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________________ 10 janavarI 2011 jinavANI 225 zramaNa-jIvana kI mahattA zrI sampatarAja caudharI eka sAdhaka gRhastha se bar3hakara hotA hai zramaNa kA jIvana / vaha Atma-kalyANa ke sAtha parakalyANa meM bhI tatpara hotA hai / Atma-vikAsa ke lie tapa athavA zrama karane ke kAraNa use zramaNa kahA jAtA hai| zrI caudharI sAhaba ne apane Alekha meM zramaNa ke tapasvI artha kA vizeSa mahattva sthApita kiyA hai tathA sacce zramaNa ke sAdhanA-zIla jIvana kA mahattva spaSTa kiyA hai| -sampAdaka sAdhanA kA mArga evaMphala AcArya kundakunda ke samakAlIna AcArya vaTTakera ne kahA hai- 'maggo maggaphalaM ti ya duvihaM jiNasAsaNaM samakkhAdaM' (mUlAcAra, 202) arthAt mahAvIra bhagavAn ne apane samasta pravacanoM meM do bAteM kahI haiM- mArga evaM mArga kA phl| mArga kA artha hai- sAdhanA patha aura mArgaphala kA artha hai- saadhy|maanv ko sAdhanA patha para calakara jisa dhyeya ko prApta karanA hotA hai vaha hai- AtmasvarUpa kI praapti| yahI usakA antima dhyeya hai, kyoMki AtmasvarUpa kI prApti ke pazcAt pAne yogya kucha bhI zeSa nahIM rahatA hai| sAdhanA mAnava jIvana kA mahattvapUrNa aMga hai| sAdhanA do prakAra kI hotI hai| eka laukika sAdhanA hotI hai aura dUsarI lokottara saadhnaa| jisa mArga ke bAre meM AcArya ne kahA hai, vaha lokottara sAdhanA hai| ise adhyAtmasAdhanA bhI kahate haiN| adhyAtma-sAdhanA bhI do prakAra kI hotI hai- eka dezavirati sAdhanA aura dUsarI sarvavirati saadhnaa| prathama prakAra kI sAdhanA meM vyakti maryAdAzIla jIvana yApana karatA huA bhI pUrNa hiMsAdi pApoM kA tyAga nahIM kara sakatA, phira bhI vaha artha aura kAma kA sevana karate hue bhI dharma ko hI jIvana meM pramukha sthAna detA hai| jo artha aura kAma dharma se cyuta karate haiM, vahA~ vaha apanI kAmanAoM kA saMvaraNa kara letA hai| sAdhanA ke dUsare mArga sarvavirati meM vyakti gRhatyAgI banakara mana, vacana aura kAya se sampUrNa hiMsA, steya, adattagrahaNa, kuzIla aura parigraha Adi pApoM kA tyAga kara detA hai, una pApoM ko anya se nahIM karavAtA hai evaM aise pApa karane vAloM kA anumodana bhI nahIM karatA hai| aise gRhatyAgI sAdhaka ko jainAgamoM meM zramaNa' kahA hai| zramaNa kI sAdhanA pUrNa sAdhanA kA mArga hai, jabaki gRhastha kI sAdhanA dezavirati hotI hai jo sarva-virati sAdhanA kI ora agrasara hone kI bhUmikA hai| Astika darzanoM ne cetana tattva arthAt AtmA ko zarIra evaM anya dRzyamAna jagat ke padArthoM se bhinna aura svatantra mAnA hai| zarIra meM rahatA huA cetana tattva ananta zakti sampanna hokara bhI karmoM ke saMyoga se apane svarUpa ko vismRta kara cukA hai, isIliye yaha aneka bhavoM meM apane karmAnusAra alaga-alaga paryAyoM meM bhramaNa Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ jinavANI 10 janavarI 2011 karatA huA nirantara AkulatA-vyAkulatA ko sahana karatA rahatA hai| use kabhI sthAyI Ananda nahIM mila rahA hai| sthAyI Ananda ke liye bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jo mArga batAyA hai, vaha hai nANeNa jANai bhaavedNsnnennysdRhe| caritteNa nigiNhAitaveNa prisujjhaaii||-uttraadhyyn sUtra, 28.35 arthAt jJAna ke dvArA jIvAjIvAdi bhAvoM ko jAnanA, heya aura upAdeya ko pahacAnanA, darzana se tattva kA zraddhAna karanA, cAritra se Ane vAle rAgAdi vikAra yukta