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________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra 25vI nirvAcatAnI ke upalakSa meM prakAzita nidezakaH AcArya zrI AnandaRSijI. pravartaka muni zrI mizrImalajI upAdhyAya zrI amara muni jI tIrthakara Son/ prabamabAraH mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI varSa sitambara 1974 pIrAbda : 2500 vikamAnda : 2031 saMjaya sAhitya saMgama ke lie rAmanArAyaNa mer3atavAla zrI viSNu priMTiMga presa, pAgarA-2 - mUlya : dasa rupaye mAtra : plAsTika kabarayukta
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________________ camottu samasta bhagavano mahAvIrassa lekhaka: zrImadhukara muni zrI ratana muni zrIcaMdasurAnA 'sarasa' mahAvIra prakAzakaH -sanmati jJAnapITha,AgarA-2.. .ratna jaina pustakAlaya,pAtharDI marudhara kezarI sAhitya prakAzana samiti,tyAvara - muni hajArImala smRti prakAzana, vyAvara .Ananda prakAzana, nAgapura .amola jaina jJAnAlaya,dhUliyA
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________________ em9aas lagabhaga tIna varSa pUrva nokhA (cAMdAvatoM kA) meM munizrI hajArImala smRti prakAzana kI sabhA meM eka prastAva pArita kiyA gayA thA-'bhagavAna mahAvIra kA prAmANika jIvana-caritra prakAzita kiyA jAya / ' usI sabhA meM isa prastAva meM yaha saMzodhana jor3A gayA ki, 'sthAnakavAsI samAja kI aneka prakAzana saMsthAoM dvArA sammilita rUpa meM yaha prakAzana kiyA jAya / tAki sAhityika dizA meM ekarUpatA evaM vyApakatA A ske|' sabhA meM virAjamAna pravartaka zrI marudharakezarI midhImalajI ma0 evaM zrI madhukara jI ma. ne sammilita rUpa se isa prastAva kA anumodana kiyA aura kArya ko Age bar3hAne ke lie preraNA bhI dii|' zraddheya AcArya zrI AnandaRSi jI ma. evaM rASTrasaMta upAdhyAya zrI amaracaMda jI ma0 kI sevA meM saMsthA kA ukta nirNaya prastuta kiyA gayA aura Ayojana meM unake bahamUlya nirdezana evaM sahayoga kI prArthanA kI gaI to donoM hI ora se utsAhavardhaka AzvAsana milA / kAryakrama Age bar3hA! isa saMyukta prakAzana ke pIche eka bahuta vyApaka lakSya yaha thA ki, 'nirvANa zatAbdI ke prasaMga para aneka vidvAna munirAja bha0 mahAvIra ke sambandha meM likha rahe haiM, tathA aneka saMsthAe~ isa puNya kArya meM juTa rahI haiM, to kArya kI punarAvRtti na ho, eka hI kArya meM zakti kA bikharAva na ho, tathA samAja ke sAhityika prayatnoM meM ekarUpatA, vyApakatA tathA starIyatA rhai| prAcIna aura navIna cintana eka sAtha eka zailI meM prakaTa ho, aura svasthaciMtana evaM svasthalekhana kI pravRtti vikasita ho|' hama isa lakSya meM kahAM taka saphala hue haiM isakA spaSTa pramANa prastuta pustaka svaya degii| isa pustaka ke Alekhana meM zraddheya zrI madhukara munijI ma. zrI ratanamuni jI ma0 evaM zrIyuta zrIcanda jI surAnA 'sarasa' ne athaka parizrama kiyA hai| pustaka ko bhAva-bhASA evaM zailI kI dRSTi se AdhunikatA eva ruciratA dene kA adhikatama
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________________ ( 5 ) zrama 'sarasa' jI ne kiyA hai| ve eka kar3I ke rUpa meM rahe haiM, jo nidezaka gaNa se parAmarza evaM vicAra cintana prApta karate raheM aura lekhakagaNa ke sAtha pustaka kA zabda zarIra ghar3Ate rhe| upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI ma0 ne pustaka ke sabhI aMzoM kA kAphI gaharAI se avalokana kiyA hai| sthAna-sthAna para cintana kI dizA spaSTa kI aura hara dRSTi se pariSkAra evaM parivardhana meM apane bahumUlya sujhAva dekara upakRta kiyA hai, hama upAdhyAya zrI jI ke atyadhika kRtajJa haiM / __ AcArya zrI evaM zrI marudhara kesarI jI ma. ne bhI pustaka kI pAMDulipi kA avalokana kara jahAM-jahAM parimArjana sUcita kiyA, vahAM-vahAM vaha kiyA gyaa| isa prakAra yaha pustaka zrI vardhamAna sthAnakavAsI zramaNa saMgha ke AcArya, upAdhyAya evaM pravartaka muniyoM ke nirdezana meM sarvathA pariSkRta, parimArjita evaM paryAlocita hokara bahuzruta muni zrI madhukara jI, zrI ratanamuni jI evaM zabda-zilpI zrI 'sarasa' jI kI lekhinI se prasUta hokara Aja pAThakoM ke samakSa prastuta kI jA rahI hai| prakAzana meM samAja kI pAMca saMsthAoM ne to prArambha meM hI apanI sahamati evaM sahakRti svIkRta kara lo thI, mudraNa prAraMbha hote-hote mahArASTra kI prAcInatama jaina-prakAzana saMsthA 'zrI amola jaina jJAnAlaya' dhUliyA bhI Ayojana meM sahabhAgI bana gii| vartamAna samaya meM saMyukta prakAzana kA yaha prathama prasaMga hai aura yaha Ane vAle 'ekatAbaddha sAhityika prayatnoM' kA zrI gaNeza hai| isase samAja kI bikharI huI zaktiyAM preraNA legI aura kucha nayA mahatvapUrNa kArya karane ko saMkalpabaddha ho skegii| ___ vartamAna meM kAgaja, chapAI evaM anya vastuoM kI asAdhAraNa maMhagAI hote hue bhI pustaka ko sabhI dRSTiyoM se sundara, paripUrNa aura bhavya banAne kA prayatna kiyA hai| pustaka ke lie kAgaja upalabdha karAne meM je. ke. pepara udyoga ke mukhya adhikArI zrI pratApasiMha jI mAhana navalakhA ne jo udAra sahayoga diyA hai, vaha sadA smaraNIya rahegA / hama unake AbhArI haiN| .. AzA hai pAThakoM ko hamArA yaha prayatna pasaMda AyegA / tathA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI pAvana-nirvANa zatAbdI ke zubha prasaMga para eka zraddhA-sumana ke rUpa meM dekhA jaayegaa| vinIta : prakAzakagana
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________________ prAkkathana tIrthakara zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra eka vyakti nahIM, vizvAtmA haiM, vizvapuruSa haiM / vyakti kSudra hai, vaha deza aura kAla kI sImAmoM meM avacchinna hai ataH vaha ananta nahIM ho sakatA / mahAvIra ananta haiM, unakA prakAza zAzvata hai| vaha kAla kI sImAoM ko dhakelatA hA ananta kI ora satata gatizIla rhegaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA prabodha ubhayamukhI hai| vaha jahAM eka ora antarjagat kI supta cetanA ko prabuddha karatA hai, vahAM dUsarI ora samAja kI moha nidrA ko bhI bhaMga karatA hai / mahAvIra ne sAdhaka kI antarAtmA ko jAgRta karane ke lie vaha AdhyAtmika cintana diyA hai, jisakI jyoti kabhI dhUmila nahIM hogii| yaha vaha jyoti hai, bo jAti, kula, paMtha aura deza Adi ke kisI bhI varga vizeSa meM mAbaddha nahIM hai| cintana ke vaha saMkare galiyAroM meM na ghUmakara sIdhe Atmatattva ko sparza karatI hai| yaha mahAvIra kA hI mukta udghoSa hai ki hara mAtmA mUlataH paramAtmA hai| kSa dra-se-adra prANI meM bhI ananta caitanya jyoti vidyamAna hai| apekSA hai Upara ke ajJAna moha, rAga-dveSa Adi karmAvaraNoM ko tor3a dene kii| isaprakAra mahAvIra kA Izvaratva prANimAtra kA hai, kisI eka vyakti vizeSa kA nahIM / mahAvIra kA prabodha kevala dharma paramparAoM ke AdhyAtmika tattva bodha taka hI parisImita nahIM hai / unakA darzana jIvana ke vibhAjana kA darzana nahIM hai| vaha eka akhaNDa evaM avibhakta jIvana darzana hai| ataH unakA prabodha AdhyAtmika, dharmakrAnti ke sAtha sAmAjika krAnti ko bhI tathya kI gaharAI taka chatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sAmAjika krAnti kA udghoSa cira atIta se bandhanoM meM jakar3I mAtR jAti ko mukti dilAtA hai, usake lie kaba ke avaruddha vikAsa patha ko khola detA hai / usa yuga kI dAsa prathA kitanI bhayaMkara thI ? dAsoM ke sAtha pazu se bhI nimnastara kA vyavahAra kiyA jAtA thA / mAnavatA ke nAma para una kA dhArmika, naitika yA sAmA. jika koI bhI to mUlya nahIM thaa| mahAvIra kA krAnti svara dAsa-prathA ke virodha meM bhI mukharita hotA hai| ve aneka bAra sAmAjika paramparAoM ke virodha meM jAkara pada-dalita evaM pratAr3ita dAsiyoM ke hAtha kA bhojana bhI lete haiM / jAti aura kula mAdi ke janmanA zreSThatva ke dAve ko bhI unhoMne cunautI dI / janma kI apekSA karma kI zreSThatA ko hI unhoMne sarvopari sthAna diyA haiN| unake saMgha meM harikeza jaise aneka cANDAla Adi nimna jAti ke ziSya the, jinake sambandha meM unakA kahanA thA ki jAti kI koI vizeSatA nahIM hai, vizeSatA hai sadguNoM kI, jisake phalasvasta devatA bhI caraNoM meM natamastaka ho jAte haiN| mahAvIra ne loka aura paraloka ke sambandha meM phaile hue aneka andhavizvAsoM ko tor3A aura unake nIce dabe yathArthatA ke satya ko ujAgara kiyaa| hama dekhate haiM, ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ne varga-vihIna tathA zoSaNa mukta samAja kI sthApanA ke rUpa meM jo yathAprasaMga pArivArika, Arthika evaM
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________________ rAjanItika dRSTi dI hai, Aja vizva usI kI aura gatizIla hai / bhaviSya batAegA ki mahAvIra tere-mere kI sabhI vibhAjaka rekhAoM se pare vizvajanIna maMgala-kalyANa ke kitane adhika nikaTa hai| ____ bhagavAn mahAvIra ke parinirvANa ko 2500 varSa pUre hone jA rahe haiM / apanI apanI dRSTi se saba ora aneka AyojanoM kI saMracanAeM ho rahI haiN| sAhityika dizA meM bhI mahAvIra ke jIvana, tattvajJAna aura upadeza Adi para aneka choTIbar3I pustakeM likhI jA cukI haiM, likhI jA rahI haiM, prakAzita ho cukI haiM, prakAzita hone kI taiyArI meM hai| yaha bhI prabhu caraNoM meM zraddhAMjali samarpita karane kA eka prasaMgocita karma hai / prastuta pustaka bhI isI dizA meM hai| 'tIyaMkara mahAvIra' kA lekhana vyApaka dRSTi se huvA hai / aneka. pUrva janmoM se gatizIla hotI AtI dharmayAtrA se lekara mahAvIra ke janma, bAlya, sAdhanA aura tIrthakara jIvana se sambandhita prAyaH sabhI ghaTanAoM ko, kahIM vistAra se to kahIM saMkSepa se, kAphI parimANa meM sameTA gayA hai| jIvanapravAha kahIM vizRMkhalita nahIM huA hai / yatra tatra digambara-zvetAmbara paramparAoM ke matabhedoM ko bhI spaSTa kara diyA gayA hai / maiM samajhatA hUM. yadi aitihAsika sUkSmatAoM kI gaharAI meM na utarA jAe, to bhagavAna mahAvIra ke virATa jIvana ke sambandha meM jo bhI jJAtavya jaisA Avazyaka hai, vaha prastuta pustaka meM mila jAtA hai / pustaka kA kalyANayAtrA khaDa to kaI dRSTiyoM se bahuta upayogI bana gayA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana ke aneka preraka evaM ujjvala prasaMga acche cintana ke sAtha prastuta hue haiN| dhArmika, naitika evaM sAmAjika Adi divya Adarza kisI bhI sAhityika racanA ke prANa tattva hote haiM, jinase sarva sAdhAraNajana jIvana-nirmANa kI preraNA pAte haiM / aura bhASA tathA zailI usake zabda zarIra hote haiM, jo pAThaka kI manazcetanA ko sahasA AkRSTa karate haiM, use Ubane nahI dete haiM / prastuta 'tIrthakara mahAvIra' donoM hI dRSTiyoM se saphala kRti pramANita hotI hai| mere nikaTa ke snehI zrIcanda jI surAnA 'sarasa' ke sampAdana ne to pustaka ko sarasatA se itanA AplAvita kara diyA haiM ki dekhate hI banatA hai| pustaka jaldI meM likhI gaI hai| ataH kucha prasaMgoM para apekSita cintana nahIM ho pAyA hai / ekAnta purAno yA naI dRSTi ke pAThakoM ko saMbhava hai, unase santoSa na ho / parantu isameM virodha kI koI bAta nahIM hai / prathama lekhana meM prAyaH aisA ho hI jAtA hai / pramANa purassara saMzodhana evaM sujhAva AeM to unheM agale saMskaraNa meM yathocita sthAna diyA jA sakatA hai| rAMjagRha (nAlaMdA, bihaar)| -upAdhyAya amaramuni zrAvaNI pUrNimA 1674 /
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________________ lekhakIya bhagavAn mahAvIra itihAsa puruSa haiM, prakAza-purupa haiN| eka lokottara puruSa haiM / unakA divya-jIvana ananta preraNAoM aura udAtta AdarzoM kA zrota hai| unakA lokottara vyaktitva zabdoM kI sImA se atIta hai, phira bhI zabda-rekhAoM dvArA nApane kA prayatna hotA rahA hai, hajAroM-hajAra varSa se / ___ sarvaprathama Arya sudharmA ne bhagavAn mahAvIra kI pAvana jIvana-rekhAoM ko zabdoM kI svarNa-rekhAoM meM maMDhane kA prayatna kiyA hai / sudharmA kI zabdAvaliyoM meM mahAvIra kA mahAvIratva jisa AmA ke sAtha ujAgara huA hai vaha vilakSaNa hai, advitIya hai| vaha varNana ghaTanAtmaka nahI, bhAvanAtmaka hai ' kahanA cAhie kucha hI pRSThoM meM mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kA samagra darzana sudharmA ne bhAva-rUpa meM prastuta kiyA hai| mahAvIra kA ghaTanAtmaka jIvana-darzana sarvaprathama AcArya bhadrabAha ne 'Avazyaka niyukti' meM saMgrathita kiyA hai / itihAsa kI dRSTi se yahI sabase prAcIna aura prathama prAmANika grantha hai, jisameM mahAvIra ke jIvana kI sudIrgha-sAdhanA, pUrva-janma aura tIrthakara jIvana kI vividha ghaTanAoM kA citraNa huA hai| isake bAda to usa lokottara caritra kA citraNa tathA zabdAvataraNa hotA gayA, vividha kAvyoM meM, vividha bhASAoM meM naI-naI udbhAvanAoM ke saath| prastuta upakrama bhI isI pavitra paramparA kI eka kar3I hai / 25vIM nirvANa zatAbdI ke punIta prasaMga para apane parama zraddheya ke prati eka bhAva-bhInA zraddhA-sumana hai / hAM, isa Alekhana meM zraddhA ke sAtha prajJA tathA bhAvanA ke sAtha vicAra kA prakAza bhI avazya rahA hai| isalie isameM kucha navInatA, ruciratA aura dRSTi kI spaSTatA bhI pAThakoM ko mila sakatI hai - aisA hamArA vizvAsa hai / bhAgamoM (AcArAMga bhagavatI Adi) meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvana-caritra bahuta saMkSepa meM aMkita huA hai| bAda ke triSaSTi zalAkA puruSa caritra, uttara purANa, mahAvIra cariyaM Adi meM kAphI vistAra ke sAtha AyA hai| isa zatAbdI meM kucha jIvana caritra zodha dRSTi se bhI likhe gaye haiN| ghaTanAoM kA tithikrama se varNana kiyA gayA hai aura sthAna-sthAna para samakAlIna dharma-nAyakoM ke sAtha tulanAtmaka vivecana bhI huA hai / prastuta meM hama donoM zailiyoM kA samanvaya karake cale haiN| na ghaTanAoM kA atyadhika vistAra aura na tithikrama ke sAtha ghaTanAoM ko Age-pIche karane kA prayatna ! vAstava meM hamane itihAsa aura purANa, satya aura tathya, kathA aura yathArtha ko evaM sUtra meM bAMdhakara calane kA prayatna kiyA hai| mahAvIra ke vividha jIvana
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________________ prasaMgoM meM se unake virAT mahAvIratva kA darzana ho sake, hara pakSa para unake jinala kI garimAmayI chavi dIva sake bora usase hamArA jIvana-prerita anuprINita hokara usI dizA meM gatizIla bana sake-isa mAlekhana ke pIche yaha spaSTa bhAvanA rahI hai| isIlie kahIM-kahIM mAge-pIche kI ghaTanAoM ko, jinakI ki upalabdhi samAna hai, jinakI pratidhvani bhI samAna hai, unheM eka hI prakaraNa meM prathita karane kA prayatna kiyA hai / mukhyataH hamArA dhyeya na itihAsa likhane kA rahA hai aura na mahAvIra kA samagra jIvana caritra likhane kaa| kintu mahAvIra ke usa divya rUpa kA darzana karane kA rahA hai jisake kaNa-kaNa meM samatA, sahiSNutA, vItarAgatA, karuNA aura lokamaMgala kA Aloka jagamagA rahA hai| ho sakatA hai, hamArI yaha zaMlI itihAsa ke anusaMdhAtAoM ko saMtoSa na ke sake, tathA purAtana-paramparA premI mAnasa bhI isase pUrNa saMtuSTa na ho, kintu phira bhI hameM vizvAsa hai ki prabuddha zraddhAlu aura pUrvagrahoM se mukta vicAraka isa pustaka ke svAdhyAya se prasannatA aura paripUrNatA anubhava kregaa| hamAre isa Alekhana kA mukhya mAdhAra nimna anya rahe haiM AcArAMga sUtra, adhyayana 8 bAvazyaka niyukti triSaSTi zalAkA puruSa caritra, parva 10 mahAvIra kathA (gopAladAsa jI0 paTela) zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra (muni kalyANavijaya jI) Agama aura tripiTika : eka anuzIlana (muni nagarAjajI) aitihAsika sAmagrI prAyaH ina pranyoM ke AdhAra se lI gaI hai, sAtha ho vicAra jAgaraNa kI dRSTi se kavirala upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI mahArAja kA maulika cintana samaya-samaya para prApta hotA rahA hai / tathyoM ko pakar3ane aura usakI antarrAtmA ko udghATana karane meM unakI sUkSmadRSTi sarvatra vizruta hai, yadi unakI vicAra huSTi nahIM milatI, to zAyada yaha pustaka apane bhavya rUpa meM nikhara nahIM paatii| hameM prasannatA hai ki AcAryazrI mAnanda RSi jI, zrI marudhara kesarI pI evaM kavizrI jI jaise bahuzruta manISI munivaroM ke nidezana se lAbha uThAkara isa pustaka ko hama yathAzakya sundara aura janopakArI rUpa de sake haiN| samaya evaM sAdhanoM kI alpatA ke kAraNa jo kamiyAM raha gaI hai, usakI ora vijJapAThaka dhyAna dilAyeMge to agale saMskaraNa meM pariSkAra kiyA jA skegaa| vinIta:
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________________ saMsthA-paricaya prastuta prakAzana meM jina saMsthAoM ne sahayoga karake sAhityika ekatA kA jo sundara udAharaNa prastuta kiyA hai vaha aneka dRSTioM se mahatvapUrNa hai / isa mahatvapUrNa bhAyojana meM sammilita hone vAlI saMsthAnoM kA saMkSipta paricaya yahAM prastuta hai / 1. sanmati jJAnapITha yaha saMsthA Aja se 26 varSa pUrva vi0 saM0 2004 meM upAdhyAya zrI amara muni jI mahArAja kI preraNA se sthApita kI gaI thii| sthApanA kA mukhya uddezya haijaina dharma, darzana evaM itihAsa kI bahumUlya zrutasAmagrI kA saMpAdana evaM prakAzana krnaa| saMsthA ne aba taka Agama, bhASya, caNi saMskRta-prAkRta ke paMtha, darzana evaM saMskRti se sambandhita sAhitya, kathA, pravacana, bAlopayogI pATha mAlA ke rUpa meM lagabhaga 135 pustakeM prakAzita kI hai| mukhya kAryAlaya :-sanmati jJAnapITha, lohAmaMDI, AgarA-2 2. zrI ratna jaina pustakAlaya isakI sthApanA pUjyapAda ratna RSi jI mahArAja kI puNyasmRti meM AcArya pravara zrI Ananda RSi jI mahArAja kI preraNA se vi0 saM0 1984 meM huii| pustakAlaya aura sAhitya prakAzana ke sAtha hI prAkRta bhASA kA pracAra karanA bhI isakA mukhya dhyeya hai| vividha bhASAoM ke lagabhaga 15 hajAra mudrita pratha tathA 2 hajAra karIba hastalikhita graMthoM kA saMgraha bhI pustakAlaya meM hai| saMsthA ne aba taka choTe moTe 40 se adhika graMtha prakAzita kiye haiN| mukhya kAryAlaya hai zrI ratna jaina pustakAlaya, pApaDI (ahamadanagara) 3. bhI marudharakesarI sAhitya prakAzana samiti isa saMsthA kI sthApanA vi0 saM0 2024 meM huI / mukhya preraNA staMbha haiM zrI marudharakesarI pravartaka munizrI mizrImala jI mhaaraaj| saMsthA ke mukhya tIna uddezya hai-sAhitya prakAzana, zikSA evaM jJAna prasAra tathA sevAtmaka pravRttiyAM / tInoM hI dizA meM saMsthA ne acchI pragati kI hai / mAgama, sAhitya, pravacana, jIvana caritra Adi se sambandhita lagabhaga 60 se adhika pustakeM aba taka prakAzita ho mukhya kAryAlaya :-jodhapura hai / zAkhA evaM sAhitya saMparka kAryAlaya hai.... zrI maparakesarI sAhitya prakAzana samiti jana sthAnaka, pIpaliyA bAjAra byAvara (rAjasthAna)
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________________ ( 1 ) 4. muni zrI hajAromala smRtiprakAzana rAjasthAna ke prasiddha tapodhana manasvI zrI hajArImala jI mahArAja kI puNyasmRti meM isa saMsthA kI sthApanA vi0 saM0 2022 meM unake guru bhrAtA svAmI zrI brajalAla jI mahArAja evaM madhukara muni jI mahArAja kI preraNA se kI gii| jaina mAhitya kA prakAzana evaM zikSAsaMsthA tathA jJAnazAlAoM kA saMcAlana-saMrakSaNa isa saMsthA kA mukhya uddezya hai| kArya kI dizA meM saMsthA uttarottara pragatizIla hai| aba taka vividha viSayoM para lagabhaga 50 mahatva pUrNa pustakeM prakAzita ho cukI haiN| mukhya kAryAlaya : munidhI hajArImala smRti prakAzana jaina sthAnaka, pIpaliyA bAjAra vyAvara (rAjasthAna) / 5. zrI Ananda prakAzana isa navodita saMsthA ke mukhya preraNA srota AcArya pravara ke antevAsI zrI ratana muni jI mahArAja haiM / 25 vI mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI varSa tathA AcArya pravara ke amRta mahotsava varSa ke upalakSya meM isakI sthApanA vi0 saM0 2031 meM huii| saMsthA kA mukhya uddezya hai-sAhitya dvArA dharma evaM saMskRti kA pracAra karanA, naitika jAgaraNa, AdhyAtmika Ayojana tathA samAja sevA Adi zubha pravRttiyoM meM sahayoga denA / saMsthA kA prathama prakAzana yahI hai / __ mukhya kAryAlaya (AcArya pravara kI janma bhUmi) ciMcor3I hai| zrI AnaMda prakAzana, po. cicor3I (ahamadanagara, mahArASTra) 6. zrI amola jaina jJAnAlaya yaha saMsthA pUrva bhArata kI prAcInatama jaina saMsthAnoM meM agraNI va sabase prAcIna hai / isakI sthApanA zAstroddhAraka svargIya pUjya zrI amolaka RSi jI mahArAja kI smRti meM unake pradhAna ziSya zrI kalyANa RSi jI mahArAja kI preraNA se vi0 saM0 1968 dinAMka 18.10-42 ko huii| saMsthA kA mukhya uddezya jaina dharma, darzana evaM saMskRti tathA sAhitya kA pracAra karanA hai| aba taka aneka Agama, caritra graMtha tathA tAtvika sAhitya kI choTI moTI 75 pustakeM chapa cukI haiM / saMsthA kA apanA vizAla graMthAlaya bhI hai / sthAyI patA isa prakAra hai bI amola jainazAnAlaya kalyANa svAmI roDa, dhUliyA (mahArASTra)
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________________ kramArohaNa sAdhanA ko pUrva bhUmikA : 1 [pUrvabhava | jIvana kA prathama caraNa : 27 [ gRhavAsa ] sAdhanA ke mahApatha para : 53 [ sAdhaka jIvana ] kalyANa-yAtrA 126 [ arhat jIvana / siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA : 255 | upadeza ]
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________________ iny mance T 11. PUR tIrthaMkara mahAvIra
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________________ vIraH sarvasurAsurenamahito, voraM tuSAH saMzritAH / boreNAbhihataH svakarma-nicayo. vIrAya nityaM namaH / / vorAt tIrthamidaM pravRttamatulaM, vIrasya ghoraM tpo| bore zrI-dhRti-koti-kAntiniSayo, he vIra ! bhadraM viza // saurabha se gamakate-mahakate phUla kI madhura suvAsa pratyeka hRdaya ko ullAsa se pulakita kara detI hai, aura usake divya-bhavya kamanIya rUpa para dRSTi mugdha ho jAtI hai, kintu yaha alaukika suSamA, saundarya aura saurabha pAne ke liye phUla ko kitane dina bhUmi kI aMdherI guphAoM meM tapasyA karanI par3I, kitanI pIr3AeM aura yAtanAeM jhelanI par3IM-aura kisa sAhasa tathA sAdhanA ke bala para vaha bhUgarbha se nikala kara vikAsa ke isa carama rUpa ko prApta huA, isakA rahasya to koI viralA hI jAna pAtA hai /
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________________ jainadharma kI pRSThabhUmi dharma kA AdhAra vizva meM jitane bhI dharma haiM, una saba kA mUla AdhAra hai-AtmA aura paramAtmA / ye do tatva hI samasta dharmoM ke mUla tatva haiM / inhIM do tatvarUpa staMbhoM para dharma kA suramya prAsAda khar3A huA hai| isa AdhAra ko dRSTigata rakhakara yadi dharmaparamparAoM kA vivecana evaM vargIkaraNa kareM to ve do alaga-alaga bhUmikAoM para khar3I dikhAI deNgii| kucha dharma-paramparAeM paramAtmavAdI haiM aura kucha aatmvaadii| paramAtmavAdI dharma-paramparA ko sIdhI bhASA meM . IzvaravAdI dharma-dRSTi bhI kaha sakate haiN| Izvara, bhagavAna, brahma cAhe kucha bhI nAma hoM, kintu usa dharma meM sarvopari sattA vahI hai, vaha sarvatantra svatantra zakti hai, kartA, hartA aura bhartA vahI hai / vaha apanI icchA ke anusAra saMsAra yaMtra ko calAtA hai, AtmA ko vahI zubha-azubha kI ora prerita karatA hai / jIva kA yahAM svataMtra astitva kucha nahIM hai, jo kucha hai vaha Izvara hai / bhAratIya dharma-paramparAoM meM jaina evaM bauddha dharma-paramparAoM ko chor3akara prAyaH sabhI dharma-paramparAeM Izvara ko hI sarvopari zakti evaM sRSTiyaMtra kA saMcAlaka mAnatI haiM / isaliye ve IzvaravAdI dharma-paramparAeM kahalAtI haiN| ____ bhAratIya dharma-paramparA meM jaina evaM bauddha dharma- do aisI dharma-paramparAeM haiM, jo Izvara ke siMhAsana para AtmA ko hI biThAtI haiM / AtmA ko hI ve sarvazaktisampanna kartA-hartA mAnatI haiM / unakI AsthA meM Izvara yA paramAtmA-koI ajanabI vastu nahIM, koI sarvathA navIna bhinna tatva nahIM, kintu parama vikasita zuddha nirmala AtmA hI paramAtmA banatA hai / paramAtmA sarva dvaMdva mukta, icchA, dveSa-zUnya AtmA kA hI rUpa hai / karmayukta jIva AtmA hai, aura karmamukta jIva prmaatmaa|| dUsarI bAta jahAM bhArata ke anya dharmoM meM AtmA ko Izvara kA anugAmI, upAsaka evaM sevaka mAnA hai, vahAM jainadharma meM AtmA ko hI paramAtmA banane kA adhikArI mAnA gayA hai| jahAM, vaidikadharma meM paramAtmA kA sirpha bhakta bane rahane meM hI AtmA kI kRtArthatA hai, vahAM, jainadharma meM AtmA ko paramAtmA, bhakta ko bhagavAna banane taka kA adhikAra hai| bhAratIya dharma-paramparAoM meM dRSTi evaM vizvAsa
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________________ 4 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kA yaha eka maulika bheda hai, jo unheM do dhArAoM meM vibhakta karatA hai-(1) IzvaravAdI arthAt prmaatmvaadii| (2) anIzvaravAdI arthAt AtmavAdI / anIzvaravAda kA artha-Izvara kI sattA meM avizvAsa yA usa paramatatva kI asvIkRti se nahIM, kintu Izvara ko sRSTiyaMtra kA saMcAlaka mAnane se hai aura Izvara ko AtmA se sarvathA bhinna tatva na mAnakara pUrNa vikasita zuddha AtmA ko hI paramAtmA mAnane kI har3ha dhAraNA se hai| __ bhAratIyetara dharmoM meM bhI prAyaH ye do bheda milate haiM-IsAI va islAmadharma, IzvaravAdI dharma haiN| cIna kA kAMgaphyUtsIdharma (kanphyusiyasa) aura jarathustadharma Izvara kI sattA ke viSaya meM prAyaH mauna haiM, kintu ve AtmA ke viSaya meM bhI koI vizeSa cintana nahIM dete haiN| kucha vidvAnoM kA kahanA hai-ve AtmA aura paramAtmA kI carcA se dUra haTakara calane vAle sirpha naitikatAvAdI dharma haiM, jinheM dharma na kahakara eka prakAra kI naitika AsthA kaha sakate haiN| isaliye yahAM para una dharma-paramparAoM kI carcA bhI aprAsaMgika hogii| AtmavAdI dharma Izvara ko, paramAtmA ko sRSTi kA nirmAtA va zAsaka na mAnane ke kAraNa jainadharma ko yadi anIzvaravAdI dharma kahA jAya to isameM koI kSobha kI bAta nahIM hai| kintu usakA vAstavika aitihAsika rUpa anIzvaravAda meM nahIM, AtmavAda meM hai| isaliye hamane prAraMbha meM hI dharma-paramparAoM ko paramAtmavAdI evaM AtmavAdI-do zreNI meM rakhA hai| jainadharma kI mukhya pRSThabhUmi AtmavAda ho hai| jainadharma kA yaha dRr3hatama vizvAsa hai, zAzvata siddhAnta hai ki appA kattA vikattA ya, duhANa ya suhANa ya / appA mittamamittaM ca duppaTThiya suppaTThio // AtmA hI sukha-duHkha kA karanevAlA hai aura vahI unake phala bhoganevAlA hai evaM unase mukti prApta karanevAlA hai| zubhamArga meM pravRtta AtmA svayaM kA zreSThatama mitra hai, aza bhamArga meM pravRtta AtmA svayaM kA nikRSTatama zatra hai| jo kucha hai, vaha AtmA hI hai / duHkhadAtA, duHkha:bhoktA evaM dukhamoktA AtmA hI hai. ye tInoM bAteM AtmAdhIna haiM / paramAtmA, AtmA aura sRSTi ke bIca meM kucha bhI dakhala nahIM karatA / vaha to nirvikAra, niraMjana, siddha svarUpa hai| AtmA kA antima Adarza hai, arthAta AtmA kI yAtrA kI antima maMjila hai| isaliye paramAtmA ko AtmA va sRSTi ke sAtha jor3anA usake svarUpa va svabhAva ke sAtha ajJAnapUrNa kalpanA hai /
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________________ sAdhanA kI pUrva bhUmikA | AtmavAda kI isI pRSThabhUmi para jaina AcAra-vicAra kA saMpUrNa mahala khar3A hai| AtmavAda ko vyavasthita rUpa se samajhane ke liye karma-siddhAnta kA vivecana bhI kiyA gayA hai / AtmA aura karma inhIM do tatvoM para jainadharma kA AcArapakSa, vicArapakSa, AdhyAtmikatA aura naitikatA TikI huI hai| prazna hotA hai ki dharma-paramparAoM kI AtmavAdI evaM paramAtmavAdI vicAradhArA meM prAcIna dhArA kauna-sI hai ? AtmavAdI vicAroM ko prAgaitihAsikatA yadyapi dharma ke sambandha meM prAcInatA evaM arvAcInatA kA Agraha eka dharmavyAmoha kA hI rUpa mAnA jAtA hai, isaliye hamArI dRSTi meM imakA vizeSa mahatva nahIM hai / koI vicAra prAcIna hone se hI gauravazAlI nahIM hotA, usameM tejasvitA bhI honI cAhiye / tejasvitA, jIvanopayogitA vicAra ko svayaM hI gauravamaMDita banA detI hai| phira bhI prAcInatA kI dRSTi se bhI yadi hama taTastha ciMtana kareM to yaha sUrya ke prakAza kI taraha spaSTa hai ki manuSya kA ciMtana AtmavAda se paramAtmavAda kI ora bar3hA hai| vaidika AryoM ne jisa puruSArthavAdI parAkramI jAti ke sAtha samajhautA kara AryAvarta meM apanI sattA phailAI vaha AryAvarta-bhAratavarSa kI mUla jAti dravir3a jAti thii| itihAsa ke Adi chora ko pakar3anevAle gaveSakoM kA mata hai ki usa jAti ke vicAroM meM ve hI tatva sakriya the jo Aja jainadharma meM haiN| usa jAti kI saMskRti meM zramaNasaMskRti ke bIja the| vaidikakAla kA manuSya AtmavAdI manuSya hai, puruSArthavAdI manuSya hai| vaha jIvana ke prati, apane kartavya ke prati AzAvAdI hai, uttaradAyitvavAdI hai / AtmA ke utsAha, bala, vIrya aura puruSArtha meM vizvAsa karatA hai / usameM vijetA kI vRtti hai, aura yaha vijetA kI vRtti, puruSArthavAdIvRtti, AtmavAdI jainadharma kI mUlavRtti hai, zramaNasaMskRti kA mUla svara hai| isaliye itihAsa ko sirpha itihAsa kI dRSTi se nahIM, kintu mAnava-manovijJAna kI dRSTi se dekhane para yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki dharma kA Adi srota AtmavAda ke utsa se pravAhita huA hai aura usa AtmavAda kA udghopa hai-'appA kattA vikattA ya' kA zAsvata siddhAnta ! jainadharma kA prAcIna nAma Aja jise hama jainadharma kahate haiM, prAcInakAla meM usakA kucha aura nAma rahA hogA / 'jana' zabda arvAcIna hai, bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya meM isakA bodhaka
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________________ 6 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra 'nigraMnya' zabda thaa| 'nirganthadharma' yA 'nigraMthapravacana"-mahAvIrakAlIna zabda hai / kahIM-kahIM Aryadharma bhI kahA gayA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra se pUrva bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke samaya meM ise 'zramaNadharma' bhI kahA jAtA thaa| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha se pahale bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke samaya meM ise 'ahaMtadharma' bhI samajhA jAtA thaa| ariSTanemi ko aneka sthAnoM para 'ahaMt ariSTanemi' ke nAma se pukArA gayA hai / itihAsa ke parde para nAmapaTa aura bhI badalate rahe hoMge / madhyakAlIna tIrthaMkaroM ke samaya meM kisa nAma se isa paramparA aura dharma ko pukArA gayA aura bhagavAna AdinAtha ke yuga meM isa paramparA kA abhibhASaka kyA nAma pracalita thA, yaha vizvastarUpa se hama nahIM kaha sakate / kintu yaha kaha sakate haiM ki isa dharma ke, isa paramparA aura saMskRti ke mUla siddhAnta bIja rUpa meM ve hI rahe haiM jo Aja haiM, aura vaha hai AtmavAda, AtmakartRtvavAda / isI AtmavAda kI urvarabhUmi para isa dharma-paramparA kA kalpavRkSa phalatAphUlatA rahA hai| kAlagaNanA se pare aura itihAsa kI AMkhoM se Age-sudUra atIta, ananta atIta, anAdi prAkkAla meM bhI ina vicAroM kI sphuraNA, ina vizvAsoM kI pratidhvani mAnava mana meM gUMjatI rahI hai, mAnava kI AsthA isa mArga para dRr3ha caraNa rakhatI huI apane dhyeya ko pAnI rahI hai| ina vicAroM ko vAyumaMDala meM phailAne vAle tIrthakara, dharmapravaktA samaya-samaya para hote rahe haiM / jainadharma kA pravartaka kauna ? jainadharma kI yaha paramparA jaba apane siddhAnta ko, apane darzana ko, apane vizvAsa ko anAdi mAnatI hai, to yaha prazna bhI nirarthaka ho jAtA hai ki isake Adi pravartaka kauna the ? jisa dharma kI Adi nahIM hai, usakA Adi pravartaka kauna ho sakatA hai ? kucha loga bhagavAna mahAvIra ko jainadharma kA saMsthApaka batAte haiM, kucha loga AdinAtha ko / darzana kI bhASA meM donoM hI bAteM bhUlabharI haiN| jainadharma kI Adi na bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kI aura na bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne| bhagavAna mahAvIra dharma ke pravaktA the, satya ke saMpUrNa dRSTA the, isaliye ve dharma ke sarvotkRSTa pravaktA, upadeSTA the| yahI bAta bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke viSaya meM samajhanI cAhiye / hAM, eka prAcIna vicAra, dharma kI dhAraNA, jo kAlapravAha se vicchinna ho gaI thI, luptaprAyaH ho cukI thI, bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne apane divya jJAnabala se use punaH udghATita kiyaa| dharma ke 1niganye dhamme, niggaThe pAvayaNe / 2 ariydhmm| 3 smnndhmme|
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________________ sAdhanA kI pUrva bhUmikA | zAzvata vicArasUtroM ko yuga kI bhASA aura yugInazailI meM janatA ko smjhaayaa| isaliye unheM jainadharma kA Adi pravaktA arthAt dharma kA mukha mAnA gayA hai| kAlacakra saMkSepa meM jainadharma kI aitihAsika mAnyatA yaha hai ki-kAlacakra ke do bhAga hote haiM-eka kramazaH vikAsazIla (utsarpiNI) kAla aura dUsarA kramazaH hrAsazIla (avasarpiNI) kAla / hama abhI avasarpiNI kAla meM cala rahe haiN| isa ardhakAlacakra kI dhurI ke chaha Are hote haiM / jisakA vargIkaraNa isa prakAra kiyA gayA hai - 1 suSama-suSamA-atyanta sukhamaya kAla 2 suSamA-sukha rUpa kAla 3 suSamA-duSamA-pahale sukha evaM pazcAt duHkhamaya kAla 4 duSama-suSamA-pahale duHkha evaM pazcAt sukhamaya kAla 5 duSamA-dukhamaya kAla 6 duSama-duSamA- atyanta dukhaHmaya kAla kAlacakra gAr3I ke cakke-(Are) kI bhAMti nIce se Upara aura Upara se nIce arthAt avanati se unnati evaM unnati se avanati kI ora ghUmatA rhtaa| ye chaha Are avasarpiNI meM hote haiM aura chaha hI utsapiNI meM, yoM bAraha Are kA eka pUrNa kAlacakra hotA hai| caubIsa tIrthakara pratyeka avasarpiNI- utsarpiNI kAla meM 24-24 tIrthakara hote haiN| hamAre isa avasarpiNIkAla meM bhI 24 tIrthakara ho gaye haiM, jinhoMne svayaM satya kA, AtmA kA 1 dhammANaM kAsavo muhaM-kAzyapa (RSabhadeva) dharmoM kA mukha hai| 2 tIrthakara-jaina paribhASA kA mukhya zabda hai| isakA artha bahuta vyApaka hai| sAdhAraNa bhASA meM tIrtha kahate haiM pavitrasthAna ko, kintu usakA mUla artha hai ghATa / jahAM se nadI Adi ko pAra karane ke sAdhana prApta hote haiM, usa sthAna (ghATa) ko tIrtha kahate haiM / usa ghATa kA kartA, arthAt ghATa se yAtriyoM ko pAra utArane kA sAdhana batAne vAlA hI vAstava meM usa ghATa-tIrtha kA adhikArI yA svAmI yA kartA hotA hai| rUpaka kI bhASA meM saMsAra eka nadI hai, dharma yA satya usakA ghATa hai| tIrthaMkara vaha nAvika hai jo isa nadI se pAra hone ke liye ina ghAToM ke mAdhyama se hameM
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________________ 8 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra sAkSAtkAra kiyA aura phira vizva ko usake sambandha meM satya jJAna diyaa| unakA jJAna hI hamAre liye dharma thA, upadeza thaa| ina tIrthaMkaroM meM prathama tIrthaMkara the bhagavAna RSabhadeva aura aMtima tIrthakara huye bhagavAna mhaaviir| inake madhya bAIsa aura tIrthakara ho gaye / kramazaH 24 tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma isa prakAra haiM1 zrI RSabhadeva 13 zrI vimalanAtha 2 zrI ajitanAtha 14 zrI anantanAtha 3 zrI saMbhavanAtha 15 zrI dharmanAtha 4 zrI abhinandana 16 zrI zAntinAtha 5 zrI sumatinAtha 17 zrI kunthunAtha 6 zrI padmaprabha 18 zrI aranAtha 7 zrI supArzvanAtha 16 zrI mallinAtha. 8 zrI candraprabha 20 zrI munisuvrata 9 zrI suvidhinAtha 21 zrI naminAtha 10 zrI zItalanAtha 22 zrI ariSTanemi 11 zrI zreyAMsanAtha 23 zrI pArzvanAtha 12 zrI vAsupUjya 24 zrI mahAvIra svAmI itihAsa aura purANa kI dRSTi ina caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM prabhu mahAvIra evaM puruSAdAnIya bhagavAna pArzvanAtha itihAsakAroM ko dRSTi meM sAkSya haiN| unake viSaya meM anekAneka graMtha evaM anya pramANa rAstA batAtA hai / nAvika svayaM mArga dekha cukA hai, nadI ko pAra kara cukA hai, maMjila taka pahuMca cukA hai, vaha kRtakArya hai, kintu phira bhI vaha kSaNabhara bhI vizrAnti liye binA pAra jAne vAloM ko usa pAra pahuMcAne meM, rAstA batAne meM saMlagna hai| vaha satata zrama karatA hai ki adhika-se-adhika loga isa nadI ko pAra kara apanI maMjila (mokSa) taka pahuMca skeN| isI uddezya kI saphala pariNati meM usakA tIrthaMkara nAma sArthaka hotA hai| jainadharma ne jo bhAva, jo saMketa, jo dhvani isa tIrthaMkara zabda meM bharI hai, usakI abhivyakti na bhagavAna zabda kara sakatA hai, na Izvara, na avatAra, aura na paigambara / - jaina paribhASA meM tIrtha (ghATa) cAra prakAra ke mAne haiM-sAdhU, sAdhvI, dhAvaka, dhAvikA / inheM saMgha bhI kahate haiN| isa saMgha kI sthApanA karane ke kAraNa bhI vaha tIrthakara kahalAte haiN| yaha bhI eka prakAra kA dhArmika gaNarAjya samajhanA caahiye|
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________________ sAdhanA kI pUrva bhUmikA || unakI aitihAsikatA ko siddha kara rahe haiN| bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke sambandha meM bhI kAphI aitihAsika pramANa mila cuke haiN| zeSa ikkIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI jIvanagAthA Aja bhI paurANika gAthA mAnI jAtI hai| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke viSaya meM Rgveda evaM mahAbhArata tathA bhAgavata bhI sAkSI dete haiN| kintu ve itihAsa kI kAlagaNanA se atIta haiM / hama unheM prAgaitihAsika mahApuruSa kaha sakate haiN| prazna yaha hai ki- itihAsa (vartamAna itihAsa kI khoja) jahAM nahIM pahuMcA, kyA vaha satya nahIM hai ? aura itihAsa ne jo kucha pAyA hai, kyA vaha sava satya hai ? isa gutthI ko kholanA yahAM aprAsaMgika hogA, kintu yaha samajha lenA cAhiye ki hameM na itihAsa ko AMkha mUMdakara svIkAra kara lenA cAhiye, aura na purANa kA sarvathA apalApa karanA hai| vAstava meM itihAsa mAtra kucha ghaTanAoM kA saMkalana hotA hai, aura purANa una ghaTanAoM kI AdarzonmukhI vyaMjanA hai| purANa ghaTanA ko sirpha ghaTanA ke rUpa meM nahIM, kintu usa ghaTanA ke mAdhyama se hamAre kartavya va Adarza ko bhI prastuta karatA hai / itihAsa sirpha ghaTanA aura satya ko pakar3atA hai, kintu purANa (mithalojI) usa ghaTanA ke marma ko ughAr3atA hai, satya meM chipe tathya taka pahuMcakara usameM caritra ko prakaTa karatA hai| isaliye purANa caritra hotA hai, caritra kA nirmAtA hotA hai| itihAsa caritra kA nirmANa nahIM kara sktaa| mahApuruSoM ko dekhane kI hamArI dRSTi mAtra itihAsa se baMdhI hogI to hama unake divyarUpa ke darzana nahIM kara paayeNge| hama mahApuruSoM ko mAtra aitihAsika jJAna bar3hAne ke liye nahIM par3hate, kintu unase jIvana kA Adarza prApta karane ke liye, kartavya kI preraNA pAne ke liye par3hate haiM aura akelA itihAsa yaha lakSya pUrNa karane meM asamartha hai / isaliye hameM itihAsa ke sAtha purANa bhI par3hane hoNge| sanya ko naMgI AMkhoM se nahIM, zraddhA kI AMkhoM se dekhanA hogaa| jainadharma medhA aura zraddhA, jJAna aura prajJA donoM kA samanvaya cAhatA hai| isaliye hameM apane mahApuruSoM kA caritra aitihAsika dRSTi se bhI par3hanA hai, aura paurANika dRSTi se bhii| __ bhagavAna AdinAtha, zAntinAtha, ariSTanemi Adi tIrthakaroM kA caritra bhale hI paurANika ho, kintu usameM jIvana kI kalA, sAdhanA kI divya dRSTi milatI hai| itihAsakAra kI najara meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvana bhI kula kyA hai? adhika-se-adhika do pRSTha kaa| kintu jisake sAmane bhagavAna mahAvIra ke vizAla caritra graMtha par3e haiM, usake liye to vaha agAdhasamudra hai, preraNA aura Adarza kA akSaya srota hai|
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________________ 10 | tIrthakara mahAvIra prastuta upakrama prastuta pustaka meM hama tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kA jIvanavRtta likhane jA rahe haiN| isa lekhana meM ghaTanAoM ko samajhane meM itihAsa jahAM taka hamArA sAtha detA hai, de, usake Age purANoM, prAktana jIvanagranthoM kA cazmA lagAkara bhI usa mahAmAnava ke mahAtimahAna divya svarUpa ko dekhanA hai, itihAsAtIta gaharAI meM utara kara usa jIvana kI bhavya, manorama evaM preraNAdAyI jhAMkI pAnI hai| kSamA, tapa, tyAga, dayA, dhairya, sahiSNutA, utsarga kI vividha sAdhanAoM ko samajhanA hai aura jIvana meM use jAgRta karane kI kalA sIkhanI hai / isa dRSTi ko spaSTa karake hama jainadharma ke aMtima tIrthakara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke divya jIvana ko ghaTanA prasaMgoM ko aura unakI lokamaMgalakArI vANI ko prastuta kara rahe haiN| jinatva kI udAtta sAdhanA sAdhanA se siddhi milatI hai-isa bAta meM koI do mata nahIM ho sakate / jisa jIvana ke pIche jitanI gaharI sAdhanA hotI hai, vaha jIvana utanA hI virAT evaM tejasvI hotA hai| Atma-sAdhanA ke mArga para calatA huA apanA vikAsa karatA hai, utkarSa ko sAdhatA hai, aura dhIre-dhIre siddhi ke dvAra para pahu~ca jAtA hai| sAdhanA kA mArga eka prakAra kA AdhyAtmika vikAsa kA mArga hai, Antarika utkarSa kA mArga hai| bhautika jagata meM DAvina kA siddhAnta vikAsavAda ke nAma se prasiddha hai| usane kITa-pataMga se bandara, aura bandara se mAnava taka kI vikAsa-kalpanA kI, kintu mAnava meM Akara usakI vikAsaprakriyA avaruddha ho gaI hai| zAyada mAnava se bar3hakara aura koI zreSTha jIva usakI kalpanA meM nahIM AyA hogA / sambhava hai DArvina jaisA vikAsavAdI yadi jainadharma kI AdhyAtmika vikAsa prakriyA ke samparka meM AyA hotA to vaha bhI mAnava se mahAmAnava taka kI AdhyAtmika vikAsayAtrA meM jaina vicAra kA prabala samarthaka aura sahayAtrI bana jaataa| jainadharma jIva ke laiMgika evaM bhautika parivartana taka hI Akara nahIM aTaka jAtA, vaha usake antarjagat meM AdhyAtmika parivartana kI kalpanA bhI karatA hai / vaha mAnatA hai, prANI ke antarjagat meM AdhyAtmika parivartana kI eka prakriyA satata cAlU rahatI hai, vaha prakriyA kabhI vikAsa kI ora, to kabhI hrAsa kI ora use le jAtI hai| hrAsa se phira vikAsa kI ora bar3hatI hai| gati kA jaba sahI mArga mila jAtA
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________________ sAdhanA kI pUrva bhUmikA | 11 hai to vaha vikAsa yAtrA UrdhvamukhI ho jAtI hai / jIva se ziva taka, jana se jina taka aura AtmA se paramAtmA taka pahuMcakara yaha yAtrA sampanna hotI hai| isI vikAsayAtrA ko hama jana se jinatva kI sAdhanA kaha sakate haiN| tIrthaMkara mahAvIra eka hI jIvana kI (janma kI) sAdhanA se tIrthakara bana gaye hoM, mAnava se mahAmAnava ke pada para pahuMca gaye hoM.-yaha asambhava kalpanA hai / aneka janmoM meM unhoMne tapasyA kI hogI, sevA kI hogI, Antarika evaM bAhya saMgharSa se jUjhate rahe hoMge / zarIra ko bhI tapAyA hogaa| mana ko bhI sAdhA hogA / bhUkha-pyAsa, zIta-tApa, mAna-apamAna kI hajAroM pIr3AeM, yAtanAeM sahI hoMgI aura saba kucha sahakara antarjIvana ko nirmala evaM udAtta banAte rahe hoMge-yaha kalpanA hamAre jijJAsu mana meM uThatI hai, aura hamArI paurANika gAthAeM isakA upayukta samAdhAna bhI detI haiN| yAtrA kA prathama caraNa vaise to prANI kI yAtrA anAdi hai, kyoMki jaba AtmA kI sattA anAdi hai, to usakI yAtrA ke kisI prathama par3Ava kI kalpanA bhI galata hai| usakI Adi yAtrA kA koI lekhA-jokhA sarvajJa puruSoM ke pAsa bhI nahIM hai, to pustakoM meM kahAM se hogaa| ataH bhagavAna mahAvIra kI yAtrA ke kisa par3Ava se hama unakI yAtrA kI dIrghatA ko nApeM; yaha eka vikaTa prazna hai| kintu isa prazna kA upayukta samAdhAna bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI jIvanagAthA ke lekhakoM ne khojA hai| ve kahate haiM, jisa dina se bhagavAna mahAvIra kI AtmA ne vikAsa kI sahI dizA pakar3I, usI dina se unakI yAtrA ko hama AdhyAtmika vikAsa yAtrA kaha sakate haiM / AtmavikAsa kI sahI dizA meM unhoMne jisa dina prathama caraNa bar3hAyA thA, mahAvIra ke usI bhava (janma) ko hama unakA prathama bhava (AdhyAtmika vikAsa tathA samyaktva prApti kI dRSTi se) kaha sakate haiM / jana AcAryoM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke aise pUrva bhavoM kI koI bahuta lambI paramparA nahIM batAI hai / ve sirpha chabbIsa bhava pUrva kI bhava paramparA ginakara sattAIsaveM bhava meM hI unheM tIrthakara mahAvIra ke rUpa meM upasthita kara dete haiN| agale pRSThoM meM hama tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke jIvana kI pRSThabhUmisvarUpa unake pUrvabhavoM ko kucha vizeSa preraNAprada ghaTanAoM kI carcA kreNge| 1 AcArya guNabhadra kI mAnyatA ke anusAra tIrthakara mahAvIra kI vikAsayAnA tetIsa bhava pUrva prArambha hotI hai, aura cauMtIsavAM bhava mahAvIra kA hotA hai| dekhiye-uttarapurANa parva 74, pRSTha 44
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________________ 12 | tIrthakara mahAvIra atithi-sevA kA divyaphala yaha ghaTanA atIta kI ! varSa aura zatAbdI kA koI lekhA isake sAtha nahIM hai| sirpha eka ghaTanA hai, kabhI bhI ghaTI ho, kintu jisa dina bhI yaha ghaTI hai, eka bahuta bar3A parivartana AyA hai, eka yAtrI kI yAtrA kA mArga hI badala gayA hai, ananta atIta se bhaTakatI huI eka AtmA ne sahI mArga aura sahI dizA prApta kara lI usa dina / usake bhItara kA supta jinatva usa dina se apane mUla rUpa meM prakaTa honA prArambha ho gayA hai - usa aitihAsika dina kI yaha eka ghaTanA hai| nayasAra nAma kA eka grAmacitaka thaa| gAMva kA vahI mukhiyA thA, gAMva ke sukhaduHkha kI cintA usakI apanI cintA thI, isalie usakA nAma vAstava meM hI grAmaciMtaka - (grAma kI ciMtA karanevAlA) sArthaka thaa| nayasAra jisa pradeza meM rahatA thA, vahA~ imAratI lakar3iyoM ke ghane jaMgala the| eka bAra vaha aneka karmakaroM ko sAtha lekara lakar3I kATane ke liye jaMgala meM gayA / madhyAhna ke samaya jaba dhUpa teja ho gaI aura karmacArI bhUkha-pyAsa se pIr3ita ho gaye, to nayasAra ne sabako bhojana va vizrAma kI chuTTI de dI / nayasAra bhI hAtha-muha ghokara eka saghana chAyAdAra vRkSa ke nIce bhojana karane baitthaa| bhojana ke samaya "pahale kisI atithi ko khilAkara phira svayaM khAnA"- yaha nayasAra kA niyama thaa| Aja ghane jaMgala meM use koI atithi nahIM milA, isaliye khAne ko baiThakara bhI vaha atithi kI intajAra meM idhara-udhara kI rAhoM para dUra-dUra taka najara daur3Ane lgaa| saccI icchA avazya phalatI hai| idhara-udhara dekhate hue nayasAra ko kucha zramaNa Ate dikhAI diye / nayasAra kA hRdaya khinna uThA, vaha kucha kadama zramaNoM ke sAmane gayA / zramaNa dhUpa va bhUkha-pyAsa se vyAkula ho rahe the / nayasAra ne unheM zItala chAyA meM baiThane kA Agraha kiyaa| vizrAnti lene ke bAda nayasAra ne pUchA---'Arya ! Apa isa bIhar3a jagala meM kidhara se A rahe haiM ?" zramaNoM ne kahA-"AyuSman ! hameM amuka nagara ko jAnA thA, kintu rAstA bhUla gaye, utpatha meM cala par3e, prAtaHkAla se aba taka cale A rahe haiN|" ___ "Arya ! isa jaMgala meM to kahIM Apako bhojana bhI nahIM milA hogA ?"nayasAra ne puuchaa| "AyuSman ! zramaNa bhojana aura pAnI tabhI grahaNa karate haiM jaba unheM apane niyama ke anukUla zuddha va nirdoSa prApta ho| phira isa ghane jaMgala meM to bhojana aura
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________________ sAdhanA kI pUrva bhUmikA | 13 pAnI kI bAta hI kyA-vidhAnti ke liye bhI kahIM nahIM ruke haiM-abhI mArga kA atA-patA bhI nahIM hai|" nayasAra ne apanI zuddha, sAtvika bhojana sAmagrI kI ora izArA karake kahA"Arya ! mere pAsa yaha zuddha, sAtvika bhojana taiyAra hai / aura Aja mujhe abhI taka kisI atithi kA lAbha bhI nahIM milA hai, ata: Apa kRpA karake mujhase kucha bhikSA liijie|" muniyoM ne nayasAra se bhikSA grahaNa kI / nayasAra kI AtmA atyanta prasanna thI, Aja usane tyAgI, tapasvI mahAn atithiyoM ko bhikSA dI, usakI AtmA kA kaNakaNa pulaka rahA thaa| bhojana prApta kara zramaNoM ke hRdaya ko bhI bar3I tapti va zAnti milii| zuddha va sAtvika dAna, dAtA aura AdAtA-donoM ko hI prasannatA detA hai| kucha samaya dhUpa TAla kara muni Age nagara kI ora bar3hane lage / nayasAra dUra taka unake sAtha gayA, rAstA batAne ke liye / jaba vaha lauTane lagA to muniyoM ne do kSaNa rukakara usase pUchA-"bhAI, kucha dharma-karma karate ho ?" nayasAra lajjita-sA hokara bolA-'Arya ! atithi-sevA to jarUra karatA hUM, isake Age dharma-karma kA jJAna mujhe nahIM hai| Apa jaise satpuruSoM kA yaha satsaMga bhI jIvana meM pahalI bAra hI milA hai|" nayasAra kI saralatA, vinamratA va pAtratA dekhakara muniyoM ne kahA-"tumane sahaja zraddhA ke sAtha hameM dAna diyA, aura nagara kA rAstA batAyA hai, aba tuma bhI hamase kucha lAbha prApta karo, Atma-vikAsa kA mArga jAna sako to acchA ho / " muni ke sarala hRdayagrAhI upadeza kA nayasAra ke mana para gaharA prabhAva pdd'aa| muniyoM ke mukha se madbodha suna use kucha abhUtaparva dRSTi mila gaI, hRdaya meM prakAzasA jaga gyaa| muni Age cale gye| kucha hI kSaNa kA satsaMga nayasAra ke jIvana ko badala gayA, usake jIvana kI dizA hI badala gaI, phira dazA to badalanI hI thii| dRSTi badalI to sRSTi bhI badala gii| nayasAra ko usI dina AtmA aura zarIra kA bheda-vijJAna milA, svayaM ke mahAna astitva kA saccA bodha huaa| jaina paribhASA meM use samyagdRSTi prApta huii| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI jinatva yAtrA kA yahI prathama par3Ava mAnA gayA hai| 1 nayasAra kI AtmA Ayu pUrNa kara saudharma svarga meM utpanna huI aura vahAM se cakravatI bharata ke putra marIci ke rUpa meM janma liyaa| 2 viSaSTi zalAkA puruSa caritra, parva 10, sarga 1
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________________ 14 | tIrthakara mahAvIra saralatA kA puraskAra bhagavAna RSabhadeva isa yuga (avasarpiNI kAla) ke prathama tIrthaMkara huye| unake jyeSTha putra bharata prathama cakravartI the / cakravartI bharata ke aneka putroM meM eka viziSTa tejasvI putra thA mriici| bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA prathama samavasaraNa ayodhyA meM racA gayA |unkii divya dezanA sunane ke liye mAnava hI kyA, svarga ke asaMkhya-asaMkhya deva bhI vinItA nagarI meM ekatrita ho rahe the / marIci kumAra bhI usa samavasaraNa meM phuNcaa| prabhu kA dharmopadeza sunakara usakA mana pratibuddha ho utthaa| pitA kI anumati lekara vaha muni bana gayA / marIci bar3A tIkSNabuddhi vAlA thA, zIghra hI vaha aneka zAstroM kA rahasyavettA bana gyaa| prArambha meM vaha nispRha va kaThora sAdhanA meM ruci rakhatA thA / kintu dhIredhIre zarIra ke prati mamatva jagane lagA, kaSToM se vaha ghabarAne lgaa| eka bAra bhayaMkara grISmaRtu meM garmI va pyAsa Adi parISahoM se vaha vyAkula ho utthaa| use lagA"usakA sukumAra zarIra ina dAruNa kaSToM ko sahane meM asamartha hai|" vaha asamaMjasa meM par3a gayA-idhara nAga, udhara nadI / kaThora saMyama usase pala nahIM sakatA, yadi chor3akara gRhastha-jIvana meM punaH jAtA hai to kisa muha se ? Akhira usane eka rAstA nikAlA / apane pUrva jIvana ke niyamoM meM usane parivartana kiyA - kaMda-mUla khAnA, nadI Adi kA kaccA jala pInA, jUte pahananA, jaTA dhAraNa karanA, raMgIna vastra pahananA, snAna karanA Adi / isa prakAra veSa evaM niyamoM meM parivartana kara marIci ne sAdhanA kA eka sarala mArga khoja nikaalaa| kaThora tyAga aura aniyamita bhoga ke donoM kinAroM ke bIca vaha eka navIna mArga para calane lgaa| jana-paramparA ke anusAra parivrAjaka paramparA kA Adi puruSa yahI marIci thaa|' 1 AcArya hemacandra, guNacandra Adi caritra lekhakoM ne marIci ke navIna AcaraNa ko kAvyAtmaka zailI meM isa prakAra batAyA hai bhagavAna RSabhadeva moharUpI AcchAdana (AvaraNa) se mukta the, kintu marIci ne apanI mohAvRttatA prakaTa karane ke liye, chatra dhAraNa kiyA / RSabhadeva zIla Adi sahaja guNoM ke kAraNa nirmala, vizuddha tathA svataH sugandhamaya the kintu marIci ne apane zarIra kI azuddhi dUra karane ke liye snAna karanA tathA candana Adi ke tilaka se use sugandhita karanA Arambha kiyaa| RSabhadeva kaSAyarahita the, kintu marIci ne apanI sakaSAyatA vyakta karane ke liye kASAya (bhagavAM) vastra dhAraNa kiyA / RSabhadeva mana, vacana, kAyA ke daNDa se sarvathA mukta the, marIci ne apanI tridaMDa-sahitatA jatAne ke liye
