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________________ tIrthaMkara mahAvIra [prakAza-parva mahAvIra] gurudeva zrI subhadra muni yUnivarsiTI pablikezana naI dillI-110 (313 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ TheGAAD tIrthakara mahAvIra zrI subhadramuni [prakAza-parva : mahAvIra For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ tIrthaMkara mahAvIra [prakAza-parva : mahAvIra ] (jaina tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra ke mahanIya divya vyaktitva kA gadya kAvya-rekhAMkana) - lekhaka : zrI subhadra muni prakAzaka : yUnivarsiTI pablikezana naI dillI-110 015 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ prakAzana varSa : 1998 prakAzaka: yUnivarsiTI pablikezana bI-137, karmapurA, naI dillI-110 015 mUlya : 500.00 rupaye mudraka : vikAsa kampyUTara eNDa priMTarsa navIna zAhadarA, dillI-110032 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ samarpaNa jina se jIvana patha para calane ke liye netra mile ! parama zraddheya prAtaH smaraNIya gurumaha __ zramaNa dharma ke mukuTa yogirAja zrI rAmajIlAla jI mahArAja ananta AsthA ke sAtha -subhadra muni - For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kAvya aura maiM bhASA kA jaba se vikAsa huA, tabhI se usane apanI rasAtmakatA, samvedanazIlatA, karuNA aura lalita-komala zabdAvalI ke kAraNa manuSya ko AkarSita kiyaa| manuSya ke liye yaha kautUhala aura Ananda kA viSaya thA-kAvya kI saritA kaise mastiSka ke kUloM ko sparza karatI huI hRdaya-pradeza para bahatI hai? kaise usa meM hRdaya ke samasta rasa svataH prakaTa ho jAte haiM? yahI kAraNa thA ki samaya-samaya para aneka zabda-sAdhaka anubhUti va abhivyakti ke aneka mArgoM se hote hue Ananda ke isa srota taka pahu~cate-pahu~cAte rhe| ___ mujhe bhI kAvya priya rhaa| maiM ekAMta-vizrAMta paloM meM, kAvya par3hatA, gungunaataa| kAvya-racanA kA koI vizeSa prasaMga mere jIvana meM nahIM bnaa| ataH isa dizA meM merA kArya racanA ke stara para svalpa rahA aura prakAzana kI dRSTi se atylp| racanA ke stara para kAvya ke isa rUpa meM merI ruci kaba aura kaise banI, isakA ullekha yahA~ apekSita pratIta ho rahA hai| san 1977 kI bAta / parama pUjya gurudeva saMghazAstA zrI rAmakRSNa jI ma0 kA cAturmAsa rohataka maNDI meM thaa| gurudeva kI sevA meM yaha sevaka (lekhaka) bhI thaa| usa cAturmAsa meM mujhe lagabhaga 10-15 dina bukhAra aayaa| bukhAra ne mujhase mere sabhI kAma chIna liye| sAre dina leTe raho, merA basa yahI eka kAma raha gyaa| vizrAma karate hue eka dina sahasA mere mAnasa meM eka vicAra jaagaa| maiM use gadya-kavitA ke rUpa meM bolane lgaa| usake svara usI ke rUpa meM maiMne kAgaja para utAra liye| bAda meM vicAra karane para anubhava huA ki sambhavataH yahI merI prathama kavitA hai, jisakA zIrSaka thA- 'njr'| unhIM dinoM lagabhaga tIsa-cAlIsa gadya-kavitAyeM aMkita huii| una meM se kucha aneka jaina patra-patrikAoM va 'paMjAba kesarI', 'navabhArata TAimsa' Adi rASTrIya dainikoM meM prakAzita huii| taba maiM 'pArijAta' aura 'zubha', ina do upanAmoM se kavitAyeM bhejA karatA thaa| prakAzita hone para lagA ki auroM kI dRSTi meM ye 'kavitAyeM haiN| yahI thA--kAvya-racanA va prakAzana se mere paricaya kA aarmbh| ___ Arambha to ho gayA paraMtu kAvya aura mere bIca jo pragAr3ha sambandha-setu sambhAvita thA, vaha bana nahIM skaa| paristhitiyoM ke dabAva aura gurudeva zrI ke zraddhAluoM ke Agraha se merA adhikAMza lekhana-kArya gadya ke rUpa meM hI huaa| yUM merA gadya se koI virodha to thA nahIM, jo maiM use roktaa| pariNAmataH eka ke bAda eka, gadya-kRtiyA~ prakAzita hotI rhiiN| kAvya chUTa gayA...yaha to maiM taba socUM jaba vaha mujha meM ThIka se udita huA ho| eka prasaMga phira ghttaa| merI gujarAtI par3hane kI ruci jaagii| taba merA samparka prophesara mahendra bhAI dave se huaa| gujarAtI bhASA ke pratiSThita vidvAna to ve the hI parantu vizeSa yaha ki kAvya meM bhI vizeSa ruci rakhate the| unhoMne mujhe apanI chanda-mukta kavitAyeM dikhaaii| mare mana meM prasupta kAvyAkarSaNa punaH jAgRta ho utthaa| maiMne bhagavAn mahAvIra ke mahAn jIvana ko kAvya-rUpa meM AkAra dene kI pocii| kucha kavitAyeM racI gii| Atma-vizvAsa to thA nhiiN| ataH maiMne ve kavitAyeM prophesara sAhaba ko dikhaayiiN| unhoMne unheM pasaMda kiyaa| kucha sujhAva bhI diye| kAvya se mere purAne paricaya kA navInIkaraNa huaa| kAvya se sambandhoM kA setu phira nirmita hone lgaa| sana 1995 meM maiMne 'paccIsa bola' (jaina tattva graMtha) para pravacana diye| taba kAvya kI lahara punaH AyI aura kuNDaliyA chanda meM paccIsa bola ke motI de gii| unheM aMkita kiyaa| sunaayaa| pratikriyAyeM utsAhavarddhaka thiiN| kucha baccoM ne unheM mukhAgra bhI kiyaa| For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kAvya-racanA va prakAzana ke avasara mere jIvana meM bhale hI kama Aye hoM, para kaviyoM va kavitAoM se AtmIya sambandha ke saMyoga prabhUta mAtrA meM upalabdha hote rhe| zraddhAzIla mahAvIra prasAda jI 'madhupa', DaoN0 mohana manISI, DaoN0 raghuvIra prasAda jI sarala (bhivAnI), zrI omaprakAza 'hariyANavI', vinaya devabandI, DaoN0 vinaya vizvAsa, azeSa jI Adi kavijana samaya-samaya para guru-caraNoM meM Ate rahate haiM aura unakI racanAyeM sunane ke sAtha-sAtha kAvya-carcA ke kSaNa bhI mujhe sahaja hI milate rahate haiN| isake atirikta parama pUjya gurudeva zrI kI kAvya-kRtiyoM, 'RtambharA', 'maMdAkinI', 'kAdambinI' evam anya sphuTa racanAoM, ke prakAzana-krama meM unheM par3hane tathA vyavasthA kI dRSTi se dekhane kA saubhAgya bhI mujhe milatA rhaa| Aja bhI gurudeva ko jaba kabhI kucha likhanA hotA hai to ve mujhe kAgaja-kalama lAne kA Adeza dete haiN| maiM samajha jAtA hU~ ki gurudeva koI mUlyavAna dharohara pradAna karane jA rahe haiN| kAvya se mere sambandha kA eka rUpa yaha bhI hai| aba...isa sambandha kA navInatama rUpa-prastuta pustk| mahAvIra jayaMtI ke punIta avasara para isa varSa 'zrI sambodhi' patrikA kA kAvya-vizeSAMka prakAzita karane kI yojanA bnii| pUrva-racita kavitAoM kA, vizeSa rUpa se, bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvanAdhAra para racita kAvya kA, smaraNa aayaa| usa kAvya ke kucha aMza patrikA meM prakAzita bhI hue| usI krama meM prastuta kAvya pUrNa huaa| nAma U~cA- 'prakAza-parvaH mhaaviir'| sambodhi (mAsika) ke yazasvI sampAdaka tathA suprasiddha kavi zraddhAzIla DaoN0 vinaya vizvAsa ne isa pustaka kA sampAdana kiyaa| muniratna zrI amita muni jI ne apanI kalAtmakatA se ise vyavasthA dI aura yaha sacitra kRti rUpAyita huii| priya ziSya anuja ke0 bhaTanAgara ne isakA citrAMkana kiyaa| mere parama pUjya gurudeva zrI rAmakRSNa jI mahArAja kA avirala sneha 'prakAza-parvaH mahAvIra' ke zabda-zabda meM samAyA hai| asvastha sthiti meM bhI unhoMne ise pUrNataH sunaa| isameM zeSa truTiyA~ dUra kii| apane amUlya zabda-mANikya ise pradAna kiye| gurudeva ke maMgalamaya patha-pradarzana ke abhAva meM yaha kRti kadApi pUrNa na ho paatii| merA roma-roma kRtajJa hai--parama pUjya gurudeva ke prti| bhagavAna mahAvIra prakAza ke aise parva the, jisameM sabhI bhedabhAva bhUlakara ananta jIva jIvanta ullAsa ke sAtha sammilita hue| isa prakAza-parva se anya timirAcchanna jIvoM kA bhI utthAna ho, isI maMgala-bhAvanA ke sAtha / -subhadra muni For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ bhUmikA prakAza-parva : mahAvIra 'prakAza-parvaH mahAvIra' mukta chaMda ke rUpa meM racI gaI kAvya-kRti hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra athavA pUrNa manuSyatva ke akSaya jIvana ko AdhAra banAkara hindI ke itihAsa meM sambhavataH prathama bAra usa divya jIvana kI arthachAyAe~ mukta-chanda kA rUpa dharakara prakAzita ho rahI haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA jIvana mukti kA jIvanta chanda thaa| isIliye samaya-samaya para aneka kaviyoM ne apanI-apanI kSamatAoM ke anurUpa use taraha-taraha se gaayaa| aneka lekhakoM ne apane-apane DhaMga se use vyAkhyAyita-vizleSita kiyaa| mukti ke usa jIvanta chanda ke sarvavyApI prabhAva se zuSkatA ne kavitva banakara dhanyatA anubhava kii| vyaktitva hI aisA thA vh|| __vahI vyaktitva 'prakAza-parvaH mahAvIra' meM punaH bhAsvara huaa| vizeSatA yaha ki zabda-zabda meM jIyA gayA use| artha-artha meM anubhava kiyA gyaa| bhAva-bhAva meM gAyA gyaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki racane kI koziza isa pUrI kAvya-kRti meM kahIM dikhalAI nahIM detii| kRtrima sauMdarya DhUMr3he nahIM miltaa| jahAM dekho anubhUti ke sAMce meM sahajatA se Dhala kara ubharatI kAvya pNktiyaaN| mukta chaMda kI AvazyakatA hI kaviyoM ne sahajatA ke kAraNa anubhava kI thii| cAhA thA ki artha ke atirikta, mAtra chanda nirvAha hetu lAye jAne vAle zabdoM ke bojha se mukta ho kvitaa| zabda kI laya artha kI laya ke liye ho| aisA na ho ki artha kI laya zabda kI laya ke liye upakaraNa-mAtra banakara raha jaaye| artha kA sampUrNa gaurava kahIM sAdhya se sAdhana na bana jAe, isI cintA se hindI kavitA ke itihAsa meM mukta chanda janmA thaa| bhArata ke svAdhInatA saMgharSa ke daura meM janma lekara mukta chanda svAtaMtryottara yuga meM hindI kavitA kI mukhya dhArA bana gyaa| chanda kI rUr3hiyoM se mukta hokara usane laya se apanA sambandha banAye rkhaa| jahA~-jahA~ laya usase chUTI vahAM-vahAM na to vaha chanda rahA, aura na hI kvitaa| bhale hI kavitA kI zakla meM use chApA aura sammAnita kiyA jAtA rahA ho| mahatvapUrNa yaha hai ki chanda ne jaba artha samRddhi aura usakI laya ke lie apane sabhI niyama dA~va para lagA diye, taba vaha 'mukta chanda' khlaayaa| usameM na tukeM milAne kA aparihArya Agraha zeSa rahA aura na hI nizcita varNa-krama evam varNa gaNanA kA pAMDityapUrNa abhyAsa / yadi sundara yA sArthaka zabda meM se kisI eka ko cunane kA prazna usake sammukha AyA to usane sArthaka zabda ko hI cunaa| isIliye usakI arthavattA artha kI sahajatA aura sahajatA ke artha ko kAvya-rUpa dene meM rhii| yaha arthavattA prastuta kRti meM ghaTita huI hai| chanda-zAstra meM ullikhita rUr3higata niyamoM kA nirvAha yahA~ nahIM hai| yahA~ hai--artha kI aura usase bhI Age bar3hakara bhAva kI eka virAT laya, jo sampUrNa kRti meM AdyopAnta gUMjatI hai| yaha bAta aura hai ki bhAva kI isa laya ne zabdoM kI laya se koI vaira nahIM rakhA hai| ataH zabda laya kI sRSTi bhI svayameva ho gaI hai parantu kendra meM rahI hai bhAva kI ly| isa mukta chanda meM mukti ke jIvanta chanda 'bhagavAn mahAvIra' prabhAvotpAdaka DhaMga se ubhara Aye haiN| jaina dharma prabhAvaka gurudeva zrI subhadra muni jI mahArAja dvArA sRjita vividhAneka gadya racanAoM se jo pAThaka/zrotA paricita haiM, ve isa tathya ko bhI bhalI-bhA~ti jAnate haiM ki gadya racanAoM ke bIca-bIca meM sthAna-sthAna para gurudeva kA kavitva prakaTa hotA rahA hai| mukta chanda meM isase pUrva bhI gurudeva kI sRjana kSamatA rUpa grahaNa karatI rahI hai| patra-patrikAoM meM ApazrI kI kucha kavitAyeM prakAzita bhI huI haiM parantu pustaka rUpa meM eka sudIrgha kAvya-kRti kA prakAzana pahalI bAra huA hai| nizcita hI pAThakoM ke lie gurudeva ke kAvya sRjana kA yaha rUpa darzanIya hogaa| 'prakAza-parvaH mahAvIra' kI utkRSTatA kAvya-racanA ke vibhinna pakSoM meM caritArtha huI hai| yathArtha ke mArmika aMkana kI dRSTi For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ se, bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samaya kA samAja striyoM ke prati kitanA krUra thA, isakA citraNa prastuta paMktiyoM meM draSTavya hai--striyoM ko bhI banAyA jAtA hai dAsiyA~/apanI icchA se ve na ha~sa sakatI haiM--na le sakatI haiM ubAsiyA~ /unheM samajhA jAtA hai/manoraMjana kA sAmAna/phira ve/kuoM meM kUda kara kyoM na deM apanI jAna unake liye/divAsvapna hai sammAna kI jagaha /kaisA samAja hai yh|" isa kRti kI eka anya ullekhanIya vizeSatA yaha bhI hai ki upamAyeM yahA~ alaMkAra mAtra ke rUpa meM prayukta nahIM huii| abhivyakti ke alaMkaraNa kA hI kArya ve nahIM krtiiN| kavitA kI anivAryatA bana gaI haiM ve| prabhu ke janma kA sRSTi para prabhAva aMkita karate hue gurudeva ne kahA-"jaise mUrchita meM/cetanA AtI hai jaise gaMgepana kI jabAna gIta gAtI hai jaise netrahIna ko netra milate haiM/jaise krUratA ke bhItara AMsU khilate haiM jaise ahaMkAra meM Ane lage saralatA/jaise patthara dila lobha/ugAne lage/tyAga kI taralatA/jaise krodha kI duniyA meM kSamA muskarAye /prabhu aaye|" ina paMktiyoM se yadi upamAyeM nikAla dI jAyeM to kAvya-sauMdarya hI nahIM, kAvya artha bhI samApta ho jaayegaa| isa se jJAta hotA hai ki aMtarvastu kI anivArya mAMga para hI yahAM upamAyeM AI haiM, kavi ke alaMkAra moha yA pratimA pradarzana moha ke kAraNa nhiiN| bAlaka varddhamAna kI parIkSA lene AyA deva jaba daitya kA rUpa dharatA hai to kAvya citrAtmaka ho uThatA hai--"lambe nukIle tIkhe/dAMta aura nAkhUna dIkhe/jhAr3a jhaMkhAr3a se bAla/A~kheM aMgAroM sI laal|" per3a tale khar3e vardhamAna ke sAmane jaba eka paMchI ghAyala hokara gira par3atA hai "to varddhamAna kA/roma-roma karAha uThA/pora-pora ho gayA/apane rakta se raMjita/AMkhoM meM umar3a AI ahiMsA kI ndii|" vardhamAna ke bhItara hone vAlA bhAvAndolana ina paMktiyoM meM dekhA jA sakatA hai| saMvAdoM kA bhI kuzala upayoga prastuta kAvya kRti meM kiyA gayA hai| zUlapANi yakSa apane pUrva bhava kI kathA sunAtA hai| batAtA hai ki vaha apane svAmI kA cahetA baila thaa| itanA cahetA ki usane use kabhI jotA nahIM thaa| eka bAra svAmI pA~ca sau gAr3iyAM lekara vyApAra hetu calA to vardhamAna grAma ke nikaTa nadI ke kIcar3a meM gAr3iyA~ pha~sa gii| kisI taraha na nikliiN| taba usI ne unheM nikaalaa| atyaMta zrama se usake kaMdhe TUTa gye| vaha jamIna para gira pdd'aa| svAmI ne grAmavAsiyoM ko dhana dekara kahA--"yaha jo dharatI para leTA hai/baila nahIM hai yaha/merA beTA hai isakI karate rahanA sAra-saMbhAla/hara taraha se/rakhate rahanA qhayAla/ye dhana itanA hai ki isakA mahInoM taka nahIM hogA kSaya/maiM apane vatsa ko sAtha le jAUMgA lauTate samaya/isake binA merA jIvana/banA rahegA saMtrAsa/lo ! merA beTA/merI amAnata hai tumhAre paas|" saMvAda mArmika haiN| kuzala bhASA prayoga kA eka aura prmaann| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI parIkSA lene jaba saMgama deva calA to use "suvidhA-poSita ahaMkAra" kahA gyaa| sajaga zabda prayoga kA yaha jIvanta udAharaNa hai| kathA pravAha ko agrasara karate bimba ina paMktiyoM meM haiM-mahAvIra eka bAra phira candanA kI ora mur3e/candanA ke dhadhakate netra/punaH zItalatA se jA jur3e/jo asambhava lagatA thA/vahI ghaTa gayA/abhigraha pUrNa huA kuhAsA chaMTa gayA/mahAvIra ne arase bAda/karapAtra bar3hAyA/manuSya to manuSya/pazu-pakSiyoM aura devI-devatAoM ke nayanoM meM bhI/harSa bhara aayaa|" kathA-pravAha ke bIca-bIca meM sUkti bana jAne vAlI paMktiyoM kA prayoga bhI huA hai| jaise--"sacamuca !/jJAna ke kSetra meM/kabhI koI kucha nahIM khotA hai| yahI eka aisA maidAna hai jisameM/hArane kA bhI garva hotA hai|" bahuta kama zabdoM meM bahuta bar3I bAta sameTane kI zakti yahA~ dekhiye--"prabhu ne/vedanAoM ko harSa aura patana ko utkarSa banAyA/dharma-sRSTi ke paimAne se sikhAyA/pApa-puNya ko mApanA/tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ne kI/dharma saMgha tIrtha kI sthApanA jisake Aloka se dhanya hai Aja/sampUrNa smaaj|" kAvya-zakti ke aura bhI aneka udAharaNa prastuta kRti meM bharapUra haiN| sabhI ko uddhRta kara vivecanA kI jAye to eka pUrI pustaka taiyAra ho jaaye| vAstavikatA yaha hai ki 'prakAza-parvaH mahAvIra' eka sazakta kAvyakRti hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke suprasiddha jIvana-prasaMgoM kI punarracanA isa DhaMga se karanA ki ve prasaMga naye bhI ho jAyeM tathA apekSAkRta adhika mArmika bhI, eka bar3I cunautI hai| prastuta kAvya-kRti isa cunautI kA samucita evam sarjanAtmaka pratyuttara hai| jana sAmAnya se lekara sAhityika pAThaka varga taka, sabhI ko prabhAvita karane kI kSamatA se sampanna hai-'prakAza-parvaH mahAvIra' / AzA hai isakA svAgata bhI utanA hI sakSama hogA, jitanI sakSama yaha svayaM hai| . -DA0 vinaya vizvAsa - For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ | ananta prakAza ke srota : bhagavAna mahAvIra | -subhadra muni bhagavAn mahAvIra manuSyatA kI subaha the| amAnavIyatA kA aMdhakAra unake sparza-mAtra se sihara utthaa| jaise-jaise prabha kI jIvana-yAtrA kA sUrya Age bar3hatA gayA vaise-vaise yaha andhakAra naSTa hotA gyaa| mAnavatA ke puSpa khilate ge| prANiyoM meM cetanA saMcarita hotI gii| ahiMsA ke srota, satya ke prakAza, asteya kI AtmA, aparigraha ke pramANa aura brahmacarya ke teja-puMja bhagavAn mhaaviir| apane-Apa meM ve uttarottara unnata hotI manuSyatA kA saMpUrNa itihAsa the aura isI kAraNa se apane yuga ke itihAsa nirmAtA bhI the| saMskRti ke isa dinakara ne IsA se 599 varSa pUrva bihAra pradeza meM vaizAlI gaNataMtra ke kSatriya kuNDagrAma meM caitra zukla trayodazI ke pavitra dina janma grahaNa kiyaa| jJAtRvaMza va kazyapa gotra ke rAjA siddhArtha pitA banakara dhanya hue aura vaziSTha gotra se sambaddha trizalA mAtA banakara gauravAnvita huii| prabhu ke garbhavAsa-kAla meM jo caudaha divya svapna unhoMne dekhe the, ve sabake saba eka sAtha phalita hue| unakA mAtRtva saba kucha pA gyaa| prabhu ke garbhavAsa kAla se hI rAjya meM vaibhava aura aizvarya kI apAra vRddhi huii| ataeva janma grahaNa karane ke gyArahaveM dina samArohapUrvaka unakA nAmakaraNa huaa-vrddhmaan| mAtA-pitA, cAcA supArzva kumAra, bar3e bhAI naMdIvardhana tathA bar3I bahana sudarzanA ke vAtsalya-kendra bne| jaba varddhamAna ATha varSa ke hue to zikSA-prApti hetu unheM kalAcArya ke pAsa gurukula meM bhejA gyaa| kalAcArya bole-isameM to mujhe bhI par3hAne kI sAmarthya hai|" vardhamAna vastutaH svayaMbuddha the| garbha-kAla se hI unheM mati, zruta aura avadhi ye tIna jJAna prApta the| jJAna ke kAraNa unheM 'sanmati, sAhasa ke kAraNa 'vIra', parAkrama ke kAraNa 'mahAvIra, atyadhika dhairya va zaurya ke kAraNa ativIra' evam sabhI jIvoM kI pIr3A ko apanI pIr3A ke rUpa meM anubhava karane ke kAraNa 'karuNAvatAra' kahA gyaa| unakA bacapana va kaizorya ina sabhI nAmoM ko janma dene vAlI vilakSaNa ghaTanAoM se sampanna rhaa| yuvA hone para parivArajanoM ne vardhamAna ke na cAhate hue bhI apanI khuzI ke uddezya se vardhamAna kA vivAha yazodA nAma kI rAjakamArI se kara diyaa| dUsaroM kI bhAvanAoM ke prati sammAna-bhAva unameM kitanA adhika thA, yaha batAne ke lie unake jIvana kA eka yahI satya paryApta hai ki garbha meM rahate hue hI mAtA-pitA kA saMtAna-moha jAnakara unhoMne nirNaya kara liyA thA--"inake rahate meM dIkSA-grahaNa nahIM kruuNgaa|" mAtA-pitA atIta hue to bar3e bhAI ke vAtsalya kA Adara karate hue dIkSA ko do varSa taka aura sthagita kara diyA parantu bhAI se yaha vacana bhI le liyA ki do varSa bAda ve nahIM rokeNge| dIkSA lene se pUrva prabhu dariyA mahAduHkha dUra karane ke lie janasAdhAraNa ko eka varSa taka prati dina eka karor3a ATha lAkha svarNa-mudrAeM bAMTate rhe| ___ mArgazA dazamI (29 disambara, IsA pUrva 569) ke dina bhagavAn ne samasta bhautika upAdAnoM kA tyAga karate hue kezaluMcana maNa-dIkSA aMgIkAra kii| dIkSA lete hI unheM manaH paryaya jJAna (dUsare ke mana ke sUkSma vicAroM kA jJAna) ho gyaa| ve manuna dhAraka bana ge| saMyama ke kaMTakAkIrNa patha para naMge pAMva unakI mahAyAtrA Arambha huii| isa yAtrA meM vividha aneka romAMcita kara dene vAle bhayAnaka upasarga tathA parISaha unhoMne samabhAvapUrvaka she| kSamA kA mahAna dharma unake For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jIvana kA sahaja aMga sadaiva banA rhaa| bhUkha pyAsa, sardI, AMdhI, bAriza Adi prAkRtika parISaha unakI avicala sAdhanA ke sammukha nisteja ho ge| sAdhanArata mahAvIra ko kor3e se pITane vAle gvAle ne kSamA aura abhaya kA dAna paayaa| hAthI, zera, sAMpa