEFFEE IFE 19 FF POTE Page #333 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAraNa muni veSadhArI deva ne saMsAra ke svarUpa kA citraNa karate hue vairAgyavarddhaka vacana kahe - "he rAjan! yaha yauvana bur3hApe ke dvArA grasanevAlA hai, Ayu pratikSaNa kama ho rahI hai, yaha sundara zarIra navamala dvAroM se durgandhita aura malina hai, isake eka-eka roma meM 96-96 roga haiM, sacamuca dekhA jAya to yaha deha vyAdhiyoM kA hI ghara hai| janma-jarA-mRtyu Adi 18 doSoM se yukta hai| azuci bhAvanA meM to spaSTa kahA hai ki - yaha deha mAMsa, khUna, pIva aura mala-mUtra kI thailI hai, haDDI, carbI Adi se atyanta mailI hai, isa deha meM nau dvAroM se ghRNAspada mala pravAhita hotA hai| he bhAI ! tU aisI deha se prema kyoM karatA hai? isase apane mokSamArga ko sAdha kara ise saphala kyoM nahIM karatA?" || ye ghara, dvAra, godhana, hAthI, ghor3A, naukara-cAkara, yaha yuvAvasthA tathA ye indriyoM ke bhoga - saba indradhanuSa | aura bijalI ke samAna kSaNika haiM, nAzavAna haiM; ata: inase rAga tor3a aura AtmA se prIti jor3a! // he bhavya puruSottama ! saMsAra meM iSTa vastuoM kA viyoga aura aniSTa vastuoM kA saMyoga sadaiva hotA hI | rahatA hai| jinake nimitta se kugati kA kAraNa ArtadhyAna hotA rahatA hai| ata: maiM taparUpI agni ke dvArA karmoM ko jalAkara suvarNa ke samAna avinAzI zuddhi evaM avyAbAdha sukha ko prApta kruuNgaa|" ___ muniveSa dhArI pUrvabhava ke mitra maNiketu deva ke isaprakAra kahane para cakravartI sagara saMsAra ke duHkhada svarUpa ko samajhakara saMsAra se kiMcit udAsa to huA, parantu mokSamArga abhI bhI nahIM pA sakA; kyoMki vaha nimitta rUpa meM to putra vyAmoha kI sAMkala se jakar3A thA aura vastusvarUpa kI tarapha se dekheM to abhI usakI kAlalabdhi hI nahIM AI thii| athavA yoM kaheM ki abhI usakA dIrgha saMsAra zeSa thaa| maNiketu jaba isa upAya meM bhI saphala nahIM huA to vaha mana meM viSAda karatA huA vApisa calA gyaa| nItikAra kahate haiM ki 'niSphala upAya kisa buddhimAna ko viSAdayukta nahIM krtaa| koI kitanA bhI samajhadAra kyoM na ho tatkAla viSAda to ho hI jAtA hai| bhUmikAnusAra jabataka jitane kaSAyakaNa athavA tatsaMbaMdhI rAga vidyamAna hai, tadanusAra yatkiMcit duHkha to ho hI jAtA hai|' vaha maNiketu deva socane lagA ki "dekho, cakravartitva ke sAmrAjya kI tuccha lakSmI aura putra vyAmoha // 24 Page #334 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ PRIFF TO ke vazIbhUta hue cakravartI ne acyuta svarga kI lakSmI bhulA dii| so ThIka hI hai - 'kAmI manuSyoM ko acche| bure ke antara kA viveka kahA~ hotA hai ?' vaha socatA hai ki mujhe to aisA jAna par3atA hai ki yaha cakravartI apane cakravartitva ke vaibhava aura bhogopabhogoM meM vivekazUnya ho gayA hai| astu svarga aura mokSalakSmI kA lAbha bhI ise abhI lAbha sA nahIM lagatA - aisA samajhakara hI yaha putroM ke moha meM masta ho rahA hai| ____eka bAra kI bAta hai ki siMha ke baccoM ke samAna uddhata aura svAbhimAna se bhare ve rAjaputra sabhA meM virAjamAna cakravartI sagara se kahane lage - "zUravIratA aura sAhasa se suzobhita kSatriya putroM kA yauvana yadi duHsAdhya kArya meM pitA kA manoratha siddha nahIM karatA to aise yauvana ko dhikkAra hai| vaha bakare ke gale meM laTakate stanoM ke samAna nirarthaka hai| janma aura yauvana kA astitva to sarvasAdhAraNa jIvoM ke jIvana meM bhI hotaa| usameM hamArI kyA vizeSatA hai| ata: Apa hama logoM ko sAhasapUrNa kArya sauMpie, jisameM hama apane prApta yauvana aura bala ko sArthaka kara skeN|" cakravartI ne unake prastAva kA Adara karate hue kahA - "beTA! Apa logoM kA kathana bilkula satya hai, parantu cakraratna se sabakucha prApta ho cukA hai| aba tumhAre lie to basa yahI kAma hai ki isa prApta rAjyalakSmI kA sukha se upabhoga kro|" pitA ke kahane para usa samaya to putra cupa ho gaye; kyoMki nItikAra kA kathana hai ki 'zuddha vaMza meM utpanna hue suputra pitA ke AjJAkArI hI hote haiM; parantu Atmazuddhi se bhare ve rAjaputra eka dina punaH pitA ke pAsa pahu~ce aura vinamra bhAva se sAgraha nivedana karane lage ki "yadi Apa hama logoM ko koI bhI kArya nahIM dete haiM to hama bhojana grahaNa nahIM kareMge ?" putroM kA nivedana sunakara pitA kucha cintA meM par3a gye| ve socane lage - "inheM kauna sA kAma diyA jAya? akasmAt unheM yAda AyA ki dharma kA eka kAma bAkI hai, jise ye saba milakara kreN| unhoMne harSita hokara putroM ko Adeza diyA ki bharata cakravartI ne kailAzaparvata para jo mahAratnoM se arahantadeva ke caubIsa || 24 FF POTE Page #335 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (339| mandira banavAye the, tuma loga usa parvata ke cAroM ora gaMgA nadI ko mor3akara una mandiroM kI parikhA (khAI)|| | banA do| una putroM ne pitA kI AjJAnusAra daNDaratna se vaha kAma zIghra hI kara diyaa| | prema aura sajjanatA se utprerita hokara maNiketu deva phira bhI apane mitra rAjA sagara ko samajhAne ke lie yogya upAya socane lgaa| usane socA ki - "vacana cAra prakAra ke hote haiM, (1) kucha vacana to hitamita pu || hote haiM, jinheM sarvottama kahA jAtA hai| ye adhikAMza muni bhUmikA meM hI saMbhava hote haiN| (2) dUsare, kucha | vacana hitakara hote hue bhI apriya yA karNakaTu hote haiN| ina vacanoM kA prayoga mAtA-pitA aura gurujana karate haiM, inakA prayoga madhyama zreNI ke loga karate haiN| (3) tIsare prakAra ke vacana sunane meM to priya lagate haiM, prayoga meM ahita kara siddha hote haiN| aise vacana cATukAra loga yA svArthI loga karate haiN| aise loga socate haiM ki hama kaThora bolakara bure kyoM baneM, hita-ahita kI bAta ve svayaM soceN| hamArA kAma bananA cAhie, usakI vaha jAne / aise loga adhama vyaktiyoM kI zreNI meM gine jAte haiM aura (4) cauthe kucha loga ahitakara aura apriya bolakara mana hI mana khuza hote haiM, unheM adhamAdhama mAnavoM kI zreNI meM ginA jAtA hai| "ina cAra prakAra ke vacanoM meM antima do prakAra ke vacanoM ko chor3akara prathama do prakAra ke vacanoM se hita kA upadeza diyA jA sakatA hai ?" aisA nizcaya kara vaha maNiketu deva apane mitra sagara cakravartI ko sanmArga para lAne hetu eka duSTanAga kA rUpa dhAraNa kara kailAza parvata para Akara una svAbhimAnI rAjakumAroM ko apanI vikriyA se bhasma karane kA pradarzana kiyaa| nItikAra kahate haiM - "ThIka hI hai jaba sIdhI uMgalI se pIpA meM se ghI nahIM nikalatA to uMgaliyoM ko Ter3A karanA hI par3atA hai| maNiketu deva ko jaba anya koI upAya nahIM sUjhA to usane sagara kA hita karane hetu yaha madhyama prayoga kiyaa| sagara ke maMtrI yaha jAnate the ki rAjA kA putroM para bhArI sneha hai, ataH putroM kA maraNa jAnakara bhI ve maMtrIgaNa rAjA ko yaha du:khada samAcAra nahIM de ske| ve to usa samAcAra ko ulTA chipAye rhe| tatpazcAt vaha maNiketu svayaM brAhmaNa kA rUpa dharakara cakravartI sagara ke pAsa pahu~cA aura bahuta bhArI zoka se AkrAnta hone kA pradarzana karate hue kahane lagA - "he rAjan! yadyapi Apa pRthvI maNDala kA zAsana || BREFFEE IFE 19 FF Pls NEF Page #336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 336 // evaM pAlana-poSaNa karate hue hama saba prajAjana sukhI haiM, parantu Ayu kI avadhi zeSa rahane para bhI yamarAja ne mere putra kA apaharaNa kara liyA hai| merA eka loka meM sabase pyArA putra thA / merA usake binA jIvita rahanA kaThina ho gayA hai| yadi Apa use jIvita nahIM karate haiM to yamarAja mujhe bhI grasita kara legA; kyoMki jo kacce phala khAne se nahIM cUkatA vaha pake phala kyoM chor3egA ?" za E FET lA kA pu ru Sa u tta rA rddha "he dvijarAja ! kyA Apa nahIM jAnate ki yamarAja siddha bhagavAna brAhmaNa ke vacana sunakara rAjA ne kahA - | ke dvArA hI nivAraNa kiyA jAtA hai, anya jIvoM ke dvArA nhiiN| yaha bAta to AbAla - gopAla sabako prasiddha hai / isa saMsAra meM kitane hI prANI aise haiM ki jinakI Ayu bIca meM hI chida jAtI hai aura kitane hI aise | haiM ki jo jitanI Ayu kA bandha karate haiM, utane hI jIvita rahate haiM, bIca meM unakA maraNa nahIM hotA / yamarAja para dveSa karanA vRthA hai / yamarAja aisA koI vyakti vizeSa nahIM hai jo jIvoM ko mAratA-phiratA ho, vastuta: yamarAja nAma kA koI prANI hI nahIM hai, mRtyu kA hI dUsarA nAma yamarAja hai| yadi tuma mRtyu se chuTakArA | pAnA cAhate ho to isa vyAdhi ke mandira zarIra se aura priya putra se mamatva ko chor3o, zoka mata karo aura jinadIkSA dhAraNa kara lo|" isI meM tumhArA kalyANa hai / jaba rAjA sagara brAhmaNa veSadhArI usa maNiketu deva ko yaha saba kaha cuke, taba vaha maNiketu bolA - "he deva! yadi yaha saca hai ki mRtyu ko koI TAla nahIM sakatA to jo maiM kahU~gA usase Apako bhayabhIta aura Akula-vyAkula nahIM honA caahie|" Apa svayaM kahA karate haiM - hamako kachu bhaya nA re, jAna liyo saMsAra, jo nigoda meM so hI mujhameM so hI mokSa maMjhAra, nizcaya bheda kachU bhI nAhIM, bheda gine saMsAra / / hamako kchu.|| jAkari jaise jAhi samaya meM, jo hotava jA dvAra, so banihe Tara hai kachu nahIM; kara lIno niradhAra / / hamako kachu bhaya nA re ! jAna. / / ataH yaha Apake saiddhAntika jJAna kI parIkSA kI ghar3I hai / sa ga ra ca Page #337 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REE FOR "FF 0 Apake jo putra kailAza parvata para khAI khodane gaye the, ve saba mRtyu ko prApta ho gaye haiN| isalie Apako apane kahe hue mArga ke anusAra dIkSA lekara mRtyu ko jItakara amara hone kA prayatna karanA caahie|" brAhmaNa ke aise samAcAra sunakara cakravartI rAjA kA vajra kI bhAMti sudRr3ha hRdaya bhI hila gyaa| vaha kSaNabhara ke lie nizceSTa ho gyaa| aneka upacAra karane se saceta huA sagara cakravartI isaprakAra kahane lagA - "vyartha hI kheda bar3hAne vAlI lakSmI (mAyA) mujhe nahIM caahie| sneha kA samAgama nazvara hai, zarIra azuci hai, vinAzIka hai, mala-mUtra kI thailI hai, kIkasa vasAdi se mailI hai, hAr3a kA pIMjarA hai, ghinAvanI hai, kSaya ho jAnevAlA hai| ataH aba mujhe isakI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, kyoMki ye saba akalyANakArI haiN| yaha yauvana indra dhanuSa ke samAna nazvara hai, maiM mUrkha phira bhI inhIM meM mUr3ha ho rahA hU~" - aisA vicAra kara sagara cakravartI ne bhAgIratha putra ko rAjya sauMpa kara svayaM dRr3hadharma kevalI ke samakSa dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii|" nIti kahatI hai ki vivekI puruSa ghara meM tabhI taka rahate haiM, jabataka virakta hone ke koI bAhya aura Abhyantara kAraNa nahIM milate / kAlalabdhi Ane para to pratidina ghaTanevAlI ghaTanAyeM bhI nimitta bana jAtI haiN| idhara cakravartI ne saMsAra ko asAra aura saMyogoM kA anta viyoga ke rUpa meM badalatA dekha tathA bhalI honahAra evaM kAlalabdhi Ate hI jinadIkSA grahaNa kI, udhara vaha maNiketu deva una putroM ke pAsa pahu~cA aura kahane lagA ki kisI ne Apa logoM ke mRtyu kA samAcAra Apa logoM ke pitA rAjA sagara se kaha diyA, jise sunakara pahale to ve zoka se vyAkula hue aura anta meM bhAgIratha ko rAjya dekara tapa karane lge| aisA kahakara usa deva ne mAyAmayI bhasma se avaguMThita una rAjakumAroM ko saceta kara diyA / nItikAroM ne kahA bhI hai - "mitroM kI mAyA yA chala bhI hita karanevAlI hotI hai|" pitAzrI ke vairAgI hone ke samAcAra jAnakara una carama zarIrI vivekI rAjakumAroM ne maNiketu deva kA upakAra mAnate hue aura kRtajJatA jJApita karate hue saMsAra ko asAra jAnakara jinendra bhagavAna kA Azraya lekara jinadIkSA grahaNa kara lii| FF Rs 4 24 Page #338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREEFFFFy jaba bhAgIratha ne yaha samAcAra sunA ki pitAzrI to dIkSita ho hI gaye, sabhI bhAiyoM ne bhI dIkSA le za | lI hai to vaha bhI una munirAjoM ke pAsa gayA aura una sabako bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kara jinendrokta dharma kA svarUpa sunA tathA zrAvaka ke vrata grahaNa kiye| anta meM mitravara maNiketu ne sagara Adi muniyoM ke samakSa apanI samasta mAyA aura chala-chadma pragaTa | kara diyA aura kahA - "Apa loga merI dhRSTatA ko kSamA kreN|" uttara meM samasta munirAjoM aura bhAgIratha ne kahA ki Apa kSamA mAMgakara hameM lajjita na kreN| yaha saba to Apane hamAre hI hita ke lie kiyA hai| isaprakAra una saba muniyoM ne maNiketu kA upakAra mAnate hue use sAntvanA dii| apane kRta saMkalpa ko saphala karake vaha maNiketu deva vApisa svarga calA gyaa| nItikAra kahate haiM ki "anya prANiyoM ke kAryasiddha karane meM arthAt paropakAra karane meM hI prAya: mahApuruSoM ko santoSa hotA hai| kahA bhI hai - parahita sarisa dharma nahIM bhAI aura para pIr3A sama nahIM adhmaaii|" dUsaroM ko bhalA karane se bar3hakara koI puNya kArya nahIM hai aura dUsaroM ko pIr3A pahu~cAne se bar3I koI adhamAI (nIcatA) pApa kI pravRtti nahIM hai| ve sabhI munirAja cirakAla taka yathAvidhi tapazcaraNa karake sammedazikhara parvata para pahu~ce aura zukladhyAna ke dvArA paramapada ko prApta hue| "una sabako mokSa prApta ho gayA" yaha samAcAra jAnakara bhAgIratha kA mana nirveda se bhara gyaa| use bhI vairAgya ho gyaa| ata: usane varadatta putra ke lie apanI rAjya lakSmI sauMpakara kailAza parvata zivagupta mahAmuni se dIkSA le lI tathA gaMgA nadI ke taTa para pratimA yoga dhAraNa kara liyA, dhyAnastha ho gye| indra ne kSIrasAgara ke jala se mahAmuni bhAgIratha ke caraNoM kA prakSAlana kiyaa| kSIrasAgara kA vaha jala muni ke caraNa kamaloM kA sparza pAkara mAno dhanya ho gyaa| usa prakSAlita jala kA pravAha gaMgA nadI meM jAkara mila gyaa| usIsamaya se gaMgAnadI bhI isa loka meM tIrtha mAnI jAne lgii| mahAmuni bhAgIratha gaMgAnadI ke taTa para utkRSTa tapa kara vahIM se nirvANa ko prApta hue| FF PS4 24 Page #339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za FFFF T9 isa loka meM tathA paraloka meM mitra ke samAna hita karanevAlA anya koI nahIM hai| jo bAta mAtA-pitA evaM gurujanoM se bhI nahIM kahI jA sakatI- aisI gupta se gupta bAta mitra ko batA dI jAtI hai| saccA mitra apane mitra ke hita meM apane prANoM kI bhI paravAha nahIM karatA huA kAryasiddha kara detA hai| __ maNiketu deva isakA pratyakSa pramANa hai| jagata ke lie eka Adarza udAharaNa hai| saba aise hI mitra baneM aura sabako aise hI sarvasva samarpaNa karanevAle mitra mileN| 3. maghavA cakravartI zrI vAsupUjya tIrthaMkara ke tIrtha meM narapati nAma kA eka bar3A rAjA thA, jo muni hokara utkRSTa tapazcaraNa pUrvaka samAdhi ko prApta kara madhyama graiveyaka meM ahamindra huaa| sattAIsa sAgara taka manohara divya bhogoM ko bhogakara vaha vahA~ se cyuta hokara dharmanAtha tIrthaMkara ke mokSa gamana ke pazcAt ayodhyA