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________________ sAdhanA kI pUrva bhUmikA | 15 marIci ke navIna veSa va sarala sAdhanAmArga ko dekhakara loga usase pUchane lage-"kyA yaha ApakA koI navIna dharma hai ?" maroci kA hRdaya sarala thA, vaha apanI durbalatA ko sAdhanA ke ADambara meM chipAnA nahIM cAhatA thaa| vaha logoM se kahatA-'dharma to vahI hai jo bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne batAyA hai, maiM usa kaThina sAdhanApatha kA anusaraNa nahIM kara sakatA, isaliye aisA madhyamamArga nikAlA hai|" marIci kI saralatA ne logoM ke mana meM sadbhAva va Adara prApta kara liyaa| vaha prabhu RSabhadeva ke sAtha-sAtha rahane lgaa| eka bAra bhagavAna RSabhadeva ayodhyA nagarI meM aaye| upadeza sunane ke bAda cakravartI bharata ne bhagavAna se eka prazna pUchA- "bhaMte ! Apane jo ananta aizvarya-sampanna jinadazA va tIrthaMkarapada prApta kiyA hai, kyA bhaviSya meM aisA mahAna pada aura AdhyAtmika aizvarya prApta karanevAlA bhAgyazAlI AtmA isa sabhA meM aura bhI koI hai ?" bhagavAna ne bharata ko saMbodhita karake kahA-"bharata ! vaha dekho, dvAra para jo navIna veSabhUSA dhAraNa kiye saMnyAsI khar3A hai, jo logoM ko prerita kara isa samavasaraNa ko ora bheja rahA hai, vaha tumhArA putra marIci hai| vaha zramaNadharma ke kaThora niyamoM ko pAlana karane meM asamartha hai / kintu apanI asamarthatA ko, durbalatA ko saralatA ke sAtha svIkAra karatA hai aura satya kI ora logoM ko prerita karatA hai, vaha marIci isI bharata kSetra meM vardhamAna nAma kA aMtima tIrthakara hogA / aura usI bIca vaha tripRSTha nAma kA prathama vAsudeva tathA priyamitra nAma kA cakravartI bhI hogaa|" marIci ke sambandha meM yaha bhaviSyavANI sunakara bharata ka hRdaya meM eka sahaja ullAsa jaga par3A / yaha zubha saMvAda sunAne ke liye ve marIci ke pAsa Aye aura bhAvAvega meM Adara pUrvaka bole "marIci ! tuma dhanya ho gaye / bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke kathanAnusAra tuma isa bharatakSetra meM vardhamAna nAma ke aMtima tIrthakara banoge / aura usase pahale vAsudeva aura cakravartI kA pada bhI prApta karoge / sacamuca tumhArA bhaviSya bar3A gauravamaya hai. tIna-tIna zreSTha pada prApta karanA vAstava meM hI mahAna sAdhanA kA phala hai"- harSAveza meM cakravartI ne marIci ko bahuta-bahuta dhanyavAda diyA aura usake bhAvI tIrthakaratva ke prati zraddhA vyakta karate huye vandanA kii| tridaMDa kA cihna dhAraNa kiyaa| isase marIci ke mana kI vinamratA evaM sahaja nizchalatA kA digdarzana bhI ho jAtA hai|
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________________ 16 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ___ yaha zubha saMvAda sunate hI marIci khuzI ke Aveza meM bAMsoM uchalA / tAlI pITatA huA vaha kSaNa bhara apanA ApA bhUla gayA aura unmatta kI bhAMti nAcane lgaa| bhujAe~ U cI uThAkara vaha tAra svara se bolA-"ahA ! maiM mahAna haiN| merA kUla mahAna hai / mere pitAmaha pahale tIrthaMkara ! mere pitA pahale cakravartI aura maiM, maiM pahalA vAsudeva banU gA / phira cakravartI samrATa banUMgA aura phira aMtima tIrthaMkara maiM banegA ! Aja saMsAra meM hai koI mere samAna bhAgyazAlI ! gauravazAlI ! mahAna !!" bhujAeM bAra-bAra Upara-nIce karatA huA, tAliyAM pITatA huA, marIci bahuta dera taka harSa meM nAcatA rhaa| sAdhanA meM ahaMkAra jahara hai, bhale hI vaha kisI bhI viSaya kA ho| apane kula va apane bhAgya kA ati aMhakAra A jAne se marIci ne sacamuca meM apane Apa ko nIce girA diyA / sahaja sAdhanA se prApta upalabdhiyAM ahaMkAra se grasta ho gii| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke parinirvANa ke pazcAt bhI marIci upadeza dekara logoM ko zramaNoM ke pAsa bhejatA rhaa| bImArI evaM bur3hApe meM jaba svayaM use sevA kI apekSA huI to usane kapila nAma ke eka rAjakumAra ko apanA ziSya bnaayaa| krodha se tapa naSTa dharmagranthoM meM svarga evaM naraka ke cAhe jitane ramaNIya evaM bIbhatsa varNana kiye hoM, unakA lakSya eka hI hai- puNya evaM pApa kA phala btaanaa| svarga aura naraka .. bhogabhUmi hai, vahAM AtmA apane saccaritra evaM duzcaritra se ajita puNya-pApa kA phala bhogatA hai| eka prakAra se zubha evaM azubha ke bhAra se mukta hotA hai, purAnA koza rikta karatA hai aura phira nayA zubhAzubha arjita karane ke liye mAnava deha meM janma dhAraNa karatA hai| nayasAra kI AtmA ne svarga meM puNya bhogakara marIci ke rUpa meM eka rAjakumAra kA vaibhava pAyA, aura vahAM tapa-saMyama kI sAdhanA kara brahma svarga meM gayA aura vahA~ se puna: mAnavajanma liyaa| pAMcaveM bhava meM kollAkasaniveza meM eka brAhmaNa kula meM janma huaa| vedoM kA gahana-gambhIra adhyayana kiyA / jIvana ke antima bhAga meM saMnyAsa (tridaNDI dharma) grahaNa kiyA (caki marIci ke bhava se sAdhanA va saMnyAsa ke saMskAra usameM jame huye 1 viSaSTiH parva 10, sarga 1
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________________ sAdhanA kI pUrva bhUmikA | 17 ye) phira anya bhogayoniyoM meM janma lekara puSyamitra nAma kA brAhmaNa hubA / yahA~ bhI viSayoM se virakta hokara tridaNDI tApasa ke rUpa meM vividha tapa va dharma vidhiyoM kA AcaraNa kiyaa| isa prakAra cauthe bhava se pandrahaveM bhava taka vaha AtmA aneka bAra svarga meM jAtA rahA, mAnavadeha dhAraNa kara tridaNDI tApasa ke rUpa meM tapa Adi kI bAla-sAdhanA karatA rhaa| marIci kA jIva aneka janmoM meM bhramaNa karatA huA solahaveM bhava meM rAjagRha meM vizvanandI rAjA ke choTe bhAI vizAkhabhUti kA putra huaa| vahA~ isakA nAma rakhA gayA vizvabhUti / rAjA kA putra thA vishaakhnndii| donoM bhAiyoM meM bacapana se hI paraspara meM IrSyA, pratispardhA aura saMgharSa calatA rahA thaa| yadyapi vizvabhUti chuTa bhAI kA putra thA, para vaha bar3A hI tejasvI va parAkramI thA, rAjA kA putra vizAkhanaMdI kamajora, bhIru aura cir3acir3A thaa| apanI tejasvitA ke kAraNa vizvabhUti pUre rAja parivAra para chAyA huA thaa| use puSpakrIr3A kA bahuta zauka thaa| apanI rAniyoM ke sAtha rAjakIya udyAna meM calA jAtA aura vahIM nirantara puSpakrIr3A meM lIna rhtaa| phUloM ke hAra, geMda Adi banA-banAkara rAniyoM ke sAtha khelane meM use bar3A Ananda AtA / bar3A rAjakumAra jaba naukaroM ke mukha se vizvabhUti kI krIr3AoM kI carcA sunatA, to usakA khAyA-pIyA jala uThatA / usameM itanA to sAhasa nahIM thA ki vizvabhUti ko udyAna meM se nikAla kara svayaM usameM krIr3A karane jaaye| vizvabhUti ke teja ke sAmane dekhane kI bhI usameM himmata nahIM thii| isa kAraNa vaha jalatA rhtaa| kabhI-kabhI apanI mA~ ke sAmane bhI Akara gir3agir3Ane lgtaa| ekabAra kucha dAsiyoM ne rAnI ke kAna bhare-"rAjya kA Ananda to vizvabhUti lUTa rahA hai| bar3e kumAra to bicAre nirvAsita se rahate haiM, na inheM udyAna meM ghUmanephirane ko sthAna aura na koI pUcha-tAcha / ' dAsiyoM kI bAta rAnI ko cubha gii| apane putra kA apamAna aura dukha dekhakara vaha Aga-babUlA ho gii| krodha meM Akara usane rAjA se kahA- "tumhAre rAjya meM kitanA aMdhera hai ? apanA beTA to anAthasA muMha tAkatA rahatA hai aura choTe bhAI ke beTe mauja ur3A rahe haiM ? hamAre rAjakIya udyAna !puSpakaraMDaka udyAna) kA, usameM bane sundara jharanoM aura suvAsita puSpa maMDapoM kA Ananda laTa rahA hai vizvabhati; aura apane beTe ko bagIce ke bAhara hI roka diyA jAtA hai, bhikhArI kI taraha ! kyA isa rAjya para usakA koI haka nahIM hai ?" rAjA ne rAnI ko samajhAyA-"apane kula kI maryAdA hai, jaba koI rAjA, rAjakumAra Adi apane antaHpura ke sAtha udyAna meM ho to, dUsarA usameM koI bhI praveza nahIM kara sktaa|"
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________________ 18 | tIrthakara mahAvIra rAnI ne taiza meM Akara kahA-"hAya rAma ! cUlhe meM jAya aisI maryAdA ! mAlika muMha tAkatA rahe aura cora mAla khAte raheM-jaba taka vizvabhUti ko udyAna se nikAlA nahIM jAyegA, maiM anna jala nahIM luuNgii|" rAjA vizvanandI ke sAmane vikaTa samasyA khar3I ho gaI / Akhira usane rAnI ko khuza karane ke liye eka upAya socaa| acAnaka rAjA ne yuddha kI bharI bjaaii| udyAna meM krIr3A karatA huA kumAra vizvabhUti acAnaka yuddhabherI sunakara cauMka uThA, kSatriya-rakta yuddhabherI sunakara cupa kaise raha sakatA thA ? tatkSaNa vahA~ se cala par3A, rAniyA~ rokane lagIM, para vaha nahIM rukA / kartavya kI pukAra para vaha sIdhA rAjasabhA meM pahu~cA, dekhA ki mahArAja svayaM yuddha meM jAne kI taiyArI kara rahe haiM / senAeM saja rahI haiM / kumAra ne pUchA---''mahArAja ! acAnaka yuddha kI ghoSaNA kaise ! kyA bAta hai ?" rAjA ne kahA ... "sImA para eka sAmanta hai, jo kAphI dinoM se sira uThA rahA hai, maiM usI ke sAtha yuddha karane jA rahA huuN|" "mahArAja ! maiM ghara meM baiThA rahU~ aura Apa yuddha karane jAyeM, kyA mere liye zarma kI bAta nahIM ? mujhe AjJA diijiye|" rAjA to yahI cAhatA thA, usane taiyAra hone kI svIkRti de dii| vizvabhUti senA ko sAtha lekara cala pdd'aa| udhara sAmanta ne vizvabhUti ko senA lekara Ate sunA to vaha ghabarA uThA, vividha upahAra lekara vaha usake sAmane AyA, hAthI-ghor3e, hIre-motI Adi vividha upahAra dekara vizvabhUti ko prasanna kiyaa| vizvabhUti ne sAmanta ko anukUla dekhA to use sImAoM kI surakSA kI jimmedArI sauMpI aura binA yuddha kiye hI vijayaduMdubhi bajAtA huA punaH nagara ko lauTa aayaa| pIche se vizAkhanandI ko maukA lagA aura vaha udyAna meM ghusa gyaa| vizvabhUti jaba punaH lauTakara udyAna meM jAne lagA to paharedAroM ne roka diyA"rAjakumAra ! udyAna meM kumAra vizAkhanandI antaHpura ke sAtha krIr3A karane gaye haiN|" vizvabhUti ruka gayA, usake hRdaya para eka gaharA jhaTakA lgaa| sahasA usake mana meM eka vicAra lahara uThI "oha ! mujhe isa udyAna se nikAlane ke liye hI yaha yuddha kA nATaka racA gayA lagatA hai ! aura isa nATaka ke sUtradhAra haiM mahArAja svayaM / maiM jinake liye prANa nyauchAvara karane ko taiyAra hU~ ve hI mahArAja mere sAtha kapaTanATaka khela sakate haiM ? chI! cho!" vizvabhUti ko mahArAja ke vyavahAra para bar3I ghRNA huI, mana krodha se bhara uThA / dAMta pIsate huye pAsa meM khar3e eka kauTha vRkSa ko usane pA~va kI Thokara mAra kara girA diyA / paharedAroM para lAla A~kheM kara usane kahA,
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________________ sAdhanA kI pUrva sAdhanA 19 "dRSTo / tumhAre sira bhI kauTha vRkSa kI bhAMti yoM hI Thokara mArakara phor3a DAlatA, kintu AnI kula maryAdA kA vicAra mujhe roka rahA hai| usa duSTa kumAra ko kaha do, bhAI ke sAtha dhokhA karane kA pariNAma acchA nahIM hogaa|" vizvabhUti kA krodha dekhakara paharedAroM ko kaMpakapI chUTa gaI, kintu kumAra ne dUsare hI kSaNa apane umar3ate hue krodha kA jvAra roka liyA, ghRNA, glAni aura viSAda se khinna huA vaha sIdhA hI eka dharmaguru ke pAsa pahuMca gayA aura Atma-zAnti kA upadeza sunA / mana java zAnta huA, to kumAra ne vahIM guru ke pAsa dIkSA le lii| dIkSA yA pravrajyA se kAma-krodha Adi manovikAra tAtkAlika rUpa meM daba sakate haiM, kintu sarvathA nirmUla ho pAne kaThina haiM, usake liye to dIrgha jJAnArAdhanA Avazyaka hai / kaThina tapazcaryA se zarIra sUkha bhI jAye kintu jaba taka ahaMkAra Adi kA sUkSma rasa na sUkhe taba taka sAdhanA sarvathA vikArazUnya nahIM ho sakatI, apitu kabhI-kabhI dugune vega se ve vikAra uddIta bhI ho uThate haiM, jaise ki garmI se tapta bhUmi para prathama varSA hote hI hariyAlI adhika vega ke sAtha aMkurita ho uThatI hai / muni vizvabhUti ke jIvana meM aisA hI eka prasaMga A khar3A huaa| vizvabhUti aba sAdhu bana gaye, kaThora sAdhanA aura dIrghatapasyA karake zarIra ko jarjara kara DAlA / ekabAra ve mAsakhamaNa ko tapasyA kA pAraNA lene kiso nagara meM bhramaNa kara rahe the / vahA~ para vizAkhanandI kumAra bhI AyA huA thaa| usake sevakoM ne jaba jarjara kRzakAya muni ko dekhA to pahacAna liyA, unhoMne turanta vizAkhanandI ko khabara dI, vizAkhanandI AyA, dekhA, eka mahAna yoddhA vizvabhUti Aja atyanta durbala jIrNa-zIrNa huA dhakiyAtA huA-sA cala rahA hai| pAsa meM hI eka gAya khar3I hai jo use dhakkA dekara girA detI hai| yaha karuNa-dRzya dekhakara vizAkhanandI ko majAka mUjhA usane vyaMga kasate huye kahA-"mune ! eka pAdaprahAra se kauTha (vRkSa) ko dharAzAyI karane vAlA vala Aja kahA~ calA gayA ? ava to eka garIba gAya bhI tumako dhakkA dekara girA detI hai ?" rAjakumAra ke vyaMga vacana se muni ko krodhAgni bhar3aka utthii| supta rAjasI saMskAra uddIpta ho utthe| ve bole--."dRSTa ! yahA~ bhI A pahuMcA tU ! maiM sAdhu bana gayA, phira bhI mujhase majAka ! upahAsa ! merI kSamA aura tapasyA ko nirbalatA samajha rahA hai ? aghama !'' aura tatkSaNa muni ne gAya ko donoM mIMga pakar3a kara ghAsa ke pUle kI taraha Upara uchAla kara vizAkhanandI kI tarapha pheMka diyA / vizAkhanandI ghabarAkara bhAga gyaa| pahale kiyA gayA dhokhA aura apamAna kA smaraNa kara muni ko krodha kA vega car3hatA hI gyaa| unhoMne krodhAviSTa ho mana-hI-mana saMkalpa kiyA-"merI tapasyA
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________________ 20 tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kA phala ho to maiM isa duSTa vizAkhanandI kA sarvanAza karane vAlA bana aura aisA bala prApta karUM ki koI merI avahelanA na kara ske|" basa, krodhAviSTa muni ne tapasyA ke amRta ko rAkha meM milA diyA, ghora tapa ke mahAna phala ko bhaNabhara meM naSTa kara galA / jitanI ugratA se unhoMne kaThora tapa kiyA thA, utanI hI ugratA se vaha aniSTa saMkalpa unake sampUrNa mana para chA gyaa| vizvabhUti ne ugra tapazcaraNa ke dvArA jo AdhyAtmika vibhUti prApta kI thI, vaha krodha aura ahaMkAra ke prabala vega meM baha kara naSTa ho gii| ugra tapa meM jahA~ camatkArI phala dene kI zakti hai, vahA~ usameM patana kA bhaya bhI hai| isIliye to jaina sAdhanA meM tapaHsAdhanA ke sAtha saMyama kA vidhAna kara agni ke sAtha jala kA anubandha kiyA gayA hai|' kra ratA se patana vizvabhUti muni kA jIva kucha bhavoM ke bAda potanapura ke rAjA prajApati kA putra banakara utpanna huaa| yahAM usakA nAma rakhA gayA 'tripRSTha' / rAjA prajApati ke eka rAnI aura thI, usane bhI eka vIra putra ko janma diyA jisakA nAma 'acala rakhA gyaa| kumAra tripRSTha atyanta balazAlI aura adbhuta tejasvI rAjakumAra thaa| jaise agni ke nikaTa jAne se usakI USNatA anubhava hotI hai, sUrya kI kiraNoM ke sAmane jAne se jaise usakI pracaMDatA se ghabarAhaTa hotI hai vaisA hI kumAra tripRSTha kA teja thA, unake nikaTa Ane kA bhI kisI ko sAhasa nahIM hotA thaa| vizAkhanandI kA jIva usa yuga kA prativAsudeva banA rAjA azvagrIva ! potanapura usI ke Adhipatya meM thA / isa nagara kI sImA ke pAsa eka saghana jaMgala meM bhayAnaka siMha rahatA thaa| Asa-pAsa kI bhUmi bahuta acchI aura upajAU thI, vahAM cAvala kI vizAla khetI hotI jisa kAraNa vaha kSetra 'zAlikSetra' kahalAtA thA / siMha kabhI-kabhI guphAoM se nikala kara khetoM kI ora jAtA aura kisAna parivAroM kA vinAza kara DAlatA / siMha ke bhaya se cAroM ora AtaMka chA gayA / rAjA azvagrIva ke pAsa pukAra gaI / siMha ke AtaMka se kisAnoM aura khetoM kI rakSA ke liye vaha apane adhIna rAjAoM ko bArI-bArI se bhejane lgaa| rAjA prajApati ke pAsa ekabAra azvagrIva kA saMdeza AyA-"zAlikSetra meM jAkara siMha ke AtaMka se kisAnoM kI rakSA kiijiye|" prajApati taiyAra huye to tripRSTha kumAra ko patA lagA, pitAjI se unhoMne kahA-"pitAjI ! isa choTe se 1 viSaSTi0 parva 10, sarga 1
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________________ sAdhanA kI pUrva bhUmikA | 21 kArya ke liye to hama donoM bhAI kAphI haiM ? Apa ArAma kariye, hameM jAne diijiye|" rAjA ne siMha kI bhayaMkaratA va krUratA kA varNana kiyA -"putro, maiM to aba nadI kinAre kA vRkSa hUM, kabhI bhI jAnA hI hai, tuma rAjya kI AzAoM ke dIpaka ho, isa kyArI ke khilate hue phUla ho, tuma abhI apanI rakSA kro|" putroM ne bahuta Agraha kiyA, anta meM pitA kI anumati lekara donoM kumAra udhara cala pdd'e| pitA ne bahuta se vIra sainika aura tIkSNa zastra kumAroM ke sAtha diye / zAlikSetra meM jAkara tripRSTha kumAra ne vahAM ke kisAnoM ko bulAkara kahA"tuma loga aba sadA ke liye nirbhaya ho jaaoge| mujhe batAo vaha siMha kahA~ rahatA hai, maiM eka hI bAra meM usakA saphAyA kara DAlatA huuN|" __kucha kisAna haMse- "kumAra ! Apa to aisI bAta kara rahe haiM jaise kharagoza kA zikAra karane Aye haiM / saikar3oM rAjA yahAM A cuke kintu Aja taka koI use mAra nahIM sakA, aura Apa Ate hI usakI guphA pUchate haiM ki kidhara hai / mahArAja, vaha sAdhAraNa siMha nahIM hai, bar3A bhayAnaka ! khUkhAra ! usase sAvadhAna rahiye / tripRSTha kumAra kI bhujAyeM phar3aka rahI thiiN| bala aura sAhasa jaise nikala kara bAhara A rahA thA-"Akhira hai to siMha hI ! cuTakiyoM meM hama usakA zikAra kara DAleMge-acchA to, dekho, hamArI saba senA tumhAre pAsa rahegI, hama donoM bhAI usase do-do hAtha ho leMge"-tripRSTha kumAra ne guphA kA mArga pUchA aura usI dizA meM cala pdd'e| kisAnoM kA aura senA kA kalejA dhak dhak kara rahA thA, aisA parAkramI puruSa Aja taka nahIM dekhA / jisa siMha kI dahAr3a se bar3e-bar3e yoddhAoM kA kalejA baiTha jAtA hai, usa siMha se lar3ane ye do kizora jA rahe haiM / hajAroM loga Azcarya ke sAtha unheM dekhate rhe| tripRSTha kumAra siMha kI guphA ke pAsa pahuMce, dUra se hI siMha ko llkaaraa| siMha dahAr3atA huA apanI mAMda se bAhara nikalA, usakI A~kheM lAla aMgAre-sI jala rahI thIM, jaise mahAkAla garja rihA ho, siMha ne bhayaMkara garjanA kii| parvatamAlAeM usakI dahAr3ase kAMpa uThIM / tripRSTha ne siMha ko sAmane jhapaTatA dekhakara zastra dUra phaika diye, aura jaise kisI malla se kuztI lar3anA ho, siMha ke paMjoM ko hAtha se pakar3a liyaa| phira eka hAtha se usakA nIce kA jabar3A pakar3A, aura dUsare hAtha se Upara kA, aura yoM cIra DAlA jaise purAnA kapar3A cIra rahe hoM, dekhate-hI-dekhate siMha ke
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________________ 22 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra do Tukar3e alaga-alaga jA gire / dUra khar3e darzaka kumAra kA sAhasa dekhakara stabdha raha gaye, kumAra tripRSTha ke jayaghoSoM se gagana maNDala gUMja utthaa|' samrATa azvagrIva ne kumAra tripRSTha ke adbhuta zaurya kI kahAnI sunI to vaha digvimUr3ha-sA raha gayA / bhaya va IrSyA kI Aga meM jala uThA / usane kumAra ko apane pAsa bulAyA / svAbhimAnI kumAra ne jAne se asvIkAra kara diyA, to azvagrIva senA lekara yuddha karane car3ha AyA / kumAra ke adbhuta parAkrama ke samakSa azvagrIva nisteja aura nirvIrya ho gayA / anta meM usane kumAra kA sira kATane apanA cakra pheMkA, kintu tripRSTha ne cakra ko pakar3a liyA, aura ulTA azvagrIva para pheMka kara usI kA sira kATa ddaalaa| vijayollAsa meM devatAoM ne puSpavRSTi kI aura tripRSThakumAra ko isa avasarpiNI kAla kA prathama vAsudeva ghoSita kiyA / 'acala' prathama baladeva bane / eka dina koI prasiddha saMgIta maMDalI vAsudeva kI sabhA meM aaii| madhura saMgIta kA kAryakrama calA / zrotA mantra-mugdha ho gaye / bIna para jaise nAga jhUmatA hai, una mIThI svara-lahariyoM para zrotAgaNa jhUma-jhUma utthe| rAta kI nIrava zAnti meM saMgIta aura bhI nazIlA hotA gayA / vAsudeva ko mIThI jhapakiyA~ Ane lgiiN| sukha zayyA para ArAma karate huye vAsudeva ne zayyApAlaka se kahA-"mujhe jaba nIMda laga jAya, to saMgIta kA kAryakrama banda kara denaa|" vAsudeva gaharI nIMda meM so gaye, saMgIta kI mastI meM DUbA zayyApAlaka unake Adeza ko visara gyaa| rAtabhara sabhA jamI rhii| samAM baMdhA rahA / prAtaH jaba 1 mahAvIra caritrakAroM ne yahAM eka bar3I ramya manovaijJAnika kalpanA dI hai, ki zastrarahita kumAra tripRSTha ne jaba siMha ko ghAyala kara DAlA to vaha par3A-par3A tar3apa rahA thA, usakI A~khoM se AMsU bahane lage / yaha dekha kara kumAra ke sArathi ne mRgarAja ko AzvAsana diyA--"magarAja ! zAyada tuma yaha soca kara khinna ho gaye ho ki tumhArI huMkAra ke sAmane jahAM bar3e-bar3e zastradhArI yoddhA bhI maidAna chor3a gaye, vahA~ isa niHzastra yuvaka ke hAthoM tumhArI mRtyu ho gaI, kintu ghabarAo nahIM, yaha yuvaka bhI tumhArI taraha hI eka mahAna nara-siMha hai| aise parAkramI puruSa ke hAtha se mRtyu pAnA bhI saubhAgya kI bAta hai|" sArathI ke madhura zabdoM se siMha kI AtmA ko zAnti milii| yahI sArathi bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bhava meM indrabhUti gaNadhara bane, jinhoMne siMha ke jIva hAlika kisAna ko upadeza dekara pratibuddha kiyA thaa|
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________________ sAdhanA kI pUrva bhUmikA | 23 dizAeM lAla hone lagI to vAsudeva kI nIMda khulI / dekhA ki sabhA vaisI hI jamI hai, saMgIta cala rahA hai| vAsudeva kI A~khoM se Aga barasa par3I-'zayyApAlaka ! mujhe nIMda laga jAne para saMgIta banda nahIM kiyA ? kyoM ?" zayyApAlaka ke hAtha paira kAMpa gye| ghidhiyAtA huA hAtha jor3a kara bolA"mahArAja ! saMgIta kI mIThI tAna meM kucha bhAna bhI nahIM rahA, bar3A Ananda A rahA thA, isaliye calane diyaa|" vAsudeva krodha meM er3I se coTI taka lAla-pIle ho gaye / garjate huye kahA"merI AjJA bhaMga karane kI himmata !" phira apane sevakoM se Adeza diyA-"isake kAna saMgIta ke rasika haiM, khaulatA huA zIzA isake kAnoM meM uMDela do|" vAsudeva kI AjJA kA pAlana huA / tar3apate-tar3apate zayyApAlaka ke prANa pakherU ur3a gye| isa utkaTa krodha evaM krUra karma ke kAraNa tripRSTa vAsudeva kA samyaktva naSTa ho gayA / aneka bhavoM taka ve naraka evaM tithaMca yoni kI yAtanAeM bhogate huye paribhramaNa karate rahe / aneka janmoM ke tapa se ajita puNya kucha hI kSaNoM kI krodhAgni meM jalakara bhasma ho gyaa| sAdhanA kI dRSTi se bhagavAna mahAvIra kA yaha janma saphala nahIM kahA jA sakatA, kintu AtmA ke utthAna ke sAtha patana kA bhI lekhA-jokhA AnA cAhiye aura vaha isameM spaSTa hai ki hajAroM lAkhoM varSa taka Acarita sudIrgha tapa krodha aura krUratA ke dAvAnala se bhasmasAt ho gyaa| punaH sUryodaya mahAvIra kA jIva tripRSTha vAsudeva ke bhava meM apane adbhuta bAhubala se bhale hI tIna khaNDa kA Adhipatya prApta kara sakA, anupama bhoga sAmagrI bhoga sakA, kintu rAjyamada, tIvra viSayAsakti, krUratA evaM hiMsApriyatA Adi jaghanya bhAvanAoM ke kAraNa vaha mara kara sAtavIM naraka meM gyaa| krUratA ke saMskAra usake hRdaya meM itane gahare jama gaye the ki naraka va hiMsra pazu yoni ke sivAya usakI anya koI gati saMbhava hI nahIM thii| naraka se nikala kara vaha aneka janmoM meM siMha jaise kara prANI ke rUpa meM krUratA ke saMskAroM ko bhogane kA prayatna karatA rhaa| caritrakathA lekhakoM 1 vipaSTi0 parva 10, sarga 1
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________________ 24 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ne batAyA hai ki usa eka janma ke duSkarmoM ke phalasvarUpa vaha AtmA aneka janmoM taka ghora yAtanAoM ke cakra meM meM bhaTakatA rahA / bAIsaveM bhava meM eka rAtraputra ke rUpa meM janma lekara ghora tapazcaryA evaM vairAgya yukta sAdhanA kii| isa niSkAma sAdhanA ke pavitra jala se pUrvajanma ke pApa dhulakara sApha ho gaye aura vaha teIsaveM bhava meM mUkA nagarI (mahAvideha) meM punaH eka rAjakumAra humA / yahA~ isakA nAma priyamitra rakhA gyaa| priyamitra bar3A hI pratApI thaa| pUrvAjita sAdhanA ke puNya-phala ke rUpa meM yahA~ vaha chaH khaNDa kA adhipati cakravartI bnaa| cakravartI vAsudeva se hara dRSTi meM mahAna hotA hai, Rddhi, samRddhi, bhoga-aizvarya evaM bala Adi dRSTiyoM se hI nahIM, kintu AdhyAtmika dRSTi se bhI / yaha mAnA gayA hai ki vAsudeva kA pada sakAma sAdhanA kA pariNAma hai ataH vaha usa janma meM bhogoM kA syAga nahIM kara sakatA; jabaki cakravartI ke viSaya meM aisA nahIM hai| vaha apAra aizvarya ko bhoga kara bhI anta meM usakA tyAga kara sakatA hai aura sAdhanA ke Urdhvapatha para Age bar3ha calatA hai| vAsudeva kI jIvanadRSTi anta taka bhogonmukhI hotI hai jabaki cakravartI kI jIvana dhArA prAyaH bhoga se tyAga kI ora mur3a jAtI hai| priyamitra cakravartI ke samakSa bhoga kI asIma sAmagrI upalabdha thI kintu usake antara tyAga va saMyama kI preraNA laharA rahI thI jo use bhogoM ke bIca bhI tyAga kI zikSA detI rahatI, aMdhakAra meM prakAza karatI rhtii| yahI vairAgya kI hiloreM use eka dina usa cakravartI ke nazvara aizvarya se mor3akara AtmA ke ananta aizvarya kI zAzvata sukhada chAyA meM le gaI / priyamitra cakravartI ne poTTila AcArya ke pAsa saMyama grahaNa kara jIvana ko sAdhanA meM lagAyA aura khoyA huA Atmavaibhava punaH prApta kiyA / aMdhakAra meM bhaTakatI huI AtmA ko punaH prakAza prApta huaa| vizuddhi kI pAvana dhArA priyamitra kA jIva svarga meM jAkara punaH martya loka meM avatarita huaa| chatrA nAmaka nagarI meM eka rAjaputra banA / 'nandana' usakA nAma rakhA gyaa| rAjakumAra nandana bacapana se hI khAne-pIne aura khela kUda ke prati udAsa rahatA thaa| kintu kisI rogI ko, dIna ko yA bhikhArI ko dekhatA to usakA hRdaya dayA se bhara utthtaa| 1 viSaSTi0 parva 10, sarga
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________________ sAdhanA kI pUrva bhUmikA | 25 rAjakumAra hokara bhI vaha unakI sevA karane laga jAtA, apane hAtha se unheM sahAyatA karake sAntvanA diyA karatA / sAdhu santoM kA to vaha bhakta thaa| rAjakumAra ke ina saMskAroM ko dekhakara rAjA jitazatru usa para kabhI-kabhI cir3ha jAtA thaa| kintu phira bhI vaha antara mana meM gaurava kA anubhava avazya karatA thA ki putra ke hRdaya meM mAnavatA ke kitane divya saMskAra haiM ? samaya para 'nandana' rAjasiMhAsana para baiThA, aba to usane dIna-garIboM, sAdhusantoM ke liye apanA khajAnA khola diyaa| amAtya Adi use rokane kA prayatna karate to vaha kahatA-"prajA kA yaha dhana kyA merI sukha-suvidhAoM ke liye hai ? jisakA dhana hai, yadi use hI kaSTa pAnA par3a rahA hai to yaha dhana dhUli hai / merA khajAnA sevA ke liye hai, prajA kA sukha hI merA saccA dhana hai|" loga kahate the ki aisA nyAyI, prajAvatsala aura dayAlu rAjA Aja taka kahIM dekhA-sunA nhiiN| kucha samaya bAda nandana rAjA ko vairAgya ho gyaa| apane uttarAdhikArI ko rAjya sauMpa kara svayaM akiMcana aNagAra banakara sAdhanA karane meM juTa gyaa| nandana muni ko tapasyA kI dhuna lagI to aiso lagI ki do-pAMca upavAsa hI nahIM, kintu mAsa-mAsa khamaNa kA tapa karane lage / tapa ke sAtha kSamA, sevA aura dhyAna kI triveNI bhI bahane lgii| kabhI vRddha va rugNa muniyoM kI sevA meM juTate to apanA pAraNA bhI bhUla jaate| kabhI gurujI kahate-"nandanamuni ! jAo pAraNA to kro| to muni nandana hAtha jor3akara bolate-"gurudeva ! khAte-khAte to umra bIta gaI, usase koI kalyANa thor3e hI hogA, sevA kA avasara to jIvana meM kabhI-kabhI milatA hai, AtmA kI saccI khurAka to yahI hai|" isaprakAra nandana muni kI sevAparAyaNatA, kSamA aura saralatA jo bhI dekhatA bAga-bAga ho jaataa| ___isa prakAra eka lAkha varSa taka muni nandana nirantara mAsa-khamaNa kI tapasyA karate rahe aura usameM sevA, guru bhakti, kSamA, dhyAna Adi kI uccatara sAdhanA karate rahane se AtmA vizuddha dazA meM pahuMca gii| muni nandana ne tIrtha kara gotra ke yogya bIsa sthAnoM kI aneka bAra ArAdhanA kI aura vizuddhatama bhAvanAoM ke sAtha tIrthaMkara gotra kA upArjana kiyaa|' 1. tIrthakara gotra upArjana karane ke bIsa sthAnaka ye haiM1 arihanta bhakti 4 AcArya bhakti 2 siddha bhakti 5 sthavira bhakti 3 pravacana bhakti 6 upAdhyAya bhakti 4
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________________ 26 | tIrthakara mahAvIra dIrghakAlIna saMyama sAdhanA ke bAda nandana muni ne anta meM saMthArA kiyA aura samAdhi maraNa, jise Aja kI bhASA meM 'zAntipUrvaka icchA mRtyu' bhI kaha sakate haiM prApta kara prANata svarga meM gaye / tIrthakara mahAvIra kI AtmA kA yahI antima bhava thaa| isa svarga se cyavana kara ve sIdhe manuSya bhava meM Aye jahAM para sAdhanA ke uccatama zikhara para pahuMcakara siddhi prApta kI, AtmA se paramAtmA bane / ' 7 sAghu bhakti 17 samAdhi utpAdana (mumukSu janoM 8 jJAna bhakti ko auSadhi Adi kA sahayoga 6 darzana bhakti kara tathA sAdhanA mArga meM 10 vinaya kI ArAdhanA protsAhita kara unako samAdhi 11 cAritra kI ArAdhanA pahuMcAnA) 12 brahmacarya kA pAlana 18 abhinava jJAnagrahaNa-(sUtra13 zubha dhyAna artha para cintana kara usake 14 tapa (viveka pUrNa tapazcaraNa) rahasyoM ko samajhate rahanA) 15 dAna 19 zruta bhakti 16 vayAvRtya 20 prabhAvanA -jhAtAsUtra 16 ina bIsa sthAnoM meM se kisI eka sthAna kI viziSTa ArAdhanA se bhI tIrthaMkara gotra kA baMdhana ho sakatA hai| nandanamuni ne sabhI sthAnoM kI ArAdhanA kii| aisA mAnA jAtA hai ki prathama evaM antima tIrthaMkara kI AtmA ne pUrva bhava meM ina bIsoM sthAnoM kI ArAdhanA kI, tathA madhya ke bAIsa tIrthaMkaroM ne eka, do tathA sabhI sthAnaka kii| -Avazyaka niyukti 182 jana paramparA meM tIrthakara pada kI prApti ke hetubhUta ye bIsa sthAnaka mAne gaye hai, vaise bauddha paramparA meM buddhatva prApti ke hetu daza pAramitAoM kA varNana milatA hai| 1 viSaSTiH parva 10, sarga 1
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________________ dvitIyakhaNDa jIvana kA prathamacaraNa [ gRhavAsa ] purANagAthA kI jIvanadRSTi mahAvIra kI janmakAlIna sthitiyA~ vaMzAlI gaNarAjya janma : svapnadarzana mAtR-bhakti ke saMskAra mAtA ke mAnasika saMkalpa janmotsava aura nAmakaraNa sAhasa-parIkSA vidyAzAlA kI ora yauvana ke dvAra para bAhyAbhyantara vyaktitva abhiniSkramaNa kI taiyArI yazodA cupa kyoM rahI? muktahasta se dAna bhavana se bana kI ora
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________________ kamala jala meM utpanna hokara bhI jala-mala se sadA alipta rahatA hai / aliptatA kA yaha naisargika guNa hI usakI sahajasvacchatA, manohAriNI-suSamA aura satata-praphullatA kA kAraNa hai| sAdhaka, jIvana ke karmakSetra meM rahakara bhI karma-vAsanA se nilipta rahatA hai| yaha niliptatA bAhara se or3hI huI nahIM, kintu hRdaya ke antarAla se udbhUta hotI hai / ataH sAmAnyajana kI bhAMti jIte huye bhI usakA jIvana-paTa sadA svaccha, sundara aura cira navIna rahatA hai| parvata zikhara para car3hane vAle yAtrI kI bhAMti sAdhaka ke caraNa bhale hI dharatI para rahate hoM, kintu usakI dRSTi zikhara ke uccatama kendra para, kSitija kI antima prakAza kiraNa taka pahuMcatI hai-usI dhyeya se usakI gati baMdhI rahatI hai| vardhamAna kA gRha-jIvana usa kamala kI bhAMti, parvatazikhara para car3hane vAle yAtrI kI bhAMti sadA nilipta, satata jAgRta aura uccatama dhyeya ke prati kendrita tathA gatizIla rahA hai|
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________________ purANagAthA kI jIvanadRSTi prathama khaNDa meM hamane bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrva janma kI kucha viziSTa ghaTanAoM kI carcA kI hai / kucha itihAsa lekhaka unheM paurANikakathA (mitholojI) kaha kara upekSita kara dete haiM, kintu yaha upekSA mahAvIra ke samagra jIvana-darzana ko samajhane meM bAdhaka banatI hai, aisA hamArA vizvAsa hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sampUrNa jIvana-darzana ko samajhane ke lie mahAvIra ko sirpha mahAvIra ke rUpa meM hI nahIM, kintu mahAvIra ko sAmAnya AtmA ke rUpa meM upasthita kara darzana aura siddhAnta kI dRSTi se usakI vikAsa-yAtrA ko samajhanA Avazyaka hotA hai / pUrvamavoM ke citraNa meM bhale hI kathA kucha paurANika raMga meM raMgI ho, kintu unameM mahAvIra kA, yoM kaheM ki sampUrNa jana-darzana kA hRdaya spaSTa bola rahA hai, vahA~ jaina-dRSTi jIvanta rUpa meM vidyamAna hai| isI kAraNa usa paurANika gAthA kA dArzanika evaM saiddhAntika mUlya hai aura yaha jIvana ke lie preraNAdAyI bhI hai tathA aitihAsika sAkSya bhI hai hI, prAcIna sAhitya ke rUpa meN|' pUrvabhavoM kI ghaTanAoM meM mahAvIra kI jIvana-dRSTi kA trikoNa, jo hamAre samakSa spaSTa huA hai, vaha isa prakAra hai : (1) yaha AtmA anAdikAla se bhavayAtrA kara rahA hai, isa yAtrA meM jaba sAdhanA, sevA, tapazcaryA, evaM tyAga Adi uttamaguNoM kI ArAdhanA kI jAtI hai, tabhI AtmA paramAtma-pada ko prApta kara sakatA hai / (2) pratyeka AtmA kA sukha-dukha, utthAna-patana, apane karma -- (kriyA evaM tadanusAra baMdhe huye karma-baMdha) ke anurUpa hI hotA hai / zubhakarma kA zubhaphala evaM azubha karma kA azubha-phala nizcita rUpa se prApta hotA hai| 6 itihAsa ko samajhate ke tIna sAdhana haiM-sAhitya, zilpa aura prAcIna abhilekh| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrva bhavoM kA varNana prAcIna jaina sAhitya meM bar3e vistAra ke sAtha milatA hai ataH unheM sarvathA anaitihAsika nahIM kaha sakate /
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________________ 30 | tIrthakara mahAvIra (3) puruSa, prakRti ke hAtha kA khilaunA mAtra nahIM hai, kintu prayatna, puruSArtha evaM udyoga karake vaha svayaM ke jIvana kA, apane bhaviSya kA sundaratama nirmANa svayaM kara sakatA hai / kSudra se mahAna aura sAmAnya jana se jina ke sarvottama pada ko vaha prApta kara sakatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrvabhavoM kI ghaTanAeM ina tIna dRSTiyoM ko spaSTa karatI hai, hamArI ukta AsthAoM ko dRr3ha dhAraNA kA rUpa detI hai aura hameM apane jIvana ko puruSArtha kI dhurI para calAne kI preraNA detI hai / astu / bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvana itanA ghaTanAbahala nahIM hai, jitanA ki unake samakAlIna tathAgata buddha kA / unake jIvana kA paricaya dene vAlI ghaTanAeM upalabdha sAhitya meM bahuta kama aMkita huI haiM / ve eka rAjakumAra the, svabhAvata: hI zorya evaM tejas unakI bhujAoM meM laharAtA thA, tatkAlIna rAjanIti, samAja evaM dharma ke prati unakA cintana bar3A sUkSma aura krAntikArI thaa| tIsa varSa taka eka rAja-parivAra ke bIca rahe / lagabhaga sAr3he bAraha varSa taka sAdhanA karate rahe aura antima tIsa varSoM meM tIrthaMkararUpa meM dharmopadeza dete huye janapada meM vicarate rhe| isa taraha lagabhaga 72 varSa ke jIvanakAla meM bahuvidha ghaTanAe~ avazya ghaTI hoMgI, kintu unakA lekhA jokhA vartamAna sAhitya meM bikharA-bikharA aura sAdhAraNarUpa meM hI prApta hotA hai / kucha cintaka yaha bhI socate haiM ki mahAvIra mUlataH nivRttipriya sAdhaka the, ghaTanAeM pravRtti-bahula jIvana kI sUcaka haiM / ata: unakA jIvana, ghaTanAoM evaM prasaMgoM kI dRSTi se utanA vyApaka nahIM ho sakatA, jitanA ki cintana evaM sAdhanA kI dRSTi se / kucha bhI ho, jo ghaTanAeM evaM prasaMga milate haiM, unameM mahAvIra kA mahAvIratva, dayAlutA, kaSTasahiSNutA, nispRhatA, vItarAgatA aura dhyeya ke prati aDiga niSThA evaM avicala sAdhanA kA romAMcakArI varNana pada-pada para dRSTigocara hotA hai| janmakAlIna sthitiyA~ bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma IsA se lagabhaga cha: sau varSa (569 varSa) pUrva bhArata ke pUrvAcala meM huA thaa| IsA pUrva kI yaha chaThI zatAbdI vizva ke itihAsa meM krAntikArI zatAbdI mAnI gaI hai / DA0 sarvapallI rAdhAkRSNana ne likhA hai - "isa yuga meM sampUrNa vizva ke cintakoM kI cintanadhArA prakRti ke adhyayana kI ora se haTakara samAja aura jIvana kI samasyAoM kI ora mur3a gaI thii| isa yuga meM aneka krAntadRSTA mahApuruSa vizva meM huye / bhArata meM buddha aura mahAvIra ne krAnti kA tumula
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________________ jIvana kA prathamacaraNa | 31 ghoSa kiyaa| unake sAtha kucha anya mahApuruSa bhI paidA hue| cIna meM lAotse aura kanphyUsiyasa ne vicArakSetra meM halacala macA dI thii| grIsa meM pAithAgorasa, sukarAta evaM pleTo ne vicAra-jagata meM krAnti kI, to IrAna (pArasa-parasiyA) meM jarathusta ne|" isa prakAra usa yuga kA vAyumaNDala purAnI dhArmika mAnyatAoM evaM rUDha sAmAjika paramparAoM ke prati eka sAtha bagAvata karane ko macala uThA thaa| isa bagAvata ke mukhya nizAne the, dhArmika andhavizvAsa aura sAmAjika vissmvyvsthaaeN| dharma kA sambandha vyakti kI AtmA ke sAtha hotA hai / usa yuga meM dharma ko jAti ke sAtha jor3a diyA gayA thA / eka varga-vizeSa ke hAtha meM dharma ke sampUrNa adhikAra kendrita the / pApAcaraNa karake bhI brAhmaNa apane ko sadA pavitra aura sabakA guru hone kA dAvA karatA thaa| vahAM sarala aura sevAbhAvI zudra ko dharma sunane kA bhI adhikAra nahIM raha gayA thaa| sabhI prANiyoM meM eka hI Izvara kA aMza pratibimbita mAnane vAlA advaitavAdI vidvAna zUdra kI chAyA ko bhI apavitra mAne aura usake sparza se dharmabhraSTa hone kI bAta kare, yaha kitanA hAsyAspada aura aviveka-pUrNa AcaraNa thA, para isakA virodha kauna kare? jisa nArI ko vedoM meM gRhalakSmI aura gRha-sAmrAjJI kaha kara sammAna diyA gayA, vaha isa yuga meM eka parAzritA, upekSitA, adhikArahIna aura svarNa-dhana-dhAnya gAya, bhaiMsa Adi kI bhAMti hI eka parigraha (gulAma) mAtra mAnalI gaI thii| usake dhArmika adhikAra aura sAmAjika sammAna chIna liye gaye the / na jAne candanA jaisI kitanI sundariyA~ caurAhoM para khar3I kara gAjara-mUlI kI bhA~ti bacI jAtI thii| jina gAya, baila, azva, mRga Adi mUka pazuoM ko mAnava jAti ke nikaTatama upakArI mAnakara rASTra kI sampatti svIkAra kI gaI thI, aura jinakI jIvanarakSA ke liye megharatha evaM neminAtha jaise mahApuruSoM ne bar3e-bar3e balidAna kiye, una mUkanirIha pazuoM ko devapUjA ke nAma para yajJa meM homA jA rahA thA / nArI, zUdra aura pazuoM ko jaise sukhapUrvaka jIne kA bhI koI adhikAra nahIM raha gayA thaa| zaktizAlI rAjA eka dUsare nirbala rAjya para AkramaNa kara lUTa-khasoTa macAtA thA / vahA~ kI sundariyoM ko, puruSoM ko gulAma banAkara asImita bhoga aura zoSaNa kA cakra calAtA thaa| kAzI, kauzala, vaizAlI, kapilavastu Adi aneka rAjyoM meM yadyapi gaNatantra thA, para vaha gaNatantra rAjya-prazAsana taka hI sImita thA, sAmAnya prajA ko koI vizeSa lokatantrIya adhikAra mile hoM, aisA koI udAharaNa nahIM milatA / aMga, magadha, vatsa, sindhu-sauvIra, avaMtI Adi dezoM meM jahA~ rAjatantra thaa|
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________________ 32 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra vahA~ bhI sAmAnya jana dhArmika rUr3hiyoM va sAmAjika dAsatA se pIr3ita thaa| choTIchoTI bAtoM ko lekara gaNarAjyoM meM bhI yuddha Thana jAte the| rAjAoM kI taraha panika vyApArI varga bhI pazuoM kI bhAMti manuSyoM ko gulAma banAtA thaa| dAsa-dAsiyoM kA lambA caur3A parivAra unakI sevA meM svayaM ko samarpita kiye khar3A rahatA thaa| ___ isa prakAra dhArmika rUr3hiyoM aura andhavizvAsoM kI ghuTana meM manuSya kI AtmA kuNThita eva mUcchita ho rahI thii| sAmAjika viSamatA aura amAnuSika yantraNA mAnava ko satata saMtrAsa evaM pIr3A se vyAkula kiye huye thii| bhArata ke pUrvAMcala kI yaha sthiti nyUnAdhika rUpa meM samagra bhArata ko hI nahIM, kintu samagra vizva ko apanI lapeTa meM liye hue thI, aisA tatkAlIna itihAsakAroM kA mata hai| ina paristhitiyoM meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma sampUrNa mAnavatA ke lie varadAna thA, to svayaM unake liye eka kaThina tapasyA, sAdhanA aura utkRSTatama Atmabala kI agniparIkSA kA prasaMga bhI thaa| gaizAlI gaNarAjya IsvI pUrva sAtavI-chaThI zatAbdI meM gaMgA ke uttarI taTa para licchavI kSatriyoM kA eka vizAla, pratApI gaNarAjya unnati ke carama zikhara para pahuMca rahA thA / usa licchavI gaNarAjya kI rAjadhAnI thI vaishaalii| licchavI sUryavaMzI kSatriya the| ye maryAdA puruSottama rAma ke vaMzaja kahalAte the| bauddhadharma ke udayakAla se pUrva ye 'videha' nAma se pahacAne jAte the| kintu buddhamahAvIra yuga meM licchavI nAma adhika vizruta ho gayA thA, phira bhI inakA videha nAma sAhitya ke pRSThoM para sadA ciraparicita rahA hai / jainAcAryoM dvArA licchavI gaNatantra ke gaNAdhyakSa ceTaka 'videharAja' ke nAma se pukAre gaye haiN| ceTaka kI choTI bahana trizalA videhadinnA' aura svayaM bhagavAna mahAvIra 'videhasukumAla' kahalAte the| licchiviyoM ke sAtha hI malla, bajjI evaM jJAtR Adi ATha kuloM ke kSatriyoM ne milakara eka saMyukta gaNarAjya kI sthApanA kI thii| isa gaNarAjya kI rAjadhAnI vaizAlI thii| vaizAlI kA vaibhava usa yuga meM unnati ke parama zikhara ko chU rahA thaa| vahAM kI prajA ko atyanta dhana-dhAnya se sukhI, sva-paracakra se surakSita evaM sadguNoM se samRddha dekhakara tathAgata buddha ne kahA thA-"svarga ke deva dekhane hoM to vaizAlI ke puruSoM ko dekha lo aura deviyoM kA darzana karanA ho to vaizAlI kI mahilAoM ko dekho|" sacamuca vaizAlI usa yuga meM svarga ke sAtha spardhA karane vAlI vaibhavazAlinI nagarI thii|
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________________ jIvana kA prathamacaraNa | 33 vaizAlI ke uttarabhAga meM eka choTA upanagara thA kunnddpur| yaha do bhAgoM meM baMTA thaa| usake uttarabhAga meM jJAtRvaMzI kSatriyoM kI bastI thI aura dakSiNabhAga meM brAhmaNoM kii| uttarIbhAga kSatriya kuNDapura kahalAtA thaa| isa nagara ke prazAsaka the siddhArtha kSatriya / rAjA siddhArtha kI rAnI trizalAdevI vaizAlI gaNAdhyakSa ceTaka kI bahana thii| bhArata-khaNDa ke aneka rAjavaMzoM ke sAtha ceTaka ke ghaniSTa sambandha the| bauddha anyoM ke anusAra ceTaka kA jyeSTha putra siMhabhadra (siMha senApati) bajjIgaNa kA pradhAna senAnAyaka thaa| ceTaka kI sAta putriyA~ thIM jinameM calanA kA vivAha magadha-nareza bimbisAra (zreNika) ke sAtha huA tathA zivA kA avantIpati candrapradyota ke sAtha / mRgAvatI kA kauzAmbI-nareza zatAnIka ke sAtha, padmAvatI kA caMpA-pati dadhivAhana ke sAtha, prabhAvatI kA sindhu-sauvIra deza ke rAjA udAyana (udAI) ke sAtha / ina sambandhoM ko dekhate hue sahaja hI anumAna kiyA jA sakatA hai ki rAjA siddhArtha bhI apane yuga ke eka vIra va pratApI rAjA the aura vaizAlI gaNatantra meM unakA acchA varcasva thaa| mahAvIra kA janma : svapnadarzana AcArAMga Adi jaina-AgamoM evaM bauddha-sAhitya se yaha patA calatA hai ki mahAvIra ke pUrva magadha tathA vaizAlI meM nirgrantha-dharma (jainadharma) kA acchA pracAra thaa| svayaM ceTaka bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ke zraddhAlu zramaNopAsakoM meM gine jAte the| yaha mAnA jAtA hai ki zAkyaputra buddha ne bhI pArzvanAtha ke cAturyAma-dharma meM dIkSA lI, sAdhanA kI aura usa dharma-paramparA kA unake bhAvI dharmapracAra para gaharA prabhAva bhI pdd'aa| cAturyAma dharma ko hI cAra Arya-satya ke rUpa meM buddha ne Age jAkara naye pariveza meM prastuta kiyA; aisA bhI mAnA jAtA hai / astu / yaha sarvasammata satya hai ki mahAvIra kSatriya kuNDapura ke rAjA siddhArtha ke putra eka rAjakumAra the, trizalAdevI unakI mAtA thI, kintu isake pIche eka paurANika satya aura bhI chipA hai ki mahAvIra pahale brAhmaNa kuNDapura ke vidvAna brAhmaNa RSabhadatta kI patnI devAnandA ke garbha meM Aye / ' devAnandA ne usa samaya caudaha mahAna zubha svapna dekhe aura atyanta Ananda-ullAsa mnaayaa| kintu kucha dinoM ke bAda devAnandA kI khuziyA~ luTa gii| usake zubha svapna lauTa gye| ye mahAna svapna usI 1 AcArAMga sUtra zru0 2 a 24 / 2 lagabhaga 82 dina bItane ke bAda /
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________________ 34 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra rAtri meM trizalAdevI ne dekhe / arthAt devAnandA kA garbha trizalAdevI kI kukSi meM sAharita kara diyA gyaa| caturdaza svapna jana-paramparA meM mAnA gayA hai ki jaba tIrthakara aura cakravartI kI mahAna AtmA kisI bhAgyazAlinI mAtA ke garbha meM AtI hai to mAtA caudaha mahAna zubha svapna dekhatI hai| yaha svapna nimna prakAra haiM- (aura sAtha hI unake dvArA sUcita hone vAlI phalazruti bhii)| svapna svapna-sUcita phalazruti 1 zvetavRSabha moharUpa kIcar3a meM dhaMse huye Atma-ratha kA uddhAra karane meM samartha / 2 zvetahastI mahAna, baliSTha evaM jagata zreSTha / 3 kezarI siMha dhIra, vIra evaM nirbhaya tathA saba parAkrama sampanna / 4 lakSmI tIna loka kI samRddhi kA svAmI / 5 puSpamAlA darzanIya, nayanavallabha evaM sabako priya tathA grAhya ho / 6 candramaNDala manohara tathA bhavatApa se tapta jagata ko zItalatA evaM zAnti pradAna karane vaalaa| 7 sUrya ajJAna-aMdhakAra kA nAza krnevaalaa| 8 mahAdhvaja kula evaM vaMza kI pratiSThA ko bar3hAne vAlA yazasvI evaM sabameM ucca / aneka guNoM evaM vibhUtiyoM ko dhAraNa karane kI yogyatA (pAtratA) se yukt| 10 padmasarovara jagata ke pApa-tApa ko zAnta kara zItalatA pradAna karane meM samartha / 11 kSIrasamudra apAra gambhIratA evaM madhuratA kA samanvaya karanevAlA / 12 debavimAna divyatA dhAraNa karane vAlA, devoM meM bhI pUjya / 13 ratnarAzi samasta guNarUpa ratnoM kA samUha / 14 jAjvalyamAna agni karatA Adi doSoM se mukta asAdhAraNa tejasvitA se (nirdhUma agni) sampanna / 1 AcArAMga sUtra, zrutaskandha 2 a0 24 / 2 kalpasUtra 34 se 47
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________________ jIvana kA prathamacaraNa | 35 ye maMgalamaya svapna janma dhAraNa karanevAle putra kI mahAnatA ke sUcaka hote haiM / manovaijJAnika dRSTi se yaha bhI mAnA jA sakatA hai ki mahAn AtmA ke udarapraveza ke samaya mAtA kI manobhAvanA itanI pavitra, bhavya evaM udAra ho jAtI hai ki ucca-se-ucca kalpanA evaM saMkalpa usake hRdaya-sAgara meM hiloreM lene lagate haiN| trizalAdevI ina mahAna svapnoM ko dekhakara jAgRta ho gii| apUrva ullAsa se usake roma-roma pulaka utthe| prasannatA ke mAre usake pA~va dharatI para nahIM Tika rahe the| usane usIsamaya dUsare zayana-kakSa meM soye rAjA siddhArtha ko jagAyA aura gadgada svara se apane zubha svapnoM kI bAta khii| rAjA prasannatA meM jhUma uThA aura donoM hI ina zubhasvapnoM ke phala para vividha carcAeM karate hue rAtabhara jagate rhe| prAtaHkAla rAjA siddhArtha ne svapna-phala-pAThakoM ko bulAyA aura rAtri ke svapnoM kI vistRta vyAkhyA puuchii| svapnapAThakoM ne unakA phala batAyA aura kahA--"ina caudaha prakAra ke svapnoM se yaha sUcita hotA hai ki trizalAdevI atyanta bhAgyazAlinI mAtA bananevAlI hai, yaha putra tIrthakara yA cakravartI bnegaa| Apake kula, vaMza evaM rAjya kI saba prakAra se sukha-samRddhi kI vRddhi karane vAlA hogaa|'' svapnaphala sunakara samUcA rAja-parivAra khuziyoM meM jhUma utthaa| kucha hI dinoM meM sabako yaha anubhava hone lagA ki svapna-pAThakoM kI bhaviSyavANI akSarazaH satya ho rahI hai| rAjA siddhArtha ke rAjya-koSa meM sarvatomukhI abhivRddhi hone lagI, cAroM ora se pragati aura prasannatA ke samAcAra Ane lge| yaha dekhakara siddhArtha evaM trizalA ke mana meM kalpanA uThI-"jaba se yaha putra garbha meM AyA hai, taba se apane kula, vaMza evaM sampUrNa rAjya meM dhana-dhAnya, bhUmi, svajana Adi kI nirantara vRddhi hotI jA rahI hai, yaha saba isa garbha kA hI puNya prabhAva hai, ataH putra kA janma hone para isakA nAma yathAnAma tathAguNa 'vardhamAna' rkheNge|"2 mAta-bhakti ke saMskAra trizalA kI garbhAvasthA ke lagabhaga sAr3he chaH mAsa hI bIte hoMge ki eka bar3A hI vicitra prasaMga ghaTita huaa| eka dina acAnaka garbhastha zizu kA halana-calana va spandana banda ho gyaa| garbha ko sahasA sthira va nispanda huA dekhakara trizalAdevI cintita ho utthii| hRdaya para ajJAta AzaMkA kA aisA AghAta lagA 1 kalpasUtra 71 / 2 digambara AcAryoM ne 14 svapna ke sthAna para 16 svapna mAne haiN| -uttarapurANa 74 / 258
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________________ 36 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ki vaha acAnaka mUrchita ho gii| paricArikAoM ne turanta upacAra kiye, trizalA kucha dera taka gumasuma-sI baiThI rahI; usase bolA nahIM gyaa| mana kI pIr3A AMkhoM meM A~sU bana kara jhalaka AI / samAcAra milate hI siddhArtha ulTepAMva cale aaye| Amodapramoda aura gAnA-bajAnA baMda ho gyaa| kucha kSaNa taka sarvatra sannATA-sA chAyA rahA, phira trizalA acAnaka phUTa-phUTakara rone lgii| kucha dera ro lene va AMsU bahA lene ke bAda mana halakA huA, to vaha bilakhatI huI bolI-"mere udarastha zizu ko sahasA kyA ho gayA hai, he bhagavAn ! yaha na hilatA hai, na calatA hai| usakI gati banda-jaisI ho gaI hai ?" yaha sunate hI siddhArtha bhI stabdha ho gaye / jaise kisI ne kaleje para barpha kI sillI rakha dI ho| parantu turanta hI saMbhala gaye aura rAnI ko dhIraja baMdhAne lge| acAnaka garbhastha zizu kI gati cAla ho gii| rAnI kI A~khoM meM jyoti mA gii| vaha harSavibhora hokara bola uThI--- "kucha nahIM ! saba ThIka hai| ye maMgala gIta baMda kyoM kara diye| jAo, khuzI ke nagAr3e bajAo, merA bahumUlya ratna surakSita hai, saba ThIka-ThAka hai|" darzakoM ko lagA jaise garbhastha zizu ne mAM ke sAtha AMkhamicaunI khelI ho| kathAzilpa kI dRSTi se bhI yaha ghaTanA bar3I rocaka hai| kaviyoM aura kathA lekhakoM ne isa para eka suramya sAtvika kalpanA kI raMgIna kUcI pherakara aura bhI ubhAra diyA hai| eka kavi ne utprekSA kI hai- "mahAvIra garbha meM bhI moha para vijaya pAne hetu prayatnazIla hue hoMge, aura isIlie kucha dera taka apane zarIra ko sthira kara dhyAnayoga ke abhyAsa meM lIna ho gae hoNge| kintu mAtA ke karuNa vilApa ne unakA dhyAna bhaMga kara DAlA aura ve punaH pUrvasthiti meM A gye|" ___ kalpasUtra meM AcArya ne likhA hai-"garbhastha mahAvIra ke mana meM anukampA jagI ki mere halana-calana se mAtA ko kaSTa hotA hogaa| ataH mAtA ke sukha ke liye mujhe apanI gati ko niyantrita kara lenA cAhie aura ve sthira-nizcala ho gaye, jaise koI yogI dhyAna-yoga meN|" kintu mAtA ke mana para usakA pratikUla prabhAva pdd'aa| zizu kA halana-calana banda honA, use bhayAnaka apazakuna lagA aura vaha mohAkula ho vilApa karane laga gii| mAtA kA vilApa aura zoka putra se dekhA nahIM gyaa| socA, kahIM lAbha ke badale hAni na ho jAya, pratikUla sthiti meM amRta bhI jahara kA kAma kara jAtA hai / ataH putra ne punaH halana-calana prArambha kara diyA /
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________________ jIvana kA prathamacaraNa | 37 mAtA ke karuNa vilApa se zizu mahAvIra ke mana para eka aura bhI asara pdd'aa| socA-"mere kucha kSaNa ke viyoga kI AzaMkA se hI mA~ kA hRdaya jaba isa prakAra tar3apane laga gayA aura hA-hAkAra karane laga gayA to maiM jaba bar3A hokara pravajita hoUMgA to mAM ke mana kI kyA sthiti hogI ? mAtA ko kitanI asahya pIr3A aura kitanA dAruNa saMtApa hogA? mAtA ke hRdaya ko yoM tar3apAnA kyA ucita hogA ? mAtR-sneha ke umar3ate vega meM mahAvIra ne saMkalpa kara liyA-"jaba taka mAtA-pitA jIvita raheMge, maiM inakI sevA karUMgA, inakI A~khoM ke sAmane gRhatyAga kara zramaNa nahIM bnuuNgaa|" isa ghaTanA meM aneka praznoM ko avakAza ho sakatA hai| para yaha to mAnanA cAhiye ki mahAvIra, jinheM hama nivRtti-parAyaNa evaM vItarAga puruSa ke rUpa meM citrita kara rahe haiM, apane kartavya evaM mAtA-pitA ke upakAra ke prati kitane jAgarUka haiM ki dIkSA se bhI adhika mAtA-pitA kI sevA ko mahatva diyaa| unhoMne AtmasAdhanA se pahale kartavya-pAlana kA pATha par3hAyA aura AdhyAtmikatA ke nAma para sAmAjika dAyitva ko na bhulAne kA saMdeza diyaa| mAtA ke mAnasika saMkalpa "honahAra viravAna ke hota cIkane pAta" aura "pUta ke paira pAlane" Adi lokoktiyoM meM yadi kucha satya hai to mAnanA cAhie ki mahAvIra ke garbha meM Ane se rAjA siddhArtha ke pUre rAjya va parivAra kA vAtAvaraNa hI badala gayA thaa| vAyumaMDala meM hI jaise sneha, karuNA aura zubha vicAroM kI taraMgeM laharAne laga gaI thiiN| AcArya bhadrabAhu ne likhA hai-"garbha-prabhAva se trizalAdevI ke mana meM aneka prakAra ke uttama dohada (garbhavatI kI manokAmanA) utpanna hone lge| vaha rAjamahaloM 1 (ka) kalpamUtra 87 / (kha) viSaSTi zalAkA purupa caritra parva 10, sarga 2 2 sAmAnya loka-vyavahAra kI dRSTi se garbhastha zizu kA cintana aura AcaraNa itanA vikasita ho pAnA kaThina va asaMgata laga sakatA hai, kintu hameM bhUla nahIM jAnA hai ki mahAvIra eka lokottara puruSa ke rUpa meM avatarita hue| garbhadazA meM hI unheM tIna jJAna-matijJAna, zrutajJAna, evaM avadhijJAna prApta the| unake jIvana kI agaNita alaukika ghaTanAoM kI kar3I meM hI yaha ghaTanA jar3I huI hai| digambara-paramparA isa ghaTanA para sarvathA mauna hai|