aura bicchU Adi kA rUpa dhara kara unheM satAne vAle yakSa ne maitrI, prema va karuNA kA amRta - maMtra paayaa| caMDakauzika jaise krodhI sarpa ne unake pAMva meM viSaile dAMta gar3Akara rakta ke sthAna para dUdha nikalatA dekhA aura Atma-kalyANa kA acUka bodha paayaa| saMgama deva ne unheM dabA dene vAlI dhUla kI bAriza dii| viSailI cIMTiyoM kA AkramaNa una para karavAyA / bhayAnaka maccharoM se unakI deha ko pATa diyaa| dImakoM kI bAMbI banA diyA unakA pUrA zarIra sarpadanta aura usake bAda vikarAla gaja-daMta kA prahAra kiyA una para unheM jaMgalI hAthI ke pAMvoM tale rauMdavA DAlA para, mahAvIra saca meM mahAvIra the| parvata hile to ve hileN| svayaM ko unakA ziSya ghoSita kara aparAdha kie aura nATaka racakara unheM phAMsI ke takhte taka pahuMcA diyA / dhyAnastha mahAvIra ke pAMvoM para lakar3iyAM jalAI aura usa Aga meM khIra pakAI bhAMti-bhAMti kI pracaMDa yAtanAoM kA aTUTa krama saMgama deva ne unheM diyA kintu badale meM pAyA prabhu kI AMkhoM meM jhilamilAtA mahAkaruNA kA vaha sAgara, jo saMgama ke AgAmI duHkhoM ko dekhakara umar3a AyA thaa| eka gvAle ne unake kAnoM meM lakar3I kI kIleM ThoMka dIM aura pAyI sumeru- sI virAT tathA mauna kSamA / bAraha varSa se bhI adhika samaya taka bhava-baMdhana meM jakar3ane vAle karmoM ko ve zUnya karate rhe| aMtataH jRMbhaka grAma ke sImAnta pradeza meM RjubAlukA nadI ke taTa para zyAmaka kisAna ke kheta meM zAla vRkSa ke nIce mahAvIra godohana Asana lagAkara dhyAnalIna ho ge| pAMcoM jJAnendriyoM aura pAMcoM karmendriyoM ko apane tapaHpUta hAthoM meM aise Abaddha kara liyA jaise gAya dohate samaya gvAle ke hAthoM meM dhana Abaddha hote haiN| unakI aMtarAtmA vizuddha hone lgii| janma-janmAMtara ke pApa karma naSTa hone lge| jJAna kA avirala amRta barasane lagA / vaizAkha zukla dazamI ke dina zramaNa mahAvIra bhagavAn mahAvIra bana ge| ve sarvajJa ho ge| kevala jJAna pA gae asaMkhya sUryo kA prakAza jaise unameM samA gayA ho| aba jAnane ke lie kucha bhI zeSa na rahA / batAne ke lie asIma jJAna thA / dIkSA grahaNa karate samaya unhoMne pratijJA kI thI ki "jaba taka pUrNa jJAna nahIM pAUMgA taba taka upadeza nahIM duuNgaa|" aba prApta ho cuke ananta jJAna ko anya jIvoM ke kalyANa hetu bAMTane kA samaya A cukA thaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne dezanA dI usa ardhamAgadhI bhASA meM, jo usa samaya kI jana bhASA thii| jIva-jIva ne jAnA ki ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha se yukta jIvana Atma-kalyANa karane meM samartha ho sakatA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne ahiMsA ko parama dharma kahA kiyaa| ahiMsA kA svarUpa spaSTa karate hue batAyA ki artha kyA hai? bhagavAn mahAvIra ne pharamAyA 'jIo aura jIne do' kA jIvanadAyI maMtra unhoMne sRSTi ko pradAna "prANI mAtra ke prati saMyama rakhanA hI ahiMsA hai|" saMyama rakhane kA "tesiM acchaNa joeNa niccaM hoyavcayaM siddha maNasA kAya vakkeNa evaM havaI saMjae // " - dazavaikAlika arthAt mana-vacana-kAyA se kisI bhI prakAra ke jIvoM kI hiMsA na ho to jIva saMyamI hotA hai| isa prakAra kA jIvana jIte rahanA hI ahiMsA hai| vAstava meM svabhAva hI prAkRtika svabhAva hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki ahiMsA jIvana meM binA For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kucha kiye svayameva hI upasthita rahatI hai jabaki hiMsA binA kiye ho hI nahIM sktii| hiMsA kA abhAva hI ahiMsA hai aura yadi koI bhI jIva hiMsA na kare to mUlataH sRSTi ahiMsaka hai| hiMsA se azAnti aura zatrutA kA janma hotA hai jabaki ahiMsA, zAnti aura sadbhAva kI jananI hai| hiMsA zArIrika va Atmika bala kSINa karatI hai| dUsarI ora, ahiMsA hara taraha kA bala pradAna karatI hai| hiMsA vidhvaMsa ko nimaMtraNa detI hai aura ahiMsA sRjana ko| hiMsA bhayabhIta karatI hai to ahiMsA abhaya-dAyinI hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA ki jInA saba cAhate haiM aura ahiMsA saba jIvoM dvArA eka-dUsare ke jIne ke prAkRtika adhikAra kI rakSA karane vAlA mUlya hai| apane samAna sabhI ko jaano| dUsaroM se vaisA hI vyavahAra karo jaisA tuma dUsaroM se apane prati cAhate ho| jo kisI ko jIvana de nahIM sakatA, use kisI kA jIvana lene kA bhI haka nahIM hai| khUna se sanA vastra khUna se kabhI sApha nahIM hotaa| isI prakAra zatrutA bhI zatrutA se athavA hiMsA bhI hiMsA se samApta nahIM ho sktii| ullekhanIya hai ki ahiMsA bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvana-anubhava thaa| dUsaroM ko ahiMsA kA jJAna dene se pUrva apane tIvratama virodhI ke prati bhI kSamA jaisA sadabhAva banAye rakhane kA jIvaTa svayaM prabhu ke apane jIvana kA sahaja aMga bana cukA thaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne siddhAntoM kA pratipAdana pahale apane jIvana-AcaraNa ke mAdhyama se kiyA thA aura bAda meM apanI dezanA ke mAdhyama se| kevala jJAna prApta karane ke bAda unhoMne batalAyA-jJAnI hone kA sAra yahI hai ki kisI bhI prANI kI hiMsA mata kro| jo ahiMsaka hai, vahI jJAnI hai| ahiMsA jJAna kA hI vyAvahArika rUpa hai| isIlie sarvajJa prabhu ne vahI satya bolane kA nirdeza diyA, jo kalyANakArI aura kisI ko duHkha pahuMcAne vAlA na ho| unakI dezanA hai "taheva pharusA bhAsA gurubhuuovghaainnii| saccA vi sA na vattavvA jao pAvassa aagmo|" arthAt jo bhASA kaThora ho, dUsaroM ko duHkha pahuMcAne vAlI ho, vaha cAhe satya hI kyoM na ho, nahIM bolanI caahie| usa se pApa Agamana hotA hai| nirapekSa satya bhagavAn mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM mUlyavAn nhiiN| mUlya yadi hai to ahiMsaka satya kaa| dUsare zabdoM meM kalyANa-sApekSa satya hI vastutaH satya hai| gozAlaka ne jaba svayaM ko mahAvIra kA ziSya batAkara aparAdha kiye aura apane chala se sAdhanArata prabhu ko phAMsI taka pahuMcA diyA taba bhI unhoMne gozAlaka kA chadma udghATita karane vAlA satya nahIM bolaa| isakA kAraNa yahI thA ki usa satya se gozAlaka kA ahita hotaa| unakI ahiMsA-viSayaka dRSTi ke lie mitra aura zatru kA bheda kiMcit bhI mahattva nahIM rkhtaa| jo satya kisI ke lie bhI ahitakArI ho, vaha unhoMne mana-vacana-karma se na svayaM kabhI bolA, na kisI se bulavAyA aura na hI kabhI bolane vAle kA anumodana kiyaa| kisI bhI sthiti meM kisI kA ahita na ho, yaha bhagavAn mahavIra ke ciMtana tathA unakI dezanA kI kendrIya vizeSatA rhii| sabhI kA hita dRSTigata rakhate hue unhoMne pharamAyA "daMtasohaNamAissa adattassa vivjjnnN| aNavajjesaNijjassa giNhaNA avi dukkaarN|" -uttarAdhyayana 19/28 arthAt mAlika na de to dAMta kuredane ko tRNa-tinakA nahIM lenA caahie| saMyamI ko kevala utanI hI cIjeM lenI cAhieM, jo jarUrI hoM aura jinameM kisI taraha kA doSa na ho| ye donoM bAteM kaThina haiN| svAmI kI anumati ke lie binA usa kI kisI bhI vastu kA upayoga corI hai| isa se svAmI kSubdha hotA hai aura anadhikAra ceSTA karane vAlA AkarSaka vastuoM meM apanI niraMtara bar3hatI Asakti ke kAraNa aura adhika atRpta ho jAtA hai| aise meM lobhavaza corI kara baiThanA usakI Adata banatI jAtI hai| usakI sArI soca kevala apanI icchAeM hI galata-sahI tarIkoM se pUrI karane taka sImita ho jAtI For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA sampUrNa jIvana ahiMsA aura saMyama se Alokita rhaa| svayaM kaSTa sahakara bhI unhoMne kabhI kisI kA ahita nahIM caahaa| svAmI se chipAkara usa kI vastu lenA yA usake manA karane para bhI usakI vastu kA upayoga karanA prabhu ne varjita tthhraayaa| yaha unake dvArA jIvana kI sUkSma se sUkSma kriyA ko bhI dharma-sammata rUpa dene vAle gahana - gambhIra paryavekSaNa kA sUcaka bhI hai aura manuSya ke sadguNoM kI avirAma rakSA kA Agraha bhI unhoMne manuSya ko saceta karate hue batAyA "koho pIiM paNAsei, mANo viNaya- nAsaNI / mAyA mittANi nAsei, lobho savva-viNAsaNo / " krodha prIti kA nAza karatA hai, ahaMkAra namratA kA nAza karatA hai, mAyA mitratA kA nAza karatI hai aura lobha sabhI sadguNoM kA nAza kara detA hai| krodha, ahaMkAra, mAyA aura lobha se vahI baca sakatA hai, jise saMyama se jIvana-yApana karane kI kalA AtI ho| dUsare zabdoM meM saMyama sadguNoM kA srota hai 1 bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isa saMyama ke sAtha brahmacarya ko aura bhI Avazyaka batAyA hai| jaina tathA mAnava saMskRti ko unakA yaha bahumUlya yogadAna hai| unhoMne kahA " tavesu vA uttamaM baMbhaceraM / " arthAt brahmacarya tapoM meM uttama tapa hai| isakI sAdhanA karane vAle sAdhakoM meM anAsakti bhAva kI saMbhAvanA aura bhI adhika bar3ha jAtI hai tathA adhikAdhika anAsakti saMyama kI ora adhikAdhika agrasara karatI hai| kAma-bhoga manuSya ko jitane adhika milate jAte haiM utanA hI adhika vaha unake lie lAlAyita hotA jAtA hai| isIlie sarvajJa mahAvIra ne pharamAyA "sallaMkAmA visaMkAmA kAmAAsI visovamA / kAmA ya patthemANA, akAmA jaMti doggaiM // ", kAma bhoga zalya rUpa haiM, viSarUpa haiM aura viSadhara ke samAna haiN| kAma bhogoM kI lAlasA rakhane vAle prANI unheM prApta kie binA hI atRpta dazA meM eka dina durgati ko prApta ho jAte hai / dUsarI ora saMyama kA AcaraNa jIva ko teja se dedIpyamAn vyaktitva to pradAna karatA hI hai, use tIvra gati se mokSa mArga kI ora agrasara bhI karatA hai / kAma-bhoga to karmoM kI usa daladala ke samAna haiM jinameM eka bAra jIvAtmA dhaMsa jAye to vaha dhaMsatI hI calI jAtI hai| pahale jIvana kAma bhogoM kA prayoga karatA hai aura phira kAma-bhoga usakA prayoga karate haiN| viSaya vAsanAoM se yadi jIvana saMcAlita honA Arambha ho jAye to jIva unakA gulAma banatA jAtA hai| prabhu dvArA diyA jAne vAlA kAma bhogoM se bacane kA upadeza vastutaH gulAmI ke baMdhana tor3a kara svataMtratApUrvaka jIne kA AhvAna hai| jIva ko parigraha bhI svataMtra nahIM rahane detaa| parigraha kA artha bhagavAn mahAvIra ne batAyA- AvazyakatA se adhika saMcaya krnaa| saMcaya samAnatA kI zatru pravRtti hone ke kAraNa sAmAjika aparAdha hai yaha aparAdha manuSya ke padArthoM meM Asakti bhAva se ugatA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne dezanA dI - "na so pariggaho vRtto, nAyaputteNa tAiNA / mucchA pariggaho butto, iivuttaM mahesiNA // " For Personal & Private Use Only - dazavaikAlika 6/21
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________________ arthAta kucha vastra Adi sthUla padArtha parigraha nahIM haiN| vAstavika parigraha to kisI bhI padArtha para Asakti kA honA hai| Asakti ke rahane para tyAga kA honA saMbhava nhiiN| Asakti to lobha ko hI janma de sakatI hai| usI lobha ko jo sabhI sadguNoM kA nAza kara detA hai| parigraha kA svabhAva hai ki saMcaya jitanA adhika hotA jAtA hai, usakI bhUkha utanI hI adhika bar3hatI jAtI hai| saMcaya se tRpti kabhI nahIM hotii| gurudeva yogirAja zrI rAmajIlAla jI mahArAja isIlie kahA karate the ki khonA ho to saMcaya kro| Azaya yaha ki dhana saMpadA kI Asakti se dhana-saMpadA kI bhUkha aura bhar3akegIH vaha dhanavAn banA-banA kara itanA daridra kara degI ki aura adhika dhana-saMpadA ke lie jIva mArA-mArA bhaTakatA rhegaa| vaha dhana ke lie dhana utpanna karanA zurU kara degaa| dhana ko apane hisAba se vaha kharca karatA rhegaa| jIva ko dhanavazatA kI asahAyatA se bacAne ke lie bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA "puDhavI sAlI javAceva, hiraNNaM psubhissh| paDipuNNaM nAlamegassa, hai vijjA tavaM cre||" cAvala aura jau Adi dhAnyoM tathA suvarNa aura pazuoM se paripUrNa yaha samasta pRthvI bhI lobhI manuSya ko tRpta karane meM asamartha hai-yaha jAna kara saMyama kA hI AcaraNa karanA caahie| saMyama kA AcaraNa vahI kara sakatA hai jo jJAnI ho aura "jJAnI saMyama-puruSa, upakaraNoM ke lene aura rakhane meM kahIM bhI/ kisI bhI prakAra kA mamatva nahIM krte| aura to kyA apane zarIra para bhI mamatva nahIM rkhte|" ve jAnate haiM ki yadi thor3A bhI mamatva zeSa rahA to suvidhAoM kA gulAma banane meM dera nahIM lgegii| jagata va samAja meM bhayAnaka viSamatA dekhate dekhate phaila jaayegii| bar3hate hue rAga-dveSa asaMkhya karmoM ko palaka jhapakate hI AtmA para lAda deNge| karma-phala bhogane ke lie janma-mRtyu kA duScakra kabhI samApta na hogaa| isIlie aparigraha kA AcaraNa anivArya hai| ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke matAnusAra saMyamAcAra ke anivArya aMga haiN| dharma vicAra kI anivAryatA hai-anekAnta yukta ciMtana pddhti| isa paddhati kI vizeSatA hai-satya ko usake sabhI saMbhava pakSoM sahita yA sampUrNatA meM dekhnaa| bhinna-bhinna dRSTiyoM se dekhane para eka hI vastu aneka dharmAtmaka dikhalAyI detI hai| kisI lobhI vyakti kI dRSTi se jo hIre jIvana kA sAra haiM, kisI saMta kI dRSTi se bojhila patthara mAtra haiN| vyakti na kevala pitA hai, na kevala putr| vaha pitA bhI hai, bhAI bhI hai| usake viSaya meM kahI gaI kisI bhI eka bAta ko pUrNa satya nahIM kahA jA sktaa| pUrNa satya sabhI pakSoM se milakara banatA hai| mUlataH bhagavAn mahAvIra dvArA pratipAdita anekAnta-darzana yahI hai| anekAMta kI cintana paddhati satya ko aneka dRSTiyoM se dekhane-samajhane ke kAraNa vyakti ko na to jJAna ke kevala eka AyAma taka sImita karatI hai aura na hI use saMkIrNa yA haThI banane detI hai| samabhAvapUrvaka satya ko dekhane-samajhane kI zakti pradAna karatA hai-anekaaNt-drshn| vicAra aura AcAra, donoM hI dharAtaloM para naitika mUlyoM kI vAMchanIyatA bhagavAn mahAvIra ne rekhAMkita kii| varSoM kI aTUTa sAdhanA se jJAna kA jo phala unhoMne pAyA thA, usakA alaukika AsvAda yA AnaMda ve tIsa varSa taka ghUma-ghUmakara bAMTate rhe| loka-kalyANa ke lie prabhu ne cAra tIrthoM kI sthApanA kI (1) zramaNa saMgha (2) zramaNI saMgha (3) zrAvaka saMgha (4) zrAvikA sNgh| tIrtha ke saMsthApaka hone ke kAraNa ve tIrthaMkara khlaaye| unhoMne saMsAra meM lupta tathA vikRta ho rahI dharma-maryAdA kI sthApanA kii| bhava sAgara se ve svayaM bhI pAra hue aura dUsaroM ko bhI pAra kraayaa| sRSTi ke samasta prANiyoM ke lie jAti-varga ke bhedoM ko amAnya ThaharAte hue dharma kI sthApanA kii| sabhI ko mukti-mArga para agrasara hone ke lie Amantrita kiyaa| zAsanapati zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA 42vAM tathA aMtima varSAvAsa pAvApurI meM thaa| apanA aMtima samaya nikaTa jAna For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kara unhoMne do dina taka niraMtara dharma dezanA dii| AgAmI samaya meM sAdhakoM ko saMbala dene vAlA zikSA-saMgraha-sUtra prarUpita kiyA, jise 'uttarAdhyayana sUtra' ke nAma se jAnA jAtA hai| yaha unakI antima dezanA thii| apane nirvANa se pUrva unhoMne apane prati rAga meM DUbe ziSya va gaNadhara indrabhUti gautama ko pAvApurI se dUra dharma-bodha dene ke lie bheja kara unake kevala-jJAna dhAraka banane kA mArga prazasta kiyaa| kArtika kRSNA amAvasyA (navambara, IsA pUrva 528) ko rAtri ke antima prahara va svAti nakSatra ke zubha yoga meM uttarAdhyayana sUtra kA chattIsavAM adhyayana apanI virAsata ke rUpa meM bhavya AtmAoM ke lie kahate-kahate prabhu ekadama mauna ho ge| apane zeSa cAra karmoM ko bhI naSTa karate hue vizva-vaMdya mahAvIra jJAta loka se ajJAta loka meM sthita ho ge| ajara amara bana prabhu nirvANa ko prApta hue| gaNadhara gautama lauTe to unakA antima rAga-bindu bhI naSTa ho gyaa| ve kevala jJAna se saMpanna hue| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke garbha-vAsa, janma, dIkSA aura kevala jJAna ke samaya utsava manAne vAle devatAoM ne unakA nirvANa hone para bhI mahotsava mnaayaa| mithyAcAra kA aMdherA dharma ke dIpa prakAzita kara prabhu ne miTAyA thaa| ataeva devoM tathA manuSyoM ne mahAprabhu kI mahimA meM prakAzamAna ratna rakhakara batAyA ki tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jo dharmadIpa jalAyA thA, vaha sadA-sarvadA jagat kA aMdhakAra dUra karatA rhegaa| loka-bhASA meM jise 'dIpAvalI' kahA jAtA hai, usakA yaha prArambha thaa| anaMta prakAza dIpoM ke pAvana-utsava-dIpAvalI ko tabhI se prati varSa manAyA jAne lgaa| 00 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ bhagavAn mahAvIra : saMkSipta jIvana-rekhAyeM - subhadra muni zAsanapati zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ahiMsA, kSamA, karuNA, dhairya, satya, tapa, tyAga, aparigraha, brahmacarya va saMyama kA paryAya the| lokamaMgala ke ve pratIka the / tapo, tyAga kI pratimA the| unakA jIvana zreSThatama manuSyatva kA mahAkAvya hai| unake jIvana kI saMkSipta jhAMkI hama yahAM prastuta kara rahe haiM / bhagavAn mahAvIra vizva ke sarvaprathama gaNataMtra vaizAlI ke 'kSatriya kuNDapura' nAmaka upanagara meM 30 mArca, IsA pUrva 599 arthAt caitra zukla trayodazI ko aMdhakArAcchAdita gagana meM aneka sUryoM kI tejasvitA lekara janme the| mAtA trizalA kA mAtRtva evam pitA siddhArtha kA pitRtva sArthaka hokara ajara-amara ho gyaa| mAM trizalA ke caudaha divya svapna jo garbha-kAla meM dekhe gae the aura anubhava kie gae the, svapna-darzana ke ve vilakSaNa kSaNa phalIbhUta hue| mati, zruta aura avadhi jJAna bhagavAn ko garbha se hI the| ve samajha sakate the ki unakI kauna-sI gatividhi mAtA ke lie sukhada hai aura kauna-sI duHkhada / yaha samajhate hue bhagavAn ne garbhakAla meM apanI gatividhiyAM niyaMtrita kara liiN| garbhastha zizu ko spandana rahita jAna kara mAtA AMkhoM se AMsU girAne lgiiN| mere dvArA kabhI kisI ko kaSTa na ho, aisA socakara prabhu ne garbha meM hI pratijJA kI ki mAtA-pitA ke rahate saMyama patha para apanI yAtrA vidhivat Arambha karake inheM duHkhAnubhUti kA avasara na duuNgaa| isa sImA taka jJAnAtmaka-saMvedanAsampanna manISA kA janmotsava devatAoM dvArA sampAdita honA svAbhAvika hI thA / eka manISA kA Aloka jaba aneka dizAoM meM prasArita hotA hai to loka-jagat use ekAdhika nAmoM se pahacAnatA hai| garbhakAla se hI rAjya ke vaibhava aura aizvarya kI apAra vRddhi hone ke kAraNa bhagavAn ko 'vardhamAna' ke nAma se pukArA gyaa| AkAza gamana kI zakti se sampanna do muniyoM dvArA prastuta zAstroM ke gUr3ha praznoM va unake mana kI zaMkAoM kA sahaja samAdhAna bacapana meM hI kara dene ke kAraNa unheM 'sanmati' kahA gyaa| ATha varSa ke vardhamAna kI parIkSA lene AyA deva krIr3Arata bAla samUha ke nikaTa vRkSa para bhayAnaka sarpa bana kara lipaTa gayA to use nirdvadva bhAva se pakar3ane va dUra chor3a dene ke mAdhyama se bAla-samUha ko bhayamukta karane ke kAraNa unakA nAma 'vIra' pdd'aa| tindUSaka khelate hue aparicita bAlaka-rUpI daitya ke kandhoM para car3hakara eka hI muSTi-prahAra se use Ahata kara dene ke kAraNa unheM 'mahAvIra' kahA gayA / madamasta aura vinAzaka ho cuke hAthI kA mada gajamardana vidyA ke upayoga se utAra dene ke kAraNa unakA nAma 'ativIra' rakhA gayA / bhAI nandIvardhana, bahana sudarzanA, cAcA supArzva va mAtA-pitA kI sneha chAyA meM vyatIta hone vAlA vardhamAna kA bacapana jJAna, dhyAna, yoga va karuNA kI vyaMjaka aneka asAdhAraNa ghaTanAoM se paripUrNa rhaa| gurukula ke AcArya unakA jJAna dekhakara yaha kahane ko bAdhya hue ki "yaha to guru kA mAna dene ke lie mere pAsa AyA hai| sAkSAt jJAna ko maiM bhalA kyA sikhA sakatA huuN|" vastrahInoM ko vastra, nirdhanoM ko dhana, bhUkhoM ko anna tathA vRddhoM / rogiyoM ko yathocita paricaryA pradAna karanA bhagavAn kA svabhAva thA / aneka bAra ve dInoM kI samRddhi bane / For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ eka bAra per3a se pakSI ko phar3aphar3Ate hue nIce girate va dama tor3ate dekhakara caNDa nAma ke bhIla zikArI bAlaka se unhoMne kahA, "jIne kA adhikAra saba ko hai|" tatkAla bAlaka ne apanI gulela tor3akara pheMka dii| vaha TUTI gulela bhagavAn kI karuNA kA pratIka thii| vasantapura ke rAjA samaravIra va rAnI padmAvatI kI putrI yazodA se vivAha bhagavAn dvArA parivAra kI icchA-pUrti-mAtra thaa| putrI priyadarzanA ke pitA banakara bhI ve gRhastha-jIvana meM yogI ke samAna kamalavat nirlipta rhe| aTThAIsa varSa kI umra meM mAtA pitA atIta hue| vairAgya-janita satya kI puSTi huii| gRha-tyAga