nagarI ke svAmI ikSvAkuvaMzI rAjA sumitra ke yahA~ maghavA nAma kA putra huaa| usane pA~ca lAkha varSa kI Ayu prApta kI thii| sAr3he vyAlIsa dhanuSa U~cA usakA zarIra thA aura suvarNa ke samAna usake zarIra kI kAnti thii| vaha pratApI chaha khaNDoM se suzobhita pRthvI kA pAlana kara caudaha mahAratnoM se vibhUSita evaM nau nidhiyoM kA nAyaka thaa| cakravartiyoM kI vibhUti ke pramANa meM kahI huI vibhUti ko bhogatA thaa| eka dina manohara nAmaka udyAna meM abhayaghoSa nAma ke kevalI bhagavAn pdhaare| usane unake darzana kara tIna pradakSiNAe~ dI, vandanA kI aura dharma kA svarUpa sunA / dharmopadeza se tattva-jJAna prApta kara vaha viSayoM se virakta huA aura priyamitra nAmaka apane putra ke lie sAmrAjya pada kI vibhUti pradAna kara bAhyabhyantara parigraha tyAga nirgrantha dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| anta meM samAdhi prApta kara sanatakumAra svarga meM janma liyaa| ___ cakravartI maghavA pahale vAsupUjya svAmI ke tIrtha meM narapati nAma ke rAjA the, phira zreSTha cAritra ke prabhAva se mahAna Rddhi ke dhAraka ahamindra huye, tatpazcAt dharmanAtha tIrthaMkara ke mokSa hone ke bAda samasta vaibhava sampanna maghavA nAma ke tIsare cakravartI huye jinhoMne nirgrantha dIkSA dhAraNa kara sanatakumAra svarga meM janma liyaa| // 24 Page #340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REE FOR "FF 0 4. sanatakumAra cakravartI sanatakumAra cakravartI ke pUrvabhava kA paricaya karAte hue kahA gayA hai ki - ayodhyA nagarI ke adhipati, sUryavaMza ziromaNi mahArAja anantavIrya kI rAnI sahadevI ke garbha se solahaveM svarga se Akara sanatkumAra nAmaka puNyazAlI putra utpanna huaa| isane yauvana avasthA prApta hone para bharata kSetra ke SaTkhaNDoM para vijaya prApta karake cakravartI pada prApta kiyaa| eka dina saudharma indra kI sabhA meM IzAna svarga se saMgama nAmaka deva AyA aura indra ke samIpa baiTha gyaa| jaise sUryodaya hone para tArAgaNa mlAna par3a jAte haiM, isI prakAra usa deva ke Ane para anya devoM kI kAnti mlAna ho gii| use dekhakara sabhI deva atyanta vismita the| kucha deva apane kutUhala ko nahIM dabA sake aura indra se pUchane lage - 'kisa kAraNa se yaha deva sUrya ke samAna tejasvI hai?' indra ne uttara diyA - 'pichale janma meM isane AcAmla vardhamAna tapa kiyA thaa| usI ke phala se ise aisA rUpa milA hai| devoM ne indra se punaH prazna kiyA - 'kyA aisA rUpa kisI aura kA bhI hai?' indra bolA - hA~, hai| hastinApura meM kuruvaMza meM utpanna sanatakumAra cakravartI kA rUpa aura teja isase bhI adhika hai| indra kI yaha bAta sunakara maNimAla aura ratnacUla nAmaka do deva brAhmaNa kA rUpa dhAraNa karake kutUhalavaza hastinApura pahuMce aura dvArapAla se cakravartI ke rUpa-darzana kI AjJA lekara snAna-gRha meM pahu~ce aura dvArapAla se cakravartI tela kI mAliza karavA rahe the| unakA kAmadeva-sA sundara rUpa dekhakara donoM deva vismita ho gaye aura bole - he rAjan! tumhAre teja, yauvana aura rUpa kI jaisI prazaMsA saudharmendra ne kI thI, yaha usase bhI adhika hai| hama tumhArA yaha rUpa dekhane hI svarga se yahA~ Aye haiN| cakravartI devoM dvArA prazaMsA sunakara bole - "devo! abhI tumane kyA dekhA hai? Apa loga kucha dera tthhreN| jaba maiM snAna karake vastrAbhUSaNa pahanakara taiyAra ho jAU~ aura siMhAsana para baiThU taba merA rUpa saundarya dekhnaa|" donoM deva sunakara kautuka mana meM saMjoye pratIkSA karane lge| jaba cakravartI taiyAra ho karake siMhAsana para virAjamAna ho gaye, taba unhoMne donoM devoM ko bulaayaa| deva atyanta utkaNThA lie pahuMce aura cakrI ke teja // 24 REPSE Page #341 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREE F IFE 19 aura rUpa ko dekhakara bar3e khinna huye aura bole - "rAjana! yaha rUpa, yauvana, bala, teja aura vaibhava indra || dhanuSa ke samAna kSaNabhaMgura hai| hamane vastrAlaMkAra rahita avasthA meM Apake rUpa meM jo saundarya dekhA thA, vaha | aba nahIM rhaa| devoM kA rUpa janma se mRtyu paryanta eka sA rahatA hai, kintu manuSyoM kA rUpa yauvana taka bar3hatA hai aura yauvana ke pazcAt ghaTane lagatA hai| isalie isa kSaNika rUpa kA moha aura ahaMkAra vyartha hai|" | devoM kI bAta sunakara upasthita sabhI logoM ko bar3A Azcarya huaa| taba kucha sabhya jana bole - 'hameM | to mahArAja ke rUpa meM pahale se kucha bhI kamI dikhAI nahIM pdd'tii| na jAne Apa logoM ne pahalI sundaratA se kyoM kamI batAI hai ? sunakara devoM ne sabako pratIti karAne ke lie jala se pUrNa eka ghar3A mNgvaayaa| | use sabako dikhaayaa| phira eka tRNa dvArA jala kI eka bUMda nikAla lii| phira sabako ghar3A dikhAkara bole | - 'Apa loga batalAiye, pahale ghar3e meM jaise jala bharA thA, aba bhI vaise hI bharA hai| kyA isameM tumheM kucha vizeSatA dikhAI par3atI hai?' uttara milA - 'hameM to kucha bhI vizeSatA dikhAI nahIM detA, saba devoM ne kahA - isa bhare hue ghar3e meM se eka bUMda nikAla lI gaI, taba bhI tumheM jala utanA hI dikhAI par3atA hai| isI taraha hamane mahArAjA kA jo rUpa pahale dekhA thA, vaha aba nahIM rhaa|" deva yoM kahakara apane svarga ko cale gaye, kintu cakravartI ke andhere hRdaya meM eka prakAzamAna jyoti chor3a gye| unake mana meM vicAra-taraMgeM uThane lagIM - "ThIka hI to kahate haiM ye deva / isa jagata meM saba kucha hI to kSaNika hai, nAzavAna hai| merA yaha zarIra bhI to nAzavAna hai, phira isake rUpa kA yaha ahaMkAra kyoM? maiMne aba taka isa zarIra ke lie saba kucha kiyA, apane lie kucha nahIM kiyA / maiM aba AtmA ke lie kruuNgaa| isa taraha mana meM vairAgya jAgA to unhoMne tatkAla apane putra devakumAra kA rAjatilaka kiyA aura cAritragupta munirAja ke pAsa jAkara jina-dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| vaha Atma kalyANa ke mArga meM nirantara bar3hane lge| eka bAra SaSThopavAsa ke bAda ve AhAra ke lie nagara meM gaye / vahA~ devadatta nAmaka rAjA ne unheM AhAra kraayaa| muni sanatakumAra ne AhAra lekara phira SaSThopavAsa le liyaa| kintu vaha AhAra itanA prakRti-viruddha || 24 REPSE Page #342 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFRmFF 19 thA ki usase zarIra meM aneka bhayaMkara roga utpanna ho gye| yahA~ taka ki unake zarIra meM kuSTha ho gyaa| zarIra za || se durgandha Ane lgii| kintu munirAja kA dhyAna eka kSaNa ke lie kabhI zarIra kI ora nahIM gyaa| unheM auSadha Rddhi prApta thI, kintu unhoMne kabhI roga kA pratIkAra nahIM kiyaa| eka dina punaH indra saudharma sabhA meM dharmapremavaza sanatakumAra munirAja kI prazaMsA karate hue kahane lage - || "dhanya haiM sanatakumAra muni, jinhoMne SaTkhaNDa pRthvI kA sAmrAjya tRNa ke samAna asAra jAnakara tyAga diyA | aura tapa kA ArAdhana karate hue pA~ca prakAra ke cAritra kA dRr3hatApUrvaka pAlana kara rahe haiN|" indra dvArA yaha prazaMsA sunakara madanaketu nAmaka eka deva sanatakumAra munirAja kI parIkSA lene vaidya kA veSa dhAraNa karake usa sthAna para pahu~cA jahA~ munirAja tapasyA kara rahe the| vahA~ Akara vaha jora-jora se kahane lagA - "maiM prasiddha vaidya hU~, mRtyuMjaya merA nAma hai| pratyeka roga kI auSadhi mere pAsa hai|" munirAja bole - 'tuma vaidya ho, yaha to bar3A acchA hai| mujhe bar3A bhayaMkara roga hai| kyA tuma usakA bhI upacAra kara sakate ho?' deva bolA - "maiM Apake roga kA upacAra kara sakatA huuN|" munirAja kahane lage - 'yaha roga to sAdhAraNa hai| mujhe to isase bhI bhayaMkara roga hai| vaha roga hai janmamaraNa kaa| yadi tuma usakA upacAra kara sakate ho to kara do|' sunakara vaidya veSadhArI deva lajjita hokara bolA - 'muninAtha! isa roga ko to Apa hI naSTa kara sakate haiN| munirAja muskurAkara kahane lage - 'bhAI! jaba tuma isa roga ko naSTa nahIM kara sakate to phira mujhe tumhArI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| zarIra kI vyAdhi to mere sparza mAtra se hI dUra ho sakatI hai, usake lie vaidya kI kyA AvazyakatA hai|' yoM kahakara munirAja ne eka hAtha para dUsare hAtha ko pherA to vaha svarNa jaisA nirmala bana gyaa| munirAja kI isa adbhuta zakti ko dekhakara apane asalI rUpa ko pragaTa kara deva hAtha jor3akara bolA - 'deva! saudharmendra ne ApakI jaisI prazaMsA kI thI, maiMne Apako vaisA hI paayaa|' aura vaha bar3I zraddhA se F 18 | TES 24 Page #343 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REEFFFFF | namaskAra karake calA gyaa| ratnatraya kI ArAdhanA karate hue Ayu ke anta meM samAdhi prApta kara ve munirAja | tIsare svarga meM deva hue| sanata cakravartI ke pUrvabhavoM kA paricaya karAte hue kahA gayA hai ki - pUrvabhavoM meM yaha govarddhana grAma kA nivAsI hemabAhu thaa| mahApUjA kI anumodanA se yakSa huaa| samyagdarzana se sampanna hone tathA jina vandanA karane se tIna bAra manuSya huA, deva huA aura isake pazcAt mahApurI nagarI kA dharmarUci nAma kA rAjA huaa| muni banakara tapazcaraNa karate hue mAhendra svarga meM deva huA aura vahA~ se calakara cakravartI sanatakumAra huA hai| isa kathAnaka se pAThakoM ko yaha saMdeza diyA gayA hai ki - cakravartI jaise sAtizaya puNya ke dhanI jIvoM ko bhI pApodaya ke nimitta se aisI pratikUlatA ke prasaMga bana sakate haiM, ata: hameM pratikUlatAoM kI paravAha na karate hue apane svastha jIvana meM hI AtmakalyANa meM lagakara mAnava jIvana ko saphala kara lenA caahie| bAhya dhanAdi ke saMgraha karane meM apanA amUlya samaya barbAda nahIM karanA caahie| 5. zAntinAtha cakravartI solahaveM tIrthaMkara zAntinAtha bhagavAna pA~caveM cakravartI pada ke dhAraka bhI the| ve zAntinAtha cakravartI ke pUrva tIsare bhava meM videha kSetra meM megharatha nAma ke rAjA the| unake pitA rAjA dhanaratha megharatha ko rAjasattA sauMpakara muni ho gaye aura unhoMne tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha kara ve tIrthaMkara bhI ho gye| isataraha rAjA megharatha ko tIrthaMkara ke putra hone kA gaurava bhI prApta huA thaa| megharatha apane pitA tIrthaMkara dhanaratha ke samozaraNa meM gye| unakI utsAhapUrvaka pUjA-bhakti karake unakA upadeza bhI sunaa| ve unake dharmopadeza se itane prabhAvita hue ki unhoMne apane putra meghasena ko rAjya zAsana sauMpakara apane pitA tIrthaMkara dhanaratha ke sAnnidhya meM dIkSA le lii| AtmasAdhanA karate hue gyAraha aMga kA jJAna prApta kiyA tathA samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka deha tyAga kara | sarvArthasiddhi vimAna meM ahamindra hue| vahA~ se cayakara cakravartitva ke saMsUcaka cakraratna kA pravartana kara || 24 FE & To EF Page #344 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ za 344 || dharmacakra ke pravartaka tIrthaMkara zAnti bane / anta meM ve karmacakra kA nAza kara siddhacakra meM sammilita ho gaye / unheM 25 hajAra varSa taka sAdhAraNa rAjyazAsana karane ke bAda cakravartitva kI saMsUcaka caudaha ratna aura | navanidhiyA~ Adi sabhI cakravartI kA vaha vaibhava prApta huA thaa| jisakA vizeSa vivaraNa cakravartI ke sAmAnya svarUpa meM vistAra se diyA hI gayA hai| lA kA pu ru pm IFF Sa u tta rA cakravartitva ke pada kA sukhopabhoga karate hue bhI unheM saccI zAnti va sukha nahIM milA / ata: unhoMne paccIsa hajAra varSa taka cakravartitva kA saMcAlana karate hue eka dina unheM darpaNa meM apanA pratibimba dekhane ke nimitta se vairAgya ho gayA aura ve sAtizaya puNya se prApta usa cakravartitva kA tyAga kara svayaM dIkSita ho gaye aura tIrthaMkara prakRti ke phalAnusAra unakI saba prakriyAyeM pUrNa huIM aura karmacakra kA abhAva kara siddhacakra meM sammilita ho gaye / 6. kunthunAtha cakravartI ku nA tha satrahaveM tIrthaMkara kunthunAtha apane tIsare pUrvabhava meM rAjA siMharatha the| phira viziSTa tapazcaraNa kara sarvArthasiddhi meM ahamindra hue| vahA~ se cayakara unhoMne kAmadeva, cakravartI aura tIrthaMkara jaise mahAna padoM ko prApta kiyA / teIsa hajAra sAta sau pacAsa varSa kumArakAla ke bIta jAne para unheM rAjya prApta huA thA tathA itanA hI ndhu | samaya bIta jAne para unheM apanI hI janmatithi ke dina cakravartI kI lakSmI prApta huI thii| ve navanidhi aura caudaha ratnoM se sampanna hue| cakraratna ke prabhAva se unhoMne chahoM khaNDoM para vijaya prApta kara lI thI / battIsa hajAra mukuTabaddha rAjAoM ko apanA AjJAnuvartI banAte hue inhoMne sampUrNa bharatakSetra meM apanA akhaNDa | sAmrAjya sthApita kiyaa| jitanA samaya maNDalezvara rahakara inhoMne vyatIta kiyA, utanA hI samaya cakravartI pada pAkara vyatIta kiyA / tadanantara kisI eka dina pUrva bhava kA smaraNa hone se jinheM AtmajJAna utpanna ho | gayA hai aise cakravartI samrATa kunthunAtha rAjya bhogoM se virakta ho gaye / usIsamaya devoM dvArA lAI gaI vijayA nAma kI pAlakI para ArUr3ha hokara ve bhagavAna sahetuka vana meM gaye aura vaizAkha zuklA pratipadA kI tithi | meM velA kA niyama lekara sAyaMkAla ke samaya unhoMne eka hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha dIkSA dhAraNa kara lI / ca va rtI parva Page #345 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 347 jo pUrva tIsare bhava meM rAjA siMharatha the, phira viziSTa tapazcaraNa kara sarvArthasiddhi meM ahamindra hue, vahA~ se cayakara cakravartI aura tIrthaMkara ke mahAna padoM ko prApta kiyA - aise kunthunAtha svAmI hama sabakA kalyANa kreN| 7. aranAtha | tIrthaMkara, kAmadeva hone ke sAtha aranAtha sAtaveM cakravartI bhI the| aranAtha svAmI tIsare pUrvabhava meM dhanapati | nAma ke rAjA the| rAjA dhanapati arhatanaMdana tIrthaMkara kI divyadhvani sunakara saMsAra se virakta ho gye| munirAja kI bhUmikA meM AtmasAdhanA karate hue solahakAraNa bhAvanAyeM bhAkara tIrthaMkara prakRti kA bandha to kiyA hI hai| sAtha hI cakravartitva pada prApta karane kA sAtizaya puNya bhI prApta kiyaa| // samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka deha kA tyAga kara jayanta nAmaka anuttara vimAna meM ahamindra hue| vahA~ se caya kara aThArahaveM tIrthaMkara aranAtha ke rUpa meM avatarita hue| tIrthaMkara prakRti ke sAtha baMdhe sAtizaya puNya ke phala meM garbha evaM janma kalyANaka kI prakriyA pUrvoktAnusAra sampanna huii| tatpazcAt ve ikkIsa hajAra varSa taka maNDalezvara rAjA ke rUpa meM zAsana karate rhe| AyudhazAlA meM cakraratna ke pragaTa ho jAne para vaha digvijaya ke lie nikale aura sampUrNa bharata kSetra ko jItakara cakravartI samrATa ke pada ko prApta hue| unheM navanidhiyA~ aura caudaha ratnoM kI prApti huii| cakravartI ke yogya sampUrNa vaibhava unheM prApta thaa| isaprakAra bhogopabhoga rUpa sukha kA anubhava karate hue Ayu kA tIsarA bhAga arthAt jaba aTThAIsa hajAra