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________________ 38 | tIpaMkara mahAvIra ke gavAkSa meM baiThI jaba nagara kI halacala kA avalokana karatI to kahIM garIboM kA utpIr3ana, kahIM mUka-pazuoM kA karuNakrandana va balidAna aura kahIM dAsa-dAsiyoM kI vyathA bharI paratantra jindagI dekhatI, taba usake mana meM ye manovikalpa jagane lagate "maiM sampUrNa rAjya meM aura ho sake to pUre deza meM amAri-ghoSaNA karavA deN| koI bhI kisI maka pazu-pakSI kA vadha na kre| rAjakarmacArI kisI garIba ko, dIna ko utpIDita na kreN| jelakhAnoM se baMdiyoM ko mukta kara unheM apane svajanoM ke pAsa bheja duuN| bhUkhe aura dIna-garIboM ko khUba dAna duuN| dAsoM (gulAmoM) ko dAsatA ke baMdhana se mukta kara duuN| svadharmI bandhuoM evaM parivArajanoM ko madhura bhojana karAU~ Adi / "1 trizalAdevI ke ina uttama manobhAvoM ko jAnakara siddhArtha rAjA ke antaH karaNa meM gaharI harSAnubhUti hotii| vaha svayaM bhI zramaNopAsaka thaa| dAna va karuNA ke saMskAra usakI kSatriyocita vIratA ke sAtha ghulamila gaye the| ataH rAnI kI ina manobhAvanAoM ko usane prasannatA ke sAtha pUrNa kiyaa| janmotsava aura nAmakaraNa lagabhaga nava mAsa aura sAr3he sAta dina kI garbhasthiti pUrNa hone para caitra zuklA 13 (IsvI pUrva 569, 30 mArca) ke dina trizalAdevI ne eka divya putraratna ko janma diyaa| trizalA kI nikaTatama paricArikA priyaMvadA ne rAjA siddhArtha ko putrajanma kI badhAI dii| isa zubha saMvAda kI khuzI meM siddhArtha ne dAsI ko apane zarIra para ke samasta AbhUSaNa (mukuTa ko chor3akara) Adi to de hI DAle, sAtha hI use jIvanabhara ke liye dAsatA ke baMdhana se bhI mukta kara diyaa| mukti ke saMdezavAhaka mahAvIra ke janmakSaNa se hI jaise mukti kA yaha prathama abhiyAna prArambha ho gayA / ve vizva ke liye prakAzaja banakara avatarita hue, isaliye yaha sahaja hI thA ki unake janma-prasaMga para eka bAra sampUrNa vizvamaMDala kisI apUrva prakAza se jagamagA utthe| sirpha manuSyaloka aura svargaloka kI dharatI hI nahIM, kintu niraMtara aMdhakAramaya rahane vAlI naraka kI bhUmi para bhI prakAza kI kiraNeM isa divyatA se phailI ki vahAM ke nivAsI kSaNabhara ke liye prakAza kA darzana kara pulaka-pulaka ho utthe| mahApuruSoM ke janmakAla meM isaprakAra ke sukhada va AnandadAyI kSaNoM kA AnA koI AlaMkArika varNana yA sukhada kalpanA mAtra nahIM, kintu eka vAstavikatA 1 kalpasUtra 822 sthAnAMgasUtra 3
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________________ jIvana kA prathamacaraNa | 39 hai| aise madhura prasaMga kA kAvyAtmaka varNana bauddha sAhitya meM bhI varNita hai jo boSisatva ke garbhAvataraNa para anubhava kiyA gayA thaa| lagabhaga vaisA hI madhura va Anandamaya vAtAvaraNa mahAvIra ke janma kAla meM AyA / zAstroM kI prAcIna mAnyatA ke anusAra tIrthakara kA janma sampUrNa prANIjagat ke liye maMgalamaya hotA hai, isaliye unake janma-prasaMga para manuSya hI nahIM, svarga ke deva-deviyAM, indra evaM indrANI taka khuzI manAte haiM / dikakumArI nAmaka chappana deviyA~ Akara unakA prasUtikarma karatI haiM / yadyapi vyavahArika rUpa meM to unakA prati-karma mAnavI dAsiyAM hI karatI haiM, kintu unakI deva-pUjya viziSTa sthiti para sammAna va prasannatA vyakta karane kA yaha eka aupacArika rUpa mAnA jA sakatA hai, jisameM svarga ke deva-devI bhI sammilita hote haiN| ___ isI prasaMga meM kahA gayA hai ki mahAvIra kI janmabelA meM devatAoM meM prasannatA kI lahara daur3a gii| isa khuzI ko vyakta karane ke liye indra va agaNita devI-devatAoM ne milakara mahAvIra kA janma-abhiSeka karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| devatAoM ne trizalAdevI ko gaharI nIMda dilA kara navajAta zizu ko vahAM se uThAyA aura meruparvata para le gye| svarNakalazoM meM jala bhara-bhara kara devatAgaNa mahAvIra kA jalAbhiSeka karane ko pratispardhA ke sAtha Age bar3hane lge| eka sAtha nirantara jaladhArA girane se kahIM vaha navajAta zizu ko asahya na ho jAya-isa AzaMkA se devarAja jarA Age bar3hakara devatAoM ko rokanA hI cAhate the ki tIna jJAnadhArI vardhamAna ne devarAja ke mana kI zaMkA ko jAna liyaa| sahaja bAlalIlA ke rUpa meM unhoMne bAMyeM pAMva ke aMgUThe se meruparvata ko jarA-sA dabAyA to basa parvata-zikhara kAMpa uThA-jaise pralayakAla kA tUphAna A gayA ho| devagaNa AzaMkita ho gaye, indra svayaM bhI cakitabhrAnta hokara dekhane lagA ki tabhI usane jAnA-ananta zaktidhara prabhu kI yaha to bAlalIlA hai| devarAja caraNoM meM vinata ho gayA / "prabho ! kSamA kIjiye / Apake 1 prakAza kI usa kAnti ko dekhane ke liye mAno aMdhoM ko AMkheM mila gaI, badhira sunane lage, mUka bolane lage, ber3I-hathakar3I Adi se jakar3e huye prANI mukta ho gye| sabhI narakoM kI Aga bujha gii| pretoM kI kSudhAva pipAsA zAnta ho gii| sabhI prANI priyabhASI ho gye| sukhada mRdula va zItala havA bahane lgii| mahAsamudra kA pAnI mIThA ho gyaa| udyAnoM meM puSpa khila uThe, AkAza meM divya vAdya bajane lge| -Agama aura tripiTaka : eka anuzIlana pR0 152 2 viSaSTi 10 / 2 / 52 /
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________________ 40 | tIrthakara mahAvIra ananta sAmarthya kA jJAna hote hue bhI maiMne usakI avamAnanA kara dii| kSamA kareM, prabhu !" aura phira AnandapUrvaka sabhI devoM ne jalAbhiSeka kara zizu ko punaH trizalA. devI ke pAsa lAkara sulA diyaa|' tIrthakara AtmA kI anantazakti kA paricaya dene vAlA yaha bar3A hI rocaka prasaMga hai| kAvyAtmaka saundarya kI bAta chor3a deM, taba bhI yaha to dhvanita hotA hI hai ki mahApurupa apanI zakti kA paricaya vacana se nahIM, kintu karma se hI dete haiN| prAtaHkAla rAjA siddhArtha kI ora se nagara meM pUtrajanma kI badhAI bAMTI gii| ghara-ghara meM miThAI to ba~TI hI, maMgalamaya gIta gAye gaye aura haMsI-khuzI bhI manAI gaI, para isase bhI adhika prasannatA huI una janma-jAta gulAmoM ko, kArAvAsa meM jIvana-bandI kaidiyoM ko, RNabhAra se dabe dama tor3ate garIba va karjadAroM ko aura dhana ke abhAva meM bhUkhe-peTa phirate daridroM, bhikhAriyoM tathA majadUroM ko, jinake liye rAjA siddhArtha ne pUre rAjya meM yaha ghoSaNA karavA dI-"bandIgRhoM se samasta kaidiyoM ko mukta kara do, karjadAroM ko RNamukta kara do, jinake pAsa Avazyaka sAdhana na hoM, vastu kharIdane ke liye dhana na ho, ve bAjAra se Avazyaka vastueM kharIda leveM, unakA bhugatAna rAjakoSa se kara diyA jaayegaa|" yaha vizeSa dhyAna dene kI bAta hai ki Ananda va khuzI ke prasaMga para manuSya apane sambandhiyoM, mitroM evaM par3osiyoM ko miThAI khilAyeM, ghara va muhalle meM cahalapahala kara deM, gAne-bajAne va Amoda-pramoda meM dhana ko pAnI kI taraha bahA deM, yaha eka sAmAnya bAta hai, kintu usa prasaMga para garIba, daridra, RNI, rogI aura asahAya logoM ko yAda kara unakI pIr3A ko kama kareM, unake mana ko bhI eka bAra prasannatA se gudagudA deM, yaha eka mahatva kI bAta hai| mahAvIra jaise mahApuruSa ke janma para siddhArtha jaise dharmapriya prajApAlaka rAjA dvArA aisI ghoSaNA honA vAstava meM eka naI sAmAjika dRSTi hai, mAnava-kalyANa kI bhAvanA kI eka sundara jhalaka hai, aura hai putra-janma kA saccA utsava / nAmakaraNa janma ke bArahaveM dina rAjA siddhArtha ne eka vizAla prItibhoja kiyA. apane svajanoM, mitroM Adi ko bhojana-pAna se satkRta kara prasanna kiyA, phira sabako 1 meru-kaMpana kI ghaTanA kA ullekha mUla AgamoM meM nahIM, kintu uttaravartI zvetAmbara sAhitya meM eka svara se kiyA gayA hai| 2 aMgUThe ke sparza se meruparvata ko hilAkara bha0 mahAvIra ne yaha bhI vyakta kara diyA ki mere zarIrabala ko mata dekho, Atmabala ko dekho| zarIrabala se anantagunA bar3hakara Atmabala hai|
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________________ jIvana kA prathamacaraNa | 41 saMbodhita karate hue usane kahA-"jaba se yaha bAlaka trizalAdevI ke garbha meM AyA hai, dhana, dhAnya, koSThAgAra, svajana aura rAjyakoSa meM hara prakAra kI abhivRddhi huI hai, ataH isakA guNasampanna 'vardhamAna' nAma rakhA jAya, aisA hamArA abhiprAya hai|" siddhArtha kA ukta prastAva sabhI ko priya lagA, sarvAnumati se anumodana kiyA gayA aura bAlaka kA yathArtha nAma 'vardhamAna' rakhA gyaa| __ 'vardhamAna' nAmakaraNa meM mAtA-pitA ke samakSa bhale hI bhautika samRddhi kI vRddhi hI mukhya rahI ho, para vaha bAlaka bhautika va AdhyAtmika donoM dRSTiyoM se nirantara vardhamAna (bar3hatA huA) rahA, usakA bAhya vaibhava to eka sImA taka hI vaDhA, para Atma-vaibhava asIma hotA gayA, ananta hotA gayA, isaliye yaha spaSTa hai ki bAlaka mahAvIra kA prathama nAma vardhamAna' yathArtha thA, apane liye bhI, samAja va rASTra va dharma ke liye bhI aura sampUrNa mAnava-jAti ke liye bhii| parivAra vardhamAna apane mAtA-pitA kI tIsarI saMtAna the| unake mukhya tIna nAma prasiddha the-vardhamAna, mahAvIra aura sanmati / vIra, ativIra, aMtyakAzyapa ye unake gauNa nAma the / Agama evaM tripiTaka sAhitya meM unako nAtaputra yA jJAtaputra tathA vaizAlika ke nAma se bhI saMbodhita kiyA gayA hai| vardhamAna kI mAtA kA prasiddha nAma trizalA thA, videhadinnA aura priyakAriNI unake gauNa nAma the| vardhamAna ke cAcA kA nAma thA-supArzva / bar3e bhAI kA nAma thA nNdiivrddhn| bhAbhI kA nAma thA jyeSThA aura bahana kA nAma thA sudarzanA / sudarzanA ke putra kA nAma thA jamAli / vardhamAna bar3e hone para vivAhita hue, unakI patnI kA nAma thA yshodaa| eka putrI huI, jisakA nAma rakhA gayA priyadarzanA (anvdyaa)| vardhamAna ke mAmA thevaizAlI gaNarAjya ke adhyakSa ceTaka / mAmI kA nAma thA subhdraa| mAmA ceTaka ke dasa putra the; jinameM sabase bar3A thA siMhabhadra / yahI siMhabhadra vajjIgaNa kA pradhAna senApati thA / siMha senApati kA varNana bauddha-sAhitya meM aneka sthAnoM para AtA hai, ceTaka kI sAta putriyAM thIM, jinake sambandhoM kI carcA pIche kI jA cukI hai| isaprakAra vardhamAna ke pArivArika sambandha aMga, magadha, avaMtI se lekara sindhu-sauvIradeza taka ke rAjavaMzoM ke sAtha jur3e hue the|
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________________ 42 | tIrthakara mahAvIra pAlana-poSaNa ___ vardhamAna eka vaibhavazAlI yazasvI rAjavaMza ke rAjakumAra to the hI; kintu unake AmapAsa meM jo sukha-suvidhA aura Amoda-pramoda ke sAdhana juTe hue the; unheM dekhakara unako devakumAra bhI kaha sakate haiN| kintu devakumAra ko mAtA-pitA kA vaha pyAra-dulAra kahAM nasIva hotA hai, jisakA apAra sAgara mahAvIra ke Asa-pAsa lahagatA thA, mahArAnI trizalA svayaM putra kA lAlana-pAlana karatI thI, phira bhI usakI vizeSa mAra-saMbhAla ke liye pA~ca nipuNa dhAiyA~ (AyA) bhI rakhI gaI thiiN| una pAMcoM ke kAma baMTe hue the-dUdha pilAnA, snAna karAnA, vastra-AbhUSaNa pahanAnA, goda meM liye ghUmanA aura vividha khela-kUda kraanaa| sAhasa-parIkSA vardhamAna janma se hI ananta balazAlI the, yaha pahale kahA jA cukA hai| unake adbhuta parAkrama va sAhasa se bhale hI pAsa-par3osa vAle kama paricita rahe hoM, para jJAnI va devatAoM se yaha tathya chipA huA nahIM thaa| ekabAra zakendra ne apanI deva-sabhA meM carcA karate huye kahA thA . "rAjakumAra vardhamAna bAlaka hote huye bhI bar3e parAkramI aura sAhasI haiN| koI deva, dAnava va mAnava unako parAjita va bhayabhIta nahIM kara sktaa|" eka ATha varSa se kama Ayu ke bAlaka kI zakendra dvArA prazaMsA karanA Azcaryajanaka bAta thii| sAtha hI devatAoM ke liye IrSyA kA bhI viSaya thaa| eka deva ne devarAja ke isa kathana ko atizayokti mAnA aura vardhamAna ke bala va sAhasa kI parIkSA karane kI nIyata se kuNDapura ke udyAna meM A phuNcaa| vardhamAna vahAM apane sAthiyoM ke sAtha krIr3A kara rahe the| yaha khela AmalakI krIr3A kahalAtA thA, jisameM eka vRkSa ko nizAnA banA kara saba bAlaka usa ora daur3ate / jo sabase pahale vRkSa para car3hakara utara AtA vaha jIta jAtA, aura parAjita bAlakoM ke kandhoM para car3hakara jahA~ se daur3a prArambha huI, vahA~ taka jaataa| vardhamAna daur3a kara sabase pahale usa vRkSa para car3ha gaye the| parIkSaka deva ne eka kAle nAga kA rUpa dhAraNa kiyA aura usa vRkSa ke tane para lipaTa gayA / vardhamAna jyoM hI nIce utarane lage, nAga ne phana uThAkara phukaaraa| yaha dRzya dekhakara dUra khar3e anya bAlakoM kI AMkhoM ke sAmane aMdhiyArI chA gaI, bhaya ke mAre pasInA chUTa gayA, aura ve cIkha par3e-"vardhamAna ! sAvadhAna ! nIce mata utaro ! kAlA nAga hai|"
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________________ jIvana kA prathamacaraNa | 43 bAlakoM kI cIkha-cillAhaTa se vAtAvaraNa bhayAkrAnta bana gayA, tabhI "Daro mata, zAnta raho !" vardhamAna ne kahA aura Upara se hI chalAMga lagAI, nAga phukAratA huA jaise hI vardhamAna para jhapaTA, vardhamAna ne usakA phana paMje meM pakar3a liyA aura eka jhaTakA dekara use yoM pheMka diyA jaise purAnI adhajalI rassI kA Tukar3A ho / isa sAhamI kRtya para bAlakoM ne vardhamAna kI pITha thapathapA kara badhAI dii| kucha samaya bAda dUsarA khela prArambha huA, jise 'tidUSaka-krIr3A' kahate the| isa khela meM vijetA bAlaka dUsare kI pITha para savAra hokara khela prArambha hone ke sthAna taka jAtA / khela cala rahA thA ki bAlaka rUpa-dhArI deva vardhamAna kI TolI meM jA milaa| khelate-khelate hArakara usane vardhamAna ko apanI pITha para car3hAyA aura kSaNabhara meM hI usane sAta tAr3a jitanA vizAla raudra rUpa banA liyaa| usakA bhayAnaka rUpa dekhakara sabhI bAlaka bhauMcakke-se raha gaye / bhaya ke mAre unake prANa sUkhane lge| tabhI sAhasI vardhamAna ne raudrarUpadhArI bAlaka kI pITha para kasakara eka mukkA maaraa| usake muMha se cItkAra nikala pdd'ii| kSaNabhara meM hI vaha choTA-sA rUpa banAkara vardhamAna ke caraNoM meM jhuka gayA / vardhamAna va anya sAthI use ghUrakara dekha rahe the ki tabhI mAyAvI bAlaka gAyaba ho gayA aura usake sthAna para eka divyarUpadhArI deva vardhamAna ko namaskAra kara unakI prazaMsA kara rahA thA--"kumAra ! tuma mahAna balazAlI ho, tumhArI nirbhIkatA prazaMsanIya hai, maiM AyA thA tumhAre sAhasa kI parIkSA lene parIkSaka banakara aura aba jA rahA hUM prazaMsaka banakara / " anuzruti ke anusAra ATha varSa kI Ayu meM hI kumAra vardhamAna apane apUrva va aparAjeya sAhasa ke kAraNa 'mahAvIra' kahalAne laga gye| devatA dvArA saMbodhita unakA yaha vizeSaNa Age calakara sampUrNa rUpa meM sArthaka huaa| vidyAzAlA kI ora upalabdha sAhitya meM vardhamAna ke sAhamI jIvana kA paricaya dene vAlI ye do ghaTanAeM milatI haiN| para inake prakAza meM yaha to spaSTa ho hI jAnA cAhiye ki ve eka kSatriyakumAra the, isaliye bhI sAhasa, zaurya aura parAkrama pradarzana ke aneka prasaMga sahajarUpa se hI unake jIvana meM ghaTita hue hoNge| kSatriyocita dhanurvidyA kA abhyAsa bhI kiyA hogA, kintu zakti pradarzana ke ina hiMsA-bahula prayogoM meM unakI ruci kabhI nahI huI hogii| ve gambhIra aura zAntipriya the, na khela-kUda meM unakI atyadhika ruci thI aura na zastra-vidyA sIkhane meN| unakI udAsIna vRttidekha kara
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________________ 44 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra mAtA-pitA ne socA hogA-"kumAra vardhamAna ko zastra-vidyA meM jaba koI ruci nahIM hai to zabda-vidyA meM to nipuNa karanA hI caahiye| kyoMki zabdavidyA meM prAyaH brAhmaNoM kA prabhutva calA A rahA hai, videharAja janaka, kaikeya nareza, pravAhaNa jaivAli, tathA pArzvakumAra jaise kucheka kSatriya-putra hI aise hue haiM jo zastravidyA ke sAthasAtha zabdavidyA evaM AtmavidyA ke kSetra meM bhI prabhutvasampanna the| vardhamAna ko bhI sambhavataH usI vidyA meM vizeSa ruci ho, ata: mAtA-pitA ne kumAra ko vidyAzAlA bhejane kA nizcaya kiyaa| yahAM para yaha bhI smaraNa rakhanA cAhiye ki vardhamAna to janmajAta jJAnI the| zukadeva jaise garbha meM hI vedavidyA ke pAragAmI bana gaye the, kumAra vardhamAna bhI usI prakAra garbha meM hI mati, zruta evaM avadhijJAna se sampanna the| kintu unhoMne zakti kI bhAMti jJAna ko bhI pacA liyA thaa| zakti-pradarzana ke sahaja prasaMga A gaye to logoM ko unakI vIratA kA patA cala gyaa| kintu jJAna-zakti ke pradarzana kA abhI taka koI aisA prasaMga nahIM banA thaa| eka dina mAtA-pitA ne zamamaharta dekhakara eka naye vidyArthI ke rUpa meM vardhamAna ko pAThazAlA meM bhejaa| vardhamAna phira bhI gaMbhIra the| ve mAtA-pitA ko icchA kA Adara karate the, AcArya kA bhI sammAna rakhate the| isaliye vijJa hote huye bhI eka sAdhAraNa bAlaka kI bhAMti guru kA Adara karake cupacApa unake samakSa baiTha gye| AcArya ne unheM varNamAlA kA pahalA pATha par3hane ko diyaa| vardhamAna cupacApa baiThe rhe| kumAra janmajAta vidvAna haiM, isakA jJAna AcArya ko na thA aura na mAtApitA ko / kumAra ne svayaM bhI apane muMha se kucha kahA nahIM, phira bheda khule to kaise? rahasya kA pardA uThe to kaise ? tabhI eka prasaMga bnaa| eka tilakadhArI vRddha brAhmaNa ne pAThazAlA meM praveza kiyaa| usakI mukha-mudrA se lagatA thA koI gambhIra vidvAna hai, brahmateja se sampanna RSi jAna par3atA hai| AcArya unake sammAna meM khar3A honA hI cAhate the ki vipradeva ne kumAra vardhamAna kI ora mur3akara atyanta namratApUrvaka praNAma kiyaa| pAThazAlA ke anya vidyArthI cakita-se, AcArya svayaM digvimUr3ha-se khar3e dekha rahe the| vipradeva ne vardhamAna se zabda-zAstra ke aneka gambhIra prazna pUche / vyAkaraNa kI jaTila paheliyAM bhI pUchI aura kumAra askhalita-rUpa se sabakA uttara dete cale gye| AcArya ke pairoM ke nIce se dharatI khisakane lgii| ve samajha nahIM pAye ki aSTavarSIya kumAra vardhamAna meM kyA alaukika pratibhA hai; jo itane gambhIra praznoM kA yoM askhalita uttara diye jA rahe haiM ? aura yaha brahmarSi kauna haiM ? kahA~ se Aye
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________________ jIvana kA prathamacaraNa | 45 haiM ? aura merI pAThazAlA meM binA merI anumati ke mere chAtroM se kyoM, kisaliye itane jaTila prazna pUcha rahe haiM ? aneka avyakta prazna AcArya ke mana ko kacoTane lge| __ AcArya-sahita pUrI pAThazAlA vardhamAna ke caraNoM meM jhuka gii| sacamuca jJAnI kabhI bolakara apane jJAna kA pradarzana nahIM krtaa| rAjA siddhArtha ne jaba yaha camatkArI ghaTanA sunI to ve ulTe pA~voM daur3e Aye, sneha-vihvala hokara rAjakumAra ko godI meM uThA liyA aura sira para hAtha phirAkara bolane lage-"kumAra ! maiMne tumhArI apUrva jJAnazakti ko nahIM pahacAnA, mujhe kSamA kara denaa| para tumane bhI kabhI nahIM btaayaa| itanI gambhIratA kisa kAma kI ?" ___ vardhamAna dhIre-se muskarA bhara diye aura pitA ke sAtha punaH rAjamahaloM meM cale gye| yauvana ke dvAra para vidyAzAlA se vApasa Akara kumAra vardhamAna kI kyA, kaisI pravRttiyA~ rahIM, ve kahA~ rahate, kyA karate aura kimaprakAra ke mitra-parivAra ke bIca samaya bitAte isakA lekhA-jokhA mahAvIra se sambandhita jIvana-caritra sAhitya meM kahIM nahIM miltaa| para, bacapana se yovana ke dvAra para pahuMcane taka kI yAtrA meM ve cupacApa A~kha mUde cale hoM athavA rAjamahaloM yA ekAnta udyAnoM meM hI baiThe dhyAna lagAte rahe hoM-yaha bhI kama sambhava hai| unakI jAgRta-prajJA, dharma aura samAja ke prati krAntadRSTi avazya hI bhItara meM eka nava-nirmANa kI bhUmikA banA rahI hogii| samAja meM dharma ke nAma para cala rahe andhavizvAsa, rUr3hiyA~, yajJoM meM krUra palu-bali, nArI kA avAchita apamAna aura zUdrajAtiyoM ke prati amAnavIya vyavahAra-ye saba jvalanta samasyAeM vardhamAna kI buddhi aura hRdaya ko avazya hI jhakajhoratI rahI hoNgii| ve anta pTi se ina samasyAoM kI gaharAI meM jAte hoMge aura eka anukampA aura divyakaruNA se unakA mana aura A~kheM DabaDabA AtI hoNgii| ve unake sthAyI samAdhAna kA dRr3hasaMkalpa bhI karate rahe hoMge / avazya hI isa vayaHsandhikAla meM mahAvIra eka antar saMgharSa meM se gujare hoMge aura samatA ko naI sRSTi kI pRSThabhUmi banAte rahe hoM-yaha sahaja kalpanA hotI hai / isa sandarbha meM ho sakatA hai kucha krAntikArI ghaTanAeM bhI ghaTI hoM, para sAhitya ke pRSThoM para ve Aja aMkita nahIM haiM, isaliye kisI ghaTanA kI navasarjanA karanA aba taka ke caritrakAroM ke sAtha nyAya nahIM hogaa|
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________________ 46 ] tIrthaMkara mahAvIra yauvana ke dvAra para pahuMcate-pahuMcate vardhamAna gambhIra ciMtaka, sAtha hI zAnti, samatA evaM karuNA kI sajIvamUrti ke rUpa meM samAja meM camaka uThe the ! mAtA-pitA ne mahAvIra ke vivAha kI yojanA banAI / gRhI-jIvana ke raMgIna svapna unakI kalpanA meM thirakane lage the| ve cAhate the ki vardhamAna kI yaha ati gambhIratA aura ati zAntipriyatA TUTanI cAhiye aura isakA sahaja manovaijJAnika upAya hai vivAha / yovana kA svatantra upabhoga / ve bhUla gaye the, vardhamAna isI janma meM vItarAga tIrthaMkara banane vAle haiM, unakI vRtti meM na moha hai na rAga, na bhoga kI AkAMkSA aura na kisI prakAra kA bhautika aakrssnn| unake andara to anantakaruNA, niHspRhatA, vairAgya, asIma samatA kA sAgara laharA rahA hai| rAjA siddhArtha aura rAnI trizalA ne eka dina ekAnta meM gambhIra vicAravinimaya kara nizcaya kiyA ki kumAra vardhamAna ko aba vivAha bandhana meM bA~dha denA cAhiye, tAki hamAre pazcAt bhI ve isa gRhastha-jIvana kI gAr3I ko yathAvat calAte rheN| trizalA ne aneka rAjakumAriyA~ dekhIM, unameM mahAsAmanta samaravIra kI kanyA 'yazodA' unheM kumAra ke liye sarvathA yogya lgii| yazodA sundara bhI thI, dharma evaM rAjanIti kA ucita jJAna bhI thA use / mAtA-pitA ne vardhamAna se yazodA ke sAtha pANigrahaNa karane kA prastAva kiyA, para ve TAlate rahe / kintu jaba bAra-bAra ke Agraha ko ThukarAne para trizalA kI A~kheM bhara AI, usakI mukhakAnti mlAna ho gaI to, vardhamAna ne Agraha kI Dora DhIlI chor3a dii| mAtA ke komala hRdaya ko dukhAnA unheM kisI bhI sthiti meM svIkAra nahIM thA / ve mauna ho gye| isa mauna ko svIkRti mAnakara trizalA ne vivAha kI taiyAriyAM zurU kara dI aura eka dina yazodA ke sAtha rAjakumAra vardhamAna kA pANigrahaNa kara diyA gyaa|' yazodA ko patnI rUpa meM svIkArane meM bhI mahAvIra kI nArI jAti ke prati asIma anukampA hI mukhya kAraNa thI; kyoMki nArI ko dhana-dhAnya kI bhAMti hI eka parigraha mAnA jAtA thA, isase adhika kucha nhiiN| mahAvIra use dharmasahAyikA ke rUpa meM pratiSThA denA cAhate the| yadi ve nArI se dUra bhAgate rahate to zAyada janatA isa tathya ko saralatA se svIkAra nahIM krtii| vivAha ke pazcAt yazodA ne svayaM ko mahAvIra ke prati sarvathA samarpita hI nahIM kara diyA, kintu unakI dharma-sAdhanA meM bhI sadA sarvAtmabhAva se sahayoga diyA aura nArI puruSa ko dharma-sahAyikA hotI hai, isa tathya ko pratyakSa siddha kara diyaa| 1 digambara-paramparA ke AcAryoM ne mahAvIra ke vivAha-sambandha kA niSedha karake unheM Ajanma brahmacArI batAyA hai|
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________________ jIvana kA prathamacaraNa | 47 samaya para eka putrI kA janma huA, jisakA nAma priyadarzanA rakhA gyaa| zikSA-dIkSA pUrNa karane ke pazcAt priyadarzanA kA vivAha usI nagara ke kSatriya kumAra jamAli se kara diyA gayA / jamAli vardhamAna kI bar3I bahana sudarzanA kA putra thaa| yaha vivAha-sambandha vardhamAna ke gRha-tyAga ke pazcAta hI sampanna huA aisA anumAna kiyA jAtA hai, kyoMki 28veM varSa meM to vardhamAna sAMsArika pravRttiyoM se nivRtta hokara do varSa taka ekAnta jIvana hI bitAte rahe aura aThAIsaveM varSa meM putrI kA vivAha ho jAnA kama sambhava lagatA hai| para itihAsakAroM ne isa para apanI khoja-pUrNa kalama nahIM calAI, ataH nizcita kucha kaha pAnA kaThina hai| bAhyAbhyantara vyaktitva vardhamAna eka kSatriya kumAra the, isaliye ve atyanta baliSTha, * sundara evaM sugaThita zarIra vAle hoge-yaha to sahaja hI kalpanA kI jA sakatI hai| unakA zarIra sAta hAtha UMcA thA, unakI AMkha vikasita nIla-kamala kI bhAMti vizAla evaM sadA praphullita rahatI thiiN| unakI bhujAeM sudIrgha, mAMsala evaM sudRr3ha thiiN| ve atula bala evaM parAkrama tathA sAhasa ke dhanI the| unakI deha kA varNa tape huye sone kI taraha tathA prajvalita nidhU ma agnizikhA kI bhA~ti gaura thaa| unake darzana mAtra se hI mana priyatA tathA bhavyatA se umaga uThatA thaa|' AgamoM meM unake zArIrika saundarya kA jo saMkSipta varNana milatA hai, usase patA calatA hai ki unakA bAhyavyaktitva bar3A hI prabhAvazAlI evaM AkarSaka thA hI, magara unakA Antarika vyaktitva to aura bhI prabhAvapUrNa aura advitIya kahA jA sakatA hai| ve cintanazIla the, mitabhASI the| unakI pratibhA bar3I anUThI thI. nirIkSaNa zakti bar3I adbhuta / vartamAna yuga ke mAnava-zarIravizleSaka manovaijJAnikoM kI dhAraNA hai ki-sAdhAraNa manuSya ke mastiSka ko jJAna-kozikAeM (selsa) hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM khalI rahatI haiM / tIvra medhAvI vyakti ke yaha selsa kaI hajAra va adhika-se-adhika kaI lAkha taka khule raha sakate haiN| anumAna hai ki vardhamAna ke mastiSka meM sAta karor3a se bhI adhika selsa khule the / isa vizleSaNa se yaha dhAraNA aura bhI dRr3ha ho jAtI hai ki vardhamAna mahAvIra apane yuga ke sarvotkRSTa pratibhAsampanna va meghAvI puruSa the| isaliye unheM medhAvI', AzuprajJa aura dIghaMprajJa' jaise 1 (ka) bhagavatI sUtra 2 / 1 / 14 / (kha) aupapAtika0 1 / 2 mehAvI, 3 Asupanne, 4 dIhapanna / -dekheM sUtrakRtAGgasUtra kA vIratyuha adhyayana tathA bAcArAMga 19 /
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________________ 48 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra vizepaNoM se bAra-bAra sambodhita kiyA gayA hai| itanI prakhara pratibhA hote huye bhI ve apane dainika vyavahAroM meM bar3e vinamra, sarala evaM kuzala the| isIliye unake gRhajIvana ke sAtha ye vizeSaNa jor3e gaye haiM-' dakkhe-ve bar3e dakSa, kuzala the," "dakkhapaiNNe-apane saMkalpa evaM pratijJA meM bar3e dRr3ha the|" "bhadvaye-bar3e sarala, bhadra the, "viNIye-vinIta the"', mAtA-pitA ke prati hI nahIM, kintu pratyeka vyakti ke prati unakA vyavahAra bar3A madhura, karuNA evaM snehapUrNa rahatA thaa| isa prakAra unakA vAhya evaM Abhyantara vyaktitva bar3A hI alaukika va advitIya thaa| abhiniSkramaNa kI taiyArI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sambandha meM yaha mAnA gayA hai ki ve prArambha se hI ekAntapriya, cintanazIla va virakta the va unakI AtmacetanA jAgRta thI, isa kAraNa unake samakSa vairAgya evaM gRhatyAga kara saMnyasta hone ke nimitta pAkara unakI antarAtmA jAgRta huI ho, aisA koI ullekha bhI jaina sAhitya meM nahIM miltaa| ve draSTA the aura draSTA ke liye upadeza kI AvazyakatA nahIM rahatI- "uddeso pAsagassa natyi" aisA ve svayaM hI kahate the / phira bhI mAtA-pitA ke snehAnubandhana ke kAraNa unhoMne eka pratijJA kara rakhI thI--''unake jIvita rahate gaha-tyAga nahIM kruuNgaa|" isa kAraNa ve rAjabhavana meM baiThakara hI 'vana' kI sAdhanA kara rahe the| bhavana aura vana sarvatra hI samatA kA 'nandAdIpa' prajvalita thaa| mAtA-pitA kA jaba svargavAsa huA taba vardhamAna aTThAIsa varSa pUrNa kara cuke the| aba ve apanI pratijJA se mukta the, isaliye gRhatyAga kara ekAnta jIvana vitAne ke liye ekAkI zramaNa banakara vicaraNa karanA cAhate the / jaba bar3e bhAI 'nandIvarddhana' ke samakSa unhoMne apanI bhAvanA prakaTa kI to nandIvarddhana DabaDabAI AMkhoM se vardhamAna ko nihArane lge| ve bole-'bandhu ! svajana apane svajana ke ghAva para kabhI namaka nahIM chidd'ktaa| kintu marahamapaTTI kara ghAva ko bharane kI ceSTA karatA hai / tumhAre jaisA samartha, vivekI evaM karuNAzIla anuja agraja ke ghAvoM ko aura gaharA kare-.. kyA yaha upayukta hai ? idhara mAtA-pitA ke viyoga kA du:kha, rAjya kA gurutara uttara 1 AcArAMga 161 / 2 digambara-paramparA ke kucha kAvya granthoM meM vardhamAna kI pravrajyA ke samaya mAtA-pitA ke jIvita hone tathA nizalA ke karuNavilApa kA kAvyAtmaka citraNa kiyA gayA hai-dekheM bhaTTAraka sakalakIti-kRta vIravardhamAna-parina /
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________________ jIvana kA prathamacaraNa | 46 dAyitva aura idhara tuma mujhe ekAkI chor3akara jAnA cAhate ho? kyA merI sthiti vikaTa nahIM bana jAyegI? vyavasthAcakra gar3abar3A jAyegA aura cintA tathA parezAniyoM ke pahAr3a mujha para TUTa par3eMge / jaba tuma 28 varSa mAtA-pitA kI sevA ke liye ruke rahe, to mere liye bhI kucha nahIM ruka sakate ?" agraja ke zabdoM meM eka TIsa thI, jo vardhamAna ke hRdaya ko bIMdha gaI / ve kucha bola nahIM pAye, sirpha itanA pUcha sake-"to kyA mujhe Apake lie bhI rukanA hogA ?" "hA~-jarUra !" nandIvardhana ne kahA aura ve vardhamAna kI A~khoM meM AMkheM gar3Akara dekhane lge| "kaba taka ?" "kama se kama do varSa taka to rukanA hI caahie|" "eka zarta hai'-vardhamAna ne agraja ke kathana ko svIkAra karate hue apanI bhAvanA spaSTa kI - "maiM ApakI bhAvanA kA Adara kara do varSa taka ghara meM aura rahUMgA. kintu gRha-sambandhI pravRttiyoM se bilakula dUra / ghara meM merA honA, na honA eka jaisA rahegA / mere nimitta kucha bhI Arambha-samArambha na ho, maiM ekAnta sAdhanA meM hI apanA samaya vyatIta kruugaa|" nandIvardhana ne dabe svara se vardhamAna kI zarta svIkAra kara lI, yaha socakara ki ghara meM anuja kI upasthiti-mAtra mujhe apanA kArya sambhAlane meM bala detI rhegii| pratyeka kSaNa apramAda aura tyAga meM bitAne kA Agraha rakhanevAle vardhamAna do varSa taka aura gRha-jIvana meM rahane ko taiyAra ho gaye, yaha eka Azcaryajanaka prasaMga hai| kintu isake pIche mahAvIra kI cintanadhArA kA eka nirmala rUpa ujAgara hotA hai / tIvra vairAgya-vRtti aura saMsAra ke prati udAsInatA hote huye bhI unameM utkRSTa bhrAtRprema va udAtta vyavahAra dRSTi bhI thii| vItarAgatA ke nAma para bar3oM kA anAdara va avajJA karanA unheM pasanda nahIM thaa| sAtha hI vicAroM kI dRr3hatA ke nAma para ve haThavAda ko ucita nahIM samajhate the| samaya va paristhiti para ucita nirNaya aura vyAvahArika samajhautA karanA unakI sahaja, sarala, madhura jIvanadRSTi kA eka aMga thA; yaha isa ghaTanA se spaSTa hotA hai|
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________________ 50 | tIrthakara mahAvIra yazodA cupa kyoM rahI ? caritra lekhakoM ne yazodA-sundarI ke sAtha vardhamAna kA pANigrahaNa karAkara bhI unake dAmpatya-jIvana ke prati sarvathA upekSA dikhAI hai| yazodA unake jIvana meM AI, eka santAna bhI huI, para isake sivAya usakA koI atA-patA nahIM hai| umane sneha evaM anurAga kI Aga meM vardhamAna kI bhAvanAoM ko pighalAne kI ceSTA kI yA nahIM ? pati-patnI kA praNaya-sambandha aura eka dUsare ke jIvana meM kauna kitane samarpita the ? isa prasaMga para kisI kI kalama nahIM calI hai / aura to kyA! gaha-tyAga ke samaya nandIvardhana to do varSa ke liye vardhamAna ko roka lete haiM kintu yazodA taba kahA~ thI? usake pyAra kA svara kyoM manda ho gayA thA? usake snehabhare AMsuoM kA sarovara kyoM bhUkha gayA thA? isakI koI kalpanA taka hamAre caritra-lekhakoM ne nahIM dii| yaha bhI nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki yazodA taba jIvita bhI thI yA nahIM ? yadi jIvita thI to kyA usake pyAra bhare dila ko Thokara mArakara pravajita hone kA kaThora saMkalpa vardhamAna kara sake ? yA usI ne apane samasta AMsuoM ko pIkara vizvakalyANa ke liye apane svArthoM kA balidAna kara vardhamAna kI dIkSA kA patha prazasta kara diyA ? isa kAruNika, bhAvanA-pradhAna evaM preraka viSaya para lekhanI calanA cAhatI hai, para prAcIna ullekhoM ke abhAva meM usakI syAhI sUkha gaI hai| aura yaha prazna, prazna banakara hI raha gaye haiN| ekabAra tyAga kA saMkalpa kara lene ke bAda vardhamAna vApasa bhoga kI ora nahIM lauTe, bandhu va sajjanoM ke Agraha para ve do varSa taka gahiveSa meM jarUra rahe, para rahe bilakula tyAgI kI bhAMti, agAra meM bhI anagArabhUta banakara ! brahmacarya kI kaThora sAdhanA to pahale se hI kara rahe the, aba to kisI bhI prakAra kI bhoga-sAmagrI kA sparza bhI tyAga diyaa| ina do varSoM kA sAdhanA-kAla sacamuca meM jala-kamala kI sAdhanA kA Adarza thA / yadi usa carcA kA vistRta varNana prApta hotA to mahastha-jIvana meM uccatama AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kI eka svastha dRSTi ujAgara ho jaatii| muktahasta se dAna sAdhanA ke antima varSa meM arthAt 26 varSa pUrNa ho jAne ke bAda vardhamAna ne dIna-dukhI evaM yAcakoM ko dAna denA prArambha kiyaa| prAtaHkAla se dAna dene baMThate to eka prahara taka muktahasta se dAna diye jAte, jo bhI yAcaka AtA binA kisI bheda
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________________ jIvana kA prathamacaraNa | 11 bhAva ke vardhamAna ke hAtha kA prasAda pAkara dhanya-dhanya hokara jaataa| AcAryoM kI gaNanA ke anusAra pratidina eka karor3a ATha lAkha svarNa-mudrAoM kA dAna kiyA jAtA thaa| isa hisAba se varSa bhara meM kaI araba svarNa-mudrAoM kI rAzi jaladhara kI bhAMti barasA kara janatA kI garIbI va dukhoM ko dUra karane kA prayatna vardhamAna ne kiyaa| rAjA nandIvardhana ne sthAna-sthAna para dAnazAlAeM va bhojanazAlAeM khulavAkara janatA-janArdana kI sevA meM asaMkhya svarNamudrAeM dAna kii| bhavana se vana kI ora jyoM-jyoM samaya bItatA gayA, vardhamAna ke hRdaya meM abhiniSkramaNa kA saMkalpa tIvra se tIvratara hotA gyaa| tabhI paramparAnusArI lokAntika devoM ne upasthita hokara vardhamAna ke dRr3ha saMkalpa kA hArdika anumodana karate huye kahA- "he vizvakalyANa ke icchuka mahAmahima ! ApakI jaya ho ! he kSatriyazreSTha ! Apa zIghra hI dharmatIrtha kA pravartana kIjiye, jisase samasta jIvoM ko sukha evaM kalyANa kI prApti ho|" do varSa kA samaya pUrNa hone para aba nandIvardhana bhI vardhamAna ke dIkSA-mahotsava kI taiyArI karane lge| mArgazIrSa kRSNA dazamI kA dina va cauthA prahara thaa|' sUrya kI kiraNeM pazcima kI ora jA rahI thiiN| tabhI vardhamAna rAjabhavana se nikale / candraprabhA nAma kI pAlakI meM baiThakara IzAna dizA meM sthita jJAtakhaNDa nAmaka udyAna kI ora cle| unake pIche hajAroM nara-nAriyoM kA bhAva-vihvala samUha thaa| asaMkhya deva isa dRzya ko dekhane dharA para utara rahe the / dharatI-AkAza eka huA jA rahA thaa| aisA lagatA yA, samatA kA saMdezavAhaka Aja dharatI para samatA kI vRSTi kiye jA rahA hai| vizAla julUsa jJAtakhaNDa udyAna meM pahuMcA, azokavRkSa ke samIpa rukA / vardhamAna pAlakI se nIce utre| zarIra para susajjita vastroM evaM AbhUpaNoM ko utAra kara unhoMne eka ora rakha diyA, mana se jaba mamatA haTI to svarNa evaM hIroM ke AbhUSaNa bhI bhAra pratIta hone lge| vardhamAna sacamuca bhAramukta ho gaye, granthiyoM se 1 usa dina mahAvIra chaThTha-bhakta upavAsa-arthAt bele kI tapasyA meM the / I0pU0 566, 26 disambara, somvaar|
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________________ 52 | tIrthakara mahAvIra mukta nirgrantha-dazA meM pahuMca gye| una rAjasI vastroM meM bhI unheM bandhana kI gandha Ane lagI, basa, kSaNa bhara meM ve rAjasI paridhAna se mukta ho gaye, aba unake vizAlakAya skandha para eka atyanta zubhra hima-sA ujjvala devadUSya laharA rahA thA / vardhamAna ne, pUrvAbhimukha hokara sthira khar3e huye, apane hAthoM se paMca muSTika keza loca kiyaa| aura megha-gambhIra svara meM siddhoM ko namaskAra kara bhAvI jIvanacaryA ke liye yaha kaThora pratijJA svIkAra kI "maiM samabhAva kI sAdhanA ko svIkAra karatA huuN| mAja se mana, vacana aura karma se sAvadya (sapApa) AcaraNa kA tyAga karatA huuN| pUrvakRta pApa AcaraNa se nivRtta hotA hUM aura bhaviSya ke liye saMkalpabaddha hotA huuN| maiM pratyeka sthiti meM samabhAva rakhagA, hara prakAra ke kaSTa, saMkaTa aura upasarga ko samabhAvapUrvaka sahana kruuNgaa| ApattiyoM ke tUphAnoM meM bhI merI samatA kA nandAdIpa sadA-sarvadA prajvalita rhegaa| maiM avicalita mana se sAdhanA ke isa Agneya patha para bar3hatA calUgA siddhi ke antima dvAra taka-prANoM ke antima ucchvAsa tk|" cAroM ora eka ajaba zAnti chAI huI thI, dizAeM mauna thIM, pavana jaise sthira thA, asaMkhya deva-deviyA~ evaM agaNita nara-nAriyA~ zAnta aura utsukatA ke sAtha vardhamAna mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kA divya udghoSa suna rahe the| sahasA asaMkhya-asaMkhya kaMThoM se eka sAtha ghoSa gUMja uThA-"zramaNa vardhamAna kI jaya !" asaMkhya-asaMkhya svaroM meM zraddhA lalaka rahI thii| zraddhA aura autsukya ke mAvega meM hajAroM nayana eka sAtha barasane lage, hAtha svataH jur3a gaye, mastaka mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM jhuka gye| rAjakumAra vardhamAna aba zramaNa vardhamAna mahAvIra bana gye| bhoga meM yoga kI sAdhanA karane vAle aba kaThora yoga mArga para ekAkI cala pdd'e| dIkSA ke pavitra saMkalpa ke sAtha hI zramaNa mahAvIra ko 'manaHparyava' jJAna kI prApti ho gaI jisake dvArA pratyeka samanaska prANI ke manobhAvoM kA bodha ho jaataa|' zramaNa mahAvIra ke sazakta kadama ekAnta vana kI ora bar3ha gaye, zraddhA-pUta asaMkhya-asaMkhya AMkheM unheM apalaka nihAratI raha gii| pavitra AMsuoM ne usa mahA tapasvI ko vidA dii| ve cala par3e ekAkI-bhavana se vana kI ora"" ! -Avazyaka cUNi pR0 267 1 karemi, sAmAiyaM savyaM sAvajja jogaM pcckvaami| 2 AcArAMga 2 / 24133
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________________ tRtIyakhaNDa sAdhanA ke mahApatha para sAdhaka jIvana AryamudharmA kI vANI meMbha0 mahAvIra kI sAdhakacaryA svAvalambI mahAvIra videhabhAva apratibaddha vihArA abhaya ko utkRSTa sAdhanA para-duHkhakAtara mahAvIra ahiMsA kA amRtayoga kSemaMkara mahAvIra lakSaNa muMha bolate haiM mahAna AzrayadAtA paramparA kA Adara abhUtapUrva Atmagupti avicala dhyAnayoga kapToM kI kamauTI para gauzAlaka kI rakSA aura rahasyadAna agni-parIkSA phAMsI ke takhte para karaNAzIla mahAvIra animaMtrita bhikSAcara camarendra ko zaraNAgati ghora abhigraha jhaMjhAvAtoM ke bIca kAnoM meM kIleM kaivalyaprApti gaNita kI bhASA meM
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________________ zramaNa vardhamAna kA sAdhaka-jIvana-isa yuga (avasarpiNIkAla) ke zreSThatama sAdhaka kA jIvana thaa| usa jIvana kI ananta garimA aura asIma uccatA ko zabdoM kI sImA meM bAMdhanA sAgara kI vizAlatA ko bhujAoM dvArA nApane jaisA bAlaprayatna hogaa| usa divya-bhavya, zaurya-sampanna evaM saMyamI jIvana kI eka choTI-sI jhAMkI agale pRSThoM meM pAThaka ko milegI, para usameM pUrNatA kA nahIM, kucha aMzoM kA hI darzana hogaa| zramaNa mahAvIra ke jIvana kI samagra-sAdhanA ko upamAalaMkAra dvArA vyakta karane kA eka aitihAsika prayatna kalpasUtra meM kiyA gayA hai, usase adhika sundara, bhavya aura kalAtmaka abhivyakti aura kauna kara sakatA hai ? ataH kalpasUtra kI ikkIsa alaMkRtiyAM yahA~ prastuta haiM1 kAMsyapAtra kI bhAMti unakA jIvana nirlepa thaa| 2 zaMkha kI bhAMti unakA hRdaya niraMjana (nIrAga-ujjvala rAgamukta) thaa| 3 jIva kI bhAMti unakI jIvanacaryA apratihata (be-roka) thii| 4 AkAza kI bhAMti ve sadA parAzrayarahita (svAvalambI) the| 5 pavana kI bhAMti ve apratibaddhavihArI the| 6 zAradIyajala - zaradaRtu ke jala kI bhAMti unakA antaH karaNa nirmala, svaccha evaM sadA zItalatA-yukta thaa| 7 kamalapatra kI bhAMti ve alipta va anAsakta rahate the| 8 kacchapa kI bhAMti ve jitendriya evaM saMyamI the| 6 geMDe ke sIMga kI bhAMti ve sadA ekAkI (bAhya evaM antara donoM dRSTiyoM se hI) rahate the|
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________________ 10 pakSI kI bhAMti ve unmukta-vihArI the| 11 bhAraNDa-pakSI kI bhAMti sAdhanA meM sadA apramatta (jAgarUka) rahate the| 12 zreSTha hastI kI bhAMti ve saMkaToM meM vIratA rakhate the| 13 vRSabha kI bhAMti dRr3ha parAkramI the| 14 siMha kI bhAMti durdharSa (kaSToM meM ghabarAnevAle nahI) the| 15 sumeragiri kI bhAMti parISaha-upasargoM meM avicala rahate the| 16 sAgara kI bhAMti sadA gambhIra rahate the| 17 candramA kI bhAMti sadA saumya (amRtavI) the| 18 sUrya kI bhAMti tejodIpta rahate the| 16 svarNa kI bhAMti manohara kAMtiyukta the| 20 pRthvI kI bhAMti sukha-dukha meM samabhAvI the| 21 agnizikhA kI bhAMti sadA jyotirmAna (tejasvI) the /
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________________ sAdhaka jIvana mahAvIra ke sAdhaka jIvana kA yaha ujjvala adhyAya samatA kI sAdhanA se prArambha ho kara samatA kI siddhi meM parisamApta hotA hai| isakI varNamAlA kA prathama varNa 'abhaya' se Arambha hokara dhIratA, vIratA, samatA, kSamA kI sAdhanA ke sAtha 'jJAna' (kevalajJAna) para jAkara paripUrNa hotA hai / sampUrNa jaina sAhitya meM, samasta tIrthakaroM kI sAdhanA meM mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kA adhyAya eka advitIya hai, eka AzcaryakArI AbhA se dIpta hai / isakA pratyeka pRSTha, pratyeka paMkti, pratyeka zabda dhvanirahita hokara bhI eka aise nAda se gujita hai, jisameM samatA, sahiSNutA, kSamA, abhaya, dhIratA-vIratA, saMyama-samabhAva, tapasyA, dhyAna, tyAga aura vairAgya kA madhuramadhura nAda pratikSaNa, pratipala guMjAyamAna ho rahA hai| unake sAdhaka-jIvana kI sabase bar3I upalabdhi hai-'abhaya' aura 'samabhAva' / upasargoM ke pahAr3a TUTa-TUTa kara gire, prAkRtika, mAnavIya evaM daivika upadravoM evaM saMkaToM ke prANaghAtaka tUphAna pralayakAla kI taraha pada-pada para umar3ate rahe / sAr3he bAraha varSa ke sAdhanA-kAla meM jaise hara patha para aura hara kadama para nukIle viSabhare kAMTe bichAye gaye the| hara dizA ke hara prAntara meM daityoM ke krUra aTTahAsa ho rahe the| siMhoM kI dahAr3eM gUMja rahI thii| aMgAre barasa rahe the / tUphAna macala rahe the| saMkaTa, kaSTa aura upadrava kI AMdhiyA~ A rahI thiiN| aura mahAvIra adamya sAhasa, aparAjeya saMkalpa aura ananta Atmabala ke sAtha una kAMToM ko kucalate cale gaye, saMkaToM ke bAdaloM ko cIrate cale gaye, AMdhiyoM ke sAmane caTTAna bana kara DaTa gaye aura daityoM ko apanI divyatA se parAsta karate cale gaye, ananta prakAza, ananta zAnti aura ananta Atmasukha ke usa antima chora taka / unakA sAdhaka-jIvana bar3A hI romAMcaka, preraka aura zauryapUrNa rahA hai / AcArya bhadrabAhu ne isIliye to isa satya ko mukta mana se uddhata kiyA hai-"eka ora tebIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke sAdhaka jIvana ke kaSTa aura eka ora akele mahAvIra ke / tebIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI tulanA meM bhI mahAvIra kA jIvana adhika kaSTapravaNa, upasargamaya evaM tapaHpradhAna rhaa|" bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAdhaka-jIvana kA varNana caritra-lekhaka AcAryoM ne kAlakrama se karane ke liye cAturmAsa-krama kI saMyojanA kI hai, aura kisa-kisa cArtumAsa
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 57 meM kauna-kauna sI ghaTanAeM kahAM-kahAM ghaTita huI, isakA vistRta lekhA-jokhA bhI diyA hai| varNana kI yaha paripATI aitihAsika jarUra ho sakatI hai, kintu isameM mahAvIra kI jIvana-kathA kA svArasya pAThaka ke hRdaya ko rasAplAvita kama hI kara pAtA hai| rasadhArA usa grISmakAlIna nadI-sI bahatI hai, jo kahIM kaTi taka jala se bharI hai to kahIM ekadama zuSka retIlI / ataH hamArA prayatna bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAdhaka-jIvana ko mAtra kAla-kramAnusArI banAne kA na hokara ghaTanAoM kI prerakatA, tejasvitA aura samarUpatA ko banAye rakhane kA rahA hai| jIvana ke samasta ghaTanAcakra ko zabdAyita karanA bhI hameM iSTa nahIM, mAtra usI rUpa ko dekhanA hai, jisa rUpa meM mahAvIra kI mahAvIratA, vItarAgatA, samatA aura dayAlutA Adi udAtta vRttiyA~ apanI nirmala jyoti vikhera rahI haiM, jisa divya-svarUpa kA darzana kara mAnavatA dhanyadhanya ho uThatI hai aura unake jIvana kA preraNAMza hara jana ko jinatva kI ora samprerita karatA hai| AryasudharmA kI vANI meM bha0 mahAvIra kI sAdhaka-caryA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAdhaka-jIvana kA prAcInatama varNana AcArAMga sUtra meM prApta hotA hai| usa varNana kI zailI bhI prAcIna sUtra-zailI jaisI noTsa-pradhAna hai| usameM kathAtmakatA kama, varNanAtmakatA adhika hai| varNana meM svArasya, pravAha-pUrNatA evaM yathArthatA hai| aisA lagatA hai jaise AryasudharmA eka pratyakSa draSTA ke rUpa meM DAyarI ke pannaM khole baiTha hoN| AryasudharmA ne bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sAr3he bAraha varSa kI sAdhakacaryA kA varNana bar3A hI sajIva, rasaprada aura hRdayasparzI bhASA meM kiyA hai| usa zabdAvalI ke pratyeka zabda meM zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI romAMcakArI kaSTa sahiSNutA. apUrva titikSA, zarIra ke prati vyutsargabhAva, videhadazA tathA anAsakti, anukUla-pratikUla pasargoM meM mudita samabhAva, tapasyA, avicala dhyAnayoga evaM antalInatA mukharita ho rahI hai| pAThaka ke sAmane mahAvIra kI sAdhaka-caryA kA eka sajIva citra upasthita ho jAtA hai| ukta zabdAvalI kA kucha aMza yahA~ prastuta kiyA jAtA hai| kaThora titikSA vardhamAna ne dIkSA lI, usa samaya unake zarIra para eka hI vastra thaa|
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________________ 58 | tIrthakara mahAvIra unhoMne teraha mAsa taka usa vastra ko apane kandhe para DAle rkhaa| dUsare varSa mAdhI zarada-Rtu bIta cukI, taba usa vastra ko tyAgakara ve sampUrNa acelaka arthAt anAvAra ho gye| ve bAhuboM ko sIdhA nIce phalAkara vihAra krte| ThaMDa se ghabarAkara kabhI bAhuoM ko sameTate nahIM, kandhoM se bAhaoM ko sikor3a kara bhI nahIM rkhte| zizira Rtu meM jaba pavana joroM se sAMya-sAMya karatA calatA, jaba anya zramaNa-bhikSu kisI chAye hue sthAna kI khoja karate, vastra kaMbala Adi lapeTanA cAhate aura tApasa lakar3iyAM jalA kara zIta dUra karate-aisI duHsaha kar3akar3AtI sardI meM bhI vardhamAna khule sthAna meM binA vastra rahate aura kisI prakAra ke bacAva kI icchA taka nahIM krte| kabhI-kabhI to zItakAla meM khule meM dhyAna karate / naMge badana hone ke kAraNa sardI-gamI ke hI nahIM, para daMsa-mazaka tathA anya komala-kaThora sparza ke aneka kaSTa bhI unheM jhelane pdd'e| aniketa-caryA sAhasI vardhamAna kabhI nirjana jhoMpar3oM meM, kabhI dharmazAlAoM meM, kabhI pAnI pIne kI pohoM (pyAUoM) meM vAsa karate, to kabhI luhAra kI zAlA meM, kabhI mAliyoM ke gharoM meM, kabhI zahara meM, kabhI zmazAna meM, kabhI sUne ghara meM, to kabhI vRkSa ke nIce rahate aura kabhI ghAsa kI gaMjiyoM ke nIce rAtri bitaate| aise-aise sthAnoM meM rahate hue vardhamAna ko nAnA prakAra ke upasarga hue| sarpa Adi jIva-jantu aura gIdha Adi pakSI unheM kATa khAte / durAcArI manuSya unheM nAnA prakAra kI yAtanA dete, gAMva ke rakhavAle unheM hathiyAroM se pITate, viSayAtura striyA~ kAmabhoga ke liye staatiiN| isa taraha manuSya aura tiyaMcoM ke nAnA prakAra ke dAruNa, kaThora evaM karkaza aneka prakAra ke upasarga una para aaye| jAra puruSa unheM nirjana sthAnoM meM dekhakara cir3hate aura pITate tathA kabhI unakA tiraskAra kara unheM dUra cale jAne ko kahate / mAranepITane para bhI bhagavAn samAdhi meM tallIna rahate aura cale jAne ko kahane para anyatra cale jaate|" sudhA vijayI vardhamAna ke bhojana-niyama bar3e kaThina the| nIroga hote hue bhI ve mitAhArI, 1 AcArAMga sUba a. u0 pAgA0 22-23 2 AcArAMga 2013-14-15 3 vahIM 6 / 31 4 vahIM / 2 / 2-3 5 vahIM 27-8
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApaya para | 56 khAna-pAna meM bar3e saMyamI the / ' mAnApamAna meM samabhAva rakhate hue ghara-ghara bhikSAcaryA krte| kabhI dInabhAva nahIM dikhAte the / rasoM meM unheM Asakti na thI aura rasayukta padArthoM kI kabhI AkAMkSA nahIM karate the| bhikSA meM rUkhA-sUkhA, ThaMDA, bahuta dinoM ke purAne urada kA, purAne dhAna yA yavAdi nIrasa dhAnya kA jo bhI AhAra milatA, use ve zAntabhAva se aura santoSapUrvaka grahaNa karate / bhikSA na milane para bhI vaisI zAntamudrA aura santoSa rakhate / svAdavijaya unakA mukhya lakSya rhtaa| kaI bAra ve kore odana (cAvala) maMthu aura kulmASa (bAkale) hI khAkara rhte| zarIravyutsarga tathA dehAtItabhAva zarIra ke prati vardhamAna kI nirIhatA bar3I romAMcakArI thii| roga utpanna hone para bhI ve auSadhi-sevana kI icchA nahIM karate the| julAba, vamana, tela-mardana, snAna aura dantaprakSAlana ko ve jarUrata nahIM rakhate the| ArAma ke lie pagacaMpI nahIM karAte the| A~khoM meM rajakaNa gira jAtA to vaha bhI unheM vicalita nahIM krtaa| aisI paristhiti meM bhI ve A~kha nahIM khujalAte the| zarIra meM khAja calatI to use bhI ve jItate the| isa taraha unhoMne apUrva manaHsaMyama aura deha-damana kI sAdhanA kii| deha-vAsanA se ve sarvathA mukta the| nidrAvijaya zramaNa vardhamAna ne kabhI pUrI nIMda nahIM lii| unheM jaba nIMda adhika satAtI, taba ve bAhara nikalakara zIta meM muhurtabhara caMkramaNa kara nidrA para vijaya pA lete the| ve apane ko hamezA jAgRta rakhane kI ceSTA karate rahate / dhyAnayogI mahAvIra rAtadina pratyeka kSaNa jAgRta rahate / mauna, dhyAna evaM akaSAya bhAva utkuTaka, godohikA, vIrAsana Adi aneka AsanoM dvArA vardhamAna nirvikalpa ghyAna kiyA krte| kitanI hI bAra aisA hotA ki jaba ve gRhasthoM kI bastI meM Thaharate, to rUpavatI striyAM unake zarIra-saundarya para mugdha ho, unheM viSaya-sevana ke -AcArAMgA419 1 omoyariyaM cApaTa apuDhe bhagavaM rohiM / 2 AcArAMga 6 / 1 / 20 3 vahIM 6 / 44 4 vahIM 6 / 120 5 vahI haa2|5-6 / (bahiM caMkamiyA muhuttAgaM) 6 vahI haa2|21 /
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________________ 60 | tIrthakara mahAvIra lie AmaMtrita krtiiN| aise avasara para bhI vardhamAna AMkha uThAkara dekhate taka nahIM aura antarmukha ho dhyAna meM lIna ho jAte / gRhasthoM ke sAtha ve koI saMsarga nahI rakhate the| dhyAnAvasthA meM kucha pUchane para uttara nahIM dete| vardhamAna abahuvAdI the, arthAt alpabhASI jIvana bitAte the| kisI ke pUchane para bhI ve prAyaH mauna rahate / / ve zUnya khaNDaharoM meM dhyAna karate, taba koI pUchatA-ayamaMtaraMsi ko atya? yahAM bhItara kauna hai? taba ve itanA hI uttara dete-ahamaMsi ti bhikkhu-maiM bhikSa hN|2 sahe na jA sake, aise kaTu vyaMgyavacanoM ke sAmane bhI zAntacitta aura mauna rahate / koI guNagAna karatA to bhI mauna aura DaNDoM se pITatA yA keza khIMcakara kaSTa detA, to bhI zAnta mona / isa taraha vardhamAna nirvikAra, kaSAya-rahita, nirmala dhyAna aura Atma-ciMtana meM samaya bitAte / ' dRSTiyoga vihAra karate calate samaya vardhamAna Age kI puruSa-pramANa bhUmi para dRSTi DAlate hue calate / agala-bagala yA pIche kI ora nahIM tAkate the, kevala sAmane ke hI mArga para dRSTi rakha sAvadhAnI pUrvaka calate / rAste meM unase koI bolanA cAhatA, to bhI nahIM bolate the| ugra tapazcaraNa zItakAla meM zramaNa vardhamAna chAyA meM baiThakara dhyAna karate / garmI ke dinoM meM utkuTuka jaise kaThora Asana lagA kara dhUpa meM baiThakara tApa sahana karate / 5 zarIranirvAha ke liye sUkhe bhAta, maMthu aura ur3ada kA AhAra karate / eka bAra ATha mahInoM taka vardhamAna inhIM cIjoM para rhe| vardhamAna pandraha-pandraha dina, mahIne-mahIne, cha:-cha: mahIne taka jala nahIM pIte the / upavAsa meM bhI vihAra karate / anna bhI ThaNDA aura vaha bhI tIna-tIna, cAra-cAra yA pAMca-pAMca dina ke antara se kiyA karate / ' carama koTi ko ahiMsA evaM titikSA bhagavAna ne pala-pala ahiMsA aura anupama titikSAbhAva kI ArAdhanA kii| aisI ghaTanAoM kA ullekha milatA hai ki bhikSA ke liye jAte samaya rAste meM kabUtara anupama titikSAmAva kI ArAdhanA kA --AcArAMga 17 1 puTTho viNAbhimAsisu 2 AcArAMga haa2|12 3 vahI / 2 / 11-12 4 vahI 15 5 vahI 6 / 45 6 vahI 16