kA saMkalpa sthagita kiyA to bhrAtA ke azruoM ke kaarnn| vacana liyA ki do varSa ke bAda ve rokeMge nhiiN| do varSa kI avadhi meM patnI yazodA bhI saMsAra se nAtA tor3a gii| dIkSA se pUrva bhagavAn eka varSa taka vizeSa rUpa se dAna karate aura nirdhanoM ke dhana banate rhe| pratidina eka karor3a ATha lAkha svarNa-mudrAoM kA dAna karate rhe| mArgazISa kRSNa dazamI (29 disambara, IsA pUrva 569), ravivAra ke tIsare prahara mahAvIra jaise bhItara se the vaise hI bAhara se hue| devatAoM aura parivAra-janoM ne unakA dIkSAbhiSeka kiyaa| paMcamuSTi luMcana va vastra-AbhUSaNoM kA tyAga, karate hue bhagavAn ne tIna karaNa (karanA, karavAnA, anumodana karanA) tIna yoga (mana-vacana-kAya) se pApa karma tyAgane kA sarvahitakArI saMkalpa liyaa| usI samaya manaHparyaya jJAna (dUsare ke sUkSma vicAra jAnane kI kSamatA) prApta kara caturjJAna dhAraka hue| yaha pratijJA kara vaizAlI se cala diye ki "maiM jaba taka pUrNatva prApta nahIM kara lUMgA taba taka kisI ko upadeza nahIM dUMgA" devatAoM ne devadRSya (bahumUlya vastra) arpita kara apanI zraddhA nivedita kii| asAra saMsAra kI bhAMti devadUSya kaba calA gayA, mahAvIra ne nahIM jaanaa| tapa va upasargoM kI agni se bhagavAna ke kuMdana banane kI prakriyA Arambha huii| eka gvAlA una se apane bailoM kA dhyAna rakhane ke lie kahakara calA gyaa| lauTA to baila na the| pUchA to mauna milaa| kruddha hokara rasse se kor3A banAyA aura nirmamatApUrvaka pITatA gayA unheN| indra ne use vAstavikatA batAI aura gvAlA bhagavAn ke caraNoM meM sira rakhakara rone lgaa| dhyAnoparAnta mahAvIra ne use abhaya kiyA aura apane sAtha rahane kA indrakRta anurodha asvIkAra kara diyaa| kAra grAma ke sImAnta pradeza kI yaha ghaTanA upasargoM aura bhagavAn kI dRr3hatA ke bIca varSoM jArI rahane vAle saMvAda kA Arambha thii| bhagavAn deha-bodha taja cuke the| unake vimala bhAvoM kI sugandha deha ke sahasra-sahasra roma-kUpoM se pravAhita hokara bhaMvaroM ko AmaMtrita krtii| ve unheM sthAna-sthAna para kATate kintu videha ho cuke the-mhaaviir| morAkasanniveza grAma ke nikaTa bane Azrama ke kulapati duijjaMta kA varSAvAsa nimantraNa svIkAra kara ve Azrama kI eka kuTI meM dhyAnAvasthita ho ge| sUkhe ke kAraNa gAyeM kuTiyoM kA ghAsa-phUsa khAne lgiiN| anya tapasviyoM ke samAna mahAvIra ne apane sira kI chata bacAne ke lie bhUkhI gAyoM ko mAra kara nahIM bhagAyA to duijjaMta ne upAlambha diyaa| sAdhanA se adhika sAdhanoM ko mahatva dene vAlA yaha sthAna unhoMne tatkAla chor3a diyA aura pAMca pratijJAeM kI : 1 nindA-stuti vAloM ke saMga-sAtha se sadA dUra rhnaa| 2. sAdhanA hetu suvidhAjanaka surakSita sthAna kA cunAva na karanA aura apane ko pUrNataH prakRti ko sauMpa kara kAyotsarga kI sAdhanA krnaa| 3. bhikSA mAMgane va mArga pUchane ke atirikta sarvathA mauna rhnaa| 4. karapAtra meM hI bhojana krnaa| 5. gRhastha ke Adara-satkAra se niSpakSa rhnaa| sAdhanA meM lIna mahAvIra asthigrAma phuNce| gAMva ko apanI pratizodhAgni se lagabhaga bhasma kara ke zUlapANi yakSa ke zUnya yakSa-mandira meM dhyAna lgaayaa| yakSa ne unakA yaha sAhasa dekha kara hAtha, sarpa, daitya Adi rUpoM meM unheM satAyA kinna ve abhaya evam aDiga rahe / yakSa ko sambodhi pradAna kI, Aga nahIM bujhtii| kSamA ke nIra se hI baira kI For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ agni zAMta hogii| amRta bAMTo, amRta paao|" yakSa ne ise apane jIvana kA maMtra banA liyA aura vaha karuNAmUrti bana gyaa| mahAvIra Age bddh'e| kanakhala se zvetAmbI jAne vAle choTe mArga para uttara vAcAlA vana meM rahane vAle durdAta sarpa caNDakauzika ke viSaya meM sAvadhAna kie jAne para unake mana meM sarpa ke prati vAtsalya umar3a aayaa| ve sarpa kI bAMbI para pahuMca kara dhyAnastha ho ge| sarpa ne unake pAMvoM meM DaMka mArA to rakta ke sthAna para dugdha-dhArA baha niklii| unhoMne sarpa ko Atma-jJAna diyA to sarpa ahiMsA kA upAsaka bana gayA / viSadhara ko jJAnAmRta banA kara mahAvIra aura Age bar3ha cale / mahAvIra ke caraNa cinha dekhakara eka sAmudrika ne apane jJAna se samajhA ki ye kisI cakravartI ke caraNa haiN| vaha unakA anukaraNa karate hue Age bar3hA to apane sAmane eka bhikSu ko paayaa| mana meM jyotiSa zAstra para sandeha ugane lagA to eka divya vANI ne use batAyA ki ye cakravartiyoM ke cakravartI ke cinha haiN| vaha mahAvIra kI caraNa vaMdanA kara lauTane hI vAlA thA ki dRSTi eka caraNa cinha para par3I, jisameM kucha camaka rahA thaa| vaha eka ratna ke rUpa meM akSaya nidhi thI / usakA dAridraya dhula gayA / rAjagRha ke upanagara nAlaMdA kI eka tantuvAyazAlA ( kapar3A bunane kA sthAna) meM mahAvIra tthhre| gozAlaka nAmaka eka uddaNDa yuvaka bhikSu bhI A ThaharA, jisane svayaM ko unakA ziSya pracArita kara diyaa| mahAvIra karmagrAma phuNce| vahAM eka jaTAdhArI tApasa tapa kara rahA thA, jisakI jaTAoM se jUeM nikala kara pRthvI para gira rahI thIM aura unake prANa bacAne ke lie vaha unheM punaH apane sira meM rakha rahA thA / gozAlaka ne bArambAra tApasa kA upahAsa kiyA to tApasa ne usa para tejolezyA kA prayoga kara diyA, jisakI dAhaka pIr3A se vaha cItkAra kara uThA / karuNArdra mahAvIra ne use zItala lezyA ke prayoga se bacAkara apanI karuNA ko sAkSAt kiyaa| kI nirantara sAdhanA ne dasa varSa kI avadhi sparza kI / indra ko kahanA par3A, "Aja deva-zakti bhagavAn kI manuSya tapa zakti ke Age natamAtha hai|" saMgama nAmaka deva ise deva zakti kA apamAna samajha 'tapa zakti' kI parIkSA lene phuNcaa| teja havA, AMdhI, dhUla-vRSTi, tUphAna kA upayoga kiyaa| mahAvIra kI dhyAnalIna nirnimeSa dRSTi kI palakeM taka nahIM jhpkiiN| viSailI cIMTiyAM unakI deha ke roma-roma para AkramaNa karane lagIM / mahAvIra akampita rhe| maccharoM ke daMza prayukta hue| mahAvIra aDiga rhe| unakI samUcI deha ko dImakoM kI bAMbI banA diyA gyaa| mahAvIra dhyAnastha rhe| bicchU-daMza, sarpa daMza aura gaja-daMta ke prahAra hue| mahAvIra aDola rhe| jaMgalI hAthI ne unheM pAMvoM tale rauNdaa| mahAvIra avicalita rahe / bhayabhairava ne unheM DarAne ke prayAsa kie| mahAvIra dRr3ha rahe / apsarAoM ne kAma jagAne kI ceSTA kii| mahAvIra pratimAvat rhe| unake parivArajanoM ke karuNa krandana unheM sunAe ge| mahAvIra anAsakta rahe / tosalI meM saMgama ne rAjaprAsAda meM corI kara una para Aropa siddha karA kara unheM phAMsI ke takhte taka pahuMcA diyaa| mahAvIra mauna tapa- loka meM rame rahe / sAta bAra unheM phAMsI dI gaI aura sAtoM bAra takhtA haTate hI rassI TUTI / rassI alaga- takhtA alg| mahAvIra akhaNDa dhyAna bane rhe| unake pAMvoM para baratana rakha usake nIce Aga jalAI aura khIra pakAI gaI mahAvIra dehAtIta rahe prabhAvahIna upasarga dete-dete saMgama hAra gayA aura kSamA mAMgakara jAne lgaa| mahAvIra ke netra sajala hue| kAraNa pUchane para unhoMne batAyA, "jo karma-bandha tumane mujhe upasarga dete hue kiyA hai, usakA pariNAma tuma kaise sahoge? tumhAre duHkha kI kalpanA kitanI hRdayadrAvaka hai!" saMgama ne aura sunA vaha pazcAtApa meM DUba gyaa| chammANi grAma ke nikaTa sAdhanA kAla ke chora para pahuMce mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM lakar3I kI kIleM ThoMka dIM eka gopAlaka ne / madhyamA nagarI meM siddhArtha nAmaka vaNika ke ghara jaba mahAvIra bhikSArtha gae to vahAM upasthita kharaka nAmaka vaidya ne unake kAnoM se kIleM bAhara nikAlIM gopAlaka ke anusAra unakA aparAdha thA usake bailoM kI rakSA na kara pAnA aura satata I For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ mauna rhnaa| raktaraMjita mahAvIra kI mukti-sAdhanA kA yaha aMtima upasarga thaa| tapa-yAtrA kA prathama upasarga jisa kAraNa se mahAvIra ne sahA, usI kAraNa se antima upasarga bhI shaa| kAla-cakra ke sAtha-sAtha karma-cakra bhI pUrNa huaa| / mAtR-jAti-uddhAraka mahAvIra ne saMkalpa kiyA-ve saMsAra kI sabase duHkhI aura pIr3ita strI ke hAthoM apanA vrata kholeNge| chaha mAsa bIta ge| ve kauzAmbI phuNce| itihAsa kA abhUtapUrva abhigraha dhAraNa kie| unhoMne eka nArI (caMdanabAlA) ko dekhaa| usake sAtha teraha duHkhada sthitiyAM banI thIM : 1. avivAhita kanyA 2. rAjakumArI 3. niraparAdha 4. sadAcAriNI hokara kalaMkitA 5. bandinI 6. hAthoM meM hathakar3iyAM va pairoM meM ber3iyAM 7. muNDita sira 8. tIna dina se nirAhAra 9. khAne ke lie ur3ada ke ubale bAkule sUpa meM lie thii| 10. kisI atithi kI pratIkSA-rata 11. eka pAMva dehalI ke bAhara aura dUsarA andara 12. mukha para prasannatA tathA 13. AMkhoM meM aaNsuu| mahAvIra ne karuNA vigalita mana se usa nArI ke hAthoM AhAra grahaNa kara apanA vrata kholaa| ghaTanA yUM thI-kauzAmbI ke rAjA zatAnIka ke hAthoM campA ke rAjA dadhivAhana yuddha meM parAsta hue aura zatAnIka ke rathAdhyakSa ne campA kI mahArAnI dhAriNI va rAjakumArI vasumati kA dhokhe se apaharaNa kiyaa| mArga meM apanI satItva-rakSA hetu mahArAnI ne AtmahatyA kara lI aura rAjakumArI ko vAk-jAla meM phaMsA rathAdhyakSa apane sAtha le aayaa| kauzAmbI kI eka vezyA ko use beca diyaa| vasumati vezyA ke sAtha na jAkara prativAda karane lagI to kauzAmbI ke seTha dhanAvaha ne use kharIdA aura putrI banA candanA nAma rakhakara apane ghara le aayaa| seThAnI mUlA ko eka bAra apane pati va vasumati para saMdeha huaa| pati kI anupasthiti meM usane caMdanA kA sira muNddvaayaa| hAthoM meM hathakar3iyAM va pAMvoM meM ber3iyAM pahanAIM aura talaghara meM DAla diyA tathA svayaM pIhara calI gii| tIna dina bAda lauTa kara seTha ne caMdanA ko bAhara nikaalaa| dehalI para baitthaayaa| usa samaya upalabdha sUpa meM rakhe ur3ada ke bAkule use die aura hathakar3I ber3iyAM kATane vAle luhAra ko bulAne calA gyaa| isI samaya mahAvIra vahAM phuNce| mahAvIra ne dekhA-saMsAra meM isase adhika pIr3ita aura koI nahIM ho sktaa| usa bAlA (caMdanabAlA) kA uddhAra karane ke lie unhoMne AhAra grahaNa kiyaa| devoM ne 'aho dAnaM-aho dAnaM' kA ghoSa karate hue vahAM ratnoM kI varSA kii| saMyama -patha para kadama bar3hAne ko saMkalpita caMdanA ne nayA jIvana paayaa| juMbhaka grAma ke sImAnta pradeza meM RjubAlukA nadI ke taTa para zyAmaka kRSaka ke kheta meM zAla vRkSa ke nIce vaizAkha zukla dazamI ke dina godohana Asana meM (pAMcoM jJAnendriyoM va pAMcoM karmendriyoM ko do stanoM ke samAna apane sabala hAthoM meM Abaddha kie) dhyAnalIna mahAvIra ne sabhI pApa karmoM kA kSaya kiyaa| kaivalya pada paayaa| sarvajJa hue| bhikSu se ve bhagavAn bana ge| devoM ne kaivalya mahotsava mnaayaa| saikar3oM sUryoM kA prakAza bana kara mahAvIra madhya pAvA phuNce| vahAM somila brAhmaNa dvArA Ayojita abhUtapUrva yajJa ke prayojana se bhArata ke gyAraha udbhaTa viddhAn apane 4400 ziSyoM sahita indrabhUti gautama ke netRtva meM Ae hue the| mahAsena udyAna meM bhagavAn ke samavasaraNa kA prabhAva devaloka ke samAna pAvA nagarI meM bhI prasArita ho gyaa| yajJa prabhAvahIna hone lagA to indrabhUti gautama bhagavAn ko zAstrArtha meM parAjita karane ke uddezya se udyAna meM Ae aura bhagavAn ko dekha-suna kara vahIM raha ge| bhagavAn ke prathama ziSyatva kA gaurava paayaa| somila kA vizAla yajJa mahAvIra bhagavAn ke samavasaraNa meM samAhita ho gyaa| yajJa meM padhAre gyArahoM udbhaTa vidvAn apane cAra hajAra cAra sau ziSyoM sahita zramaNa saMgha meM dIkSita hue| bhaviSya ko dRSTigata rakhate hue bhagavAn ne sAdhanA-zreNiyoM ke anusAra-sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA ke rUpa meM caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA kii| unake dharma-saMgha meM caudaha hajAra sAdhu, chattIsa hajAra sAdhviyAM, eka lAkha unsaTha hajAra zrAvaka aura tIna lAkha aThAraha hajAra zrAvikAeM thiiN| 00 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ bhagavAn mahAvIra : dharma-cakra pravartana -subhadra muni bhagavAna mahAvIra apane yuga meM usI taraha Aye jaise bhrama meM jJAna, hiMsA meM ahiMsA, karmakANDavAda meM vAstavika manuSyatva, kaTTaratA meM anekAntI udAratA, vaiSamya meM samatA, durAcAra meM sadAcAra, lAlaca meM aparigraha, svArtha meM acaurya aura tAnAzAhI meM gaNataMtra AtA hai| apane deza aura kAla meM sArthaka mAnavIya hastakSepa kA paryAya the mahAvIra, jinakA sparza pA lene ke bAda vizva-dRSTi meM bhI krAntikArI parivartana AyA aura vizva-jIvana meM bhii| parivartana ke isa svarUpa ko pahacAnanA hI vastutaH bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yogadAna ko pahacAnanA hai| jIvana kA zAyada hI koI pakSa aisA ho, jo ukta parivartana se achUtA rahA ho| isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki jIvana kI niyAmaka zaktiyoM (jIvana-dRSTi aura jIvana-paddhati) meM parivartana ghaTita huA thaa| dRSTi badala jAne para saMsAra kA badala jAnA usI taraha svAbhAvika thA, jaise bAriza ke bAda per3a-paudhoM meM navarUpa kA AnA svAbhAvika hotA hai| mahAvIrakAlIna dhArmika pariveza kA siMhAvalokana kiyA jAe to spaSTa hogA ki vaha samaya pramukha rUpa se yA to ajJAna dvArA saMcAlita thA aura yA phira svArthoM dvaaraa| eka ora aMdhavizvAsa kA ajagara lagabhaga samUce dharmakSetra para pasarA thA to dUsarI ora sAmpradAyika saMkIrNatAeM usa samaya ke rAstoM para kadama-kadama para bichI huI thiiN| yajJa pradhAna karma-kANDa evaM pAkhaNDa tayugIna upAsanA ke rUpa the| dharma samAja ke sampanna va zaktizAlI varga kA vizeSAdhikAra banakara vaMcitoM para kor3oM kI taraha barasatA thaa| aise meM mahAvIra upAsanA ke sarvasulabha rUpa lekara prakaTa hue| jana-jana ko udbodhana dete hue unhoMne kahA, "ahiMsaka yajJa ke lie AtmA kA agni-kuNDa bnaao| usameM mana, vacana aura karma kI zubha pravRtti rUpa ghRta udd'elo| anantara tapa rUpI agni ke dvArA duSkarmoM ko IMdhana ke rUpa meM jalAkara zAMti rUpa prazasta homa kro|" AtmA sabake pAsa thii| mana-vacana-karma kI zubha pravRttiyAM sabake pAsa thiiN| ve ghI Adi kI taraha nirdhanoM ko durlabha nahIM thiiN| tapa karane ke lie kisI pradarzana priya karma-kANDa kI AvazyakatA nahIM thii| apane Apako jAnane tathA pAne kA yaha yajJa saMkalpa-mAtra se saMbhava thA aura vaha bhI pratyeka ke lie| ahiMsA, satya, brahmacarya, aparigraha aura asteya ke rUpa meM upAsanA ke jina mArgoM kI ora mahAvIra ne saMketa kiyA, ve rAjapatha nahIM jana patha the| AmaMtrita karate the una zUdroM ko, jinake kAna jJAna sunane ke aparAdha meM pighale sIse se bhara diye jAte the; bulAte the una striyoM ko, jinheM vastuoM kI taraha istemAla kiyA jAtA thaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI pahalI krAntikArI dena thI-upAsanA ko sabakA sahaja adhikAra banA denaa| unakI dUsarI dena thI-narabali va pazu-bali ko anyAya va adharma ghoSita karate hue prANimAtra ko abhaya pradAna karane kI dizA meM yAtrA krnaa| isa yAtrA ke daurAna prApta jJAnAtmaka anubhava sabhI ko bAMTate hue bhagavAn kA kahanA thA ki jIvoM ke prati hiMsA apane hI prati hiMsA hai aura jIvoM ke prati karuNA bhI apane hI pati karuNA hai| jJAnI asala meM vaha hai, jisane hiMsA chor3a dii| jInA saba cAhate haiN| bhagavAn bole, "jaba tuma kisI mRta vyakti ko jIvana nahIM de sakate to use mArane kA tumheM kyA adhikAra hai?" hiMsA kI vibhISikA se grasta samaya meM unhoMne ahiMsA ko paramadharma batalAyA aura jIva-mAtra ke jIvana para adhikAra kI vakAlata kii| saMvedanazIlatA meM apane AcaraNa se artha bharate hue per3a-paudhoM taka meM jIvana btaayaa| unake For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ saMrakSaNa para bala dete hue prakRti santulana ko bigar3ane se rokaa| prasaMgavaza ullekhanIya hai ki bahuta bAda meM jagadIza candra basu ke kahane para vijJAna ko yaha satya samajha meM AyA / pramANita bhI ho gaI bhagavAn kI bAta / kaTTara ajJAna dvArA poSita sAmpradAyika saMkIrNatAyeM anekAntavAda ne todd'iiN| kisI bhI vastu, vyakti, sthAna, sthiti yA vicAra ko sabhI saMbhava dRSTiyoM se dekhanA hI vAstava meM pUrNatva ko dekhanA hai aura yahI hai anekAMtavAda / pUrNa satya jAnane kA ekamAtra upAya / bhagavAn ne apane yuga meM pracalita kisI bhI vicAradhArA ko amAnya nahIM kiyaa| kahA ki samasta vicAradhArAyeM AMzika satya lie bahatI haiN| AvazyakatA aMtarnetroM dvArA sabhI kA satya dekhane aura apanA satya pAne kI hai / aMdhAnukaraNa paramparA kA bhI vyartha hai aura navIna kA bhI / jise hama satya va ucita mAneM, kevala usI kA vyavahAra kreN| bhagavAn dvArA pratipAdita saMkIrNatA aura ativAda ke virodhI isa siddhAnta ne jana-jana meM ekatA va bandhutva kI sthApanA to kI hI, vibhinna sampradAyoM ke bIca sadbhAva va janatAMtrika vyavahAra para bhI bala diyaa| spaSTa hai ki AcaraNa meM utarane ke lie ahiMsA jo dhairya mAMgatI haiM, anekAMtavAda bhI vahI dhairya mAMgatA hai| donoM hI Atmika zakti ke srota siddhAnta haiN| ullekhanIya tathya hai ki saMskRta ko rauba jamAne kI yukti ke rUpa meM mahAvIra ne kabhI nahIM apanAyA aura jisa jJAna para jIva-jIva kA naisargika adhikAra thA, use jana-bhASA meM hI jana-jana taka pahuMcAyA / viSamatA bhagavAn ke samaya meM samAja kA eka purAnA roga bana cukI thii| bar3I machalI dvArA choTI machalI ko nigala jAnA hI usa samaya kA sAmAjika nyAya thA / varNAzrama vyavasthA ucca varga dvArA nimna varga ke bahumukhI zoSaNa kA mukhya upAdAna thii| aise meM vAstavika loka nAyaka kI bhUmikA nibhAte hue mahAvIra ne dRr3hatApUrvaka sthApita kiyA ki zreSThatA kA mApadaNDa vaMza nahIM, karma hai / amAnavIya kAryoM meM rata brAhmaNa bhI zUdra hai aura mAnavIya zrama kA gaurava zUdra bhI brAhmaNa hai| dhyAna dene yogya bAta hai ki yaha khokhalA siddhAnta mAtra nahIM thA, eka yathArtha satya thaa| ArdrakumAra jaise Aryetara jAti ke yuvakoM ko unhoMne apane muni saMgha meM dIkSA dI thI / harikeza jaise cANDAla kulotpanna mumukSuoM ko apane bhikSu saMgha meM vahI sthAna diyA thA, jo brAhmaNa zreSTha indrabhUti gautama ko milA thA / bhagavAn mahAvIra kI yaha akhaNDa mAnyatA thI ki koI bhI vyakti samatA se zramaNa hotA hai, brahmacarya se brAhmaNa hotA hai, jJAna se muni hotA hai aura tapa se tapasvI hotA hai / manuSya apanA bhAgya svayaM banA sakatA yaha kahakara mahAvIra ne usa bhAgyavAda ko bhI AInA dikhAyA jo vaMcitoM ko niSkriya banAkara vaMcakoM kA kAma AsAna karatA thA / vaMcitoM ko dAsa-dAsiyoM kI taraha kharIdane aura becane vAle samAja meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane sAdhvI saMgha kI pramukha candanabAlA ko banAyA, jise niSprANa vastu kI taraha kharIdA - becA jA cukA thaa| nArI svataMtratA va kSamatA ke pakSa meM bhagavAn ke AcaraNa kA yaha sazakta tarka va nyAya hai / sAdhvI saMgha meM chattIsa hajAra sAdhviyoM kA aura zrAvikA saMgha meM tIna lAkha aThAraha hajAra zrAvikAoM kA honA vastutaH bhagavAn kI ora se isa bhrama kA do TUka khaNDana hai ki strI mAtra bhogyA yA dAsI hI ho sakatI hai| yaha bhagavAn mahAvIra kI atyaMta mahattvapUrNa sAmAjika dena hai / ahaMkAra, krodha, pramAda (viSayAsakti), roga aura Alasya ko azikSA ke kAraNa batAte hue unhoMne jJAna ko zraddhA aura AcaraNa se jodd'aa| jIvana ke zaikSika pakSa ko yaha unakA mahattvapUrNa yogadAna hai / apane samAja ke varga-vaiSamya kA AdhAra mahAvIra ne parigraha ko mAnA / AvazyakatA se adhika saMgraha ko unhoMne sAmAjika aparAdha btaayaa| isa aparAdha ke kAraNa hI sthiti yaha thI ki baccoM ko dUdha cAhe mile na mile, yajJa ko ghI avazya mila jAtA thaa| isI aitihAsika paristhiti kI pIr3A bhagavAn - pradatta aparigraha jaise mUlya kI jananI bnii| kAmanAoM ko mRtyu ghoSita karate hue ve bole - kala kI vaha soce jise kabhI na maranA ho / maranA sabako hai isalie saMcaya kaisA? karma-phala pratyeka ko bhogane haiM isalie saMcaya kyoM ? spaSTa hai ki ina bAtoM ne usa samaya ke vyakti caritroM se durguNoM kA kUr3A-karakaTa sApha karane meM ullekhanIya bhUmikA abhinIta kii| ghRNA, krodha, hiMsA, IrSyA, lobha, vyabhicAra Adi kI jar3oM ko ukhaadd'aa| prema, karuNA, ahiMsA, sAmya, kSamA, asteya, aparigraha, Adi ko asaMkhya vyaktiyoM kI bhAva-bhUmi para ropA For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ aura siiNcaa| vyakti-sudhAra se samAja-sudhAra kI rAha para athaka yAtrA kii| ihalaukika jIvana se pAralaukika jIvana kaise banatA aura bigar3atA hai, yaha smjhaayaa| apane samaya kI rAjanIti meM jamIna, strI yA vIragati ke lie hone vAle yuddhoM kI pramukha bhUmikA ko pahacAna kara kahA-dUsaroM ko nahIM, apane ko jiito| jo saMgharSoM ko janma detA ho, vaha adharma hai| zakti va sAmarthya ke guNa haiM-zAnti aura kssmaashiiltaa| ina mUlyoM se usa samaya ke aneka rAjAoM kI soca bhI badalI aura kAryanIti bhii| aneka janapadoM meM gaNarAjya kI nIMva pdd'ii| rAjanIti meM saha-astitva aura ApasI sahayoga mahattvapUrNa hue| icchAoM kI tAnAzAhI ke sthAna para jJAna kA gaNarAjya bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane mana-vacana-karma se lekara apane yuga taka prasArita kiyaa| zreSTha jIvana-AdarzoM ko dharma batAyA aura aisA caturvidha-saMgha banAyA, jo dharma para AdhArita utkRSTa samAja-vyavasthA ho| aise bhagavAn mahAvIra ko koTi-koTi vandana! 