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________________ tapa : jIvana zodhana kI prakriyA - muni zrIcanda jisa vastu se hama paricita nahIM hote usake prati hamArA anurAga nahIM hotA / anurAga paricaya ke bAda ho sakatA hai / tapa ke prati hamArA anurAga tabhI bar3hegA jaba hama usase paricita hoNge| darzana digdarzana tapa eka choTA-sA zabda hai / do akSaroM kA, vaha bhI laghu akSaroM kaa| isakI zabda racanA jitanI laghu hai isakA kArya utanA hI mahAna hai| aNu se kaI gunA zakti isameM hai / isameM anaMta jJAna, anaMta zakti AtmA kA svarUpa aura paramAtma- pada prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai / jaise - aNuzakti kA dUrupayoga karane vAlA saMhAra bhI kara sakatA hai, lAkhoM vyaktiyoM ko prANa-rahita kara sakatA hai vaise hI tapa se prApta zakti ke dvArA eka sthAna para baiThA mAnava 161, janapadoM ko bhasma kara sakatA hai| isase spaSTa hai ki tapa meM aNu se bhI kaI gunA zakti hai / zakti apane Apa meM zakti hai| usakA durupayoga karanA zakti kA doSa nahIM, vyakti kI ucchRMkhalatA hai / tapa kA paricaya vAsanA jaina dharma meM tapa ke bAraha prakAra haiM / prathama chaha prakAroM ko bAhyatapa aura antima chaha prakAroM ko Abhyantara tapa kahA hai / prathama cAra prakAra AhAra se sambandhita haiN| zeSa ATha prakAroM meM sAdhanA kI anya vidhiyAM haiM / kaSTa - sahiSNutA, pAMca indriyoM kA saMyama, - vijaya, ahaM kA tyAga, krodhajaya, prAyazcita, saralatA, namratA, vinaya, sevA, svAdhyAya dhyAna, mamatva-tyAga Adi kI sAdhanA-vidhi tapa kI paridhi meM hai / yadyapi sAdhanApaddhati meM Abhyantara tapa bAhyatapa se adhika mahattvapUrNa haiM / phira bhI kAla-pravAha se jana mAnasa Abhyantara tapa kI apekSA upavAsa Adi bAhya tapa kA adhika AcaraNa karatA hai / 2010_03 191
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________________ sva: mohanalAla bAThiyA smRti grantha isaliye Aja tapasvI kahane se sIdhA bodha una vyaktiyoM kA hotA hai, jo upavAsa karate haiN| sAmAnya logoM meM tapa ke artha kI vyApakatA simaTakara AhAra tyAga meM raha gaI hai| isa dRSTi se upavAsa tapa kA pratIka bana gayA hai| upavAsa tapa ko jaina dharma meM anazana tapa mAnA gayA hai| yUM kahanA cAhie anazana tapa kI sAdhanA meM kama se kama upavAsa karanA hotA hai| avamodarikA tapa meM bhUkha se kama khAyA jAtA hai aura vastra, pAtra Adi upakaraNoM kA alpIkaraNa kiyA jAtA hai| bhikSAcaryA tapa meM vividha prakAra ke saMkalpa kie jAte haiN| saMkalpa pUrNa hone para bhikSA grahaNa kI jAtI hai, anyathA upavAsa kiyA jAtA hai| rasa parityAga tapa meM rasa kA tyAga kiyA jAtA hai| dUdha, dahI, Adi rasa (vigaya yA vikRti) nahIM khAe jAte yA unakI sImA kI jAtI hai| AhAra sambandhI choTe-se-choTA tyAga bhI tapa hai| tapa kI paribhASA zabda racanA kI dRSTi se tapa zabda tapa dhAtu se banA hai| jisakA artha hai tpnaa| nirUkta kI dRSTi se AcArya abhayadevasUrI ne tapa zabda kA nirUkta kiyA hai - 'rasa-rUdhira-mAMsa-medAsthi majjA-zukrANyanena tapyante karmANi vAzubhAnItyatastapo nAma niruuktH|' jisa sAdhanA ke dvArA rasa, rUdhira, mAMsa, meda, asthi, majjA aura zukra tapa jAte haiM, sUkha jAte haiM athavA azubha karma naSTa ho jAte haiM, jala jAte haiM use tapa kahate haiN| prasiddha TIkAkAra AcArya malayadevasUri ne kahA hai - __ 'tApayati aSTaprakAra karma iti tpH|' jo ATha prakAra ke karmoM ko tapAtA hai. vaha tapa hai| tApa kA artha hai ussnntaa| uSNatA Thosa ko drava karatI hai| dhAtu ko pighalAnA ho to use tApa ke dvArA hI pighalAyA jA sakatA hai| AtmA ke sAtha gAr3ha rUpa se cipake hue karmoM kA sambandha viccheda karanA ho to vaha tapa ke dvArA hI kiyA jA sakatA hai| 2010_03