varSa kI Ayu zeSa thI taba kisI eka dina unheM zaradaRtu ke meghoM kA akasmAt vilaya dekhakara vairAgya ho gyaa| vairAgya ko prApta kara cakravartI aranAtha ne jIrNa tRNa ke samAna rAjya lakSmI ko samajhate hue apane aravinda nAmaka putra ke lie rAjya-bhAra sauMpa diyA aura magasira zuklA dazamI ke dina sahetuka vana meM telA kA niyama lekara eka hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| muni kI bhUmikA meM AtmasAdhanA karate hue unhoMne kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| tIrthaMkara puNya prakRti ke udaya se prApta samosaraNa kI racanA evaM divyadhvani Adi ke dvArA dharma kA pracAra-prasAra kiyaa| anta meM unhoMne yoga nirodha kara siddhapada prApta kara liyaa| laREP WEB 24 Page #346 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REE FOR "FF 0 8. subhauma cakravartI zrI aranAtha tIrthaMkara ke bAda do sau karor3a battIsa varSa vyatIta ho jAne para subhauma cakravartI utpanna huA thaa| yaha subhauma samasta zatruoM ko naSTa karanevAlA thA aura cakravartiyoM meM AThavA~ cakravartI thaa| usakI sATha hajAra varSa kI Ayu thI, suvarNa ke samAna usakI kAnti thI, vaha lakSmIvAna thA, ikSvAkuvaMza kA ziromaNi thA, atyanta spaSTa dikhanevAle cakra Adi zubha lakSaNoM se subhobhita thA / cakravartI pada ke yogya sampUrNa vaibhava usake pAsa thaa| mahArAja subhauma kA eka amRta rasAyana nAma kA rasoiyA thaa| jisane eka dina bar3I prasannatA se usake | lie svAdiSTa vizeSaprakAra kI kar3hI prosii| subhauma ne usa kar3hI ke guNoM kA vicAra to nahIM kiyA, sirpha kar3hI nAma sunane mAtra se kupita ho gyaa| rasoIyA ke zatru ne maukA pAkara subhauma ko usa rasoiyA ke viruddha bhar3akA diyA, jisase krodhita hokara usa subhauma ne usa rasoiyA ko itanA adhika mArA ki vaha rasoiyA adhamarA ho gyaa| taba usa rasoiyA ne atyanta kruddha hokara yaha nidAna kiyA ki 'maiM isa rAjA subhauma ko avazya maaruuNgaa|' vaha marakara thor3e se puNya ke kAraNa jyotirloka meM vibhaMgAvadhijJAna ko dhAraNa karanevAlA deva huA / pUrva baira kA smaraNa kara vaha krodhavaza rAjA ko mArane kI socane lgaa| usane dekhA ki vaha rAjA jihvA lolupI hai; ata: eka vyApArI kA veSa rakha mIThe-mIThe phala dekara pratidina rAjA kI sevA karane lgaa| eka dina usa deva ne kahA ki "mahArAja! ve phala to samApta ho gaye / aura ve phala yahA~ lAye nahIM jA skte| pahale to maiMne usa vana kI svAminI devI kI ArAdhanA kara kucha phala prApta kara liye the| yadi Apa unheM adhika pasanda karate haiM to Apako mere sAtha vahA~ svayaM calanA hogA tabhI icchAnusAra una phaloM ko prApta kara skeNge|" rAjA ne usake mAyApUrNa madhura vacanoM para vizvAsa kara usake sAtha jAnA svIkRta kara liyaa| yadyapi 24 FEEP 4 Page #347 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFFFFF Tv 347 maMtriyoM ne use rokanA bhI cAhA, kintu vaha nahIM mAnA aura usake sAtha jahAja dvArA samudra meM gyaa| usIsamaya | | usake mahala se ve saba cakraratna Adi cale gaye, jinakI eka-eka hajAra yakSadeva rakSA karate the| yaha jAnakara chadmaveSI deva apane zatru subhauma rAjA ko gahare samudra meM le gyaa| vahA~ usa duSTa ne pUrvabhava kA apanA rasoiyA kA rUpa prakaTa kara dikhAyA aura aneka duvarcana kahakara pUrvabaddha baira ke saMskAra se use bhayaMkara pIr3A dekara mAra ddaalaa| subhauma cakravartI bhI antima samaya raudra dhyAna se marakara sAtaveM naraka meM utpanna huaa| subhauma ke pUrvabhava ke paricaya meM kahA hai ki subhauma cakravatI kA jIva pahale to bhUpAla nAmaka | rAjA huA phira tapazcaraNa kara mahAzukra svarga meM solaha sAgara kI Ayu vAlA deva huaa| vahA~ se cyuta hokara parazurAma ko mAranevAlA subhauma nAma kA cakravartI huA aura anta meM maraNa ko prApta kara naraka meM utpanna huaa| jo cakravartI virAgI hokara cakravartI pada kA tyAga kara muni nahI hotA, vaha cakravartI pada meM hone ke kAraNa niyama se naraka hI jAtA hai; kyoMki cakravartI pada meM rahate hue use deza yA rASTra ke saMcAlana meM usakI vyavasthA meM bahuta AraMbhajanita pApoM kI pravRtti hotI hai, bahuta parigraha to hai hI tathA Agama kA yaha vacana hai ki "bahuta AraMbha aura bahuta parigraha naraka Ayu baMdha kA kAraNa hai|" isase pAThakoM ko yaha zikSA milatI hai ki hama yathAsaMbhava apane jIvana meM hI AraMbha aura parigraha ko sImita kareM tathA upalabdha parigraha meM bhI mUrchA (mamatva) kama kreN| tAki durgati na ho| vairabhAva to kabhI kisI ke sAtha lambAnA hI nahIM caahie| baira ko krodha kA AcAra aura murabbA kahA gayA hai| ata: tattvajJAna ke bala se krodha ko hI zamita kara denA cAhie, use baira nahIM banane deM; kyoMki vaira aneka bhavoM taka pIchA nahIM chodd'taa| (24 FFF P8 / 4 Page #348 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GREEF F IFE 19 9. padma cakravartI zrI mallinAtha jinendra ke tIrtha meM padma nAma kA cakravartI huA hai, jo pUrva meM tIsare bhava meM prajApAla nAma kA rAjA thaa| rAjAoM meM jitane prAkRtika guNa kahe gaye haiM, usameM ve saba the| ata: samasta prajA sukha se rahatI thii| samasta zatruoM ko jIta liyA thA, samasta dvanda zAnta kara diye the| kisI eka samaya ulkApAta dekhane se use vairAgya ho gyaa| vaha vicAra karane lagA ki "maiMne mUkhartAvaza ina bhogoM ko sthAyI samajhakara cirakAla taka inakA upabhoga kiyA hai| aisA vicAra kara usane putra ke lie rAjya sauMpa diyA aura svayaM zivagupta jinezvara ke pAsa jAkara saMyama dhAraNa kara liyaa| usane azubha karmoM kA Asrava roka diyA thA aura krama-krama se Ayu kA anta pAkara apane pariNAmoM ko samAdhiyukta kara acyuta svarga meM indra huaa| vahA~ bAIsa sAgara kI usakI Ayu thii| vaha acyutendra Ayu ke anta meM vahA~ se cyuta huA aura phira vArANasI nAma kI nagarI meM ikSvAkuvaMzIya rAjA padmanAbha kA padma nAma kA putra huA thaa| tIsa hajAra varSa kI usakI Ayu thii| puNya ke udaya se usane kramapUrvaka apane parAkrama ke dvArA arjita kiyA huA cakravartIpanA prApta kiyA thA tathA cirakAla taka nirAbAdha daza prakAra ke bhogoM kA upabhoga kiyA thaa| usake pRthivIsundarI Adi ATha putriyA~ thiiN| jinheM usane bar3I prasannatA ke sAtha suketu nAmaka vidyAdhara ke putroM ke lie pradAna kI thiiN| eka dina AkAza meM eka sundara bAdala dikhAI diyA jo cakravartI ko harSa utpanna kara zIghra hI naSTa ho gyaa| use dekhakara cakravartI vicAra karane lagA ki isa bAdala kA yadyapi koI zatru nahIM hai to bhI yaha naSTa ho gayA, phira jinake sabhI zatru haiM aisI sampattiyoM meM vivekI manuSya ko sthira rahane kI bhAvanA kaise ho sakatI hai ?" aisA vicAra kara cakravartI saMyama dhAraNa karane meM tatpara huA hI thA ki usI samaya usake kula kA vRddha maMtrI bolA - 'yaha tumhArA rAjya prApti kA samaya hai, abhI tuma choTe ho, navayauvana ke dhAraka ho, ata: bhogoM kA anubhava karo, tapa meM vyartha hI kaSTa uThAnA par3atA hai, isakA kucha bhI phala nahIM hotA; kyoMki 24 Page #349 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFFFF Tv jaba paraloka hI nahIM hai to tapa kA phala kauna bhogegA ? isalie yaha tapa karane kA Agraha chor3o aura nirAkula hokara rAjya kro| isake sivAya dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki yadi kisI taraha jIva kA astitva | mAna bhI liyA jAya to isa kumArAvasthA meM jabaki Apa atyanta sukumAra haiM, jise praur3ha manuSya bhI nahIM kara sakate aise kaThina tapa ko kisaprakAra sahana kara sakeMge?' isaprakAra zUnyavAdI nAstika maMtrI ne khaa| ___ yaha sunakara cakravartI kahane lage ki "isa saMsAra meM jo paMcabhUtoM kA samUha dikhAI detA hai vaha sparza, rasa, gandha aura varNayukta hone ke kAraNa pudgalAtmaka hai| maiM sukhI hU~, maiM duHkhI hU~ ityAdi ke | dvArA jisakA vedana hotA hai, vaha caitanya guNayukta jIva nAma kA padArtha vidyamAna hai isakA svasaMvedana se anubhava hotA hai aura buddhipUrvaka kriyA dekhI jAtI hai| isa hetu se anya puruSoM ke zarIra meM bhI AtmA hai, yaha anumAna se jAnA jAtA hai| isIlie AtmA nAma kA pRthak padArtha hai| sAtha hI paraloka kA astitva bhI hai, kyoMki atIta janma kA smaraNa dekhA jAtA hai| ityAdi yuktivAda ke dvArA cakravartI ne usa zUnyavAdI maMtrI ko astitva kA acchI taraha zraddhAna karAyA, parivAra ko vidA kiyA aura apane putra ke lie rAjya sauMpakara samAdhigupta nAmaka jinarAja ke pAsa suketu Adi vidyAdhara rAjAoM ke sAtha jinadIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| unhoMne anukrama se Age-Age honevAle vizuddhi rUpa pariNAmoM kI parAkASThA ko pAkara ghAtiyA karmoM kA kSaya kiyA, jisase ve nava kevala labdhiyoM ke svAmI ho gye| jaba antima samaya AyA taba aghAtiyA karmoM ke kSaya ho jAne se nirvANa pada ko prApta hue| __jo pahale prajApAla nAma kA rAjA huA thA, phira tapazcaraNa kara acyuta svarga kA indra huaa| tadanantara || samasta bharata kSetra ke svAmI padma nAma ke cakravartI hue, phira nirgrantha muni banakara paramapada ko prApta hue, aise ve siddha paramAtmA hama sabake lie bhI satpathapradarzaka bneN| 8 | EF 24 Page #350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REE FOR "FF 0 10. hariSeNa cakravartI zrI munisuvratanAtha tIrthaMkara ke tIrtha meM hariSeNa nAma ke cakravartI hue| vaha apane se pUrva tIsare bhava meM | anantanAtha tIrthaMkara ke tIrtha meM eka bar3A bhArI rAjA thaa| vaha kisI kAraNa se utkRSTa tapa kara sanatakumAra svarga ke suvizAla nAmaka vimAna meM chaha sAgara kI Ayu vAlA uttama deva huaa| tadanantara usa deva kI Ayu pUrNa hone ko huI to rAjA siMhadhvaja kI pramukha rAnI jo ki aneka guNa evaM kalAoM ke sAtha parama dhArmika bhI thii| yathA samaya usa vaprA ne usa deva ko cauMsaTha zubha lakSaNa yukta putra ke rUpa meM janma diyaa| mAtApitA ne usakA nAma hariSeNa rakhA / daza hajAra varSa kI unakI Ayu thI, daidIpyamAna suvarNa ke samAna usakI | kAnti thI, caubIsa dhanuSa U~cA zarIra thaa| yuvA hone para siMhadhvaja ne mahAlakSmI nAma kI rAjakanyA ke sAtha usakA vivAha kiyaa| yadyapi mahAlakSmI jinadharma se dveSa rakhatI thii| tathApi rAjA hariSeNa kA mana mahAlakSmI meM adhika Asakta huaa| yathA samaya naMdIzvara parva AyA, hariSeNa kI mA~ vaprA ne pUrvavat rathotsava ke lie rAjakarmacAriyoM ko AjJA dii| rathotsava kI jora-zora se taiyAriyA~ hone lgiiN| usako dekhakara mahAlakSmI ne apane saubhAgya ke mada meM Akara kahA ki merA brahma ratha nagara meM pahale nikAlA jaayegaa| yaha vArtA sunakara vaprA kheda khinna ho gaI, mAno vajrapAta hI huA ho, taba usane dRr3ha nizcaya karake yaha pratijJA kara lI ki hamAre vItarAga prabhu kA ratha nikalegA to SaTrasayukta bhojana kareMge anyathA SaTrasayukta bhojana tyAga hai| isaprakAra se pratijJA lekara saMpUrNa kArya chor3akara vaha udAsa hokara baiTha gii| hariSeNa ne mAtA ko udAsacitta dekhakara pUchA ki he mAta! aba taka tumako maiMne svapna meM bhI udAsa nahIM dekhA hai - aisA amaMgala rudana kisalie? taba mAtA ne saba vRtAMta kahA / usako sunakara hariSeNa mana meM vicAra karane lagA ki isa samaya merA kyA kartavya hai ? mAtA ko duHkhI dekhane meM samartha nahIM huuN| isaprakAra socakara mahala se nikalakara vana kI ora cala diyaa| bhramaNa karatA huA vaha eka saghana vana meM pahu~cA, vana meM usake suMdara rUpa ko dekhakara nirdayI pazu bhI zAMta ho gaye, vana atyanta ramaNIka, phaloM se paripUrNa, nirmala sarovara || 24 Page #351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ || se yukta thA, kintu hariSeNa ko mAtA kI smRti AtI rhii| vana meM vihAra karate hue vaha zatamanyu nAma ke | tApasa-Azrama meM pahu~cA / usasamaya caMpA nagarI meM janamejaya rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| usakA kAlakalpa rAjA ke sAtha yuddha huA, yuddha meM janamejaya hAra gyaa| usane pahale sa hI rAjamahala se lekara zatmanyu RSi ke Azrama taka suraMga banAyI thii| Apatti kAla dekhakara janamejaya kI mAtA nAgamatI apanI putrI madanAvalI ko lekara suraMga mArga dvArA usa tApasI Azrama meM Azraya ke lie A gii| hariSeNa jaba Azrama meM Aye taba madanAvalI ko dekhakara madana bANa se bedhita hue, madanAvalI kI bhI vahI dazA huii| donoM ko vikArayukta dekha nAgamatI ne kahA "he putrI ! suno mahAmuni ke ye vacana haiM ki madanAvalI cakravartI kI strI ratna hogii| yaha upasthita yuvaka mahAlakSaNa yukta honahAra cakravartI jaisA pratIta ho rahA hai| itane meM hI Azrama ke tApasiyoM ne Azrama kI apakIrti phailane ke bhaya se hariSeNa ko nikAla diyaa| hariSeNa ne tApasI ko avadhya jAna kucha nahIM kiyaa| hariSeNa Azrama se nikala to gaye kintu madanAvalI ko evaM khedakhinna hRdayA apanI mAtA ko na | bhUla ske| unhoMne citta meM yaha zubha saMkalpa kiyA ki 'maiM isa strI ratna ko varU~ evaM mAtA kA saMtApa dUra karU~ to nadiyoM ke taTa para, vanoM meM, grAma, nagara, kheTa, karvaTa, maTaMba Adi meM aura parvatoM para jinendra bhagavAna ke caityAlaya kA nirmANa kraauuNgaa|' isaprakAra ciMtavana karate hue ve siMdhunada nAmaka nagara meM pahu~ce / usa vakta eka rAjahastI mada se yukta ho strI bAlaka Adi ko kauMdhatA huA daur3a rahA thA / bhaya se kaMpita strI samUha ko dekhakara parama dayAlu hariSeNa striyoM ko apane pIche karake hAthI ke sammukha Aye aura mana meM vicArA ki ve tApasI dIna the ataH yuddha nahIM kiyA, parantu yaha duSTa hastI bAlaka Adi kA ghAta kare aura maiM sahAyatA na karU~ yaha kSatriya dharma nahIM hai| isataraha nirbhIka bhAva se hariSeNa uchalakara hAthI ke kumbhasthala para car3ha gaye aura hAthI ko vaza meM kara sabhI kI rakSA kii| rAjA mahala kI chata se dRzya ko dekha rahA thA so Azcarya yukta ho bahuta sammAna ke sAtha hariSeNa ko lAne ke lie rAjapuruSoM ko AjJA dii| anantara apanI sau kanyAoM ke sAtha hariSeNa kA vivAha kara diyaa| 5804 Page #352 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RREEFFFFy // hariSeNa vahA~ sukha se rahane lge| kisI eka dina nidrAvaza hariSeNa ko vidyAdharI uThAkara vijayArddha parvata za | para le jAne lgii| nidrAbhaMga hote hI apane ko hArA huA dekhakara kopa se hariSeNa ne kahA re pApinI! mere lA | ko kahA~ le jA rahI hai ?' taba vidyAdharI ne miSTa vANI se kahA ki 'he nAtha! maiM tumhArI hitakAriNI huuN| vidyAdhara loka meM zakradhanu narendra kI dulArI jayacaMdrA ApameM Asakta hai / maiM Apako vahA~ le jA rahI hU~ jahA~ | Apako bahuta bhArI lAbha hai|' vaha vijayArddha parvata para pahu~ca gye| rAjA zakradhanu ne aneka parijana purajanoM ke sAtha hariSeNa se jayacaMdrA kA pANigrahaNa karA diyaa| vivAhotsava meM Agata jayacaMdrA ke mAmA kA putra gaMgAdhara kanyA kI aprApti se yuddha karane lagA kintu