00 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ bhagavAn mahAvIra : eka vicAra " appaNo NAmaM ege pattiyaM karei, No parassa / parassa NAmaM ege pattiyaM karei, No appaNo / ege appaNo pattiyaM karei, parassa vi / ege No appaNo pattiyaM karei, No parassa / " arthAt isa saMsAra meM kucha munaSya kevala apanA bhalA karate haiM, dUsaroM kA nhiiN| kucha apanA bhalA na karate hue bhI dUsaroM kA bhalA karate haiN| kucha, apanA bhI bhalA karate haiM aura dUsaroM kA bhI / kucha aise hote haiM jo na apanA bhalA karate haiM aura na hI dUsaroM kA / cAroM ora dekheM to cAroM hI prakAra ke manuSya nyUnAdhika saMkhyA meM dRSTigata hote haiM / dRSTigata yaha bhI hotA hai ki aise loga apekSAkRta adhika hote jA rahe haiM jo yA to kevala apanA bhalA cAhate haiM aura yA phira kisI kA bhI nhiiN| Atmakendrita svArtha eka virAT daitya ke samAna naitika mUlyoM ko nigalatA jA rahA hai| vicAraNIya tathya yaha hai ki naitikatA kI bar3e paimAne para ho rahI isa hiMsA se bahuta kama manuSya vicalita hote haiN| adhikatara loga jJAta-ajJAta rUpa se isa hiMsA ko ucita mAnane lage haiN| naitikatA kI yAda unheM prAyaH usI samaya AtI hai jisa samaya unake Atmakendrita svArtha khatare meM par3ate haiM / kucha loga to aise bhI haiM jo Atmakendrita svArtha ke daitya ko ucita ThaharAte haiM / usake pakSa meM tarka-vitarka karate haiM / usakA sammAna karate haiM / usakI pUjA karate haiM / - subhadra muni akAraNa nahIM hai ki deza ke AkAza para choTe-bar3e agni- varSI bAdaloM kI taraha itane pApa chA gaye haiM ki unakI sahI-sahI saMkhyA bhI adhikAMza loga bhUla cuke haiN| aise meM yAda AtI hai prabhu kI yaha dezanA, "sadgRhastha sadA dharmAnukUla hI apanI AjIvikA karate haiM," aise meM yAda AtA hai ki prabhUta sampatti ke svAmI hote hue bhI prabhu ne usakA aMtima rUpa se tyAga karane se pUrva 'varSIdAna' ke rUpa meM usakA sarvazreSTha upayoga kiyA thaa| dUsaroM kI daridratA se upajatI pIr3A apane roma-roma meM anubhava karate hue ve dIkSA lene se pUrva eka varSa taka nirantara pratidina eka karor3a assI lAkha svarNa mudrAyeM bAMTate rahe / eka varSa kI kAlAvadhi meM unhoMne tIna araba aTThAsI karor3a assI lAkha svarNa mudrAoM kA dAna kiyaa| kyoM kiyA? jina svarNa mudrAoM ke liye yuddha hote rahe, raktapAta hotA rahA, aparAdha hote rahe, asaMkhya manuSyoM ke jIvana samApta hote rahe, naitikatA nIlAma hotI rahI, unhIM ko prabhu ne sUkhI ghAsa kI taraha bAMTa diyaa| unakA tinake kI taraha tyAga kara diyaa| kyA kAraNa thA isakA ? kAraNa yaha thA ki unhoMne sampatti kA caritra pUrI taraha jAna liyA thA / ve samajha gaye the ki "dhAnyoM, suvarNa aura pazuoM se paripUrNa yaha samasta pRthvI bhI lobhI manuSya ko tRpta karane meM asamartha hai|" vartamAna yuga kA adhikAMza bhAga isa satya ko samajhate hue bhI nahIM samajhatA, yaha isakA durbhAgya hai| isI kA pariNAma hai ki manuSya samApta ho jAtA hai parantu dhana sampatti ke liye nirantara bar3hatI usakI lAlasA samApta nahIM hotI / isa lAlasA kI dAsatA svIkAra kara vaha For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ isake liye jI sakatA hai| isake liye mara sakatA hai| kAza ki vaha isa dAsatA se svatantra ho sktaa| kAza ki vaha samajha pAtA prabhu-vANI kA yaha trikAla-vyApI satya-"yadi yaha sArA jagat aura sAre jagat kA dhana bhI kisI ko de diyA jAya to vaha usakI rakSA karane meM asamartha hai|" mRtyu AyegI to jAnA hI hogaa| mRtyu ke sAmane cakravartI samrATa bhI asahAya ho gye| apAra dhana-sampadA ke svAmI...aura itane bebasa...! apanI bebasI kA janmadAtA manuSya svayaM hai| manuSya vAstava meM kitanA svAdhIna hai, yaha una baMdhanoM se jJAta hotA hai, jinheM vaha mana-vacana karma se mukti mAnatA hai| vaha zAnta jIvana meM ananta dhana-sampadA saMcita karane ko mukti kA athavA akSaya Ananda kA srota mAnatA hai| bhUla jAtA hai ki isa prakriyA meM vaha dhana sampadA kA svAmI nahIM rahatA apitu dhana usakA svAmI ho jAtA hai, vaha dhana ko kharca nahIM karatA apitu dhana use kharca karatA rahatA hai| eka dina pUrI taraha kharca kara detA hai| dhana kA pUrNa tRpti se koI sambandha nahIM hai| dhana kA sambandha hai-tRSNA se| dhana kA to svabhAva hI hai ki vaha jitanA bar3hatA hai, utanI hI apane liye pyAsa bhar3akAtA hai| dhana apanA svabhAva kabhI nahIM chodd'taa| manuSya apanA svabhAva chor3a detA hai aura eka bAra usane apanA svabhAva (arthAt manuSyatA) chor3akara dhana ko jIvana meM praveza kI anumati dI nahIM ki dhana ne tRSNA ke rezamI dhAgoM se bune jAla meM use dbocaa| dabocane meM vaha jarA bhI dera nahIM krtaa| eka bAra jAla meM phaMsa jAne ke bAda manuSya usake rezamI sparza meM mugdha rahane lagatA hai| rezamIpana se haTa kara usakA dhyAna jAla ke bandhana para prAyaH nahIM jaataa| phira use rezamI sparza to anubhava hotA hai parantu baMdhana anubhava nahIM hotaa| yahAM taka ki use vaha baMdhana hI mukti pratIta hone lagatA hai| vaha jAla ke isa chora se lekara usa chora taka daur3a lagAtA hai aura samajhatA hai ki duniyA itanI hI hai| mukti kA artha hai-jAla ke adhika se adhika rezamIpana para Adhipatya sthApita krnaa| isake liye jAla meM phaMse anya vyaktiyoM se nirantara saMgharSa karanA aura yena-kena-prakAreNa vijaya paanaa| vijaya ke utsava mnaanaa| svAdhInatA ke samAroha Ayojita krnaa| yadi Adhunika rASTra ke pratinidhi nAgarika kI sthiti aisI hI hai to spaSTa hai ki vAstavika svAdhInatA se vaha janmoM dUra hai| svAdhIna vaha hotA hai jo Atmanirbhara ho| Atmanirbhara vaha hotA hai, jisake Ananda kA srota bAhara kI duniyA meM kahIM na ho| vaha itanA samartha ho ki svayaM hI apane Ananda kA srota ho ske| tabhI usakA Ananda abAdha hogaa| akhaNDa hogaa| akSaya hogaa| abAdha, akhaNDa aura akSaya Ananda hone kA upAya eka hI hai-sAMsArikatA kA tyaag| tRSNAoM kA tyaag| zArIrikatA kA tyaag| bhoga kA rAstA akSaya Ananda taka nahIM jaataa| kevala tyAga kA hI rAstA hai, jo vahAM taka jAtA hai| jIvana meM jitanA tyAga hogA, utanI hI svAdhInatA hogI, aura utanA hI abhaya hogaa| vartamAna manuSya ko bhAMti-bhAMti ke bhaya daboce hue haiN| use bhaya hai ki koI usakI dhana-sampadA lUTa na le| bhaya hai ki usake sukha ke liye kAma karane vAle kahIM badala na jAyeM...kahIM mRtyu unheM usase chIna na le| kahIM koI use mUrkha na banA de| kahIM koI usake mAdhyama se apanA ullU sIdhA na kara le| kahIM vaha Arthika, sAmAjika yA rAjanItika morcoM para parAjita na ho jaaye| kahate haiM ki AdamI cAhe sArI duniyA ghUma le parantu caina use apane ghara Akara hI milatA hai| Aja ke manuSya ko to ghara meM bhI caina nahIM hai| use bhaya hai ki kahIM usakA bhAI hI usakI pITha meM churA na bhoMka de| kahIM usakI patnI use dagA na de jAye! avizvAsa aura bhaya meM nirantara jIte hue vaha bhUla jAtA hai ki isa tanAva kA mUla kAraNa hai-kevala apane sukhoM se lgaav| use apane zarIra ke sukhoM se lagAva hai| vaha svayaM ko deha mAtra samajhatA hai| zarIra ke sambandhoM ko hI vaha apane sambandha mAnatA hai| unhIM ke liye jItA-maratA hai| parigraha, bhoga, hiMsA aura lUTa-khasoTa kA asatya hI usake jIvana kA satya banatA jA rahA hai| vaha dUsaroM ko DarAkara svayaM bhayamukta honA cAhatA hai| dUsaroM ko paridra kara svayaM vaibhavazAlI honA cAhatA hai| dUsaroM se beImAnI kara apekSA karatA hai ki dusare usake sAtha ImAnadArI hI brteN| prabhu kI yaha bAta usake dhyAna meM nahIM AtI ki "jise tU mAranA cAhatA hai, vaha tU hI hai| arthAta usakI aura terI AtmA eka samAna hai|" yadi For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ yaha bodha jAga jAye to sabhI asurakSAoM se vaha svAdhIna ho jaaye| sabhI saMzayoM se use mukti mila jaaye| sabhI duHkhoM se usakI cetanA aura usakA jIvana svatantra ho jaaye| dhanya ho jaaye| kheda kA viSaya yaha hai ki yaha bAta eka maMgala-kAmanA to ho sakatI hai, parantu vAstavikatA nahIM bana pA rhii| vAstavikatA yaha hai ki 'jaise ko taisA' yA 'khUna kA badalA khUna' jaise amAnuSika siddhAnta jIvana ke niyAmaka vicAra banate jA rahe haiN| yahI vicAra samAcAra-patroM kI raktaraMjita surkhiyAM bana kara Aye dina hamArI saMvedanAoM ko jhakajhorate rahate haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ina vicAroM ko tyAjya mAnate the| kevala mAnate hI nahIM the, isa tyAga ko jIte bhI the| unakI sAdhanA kI eka-eka sAMsa ne 'khUna kA badalA khUna' jaise siddhAnta kA ahiMsaka pratirodha kiyaa| yakSAyatana meM sAdhanAlIna mahAvIra ko zUlapANi yakSa ne dizAoM ko kaMpAne vAlI huMkAra se AtaMkita karane kI ceSTA kI, taraha-taraha se unheM noMcA, hAthI banakara unheM pAMvoM tale rauMdA, siMha banakara unakI deha meM nAkhUna aura dAMta gar3Aye, sarpa-bicchU banakara viSaile DaMka mAre to badale meM krodha nahIM paayaa| pratizodha nahIM paayaa| dhamakiyAM nahIM paaiiN| pAyA to kSamA...kevala kSamA kA aisA amRta, jise usane pahalI bAra cakhA thaa| pAyA to yaha jJAna ki "agni se kabhI agni zAnta nahIM hotii| vaira se kabhI vaira nahIM miTA krte| pAnI se hI agni zAnta hotI hai| maitrI se hI vaira bujha sakatA hai|" isa jJAna se zUlapANi yakSa ke janma-janma kA krodha zAnta ho gyaa| vaha sabhI ko kSamA aura abhaya kA amRta bAMTane lgaa| svAdhInatA kI rAha para vaha cala pdd'aa| mahAvIra dehAsakta hote to yaha saMbhava nahIM ho sakatA thaa| ve deha mAtra nahIM the| ve sahanazIlatA the| samatA the| kSamA the| manuSyatA kA sAra tatva the| kevala 'sva' ke adhIna hone ke kAraNa svAdhIna the| isIliye AtatAiyoM ko bhI kSamA kI pratimUrti banA ske| spaSTa hai ki 'khUna kA badalA khUna' ke sthAna para unakA jIvana-mUlya thA-'yAtanA kA badalA krunnaa'| Aja ke yuga meM, jaba bahuta-se tathAkathita manuSya 'IMTa kA javAba patthara' mAnate haiM, taba bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 'viSa kA javAba dUdha' ko yAda karanA aparihArya ho jAtA hai| caNDakauzika nAmaka durdAnta sarpa ke kAraNa jisa rAha se logoM ne gajaranA choDa diyA thA, mahAvIra logoM dvArA saceta kiye jAne para bhI usI rAha para Age bar3he the| sarpa kI bAMbI ke pAsa jAkara dhyAnastha ho gaye the| mAno kaha rahe hoM, "lo! maiM prastuta huuN| apane janma janmAtara kA krodha mujha para utAra do| para tuma krodha se mukta ho jaao| sabhI ko abhaya do|" sarpa ne mahAvIra ko cunautI samajha kara una para apanI viSailI phUMkAra chor3I, dRSTi viSa se unheM dagdha karane kA prayAsa kiyA, unake pAMva meM sarvaghAtI DaMka mArA parantu pAMva se khUna ke sthAna para dugdha nikala aayaa| isa prakAra mahAvIra ke jIvana meM caritArtha huA-'viSa kA javAba duudh|' viSa, dUdha ko viSailA nahIM banA skaa| dUdha ne viSa ko ahiMsaka va sadAcArI banA diyaa| siddha huA ki dUdha meM viSa se kahIM jyAdA zakti hotI hai| yaha zakti kSamA aura abhaya kA anazvara jIvana pradAna karatI hai| basa! isa zakti ko AjamAne kA saMkalpa caahiye| hauMsalA caahiye| tabhI manuSya svAdhIna bhAva se 'IMTa kA javAba patthara' jaise siddhAnta kA ahiMsaka va sArthaka pratirodha kara sakatA hai| prabhu ne aisA kiyA aura pApI ke mana meM pApa se virakti jagA dii| manuSyoM kI to bAta hI kyA...unase sambodhi pAkara caNDakauzika jaise tiryaMca bhI jaage| aise jAge ki phira kabhI nahIM soye| pApa se muMha mor3A to aisA mor3A ki mur3akara bhI usakI ora nahIM dekhaa| pApa kI himmata nahIM huI ki vaha mahAvIra ke jagAye jIvoM ke jIvana meM pala-bhara ko jhAMka bhI paaye| mahAvIra Aye to kaSAyoM kI gulAmI calI gii| pApa calA gyaa| asaMkhya manuSyoM ne bhayamukta hokara khulI havA meM sAMsa lii| svAdhInatA ko apanI sAMsoM meM anubhava kiyaa| jo svayaM svAdhIna na ho vaha kisI ko svAdhIna banA bhI nahIM sktaa| mahAvIra kI svAdhInatA ko mana-vacana kAyA se apanAne vAle manuSya apekSAkRta kama haiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki ve svAdhInatA kA vitaraNa va prasAra bhI nahIM kara paate| lobha ne unheM parAdhIna banA diyA hai to ve lobha kA prasAra karate haiN| usa lobha kA jo manuSya ke "sabhI sadguNoM kA vinAza For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kara detA hai|" lobha ke hI vazIbhUta manuSya dhana saMpadA ke liye cAlAkiyAM karate haiN| plaoNToM, makAnoM, koThiyoM va baMgaloM para anadhikAra kabjA karate haiN| jAyadAda ke kAgajoM kI jAlasAjI karate haiN| isake viparIta mahAvIra kA jIvana dekhiye| rAjA siddhArtha ke mitra RSi duijjaMta ne morAka sanniveza sthita apane Azrama meM bhikSuka mahAvIra se apanA prathama varSAvAsa vyatIta karane kI prArthanA kii| mahAvIra use svIkAra kara cAturmAsArambha meM vahAM aaye| eka kuTI meM unheM ThaharAyA gyaa| usa varSa bhayAnaka sUkhe ke kAraNa pazuoM ko cArA durlabha ho gyaa| gAyeM Azrama kI kuTiyoM kI sUkhI ghAsa-purAla Adi khAne lgiiN| sabhI RSi lAThiyAM lekara apanI-apanI kuTiyoM kI rakSA karane lage parantu mahAvIra ne aisA nahIM kiyaa| anya RSiyoM se zikAyateM pAkara duijjaMta ne mahAvIra ko upAlambha diyaa| kahA, "tuma kaise kSatriya-putra ho? apanI kuTI kI rakSA taka nahIM kara sakate?" yaha sunate hI mahAvIra ne pAMca pratijJAyeM kI aura cala pdd'e| ve pratijJAyeM thIM-aprItikara sthAna para na ThaharanA, satata dhyAnalIna rahanA, mauna rahanA, kevala kara pAtra meM bhikSA lenA aura gRhastha ke Adara satkAra se nirapekSa rhnaa| usa samaya cAturmAsa ke kevala pandraha dina bIte the| unhoMne yaha nahIM socA ki zeSa cAturmAsa kahAM vyatIta hogA? yaha nahIM socA ki sira para chata bhI nasIba hogI ki nhiiN| yahI cintA hotI to ve apane mahala hI kyoM chor3ate? jisane mahala chor3a diye, usake liye eka kuTiyA ko chor3anA kyA kaThina thA! ve samajha cuke the ki koI bhI chata unake sira para sadaiva chAMva karane meM samartha nahIM hai| isIliye surakSA se unhoMne apanA sambandha tor3a liyaa| surakSA se sambandha TUTA to asurakSA se apane-Apa TUTa gyaa| jisakA kucha nahIM hotA, vAstava meM usI kA saba kucha hotA hai| jo kisI kA nahIM hotA, jo apanA bhI nahIM hotA, vahI sabakA ho sakatA hai| sAMsArika chateM mahAvIra ke sira para nahIM rahI to pUrA AkAza unake liye chata bana gyaa| eka ghara chUTA to sampUrNa prakRti unakA ghara bana gii| ve gharoM aura chatoM se svAdhIna ho gye| lobha-moha se svAdhIna ho gye| sAMsArikatA se svAdhIna ho gye| ahaMkAra se bhI svAdhIna the ve| eka-dUsare kI TAMga khIMcane aura svayaM ko sarvazreSTha siddha karane ke avasara DhUMr3hane vAle sambandhoM ke vartamAna yuga meM yaha ullekha karanA Avazyaka hai ki mahAvIra kI dRSTi kevala apanA kalyANa karane taka sImita kabhI nahIM rhii| jinhoMne una para ghora atyAcAra kiye, unakA bhI unhoMne uddhAra hI caahaa| saMgama deva ne jaba sAdhanAlIna vIra kI dRr3hatA parakhI to teja havA calAI, kAlI dhUla se bharI AMdhI calAkara unheM dhUla ke Dhera meM dabA diyA, viSailI cIMTiyoM aura maccharoM ke AkramaNa unakI deha para karAye, dImakeM cipaTAIM, bicchU-sarpa-hAthI ke prahAra karAye, bhayabhairava banakara unheM DarAyA, devAMganAoM ke prayoga se unheM vicalita karanA cAhA, unake viSaya meM mithyA Aropa pracArita kara unheM phAMsI ke takhte taka pahuMcAyA, unake pAMvoM se saTAkara lakar3iyAM sulagAI aura usa para khIra banAI parantu mahAvIra aDola rhe| parAjita hokara jaba saMgama jAne lagA to kSamA ke sumeru mahAvIra kI AMkheM yaha socakara DabaDabA AIM ki jo karma saMgama ne bAMdhe haiM, jaba inakA udaya hogA to isa para kyA gujaregI! dhyAtavya hai ki bhayaMkaratama yAtanAyeM sahate hue mahAvIra kI dRSTi apanI pIr3A para nahIM, saMgama ke baMdhate hue karmoM para thii| apanI deha kA duHkha to unake liye duHkha hI nahIM thaa| duHkha thA to kevala yaha ki atyAcArI kA uddhAra kaise hogA! parama manuSyatA ke isa udAharaNa se sRSTi meM aisA kauna hai, jo kucha sIkha nahIM sakatA? kauna hai jo sIkha kara mAnavIya svAdhInatA kA carama zikhara chU nahIM sakatA? kauna hai jo miTTI se paidA hokara bhI AsamAna nahIM ho sakatA? koI bhI ho sakatA hai parantu isake liye apane vyaktitva ko aise sthAna meM rUpAntarita karane vAlA samyaka jJAna darzana-caritra cAhiye, jisake bhItara apriya pakSI bhI ur3Ana bhara skeN| Aja samyak jJAna darzana caritra kA Alama yaha hai ki rAtoM-rAta dala badala jAte haiN| AsthAyeM badala jAtI haiN| satya badala jAtA hai| cAritra badala jAtA hai aura isa badalAva ko jJAna saMcAlita nahIM krtaa| ise saMcAlita karatI hai sattA lipsaa| cunAvoM ke daurAna voTa ke lAlaca meM rAjanetA kyA-kyA nahIM kara gujarate! zAyada hI koI aisA cunAva ho, jisameM asatya kA prayoga na huA ho, AsthAoM kA vyApAra na huA ho, chala-prapaMca na huA ho aura taraha-taraha kI hiMsA kA sahArA na For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ liyA gayA ho! yaha saba kisaliye? sattA aura adhikAra-lipsA kI pUrti ke liye| bhikSu jIvana aMgIkAra karane ke bAda mahAvIra para sabase pahalA saMkaTa taba AyA thA jaba kAra grAma kI sImA para ve dhyAnalIna hue| eka kisAna apane bailoM ko unake pAsa yaha kahakara chor3a gayA ki unheM dekhate rhnaa| maiM abhI aayaa|' muhUrta bhara bItate hI vaha lauTA to dekhA ki baila vahAM nahIM haiN| rAta-bhara bailoM ko khojaa| subaha dekhA to baila mahAvIra ke pAsa hI cara rahe haiN| socA ki isI ne bailoM ko chipA diyA hogaa| usakA krodha bhar3aka utthaa| usane rassiyoM se tatkAla eka kor3A banAyA aura lagA mahAvIra ko tar3Atar3a piittne| mahAvIra aDola rhe| indra Dola gyaa| vaha AyA aura kisAna kA hAtha pakar3a liyaa| sAdhaka mahAvIra para AyA prathama upasarga Tala gyaa| indra ne sAdhanA-kAla meM sadaiva unake sAtha rahane kI prArthanA kI parantu svAvalambI mahAvIra ne sApha-sApha manA kara diyaa| ve cAhate to svarga ke rAjA ko anucara banA sakate the| usake mAdhyama se sattA-sukha va adhikAra lipsA ko santuSTa kara sakate the parantu lipsA to dUra, ve apanI choTI-bar3I icchAoM taka ko jIta cuke the| jaba icchA hI na ho to kaisI pUrti! kaisA bhaTakAva! kaisA samajhautA! kaisI cintA! kaisI dAsatA! bhagavAn mahAvIra kA jIvana icchAoM kI dAsatA se mukta thaa| kabhI unakI icchA nahIM huI ki loga unake jJAna, unake tyAga aura unakI sAdhanA se prabhAvita hoN| unake guNa gaayeN| bar3e-bar3e RSi muni bhI yazolipsA se hAra gaye para mahAvIra se yaza kI icchA hAra gii| gozAlaka unakA svayaMbhU ziSya bnaa| unase tejolezyA kI zakti prApta kI aura idhara-udhara usa zakti kA pradarzana kara usane khUba vAha-vAhI luuttii| yaza paayaa| ziSya bnaaye| sevA krvaaii| isake viparIta mahAvIra ne jaba dIkSA lI to yaha saMkalpa bhI liyA ki "maiM jaba taka pUrNatva ko prApta nahIM kara lUMgA, taka taka kisI ko upadeza nahIM duuNgaa|" bAraha varSa se bhI adhika sAdhanA-avadhi meM ve mauna rhe| thor3e se jJAna se chalakate rahane vAle ghar3e jaise svabhAva vAle gozAlaka to Aja bhI bahata mila jAyeMge parantu mahAvIra eka bhI milegaa| mahAvIra nahIM to mahAvIra-patha kA saccA pathika to huA hI jA sakatA hai| sacce pathika bhI kama haiM, jo bar3abolepana para nahIM, mauna