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________________ darzana digdarzana bhagavatI sUtra meM karmo ko sUkhe ghAsa kI upamA dI gaI hai| jaise sUkhe ghAsa ko agni kSaNa-bhara meM jalA DAlatI hai vaise hI tapa rUpI agni karmo ko bhasma kara DAlatI hai| cUrNikAra jinadAsagaNI mahattara bhI yahI paribhASA dete haiM - 'tavo NAma tAvayati aTThaviMha kammagaMThi nAsetiti vuttaM bhvi|' jo ATha prakAra kI karma-graMthiyoM ko tapAtA hai, nAza karatA hai, vaha tapa hai| jaina dharma meM tapa kA bahuta bar3A sthAna hai| yaha mokSa prApti ke cAra sAdhanoM meM se eka sAdhana mAnA gayA hai| phira bhI tapa karanA anivArya nahIM hai| eka vyakti do mAsa kA tapa (60 dina kA upavAsa) kara sakatA hai| dUsarA vyakti eka upavAsa bhI nahIM kara sakatA / dUsare vyakti ke lie jaina dharma meM anivAryatA nahIM hai ki use lambe upavAsa karane hI cAhie anyathA mukti nahIM hogii| na to lambe upavAsoM kI anivAryatA hai aura na eka-do dina ke upavAsa kI bhii| tapa karane vAloM ke lie bhagavAna ne viveka diyA hai ki apanI zArIrika zakti ko tolakara tapa sAdhanA meM kadama uThAnA caahie| balaM thAmaM ca pehAe, saddhAmArogya mppnno| khettaM kAlaM ca vinnAya, tahappANaM nijuNje|| apanA zarIra bala, mana kA bala, zraddhA, Arogya, kSetra aura samaya Adi ko samajha kara tapa Adi dhArmika pravRtti meM apane ko jor3anA caahie| tapasyA meM zarIra-bala to cAhie hI, sAtha meM mana kA bala bhI honA cAhie / zarIra-bala hai aura mana kA bala nahIM hai to vyakti tapa karane meM hickicaaegaa| zarIra kA bala pUrNa nahIM hai, lekina mana kI dRr3hatA kA bala hai to vaha sAhasa ke sAtha tatpazcaryA meM apane ko lagA degaa| jisa vyakti ko upavAsa karane se vamana hotA ho, bhUkha se vyAkulatA bar3hatI ho, jI ghabarAtA ho, pitta kA prakopa adhika hotA ho, mana meM saMkleza bar3hatA ho, mAnasika pariNAmoM meM utAra-car3hAva AtA ho, sahayogiyoM ko anicchA sevA denI par3atI ho, vaisI sthiti meM tapa soca-samajhakara karanA caahie| 2010_03
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________________ sva: mohanalAla bAMThiyA smRti grantha prajJApanAsUtra ke TIkAkAra malayagirI ne kahA hai - tAvadeva tapaH kArya, durthyAMnaM yatra no bhaveta / yena yogA na hIyante, kSIyante nendriyANi ca / / vaisA hI tapa karanA cAhie jisase mana meM durdhyAna na bar3he, yogoM kI hAni na ho aura indriyAM kSINa na hoM / maraNasamAdhi meM bhI isI Azaya kA eka zloka kahA hai - soNAma aNasaNo tavo, jeNa maNo 5 maMgalaM na ciMtehi / jeNa na iMdiyahANI, jeNa ya jogA na hAyaMti / / vahI anazana tapa zreSTa hai jisase mana amaMgala (azubha) ciMtana na kare, indriyoM kI hAni na ho aura yogoM kI Avazyaka kArya meM kSati na ho / phalita kI bhASA yahI hai ki tapa karanA cAhie parantu usameM na to anukaraNa honA cAhie aura na apanI zakti kA atikramaNa hI honA caahie| apanI zakti ke anusAra tapa kI sAdhanA adhika se adhika karanI cAhie / viveka ke binA kiyA gayA tapa tApa, saMtApa aura paritApa bana jAtA hai jisase Atmika zAnti aura