hariSeNa ke parAkrama ke Age hArakara bhAga gyaa| yuddha meM vijaya ke sAtha-sAtha akasmAt hI cakraratna pragaTa ho gyaa| puNyavAna hariSeNa cakraratna ko lekara vijayArddha kI donoM zreNiyoM ko jItakara tathA dvAdaza yojana pramANa kaTaka ko lekara zatamanyu tApasI ke Azrama meM aaye| vahA~ vidhipUrvaka madanAvalI ke sAtha vivAha kiyA tathA bar3I vibhUti ke sAtha kampilA nagara Aye / battIsa hajAra mukuTabaddha rAjAoM ke sAtha Akara unhoMne mAtA vaprA ko namaskAra kiyaa| aise pratApI putra ko dekhakara mAtA ke harSa kA pAra nahIM rhaa| yugala netra AndAzruoM se bhara Aye / SaT khaMDAdhipati samrATa ne svarNamayI ratha kA nirmANa karAke nagara meM jinendra bhagavAna kI ratha yAtrA karAkara apanI mAtA kA manoratha pUrNa kiyaa| isa kArya ko karane se muni aura zrAvakoM ko parama harSa huA tathA bahuta se logoM ne jinadharma dhAraNa kiyaa| anantara apane zubha saMkalpa ke anusAra dazaveM cakravartI hariSeNa ne nadI ke kinAre, parvata-parvata para, vanoM-vanoM meM aura sthAna-sthAna para jinamandiroM kA nirmANa karAyA tathA bahuta kAla taka cakravartI kI sampatti kA upabhoga kiyaa| kisI samaya eka kArtika mAsa ke nandIzvara parva saMbaMdhI ATha dinoM meM usa cakravartI ne mahApUjA kI aura antima dina upavAsa kA niyama lekara vaha mahala kI chata para sabhA ke madhya dharmacarcA karatA huA baiThA | 24 Page #353 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREE FRmFFy thaa| vahIM baiThe-baiThe usane dekhA ki candramA ko rAhu ne grasa liyA hai, yaha dekhakara vaha vicAra karane lagA ki | saMsAra kI isa avasthA ko dhikkAra ho / dekho, yaha candramA jyotirloka kA mukhya nAyaka hai, pUrNa hai aura apane parivAra se ghirA huA hai| phira bhI rAhu ne ise grasa liyaa| jaba isakI yaha dazA hai taba jisakA | ullaMghana nahIM kara sakatA aisA samaya Ane para dUsaroM kI kyA dazA hotI hogii|' isaprakAra candragrahaNa dekhakara cakravartI hariSeNa ko vairAgya utpanna ho gyaa| usane anuprekSAoM ke svarUpa kA varNana karate hue apanI sabhA meM sthita logoM ko zreSThadharma kA svarUpa btlaayaa| usa hariSeNa ne apane mahAsena nAmaka putra ke lie rAjya pradAna kiyA tathA manovAMchita padArtha dekara dIna, anAtha tathA yAcakoM | ko saMtuSTa kiyaa| tadanantara vairAgya ko prApta usa cakrI ne sImanta parvata para sthita zrInAga nAmaka munirAja ke pAsa jAkara aneka rAjAoM ke sAtha nirgrantha dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| krama-krama se aneka RddhiyA~ prApta kii| tadanantara ghAtiyA karma ke kSaya se kevalajJAna prApta kara nirvANa pada prApta kiyaa| hariSeNa cakravartI kA jIva pahale bhava meM rAjA thA, phira saMsAra se bhayabhIta ho tapa dhAraNa kara tRtIya svarga meM deva huA, tatpazcAt Ayu ke anta meM vahA~ se pRthvI para Akara hariSeNa cakravartI huA aura tapazcaraNa kara mukti ko prApta huaa| isa kathA meM eka sarvAdhika mArmika prasaMga hai ki jaba sAsa-bahU meM takarAra ho gaI ki 'pahale kisakA ratha nikale to patnI ke moha meM Asakta hote hue bhI jaba usane mA~ ke pakSa ko prabala evaM nyAyayukta dekhA aura donoM ke bIca meM par3akara nyAya dilAne meM svayaM ko asamartha pAyA to vaha patnI kA moha tyAga kara vahA~ se calA gayA aura jaba mA~ ko nyAya dilAne meM samartha ho gayA to lauTakara usane mA~ kA samarthana kiyaa| 11. jayasena naminAtha tIrthaMkara ke tIrtha meM vatsa deza kI kauzAmbI nagarI ke adhipati, ikSvAkuvaMzI rAjA vijaya // 24 5 RAIPS OF Page #354 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREE F IFE 19 kI prabhAkarI nAma kI devI se jo kAntimAna putra huA, vaha sarvalakSaNoM se yukta thA, jayasena usakA nAma thA, tIna hajAra varSa kI usakI Ayu thI, sATha hAtha kI U~cAI thI, tapAye hue svarNa ke samAna usakI kAnti | thI, vaha caudaha ratnoM kA svAmI thA aura dazaprakAra ke bhoga bhogatA huA sukha se samaya bitAtA thaa| kisI eka dina vaha U~ce rAjabhavana kI chata para leTA huA dizAoM kA avalokana kara rahA thA ki itane meM hI use ulkApAta dikhAI diyaa| use dekhate hI virakta hotA huA vaha isaprakAra vicAra karane lagA ki "dekho yaha prakAzamAna vastu abhI to Upara thI aura phira zIghra hI apanI vaha paryAya ko chor3akara kAnti rahita hotI huI nIce calI gii| 'merA teja bhI bahuta U~cA hai tathA balavAna hai' isataraha ke mada ko dhAraNa karatA huA | jo mUr3ha prANI apanI AtmA ke lie hitakArI paraloka saMbaMdhI kArya nahIM karatA hai aura usake viparIta viSayoM meM Asakta rahatA hai vaha pramAdI manuSya bhI isI ulkA kI taraha vinAza ko prApta hotA hai|" aisA vicAra kara dharmabuddhi ke dhAraka cakravartI jayasena ne samasta sAmrAjya ko chor3ane kA nizcaya kara liyaa| vaha apane bar3e putra ke lie rAjya dene lagA, parantu usane tapa dhAraNa karane kI icchA se rAjya lene se inkAra kara diyA, taba usane apane choTe putra ke lie rAjya diyA aura aneka rAjAoM ke sAtha varadatta nAma ke kevalI bhagavAna ne saMyama dhAraNa kara liyaa| vaha kucha hI samaya meM aSTa RddhiyoM se vibhUSita ho gyaa| cAraNaRddhi bhI use prApta ho gii| anta meM vaha sammedazikhara para prAyopagamana saMnyAsa dhAraNa kara Atma-ArAdhanA karate hue ghAtiyA karma ke kSaya se kevalajJAna ko prApta hue| jJAtavya hai ki "jayasena kA jIva pahale bhava meM vasundhara nAma kA rAjA thA, phira tapazcaraNa kara solaha sAgara kI AyuvAlA deva huA, vahA~ se caya kara jayasena nAma kA cakravartI huA / cakravartiyoM ke sAmAnya svarUpa meM evaM cakravartiyoM ke vaibhava, sukha aura yaza saMbaMdhI viSayoM se pAThaka suparicita ho cuke haiM tathA adhikAMza cakravartI apanI usa puNya se prApta sukha-suvidhAoM ko kSaNika nAzavAna evaM AkulatA kI jananI jAnakara virakta hokara AtmasAdhanA meM pravRtta hue haiN| jayasena ke saMbaMdha meM bhI vahI sabakucha huA hai| 5 NFP 4 Page #355 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 355 za lA kA pu ru Sa u | samaya pazcAt use jJAta huA ki yaha nartakI strI nahIM; kintu kalA vijJAna meM niSNAta koI rUpavAna puruSa hai| taba vasu zarmA purohita ne prasanna hokara saMbhUta ke sAtha apanI bahana lakSmImati kA vivAha kara diyA / eka dina, dina ke prakAza meM logoM ko bhI dAr3hI mUMcha dikha jAne ke kAraNa patA cala gayA ki ye donoM hI nartakiyA~ strI nahIM, puruSa haiM / IF F tta 12. brahmadatta cakravartI kAzI janapada meM vArANasI nagarI thii| usameM suSeNa nAmaka eka nirdhana kRSaka rahatA thA / usakI strI kA | nAma gAndhArI thA / saMbhUta aura citta nAma ke inake do putra the / ye donoM putra nRtya aura gAna meM bar3e nipuNa the aura strI veSa dhAraNa karake ye vibhinna nagaroM meM nRtya aura gAna kA pradarzana karate the| yahI unakI AjIvikA kA sAdhana thaa| eka bAra ve donoM rAjagRha nagara meM phuNce| vahA~ unhoMne gIta aura nRtya kA pradarzana kiyA / strI kA bheSa dhAraNa kie hue saMbhUta kA nRtya dekhakara vasuzarmA purohita isake Upara mohita ho gayA / bahuta rA inhIM dinoM kAzI meM gurudatta nAmaka eka muni pdhaare| donoM bhAI bhI unakA upadeza sunane gaye / upadeza sunakara ve itane prabhAvita hue ki unhoMne muni dIkSA le lii| unhoMne samasta AgamoM kA adhyayana kiyA aura ghora tapa karane lge| eka bAra vihAra karate hue ve rAjagRhI pdhaare| saMbhUta muni pakSopavAsa ke pAraNA ke lie nagara meM pdhaare| bhikSA ke lie jAte hue muni ne vasuzarmA purohita ko dekhA / vasu zarmA purohita ne inheM pahacAna liyA ki yaha vahI hai jisase maiMne apanI bahina kA vivAha kiyA thA, yaha use tyAga kara muni ho gayA / isakAraNa use saMbhUta se dveSa ho gayA aura vaha muni saMbhUta ko mArane daudd'aa| tabhI muni ke mukha meM bhayAnaka | teja niklaa| usakI agni se sampUrNa dizAyeM vyApta ho giiN| jyoM hI isa ghaTanA kA patA citta muni ko lagA, ve zIghratA pUrvaka vahA~ Aye aura unhoMne saMbhUta muni ke teja ko roka diyA / vasuzarmA isa ghaTanA ke kAraNa itanA bhayabhIta ho gayA ki vaha apane prANa bacAkara vahA~ se bhAga gyaa| usasamaya eka devI cakravartI bra hya 1 po da tta ca va rtI parva 24 Page #356 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA rUpa dhAraNa karake bar3I vibhUti ke sAtha munirAja kI sevA karane lgii| cakravartI rUpadhAriNI devI kA vaibhava dekhakara muni saMbhUta ne yaha nidAna kiyA ki yadi mere tapa meM bala hai to mujhe usake phalasvarUpa anya janma meM cakravartI pada kI prApti ho| yaha nidAna karake saMbhUta muni marakara saudharma svarga meM deva hue| saMbhUta kA jIva svarga kI Ayu pUrNa hone para kampilA nagarI meM brahmaratha nAmaka rAjA aura mahAdevI rAnI se putra huA, jisakA nAma brahmadatta rakhA gyaa| jaba vaha zAsana karane yogya huA to pitA ne usako rAjyabhAra sauMpa diyaa| usI samaya usakI AyudhazAlA meM cakraratna prakaTa huaa| cakraratna kI sahAyatA se usane alpakAla meM hI sampUrNa bharatakSetra ko jItakara cakravartIpada prApta kara liyaa| usake pAsa caudaha ratna, navanidhi aura apAra vaibhava thaa| neminAtha aura pArzvanAtha bhagavAna ke antarAla meM huA yaha bArahavA~ cakravartI hai| vasuzarmA purohita saMsAra meM nAnA yoniyoM meM bhramaNa karatA huA cakravartI kI bhojanazAlA meM jayasena nAmaka sUpakAra (rasoiyA) banA / eka dina cakravartI bhojana karane baiThA to usa jayasena rasoiyA ne garma-garma dUdha parosa diyA / cakravartI ne dUdha piyA to usakI jIbha jala gii| isase vaha itanA kupita huA ki usane vaha garma-garma dUdha usa rasoiyA ke sira para uMDela diyaa| ubalate hue dUdha ke kAraNa rasoiyA kI tatkAla mRtyu ho gii| marakara vaha lavaNasamudra ke ratnadvIpa meM vyantara jAti kA deva banA / vibhaMgAvadhijJAna se vaha apane pUrva bhava kI kaSTa-kathA jAnakara krodha ke mAre kAMpane lgaa| jisase vaha cakravartI se usakA pratizodha lene ke lie cala diyaa| vaha parivrAjaka kA veSa dhAraNa karake nAnAprakAra ke phala lAyA aura unheM cakravartI ko bheMTa kiye| unheM khAkara cakravartI atyanta prasanna huA aura bolA - "tAt! itane madhura aura svAdiSTa phala tumheM kahA~ mile, kyA aise phala aura bhI haiM ?" parivrAjaka vinaya pUrvaka bolA - "rAjAdhirAja! merA maTha eka TApU meM hai| vahIM eka bahuta sundara bagIcA hai| usI ke phala haiN| mere pAsa isa samaya to itane hI phala haiM, kintu mere usa bagIce meM aise aneka prakAra ke svAdiSTa phaloM kI pracuratA hai| yadi Apa mere sAtha caleM to maiM Apako aise phaloM se tRpta kara duuNgaa|" parivrAjaka kI rasabharI bAteM sunakara cakravartI kA mana lubhA 24 Page #357 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gyaa| vaha usake sAtha akelA hI jAne ke lie taiyAra ho gyaa| use maMtriyoM ne bahuta rokA aura samajhAyA; kintu usane kisI kI bAta nahIM mAnI aura usa mAyAvI parivrAjaka ke sAtha ekAkI hI cala diyaa| parivrAjaka ke bIca samudra meM le jAkara use mArane ke lie aneka taraha kA kaSTa denA zurU kiyaa| abataka cakravartI ko sArA rahasya jJAta ho gayA / cakravartI apane ko kaSToM se ghirA huA dekhakara paMca namaskAra maMtra kI ArAdhanA karane lgaa| usake prabhAva se kapaTI saMnyAsI kI sArI zakti ruddha ho gii| jisase deva usakA | kucha nahIM bigAr3a skaa| vaha deva samajha gayA ki 'jaba taka yaha NamokAra maMtra par3hatA rahegA, tabataka isakA kucha aniSTa nahIM ho sktaa| ataH prakaTa hokara vaha bolA - are durAtman! tU jAnatA hai, maiM vahI rasoiyA || hU~, jise tUna ubalatA huA dUdha DAlakara mAra DAlA thaa| vahI Aga mere hRdaya meM Aja bhI jala rahI hai| maiM terI hatyA kruuNgaa| terI rakSA kA kevala eka hI upAya hai| yadi tU bhUmi para NamokAra maMtra likhakara paira se use miTA de to terA jIvana baca sakatA hai, anyathA nhiiN| cakravartI apane prANoM ke moha se viveka kho baitthaa| usakI zraddhA DagamagA gii| usane deva ke kathanAnusAra bhUmi para NamokAra maMtra likhA aura use paira se miTA diyaa| aisA karate hI usa deva ne use mArakara samudra meM Dubo diyaa| brahmadatta marakara saptama naraka meM gyaa| . isa loka meM vAstava meM AtmA svabhAva se paudgalika karma kA nimittabhUta na hone para bhI, anAdi ajJAna ke kAraNa paudgalika karma ko nimittarUpa hote hae ajJAnabhAva meM pariNamatA hone se nimittabhUta hone para paudgalika karma utpanna hotA hai| isalie paudgalika karma AtmA ne kiyA - aisA nirvikalpa vijJAnaghana se bhraSTa vikalpa parAyaNa ajJAniyoM kA vikalpa hai| vaha vikalpa upacAra hI hai, paramArtha nhiiN| - sukhI jIvana, pRSTha-140 Page #358 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BREFEFF FT balabhadra, nArAyaNa evaM pratinArAyaNoM kA sAmAnya svarUpa balabhadra :- zalAkA puruSoM meM baladevoM kA bhI sthAna hai| inheM, baladeva aura haladhara bhI kahate haiN| balabhadra, nArAyaNa ke bar3e bhrAtA hote haiN| ina donoM meM pragAr3ha sneha rahatA hai, jo ki loka vikhyAta hai| sabhI balabhadra honevAle jIva tapazcaraNa kara deva paryAya prApta karate haiM aura phira vahA~ se Akara balabhadra banate haiN| ye atula parAkramI, rUpa sampanna aura yazasvI hote haiN| nArAyaNa kA cira viyoga hone para chaha mAha bAda kinhIM nimittoM ko pakara inheM jIvana kI yathArthatA kA bodha hotA hai, jisase yaha muni banakara AtmasAdhanA karate haiN| sabhI balabhadra mokSa prApta karate haiN| yaha samacaturasra saMsthAna, vajravRSabhanArAca saMhanana ke dhArI gaura varNa hote haiN| pratyeka balabhadra ke ATha hajAra rAniyA~, solaha hajAra deza, solaha hajAra adhInastha rAjA hote haiN| ye 9 hote haiN| inake nAma haiM - vijaya, acala, sudharma, suprabha, sudarzana, nandI, nandimitra, rAma aura balarAma / nArAyaNa aura pratinArAyaNa :- ye bhI zalAkA puruSa hote haiN| cakravartI se AdhA sAmrAjya arthAt tIna khaMDa ke adhipati hone ke kAraNa nArAyaNa ardhacakrI hote haiN| inakI saMkhyA nau hotI hai| ina para sadA solaha camara Dhore jAte haiN| solaha hajAra inakI rAniyA~ hotI haiN| nArAyaNa balabhadroM ke choTe bhAI hote haiN| uttama saMhanana aura saMsthAnasahita suvarNa varNa vAle hote haiN| nArAyaNa ko kezava, hari, govinda aura vAsudeva bhI kahate haiN| ye nArAyaNa koTizilA uThAkara sunanda nAma ke deva ko vaza meM karate haiN| tatpazcAt gaMgA ke kinAre jAkara gaMgA dvAra ke nikaTa sAgara meM sthita mAgadha deva ko kevala bANa pheMkakara vaza meM karate haiN| tadanantara samudra ke kinAre-kinAre jAkara jambUdvIpa ke dakSiNa vaijayanta dvAra ke nikaTa samudra meM sthita varatanu nAmaka deva ko vaza meM karate haiN| tadanantara pazcima kI ora prayANa karate hue sindhu nadI ke dvAra ke nikaTavartI samudra 8 EFFFFFFFFFF Page #359 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 359|| meM sthita prabhAsa nAmaka deva ko vaza meM karate haiN| tatpazcAt sindhunadI ke