evam niSkAma sAdhanA para bharosA kreN| jinheM balAtkAra ke ghRNita samAcAra par3hakara mahAvIra kA brahmacarya yAda aaye| jo apane jIvana ko svAdhInatA ke uccatama mAnavIya mUlyoM kI vyAkhyA banA skeN| jo vyakti kI saccI svAdhInatA ke AdhAra srota ho skeN| vyakti kI svAdhInatA ke sumana viSamatA kI baMjara jamIna para nahIM khilA krte| samatA kI urvara bhUmi meM hI itanI sAmarthya hotI hai ki vaha unheM khilA ske| saMvidhAna meM ullikhita hone bhara se rASTra meM samatA nahIM aatii| rASTra meM samatA taba AtI hai jaba vAstava meM sabhI ko samAna adhikAra hoN| sabhI ke pAsa Age bar3hane ke samAna avasara hoN| kisI AdhAra para koI bheda-bhAva na ho| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA dharma-saMgha Adarza samAja kA samartha pratIka hai| harikeza muni usa samaya ke samAja meM zUdra kahalAte the, jinakA prabhu ke dharma-saMgha meM sammAnajanaka sthAna thaa| indrabhUti gautama aura harikeza muni prabhu ke saMgha meM Akara brAhmaNa aura zUdra nahIM raha gaye the| donoM hI unake anuyAyI bana gaye the| unakA anusaraNa kara mukti ko prApta hue the| jisa strI ko unake samaya ke samAja meM kharIdA aura becA jA cukA thA, vaha caMdana bAlA unake sAdhvI saMgha kI pramukha thii| prabhu ke saMgha meM sAdhviyoM va zrAvikAoM kI saMkhyA sAdhuoM va zrAvakoM se kahIM adhika thii| yaha tathya isa satya kA bhI sUcaka hai ki samAja ne jo upekSA aura pratAr3anA striyoM ko dI thI, usakA prabhu ke saMgha meM sarvathA abhAva thaa| striyoM ne puruSoM ke hI samAna, aura aneka avasaroM para to puruSoM se bhI Age bar3hakara, Atma kalyANArtha kaThora sAdhanAyeM kiiN| prabhu kA dharma saMgha vAstava meM ratnAkara thA, jisameM aneka raMgoM kI nadiyAM Akara to milIM parantu milane ke bAda sabhI kA eka hI raMga ho gyaa| saMyama kA rNg| samatA kA rNg| svAdhInatA kA rNg| vAda-vivAda aura kalaha isa raMga meM zAmila nahIM the| isa raMga kA Aloka thaa-sNvaad| vijaya athavA parAjaya usa saMvAda ke na uddezya the, na pariNAma / jJAna hI usakA uddezya thaa| jJAna hI usakA pariNAma thaa| jaina dharma kA samyaka jJAna una saMvAdoM ke kAraNa hI sRSTi ko upalabdha huA, jo bhagavAn mahAvIra ke yuga meM saMbhava hue| kabhI yaha saMvAda sarvajJa prabhu For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ aura mahAmanISI gautama ke madhya gatizIla rahA to kabhI sudharmA svAmI va jambU svAmI ke madhya / bhagavAn mahAvIra kI paramparA ke gautama tathA bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI paramparA ke kezI zramaNa ke bIca hone vAlA saMvAda svastha vArtA kA viziSTa udAharaNa hai| svastha vArtA kI isa zrRMkhalA meM aura bhI aneka kar3iyAM Akara judd'iiN| skaMdhaka parivrAjaka va gautama, bhagavAn mahAvIra va asurarAja camarendra, bhagavAn va zivarAjarSi tathA bhagavAn va parivrAjaka kAlodAyI ke bIca jaise sambandha the, ve sarvotkRSTa mAnavIya sambandhoM ke jagamagAte udAharaNa haiN| apane se bhinna mAnyatA rakhane vAloM ke prati kahI koI pUrvAgraha dikhAI nahIM detaa| dikhAI detA hai to ajJAna ke aMdhakAra se bAhara Ane kA ImAnadAra prayAsa aura jJAna ko samyak rUpa dene kI sAmpradAyikatA rahita koshish| rAga-dveSa ke ajJAna va mala se ye sabhI sambandha mukta haiN| satya kA niHsaMkoca svIkAra va kathana inakI vizeSatA hai| yaha vizeSatA batAtI hai ki prabhu ke dharma-saMgha kA svarUpa sAmpradAyika nahIM thaa| viSamatA grasta nahIM thaa| samyaktva se Alokita evam samatA para AdhArita svarUpa thA vh| samatA cAhe vyakti meM ho yA rASTra meM, vaha manuSyatA kA gaurava hI hotI hai| apane-parAye kA bheda vaha samApta kara detI hai| viSamatA ko nirmUla kara detI hai| rAga-dveSa ke baMdhanoM kA anta kara detI hai| zArIrikatA kI saMkIrNatA se jIva ko bAhara nikAlatI hai| use aisI svAdhInatA kI ora unmukha kara detI hai, jise prApta kara vaha mRtyu se bhayabhIta honA chor3akara mRtyu kA svAgata karane ke yogya bana jAtA hai| phira usakI mRtyu eka mahAn aura naye jIvana meM praveza bana jAtI hai| phira usakA jIvana apanI tathA dUsaroM kI svAdhInatA kA mahAkAvya bana jAtA hai| mitratA-zatrutA kI vibhedaka rekhAyeM jahAM samApta ho jAyeM, vahIM ahiMsA kA sUrya ugatA hai| jahAM ahiMsA kA sUrya uge, vahAM astra-zastroM kA aMdhakAra tirohita ho jAtA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ahiMsA kA sUrya the| ve na to kabhI asta hue, na hoNge| isaliye ki unakA prakAza asaMkhya AtmAoM meM vyApta rahA hai, aura rhegaa| sUrya kabhI asta nahIM hotaa| vaha to pRthvI ke eka aMza se dUsare aMza kI ora apanI yAtrA nirantara jArI rakhatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI Aloka yAtrA jArI hai| jArI rhegii| phira unake nirvANa ko mahAjIvana kA Arambha kyoM na mAnA jAya! DD For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ ArthakatA kA gA~va nAjA siddhArtha kA pitRtva nAnI trizalA kI mamatA pina kuNDalapura dAsiyoM ( ke saubhAgya kI kyoM samatA kaNa-kaNa meM dharma pala-pala meM sunava 'loga hameM kyoM nahIM lagAte tAloM ko du-nava kuNDalapura kI subaha-dopahana-zAma harSa yA ullAsa ke nAma vRkSa ne pala ko janma diyA puSpa ne sugadha ko dUdha ne mavanavana ko bAdala ne nIra ko sAgara ne ratnanAzi ko bhASA ne kavitA ko mAta ne subaha ko aura kuNDalapura ne mahAvIra ko tIrthakna mahAvIra arthAt aisA sUrya jo kabhI nahIM DhalA kuNDalapura bolA"maiM eka choTA-sA gA~va sahI para dharatI kA aisA kauna sA sthAna hai jo mesI sArthakatA se nahIM jalA !" prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /13 ACHARYA SRI KAILASSAGARSURI GYANMANDIR SRI MAHAVIR JAIN ARADHANA KENDRA Koba, Gandhinagar-382009.. ainelibrary.org Phone: (079) 23276252,23276204-05 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ mAM trizalA kI jijJAsA mujhe saba kucha milA samraTaasIma sneha ananta navuziyA~ vebhava visATa maiMne saba kucha denavA mahArAjasAgara parvata nadiyA~ samAja sacamuca eka se eka kimaya vimugdhakAnI dRzya bhane haiM isa sammAna meM para bancha anavoM se jo kucha aja rAta maiMne deuvA use delava kara pAyA devane kA saccA artha, usake binA sAnA kA sAnA desavanA vyartha pahale aisA kamI nahI huA thA aisA pahale kabhI nahIM huA thA ki sote sote melA as jage, mujhe sacamuca kI duniyA mithyA aura sapanoM kI duniyA saccI lage ve nire svapna nahIM the maSThAnAja ! tabhI to prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /14 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ roma-roma ke A~kha bana jAne para unheM dekhane se jI nahIM bharA, nIce utara AyA Ananda kA AkAza Upara uTha gaI saMvedanAoM kI lahalahAtI vasuMdharA, apane mujha meM aura maiM sapanoM meM kho gaI kyA batAU~ mahArAja ! jAgI to lagA vahI sapane dekhane ko eka bAra phira kyoM nahIM so gaI pUchate haiM una meM kyA thA aisA ? kaise kahU~ kisa se tulanA karU~ isa duniyA meM kucha bhI to nahIM hai vaisA prakAza-parva: mahAvIra / 15 www utane zveta... utane ujale kahA~ haiM hAthI aura vRSabha usa kesarI siMha jaisA rUpa kisI bhI zera ko nahIM sulabha kahA~ hai vaha lakSmI jo maMgala gAna gAte nahIM thakatI For Personal & Private Use Only 000 WA
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________________ sampUrNa sRSTi ke puSyoM kI mudalatA mila jAye to bhI kesI ho mAlAyeM nahIM banA sakatI vaisA candramA isa gagana meM nahIM jAtA isakA sUraja bhI utanA tejasvI nahIM lagatA maiMne delavA jo dhvaja koI bhI patAkA nahIM lagatI usakI caraNa-maja usa taraha kA kalaza bhI kahIM nahIM pAyA jAtA vaisA paThma sanovara isa dharA para jagaha nahIM banAtA usa samudra jaisI nahIM hai kisI bhI mahAsAgara kI pahacAna mere alAvA aura kisane dezavA hogA vesA vimAna 60333 prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /16 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ vaha ratnamAzi to sRSTi kA sabase camakadAra bhAga thI, dhura kA leza-mAna nahIM thA para aga thI apane-apa se bhI jyAdA apane aise the ve cauka sapane ve jise svapna nahIM the mahArAja ! zIghrAtizIdha zAnta kIjiye mesI jJana pipAsA aba maiM trizalA nahIM maiM to hU~kevala jijJAsA kevala jijJAsA / prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /17 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ pitA siddhArtha kI samvedanA suno maThAnAnI ! aja darabAra meM viThThAna naimittikoM ne jo-jo batAyA usa para sahajatA se nahIM hotA vizvAsa Trelavo ! mele eka-eka moma se chalakatA ullAsa hamAre bhAgya meM sampUrNa sRSTi ko durlabha sevA hai tumane sapane nahIM mAtRtva kA parama saubhAgya delavA hai tuma jitanI ananya ho usa se bhI adhika dhavya ho trizalA maiMne sunA to jhUma uThe dharatI-asama lagA ki maiM rAjA kyoM banA kyoM nahIM banA tuma jaisI mA~ ! prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /18 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ Mem tuma Ajavda ke athAha kSIrasAgara meM khone vAlI ho eka mahAnatama kI mA~ hone vAlI ho putra maiM usakA pitA kahalAUMgA aura usI ke kAraNa yuge-yuge taka amara ho jAUMgA 0000 airAvata hAthI jaisA hogA vaha ujAlA aura sazakta sabhI jIva hoMge usake bhakta, motI ugeMge jagaha-jagaha sUnavI gela me jaba vaha kRpakSa ke samAna dharma ke bIja boyegA kheta-kheta meM kesarI siMha jaMgala para rAja karatA hai| vaha apanI icchAoM para rAja karegA kAma usake pAsa paTakane se DaregA, prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 19 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ lakSmI miTAtI hai saMtrAsa parama aizvarya hogA akA dAsa, vaha duniyA bhara kA sneha aura sammAna pAyegA mAlAoM kA eka-eka puSpa usake prati agAdha zraddhA se bhara jAyegA, prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /20 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ caLamA kI taraha vaha sunava-zAnti kI zItalatA barasAyegA, sUrya bana kara ajJAna aura dumlavoM kA aMdhakAra miTAyegA, samaya loka meM akI yaza: patAkA pahalAyegI, dharma ke mahala meM kalaza kI taraha zIrSa-sthAna pAyegI, bahuta se kAyoM ke bIca vaha zUra hogA prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /21 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ saMsAra sanovara meM paidA hokara bhI nAga-dveSa ke jala se dUra hogA, guNoM kA ratnAkara Thokara bhI samu sA gambhIra vimAna ke devoM se arcita nirmalatA kI tasavIra, samyak jJAna-darzana-cAlina jaise ratnoM kA dhAraka, jJAna kI agni se karmoM ke dhura kA nivAraka CE prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /22 For Personal & Private use only ----
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________________ Wyk dh dh aba to isI para kendrita raheMge hamAre mana vacana kAya, tuma putra ko janma nahIM dogI racogI manuSyatA kA eka nayA adhyAya / sacamuca ! ye jine svapna nahIM haiM mahAnAnI / ye to haiM sabake liye abhayaMvana tumhAnI konava me AyA hai koI cakravartI samrAT yA taravina prakAza-parva : mahAvIra / 23 For Personal & Private Use Only /
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________________ garbhastha prabhu kA saMkalpa bahuta mA~oM ko sukha-duHkha diye haiM maiMne basa ! aba aura nahIM rAga-dveSa ke cakkara meM aba aura nahIM hI honA hai bhraSTa para yaha meM kyA dekha rahA hU~ mere hilane-Dulane se merI AkhirI mA~ ko bhI kaSTa ! nahIM-nahIM aba meM nahIM hilUMgA mA~ ke garbha meM cupacApa nivalUMgA lo maiMne banda kara dI halacala para yaha kyA mA~ aba bhI vikala ! ThIka hai mA~ vikalatA aba tujhe kucha nahIM kahegI merI halacala jAnI rahegI. prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 24 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ socatA hU~ komalatA kI parAkASThA hotA hai mAtA-pitA kA hRdaya unakA vyaktitva santAna kI laya meM hI ho jAtA hai vilaya santAna meM hI basate-ha~sate haiM unake prANa santAna se hI jur3e rahate haiM unake sAhasa unake bhaya o mesI antima ma ...o mere antima pitA isa bhava isa deza meM kamI tumheM duHnava nahIM lUgA janma lene se pahale sakalpa letA hU~ tuma dono ko kabhI du-nava nahIM dUgA tumhAre nahate dIkSA bhI nahIM lUgA / prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /25 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ janma : eka yuga kA caitra zukla trayodazI ko itihAsa ne itihAsa racAya prabhu aye nivala uThA mATI kA eka-eka kaNa hanA ho gayA sUnavepana kA tRNa-tRNa adhemA bheMTa rahA thA vaimanasya haTa rahA thA hiMsA, jahA~ bhI thI, sahama gaI nAmakiyoM taka kI vedanA thama gaI, nirdhanoM ke hAthoM meM chA aI saubhAgya-renavA, baMdiyoM ne muktAkAza delavA, devI-devatAoM ne mahotsava manAye prabhu aye prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /26 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jaise mUrcchita meM cetanA atI hai jaise gUgepana kI jubAna gIta gAtI hai jaise netrahIna ko netra milate haiM jaise krUratA ke bhItara asU nivalate haiM jaise iMkAra meM ane lage saralatA jaise patthara dila lobha UgAne lage tyAga kI taralatA jaise krodha kI duniyA meM kSamA muskanAye prabhu aye prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /27 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ raktapAta miTAne vAle kA janma bhI rakta rahita thA ajJAna ke aMdhakAra meM mati zruta avadhi jJAna ke prakAza sahita thA III. CDD sitAnoM ko adabhuta aNimA delavane kA lobha thA ve gagana se jAnA nahIM cAhate the devatA bhI bhogoM kA lAbha uThAnA nahIM cAhate the pazu-pakSI taka jAga uThe the ullAsa se tInoM loka bhara gaye the ahiMsA ke prakAza se prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /28 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ dabe-kucale jIvoM ne bhI pala bhara ko sara uThAye rAga dveSa apane hone para pachatAye prabhu Aye prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 29 For Personal & Private Use Only jisake A jAne se vardhamAna huA dhana-dhAnya vardhamAna huA dharma vardhamAna huA jJAna vardhamAna huI hiMsA vardhamAna huA satya vardhamAna huA tyAga vardhamAna hue guNa vardhamAna huA Ananda vardhamAna huI sArthakatA aise zizu ko bhalA kauna kisI aura nAma se bulAye vardhamAna Aye prabhu Aye /
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________________ bar3oM-bar3oM se bar3A bacapana prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 31 For Personal & Private Use Only /
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________________ zaMkAlU deva kA Atmakathana icha ne to kA thA meM hI IrSyA aura zaMkA ke kA~To meM ulajhA thA maiMne use ATha varSa kA eka sAdhAraNa bAlaka mAtra samajhA thA -00GOC socA thAvaibhava meM pale-bar3he mAjakumAra to yU~ bhI agoM se komala hI hote haiM. mAnava kA choTA-sA baccA hotA kyA hai deva-zakti ke age. usako bhI kyA paranave parantu kahA thA iLa ne hI thI cunautI deva-zakti ko cupa uThe anya deva napusakoM kI taraha, maiMne svIkAra kI cunautI prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /33 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ delavAkuMDalapura meM navela rahe the bAlaka rAjakumAra vardhamAna ke sAtha, maiMne aeNnave baLa, kI aura bana gayA vikanAla sarpa per3a se jA lipaTA pana pelAyA Aga ugalatI naz2aroM se delavA per3a tale navelate bacce jAna hathelI para lekara bhAge prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /34 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ 00 devA per3a ke Upara baiThe baccoM kI dhigdhI baMdha gaI. pake Amo kI taraha Tapaka par3e eka ke bAda eka mere ahaMkAra ne aTTahAsa kiyA devA vardhamAna ko vaha mujhe laga rahA thA la mujhe prakAza parva: mahAvIra / 35 For Personal & Private Use Only mujhe usane pakar3A per3a se bala chur3Aye eka hAtha se mu~ha jakar3a dUsare se pUcha merA vajana apane mAnIna para oTA merA
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________________ aura mujhe dUna chor3a AyA mujhe lagA ki varSamAna nahIM hai yaha yaha to vIra hai pana mana thA ki mAnatA hI nahIM thA vIra se abhaya pAye bAlaka punaH navelane lage tiLUSaka maiM bhI bAlaka bana jA milA una meM sAne bhAge para vIra saba se age vaha per3a ko sabase pahale chU ayA vaha jIta gayA to maiMne use kaMdhe para baiThAyA aura daur3a par3a prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /36 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ daur3ate-daur3ate apane akAra ko karatA gayA bar3a bhImakAya daitya ho gayA aMtata: para pina bhI nahIM DamA vaha lambe nukIle tInave ThA~ta aura nAnavUna dInave jhAr3a-isavAr3a se bAla anave gAroM-sI lAla bAlaka bhAga mavar3e hara para kamAla vIra ne kiyA mere kaMdhe para muSTi-prahAra mese goma-roma meM darda kI lahara vAtAvaraNa meM melA cItkAra haDDiyA~ ho rahI thIM vikala maiMne jAnAvIna kA atulita bala prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /37 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ akAra pora-pora TUTA samA maMga kara kisI taraha chUTA sacamuca ! mesI IrSyA aura mesI zaMkA bekAra the vardhamAna kI prazaMsA sunakara jo deva cupa nache ve naphusaka nahIM, samajhadAra the mere mana meM aba bhI usake paurUSa kI tasavIra hai. tumane prazaMsA kama kI thI icha vaha vardhamAna yA vIra nahIM vaha to mahAvIra hai mhaa-viir| prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /38 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jJAna ko jJAna kauna de zAlA ke kulapati ne svAgata kiyA bAjA siddhArtha aura rAjakumAra vardhamAna kA vardhamAna kA bauddhika stara jAnane ke liye prazna kiye vardhamAna ne aeNgve khola dene vAle uttara diye aura pUchA aura batAyA aura pUchA aura batAyA kulapati chainAna kucha samajha na pAyA jaise-taise saMbhalA prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /39 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ mubhava se saca nikalA"yaha to sAkSAt jJAna hai kucha bhI batA sakatA hai maiM ise par3hAU~ kyA yaha to mujhe bhI par3hA sakatA haiM" 90000 bhagavAna koyaha yugoM-yugoM taka jiye yaha mere pAsa ayA hai to zAyada mujhe guru kA mAna dene ke liye" sacamuca ! jJAna ke kSetra meM kabhI koI kucha nahIM botA hai yahI eka aisA maidAna hai jisameM hArane kA bhI garva hotA hai| prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /40 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ sanmati garva huA thA una jadhAcaraNa-labdhi-sampanna muniyoM ko jo mahala kI chata para vardhamAna ko dhyAna karate delava utara aye the agameM ke gUDha praznoM aura mana kI jaTila zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna pA kara harSAye the pUchane ke liye jaba unake pAsa kucha nahIM rahA thA taba uchoMne hI pahalI bAra vardhamAna ko 'sammati' kahA thaa| prakAza parva : mahAvIra 41 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ nandIvardhana aura sudarzanA kI anubhUti hamArA dina vardhamAna ke sAtha bIte to dina hai anyathA nahIM hamAnI mAta vardhamAna ko sulAye to bAta hai anyathA nahIM pahale bhI thA hamAre pAsa khilaunoM kA bhaNDAra para mA~ ne pahale kabhI nahIM diyA aise vilaune kA upahAra prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /42 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ vardhamAna agara hamAre pAsa naThe to hama kisI se kucha nahIM lage apane isa nivalaune ko sAre ke sAre nivalaune de deMge sAne ke sAre pakavAna de do bhAne kA sAnA kullU sAne kA sAnA jahAna hama kamI jida nahIM kI mA~ ! basa ! eka bAta mAna jAo vardhamAna ko hamAre pAsa se mata haTAo mata httaao| prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /43 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ supArzva kA anubhava 'cAcA' zabda to pahale bhI sunatA AyA para pahale kyoM nahIM thI isameM itanI miThAsa prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 44 1111111 Aja kyoM isI eka zabda meM samA gayA hai merA bhaviSya For Personal & Private Use Only merA vartamAna menA itihAsa ?