samAdhi nahIM miltii| jo vyakti apanI zakti ko binA tole yA usakI upekSA karake tapa karate haiM ve tapa kI pratiSThA ko sthApita na kara usakI apratiSThA bar3hAtA hai, vivekapUrvaka tapa karane vAlA jaina zAsana kI pratiSThA bar3hAtA hai, svayaM bhI lAbhAnvita hotA hai aura tapa kI bhI garimA bar3hAtA hai / 2010_03 bhagavAna ne kahA - ' No pUyaNaM tavasA avahejjA / ' pUjA-pratiSThA ke lie tapa mata kro| pUjA aura pratiSThA to svayaM milane vAlI hai, vaha kahAM jAegI ? dhAnya ke sAtha bhusA bhI hotA hai dhAnya ke uddezya se khetI karane vAlA dhAnya ke sAtha bhUsA bhI pAtA hai / bhUse ke lie khetI karane vAlA vuddhimAna nahIM khlaataa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne usa tapa kA niSedha kiyA, jo isa loka kI kAmanA (Rddhi-siddhi ke lie), paraloka kI kAmanA (svarga, iMdrapada Adi kI prApti ke lie) yA yaza, kIrti aura pratiSThA ke lie tapa karate the / unhoMne eka hI uddezya se tapa kA vidhAna kiyA, vaha hai nirjarA, karma baMdhana se mukti, Atma zuddhi / pravRtti ke sAtha pariNAma jur3A rahatA hai| koI bhI pravRtti pariNAma zUnya nahIM hotI / bhaviSyadraSTA hote haiM ve pariNAma ko dekhakara pravRtti karate haiM / pariNAma ke AdhAra 164
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________________ darzana digdarzana para hI pravRtti ko Age bar3hAyA jA sakatA hai| tapa karane vAlA pahale socatA hai ki tapa kA phala kyA hogA? gautama svAmI ne bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra se jijJAsA kI thI ki bhagavana tapa karane se jIva ko kyA phala milatA hai ? bhagavAna ne uttara diyA - gautama ! 'taveNa voDhANaM jaNayai / ' jIva tapa se karmo kA vyavadAna karatA hai, karmo kI nirjarA karatA hai, karmo kA kSaya karatA hai| tuMgiyA nagarI ke zramaNopAsaka bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI paramparA ke zramaNoM ke pAsa jAkara pUchate haiM - taveNaM bhate kiM phale? bhagavana ! tapa karane se kyA phala milatA hai ? sthavira zramaNoM ne uttara diyA - tave voDhANa phle| tapa kA phala hai vyvdaan| anAdi kAla se AtmA ke karma cipake hue haiN| karmo kA AvaraNa AtmA para chAyA huA hai / tapa se AvaraNa dUra haTatA he| AtmA apane rUpa meM prakaTa hotI hai| jaise bAdaloM se DhakA huA candramA bAdaloM ke haTane se dikhAI detA hai| jaina AgamoM meM aneka sthAnoM para tapa ke phala ke viSaya meM eka hI bAta kahI gaI hai - vaha hai aatmshuddhi| AcAraMga-niyukti meM bhadrabAhu svAmI ne yahI kahA hai - 'jaha khalu mailaM vatthaM, sujjhai udagAieehiM davvehiM / evaM bhAvuvahANeNa sujjhae kammabhaTThavihaM / ' jaise malina vastra jala Adi dravyoM se svaccha nirmala hotA hai vaise hI bhAvapUrNa upadhAna (bAhyAbhyantara tapa) se AtmA karmamala se zuddha hotI hai| zodhaka dravya zaktizAlI hotA hai to vastra kA saghana aura cikanA dAga bhI miTa jAtA hai vaise hI tapa se na kevala isa janma ke hI karma mala dUra hote haiM apitu janma-janmAntaroM ke saMcita karma bhI tapa se kSINa ho jAte haiN| sAdhanA kA eka mahattvapUrNa par3Ava hai tp| tapasyA kevala bhUkhe rahane kA nAma nahIM hai, isa prakriyA meM vyakti salakSya adhyAtma bhAvanA se zarIra ko tapAtA hai, indriya saMyama karatA hai, kaSAyoM ko upazamita karatA hai, karma saMskAroM ke nirjaraNa kA puruSArtha karatA hai| tapasyA jIvana zodhana kI eka mahattvapUrNa prakriyA hai / 2010_03