karma-daloM ko rokanA evaM tapasyA se pUrva saMcita karmoM kA kSaya karanA, yahI saMkSepa meM mukti-mArga yA Atmazuddhi kI sAdhanA hai| gRhastha aura gRhatyAgI aNagAra donoM isakI sAdhanA kara sakate haiN| parantu gRhastha aura aNagAra kI sAdhanA meM bahuta bar3A antara hotA hai, jisakI carcA hama Age kreNge| zramaNa apanI sAdhanA kI viziSTatAoM ke kAraNa sAdhAraNa vyaktiyoM se bahuta Upara uTha jAtA hai| isaliye pahale hama zramaNa ke svarUpa kA varNana karate haiN| tapa kA zrama karane vAlA zramaNa hamAre deza meM AdhyAtmika unnayana hetu prArambha se hI do dhArAe~ cala rahI haiM- eka zramaNadhArA aura dUsarI vaidika dhaaraa| jaina darzana aura bauddha darzana meM dIkSita aNagAra ko zramaNa' kahA gayA hai| hamArI carcA kA viSaya usa zramaNadhArA se hai jisameM Atmonnayana ke liye saMyama aura tapa rUpI zrama kiyA jAtA hai evaM jisakA sUtrapAta isa avasarpiNI kAla meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne kiyA thA aura jo Aja taka bhI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke zAsanakAla meM avicchinna rUpa se cala rahI hai| prAcIna granthoM meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ko jaina muni nahIM, kintu sthAna-sthAna para 'niggaMthe nAyaputte' athavA 'samaNe bhagavaM mahAvIre' ke vizeSaNoM se pukArA gayA hai| prAkRta meM Ae 'samaNa' zabda ke saMskRta meM tIna rUpAntara hote haiM- zramaNa, zamana aura smn| jo mokSa ke liye zrama karatA hai vaha 'zramaNa' / jo kaSAyoM kA upazamana karatA hai, use 'zamana' kahate haiN| samana kA artha hai jo prANimAtra para samabhAva rakhatA hai| 'zramaNa' zabda zrama dhAtu se niSpanna hai, jisakA artha hai Atma-vikAsa ke liye zrama krnaa| AcArya raviSeNa ne kahA hai parityajya nRpo rAjyaM zramaNo jAyate mhaan| tapasA prApyasaMbadhaMtapohi zrama ucyate ||-pdmcritm ,6.212 arthAt jo rAjA apane rAjya ko chor3akara tapa ke sAtha apanA sambandha jor3ate haiM ve zramaNa kahalAte haiM, kyoMki zrama kare vahI zramaNa aura tapazcaraNa hI zrama kahA jAtA hai| mahAn AcAryoM ne zramaNa zabda ko kaI taraha se paribhASita kiyA hai, lekina una sabakA kendrabindu tapa aura saMyama hI hai| anuyogadvAra meM kahA hai to samaNo jai sumaNo, bhAveNa yajaiNa hoiipaavmnne| sayaNe ya jaNe ya samo, samo ya mANA'vamANesu -anuyogadvAra 132/sUtrAMka 599 arthAt jo mana se sumana (nirmala mana vAlA) hai, saMkalpa se kabhI pAponmukha nahIM hotA hai, svajana tathA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 10 janavarI 2011 jinavANI 227 para-jana meM, mAna evaM apamAna meM sadA sama rahatA hai, vaha zramaNa hai| zramaNatva kA sAra hai- upazama (uvasama sAraM khu sAmaNNe - vRhatkalpa bhASya 1.135) tapa se upazama bhAva kI prApti hotI hai aura vikAroM ke upazama se samatva kI prApti hotI hai| isIliye bhagavAn ne kahA hai- 'samayAe samaNo hoi' (uttarAdhyayana sUtra 25.32) arthAt samatA se zramaNa hotA hai| praznavyAkaraNa sUtra (2.5.162) meM bhI kahA hai- 'same ya je savvapANabhUesu se hu samaNo' arthAt jo samasta prANiyoM ke prati samabhAva rakhatA hai, vastutaH vahI zramaNa hai| sUtrakRtAMga meM zramaNa kA svarUpa batAte hue kahA hai "ettha visamaNe aNissite aNidANe AdANaMca ativAyaM ca musAvAyaM ca bahiddhaM ca kohaM ca mANaM ca mAyaM ca lobha ca pejjaM ca dosaM ca iccevaM jato AdANAto apaNo