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________________ madamasta hAthI ke bhAva aura kisa meM hai mere jitanA bala pina bhI meM paratatra rahatA hU~ mahAvata ke akuza sahatA hU~ nahIM sagA aba ana paratatra nahIM nIMgA mujhe kyA basa meM kareMge ye tinakoM jaise loga saba ko hai kAyaratA kA roga inake liye to mUDa kI eka pukAra hI kApI hai prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /45 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ maiMne pheMka diye loga pheMka diye tinake coTa DAle bacce miTaTI ke lauTe. kacce DhahA dI dIvAreM dharAzAyI kara dI mInAreM tor3a DAle bhAgI bharakama damananta loga jAneM ki mujhameM kitanI tAkata kitanA sakhta para kauna hai ye bAlaka jisane mujhe TAkA Age bar3hane se rokA abhI ise maz2A calavAtA hU~ pA~voM tale hamezA ke liye sulAtA hU~ para yaha kyA yaha to uchala kara mere Upara car3ha gayA denavo / delavo-Telavo !! isakA ThosalA kitanA bar3ha gayA !!! 500 prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /46 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ hAya ...! yaha muSTa-prahAra mesA OMA aA cItkAra agara ho gayA aisA eka prahAra aura to isa dharatI para kahA~ pAUgA Thaura ? mAna gayAmujhameM sampUrNa sRSTi kA bala nahIM hai adhika balazAlI to yahIM hai maiM kyA jAnU bala kA ara-chona lo! maiM calA cupacApa gajazAlA kI ora delavo ! mesI anavoM meM zAnti kA nIra hai| yaha bAlaka vardhamAna nahIM yaha to ativIra hai ati-vIra ! prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /47 ACHARYA SRI KAILASSAGARSURI GYANMANDIR SA BAHAVIR JAIN ARADHANA KENDRA Koba, Gandhinagar-382 009 -Phone: (079) 23276252,29276204-059 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kum sAra kucha aise rahA saMsAra meM prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 49 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ sabhI ko jIne kA adhikAra vardhamAna ne eka kadama bar3hAyA eka nirdhana ko samRddhi milI dUsanA kadama bar3hAyA eka vastrahIna ko vastra mile tIsanA bar3hAyA bhanava ne vyajana pAye cauthA aDhAyA mogI taka pahuMcA svAsthya pA~cavA~ bar3hAyA anAtha ne asanA pAyA sabane cAThA-yugoM-yugoM taka bar3hate hI jAyeM vardhamAna vana-vihAna karate vardhamAna nakhar3e ho gaye eka per3a tale nihArane lage prakRti kI dena ki akasmAt pIr3a se ciMciyAtA per3a se a par3a eka paMcha lahalakAna prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /51 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ vardhamAna kA roma-roma karAha uThA pora pora ho gayA apane rakta se raMjita A~khoM meM umar3a AyI ahiMsA kI nadI prakAza-parva: mahAvIra / 52 bulavAyA zikArI ko pakar3a lAye sevaka tatkAla 'caNDa' nAma kA gulelathAnI bAlaka sahama gayA bole vardhamAna " jaise darda ho to tumhArI sahanazIlatA rotI hai vaise hI coTa lage to pIr3a saba ko eka jaisI hotI hai For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kabhI bhI koI DaranA nahIM cAhatA tuNThAnI hI taraha koI bhI jIva kamI maranA nahIM cAhatA Aja tumane niraparAdha pachI ko ghAyala kara diyA kaTho kaho aba kyA karoge tuma ?" caNDa ne kahA paurana"tor3a dUMgA, nAjakumAra gulela tor3a lUMgA aura zikAra hamezA ke lie chor3a dUMgA" prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /53 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ rAga dIkhatA huA virAga 'vardhamAna bar3a ho gayA' ma ne socA 'vardhamAna vivAha-yogya ho gayA pitA ne kahA'mahAsAmanta samanavIra kI putrI yazodA kA prastAva svIkAra ho' bhAI je utsAha-sAgara ko thAma parAmarza diyA socAbhoga ke mala meM bhI kamala livala sakatA hai yoga kA yaha bhI dilavA diyA jAya karmAsakta kuniyA ko vardhamAna ne jAnA pahacAnA satya samI kA yAda kiyAgarbha meM liyA saMkalpa ....'kamI nahIM degI duHkha yaha deha uThe jiLoMne janma diyA' vivAha kiyA akSaya jJAna-koza diyA yazodA ko putrI priyadarzanA ke sAtha sahe saMskAra dharma ke dharma cAhe gRhastha meM ho yA sanyAsa meM dharma to dharma kA hI prasAna karatA hai rAga meM bhI virAga bharatA hai prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /54 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ paristhitiyA~ jo bhI thIM mahAvIra ne svayaM racA apanA samaya kAmanAoM ke ghor3e kabhI nahIM kabhI nahIM ho sake abhaya karma-zatru kaha gaye'mahAvIra ke jIvana meM hama to apane lie sthAna DhUMDhate nahe DhUMDhate rahe DhUMDhate hI raha gye| jJAna hai to zoka nahIM socA vardhamAna ne'yaha deha pradAna karane vAle taja gaye apanI deha pratyeka deha kA avasAna nizcita ho jAtA hai janma ke samaya hI apanI yAtrA ke isa par3Ava para mAtA-pitA aTThAIsa varSa rahe mere sAtha isa avasara para eka bhAvanA hai merI bhIunakI yAtrA ko pUrNatA mile zIghra hI maiMne garbha meM liyA saMkalpa nibhAyA saMkalpa eka aura bhI haiitane acche the mAtA-pitA ki vahI mere antima mAtA-pitA choM prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /55 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ phira kisI ke sapanoM meM na palU~ maiM sadA-sadA trizalA aura siddhArtha kI hI santAna kahAU~ isake liye karanI hai sAdhanA mujhe parantu jyeSTha bhrAtA ne kahA hai'A~sU sUkhane do ghara meM raho abhI do barasa aura unhoMne diyA hai vacanado barasa bAda ve nahIM rokeMge Ferr KUU ThIka hai| jyeSTha bhrAtA ke nAma do barasa aura yoM bhI jyeSTha bhrAtA to pitA tulya hotA hai / ' parivartana ko tar3apatA samAja yaha kaisA samAja hai eka ora bhojana ke bhaNDAra haiM dUsarI ora bhUkha aura ananta pratIkSA eka ora sUne mahala haiM dUsarI ora chA~va ko tarasate sara eka ora pahane jAne kI bATa dekhate kapar3e haiM dUsarI ora ThiThurate sikur3ate badana eka ora hAthI-ghor3e haiM dUsarI ora naMge pA~va eka ora svAmitva hai dUsarI ora dAsatA kaisA samAja hai yaha yaha kaisA samAja hai jo manuSyatA ke binA hI manuSya-samAja kahalAtA hai jahA~ insAnoM ko vastuoM ke samAna kharIdA becA jAtA hai| dAsoM se nirmamatApUrvaka prakAza-parva: mahAvIra / 56 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kAma karAne kA rahatA hai junUna kAma na hone para kor3oM se aise pIThate haiM unheM ki deha para jagaha-jagaha chalachalA AtA hai khUna jAtivAda kA hai aisA bhayAnaka roga ki zUdroM ko manuSyoM ke pAMva kI jUtiyAM samajhate haiM loga unheM dharma-sthAnoM meM nahIM jAne dete una kI chA~va taka pAsa nahIM Ane dete striyoM ko bhI banAyA jAtA hai dAsiyA~ apanI icchA se ve na ha~sa sakatI haiM na le sakatI haiM ubAsiyA~ prakAza parva : mahAvIra /57 For Personal & Private Use Only unheM samajhA jAtA hai manoraMjana kA sAmAna phira ve kuoM meM kUda kara kyoM na deM jAna unake liye divAsvapna hai sammAna kI jagaha kaisA samAja hai yaha yaha kaisA samAja hai jahA~ nyAya ke nAma para anyAya sadAcAra ke nAma para kadAcAra aura dharma ke nAma para adharma hotA hai hara yajJa meM kama se kama eka svastha pazu apanI jAna avazya khotA hai usake mA~sa ko kahA jAtA hai prasAda isa adharma kA koI nahIM karatA prativAda
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________________ naitikatA uTha gaI sadAgraha chUTa gaye hai loga na apane se jur3ate haiM na dUsane se ve to saMkIrNatAoM meM ulajha kara TUTa gaye haiM isa aMdhakAra meM kyoM...Anivara kyoM praveza nahIM karatI subaha kaisA kaisA samAja hai yaha yaha samAja satya jAnane ke liye kucha nahIM sInava rahA hai yaha to basa naha-naTha kana cInava uThA haisambhAlo...aura sambhalo agara kucha kara sakate ho to mujhe badalo mujhe badalo mujhe bdlo| prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /58 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ karuNA-vIra "samAja badalane ke liye pahale svayaM ko badalanA hai bar3e bhAI ke ko do barasa bIta gaye aba mujhe apanI socI huI mAha para calanA hai maiMne sva-para-kalyANa kI zapatha lI hai pina lokAThitaka devoM ne bhI dharma-tIrtha-pravartana hetu prArthanA kI hai maiM jina-dIkSA aMgIkAra kasgA para anajAne meM bhI sampadA se adhAye hue sunivayoM kA peTa nahIM bharUMgA bebasoM ke liye kucha na kucha avazya socUMgA garIbI ke A~sU jitane poMcha sakU~gA poMgA bahuta saMbhava hai-mere prayAsa vinATa nirdhanatA kA abhizApa na miTA pAyeM parantu eka varSa taka maiM nitya bA~daMgA eka karor3a ATha lAnava svarNa-mudrAyeM / ' socA mahAvIra ne, una kA yaha vicAra varSa-bhara unakI saoNsa-oNsa meM jiyA prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /59 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ usa karUNA-vIra ne jo socA thA vahI kiyA vahI kiyaa| sArthakatA kI parama yAtrA 7 mahAvIra kA mahAbhiniSkramaNa devoM-manuSyoM pazu-pakSiyoM kA mahotsava dharatI ne nahIM delavA thA aisA janasamudra apAra AsamAna meM bhara gayA thA mahAvIra kA jaya-jayakAra bhAI naLIvardhana, tthik muuhumki aura cAcA supArzva chainAna the devakana vardhamAna kA itanA bar3A parivAra itanoM ko vardhamAna pyAvA hai sabhI kaTha naThe haiM'vaha umAnA hai hamAnA hai prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /60 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ sabhI ke hRdaya umar3a kara A rahe haiM sabhI avaruddha kaMTha se mahAvIra ke jaya-gIta gA rahe haiM mahAvIra ne vastra-AbhUSaNa tyAge apane hAthoM se apanA keza-loMca kiyA saMkalpa liyA sabhI pApa tyAgane kA tIna karaNa-tIna yoga se prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /61 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ sArthakatA kI parama yAtrA Arambha huI manaH paryaya jJAna ne abhiSeka kiyA isa Aloka-yAtrA kA mahAvIra kA ho gayA vaha jAga uThe usake bhAga gUMja uThI dizAyeM - dhanya haiM mahAvIra prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 62 For Personal & Private Use Only dhanya hai mahAvIra kA tyAga /
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________________ ghar3ha rahA thA sumeka chor3a kara zamIna ke sunava chor3a kara zIna ke samasta sambandha mahAvIra par3he AtmA ke Ananda kI ora parISakoM upasargo ko AmaMtrita karatA sAhasa bar3ha rahA ho jaise tyAga ne deha dhAnI ho saMyama dhaDha rahA ho jaise munitva bar3ha rahA ho jaise havA bar3ha rahI ho mukti-gagana meM aDha naThA ho jaise bhikSutva kA sUrya parama svatantratA kA Aloka luTAtA abhinandana svarUpa indra ne jo DAlA thA vaha devadUSya prasanna thA apane saubhAgya para havAyeM ur3A nahIM pA nahIM thI use jakar3e thA aise vaha prabhu ke kandhe ko jaMgala kI dhAraNA TUTa gaI thI | ki kevala vaizAlI ke haiM mahAvIra siSThana-sihara jA rahe the prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /65 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ usake vanaspati-goma nava-denava kara prabhu ko apanI ora Ate mAre khuzI ke lahanA rahA thA jaMgala Aja usaje pahalI bAra calate dekhA thA zramaNatva ke sumeru ko bar3ha rahA thA sumerU sAdhanA-patha pr| daridratA milI aparigraha se| sAdhanA-patha para bar3hate caraNoM meM sASTAMga praNata eka dIna-jarjana vRddha sumeru ke hadaya-pradeza meM / karuNA hanItimA bana laharAne lagI punaH denavA karuNA nekapar3oM aura cha ke bIca jIrNa-zIrNa hone kI hor3a pora-pora para asanavya jhurriyoM meM linane garIbI ke marmAtaka anubhava tamAma umma du:navoM kI caTTAneM tor3a-tor3a kara ravoM ko jese-tese milI kucha. namI z2indagI-bhara kA duHnava hAtha jor3a kara bolA-"prabhu ! Apako kyA kamI prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /66 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ meM vaizAlI se dUra bhikSATana ko gayA lauTA to jAnA--ApakA varSIdAna mujha abhAge ke hAtha se navo gayA ApakI kRpA kA megha sAla-bhara kalpa-vRkSa bana kara barasA aura baha gayA meM tarasA sakhUba tarasA isa bAra bhI tarasatA hI raha gayA patA lagate hI jAgA Apake pIche-pIche bhAgA he prabhu ! aba to merI pIr3A hara lIjiye mujhe bhI kucha to dIjiye" mahAvIra ne devAvRddha kI najara gar3I hai devadUSya para use dekhakara abhAvoM ke jhAr3a-jharavAr3a meM nivala uThe hai / bhAvoM ke aneka sumana yaha vastra ina sumanoM meM ulajha gayA hai ise lekara Age baDhA to sumanoM ko coTa lagegI hiMsA vyartha jagegI daridratA Atura thI bolI"Apake pAsa abhI zeSa hai yaha kapar3A isI meM se de dIjiye AdhA Tukar3A yahI hogA melA prasAda ApakI udAratA kI yAda" prakAza parva : mahAvIra /67 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ prabhu ne vilamba nahIM kiyA tatkAla AdhA devadUSya phAr3A aura daridratA ko de diyA daridratA ne nagara meM pahu~cakara usakA mola samajhA mana zeSa Adhe Tukar3e meM jA ulajhA pIche-pIche vRddha bhI gayA jaMgala meM karate hue zodha devA-dhyAnalIna mahAvIra ko nahIM thA deha kA bodha nahIM rahI guMjAIza gir3agir3Ane kI himmata nahIM huI devadUSya cupacApa curAne kI dekha-dekha bar3hatI gaI cAha vaha mahAvIra ke pIche-pIche phinA pUre teraha mAha taba eka dina usakA bhAgya phira gayA devadUSya usake prati karuNA se bhA aura apane-Apa gira gayA usane lapakA aura cala diyA vaha mana hI mana usakA mUlya A~kate mahAvIra ko kyA par3I thI ki usa ora z2arA bhI jhA~kate ! prakAza-parva : mahAvIra / 68 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ 'sva' ke yoga meM 'para' kA sahayoga kaisA mahAvIra sammati the ativIra the vardhamAna the parantu karmAna grAma kI sImA para jaba dhyAnalIna hue to dhyAna the kevala dhyAna AtmA ke dhyAna ko subaha-dopahara-zAma kA kaisA bodha na kisI se lagAva na virodha dhyAna thA akelA godhUli kI velA eka kisAna apane bailoM ko lekara lauTa rahA thA AtmA ke dhyAna ko deva usane kahA thA"bhikSu ! suno melA kahanA maiM ghara se lauTa kara abhI AyA taba taka mere bailoM ko denavate rahanA" AtmA ke dhyAna ko bhautikatA kyU kara rahatI yAda kisAna lauTA murta-bhara bAda lava kara huA parezAna bailoM kA na kahIM nAma na nizAna pUchA mahAvIra se"bailoM ko le gayA kauna ?" mahAvIra mauna ! usane rAta-bhara bailoM ko khojA jyoM-jyoM baila nahIM mile tyoM-tyoM latA gayA mana para manoM bojhA thaka-ThAna kara subaha karmAna lauTA prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /69 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ to usake prayAsa bailoM ko aura khojane se Dara rahe the vaha dekhakara hairAna raha gayAmahAvIra dhyAnamagna the aura usake baila vahIM cara rahe the ! isa saMyoga ne usake mana meM krUratA ke vicAra jagA diye 'ho na ho curAne ke liye mere baila isa bhikSu ne hI rAta ko chipA diye' krUratA kI rassI se ajJAna ne tatkAla kor3A banAyA tar3Atar3a-tar3Atar3a dhyAnalIna deha para barasAyA jahA~-tahA~ par3I surkha sevAoM se lahU uchala AyA para maz2Ala ki tila-bhara kA~pI ho vaha kAyA Kad yaha upasarga AsAnI se nahIM TalA svargastha devendra ko patA calA, deva hone kA lAbha yahI to hai ki jaba-jaba sajjanatA para atyAcAra hote haiM to patA laga jAtA hai samaya rahate anyathA mahAvIra aura jAne kitane atyAcAra sahate prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 70 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ devendra ne kisAna ko saccAI batAI to usake mana meM kaThoratama daNDa kI AzaMkA umar3a AI taba mahAvIra kA dhyAna-krama TUTA unake diye abhaya se kisAna kA tanAva chUTA devendra bole-"prabhu ! ApakA dhyAna abAdha ho isalie meM ApakI sevA meM rahanA cAhatA hU~ mere mana kI sIpa meM isI AkAMkSA kA motI hai mahAvIra bole"sva' ke yoga meM koI sahayoga nahIM hogA AtmA kI sAdhanA to akele hI hotI hai|" prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /71 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ sAdhanA ke sandeza pUre sAdhanA-kAla ke daurAna mahAvIra dhyAnastha rahe yA gatimAna tIsarI koI sthiti nahIM thI isake alAvA ve samajhate the kyA hai vAstavikatA kyA hai chalAvA ve kevala apane dhyeya ko jIte rahe daihika daivika-bhautika kaSToM se karma-nirjarA kara amRta pIte rahe unakA jJAna aura unnata aura unnata -OBAL O aura unnata hotA calA gayA bhautikatA kI gaMdha ko unakA zarIra khotA calA gayA jIvana bana gayA sAdhanA kA nirantara gatizIla chanda deha ke sahasra-sahasra romakUpoM se pravAhita hone lagI vimala hote bhAvoM kI divya sugandha ve jahA~-jahA~ jAte anajAne hI yaha divya sugandha cara-acara ko bA~Tate sugandha kA nimantraNa pA bha~vare unakI deha para jhapaTate aura aMga-pratyaMga para taraha-taraha se kATate deha ko hotI hai to hotI rahe pIra vAstava meM videha the mahAvIra kAminiyA~ AkarSita ho unake pAsa AtIM bha~varoM kI taraha nirAza lauTa jAtIM prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 72 For Personal & Private Use Only /
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________________ kAma ke vijetA samabhAva ke praNetA sAdhanA ke sandeza yAnnA karate-karate pahu~ce morAka sanniveza vahA~ rAjA siddhArtha ke mitra RSi Azrama ke kulapati duijjata RSi ne unheM tatkAla pahacAna liyA harSita mana se svAgata kiyA Azrama meM ThaharAyA subaha ve jAne lage to AgrahapUrvaka una se AgAmI varSAvAsa vahIM bitAne kA vacana pAyA mahAvIra punaH Aye apanA vacana sAkAra karane varSAvAsa hetu Azrama meM Thaharane tinakoM se banI kuTiyA meM Thahare prakAza-parva : mahAvIra / 73 dhyAna meM utara gaye gahare anya RSi dekha kara hairAna For Personal & Private Use Only kabhI na TUTane vAlA yaha kaisA dhyAna ! una dinoM vahA~ bAriza kama huI vanaspatiyA~ sUkha gaI thIM Azrama ke Asa-pAsa kA kSetra vizeSa rUpa se thA sUkhe kA mArA na manuSyoM ko paryApta anna-jala na pazuoM ko cArA kuTiyoM kA ghAsa-phUsa khAte to sabhI RSi lAThiyA~ lekara unheM khader3ate dUra bhagAte pazu bhUkha se chaTapaTAne lage sUkhe patte to kyA lakar3I ke Tukar3e taka cabAne lage jaba-jaba ve Azrama meM
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________________ eka mahAvIra the jinhoMne hiMsA se pUrNata: kiyA kinaanaa| Atma-rakSA ke liye bhI bhUnave pazuoM ko kabhI nahIM mArA anya RSiyoM ke durvacana sahe ve dhyAnalIna the dhyAnalIna hI rahe para RSi-samUha cupa nahIM rahA unakI nirantara zikAyateM pA eka dina kulapati ne kahA"kSatriya-putra chokara bhI tuma gAyoM ko nahIM bhagAte eka pachI bhI apanA ghoMsalA bacAtA hai tuma kyoM nahIM bacAte ? RSi kahate haiMjo bacA na sake apanI kuTIna vaha kaisA mahAvIra !" socA mahAvIra nekuTiyA kI hI cintA karanI thI to dhyAna ko AtmA se kyoM jor3atA rAjabhavana kisa liye chor3atA sAdhanA hetu sthAna kA cunAva bhI chala hai isa Azrama se acchA to jagala hai ve Azrama chor3a binA kucha kaThe baDha gaye Age isa prasaMga se aura adhika prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /74 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ aura bhI adhika jAge sAdhanA-patha meM na AyeM bAdhAyeM isa uddezya se dhAraNa kI pA~ca pratijJAyeM niMdA - stuti karane vAloM ke saMga-sAtha se dUra rahanA surakSita sthAna na cunakara svayaM ko pUrNataH prakRti ko sauMpa denA aura dhyAna kI nadI meM bahanA bhikSA mAMgane 5000 va mArga pUchane ke atirikta sarvathA mauna rahanA aura kevala kara pAtra meM bhojana karanA apanI AvazyakatA pUrti hetu kabhI kisI ko prasanna karane kA nahIM karanA prayAsa For Personal & Private Use Only pandraha dina Azrama meM aura zeSa samaya eka vRkSa ke nIce yUM vyatIta huA zramaNa mahAvIra kA prathama varSAvAsa / prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 75 /