pazcima taTavartI mleccha rAjAoM || ko jItate haiN| puna: pUrva dizA kI ora dakSiNa zreNI ke 50 vidyAdhara rAjAoM ko vaza meM karate haiN| | phira gaMgA taTa ke pUrvavartI mleccha rAjAoM kA tathA eka sau daza vidyAdhara rAjAoM ko jItakara tIna khaNDa kA Adhipatya prApta karate haiN| | 1. apane pUrvabhava meM koI jIva bhedAbheda ratnatraya kI ArAdhanA karake viziSTa puNya kA baMdha (saMcaya) karatA hai| pazcAt ajJAna bhAva se nidAna baMdha karatA hai| tadanantara svarga meM jAkara puna: manuSya hokara tIna khaNDa kA adhipati adhacakrI (nArAyaNa/pratinArAyaNa) banatA hai| 2. sabhI pratinArAyaNa yuddha meM nArAyaNoM ke hAthoM se nija cakroM ke dvArA maraNa kara naraka jAte haiN| 3. nArAyaNa aura pratinArAyaNa kA paraspara meM kabhI milApa nahIM hotaa| 4. ye nikaTa bhavya hone ke kAraNa kucha hI bhavoM meM mokSa prApta karate haiN| 5. nArAyaNa jisa koTizilA ko Upara uThAte haiN| vaha ATha yojana lambI, caur3I aura eka yojana U~cI hotI hai| anekoM munigaNa isa zilA se nirvANa ko prApta hue haiN| ata: yaha zilA siddhazilA bhI kahalAtI hai| 1. tripRSTha nArAyaNa ne vaha zilA mastaka ke Upara taka uThAI thii| 2. dvipRSTha ne mastaka taka, 3. svayaMbhU ne kaMTha taka, 4. puruSottama ne vakSasthala taka, 5. puruSasiMha ne hRdaya taka, 6. puMDarIka ne kamara taka, 7. datta ne jaMghA taka, 8. lakSmaNa ne ghuTanoM taka aura 9. kRSNa ne vaha zilA cAra aMgula U~ce taka uThAI thii| isa caubIsI meM jo nArAyaNa aura pratinArAyaNa hue haiM unake nAma isaprakAra haiM - tripRSTha, dvipRSTha, svayaMbhU, puruSottama, puNDarIka, datta, lakSmaNa aura kRSNa ye nau nArAyaNa hue haiN| azvagrIva, tAraka, madhu, madhusUdana, madhukrIDa, niHzumbha, valIndra, rAvaNa aura jarAsaMgha - ye 9 pratinArAyaNa haiN| REFEN FEV cha FNFFFFFFFFF 25 Page #360 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REE FOR "FF 0 1. vijaya balabhadra, tripRSTha nArAyaNa evaM azvagrIva pratinArAyaNa podanapura nagara meM prajApati rAjA aura jayAvatI rAnI se vijaya nAmaka prathama balabhrada hue| unhIM prajApati | mahArAja kI dvitIya rAnI mRgAvatI se tripRSTha nAmaka prathama nArAyaNa hue| tripRSTha nArAyaNa arddhacakrI the| balabhadra aura nArAyaNa bhAI-bhAI hI hote haiM, para sahodara nahIM hote / pitA donoM ke eka hI hote haiM, para mAtAyeM bhinna-bhinna hotI haiN| usIsamaya vijayArddha parvata kI uttarazreNI ke alakApura nagara ke mayUragrIva vidyAdhara rAjA aura nIlAMjanA | rAnI se azvagrIva nAmaka prathama pratinArAyaNa huaa| ye saba pUrvopArjita puNya karmoM ke phalasvarUpa sukha se rahate the; parantu puNya kabhI kisI ke akhaNDa rUpa se nahIM rhaa| || purANa kahate haiM ki nArAyaNa aura pratinArAyaNa kI niyama se adhogati hotI hai, kyoMki vaha arddhacakrI hotA hai aura rAjyapada meM hI saMkleza bhAvoM se maratA hai tathA pratinArAyaNa nArAyaNa ke hAthoM mArA jAtA hai| nArAyaNa tripRSTha aura pratinArAyaNa azvagrIva meM yuddha huA aura azvagrIva tripRSTha ke dvArA mArA gyaa| balabhadra bhadrapuruSa hote haiN| ve rAjya kA moha tyAga kara mukta hI hote haiN| sRSTi ke isa niyamAnusAra vijaya balabhadra ke yathAsamaya vairAgya huA aura unhoMne munidharma dvArA AtmasAdhanA kara mokSa prApta kiyaa| balabhadra vijaya tIsare pUrvabhava meM vizAkhabhUti nAma kA rAjA thaa| phira mahAzukra svarga meM deva huA, vahA~ se cayakara vijaya nAma ke balabhadra hue aura phira muni dIkSA dhAraNa kara kevalajJAna ko prApta kara mukta hue| nArAyaNa tripRSTha, tIsare pUrvabhava meM vizvanandI nAma kA rAjA thA, phira mahAzukra svarga meM deva huA, phira tripRSTha nAma kA nArAyaNa huA, tatpazcAt pApa kA saMcaya kara sAtaveM naraka meM gyaa| pratinArAyaNa azvagrIva asaMkhya pUrvabhava pahale vizAkhanandI thA, phira pratApa rahita ho maraNa kara saMsAra // meM paribhramaNa karatA rahA, phira azvagrIva nAma kA vidyAdhara rAjA huA, jo ki tripRSTha nArAyaNa kA zatru 3 EFFFFFFFFFFF Page #361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 367| pratinArAyaNa hokara maraNa kara naraka meM gyaa| | sArAMza yaha hai ki uparyukta tInoM caritroM kI divyadhvani meM huI nizcita honahAra kI ghoSaNAoM se spaSTa hai ki "koI kisI kI honahAra ko TAla nahIM sakatA, badala nahIM sktaa| ata: anya ke bhale-bure karane kA ahaMkAra aura krodha karanA vyartha hai|" aisA vicAra karake saMkleza na karake samatAbhAva rkhe| . 2. acala balabhadra, dvipRSTha nArAyaNa evaM tAraka pratinArAyaNa isI bharatakSetra meM kanakapura nagara ke rAjA suSeNa the| unake yahA~ eka guNamaMjarI nAmaka nartakI thii| vaha || rUpavatI saubhAgyavatI thI aura saMgIta nRtya meM nipuNa thii| ata: use saba rAjA cAhate the| eka vidyazakti nAma kA rAjA usa para mohita ho gyaa| usane suSeNa ko yuddha meM parAjita kara usa nRtyAMganA ko chIna liyaa| ThIka hI hai jaba puNya kSINa ho jAtA hai to na cAhate hue bhI priyavastu china hI jAtI hai| ____ eka dina usa suSeNa ne suvrata muni se jinadIkSA le lI, parantu usane vidyazakti se prApta parAjaya se nidAna baMdha kiyA aura saMnyAsa pUrvaka maraNa se vaha prANatasvarga meM deva huaa| isI bharatakSetra ke mahApura nagara meM vAyuratha rAjA thaa| usane bhI dhanaratha putra ko rAjya dekara suvrata muni se upadeza sunakara jinadIkSA lI aura vaha bhI usI prANata svarga meM indra huA / vAyuratha kA jIva prANata svarga se cayakara rAjA brahma kI prathama rAnI se acala nAmaka balabhadra huA aura suSeNa kA jIva rAjA brahma kI hI dvitIya rAnI se prANata svarga se cayakara dvipRSTha nArAyaNa huaa| ve balabhadra aura nArAyaNa jaba paraspara meM milate the taba gaMgA aura yamunA ke saMgama ke samAna pratIta hote the| vindhyazakti kA jIva saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karatA huA bharatakSetra meM hI yoga varddhana nagara ke rAjA zrIdhara ke tAraka nAmaka putra huaa| jo apanI zakti se yuddha meM vijaya prApta karate hue nArAyaNa dvipRSTha se yuddha karane ko tatpara ho gayA aura usa yuddha meM burI taraha mArA gyaa| maraNa kara sAtaveM naraka meM gyaa| 8 EFFFFFFFFFF 25 Page #362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (362|| saMkSipta sAra yaha hai ki - balabhadra acala tIsare pUrvabhava meM mahApura nagara meM vAyuratha nAma kA rAjA thA, phira utkRSTa cAritra prApta kara usI prANata svarga ke anuttara vimAna meM utpanna huA, tadanantara dvArAvatI nagarI meM acala nAma kA balabhadra huA aura anta meM nirvANa prApta kara tribhuvana ke dvArA pUjya hue| || nArAyaNa dvipRSTha tIna bhava pUrva pahale isI bharatakSetra ke kanakapura nagara meM suSeNa nAma kA prasiddha rAjA thA, | phira tapazcaraNa kara caudahaveM svarga meM deva huA, tadanantara tIna khaNDa kI rakSA karanevAlA dvipRSTha nAma kA | ardhacakrI huA aura usake bAda bahu AraMbha aura bahu parigraha ke mamatva meM marakara sAtaveM naraka gyaa| pratinArAyaNaka tAraka pahale prasiddha vindhyanagara meM vindhyazakti nAma kA rAjA thA, phira cirakAla taka | saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karate hue bhogavarddhana nagara kA rAjA huA aura anta meM dvipRSTha nArAyaNa ke dvArA mArA jAkara sAtaveM naraka meM utpanna huaa| "bure kAma kA burA natIjA' isa ukti ke anusAra use naraka hI jAnA thA, so gyaa| 3. sudharma balabhadra, svayaMbhU nArAyaNa evaM madhu pratinArAyaNa balabhadra sudharma apane pUrva ke tIsare bhava meM pazcima videha kSetra meM mitranandI nAma kA zrI sampanna aura bhrada pariNAmI nyAyapriya paropakArI rAjA thaa| paropakAra meM svopakAra svata: nihita rahatA hai, isakAraNa zatru kI senA bhI usako apanA mAnatI thii| jo kaThora zAsaka hote haiM, kevala apanA hI svArtha dekhate haiM, unakI svayaM kI senA bhI hRdaya se zatru senA ke samAna usake viruddha ho jAtI hai| eka dina vaha buddhimAna nandImitra 'suvrata' nAma ke jinendradeva ke pAsa pahu~cA aura vahA~ dharma kA svarUpa sunakara apane zarIra aura bhogAdi ke anukUla saMyogoM ko nazvara mAnane lagA tathA saMsAra sukhoM se virakta hokara usane saMyama dhAraNa kara liyaa| anta meM samAdhi pUrvaka deha tyAga kara taiMtIsa sAgara kI utkRSTa Ayu vAlA ahamindra huaa| vahA~ se cayakara dvArAvatI nagarI ke rAjA bhadra aura rAnI subhadra ke ghara sudharma nAmaka putra huaa| jo tIsare balabhadra hue| aba nikaTa bhaviSya meM mukta hoNge| EFFFFF Tv Page #363 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArAyaNa svayaMbhU apane pUrva ke tIsare bhava meM isI bhAratavarSa ke kuNAla deza meM zrIvAstI nagara kA suketu | nAma kA rAjA thA, vaha bahuta kAmI thA aura dyUta vyasana meM Asakta thA, sabake samajhAne para bhI apane bhavitavyAnusAra jaba vaha juA meM saba kucha hAra gayA taba vaha sudharmAcArya kI zaraNa meM gyaa| vahA~ usane jinAgama kA upadeza sunA aura saMsAra se virakta hokara dIkSA dhAraNa bhI kara lI; parantu usakI zraddhA samyak nahIM huI aura usane ghora tapa karate hue nidAna bAMdhA, phalasvarUpa vaha lAntavasvarga meM deva huaa| vahA~ se cayakara isI bharata kSetra ke dvArAvatI nagarI ke rAjA bhadra kI dvitIya patnI se svayaMbhU nAma kA putra huaa| sudharma balabhadra thA aura svayaMbhU nArAyaNa / donoM meM atyadhika prIti thii| suketu kI paryAya meM jisa rAjA ne juA meM suketu kA rAjya jItA thaa| vaha marakara ratnapura nagara meM rAjA madhu huaa| madhu pratinArAyaNa thaa| pUrvajanma ke vaira kA saMskAra hone se rAjA svayaMbhU madhu kA nAma sunate hI kupita ho jaataa| antatogatvA honahAra ke anusAra pratinArAyaNa madhu nArAyaNa svayaMbhU ke dvArA mArA gayA aura marakara sAtaveM naraka meM gyaa| svayaMbhU bhI jIvana ke anta meM marakara naraka gyaa| bhAI svayaMbhU ke marane se balabhadra sudharma ne saMsAra ko asAra jAnakara jinadIkSA dhAraNa kara lI aura AtmA kI sAdhanA, ArAdhanA kara nijasvabhAva ke sAdhana dvArA paramAtmapada prApta kara liyaa| ___ sampUrNa kathana kA saMkSipta sAra yaha hai ki - sudharma balabhadra tIsare pUrvabhava meM mitranandI rAjA the, phira dIkSita hokara samAdhimaraNa kara anuttara vimAna meM ahamindra hue, vahA~ se cayakara dvArAvatI nagarI meM sudharma nAma ke | balabhadra hue aura AtmasvarUpa ko siddhakara mukti ko prApta hue| __ moha vaza kie durvyasana ke sevana se mUrkha svayaMbhU aura rAjA madhu pApa kA saMcaya kara duHkhadAyI naraka meM pahu~ce so ThIka hI hai kyoMki dharma, artha, kAma - ina tIna kA yadi kumArga vRtti se sevana kiyA jAye to yaha tInoM hI duHkha-paramparA ke kAraNa ho jAte haiN| 8 FNFFFFFFFF 25 Page #364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (364 za lA kA pu ru pm. IFF Sa u tta 4. suprabha balabhadra, puruSottama nArAyaNa evaM madhusUdana pratinArAyaNa bharatakSetra ke podanapura nagara meM rAjA vasuSeNa rAjya karate the / unakI 500 rAniyoM meM pramukha rAnI kA nAma | nandA thA / nandA atizaya rUpavAna evaM guNavAna thI / malayadeza ke rAjA caNDa zAsana aura vasuSeNa meM paraspara mitratA thI / isakAraNa vaha vasuSeNa se milane podanapura AyA / vahA~ nandA ko dekhakara vaha usa para itanA adhika mohita ho gayA ki nIti-anIti kA vicAra-viveka kie binA hI yena-kena prakAreNa usakA apaharaNa karake le gyaa| isase rAjA vasuSeNa bahuta duHkhI huA / parantu use tattvajJAna thA, vaha puNya-pApa aura vastusvarUpa se bhalIbhAMti suparicita thA / ataH vaha zAnta hokara zreya nAmaka gaNadhara ke pAsa dIkSita ho gayA / maraNa kara phalasvarUpa bArahaveM svarga meM deva huA / rA usIsamaya videhakSetra ke eka mahAbala rAjA the, jo atyanta dharmAtmA the, eka dina usane saMsAra, zarIra rddha aura bhogoM se virakta hokara apane putra ko rAjya sauMpakara dIkSA lekara ghora tapa kiyA aura bAhya saMnyAsa maraNa kara sahasrAra svarga meM hI indra huA tathA vahA~ se cayakara vaha mahArAjA mahAbala kA jIva dvArAvatI nagI ke svAmI rAjA somaprabha kI patnI jayAvatI ke suprabha nAmaka cauthe balabhadra hue| usI rAjA kI sItA nAma kI rAnI se vasuSeNa kA jIva puruSottama nAmaka nArAyaNa hue| vasuSeNa kA mitra canDazAsana aneka bhavoM meM janma-maraNa ke duHkha bhogatA huA vArANasI nagarI kA svAmI madhusUdana pratinArAyaNa huaa| vaha atyanta tejasvI aura balavAna thA / usane nArada se balabhadra aura | nArAyaNa kA vaibhava sunakara unake pAsa khabara bhejI ki 'kara' ke rUpa meM (Teksa meM) tuma mere lie hAthI aura | ratnoM kI bheMTa bhejo| yaha sunakara puruSottama kSubhita ho gayA / balabhadra suprabha bhI krodhita huaa| donoM bhAiyoM ne nArada ko U~ce svara meM uttara diyA, jise sunakara madhusUdana bhI kupita huA aura vaha balabhadra va nArAyaNa se yuddha karane ko tatpara ho gayA, yuddha huA aura usameM madhusUdana marakara chaThaveM naraka gyaa| puruSottama bhI Ayu ba la bha dra nA rA ya Na pra ti nA ya Na parva 25 Page #365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFy ke anta meM maraNa kara naraka meM gyaa| bhAI ke lie viyoga se suprabha duHkhI to huA; parantu saMsAra se virakta | hokara dIkSA lekara AtmasAdhanA kara mokSa prApta kiyaa| sArAMza yaha hai ki - suprabha balabhadra pahale nandana nAmaka nagara meM mahAbala nAma ke rAjA the| phira mahAna tapa kara bArahaveM svarga meM deva hue, tadanantara suprabha nAma ke balabhadra hue aura samasta parigraha ko chor3akara usI bhava se mukta hue| jJAtavya hai ki balabhadra svarga aura mokSa hI jAte haiM, unakI sadgati hI hotI hai| puruSottama nArAyaNa pahale podanapura nagara meM vasuSeNa nAma ke rAjA the, phira tapa kara zukla lezyA kA dhAraka deva hue, phira vahA~ se cayakara ardhacakrI puruSottama nAma ke nArAyaNa hue| tatpazcAt maraNa kara chaThavIM pRthvI meM utpanna hue| malayadeza kA adhipati rAjA caNDazAsana cirakAla taka bhramaNa karatA huA madhusUdana nAma kA pratinArAyaNa huA aura maraNa kara chaThaveM naraka gyaa| 5. sudarzana balabhadra, puruSasiMha nArAyaNa evaM madhukrIDa pratinArAyaNa jambUdvIpa meM vIta zokApurI nAma kI nagarI meM aizvaryazAlI nara vRSabha rAjA ne bahuta bhArI sukha bhoge aura anta meM virakta hokara samasta rAjya tyAga kara digambara dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| apanI vizAla Ayu tapazcaraNa meM bitA kara sahasrAra svarga meM aThAraha sAgara kI sthitivAlA deva huaa| devaparyAya kI Ayu ke anta meM zAnticitta hokara isI jambUdvIpa ke kharagapura nagara ke ikSvAkuvaMzI rAjA | siMhasena kI vijayA rAnI se sudarzana nAmaka balabhadra hue| isI siMhasena rAjA kI ambikA nAma kI dUsarI rAnI se sumitra kA jIva, jo ki pahale rAjagRha nagara kA rAjA thA, bar3A abhimAnI aura malla thA, jise rAjasiMha rAjA ne parAjita kara diyA thA, jisane sAdhu banakara nidAna ke sAtha