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 61 Adi pakSI anAja cugate dikhAI dete to vardhamAna dUra haTa kara cale jAte, jisase ki una jIvoM ke cugane meM vighna upasthita na ho| yadi kisI ghara meM brAhmaNa, zramaNa, bhikhArI, atithi, cANDAla, billI yA kuttoM ko kucha pAne kI AzA meM yA yAcanA karate huye khar3e dekhate, to unakI AjIvikA meM kahIM bAdhA na pahuMce, isa Azaya se ve dUra se hI nikala jAte / kisI ke mana meM dveSabhAva utpanna hone kA ve maukA hI nahIM Ane dete the| durgama vihAracaryA bhagavAna ne durgamya lAr3ha deza kI vajabhUmi aura zubhrabhUmi donoM-para vicaraNa kiyA / vahAM una para aneka vipadAyeM AyIM / vahAM ke loga bhagavAna ko pITA karate / unheM khAne ko rUkhA-sUkhA AhAra milatA / utarane ke liye asuvidhAjanaka sthAna milate, unheM kutte cAroM ora se ghara lete aura kaSTa dete| aise avasaroM para aise loga virale hI hote, jo kuttoM se unakI rakSA karate / adhikAMza to ulaTA bhagavAna ko hI pITataM aura Upara se kutte lagA dete / aise vikaTa vihAra meM bhI anya sAdhuoM kI taraha zramaNa bhagavAna ne kabhI daNDAdi kA prayoga nahIM kiyaa| duSTa logoM ke durvacanoM ko vardhamAna bar3e kSamAbhAva se sahana krte| kabhI-kabhI to aisA hotA ki calate rahane para bhI vardhamAna gAMva ke nikaTa nahIM pahuMca pAte the; jyoM hI ve gAMva ke najadIka pahuMcate, tyoM hI anArya loga unheM pITate aura kahate -. "tU yahAM se calA jaa|" kitanI hI bAra anAryadeza ke logoM ne lakar3iyoM, muThThiyoM, bhAle kI noMko, pattharoM tathA haDDiyoM ke khapparoM se pITa-pITa kara unake zarIra meM ghAva kara diye / / jaba ve dhyAna meM hote, to duSTa loga unake mAMsa ko noMca lete, una para dhUla DAla kara cale jAte / unheM UMcA uThAkara nIce paTaka dete, unheM Asana para se nIce Dhakela dete / kucha loga unakA majAka karate / / zramaNa vardhamAna sAdhanA-kAla meM isa prakAra kaThora titikSA evaM samatA se paripUrNa tathA satata jAgarUka jIvana jIte rhe| unake dhyAna-yoga kI nirmala dhArA sAr3he bAraha varSa taka nirantara pravahamAna rhii| 1 AcArAMga ||6-12 2 AcArAMga 37 3 vahI 6 / 3 / 10 4 vahI 12
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________________ 62 | tIrthakara mahAvIra saba kucha de DAlA sUrya jaba yAtrA ke antima par3Ava para pahuMca rahA thA, taba zramaNa vardhamAna kI yAtrA kA prathama par3Ava prArambha huaa| jJAtakhaNDa vana se jaise hI ve Age bar3he, eka dIna svara pIche se pukAratA huA sunAI pdd'aa| kucha hI kSaNoM meM eka kRzakAya, dIna vyakti unake caraNoM meM A giraa| yaha thA mahArAja siddhArtha kA paricita soma brAhmaNa ! A~suoM kI dhArA se vaha gIlA ho rahA thA, kAtarasvara meM kahA- 'rAjakumAra ! Apane varSabhara mahAmegha kI taraha asaMkhya maNi-muktA-svarNa kI vRSTi kii| samasta janapada kI daridratA dho DAlI, maiM hI eka aisA abhAgA raha gayA; jise tumhAre hAtha kA eka dAnA bhI nahIM mila pAyA / kalpavRkSa kI chAyA meM baiTha kara bhI daridratA se merA piNDa nahIM chUTA; mere bacce dAne-dAne ko tarasa rahe haiM / daridratA se pIr3ita brAhmaNI mujhe cimaTe se mAra kara bhikSATana ke liye bAhara bhagA detI hai| gAMva-gAMva, dara-dara bhaTakatA huA maiM aba Apake caraNoM meM A pahuMcA huuN| prabho ! merI daridratA dUra kara do|" dIna brAhmaNa mahAvIra ke caraNoM se lipaTa gayA aura unheM AMsuoM se bhigone lgaa| zramaNa mahAvIra ne kahA-"vipradeva ! aba to maiM saba kucha tyAga cukA hUM, akiMcana-niSkaMcana huuN| tumheM dene jaisA kucha bhI mere pAsa nahIM hai|" brAhmaNa ne phira bhI prabhu ke pAMva nahIM chor3e aura bAra-bAra kaMdhe para havA meM laharAte devadUSya kI ora dekhane lagA, jaise kaha rahA ho-aura kucha nahIM to yahI de do| parama udAracetA mahAvIra prabhu ne devadUSya kA eka paTa' brAhmaNa ke hAthoM meM thamA diyaa| brAhmaNa ko jaise kuvera kA khajAnA mila gayA, vaha khuziyoM se nAcatA huA usa paTa ko lekara ghara gayA / usakI sArI daridratA ghula gyii| akiMcana hote huye bhI mahAvIra kA mana kitanA udAra thA ki jo eka vastra paTa pAsa meM thA, usakA bhI AdhA bhAga, unhoMne eka dIna yAcaka ko de DAlA / isa vastra khaNDa (eka paTa) ko ThIka karAne ke liye brAhmaNa eka raphagara ke pAsa gayA to usane pUchA- "yaha amUlya devadUSya tujhe kahAM milA ?' brAhmaNa ne sahI bAta batAI / raphUgara ne kahA-"isakA AdhA paTa aura le Ao to sampUrNa vastra ko jor3akara pUrNa zAla taiyAra kara duuN|" vastra kA lobhI brAhmaNa phira bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pIche daudd'aa| isa bAra use mAMgane kI himmata nahI huI, kintu barAbara teraha mAsa 1 dupaTTe yA duzAle kI bhAMti isa devadUSya ke bhI do paTa (khaNDa) the-aisA pratIta hotA hai /
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApaya para | 63 pIche-pIche ghUmatA rahA / eka dina vaha vastra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke kandhe se nIce gira par3A / bhagavAna ne pIche mur3a kara bhI nahIM dekhA, taba brAhmaNa vaha vastra uThAkara le AyA aura raphU karAkara mahArAja nandIvardhana ko usane lAkha dinAra meM beca diyaa|' svAvalambI mahAvIra janmabhUmi evaM svajanoM se antima vidA lekara zramaNa mahAvIra jJAtakhaNDa se Age cala par3e the / muhartabhara dina zeSa rahate-rahate ve karmAragrAma kI sImA meM pahuMca gye| ___ sadhyA kA jhuramuTA thA, eka gvAlA apane baloM ko lekara udhara AyA / dina bhara khetoM meM kAma karane se vaha bahuta thaka gayA thA, gAMva meM use gAyeM duhane ke liye jAnA thaa| baila kahAM chor3eM ? vRkSa ke nIce dhyAnastha mahAvIra dikhAI diye / usane zramaNa mahAvIra ko pukArate huye kahA - "bAbA ! bailoM kI tarapha jarA dekhanA, maiM abhI A rahA huuN|" ___ kArya se nivRtta ho gvAlA loTA, dekhA to baila gAyaba ! usane dhyAnastha zramaNa mahAvIra se pUchA-"devArya ? mere baila kahAM gaye ?" __mahAvIra pApANa-pratimA kI bhAMti mauna khar3e the| kucha bhI uttara na pAkara gvAlA bailoM ko khojane idhara-udhara gayA / vaha rAta bhara bhaTakatA rahA, bala nahIM mile / pau phaTane kA samaya huA, vaha thaka kara cUra-cUra ho gayA thA, nirAza ho kara jaise hI vApasa vaha mahAvIra ke nikaTa AyA to bailoM ko vahIM pAsa meM baiThe jugAlI karate dekhaa| __gvAle ko mahAvIra para bar3A krodha AyA-"are dhRtaM ! jAnate huye bhI tUne mujhe baila nahIM batAye aura rAtabhara jaMgala meM cakkara kaTAye ! sAdhu hokara bhI tuma itane dhUtaM !" krodha meM vaha ApA bhUla gayA aura bailoM ko mArane ke bajAya, rAsa lekara mahAvIra para hI TUTa pdd'aa| gvAle kA krodhAveza meM uThA hAtha Upara kA Upara hI raha gayA, usake pAMva bhUmi meM jaise gar3a gaye / mahAvIra ke tapasteja se vaha stabdha ho gyaa| tabhI mahAvIra ke bhakta indra ne use lalakArate huye kahA-"duSTa ! tUjhe hoza bhI nahIM, kisa para hAtha uThA rahA hai ? yaha tere bailoM ke cora nahIM, rAjA siddhArtha ke putra rAjakumAra vardhamAna haiM / gharabAra chor3akara sAdhanA karane nikala cale hai- ekAkI !" 1 ghaTanA varSa vi0 pU0 512 / varNana-viSiSTi0 10.3 tathA mahAvIra cariyaM (guNacandra)
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________________ 64 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra gvAle ne gir3agir3A kara kSamA mAMgI, devArya ke caraNoM meM girA / devArya to aba bhI mauna the antarlIna ! appA appammirao-svayaM apane bhItara meM ramaNa kara rahe the| indra ne prabha kI vandanA, saMstuti kara prArthanA kI- 'prabho ! aise hajAroM ajJAna puruSa jo Apake sAdhanA-mArga se aparicita haiM, Apako bhayaMkara kaSTa deMge, vividha satrAsa va upasargoM se utpIr3ita kareMge, ataH mujhe svIkRti dIjiye ki maiM devArya kI sevA meM rahakara Agata kaSToM kA nivAraNa kara kRtArtha hotA rhuuN|" indra kI prArthanA suna kara zramaNa mahAvIra bole-"devarAja ! aisA kabhI nahIM huA aura na kabhI hogA, arhanta kisI devendra, asurendra Adi kisI para-bala ke sahAre sAdhanA kara kevalajJAna prApta kareM / sAdhanA to svayaM ke bala vIrya evaM puruSArtha ke sahAre hI hotI hai aura sva-bala para calanevAlA sAdhaka hI kevalajJAna evaM nirvANa-siddhi ko prApta kara sakatA hai|" svAvalambana evaM puruSArtha kI isa divya ghoSaNA ke samakSa devarAja vinata ho gaye / zAyada pahalI bAra unhoMne dekhA-sAdhakoM ke Atmabala ke samakSa devarAja aura svarga kI asIma zaktiyAM bhI pAnI bharatI haiN| videhabhAva bhagavAna mahAvIra meM carama koTi kI anAsakti thI / ve jisa dina prabajita huye, usI dina se unhoMne eka prakAra se zarIra ko chor3a diyA thaa| AryasudharmA ke zabdoM meM--"vosa cattadehe" mAno zarIra ko vyutsarga hI kara diyA thaa| ve apane dhyeya ke prati nichAvara ho gaye the| zarIra para kyA bItatI hai, kauna prahAra karatA hai kauna kATatA hai aura kauna arcanA karatA hai ? isakA vikalpa bhI kabhI unake mana meM nahIM uThA / deha meM dehAtIta-videhadazA meM vicarane vAle parama anAsakta sAdhaka the ve| dIkSA ke prasaMga para vardhamAna ke zarIra para nAnA prakAra ke sugandhita dravyoM kA vilepana kiyA gayA thaa| pavana jaba zarIra se spRSTa ho kara bahatA to eka bhInI sugandha se pUrita ho jAtA thaa| isa sugandha se AkRSTa hokara bhramara Adi jantu zarIra para maMDarAte, unake zarIra ke mAMsa ko nocate, kATate aura lahU pIte, para zramaNa 1 (ka) ghaTanA varSa vi0 pU0 512 / () triSaSTi. 103
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 65 vardhamAna ne kabhI unheM dUra haTAne kI icchA taka nahIM kI, ve sadA anAkula evaM dehAdhyAsa se mukta rahe / lagabhaga cAra mAsa taka unheM yaha vedanA sahanI pdd'ii| ___aneka manacale yuvaka-yuvatiyAM unake nikaTa Ate, zarIra se phUTatI phUloM kI madhura mahaka ko dekhakara mugdha ho unake pIche-pIche ghUmate, unake devopama sahaja saundarya para mugdha yuvatiyAM zarIra-sparza karane kI ceSTA karatIM, karuNa kAma-yAcanAe~ karatIM, hAva-bhAva evaM vikAra pUrNa ma bhaMgimAoM ke dvArA mahAvIra ke mana ko cacala banAne kI cepTAe karatIM aura jaba ve apane prayatna meM asaphala ho jAtI to tIkhI jhaMjhalAhaTa ke sAtha unheM utpIr3ita karane lagatIM, kabhI-kabhI una para prahAra bhI karane lagatIM / mahAvIra donoM hI sthitiyoM meM sthira va dehabhAva se mukta rahate / ' apratibaddha vihArI karmAragrAma se vihAra kara bhagavAna kollAgasagniveza meM gaye, chaTTha tapa kA pAraNA kara phira Age cala par3e / isa dIrghayAtrA meM rukanA to kahIM thA hI nhiiN| calate-calate prabhu morAkasagniveza ke bAhara eka Azrama meM pahuMca gye| yaha Azrama duIjjataka nAmaka tApasoM kA thA aura vahAM kA kulapati mahArAja siddhArtha kA mitra thA / zramaNa mahAvIra ko Azrama kI ora Ate dekha kara kulapati ne unheM pahacAna liyaa| prasanna hokara vaha uThA aura mahAvIra kA svAgata kiyaa| hAtha bar3hA kara mahAvIra ne bhI pUrva paricaya pradarzita kiyaa| dUsare dina jaba mahAvIra Age calane ko hue to Azcaryacakita kulapati ne kahA-"kumAra ! yaha kyA ? kucha samaya taka to yahAM Thaharate / yaha Azrama kisI dUsare kA nahIM, apanA hI smjhiye|" mahAvIra to anagAra the, apanI AtmA ke sivAya unakA apanA kahIM kucha thA hI nhiiN| phira ve Thahare ekAntapriya, pUrva-paricaya-tyAgI ! rukane kA Agraha jaba svIkAra nahIM kiyA to kulapati ne kahA - "khaira, abhI na ruke to koI bAta nahIM, kintu AgAmI varSAvAsa to yahIM bitAnA hogA, merA hArdika Agraha hai|" / svIkRti-sUcaka saMketa dekara mahAvIra Age cala par3e / zIta evaM uSNa-Rtu ke lagabhaga sAta mAsa choTe-choTe gAMvoM, jaMgaloM evaM khaNDaharoM meM bitAkara varSAvAsa ke liye puna: duIjjataka Azrama meM A gaye / kulapati ne snehapUrvaka mahAvIra ko eka jhoMpar3e meM ThaharA diyaa| 1 ghaTanA va vi0 pU0 512 / AcArAMga hAra
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________________ 66 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra Azrama meM anya bhI aneka tApasa alaga-alaga jhoMpar3oM meM rahate the / mahAvIra kI kaThora caryA aura satata dhyAnalInatA unake liye bar3I Azcaryajanaka tathA rukSa sAdhanA thii| ve mahAvIra ko kucha vicitra dRSTi se dekha rahe the, isI bIca eka ghaTanA ghttii| usa pradeza meM dUra-dUra taka akAla kI chAyA maMDarAI haI thI / varSA bahata kama huI thii| isa kAraNa ghAsa-phUsa bhI nahIM ugA thaa| bhUkhe-pyAse pazu Azrama kI jhoMpar3iyoM kA ghAsa ukhAr3ane lage / AzramavAsI tApasa daNDa lekara idhara-udhara ghUmate aura apanI-apanI jhoMpar3I kI rakSA karate / usa Azrama meM mahAvIra hI eka aise the jo satata dhyAna meM khar3e rahate, unheM apanI deharakSA kA bhI koI vikalpa nahIM thA, taba jhoMpar3I kI rakSA ve kaise karate ? mahAvIra kI yaha parama nivRtti, upekSAvRtti AzramavAsiyoM kI AMkhoM meM cubhane lgii| zAyada ve socane lage-yaha tapasvI svayaM ko paramahaMsa pradarzita kara hama maba ko nimnakoTi kA jatAnA cAhatA hai, kucha bhI ho, mahAvIra kI isa utkRSTa upekSAvRtti se ve kSubdha ho gaye, kaI bAra mana-hI-mana bar3abar3Ate -mahAvIra ko saMketa kara kahate-"gAyeM jhoMpar3I ko khA rahI haiM, Apa kisa dhyAna meM lIna haiM ?" mahAvIra ne unake bar3abar3Ane para kabhI dhyAna nahIM diyA / taba ve kulapati ke pAsa zikAyata lekara pahuMce- 'Apane kisa aughar3a ko Azrama meM ThaharA diyA hai / hama gAyoM ko bhagAte dinabhara parezAna hote haiM aura vaha kabhI apanI jhoMpar3I kI rakSA ke liye eka hAMka bhI nahIM mAratA, isa tapasvI kI lAparavAhI ke kAraNa gAyoM kA jhuNDa bAra-bAra udhara ghusa AtA hai aura Azrama kI jhoMpar3iyoM para TUTa par3atA hai, hamArI nAka meM dama A gayA hai, usakI jhoMpar3I bcaate-bcaate|" eka dina kulapati svayaM mahAvIra ke nikaTa AyA aura kahA-"kumAra ! yaha kyA ? eka pakSI bhI apane ghoMsale ke liye jI-jAna lagA detA hai, tuma kSatriyaputra hokara bhI apane Azraya-sthAna kI rakSA nahIM kara sakate ?' AzramavAsiyoM kI vRtti aura kulapati ke kathana ne mahAvIra ke mana ko jhakajhora ddaalaa| jisane deha kA mAMsa aura khUna khIMcate bhramara Adi kITa-pataMgoM ko bhI nahI ur3AyA; use jhoMpar3I kI rakSA kA upadeza kitanA hAsyAspada thaa| mahAvIra ko lagA-unakI upasthiti AzramavAsiyoM kI aprIti kA kAraNa bana rahI hai| sabakA prema-kSema cAhane vAle, mRgarAja kI bhAMti mana-icchita vihAra karane vAle mahAvIra ko vahAM rahanA iSTa nahIM lgaa| varSAkAla ke pandraha dina bIta jAne para
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 67 bhI mahAvIra vahA~ se prasthAna karake kahIM anyatra cale gye| unakI anagAra-vRtti kA yaha utkRSTa Adarza thaa| AzramavAsiyoM kI pattiyoM se bhagavAna mahAvIra ko jo kaTu anubhava huye, unheM dhyAna meM rakhakara unhoMne bhaviSya ke lie pAMca pratijJAya kI 1 bhaviSya meM aprItikAraka sthAna meM nahIM rhuuNgaa| 2 dhyAna meM satata lIna rhuuNgaa| 3 sadA mauna rhNgaa| 4 hAtha meM grahaNa karake bhojana kruuNgaa| 5 gRhastha kA vinaya nahIM kruuNgaa|' abhaya kI utkRSTa sAdhanA prema-kSemadarzI mahAvIra duIjjaMtaka Azrama se vihAra kara nikaTa ke eka choTese 'asthika grAma' meM Aye / AsapAsa kA vAtAvaraNa bar3A hI bhayAvaha va hRdaya ko kaMpA dene vAlA thaa| gAMva ke bAhara eka TekarI para zUlapANi yakSa kA mandira thaa| ekAnta sthAna dekhakara mahAvIra ne vahA~ Thaharane ke liye grAmavAsiyoM se anumati maaNgii| mahAvIra kI divya saumya AkRti dekhakara logoM kA hRdaya dravita ho gayA, ve bole"devArya ! Apa anyatra kahIM Thahara jAiye / yaha zUlapANi daitya kA caitya hai, yakSa bar3A hI kara hai, rAta meM kisI bhI manuSya ko yahA~ Thaharane nahIM detaa| yadi koI Thaharane kI ceSTA bhI karatA hai to basa use khatma kara DAlatA hai| isaliye aise bhaya-bhairava sthAna para ApakA ThaharanA upayukta nahIM hogaa|" sthAna kI bhayAnakatA aura yakSa kI krUratA-duSTatA kI gAthA sunakara mahAvIra kA saMkalpa aura dRr3ha ho gayA, ve bole-"Apa loga anumati deM to maiM yahIM ThaharanA cAhatA huuN|" __ logoM ko haMsI aaii| phira lagA isa bhole tapasvI ko abhI zUlapANi yakSa kI krUratA kA patA nahIM hai| ve kahane lage-"devArya ! Apa jisa caitya meM ThaharanA cAhate haiM usake pUrva vRtta kA patA hai Apako ? isI yakSa ne isa gAMva ko zmazAna banA diyA thaa| jahA~ hama khar3e haiM, vahAM hajAroM nara-kaMkAla par3e sar3ate 1 ghaTanAvarSa vi0 pU0 511 / -viSaSTi0 103 /
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________________ 68 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra the| jina para giddha maMDarAyA karate the| bhUla eka prakAra se prAmavAsiyoM kI hI thI; kintu isa bhUla kA bhayaMkara pariNAma hajAroM manuSyoM kI mRtyu ke rUpa meM AyA / " mahAvIra ko kSaNabhara rukA dekhakara gAMva ke eka vRddha puruSa ne batAyA"kisI samaya meM yaha vardhamAna nAma kA sundara nagara thaa| isake bAhara vegavatI nAma kI nadI bahatI thii| garmiyoM meM nadI kA pAnI sUkha jAtA aura gaharA kIcar3a ho jaataa| eka bAra dhanadeva nAma kA koI vyApArI pAMca sau gAr3iyAM lekara yahA~ aayaa| nadI pAra karate samaya usakI gAr3iyA~ kIcar3a meM phaMsa gaI, baila unheM khIMca nahIM ske| taba vyApArI ne bailoM ko khola diyaa| usake pAsa eka baila thA, bar3A hI balavAna, puSTa skandhoMvAlA, sapheda hAthI jaisaa| usa eka hI baila ne dhIre-dhIre pAMca sau gAr3iyoM ko khIMcakara kinAre lagA diyaa| para, isa atyadhika zrama se bela kA dama TUTa gayA, usake muMha se rakta vahane lagA, aura vaha bhUmi para gira pdd'aa| aneka prayatna karane para bhI baila phira se khar3A nahIM ho skaa| taba vyApArI ne gAMva ke logoM ko bulAyA aura vahA~ adhika rukane meM apanI asamarthatA jatAkara baila kI sevA-paricaryA karane ke lie eka bar3I dhanarAzi yahA~ de gayA / gAMva ke logoM ne vyApArI se baila kI sevA ke lie dhana to le liyA, para becAre baila kI kabhI kisI ne saMbhAla nahIM kii| sArA dhana hajama kara gye| udhara bhUkhe-pyAse saMtapta bala ne eka dina dama tor3a diyA / vahI baila marakara zUlapANi yakSa banA / gAMva ke logoM dvArA kI gaI apanI durdazA ko dekhakara vaha Rddha ho uThA, aura mahAkAla banakara barasa pdd'aa| usane ghara-ghara meM roga, pIr3A, trAsa evaM bhaya kA AtaMka phailA diyaa| saikar3oM prANI mRtyu ke mukha meM jAne lge| logoM ne anekoM devayakSa-asura, gaMdhavaM Adi kI pUjA kI; magara gAMva kA AtaMka nahIM mittaa| ghabarAkara loga gAMva chor3akara bhAga gye| taba bhI usane piNDa nahIM chodd'aa| ve punaH gAMva meM lauTakara Aye aura nagara-devatA ko bali dekara sabane kSamA mAMgI 'hamArA aparAdha kSamA kariye ! hama ApakI zaraNa meM haiM, jo kucha bhI hamArI bhUla huI hai, use prakaTa kiijiye|" taba yakSa ne pUrva-paricaya dekara, apane sAtha kiye gaye durvyavahAra kI bAta kahI aura logoM ko khUba Ar3e hAthoM liyaa| bhaya-grasta gAMvavAsiyoM ne puna:-punaH kSamA mAMgI aura usakI pUjA kii| yakSa ke kahe anusAra unhIM haDDiyoM ke Dhera para usakA yaha caitya banAyA gyaa| yahAM pratidina isakI pUjA ko jAtI hai| ___ isa ghaTanA ko sunAte huye bhI gAMvavAsI jahAM bhaya se kAMpa rahe the, vahA~ mahAvIra abhaya ko sAkSAtamUrti bane prasannabhAva se usI yakSa-mandira meM Thaharane kI
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 69 svIkRti mAMga rahe the| unheM laga rahA thA, isa bhaya-bhairava sthAna meM amaya kI utkRSTa sAdhanA to hogI hI, sAtha hI usa kara yakSa kA bhI uddhAra ho sakatA hai| isa prakAra eka patha, do kAja siddha ho sakate haiN| mahAvIra ko saba kucha jAna lene para bhI avicala evaM mudita dekhakara gAMvavAsiyoM ne kahA- "isa para bhI devArya mRtyu ko sira para lekara ThaharanA cAheM to hama manA nahIM karate / " mahAvIra prasannatApUrvaka yakSamandira meM praviSTa hue tathA eka zuddha sthAna dekhakara ekAgra dhyAna-mudrA meM sthira ho ge| jaise hI andhakAra kI kAlI cAdara pRthvI para phailI, zUlapANi yakSa huMkAratA huA apane sthAna para aayaa| eka ajJAta manuSya ko apane sthAna para nirbhaya khar3A dekhakara vaha Aga-babUlA ho gyaa| pahale usane eka bhayaMkara huMkAra kii| dizAyeM kAMpa gaI, dIvAreM gUMja uThIM, para mahAvIra kA eka roma bhI calAyamAna nahIM huaa| yaha dekhakara yakSa ke krodha meM jvAra A gayA-"yaha dhRSTa mAnava merI zakti kA anAdara karane, mujhe cunautI dene yahAM AyA hai, to ise dhRSTatA kA, isa duHmAhasa kA majA bhalI-bhA~ti cakhA denA caahiye|" aura pralayakAla ke tUphAna kI taraha uphanatA huA zUlapANi bhayaMkara aTTahAsa kara raudra nRtya karane lgaa| usake hAthoM meM bhayakara zUla camaka rahA thA bijalI kI bhAMti / yaha bhayAvaha kAla-rAtri ! prANoM ko Dasane vAlI apAra zUnyatA! sAMya-sAya karatA huA khaNDaharoM kA nirjana ekAnta ! pahale hI bhayAnaka thA / yakSa ke raudra aTTahAsa se to bhaya kI ghanaghora vRSTi hone lgii| sAmAnya manuSya ke to prANa vahIM ghuTa jAte, para abhaya ke devatA mahAvIra sahasrapala kI prastara-pratimA kI bhAMti avicala, akaMpita khar3e rahe, nAmAna para dRSTi sthira kiye / jisake antartama meM acala Atma-zraddhA jaga gaI ho, use vadha, bandhana, bhaya, zoka. vedanA aura pralobhana ke dvandva kyA kabhI caMcala banA sakate haiM ? mahAvIra ko sthiratA se khIjhA huA yakSa madonmatta hAthI kI taraha viphara gyaa| pizAcoM kI senA khar3I kara krUra aTTahAsa ke sAtha mahAkAla kA raudra natya karane lagA, zeSanAga kI taraha viSa ugalatI tUphAnI phukAreM bharane lgaa| vicitra. vicitra rUpa dhAraNa kara mahAvIra ko utpIr3ita karane lgaa| kabhI madonmatta hAthI kI bhAMti paroM se rauMdatA, kabhI geMda kI taraha AkAza meM uchAlatA, kabhI biccha kI kI taraha tIvra jaharIle DaMka mAratA, kabhI zikArI kuttoM kI taraha mAMsa noMca DAlatA aura kabhI jaharIlI cIMTiyoM kI bhAMti pUre zarIra ko kATa DAlane kI ceSTA krtaa| yakSa ne socA hogA-ina prANAntaka pIr3AoM se zAyada mahAvIra tilamilA uTheMge, para huA ulTA ho / mahAvIra sthira rahe aura hAra khAyA huA yakSa dAMta pIsa kara raha
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________________ 70 | tIrthakara mahAvIra gyaa| usane apane antas kI sampUrNa duSTatA aura krUratA ko khIMcakara mahAvIra para uMDela diyA, mahAvIra phira bhI sthira rahe, to daitya kI dhRSTatA kA nazA utara gayA, usakA vizvAsa TUTa gayA, vaha mahAvIra ke samakSa hAra gyaa| jaise viSadhara patthara para phana mAra-mAra kara nirvIrya ho jAtA hai, Aga pAnI se lar3a-lar3a kara nisteja ho jAtI hai, vaise hI duSTatA Aja sAdhutA se bhir3a-bhir3a kara niSprANa ho gii| zUlapANi yakSa puSpapANi mahAvIra ke samakSa hataprabha ho gyaa| usakA ajJAna, deSa aura vAsanA se dUSita citta apane Apa para ghRNA karane lagA / vaha prabhu mahAvIra ke ananta sAmarthya, akSaya-asIma dhairya aura utkaTa abhayavRtti ke samakSa vinata hokara kSamA mAMgane lagA-- "devArya ! ApakA bala-vIrya advitIya hai, ApakA sAmarthya ananta hai, ApakI sAdhutA asIma hai / lagatA hai merI krUratA ko jItane ke liye hI Aja ApakI samatA kA akSaya sAgara umar3a AyA hai| prabho ! maiM hAra gayA, merI duSTatA, dAnavatA kSamA cAhatI hai| Apa kauna haiM, paricaya dIjiye aura mujha pApAtmA kA bhI uddhAra kiijiye|" kahA jAtA hai, AtmaglAni se Atmabodha kA udaya ho jAtA hai / sacamuca zUlapANi ke sambandha meM aisA hI huA / siddhArtha nAmaka yakSa, jo zAyada aba taka isa dRSTatA aura sAdhutA, bhaya aura abhaya ke dvandva ko cupacApa dekhatA rahA hogA, prakaTa hokara bolA-"zUlapANi, kyA tuma nahIM jAnate, ye rAjA siddhArtha ke putra zramaNa vardhamAna haiM, ye hI haiM isa yuga ke antima tIrthaMkara zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra / " zalapANi kI AMkhoM meM jaise jyoti jagamagA uThI / eka ora pazcAtApa, dUsarI ora apAra harSa ke Avega meM vaha nAca uThA, lohe ko jaise pArasa kA sparza ho gayA, mahAprabhu ke caraNoM ke sparza se zUlapANi yakSa meM bhakti evaM sneha kI lahara umar3a pdd'ii| dila dahalAne vAle aTTahAsoM ke sthAna para aba madhura saMgIta kI bhaktipUrNa svara-lahariyAM gajane lagIM / zAnta rAtri ke antima pahara meM zItala pavana ke sAtha bahatA huA madhura maMgIta cAroM dizAoM meM jaise mAdhurya, bhakti, prema aura karuNA kA rasa bahAne lgaa| prathama rAtri ke aTTahAsoM se bhayabhIta grAmavAsiyoM ne jaba rAtri ke antima pahara meM madhura saMgIta kI dhvaniyAM sunI to atIva Azcarya meM DUba gaye / unheM lagA, duSTa yakSa ne devArya kI hatyA kara DAlI hai aura apanI vijaya para khuziyAM manA rahA hai| isa apUrva saMgharSa meM zArIrika evaM mAnasika zrama ke kAraNa zlatha mahAvIra
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para 71 kI AMkhoM meM bhI nIMda kI kSaNika jhapakI A gaI aura usI jhapakI meM unhoMne dasa svapna bhI dekhe| prAtaHkAla grAmavAsI Aye aura yakSa ko atyanta bhakti ke sAtha prabhu kI upAsanA karate dekhA to sabake vismaya kA ThikAnA nahIM rahA / yakSa ne samasta grAmavAsiyoM ko Aja se sadA-sadA ke liye abhayadAna de diyaa| pUrA grAma prabhu kI bhakti meM lIna ho gyaa| vahAM upasthita utpana nAmaka naimittaka ne logoM ko prabhu ke dvArA dekhe gaye svapnoM kA yathArtha artha bhI spaSTa kara batAyA ki zramaNa mahAvIra isa yuga ke antima tIrthakara hone vAle haiN| 1 zramaNa mahAvIra dvArA dekhe gaye dasa svapna aura unakA phalitArtha :zramaNa mahAvIra ke 10 svapna utpala dvArA kathita phala 1 apane hAtha se tAla pizAca ko 1 Apa mohanIya karma kA zIghra nAza maarnaa| kreNge| 2 sevA meM rata zvetapakSI (puskokil)| 2 Apa zukladhyAna meM lIna rheNge| 3 sevArata citrakokila pakSI / 3 vividha jJAnamaya dvAdazAMgI kI prarUpaNA kreNge| 4 do sugandhita pusspmaalaaeN| 4 utpala nahIM samajha pAyA, ata: mahA vIra ne hI spaSTa kiyA "maiM sAdhudharma evaM zrAvakadharma-yoM do prakAra ke dharma kI prarUpaNA kruuNgaa|" 5 sevA meM upasthita zveta go vrg| 5 zramaNa-zramaNI, zrAvaka-zrAvikA rUpa caturvidha saMgha ApakI sevA meM rhegaa| 6 puSpita kamaloM vAlA pdm-srovr| 6 caturvidha deva sevA karate rheNge| 7 mahAsamudra ko bhujAoM se pAra 7 saMsAra-samudra ko pAra kreNge| krnaa| 8 jAjvalyamAna sUrya kA Aloka 8 kevalajJAna zIghra prApta kreNge| cAroM ora phaila rahA hai| 6 apanI aMtar3iyoM se mAnuSottara 8 sampUrNa loka ko apane nirmala yaza parvata ko AveSTita krnaa| se vyApta kreNge| 10 meparvata para cddh'naa| 1. siMhAsana para virAjamAna hokara dharma-prajApanA kreNge| 2 ghaTanA varSa vi0 pU0 510 / vipaSTi0 1013
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________________ 72 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra para-duHkhakAtara mahAvIra dhIratA-vIratA kI mUrti mahAvIra ne cAturmAsa pUrNa kara asthika grAma se vAcAlA kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| bIca meM par3atA thA morAkasanniveza / vahA~ eka choTA-sA ujar3A huA udyAna thaa| mahAvIra ne ekAnta dekhakara vahIM para kucha dina dhyAna karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| gAMva ke bhadra-prakRti evaM sAdhutApremI logoM ne jaba zizira-Rtu kI kar3akar3AtI sardI meM mahAvIra ko ekAnta vana meM kaThora sAdhanA karate dekhA to ve bar3e prabhAvita huye| unakI tejodIpta saumya AkRti se jahA~ devopama sundaratA evaM sukumAratA jhalakatI thI, vahIM kaThora tapa, ekAgra dhyAna evaM utkRSTa jJAna kI AbhA bhI darzakoM ko prabhAvita kara letI thii| dhIre-dhIre zraddhAlu janatA kI bhIr3a mahAvIra ke Asa-pAsa jamane lagI aura unake darzana tathA sAnnidhya mAtrase aneka kArya camatkArI DhaMga se siddha hone lge| ataH pUrA gAMva hI mahAvIra kI bhakti meM magga ho gyaa| mahAvIra ke prati lokazraddhA umar3atI dekhakara vahAM ke nivAmI acchaMdaka jAti ke jyotiSI ghabarA gaye / ve jyotiSa evaM nimitta (Tone-ToTake ) ke sahAre hI apanI vRtti calAte the / ata: unheM lagA-zramaNa mahAvIra jJAnI haiM, kahIM hamArI pola khola dI to hamArA dhandhA hI caupaTa ho jaaygaa| ve ekAnta meM mahAvIra ke pAsa Aye aura dInatApUrvaka prArthanA karane lage-"devArya ! hameM zakA hai, yahAM ApakI upasthiti se hamAre dhandhe ko coTa phuNcegii| kahIM hamAre bAla-baccoM ko bhUkhoM marane kI naubata na A jAya / Apa to zramaNa haiM, svayaMbuddha haiM, kahIM bhI jAkara apanI sAdhanA tapasyA kara sakate haiM. hama bAla-baccevAle gRhasthI kahAM jAyeMge ? kRpA kara hamArI rakSA kiijiye|" mahAvIra apane kapTa meM vajra se bhI kaThora the, to dUsaroM ke kaSTa ke prati navanIta se bhI adhika komala, zirISa puSpa se bhI adhika mRdu ! yadyapi ve kaThora satya ke upAsaka the, pAkhaNDa aura andhavizvAsa ke kaTTara virodhI the, unakI upasthiti se sahajarUpa meM hI janatA andhavizvAsoM ke caMgula se mukta ho rahI thI, jhUThe ToneToTakoM ke cakra se vaha chuTakArA pA rahI thii| yaha unheM iSTa bhI thA, para sAtha hI acchaMdakoM kI vRtti (AjIvikA) para sIdhA prahAra ho rahA thA unake mana meM zramaNa mahAvIra ke prati aprIti, dveSa aura ropa ke bhAva umar3a rahe the / ahiMsA ke parama ArAdhaka mahAvIra ko yaha bhI kaise abhISTa hotA ? phira unakA saMkalpa thA aprItikara sthAna meM nahIM rahanA / jahAM prema-kSema nahIM, vahAM kSaNabhara bhI ThaharanA nhiiN|
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 73 para-duHkhakAtara mahAvIra eka dina kisI se kahe binA hI morAkasagniveza se Age vAcAlA ke patha para cala pdd'e| isa ghaTanA ne mahAvIra kI kaThora satyaniSThA para ahiMsA va karuNA kA mRdumadhura amRtalepa car3hA diyA / ahiMsA kA amRtayoga (nAga ko prabodha) __ bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sAdhanAkAla kSamA, sahiSNutA, sthitaprajJatA, nispRhatA, satya evaM ahiMsA ke vividha prayogoM kI eka vicitra prayogabhUmi rahI hai| morAkasaniveza se uttara-vAcAlA kI ora unakA prayANa---ahiMmA ke amRta-prayoga kA eka itihAsa-prasiddha udAharaNa bana gayA hai| ____ bhagavAna mahAvIra dakSiNa-vAcAlA se hokara uttara-vAcAlA nAmaka sanniveza ko jA rahe the| bIca meM suvarNavAlukA nAma kI choTI nadI thii| isI nadI taTa para jhAr3I meM ulajhakara kaMdhoM para Tike devadUSya vastra kA ardha paTa gira gayA thaa| upekSAbhAva ke sAtha ve Age cala par3e / isake pazcAt mahAvIra ne kabhI vastra dhAraNa nahIM kiyaa| uttara-vAcAlA jAne ke liye mahAvIra ne eka sodhA mArga pakar3A / vaha kanakakhala nAmaka Azramapada ke bIca se jAtA thA / zramaNa mahAvIra isa mArga para kucha hI Age bar3he the ki pIche se jaMgala meM ghUmate huye gvAla-vAloM kI bhayabharI pukAra sunAI dI-"devArya ! ruka jAo ! yaha mArga bar3A vikaTa aura bhayAvaha hai, isa rAste meM eka kAlA nAga rahatA hai, jo dRSTivipa hai, apanI viSa-jvAlAoM se usane agaNita rAhagIroM ko bhasmasAt kara DAlA, hajAroM per3a, paudhe aura latAyeM usakI viSalI phakAroM se jalakara rAkha ho gaI / Apa isa mArga me mata jAiye / Azrama se bAhara 1 yaha bhI kahA jAtA hai ki siddhArthadeva ne mahAvIra ke mukha se aneka bhaviSyavANiyAM karavAI, kaI gupta rahasya khole .. jisase sAdhAraNa janatA mahAvIra ke prati AkRSTa ho gaI aura vahAM ke nivAsI acchandaka jyotiSiyoM kA prabhAva kama ho gayA, unake pAkhaNDoM kI pola khulane laga gaI; jisase ghabarAkara ve mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM aaye| 2 ghaTanA varSa vi0 pU0 506 / viSaSTi0 1013
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________________ 74 | tIthaMkara mahAvIra bAhara jo mArga jAtA hai usI se jAiye, bhale hI vaha lambA hai, para nirApada hai . isa kAle nAga ke cakkara se to patha kA thor3A-sA cakkara acchA hai-ruka jAiye, Age mata jAiye !" ___ gvAla-bAloM kI pukAra meM eka chitarA huA-sA bhaya, eka gaharI saMvedanA thI, anajAna kintu eka sAdhu-zramaNa ke prati zraddhA aura sneha kA kaMpana thA / mahAvIra do kSaNa ruka gaye / muskarAte huye unhoMne gvAla-bAloM kI ora dekhA, apanA abhaya sUcaka hAtha Upara uThAyA, jaise saMketa de rahe the; ghabarAo mata ! usa viSa ko jItane ke lie hI amRta jA rahA hai, Aga ko bujhAne ke lie hI zItala jaladhArA usa ora bar3ha rahI hai| mahAvIra ke saMketa ko zAyada gvAloM ne nahIM smjhaa| ve tapasvI kI haThavAditA para kabhI jhu jhalA rahe the aura kabhI khIjha kara kaha rahe the-"jo apanI bhalAI kI bAta bhI nahIM sunatA usakA burA hAla hogA, dekha lenA !" unhIM meM se eka bar3I umra kA gvAlA unheM samajhA rahA thA, "tuma ghabarAte kyoM ho ! yaha zramaNa koI siddhapuruSa lagatA hai, jarUra nAga-mantra siddha kiyA huA hai, Aja isa kAliye nAga ko kola DAlegA-dekha lenaa|" abhayamUti mahAvIra dhIra-gambhIra gati se calate huye jaMgala ke bIca nAgarAja kI bAMbI ke nikaTa pahuMca gaye / pAsa hI eka phaTA huA-sA devAlaya thA, vahIM ve dhyAnamudrA meM sthira ho gye| jaMgala meM ghUmatA huA sarpa apanI bAMbI ke pAsa phuNcaa| sAmane eka manuSya ko AMkha mU de nizcala khar3A dekhakara use bar3A Azcarya huA / bahuta dinoM ke bAda -- isa nirjanapradeza meM yaha manapya dikhAI diyA hai, zAyada rAstA bhUla gayA hogA yA mRtyu ne hI ise mere pAsa lA khar3A kara diyA hogaa| apanI vipamayI tIvra dRSTi se usane mahAvIra kI ora dekhA, agnipiNDa se jaise jvAlAeM nikalatI haiM vaise hI usakI viSAkta A~khoM se tIvra viSamayI jvAlAeM nikalane lgiiN| sAdhAraNa manuSya to tatkAla jalakara khAka ho jAtA / para mahAvIra para to koI prabhAva nahIM huaa| nAga ne punaH sUrya ke samakSa dekhakara tIkSNadRSTi se mahAvIra kI ora dekhA, isa bAra bhI usakA prabhAva khAlI gavA / dUsarA prayAsa bhI niSphala ! nAga krodha meM Aga-babUlA ho gyaa| phana ko tAnakara pUrI zakti ke sAtha usane mahAvIra ke aMgUThe para DaMka mArA, aura jarA pIche haTa gayA ki kahIM yaha mUchita hokara mujha para hI na gira pdd'e|
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 75 kodhAviSTa nAgarAja kA tIsarA AkramaNa bhI niSphala gyaa| usake Azcarya kA koI ThikAnA na rahA, jaba dekhA, aMgUThe para jahA~ DaMka mArA hai, vahAM se to dUdha-sI zveta-rakta kI dhArA baha rahI hai| jaise bhUkha se chaTapaTAtA bAlaka jhaMjhalAkara mAM ke stana para dAMta mAratA hai aura usa stana meM se zveta-madhura dugdha-dhArA phUTa AtI hai-vaisA hI dRzya nAgarAja kI AMkhoM ke sAmane nAcane lgaa| jaise mahAvIra kA ananta vAtsalya (mAtRtva) usa abodha nAgazizu ko dugdhapAna karAne macala rahA hai| tIvra viSa ke badale madhura dugdhadhArA ko dekhakara nAgarAja cakita-bhramina-sA hokara bAra-bAra usa divyapuruSa kI ora dekhane lgaa| usane dekhA-tIna-tIna bAra tIvra DaMka mArane para bhI isa divyapuruSa kI mukhamudrA vaisI hI zAnta, sthira aura prazamarasa se paripUrNa hai| usakI mukhAkRti se zAnti kA madhura rasa Tapaka rahA hai / bAra-bAra dekhane para nAgarAja ke saMtapta mana ko apUrva zAnti, adbhuta zItalatA kA anubhava ho rahA thaa| vaha vicAroM kI gaharAI meM DUba gayA 'Akhira yaha divya puruSa hai kauna ?' 'caMDakauzika ! samajho ! samajho ! aba zAnta ho jAo! apanA krodha zAnta karo !" mahAvIra ne dhyAna samApta kara amRtabharI dRSTi se nAgarAja kI ora dekha kara khaa| prabhu ke vacanAmRta sunakara nAgarAja kA krodha pAnI-pAnI ho gyaa| vaha mocane lagA-"caMDakauzika ?" mujhe Aja taka kisI ne isa nAma se nahIM pukArA / nAma to paricita sA laga rahA hai", vaha vicAroM meM gaharA utarA, use jAtismaraNa jJAna ho gyaa| pUrva jIvana kI ghaTanAe~ calacitra kI bhA~ti usakI smRtiyoM meM chavimAna ho utthiiN| aneka janma pUrva vaha gobhadra nAmaka eka tapasvI zramaNa thA / eka-eka mAma kA upavAsa karatA thA / ekabAra gobhadra zramaNa bhikSA ke liye jA rahA thA, mArga meM usake paira ke nIce eka meMDhakI A gaI aura dabakara mara gaI / tapasvI guru ke pIche unakA eka sarala svabhAvI zipya cala rahA thA / usane guru se meMDhakI kI hiMsA huI dekhI aura dekhA ki guru ke mana para usakI koI pratikriyA nahIM huI hai, to use lagA, zAyada gurujI ko patA nahIM calA hai| usane vinayapUrvaka kahA....."gurudeva ! ApazrI ke paira se eka meMDhakI kI hiMsA huI lagatI hai, kRpayA prAyazcitta le leM"hitabuddhi ke sAtha saralatApUrvaka kahI gaI bAta munakara gurujI krodha meM lAla-pIle ho gye| lAla-lAla AMkhoM se ziSya kI ora dekhate huye kahA-'kyA mArga meM marI par3I sabhI peMDhakiyAM maiMne hI mArI haiM ? mUrkha ; guru kI AzAtanA karatA hai-'
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________________ 76 | tIrthakara mahAvIra __'Aga ke sAmane pAnI kI hI jIta hotI hai'-yahI socakara ziSya cupa rahA / sAMyakAlIna pratikramaNa ke samaya usane punaH gurujI ko usa bAta kI AlocanA karane kI yAda dilAI / basa, guru jI ke to er3I se coTI taka Aga laga gii| krodhAMdha hokara apanA rajoharaNa uThAyA aura use hI mArane daudd'e| becArA ziSya ghabarAkara idhara-udhara ho gayA, andhere meM gurujI eka khaMbhe se TakarA gaye, unakA sira phaTa gayA aura vahIM gira par3e / atyanta krodha dazA meM mRtyu hone para ve jyotiSI deva bane aura vahAM se AyuSya pUrNa kara isI kanakakhala Azramapada meM kulapati kA putra hamA / kauzika usakA nAma rakhA gyaa| kintu svabhAva atyanta krodhI (caMDa) hone ke kAraNa sabhI AzramavAsI use caMDakauzika nAma se pukArane lge| eka bAra Azrama ke udyAna meM zvetAmbI ke kucha rAjakumAra Aye aura ve manacAhe phala tor3ane lage. caDakauzika ne manA kiyaa| rAjakumAroM ne usakI bAta anasunI kara dI taba Rddha hokara caNDakauzika hAtha meM kulhAr3A lekara unheM mArane ko daudd'aa| rAjakumAra tejI se bhAga gaye, caMDakozika unakA pIchA karatA huA eka khaDDe meM jA girA aura usI kulhAr3e se sira meM gaharI coTa lagI, vaha vahIM para samApta ho gyaa| vanakhaNDa meM atyanta Asakti aura krodhAviSTa dazA meM mRtyu hone se caMDakauzika dRSTiviSa sarpa bnaa| usakI jaharIlI phukAroM se samUcA Azramapada nirjana aura Ujar3a pradeza bana gayA thaa| udyAna jalakara rAkha ho gayA thaa| prArambha meM jo aneka manuSya idhara Aye, dRSTiviSa sarpa kI eka viSabujhI dRSTi se hI kAla-kavalita ho gaye / jaMgala meM sarvatra AtaMka chA gayA, aura taba se vaha mArga sarvathA jana-zUnya ho gyaa| bahuta samaya bAda Aja zramaNa mahAvIra usa patha para Aye / caDakauzika nAga ko apanA dabA huA krodha nikAlane kA avasara milA, para jaba isa divyapurupa ne jahara ke badale use amRtapAna karAyA to usakI buddhi cakita ho gaI, krodha zAnta huA aura caNDakauzika nAma sunakara jAtismaraNa jJAna prApta kiyaa| apane pUrva jIvana ke ina durdazApUrNa romAMcaka citroM ko dekhakara usakI antazcetanA jAga utthii| tIvra krodha ke kAraNa kitane-kitane kaSTa uThAye aura kaisI durgati haI, yaha usake samakSa spaSTa ho gayA / vaha zAnta hokara bAra bAra prabhu ke caraNoM meM lipaTa kara apane aparAdha ke liye kSamAyAcanA karane lgaa| dUsare dina aneka gvAle kutUhala vaza udhara Aye, dUra se vRkSoM para car3hakara dekhA to zramaNa mahAvIra sthira khar3e dikhAI diye / unheM Azcarya huA-yaha zramaNa aba taka
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApaya para | 77 jIvita hai ? nAgadevatA ne kATA nahIM ?' dhIre-dhIre kucha najadIka Aye / dekhA, nAga bila meM muMha DAlakara sthira par3A hai / ve aura nikaTa Aye, nAga ko kaMkar3a Adi pheMkakara cher3ane lge| para vaha to zAMta, sthira ! murde kI bhAMti bila meM muha kiye par3A rahA / gvAloM ne khuziyAM manAI-zramaNa ke prabhAva se nAgadevatA zAnta ho gaye / aba Asa-pAsa kI saikar3oM striyA~ dUdha, ghI, aura khIra lekara nAga kI pUjA karane aaii| ghI aura khIra ke kAraNa hajAroM cIMTiyAM nAga ke zarIra para cipaka kara use kATane lgiiN| para nAgadevatA to aba sacamuca zAnti kA devatA bana gayA thA / apane duSkRtyoM para pazcAttApa karate hue usane anazana kara liyA aura pandraha dina bAda mRtyu prApta kara vaha sahasrAra svarga meM utpanna huaa| zramaNa mahAvIra kI isa ahiMsA ke amRtayoga kI Asa-pAsa ke janapada meM sarvatra carcA hone lgii| vAstava meM hI unakI ahiMsA, abhaya aura maitrI-itanI sajIva, itanI sateja aura itanI prabhAvazAlI thI ki krUra hiMsaka aura tIvra viSadhara bhI usake yoga se zAnta aura samabhAvI bana gaye / yahI to camatkAra thA usa amRtayogI kI ahiMsA meM !' kSemaMkara mahAvIra viSadhara caMDakauzika kA uddhAra kara zramaNa mahAvIra uttara-vAcAlA meM padhAre aura nAgasena nAmaka gRhastha ke ghara para pandraha dina ke upavAsa kA pAraNA kiyaa| ___ gaMgAnadI kI dhArA ko bhAMti mahAvIra kI gati sadA pravahamAna rahatI thii| uttara vAcAlA se ve seyaMbiyA (zvetAmbikA) nagarI meM padhAre, vahAM ke rAjA pradezI ne ima divya tejasvI zramaNa ko nagara meM AyA dekhA to hRdaya sahaja zraddhA se AplAvita ho uTA / jisa prakAra buddha ko rAjagRha meM bhikSATana karate dekha kara unakI tejasvI evaM saumya AkRti se mahArAja bimbisAra AkRSTa ho, unake caraNoM meM pahuMce the, kucha usI prakAra kA Antarika AkarSaNa aura bhaktibhAva pradezI ke hRdaya meM umar3A / vaha zramaNa mahAvIra kI saumyAkRti, tejasvitA aura AkRti se pratipala TapakatI samatA-zAnti se prabhAvita ho unako bhakti karane lagA / para, samatAyogI mahAvIra to pradezI ke isa bhaktibhAva meM bhI usI prakAra taTastha rahe, jisa prakAra caMDakauzika ke daMza mArane meM / seyaMvikA se prabhu surabhipura ko jA rahe the| mArga meM 1 ghaTanA varSa vi0 pU0 510 / viSaSTiH 103
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________________ 78 | tIrthakara mahAvIra pradezI rAjA ke mitra pAMca naiyaka rAjAoM ne prabhu ke darzana kiye, bhakti kI aura apane bhAgya ko sarAhate huye Age cala pdd'e| surabhipura aura rAjagRha ke bIca meM gaMgAnadI par3atI thii| mahAvIra ko gaMgA pAra karane ke liye nAva meM baiThanA thA / nAvika kI anumati lekara ve nAva meM baiTha gaye / aneka yAtrI usa nAva meM the / aura unake bIca khemila nAmaka naimittika bhI baiThA thA / nAva kucha dUra calI ki dAhinI ora eka ullU bolane lagA / khemila ne yAtriyoM ko sAvadhAna karate huye kahA-"Apa loga sAvadhAna hokara apane-apane iSTadeva kA smaraNa kIjiye / dAyeM ullU kA bolanA bar3A hI apazakuna hai, lagatA hai hama saba para koI prANAntaka kaSTa Ane vAlA hai|" khemila kI cetAvanI sunate hI yAtriyoM ke cehare pIle par3a gaye / tabhI sabhI kI dRSTi mahAvIra kI ora gaI jo eka kone meM baiThe sthira, prazAMta bhAva se dhyAnamagna the / khemila ko ghora andhakAra meM eka AzA kI kiraNa camakatI huI dikhAI dI, yAtriyoM ko dhIraja baMdhAte huye vaha bolA-"saMkaTa to bahuta bar3A Ane vAlA hai, lekina isa nAva meM eka aisA mahApuruSa bhI baiThA hai, jisake asIma puNya-pratApa se hama saba bAla-bAla baca jAyeMge / dhIraja rakhiye aura sabhI isa mahApurupa kI vaMdanAstuti kiijiye|" khemila kI bAta pUrI bhI nahIM huI thI ki nadI meM tUphAna A gayA / pAnI bAMsoM uchalane lagA, lahareM nAva ko yoM uchAlane lagIM jaise bAlaka geMda ko idharaudhara uchAlate hoM / yAtriyoM kA hRdaya dahala rahA thA, bhaya ke kAraNa kucha cIkhanecillAne bhI lage, para khemila ke kahane se sabhI dhyAnastha mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM sira navA rahe the- 'he prabho ! he mahAzramaNa / hameM isa saMkaTa se bacAiye / Apa hI hamAre rakSaka hai|" bhakti meM zakti kA srota chipA rahatA hai / jisa mahApuruSa kA nAma-smaraNa hI manuSya ko saMkaToM se mukta kara sakatA hai, usakA sAnidhya saMkaToM se na bacA pAye, yaha kaise saMbhava ho sakatA hai ? zramaNa mahAvIra ke divya prabhAva se dhIre-dhIre tUphAna zAnta ho gayA, laharoM kA Alohana kama huA aura nAva apanI sahajagati para A gii| yAtriyoM ke jI-meM-jI AyA / ve prabhu kI baMdanA karane lge| nAva kinAre pahuMcI aura sabhI yAtrI kuzala-kSemapUrvaka utarakara apane-apane gaMtavya kI ora cala diye| gaMgA meM tUphAna uThanA aura svataH zAnta ho jAnA eka sahaja ghaTanA-sI pratIta hotI hai, kintu kathAkAra AcAryoM ne isake pIche daivika camatkAra kA prabhAva bhI
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | GE batAyA hai| batAyA gayA hai ki prabhu ne tripRSTha vAsudeva ke bhava meM jisa guhAvAsI siMha ko hAtha se cIra DAlA thA, vaha kaI bhavoM ke bAda sudaMSTra nAma kA nAgakumAra huA aura prabhu mahAvIra ko nAva meM yAtrA karate dekha kara use pUrva vara kA smaraNa ho aayaa| prabhu to deSa-mukta the, para nAgakumAra ne dveSavaza gaMgA meM yaha tUphAna uThA kara unheM kaSTa denA cAhA, tabhI kambala-saMbala nAmaka do bhakta nAgakumAroM ne sundaSTra ko isa duSkarma ke lie dhikkArA / sundaSTa lajjita hokara apane duSkRtya se bAja aayaa| aura sabhI yAtrI loka-kSemaMkara zramaNa mahAvIra kA nAma smaraNa karate-karate kuzalatApUrvaka apane-apane gharoM ko pahuMca gye| lakSaNa muMha bolate haiM ratna yadi miTTI meM bhI par3A rahe to bhI umakI nirmala kIti aura mahAghaMtA chipI nahIM rhtii| mahApuruSa cAhe jisa vepa, deza aura pariveSa meM rahe, usake divya lakSaNa, usakI mahattA svayaM muMha bolate rahate haiM, isIlie kahA jAtA hai"bhAga chipe na bhabhUta lgaaye|" zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra nAva se utarakara gaMgA ke zAnta retIle maidAna para calate hue 'thUNAka' sanniveza ke parisara meM pahuMce aura ekAnta meM dhyAnArUr3ha ho gaye / kucha samaya bAda gaMgA taTa para puSya nAmaka eka sAmudrika ghUmatA huA aayaa| taTa kI svaccha dhUli para mahAvIra ke caraNacinha aMkita the| dekhate hI puSya cauMka uThA, usane padacihnoM meM aMkita rekhAoM ko sUkSmatA ke sAtha dekhA aura mana-hI-mana socane lagA-"ye divya lakSaNa to kisI cakravartI ke haiM sacamuca koI cakravartI samrAT vipatti meM phaMsA huA akelA hI abhI-abhI isa rAste se naMge pairoM gujarA hai| aise avasara para usake pAsa pahuMca kara sevA karanI cAhie; tAki bhaviSya meM jaba vaha cakravartI banegA to merA bhI sitArA camaka utthegaa|" ___sAmudrika puSya pada-cinhoM kA anusaraNa karatA huA sIdhA thUNAka sanniveza ke parisara ma pahuMca gyaa| vahA~ usane eka zramaNa ko dhyAna-sthita dekhaa| yadyapi unakI mukhAkRti para cakravartI ke tulya apUrva tejasvitA aura divya AbhA camaka rahI thI, kintu sAtha hI eka zramaNa kI saumyatA aura samatA bhI thii| puSya kucha kSaNa bhramita-sA, cakita-sA dekhatA rahA, phira ekadama nirAza ho gyaa| sira pITate 1 ghaTanAvarSa vi0 pU0 510 / -viSaSTi0 103
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________________ 80 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra huye usane kahA-"hAya ! Aja to mujhe apanA zAstra bhI dhokhA de gyaa| lakSaNa, rekhAyeM aura cinha sava cakravartI ke se haiM, para sAmane khar3A hai eka ghamaNa / jisake tana para vistabhara vastra bhI nhiiN| kyA cakravartI bhI bhikSuka banakara yoM dara-dara bhaTakatA hai ? lagatA hai zAstra saba jhUThe haiM, aise jhUThe zAstroM ko to gaMgA meM bahA denA caahie|" puSya inhIM nirAzAyukta vicAroM ke thaper3oM meM DagamagAtA huA uThA, zAstroM kI gaTharI jalazaraNa karane jA rahA thA ki eka divyavANI (devendra dvArA) usake kAnoM se TakarAI - puSya ! kyA tU par3ha-likha kara bhI mUrkha hI rahA ? zramaNa hai to kyA isakI adbhuta kAnti aura teja A~khoM se nahIM dIkha rahA hai ? tU jise cakravartI na mAnane kI bhUla kara rahA hai, vaha mahApuruSa dharma-cakravartI, samrAToM kA bhI samrAT aura asaMkhya devendroM kA bhI pUjanIya mahAzramaNa tIrthaMkara mahAvIra hai, A~kheM kholakara dekha jarA !" pupya ke antazcakSu khula gye| usane dekhA ki sacamuca yaha bhikSuka hI vizva kA sarvottama satpuruSa hai| zraddhA aura vinaya ke sAtha mastaka prabhu ke caraNoM meM jhuka gyaa| mahAn AzrayadAtA (gozAlaka ko zaraNadAna) bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvana eka mahAvRkSa kI bhAMti sadA-sarvadA sabake lie AzrayadAtA rahA hai| asahAya ko sahAya denA aura zaraNAgata kI rakSA karanA; yaha unake kSatriya svabhAva kA sahaja saMskAra-jaisA pratIta hotA hai| mahAvRkSa kI chAyA meM sAdhu, sajjana aura dIna prANI bhI zaraNa lete haiM aura cora, duSTa evaM krUra hiMsaka prANI bhii| vRkSa kA dharma Azraya denA hai, yadi duSTa usakA Azraya pAkara bhI apanI duSTatA na chor3e to isameM vRkSa kA kyA doSa ? zramaNa mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM anekoM bhavya, sajjana aura suzIla prANiyoM ne Azraya lekara Atma-kalyANa kA amarapatha prApta kiyA, zUlapANi yakSa aura caMDakauzika nAga jaise krUra evaM hiMsaka prANiyoM ne bhI Atmabodha pAkara zAnti kA patha apanAyA to gozAlaka aura saMgama jaise duSTa evaM abhavya prANiyoM ne Azraya lekara agni kI bhAMti apane Azraya-sthala ko hI naSTa karane kA viphala prayala bhI kiyaa| 1 ghaTanA varSa vi0 pU0 510 / -viSaSTi0 1013
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | zramaNa mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kA dUsarA varSa hI cala rahA thA ki duSTa gauzAlaka unake saMparka meM AyA aura nirantara chaha varSa taka unako aneka prakAra ke pAsa, pIr3AeM aura kaSTa pahuMcAtA rahA / gozAlaka kA saMparka mahAvIra ke jIvana meM sadA trAsadAyI rhaa| tIrthakara kAla meM to vaha unakI mRtyu kA paravAnA lekara eka duSTa pratidvandvI kI bhAMti bhI sAmane A ddttaa| para kSamAvIra mahAvIra sadA hI use kSamA, abhaya aura zaraNa dete rhe| candana kI bhAMti ghisanevAle ko bhI ve sugandha aura zItalatA se prINita karate rhe| nAlandA, rAjagRha kA upanagara thaa| varSARtu ke prArambha meM zramaNa mahAvIra vahIM Akara cArtumAsa bitAne ke liye kisI ekAMta zUnyasthAna kI khoja karane lage / eka taMtuvAyazAlA (julAhe kI dukAna yA kArakhAnA, unheM mila gaI aura ve vahIM cAturmAsa ke liye Thahara gye| isI taMtuvAyazAlA meM eka ora makhajAtIya (maskarI--ekadanDI tApasa) yuvA bhikSuka bhI ThaharA huA thaa| jisakA nAma thA gauzAlaka / ' gauzAlaka svabhAva se ucchRkhala, kutUhalapriya aura muMhaphaTa to thA hI, sAtha hI rasalolupI aura jhagar3AlU bhI thaa| zramaNa mahAvIra isa cAturmAsa meM eka-eka mAsa kA tapa karate the| unake dhyAna, tapa aura anya divya vibhUtiyoM ko dekhakara gauzAlaka unakI ora AkRSTa ho gyaa| prabhu jaba mAsakSapaNa kA pAraNA lene bastI meM jAte to gauzAlaka unake pAsa Akara prArthanA karatA ki--"prabhu, maiM bhI ApakA ziSya bananA cAhatA huuN|" paramparAgata anuzrutiyoM ke anusAra gauzAlaka kisI DAkauta kA putra thA, vaha logoM kA manoraMjana karake athavA zani Adi grahoM kI balipUjA Adi lekara apanI AjIvikA calAtA thaa| kintu bhagavatI-mUtra ke kucha ullekhoM evaM AjIvaka sampradAya para huye aba taka ke anusaMdhAnoM se ukta anuzrutiyoM kI puSTi nahIM hotii| itihAsakAroM ne use AjIvaka saMpradAya kA pravartaka to nahIM, kintu eka prabhAvazAlI AcArya mAnA hai| zramaNa mahAvIra ke saMparka meM AyA taba taka vaha eka sAmAnya bhikSuka hI thA, kintu bAda meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAtha meM rahakara usane kucha vibhUtiyAM va tejolezyA jaisI labdhi prApta kara lI aura pazcAt pApitya dizAcaroM ke saMparka meM rahakara nimittazAstra bhI par3hA, ina zaktiyoM ke bala para vaha Age jAkara svayaM ko AjIvaka saMpradAya kA tIrthakara bhI ghoSita karane laga gayA thaa|
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________________ 82 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra gauzAlaka kI prArthanA kA mahAvIra koI uttara nahIM dete| cAra mAsa yoM hI nikala gye| ___ kArtika pUrNimA kA dina thaa| nagara meM utsava manAyA jA rahA thaa| prabhu dhyAna pUrNa karake vihAra karane ko prastuta huye, gauzAlaka unase bAta karane kI tAka meM thA hI, vaha caTa se unake nikaTa AyA aura unakI bhaviSyajJAna kI parIkSA karane ke lie pRchA "devArya ! maiM bhikSA ke liye jA rahA hai. batAiye, mujhe Aja bhikSA meM kyA milegA ?" sahajabhAva se prabhu ne uttara diyA--"kodoM ke bAsI cAvala, khaTTI chAcha aura eka khoTA mikkaa|" haiM !' Azcarya ke sAtha gauzAlaka ne mahAvIra kI ora dekhA, phira hamA"Aja to nyauhAra kA dina hai, ghara-ghara meM miSThAnna bana rahe haiM, Aja mujhe bAsI cAvala ? vAha ! kyA khUba bhaviSyavANI kI hai Apane !" gozAlaka mahAvIra kI bhaviSyavANI ko amatya siddha karane ke liye gayA, kintu kahIM kucha na milA / madhyAhna ke bAda eka karmakAra (kArIgara) ne use apane ghara kodoM kA bAsI dhAna aura khaTTI chAcha kA bhojana karAyA tathA dakSiNA meM eka rupayA diyA, jo parakhane para sacamuca hI khoTA niklaa| isa ghaTanA ne gauzAlaka ke mana ko Andolita kara diyaa| vaha eka ora mahAvIra ke bhaviSyajJAna kI ora AkRSTa huA to dUsarI ora niyativAda meM usakA vizvAsa bhI dRr3ha ho gyaa| usakI dhAraNA bana gaI-'jo honA hotA hai, vaha pahale se hI nizcita rahatA hai, honI kabhI TalatI nhiiN|' gauzAlaka madhyAhna ke bAda lauTakara apane sthAna para AyA, dekhA, to zramaNa mahAvIra vahAM nahIM the| vaha unakI khoja karane puna: bastI meM gayA, nAlandA aura rAjagRha kI galI-galI khoja DAlI, para mahAvIra nahIM mile| usane phira bhI pIchA nahIM chodd'aa| pAsa ke kollAkasanniveza meM phuNcaa| vahA~ loga carcA kara rahe the "Aja eka tapasvI ne bahula brAhmaNa ke ghara para bhikSA grahaNa kI hai, usake divya prabhAva se AkAza meM devadu'dubhi bajI, aura aneka prakAra ke puSpa, ratna Adi kI vRSTi huii|" gauzAlaka ne socA- 'aisA divya prabhAva to una devArya kA hI ho sakatA hai| vaha nagara meM Age gayA to mArga meM lauTate huye zramaNa mahAvIra use mila gaye / gauzAlaka ne namaskAra karake kahA-'bhagavan ! Apane jaisA kahA, Aja vaisI hI bhikSA mujhe milI, vAstava meM ApakI bhaviSyavANI saccI niklii| aba maiMne Apako