padosahetuM tato tao AdANAto puvvaM paDivirate virate pANAivAyAo daMte davie vosaTThakAe samaNe ti vcce|" -sUtrakRtAMga 1.16.635 arthAt jo sAdhaka anizrita (zarIra Adi kisI bhI padArtha meM Asakta yA usa para Azrita nahIM hai), anidAna (apane tapa-saMyama ke phala ke rUpa meM kisI bhI prakAra ke iha-laukika sukha bhogAkAkSA se rahita) hai, tathA karmabandha ke kAraNabhUta prANAtipAta, mRSAvAda, maithuna aura parigraha (upalakSaNa se adattAdAna bhI) se rahita hai tathA krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, rAga aura dveSa nahIM karatA; isa prakAra jina-jina karmabandha ke AdAnoM-kAraNoM se ihaloka-paraloka meM AtmA kI hAni hotI hai tathA jo-jo AtmA ke liye dveSa ke kAraNa hoM, una-una karmabandha ke kAraNa se pahale se hI nivRta hai evaM jo dAnta, bhavya (dravya) tathA zarIra ke prati mamatva se rahita hai, use zramaNa kahanA caahie| ina arthoM ke prakAza meM jaba hama zramaNa' ko kasate haiM to zramaNa kA pahalA lakSaNa anizrita batAyA hai, kyoMki vaha sAMsArika padArtha yA zarIra para Azrita nahIM hai athavA Asakta nahIM hai- vaha para-padArtha para Azrita hokara nahIM rahatA, balki tapa-saMyama se svazrama para hI Age bar3hatA hai| zramaNa jo bhI zrama karatA hai, vaha karma-kSaya ke liye hI karatA hai| nidAna karane se karmakSaya nahIM hotA hai, isIliye use anidAna kahA hai| prANAtipAta Adi jina-jina se karmabandha hotA hai, unakA vaha zamana karatA hai, unase dUra rahatA hai| krodhAdi kaSAyoM evaM rAga-dveSa kA zamana karatA hai| rAga-dveSa mohAdi kAraNoM se dUra rahakara samatva meM sthira rahatA hai| . . sUtrakatAMga meM hI zramaNoM ke battIsa yoga-saMgraha arthAt pAlana karane yogya kRtya batAye gaye haiM, jisameM doSoM kI samartha AlocanA se lekara maraNa samaya meM saMlekhanA se ArAdhaka banane kA nirUpaNa hai| sthAnAMga sUtra (3/4/sUtrAMka 496) meM kahA hai- 'tihiM ThANehiM samaNe NiggaMthe mahANijjare mahapajjavasANe bhavati' arthAt tIna kAraNoM se zramaNa kI sAdhanA kA phala mahAnirjarA aura usake saMsAra kA aMta batAyA hai| ye tIna kAraNa zramaNa ke tIna manoratha yA bhAvanAe~ hotI haiM- 1. kaba maiM alpa yA bahuzruta kA adhyayana karU~gA, 2. kaba maiM ekala vihArI pratimA ko svIkAra karU~gA evaM 3. kaba maiM apazcima mAraNAntika saMlekhanA kI ArAdhanA se yukta hokara bhatta Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 228 jinavANI || 10 janavarI 2011 pAna kA parityAga kara pAdapopagamana saMthArA svIkAra kara mRtyu kI AkAMkSA nahIM karatA huA vicruuNgaa| Agama zAstroM meM jo-jo viziSTa guNa alaga se mAhana, zramaNa, bhikSu aura nirgantha ke batAye hue haiM, ve kathaMcit ekArthaka haiM, paraspara avinAbhAvI haiN| isa taraha zramaNa jIvana kI mahattA isake artha meM hI nihita hai| tapa meM sampUrNa mokSamArga samAhita sthAnAMga sUtra (10/16) meM zramaNa dharma isa prakAra kA kahA gayA hai- kSamA, alobha, saralatA, mRdutA, laghutA, satya, saMyama, tapa, tyAga evaM brhmcryvaas| isI AgamazAstra (2/1/sUtrAMka 40) meM kahA hai- do kAraNoM se saMsAra aTavI ko pAra pAyA jA sakatA hai aura vedo mArga haiM-'vijjAe ceva, caraNeNa ceva' arthAt vidyA aura caaritr| vidyA kA artha jJAna aura cAritra kA artha kriyA se hai| kahane kA tAtparya hai ki jJAna aura kriyA do mokSa ke mArga haiN| zAstrakAra Age kahate haiM- "AhaMsu