saMnyAsa lekara pahale svarga prApta kiyA thA, vahI bAda meM puruSasiMha nAma kA balazAlI nArAyaNa putra huaa| eka dUsare ke anukUla buddhi, rUpa aura bala se sahita una donoM bhAiyoM ne samasta zatruoM | cha FNFFFFFFFFF // 25 Page #366 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFEFFy para AkramaNa kara AtmIya logoM ko apane guNoM se prabhAvita kara liyA thaa| donoM kI lakSmI avibhakta | thii| ve donoM paraspara sneha ke sAtha rAjya kA sucAru saMcAlana karate the| isI bharatakSetra ke hastinApura nagara meM madhukrIr3a nAma kA rAjA thaa| vaha pratApa se bar3hate hue balabhadra aura nArAyaNa ko nahIM saha sakA, isalie usa balavAna ne 'kara' svarUpa anekoM zreSTha ratna mAMgane ke lie daNDagarbha nAma kA pradhAnamaMtrI bhejaa| sUrya ke samAna tejasvI donoM bhAI madhukrIr3a ke pradhAnamaMtrI ke zabda sunakara kruddha ho utthe| ve kahane lage ki vaha mUrkha 'kara' (Teksa) mA~gatA hai so yadi vaha pAsa AyA to usake lie 'kara' (hAtha) avazya diyA jaayegaa| usa pradhAnamaMtrI ne vApisa jAkara rAjA madhukrIr3a ko samAcAra sunaayaa| rAjA madhukrIr3a bhI unake durvacana sunakara kupita ho gayA aura unake sAtha yuddha karane ke lie bahuta bar3I senA lekara calA / nArAyaNa bhI yuddha karane usake sAmane AyA, cirakAla taka usake sAtha yuddha kiyA aura anta meM usI ke calAye hue cakra se zIghra hI usakA ziraccheda kara diyaa| madhukrIDa maraNa ko prApta kara chaThaveM naraka gyaa| sArAMza yaha hai ki sudarzana balabhadra, pahale vItazoka nagara meM naravRSabha rAjA the, phira cirakAla taka ghora tapazcaraNa kara sahasrAra svarga meM deva hue, phira vahA~ se cayakara khagapura nagara meM zatruoM kA nAza karanevAlA balabhadra huA aura phira kSamAmUrti nirgrantha sAdhaka hokara karmarahita siddhapada ko prApta kiyaa| puruSasiMha nArAyaNa pahale tIsare pUrvabhava meM prasiddha rAjagRha nagara meM sumitra nAma kA rAjA thA, phira mAhendra svarga meM deva huA, vahA~ se cyuta hokara khagapura nagara meM puruSasiMha nAma kA nArAyaNa huA aura usake pazcAt | mahAduHkhadAyI chaThaveM naraka meM jA giraa| madhukrIDa pratinArAyaNa aneka bhava pUrva madonmatta hAthiyoM ko vaza karanevAlA rAjasiMha nAma kA rAjA thA, phira mArga bhraSTa hokara cirakAla taka saMsAra meM bhramaNa karatA rahA, tadanantara dharmamArga kA avalambana kara hastinApura nagara meM madhukrIDa nAmaka pratinArAyaNa huaa| tatpazcAt maraNa kara chaThaveM naraka meM gyaa| cha FNFFFFFFFFF 25 Page #367 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 6. nandiSeNa balabhadra, puNDarIka nArAyaNa evaM nizumbha pratinArAyaNa | subhauma cakravartI kA zAsanakAla samApta hote hI ikSvAkuvaMzI rAjA varasena kI prathama patnI lakSmImatI se puNDarIka nAmaka putra huA, jo ki tIna khaNDa kA adhipati arddhacakrI rAjA aura nArAyaNa pada kA dhAraka huaa| unakI dUsarI patnI vaijayantI ke udara se nandiSeNa balabhadra hue| balabhadra aura nArAyaNa ke bhavitavyAnusAra donoM bhAiyoM meM paraspara bahuta adhika sneha thaa| | usI kAla meM pratinArAyaNa pada kA dhAraka nizumbha rAjA huaa| puNDarIka aura nizumbha meM paraspara aneka pUrva bhavoM se vaira-virodha calA A rahA thaa| jaba use jJAta huA ki indrapura ke rAjA indrasena ne apanI | padmAvatI nAma kI kanyA kA vivAha puNDarIka se kara diyA to use krodha aayaa| vaha balavAna aura tejasvI | to thA hI, ahaMkArI bhI thaa| isakAraNa vaha dUsare ke teja ko bardAzta nahIM karatA thaa| ata: usane puNDarIka se yuddha karane kI taiyArI kara lii| idhara balabhadra aura nArAyaNa pada ke dhAraka nandiSeNa puNDarIka donoM bhAI cirakAla taka tInakhaNDa kA | zAsana kara rahe the| isI bIca nandiSeNa balabhadra ko bahuta hI vairAgya utpanna huaa| usase prerita ho unhoMne zivaghoSa nAmaka munirAja ke pAsa jAkara saMyama dhAraNa kara liyA aura bAhya-Abhyantara - donoM prakAra kA tapazcaraNa kiyA aura kevalajJAnI hokara mokSa prApta kiyaa| puNDarIka ne cirakAla taka bhoga bhoge aura atyanta Asakti ke kAraNa tathA bahuta AraMbha-parigraha ke kAraNa narakAyu kA bandha kara liyaa| anta meM raudradhyAna pUrvaka marakara vaha pApodaya se tamaHprabhA nAmaka chaThaveM naraka meM utpanna huaa| nizumbha ne cirakAla taka puNDarIka se yuddha kiyA aura anta meM usake cakra-prahAra se maraNa ko prApta hokara chaThaveM naraka meM utpanna huaa| 8 EFFFFFFFFF 25 Page #368 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFFEE IFE 19 7. nandimitra balabhadra, datta nArAyaNa evaM balIndra pratinArAyaNa mallinAtha tIrthaMkara ke tIrthakAla meM nandimitra nAmaka sAtaveM balabhadra aura datta nAmaka nArAyaNa hue| ve | tIsare pUrvabhava meM ayodhyA nagara ke rAjaputra the| ve donoM pitA ke lie priya nahIM the| isakAraNa pitA ne unheM chor3akara sneha vaza apane choTe bhAI ke lie yuvarAja pada de diyaa| isa ghaTanA se ve donoM bhAI saMsAra se virakta ho gye| unhoMne muni dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| maraNa kara saudharma svarga meM deva hue| vahA~ se cayakara vanArasa ke rAjA ikSvAkuvaMza ke ziromaNi rAjA agnizikha ke priya putra hue| nandimitra kI mA~ aparAjita aura datta kI mA~ kezavatI thii| nandimitra bar3A aura datta choTA thaa| | tIsare pUrvabhava kA rAjamaMtrI saMsAra sAgara meM paribhramaNa kara krama se vijayArddha parvata para sthita mandarapura | nagara kA svAmI balIndra nAmaka vidyAdhara rAjA huaa| eka dina bAdhA DAlanevAle usa pratinArAyaNa balIndra ne ahaMkAravaza balabhadra nandimitra aura nArAyaNadatta ke pAsa sUcanA bhejI ki tuma donoM ke pAsa jo gajarAja hai, vaha hamAre yogya hai, ata: hameM turanta bhejo| uttara meM donoM bhAiyoM ne gaMdhagaja nAmaka hAthI bhejane ke badale meM apane lie usase usakI putriyoM kI | mA~ga kii| isase pratinArAyaNa balIndra ati kupita huaa| vaha una donoM ke sAtha yuddha karane ko taiyAra ho gyaa| una donoM kI senAoM kA paraspara meM bhayaMkara yuddha huaa| anta meM balIndra mArA gyaa| cirakAla taka nandimitra aura datta ne rAjya kiyaa| datta ati Asakti se marakara pA~caveM naraka gayA aura usake viyoga se nandimitra ko vairAgya ho gyaa| unhoMne dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| AtmA ke antarmukhI puruSArtha se kucha dina meM hI ghAtiyA karmoM kA nAza kara kevalajJAnI hokara mokSa prApta kiyaa| jo pahale ayodhyA nagara meM prasiddha rAjaputra hue the, phira dIkSA lekara Ayu ke anta meM saudharma svarga | meM deva hue aura vahA~ se cyuta hokara jo banArasa nagara meM ikSvAkuvaMza ke ziromaNi nandimitra aura | 25 8 EFFFFFFFFFF Page #369 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ datta nAma ke balabhadra tathA nArAyaNa hue| unameM se datta to maraNa kara pA~caveM naraka gayA aura nandimitra kevalajJAnI maMtrI kA jIva cirakAlataka saMsAra-sAgara meM bhramaNa kara krama se vijayArddha parvata para sthita mandarapura nagara kA svAmI balIndra nAmaka vidyAdhara rAjA huaa| vaha nArAyaNa ke dvArA yuddha meM marakara naraka gyaa| . 8. balabhadra rAma, nArAyaNa lakSmaNa evaM pratinArAyaNa rAvaNa rAma :- tIrthaMkara munisuvratanAtha ke tIrtha meM hue AThaveM balabhadra rAma ayodhyA nagarI ke rAjA dazaratha aura unakI rAnI kauzalyA ke putra the| inakA nAma mAtA-pitA ne padma rakhA, parantu loka meM ye rAma ke nAma se hI prasiddha hue| dazaratha kI sumitrA rAnI kA putra lakSmaNa, kaikayI rAnI kA putra bharata aura suprabhA rAnI kA putra zatrughna rAma ke anuja the| rAjA janaka aura mayUramAla nagara ke rAjA antaraMgatama ke bIca hue yuddha meM inhoMne janaka kI sahAyatA kI thI, jisake phalasvarUpa janaka ne inheM apanI putrI jAnakI (sItA) ko dene kA nizcaya kiyaa| vidyAdharoM ke virodha karane para sItA kI prApti ke lie vajrAvarta dhanuSa car3hAnA Avazyaka mAnA gyaa| rAma ne dhanuSa car3hAkara sItA se vivAha kiyA thaa| kaikayI ke dvArA bharata ke lie rAjya mA~ge jAne para rAjA dazaratha ne inake samakSa apanI cintA vyakta kii| inhoMne unase apane vacana kI rakSA ke lie sAgraha nivedana kiyaa| rAma lakSmaNa aura sItA ke sAtha ayodhyA kA rAjabhavana chor3akara vana kI ora cale gye| inake vana-gamana karate hI zoka saMtapta pitA dazaratha ne isa svArthI aura asAra saMsAra se virakta hokara sarvabhUtahita munirAja ke pAsa muni dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| bharata ne rAjya zAsana karanA svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| bharata aura kaikayI donoM ne inheM vana se lauTakara ayodhyA Ane ke lie bahuta Agraha kiyA; kintu inhoMne pitA kI vacana-rakSA ke lie vApisa AnA ucita nahIM | smjhaa| vana meM inhoMne bAlakhilya ko bandhanoM se mukta kraayaa| sAhasagati vidyAdhara kI mAyA se parezAna sugrIva ko inhoMne usakI patni sutArA prApta kraayii| vaMzasthala ke vaMzagirI parvata para dezabhUSaNa aura | 8 EFFFFFFFFF 25 Page #370 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kulabhUSaNa muni kA upasarga dUra kiyA tathA daNDaka vana meM karNaravA nadI ke kinAre sugupti tathA gupti nAma | ke do cAraNa RddhidhArI muniyoM ko AhAradAna dekara paJcAzcarya prApta kiye / vana meM eka giddha pakSI inheM bahuta priya rhaa| inhoMne usakA nAma jaTAyu rkhaa| lakSmaNa ne vana meM sUryahAsa khar3aga prApta kI tathA usakI parIkSA ke lie usane use bAMsoM ke jhuramuTe para calAyA, jisase bAMsoM ke bIca isI khar3aga kI sAdhanA meM rata zambUka mArA gyaa| zambUka ke marane se usakA pitA kharadUSaNa lakSmaNa se yuddha karane aayaa| kharadUSaNa ne apane sAle rAvaNa ko bhI isa ghaTanA kI khabara dii| rAvaNa usakI sahAyatA ke lie AyA so bIca meM sItA ko dekha usa para mohita ho utthaa| usa samaya usane avalokinI vidyA ke dvArA sItA ke haraNa karane kA vAstavika upAya jAna liyA tathA rAma, lakSmaNa aura unake kula ke nAma bhI use jJAta ho ge| sItA kA haraNa to huA hI thA, isameM koI vicAra bheda nahIM hai; kintu unake apaharaNa kI prakriyA meM do mata pracalita haiN| eka to yaha ki jaba lakSmaNa aura kharadUSaNa ke bIca yuddha ho rahA thA taba rAvaNa ne siMhanAda kara bAra-bAra "he rAma! he rAma!! isaprakAra uccAraNa kiyaa|" usa siMhanAda ko sunakara rAma ne samajhA ki yaha siMhanAda lakSmaNa ne hI kiyA hai| vaza phira kyA thA, unhoMne vyAkula hokara sItA se kahA ki tuma thor3I dera yahIM Thaharo / lakSmaNa saMkaTa meM hai, maiM usakA sahayoga kara abhI AtA huuN| isaprakAra rAma sItA ko jaTAyu pakSI ke saMrakSaNa meM akelA chor3akara cale gye| rAma ke jAte hI rAvaNa sItA kA apaharaNa karake le gyaa|" dUsarA mata yaha hai ki "rAvaNa ne zUrpanakhA ke sahayoga se sItA kI tatkAla paristhiti jAnakara rAvaNa mArIca ko lekara puSpaka vimAna se citrakUTa ke vana meM jA phuNcaa| rAvaNa kI AjJA se mArIca svarNa varNa aura zreSTha maNiyoM se susajjita cittAkarSaka hiraNa kA rUpa banAkara sItA ke sAmane pragaTa huaa| sItA usakI ora AkarSita huI usane rAma se hiraNa ko pakar3akara lAne ko kahA / rAma hiraNa ko pakar3ane gye| isI bIca rAma kA rUpa dharakara rAvaNa ne chala se sItA kA apaharaNa kara liyaa|" ghaTanA jo bhI ho; para sItA kA haraNa rAvaNa dvArA huA thA, yaha paramasatya hai| 8 FNFFFFFFFF 25 Page #371 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 371 sItA kA haraNa kara rAvaNa use laMkA le gayA aura vahA~ ke vana meM use utAra kara apanA asalI rUpa dikhlaayaa| rAvaNa ko dekhakara sItA bhaya se, lajA se aura rAmacandra ke viraha se utpanna zoka se mUrcchita | ho gii| zIlavrata ko dhAraNa karanevAlI sItA ne mana meM vicAra kiyA aura yaha niyama le liyA ki jaba taka rAmacandrajI kI kuzalatA kA samAcAra nahIM suna lU~gI taba taka na bolU~gI aura na hI bhojana grahaNa kruuNgii| aba mere lie jinavara hI zaraNa haiN| anukUla samAcAra na milane para maiM sallekhanA le luuNgii| sItA haraNa se rAma, lakSmaNa atyanta vyAkula hue| isI samaya sugrIva aura hanumAna vahA~ aaye| sabhI samAcAra inheM jJAta hue| zrIrAma ke duHkha se hanumAna Adi bhI duHkhI hue| zrIrAma ko hanumAna kI kSamatA ke bAre meM jAnakArI dI gii| taduparAnta hanumAna ne kahA ki "yadi Apa AjJA deM to maiM sItA kA patA lagAne laMkA jA sakatA huuN|" AjJA prApta karate hI hanumAna laMkA nagarI jA pahu~ce / bhramara kA rUpa dhara kara vahA~ unhoMne sampUrNa laMkA nagarI aura rAvaNa ke mahala kI jAnakArI le lii| tadanantara nandanavana ke pramada udyAna ke ziMzapA vRkSa para baiThe hue dUta hanumAna ne apanA bandara jaisA rUpa banA liyA aura vana kI rakSA karane vAle puruSoM ko nidrA meM sulA kara vaha svayaM azokavRkSa ke nIce baiThI sItA devI ke Age vinIta bhAva se jA khar3A huaa| vAnara rUpadhArI hanumAna ne sItA ko namaskAra kara use apanA saba vRtAnta sunA diyA aura kahA ki "maiM rAjA rAmacandrajI ke Adeza se AyA huuN|" itanA kaha usane rAmacandra se likhAkara lAye vaha patra piTArA sItA devI ke Age rakha diyaa| vAnara ko dekhakara sItA ko sandeha huA ki kyA yaha mAyAmayI zarIra ko dhAraNa karanevAlA rAvaNa hI hai| isaprakAra sItA saMzaya kara hI rahI thI ki usakI dRSTi zrIvatsa ke cihna se cihnita evaM apane pati ke nAmAkSaroM se aMkita ratnamayI aMgUThI para jA pdd'ii| hanumAna dvArA pradatta zrIvatsa cihna aura zrIrAma kA saMdeza pAkara sItA Azvasta hotI huI harSita huii| hanumAna ke nivedana karane para sItA ne gyAharaveM dina AhAra grahaNa kiyaa| laMkA se vApasa Akara hanumAna ne rAma ko sItA kA saba samAcAra sunAyA tathA sItA dvArA pradatta cUr3AmaNi zrIrAma ko arpita kiyaa| hanumAna cha FNFFFFFFFFF 25 Page #372 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 372 | ke laMkA se lauTakara Ane aura sItA ke kuzala samAcAra lAne se prasanna hokara zrIrAma ne hanumAna ko apanA senApati aura sugrIva ko yuvarAja bnaayaa| laMkA nagarI aura rAvaNa kA nAma sunakara vidyAdhara ghabarA gaye / | tatpazcAt vaha sabhI vidyAdhara yaha kahakara sahayoga dene ko tatpara hote haiM ki " rAvaNa kI mRtyu koTi zilA uThAnevAle ke dvArA hogI" - aisA anantavIrya munIndra ne kahA thA so yadi Apa koTi zilA uThA sakeM to hama rAvaNa ke sAtha yuddha karane ke lie udyata ho sakate haiN| za Em E 45 lA kA pu ba la bha dra nA lakSmaNa ne usa zilA ko hilAkara apanI bhujAoM se ghuTanoM taka uThA kara sabhI kA saMzaya dUra kiyA / | harSa sahita vaha sabhI vApasa aaye| phira rAma ne puna: hanumAna ko laMkA bhejakara vibhISaNa ko sandeza bhejA ki vaha rAvaNa ko samajhAye / hanumAna ne laMkA jAkara rAma kA sandeza diyA / tadanusAra vibhISaNa ne rAvaNa ko smjhaayaa| rAvaNa yaha sunakara kupita ho gayA aura usane hanumAna kA nirAdara kiyaa| jisase kruddha hokara hanumAna ne laMkA nagarI aura vahA~ ke udyAnoM ko