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApaya para | 83 hI apanA dharmAcArya mAna liyA hai, Apa bhI mujhe apanA ziSya mAna lIjiye / ' gauzAlaka ko bAta kA mahAvIra ne koI pratirodha nahIM kiyA, "maunaM svIkRtilakSaNaM" mAnakara gauzAlaka aba mahAvIra ke sAtha-sAtha ghUmane lgaa|' khIra dhala meM mila gaI kollAkasanniveza se mahAvIra suvarNakhala kI ora jA rahe the, gauzAlaka bhI unake sAtha pIcha-pIche cala rahA thaa| rAste meM eka sthAna para gvAloM kI TolI jamI huI thii| gauzAlaka ne unsukatAvaza udhara dekhA, haMDiyA meM ve kucha pakA rahe the| pUchA - ''bhAI ! haMDiyA meM kyA pakA rahe ho?" gvAloM ne gauzAlaka kI ora jarA tirachI najara se dekhA aura bole- "khIra / " nAma sunate hI gauzAlaka ke muMha meM pAnI chUTa AyA, usane prabhu se kahA--- "devArya ! gvAle khIra pakA rahe haiM, jarA Thahara jAiye, hama bhI khIra khA kara cleNge|" bhagavAna ne kahA-"yaha khIra pakegI hI nhiiN| bIca hI meM haMDiyA phaTa jAyegI, aura khIra miTTI meM mila jaayegii|" gauzAlaka ne gvAloM ko sAvadhAna karate huye kahA-"sunate ho ! ye trikAlajJAnI devArya kahate haiM, yaha iMDiyA phaTa jAyegI aura khIra miTTI meM mila jaayegii|" gvAloM ne gauzAlaka kI ora tiraskAra bharI AMkheM tarerate hue kahA-"dekhate haiM kaise phaTegI haMDiyA !" unhoMne bAMsa kI khapATiyoM se haMDiyA ko kasa kara bAMdha diyA, aura cAroM ora se ghera kara baiTha gye| prabhu mahAvIra Age cale gaye the, para gauzAlaka khIra kI lAlasA se vahIM rukA rahA / iMDiyA dUdha se bharI thI aura cAvala bhI mAtrA se adhika the| jaba dUdha ubalA, cAvala phUle no haMDiyA tar3Aka se do Tukar3e ho gaI, khIra dhUla meM mila gaI aura sAtha hI gozAlaka kI AzA bhii| vaha bahuta nirAza huA aura yaha kahate huye Age calA gayA "honahAra kisI bhI upAya se TalatI nahIM / "2 gozAlaka zramaNa mahAvIra ke sAtha-sAtha ghUmatA rhaa| jahAM bhI jAtA, logoM meM svayaM ko devArya kA ziSya batAtA, para usakA AcaraNa itanA abhadra aura aviveka 1 ghaTanA varSa vi. pU. 510 2 ghaTanA varSa vahI, (zItaRtu)
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________________ 84 | tIrthakara mahAvIra pUrNa hotA ki kahIM apamAna, kahIM tiraskAra aura kahIM tAr3anA evaM yAtanAoM kA puraskAra bhI use mila jaataa| phira bhI vaha apanI harakatoM se bAja nahIM aataa| paramparA kA Adara zramaNa mahAvIra ne apanI sAdhanA kA mArga svayaM cunA thA, aura apane hI viveka evaM AtmasAkSya se usa para abAdha gati se calate rahe / unake samaya meM bhagavAn pArvanAtha kI zipya-paramparA bhI vidyamAna thI aura unake AcAra meM kucha sAmAnya-sA antara bhI thA, parantu satya ke anantasvarUpa ke draSTA mahAvIra ne apanI sAdhanAvidhi ke sAtha usa prAcIna sAdhanA paramparA kA virodha nahIM dikhAyA, balki usa purAnI paramparA kA bhI Adara kiyA aura use bhI satya kI sAdhanA maanii| yaha unakI samanvaya-pradhAna satya-prajJA kA eka rUpa thaa| sAdhanA kAla ke caturtha varSa meM zramaNa mahAvIra kumArasanniveza meM eka udyAna meM kAyotsarga karake khar3e the| gauzAlaka unake sAtha thA hii| bhikSA kA samaya hone para gauzAlaka ne kahA- "devAyaM, bhakha lagI hai, bhikSA ke lie cliye|" prabhu ne kahA- "mujhe Aja upavAsa hai|" gauzAlaka guru ke sAtha upavAsa nahIM kara sakA / vaha bhikSA ke liye sanniveza meM gyaa| vahA~ pArzvanAtha-paramparA ke sthavira municandra apanI ziSyamaDalI ke sAtha eka kumhAra kI zAlA meM Thahare hue the| caMcala aura kSudrasvabhAvI gauzAlaka ne unase pUchA- "tuma loga kauna ho?" pApitya zramaNa ne kahA- "hama nimrantha zramaNa haiM / '' gauzAlaka ne unake upakaraNoM kI ora dekhakara kahA-"vAha re nigrantha ! itanA sArA grantha (upakaraNa) to jamA kara rakhA hai, phira bhI apane ko nigrantha batAte ho ? kaisA majAka hai yaha ! nimrantha to mere dharmAcArya haiM, jo tapa, tyAga aura saMyama kI sAkSAtmUrti haiN|" gauzAlaka kI kSudravRtti ko dekhakara nimrantha bole- 'lagatA hai jaisA tU hai, vaise hI svayaM gRhIta-liMga tere guru hoNge| guru jaisA celA "" ____ gauzAlaka ko krodha A gayA, bolA-"tuma mere guru kI nindA karate ho, mere dharmAcArya ke tapasteja se tumhArA upAzraya jala kara rAkha ho jAyagA / tabhI tumheM patA clegaa|" yoM pArvApatya zramaNoM ke sAtha bahuta dera taka sar3apa karake gauzAlaka apane sthAna para AyA aura jhumalA kara prabhu ke pAsa Akara bolA-'bhagavan ! Aja to
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 05 sAraMbha aura saparigraha zramaNoM se merA pAlA par3a gayA, Dhera sAre vastra, upakaraNa rakhate hue bhI apane ko nigrantha batAne kA DhoMga racA rakhA hai unhoMne !" satya ke parama ArAdhaka mahAvIra ne kahA-"gauzAlaka, tuma mithyAbhrama meM ho| pArthApatya anagAra haiM aura sacce zramaNa haiM / tumane unakA anAdara kiyA hai|" mahAvIra ke mukha se anya paramparA ke zramaNoM kI prazaMsA sunakara apane Apako satya kA ThekedAra samajhanevAle gauzAlaka ke mithyA ahaMkAra ko jarUra eka coTa pahuMcI hogI, bhrama kA pardA usakI A~khoM para se haTA yA nahIM, para satya kI eka dUsarI kiraNa kA anubhava to avazya hI huA hogA-mahAvIra kI samanvaya-pradhAna satyaprajJA ke dvArA / abhUtapUrva Atma-gupti dIkSA ke pazcAta zramaNa mahAvIra ne eka vajrasaMkalpa liyA thA ki ve kabhI kisI ko apanA pUrva-paricaya nahIM deMge / janatA ke samakSa ve sadA eka zramaNa, mikSaka aura sAdhaka ke rUpa meM hI upasthita hote the, na ki rAjakumAra vardhamAna ke rUpa meN| vaizAlI, kauzAmbI aura magadha jaise vizAla sAmrAjyoM se unake gahijIvana ke ghaniSTa sambandha the, para ni:spRha kSamAvIra zramaNa ne kahIM bhI vikaTa-se-vikaTa saMkaTa evaM upasarga ke samaya bhI una sambandhoM kI carcA karake saMkaTa se chUTane kI ceSTA nahIM kii| kaSToM aura upasoM ko to ve nimaMtraNa dete the, phira svataH Aye kaSToM se kinArAkasI karane kI to bAta hI kyA ? unakA Adarza thA-"Ayagutte sayA jaye" nirantara yatanA se yukta rahanA, aura Atma gupta, apane gaurava ko, apane mahatva ko aura apane prabhAva ko bhItara hI gupta rakhanA / Atmagupti kI isa ugratama sAdhanA meM kabhI-kabhI to prabhu ko mAraNAntika vedanAeM bhI sahanI par3IM, phAMsI ke phaMde bhI gale meM laTakavA diye gaye-para phira bhI unhoMne svayaM ke mukha se svayaM kA koI pUrva paricaya nahI diyaa| unakA paricaya sirpha yahI thA---maiM eka zramaNa hUM, bhikSu hUM, sAdhaka haM !2 vihAra karate hue prabhu eka bAra corAkasanniveza meM gye| una dinoM sImAMta rAjyoM meM paraspara kalaha aura yuddha kA vAtAvaraNa cala rahA thaa| eka-dUsare para zatra 1 ghaTanA samaya vi. pU. 506-508 shiitRtu| 2 ahamaMsi ni bhikSu / -AcArAMga 2012 / 3 pUrvabihAra (prAcIna aNg-jnpd)|
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________________ 86 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra rAjA kA bhaya chAyA huA thA / isaliye eka sImAMta se dUsare sImAMta meM praveza karane para bar3I chAnabIna aura talAzI lI jAtI thI / corAkasanniveza meM Ane para ArakSakoM ne mahAvIra kA paricaya pUchA / ve zramaNa ke rUpa meM to upasthita the hI, isake sivA apanA aura kyA paricaya dete / ve mauna rahe / guru ko mIna dekhakara ziSya ( ? ) gauzAlaka bhI cupa rahA / ArakSakoM ne guptacara samajhakara unheM pakar3a liyA aura aneka prakAra kI yAtanAeM diiN| mahAvIra ne apane bacAva ke liye koI bhI pratikAra nahIM kiyA, gauzAlaka ne bhI koI saphAI nahIM dI / taba donoM ko rasse se bAMdhakara kueM meM utArA gayA aura bAra-bAra DubakiyA~ lagavAI gaI / phira bhI donoM ne hI apanA mauna nahIM todd'aa| loga stabdha the ki itanI kaThora yantraNA pAne para bhI ye cupa haiM, kaise haiM ye guptacara ?" guptacaroM kI carcA sunakara vahA~ rahane vAlI do parivrAjikAe~ - somA aura jayantI' unheM dekhane aaii| dekhate hI ve zramaNa mahAvIra ko pahacAna gaIM / ArakSakoM ko DA~Tate huye kahA - " are ! tuma kyA anyAya kara rahe ho ? ye to prabhu vardhamAna haiM, mahArAja siddhArtha ke putra ! gRhatyAga karake mauna sAdhanA kara rahe haiN|" - prabhu kA paricaya pAte hI ArakSakoM ko pasInA chUTa gyaa| ve kA~pate huye unake caraNoM meM gira par3e aura aparAdha ke liye kSamA mAMgane lage / " Atmagupti kI isa kaThoracaryA ke kAraNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana meM aneka vikaTa saMkaTa Aye, para ve apane saMkalpa se eka tilabhara bhI vicalita nahI hue / cIrAka sanniveza se prabhu ekabAra kalaMbukA sanniveza gye| vahAM ke adhikArI thaM megha aura kAlahastI / yadyapi ve vahA~ ke jamIMdAra the, para pAsa-par3osa ke rAjyoM meM jAkara DAkA bhI DAlate the / kalaMbukA ke vikaTa janazUnya mArga meM mahAvIra kI kAlahastI se bheMTa ho gii| sAtha meM gozAlaka bhI thA / kAlahastI ne pUchA - "tuma kauna ho ?" mahAvIra mauna rahe / kAlahastI ko AzaMkA huI kahIM ye guptacara to nahIM haiM ? usane donoM ko bar3I nirdayatA se poTA aura phira bA~dhakara megha ke pAsa bheja diyA / megha ne mahAvIra ko kSatriyakuNDa meM siddhArtha rAjA ke ghara para dekhA thA / usane pahacAna liyA / isa nirmama piTAI aura krUra baMdhana ko dekha kara use apane 1 ye donoM parivrAjikAeM nimittazAstrI utpala kI bahaneM thIM / 2 ghaTanA varSa vi. pU. 509-508 grISmaRtu /
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 87 apakRtya para pazcAttApa hone lgaa| AMkhoM se AMsU bahAte hue vaha prabhu ke caraNoM meM gira par3A--- "prabho ! kSamA kIjiye / Apako nahIM pahacAnane se yaha ghora aparAdha ho gayA hai| hama bar3e adhama aura nIca haiM, jo Apa jaise mahApuruSa ko kATa dene se nahIM cUke / " kSamAmUrti mahAvIra to pIr3A ke samaya bhI prazAMta aura prasanna the, aba bhI usI prazAMta mudrA meM unhoMne megha ko kSamAdAna bhI kara diyaa| prabhu ke isa kSamAdAna se megha ke antarha daya meM avazya hI eka prakAza-kiraNa jagI hogI aura usane dulArma tyAgakara prabhu ke satsaMga kA lAbha uThAyA-yaha sahaja hI kalpanA kI jA sakatI hai| prabha ke sAdhanA-kAla meM isa prakAra kI ghaTanAoM kI kaI punarAvRttiyA~ huii| logoM ke na pahacAnane aura unake sadA mona dhAraNa kiye rahane ke kAraNa kaI bAra unheM guptacara samajhakara saMtrAsa diyA gyaa| sAdhanA-kAla ke chaThe varSa meM zramaNa mahAvIra vihAra karate huye kapIyasanniveza' gaye / vahA~ para bhI ArakSakoM ne AgakA paricaya pUchA, para mauna dhAraNa kiye hone se unhoMne prabhu ko kArAgAra meM baMda kara diyaa| eka zramaNa ko kArAgAra meM baMdI banAne kI carcA sanniveza meM phailI to vahAM rahane vAlI do parivAjikAoM (vijayA aura pragalbhA) ko bar3A dhakkA pahuMcA, ve turanta rAjasabhA meM AI, zramaNa vardhamAna ko vahA~ dekhakara unhoMne rAjapuruSoM ko khUba Ar3e hAthoM liyA - "kase rAjapuruSa ho tuma ! tumheM cora aura sAhUkAra kI bhI pahacAna nahIM ? ye siddhArtha rAjA ke putra zramaNa mahAvIra haiM, inheM kapTa de rahe ho ? yadi kahIM devarAja indra kupita ho gaye to tumhArI kyA dazA hogI ?" zramaNa mahAvIra kA paricaya jAnakara rAjapuruSa turanta unake caraNoM meM gire aura vinayapUrvaka kSamA yAcanA karane lge| prabhu ne hAtha Upara uThAkara abhayamudrA ke sAtha sabako abhayadAna diyA / 2 prabhu mahAvIra jAna-bUjhakara adhikatara aise aparicita kSetroM meM jAte, jahA~ kaSToM evaM yAtanAoM ke utpIr3ana meM ve apane ko adhika-se-adhika prasanna zAnta aura sthira rakha skeN| sonA jaise agni kI jvAlAoM se adhika nikharatA hai, vase hI zramaNa mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kaSToM kI agni meM pratipala nikhara rahI thI; adhika 1 ghaTanA varSa vi. pU. 508-507 2 ghaTanA varSa vi. pU. 507-506 (sAdhanA kAla kA chaThA varSa)
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________________ 88 | tIrthakara mahAvIra tejovIpta ho rahI thI, para, gauzAlaka una yAtanAoM se ghabarA uThA / usane prabha se kahA-"devArya | Apake sAtha rahate hue to mujhe aise kaSTa uThAne par3a rahe haiM, jinakI jIvana meM Aja taka kalpanA bhI nahIM kii| pazu se bhI badatara merI dayA ho rahI hai, Apa to mujhe kabhI bacAte bhI nahIM / ataH aba maiM Apake sAtha nahIM rhuuNgaa|" prabhu mauna rahe, gauzAlaka sAtha chor3akara kahIM anyatra calA gyaa|' avicala dhyAnayoga (kaTapUtanA kA upadrava) zramaNa mahAvIra.kAyotsarga aura dhyAna-yoga kI eka jIvaMta mUrti the| bhayAnaka jaMgaloM meM, ghora jhaMjhAvAtoM aura tUphAnoM meM, kar3akar3AtI sardI aura cilacilAtI dhUpa meM bhI ve sadA dhyAna-magna rahate the| lInatA bhI itanI ki tana para bhayaMkara zastra-prahAra hoM, yA agnijvAlAeM jhulasAne A rahI hoM; phira bhI ve sumeru kI bhAMti avicala maprakaMpita bar3e hI rahate / koI bhI prAkRtika upasarga yA daivika ApattiyAM unakA dhyAna bhaMga nahIM kara skiiN| unake avicala dhyAnayoga aura sumeru-sI sthitaprajJatA ke eka do prasaMga ye haiM zrAvastI se vihAra kara prabhu halidduga gAMva kI ora jA rahe the| gAMva ke bAhara eka vizAla vRkSa thaa| rAtri meM prabhu mahAvIra usI vRkSa ke nIce dhyAnastha ho gaye / taba taka gauzAlaka bhI sAtha thaa| vaha bhI eka ora baiThA rhaa| isa mArga se gujarane vAle aneka yAtriyoM ne bhI rAtri meM vRkSa ke nIce Azraya liyaa| zIta-Rtu thI, isaliye yAtriyoM ne idhara-udhara se ghAsa-pAta va lakkar3a ikaTThe kara Aga jalAI aura rAtabhara tApate rhe| prAtaH sUryodaya ke samaya yAtriyoM kA kAphilA Age cala par3A, para Aga kisI ne nahIM bujhAI / havA ke vega se Aga bar3hane lagI, gauzAlaka cillAyA-"bhagavan ! Aga bar3ha rahI hai, bhAgo ! bhAgo !" aura vaha to bhAga khar3A hmaa| prabhu dhyAna meM sthira the| ve Aga aura pAnI se kaba bhayabhIta hote ? Aga kI lapaTeM bar3hatI huI unake pairoM ke nikaTa A gaI, pAMva mulasa bhI gaye, para mahAzramaNa taba bhI apane samatA-rasa-nAvI dhyAna meM nimagna rahe / agnijvAlAeM jaise samatA-sudhA ke samakSa svataH hI zAnta ho gii| 1ghaTanA varSa vi. pU. 505-504 2 SaTanA varSa vi.pU. 508-507 (zItaRtu)
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | dhyAnayogI mahAzramaNa kI sthitaprajJatA kI agni-parIkSA to isase bhI Age huI jaba kaTapUtanA nAmakI rAkSasI ne unheM prANAntaka kaSTa diye| prabhu mahAvIra zAlizIrSa nagara ke bAhara udyAna meM kAyotsarga karake khar3e the| mAgha kA mahInA thaa| roma-roma kaMpA dene vAlI ThaMDI havAeM aura ekAMta vana ! usa samaya kaTapUtanA nAmaka vyantara-kanyA udhara AI / prabhu ko dhyAnastha dekhakara usake mana meM pUrvajanma kA dveSa jAga uThA / vyantara-kanyA ne parivrAjikA kA vikarAla rUpa bnaayaa| bikharI huI jaTAoM meM barpha-sA zItala pAnI bharakara prabhu ke zarIra para barasAne lgii| bhayaMkara aTTahAsa karatI huI vaha unake kandhoM para khar3I huI aura barphIlI teja havAeM calAkara vAtAvaraNa ko zItalatA ke zanyabindu se bhI nIce lA diyaa| kar3akar3AtI sardI meM barpha se bhI ThaNDI phuhAreM zarIra para gireM aura phira teja barphIlI havAeM caleM- usa asAdhAraNa zIta meM-jaba pAnI bhI jamakara barpha bana jAtA ho, manuSya kA rakta nasoM meM jama jAya aura vaha turanta samApta ho jAya, yaha sAmAnya bAta thii| kintu pramu mahAvIra usa bhISaNa upasarga meM bhI apane dhyAnayoga meM avicala aura zAnta rahe / dhairya aura manovizuddhi kI usa utkRSTa sthiti meM unheM 'lokAvadhijJAna' utpanna huaa| saca hI agni kI jvAlAoM meM par3akara svarNa kI kAMti adhika hI nikharatI hai| upasargoM kI agni ne prabhu mahAvIra ke teja ko adhika nikhAra diyaa| unake avicala dhairya, sAhasa aura abhaMga samAdhibhAva ke samakSa rAkSasI kA krodha hAra gayA / vaha caraNoM meM vinata ho aparAdha ke lie kSamA mAMgane lgii| kaSToM kI kasauTI para sAdhanA kAla meM zramaNa mahAvIra ko vividha yAtanAoM aura upasoM kA sAmanA karanA par3a rahA thaa| sAmAnya manuSya to kaba kA hI bavarAkara unase kinArA kara jAtA, para, zramaNa vardhamAna to vIra hI nahIM, mahAvIra the / titikSA unakA parama dharma thA / kaSToM ko ve kasauTI mAnate the aura una para svarNa kI bhAMti apane jIvana ko car3hA dete the / bahuta bAra prANAntaka kaSTa bhI Aye, adhikatara aparicita vyaktiyoM dvArA; para mahAvIra uname bacane kI ceSTA karane ke bajAya sInA tAnakara unake samakSa khar3e ho jAte, upasargoM meM jUjhate rahate eka aparAjeya yoddhA kI bhAMti / kabhI-kabhI aisA bhI hotA upasarga apanI carama vikaTatA para pahuMca rahA hotA-tabhI koI pUrva 1 ghaTanA samaya vi. pU. 506 gItaRtu (sAdhanA kAla kA chaThA varSa) / isa upasarga ke samaya gauzAlaka ke sAtha meM nahIM thaa|
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________________ 10| tIrthakara mahAvIra paricita vyakti upasthita ho jAtA, janatA ko prabhu kA paricaya detA, upasarga Tala jAtA aura AkramaNakArI vinaya ke sAtha caraNoM meM jhuka jaataa| yaha sthiti unake hita meM hote hue bhI zramaNa mahAvIra aise prasaMgoM para prasannatA kA anubhava nahIM karate / ve to upasarga aura pIr3A kI usa caramasthiti ko chanA cAhate the-jahAM unakI titikSA aura sahiSNutA kI, samatA aura sthitaprajJatA kI antima kasoTI hotii| ve AtmA ke sAtha pUrva-baddha asAtAvedanIya karmoM kI jaTila tathA dhanI sthiti ko anubhava kara rahe the, aura unakI tIna nirjarA ke lie dhyAnayoga ke sAtha parama titikSA aura sahiSNutA kA hI ekamAtra mArga unake samakSa thA, isalie bAra-bAra ve svayaM ko kaSToM kI kasauTI para kasanA cAhate the| jaba unhoMne dekhA ki magadha va aMga Adi pradezoM meM aba bahuta se loga unako pahacAnane lage haiM, isalie upasarga kama aura pUjA va sammAna adhika hotA hai, to unhoMne saMkalpa kiyA ki ve ina pradezoM ko chor3akara kucha samaya ke lie aparicita pradezoM meM vihAra kareMge-jahAM ke loga unase sarvathA aparicita hoNge| isI nizcaya ke sAtha sAdhanA-kAla ke pAMcave varSa meM rAr3habhUmi kI ora unhoMne vihAra kara diyaa| gauzAlaka bhI taba sAtha meM hI thaa| isa pradeza ke loga zramaNa ke AcAra-vicAra se to kyA, unakI veza-bhUSA se bhI sarvathA anabhijJa the| phira svabhAva se ve krUra, duSTa aura hiMsakavRtti ke bhI the| isalie zramaNa mahAvIra ko isa pradeza meM atyadhika kaSToM kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| ina pradezoM meM zramaNa mahAvIra ne sAdhanA-kAla meM do bAra vihAra kiyaa| aura donoM hI bAra prANAntaka pIr3AoM ko jhaMlate hue ve kaSToM kI agni meM svayaM ko jhoMkate gye| isa pradeza meM mahAvIra ko jo upasarga hue unakA saMkSipta vivaraNa AcArAMgasUtra meM Arya sudharmA ne yoM diyA hai- "usa pradeza ke anAryalogoM kI dRSTi meM mahAvIra unake zikAra aura unake manoraMjana kI vastu the| ve nagna zramaNa ko dekhakara unheM pITate, gIlI beMtoM se una para prahAra karate, jisake nizAna unakI camar3I para ubhara Ate / zikArI kutte una para chor3a dete, jo unakI piMDaliyoM kA mAMsa noMca lete, loga dekhate rahate aura kuttoM ko bhagAne ke bajAya tAliyAM de-dekara naacte| kitanI hI bAra loga unako lakar3iyoM, muTiThayoM, bhAle kI nokoM, patthara tathA haDDiyoM ke khapparoM se pITa-pITa kara zarIra meM ghAva kara dete, rakta kI dhArAeM bahA dete| ve jaba dhyAna meM sthira khar3e rahate to una para dhUla barasAte, zastra se prahAra kara DAlate, dhakela dete aura uThAkara geMda kI taraha dUra pheMka dete--mahaja kutUhalavaza, ki itanA saba hone para 1 prathama bAra vi. pU, 508 sAdhanA kAla ke pAMcaveM varSa meM, dUsarI bAra phira cAra varSa bAda vi. pU. 504 meM sAdhanA kAna ke nauveM varSa meM / isa bihAra meM gauzAlaka punaH sApa rhaa|
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 61 bhI yaha cir3hatA kyoM nahIM, aura yahAM se bhAga kyoM nahIM jaataa|" logoM ko Azcarya bhI hotA, isa zramaNa kA zarIra kyA vaja yA phaulAda kA banA hai, jo itanI pIr3AeM sahakara bhI jIvita raha rahA hai| bhojana aura zayyA kA to prazna hI kyA, yadi kabhI saMyogavaza do cAra mAsa meM mila gayA to itanA rUkhA aura bAsI anna ki chaha mahIne kA bhUkhA bhikhArI bhI use khAnA nahIM caahe| dUsarI bAra ke bihAra meM to prabhu ko cAturmAsa-kAla meM Thaharane ke lie kahIM eka chappara bhI nahIM milA, to vRkSoM ke nIce ghUmate-phirate hI unhoMne varSAvAsa pUrA kiyaa| isa prakAra usa anAryabhUmi meM ghora kadarthanAeM, prANAntaka pIr3AeM sahakara bhI prabhu sadA samabuddhi, prazAnta aura dharma evaM zukladhyAna meM lIna rhe|" anArya pradeza meM vihAra karake prabha ne svayaM kI atyadhika karma-nirjarA to kI hI, apanI samatA tathA titikSAzakti kA utkRSTa parIkSaNa bhI kiyaa| kintu sAtha meM una anAryoM ke mana meM zramaNa ke prati jo dveSa, ghRNA aura durbhAva kA viSa ghulA huA thA, vaha bhI zAMta kiyA, unakI parama kSamAzIlatA se avazya hI anAryoM kA hRdayaparivartana bhI huA hogA aura jaise buddha ke samakSa aMgulimAla DAkU ne AtmasamarpaNa kara diyA, vaise aneka dasyuoM ne mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM vinata ho, apanI duSTatA kA tyAga kara AtmasamarpaNa bhI kiyA hI hogA-isakI pUrI saMbhAvanA hai, para koI ghaTanA-vizeSa kA ullekha prAcIna sAhitya meM prApta na hone se mahAvIra kI anAryapradeza meM vihAra-caryA kA romAMcaka vivaraNa kucha adhUrA-sA hI prastuta karanA par3a rahA hai| eka bAra vaizAlI ke bAhara zramaNa mahAvIra kAyotsarga meM khar3e the| nirvastra zramaNa ko dekhakara bacne upahAsa karate hue una para kaMkara-patthara pheMkane lge| zramaNa mahAvIra sthira the dharya parIkSA ke isa prasaMga para anyanta prasanna ! tabhI gaNarAjA zaMkha, jo ki rAjA siddhArtha ke mitra bhI the, udhara se gujare / unhoMne dhyAnastha zramaNa mahAvIra kI ora bAlakoM ko kaMkara-patthara pheMkate dekhA, to unakA hRdaya khinna ho utthaa| "mahAzramaNa ko ajJAna bacce kitanI pIr3A pahuMcA rahe haiM ?' zaMkharAja azva se utara kara Aye, baccoM ko DAMTakara bhagAyA aura gadgada kaMTha se mahAzramaNa kI avicala samatva-sAdhanA kI saMtuti kara nagara ke bAlakoM kI ora se kSamAyAcanA kii| 1 AcArAMga mUtra zrutaskaMdha 1, adhyayana 6, uddezaka 3, gAthA 7 se 12 / 2 pazcimI baMgAla meM murzidAbAda kI bhUmi ko 'rADha' bhUmi kahA jAtA thA, AcArAMga (1-6) meM lAr3ha, vajabhUmi aura zubhrabhUmi nAmoM kA ullekha bhI milatA hai| 3 ghaTanA varSa vi. pU. 502
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________________ 12 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra gauzAlaka kI rakSA aura rahasyadAna vavabhUmi Adi banAyaM pradezoM meM zramaNa mahAvIra chaha mahIne taka vihAra kara aneka dussaha evaM prANaghAtaka yAtanAyeM jhalate rhe| isa svayaM-gRhIta kaSTa se pratyakSa lAbha kyA huA, yaha samajhanA kaThina hogA, kintu parokSa lAbha aneka hue| bhaviSyadraSTA kI najara meM vaha yAtrA eka aitihAsika-sAhasika yAtrA kahI jA sakatI hai| prathama bAta - samaya-samaya para bhagavAna mahAvIra ko carama koTi kI titikSA, samabhAva aura tapaH-sAdhanA ke aneka durlabha prasaMga prApta hue, jo anya pradezoM meM sambhavataH nahIM milte| isase unakA parama icchita-'mahAn karma-nirjarA' kA dhyeya bhI pUrNa humaa| dUsarI bAta-anAryabhUmi ke vAsI jo zramaNa kI AkRti se bhI ghRNA evaM heSa karate the, ve chahamAsa taka barAbara eka mahAna dhIra-vIra tejasvI zramaNa ke nikaTa meM Aye, bhale hI unheM yAtanAyeM dIM, para unakI kaThoratama yAtanAoM ko saharSa jhela kara zramaNa mahAvIra ne unake hRdayoM ko jhakajhora DAlA, zramaNa kI samatA aura tejasvitA ne amiTa chApa unake mAnasa para DAlI aura unheM eka parikalpanA dI, eka vAstavikatA ke darzana karAye ki zramaNa sirpha peTa bharane ke liye nahIM, kintu sASanA aura janakalyANa ke liye hI isa dharatI para vihAra karatA hai| vaha jIvanamaraNa, sukha-dukha mAna-apamAna evaM lAbha-alAbha meM sumeru kI bhAMti sthira, niSkaMpa aura sama rahatA hai| anArya bhUmivAsiyoM ke mana para zramaNa ke isa bhavya svarUpa kI kalpanA avazya aMkita huI hogI, aura isakA pratyakSa pariNAma yaha mAyA ki zramaNa mahAvIra ke pazcAt aneka zramaNa una kSetroM meM gaye, para itane dussaha kaSTa unheM nahIM jhelane pdd'e| spaSTa hai ki zramaNa mahAvIra sAdhanAkAla meM na sirpha svayaM hI sAdhanAdhyAna meM lIna rahe, kintu zramaNa-mArga ke prati janatA kI bhrAMtiyAM dUra kara eka Adara, zraddhA aura sadbhAvanA kA vAtAvaraNa bhI nirmANa kara rahe the| anArya-kSetroM kI isa yAtrA meM gauzAlaka bhI sAtha thaa| chaha mahIne taka usane bhI cAhe-anacAhe aneka kaSTa sahe aura zramaNa mahAvIra kI kaThora titikSA evaM parama dhIratA ke prati mana-hI-mana atyanta Adara karane lgaa| anAryabhUmi se lauTate huye bhagavAna mahAvIra kUrmagrAma' kI ora jA rahe the| mArga meM tila kA eka choTAsA paudhA khar3A thA, jo rAste ke karIba thA, aura bahuta saMbhava thA, kisI bhI kSaNa, 1 pUrvI bihAra meM bIrabhUma va siyArSapura ke bAsa-pAsa /
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para |63 kisI bhI yAtrI ke pairoM ke tale dabakara rauMdA jaay| usakI isI anizcita jIvana-lIlA ko dekhakara kutUhalavaza gauzAlaka ne bhagavAn mahAvIra se pUcha liyA"bhaMte ! yaha tila-kSupa (paudhA) abhI to bar3A sundara dIkha rahA hai, isa para sAta phUla bhI lage haiM, para kyA isameM tila bhI paidA hoMge ?" zramaNa mahAvIra apanI gajagati se gamana kara rahe the| unakI dRSTi to sirpha Age ke patha para hI thI, agala-bagala jhAMkanA to gatihInatA hai| gauzAlaka ke prazna ko sunakara ve ruke, tila-kSupa kI ora saMketa kara bole-"gauzAlaka ! isameM kyA Azcarya kI bAta hai ? janma-maraNa kI lIlA to avirala-pratipala cala hI rahI hai| sAtoM phUloM ke jIva isa tila kI eka hI phalI meM sAta tila ke rUpa meM utpanna hoMge--yaha to prakRti kA krama hai- agamya hote huye bhI sahaja !' gauzAlaka hRdaya se saMzayazIla thaa| kutuhala aura saMzaya se prerita ho pIche se usane usa nanheM se paudhe ko ukhAr3akara vahIM DAla diyA / zramaNa mahAvIra Age bar3hate jA rahe the| gozAlaka pIche se daur3akara aayaa| kUrmagrAma kI vRkSAvaliyAM bhI taba taka dikhAI par3ane laga gaI thiiN| vahIM eka ora eka tApasa, jisakA nAma vaMzyAyana thA, dhUpa meM khar3A thaa| vaha sira nIcA laTakAye, donoM hAtha sUrya ke sAmane U~ce uThAye tapasyA kara rahA thaa| usakI lambI-lambI jaTAeM dharatI ko chU rahI thIM jaise bar3a kI zAkhAeM hoN| jaTA se jUe bhUmi para girakara mAre dhUpa ke akulA rahI thIM / tapasvI una jUoM ko uThAkara phira se apane sira meM DAla rahA thA, tAki kar3I dhUpa ke kAraNa unakI hatyA na ho jAya / gauzAlaka ko yaha dRzya bar3A hI vicitra lgaa| usane amaNa mahAvIra ko aneka prakAra kI kaThora tapasyAeM karate dekhA thA, para aisA vicitra tapa kabhI nahIM dekhA, isalie gauzAlaka ko kutUhala huaa| vaha muMhaphaTa to thA hI, bolane meM bhI asabhya, loka-vyavahAra se anabhijJa ! phira apane jJAna aura sAdhanA kA garva bhI thA use ! tiraskAra ke svara meM vaha bolA-"are ! are ! yaha kyA tamAzA kara rahA hai ? tU koI tApasa hai, khar3A-khar3A dhyAna kara rahA hai yA jUoM ko bIna rahA hai? ye jUe hI terI mehamAna haiM, tU ina jUoM kA zayyAtara (Azraya-kendra) hI lagatA hai, jo bAra-bAra uThAkara inheM apanI jaTAoM meM virAjamAna kara rahA hai ?" gauzAlaka kA kaTu AkSepa sunakara bhI vaizyAyana cupa rhaa| uttara nahIM pAkara gauzAlaka ko phira joza AyA aura dUsarI bAra kucha jora se, kucha aura kaThora zabdoM meM pukArA / bAra-bAra ke vacana-prahAra se vApasa kA tAmasa bAga uThA / vaha tilamilA
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________________ 14 | tIpaMkara mahAvIra kara lAla-lAla aMgAre kI-sI A~khoM se gauzAlaka ko nihArane lagA aura bolAduSTa, tapasvI se majAka ! Thahara jA ! abhI tujhe terI karanI kA phala cakhAtA hUM aura krodhAviSTa tApasa ne kucha kadama pIche haTakara eka bhayaMkara tejas (tejolezyA) bhAga-sA dAhaka dhUmra gozAlaka para pheMkA / gauzAlaka ke to tote ur3a gaye, sira para paira rakhakara daur3A prabhu mahAvIra kI ora- "prabho ! marA, marA! bacAo ! yaha Aga merA pIchA kara rahI hai / " gozAlaka kI karuNa cIkha ne zramaNa mahAvIra ke antas ko dravita kara diyaa| karuNA kA pravAha phUTa pdd'aa| agni-sA dhadhakatA dhUmra gauzAlaka para AtA dekhakara turanta unhoMne apanI zItala-tapaHzakti (zItala tejolezyA) kA prayoga kiyA, basa, usa mahAzramaNa ke nayanoM meM hI amRta bharA thA, amiya-dRSTi se jhAMkate hI vaizyAyana kI tejolezyA zAnta ho gii| gauzAlaka kI jAna meM jAna aaii| tApasa ne apane se prakhara zaktizAlI sAdhaka kA pratirodha dekhA, to vaha vinaya se jhuka gayA aura vahIM khar3A namra zabdoM meM bolA-"jAna liyA, prabho! ApakI zakti kA adbhuta prabhAva jAna liyA !" gauzAlaka ghabarAyA huA-sA to thA hI, tApasa ko saMketa-bhASA meM vaha kucha bhI samajha nahIM pAyA / bolA-'prabho ! yaha jUoM kA piNDa (zayyAtara) kyA bakabaka kara rahA hai ?" prabhu mahAvIra ne use samajhAyA - "abhI vaha tujhe bhasmasAt kara DAlatA / tere kaTu AkSepoM se Rddha ho tujhe bhasma karane ke lie usane apanI tejolezyA chor3I thii| yadi maiMne zItalezyA kA prayoga na kiyA hotA, to tU jalakara rAkha ho jaataa| mere zItala prayoga ke uttara meM hI vaha mujhase kSamA mAMga rahA hai|" tejolezyA kA yaha tIvra-dahanazIla prayoga dekhakara gauzAlaka atyanta bhayabhIta ho gyaa| bhaya hamezA zakti kI zaraNa khojatA hai gauzAlaka ke mana meM bhI tejolezyA ke prati AkarSaNa bddh'aa| vinayapUrvaka usane prabhu mahAvIra se pUchA -. 'prabho ! yaha tejo. lezyA kyA cIja hai ? kaise prApta kI jAtI hai ?" __ mahAvIra yadyapi pariNAmadarzI the, ayogya vyakti ko nejaszakti kA rahasya batAne ke pariNAma kitane khataranAka ho sakate haiM, unase chupe nahIM the, phira bhI bhAvI vaza unhoMne gauzAlaka ko tejolezyA prApta karane kI sampUrNa vidhi batA dii| vaha vidhi isa prakAra hai ___ "jo manuSya chaha mahInoM taka nirantara chaTha tapa (belA) karake sUrya ke sAmane dRSTi rakhakara khar3A-bar3A bhAtApanA letA hai, ubale huye muTThI bhara ur3ada aura
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 95 cullUbhara garama pAnI se pAraNA karatA hai, usa vyakti ko thor3I-bahuta (yogyatAnusAra) tejolezyA utpanna ho sakatI hai|" mahAvIra dvArA gozAlaka ne tejalezyA kI sAdhanA kA saMpUrNa rahasya prApta kara liyaa| kucha samaya bAda bhagavAn kUrmagrAma se nikle| gauzAlaka pIche-pIche idharaudhara dekhatA maTakatA cala rahA thA ki sahasA usakI dRSTi usI tilakSupa ke sthAna para pdd'ii| vahAM pAsa meM hI eka tila kA choTA-sA paudhA khar3A thaa| para, gauzAlaka ko lagA-yaha paudhA koI dUsarA hai, cUMki usa paudhe ko to ukhAr3akara pheMka diyA thaa| ataH kucha vyaMgyapUrvaka usane zramaNa mahAvIra se kahA- "dekhie bhagavan ! Apane jisa tila-kSupa meM sAta jIva paidA hone kI bhaviSyavANI kI thI, una jIvoM kA kyA, vicAre podhe kA bhI kahIM patA nahIM hai|" gauzAlaka kI zarArata aura duSTatA mahAvIra se chupI nahIM thI, para kSIrasAgara kA ananta jala sAMpoM ke loTane se kabhI jaharIlA huA hai ? prabhu mahAvIra usI gambhIratA ke sAtha bole--"gauzAlaka ! tuma bhrAnti meM ho| jisa tila-kSupa ko tumane ukhAr3a pheMkA thA, vaha vahIM para kucha samaya bAda gAya ke khura se daba gayA aura usI dina varSA ho jAne se vaha punaH bhUmi meM akurita ho gyaa| kisI ke AyuSyabala ko kyA koI samApta kara sakatA hai ? yaha vahI paudhA hai, aura isakI eka phalI meM vahI sAta phUla sAta tila banakara paidA hue haiN|" zraddhAhIna gauzAlaka ne tila ke per3a se phalI tor3I to ThIka usameM sAta tila nikale / gauzAlaka kI vAcA cupa ho gaI, para usake hRdaya meM uthala-puthala maca utthii| isa ghaTanA se vaha niyativAda kA kaTTara samarthaka bana gyaa| kucha ghaTanAeM pahale bhI usake samakSa ghaTa cukI thiiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jaisA bhaviSya kahA, vaisA hI huAuna ghaTanAoM kI pratikriyA gauNAlaka ke mana para yaha huI ki, "jo kucha honA hai, vaha pahale se hI nizcita hotA hai| usameM koI kucha parivartana nahIM kara sktaa| tathA jIva mara kara apanI hI yoni meM utpanna hotA hai|" ___ gauzAlaka zramaNa mahAvIra ke pAsa vi0 pU0 510 (sAdhanAkAla ke dUsare varSa) meM AyA thA, aura vi0 pU0 503 (sAdhanAkAla ke dasaveM varSa) taka lagabhaga 7-8 varSa taka unake pIche-pIche ghUmatA rhaa| kaSToM se ghabarAkara bIca meM lagabhaga 6 mAsa taka vaha zramaNa mahAvIra se dUra bhI rahA, para idhara-udhara bhaTaka kara punaH vaha prabhu kI zaraNa meM A gyaa| 1 bhagavatI sUtra 15 // 3
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________________ 16 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra hama yaha to nahIM kaha sakate ki gauzAlaka sirpha peTa bharane ke lie hI zramaNa mahAvIra ke sAtha-sAtha ghUmA ho, cUMki kaSToM ke, yAtAnAoM ke vikaTa prasaMgoM para bhI bhagavAn mahAvIra kA sAtha chor3akara vaha nahIM bhaagaa| usane zramaNa mahAvIra meM utkaTa tyAga, tapa, nispRhatA, sahiSNutA tathA sAtha hI vibhinna prakAra kI divyavibhUtiyoM ke darzana kiye, unake sAtha usakA pralobhana ho, yA AkarSaNa, aura kucha bhI kAraNa ho, vaha prabhu kA pallA pakar3e rhaa| hA~, yaha bhI spaSTa hI hai ki vaha muMhaphaTa, ucchRkhala evaM krodhI svabhAva kA thaa| usakA hRdaya saMzayazIla, zarAratI evaM kutUhalApraya bhI thA, isa prakAra ke aneka prasaMga zramaNa mahAvIra ke sAtha bhI Aye, para, zramaNa mahAvIra usakI tamAma duSTatAoM ko, avahelanAoM ko upekSita karate gaye / usake saMga saMkaTa uThAkara bhI kabhI unhoMne kSobha anubhava nahIM kiyaa| samayasamaya para prabhu mahAvIra ne gauzAlaka ke samakSa kucha aisI bhaviSyavANiyA~ bhI kI, jo akSarazaH satya to honI hI thIM para usase gozAlaka ko lAbha ke bajAya hAni hI huii| vaha prArambha meM kisa siddhAnta kA thA, yaha usake vyavahAra se koI patA nahIM calatA, para ina bhaviSyavANiyoM ko satya hote dekhakara niyativAda meM usakA dRr3ha vizvAsa hotA gyaa| usane yaha dhAraNA banA lI-saMsAra meM jo bhI kucha hone vAlA hai, vaha saba pahale hI nizcita hai (tabhI to jJAnI unake viSaya meM bhaviSya-kathana kara sakatA hai) aura use jJAnabala se jAnA jA sakatA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke apUrva jJAnabala (bhaviSyakathanazakti), tapa evaM dhyAna ke kAraNa devoM kI pUjyatA tathA kucha viziSTa labdhiyAM (tejozItala lezyA Adi) dekha kara gauzAlaka ke mana meM prArambha meM zraddhA banI hogI, Age calakara svayaM bhI mahAvIra jaisA vibhUtisampanna banane ke svapna dekhane lgaa| jaba tejolezyA kI sAdhanA-vidhi usane mahAvIra se jAna lI taba to jaise cIMTI ko para A gye| vaha utAvalA ho gayA, usa adbhuta evaM camatkArI zakti ko prApta karane ke lie| inhIM saba bhAvanAoM ke vega ne gauzAlaka ko mahAvIra se alaga hone ko prerita kiyaa| usane niyativAda kA bahAnA DhUMDhA, prabhu mahAvIra ne jaba eka tila meM utpanna sAta tila kI bAta kahI aura vaha satya siddha huI to gauzAlaka bolA-'isakA artha hai sabhI jIva isI prakAra marakara puna: apanI hI yoni meM utpanna hote haiM / ' prabhu mahAvIra ne gauzAlaka kI isa mithyA dhAraNA kA nirasana kiyA hogA aura taba gauzAlaka ko prabhu mahAvIra se alaga hone kA sIdhA bahAnA mila gyaa| vaha bhagavAna kA sAtha chor3akara zrAvastI ko ora calA gyaa|' 1 (ka) ghaTanAvarSa vi. pU. 502 (kha) bhagavatIsUtra 13 / (ga) viSaSTiH parva 10, sarga / /
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________________ sApanA ke mahApatha para | 97 zrAvastI meM hAlAhalA nAma kI saMpanna kumhArina rahatI thii| vaha mAjIvaka mata kI anuyAyI thI, gauzAlaka bhI apane ko isI saMpradAya kA bhikSuka batAtA thaa| vaha zrAvastI meM usI kumhArina kI zAlA meM Thahara gayA, aura vahAM tejolezyA kI sAdhanA meM laga gyaa| chaha mAsa kI kaThora tapazcaryA evaM AtApanA ke bala para gauzAlaka ne sAmAnya tejolabdhi prApta kara lii| use yaha bhI saMzaya huA ki merI zakti mahAvIra jaisI prabhAva. zAlI hai yA nahIM, ataH isakA parIkSaNa karane ke lie vaha nagara se bAhara niklaa| panaghaTa para nagara kI mahilAeM pAnI bhara rahI thiiN| gauzAlaka ne eka mahilA (dAsI) ke bhare huye ghar3e para kaMkara se nizAnA mArA, ghar3A phUTa gayA, mahilA pAnI se tara ho gii| bhikSuka veSadhArI kI isa zarArata para mahilA ko bahuta krodha AyA, vaha gAliyAM bakane lagIM / gauzAlaka to pahale hI agnipiMDa thA, gAliyAM sunate hI bhar3aka uThA aura Ava dekhA na tAva, usane mahilA para tejolezyA kA prayoga kara DAlA / mahilA vahIM bhasma ho gii| bAkI saba mahilAeM bhayabhIta hokara bhAga gii| kucha dina bAda pArzvanAtha-paramparA ke chaha dizAcaroM (pArzvastha zramaNa) se gauzAlaka kI bheMTa ho gii| ve aSTAMga nimitta ke pAragAmI the| gauzAlaka kucha dina unake sAtha bhI rahA aura unase nimitta-zAstra kA jJAna prApta kara liyA, jisake bala para vaha sukha-duHkha, lAbha-hAni, jIvita-maraNa ina chaha bAtoM meM siddhavacana naimittika bana gayA / isa prakAra tejolezyA evaM nimittajJAna jaisI asAdhAraNa camatkArI zaktiyoM ne gauzAlaka kA mahattva bahuta bar3hA diyaa| usake anuyAyiyoM evaM bhaktoM kI saMkhyA bar3hane lagI / bhaktoM ke bala para vaha sAdhAraNa bhikSu bhagavAn bana baiThA, svayaM ko AjIvaka-saMpradAya kA AcArya evaM tIrthakara batAne lgaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana meM gauzAlaka kA yaha prakaraNa bar3A vicitra hai| gauzAlaka ko ziSya rUpa meM svIkAra karanA, sAtha liye ghUmanA, bAra-bAra bhaviSya kapana karanA, zItalalezyA kA prayoga karanA tathA usakI sAdhanA-vidhi batAnA-ye saba prasaMga zramaNa mahAvIra kI sahaja saralatA, sauhArdratA, kAruNikatA aura paropakAra-parAyaNatA kI dRSTi se bar3e hI mArmika haiN| 1 inake nAma the kramaza:-zoNa, kaliMda, kaNikAra, bacchidra, agnivazyAyana aura arjuna /
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________________ 98 | tIrthakara mahAvIra agniparIkSA zramaNa mahAvIra ke jIvana meM tapa, titikSA aura dhyAna kI triveNI kA saMgama thA, kaThora tapa ke sAtha dhyAna ke zAnta prakoSTha meM praveza karake ve antarlIna ho jaate| aise prasaMgoM meM aneka deva, pizAca, krUra pazu evaM hiMsaka manuSya una para prANAntaka bAkramaNa karate, koI sahaja svabhAva ke kAraNa, koI kisI deSa ke kAraNa, aura jaba titikSA kA prasaMga mahAvIra ke samakSa AtA, to ve una upasargoM meM kitane zAnta, prasanna aura antarlIna rahate the, yaha to pUrva kI ghaTanAoM se spaSTa ho hI jAtA hai| kintu itane upa upasarga sahate hue bhI unakI sAdhanA abhI taka siddhi ke dvAra taka nahIM pahuMcI / kaI kaThora parIkSAeM ho jAne ke bAda bhI eka ugratama agniparIkSA kA prasaMga punaH unake sAdhanA kAla ke gyArahaveM varSa meM AyA / eka hI rAta meM itane hRdayadrAvaka va prANaghAtaka kaSToM kA AkramaNa dekhakara yoddhAoM kA vaja-hRdaya bhI dahala jAtA hai, kintu isa paramayogI kA to roma bhI prakampita nahIM humaa| gauzAlaka kI balA se mukta hokara zramaNa mahAvIra ne vividha prakAra ke tapa karate hue zrAvastI meM varSAvAsa kiyA / yahAM para dhyAna va yoga kI aneka prakriyAoM dvArA sAdhanA ko aura prakhara banAyA / cAturmAsoparAnta zItakAla kI kaThora sardI meM prabhu ne bhadrA, mahAbhadrA tathA sarvatobhadra pratimAoM kI kaThora tapazcaraNa kI vidhi svIkAra kI, aura sAtha hI dhyAna kI zreSThatama zreNo para ArUr3ha rahane lge| tabhI kA yaha eka prasaMga hai tIna dina kA upavAsa karake zramaNa mahAvIra peDhAla-udyAna' meM kAyotsarga karake khar3e the aura utkRSTa dhyAna-pratimA meM lIna the| unakA tana kucha Age kI ora jhukA huA thA, eka acitta pudgala para animeSa dRSTi TikI thI / tana, mana aura prANa sthira the, aura ve akampa vanasaMkalpa liye dhyAnalIna the| isa apUrva dhyAnalInatA ko dekhakara devarAja indra bhI gadgada ho gaye aura pramoda ke sAtha unake muMha se nikala par3A-"Aja saMsAra meM dhyAna, dhIratA aura titikSA meM zramaNa vardhamAna kI tulanA karane vAlA koI puruSa nahIM hai / sumeru se bhI adhika unakI nizcalatA ko manuSya to kyA, koI deva aura dAnava bhI bhaMga nahIM kara sakatA / dhanya hai aise mahAprANa adhyAtmayogI ko|" itanA kahate-kahate bhaktibaza devarAja indra kA mastaka jhuka gyaa| 1 anArya-bahula hadabhUmi ke nikaTa peDAla grAma pA, usI ke bAhara pA yaha ucAna /
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | ee usa sabhA meM saMgama nAma kA eka deva upasthita thA, jo bahuta hI IrSyAlu va ahaMkArI thA / usane kahA-"devarAja ke mukha se manuSya jaise prANI kI yaha prazaMsA zobhA nahIM detI, yaha mithyAstuti sirpha zraddhAtireka kA pradarzana hai| manuSya meM yaha kSamatA hai hI nahIM ki vaha devazakti ke samakSa Tika ske|" devarAja saMgama kI cunautI para Rddha to huye, phira bhI saMyata svara meM bole"tumhArA ahaMkAra mithyA siddha hogA, na ki merA kathana / " "-yadi Apa hastakSepa na kareM to maiM isakI parIkSA kara mahAvIra ko dhyAnacyuta kara sakatA hU~"-saMgama kucha Aveza meM Akara bolA / devarAja cupa rahe aura saMgama apanI sampUrNa zakti baTora kara zramaNa mahAvIra kI agniparIkSA lene usI rAtri meM peDhAla-udyAna meM pahuMca gyaa| acAnaka sAMya-sAMya kI AvAja se dizAeM kAMpa uThIM / bhayaMkara dhala bharI AMdhI se mahAvIra ke zarIra para miTTI ke Dhera jama gye| AMkha, nAka, kAna aura pUrA zarIra dhUla se daba gayA, para, mahAvIra ne apane nizcaya ke anusAra A~kha kI palakeM bhI banda nahIM kii| AMdhI zAnta huI ki vaja jaise tIkSNa muMhavAlI cIMTiyAM cAroM ora se mahAvIra ke zarIra ko kATane lgiiN| tana chalanI-sA ho gayA, para. mahAvIra kA mana vana-sA dRr3ha rahA / tabhI maccharoM kA jhuMDa mahAvIra ke zarIra ko kATa-kATa kara rakta cUsane lagA; aisA ho gayA mAno, kisI vRkSa se rasa cU rahA ho yA parvata se rakta ke sarane baha rahe hoN| maccharoM kA upadrava zAnta nahIM huA ki dImakeM mahAvIra ke pUre zarIra para lipaTa gaI aura bhayaMkara daMza mArakara kATane lgiiN| phira bicchuoM ke tIvra daMza-prahAra", nevaloM dvArA mAMsa nocanA', bhImakAya viSadhara sarpo dvArA zarIra para lipaTakara jagaha-jagaha daMza mAranA aura isake bAda tI dAMta vAle cahe kATa-kATa kara mahAyogezvara ko trAsa dene lage / phira jaMgalI hAthI ne daMtazUla se prahAra kara mahAvIra ko sUha meM pakar3akara geMda kI taraha AkAza meM uchAla diyA, pairoM ke nIce miTTI kI bhAMti rauMda DAlA', matta hapiniyoM ne bhI usI prakAra apanA krodha ur3ela kara trAsa diyA' para, taba bhI mahAvIra apanI antazcetanA meM lIna rhe| 1ye baMka saMgama dvArA kiye gaye bIsa upasagoM ke sUcaka hai|
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________________ 100 | tIrthakara mahAvIra aba eka bhayaMkara pizAca aTTahAsa se zUnya dizAboM ko bhaya-bhairava banAtA humA prabhu ke samakSa AyA, aneka prANaghAtaka AkramaNa karane para bhI mahAvIra ko vaha calita nahIM kara skaa|" tabhI trizUla jaise tIkSNa nakhoM vAlA bAgha mahAvIra para jhapaTA, vaha sthAnasthAna se mAMsa noMcane lagA, para ve prastara-pratimA kI taraha acala khar3e the, una para ina AghAtoM kA koI prabhAva nahIM pdd'aa| saMgama ne sira dhunA-mahAvIra bhaya evaM pIr3A se AkrAnta nahIM ho sakate, ve sarvathA abhaya, deha-saMtrAsa se mukta aura meru se bhI adhika kaThora haiM / apanI asaphalatA para sira dhunakara bhI duSTa saMgama ne hAra nahIM mAnI, usane socA-bhaya kI Aga meM pakane vAlA ghar3A bhI prema va moha kI thapakiyoM se TUTa sakatA hai| usane jaharIle bhaya-bhairava vAtAvaraNa meM sahasA sneha aura moha kI madirA bikhera dI / mahAvIra ke samakSa siddhArtha aura trizalA ko karuNa-vilApa karate huye upasthita kiyA, kintu mahAvIra kA dhyAna-bhaMga nahIM huaa| ___ mahAvIra donoM para sIdhe saTAye khar3e the, saMgama ne pairoM ke bIca meM Aga rakha dI aura una para svayaM rasoIyA banakara khAnA pakAne lgaa| 4 parantu Aga meM ghAsaphUsa bhasma ho sakatA hai, sonA to tapakara adhika nikhAra hI paayegaa| saMgama apane isa prayoga para bhI lajjita huA, magara usakA ahaMkAra nahIM ttuuttaa| usane caMDAlarUpa dhAraNa kara aneka pakSiyoM ke piMjare mahAvIra ke zarIra para laTakA diye, pakSiyoM kI tIkhI coMca aura nakhaprahAra ne punaH mahAvIra ke zarIra ko laha-luhAna kara ddaalaa| aura aba uTA bhayaMkara tUphAna, tIkhI teja havA, varSA kI bUMdoM kA kapA denevAlA prahAra, vRkSoM ko ukhAr3a kara dharAzAyI kara denevAlA pavanabega, kintu mahAvIra to aDola, acala bar3e rahe, khar3e rahe ! . havA kA gola bavaMDara uThA'", aisA lagA jaise pahAr3a bhI ghUmane laga jaayeNge| mahAvIra kA tana to havA meM ghUmatA hI thA, para mana to phira bhI akampita. prazAnta ! __ aura aMta meM hAra-thaka kara saMgama ne kAla-bakra kA eka jabardasta prahAra mahAvIra para kiyaa| mahAvIra kA zarIra ghuTanoM taka jamIna meM dhaMsa gyaa| para taba bhI unhoMne AMkheM nahIM TimaTimAI / sira khujalA-khujalA kara upadravoM kA prakAra socate hue bAkhira saMgama hAra gayA, use aura kucha nahIM sUjhA to eka vimAna meM baiThakara mahAvIra ko pukArane
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApapa para | 101 lagA- "bApa khar3e-bar3e kyoM kaSTa uThA rahe haiM, Aiye, maiM Apako sadeha hI svarga yA apavarga kI yAtrA karA lAU~ ?" isa mAyA kA bhI una para koI prabhAva nahIM pdd'aa| saMgama ne aba basanta Rtu kI manda aura mAdaka bayAra bahAI, bhInI-bhInI sugandha ! zAnta vAtAvAraNa, aura nUpura kI jhaMkAra karatI huI ardhavasanA apsarAeM apane mAMsala, kAmottejaka aMgoM kA pradarzana kara kAma-yAcanA karane lagIM, mahAvIra ke samakSa / unhoMne hAva-bhAva aMgavinyAsa evaM saundarya kA unmukta pradarzana kiyA, para animeSadRSTi mahAvIra to usI prakAra sthira khar3e rhe| isa prakAra eka hI rAtri meM bIsa mahAna upasarga mahAvIra para Aye, para saMkalpa ke dhanI mahAvIra apanI sthiti se, apanI nAsAgradRSTi se eka tila-bhara bhI Dige nahIM / duSTa saMgama kA ahaMkAra cUra-cUra ho gayA, usakI upadravI buddhi kuMThita ho gaI tathA lajjA aura glAni se vaha mana-hI-mana kaTa gayA / prAtaHkAla kA bAla-sUrya nikalA, mahAvIra ne apanI dhyAnasAdhanA pUrNa kI aura ve usa sthAna se Age cala pdd'e| unake mukha para vahI prasannatA, saumyatA aura tAjagI jhalaka rahI thI, jo upasA kI pUrva saMdhyA meM thI, ve to deha meM rahate huye bhI dehAtIta the, prANa-apAna para vijaya pA cuke the, saMtrAsa, bhaya aura moha unakI yoga-cetanA ko kaise caMcala banA sakate the ? tana kI vedanA kA darda mana taka pahuMca hI nahIM pAyA thaa|' phAMsI ke takhte para eka rAtri meM bIsa prANaghAtaka asahya upadravoM se jUjhakara bhI prAtaHkAla hote-hote usI naI tAjagI aura praphullatA ke sAtha Age kadama bar3hA denA-sacamuca eka Azcaryajanaka prasaMga hai| ___ saMgama ne jaba prAtaH mahAvIra kI saumya mukha-mudrA ko prasannatA se mahakatI, nava-kusuma kI bhAMti khilI huI dekhI to vaha apanI mUrkhatA evaM asaphalatA para dAMta kATakara raha gayA / socA hogA, rAtabhara ke upadravoM kA inake mana para to tilabhara bhI prabhAva nahIM par3A, to aba sAtha-sAtha rahakara dhIre-dhIre inheM saMtrAsa duuNgaa| 1 (ka) ghaTanAvarSa vi. pU. 502-501 (ba) bAvazyaka niyukti gApA 392, (ga) viSaSTiH 104
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________________ 102 / tIrSakara mahAvIra zramaNa mahAvIra Age cale gye| saMgama unakA ziSya banakara sAtha-sApa cala par3A / jaba mahAvIra gAMva ke bAhara udyAna meM dhyAnastha ho jAte to, saMgama gAMva meM jAkara kahIM seMdha lagAtA, kahIM coriyAM karatA, tathA anya duSkRtya karatA, loga use pakar3akara pITane lagate to kaha detA-"maiM kyA karUM, mujhe to gurujI ne yaha kAma sikhAyA hai, tumheM kucha kahanA hai to unhIM se kho|" bhole loga mahAvIra ke pAsa Ate, unase pUchate, para ve to maunavrata dhAraNa kiye dhyAnamagna rhte| loga saMgama kI bAta saca mAnakara mahAvIra ko pITate, prahAra krte| aise hI kaI vikaTa prasaMgoM ke bAda eka dina zramaNa mahAvIra tosaligAMva ke bAhara udyAna meM dhyAnastha khar3e the| saMgama pIche lagA hI thaa| usane gAMva meM jAkara corI kI aura corI ke aujAra lAkara mahAvIra ke pAsa hI chipA diye / cora kA patA lagAte rAjapuruSa mahAvIra ke nikaTa phuNce| pAsa meM zastra rakhe dekhakara mahAvIra ko hI cora samajhA aura pakar3akara gAMva ke adhikArI-tosali kSatriya ke samakSa prastuta kiyaa| kSatriya ne zramaNa mahAvIra se pUchA-"tuma kauna ho ?" mahAvIra mauna the| do-cAra bAra pUchane para bhI mahAvIra ne uttara nahIM diyA to kSatriya kruddha hokara bolA-"yaha raMge hAthoM pakar3A gayA hai, cora to hai hI, para phira apanI corI bhI svIkAra nahIM karatA hai| bolatA bhI nahIM, jabAna sI rakhI hai ? jAo ise phAMsI para laTakA do|" kSatriya ke AdezAnusAra zramaNa mahAvIra ko phAMsI ke takhte para lAkara khar3A kara diyA gyaa| rAjapuruSoM ne punaH-punaH samajhAyA hogA-"tuma apanA nAma kyoM nahIM batA dete, kutte kI mauta kyoM mara rahe ho ? khaira, maranA hI hai to maro, para koI antima icchA ho to batAo, use pUrI kara deM, tAki marate-dama prANa aTake nhiiN|" ina kara vyaMgya bhare Akroza vacanoM para bhI mahAvIra to zAnta aura mauna rahe / krUra rAjapuruSoM ne bhI phAMsI kA phaMdA mahAvIra ke gale meM lagAyA aura nIce se takhtA haTA diyA / para Azcarya / jaise hI takhtA haTA, phaMdA TUTa gayA aura mahAvIra nIce A gire| dubArA dUsarI rassI bAMdhakara phaMdA DAlA gayA, para vahI pahale jaisA hI TUTa gyaa| sabhI darzaka Azcarya se, phaTI AMkhoM se dekha rahe the, Aja taka kabhI aisA nahIM huA, Aja hI aisA kyoM ho rahA hai ? hajAroM aparAdhiyoM kI jAna nigala jAne vAlI phAMsI Aja eka bAra nahIM, do bAra nahIM, sAta bAra TUTa gaI hai| Akhira bAta kyA hai ? kahIM kucha dAla meM kAlA hai lagatA hai yaha koI cora nahIM, sAdhu hai| jAnabUma kara koI anyAya na ho jAya ? rAjapuruSoM kA dila sahama gayA, ve daur3akara tosali kSatriya ke pAsa Aye, kSatriya ne yaha ghaTanA sunI to usakA hRdaya dhar3aka una
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApaya para | 103 -"are ruko ! yaha koI paramahaMsa yogI to nahIM hai ? hama dhokhe meM kucha anyAya na kara baiThe ?" kSatriya svayaM daur3akara AyA, mahAvIra kI zAnta, tejodIpta mukhamudrA dekhakara sahasA unake caraNoM meM gira par3A-he parama yogirAja! hamArA aparAdha kSamA kiijiye| kRpA kara apanA paricaya dekara upakRta kIjiye / " mahAvIra phira bhI cupa the, tosali ne bAra-bAra vinaya karake prabhu se zraddhApUrvaka kSamA mAMgI aura vahA~ se vidA dii| isa prakAra saMgama ne apanI upadravI buddhi kA tAra-tAra kholakara zramaNa mahAvIra ko hara prakAra se trAsa, saMkaTa evaM prANAntaka upadravoM se utpIr3ita karane kI vyartha ceSTAeM koM, mRtyu ke antimacaraNa phAMsI ke takhte para car3hAne meM bhI vaha saphala ho gyaa| kintu mahAvIra Aja bhI prazAnta, pramudita aura dhyAnanimagna dazA meM zAnti kA anubhava kara rahe the| dhyAnayoga kI viziSTa prakriyAoM se unakA mana to vana-sA huA hI, kintu phUloM-sA sukumAra tana bhI jaise vajramaya ho gayA thaa| karuNAzIla mahAvIra vizva ke kisI bhI mahApuruSa ko apane jIvana meM saMbhavataH itane ugra kaSTa nahIM jhelane par3e hoMge, jitane ki zramaNa mahAvIra ko / vaha bhI sAdhanA-kAla ke sirpha sAr3he bAraha varSa meM / isakA kAraNa logoM kI ajJAnatA to rahA hI hogA, sAtha hI zramaNa veSa ke prati dveSa tathA mukhyataH kucha deva-dAnavoM dvArA jAna-bUjhakara mahAvIra kA utpIr3ana aura sAdhanA-maMga karane kA prayatna bhI rhaa| kintu mahAvIra sacamuca meM mahAvIra the| ve kisI sthiti meM apane dhyeya se vicalita nahIM huye / patha meM zraddhA ke phUla vikhare mile, taba bhI calate rahe, deSa ke kAMToM aura saMkaToM kI talavAroM kI pAra para bhI ekaniSThA aura dhyeya ke prati samarpita hokara calate hI rhe| saMgama deva-6 mahIne taka zramaNa mahAvIra kA pIchA karatA rahA, taraha-taraha ke Aropa, upadrava aura saMkaToM ke bhacAla uThAtA rahA / 6 mAsa taka nirantara mahAvIra ke pIche rahakara usane unheM eka kaNa anna aura eka bUMda pAnI bhI prApta nahIM hone diyA, zAyada koI dUsarA sAdhaka hotA to itane upadravoM ko hajAra janma dhAraNa karake 1(ka) ghaTanAvarSa vi. pU. 502-501 (kha) bAvazyaka niyukti gAthA 393