vijjAcaraNaM pamokkhaM' (sUtrakRtAMga 12/11) arthAt vidyA aura caraNa arthAt jJAna-kriyA ke samanvaya se hI mukti ho sakatI hai| upAdhyAya yazovijaya jI ne jJAnasAra (10/73) meM kahA hai ki sAdhu jJAna rUpI amRta kA pAnakara aura kriyA rUpI kalpavRkSa ke phala khAkara, samatA rUpI tAMbula cakhakara parama tRpti kA anubhava karatA hai| jJAna aura kriyA samyak honI cAhie isIliye AcArya umAsvAti ne tattvArtha sUtra ke prArambha meM kahA hai- 'samyak-darzana-jJAna-cAritrANi mokSa-mArgaH' samyak darzana, jJAna aura cAritra hI mokSa mArga haiM, ye saba alaga-alaga nahIM varan milakara hI mArga hai| AcArya ke anusAra jaba taka samyak darzana nahIM hotA hai, taba taka samyak jJAna nahIM ho sakatA aura jaba taka samyak jJAna nahIM hotA hai, taba taka samyak cAritra nahIM ho sktaa| mokSa-sAdhanA ke mArga meM ye tInoM hI eka dUsare ke pUraka haiN| uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke mokSa mArga adhyayana meM mokSa ke cAra mArga batAye haiM __ nANaM ca daMsaNaMceva, crittNctvothaa| ___esa maggo tipannato, jiNehiM vrdNsihi||-uttraadhyyn sUtra 28.2 arthAt satya ke samyakdraSTA jinavaroM ne jJAna, darzana, cAritra aura tapa- ye cAra mokSa ke mArga batAye haiN| yahA~ prabhu ne cauthe mArga ke rUpa meM tapa ko batAyA hai| vastutaH ye cAroM hI eka dUsare se jur3e hue haiM, parantu prabhu ne jo tapa kA mArga batAyA hai usameM sabhI kA samanvaya ho jAtA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki zrama kI paribhASA meM isakA artha tapa batAyA gayA hai| sarvepadA hastipade nimagnAH'-hAthI ke paira meM saba ke paira samA jAte haiN| sAgara ke garbha meM sabhI nadiyAM samA jAtI haiM, usI taraha tapa ke AcaraNa meM mokSa ke sabhI mArga samAhita ho jAte haiN| tapa kA jaisA vyApaka varNana jaina AgamoM meM milatA hai vaisA anyatra kisI bhI darzana meM nahIM dekhA gyaa| tapa kA kSetra itanA vyApaka hai ki isameM anazana, svAdhyAya, sevA, bhakti, prAyazcitta, dhyAna, kAyotsarga Adi jIvana kI sabhI kriyAe~ A gaI haiN| isIliye jaina darzana meM zramaNa zabda tapasvI kA hI vAcaka bana gayA hai-'zrAmyatIti zramaNA tapasyantItyarthaH (dazavaikAlika vRtti 1/13 AcArya hribhdr)| jaina dharma kA itihAsa par3heMge to patA calegA ki jitane bhI mahApuruSa hue haiM ve tapasyA ke pariNAma se hue haiN| AdipuruSa bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne eka hajAra varSa taka kaThora tapasyA kI evaM kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| antima Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 10 janavarI 2011 jinavANI 229 tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI bAraha varSa aura sAr3he chaH mAha kI ugra tapasyA karake kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| isIliye bauddha granthoM meM bhI bhagavAn mahAvIra ko 'dIghatapassI nigaTho' kahA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI gautama gaNadhara kI tapaH sAdhanA kA varNana karate hue kahA hai- uggatave dittatave tattatave mahAtave (bhagavatI sUtra 1.1.3)gautama bar3e ugra tapasvI, dIptatapasvI aura eka mahAna tapasvI the| sabhI tIrthaMkara saMsAra tyAga kara dIkSA lete haiM aura kevalajJAna kI prApti taka tapa sAdhanA meM rata rahate haiN| unakI hara siddhi ke mUla meM tapa hI rahatA hai| Aja bhI kisI sAdhanA ke anuSThAna meM