naSTa-bhraSTa kara diyA / vanapAloM aura vIra subhaToM ko mAra rddha girAyA / laMkA nagarI ke tahasa-nahasa ho jAne se rAvaNa aura bhI adhika kupita huA / pazcAt hanumAna zIghra hI laMkA se vApasa Aye aura unhoMne rAma se yathAvat sarva vRtAnta khaa| rAvaNa ke dvArA hanumAna ke sAtha ya hue pratikUla vyavahAra se ruSTa hokara vibhISaNa bhI zrIrAma kA pakSadhara ho gyaa| paraspara yuddha huA / yuddha | lakSmaNa ne cakra calAkara rAvaNa kA vadha kiyaa| yuddha meM rAma kI vijaya huI | rA meM Na ru Sa u tta rA - mandodarI tathA zUrpanakhA Adi ne AryikA ke vrata grahaNa kiye| laMkA kI azoka vATikA meM zrIrAma aura sItA ke milane para devoM ne puSpavRSTi kii| laMkA meM lakSmaNa aura sItA ke sAtha zrIrAma chaha varSa taka rhe| pazcAt vahA~ kA rAjya vibhISaNa ko sauMpakara ayodhyA Aye / ayodhyA Akara inhoMne mAtAoM ko praNAma kiyA, kuzalakSema puuchii| mAtAoM ne inheM AzIrvAda diyA / inake Ate hI bharata dIkSita ho gaye / zrIrAma ne ayodhyA kA rAjyapada saMbhAlA / nA ya Na parva 25 Page #373 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ || lokApavAda ke kAraNa rAma dvArA sItA kA punaH vanavAsa huaa| vana se sItA ke lauTane para rAma ne sItA kI agni-parIkSA bhI lI; kintu lokApavAda nahIM rukA aura inheM sItA kA parityAga karanA nyAyocita pratIta huaa| senApati kRtAntavakra ko Adeza dekara inhoMne garbhavatI hote hue bhI sItA ko tIrtha vandanA karane | ke bahAne siMhanAda nAma kI bhayaMkara nirjana aTavI meM bhijavA diyaa| isa sthiti meM bhAgya para vizvAsa aura | dhairya dhAraNa karatI huI sItA ne senApati ke dvArA rAma ko sandeza bhejA ki ve prajA kA nyAyapUrvaka pAlana kareM aura dharma ko kisI bhI hAlAtoM meM na chodd'eN| hara paristhiti kA sAmanA karate hue merI bhA~ti dharma se mu~ha na modd'e| vana meM sItA ke anaMgalavaNa aura madanAMkuzala do putra hue| inase rAma ko yuddha bhI karanA pdd'aa| saudharma indra devoM kI sabhA meM virAjamAna dharmacarcA kara rahe the| anekoM dharma carcAoM ke madhya rAma aura lakSmaNa ke paraspara ke sneha kI carcA huii| isa carcA ko sunakara kutUhalavaza parIkSA karane ke lie ratnacUla aura mRgacUla nAmaka do deva ayodhyA gye| vikriyA se anta:pura meM rudana kA zabda karA diyA tathA anta:pura meM jAkara lakSmaNa se bolA - "he deva! rAma kI mRtyu ho gaI hai' basa itanA sunate hI 'hAya yaha kyA huA?" aisA kahate hue lakSmaNa ke prANa nikala gye| yaha dRzya dekha donoM deva viSAda se bhare hue svarga loka vApisa cale gaye / isa ghaTanA se anta:pura meM zoka chA gyaa| jaba rAmacandra vahA~ Aye to lakSmaNa ke mRtaka deha ke cihna saba ora se spaSTa dikha rahe the, phira bhI moha se mugdha hue rAma use jIvita samajha rahe the| chaha mAsa taka lakSmaNa ke mRtaka zarIra ko lie pAgalavat ceSTA karate rhe| isI madhya sItA ke donoM putroM ne saMsAra se virakta hokara pitA ke caraNoM ko namaskAra karake vana meM jAkara dIkSA le lii| aneka iSTa mitroM aura rAjAoM ke samajhAne para bhI rAmacandra kA moha bhaMga nahIM huaa| usa samaya kRtAMtavakra senApati aura jaTAyu ke jIva, jo ki svarga meM deva hue, ve donoM rAma ko samajhAne ke lie Ae unameM se eka deva mRtaka zarIra ko kandhe para lekara khar3A ho gyaa| rAma use samajhAne lage, taba usane kahA - "deva! Apa bhI to murde ko | 25 8 EFFFFFFFFFF Page #374 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 374 | lie ghUma rahe haiM," isaprakAra deva ke vacanoM se rAma kA moha zithila ho gayA, ve svayaM apanI isa ceSTA para lajjita ho uThe aura unhoMne lakSmaNa kA dAha saMskAra kara diyaa| rAma svayaM bhI isa ghaTanA se saMsAra se virakta ho gye| putroM ko rAjyasattA sauMpa kara muni ho gye| eka dina munirAja rAma jaba koTizilA para dhyAnArUr3ha the| sItA kA jIva jo ki acyuta svarga meM svayaMprabha pratIndra huA thaa| usane pUrva janma ke anurAga se vicArA ki "yaha mahAmuni zrIrAma dhyAna dvArA karmanAza karane meM udyata haiM, yadi maiM inheM dhyAna se vicalita karU~ to yaha bhI deva hoveNge| isase hama donoM milakara svarga meM raheMge, naMdIzvara Adi kI vandanA kreNge|" mohavaza isaprakAra vicAra kara sItA kA rUpa banAkara usane rAma munirAja ko dhyAna se vicalita karane kA prayatna kiyA; kintu sumeru ke sadRza acala rAma kA mana kiMcit bhI calAyamAna nahIM huaa| isa taraha tapazcaraNa karate hue rAmacandra muni ko tIna sau paMcAnave varSa bAda mAgha zuklA dvAdazI ko ghAtiyA karma ke kSaya ho jAne se kevalajJAna prApta huA aura chaha sau varSa bAda phAlguna zuklA trayodazI ko zeSa karmoM kA kSaya ho jAne se ve tuMgIgiri se mukta hue| cha FNFFFFFFFFF nArAyaNa arddhacakrI lakSmaNa :- lakSmaNa dazaratha kI dUsarI rAnI sumitrA ke putra the| mAgha zukla pratipadA ke dina unakA janma huA thaa| unakI kula Ayu bAraha hajAra varSa kI thii| ve vajravRSabhanArAca saMhanana aura samacaturasra saMsthAna ke dhArI the| unakI nIla kamala ke samAna zArIrika kAnti thii| ayodhyA gaNarAjya ke svAmI rAma unake bar3e bhAI aura bharata tathA zatrughna choTe bhAI the| vanavAsa ke samaya unhoMne ujayinI ke rAjA siMhodara ko parAsta kiyA aura vratI zrAvaka vajrakarNa kI usa siMhodara nAmaka rAjA se mitratA karAI thii| siMhodara ne bhI unheM kanyAyeM dI thiiN| ___ vaMzasthala-parvata para unheM sUryahAsa-khar3aga milaa| isase unhoMne zambUka ko aura usake pitA kharadUSaNa | ko mArA thaa| jagatpAda parvata para sAta dina nirAhAra rahakara unhoMne prajJapti-vidyA siddha kI thii| unhoMne 25 Page #375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (375 za lA kA pu ru Sa pm F F 90 u tta rA rddha koTizilA ko apanI bhujAoM se ghuTanoM taka uThAyA thaa| rAvaNa se yuddha karane ye rAma ke sAtha laMkA gaye the| laMkA pahu~cane para sugrIva aura hanumAna ne unheM aura rAma ko apane dvArA siddha kI huI garur3avAhinI, siMhavAhinI, bandhamocinI aura hananAvaraNI ye cAra vidyAe~ dI thiiN| rAvaNa ke sAtha hue yuddha meM rAvaNa ne bahurUpiNI vidyA kA prayoga kiyA / lakSmaNa ne use bhI naSTa kara diyaa| anta meM rAvaNa ne unheM mArane ke lie cakra claayaa| cakra unakI pradakSiNA dekara unake hAtha meM Akara | sthira ho gyaa| isI cakra ke prahAra se unhoMne rAvaNa ko mAra giraayaa| isake pazcAt vibhISaNa ke nivedana para ve bhI rAma ke sAtha laMkA meM chaha varSa taka rhe| laMkA se lauTate samaya aneka rAjAoM ko jiitaa| vidyAdhara rAjA bhI unake adhIna hue, isI samaya ve nArAyaNa pada ko prApta hue / cakra, chatra, dhanuSa, zakti, gadA, maNi aura khaDaga ye sAta ratna bhI unheM isI samaya prApta hue| unhoMne solaha hajAra paTTabandha rAjAoM aura eka sau daza nagariyoM ke svAmI vidyAdhara rAjAoM ko apane AdhIna kiyA thaa| unakI yaha vijaya bayAlIsa varSa meM pUrNa huI thii| inakI satraha hajAra rAniyA~ thiiN| inake kula DhAI sau putra the / rAma ke dvArA kiye gaye sItA | ke parityAga ko unhoMne ucita nahIM smjhaa| parantu arddhacakravartI hote hue bhI bar3e bhAI kA sammAna rakhate hue rAma ke Adeza se Age ye kucha kaha nahIM sake / paricaya ke abhAva meM ajJAta avasthA meM unhoMne anaMgalavaNa aura madanAMkuza se bhI yuddha kiyA aura yaha vidita hote hI ki ye rAma ke putra haiM, unhoMne yuddha chor3akara una donoM kA sneha se AliMgana kiyA thA / rAma-lakSmaNa donoM bhAiyoM ke pragAr3ha sneha kI carcA eka dina indrasabhA meM huI / usakI parIkSA karane ke lie ratnacUla aura mRgacUla nAma ke do deva ayodhyA aaye| vikriyA se antaHpura meM rudana kA zabda karA diyA tathA koI puruSa jAkara lakSmaNa se bolA - he deva! rAma kI mRtyu ho gaI hai, basa itanA sunate hI 'hAya yaha kyA huA ?' aisA kahate hue lakSmaNa ke prANa-pakheru ur3a gaye / isataraha lakSmaNa kI mRtyu huii| maraNa ko | prApta kara ye bAlukAprabhA (cauthI bhUmi) meM utpanna hue| sItA ke jIva ne svarga se isa bhUmi meM jAkara inheM ba la bha dra nA rA ya Na pra ti nA ya Na parva 25 Page #376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sambodhA tathA samyagdarzana prApta kraayaa| ye tIrthaMkara hokara Age nirvANa prApta kreNge| AREEF F IFE 19 dazAnana :- rAvaNa laMkA kA svAmI, AThavA~ pratinArAyaNa thaa| yaha alaMkArapura nagara ke nivAsI tathA rAjA ratnazravA aura rAnI kekasI kA putra thaa| isake garbha meM Ate hI mAtA kI ceSTAe~ atyanta krUra ho gaI thiiN| hajAra nAgakumAroM se rakSita meghavAhana ke kaMTha ke hAra ko rAvaNa ne bAlyAvasthA meM hI khIMca liyA thaa| usa hAra ke pahinAye jAne para usameM guthe ratnoM meM mukhya mukha ke sivAya nau mukha aura bhI pratibimbita hone lagate the| isakAraNa rAvaNa dazAnana nAma se sambodhita kiyA gyaa| // vidyAdhara kI putrI mandodarI se isane vivAha kiyA thaa| isake atirikta isane anya aneka kanyAoM | | ko gandharva vidhi se vivAhA thA / vaizravaNa ko jItakara isane usakA puSpaka vimAna prApta kiyaa| sammedAcala ke pAsa saMsthali nAmaka parvata para isane trilokamaNDana hAthI para vijaya prApta kara apanA abhUtapUrva pauruSa pradarzita kiyA thaa| kharadUSaNa ke dvArA apanI bahina candranakhA kA apaharaNa hone para bhI bahina ke bhaviSya kA vicAra kara yaha zAnta rahA aura isane kharadUSaNa se yuddha nahIM kiyaa| isane bAlI ko apanI AdhIna karanA cAhA thA, kintu bAlI ne jinendra ke sivAya kisI anya ko namana na karane kI pratijJA kara lI thii| pratijJA bhaMga na ho aura hiMsA bhI na ho etadartha vaha saMsAra se virakta hokara munidharma meM dIkSita ho gayA thaa| bAlI ke bhAI sugrIva ne apanI zrIprabhA bahina dekara isase sandhi kara lI thii| apane puSpaka vimAna kI gati rukane kA kAraNa munirAja bAlI ko jAnakara vaha krodhAgni se jala uThA thaa| isane bAlI sahita kailAza parvata ko uThAkara samudra meM pheMkanA cAhA thA, kailAza parvata isake bala se calAyamAna bhI ho gayA thA, kintu mandiroM kI surakSA hetu kailAza ko susthira rakhane ke lie bAlI muni ne apane paira ke aMgUThe se jarA-sA parvata dabA diyA thaa| isase utpanna kaSTa se isane itanA cItkAra kiyA ki samasta vanaprAnta cItkAra ke usa mahAzabda se rone lgaa| kAlAntara meM jagata ko rulA denevAle isI cItkAra ke kAraNa use 'rAvaNa' nAma se saMbodhita kiyA jAne lgaa| yaha jinendra bhakta thaa| bhakti kI tallInatA meM jaba bajAte-bajAte vINA kA tAra TUTa gayA || 25 EFFFFFFFFFF Page #377 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (377|| taba isane bhakti meM vyavadhAna na Aye, isalie apanI bAhu kI nasa khIMcakara vINA meM lagA lI aura usa || anavarata bajAtA rhaa| // revAnadI meM jalakrIr3A karate hue vidyAdhara rAjA sahasrarazmi dvArA baMdhA huA pAnI chor3a dene se isakI | jina-pUjA meM vyavadhAna huaa| isane sahasrarazmi ko pakar3a kara bandI banA liyA, kintu sahasrarazmi ke pitA muni zatabAhu kA sambodhana pAkara sahastra razmi ko apanA mitra banAkara isane chor3a diyA thaa| | isane pratijJA kI thI ki "jo para strI mujhe nahIM cAhegI maiM use patnI ke rUpa meM grahaNa nahIM karU~gA" sAgarabuddhi nimittajJAnI se dazaratha ke putra aura janaka kI putrI ko apane maraNa kA hetu jAnakara rAvaNa ne dazaratha aura janaka ko mArane ke lie vibhISaNa ko AjJA dI thii| nArada se yaha samAcAra jAnakara dazaratha aura janaka nagara se bAhara cale gaye the aura unake maMtrI ne dazaratha kI pratikRti banavAkara siMhAsana para rakha dI thii| vibhISaNa dvArA bheje gaye vIroM ne isa pratikRti ko dazaratha samajhakara usakA ziraccheda kara diyA thaa| vibhISaNa ne sira ko pAkara dazaratha ko marA jAnakara saMtoSa kara liyA thaa| lakSmaNa ke sAtha daza dina taka yuddha hone ke bAda rAvaNa ko bahurUpiNI vidyA kA prayoga karanA pdd'aa| isameM bhI jaba vaha saphala nahIM huA taba isane lakSmaNa para cakraratna calAyA, lakSmaNa abAdhita rhaa| cakraratna prApta kara lakSmaNa ne madhura zabdoM meM isase kahA thA ki sItA ko vApasa kara de aura apane pada para ArUr3ha hokara lakSmI kA upabhoga kara, para yaha mAna vaza aiMThatA rhaa| anta meM lakSmaNa ne usI cakra ko calAkara rAvaNa kA vadha kara diyaa| 9. balarAma, kRSNa aura jarAsaMgha balarAma :- balarAma rohaNI ke udara se utpanna hue vasudeva ke putra the| ve navama balabhadra the| unheM baladAU, baladeva yA balarAma bhI kahate haiN| devakI ke udara se sAtaveM putra zrI kRSNa kA janma hote hI unake bar3e bhAI balarAma ne kRSNa ko kaMsa se surakSA hetu gokula meM le jAkara nandagopa aura yazodA ko sauMpa diyA aura svayaM || parva // bhI gokula, mathurA aura dvArikA meM kRSNa ke sAtha hI rahe / jaba dvaipAyana muni dvArikA Aye to zamba Adi || 27 BREEFFFFy BEFFFFFFFFFFF Page #378 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (370 | kumAroM ne madyapAna kara madonmatta avasthA meM muni kA tiraskAra kiyaa| una para asahya upasarga kiyaa| muni | ne kruddha hokara yAdavoM sameta samasta dvArikA ke naSTa hone kA zrApa diyaa| inhoMne anunaya-vinaya ke sAtha muni se zrApa vApisa lene kI prArthanA kii| muni ne saMketa se batAyA ki balarAma aura kRSNa ko chor3akara zeSa sabhI naSTa ho jaayeNge| dvArikA dvaipAyana muni dvArA nikale azubha taijasa putale se jalakara naSTa huii| isa ApadA se bacakara nikale hue donoM bhAI bhramaNa karate hue kauzAmbI ke bhayAnaka vana meM pahu~ce, usa samaya bhayaMkara garmI thii| mArga kI avirala yAtrA se klAnta aura tRSArta zrIkRSNa eka sthAna para ruke| ve apane jyeSTha bhrAtA se bole - 'Arya ! maiM pyAsa se bahuta vyAkula huuN| merA kaMTha sUkha rahA hai| aba maiM eka Daga bhI calane meM asamartha huuN| kahIM se jala lAkara mujhe diijie| balarAma apane prANapriya anuja kI isa asahAya dazA se vyAkula ho | gye| ve socane lage - "bharata kSetra ke tIna khaMDoM ke adhipati aura bala-vikrama meM anupama yaha merA bhAI | Aja itanA avaza kyoM ho rahA hai ? jo jIvana meM kabhI thakA nahIM, vaha Aja akasmAt hI itanA parizrAnta kyoM ho uThA hai ? koTizilA ko apane bAhubala se uThAnevAlA nArAyaNa Aja sAmAnya vyakti ke samAna nirbalatA anubhava kyoM kara rahA hai ?" ____ balabhadra bole - "bhAI! maiM abhI zItala jala lAkara tumheM pilAtA huuN| tuma isa vRkSa kI zItala chAyA meM taba taka vizrAma kro| yoM kahakara ve jala kI talAza meM cala diye| zrIkRSNa vRkSa kI chAyA meM vastra or3hakara leTa gye| thakAvaTa ke kAraNa unheM zIghra hI nIMda A gii| usa samaya jaratkumAra bhramaNa karatA huA usI vana meM A niklaa| dUra se usane vAyu se zrIkRSNa ke hilate hue vastra ko hiraNa kA kAna samajhakara kAna taka dhanuSa khIMcakara zara sandhAna kiyaa| sanasanAtA tIra zrIkRSNa ke paira meM jAkara viMdha gyaa| zrIkRSNa ne uThakara cAroM ora dekhA, kintu unheM vahA~ koI dikhAI nahIM pdd'aa| taba unhoMne jora se kahA - "kisa akAraNa bairI ne mere pagatala ko vedhA hai? vaha Akara apanA kula aura nAma mujhe btaave|" jaratkumAra ne yaha sunakara apane sthAna se hI uttara diyA - "maiM harivaMza meM utpanna vasudeva kA putra jaratkumAra | huuN| bhagavAna neminAtha kI divyadhvani meM AyA thA ki 'jaratkumAra ke dvArA kRSNa kA maraNa hogaa|' usa hatyA | 25 BREEFFFFy 8 EFFFFFFFFF Page #379 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AREEF F IFE 19 ke mahApApa se bacane ke lie maiM bAraha varSa se isa vana meM raha rahA huuN| mujhe apanA anuja kRSNa prANoM se bhI | pyArA hai| isalie maiM itane samaya se isa ekAnta meM jana-jana se bahuta dUra raha rahA huuN| maiMne itane samaya se kisI Arya kA nAma bhI nahIM sunaa| Apa kauna haiM ? uttara milA - "maiM kRSNa hU~, tuma zIghra aao|" jaratkumAra ko jJAta ho gayA ki yaha merA bhAI kRSNa hI hai| usane dhanuSa-bANa dUra pheMka diyA aura zrIkRSNa ke caraNoM meM girakara azru bahAne lgaa| zrIkRSNa ne use uThAkara gale se lagAyA aura sAntvanA dete hue ve bole 'bhAI! zoka na kareM, bhavitavya alabhya hai| Apane rAjavaibhava chor3akara vana meM nivAsa svIkAra kiyA, kintu daiva ke Age saba vyartha hotA hai| bhagavAna nemInAtha kI divyadhvani meM yaha ghoSaNA ho hI cukI thI, tadanusAra tumane lAkha prayatna kie prntu...