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________________ idhara kSamA thI udhara krodha sAdhanA karate hue avirAma mahAvIra pahuMce-asthi grAma grAma ke nikaTa yakSa-maThidana ko sAdhanA-sthala banAyA tabhI usa kA pujArI AyA batalAyA"yaha eka duSTa yakSa kA nivAsa hai use mAnava-rakta kI pyAsa hai vaha isa gA~va ko sacamuca asthiyoM se bhara cukA hai kaiyoM kI hatyA kara cukA hai| Apa apane prANa vyartha na ga~vAe~ sAdhanA ke liye anyatna kahIM jAyeM mahAvIra ne saba kucha sunA parantu sAdhanA hetu yakSa-madina hI cunA sacamuca ! deha-visarjana manuSya ko paurUSa se bhana detA hai pUrI taraha yakSAyatana meM deha-visarjita mahAvIra ke parAkrama ko dhyAnalInatA ne chuA sUryAsta huA pahana rAta bIte yakSa AyA mahAvIra ko denava bhayAnaka aTTahAsa guMjAyA yakSAyatana kI kaoNpa uThI eka-eka dIvAra usane bhanI pazu-pakSiyoM taka ko dahalA dene vAlI t jisa se kAla para bhI kahana chAyA para usakA Ataka prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /76 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kAlajayI mahAvIra ko hilA nahIM pAyA yakSa kA krodha aura bhI jagA vaha nukIle nAkhUnoM aura dA~toM se mahAvIra ko kATane-noMcane lagA mahAvIra acala krodha kA aura bar3hA bala usane hAthI banakara unheM sUMDa meM lapeTA pA~voM tale kucalA isa se bhI kAma nahIM calA usane siMha kA rUpa liyA tInave dA~toM va nAmavUnoM se aga-pratyaMga ghAyala kiyA sarpa-bicchU bana kara mAre asanavya viSaila DaMka mahAvIra aDola nizzaMka usakA hara vAra bekAra gayA kSamA mUrtimAna huI to usake sAmane krodha hAna gayA taba mahAvIra ne ThoTha navole karuNA-sikta svara meM bole"bhavyamana ! satya ko jAno apane-Apa ko pahacAno vena se nahIM dhulate vena ke dAga Aga se aura bhar3akatI hai Aga maitrI ke jala se vaira kI Aga bujhAo dUsanoM ko abhaya cho prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /77 Jain Education international For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ dUsanoM se abhaya pAo !" yakSa ne kahA-"bhikSuka ! tumheM nahIM mujhe hai pratizodha kA roga kSamA aura abhaya ke yogya nahIM isa gA~va ke loga jaba maiM baila thA pichale janama meM taba ina logoM ne koI kasara nahIM chor3I thI sitama meM meM usI ke gina-gina kara badale le naThA hU~ inake pApoM ke pala inhIM ko de rahA hU~ samajha sako to samajho menI vyathA suno menI apAra vedanA kI kathA menA svAmI dhanadeva mujhe bar3A pyAra karatA thA maiM bhI usI para jItA thA usI para maratA thA usane mujhe gAr3I meM kabhI nahIM jotA thA mujhe pyAra kiye binA use bhojana hajama nahIM hotA thA eka bAra vaha pA~ca sau gAr3iyoM meM sAmAna bhara vyApAra ke liye calA maiM bhI gale kI ghaMTiyAM bajAtA sAtha-sAtha nikalA garamI itanI ki eka-eka jIva pasIne meM sana gayA thA prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /78 For Personal & Private Use Only -
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________________ vardhamAna grAma ke pAsa bahatI nadI kA pAnI sUnavakana kIcar3a bana gayA thA usI kIcaDa meM gADiyA~ sa gaI pasI to aisI ki kisI bhI taraha nikala nahI pAI svAmI kI chUTa par3I rulAI atata: usa vipatti meM usane mujhe mitra banAyA thA taba usake pyAra kA karja utArane kA dina AyA thA maiMne apanA sAnA bala apane kaMdhoM meM saMcita kara liyA pUrA jora lagAyA aura pahalI gAr3I ko pAra kara diyA phira dUsarI phira tIsarI yUM saba gAr3iyA~ nikAla dI svAmI kI bigar3atI tabIyata saMbhAla dI parizrama itanA lagA ki parizrama ke chakke chUTa gaye gAr3iyA~ to nikala gaI para mere kaMdhe TUTa gaye svAmI ke hoThoM para denavI muskAna jAna meM AI jAna TUTe kaMdhoM meM darda thA bar3A meM niDhAla huA aura dharatI para gira par3A prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /79 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ . yaha denava svAmI ko apAra du:nava huA usane mujhe jagaha-jagaha se chuA maiM uTha nahIM sakatA thA jhuka nahIM sakatA thA maiM cala nahIM sakatA thaa| aura vaha ruka nahIM sakatA thA usane grAmavAsiyoM ko ikaTThA kiyA prabhUta dhana diyA kahA-'yaha jo dharatI para leTA hai baila nahIM hai yaha merA beTA hai isakI karate rahanA sAra-saMbhAla hara taraha se ravate varunA naqhayAla ye dhana itanA hai ki isakA mahInoM taka nahIM hogA kSaya meM apane vatsa ko sAtha le jAUgA lauTate samaya isake binA merA jIvana banA rahegA satrAsa lo ! merA beTA menI amAnata hai tumhAre pAsa gA~va vAloM ne dhana to le liyA para mujhe eka bUMda pAnI taka nahIM diyA bhUnava-pyAsa se tar3apatA maiM par3A nahA dhUpa meM atata: mara gayA prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /80 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ aura javamA dakSa ke rUpa me aba to maiM kevala pratizodha kA artha hU~ usa samaya ye the Aja meM samartha hU~ eka-eka tar3apa kA maiMne bharapUra badalA liyA vardhamAna grAma ko asthigrAma banA diyA meM yahA~ ke bacce-bacce meM apAna yAtanAoM kA viSa bhayA nahIM bhikSuka ina rAkSasI logoM ko kabhI kSamA nahIM karugA / " mahAvIra ne krodha kI bAta sunI muskanAye sahajatA ke zabda kSamA kI piThuvA para Aye "yadi eka prazna kA uttana ke sako to avazya lenA badalA khUna sanA kapar3A khUna se dhoyA jAya to kaba taka ho sakatA hai ujalA ?" prakAza-parva: mahAvIra / 81 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ isakA uttara de sakatA hai kona yakSa bhI mauna mahAvIra ne diyA bodha"virodha se kabhI zALata nahIM hotA virodha tuma pratizodha kI agni para metrI, karuNA, prema va sahAnubhUti kA nIra barasAo amRta bA~To amRta pAo isa taraha isa janma meM bhI tuma kucha sArthaka kara jAoge goma-goma Ananda se bhara jaaoge|" itanA sunakara yakSa nahIM raha sakA navar3A tatkAla mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM gira par3A usane apanI mithyA dhAraNA ko navo diyA isa prakAra jhamA ke amRta ne krodha kA maila dho diyA / prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /82 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ nasa-nasa meM karuNAmRta bahatA ke ne AtmA ko prabhAvita kiyA AtmA ko deha ne sunava-du:nava kI anubhUti navo gaI mahAvIra kI deU sAdhanA se kuThadana ho gaI uttara vAcAlA vana kI ora aDhate mahAvIra ne niThAnAgvAla-bAlakoM ne pIche se pukArA "udhara mata jAo bhikSuka ! idhara Ao udhara to caNDakozila sA~pa kA kahana hai usakI (phakAra meM ur3ate pachiyoM ko bhI navIMca kara mAna dene vAlA z2ahana hai vaha eka naz2ana denava letA hai jisa kisI ko tatkAla prANa ga~vAne par3ate haiM usI ko usake krodha se koI nahIM bacA Aja taka Apa apane ko bcaaiye| usa tarapha mata jaaiye|" vivha mahAvIra ke pAsa kahA~ se AtA bhaya yaha suna kara to ora dRDha ho gayA usI rAste se jAne kA nizcaya jisakA itanA bhayAnaka navIMcA gayA cinna usI sarpa ko kahA maSThAvIna ne prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /83 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ gvAla-bAla denavate raha gayeyogI ke roma-roma meM abhaya rahatA hai varanA bhayAnaka sA~pa ko bhI / kabhI koI apanA mitra kahatA hai ! mahAvIra ke sAtha bar3hA unakA cintana... 'karuNA kA adhikArI jIva-mAtra hai jise krodha ne pahale hI DaeNsa rakamavA hai vaha sarpa bhaya aura krodha kA nahIM sahAnubhUti aura maitrI kA pAtra hai usake pAsa jAnA hai / krodha ke viSa se use bacAnA hai' delavo ! apane yuga meM mahAvIra karuNA ke kaise-kaise kAlajayI bIja bo gaye ve sarpa kI bAmbI ke pAsa pahuMce aura kAyotsarga kara dhyAnastha ho gaye caNDakauzika ko arase bAda mAnava-vha kA gaThadhAbhAsa milA AhAra kI sambhAvanA se usakA krodha vilA prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /84 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ vaha baoNbI se bAhara AyA eka AdamI ko abhaya mudrA meM mavar3e pAyA cunautI milI aThakAna ko krodha caDhA chor3a diyA hatyArI phUtkAra ko parantu mahAvIra jaise the phUtkAra sahakara bhI vaise ke vaise the sarpa meM ahaMkAra aura krodha kA ho gayA saMyoga phira usane acUka dRSTi-viSa kA kiyA prayoga caNDakauzika hairAna mUrcchita honA to ThUna maSThAvIna janA bhI nahIM chue parezAna prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /85 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ aba krodha va mada kI viSa dhArA pAgala ho kara bahI Aveza kI koI sImA nahIM rahI caNDakauzika ne mahAvIra ke pA~voM meM apane viSaile dA~toM kA samUha eka sAtha gar3AyA parama Azcarya pA~voM se khUna kI jagaha dUdha nikala AyA sAdhanA ne jIvana meM kaisA parivartana kiyA krodha kI kSamA mAna ko vinamratA mAyA ko saralatA lobha ko tyAga hiMsA ko ahiMsA kAyaratA ko parAkrama nimarmatA ko karuNA aura khUna ko dUdha banA diyA saca hai deha AtmA ko prabhAvita karatI hai AtmA deha ko . samabhAva banI mahAvIra kI deha prakAza-parva : mahAvIra / 86 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ itanA sahatI thI ki usakI nasa-nasa meM rakta kI nahIM karuNA kI dhArAyeM bahatI thI / eka ora rakta-pipAsu viSa thA dUsarI ora AtmIyatA-sA ujalA dUdha eka ora prahAra thA dUsarI ora pyAra sarpako antata: apane hauMsale par3e thAmane kaisA lagatA hai jaba carama hiMsA aura parama ahiMsA hote haiM Amane-sAmane IVV UVODU bhauMcakkA thA caNDakauzika kA krodha mahAvIra bole"sarparAja ! bodha pAo bodha atIta meM jAo jA sakate ho jahA~ taka khojo khojo khojo kisa kAraNa se tuma pahu~ca gaye yahA~ taka tumhArI durdazA kA dAyitva jisa para hai kyA usa mUla kAraNa para tumhAnI naz2ara hai soco aura haTA do vahI mala avarodha prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /87 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ sarparAja ! bodha pAo bodha caNDakauzika ne samajhAkucha nahIM hai hAra-jIta meM apanI durdazA kA mUla kAraNa khojane vaha utara gayA atIta meM jaise-jaise jamane lagA dhyAna vaise-vaise kauMdhane lagA jAtismaraNa jJAna.... ...nahIM ! sarpa nahIM thA maiM meM sarpa nahIM thA meM thA eka brAhmaNa vAcAla hamezA krodha se mu~ha lAla apane upavana kI karatA rakhavAlI eka dina pazuoM ne cara DAlI hariyAlI upavana meM eka bhI phala nahIM chor3A maiMne kulhAr3A uThAyA aura eka-eka kA khUna pIne daur3A netroM kA viveka kho gayA vo gahanA gaDDhA nahIM dikhA mujhe aura maiM usI meM Dhera ho gayA usa se pahale thA deva agnikumAra vahA~ bhI krodha kA hI vyApAra usa se pahale gobhadra muni nAma kA saMta krodha kA vahAM bhI nahIM aMta pA~va tale kucalA meMDhaka nahIM jiyA use dekha kara anadekhA kiyA pratikramaNa ke samaya. prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 88 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ ziSya ne dilavAyAhiMsA kA bhaya bolA-"gurudeva ! dhyAna dIjiye pApa ho gayA hai AlocanA kara lIjiye maiMne ziSya ko mArane ke liye apanA daNDa uThAyA daur3A netroM kA viveka kho gayA vo khambhA nahIM dilanA usa se TakarAyA ho gayA dehAvasAna vAha re ! krodha aura mAna 00.000 santa, deva, brAhmaNa..." ....brAhamaNa, santa, deva... krodha...krodha...krodha... hiMsA...hiMsA...hiMsA... denavA krodha aura hiMsA kA prapaMca deva aura manuSya se banA DAlA tiryaMca... caNDakauzika ne nakhoja liyA durdazA kA mUla kAraNa tatkAla karane lagA usakA nivAraNa asaMvya prANoM ke hantA phana ko saMbhAla liyA use POODS sIdhe baoNbI meM DAla diyA kiyA saMkalpavedanA aba adhika ho yA alpa aba kisI ko nahIM satAyegA nahIM DarAyegA apanI karanI para pachatAyegA prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /89 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ ye phana aba kabhI bAhara nahIM AyegA udhara gvAla-bAla pahu~ce bhaya liye dila meM dekha kara Azcarya hue sA~pa kA zarIra mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM aura mu~ha bila meM ! gA~va vAloM se vRttAnta kahA gayA suna kara una se bhI na rahA gayA ve pahu~ce taba taka jA cuke the mahAvIra usI taraha par3A thA sarpa kA zarIra jaba sabhI Azvasta ho gaye ki yaha aba kisI ko kucha nahIM kahegA yU~ hI cupacApa par3A rahegA to unhoMne use 'nAga deva' mAnakara pUjA zurU kara dI baoNbI ke AsapAsa kI jagaha dUdha, dahI, ghI, Adi se bhara dI unakI gaMdha se vajramukhI cITiyAM Ane lagIM sarpa ko nocane-kATane-khAne lagIM asahaya vedanA ne use pala-pala Ahata kiyA para mahAvIra ke jagAye jAgA thA vaha usane kabhI bhUlakara krodha ko kaSTa nahIM diyA hara sthiti meM sama-bhAva hara sthiti meM dayA karmoM kI hotI rahI nirjarA deha visarjita kara vaha 'sahasrAra' nAmaka devaloka meM gayA sacamuca ! sAdhanA kI sIpa meM palatA hai mukti kA motI jJAna kI kRpA ho jAye to Atma-kalyANa meM dera nahIM hotI / prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 90 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kSamA ne dhAraNa kI deha sAdhanA mahAvIra kI thI devaloka taka prakAza-sI prasArita ho gaI dhanya haA indraguNagAna se para saMgamadeva ke mana meM jAge IrSyA va zaMkA ke viSadhara socA'nirNaya to honA cAhiye dekha-parakha kara yahavyA ki devazakti ko apamAnita karane kI ThAna leM manuSya ko yUM hI mahAn mAna leM' cala diyA suvidhA-poSita akAra devane kitanA majabUta hai mahAvIra-sAdhanA kA AdhAra ! pahale usane mAtA-pitA, bhAI-bhAbhI, patnI-putrI ke karuNa krandana sunAye sabake moThAkula vilApa mahAvIra ko hilA na pAye nAga kAleza-mAna zeSa na thA mahAvIra ke mana meM artha to thA indra ke abhinandana meM hAra gaI apsalAyeM mohita karane AI thI para kahane lagIM"calo ! kAma-jetA mahAvIra ke guNa gAyeM !!" prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /91 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ TANI pina usane calAI tez2a havA para mahAvIra ko chU kara vaha bana gaI kaI logoM kI davA pira calAI AdhI dhUla-bhanI kAlI mahAvIra dhUla ke Dhera meM lagabhaga daba gaye / para kauna kahe ki unhoMne palakeM jhapakA lI phira viSailI cITiyoM kA dala chA gayA pUre zarIra para keha ke roma-moma para yAtanAoM kA syAha raMga para maz2Ala ki z2arA-bhI aMca AI ho sAdhaka mahAvIra para pira Aye macchana ve bhI hAra gaye kATa-kATa kara pira dImakoM kA AkramaNa karAyA unake nIce chipa gaI mahAvIra kI kAyA phira bicchuoM pira sA~poM phira hAthiyoM ke prahAra aMtata: bekAra akAra apanI hAra yU~ hI nahIM karatA svIkAra saMgama punaH taiyAra prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /92 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ mahAvIra gaye jahA~-jahA~ usane svayaM ko unakA ziSya pracArita kiyA vahA~-vahA~ coriyA~ kI logoM ko satAyA aparAdhoM kA AdezadAtA mahAvIra ko batAyA loga roSa se bhare unake pAsa Aye taraha-taraha se bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke saMtrAsa pahu~cAye para mahAvIra kI dRSTi thI nyArI unhoMne saMgama ko mAnA karma-nirjarA karAne vAlA upakArI tosalI meM mAjaprAsAda ke tAle saMgama ne tor3a DAle tAle tor3ane ke zastroM ko mahAvIra ke dhyAna-sAdhanA-kSetra meM chipAyA guptacaroM ko batAyA mahAvIra banA liye gaye baMdI taba bhI jyoM kI tyoM rahI sAdhanA kI bulaTI mahAvIra se pUchA gayA"aparAdhI kauna ?" mahAvIra dhyAnastha...mauna paoNsI kA Adeza ho gayA pala-bhara ko to saMgama sukhasAgara meM kho gayA 'prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /93 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ mahAvIra ko phA~sI ke takhte para khar3A kiyA gayA gale meM phA~sI kA phandA DAla kara khIMca diyA gayA kisI ne nahIM dekhA idhara-udhara takhtA haTA rassI TUTI mahAvIra jyoM ke tyoM z2amIna para punaH phA~sI dI gaI pariNAma phira vahI unheM phA~sI dI gaI sAta bAra para nirAzA kA sannATA barakarAra saMgama phira bhI nahIM huA hatAza usane anukUla va pratikUla parISahoM ke naye-naye upAya kie talAza vaha chAyA-sA lagA rahA una ke saMga-saMga tapa ke pUrNa hone para jaba kabhI AtA pAraNe kA prasaMga to koI na koI upadrava kara detA kabhI bhikSu bana svayaM mAMgane A jAtA kabhI deya vastu meM sacita vastu bhara detA mahAvIra lauTa jAte. dhyAna va tapa kI sAdhanA meM punaH punaH sAra-tattva pAte prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 94 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ sAra-tatva pAte bahuta dina isI taraha bIte parantu saMgama ke upadrava nahIM jIte phira bhI usane hAra nahIM mAnI gvAle ke rUpa meM dUdha aura cAvala lAkara khIra banAne kI ThAnI dhyAnastha mahAvIra ke pA~voM ke pAsa... bahuta pAsa lakar3iyA~ jalAne lagA una para baratana rakha rakhIra pakAne lagA tvacA jalane lagI mA~sa jalane lagA haDDiyA~ sulagane lagIM deha meM vyApane lagI marmAMtaka pIr3A para sAdhanA kI zakti ke liye bar3I se bar3I yAtanA bhI thI krIr3A mahAvIra kA mana na hilanA thA, na hilA ananta upasarga diye saMgama ne para pratidhvani-svarUpa kampana taka nahIM milA prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 95 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ antata: usane stuti kI mahAvIra-sAdhanA ke AdhAra kI apanI parAjaya svIkAra kI mAnA ki hiMsA kA jvAra jaba caDhatA hai to khUba caDhatA hai para ahiMsA ke sAmane use jhukanA hI par3atA hai saMgama jAne se pahale rukA mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM jhukA kahA"mere mana meM aba na koI mAna hai meM jAna gayA manuSya kI sAdhanA-zakti deva-zakti se kahIM jyAdA mahAn hai Apa dhanya hai sAdhanAmRta se apane vyaktitva ko aura bhaneM meMne bar3e du:kha diye ho sake to mujhe kSamA kreN|" saMgama ne devApahalI bAra jhalakI mahAvIra ke cehare para pIr3A kI parachAI gomAvali sihanI oNkheM taka nama ho AI pUchA"bhayAnaka se bhayAnaka kaSTa meM bhI Apa aDiga rahe akampa bhAva se janavAra parISaTha sahe aba meM pachatA rahA hU~ hAra mAna kara jA rahA hU~ aba Apa aisA kauna-sA du:lA pA gaye ki jisakI aMca se Apa pighale aura oNnavoM meM A~sU A gaye ?" prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /96 For Personal & Private use only
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________________ mahAvIra ne ThaNDA ucchvAsa chor3A pahalI bAra apanA dIrgha mauna tor3A"saMgama ! tumane panIkSA lene ke cakkara meM ananta karma bAMdha liye ha~sa-ha~sa kara para ye jaba udaya meM AyeMge to tumheM satAyeMge kasa-kasa kara jaba karma-phala bhogoge taba tumhArI sahanazakti kisa-kisa taraha nItegI tuma para kyA-kyA bItegI usI kalpanA-mAna se maiM sihara uThA hU~ gahane ku:nava se bhara uThA hU~!" saMgama ne sunA sira dhunA glAna-mlAna citta vaha soca rahA thAprAyazcitta prAyazcitta prAyazcitta / prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /97 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ manuSyatA kA sammAna hai nArI jo huA avazyambhAvI thA vatsa deza ke rAjA zatAnIka para z2ara jorU jamIna kA lAlaca hAvI thA usane aMga deza ke rAjA dadhivAhana para hamalA kara diyA usakI rAjadhAnI campA ko raktapAta aura lUTapATa se bhara diyA shaw Tag zatAnIka vijayI ho gayA parAjita dadhivAhana prANa bacA kara na jAne kahA~ kho gayA rUpa ke lobhI eka rathI ne lUTapATa karate hue dadhivAhana kI patnI dhAriNI va putrI vasumatI ko dekhA hRdaya para nivacI vAsanA kI rekhA usane tAr3A maukA donoM ko cikanI-cupar3I bAtoM se diyA dhokhA apane ratha meM baiThAkara le calA bIca jaMgala meM jAkara rokA prakaTa kara diyA mana kA pApa kahA "mere hRdaya deza kI rAnI baneM Apa " satItva kI pratimUrti thI dhAriNI rAnI usane rathI kI bAta kisI kImata para na mAnI use lampaTatA kA eka bhI avasara na diyA prakAza-parva: mahAvIra / 98 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ apanI jIbha navIMcakara svayaM hI prANoM kA anta kara liyA beTI ko dinavA dI nAha vasumatI ne bhI nizcaya kiyAsatItva-rakSA hetu prANoM kI bhI nahIM paravAha mA~ kI sATha vaha calane lagI jaise hI Dane hara rathI ne use roka liyA vaise hI vaha samajhA gayA thA satItva kA artha usane kahA-"bahina ! tumhAsA bhaya hai vyartha mAnI ke prANa to maiM nahIM lauTA sakatA para tumheM aba kucha nahIM par3egA sahanA mere ghara tuma bahina ke pada para rahanA / " panantu vasumatI yahA~ bhI gaI ThagI use denava rathI kI patnI bhar3akane lagI kahA-"isI kSaNa bAjAra jAo ise beca kara dhana lAo varanA kabhI mata dinavAnA sUrata hameM strI kI nahIM hameM to hai dhana kI jarUrata" rathI use le gayA bAz2Ara vahA~ ho nahA thA striyoM kA vyApAra deva kara unakA kraya-vikraya vastu ke samAna vasumatI parezAna kauzAmbI kI gaNikA mahiSI ko prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /99 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ vaha denavate hI bhA gaI rathI se bAta kI aura use eka lAnava svarNa-muTAyeM thamA gaI use pAkana vaha nihAla vasumatI ne kiyA savAla "mujhe to dAsI kA kAma bhI nahIM AtA Apake ghara kyA karanA hogA mAtA ?" gaNikA bolI"vahA~ tuma sunava se rahanA tana kana nitya aneka puruSa tuma pana nyauchAvana hoMge amana bana kara" balAt ghasITe jAne para vasumatI ne zora macAyA tabhI vahA~ koTyAdhipati dhanAvaha ayA suna kara vaha karuNa pukAra usake hRdaya meM hAhAkAra usane gaNikA se kahA"isa bAlikA ko chor3a deM Apa aura puNya kamAyeM" gaNikA tamaka kana bolI"menI eka lAnava svarNa mur3hAyeM ?" NDORON dhanAvaha ne mudrAoM-bhanA thailA gaNikA ko thamAyA vasumatI ko bacAyA kahA"maiM apane ni:santAna hone ko rotA thA mujhe kyA patA thAeka dina meM bhI vAtsalya se bhara jAU~gA tere jaisI suzIla biTiyA pAU~gA" prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /100 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ vasumatI ne bar3e kaSTa uThAye para aisA sneha pAkara asU umar3a Aye satItva kI yU~ banI bAta vaha sira jhukAye cala dI pitA ke sAtha ghara pahuMcI taba bhI oNnavoM meM taira rahA thA pAnI use denava prasanna huI mUlA seThAnI vasumatI zIla kI devI namratA kA pratirUpa madhuratA kI pratimA guNoM kA athAha kUpa sevA kI surabhi aisI jaise mugaLdha basI ho candana