tapa kI hI bhUmikA rahatI hai| svayaM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA- 'taveNaM vodANaM jaNaya ' (uttarAdhyayana sUtra 29.26 ) - tapa se vyavadAna hotA hai arthAt tapa se AtmA karmoM ko dUra karatA hai| bhagavAn ne Age batAyA hai- 'bhavakoDIsaMciyaM kammaM tavasA nijjarijjai' (uttarAdhyayana sUtra 30.6 ) - karor3oM bhavoM ke saMcita karma tapa se kSINa ho jAte haiM, yahI tapa kA phala hai / cAritra to tapa hai hI, parantu jJAna bhI tapa hai| jJAna prApti tabhI hotI hai jaba Apa vinaya yukta hoMge, sevA reMge taba hI guru se jJAna milegaa| svAdhyAya bhI tapa kA hI aMga hai| tapa ko Agama-zAstroM meM vistRta artha dekara isake do bheda batAye haiM- bAhyatapa aura Abhyantara tapa / jisa tapa kI sAdhanA zarIra se jyAdA sambandha rakhatI ho vaha bAhya tapa jaise - upavAsa, rasa parityAga, kAyakleza, abhigraha, bhikSAvRtti Adi / jisa tapa kA sambandha mana se adhika rahatA hai vaha Abhyantara tapa jaise - prAyazcitta, dhyAna, svAdhyAya, vyutsarga aadi| lekina ina donoM meM maulika bheda nahIM hai, ye eka dUsare ke pUraka haiN| hA~, koI sAdhaka anazana nahIM kara sakatA to vaha tapa ke dUsare prakAroM kI sAdhanA kara sakatA hai / dazavaikAlika (8/34) meM kahA gayA hai ki apanA zarIra, bala, mana kI dRr3hatA, zraddhA, Arogya tathA kSetra kAla Adi kA pUrNa vicAra karake hI tapazcaryA meM laganA caahie| aisA isaliye kahA hai ki tapa karane meM yadi saMkleza paidA ho to samAdhi nahIM rhegii| kahane kA tAtparya yahI hai ki Atmazuddhi kA kaunasA sAdhana hai jo tapa meM nahIM AtA / saMkSepa meM kaheM to tyAga vRtti hI tapa hai - doSoM kA tyAganA, mamatva buddhi ko tyAganA, parigraha ko tyAganA, bhogoM ko tyAganA, lobha ko tyAganA, krodha ko tyAganA, mAna ko tyAganA, mAyA ko tyAganA, bhaya ko tyAganA aura anta meM sabhI pApa aura puNya ko bhI tyaagnaa| yahA~ taka kahA gayA hai ki zramaNa mokSa kI bhI kAmanA na karatA huA apane svarUpa meM ramaNa kare / yahA~ para yaha batAnA Avazyaka hai ki AcArya, upAdhyAya evaM sAdhu ye tInoM hI 'zramaNa' zabda ke vAcya haiM- 'zramaNazabda- vAcyAnAcAryopAdhyAyasAdhUMzca' (pravacanasAra, tAtparyavRtti 2/4/40) / AcArya zIlAMka ne sUtrakRtAMga kI TIkA meM kahA hai- 'zrAmyati tapasA khidyati iti kRtvA zramaNo vAcyaH' - jo bhI zrama karatA hai, tapa karatA hai, tapa se zarIra ko khinna karatA hai, use zramaNa kahA jAtA hai / zramaNa jIvana kA sAmAjika mahattva bhagavAn ne jo sAdhanA kA mArga batAyA hai, kyA vaha zramaNa jIvana meM hI sambhava hai? aisA nahIM hai, gRhastha meM rahakara bhI aneka AtmAoM ne mukti prApta kI hai| siddhoM ke pandraha prakAroM meM eka gRhasthaliMga siddha bhI hai, yAnI gRhastha ke veSa meM bhAva saMyama prApta karake siddha hone vAle / agara aisA hai to bhagavAn ne saMyama aura gRhatyAga kA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 230 jinavANI || 10 janavarI 2011 || rAstA kyoM cunA? 