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________________ 104 | tIrSakara mahAvIra bhI saha nahIM pAtA, para mahAvIra the ki ve agni meM svarNa kI bhAMti adhika-se-adhika dIptimAna hote gye| ___ jaba saMgama ne dekhA-sumeru parvata ko hilA denA saMbhava ho sakatA hai, mahAsAgara ko kSabdha kara DAlanA bhI saMbhAvya hai, para zramaNa mahAvIra ko apane patha se vicalita karanA asaMbhava hai| hajAra-hajAra devatA to kyA, sAre saMsArakI divyazaktiyAM bhI vahAM hAra khA jaayeNgii| antataH hatAza, nirAza, udAsa saMgama eka dina zramaNa mahAvIra ke pAsa mAyA, aura vinamratA kA abhinaya karake bolA-"mahAzramaNa ! devarAja indra ne ApakI dhIratA aura titikSA kI prazaMsA kI thI, vaha akSarazaH satya siddha haI / maiM use asatya karane para tulA thA, para mere samasta prayatna vyartha gaye, mApako asIma kaSTa evaM pIr3AeM dekara bhI maiMne dekhA ki Apake hRdaya ke kisI kone meM bhI unakA koI prabhAva nahIM par3A, sacamuca Apa apanI har3hatA meM satya pratijJa rahe, maiM apane nizcaya se patita (ghraSTapratijJa) ho gyaa| aba maiM kSamA cAhatA hUM, mApa nirvighna vicariye aura chaha mahInoM se jo upavAsa cala rahA hai, kRpayA aba usakA pAraNA kiijiye|" saMgama ke vacana sunakara mahAvIra dhIra-gaMbhIra svara meM bole-"saMgama ! maiM na kisI ke prArthanA-vacana sunakara prasanna hotA hUM aura na Akroza vacanoM se kSadha / maiM to sadA Atmahita kI dRSTi se svecchApUrvaka vihAra karatA huuN| tumane jo kaSTa diye, ve mere tana ko bhale hI utpIr3ita karate rahe hoM, kintu mana taka unakI vedanA kA sparza nahIM pahuMca sakA, ataH tumhAre prati mere mana meM rattI bhara bhI deSa-roSa yA bAkroza nahIM hai, hA~ eka bAta kA aphasosa avazya hai ki merA nimitta bahuta jIvoM ke hita va kalyANa kA sAdhana banatA hai, vahA~ tumane apane nibir3a karma-bandhanoM ke hone meM mujhe hetubhUta banA liyA, tumhArA bhaviSya jaba andhakAramaya, aura saghana karmakAlimA se kaluSita dekhatA hUM to ...." kahate-kahate mahAvIra kI ananta karuNA aura vAtsalya varSA kI taraha umar3a kara AMkhoM meM barasa pdd'e| unakI palakeM karuNA ho uThI, mukhamudrA vAtsalyarasa se AplAvita ho gii| aisA laga rahA thA jaise himAdri kI kaThora caTTAna ke bhItara se pAnI kA zItala nirjhara phUTa par3A ho / zramaNa mahAvIra ke vacanoM kI hRdaya-vedhakatA, unakI AMkhoM kI AdatA aura mukhAkRti kI karuNAzIlatA ne saMgama ke pASANa-tulya hRdaya para vaha coTa kI, jo Aja taka unakI kaThora titikSA se bhI nahIM ho pAI thii| saMgama lajjita ho gayA, usakA antahadaya use dhikkArane lagA aura vaha mahAvIra ke samakSa UMcA muMha kiye kSaNa bhara bhI Thahara nahIM sakA / Aga se khelane vAlA saMgama pAnI se hAra kara bhAga gyaa|
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 105 ghora aparAdhI para bhI karuNA va dayA kI vRSTi karane kA yaha Adarza itihAsa kA eka cirasmaraNIya prasaMga banA rhegaa| mahAvIra ke karuNAI nayanoM ne eka saMgama ko hI nahIM, kintu sabhI devI zaktiyoM ko yaha cunautI dI ki phira unako saMtrAsa evaM kaSTa dene kA sAhasa kisI anya devatA ne nahIM kiyA / cuki saMgama eka bahuta bar3A zaktizAlI vaimAnika deva thA aura usake dvArA 6 mahIne taka nirantara ghorAtighora upasarga dene para bhI mahAvIra kA antaHkaraNa vicalita nahIM ho sakA to anya devatAoM kA sAhasa kyA ho pAtA? ataH aisA lagatA hai, saMgama ke upasagoM ke sAtha hI mahAvIra ke jIvana meM devI upasagoM kA adhyAya eka prakAra se samApta ho gayA, aura isake pazcAt to devoM va devendroM kA bAra-bAra Agamana, unake dvArA mahAvIra kI vandanA, stuti kA tAMtA-sA laga jAtA hai--kahIM vidyutkumAroM kA indra, kahIM candra, sUrya, kahIM zakendra, kahIM IzAnendra aura kahIM dharaNendra A-Akara prabhu ke darzana karate haiM, unakI dhIratA, vIratA evaM titikSA kA mukta gauravagAna karate haiN| aisA pratIta hotA hai ki mahAvIra mAnava, dAnava, evaM devakRta upasargoM kI agniparIkSA meM pUrNataH uttIrNa ho kara, kaSToM ke ghora raNakSetra meM adbhuta zaurya evaM parAkrama kA pradarzana kara vijayazrI kA varaNa kara cuke the aura aba mahAna zauryazAlI AtmavijetA ke vijayotsava kI pUrvabhUmikA ke rUpa meM deva-devendroM kA jhuMDa A-Akara unakI vandanA-stavanA kara svayaM ko kRtyakRtya mAnane lgaa| saMsAra meM vijetA kA sarvatra svAgata hotA hI hai, zaktizAlI kI bhakti kIna nahIM karatA? ina ghaTanA-prasaMgoM se isa satya kI spaSTa anubhUti ho jAtI hai / ___saMgama ke cale jAne para zramaNa mahAvIra ne eka bUr3hI gvAlina ke ghara para dUdha meM pake cAvaloM kI bhikSA prApta kI, chaha mAsa ke bAda yaha prathama bhikSA grahaNa thaa|' animaMtrita bhikSAcara gauzAlaka aura saMgama jaise duSTa grahoM ke utpIr3ana se mukti pAkara zramaNa mahAvIra dhyAna-sAdhanA ke uccatama zikhara para car3hate hue eka bAra vaizAlI ke bAhara 1 ghaTanA varSa vi. pu. 501,
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________________ 106 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra mahAkAmavana nAmaka udyAna meM Thahare / cAturmAsa prArambha ho rahA thA / ataH mahAvIra cAturmAsika tapa aura dhyAnapratimA aMgIkAra kara vahIM sthira ho gye| vaizAlI ke eka jinadatta zreSThI ne (jo kisI samaya vahA~ ke nagarazreSThI pada ko alaMkRta karatA thA, aura apAra vaibhava kA svAmI thA, aba usake bhAgya kA sitArA maMda par3a gayA thA ataH loka use jIrNa seTha kahane laga gaye the) zramaNa mahAvIra ko mahAkAmavana meM tapaHlIna dekhA / vaha pratidina prAta:kAla vahA~ bAkara mahA. zramaNa ko vaMdanA karatA, aura apane ghara para bhikSA grahaNa karane kI bhAva-bhInI prArthanA bhI ! Aja eka mAsa bIta gayA, zreSThI ne mAsAMta ke dina socA-"Aja to mahAzramaNa eka mAsa ke tapa ko pUrA kara merI bhAvanA ko avazya saphala kareMge, ataH usane vizeSa bhaktipUrvaka Agraha kiyaa| para mahAzramaNa to kahIM bhikSArtha gaye nhiiN| dUsarA aura tIsarA mAsa bhI yoM hI bIta gayA, zreSThI kI bhakti-bhAvanA kA krama satata calatA rahA aura udhara calatA rahA zramaNa mahAvIra kI dhyAna-sAdhanA kA krama bhI, akhaNDa dIpa-zikhA kI bhAMti / cAturmAsa samApta hone ko AyA, kArtika pUrNimA kA dina bhI nikala gyaa| zreSThI ne socA-"mahAzramaNa Aja to nizcita hI pAraNA kareMge aura merI bhAvanA saphala hogI hii|" usane bhaktibhAva ke sAtha atyanta Agraha kiyA-"prabho ! Aja kA pAraNA mere ghara hI grahaNa kiijiyegaa|" mahAvIra mauna rahe / zreSThI ghara para jAA kara prabhu ke Agamana kI pratImA karatA rahA, madhyAhna kA samaya huA / zramaNa mahAvIra ne dhyAna pUrNa kara bhikSA ke liye vaizAlI meM praveza kiyaa| ve to animaMtrita bhikSAcara the, kauna nimantraNa detA hai, kauna satkArapUrvaka dAna detA hai aura kauna upekSAvRtti se, kauna para Aye bhikSAcara ko tiraskArapUrvaka TAla detA hai-isa prakAra kA koI vikalpa bhI mahAvIra ke mana meM nahIM thaa| ve to sirpha zuddha-nirdoSa bhikSA dekhate the-miSThAna nhiiN| ve satkAra-tiraskAra kI bhAvanA se mukta the, sirpha dehayantra ko calAne bhara kA saMbala denA hI unakA lakSya thaa| bhikSATana karate huye zramaNa mahAvIra pUrNa nAmaka eka zreSThI ke ghara meM praviSTa hue / nAma usakA pUrNa thA, lekina mana apUrNa thaa| gRha usakA vizAla thA, para hRdaya bar3A bhadra / zramaNa ko dekhakara nAka-bhauMha sikor3ate hue usane dAsI se kahA-'dekho, dvAra para koI bhikSuka bar3A hai, kucha bhikSA dekara vidA kara do|' dAsI ke hApa meM jo bhI rUkhA-sUbA, bAsI banna AyA, usane tiraskArapUrvaka mahAvIra ke hAthoM meM DAla diyaa| zramaNa mahAvIra ne prasannatA ke sAtha grahaNa kara usI bAsI banna se cAturmAsika tapa kA pAraNA kara liyaa|
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 107 tIrthakaroM ke divya atizaya ke anusAra pAraNA karate hI AkAzamaMDala deva duMdubhiyoM se gUMja uThA / 'ahodAnaM ahodAna' kI udghoSaNAeM hone lagI aura pAMca prakAra kI divya vRSTiyoM se dharatI kA saundarya sahasragunA nikhara utthaa| udhara vaha bhUtapUrva nagarareSThI , jise loka jIrNa seTha' kahane laga gaye the, aba taka bar3I hI divya bhAvanAoM se mana ko praphulla kara rahA thA / vaha soca rahA thA-"kalpavRkSa ko amRta se sIMcanA sulabha hai, para tapomUrti dhyAnamaNi mahAvIra ko dAna denA mahAna durlabha hai, yaha prasaMga asIma puNyodaya evaM ananta saubhAgya kA phala hai|" inhI pavitra bhAvanAoM meM ramaNa karatA huA vaha mahAzramaNa ke Agamana kI pratIkSA meM palaka-pAMvar3e bichAye baiThA thA, jaise hI divya udghoSa sunA, usakI AzAoM para tuSArApAta ho gyaa| jaise koI divya-svapna bhaMga ho gayA ho / vaha jIrNa seTha hatAza ho apane bhAgya ko kosane laga gayA / kintu phira bhI vaha pUrNa seTha ke bhAgya kI sarAhanA karatA rahA-jisane mahAzramaNa ko dAna diyaa| idhara jisa seTha ne (pUrNa seTha) muTThI bhara bAsI anna diyA thA, usane jaba pAMca divyavRSTiyAM dekhIM aura cAroM ora se badhAIyAM AtI sunI, to usake kAna khar3e ho gaye, usane socA-yaha koI sAdhAraNa bhikSa to nahIM hai| ataH usane logoM meM jhUThI zekhI baghArate huye kahA-"maiMne isa zramaNa ko paramAna (khIra) kA dAna kiyA hai, isI kAraNa mere ghara para ratnoM va puSpa Adi kI divya dRSTiyA~ isa ghaTanA-prasaMga meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI animaMtrita bhikSAcaryA kA kaThora niyama aura rUkhA-sUkhA jaisA bhI bhojana prApta ho, usameM adInavRtti, tathA muditabhAvanA kA spaSTa darzana hotA hai| sAtha hI sambandhita jIrNa va pUrNa seTha ke bhAva yaha nirdeza karate haiM ki zramaNa mahAvIra ke darzana meM dAna kI parikalpanA kitanI bhAvAnulakSI hai-vahAM vastu kA nahIM, bhAvanA kA hI mUlya hai / bhavya bhAvanA rahI to dAna ke saMkalpa mAtra se mukti lAbha ho sakatA hai, aura vaha bhI ahaMkAra pradarzana kA rUpa lene para sirpha bhautika upalabdhi taka hI sImita rahatA hai| 1 batAyA jAtA hai jIrNa seTha kI bhAvanA itanI UMcI zreNI para pahuMca gaI thI ki yadi muhUrtabhara vaha usI bhAvaNI para car3hatA rahatA to cAra panaghAti karmoM kA bhaya kara 'kevalajJAnI' bana jAtA / kintu bhagavAna ke pAraNA kA saMvAda sunakara usakI vaha uncadhArA TUTa gii| 1 (ka) ghaTanA varSa vi.pU. 501 / (ba) viSaSTi. 104
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________________ 108 | tIrthakara mahAvIra camarendra kI zaraNAgati zramaNa mahAvIra ke utkRSTa dhyAna-yoga kI sAdhanA meM vighna-svarUpa Ane vAle dAruNa kaSToM kI kahAnI pichale pRSThoM meM likhI jA cukI hai, ina kaSToM meM mahAvIra kI dhIratA, sthiratA aura svAvalambitA bar3I hI Azcaryajanaka thii| samaya-samaya para aneka gRhastha bhakta, rAjanya, deva evaM devendra unakI sevA karane, kaSToM se rakSA karane aura sahAyatA ke liye satata sAtha rahane kA Agraha karate rahe, parantu prabhu to ananyazaraNa the / svayaM hI svayaM kI zaraNa, sva-bala para hI Atmavijaya kI aDiga niSThA lie ekAkI calate rahane vAle vIra the| mahAvIra kI AtmazaraNatA itanI tejasvI maura prakhara thI ki vaha dUsaroM kI zaraNa kyA khojatI, mahAvRkSa kI bhAMti vizva ke lie svayaM hI zaraNabhUta bana gaI, pazu aura manuSya hI kyA, kintu deva-devendra bhI usa mahAtapasvI kI caraNa-zaraNa meM Akara nirbhaya ho jAte, kaSToM se mukti pAkara mAnanda kA anubhava karate / unake jIvana kA aisA hI eka bhavya prasaMga hai -jisameM suroM ke indra saudharmendra ke vacaprahAra se bhayabhIta hokara asurarAja camarendra ne tapolIna mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM zaraNa grahaNa kI aura apane prANoM kI rakSA kii| prasaMga isa prakAra hai : vindhyAcala kI talahaTI meM 'pUraNa' nAmaka eka samRddha gRhastha rahatA thaa| eka bAra usake mana meM eka saMkalpa uThA ki maiM yahAM jo sukha-bhoga kara rahA hai, vaha saba pUrvajanmakRta puNya kA phala hai, isa janma meM yadi kucha aisA viziSTa tapazcaraNa Adi na karUMgA to agale janma meM sukha prApta kaise hogA? ataH kucha tapa Adi karanA pAhiye / isa saMkalpa ke anusAra mana meM bhAvI jIvana ke puNyaphala kI kAmanA kA saMskAra liye vaha ghara-bAra chor3akara saMnyAsI bana gayA aura 'dAnAmA' (dAna-pradhAna) pravrajyA aMgIkAra kara lii| usakI vidhi ke anusAra vaha do dina kA upavAsa karake pAraNe ke liye nikalatA to hAtha meM eka lakar3I kA cAra khAnoM vAlA pAtra rkhtaa| pAtra ke pahale khAne meM jo bhikSA prApta hotI vaha bhikhAriyoM ko de detA, dUsare khAne meM prApta bhikSA-koSoM, kuttoM Adi ko khilA detaa| tIsare khAne meM prApta bhikSA machaliyoM, kachuve Adi jalacara prANiyoM ko DAla detA aura cauthe khAne meM jo kucha bacatA vaha svayaM khAkara pAraNA karatA / isa prakAra kA ghora tapa bAraha varSa taka karatA rahA / anta meM ekamAsa kA banazana kara AyuSya pUrNa kara vaha asurakumAroM kA indracamarendra banA / usane apane jJAnabala se idhara-udhara dekhA-saMsAra meM muma se bhI koI adhika balazAlI aura RddhizAlI hai kyA ? tabhI ThIka use deva-vimAnoM ke Upara sauSarma-vimAna meM indrAsana lagA dikhAI diyA / saudharmendra apane bhoga-vilAsa, mAmoda.
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________________ sApanA ke mahApatha para | 109 pramoda va aizvarya meM masta thA / apane sira para isa prakAra saudharmendra ko mAnanda-vilAsa karate huye dekhakara camarendra kA ahaMkAra kroSa ke rUpa meM bhar3aka uThA / usane anya asurakumAroM se pUchA-yaha kauna puNyahIna, vivekahIna, ahaMkArI deva hai, jo yoM hamAre mastaka para nirlajjatApUrvaka baiThA deviyoM ke sAtha hAsa-vilAsa kara rahA hai ? kyoM na isake ahaMkAra ko cUra-cUra kara diyA jAya ? anya asurakumAroM ne use samajhAyA"yaha saudharmendra hai, aura apane vimAna meM baiThA hai, hamase adhika zaktizAlI hai, ataH isase kucha cher3a-chAr3a karanA apanI jAna se khelanA hogaa|" ahakAra meM dIpta camarendra ne aTTahAsa ke sAtha anya asurakumAroM kA upahAsa kiyA-"tuma saba kAyara ho, maiM kisI ko yoM apane sira para baiThA nahIM dekha sktaa| abhI maiM usakI TAMga pakar3akara Asana se kyA, svarga se bhI nIce pheMka detA huuN|" ahakAra, IrSyA, aura krodha ke Avega meM andhA banA huA asurendra eka bhayaMkara huMkAra ke sAtha uThA saudharmendra para prahAra karane, tabhI sahasA mana ke saghana aMdhakAra ke eka kone meM halkI-sI jyoti jalI, use apanI durbalatA aura tuccha sAmarthya kA anubhava huA, kahIM maiM parAjita ho gayA to, jAna bhI nahIM baca pAyegI? tabhI eka rAtri ko mahApratimA grahaNa karake dhyAnayoga meM sthira zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA smaraNa humA basa, yahI eka zramaNa tapomUrti aisA sAmarthyazAlI hai, jo mujhe zaraNabhUta ho sakatA hai| __dhyAnalIna zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM asurendra aayaa| mahAvIra to dhyAna meM antarlIna the| usane vinayapUrvaka pradakSiNA kI aura bolA-"prabho ! Aja maiM usa ahaMkArI saudharmendra se lohA lene jA rahA hUM, merI jIvana-rakSA Apake hAtha meM hai, Apa hI mere ananya-zaraNa haiN|" mahAvIra ko vandanA kara asurarAja ne vikarAla rUpa banAyA, aura raudra huMkAra karatA huA svarga meM pahuMcakara devarAja indra ko lalakArane lgaa| usakA bhayAnakaraudra rUpa dekhakara hAsa-vilAsa meM magna devagaNa Dara gaye, deviyoM kI kAMti manda par3a gayI / svarga meM khalabalI maca gaI, acAnaka asurarAja ke AkramaNa kA samvAda bijalI kI bhAMti sarvatra phaila gayA, anantakAla meM aisA kabhI nahIM huA / mahAzcarya ! tabhI devarAja indra ne asurendra ko lalakArA-"duSTa ! yaha dhRSTatA terI ! dUsare ke bhavana meM Akara yoM utpAta macAnA" aura krodha meM Akara apanA divya paNa asurendra para 1 bhagavAna mahAvIra taba susumArapura [vartamAna cunAra (u. pra.)] ke nikaTa basokavana meM dhyAnastha the|
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________________ 110 | tIrthakara mahAvIra phaikA / hajAra-hajAra viliyoM kI taraha camakatA-kA~patA vaz2a dekha kara asurendra ghabarAyA, jAna muTThI meM lekara ulTe pairoM bhAgA / va usakA pIchA kara rahA thaa| tIkSNa agni-jvAlAoM kI taraha usakI kiraNeM asurarAja ko bhasma karane ko daur3a rahI thIM, tIvra vega se daur3atA, bhAgatA, ghabarAyA huA asurarAja sIdhA pahuMcA dhyAnalIna zramaNa mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM / bhaya se kAMpatA huA vaha pukAra rahA thAbhayavaM saraNaM, bhaya saraNaM-prabho! Apa mere zaraNadAtA haiM, bacAiye, rakSA kiijie| aura vaha choTI-sI cIMTI kA rUpa banAkara mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM chupakara, dubaka kara baiTha gyaa| devarAja ne krodhAviSTa hokara asurarAja para prahAra karane vajra pheMka to diyA; kintu turanta hI unheM smaraNa AyA, duSTa asurarAja ko mere deva-vimAna para acAnaka AkramaNa karane kA sAhasa kaise huA ? kisI bhAvitAtmA mahApuruSa kA Azraya yA zaraNa liye binA vaha yahAM taka kaise A pahuMcA ? aura tatkSaNa hI unheM dhyAna AyA "are ! yaha to tapolIna zramaNa mahAvIra ke caraNoM kA Azraya lekara AyA hai|" devarAja kA hRdaya aniSTa kI AzaMkA se vyAkula ho gayA-kahIM mere vaja-prahAra se prabhu mahAvIra kA aniSTa na ho jAya / divya devagati se devendra apane vaja ke pIche daur3e-Age-Age asurarAja, pIche agnijvAlAeM pheMkatA hA vaja aura usake pIche vaja ko pakar3ane meM utAvale devarAja / asurarAja to mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM jA chupA, vaja sirpha cAra aMgula dUra thA tabhI devarAja ne use pakar3a liyA aura ve prabhu mahAvIra se avinaya ke lie kSamA mAMgane lge|| abhayamUrti mahAvIra ke samakSa do mahAna zaktizAlI, parantu paraspara zatru vinatabhAva se baiThe haiM, eka vijetA hai, phira bhI prabhu ke samakSa vinamra, eka parAjita hai, aparAdhI aura mRtyu ke muMha meM jAte-jAte bacA hai, para vaha bhI vahAM bhayamukta hai| yahI to unakI ahiMsA kA divya prabhAva hai| devarAja ne pairoM ke nIce chupe asurarAja ko pukAra kara kahA-"asurendra ! tumane kSamAzramaNa mahAvIra kI zaraNa grahaNa kara lI, isaliye Aja baca gaye, calo, aba mahAzramaNa ke zaraNAgata ko maiM bhI abhayadAna detA hai|" prabhu kI asIma karuNA aura divya zaraNa ne asurarAja ko bhayamukta kara diyaa|' vaha dRzya kitanA bhAvapUrNa hogA jaba eka aura vivetA devendra, prabhu ko bandanA kara rahA hogA aura dUsarI bora aparAdha kI Aga se dagdha asurarAja bhI 1 [] ghaTanA varSa vi. pU. 500 zItaRtu / [] bhagavatI sUtra, zataka 3, usaka 2 meM yaha prasaMga vistAra ke sAtha varNita hai|
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 111 jIvanadAna prApta kara prabhu ke caraNoM meM loTane lagA hogaa| donoM ke lie hI prabhu ke mukha kamala para abhaya aura karuNA, prema aura sadbhAva kI rekhAeM ubhara rahI hoNgii| isa ghaTanA-prasaMga se tIna phalazrutiyAM hamAre sAmane AtI haiM :- . 1 phalAsakti ke sAtha tapa karane se tapa kA divya phala kSINa ho jAtA hai| 2 krodha aura ahaMkAra meM andhA hA vyakti apane sAmarthya kA viveka kho detA hai aura aisA apakRtya kara baiThatA hai, jo usI kI jAna le letA hai| 3 ahiMsA kI utkaTa sAdhanA meM vaha divyazakti hai, jo apane pAsa baiThe hue kaTTara zatruoM ko mitra, vijetA ko vinamra aura aparAdhI ko aparAdha para kSamAyAcanA kara bhayamukta banAne meM samartha hai| ghora abhigraha bhagavAna mahAvIra ko sAdhanA karate hue lagabhaga gyAraha varSa pUrNa ho cuke the| isa avadhi meM ve aMga-magadha, kaliMga, vatsa, videha Adi janapadoM meM kaI bAra bhramaNa kara cuke the, bhale hI ve prAyaH nagaroM ke bAhara ekAnta meM hI rhe| janasaMkula kSetroM se dUra / para phira bhI lokajIvana kA kucha-na-kucha saMparka va anubhava to hotA hI rahA, aura cUki unakI dRSTi bar3I sUkSma thI, jana-jIvana meM vyApta rUr3hiyoM, pIr3AoM evaM kaSToM ko ve bar3I gaharAI se pakar3ate the aura unake nirAkaraNa ke lie mana meM vividha sakalpa kara unake lie prayatnazIla bhI rahate the| sevA-bhAvI zadroM ke sAtha amAnavIya krUra vyavahAra aura mAtRjAti nArI ko dAsatA evaM paratantratA kI ber3iyoM meM jakar3e rakhanA-usa yuga kI yaha sabase bar3I samasyA thI, jo pratipala karuNAmUrti mahAvIra ke hRdaya ko kacoTatI rahatI thii| zUdroM ko hI nahIM, kintu sukumAra sundariyoM ko bhI bAjAra meM galle-kirAne kI taraha bolI lagAkara becA jAtA thA, mahAvIra jaba kabhI aisA dRzya dekhate, yA aisI koI ghaTanA sunate to unakA navanIta-sA komala mAnasa bhItara-hI-bhItara tar3apa uThatA / mahAvIra strI mAtra ko mAtahaSTi se dekhate the, ahiMsA kI snehAtAne unake hRdaya ko mAtRhRdaya kI bhAMti vAtsalya se pUrita kara diyA thA, tabhI to caMDakauzika ke kATane para rakta ke badale dugdha kI dhArA bahI thI, unake baMga se| hama prArambha meM batA cuke haiM, kumAra vardhamAna ke janma kI badhAI lekara Ane vAlI
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________________ 112 | tIrthakara mahAvIra dAsI ko siddhArtha ne usI samaya dAsIpana se mukta kara diyA thaa| unake janmotsava prasaMga para bhI rAjya meM saikar3oM-hajAroM dAsa-dAsiyoM ko dAsatA se mukta kara saccA utsava manAyA gayA thaa| aise kaI udAharaNa milate haiM jaba kabhI Ananda aura ullAsa ke avasara para kucha puraskAra Adi kA prasaMga AyA to mahAvIra kI dRSTi sarvaprathama manuSya ko pAzavika bandhanoM se mukta karAne kI rahI, cAhe vaha zUdra ho, yA strI (dAso) ho| sarvatobhadra Adi tapaHpratimAoM kI samApti para jaba mahAvIra ne vANijyagrAma ke Ananda gAyApati' ke ghara para pAraNA grahaNa kiyA to vaha bhikSAdAna bhI usakI dAsI bahulA ke hAtha se hI prApta huA, aura kahA jAtA hai ki jaba Ananda ko isa puNya prasaMga kI sUcanA milI to usa khuzI meM usane sarvaprathama vahI kArya kiyA, jo mahAvIra ko sabase priya thA-bahulA dAsI ko dAsIpana se mukti / sAdhanAkAla ke bArahaveM varSa meM to mahAvIra ne eka ghora abhigraha (baja saMkalpa) kiyA, jo jaina-itihAsa ke pRSThoM para Aja bhI jagamagA rahA hai| vaha dhora abhigraha bhI nArI ko dAsatA se mukta karAne ke eka kaThora saMkalpa kI phalazruti ke rUpa meM hI hamAre sAmane AtA hai / isameM zramaNa mahAvIra kI kaThoratama titikSAvRtti kA paricaya to milatA hI hai, para dUsarA bhI mahattvapUrNa pakSa hai usa yuga kI yantraNAbharI prathAboM ke viruddha unakA eka yaha tejasvI abhiyAna ! eka vacasakalpa ! asurarAja camarendra ko zaraNAgati ke pazcAt zramaNa mahAvIra vihAra karate hue kauzAmbI ke udyAna meM aaye| una dinoM kauzAmbI kA rAjanaitika vAtAvaraNa kitanA azAnta aura lokajIvana kitanA asurakSita, asta-vyasta thA, yaha to Age ke ghaTanAkrama se spaSTa ho jaayegaa| lagatA hai vahAM ke lokajIvana kI ina dAruNa yantraNAoM tathA bhayAkulatA se vyathita hokara hI mahAkAruNika zramaNa mahAvIra ne pauSa kRSNa pratipadA ko mana meM yaha ghora abhigraha kiyA koI suzIlA rAjakumArI, jo dAsI banakara jI rahI ho, jisakI A~kheM [vyathA ke kAraNa] bAMsumoM se bhIgI hoM, hAtha-paira ber3iyoM se baMdhe hoM, jisakA sira muMga ho, tIna dina kI bhUkhI-pyAsI ho, jisakA eka pAMva dehalI ke bAhara evaM eka pAva bhItara ho, bhimA kA samaya bIta cukane para (dupahara meM) ur3ada ke bAkule sUpa ke 1 yaha bAnanda gAvApati pAvanASa paramparA kA zramaNopAsaka pA bataH dasa prAvakoM meM gine gaye bAnanda gApApati se mila mAnA gayA hai|
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApaca para | 113 kone meM rakhe hue hoM-isa dazA meM yadi mujhe koI bhikSA prApta hogI tabhI maiM bhikSA grahaNa karUMgA, anyathA nhiiN|" caritrakAra AcAryoM ne isa ghora abhigraha ko sarvathA azakya evaM dussaMbhavaprAyaH batAyA hai, kintu kauzAmbI kI tatkAlIna paristhitiyoM kA avalokana karane para jJAta hotA hai ki ye saba sthitiyAM usa yuga meM saMbhava thIM, isa prakAra ke krUra evaM amAnavIya vyavahAra strI jAti ke sAtha kiye jA rahe the aura campA kI lUTa ke bAda to kauzAmbI unakA kendra bana gayA thaa| sambhavataH inhIM ghaTanAoM kA pratibimba vizvavatsala mahAvIra ke hRdaya meM jhalakA ho, aura nizcita hI una atyAcAroM kI zikAra mAtRjAti kA uddhAra karane meM unakA yaha abhigraha sarvathA saphala siddha huaa| kauzAmbI kI paristhitiyAM kauzAmbI vatsa deza kI rAjadhAnI thI / bhAratavaMzI rAjA zatAnIka vahAM kA zAsaka thaa| usakI rAnI mRgAvatI vaizAlI gaNAdhyakSa ceTaka kI putrI thii| vatsa deza kA par3osI rAjya thA aMga; jisakI rAjadhAnI campA thI / vahAM para rAjA dadhivAhana kA zAsana thA : dadhivAhana kI rAnI dhAriNI bhI ceTaka kI putrI thI- isa prakAra donoM par3osI rAjya na kevala kSetra kI dRSTi se nikaTa the, kintu ApasI riztedArI se bhI nikaTatama the / rAjanIti ko bijalI kI bhAMti caMcala aura vezyA kI bhAMti bahurUpA batAyA gayA hai / yaha kisa samaya, kisa prakAra kA rUpa dhAraNa karatI hai, kucha patA nahIM cltaa| pragAr3ha mitra kSaNabhara meM jAnI duzmana bana jAte haiM, aura janmajAta zatru dUsare kSaNa hI ghaniSTha mitra ! zatAnIka aura dadhivAhana paraspara sADhU the, isIliye eka dUsare ke prati vizvasta aura nirbhaya bhI the| zatAnIka ne isa vizvAsa kA lAbha uThAkara acAnaka campA para AkramaNa kara diyaa| dadhivAhana ko jaise hI AkramaNa kA patA calA, vaha stabdha raha gayA, kiMkartavyavimUr3ha ho gyaa| vizvAsa meM kI gaI isa coTa kA usake mana para itanA gaharA AghAta lagA ki use atisAra kA roga ho gyaa| zatAnIka kI senAeM campA meM ghusa gii| parAjita huA dadhivAhana jAna bacAkara kahIM bhAga gyaa| 1 ceTaka mahAvIra ke mAmA the| mRgAvatI zramaNa mahAvIra kI bahana hotI thii| 2 kucha caritra lekhakoM ne jana-saMhAra ko rokane ke liye zatAnIka ke samakSa dadhivAhana ke Atma. samarpaNa kI kalpanA bhI kI hai|
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________________ 114 | tIkara mahAvIra vijayonmAda meM matta vatsadeza kI senAoM ne campA nagarI meM lUTa-pATaatyAcAra, sundariyoM kA apaharaNa evaM balAtkAra kA jo lomaharSaka tAMDava macAyA, usakA varNana sunane para bhI AMsuoM se A~kheM bhIga jaayN| isI lUTapATa meM eka rathika (ratha-sainika) rAjamahaloM meM ghusa gyaa| vaha hIroM-javAharAta kA lobhI nahIM, varana saundarya kA lobhI thaa| svarNa, maNi-mANikya ke khule bhaNDAroM ko chor3akara bhI usane parama sundarI rAnI dhAriNI evaM rAjakumArI vasumatI ko apane kabje meM kara liyA aura donoM mAM-beTiyoM kA apaharaNa kara ratha meM biThA kara cala pdd'aa| dhAriNI ke sajala saundarya para vaha atyanta Asakta ho gyaa| usane rAnI se kAma-prastAva kiyA, aura jaba vaha usake satItva para AkramaNa karane ko utArU huA to siMhanI kI bhAMti garjatI haI dhAriNI ne rathika ko lalakArA, viSayAndha rayika bhUkhe bher3iye kI taraha rAnI ke satItva ko cATa jAnA cAhatA thA, tabhI vIra kSatriyANI ne jIbha khIMca kara satItva kI rakSA ke liye prANotsarga kara ddaalaa| yaha dRzya dekhate hI rathika stabdha raha gayA / eka ora jAla meM phaMsI mRgIsI bhayAkula rAjakumArI bhaya se thara-thara kAMpa rahI thI, mAtA kA prANotsarga usakI AMkhoM meM sAvana bana barasa rahA thA, to dUsarI ora rathika kI nIcatA aura adhamatA para caNDI kI taraha Akroza ke aMgAre bhI barasA rahI thI-"rathika ! sAvadhAna / tumhArI nIcatA ne merI mAM ke prANa le liye hai, agara merI ora hAtha bar3hAyA to maiM bhI usI mArga para cala paDUMgI, aura satI ko kaSTa dene ke ghora pApa se tumhArA bhI satyAnAza ho jaayegaa|" dhAriNI ke prANotsarga aura vasumatI kI lalakAra ne rathika ke duSTahRdaya ko badala diyaa| vaha gir3agir3AtA humA bolA-"rAjakumArI ! tuma mata ddro| maiM tumheM apanI bahana mAnatA hUM, calo, tuma bahana banakara mere ghara para rho|" * vasumatI Azvasta hokara kauzAmbI meM rathika ke ghara para rahane lagI / vaha bhUla gaI ki vaha koI rAjakumArI hai / eka naukarAnI kI bhAMti vaha ghara kA pUrA kAma karatI, dinabhara vyasta rahatI, tAki purAnI du:khada smRtiyoM ko ubharane kA avakAza bhI na mile| purAne, maile-phaTe kapar3oM meM rahane aura dinabhara dAsI kA kAma karane para bhI pasumatI kA svarNakAMti-sA dIpta saundarya kaise lipa sakatA thA? raSika kI patnI ke hRdaya meM dAsI (vasumatI) kA yaha saundarya zUna banakara cubhane laga / isa AzaMkA se vaha vyathita ho uThI ki merA pati isa dAsI ko hI apanI priyatamA banAyegA, anyathA
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApatha para | 115 campA kI lUTa meM jahA~ anya sainikoM ne svarNa, maNi, hIre-motI se apane ghara bhara lie, aura pIr3hiyoM kI daridratA miTA lI, vahAM ise kyA kubuddhi huI ki isa kalamahI dAsI ko hI uThA lAyA ? yaha to merI AstIna kA hI sAMpa banakara raha rahI hai| isa mithyA AzaMkA aura IrSyAvaza ghara meM pati-patnI meM kalaha zurU ho gyaa| gaha-kalaha kahIM mahAbhArata kA rUpa na le le, ata: eka dina vasumatI ne hI rathika se kahA-'bhAI ! bhAbhI ko svarNamudrAoM kI icchA hai, ataH tuma mujhe dAsoM ke bAjAra meM kahIM beca Ao to tumhArA gRha-kalaha bhI miTe aura bhAbhI kI manokAmanA bhI pUrNa ho jAya / " aneka vikalpoM ke bAda Akhira chAtI para patthara rakhakara rathika ne vasumatI ko kauzAmbI ke bAjAra meM khar3I kara bolI lagA dii| hajAroM dAsiyAM vahA~ bika rahI thIM, kintu vasumatI kA zIla-saundarya kucha vilakSaNa hI pratIta ho rahA thaa| logoM ne hajAra, dasa hajAra taka bolI lagAI, kintu rathika ne eka lAkha svarNamudrA kI mAMga rkhii| taba kauzAmbI kI eka prasiddha gaNikA ne isa apsarA-tulya dAsI ko kharIda liyA eka lAkha svarNamudrAoM meN| vasumatI ne jaba gaNikA ke hAthoM svayaM ko bikA dekhA to usakA roma-roma ro uThA / phira bhI vaha sAhasa aura dhIraja kI putalI thI, usane gaNikA se jaba usake kAma ke viSaya meM pUchA to usane kaha diyA-"mAtA jI ! maiM yaha kArya kabhI bhI nahIM kara sakatI, ApakI eka lAkha svarNamudrAeM pAnI meM calI jaayeNgii| mujhe mata kharIdiye / maiM Apake ghara hagija nahIM jA sktii|" gaNikA ke sevakoM va dalAloM ne vasumatI ko pakar3akara le jAne kI aura sIdhe pAMva na calI to ghasITa kara le jAne kI dhamakI dii| kahate haiM tabhI kucha kuna bandaroM kI TolI acAnaka gaNikA para TUTa par3I, usake vastra phAr3a DAle, zarIra ko noMcanIMca kara khUna kI dhArAeM bahA diiN| bAjAra meM cAroM ora bhagadar3a maca gaI, zorazarAbA hone lgaa| usI samaya kauzAmbI kA koTyAdhipati dhanAvaha seTha upara se niklaa| yaha ajIba dRzya dekhakara vaha rukA aura pUchA- "kyA bAta hai?" logoM ne kahA"yaha dAsI eka lAkha svarNa-mudrA meM bika gaI hai, para jisa gaNikA ne kharIdA hai, usake sAtha jAne se yaha manA kara rahI hai, aura ulTe isI ke kinhIM gupta dalAloM ne bandaroM se gaNikA ko noMcavA DAlA hai|" 1 sambhava hai vasumatI ke kisI hitaiSI ne hI yaha kRtya karavAyA ho, tAki gaNikA kI buddhi ThikAne bhane-paribalekhaka bAcAryoM ne isake pIche zIla sahAyaka devatAboM kA hApa mAnA hai|
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________________ 116 | tIrthakara mahAvIra dhanAvaha kI sarala aura pArakhI najaroM ne vasumatI ko dekhA to usakI A~kheM sajana ho gaI-"yaha to dAsI nahIM, koI devakanyA hai / he bhagavAn ! aisI zIlavatI sukumAra kanyAoM ko bhI Aja yaha dazA ho rahI hai ? itanA anyAya ! atyAcAra !! lagatA hai kauzAmbI kA vaibhava aba pApa kA piNDa bana gayA hai, lUTa-lUTa kara bar3hAyA havA yaha sAmrAjya baba zIghra hI rasAtala meM jAne vAlA hai-ina hajAroM dAsapAsiyoM kI mUka pukAra isa nagarI ko bhasmasAta kara ddaalegii....|" dhanAvaha kA hRdaya dhU-dhU kara uThA / kSaNabhara standha-sA dekhatA rahA, vasumatI kI A~khoM se barasatI saumyatA meM ghulI dInatA kI kAlimA, murbhAyA huA sundara zirISa puSpa-sA komala mukha ! dhanAvaha ne dalAloM se kahA-"ruko! isa kanyA ke sAtha jabardastI mata karo ! agara yaha gaNikA ke ghara nahIM jAnA cAhatI hai to maiM ise kharIdatA hUM, eka lAva svarNamudrAeM maiM detA huuN|" vasamatI dhanAvaha kI prema-sneha sanI vANI se Azvasta to huI, para vaha ThokareM khA cukI thI, use anubhava ho gayA thA-devatA kI mUrti ke pIche duSTa dAnava kA asalI ceharA chipA rahatA hai. nakalI cehare kI cakAcauMdha meN| ata: usane pUchA-"pitAjI ! Apake yahA~ mujhe kyA sevA karanI hogI ?" dhanAvaha kI AMkheM sajala ho gaI-"beTI ! yaha kyA kama sevA hai ki mujha santAnahIna ke zUnya ghara meM tuma sarIkhI eka devakanyA kA praveza ho jAya ! merA zUnya ghara mandira bana jAyegAM, aMdhere meM eka dIpaka jala uThegA, basa, maiM tumheM apanI putrI ke rUpa meM dekhakara hI kutA hUM aura kucha nhiiN|' vyathA ke agaNita ghAva chipAye hue bhI vasumatI kA mukha prasannatA se damaka uThA / vaha dhanAvaha ke ghara para A gaI, aura dhanAvaha ko pitA kI taraha tathA seThAnI mUlA ko mAtA kI taraha mAnakara dina-rAta unakI sevA meM lagI rhtii| pUchane para bhI jaba usane apanA purAnA nAma va paricaya nahIM batAyA to usake zIla va svabhAva kI zItalatA, saumyatA dekhakara dhanAvaha use pyAra se 'candanA' kahakara pukArane lgaa| mAzrayahIna huI eka rAjakanyA dara-dara kI ThokareM khAne ke bAda dhanAvaha kA sneha aura pitR-vAtsalya pAkara punaH campakalatA kI bhAMti nikhAra pAne lgii| usake asIma saundarya aura bhAvanAzIla sahaja sneha ko dekhakara mUlA seThAnI bhI rathika
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApapa para | 117 patnI kI bhAMti sazaMka ho gii| usI prasaMga meM mUlA kI avyakta AzaMkA ko puSTa karane vAlI eka ghaTanA ghaTa gii| eka dina madhyAhna ke samaya dhanAvaha bAhara se AyA / usane dAsI ko hAyapaira dhone ke lie pAnI lAne ko kahA / dAmI kisI kArya meM vyasta thii| candanA ne pitAjI kI vANI sunI, vaha svayaM jala lekara daur3a aaii| seTha bahuta thakA huA dhUpa se klAMta dIkha rahA thA, pitRbhaktivaza candanA svayaM hI jala lekara pitAjI ke paira dhone lgii| usake lambe-lambe saghana keza khule the, nIce jhukane para vaha bhUmi para laga gaye, taba dhanAvaha ne sahajabhAva se candanA kI khulI kezarAzi ko apane hAthoM se Upara uThA diyaa| mUlA seThAnI yaha saba dekha rahI thii| usakA pApI hRdaya pApa kI kalpanA meM huna gayA, candanA kI sahaja bhakti aura dhanAvaha kA yaha zuddha snehapUrNa vyavahAra usake hRdaya meM phailI durbhAvanA aura AzaMkA kI ghAsa meM Aga kI taraha phaila gayA / use lagA-"seTha ko bur3hApe meM javAnI yAda A rahI hai, Aja jise putrI kahakara pukAratA hai, kala use patnI banAne meM bhI zarma nahIM kregaa| yaha puruSa kA kAmI svabhAva hI hai / ataH viSavela ko bar3hane se pahale hI ukhAr3a pheMkanA cAhiye, varanA yaha beTI banakara AI huI sarpiNI mere sukha-saMsAra ko nigala jaayegii|" yaha socakara duSTa mUlA ne eka dina avasara pAkara candanA ke hAtha-paira ber3iyoM se jakar3a diye / usake bhramara-se kAle kezoM ko ustare se muMDavA diyA, tana para sirpha eka purAnA vastra lipaTA chor3A, bAkI saba vastra utAra lie aura pakar3akara bhauMhare ( bhUmigRha ) meM DAla diyA / bhauhare para tAlA lagAkara mUlA apane pIhara calI gaI, seTha dhanAvaha kauzAmbI se bAhara thaa| [2] kauzAmbI ke ina svecchAcAra pUrNa, kara dAruNa yaMtraNA bharI sthitiyoM meM zramaNa mahAvIra apanA ghora abhigraha liye nagara meM paryaTana karate the| vahAM hajAroM sadgRhiNiyAM aura kaI rAjakumAriyAM bhI dAsI banakara pazuvat jIvana jI rahI hoMgIisakI sahaja kalpanA ho sakatI hai, jabaki vahA~ ke mahArAja zatAnIka kI priya rAnI kI bhAnajI hI usakI nAka ke nIce pazuoM kI taraha bAjAra meM becI gaI, aura rAjA ke kAnoM meM bhanaka taka bhI nahIM phuNcii| rAnI ne usakI khoja-khabara taka nahIM lI to aura nAriyoM evaM kanyAboM kI kyA dazA huI hogI? kitanA nirdayatApUrNa vAtAvaraNa hogA vahA~ kA? kitanI sukumAriyoM vahAM chipa-chipa kara AMsU bahAtI hoMgI? aura bhItara-hI-bhItara apane svajanoM ke viyoga evaM parAdhInatA kI yaMtraNA meM hA-hAkAra
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________________ 118 | vIrSakara mahAvIra kara rahI hoMgI ? para zramaNa mahAvIra ke sivAya kisake pAsa the ve divyazrotra, jo usa anAtha, asahAya mAtRjAti kI karuNa pukAra suneM, kisake pAsa the ve divyanetra, jo unakI dAruNa yaMtraNAoM kA hRdayavedhaka dRzya dekha sakeM, aura kisake pAsa thA amita sAhasa va zaurya se bharA vaha karuNa-mAnasa, jo usakI vyathAoM se dravita ho sake ?.... kauzAmbI meM bhikSArtha paryaTana karate hue zramaNa mahAvIra ko cAra mahIne bIta gaye / unakA saMkalpa pUrNa nahIM humA, eka dina ve kauzAmbI ke mahAmAtya sugupta ke ghara bhikSArtha gaye / mahAmAtya kI patnI nandA prabhu kI upAsikA thI, usane zuddha bhikSA kA nimaMtraNa diyA, kiMtu prabhu to abhigrahadhArI the, abhigraha pUrNa hue binA kaise AhAra grahaNa kareM? binA kucha liye hI lauTa aaye| nandA ke hRdaya ko gaharI coTa pahuMcI, apane bhAgya ko kosatI huI vaha phUTa-phUTa kara rone lgii| taba dAsiyoM ne kahA"svAminI ! Apa itanA pazcAttApa kyoM karatI haiM ? devArya to yahA~ (nagara meM) pratidina Ate haiM aura binA kucha liye hI lauTa jAte haiM, Aja lagabhaga cAra mAsa se to hama dekha rahI hai........" dAsiyoM kI bAta sunakara nandA stabdha ho gii| usakI AtmA bhItara-hIbhItara tar3apa uThI-"kyA devArya cAra mAsa se yoM hI lauTa jAte haiM ? avazya hI koI durgama-du:zakya abhigraha le rakhA hogA, jisake pUrNa hue binA ve AhAra grahaNa nahIM karate / " nandA gaharI cintA meM DUbI huI baiThI thI ki tabhI mahAmAtya sugupta bhavana meM praviSTa hue| nandA ne apanI manovyathA batAte hue kahA-"ApakI caturatA aura buddhimAnI kisa kAma kI? jo Apa itanA bhI patA nahIM lagA sakate ki devArya zramaNa mahAvIra cAra mAsa se AhAra ke liye nagara meM bhikSArtha Ate haiM aura khAlI lauTa jAte haiM ? unake abhigraha kA patA Apa na lagA pAye to Apako yaha mahAmAtyatA vyartha hai........." nandA kI vyathAmarI vANI sunakara sugupta ne AzvAsana diyA-"maiM hara saMbhava prayatna kara devArya ke abhigraha kA patA lgaauuNgaa|" devArya ke sambandha kI yaha carcA vahAM khar3I eka vijayA nAma kI dAsI ne sunI, jo mRgAvatI ke antaHpura meM mahilA-pratihArI thii| usane jAkara mRgAvatI se yaha ghaTanA kaha sunAI / mRgAvatI yaha sunate hI Akula ho uThI aura usI samaya mahArAja zatAnIka ko bulAkara ulAhanA diyA- "isa vizAla rAjya aura Apa jaise mahAna rANA kI mahArAnI hone meM mujhe Aja koI sArthakatA nahIM lgtii| maiM Aja apane ko isa rAjya kI rAnI hone meM hInatA evaM dInatA anubhava karatI hUM, jabaki devArya cAra
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApapa para | 119 mAsa se binA banna-jala prApta kiye nagara meM ghUma rahe haiN| Apane unakI babara bhI nahIM lI, nagara meM kyA ho rahA hai, kucha patA bhI hai-Apako....?" zatAnIka ne bhI aphasosa ke sAtha devArya ke abhigraha kA patA lagAne kA AzvAsana diyaa| usane mahAmAtya sugupta, rAjapurohita tathA aneka buddhizAlI zramaNopAsakoM evaM catura nAgarikoM ko bulAyA aura devArya ke abhigraha kA patA lagAne kA Adeza diyaa| para koI bhI unake manogata vasaMkalpa kA patA lagAne meM saphala nahIM ho skaa| [3] pAMca mAsa caubIsa dina bIta gaye, Aja paccIsavAM dina thA, zramaNa mahAvIra dhyAna sthiti pUrNa kara nagara meM mikSArya paryaTana karate hue dhanAvaha seTha ke bhavana kI ora jA rahe the| mAno ve candanA kI Toha meM hI ghUma rahe the aura Aja usa baMdinI nArI ke mukti divasa kI puNyabelA A gaI ho| candanA ko bhUmigRha meM par3e-par3e tIna dina bIta gaye, cauthe dina dhanAvaha bAhara se nagara meM AyA, ghara ko sUnA dekhA, candanA bhI nahIM dikhAI dI to idhara-udhara jAkara usane pukArA-"candanA ! candanA !" candanA bhUmigRha meM banda thI, bhUkhI-pyAsI ! usane dhIme svara meM uttara diyA, "pitA jI, maiM yahAM huuN|" ghanAvaha ne bhUmigRha meM banda candanA kA vid pa dekhA to vaha phUTa-phUTa kara rone lagA, "beTI, terI yaha dazA | mere jIte jI terA yaha hAla !" candanA ne dhIraja ke sAtha kahA-"pitAjI, kaSTa ke samaya rone-dhone se vedanA aura bhI tIvra ho jAtI hai, Apa dhIraja rakhiye, Apa kisI para roSa aura Akroza na kareM, yaha to apane hI kRta-karmoM kA phala hai, Apa zIghra mujhe bhUmigRha se bAhara nikAliye, maiM bhUkhI-pyAsI hUM, jarA kucha khAne ko dIjiye aura merI ber3iyA~ chudd'vaaiye|" dhanAvaha ne hAtha ke sahAre candanA ko ghara ke daravAje meM lA biThAyA, bAne ko kucha thA hI nahIM, eka sUpa ke kone meM bAsI ur3ada ubalA huA rakhA thA / banAvaha ne vahI candanA ke sAmane rakha diyA, aura bolA-"beTI ! terI ber3iyAM kaTavAne meM abhI luhAra ko bulAtA huuN|"
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________________ 120 | tIrthakara mahAvIra seTha luhAra ko bulAne gayA, candanA dvAra ke bIca hAtha meM sUpa aura usameM rakhe bAsI bAkale lekara khAne kA vicAra kara hI rahI thI ki use apanI isa dayanIya dazA para glAni Ane lagI, sAtha hI campA ke rAjaprAsAdoM kA vaha bhavya sukhamaya atIta smRtiyoM meM utara AyA aura jIvana ke isa utAra-car3hAva para cintana karane lagI, sahasA sAmane tapomUrti mahAkAruNika zramaNa mahAvIra bhikSArtha paryaTana karate-karate usI ke bhavana dvAra kI ora bar3he A rahe the| candanA ne prabhu ko dekhA to, usakA roma-roma nAca uThA, duHkha kI bhISaNa jvAlA ke bIca yaha sukha kI madhura vayAra usake tana-mana ko praphullita kara gaI / devArya mere dvAra para A rahe haiM, para hAya ! maiM kyA bhikSA dUMgI ! use smaraNa AyA, jaba campA ke rAjaprAsAdoM meM devArya bhikSArtha Ate the aura mAtA dhAraNI aura maiM atyanta bhaktipUrvaka prabhu ko bhikSAnna diyA karatI thI, aura Aja...... Aja ! mere hAthoM meM hathakar3iyAM, pairoM meM ber3iyA~, sira muMr3A huA, vastra ke nAma para tana para eka kachoTA aura anna ke nAma para bAsI ur3ada ke bAkaleisa sthiti meM prabhu ko kyA dUMgI ? harSa aura avasAda ke isa bhayAnaka utAra-car3hAva meM candanA kA roma-roma utkaMThita ho gayA, aura AMkheM AMsuoM se bhIga gii| tabhI devArya ne dekhA-unakA ghora abhigraha Aja pUrA ho rahA hai ? saMkalpita sabhI bAteM yathAvat mila rahI haiN| unhoMne candanA ke bhakti-vibhora hRdaya ke samakSa hAtha phailA diye / bhAva-vibhora candanA ne ur3ada ke bAkale prabhu ke kara-kamaloM meM apita kara diye / prabha ne vahIM pAraNA kara liyaa|' sahasA AkAzamaNDala deva-duMdubhiyoM se gUMja utthaa| 'ahovAnaM-ahodAnaM' kI ghoSaNA se kauzAmbI kA konA-konA mukhara ho gyaa| candanA kI ber3iyAM svarNa maNijaTita AbhUSaNa bana gaI / sira para divya keza kAnti bikherane lage aura dharatI para divya puSpa evaM ratnoM kI vRSTi hone lgii| yaha adbhuta dRzya dekhakara kauzAmbI ke hajAroM nara-nArI dhanAvAha seTha ke ghara kI ora daur3a pdd'e| kauzAmbI ke ghara-ghara meM yaha saMvAda bijalI kI taraha phaila gayA ki eka dAsI ne devArya ko bhikSA dI hai| devArya ke abhigraha-pUrti kA saMvAda sunate hI 1 paramparAgata kathAoM meM kahA jAtA hai ki prabhu ke darzana kara candanA harSa-vibhora ho gaI, usake A~sU sUkha gaye, aura isa prakAra abhigraha apUrNa dekhakara prabhu vApasa lauTa gye| tabhI baMdinI candanA kI akheiM apane durbhAgya para barasa pdd'ii| prabhu ne vApasa lauTa kara dekhA ki usakI AMkhoM se aba dhArA baha rahI thii|........ kintu isa prakAra prabhu kA lauTa jAnA aura vApasa mur3anA-kisI prAcIna caritragrantha meM dekhane ko nahIM miltaa|
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApaya para | 121 mahAmAtya sugupta, nandA, rAnI magAvatI bora rAjA zatAnIka bhI daur3e Aye / rAjA ke sAtha kaMcukI nAma kA eka dAsa bhI thA, jo pahale dadhivAhana rAjA kA sevaka thA, zatAnIka ne use gulAma banAkara rakhA thA para usakI sevA se khuza hokara kucha dina pUrva hI use mukta kiyA thaa| hajAroM nara-nAriyoM kI bhIr3a prabhu kA guNagAna kara rahI thI, aura dAsI ke bhAgya ko bhI sarAha rahI thii| tabhI kaMcukI ne candanA ko pahacAna liyA, vaha bhIr3a ko cIratA huA Age bar3hA-logoM ko DAMTane lagA- tuma kise dAsI kaha rahe ho? yaha to rAjakumArI vasumato hai ! aura vaha usake caraNoM meM girakara phUTa-phUTa kara rone laga gayA / kaMcukI ko dekhakara purAnI smRtiyAM jaga gaI, aura candanA kI AMkhoM se bhI azrudhArA baha nikalI / vasumatI kA nAma sunate hI mRgAvatI ne use pahacAna liyA, vaha bhI rotI-bilakhatI Akara usase lipaTa gaI / aba to sArA vAtAvaraNa hI badala gayA / loga jise bAjAra meM bikI dAsI samajha rahe the, vaha Aja campA kI rAjakumArI ke rUpa meM unake samakSa prastuta huI to viSAda, aphasosa aura glAni. mizrita carcAoM ne sabake hRdayoM ko jhakajhora ddaalaa| zatAnIka evaM mRgAvatI ne bAra-bAra candanA se kSamA mAMgI, use premAgrahapUrvaka rAjamahaloM meM calane kI vinatI kI-para, candanA ne rAjA-rAnI ke Agraha ko ThukarA diyA- "jisa rAjya-lipsA ne hajAroM niraparAdha manuSyoM kA rakta bahAyA, saikar3oM-hajAroM ramaNiyoM kA sahAga lUTA aura unheM dAsatA kI ber3iyoM meM jakar3a kara pazujIvana jIne ke lie vivaza kiyA, jise apanI bahana ke suhAga kI bhI cintA nahIM huI, usa mausI ke jana-abhizApa-grasta rAjamahaloM meM jAkara maiM nahIM raha sktii| maiM to usa mahApuruSa ke caraNoM meM hI Azraya lUMgI, jisane merI durdazA ko nimitta banAkara hajAroM-hajAra abhizApagrasta nAriyoM aura dubala manuSyoM ko ubArane kA praNa kiyA, aura svayaM chaha mAsa taka bhUkhe-pyAse rahakara unake uddhAra kA vAtAvaraNa bnaayaa|" kahanA nahIM hogA ki bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha ghora abhigraha kevala unakI eka kaThora tapaHsAdhanA kA aMgamAtra banakara hI nahIM rahA, apitu isa abhigraha ne yuga kI havA badala dii| abhizApagrasta nArIjAti ke uddhAra aura kalyANa kA eka mahAna patha prazasta kara diyaa| mAtRjAti ko dAsatA se mukti dilAne meM mukti ke saMdezavAhaka bhagavAna mahAvIra kA yaha abhi graha eka aitihAsika mahattva rakhatA hai|' 1 (ka) ghaTanA varSa vi0 pU0 500 (sAdhanA kAla kA bArahavAM vrss)|
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________________ 122 | vIryakara mahAvIra jhaMjhAvAtoM ke bIca zramaNa mahAvIra ko sAdhanA karate kAphI samaya bIta cukA thaa| pUrva-prAMta ke prAyaH sabhI nagaroM, janapadoM evaM grAmoM meM unakA paribhramaNa huA, aneka rAjanya evaM beSThI unake bhakta bhI bana gaye, kintu phira bhI aise ajJAna logoM kI kamI nahIM thI, jo samaya-samaya para ghamaNa ko dhyAnastha va bhikSAvRtti karate dekhakara una para Rddha na ho jAte aura bar3I nirmamatA se una para prahAra karane ubala na pdd'te| choTe-choTe aise aneka prasaMga haiM, jinakI carcA hamane chor3a dI hai, para unake avalokana se yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki aba bhI zramaNa mahAvIra kI sAdhanA meM vividha vighnoM evaM saMkaToM ke saMjhavAta uThate hI cale jA rahe the| camarendra kI zaraNAgati ke bAda eka bAra bhagavAn mahAvIra bhogapura nAmaka grAma meM Akara ghyAna kiye khar3e the| vahAM unheM dekhate hI mAhendra nAmaka eka kSatriya ko krodha A gyaa| baka-saka karatA huA vaha zramaNa mahAvIra ke nikaTa AyA, aura gAliyAM bakane lgaa| zramaNa mahAvIra jaba mauna rahe to usakA krodha aura ubala par3A aura vaha khajUra kI gIlI TahanI lekara unheM pITane daudd'aa| kintu tabhI sanatkumAra devendra ne mAhendra ko lalakAra kara bhagA diyaa| vahAM se bhramaNa karate huye mahAzramaNa naMdI-grAma meM Aye to vahAM ke adhipati nandI kSatriya ne unakA bhAva-bhInA svAgata bhI kiyaa| kucha samaya bAda zramaNa mahAvIra meMDhiyA grAma Aye to vahAM eka gvAlA unheM dekhate hI patA nahIM kyoM bAga-babUlA ho gayA aura rassI lekara unheM mArane daudd'aa| isa prakAra samaya-samaya para zramaNa mahAvIra kI sAdhanA meM saMkaToM ke jhaMjhAvAta uThate aura zAnta hote jaate| Azcarya to yaha thA ki parama vItarAga, mahAna kAruNika ahiMsAmUrti tapodhana ko bhI loga mithyA ahakAra, svArtha evaM bhramavaza (kha) Avazyaka niyukta Adi zvetAmbara granthoM meM varNita isa ghaTanA prasaMga meM digambara anya kucha matabheda rakhate haiN| mukhya bAta-vahAM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke abhigraha kA ullekha bhI nahIM hai| candanA dvArA mikSA avazya dilAI jAtI hai, candanA ko ceTaka kI putrI mAnA gayA hai| -dekhiye uttarapurANa 7 // 338 1 SaTanA varSa vi. pU. 501 / 2 paTanA varSa vhii| 3 ghaTanA varSa vhii|
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApaca para | 123 itane krUra kaSTa dete to sAmAnya sAdhaka kA jIvana to kaSToM kI bAga meM zAyada bhasma ho ho jaataa| eka bAra (candanA kI mukti ke bAda) zramaNa mahAvIra kauzAmbI se vihAra kara pAlaka grAma kI ora jA rahe the| usI mArga meM bhAyala nAma kA koI vaizya dhana kamAne deza yAtrA para jA rahA thaa| mArga meM mahAvIra mila gaye, vaizya ne muMDita sira zramaNa ko dekhA to use lagA- yaha to bar3A bhArI apazakuna ho gayA, use zramaNa para itanA gaharA krodha AyA ki usake hAtha meM talavAra thI, vaha talavAra se mahAvIra ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e karane ko daur3a pdd'aa| para, mahAzramaNa to mauna the, apanI hI mastI meM cala rahe the. vaizya ko talavAra kA prahAra karane Ate dekhA to vahIM sthira khar3e raha gaye / unakI tejodIpta mukhamudrA ko dekhate hI duSTa vaizya ke hAtha se talavAra chUTa gaI aura vaha usI ke sira para jA pdd'ii| mahAvIra ko, yadi yaha prahAra apane Upara hotA to itanA kaSTa nahIM hotA, kintu usI vaizya kI apanI talavAra se hatyA huI dekhakara unakI karuNA sajala ho utthii| para ve karate bhI kyA ? duSTa apane hI duSkRtya se marA ?' isa prakAra ke dAruNa, prANaghAtaka aura pIr3A-kAraka prasaMgoM ke jhaMjhAvAtoM meM zAyada himAlaya-sA acala yogI bhI hila jAtA, para itane dIrghakAla taka kaSToM ko sahate huye bhI mahAvIra usI prasannatA aura hArdika Ananda kI anubhUti ke sAtha apanI sAdhanA meM lIna rhe| aisA lagatA thA, mAno ye pIr3AeM unake tana taka hI pahuMca pAtI hai, unake mana ko, unakI antazcetanA ko sparza bhI nahIM kara pAI hoN| kaSTa aura upasarga ke sAgara meM tairate-tairate mahAvIra aba lagabhaga kinAre pahuMca gaye the| sAdhanA kI agni-parIkSA meM tapa kara damaka uThe the| sAdhanAkAla ke antima samaya aura kaMvalya-prApti ke pUrva dinoM meM eka dAruNa kaSTa aura eka asA pIr3A jo unake aba taka ke jIvana meM sabase bhayakara thI, usase bhI unheM jUjhanA pdd'aa| antima vijaya to unakI thI hii| kAnoM meM kIla sAdhanA kAla ke terahaveM varSa meM zramaNa mahAvIra chammANi gAMva ke bAhara kAyotsarga kiye khar3e the / saMdhyA ko eka gvAlA jo kahIM khetoM meM kAma karatA havA 1 paTanAvarSa vi. pU. 500