meM 'ise kaheMge candanA' donoM ne socA mana meM candanA vahIM rahane lagI bar3e asamAnoM se dhanAvaha ko pitA aura mUlA ko mA~ kahane lagI eka dina mUlA ke mana meM vicAra jagA svArtha mastiSka meM ghusa kara socane lagA'yaha to ThIka hai prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /101 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ ki hameM mila gaI santAna para eka to lar3akI Upara se sundana aura javAna jAne kaba yaha mesI navuziyA~ bIna le mere pati ko pusalAkara mur3A se chIna leM eka dina dhanAvaha bAhara se Aye candanA ne unake hAtha dhulAye tabhI muMha para A par3e usake lambe bAla seTha ne unheM sambhAlA aura usakI pITha para rakha diyA tatkAla mUlA ne devA yaha dRzya IrSyA bolI usake bhItara se'maiM ise banAkara choDUMgI aspRzya yaha candanA nahIM aMganA banane kI tAka meM hai yaha kulaTA yahA rahI to merA saubhAgya rAva meM hai seTha tIna dina ke liye bAhara gayA eka bAra seThAnI to khAye baiThI thI savAra usane candanA ke hAtha-pA~va hathakar3I-ber3iyoM meM jakar3e lambe-lambe bAla nirmamatA se pakar3e aura kATa diye eka kapar3A chor3A zeSa saba vastra-AbhUSaNa utAra liye apazabdoM kA ganda usa para ur3ela diyA talavara kI adherI guphA meM use dhakela diyA nAlA lagAyA aura pIhara calI gaI prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /102 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ candanA eka bAra phira chalI gaI tIna dina tIna rAta bhUkha-pyAsa-vedanA nahI usake sAtha taba seTha ghara AyA sAmAna utArA caThadanA biTiyA ko pukArA kahIM se na pAyA koI uttara koziza karane para sunAI diyA dhImA-dhImA eka svara"maiM yahA~ hUM pitA jI talaghara ke bhItara" seTha ne tAlA navolA biTiyA kI durdazA denava hRdaya DolA sAgarA dhairya pala-bhara meM khoyA phUTa-phUTa kara soyA candanA ne cupa karAyA kahA"pitA jI ! tIna dina se kucha nahIM navAyA kucha khAne ko do bhUnava ke paMje se jAna chUTe yaha Arta dhyAna TUTe' jisa ghara meM TUTatA nahIM thA dAna kA silasilA usI ghara me apanI beTI ke liye seTha ko ur3ada ke bAkuloM ke alAvA kucha nahIM milA sUpa meM samaya kara vahI diye kahA-"maiM luhAra bulAtA hU~ tere baMdhana kATane ke liye" candanA ko pyAsa lagatI thI prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /103 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ to daur3a par3ate the dAsa-dAsI Aja vahI deharI para baiThI deva nahI thI ur3ada ke bAkule aura ve bhI bAsI udhara taparata mahAvIra ko AhAra dene ke liye pratIkSAoM ke aneka ghaTa gIta gaye the abhigraha aisA thA ki muMTha kI ora hAtha baDhAye pA~ca mahIne paccIsa dina bIta gaye the prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /104 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ unhoMne saMkalpa liyA thA abhigraha kiyA thA 'yadi ho koI avivAhita rAjakumArI bekasUra aura sadAcArI bandI - avasthA meM par3I ho pA~voM meM ber3I hAthoM meM hathakar3I ho sira muNDA huA ho roTI-pAnI ko tIna dina se na chuA ho sUpa meM liye ho ur3ada ke bAkuloM kA AhAra eka pA~va deharI ke bhItara eka bAhara ranave kara rahI ho intaz2Ara cehare para khuzI ke bhAva rakhane hoM aura A~khoM meM A~sU bhare hoM ina teraha sayogoM ko jaba dekhUMgA eka sAtha tabhI bhikSA ke liye phailAU~gA hAtha anyathA racatA rahUgA tapa ke akhaNDa adhyAya deha rahe yA jAya' isa abhigraha meM eka sandeza sAfa thA mahAvIra kA tapa nArI ko bhogya sAmagrI mAnane ke khilAfa thA 'nAnI manuSyatA kA sammAna hai aisA thA unakA vicAra unheM pAraNA nahIM karanA thA unheM to karanA thA kisI ghona durdazAgrasta nAnI kA uddhAra mahApuruSoM kA eka-eka karma bhAvI samAja-racanA ke bIja botA hai unakA palakeM jhapakAnA aura sA~sa lenA taka urvara hotA hai| prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 105 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ mahAvIra asambhava se parigraha ko sambhava karane cale candanA jahA~ baiThI thI vahIM A nikale mahAvIra ko dekha candanA khuzI se khar3I ho gaI use lagA vaha khuda se bar3I ho gaI jise jamAne bhara ne dutkAnA hai use mahAvIra ne satkArA hai| ve usake dvAra taka AyeMge roma-roma meM svAgata kI umaMgeM cehare para arase bAda khuzI kI taraMge mahAvIra ne dekhA - ke asaMbhava ke saMbhava hone kI sambhAvanA yahIM hai para isakI A~khoM meM A~sU nahIM haiM, vApisa mur3a gaye mahAvIra candanA adhIra mana apane ko abhAgA kaha calA hRdaya kA samasta dhairya hicakiyoM kI lahanoM ke sAtha palakoM ke kUla-kinAre tor3atA bahu calA mahAvIra eka bAra phira candanA kI ora mur3e candanA ke dhadhakate netra punaH zItalatA se jA jur3e jo asambhava lagatA thA prakAza-parva: mahAvIra / 106 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ vahI ghaTa gayA abhigraha pUrNa huA kuhAsA chaMTa gayA mahAvIra ne ase bAda karapAna bar3hAyA. manuSya to manuSya pazu-pakSiyoM aura devI-devatAoM ke nayanoM meM bhI harSa bhana ayA candanA ne aThAra nahIM diyA apane hAthoM se apanI sabase bar3e khuzI chuI dhanAka ke ghara devoM dvArA ratnoM kI bAriza huI candanA kA bhara gayA nikta mana 'aho dAna...aho chAna ke ghoSa se gUjane lage dharatI-gagana sAne ke mAne duHnava chUTa gaye hathakar3e-ber3iyoM ke baMdhana tar3atar3atar3atar3a khuda TUTa gaye aMdhavizvAsoM kI...nAmI-durdazA kI yaha TUTana dharma se pAvanatA se yukta huI vastuta: candanA ke rUpa meM nAnI-jAti parAdhInatA se mukta huI aba to candanA ko sabane pahacAnA sabane sammAna diyA para usane mahAvIra kI hI anugAminI hone kA nizcaya kiyA dhanya vaha tapa dhavya vaha kSaNa dhanya vaha candanA jo maSThAvIra ke caraNoM meM ho gaI vandanA kevala vandanA / prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /107 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ sAdhanA-graMtha aura upasarga kA aMtima adhyAya aneka upasarga Aye mahAvIra kI caTTAnI sAdhanA se lahanoM kI taraha TakarAye aura lauTa gaye hokara hatAza jArI nahI jArI rahI kevala jJAna kI talAza hone hI vAlA thA talAza kA pUrNavirAma mahAvIra Aye chammANi grAma sAdhanA meM vo gaye dhyAnalIna gaye ujalA aura ujalA hotA gayA jJAna tabhI apane bailoM ke sAtha gujarA vahA~ se eka kisAna vaha bhI mahAvIra ko dhyAna rakhane ke liye kahakara baila chor3a gayA sAdhanA graMtha meM upasarga kA antima adhyAya jor3a gayA lauTA to baila nahIM the vahA~ pUchA - "Akhira ve gaye kahA~ ?" usane pUchA bAra-bAra mahAvIra kA mauna jyoM kA tyo baraqanAra ! uttara na pAkara krodha bhar3akane lagA vaha bijaliyoM kI taraha kar3akane lagA "maiM pUche jA rahA hU~ tU kucha nahIM batAtA hai para mujhe to gUMgoM se bhI bulavAnA AtA hai| baharA hai kyA kAna banda haiM tere ? abhI kholatA hU~ janA hAtha dekha mere" prakAza-parva: mahAvIra / 108 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ buddhi kahA~ hotI hai dha ke dIvAnoM meM vaha lakar3a ke do lambe-nukIle Tukar3e le ayA ora eka-eka kara Thokane lagA mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM hathaur3e ke sAtha-sAtha ghora yAtanA kA krama cala rahA thA para dhanya hai mahAvana kA dhyAna use kucha bhI nahIM navala rahA thA kitanA kendrita aura ghanIbhUta thA vaha dhyAna unase dUna naha kaise letA kevala jJAna ! kisAna kAnoM meM kIleM Thoka kara calA gayA usakA hRdaya janA bhI nahIM DolA kucha samaya bAda mahAvIra ne dhyAna navolA tapa ke pAraNe ke liye gaye jinabhakta siddhArtha ke ghara usI samaya khanaka nAmaka vedha bhI thA vahIM para usake zamIna va akRti-vijJAna ne batAyAkisI bhayAnaka zalya se Ahata hai yaha tejasvI kAyA pAraNe ke pazcAt siddhArtha aura navaraka auSadhi adi lekana mahAvIra ke pIche-pIche cala diye sAtha-sAtha mahAvIra ne dhyAna lagAyA udyAna meM prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /109 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kharaka ne jA~ca kI pAyA kIleM ThoMkI gaI kAna meM cimaTI se donoM ko nikAlA raha-raha kara kIlo ke sAtha khUna bhI nikalane lagA baha-baha kara kIleM jitanI lambI thI utanI hI kar3I unake bAhara nikalate hI rakta kI dhArAye cala par3I prakAza parva: mahAvIra / 110 isa sahanazIlatA ke caraNoM meM kharaka bhI jhukA auSadhi kA lepa kiyA rakta rukA basa ! yahI thA antima upasarga isake bAda samasta kaSTa vo gaye janma-maraNa aura sukha-duHkha dene vAle sabhI karma mUlataH azeSa ho gaye aMtatro se mahAvIra rahe the viloka basa ! aba prakaTa hone hI vAlA hai| pUrNa jJAna kA Aloka Aloka ! For Personal & Private Use Only /
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________________ jJAna: kevalajJAna prakAza parva : mahAvIra / 111 For Personal & Private Use Only /
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________________ pUrNatva kA parama ziravara saba apane hone para sArthaka hue bhaka grAma kA sImAnta pradeza zyAmaka kRSaka kA naveta zAla vRkSa kI chA~va RjubAlukA nadI kA tIna vaizAnava zuklA dazamI kA divasa goThAsana meM dhyAnastha mahAvIra pA~coM janedriyoM para pUnA basa saba kucha pUrNatA ke lakSya se saMbaddha antima saMkalpaaba anya koI saMkalpa nahIM karanA pUrNatA milane taka isI dhyAna meM jInA-malanA jJAna svayabuddha aMta:karaNa pUrNata: vizuddha na mahAvana na sammati na vardhamAna dhyAna kevala zukla dhyAna zukla dhyAna zukla dhyAna akAza kA sUrya hone calA ata manuSyatA kA sUrya hone calA udaya cAra dhAtika karme kA mUlata: kSaya janma-janmAMtara ke karma naSTa atmA nirmaLatama cara-acara jaga hastAmalakavat spaSTa prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /113 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ baLa anoM se bhI tInoM kAla tInoM lokoM kA darzana kevala darzana kevala jJana kevala jJana kevala jJAna kA aloka-varSaNa sAdhanA kI talAza kevala jJana asIma prakAza devoM dvArA kevalya mahotsava abhinaLadana dhavya huA jaga pUrNatA ke parama zinavara ko kara ananta vacana ananta vaLana ananta vandana ! mahAvIra auroM ke pahale svaya pUrNatA se bhare bhagavAn pina apUrNatA ko mukta-hasta se bA~TA pUrNatA kA jJana mahAvIra the aura thI pUrNatA kI abhavaNDa laya pAvA nagarI dhArmika gatividhiyoM kA keka thI usa samaya bana kara saikar3eM sUryo ke ujiyAne prabhu vahIM padhAre prakAza-parva : mahAvIra / 114 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ devatAoM ne divya samavazaraNa racAyA prabhu ko sunane baccA-baccA ayA brAhamaNa to usI samaya somila brAhamaNa ne vahA~ eka vizAla yajJa kA ayojana kiyA thaa| indrabhUti gautama prabhRti vyAnaha ubhaTa vidvAnoM ko unake cAra hajAra cAra sau ziSyoM sahita nimantraNa diyA thA yajJa meM lAlavoM ke zAmila hone kI thI azA parantu sAkSAt jJAna-rUpa mahAvIra kI prathama dezanA ke kAraNa ka bana gaI ninAzA sabhI dizAoM se umar3ate janasamUha samavazaraNa kI ora jAne lage devatAoM ke vimAna svayaM ko eka-dUsane se TakarAne se bacAne lage AkAza se divya puSpa-vRSTi hone lagI vyApaka dharma-prabhAvanA kI sRSTi hone lagI indrabhUti gautama ne bhI delavA camatkAra uThe lagA'yaha to hamAre astitva ko cunautI hai ise karanA hI hogA svIkAra vaidika saMskRti ke prati jana-jana meM nayA vizvAsa bharanA hogA mahAvIra ko zAstrArtha meM parAjita karanA hogA tabhI par3egA kucha parka hamAre pAsa to asanavya haiM tarka lagatA haimahAvIra ne sammohinI viDhyA kA prayoga kara diyA prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /115 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ aura apAra janasamUha ko akarSita kara liyA janatA kogI satya kA satkAra jaba vaha zAstrArtha meM jAyegA hAra NEIRD socate hue ichAbhUti gautama adi vichAn cala diye mahAsena udyAna jaise-jaise udyAna atA gayA pAsa vaise-vaise hotA calA gayA saMzaya kA hAsa samavazaraNa ko delavA to dhuMdhalI par3a gaI AtmavizvAsa kI sevA prabhu ke darzana kiye to tarkoM kA jaMjAla navo gayA anubhUta jJAna ke sammusava pothiyoM kA jJAna vyartha ho gayA vaha saba miTa gayA jo mana meM ThAnA thA d prabhu kI vANI gUjI"tuma A gaye gautama ! tumheM to A hI jAnA thA / " eka ora jJAna-vANI kI atulanIya miThAsa dUsanI ara zuSka bauddhikatA kA nIlama vilAsa gautama miThAsa kI dhArA meM baha gaye kucha samaya ke liye avAk raha gaye prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /116 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ punaH paramAyA prabhu ne"acchA huA tuma zIghra A gaye yahIM tumhAre mana meM barasoM se eka prazna haiAtmA kA astitva sacamuca hotA mI hai yA nahIM ?" sunakara gautama stabdha kamI kisI se na kahA gayA ataratama kA prazna mahAvIra ko sahajatA se upalabdha ! yaha manuSya nIM yaha to hai sAkSAt jJana prabhu ne cuTakiyoM meM kara diyA usa prazna kA samAdhAna gautama cakita moma-moma pulakita kara liyA nizcaya aba to mahAvIra meM hI kara denA hai svayaM ko vilaya yahI huA anya sabhI vidvAnoM ke sAtha saralatA se IMTa gaI akAna kI bAta aba koI nahIM thA zabda-jAla se garvita vyAnaThoM vidvAn cAra hajAra cAra so ziSyoM sahita prabhu caraNoM meM samarpita mana meM sAdhanA kA praNa dhana isa taraha pahuMce prabhu ke pAsa unake gyAraha gaNadhara candanabAlA akSaya-ananta sunava huI unake sAdhvI-saMgha kI pramubhava huI prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /117 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ dharma kI agAmI suvyavasthA ke prabhu ne cAra banAye OMA bhramaNa, zramaNI, zravaka zravikA saMgha unake dharma-saMdha meM jAti, varga, ayu aura sambandha jaise vibhAjana nissAra the sAdhanA kI avadhi aura tapa-tyAga hI nyUnAdhika sammAna ke adhAra the prabhu ne vedanAoM ko harSa aura patana ko utkarSa banAyA dharma-dRSTi ke paimAne se sinavAyA pApa-puNya ko mApanA tIrthakara mahAvIra ne kI dharma-saMgha-tIrtha kI sthApanA jisake aloka se dhanya hai aja sampUrNa samAja samI samavazaraNa meM prabhu-vANI sunane lage anubhava-siddha-jJAna prabhu-kathana ko gunane lage prabhu mArthakatA ke motI binavanA rahe the apane mumavAravika se paramA rahe the"bhavya jIvo ! apanI umra mata bitAo ajJAna kI kagAha meM tumhAre liye dharma hI ekamAtra zaraNa hai janma-janA aura maraNa ke kegavAn pravAha meM tumheM sunava-duHnava kA mUla navonA hai samajha lo ! jJAnI hone kA artha ahiMsaka honA hai| prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /118 For Personal & Private use only
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________________ hiMsA aura ahiMsA kI tarAjU para hI jJAna aura ajJAna ko tolo dUsoM ko ku-sava dene vAlA kaThora satya bhI mata bolo| bItA huA samaya kabhI lauTa kara nahIM AtA jIva manuSya-janma bAra-bAra nahIM pAtA kuzA kI noka para rahane vAle asa-biku ke samAna yaha jIvana bhI hai alpa zIdhAtizIghra ko dharma kA saMkalpa / delavo ! krodha, prIti kI laya kA akAna, vinaya kA mitratA kA, mAyA aura sabhI sadguNoM kA, lobha kI chAyA vinAza kara detI hai tana-mana-jIvana meM pApa bhara detI hai| saMsAra ke vadana-pUjana kA kA~TA bahuta sUkSma hai bar3a kaThinAI se nikalatA hai sAvadhAna ! isa kIcar3a meM par3a sAdhaka asAnI se nahIM sambhalatA hai| yaha pRthvI dhana-dhAnya-sampadA se pUrNata: paripuSTa svayaM samarpita hokara bhI nahIM kara sakatI lomIko santuSTa, bhoga patana kI ananta gaharAiyoM taka le jAtA hai kevala saMyama hai jo saccA anaLa de pAtA hai| kAma-bhoga atRpti ke kahana hai amRta ke vAste bhI jahara hai bhogoM kI lAlasA navane vAle prANI AM prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /119 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kevala pyAsa pAte haiM durgati ko prApta hote haiM pyAse hI mara jAte haiM gIta saba vilApa hai nATya saba viDambanA ara abharaNa sababhAra saMsAra ke saba kAma-bhoga TuravAvaha haiM iLe chor3ane ko naso taiyAra / mRtyu kA zera prANoM ke hiraNa ko a samaya uThA le jAtA hai taba sage se sagA sambandhI bhI kisI kA sAtha nahIM de pAtA hai saMsAra melA hai manuSya mUlataH aura antata: akelA hai| saMsAra-rupI kapha (zleSma) meM phaMsate haiM atmA hI naraka kI vaitaraNI nadI aura kUTa zAlmali vRkSa kI cubhana hai AtmA hI svarga kI kAmadudhA dhenu (go) tathA nachana-vana hai atmA kA kalyANa samyak jJAna-darzana-cAninna se sadhegA jIva yadi viveka se cale viveka se nakhar3A ho viveka se baiThe viveka se soce viveka se bhojana ko aura viveka se hI bole to pApa karma nahIM baMdhegA kAma-bhogoM ko sarvasva mAna kara caravate hai ha~sate haiM, ve jIva maknavI kI taraha koI kitanA hI kaThora tapa ko parantu yadi vaha mAyAvI bana chalegA to use trAsa arthAta puna:-punaH garbhavAsa prApta hogA prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /120 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ subaha-zAma nahAne se yadi mokSa pAte to pAnI ke sabhI jIva mukta ho jAte / pAnI se pApa dhone jaise siddhAntoM se mukti ke dvAra nahIM khulate pAnI yadi pApa dho sakatA to puNya bhI dhulte| koI bhramaNa nahIM hotA sira muNDA lene se koI nahIM hotA brAhamaNa 'aim' ko raTa-raTA lene se koI muni nahIM hotA nirjana vana ko ghara banA lene se koI nahIM hotA tapasvI tana para kuzA ke vastra sajA lene se / prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /121 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kAma-drotha-mAna-mAyA-lobha va saMsAra kA tyAgI jJAnI puruSoM ke apta vacanoM meM anunAgI bhikSu kahalAtA hai muThita pAtA hai| zamIra nAva hai jIva nAvika hai aura samuha hai saMsAna ise maharSijana karate haiM pAra " prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /122 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ praka jagaha-jagaha ghUma-ghUma kara karate rahe dharma-cakra-pravartana tIsa varSa taka dete rahe jana-jana ko hitakArI zikSAye unake dharma-saMdha meM thecauka haz2Ara sAdhu chattIsa hajAra sAdhviyoM eka lAnava uThasaTha haz2Ara zravaka aura tIna lAlava aThAraha haz2Ara zravikAye prabhu pAda praNati se amRta bodha ko pAyeM // prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /123 Jain Education international For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ deha se dehAtIta prabhu jiye isaliye ki bhela-bhAva, adharma aura mithyAtva ke ghere se jIva nikale unheM satya kA bodha prApta ho dhanatI se sAre samudra sUnave to duniyA ko maSThAvIra kA diyA samApta ho prabhu kI dena aba bhI hai asanavya cetanAoM ke pAsa pAvApurI meM thA zAsanapati bhramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kA antima varSAvAsa zItalatA kA nIra the samajha gaye-vartamAna aura agAmI jIvoM kI jJAna-pipAsA vahA~ vidhivat kisI ne nahIM kI jijJAsA para prabhu to vaha zAnta kI solaha prana taka nirantara dharma kI vinAsata vAcanA pradAna kI phira antima uttara adhyayana kahA jisameM chattIsa virAma ananta kAla taka ayegI vaha bhavya jIvA ke kAma kahate-kahate ve mauna ho gaye asIma samAdhi meM kho gaye naSTa huA zeSa cAra adhAti karmoM kA saMyoga mana-vacana-kAya kA yoga ho gayA ayoga prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /127 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ kArtika amAvasyA kA saghana udhakAra ka se dehAtIta sAkAra se nisAkAra bhagavAn mahAvIra ne ajJAna va karmoM ke andhakAna miTAye isaliye devoM ne una ke parinirvANa kI mahimA meM prakAzamAna ratna ve manuSyoM ne dIpaka jalAye usa mahApuruSa kA parinirvANa bhI prakAza kA mahotsava banakara rahA ise jana-jana ne 'dIpAvalI' kahA hama sabake udhakAra kA bhI kSaya ho jaya ho bhagavAn mahAvIra kI jaya ho| prakAza-parva : mahAvIra /128 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jaina sAhitya DaoN. rAjendra muni : uttarAdhyayana sUtra 1100.00 1500.00 600.00 300.00 200.00 DaoN. rAjendra muni : jIvAjIvAbhigama sUtra | DaoN. rAjendra muni : jainadharma : eka anuzIlana DaoN. rAjendra muni : jainadharma : eka saMkSipta itihAsa DaoN. rAjendra muni : jainadharma : tattvavidyA eka anucintana DaoN. rAjendra muni : jainadharma : AcAra aura saMskRti DaoN. rAjendra muni : jaina caubIsa tIrthaMkara 'DaoN. rAjendra muni : jaina sAhitya meM zrIkRSNa AcArya devendra muni : karma vijJAna - 9 bhAgoM meM 150.00 250.00 6000.00 AcArya devendra muni : jaina darzana-eka vizleSaNa 800.00 AcArya devendra muni : vicAra aura darzana 350.00 AcArya devendra muni : brahmacarya-eka vaijJAnika vizleSaNa 600.00 800.00 AcArya devendra muni : subhadra muni dharma aura jIvana tIrthaMkara mahAvIra 500.00 kalyANa sAgarajI mahAmatra kA 100.00 Serving Jin Shasan LINITIO: 5430517 yUnivarsiTI pAblakezana 123499 gyanmandirkobatirth.org prakAzaka eva vitaraka bI-137, karma purA, naI dillI -110015 For Personal & Private Use Only