'samicca loe kheyanne paveie' - samasta loka kI pIr3A ko jAnakara aura jagat ko duHkha evaM pIr3A se mukta karane ke liye mahAvIra ne saMnyAsa dhAraNa kiyaa| ve Atma-kalyANa ke sAtha-sAtha apane vaiyaktika jIvana se aisA Adarza pratiSThita karanA cAhate the jise sammukha rakhakara vyakti apane kalyANa aura mAnavatA ke kalyANa kI dizA meM agrasara ho ske| prazna uThatA hai ki loka kalyANa ke liye zramaNatva kI AvazyakatA kyoM hai? sAmAnyatayA jaba taka vyakti apane vaiyaktika svArthoM se parivAra ke sAtha jur3A rahatA hai taba taka vaha samyak rUpa se loka kalyANa kA sampAdana nahIM kara sakatA hai| loka-maMgala ke liye nijI sukhAkAMkSAoM se, svArthoM se, maiM aura merepana ke bhAvoM se Upara uThanA Avazyaka hai| mamatva aura mere mana ke ghere ko samApta karanA apekSita hai| parigraha meM bhogoM kI ora AkarSita hokara usake pravAha meM bahane kI sambhAvanA rahatI hai| jitanA parigraha utanA hI adhika duHkha, yaha niyama hai| jaba padArthoM meM Asakti rahatI hai to Atmattatva se vyakti dUra hI rahatA hai| zramaNajIvana meM Atma-kalyANa to hotA hI hai, sAtha-sAtha meM loka kalyANa bhI ho jAtA hai| aise vyakti virale hote haiM jo mamatva aura bhoga-lipsA para vijaya prApta kara lete haiN| unake liye bhoga roga hotA hai| duniyA~ ke sukha unake liye bhaya hai, kyoMki ve avanati ke garta meM dhakelate haiN| isIliye aise vyakti aNagAra bana jAte haiM, unakI antardRSTi jAgRta ho jAtI hai aura ve tyAgavRtti apanAkara sva-para kalyANa ke usa mArga para nikala par3ate haiM jisa para dRr3ha Atmazakti sampanna puruSa hI cala sakatA hai| ___ saMtoM kI eka vizeSatA hai- nirbhytaa| bhaya hamezA pApa aura patana kA kAraNa hotA hai| bhartRhari ne kahA haibhogoM meM roga kA bhaya hai, U~ce kula meM patana kA bhaya hai, dhana meM chIne jAne kA bhaya hai, mAna meM dInatA kA bhaya hai, bala meM zatru kA bhaya hai, rUpa meM bur3hApe kA bhaya hai, zAstra meM zuSkavAda kA bhaya hai, guNa meM nindA kA bhaya hai evaM zarIra meM kAla kA bhaya hai| saMsAra ke sabhI vyavahAra aura guNa kisI na kisI bhaya se pIr3ita haiN| kevala eka vairAgya hI hai jisameM kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM hai| sAdhu bAhya aura antaraMga parigraha se nivRtta hotA hai, ataH use na saMsAra se bhaya hai aura na hI mRtyu se| isIliye vaha nirbhaya hokara Atma evaM parakalyANa meM binA bhaya ke lagA rahatA hai| zramaNa apanI inhIM viziSTatAoM ke kAraNa mAnava evaM samasta prANijagat ke duHkha nivAraNa meM saMlagna hotA hai| vaha Atma-guNoM kI ucca avasthA ko prApta huI eka Adarza mUrti hai evaM dUsaroM ke liye preraNAsrota hai| vaha ajJAna meM jIne vAloM ke liye jJAna kA prakAza stambha hai| usakI sAdhanA AtmA se paramAtmA banane kI sAdhanA hai| duHkhI mAnava ke liye zAzvata sukha-prApti kA rAstA eka niHsvArtha, nirlobhI, nirmohI, paropakArI saMta hI batA sakatA hai| saMtoM kA samAgama na kevala jJAna-prApti meM sahAyaka hotA hai, balki mana kI malinatA ko bhI dUra karatA hai| tIrthoM kA phala to samaya Ane para mila bhI sakatA hai, parantu saMtasamAgama kA phala to tatkAla milatA hai| jaise vRkSa pracaMDa dhUpa sahana karake bhI dUsaroM ko chAyA dete haiM vaise hI sAdhu duHkha sahana karake bhI zaraNa meM Aye logoM ko zAMti pradAna karate haiN| saMtoM kI jIvana-gAthA bhI isIliye par3hI jAtI hai ki isase mana kI soI huI zakti jAgRta ho jaae| "satsaMgati jar3atA naSTa karatI hai, vANI ko satya se sIMcatI hai, citta ko prasannatA detI hai aura saMsAra meM yaza phailAtI hai| satsaMgati manuSya ke liye kyA nahIM karatI?" (bhRrtRhari-nItizataka) -14-varadAna apArTamenTa, 64-indraprastha eksaTenzana, dillI-110092 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only