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________________ 124 | tIrthakara mahAvIra mAyA thA! zramaNa ko dhyAnastha dekha kara bolA-"devArya ! jarA mere bailoM kI dekhabhAla karanA, abhI bAtA huuN|" gvAlA gAMva meM calA gayA, kucha samaya pazcAt lauTA, bala carate-carate kahIM dUra nikala gaye the, vahA~ kahA~ milate ? usane idhara-udhara hUMDhA, para, bala dikhAI nahIM diye to usane pUchA-'devArya ! batAo mere baila kahA~ gaye ?' mahAvIra kisake baloM kA atA-patA rakhate / ve mauna-dhyAna meM lIna the / gvAle ne dubArA pUchA, phira bhI mauna / aba to gvAlA Aga-babUlA ho gayA, aura khUba jora se cillA uThA-- 'ai DhoMgI bAbA! tujhe kucha sunAI bhI detA hai yA nhiiN| baharA to nahIM hai ?' mahAvIra ne koI uttara nahIM diyaa| ___ 'acchA, lagatA hai donoM hI kAna phUTe haiM, jarA Thahara, abhI terI cikitsA karatA hai| Aveza meM mUr3ha gvAle ne kimI vRkSa kI do panI lakar3iyAM lI aura mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM Ara-pAra ThoMka dii| kitanI asahya. marmAntaka vedanA huI hogI? para, phira bhI mahAzramaNa dhyAna se calita nahIM huye, bAhya nimitta para to unakI dRSTi hI nahIM thI, ve to AtmA ke vizuddha upAdAna para dhyAna-cetanA ko kendrita kiye pratimA bane khar3e the| kAyotsarga pUrNa kara zramaNavara chammANI se madhyamA nagarI meM bhikSA ke liye gye| bhikSA heta bhramaNa karate huye ve siddhArtha nAmaka vaNika ke ghara pahuMca gye| vaNika ke pAsa hI usakA parama sakhA kharaka baMdha bhI baiThA thaa| isa tejasvI mahAzramaNa ko dekhakara donoM hI uThe, AdarapUrvaka bandanA kI aura bhikSAnna diyaa| dIrghakAlIna tapa kI agni meM tapakara mahAzramaNa ko kAyA svarNa-sI kAntimAna ho rahI thIM, unakI mukhAkRti para apUrva teja dIptimAna thA, kintu phira bhI kAnoM meM ghusI kIloM kI vedanA AMkhoM meM spaSTa jhalaka rahI thii| kharaka vaidya ne zramaNa kI mukhAkRti ko sUkSmatA ke sAtha dekhA, to vaha bhAMpa gyaa| usane siddhArtha se kahA-isa tapasvI mahAzramaNa ko kucha na kucha vedanA avazya hai, inake zarIra meM kahIM koI na koI zalya khaTaka rahA hai| tabhI to sarvalakSaNasampanna hote huye bhI inakI dIpti kucha manda, dhuMdhalI-sI ho rahI hai| siddhArtha ne pAzcarya aura kheda ke sAtha kahA-haiM ! aise mahAzramaNa ke tana meM bedanA ? guptazalya ? mitra, phira to usakA patA lagAkara upacAra karanA cAhiye / aise tapasvI kI sevA karanA to mahApuNya kA kArya hai|" jaba taka mahAvIra bhimA le rahe the, kharaka baiba ne sUkSmatA se unake zarIra kA avalokana kiyA aura zIghra hI patA lagA liyA ki -zramaNavara ke kAnoM meM
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApaya para | 125 kisI duSTa ne kIleM Thoka diye haiN| bhikSA grahaNa kara mahAvIra cale gaye, kharaka ne siddhArtha se yaha saba kahA to vaha sihara uThA / "aisA duSTa, adhama kauna hogA? para khaira, abhI to zIghra hI zramaNa kI cikitsA kA prabandha karanA caahiye|" kharaka ne kole nikAlane ke sabhI sAdhana juTAye aura zIghra hI mahAvIra ke pIche-pIche usa udyAna meM Aye, jahA~ zramaNavara punaH dhyAna pratimA lagAye khar3e the| isa asahya vedanA ke samaya meM bhI unakI dhIratA aura sahanazIlatA dekhakara donoM ne hI dAMtoM tale aMgulI dabA lii| kharaka ne tailAdika se mahAvIra ke tana kA madarnAdi kiyA aura donoM ora se donoM ne saMDAsiyoM (kaMkamukha) se pakar3akara balapUrvaka ve kIleM khiiNciiN| kIleM nikAlate samaya sumeru sama mahAvIra ko bhI itanI asahya aura marmAntaka vedanA huI ki unake mukha se eka bhayaMkara cIkha nikala pdd'ii| kIloM ke sAtha hI rakta kI dhArA chuTa gaI, kharaka ne saMrohaNa auSadhi kA lepa kara zramaNa-zreSTha ke ghAvoM ko zIghra hI bhara diyaa| usa samaya mahAvIra kI isa marmAntaka cIkha para kavi ne likhA hai- "cIkha kI pratidhvani se dizAeM kAMpa uThIM pRthvI kA hRdaya phaTane laga gayA, vizAla girirAja Dolane laga gaye-kSaNabhara to pralayakAla-sA dRzya upasthita ho gayA, kintu yaha cIkha kimI hiMsra va azAnta hRdaya kI nahIM, eka vizvavatsala karuNAzIla mahAtmA ke mukha se nikalI thI, isa kAraNa koI anartha nahIM huaa| mahAvIra isa prANAntaka vedanA ke prasaMga para bhI prasanna the aura the antazcetanA meM lIna / kAnoM kI kIleM nikalIM, ve zalya-rahita ho gaye, aura sirpha bAhya zalya se hI nahI, antarzalya se bhI sarvathA mukta ho rahe the| unake sAdhaka jIvana kI yaha antima vedanA thI, kaSToM kI yaha AkhirI ghar3I thI, antima kar3I thI jo aba TUTa cukI thii| kaivalya-prApti jabhiya gA~va kA vaha sImAnta, RjuvAlukA nadI kA zAnta uttarI taTa, zyAmAka kisAna kA kheta aura usameM sthita vaha vizAla zAlavRkSa / kitanA pAvana hogA ! jisakI smRtiyA~ hajAroM-hajAra varSa bIta jAne para bhAva bhI tana-mana ko gudagudA detI haiM, cetanA ko pulakita kara detI haiM / aura vaha bhUmi kitanI pavitra 1 SaTanA varSa vi. pR. 500 / -viSTi0 104
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________________ 126 | tIpaMkara mahAvIra hogI, vaha miTTI sone se bhI mUlyavAna hogI, jisa para ukaDU Asana baiThe mahAzramaNa mahAvIra dhyAna kI uccatama zreNI ko pAra karate hue antazcetanA ke virAT Aloka se dIpta ho rahe the / vaizAkha zuklA dazamI kA vaha pAvana dina aura vaha maMgalamaya caturtha prahara / udhara sUrya thaka kara pazcima kI zaraNa meM jA rahA thA, aura udhara eka divya Alokapuja, kabhI asta nahIM hone vAlA jJAna-sUrya udita ho rahA thA / prakRti ke prakAza kI cAdara simaTa rahI thI, aura idhara ananta divya prakAza-kiraNeM bikhara rahI thiiN| cAra ghanaghAti karmoM kA kSaya kara zramaNa mahAvIra Aja sacce artha meM, bhAva rUpa meM bhagavAna bana rahe the| kevalajJAna aura kevaladarzana se unakI AtmA Alokita ho utthii| samasta AvaraNa chaMTa gaye, aMdhakAra naSTa ho gayA aura divasAMta meM eka abhinava sUrya ananta-ananta jJAnarazmiyAM bikherane lgaa| unakI cetanA sarvathA anAvRta ho gaI / jagata ke samasta dravya evaM paryAya pUrNarUpa se unake jJAnAloka meM prativimbita ho utthe|' sAdhaka jIvana : eka avalokana zramaNa mahAvIra vi0 pU0 512 mRgasara kRSNA dazamI ko sAdhanA ke kaMTakAkIrNa patha para bar3he the aura nirantara sAr3he bAraha varSa, teraha pakSa taka usI patha para adbhuta dhIratA aura samatA ke sAtha gatimAna rahe / sAr3he bAraha varSa kA yaha sAdhaka jIvana mahAvIra kI agniparIkSA kA samaya thA, unakI titikSA, samatA, ahiMsA karuNA, dhyAnalInatA aura adbhata tapazcaraNa kI itanI kaThora parIkSAeM huI ki unakI kalpanA bhI mana ko prakaMpita kara DAlatI hai| unakI sAdhanA kA mArga bar3A bIhar3a thaa| jise hamArI bApadRSTi sukha samajhatI hai, usakA to zAyada unheM anubhava hI nahIM huvA hogA, para unakI cetanA dukha meM bhI, anantasuba kA saMvedana karatI rahI, yaha satya hai / vaise baMdhana aura vaMdana, pUjA aura pIr3A, upasarga aura upAsanA, sanmAna aura apamAna, dussaha yAtanAeM aura bhaktipUrNa bhAvanAyeM unheM milIM, bAhulya bandhanoM aura yAtanAvoM kA rahA, para donoM hI prakAra kI sthitiyAM unake tana taka hI sImita rahIM, unakA mana kabhI kisI bAhyA nimitta ko pAkara na kabhI khinna hubA aura na prasanna / prasannatA aura Ananda kA athAha sAgara to unake antaHkaraNa meM satata hiloreM mAra rahA thaa| unakI cetanA atyanta prabuddha, unakI titikSA avarNanIya aura samatA yoga to advitIya paa| 1 ghaTanA varSa vi.pU. 46EE, I.pU. 557
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________________ sAdhanA ke mahApaca para | 127 ise hama saMyoga kaheM yA niyati kI viDambanA ki unake sAdhaka jIvana meM kaSToM ke jo nimitta mile ve vicitra hI the, ve ekapakSIya the| caki saMgharSa do ke bIca hotA hai, krodha se krodha, svArtha se svArtha, lobha se lobha, mahaMkAra se ahaMkAra kI Takkara hotI hai, para zramaNa mahAvIra to krodha, lobha, svArtha, ahaMtA, mamatA, bhaya aura vAsanA se sarvathA mukta the| unakA mAnasa samatA meM lIna aura ahiMsA, maitrI va karuNA kI uccatama rasAnubhUti se plAvita thaa| una para hiMsaka, kara aura duSTa prANiyoM kA hAtha uThanA hI nahIM cAhiye thaa| unakI ahiMsA itanI tejasvI thI ki krUratA usake samakSa Tika nahIM sakatI thI, para, phira bhI ghaTanAeM yaha batAtI haiM ki una para itane nirmama prahAra huye, itanI dAruNa yAtanAeM unako dI gaI, manuSya to kyA, patthara bhI cUra-cUra ho jAtA, para prazna hai ki zramaNa mahAvIra ko itane kaSTa kyoM jhelane par3e ? hamAre vicAra meM isake do kAraNa ho sakate haiM: 1. ve kaSToM ko svayaM nimaMtraNa dete the| yadyapi kaSTa na sAdhya thA aura na sAdhana, para isaliye ki aise prasaMgoM para ve svayaM kI titikSA aura samatA kI parIkSA kara apane ko parakhanA cAhate the / sAdhanA, karuNA aura samatA kI dhAra ko aura teja banAnA cAhate the tAki pUrva-baddha karmoM ke bandhana zIghratA se kaTa skeN| 2. usa yuga kA vAtAvaraNa eka to dhamaNa-virodhI thaa| dUsare, bahuta se loga zramaNa ke pariveza, AcAra aura svarUpa se prAyaH anabhijJa the| choTe-choTe rAjyoM meM prAyaH sImAoM ke jhagar3e aura ApasI kalaha calate rahate the; ve maunI, dhyAnI tapasvI sAdhuoM ko dekhate hI jaba unakA paricaya nahIM pAte to unheM cora, guptacara aura chadmavezI zatra-pakSIya samajha kara unako marmAntaka kaSTa bhI de DAlate / aura caki mahAvIra Atmagupta (svayaM kA paricaya nahIM dene kA saMkalpa liye) the isaliye isa prakAra ke prasaMga upasthita hote gaye aura unakI eka lambI zrRMkhalA cala pdd'ii| garigata kI bhASA meM hA~, to isa sAr3he bAraha varSa ke sAdhanA-kAla ke kaSToM aura tapaHsAdhanAoM kA lomaharSaka varNana, jo hama par3ha cuke haiM, usakA AcAryoM ne gaNita kI bhASA meM saMkSipta vargIkaraNa yo prastuta kiyA hai : jaghanyakoTi ke upasarga-kaTapUtanA kA upasarga sabase kaThora thaa| madhyamakoTi ke upasarga-saMgama dvArA prastuta kAlacakra sabase bhayAnaka thaa| utkRSTakoTi ke upasarga kAnoM meM kIleM (zalAkA) ThokanA aura nikAlanA sabase dAruNa upasarga yaa|
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________________ 128 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra Azcarya aura saMyoga kI bAta hai ki zramaNa mahAvIra ke jIvana meM upasargoM kA prathama cakra eka abodha ajJAna gvAle dvArA calAyA gayA, aura kaSToM kA AkhirI rUpa bhI eka gvAle dvArA kAnoM meM kIleM ThoMka kara prastuta huaa| tapazcaraNa AcArya bhadrabAhu, jo zramaNa mahAvIra ke pahale jIvanI-lekhaka mAne jA sakate haiM, unhoMne kahA hai - zramaNa mahAvIra kA tapaHkarma, anya teIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI apekSA adhika ugra evaM adhika kaThora thaa|' yadyapi unakA sAdhanA-kAla bahuta lambA nahIM thA, para upasagoM kI zrRMkhalA jvAlAmukhI kI bhISaNa jvAlAoM kI bhAMti eka ke bAda eka uchAleM mAra-mAra kara saMtapta karatI rhiiN| unake dvArA Acarita tapaHsAdhanA kI tAlikA isa prakAra hai :-- chaha mAsika tapa-1 (180 dina kA) pAMca dina kama chaha mAsika tapa-2 (175 dina kA) cAturmAsika tapa (120 dina kA eka tapa) tIna mAsika tapa-2 (90 dina kA eka tapa) sAdvimAsika tapa-2 (75 dina kA eka tapa) dvimAsika tapa-6 (60 dina kA eka tapa) sArdha mAsika tapa-2 (45 dina kA eja tapa) mAsika tapa-12 (tIsa dina kA eka tapa) pAkSika tapa-72 (15 dina kA eka tapa) bhadrapratimA-12 (2 dina kA tapa) mahAbhadra-pratimA-1 (4 dina kA tapa) sarvatobhadra pratimA-1 (daza dina kA eka papa) solaha dina kA tapa-1 aSTama bhaktatapa-12 (tIsa dina kA eka tapa) SaSTa bhakta tapa-226 (do dina kA eka tapa) isake atirikta dasama-bhakta (cAra dina kA upavAsa) Adi anya tapazcaryAeM bhI kii| prabhu kI tapazcaryA nirbala hotI thI aura usameM dhyAna-yoga kI viziSTa prakriyAeM bhI calatI rahatI thiiN| 1 upatabokamma visesabo pdmaannss| 2 sambatabokammaM bapApa bAsi viirss| bAvasyakaniyukti 262 / -bAvasyakaniti 416
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________________ caturyaSaNa kalyANa-yAtrA [ahaMta jIvana ] saMpUrNa svAdhInatA jAna-gaMgA kA prathama pravAha dharmasaMgha kI sthApanA jana-jana ko bodhidAna badehI kA videha-vihAra tapa evaM tyAga ke zikharayAtrI bhoga ke sAgara meM tyAga kA setu zreNika kI bhakti aura yukti rAjanIti ko nayA mor3a pAvanApa paramparA kA sammilana parivAjakoM ke sAtha paricarcA gauzAlaka kA upadrava jamAni, mata bheda kI rAha para mAnagoSThiyAM saMskArayukhi vidu meM siMdhu kI sattA parinirvANa pariziSTa
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________________ hatyIsu erAvaNamAhu nAe, soho migANaM salilANagaMgA / paksI vA galle veNudeve, nimbAmavAdoNiha nAyaputte // jaise hAthiyoM meM rajata-sI deha vAlA gajarAja erAvaNa, banyajIvoM meM banarAjasiMha, jala-srotoM meM puNya salilA gaMgA, pakSiyoM meM pavana vegagati vAlA garur3adeva, utkRSTa haiM, vaise hI, nirvANavAdiyoM meM jJAtaputra zramaNa mahAvIra anuttara, zreSTha aura sabase agragAmI hai|
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________________ saMpUrNa svAdhInatA RjuvAlukA nadI ke taTa para sAdhaka mahAvIra kaivalya lAbha prApta kara siddhi ke dvAra para pahuMca gaye / ve sarvajJa, sarvadarzI, mahaMtu evaM jina bana gye| unakA aba taka kA jIvana, sAdhaka kA jIvana rahA, aba taka ve sva-kalyANa ke liye prayatnazIla the, aba jana-kalyANa kA lakSya unake samakSa sphUrta ho gyaa| aba taka satya evaM Atmadarzana ke liye mauna aura ekAnta sAdhanA karate the, aba sampUrNa satya unake divya jJAna meM Alokita ho uThA, AtmasAkSAtkAra ho gayA / ataH jana-jana ke bIca jA kara usa anubhUta satya ko vANI denA, usa gUDhAtigUDha Atmarahasya kA bodha denA unakA kartavya bana gayA / ve aba taka mauna sAdhanA, tapa evaM ekAntacaryA kI jisa dizA meM bar3ha rahe the ve saba kArya saMpanna ho gaye, cUMki tapa, titikSA, mauna svayaM meM koI sAdhya nahIM the, ve saba the usa mArga ke par3Ava, jahA~ ThaharatA huA sAdhaka apanI maMjila para pahuMcatA hai| naukA svayaM meM koi sAdhya nahIM, mAtra samudra yA nadI ko pAra karane kA eka sAdhana hai, sIr3hiyAM koI maMjila nahIM, mAtra prAsAda-zikhara taka pahuMcane kA eka Alambana hai, mahAvIra kI tapa, titikSA, mauna, ekAnta-varyA Adi ko isI dRSTi se dekhanA caahie| isa dIrgha sAdhanA ke bAda mahAvIra ko jo upalabdhi huI-vaha thI antazcetanA kA saMpUrNa vikAza-sarvajJatA, pUrNa samatA aura sampUrNa svAdhInatA / isa apUrva upalabdhi ko aba ve chipA kara kaise rakhate ? viSamatA, bhaya evaM paratantratA ke viSAkta vAtA. varaNa meM saMtrasta vizva ko ve isa amRta kA pAna karAnA cAhate the, ve viSamatA ko miTA kara samatA, bhaya ko samApta kara abhaya, kuTilatA evaM dambha kA sarvanAza kara saralatA tathA vAsanA aura svArtha kI dAsatA se mukta kara pUrNa svatantratA kA saMdeza jagata ko denA cAhate the, aura vizva isake lie Atura va utsuka thaa| mahAvIra kI ananta karuNA. vizvavansalatA aura akhaMDa dharmacakravartitA unheM prerita kara rahI thIjagata ke maMgala va kalyANa ke liye / vaha mahAna vaivarAja, jisake pAsa amRtaghaTa bharA ho, saMjIvanI auSadhi kA bhaMDAra bharA ho, vaha apane samakSa rogI ko tar3apate kaise dekha sakatA hai? vaha karuNAzIla saMta, jisake anta:karaNa meM samatA kA ananta kSIra sAgara hiloreM mAra rahA ho, viSamatA kI agni jvAlA meM jIvoM ko jalate dekha, kaise
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________________ 112 | tIrthakara mahAvIra apanI vANI ko roka sakatA hai ? basa, mahAvIra RjuvAlukA ke taTa para-jisakI pAvana komala dhUli ke kaNa-kaNa meM RjutA kA amRtasparza bhara gayA thA, usa nadI kI dhArA kI bhAMti hI svatantratA kA divya saMdeza lekara jamiya grAma se vihAra kara madhyama pAvA meM pahuMca gye| kahate haiM mahAvIra kI prathama vANI, saMpUrNa satya ko prathama anubhUti, divya jJAnaravi kI prathama kiraNa to RjuvAlukA ke taTa para hI prasphuTita ho gaI, jaba unakA kaMvalya-mahotsava karane asaMkhya-asaMkhya deva-devendra vahA~ upasthita ho, unakI vandanAstavanA kara utsava-ullAsa manA rahe the| para, deva jo Thahare, satya evaM saMyama kI grAhyatA, pAtratA jo mAnava-mAnasa meM hai, vaha deva-mAnasa meM kahAM hogI? isI satya ko sAkAra dekhate huye yaha mAnA gayA hai, ki vizAla deva-pariSad upasthita hone para bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vaha prathama vANI apanI phalopalabdhi kI dRSTi se niSphala rhii| jJAna-gaMgA kA prathama pravAha madhyamapAvA nagarI una dinoM dhArmika gatividhiyoM kA kendra bana rahI thii| vaidika saMskRti aura vaidika vidvAnoM kI to vaha eka tIrtha-sthAna hI hotI jA rahI thii| somila nAma ke eka dhanADhya brAhmaNa ne madhyamapAvA meM vizAla mahAyajJa kA Ayojana kiyA thA / aisA mahAyajJa, jisakI carcAeM na sirpha magadha ke vidvAnoM meM thI, kintu sampUrNa pUrva bhArata kI vaidika-manISA ko AkRSTa kara rahI thiiN| uttara bhArata ke bar3ebar3e nagaroM taka isa mahAyajJa kI carcA thI aura hajAroM nara-nArI usakI pavitra jyoti kA darzana karane ke liye ekatra hue the / sAmAnya jana samUha kI vizAla upasthiti kA anumAna to isIse laga sakatA hai ki pUrva bhArata ke gyAraha diggaja vidvAna apane 4400 ziSyoM ke sAtha isa mahAyajJa meM upasthita hue the| sAdhAraNa darzaka pavAlu janatA kI upasthiti kI gaNanA to ho hI kyA sakatI hai| vaMzAkha zuklA ekAdazI kA maMgalamaya prabhAta ! svatantratA aura samatA kI raktAbha razmiyAM bikherate hue hajAra-hajAra sUryoM se bhI adhika tejasvI evaM prabhAsvara zramaNa mahAvIra madhyamA ke mahAsena udyAna meM pdhaare| devatAoM ne apanI utkRSTa 1 isa pugasa mahAn bAlpayo (bacherA) meM yaha eka bAraparya mAnA gayA hai ki tIrSakara kI vANI niSphala paI hoN|
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 133 zradA evaM bhakti ke maMgala pravAha meM aise divya samavasaraNa kI racanA kI, jisakI divyatA bhavyatA se hI darzaka camatkRta aura pulakita ho utthe|' bhagavAna mahAvIra ke Agamana kA saMvAda jaise hI madhyama pAvA meM phailA, to hajAroM nara-nArI, jo aba taka unakI tejasvI sAdhanA kI carcAeM sunakara bar3I tIna utkaNThA se darzanoM kI pratIkSA kara rahe the, sahasA hI romAMcita ho uThe aura eka dUsare ko, svajana-parijana-mitravarga ko sAtha meM liye hue mahAsena vana kI ora nikala par3e, jaise aneka nada-nadiyoM kA pravAha samudra kI ora umar3a par3A ho / gaganamaDala se asaMkhya deva deviyAM puSpavRSTi karate hue usI samavasaraNa kI ora tIvragati se daur3e mA rahe the| laga rahA thA nabhomaMDala meM Ate-jAte devavimAnoM se sUrya kA prakAza bhI AcchAdita ho rahA hai-aura raMga-biraMge bAdaloM kI bhAMti deva vimAnoM kI raMgIna chAyA se bhUmi raMga-biraMgI sAr3I dhAraNa kara rahI hai| madhyamapAvA meM jaise acAnaka hI koI tUphAna mA gayA ho, mahAvIra ke Agamana kI carcA se somila kI yajJazAlA kA vAtAvaraNa Andolita ho utthaa| vismaya, kutUhala aura pratirodha kI bhAvanA se udvelita paMDitasamUha ne yajJa ke pramukhasUtradhAra indrabhUti gautama se vicAra carcA kii| indrabhUti svayaM bhI vicAra-vimUr3ha ye, paMDitoM kI udvelanA se adhika vyagra ho utthe| bole-"lagatA hai mahAvIra koI sAmAnya puruSa to nahIM hai / jisakI prathama pariSad (sabhA) meM hI agaNita jana-samUha aura asaMkhya deva-gaNa khice A rahe haiM, usake pAsa sAdhanA kA bala aura tapa kA teja avazya hI adbhuta hogA / ho sakatA hai vaha jJAnabala meM aba bhI hama se kama ho, kintu pratibhAzAlI aura vyutpanna avazya hai / maiM bhI socatA hUM isa uThate hue pratispardhI vyaktitva ko abhI dabA denA cAhiye, anyathA jo zramaNaparamparA hamArI yajJasaMsthA kA aba taka virodha karatI AI hai, vaha aba aura adhika sabala bana kara AkramaNa karegI, yaza-paramparA ko chinna-bhinna karane kI jI-tor3a ceSTAeM kareMgI, aura isase hamArI dharma paraMparA meM saMgharSa aura vidroha phailegA / yuga kI bhAvanA, jo brAhmaNavAda ke virodha meM umar3a rahI hai, mahAvIra usa yugabhAvanA kA rukha apane pakSa meM karane kA prayatna kreNge| zramaNa prArambha se hI strI-jAti evaM zUdroM ke prati sneha pradarzita karate mAye haiM, aba jana bhAvanA kA bala pAkara hameM pUrNa rUpa se parAsta karane kA prayatna kareMge / ataH abhI se sAvadhAna hokara isakA DaTa kara pratirodha karanA cAhiye / 1 digambara paramparA kI mAnyatA ke anusAra bhagavAna mahAvIra kI prathama dekhanA rAjagRha ke vipunAvala parvata para bhAvaNa kRSNA pratipadA ko huI / yahIM para indra dvArA prerita hue inabhUti bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa meM baaye|
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________________ 134 | tIrthakara mahAvIra indrabhUti ke vicAroM kA sarvAnumati se samarthana kiyA gayA, aura bardhamAna mahAvIra ke sAtha tattva carcA kara unheM parAsta karane ke liye ve cala par3e apane 500 chAtroM ke vizAla parivAra ko lekara / indrabhUti jaise-jaise mahAvIra ke samavasaraNa kI ora bar3ha rahe the, unakI manobhUmi meM bhArI uthala-puthala aura eka saMzayAtmaka sthiti paidA ho rahI thii| mArga meM janasamUha se eka svara meM jaba mahAvIra ke tapasteja evaM apUrva zAnabala kI carcA sunane meM AI to unake mana kI virodhI granthiyAM zithila ho gii| eka vicitra kutUhala se mana Akula ho utthaa| mahAvIra meM aisA kyA adbhuta hai ? unakI vANI meM aisA kyA ojas hai ? kyA AkarSaNa hai ? aura kyA hai yugadharma kA mana-mohana svara, ki sarvatra unakA jAdU chA rahA hai ? vicAroM ke utAra-car3hAva, vijigISA ke vAtyAcakra tathA zAna-pratimA aura AbhijAtyatA ke ahaMkAra meM mUlate hue indrabhUti mahAvIra kI dharmapariSad (samavasaraNa) ke dvAra para pahuMca gaye / ve mana meM pratispardhA kI Aga liye A rahe the, para jaise hI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI mukhamudrA kI ora dekhA ki-mana meM zAnti kA eka himAlaya-sA pighalatA pratIta huA / unheM lagA,-ina A~khoM se sneha evaM maitrI kI jo amRtavarSA ho rahI hai, usase unake mana kA, janama-janama kA nidAgha zAnta ho rahA hai / eka apUrva zItalatA vyApta ho rahI hai| dvAra para pahuMcate hI bhagavAna ne sneha-sikta zabdoM meM saMbodhana kiyA-'indrabhUti gautama ! tuma A pahuMce ?" gautama ko anubhava humA-bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zabdoM meM mAtra ziSTAcAra kI dhvani hI nahIM, hRdaya ko khIMcane vAlI maMtrI kA vidyuta AkarSaNa hai / ve pahale hI bhaNa pAnI-pAnI ho gaye, mana vinata ho gayA, para mastiSka jJAna ke ahaMkAra meM abhI bhI uData thaa| socA-"mahAvIra merA nAma jAnate haiM? jaba itane vicakSaNa aura vyavahArakuzala hai to mujha jaise vizva-vitrata vidvAna se aparicita kaise raha sakate haiM ? zAyada apanI sarvajJatA kI dhAka jamAne ke liye hI mujhe mere nAma-gotra se pukArate haiM, para maiM kyA koI bholI machalI hUM jo inake jAla meM phaMsa jAU~ ? nahIM, meM inake mAyAjAla meM kabhI nahIM phaMsa sktaa|" indrabhUti vikalpoM meM ulajhe-ulajhe kucha Age bar3he, ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ne mapura ojasvI svara meM kahA-"indrabhUti ! tuma itane bar3e vidvAna hokara bhI bIva kI sattA ke viSaya meM sandeha kara rahe ho?"
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________________ kalyANa-pAmA | 15 aba to indrabhUti ke pairoM ke nIce se dharatI khisaka gii| apane gupta-sandeha ko Aja taka kisI ke samakSa prakaTa nahIM kiyA thA, mAja mahAvIra ne use sahaja rUpa meM udghATita kara diyA, isa vizAla janasamUha ke samakSa-? pAzcarya meM DUbe ke apane Apa se jaise pUcha rahe haiM kyA sacamuca hI mahAvIra sarvajJa hai ? anyathA mere mana kI gUr3ha pahelI ve kaise pakar3a pAte-?" tabhI mahAvIra ne indrabhUti ko punaH sambodhita kiyA-"indrabhUti ! jIva ke astitva ke viSaya meM sandeha prakaTa karanA apanI hI sattA meM sandeha prakaTa karanA hai| bhItara meM jo 'maiM' kI anubhUti hai, jo isa samasta gaticakra kA saMcAlaka hai, kyA tuma usa 'ahaM' kA anubhava nahIM kara rahe ho ? 'ahaM' kA boSa hI jIva kI sattA kA bodha hai, jIvasattA kA bodha hI yAtmatatva kA bodha hai, bAtmA atIndriya tatva hai, tuma use indriyoM se dekhane kI ceSTA mata karo, atIndriya jJAna se anubhava karo, tumheM spaSTa anubhava hogA-?" indrabhUti kA mastaka Aja svayaM vinata ho rahA thaa| unheM lagA-mahAvIra kI vANI meM na kevala tarka kA bala hai, kintu bhAtmA kI anubhUti hai / AtmAnubhUti pUrNa unakI vANI indrabhUti kI AtmA ko sparza kara gaI / unakA sadeha dUra ho gayA, ahaMkAra vilIna ho gyaa| ve vinayapUrNa svara meM bole-"prabho ! Aja merA anyibheda ho gayA, mujhe Aja svayaM apane astitva kI anubhUti-sI ho rahI hai| mere bhrama ke samasta AvaraNa Aja dUra haTa gaye, Apa mere mArgadarzaka haiM, maiM Apako apanA guru svIkAra karatA hUM, mujhaM apanI zaraNa meM lIjiye, aura apanI AtmAnubhUtiyoM se mujhaM bhI Atma-sAkSAtkAra kA mArga btaaiye|" prabhu ne mRdusvara meM kahA-"indrabhUti ! tatva ko tarka se samajho, anubhava se samajho, aura phira hRdaya kI saccAI se svIkAra kro| cUki tuma svayaM vijJa ho, isalie tumheM adhika upadeza kI apekSA nahIM hai|" mahAvIra kI vANI meM jitanI gaharI anubhUti thI, utanA hI gaharA thA anAgraha / ve satya ko zabdajAla se mukta kara usake asalI rUpa ko prakaTa karate the, aura phira bhI use svIkAra karAne kA koI Agraha nhiiN| icchAyoga unakA pramukha darzana thA, 'ahAsUha' yahI unakA pracAra-sUtra thaa| indrabhUti kI jijJAsA zAnta ho gaI, unheM prakAza kA darzana ho gayA, amRta kA sparNa mila gayA, babavekSaNa para bhI ruka nahIM sakate the| jaba vikalpa samApta
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________________ 136 | tIrSakara mahAvIra ho gaye to saMkalpa ko sAkAra hone meM kyA vilamba ? ve apane bandhuSoM ko kahane ke lie bhI vApasa jAnA nahIM cAhate the, pIche khar3e 500 ziSyoM se bhI kucha pUchanA nahIM cAhate the, cUki pUchanA, parAmarza lenA aura rukanA-yaha to mana kI durbalatA hai, prajJA kI apUrNatA hai, aura hai apane Apa ke prati avizvAsa / apanI satyaprajJA ke prati vikalpa / apane manobala ke prati anAsthA / gautama ina saba vikalpoM se, avizvAsa-anAsthA se mukta ho prabhu ke caraNoM meM A gaye, satyonmukhI prajJA prakhara ho gaI, zraddhA kA vega umar3a pdd'aa| kSaNabhara kA vilamba bhI asahya thaa| ve bole-"prabho ! maiMne satya kA anubhava kara liyA hai, merA mana satya aura zraddhA se, prajJA aura anubhUti se bAplAvita ho uThA hai, mujhe apanA ziSya bnaaiye|" jJAna ke amarapipAsu, satya ke sabalajijJAsu indrabhUti ne mahAvIra kI ziSyatA svIkAra karalI / unake anugAmI 100 chAtra the, ve bhI prabhu ke caraNoM meM dIkSita ho gye| zramaNa netA mahAvIra ke pAsa indramati ke dIkSita hone kA samAcAra jaise hI yajJazAlA meM pratIkSArata vidvanmaNDalI meM pahuMcA, saba hataprabha se raha gaye / unheM lagA, jaise vijayayAtrA para bar3hatI huI senA kA senApati hI zatra ke samakSa AtmasamarpaNa kara cukA hai, saba nAyakavihIna senA ko bhAMti apane ko anubhava karane lge| tabhI indrabhUti ke laSubhrAtA agnibhUti apane 500 ziSyoM ke sAtha mahAvIra kI dharma pariSad kI ora bar3he- "maiM mahAvIra ko parAjita karUMgA aura apane jyeSTha bandhu ko unake jAla se mukta karAkara laauuNgaa|" agnibhUti dvArA uccarita pratijJA para brAhmaNa varga ne tumula harSadhvani kii| hajAroM darzaka kutUhala pUrvaka dekha rahe the, eka dUsare se saMzaya kI bhASA meM pUcha rahe ghe-"agnibhUti bhAI ko mukta karAne jA rahe haiM yA svayaM mahAvIra ke ziSya banane ? jAnate ho, zramaNa netA mahAvIra sAdhAraNa puruSa nahIM haiN| unakI vANI meM kyA oja hai ! kyA bAkarSaNa hai ! eka-eka zabda cumbaka hai| pratyeka zabda meM AtmA kI anubhUti bola rahI hai ? indrabhUti tArkika the, vidvAna the, zabdajJAnI the, para mahAvIra to AtmajJAnI hai, lagatA hai bagnibhUti kA bhI vahI hAla hogA"-janabhASA ke ye zabda agnibhUti ke kAnoM taka pahuMce, basa, mArga meM hI unakA mana bhI Dola gayA, saMzayAkula ho gayA, mAtmavizvAsa hila gyaa| jaba taka ve bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samavasaraNa taka pahuMce, taba taka to unakA hRdaya bhItara se mahAbIra ke caraNoM meM samarpita hone ko bhAkula ho utthaa| phira bhI apane takaMbala se mahAvIra ko parAsta karane kA saMkalpa liye ve samavasaraNa meM upasthita hue| mahAvIra kI maitrI bharI AMkhoM ne agnibhUti ke ahaMkAra ko
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 137 zithila banA diyaa| unakI mAna umiyoM ne agnibhUti kI vittA kI jAMca ko manda kara diyA / jaise hI ve mahAvIra ke samakSa pahuMce. prabhu ne madhura svara meM sambodhita kiyA-"agnibhUti gautama ! tuma bhI A gaye, apane agraja ke mArga para !" "maiM apane agraja ko Apake mAyA-jAla se mukta karAne AyA huuN|" "agnimati ! tuma svayaM sandeha ke mAyAjAla meM phaMse ho / jo svayaM saMzayaprasta haiM, vaha dUsaroM ko saMzaya se kyA mukta kara sakegA ? mukta hI dUsaroM ko mukta karA pAtA hai, bolo ! tuma svayaM karma-phala ke sandeha se grasta ho nA ?" / cakita-bhramita se agnibhUti mahAvIra kI ziSya pariSad meM baiThe apane agraja indrabhUti kI ora dekha rahe the, ki ve kucha boleM ? mahAvIra ne Aja usa granthi ko pakar3a liyA, jisa kI bhanaka Aja taka kisI ko nahIM huii| ve mana-hI-mana mahAvIra kI sarvazatA para AsthA karane lge| mahAvIra ne tarka aura anubhUti ke dvArA agnibhUti ke sandeha ko dUra kiyA aura ve bhI apane 500 ziSyoM ke sAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke ziSya bana gye| aba to somilArya kI yajJazAlA meM tahalakA maca gyaa| do bar3e-bar3e senApati AtmasamarpaNa kara cuke, aba isa bikharatI senA kA kyA hogA? ye diggaja hastI bhI mahAvIra ke samakSa jAkara makkhI bana gaye to aba auroM kI kyA bisAta ! phira bhI indrabhUti ke sabase choTe bhAI vAyubhUti ne sAhasa dikhAyA, ve bole-"lagatA hai mahAvIra ne una para kucha mohana kara DAlA hai / maiM sAvadhAna hokara calUMgA aura apane donoM agrajoM ko mukta karA kara laauuNgaa|" vAyubhUti bar3I garjanA se cale / para, jaise-jaise ve bhagavAna ke nikaTa Ate gaye, unake bhItara ke saMkalpoM kA jvAra zAnta hotA calA gayA / eka vicitra manovaijJAnika parivartana unameM ho rahA thA, unakA prathama caraNa ahaMkAra se dIpta thA, para yaha AkhirI caraNa vinayanata hokara dharA para Tikane lgaa| mahAvIra ne pUrva kI bhAMti hI vAyubhUti ke anta.karaNa ke sabase gupta evaM marmasthala ko zabdoM ke komala-sparza se chuA-'vAyubhati ! tuma bhI agraja ke patha para A gaye ? agraja kI khoja meM, agraja ko mukta karAne-? para jAnate ho, tumhAre agraja saMzaya se mukta ho gaye, tuma unheM kyA mukta karoge ? tuma svayaM saMzayagrasta ho, anaH jaba svayaM saMzaya se mukti pAoge tabhI dUsaroM ko mukta karAne meM samartha banoge-?" vAyubhUti asamaMjasa meM par3a gaye-"mahAvIra yaha kyA dArzanika pahelI bumA gaye ? meM saMzayagrasta hUM-?"
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________________ 158 | sIkara mahAvIra ___ "hAM, vAyubhUti ! hajAroM-hajAra pranyoM kA avalokana kara aura pArAyaNa karake bhI tuma isa saMzaya meM DUbe ho ki jIva aura zarIra eka hai yA bhinna ?" digbhrAnta se vAyubhUti mahAvIra kI aura dekhane lage-'mere gupta sandeha ko mahAvIra ne kaise jAnA ? jabaki maiMne kabhI apane agrajoM se bhI isakI carcA nahIM kI-?' "vAyubhUti ! maiM sAkSAta anubhava karatA hUM, jIva aura zarIra do bhinna tatva hai, eka cetana, eka acetana / isakI siddhi zAstroM se bhI ho sakatI hai, aura mAtmAnubhUti se bhii|' vAyubhati kI pyAsa prabala ho gii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne gabhIra vivecana kara vAyubhUti kI saMzaya-pranthi kA chedana kiyaa| ve saMzayamukta ho gaye, ziSyoM ke sAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra kA ziSyatva svIkAra karane ko Atura ho gye| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne vAyubhUti ko bhI pravrajyA pradAna kii| aba to yagazAlA meM eka bhayaMkara udAsI, manahUsa khAmozI chA gii| usake mAyojaka anya vidvAnoM ko mahAvIra ke pAsa jAne se bhI rokane lage kyoMki vahA~ jAkara koI lauTakara nahIM mAyA / mAtA bhI kaise ? aMdhakAra meM bhaTakatA pataMgA dIpaka kI lo ko dekhakara kyA kabhI punaH aMdhakAra meM lauTa sakatA hai ? janama-janama kI pyAsa se saMtapta kSIrasAgara ke kinAre jAkara kyA koI binA pyAsa bujhAye vApasa lauTa sakatA hai ? para yaha satya to jAnevAloM ko hI anubhava ho rahA thA, dUra kinAre rahane vAloM ko nahIM / vyakta, sudharmA Adi vidvAnoM meM bhI vaha pyAsa prabala ho utthii| unheM apanI vidvattA kA, apane brAhmaNatva kA ahaMkAra jarUra thA, para sAtha hI unakI satyaprajJA kA dvAra, jijJAsA kI khir3akI bhI khulI thii| Atura ho uThe, yaha saba dekhane jAnane ko ki, yaha mahAvIra koI pravaMcaka hai, chaliyA hai yA koI satya kA sAkSAtadraSTA / kramazaH vyakta, suSarmA Adi bhI apane-apane ziSya parivAra ke sAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dharma-sabhA meM Ate gaye, apane saMdehoM se mukta hokara ziSya banate gaye / saMkSepa meM unakI saMzayAsta dhAraNAyeM isa prakAra haiM: vyakta-brahma hI satya hai, paMcabhUta Adi anya tatva yathArtha nahIM haiN| sudharmA-prANI mRtyu ke pazcAt punaH apanI yoni meM hI utpanna hotA hai| maMrita-baMdha aura mokSa nahIM hai|
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA 19 mauryaputra-svarga nahIM hai| makaMpita-naraka nahIM hai| acalamAtA-puNya aura pApa koI tatva nahIM, mAtra kalpanA hai| metArya-punarjanma nahIM hai| prabhAsa-mokSa nahIM hai| vyakta, sudharmA Adi samasta vidvAnoM kI zaMkAoM kA bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bar3A hI yuktipUrNa tathA anubhUtigamya vizleSaNa kiyA, jisase prabhAvita ho, gyAraha hI vidvAna bhagavAna mahAvIra ke ziSya bana gaye / aura unake sAtha hI 4400 chAtra bhii| gaNadharoM kI isa vistRta dArzanika carcA se yaha patA calatA hai ki usa yuga meM kitane vividha prakAra kI dhAraNAeM paraspara TakarA rahI thiiN| sAtha hI eka yathArthatA bhI svIkAra karanI hogI ki jahA~ vidvattA gaharI hotI hai, vahA~ saMzaya ho sakatA hai, para Agraha nhiiN| bAgraha se jJAna AvRta ho jAtA hai, satya kA dvAra banda ho jAtA hai / gaNadharoM meM jisa prakAra kI satyonmukhI jijJAsA thI, vaha unake lie varadAna banI, ananta satya kA dvAra udghATita karane meM samartha huii| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI AtmadRSTi, satya kI sAkSAt anubhUti kA pahalA lAbha brAhmaNa paNDitoM ko milaa| isa prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ko jJAna-gaMgA kA prathama pravAha vizva kalyANa ke lie pravAhita huaa| dharma-saMgha kI sthApanA madhyama pAvA kI prathama dharmapariSada (samavasaraNa) meM hI eka sApa gyAraha diggaja vidvAna aura unake cAra hajAra cAra sau ziSya bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pAsa pravajita ho gaye-yaha eka adbhuta ghaTanA huI hogI, isakI carcAeM dUra-dUra taka phaila gaI hogii| jo brAhmaNa varga, zramaNa varga ke sAtha, usakI yajJa-virodhI, tathA strI-zUdradharmAdhikAra-samarthaka nItiyoM ke kAraNa deSa kI Aga phailA rahA thA-vaha bhI stabdha raha gayA, yaha dekha kara ki zramaNa mahAvIra ne apane dharma-pracAra kA sabase pahalA kendrabindu usI brAhmaNa varga ko banAyA hai, jo Aja taka zramaNadharma ke viruddha viSavamana karatA rahA hai| isase yajJasaMsthA aura brAhmaNavAda kI jar3eM hila gaI aura unake 1 gaNadharoM kA dAnika saMvAda vistRta rUpa se gaNadharayAda meM dekhA jA sakatA hai|
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________________ 140 | tIrthakara mahAvIra virukha jo jana-cetanA bhItara-hI-bhItara prabuddha ho rahI thI, bAhmaNavAda ke ghere meM aba. ruda vikAsa ke dvAra kholane ko utsuka thI, ballamakhullA mahAvIra kI dharma-sabhA meM Ane lagI, sAtha hI aneka adhyAtma premI AtmAeM jo sAdhanA ke kaMTakAkIrNa patha para bar3hanA cAhatI thIM, parantu kisI mArgadarzaka ke abhAva meM ve pratIkSArata thIM, unheM lagA, unake liye aMdhakArapUrNa kAlarAtri kA aMdhakAra chaMTa gayA hai, eka AlokapuMja divya bhAskara udita ho gayA hai / aura usake nirmala prakAza meM sAdhanA kA patha praNamta ho rahA hai| unameM se aneka prabuddha AtmAeM zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI prathama dharmapariSada meM upasthita huI aura ve bhI prabhu kA prathama dharmopadeza suna kara apanI Atmazakti evaM manobala ke anusAra zramaNadharma yA zrAvakadharma ko svIkAra karane lgiiN| rAjakumArI candanabAlA, jo kauzAmbI meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke dharmatIrtha-pravartana kI pratIkSA kara rahI thii| jaba usane bhagavAna ke kevalajJAna prApta karane aura madhyama pAvA meM prathama samavasaraNa kA saMvAda sunA to usake hRdaya meM vairAgya hiloreM lene lgaa| vaha zIghratA ke sAtha mahAvIra ke darzanoM ke liye nikala pdd'ii| usake sAtha aneka prabuddha nAriyAM bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI ziSyAeM banane ko Atura thIM, ve bhI AI aura upadeza sunakara unameM se anekoM ne zramaNadharma svIkAra kiyA, anekoM ne gahasthadharma kI maryAdAeM apnaaii| isa prakAra madhyamA ke prathama samavasaraNa meM hI bhagavAna ke ziSya samudAya ke cAra varga bana gaye-zramaNa jIvana ke kaThora vratoM (pAMca mahAvratoM) ko grahaNa karane vAle nara-nArI zramaNa evaM zramaNI khlaaye| jinhoMne apanI Atmazakti evaM manobala ko kucha kamajora pAyA, ve gRhasthadharma yogya niyamoM evaM maryAdAoM (bAraha vratoM) ko grahaNa kara zramaNopAsaka evaM zramaNopAsikA (zrAvaka-zrAvikA) ke rUpa meM bhagavAn ke dharma saMgha meM sammilita huye| bhagavAna mahAvIra caMki bacapana se hI gaNataMtrIya vAtAvaraNa meM pale the / saMghIya rAjya-vyavasthA ke saMskAra unake rakta meM the aura ahiMsA evaM samatA kI dRSTi se yahI vyavasthA upayukta bhI thI, ataH unhoMne apane ziSyaparivAra ko 'dharmatIrtha' arthAt 'dharma saMgha' kI saMjJA dii| aura use cAra samudAya meM bAMTa diyA-zramaNa zramaNI, bhAvaka. zrAvikA / yaha eka dhyAna dene kI bAta hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ne dharma-saMgha kI sthApanA to kI, hajAroM vyaktiyoM ko dIkSA bhI dI, para dIkSA dekara unakI zikSA aura vyavasthA kA bhAra apane hAthoM meM nahIM rakhA, eka prakAra se kahA jA sakatA hai ki dharma-saMgha kI sthApanA kara saMgha kI vyavasthA, zikSA va anuzAsana kA dAyitva unhoMne
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 11 anya yogya hAthoM meM sauMpa diyA, zAsana ko AtmAnuzAsana ke sAtha jor3a diyaa| eka prakAra se sattA ko vikendrita kara diyaa| zramaNa-saMgha kI zikSA-dIkSA, vyavasthA evaM anuzAsana kA dAyitva gaNaparoM ko soMpA gyaa| indrabhUti Adi gyAraha pramukha zramaNoM ko gaNadhara' (saMghIya vyavasthA kA saMcAlaka) banAyA gayA / inake nau gaNa bane, jinake adhIna samasta bamaNa samudAya anuzAsita rahatA thaa| zramaNIsaMgha kA dAyitva AryA candanabAlA ke sudRr3ha hAthoM meM diyA gyaa| yadyapi AryA candanA Ayu kI dRSTi se bahuta choTI rahI hoMgI, kintu jIvana ke utthAna-patana, sukha-duHkha ke vividha ghaTanAcakroM meM se use jisaprakAra gujaranA par3A vasA prasaMga lAkhoM meM se kisI eka jIvana meM AtA hogaa| kaSToM aura paristhitiyoM kI agni ne usake jIvana-svarNa ko khUba tapAyA aura isa agnitApa ne usake jIvana meM usa divya kAnti aura AbhA kA nava nikhAra bhara diyA ki vaya kI laghutA gauNa ho gaI aura anubhavoM kI jyeSThatA ne use zreSThatA ke ucca pada para AsIna kara diyaa| guNajyeSThatA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI saMgha-vyavasthA, mUlataH AtmAnuzAsana se saMcAlita thii| zramaNa-jIvana ke niyama aura maryAdAoM ke pAlana meM koI kisI para dabAva nahIM detA thaa| koI kahIM guptacAritA nahIM krtaa| samasta zramaNa svayaM hI jAgarUka rahate, Atma-saMyata bana kara bar3oM ke anuzAsana meM zAsita rahate / pramAda yA bhUla hone para svayaM kI antaH-preraNA se hI guru ke nikaTa jA kara prAyazcita grahaNa kara lete / / vyavasthA kI dRSTi se bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zAsana meM vinaya-dharma ko sarvopari sthAna diyA gyaa| vinaya-dharma ke do rUpa the-zuddha AcAra aura sahaja anuzAsana / mAcAra kA nirdoSa pAlana, tathA satata jAgarUkatA bhI vinaya kahalAtA aura bar3oM ke prati sammAna, Adara evaM sevAbhAva pUrNa vyavahAra karanA bhI vinaya kA dUsarA aga thA / vAstava meM vinaya kA AcaraNa karane se hI zIla-sadAcAra kI prApti hotI hai, aisA bhagavAna kA mukhya upadeza thaa| unake dharma kA mUla bhI vinaya thAdha-masta viNamo muul|" prabhu ke dharma zAsana meM pUrva-jIvana (gRhastha-jIvana) kI jAti, pada, adhikAra evaM Ayu ko gauNatA thI, mukhyatA pI sAdhanA-jIvana kI / sAdhanA-jIvana kI dRSTi
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________________ 142 | vIrSakara mahAvIra se arthAt ralAya svIkAra karake dIkSA kI dRSTi se vo jyeSTha hotA, ralAdhika hotA, (jo guNoM meM zreSTha hotA) vahI jyeSTha (bar3A) kahalAtA, use bAda ke dIkSita sAdhu bandanA karate / cAhe ve pUrva dIkSita muni se vAyu meM bar3e hoM, athavA kisI bhI bar3e parAne se va uccapada se bAye hoN| vahAM para guNa (ratnatraya) kI jyeSThatA kA mAdhAra thA, na ki vaya, adhyayana, adhikAra bAdi / isa vyavasthA kA bahuta bar3A AdhyAtmika lAbha yaha thA ki dImita honevAlA vyakti pUrva-jIvana ke samasta madoM (ahaMkAroM) evaM pUrva saMskAroM se mukta hokara eka sarala aura sAtvikabhAvanA ke sAtha divyasAdhaka-jIvana meM praveza karatA / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zramaNa saMgha meM dIkSita hone vAle vyakti rAjA, rAjakumAra, brAhmaNa, vaNika evaM zUdra-cAMgala Adi sabhI vargoM ke hote the| kintu saMgha meM saba ke sAtha samatA kA vyavahAra kiyA jAtA aura ratnatraya kI jyeSThatA ko mahatva diyA jaataa| aise aneka udAharaNa mAge prastuta hoMge-jaba bhagavAna kI pUrva mAtA devAnandA dIkSita hotI haiM, to use bhI AryA candanA ke netRtva meM soMpA jAtA hai| mahArAnI mRgAvatI (candanA kI mausI) bhI AryA candanabAlA ke netRtva meM AI / aura idhara bhagavAna ke dAmAda rAjakumAra jamAli tathA anya aneka pramukha rAjA bhI gaNadharoM ke netRtva meM calate haiM / sambhavataH kabhI aisA prazna bhI bhagavAna ke samakSa AyA hogA ki hama pUrva-jIvana meM itane ucca-pada para the, amuka kula Adi ke the, tadanusAra yahA~ bhI hamArA vaisA hI ucca yA yogya sthAna rahanA cAhiye / bhagavAna ne isakA itanA sundara samAdhAna diyA ki jAti-mada ke pUrvasaMskAra sahaja hI ghula gaye / bhagavAna ne kahA-"sApa ke zarIra para keMculI mAtI hai to vaha aMdhA ho jAtA hai, jaba vaha keMculI se mukta ho jAtA hai to dekhane lagatA hai| usI prakAra manuSya ke mana para jaba gotra Adi kI keMculI Dhaka jAtI hai, to vaha mada meM aMdhA ho jAtA hai, isa ke (gotra, kula jAti bhAdi kA ahaMkAra-pUrNa-saMskAra) chUTane para hI vaha apane ko, apane svarUpa ko dekha pAtA hai|" isake Age bhI prabhu ne kahA-"bAhmaNa, kSatriya, ugraputra, licchavi bAdi koI bhI ho, jisane gharabAra kA tyAga kara munijIvana svIkAra kiyA hai, use pUrva saMskAroM kA garva kyoM karanA cAhiye ? Akhira sAdhu bana kara jo dUsaroM kA diyA huvA (mAMgA huA) bhojana karatA hai, vaha cAhe koI ho, usakA ahaMkAra karanA sarvathA ayogya hai|" isa prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra kI saMgha-vyavasthA meM sabase makhya bAta thIvinaya / saralatA, samAnatA aura pUrva-saMskAroM kI smRti se mukta hokara pratyeka 1 tayasaMpa bahAI se rayaM 2 me panAie pararAtabhoI -sUtrahatAMga 1 / 2 / 2 / 1 -suuktaaNg-1|13|10
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________________ zramaNa guru kI mAtA evaM anuzAsana meM calatA tathA svecchA se apane niyamoM kA pAlana krtaa| tIna zreNI sAdhanA kI dRSTi se bhagavAna ke dharmasaMgha meM tIna prakAra ke sAdhaka the| 1 pratyekabuddha-jo prArambha meM hI saMghIya maryAdA se mukta rahakara sAdhanA karate raho, 2 sthavirakalpI-jo saMghIya maryAdA evaM anuzAsana meM raha kara sAdhanA krte| 3 jinakalpI-jo viziSTa sAdhanA paddhati apanA kara saMghIya maryAdA se mukta hokara tapazcaraNa Adi krte| pratyekabuddha evaM jinakalpI svatantra vihArI hote the isaliye unake liye kisI anuzAsaka kI apekSA hI nahIM thii| sthavirakalpI saMgha meM raha kara eka paddhati ke anusAra. eka vyavasthA ke anusAra jIvanayApana karate the ata: unake liye sAta vibhinna padoM kI vyavasthA bhI thI 1 AcArya (mAcAra kI vidhi sikhAne vAle) .. 2 upAdhyAya (zruta kA abhyAsa karAne vAle) 3 sthavira (vaya, dIkSA evaM zruta se adhika anubhavI) 4 pravartaka (mAjhA anuzAsana kI pravRtti karAne vAle) 6 gaNI (gaNa kI vyavasthA kA saMcAlana karane vAle) 2 gaNadhara (gaNa kA sampUrNa uttaradAyI) 7 gaNAvacchedaka (saMgha kI saMgraha-nigraha Adi vyavasthA ke vizeSajJa) ye saMghIya jIvana meM zikSA, sAdhanA, AcAra-maryAdA, sevA, dharma-pracAra, vihAra Adi vibhinna vyavasthAoM ko saMbhAlate the / Azcarya kI bAta to yaha hai ki itanI sundara aura vizAla saMghIya vyavasthA kA mUla bAdhAra anuzAsana aura vaha bhI svaprerita mAtmAnuzAsana arthAt sva-anuzAsana thaa| saMgha kI isa prakAra kI samAcArI meM eka samAcArI hai-icchAkAra / ise hama icchAyoga kaha sakate haiN| koI zramaNa se kucha sevA lete yA Adeza dete to usake pUrva kahate- "ApakI icchA ho to yaha kArya kreN|" sevA karane vAlA, yA mAdeza kA pAlana karane vAlA zramaNa bhI yaha nahIM
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________________ 14 | tIrthakara mahAvIra samajhatA ki mujhe aisA karanA par3a rahA hai, kintu prasannatA aura AtmIyabhAva ke sAtha vaha kahatA "icchAmi bhaMte ! bhaMte ! maiM ApakI sevA karanA cAhatA huuN|" anuzAsana ke nAma para vyakti kI icchA, bhAvanA yA svatantratA kI hatyA vahAM nahIM hotI thii| tabhI to hama bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dharmasaMgha ko AdhyAtmika anuzAsana kA (mAtmAnuzAsana) kA eka vikasita aura sarvotkRSTa Adarza mAna sakate haiN| jana-jana ko bodhidAna [ 1. medhakumAra ko bodhivAna ] tIrthakara mahAvIra ne gaNatantra-paddhati para vizAla dhanasaMgha kI sthApanA karake usa yuga meM eka vismayajanaka udAharaNa prastuta kiyA thaa| logoM kI Ama dhAraNA thI ki jaise siMha vana meM akelA svecchApUrvaka vihAra karatA hai, vaise hI sAdhaka akele svecchayA bhramaNazIla hote haiN| siMhoM kA samUha nahIM hotA, sAdhakoM kA saMgha nahIM hotaa| vaidika paramparA ke hajAroM tApasa va saMnyAsI usa yuga meM vidyamAna the, kintu kisI ne saMgha kI vidhivat sthApanA kI ho, aisA ullekha nahIM miltaa| aura to kyA, tIrthakara pArzvanAtha kI paramparA ke bhI aneka zramaNa vividha samUhoM meM itastataH janapadoM meM vicarate the, kintu unakA bhI koI suvyavasthita eka saMgha nahIM thaa| isa dRSTi se bhagavAna mahAvIra dvArA dharmasaMgha kI sthApanA janatA kI dRSTi meM eka adbhuta aura naI ghaTanA thii| sAtha hI usakI vinayapradhAna evaM AtmAnuzAsana kI AdhArabhUmi logoM meM aura bhI bAzcaryajanaka thii| usa dharmasaMgha meM jaba striyoM ko bhI puruSoM ke samAna sthAna, sammAna aura jJAna kA adhikAra milA, to saMbhavataH yuga-cetanA meM eka naI krAnti maca gaI hogI / AryA candanabAlA ke netRtva meM jaba aneka rAja-rAniyAM, rAjakumAriyA aura sadgRhaNiyA~ dIkSita hokara bAtma-sAdhanA ke kaThora mArga para agrasara hone lagI to cAroM ora sahaja hI eka nayA vAtAvaraNa banA, nArI jAti meM hI nahIM, kintu puruSa varga meM bhI tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke isa samatA-mUlaka zAsana kI ora bhAkarSaNa bar3hA, Atma-sAdhanA kI bhAvanA prakhara hone lagI aura ve isa mora khice-khice bhAne lge| dharma-saMgha kI sthApanA karake bhagavAna mahAvIra ne sarvaprathama rAjagRha kI bora prasthAna kiyaa|
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 145 rAjagRha ke bAhara guNazimaka caitya thA, bhagavAna mahAvIra apane vizAla dharmasaMgha ke sAtha vahIM Akara tthhre| gyAraha mUrdhanya brAhmaNa vidvAnoM kI zramaNa netA ke caraNoM meM dIkSA aura AryA candanabAlA kI pravrajyA jaisI Azcaryajanaka ghaTanAmoM se taba taka aMga-magadha kI jana-cetanA meM jijJAsA aura dharma-jAgati kI lahara phaila cukI thii| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke rAjagRha meM Agamana kI sUcanA bijalI kI bhAMti sarvatra phaila gii| unake darzanoM ke liye jana-pravAha umar3a pdd'aa| mahArAja zreNika, rAnI celaNA bhI vizAla rAjaparivAra ke sAtha prabhu ke darzana karane gye| rAjA zreNika kA eka atyanta priya evaM pratibhAzAlI putra thaa-messkumaar| meghakumAra ne bhI jaba bhagavAna mahAvIra ke Agamana kA saMvAda sunA to use utkaMga huI- jijJAsA jagI / mana meM kucha kutUhala bhI humA-mahAvIra kauna haiM ? aisA kyA AkarSaNa hai unameM ? kyoM yaha janasamUha unake darzanoM ke liye umar3a rahA hai ? isa prakAra jijJAsA kI lahareM usake mAnasa-sAgara ko Alor3ita karane lgiiN| vaha isa utkaMThA ke pravAha ko roka nahIM sakA / apane ratha meM baiThakara sIdhA guNazilaka caitya kI ora pahuMcA / vahAM dekhA, pahale se hI mahArAja zreNika, mahArAnI mAtA dhAraNI, celaNA, abhayakumAra tathA rAjagRha ke hajAroM zreSThI, sAmanta aura sAdhAraNa nAgarika upasthita haiN| meSakumAra ko sabase vicitra bAta lagI-bhagavAn ke isa darabAra (samavasaraNa) meM saba samAna Asana para baiThe haiN| cAhe devayA devendra haiM, samrATa hai, mahArAnI haiM yA ati sAdhAraNa prajAjana / sarvatra samatA kA sAmrAjya hai, samAnatA kA vAtAvaraNa hai / samAnatA kI isa naI sRSTi ne meghakumAra ke mana ko prabhAvita kara diyA, mahAvIra kI divya cetanA ke prati AkRSTa kara diyA / use anubhUti huIyahA~ kucha navIna hai, aba taka jo nahIM sunA, nahIM dekhA-vaha yahAM upalabdha hai / meghakumAra vinayapUrvaka abhivAdana karake prabhu ke samakSa baiTha gayA aura dhyAnapUrvaka tanmayatA ke sAtha unakI vANI sunane lgaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI meM anubhUti kI sahaja gUja thI, satya kA cumbakIya nAda thaa| mAnava-jIvana kI mahattA, upayogitA aura use saphala banAne kI kalA kA sarala hRdayagrAhI vizleSaNa sunakara meghakumAra kI antazcetanA jAgRta ho gii| bhogAsakti se virakti kI ora mur3a gayA usakA antaHkaraNa / dezanA kA krama samApta hote hI vaha prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM Akara bhAva-vibhora mudrA meM vinata ho gayA-"pramo! Apane jIvana kA carama saraya udghATita kara diyaa| janma-janma se merI soI mAtmA jAga uThI, maiM Apake caraNoM meM dIkSita hokara sAdhanA ke isa
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________________ 146 | tIrthakara mahAvIra mahApatha para bar3hanA cAhatA hUM aura pAnA cAhatA hU~ usa akSaya, ananta Ananda ko, jisa Ananda ko, 'jisa bhAtmavaibhava ko kAla kA krUra pravAha kamI lupta nahIM kara sktaa|" meSakumAra kI anarjAgRti meM jo vega thA, usakI bhAvanA meM jo tIvratA thI, prabhu mahAvIra ne usakA svAgata kiyA-"devAnupriya ! jisa mArga kA anusaraNa karane se tumhArI AtmA ko sukha kI prApti ho, usa kArya meM vilamba mata kro|" prabhu ko svIkRti pAkara meSakumAra apane mAtA-pitA ke pAsa phuNcaa| prabhu kI vANI kI divyatA, Atma-jAgRti kI preraNA aura saMsAra tyAga kara zramaNa banane kI bhAvanA-eka hI sAMsa meM usane vyakta kara DAlI / rAjakumAra megha kI bAteM sunate hI mahArAja zreNika digmUr3ha-se raha gaye, rAnI dhAriNI marmAhata-sI ho gaIdonoM kI AMkhoM meM anu-pravAha umar3a pdd'aa| moha, moha ko bAMdhatA hai, nirmoha ko moha kA tIvrabaMdhana bhI jakar3a kara nahIM rakha sktaa| mAtA-pitA kA sneha, vAtsalya aura moha-meSakumAra ko roka nahIM ske| rAja-vaibhava kA pralobhana aura yauvana-sukha kI lAlasA to use dhUla se bhI asAra lagane lgii| zreNika aura dhAriNI ke aneka tarkavitarka se jaba meSakumAra kI bhAva-cetanA raddha nahIM ho sakI to hArakara dhAriNI ne eka AkhirI prastAva rakhA-'beTA megha ! tuma mere atyanta priya putra ho, AMkhoM ke tAre aura kaleje kI kora ho, merI saba bAteM ThakarAte jA rahe ho, to eka AkhirI bAta to mAna lo, kucha to merA mana rkho|" meSa-"mA ! kyA cAhatI ho tuma? maiM zramaNa banegA, apane nizcaya ko kabhI nahIM badala sakatA, bAkI jaisA tuma cAhogI vaisA kruuNgaa|" pAriNI kI AkheM barasa pdd'ii| jo bAta kahanA cAhatI thI, use to pahale hI usane kATa diyA / bhare dila se usane kahA-"khara ! maiM tumheM rAjasiMhAsana para baiThA dekhanA cAhatI hUM, bhale hI ekadina ke lie / rAjarAnI kA gaurava mujhe prApta hai, para maiM tuma-jaise suyogya putra ko pAkara ' rAjamAtA' kA gauravapUrNa sambodhana bhI sunanA cAhatI huuN|" "mAtAjI ! ThIka hai ! maiM ApakI bAjA kA pAlana kruuNgaa| sirpha eka dina ke lie magadha ke rAjasiMhAsana para baiTanA mujhe svIkAra hai|" meSakumAra ne vinamratA se kahA, para usake hara zabda meM dRr3hatA aura virakti kI gUja thii| rAnI ke prastAvAnusAra mahArAja zreNika ne meSakumAra kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyA, ekadina ke liye pUre rAjya meM meSakumAra ke zAsana kI udghoSaNA kara dI 1 mahAsudaM devAsuppiyA ! mA paribaMdha kareha !