|" zrIkRSNa dvArA samajhAne para bhI jaratkumAra vilApa karatA rahA / zrIkRSNa bole - "Arya! bar3e bhAI balarAma mere lie jala lAne gaye haiN| unake Ane se pUrva hI Apa yahA~ se cale jaayeN| saMbhava hai, ve Apake Upara kSubdha hoN| Apa pANDavoM ke pAsa jAkara unheM saba samAcAra deN| ve hamAre priyajana haiN| ve ApakI rakSA avazya kreNge|" itanA kahakara unhoMne jaratkumAra ko paricaya ke lie kaustubha maNi | de dI aura vidA kara diyaa| yadyapi zrIkRSNa ne atyanta zAnta bhAva se use sahana karane kA prayatna kiyA, paMca-parameSThiyoM ko namaskAra karake bhagavAna neminAtha kA smaraNa bhI kiyA; parantu honahAra ke anusAra pyAsa aura bANa kI vedanA se/ pIr3A ciMtana se unakA dehAnta ho gyaa| isake pahale unhoMne vizvahita kI bhAvanA se tIrthaMkara puNya prakRti kA baMdha kara liyA thaa| jisake phalasvarUpa ve isI bharata kSetra kI AgAmI caubIsI meM nirmala nAma ke solahaveM tIrthaMkara hoNge| snehAkula balarAma apane tRSita bhAI ke lie jala kI talAza meM bahuta dUra nikala gaye, kintu kahIM jala nahIM mila rahA thaa| mArga meM apazakuna ho rahe the, kintu unakA dhyAna ekamAtra jala kI ora thaa| jala mila nahIM rahA thA, vilamba ho rahA thA, udhara unake mana meM cintA kA jvAra bar3hatA jA rahA thaa| merA pyArA bhAI pyAsA hai, na jAne pyAsa ke kAraNa usakI kaisI dazA hogI? taba unhoMne vega se daur3anA prArambha kara diyA, unakI dRSTi jala kI talAza meM cAroM ora thii| paryApta vilamba aura dUrI ke bAda 8 FNFFFFFFFF /25 Page #380 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GREEFFFFy unheM jalAzaya dikhAI pdd'aa| ve jalAzaya para pahu~ce aura kamala-dala kA pAtra banAkara jala bharakara le ge| || unhoMne dekhA zrIkRSNa vastra ko or3hakara so rahe haiN| unhoMne vicAra kiyA - "saMbhavataH thaka jAne se sukha lA | nidrA meM so rahA hai| ise svayaM hI jAgane diyA jaay|" jaba bahuta dera ho gaI aura zrIkRSNa nahIM jAge to | unhoMne dhIre se kahA - "vIra! itanA adhika kyoM so rahe ho? nidrA chor3o aura uThakara yatheccha jala pio|" | itanA kahane para bhI jaba zrIkRSNa kI nidrA bhaMga nahIM huii| tabhI balarAma ne dekhA ki eka bar3I makkhI rudhira ru | kI gandha se kRSNa ke or3he hue vastra ke bhItara ghusa gaI hai; kintu nikalane kA mArga na pAne se vyAkula hai| unhoMne zrIkRSNa kA mukha ughAr3a diyaa| mRta dazA meM unake mukha se Arta vANI nikalI, ve aceta hokara gira pdd'e| saceta hone para ve zrIkRSNa ke zarIra para hAtha pherane lge| tabhI unakI dRSTi paira ke vraNa (ghAva) para par3I, jisake rudhira se vastra rakta varNa ho gayA thaa| unheM nizcaya ho gayA ki sote samaya kisI ne inake | paira meM bANa se prahAra kiyA hai| ve bhayaMkara garjanA karate hue kahane lage - "kisa akAraNa zatru ne mere sote hue bhAI para prahAra kiyA hai, vaha mere sAmane aaye|" kintu unakA garjana-tarjana niSphala rahA, koI bhI unake samakSa upasthita nahIM huaa| nirupAya ve punaH zrIkRSNa ko goda meM lekara karuNa vilApa karane lge| ve mohAndha hokara bArabAra zrIkRSNa ko jala pilAne lge| kabhI ve jala se unakA mukha dhote, kabhI unheM cUmate, kabhI unakA sira suuNghte| phira anargala pralApa karane lgte| phira ve zrIkRSNa ke zava ko lekara vana meM yU~ hI bhramaNa karane lge| jaratkumAra zrI kRSNa ke AdezAnusAra pANDavoM kI sabhA meM pahu~cA aura apanA paricaya diyaa| taba yudhiSThira ne usase svAmI kI kuzala-vArtA puuchii| jaratkumAra ne avaruddha kaMTha se dvArikA-dAha tathA apane nimitta se zrIkRSNa ke nidhana ke karuNa samAcAra sunAye aura vizvAsa dilAne ke lie zrIkRSNa kI dI huI kaustubha maNi dikhaayii| ye hRdaya vidAraka samAcAra sunate hI pANDava aura unakI rAniyA~, jaratkumAra aura upasthita sabhI jana rudana karane lge| jaba rudana kA vega kama huA to pANDava, mAtA kuntI, draupadI Adi BEFFFFFFFFFFF 1/25 Page #381 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REE FREFE 19 | rAniyA~ jaratkumAra ko Age kara senA ke sAtha duHkha se pIr3ita baladeva ko dekhane ke lie cala diye| kucha dinoM meM ve usI vana meM phuNce| vahA~ baladeva dikhAI pdd'e| ve usa samaya zrIkRSNa ke mRta zarIra ko ubaTana lagAkara usakA zrRMgAra kara rahe the| yaha dekhakara pANDava zoka se AdhIra hokara unase lipaTa gaye aura rone lge| taba mAtA kuntI ne aura pANDavoM ne baladeva se zrIkRSNa kA dAha saMskAra karane kI prArthanA | kii| kintu baladeva yaha sunate hI Aga babUlA ho gye| ve pralApa karate hue zrIkRSNa ke niSprANa zarIra ko goda meM lekara niruddezya cala diye; kintu pANDavoM ne unakA sAtha nahIM chor3A, ve bhI unake pIche-pIche calate rhe| baladeva kA bhAI siddhArtha jo sArathI thaa| marakara svarga meM deva huA thA tathA jisase dIkSA lene ke samaya baladeva ne yaha vacana le liyA thA ki "yadi maiM mohagrasta ho jAU~ to tuma mujhe upadeza dekara mArgacyuta hone se bcaaoge|" vaha deva baladeva kI isa mohAndha avasthA ko dekhakara apanA rUpa badalakara eka ratha para baiThakara baladeva ke sAmane aayaa| ratha parvata ke viSama mArga para to TUTA nahIM, kintu samatala bhUmi meM calate hI TUTa gyaa| vaha ratha ko ThIka kara rahA thA, kintu vaha ThIka hI nahIM hotA thaa| yaha dekhakara baladeva bole - "bhrada! terA ratha parvata ke Ubar3a-khAbar3a mArga para TUTA nahIM, kintu samatala mArga para TUTa gayA, yaha bar3A Azcarya hai| aba yaha ThIka nahIM ho sakatA, ise ThIka karanA vyartha hai| deva ne baladeva ko Azcarya mudrA meM dekhakara kahA - "mahAbhArata yuddha meM jina mahArathI kRSNa kA bAla bAMkA nahIM huA, ve jaratkumAra ke eka sAdhAraNa bANa se isa dazA meM pahu~ca sakate haiM to ratha samatala bhUmi meM kyoM nahIM TUTa sakatA ? ___ baladeva usakI bAta kI upekSA karake Age bar3ha gye| Age jAne para unhoMne dekhA - eka vyakti zilAtala para kamalini ugAne kA prayatna kara rahA hai| yaha dekhakara baladeva bole - "kyoM bhAI! kyA zilAtala para bhI kamalinI uga sakatI hai ?" deva jaise isI prazna ke lie hI baiThA thA - "Apa ThIka kahate haiM, pASANa ke Upara to kamalinI nahIM uga sakatI hai, kintu nirjIva zarIra meM kRSNa punaH jIvita ho uTheMge?" 25 Page #382 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CREEFFFFF baladeva Age bar3he to kyA dekhate haiM ki eka mUrkha vyakti sUkhe vRkSa ko sIMca rahA hai| baladeva se rahA nahIM || gayA, ve pUcha hI baiThe - "kyoM bhAI! isa sUkhe vRkSa ko sIMcane se kyA lAbha hai ? yaha kyA puna: harA ho jAyegA | ?" deva ne uttara diyA - "merA vRkSa sIMcane se to harA nahIM hogA, kintu Apake nirjIva kRSNa snAna bhojanAdi karAne se avazya jIvita ho uttheNge|" baladeva upekSA karake Age cala diye| unhoMne dekhA eka | manuSya mRta baila ko ghAsa, pAnI de rahA hai| unhoMne socA - "duniyA meM mUoM kI kamI nahIM hai| ve kahane lage - are bhole prANI ! isa mRtaka ko ghAsa, pAnI dene se kyA lAbha hai ?" yaha sunate hI vaha manuSya tana kara khar3A ho gayA aura bolA - "dUsaroM ko upadeza denevAle saMsAra meM bahuta haiM, kintu svayaM usa upadeza para amala karane vAle kama hI milate haiN| merA mRtaka baila to dAnA-pAnI nahIM khA sakatA, kintu Apake mRtaka kRSNa avazya khAnA khA sakate haiN| kyA yahI ApakA viveka hai?" yaha sunate hI baladeva ke antara meM eka jhaTakA-sA lagA aura prakAza kI eka jyoti kauMdha gii| ve bole "bhadra! Apa ThIka kaha rahe haiN| maiM abataka moha meM andhA ho rahA thaa| kRSNa kA zarIra sacamuca hI prANa rahita ho gayA hai|" deva bolA - "jo kucha bhI huA, bhagavAna nemIzvara svayaM pahale hI sabakucha batA cuke haiN| kintu saba kucha jAnate hue Apa jaise vivekI mahApuruSa ne chaha mAha vyartha hI kho diye|" isaprakAra kahakara deva ne vAstavika rUpa meM prakaTa hokara apanA paricaya diyaa| baladeva ne jaratkumAra aura pANDavoM kI sahAyatA se tuMgIgirI para kRSNa kA dAha-saMskAra kiyA / jaratkumAra ko rAjya diyA aura nemIzvara bhagavAna se parokSa tathA pihitAsrava muni se unhoMne sAkSAt daigambarI dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| muni baladeva atyanta rUpavAna the| ve jaba nagara meM AhAracaryA ke lie jAte the, to unheM dekhakara kAminiyA~ kAmavihvala ho jAtI thiiN| yaha dekhakara unhoMne niyama liyA ki "yadi mujhe vana meM hI AhAra milegA to hI lU~gA, anyathA nhiiN| unake kaThora tapa dvArA zarIra to kRza hotA gayA; kintu usase AtmA kI nirmalatA bar3hatI gii| ve vana meM hI vihAra karate the| yaha bAta rAjAoM ke bhI kAna meM pdd'iiN| ve apane purAne vaira-virodha ko smaraNa kara zastrasajjita hokara usI vana meM A gye| siddhArthadeva ne yaha dekhakara vana meM siMha hI siMha paidA || 25 8 EFFFFFFFFF Page #383 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REE F kara diye / jaba una rAjAoM ne muni baladeva ke caraNoM meM vinata aneka siMha dekhe to unakI sAmarthya dekhakara vaha saba rAjAgaNa natamastaka ho zAnta ho gye| baladeva munirAja ne sau varSa taka ghora tapa kiyaa| anta meM samAdhi maraNa karake ve tuMgIgiri se brahma svarga meM indra bne| IFE 19 jarAsandha :- jarAsandha rAjagRha nagara ke rAjA bRhadratha aura rAnI zrImatI ke putra aura navameM pratinArAyaNa the| jarAsaMgha kI eka putrI kA nAma ketumatI thaa| jo jitazatru ko vivAhI gaI thii| ketumati ko kisI mantravAdI parivrAjaka ne apane vaza meM kara liyA thA; kintu vasudeva ne mahAmaMtroM ke prabhAva se usake pizAca kA nigraha kiyA thaa| isa pizAca ke ghAtaka ke saMbaMdha meM bhaviSyaNAI thI ki jo rAjaputrI ke pizAca ko dUra karegA usa vasudeva kA putra isa jarAsaMdha kA ghAtaka hogaa| isa bhaviSyavANI se jarAsaMgha ke sainikoM ne zrIkRSNa ke pitA vasudeva ko pakar3a liyA thA; kintu usI samaya koI vidyAghara vasudeva ko vahA~ se uThA | le gyaa| samudravijaya Adi rAjAoM ke sAtha rohaNI ke svayaMvara meM na kevala yaha AyA thA apitu isake putra bhI Aye the| vasudeva se yuddha karane ke lie jarAsaMdha ne samudravijaya ko kahA thA aura yuddha ke pariNAmasvarUpa sau varSa se bichar3e hue bhAI vasudeva se samudravijaya kI bheMTa huI thii| suramya deza ke madhya sthita podanapura kA rAjA siMhastha jarAsaMdha kA zatru thaa| isane isa zatru ko bAMdhakara lAne vAle ko AdhA deza tathA apanI jIvadyadazA putrI dene kI ghoSaNA kI thii| vasudeva ne siMhastha ko jItakara tathA kaMsa se baMdhavAkara ise sauMpa diyA thaa| ghoSaNA ke anusAra usane jIvadyazA ko vasudeva ko denA cAhA kintu use sulakSaNA na jAnakara vasudeva ne yaha kahakara TAla diyA thA ki siMharatha ko usane nahIM bAMdhA, kaMsa ne bAMdhA hai| isane kaMsa ko rAjA ugrasena aura padmAvatI kA putra jAnakara yaha prasanna huA thaa| yahI kaMsa kRSNa ke dvArA mArA gyaa| kaMsa ke marane se vyAkulita putrI jIvadyazA ne ise kSubhita kiyaa| pariNAmasvarUpa isake kAlayavana nAmaka putra ne yAdavoM ke sAtha satraha bAra bhayaMkara yuddha kiyA aura anta meM yuddha meM mAre jAne para isake bhAI aparAjita | ne yuddha kiyaa| tIna sau chayAlIsa bAra yuddha karane para bhI anta meM yaha bhI kRSNa ke bANoM se mArA gyaa|. // 25 cha FNFFFFFFFFF Page #384 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EFFFF 0 384 upasaMhAra | prastuta sampUrNa graMtha meM 61 zalAkA puruSoM ke bhava-bhavAntaroM ke adhyayana se yaha spaSTa samajha meM AtA hai ki jagata meM jitane jIva haiM, unakI honahAra ke anurUpa utane hI prakAra kI unakI puNya-pAparUpa citravicitra pariNatiyA~ haiN| ajJAnadazA meM huI apanI-apanI pariNati kA phala to sabhI ko bhoganA hI par3atA | hai| tIrthaMkara honevAle jIvoM ne bhI ajJAnadazA meM apane-apane puNya-pApa ke phala meM naraka, nigoda kI paryAyeM | prApta kI aura anantakAlataka asahya ananta duHkha sahana kie| unake vividha caritra hameM yaha sIkha dete haiM ki yadi saMsAra meM janma-maraNa jaise aura naraka-nigoda jaise | bhayaMkara duHkhoM se bacanA ho to jo vItarAgatA kA mArga hamAre parama pUjya paMcaparameSThiyoM ne apanAyA, hama | bhI jagata kI moha-mAyA ke mArga kA tyAga kara vahI vItarAgatA, samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritra kA mArga apnaayeN| | sampUrNa grantha kI paMkti-paMkti hameM saMsAra kI asAratA aura vItarAga-vijJAna kI sArabhUtatA kA saMdeza || de rahI hai| tIrthaMkaroM meM bhagavAna neminAtha kA vairAgya, dvArikAdAha, pArzvanAtha dvArA nAga-nAgina kI ghaTanA, bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIva dvArA zera kI paryAya meM pazcAtApa ke AMsU bahAnA Adi aneka vairAgya ke aise prasaMga haiM, jo hamAre hRdayoM ko Andolita karate haiM aura hameM manuSya bhava sArthaka karane kA saMdeza dete haiN| tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM kI divyadhvani ke dvArA evaM munirAjoM ke upadezoM dvArA prApta vastusvAtaMtrya, sarvajJatA, vastu kA kramabaddha pariNamana, kAraNa-kArya-saMbaMdha, pA~ca samavAya Adi dvArA bhI jainadarzana ke divya saMdeza hameM samatA, zAnti, nirAkulatA aura niSkaSAya rahane meM pUrNa sahAyaka haiN| ye siddhAnta hI jainadarzana aura jainadharma ke prANa haiN| ___ahiMsAmaya AcaraNa ke lie aura atisaMgraha kI pravRtti ke nirAvaraNa ke lie tathA saMyama-sadAcAra kA bhI sthAna-sthAna para pratyakSa va parokSarUpa se saMdeza diyA gayA hai| ina sabako dhAraNa jJAna meM lene ke lie pAThaka manoyogapUrvaka grantha kA AdyopAnta adhyayana-cintana-manana karake Atmahita meM pravRtta hoM, isa maMgalakAmanA ke sAtha viraam| OM namaH / 25