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 147 gii| mahArAja zreNika svayaM meSakumAra ke samakSa upasthita hokara bole-"meSakumAra ! rAjakIya ghoSaNA ke anusAra meM zreNika, tumhArA magadhapati ke rUpa meM abhivAdana karatA hUM, Adeza do, maiM tumhAre lie kyA karUM ?" magadha ke siMhAsana para baiThakara bhI meghakumAra Atma-siMhAsana se dUra nahIM haTA / rAjyasattA pAkara bhI vaha AtmasattA se vismRta nahIM huA thaa|nnik ke prazna ke uttara meM usane bar3I har3atA aura nispRhatA ke sAtha kahA-"pitAjI ! Apa mere lie kucha karanA hI cAhate haiM to mere dIkSA-mahotsava kI taiyArI kIjiye / maiM kala prAtaH hI dIkSita honA cAhatA huuN|" megha kA uttara sunakara zreNika avAka raha gaye / megha kI Atma-jAgRti kitanI prakhara hai, usakI virakti kitanI tIva hai-yaha usake pratyeka zabda se dhvanita ho rahA thaa| eka dina kA rAjya svIkAra kara meghakumAra ne yaha spaSTa kara diyA ki yaha jIvana bhI eka dina kA rAjya hai, isa rAjya-prApti kI saphalatA vaibhava-bhoga meM nahIM, kintu sukhada bhaviSya ke nirmANa meM hai, apane uccasaMkalpoM ko sAkAra karane meM hai| megha ne vahI kiyaa| dUsare dina saMsAra ke samasta bhoga va aizvarya kA tyAga kara vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM pahuMcA aura anagAra bana gyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA zAsana, samatA kA zAsana thaa| samatAdharma hI unake jIvana kA mUlamantra thA, aura yahI mUlamantra ve apane ziSyoM ko dete the| cAhe koI rAja-putra ho, yA rajaka-putra / dIkSita hone ke pazcAt vaha pUrva-jIvana ke sambandhoM ko bhulA detA thaa| pUrva-saMskAroM se mukta ho, ratnatraya kI jyeSThatA ke AdhAra para hI vahA~ kA samasta vyavahAra calatA thaa| meghakUmAra dIkSita ho gayA, dina jAgaraNa meM bItA, rAta ko sone kA samaya huA / antaradRSTi se bhale hI zramaNa sadA jAgRta rahatA ho, para zarIra kI sahajavRtti ke anusAra nIMda bhI letA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa jitane zramaNa the ve sabhI apane-apane dIkSAkrama (paryAya-jyeSThatA) ke anusAra apanI zayyA lagAne lage / megha. muni sabase laghu the, unakA AkhirI krama thA, ataH sone kA sthAna bhI unheM sabase anta meM dvAra ke pAsa meM hI milA / usI dvAra se rAtri meM laghuzaMkA Adi nivAraNA muniyoM kA Agamana tathA dhyAna Adi ke liye bAhara AnA-jAnA rhaa| Ate-jAte zramaNoM ke pairoM kI bAhaTa se meSa kI nIMda ucaTa gaI, kabhI-kabhI bandhakAra meM kucha dikhAI na par3ane ke kAraNa megha ke hAtha-paira ko zramaNoM ke pAvoM kA
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________________ 148 | tIrthakara mahAvIra bhASAta bhI laga jAtA / megha ko isa nidrA-vikSepa aura padAghAta se bar3I khinnatA anubhava huii| Aja dIkSA kI prathamarAtri meM hI yaha apazakuna ! Aja hI sira muMDAyA aura mAja hI ole par3e / meSakumAra kA mana vyathA se bhara gayA / A~khoM kI nIMda ur3a gaI, vaha jagatA rahA, para antazcetanA mUcchita hone laga gii| usakI cetanA pUrvajIvana kI smRtiyoM meM kho gaI, Atma-cetanA vismRti meM DUba gii| vaha socane lagA"maiM jaba rAjakumAra thA, to saba loga merA Adara karate the, bhAja yahA~ bhayaMkara anAdara ho rahA hai| maiM makhamala kI komala zayyA para sotA thA-Aja eka hI vastra bichAkara kaThora bhUmi para sonA par3A hai| taba maiM kitanI zAnti se sotA thA, merA zayanakakSa kitanA manohara, vizAla, zAnta aura sukhada thaa| Aja rAta meM kitanI azAnti hai ? sone kA yaha sthAna kitanA choTA, sirpha DhAI gaja bhara / kitanA bhIr3abharA, saMkula aura Akhira meM, sabake pairoM kI ThokareM khAnI par3a rahI haiM / yaha zramaNa-jIvana to bar3A hI rUkhA, nIrasa, kaSTamaya aura upekSita-sA jIvana hai / maiM jIvanabhara kaise ina kaThora niyamoM ko nibhA sakUgA-kaise hamezA rAtabhara jAgatA rahUMgA aura dinabhara bhI / bApa re ! mujha se nahIM cala sakegA, yaha nirantara jAgaraNa ! jaba sukha se sone ko bhI nahIM milA to maiM kyA khAka sAdhanA karUMgA, kyA svAdhyAya aura adhyayana karUMgA ?"-pUrva-saMskAroM kI smRti ne megha ko Atma-vismRti ke garta meM Dubo diyaa| usakI bAhya jAgRti ne AtmA para suSupti kA AvaraNa DAla diyaa| vaha rAtabhara jAgatA rhaa| para usakI AtmA so rahI thI, vikalpa uThate gaye, saMkalpa ibate cale gaye ! usane nizcaya kara liyA- "cAhe kucha bhI ho, maiM prAtaHkAla bhagavAn mahAvIra se anumati lekara punaH apane ghara lauTa jaauuNgaa|" mAnasika vyathA aura vikalpoM ke bhaMvara meM DUbate-utarAte jaise-taise rAtri vyatIta kI / sUryodaya ke samaya vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM upasthita huaa| antadraSTA prabhu ne kahA-"megha ! kala tumhArA mukha prasannatA se dIpta thA, Aja cintA se mlAna ho rahA hai / kala tumhArI A~khoM meM AtmajAgRti kA teja thA, Aja vismRti kI nidrA va U~gha chAI huI hai / tumhArI UrdhvamukhI cetanA kA pravAha Aja adhomukhI ho rahA hai-tuma vikalpoM ke jAla meM phaMsa gaye ho| kala tumane utsAha ke sAtha vijaya ke liye caraNa bar3hAyA thA, bAja maNika kaSTa se pIr3ita ho. kara vApasa lauTa jAnA cAhate ho? kyA yaha ThIka hai?" ___ "prabho! Apa satya kaha rahe haiM ? rAtri meM sacamuca hI merI manodazA badala gaI hai / zramaNa-jIvana kI kaSTasAdhya caryA mere liye duHzakya hai prabhu !' "meSa ! tuma bhUla rahe ho| eka tuccha aura kSaNika vedanA ne tumhAre caitanya
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 146 dIpa ko AvRta kara diyA / tuma aMdhakAra meM bhaTaka gaye ? smaraNa karo apane atIta ko / ajJAna-dazA meM, pazu-yoni meM sahiSNutA aura titikSA kA jo mahAna saMkalpa tumane kiyA thA, usase tuma mAnava bane, aura Aja mAnava banakara tuma klIvatA ke zikAra ho rahe ho ?" "bhaMte ! maiM kucha samajha nahIM pA rahA huuN| kRpayA isa rahasya kA spaSTa udghATana kIjiye"-megha ke mana meM jijJAsA ke aMkura phUTane lge| bhagavAn ne kahA-"megha ! maiM tumheM sudUra atIta meM le calatA huuN| atIta kI smRti tumhArI suSapti ko tor3a sakegI, tumhArI cetanA kA dIpa punaH prajvalita kara skegii| tIsare janma meM tuma eka sundara vizAlakAya hAthI the| batADhya parvata kI upatyakAmoM meM svecchA-vihAra karate the| eka bAra grISma Rtu meM vana meM Aga laga gii| teja havA ke vega ke sAtha kucha hI kSaNoM meM agni kI lapeTa samUce vana-pradeza meM chA gaI / araNya ke pazu bhayAkula ho idhara-udhara daur3ane lage, tuma bhI jAna bacAne ke lie daudd'e| tumhArA yUtha Age nikala gayA, tuma bUr3he the, pIche raha gaye, dizAmUr3ha hokara idhara-udhara bhaTakane lge| bhayaMkara garmI ke kAraNa tumheM pyAsa satAne lagI / pAnI kI khoja meM tuma dUra jA nikale, eka sarovara dikhAI diyaa| tuma pAnI pIne ke lie sarovara meM ghuse, sarovara meM pAnI kama thA / tuma daladala meM phaMsa gaye / jyoM-jyoM usa daladala se nikalane kA prayatna karane lage tyoM-tyoM aura gahare dhaMsate cale gye| "usa samaya eka yuvA hAthI ughara aayaa| vaha tumhAre hI yUtha kA thA, tumane use daMta-prahAroM se ghAyala karake nikAlA thA / tumheM dekhate hI usake mana meM krodha aura dveSa kA uphAna A gayA / badalA lene kA yaha svarNima avasara usake hAtha lagA thaa| usane daMta-prahAroM se tumheM ghAyala kiyA, sthAna-sthAna para prahAra kara ghAva kara diye-tuma pIr3A se karAhane laga gye| vaha yuvA hApI apanA badalA lekara calA gyaa| tuma sAta dina taka usI daladala meM phase pIr3A se karAhate rahe / Akhira vahIM tumhArI mRtyu huii| vahA~ se marakara viSyaparvata kI talahaTI meM punaH tuma hAthI bane / meru-sA vizAla zarIra aura prakhara tejasvitA se tuma samUce hastimaNDala ke nAyaka bana gaye / vanacaroM ne tumhArA nAma rakhA 'meruprabha' / "eka bAra makasmAt usa vana-prAMtara meM dAvAnala bhar3aka utthaa| dhU-dhU kara agnijvAlAeM uchalane lgiiN| tuma apane yUtha ke sAtha dUra jagala meM bhAga gaye / isa dAvAnala ne tumhAre mana meM eka vicitra kaMpana paidA kara diyA / isa Akasmika mAghAta se tumhAre atIta kI smRti kA banda bAra khula gyaa| tumheM jAti-smRti ho gaI, vaitADya-vana meM lage dAvAnala kA romAMcaka dRzya sAkAra ho gyaa|
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________________ 150 | tIrthakara mahAvIra "kucha samaya bAda dAvAnala zAnta humA / atIta kI smRti se tumane lAbha uThAyA, bhaviSya ko nirApada banAne ke lie tuma samUce hasti-parivAra ke sAtha eka vizAla hastimaNDala banAne meM juTa gye| tumane dUra-dUra taka ke vRkSa-vanaspati ukhAr3a kara sApha kara diye / tuma nirbhaya ho gaye ki aba kabhI vana meM dAvAnala lage bhI to usakI AMca tuma taka nahIM pahuMca skegii| "kucha samaya bAda punaH vana meM Aga bhar3aka uThI / tuma sAvadhAna the hI, zIghra hI apane yUtha ke sAtha usa maNDala meM A gaye / vana ke choTe-moTe asaMkhya pazu-prANI bhAga-bhAga kara usI maNDala meM Akara Azraya lene lge| tumane bhI usAratApUrvaka sabako Azraya diyaa| saMkaTa ke samaya saba apanA vaira bhUla gaye / siMha aura hirana, lomar3I aura kharagoza, sAMpa aura nevale yoM paraspara janmajAta zatra jIva bhI apanIapanI jAna lekara yahAM Akara eka sAtha baiTha gye| maNDala khacAkhaca bhara gayA, para rakhane ko bhI khAlI sthAna nahIM rhaa| usa samaya zarIra khujalAne ke liye tumane para UMcA utthaayaa| vApasa jaba paira ko nIce rakhane lage to tumane dekhA-usa khAlI sthAna meM eka kharagoza Akara dubakA baiThA hai| tumhAre mana meM anukampA kI lahara uThI, karuNA kI dhArA umar3I, agara maiMne paira rakha diyA to isa nanhI-sI jAna kA kamara nikala jaayegaa| anukampA se dravita ho tumane apanA eka paira Upara hI roke rakhA aura tIna paira para hI khar3e rhe| ___ "do dina-rAta bIta gaye / tIsare dina dAvAnala zAnta huA / vanacara pazu maNDala se nikalakara jAne lage, kharagoza bhI vahAM se nikalA, sthAna khAlI hone para tumane para pRthvI para rakhanA caahaa| jaise hI paira nIce kiyA, tuma apanA santulana nahIM saMbhAla sake, jaise bijalI ke AghAta se rajatagiri kA zikhara TUTa par3A ho, vaise hI tuma tatkSaNa dharAzAyI ho gye| ghedanA ke una bhayAnaka bhaNoM meM bhI tuma apane ko zAnta karane kA prayatna kara rahe the| tuma apane Apa meM prasannatA kA anu. bhava kara rahe the ki apanA balidAna karake bhI maiMne eka jIva kI rakSA kI hai| usa anukampAjanita prasannatAnubhUti ke kAraNa tuma mRtyu ke kSaNa meM bhI zAnta pe, zAnti kI anubhUti ke sAtha prANa-tyAga kara tuma yahA~ magadhapati zreNika ke putra evaM dhAriNI devI ke Atmaja bane ho|" bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI sunate-sunate megha ke sAmane pUrvabhava kI ghaTanAeM sAkAra ho gii| usakI smRti meM ghaTanAeM chavimAna-sI ho uThIM-vaha apane ciMtana meM gaharA lIna ho gyaa| tabhI prabhu ne udbodhita karate huye kahA-meSa ! niyaMcayoni meM aba tumheM na samyagdarzana prApta thA, na jJAna-cetanA itanI vikasita thI aura
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 151 na guru kA sAnidhya hI upalabdha thA, taba tumane eka nanheM-se kharagoza ke lie itanA kaSTa sahana kiyA, tIvra pIr3A ko pIr3A nahIM mAnakara ahiMsA-karuNA evaM samabhAva kI mudita dhArA meM baha gaye the aura Aja manuSya ho, samyagdarzana prApta kiyA hai, jJAna-cetanA kA dvAra unmukta huA hai / saddharma kI jyoti-zikhA tumhAre sAmane prajvalita hai, bala, vIrya, parAkrama aura viveka kA suyoga milA hai aura mahAn udAtta saMkalpa ke sAtha kaSToM se jUjhane ko nikala par3e ho, to eka rAta ke mada kaSTa ne hI tumheM kaise viSalita kara diyA ? jJAna kA prabhAkara sUrya udita hote huye bhI ajJAna aura adhayaM bharI aMdhiyArI ne kaise tumheM digmUr3ha banA diyA ? tuma thor3e se kaSTa se kaise vicalita ho gaye ? zramaNoM kI thor3I-sI upekSA tumhAre jaise vIroM ke liye ziraHzala bana gaI? megha, prabuddha ho jaao|" megha kI smRti para se atIta kA pardA uTha gyaa| jAti-smaraNa huA aura usane dekhA-apane atIta jIvana ko / vaha stabdha raha gayA, usake roma utkaMThita ho gaye, prastara-pratimA kI bhAMti vaha zAnta, mauna, nizceSTa khar3A rahA / do kSaNa bAda hI jaise caMtanA loTa AI ho, usakA mana prazAnta ho gayA, vyAkulatA kA koharA chaTa gayA, aura svasthatA kA prakAza jagamagA uThA, vaha hRdaya kI asIma zraddhA ke sAtha, avicala saMkalpa ke sAtha prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM vinata ho gayA-'prabho ! merI smRti jAgRta ho gaI, merI cetanA ke AvaraNa dUra haTa gaye, maiM apanI bhUla aura pramAda para, apanI vismRti para pazcAttApa karatA hUM aura bhaviSya ke liye apane zarIra ko (A~khoM ko chor3akara) sarvAtmanA mApako samarita karatA hUM, samasta zramaNoM kI sevA ke liye, yaha tana, mana aura jIvana aba Apake dvArA nirdiSTa patha para bar3hatA rahegA, avicala ! akampita !" meSakumAra ke TUTate hue saMkalpoM kI, lupta hotI jJAna-betanA kI bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jo manovaijJAnika cikitsA kI, aMdhakAra meM bhaTakate hue ko jo bodhidAna diyA, vaha unakI upadezazailI kA eka utkRSTatama udAharaNa hai| naSeNa kA punarjAgaraNa girate hue manobala ko UMcA uThAnA, patita AtmA meM bhI pavidha saMkalpa jagAnA aura pramAda evaM AtmavismRti meM DUbate hue sAdhaka ko jAgRti kA saMbala dekara vAtsalya marA udbodhana denA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI jIvana-dRSTi kA eka udAta rUpa hai. jo naMdISaNa kI ghaTanA se hamAre samakSa ujAgara hotA hai| naMdISeNa bhI mahArAja zreNika kA putra thaa| vaha gaja-krIr3A kA vizeSa rasiyA
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________________ 152 | tIrthakara mahAvIra paa| secanaka hAthI ko jaMgala se pakar3a kara zreNika kI hastizAlA meM lAnA naMdiSeNa kI gaja-kalA kA hI eka adbhuta camatkAra mAnA jAtA hai| yaha bacapana se hI vaibhavavilAsa meM palA thA, phira mahArAja zreNika kA vizeSa snehabhAjana hone ke kAraNa sukhabhoga ke apAra sAdhana usake liye pada-pada para phUloM kI bhAMti biche rahate the / bhagavAn mahAvIra jaba rAjagRha meM Aye aura meghakumAra ne pravrajyA grahaNa kI to, eka divya preraNA naMdISeNa ke hRdaya meM bhI umar3I, vaha bhI rAjya sukha-vaibhava kA tyAga kara sAdhanA ke kaThina patha para bar3hane ko Atura ho gyaa| mahArAja zreNika ne aura naMdISeNa ke aneka iSTa mitroM ne use bahuta rokA, TokA-"naMdISeNa ! tumhAre jaisA rasika aura bhogapriya rAjakumAra eka hI dina meM, nahIM, kucha hI kSaNoM meM vairAgya dhAraNa karane kA kaThora nizcaya kara isa patha para bar3ha sakatA hai, yaha bAta spaSTa dekhate hue bhI mana ko avizvasanIya-sI lagatI hai| tuma abhI ruko, mana ko sAdho / megha kA anusaraNa bhale tuma kaise karoge ? usakI vRttiyAM prazAnta thiiN| tumhArI vRttiyoM meM abhI bhogavilAsa kA jvAra hai, kucha dina aura ruko|" naMdISeNa ke mana meM vairAgya kI tIna lahara uThI thI, zramaNa banane kA tIvra saMkalpa jagA thaa| usane kahA-"maiM tapa va dhyAna ke dvArA svabhAva aura saMskAra ko badala glgaa|" isI vizvAsa para usane sabakI sunI-anasunI kara dI aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa jAkara dIkSita ho gyaa| dIkSita hone ke bAda bhI naMdISeNa ke mana meM eka khaTaka thI ki mitroM ne TokA pA-"tumhArI vRttiyoM meM jvAra hai..."saMskAroM meM anurAga hai ..... / ataH kahIM yaha jvAra aura anurAga use unmArga meM bahA na deN|" naMdISaNa ne ina rAgAnubaMdhi vRttiyoM ko kSINa karane ke liye kaThora tapazcaraNa prArambha kara diyA, jaba kabhI mana meM vAsanA kA vega prabala ho jAtA to vaha lambe upavAsa kara use dabAne kA prayAsa karate / cilacilAtI dhUpa meM baiThakara AtApanA lete, kar3akar3AtI sardI meM vastra utAra kara khaDe ho jAte / vikaTa tapa aura aneka parISahoM ko sahana karate hue ve sAdhanA ke utkRSTa patha para nirantara bar3hate cale gye| tapaHsAdhanA ke divya prabhAva se aneka prakAra kI camatkArI zaktiyAM (labdhiyA~) bhI unheM prApta ho gii| eka bAra ? tapa (do dina kA upavAsa) kA pAraNA lene bhikSArya paryaTana karate hue muni naMdISeNa nagara kI eka pramukha gaNikA ke prAsAda meM pahuMca gaye / hAra meM praviSTa hote hI muni ne kahA-'dharmalAbha' / eka kRzakAya tapasvI zramaNa, 'dharmalAbha' kA udghoSa karatA hubA gaNikA ke ghara meM praveza kara rahA hai, yaha dekha sabhI darzakoM ko bar3A bAzcarya humA / gaNikA bhI
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 153 naMdISaNa ko dekhakara upahAsa ke svara meM bolI-mahArAja"! hameM to dharmalAbha nahIM, arthalAma cAhiye / dharmalAbha karanA ho to kisI baniye ke ghara meM jAiye-gaNikA ke ghara meM to pahale 'arthalAbha' diyA jAtA hai--" gaNikA kI haMsI meM eka kar3a mA tIkhApana thA, jisane muni ke sarala mana ko bIMdha ddaalaa| usake upahAsa ne muni kI supta asmitA ko jagA diyaa| yaha tuccha gaNikA mujhe dIna-hIna bhikhamaMgA samajha rahI hai, ise patA nahIM, maiM mahArAja zreNika kA putra huuN| mahAna Rddhi-sampanna tapasvI hUM ! muni Aveza meM mA gye| unhoMne apane tapobala kA camatkAra dikhAne hetu eka hAtha AkAza kI ora uThAyA-basa, dekhate-hIdekhate AMgana meM ratnoM kA Dhera laga gyaa| "vasa mila gayA arthalAbha ?" muni ne khaa| gaNikA stabdha raha gaI, tapasvI kI divya tapaHRddhi dekhakara vaha kSaNa bhara ke liye saMbhramita-sI ho gii| naMdISeNa binA bhikSA liye lauTane lage, gaNikA hAva-bhAva karatI huI rAstA rokakara khar3I ho gaI-"mahArAja! yaha ratnoM kA Dhera lagA kara aba Apa kahA~ jA rahe haiM ? dharmalAbha se arthalAbha kiyA to aba arthalAbha se prApta bhogalAbha ko bhI prApta kIjiye / maiM ApakI caraNa-sevikA sarvAtmanA samarpita hUM-merA sukumAra saundarya Apake amRta tanasparza ko pAkara kRtya-kRtya ho jAyegA / prANezvara ! mere praNayAkula hRdaya ko lAta mAra aba Apa nahIM jA sakate"-gaNikA ne kAmAkula bhujAeM phailA kara muni kA mArga roka diyaa| aisA laga rahA thA mAno - usakI mAMsala bhujAoM se vAsanA kI jvAlAe nikala-nikala kara vairAgya ke himAdri ko pighalAne kA prayatna kara rahI hoN| eka dina jo vAsanA kA jvAra, moha kA saMskAra kaThora tapazcaraNa se AvRtta ho gayA thA, bhAga rAkha se Dhaka gaI thI, virakti kI zItala laharoM se vAsanA kA sAMpa ThiThura kara machita ho gayA thA, magara mAja eka ahaMkAroddIpta teja se Aga punaH prajvalita ho uThI, mUchita sApa mohAkula vAtAvaraNa kI USmA se puna: phuphakArane laga gayA, muni naMdISeNa gaNikA ke snehapAza meM phaMsa gye| dharmalAbha kahakara Ane vAlA tapasvI 'arthalAbha' meM aTakA, 'arthalAma' se 'mogalAma' ke daladala meM phaMsA aura anta meM alAbha kI khAI meM gira gayA aura saba kucha hAra gyaa| rAtri ke ghane andhakAra meM nanheM-se jugana kA TimaTimAnA bhale hI koI mahatva na rakhatA ho, para kabhI-kabhI prakAra kI vaha mINa rekhA bhI divyajyoti-zivA kA
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________________ 154 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kAma kara detI hai / nandISeNa gaNikA ke moha jAla meM phaMsakara bhI eka saMkalpa ke sahAre apane vairAgya aura zramaNatva kI smRti ko sajIva banAye hue the| unhoMne saMkalpa liyA- maiM pratidina kama-se-kama dasa manuSyoM ko pratibodha dekara hI muMha meM anna-jala grahaNa karUMgA / apane saMkalpa ke anusAra nandISeNa prAtaHkAla uThate hI sarvaprathama dharmopadeza kA kArya prArambha karate aura jaba dasa manuSya pratibuddha hokara dIkSA ke lie taiyAra ho jAte, tabhI ve snAna-bhojana kI pravRtti meM lagate / 1 pratijJA kA krama satata calatA rhaa| eka dina madhyAnha taka yaha krama pUrA nahIM ho sakA, nau vyakti prabodha pA cuke the para dasavAM vyakti thA eka svarNakAra / vaha tAra meM tAra khIMcane kI Adata ke anusAra nandISeNa ko bhI tarka-vitarka ke tAra maiM isa prakAra ulajhAtA rahA ki na nandISeNa prasaMga ko tor3a sake aura na svarNakAra ne unakA upadeza svIkAra kiyA / dhUpa car3ha cukI thI, rasoI ThaNDI ho rahI thIgaNikA ne bAra-bAra nandISeNa ko bulAvA bhejA, para nandISeNa bhI Ate to kaise ? pratijJA pUrI nahIM ho pA rahI thii| isa vilamba se jhuMjhalA kara gaNikA svayaM unheM bulAne AI - " prANezvara ! caliye, rasoI ThaNDI ho rahI hai / " nandISaNa ne kahA- 'kyA karUM, abhI taka dasava manuSya samajha hI nahIM pA rahA hai|" gaNikA kaTAkSapUrvaka haMsakara bolI - "to kyA huA mere devatA ! dasaveM svayaM ko hI samajha lo, bhara calo-bhojana ThaNDA ho rahA hai|" ? nandISaNa ke mana ko eka jhaTakA sA lagA, mAno usake antazcakSu khula gaye, tandrA TUTa gaI, andhakAra meM eka camaka-sI dikhAI dI - ThIka kahatI ho tumadasa svayaM ko hI samajha lU kaisI viDambanA hai yaha merI ki dasa-dasa manuSyoM ko pratibodha dene vAlA svayaM aba taka UMgha hI rahA hUM ? dUsaro ko tyAga ke patha para prerita karane vAlA svayaM bhoga ke daladala meM pha~sA par3A hUM - basa-basa, aba maiM jAga gayA, merI smRti prabuddha ho gaI, mere vAsanA ke saMskAra samApta ho gaye - lo maiM jA rahA hUM usI patha para, jisa patha se bhaTaka kara yahA~ A gayA thA / nandISeNa cala par3e, gaNikA sneha ke AMsU bahAtI raha gaI; premabharI pukAra karatI hI raha gaI / nandISeNa prabuddha ho gaye aura sIdhe bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pAsa phuNce| - "prabho ! maiM bhaTaka gayA thA, pramAda aura moha ke naze meM merI cetanA lupta I ho gaI thI / prabho ! punaH mujhe apanI zaraNa meM lIjiye ! khoI huI amUlya cAritranidhi puna: prApta karane kA mArga batAiye / "
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 155 prabhu ne nandISaNa ko dhairya baMdhAyA-"nandISeNa ! tuma punaH jAga gaye, yaha acchA hmaa| bhoga meM bhI tumhArI antazcetanA yoga kI ora kendrita rahI-patana meM bhI pavitratA ke saMskAra lupta nahIM hue-ataH tuma punaH apanA kalyANa kara sakate ho| pramAda kA kSaNa hI jIvana meM durghaTanA kA kSaNa hotA hai, tuma durghaTanAgrasta hokara bhI baca gaye, aba punaH usa pramAda ke daladala meM mata phaMsanA - 'bIyaM taM na samAyare'dubArA usa bhUla kA AcaraNa mata krnaa|" prabhu ke sAnidhya meM nandISaNa ne prAyazcita liyA aura punaH kaThora tapazcaraNa rUpI agni meM Atma-svarNa ko tapAne meM juTa gayA / meSakumAra va nandISeNa kI ghaTanA kA sUkSma vizleSaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI antarbhedI jIvanadRSTi ko spaSTa karatA hai| ve mAnate the - durbalatA pratyeka mAtmA meM rahatI hai, kintu isa durbalatA va tandrA se grasta AtmA meM bhI zakti va jAgRti ke saskAra chipe rahate haiN| jIvana kA kalAkAra vaha hai, jo durbalatA kI AMdhI meM bhI sabalatA kA dIpa jalA de, vismRti aura pramAda kI aMdhiyArI meM bhI AtmasmRti aura apramattatA kA sUrya ugA de-bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI yahI kiyaa| meghakumAra Atma-vismati kI nidrA meM so rahA thA-use atIta kI smRti ke Aloka meM khar3A kara prabhu ne jagA diyA, eka rAtri ke dravya-jAgaraNa meM hI use zAzvata jAgaraNa kA divya-bodha de diyaa| nandISaNa patha se bhaTakA thA, kintu jaba vaha vApasa lauTa kara AyA to bhagavAna mahAvIra ne use sahaja vAtsalya ke sAtha puna: apanA liyA / pathabhraSTa ke sAtha ghRNA nahIM, kintu sahAnubhUti aura vatsalatA kA vyavahAra kara unhoMne batA diyA ki ve sacce bodhidAtA haiM, bohiyANaM kA viruda sArthaka karate haiN|' vaidehI kA videha-vihAra [eka avismaraNIya preraka prasaMga] magadha meM adhyAtma cetanA kI jyoti prajvalita karake bhagavAn mahAvIra apanI janma-bhUmi videha kI ora bar3he / adhyAtma kI bhASA meM mahAvIra svayaM videha (dehAsakti-mukta) the| unakA janma-pradeza 'videha' kahalAtA thaa| saMbhavataH isakA bhI kAraNa usa puNya-bhUmi kI AdhyAtmika virAsata ho rahI ho / namirAja aura janaka jaise nivRtti 1 ghaTanA varSa vi. pU. 466 (mahada-jIvana kA prathama varSa) : pa.pU. 46E-YEI
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________________ 156 | tIrthakara mahAvIra ke parama upAsaka rAjarSiyoM ke kAraNa unakA janma-pradeza bhI videha (dehAsakti-mukta) kahalAne lagA ho to koI Azcarya kI bAta nhiiN| yaha to spaSTa hI hai ki videhabhUmi ke kaNa-kaNa meM nivRtti aura adhyAtma-bhAvanA kA eka divya ucchavAsa umaga rahA thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vItarAga-sAdhanA aura dharma-pracAra ne usa ucchavAsa meM aura bhI tIvra spandana bhara diyaa| lagabhaga teraha varSa pUrva isI videhabhUmi ke kSatriyakuMDagrAma se zramaNa mahAvIra ne jisa agamya patha kI khoja meM ekAkI abhiniSkramaNa kiyA thaa| aba usa lakSya ko prApta kara, ananta siddhi aura agaNita divya vibhUtiyoM se sampanna ho, ahaMta banakara vizAla dharma-saMgha ke sAtha usI janma-bhUmi kI pavitra gharatI para caraNa-vinyAsa kara rahe the, isa avismaraNIya sukhada velA meM nagara nivAsiyoM ke hRdaya meM kitanA ullAsa, kitanA gaurava umaga uThA hogA-isakI kalpanA sahaja hI kI jA sakatI hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra brAhmaNa kuMDagrAma ke bAhara bahuzAla nAmaka udyAna meM padhAre / janatA kI apAra bhIr3a darzanoM ke lie AI / jana-samUha meM sabase Age thA - grAma kA pramukha vidvAna, dhanADhya aura prabhAvazAlI zrAvaka RSabhadatta / usakI dharmapatnI brAhmaNI devAnaMdA ullAsa meM vihvala huI usase bhI Age bar3hakara bhagavAn kI baMdanA karane aaii| usakA samUcA zarIra romAMcita ho gayA, mukha kamala kI bhAMti khila uThA, AMkhoM se avarNanIya ullAsa Tapakane lgaa| haviga ke kAraNa usakI AMkhoM se prasannatA ke AMsU baha nikale / vAtsalya ke prabala vega se utkaMTita ho usake stanoM se dUdha kI dhArA baha calI / devAnaMdA eka vicitra Azcaryajanaka sthiti meM maMtramugdha hokara prastara-pratimA kI bhAMti nispaMda, bhAva-vibhora huI khar3I raha gaI - ekaTaka dekhatI rahI-prabhu kI mukhamudrA ko / / devAnaMdA kI yaha asAdhAraNa utsukatA aura usake zArIrika vicitra lakSaNa dekhakara kisako vismaya nahIM humA hogA ? sabhI darzaka isa abUjha pahelI ko samajhane ke lie Atura the, para the mauna ! tabhI mahAna jijJAsu indramati gautama, jo cupacApa yaha asAdhAraNa ghaTanA dekha rahe the, prabhu ke sAmane karavaTa khar3e hue| ___ "prabho! yaha devAnandA brAhmaNI Aja pahalI bAra ApakI dharma-sabhA meM AI hai Apako dekhate hI isake zarIra meM asAdhAraNa parivartana ho gaye hai, lagatA hai isake hRdaya meM nArI-sulabha mAtRtva kA jvAra umar3a pAyA hai, isakI visphArita animiSa mAMDa, prasannatA se pulakita mukha aura harSa evaM mAtRtva bhAva se utkaMTita aMga-pratyaMga kisI ajJAta rahasya ko vyakta karate-se lagate haiM........ !"
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA| 150 "gautama ! tumhArA anumAna ThIka hai / devAnandA kI antazcetanA meM jo rahasya chipA hai, usakA anumAna svayaM ise bhI nahIM hai, sirpha manAta anubhUti hI ise utkaMTita kara rahI hai|" prabhu kA uttara sunakara gautama kA Azcarya kutUhala meM pariNata ho gyaa| svayaM brAhmaNa RSabhadatta aura devAnandA bhI usa rahasya ko jAnane ke lie vismita-se prabhu kI ora dekhane lge| prabhu ne rahasya kA AvaraNa haTAte hue kahA-"gautama ! yaha devAnandA brAhmaNI merI mAtA hai|" sarvatra eka nIravatA chA gii| Azcarya-mugdha gautama bole-"bhaMte ! yaha to bilkula naI bAta suna rahA huuN| hama sabhI to jAnate haiM - trizalA kSatriyANI ApakI mAtA haiM, siddhArtha kSatriya mApake pitA haiM ... " yaha naI bAta Aja pahalI bAra sunI "hAM, gautama ! jo ghaTanAeM atIta ke AvaraNa meM chipa jAtI haiM, ve rahasya banakara hI prakaTa hotI haiN| maiMne trizalA kSatriyANI ke garbha se janma lene ke pUrva biyAsI rAtriyAM devAnandA brAhmaNI ke garbha meM vyatIta kI haiM / devAnandA ko jo caturdaza mahAsvapna Aye the, ve biyAsavIM rAtri ko lauTate hue pratIta hue aura ise anumati huI ki merI koI amUlya nidhi kisI ne lUTa lI hai| usI rAtri ko hariNaMgameSI deva dvArA merA garbhAntaraNa huaa| manuSyaloka meM merA prathama avataraNa devAnandA ke garbha meM hamA aura janma huA trizalA kI kukSi se"-prabhu ne eka rahasya ko prakaTa kara diyaa| ___ gautama, RSabhadatta aura hajAroM-hajAra zrotA Azcarya ke sAtha devAnandA ke muMha kI ora dekhane lge| devAnandA atIta kI smRtiyoM meM DUba gaI thii| usa rAtri kI anumati smRti meM sAkAra ho gii| biyAsIvIM rAtri kA vaha vicitra dRzya usakI A~khoM meM taira gayA / usakA roma-roma utkaTita ho gayA aura zraddhA ke sAtha svIkRtisUcaka mudrA meM usane prabhu ke caraNoM meM namana kiyaa| prabhu mahAvIra ne vAtAvaraNa ko sajIva banAte hue kahA-"gautama ! isIlie maiMne kahA-devAnandA merI mAtA hai| mujhe dekhate ho isake hRdaya meM putra-sneha jaga uThA, mAtR-sulabha vAtsalya kA apUrva jvAra umar3a AyA aura usI ke yaha vicitra lakSaNa haiM, jinheM dekhakara tumhArI jijJAsA mukhara huI !'' 1 yaha mAnA jAtA hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ke garbha-parivartana kI yaha ghaTanA aba taka kisI bhI manuSya ko jJAta nahIM pI / sarvaprathama unhIM ke dvArA yaha rahasyodghATana huA / devAnandA kA yaha prasaMga bhagavatI sUtra mataka 6 uddezaka 6 meM vistAra ke sApa diyA gayA hai|
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________________ 158 | tIrthakara mahAvIra prabhu kI vANI dvArA isa vicitra rahasya ko sunakara sabhA cakita-sI raha gii| RSabhadatta aura devAnandA ko jahAM para Azcarya huA, vahAM atyanta harSa aura gaurava bhI unakI raga-raga meM umar3a AyA / tIrthakara mahAvIra jaise putra-ratna ko pAkara kauna mAtA-pitA apane ko bhAgyazAlI nahIM samajhegA? RSabhadatta aura devAnandA ne isa gaurava ke anurUpa hI apanA agalA kadama uThAyA-prabhu dvArA upadiSTa zramaNa dharma ko svIkAra kara donoM hI pravajita ho gaye / RSabhadatta gaNagharoM ke evaM devAnandA mAryA candanabAlA ke sAnidhya meM adhyayana eva tapaHsAdhanA dvArA videha-sAdhanA meM saMlagna ho gye| yahA~ para dhyAna dene kI bAta hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra kA dharma-saMgha samatA aura samAnatA kA jItA-jAgatA tIrtha pratIta hotA hai| RSabhadatta ko dIkSita hote hI gaNadharoM ke sAnidhya meM rakha diyA gayA aura devAnandA, jo bhagavAna kI mAga hone kA gaurava pA cukI thI, use bhI AryA candanA ke netRtva meM rakhanA-pUrvasambandhoM kI vismRti kA, guNa-jyeSTha (ratnAdhika) kI zreSTatA kA eka anupama udAharaNa hai| brAhmaNakuMDa ke pazcima meM hI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI janma bhUmi thI-kSatriyakuspAma / ajJAta rUpa meM hI putra-darzana se jahA~ devAnandA kA romodgama huA, vahA~ Aja vIra-putra ke caraNa-sparza se bhatriya-kuMDa kI bhUmi kA kaNa-kaNa pulakita ho uThA ho to kyA Azcarya kI bAta / ' Aja trizalA yadi vidyamAna hotI aura bhagavAn mahAvIra ko isa ananta aizvarya-sampanna sthiti meM dekhatI to zAyada marudevI kI bhAMti harSa aura mAnanda kI carama sthiti kA nayA udAharaNa prastuta kara detI / para vaha to bhagavAna mahAvIra kI pravajyA ke pUrva hI svargavAsinI bana gaI thii| aba kSatriyakuMDa kA zAsana-sUtra nandIvardhana sabhAla rahe the| nandIvardhana ne prabhu ke Agamana para nagarI ko navavadhU kI bhAMti sajA diyA, ghara-ghara meM maMgala-dIpa jalAkara sugahiNiyoM ne prabhu kI AratI utArI aura sarvatra ullAsa kA abhUtapUrva vAtAvaraNa chA gyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI putrI priyadarzanA aura dAmAda jamAli bhI prabhu ke darzana karane cale / dharmasabhA meM pUrA kSatriya kuragrAma upasthita ho gyaa| zAyada prabhu kA yaha prathama upadeza thA-apanI janma-bhUmi meN| videha-putra kI videha-bhAvanA svara ke pratyeka mAlApa meM anugu jita ho rahI thii| jisane sunA, usakA hRdaya Andolita hue binA nahIM rahA thaa| prabhu kI prathama 1 sAla udhAna bhaniyakubIra sAhmaNakuMDa ke bIca meM thA, bhagavAn mahAvIra yahIM Thahare the, jamAli vahIM darzanArtha aayaa|
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 159 dezanA ne hI jamAli ke antaHkaraNa ko jhakajhora diyaa| usakI adhyAtma-cetanA jAgRta ho gaI / saMsAra ke samasta bhoga-vilAsa use viDambanA aura sneha pyAra eka pravaMcanA pratIta hone lge| vaha prabuddha hokara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samakSa upasthita huA "maMte ! mujhe ApakI vANI satya pratIta huI hai, ApakA upadeza jIvana kI yathArthatA kA bodha detA mere bhAsakti ke bandhana zithila ho gaye, maiM saMsAra-syAga kara ApakA ziSya bananA cAhatA huuN|" prabhu mahAvIra ne ati sahajatA ke sAtha kahA-"mahA suhaM devANuppiyA'tumhArI antar AtmA ko jaisA sukha ho, vaisA karo !" bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha uttara unako upadeza zailI kI sahajatA siddha karatA hai| unakI vANI jaladhArA kI bhAMti atyanta sahajatA ke sAtha bahatI thii| usameM apanI satyatA siddha karane kA na koI Agraha thA, na logoM ko vrata svIkAra karane kA koI dabAva hotA, na svarga aura paraloka kA hI koI pralobhana hotA / ve sahajabhAva se vizva-sthiti kA, jIvana kI yathArthatA kA darzana karA dete, mAnava-jIvana ke kartavya kA avabodha dete, unakI vANI apane lakSya meM kRta-kRtya thii| usa anta.. sphUrta vANI ko sunakara zrotA sahaja hI zItala-jala-sparza kA-sA sukhada anubhava karatA, usake antaHkaraNa meM usakI satyatA pratibhAsita hone lagatI aura bhAva-vibhora hokara vaha kaha uThatA-"prabho / ApakI vANI satya hai, yathArtha hai, AtmA ko hitakara hai, ApakI sarasvatI (vANI) zruti ke mAdhyama se merI anubhUti bana gaI hai, isa anubhUti ne mana meM jAgRti paidA kI hai, jAgRti merI satpravRtti ko protsAhita kara rahI hai, merI vRtti antarmukha bana gaI hai, maiM aba Apa dvArA upadiSTa yathArtha mArga kA anusaraNa karanA cAhatA huuN|" isa prakAra bhagavAn mahAvIra kA upadeza sahaja rUpa se zrotA ke mana-mastiSka ko prabhAvita kara usakI antazcetanA ko jAgRta kara detA, na kevala jAgRti ho, kintu usa patha para bar3ha jAne kI eka mAkulatA bhI paidA kara detA, jAgRta AtmA jaba taka sAdhanA ke patha para calA na AtA, use vidhAnti nahIM miltii| amAli ke samakSa bhI yahI sthiti banI / prabhu kI vANI ne usake hRdaya meM jAgati kI lahara paidA kara dI, aura phira unakI 'mahAsuI ko sahaja svIkRti ne use aura adhika bala pradAna kara diyA, to aba vaha kaka nahIM sakA / vaha usI kSaNa, bhagavAna ke samakSa hI apane rAjakIya pariveza kA tyAgakara sAdhu bana jAnA cAhatA thA, para tyAga use utAvalA, katrtavya-vimukha aura uttaradAyitvahIna na banAye, isaliye vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra kI svIkRti pAkara dIkSA kI anumati ke liye mAnA
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________________ 160 | sIkara mahAvIra pitA ke pAsa gyaa| mAtA ne sneha-sikta svara meM kahA-"mere lAla ! bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI sunakara terA hRdaya praphullita humA-yaha to prasannatA kI bAta hai, para hamAre baiThe hI tU ghara-bAra chor3akara sAdhu banane kI bAta karatA hai-yaha to hamAre lie asA hai / terA kSaNa bhara kA viyoga bhI mujhe bacena kara galatA hai".."" jamAli ne kahA-"mAtAjI, saMyoga kA anta to viyoga hI hai / saMyoga kI sukhAnubhUti viyoga kI vedanA lekara hI AtI hai| yaha zarIra ! yaha yovana ! yaha vaibhava ! aura yaha mAtA-pitA kA sneha ! ATha ramaNiyoM kA prema ! kyA cirasthAyI hai ? kise patA, pahale kona kAla kA grAsa banegA? manuSya socatA hai vRddhAvasthA meM dharma karUMgA, parantu yaha nahIM socatA ki vaha avasthA AyegI bhI yA nahIM.......?" __ mAtA-putra ! terA zarIra uttama rUpa-lakSaNa yukta hai, terA bala-bIrya-parAkrama zreSTha hai| tU vicakSaNa hai, saba prakAra se samarSa hai / jaba taka yauvana, rUpa Adi guNa askhalita hai, bhoga-upabhoga kara, kula kI vRddhi kara ! bur3hApe meM dIkSita ho jAnA phira mai nahIM rokgii|" isa prakAra moha-janaka bAtoM se mAtA ne jamAli ko rokane kI ceSTA kI, kintu moha aura sneha kI bAteM tabhI taka hRdaya ko prabhAvita karatI haiM, jaba taka hRdaya meM moha bharA ho, nirmoha hRdaya ko moha nahIM roka sakatA, saccA vairAgya kaThina se kaThinatara Asakti aura sneha ke bandhanoM ko kSaNa-bhara meM tor3a detA hai| jamAli ko mAtA-pitA kA karuNa sneha, ATha sundariyoM kA pyAra aura rAja-lakSmI kA moha aba kaise roka paataa| vaha nirmoha ke patha para bar3ha gyaa| usakI cetanA meM vairAgya kI lo prajmalita ho gaI thI, prakAza phaila gayA thA, aba aMdhakAra meM kaise bhaTakatA ? anta meM mAtA-pitA kI anumati pAkara vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM pravajita ho gyaa| apane pati ko, apane jIvana-sAthI ko tyAga-virAga ke patha para bar3hA dekhakara priyadarzanA (bha0 mahAvIra kI putrI) pIche kaise rahatI ? vaha bhI to sItA aura damayantI ke atIta AdarzoM kI anugAminI thI, jo rAjya-tyAga ke samaya bhI pati ke sAtha vanavAsinI banane ko Age-Age calIM / jamAli ne pAMca sau vyaktiyoM ke sAtha dIkSA lI, priyadarzanA ne eka hajAra striyoM ko prabuddha kara diyA aura saba ko sAra lekara bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dharmasabhA meM upasthita haI-bhate ! hama saba zramaNa dharma kI ArAdhanA karane ke lie apane jIvana ko samarpita karatI haiN| prabho! hameM bhI apane zramaNI saMgha meM dIkSita kara jIvana-zreyas kA patha dikhaaie|" prabhu mahAvIra kI svIkRti pAkara priyadarzanA Adi eka hajAra striyA~ AryA candanA ke pAsa pravajita huI / isa prakAra bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha videha vihAra
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 161 sacamuca meM jana-mAnasa ko videha - bhAva (anAsakti) kI eka prabala preraNA detA rahA / videha deza ke ghara-ghara meM vaidehI ( mahAvIra ) kA videha saMdeza gUMja uThA / ' tapa evaM tyAga ke zikharayAtI bhagavAn mahAvIra ne Atma-sAdhanA ke do mArga batAye haiM - AgAra-dharma evaM anagAra-dharmaM / anagAra-dharma svIkAra karake sAdhanA-patha para bar3hane vAle kucha zramaNopAsakoM kA jIvana paricaya agale prakaraNa meM diyA jA rahA hai, anagAra-dharma svIkAra kara sAdhanA - patha para bar3hane vAle hajAroM zramaNoM meM se eka-do utkRSTa sAdhakoM kA paricaya yahAM prastuta hai / yadyapi ina ghaTanAoM ke Aroha-avaroha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvana se kucha dUra bhI cale gae haiM, kiMtu pUre ghaTanA cakra para unakI jIvanadRSTi aura unake preraNAdAyI sAnnidhya kI chAyA vyApta hai| ataH yahA~ do udAharaNa prastuta haiM jo apane donoM pakSoM - gRhi evaM sAdhaka jIvana kI utkRSTatA ko eka sAtha lie hue haiM / [ raNavIra kSamAvIra - rAjava udAyana ] bhagavAn mahAvIra kA tIrthaMkara - jIvana vizva ko 'bodhi-dAna' karane meM hI vyatIta huA / ve svayaM kRta-kRtya the, kintu jaba kisI bhavya hRdaya meM bhAvanA kA vega umar3atA dekhate to use AtmA ke UrdhvagAmI vikAsa meM prerita karane apane zArIrika zrama, kaSTa evaM pIr3A kI upekSA kara dete / bodhidAna hetu eka atyaMta kaSTaprada tathA sudIrgha yAtrA kA prasaMga bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvana meM ghaTita huA, jisakI bhAva- pravaNatA Aja bhI sajIva-sI hai / una dinoM bhArata ke pazcimI aMcala para- siMghu-sauvIra Adi dezoM para rAjA udAyana ( udrAyana ) zAsana karatA thA / udAyana apane yuga kA pratApa aura mahAn zAsaka thaa| pahale vaha tApasa-paramparA kA anugAmI thA, kintu usakI rAnI prabhAvatI, jo vaizAlI gaNAdhyakSa ceTaka kI putrI thI aura nirgrantha dharma kI upAsikA thI kI preraNA se rAjA udAyana bhI nigraM nyadharma kA anuyAyI bana gayA thA / 1 isa sandeza kI pratidhvani videha ke kone-kone meM gUMjatI rahI aura eka varSa pazcAt bhagavAn mahAvIra punaH videha ke vANijyagrAma meM jAye, taba vahA~ kA pramukha gAyApati Ananda, zrAvaka banA, jisakA varNana 'bhoga ke sAgara meM tyAga kA setu' zIrSaka meM par3hie / 11
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________________ 162 / tIrthakara mahAvIra nigranthadharma kA anuyAyI banane ke bAda udAyana ne usake AdarzoM ko jIvana meM sAkAra rUpa pradAna kiyA / kSamA (samatA) niyanyadharma kA sAra hai aura yaha kSamA udAyana ke jIvana meM mUrtimAna huii| usane caMDapradyota jaise parAkramI rAjA ko parAjita kara baMdI banA liyA thaa| isase usake uddAma bAhubala evaM pracaDa sainyabala kI dhAka pUre dakSiNa-pazcima bhArata meM jama gaI / para, isa parAkrama se bhI prakhara parAkama udAyana ne taba dikhAyA, jaba paySaNa parva para usane caMDapradyota se kSamA yAcanA kI aura uttara meM usane aparAdhI caMDapradyota ko kSamA mAMgate hue zuddha adhyAtmadRSTi se kSamAdAna kara mukta kara diyaa| baMdI caMDapradyota ne kahA-"payUSaNa para Apa mujhase kSamAyAcanA kara rahe hai, para maiM to ApakA kaMdI hUM, aparAdhI hUM, parAdhIna kI kSamA yAcanA kaisI ? kisI ko baMdhana meM bAMdhakara kaidI banA lenA aura phira usase kSamApanA karanA-yaha kaisI kSamApanA? yaha kaisI paySaNa-parvArAdhanA ?" caMDapradyota ke isI tIkhe vyaMgya ne vijetA udAyana ke dharmaparAyaNa sarala hRdaya ko jhakajhora DAlA, use lagA- sacamuca vaha vijetA hokara bhI aparAdhI bana gayA hai, jo kisI ko baMdI banAkara usake sAtha kSamApanA kA nATaka kara rahA hai / udAyana ne caMpradyota ke baMdhana bola diye, pracaMDa zatru ko mukta kara diyaa| caMDapradyota udAyana kI yaha saralatA, hRdaya kI vizAlatA aura kSamAzIlatA se gadgada hokara galabAhiyA~ malakara milA aura usakA prazaMsaka banakara calA gyaa| isa ghaTanA se samUce dakSiNa-pazcima bhArata meM udAyana kI zaurya-gAthA ke sAtha-sAtha AdhyAtmika tejasvitA kA bhI zaMkhanAda gUMja uThA / aise kSamAzIla, vIra aura bhavya bhAvanAzIla bhakta ko pratibodha dene bhagavAn svayaM khice Ae hoM to kyA bAzcarya! . bhagavAna mahAvIra una dinoM campA nagarI meM vihAra kara rahe the| sarvajJa prabha ke zAna meM pratibimbita humA udAyana kA adhyAtma-ArohaNa / udAyana pauSadha meM baiThA soca rahA thA-"ve nagara dhanya haiM, jahA~ zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA caraNa sparza ho rahA hai, aura bhavya janatA unake darzana kara, unake upadeza kA zravaNa kara jIvana ko sArthaka banA rahI hai / yadi bhagavAna mahAvIra vItabhaya nagara meM padhAreM to maiM bhI unakI bandanA karake jIvana ko kRtArtha kruuN|" 1 paTanA varSa ni.pU. 466-95
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 11 bhakta ke hRdaya kA saMdeza bhagavAn ko milA aura bhagavAn mahAvIra apane vizAla ziSya-samudAya ke sAtha siMdhu-sauvIra kI ora prasthita hue| caMpA se siMdhu-sauvIra pradeza bahuta dUra thaa| eka thA bhArata ke pUrvAMcala meM, dUsarA pazcimAMcala meN| __ marubhUmi kA laMbA pravAsa aura saMkar3oM zramaNa-zramaNiyoM kA sAtha, sAdhujIvana kI kaThina bhikSA-vidhi ! isa dussaha yAtrA meM bhagavAn ke aneka ziSyoM ko prANoM se khelanA par3A / sinapallI ke retIle marusthala meM kosoM taka bastI kA nAma-nizAna nahIM thaa| zramaNa kSudhA-pipAsA se pIr3ita ho ge| kintu phira bhI apane zramaNajIvana kI kaThora maryAdA se calita nahIM hue| bhagavAna sudIrgha vihAra karake vItabhaya pattana padhAre / apanI bhAvanA ko saphala hote dekhakara mahArAja udAyana kA roma-roma nAca utthaa| bhagavAn kI vaMdanA karake samrAT ne prArthanA kI. "maMte ! Apake darzana karake maiM kRtArtha humA hUM, aba saMsAra tyAgakara dIkSA lenA cAhatA huuN|" prabhu mahAvIra ne kahA-"rAjan ! jahA muhaM-tumhArI AtmA ko jisameM sukha ho, vaisA karo, satkArya meM pramAda mata kro|" udAyana kA putra thA-abhIcikumAra / rAjA ne socA-'rAjezvarI 'narakezvarI' kI lokokti kabhI-kabhI saca ho jAtI hai, jisa rAjya ko maiM svaya baMdhana aura daladala samajhakara tyAga rahA hUM, usa rAjya-pAza meM putra ko kyoM phaMsAU~ ? saccA pitA putra ke lokottara hita kI kAmanA karatA hai, kSaNika laukika hita kI nhiiN| isa prakAra rAjarSi udAyana ne rAjanIti se Upara uThakara adhyAtmadRSTi se cintana kiyA / rAjya kA uttarAdhikAra apane bhAnaje kezIkumAra ko sauMpakara ve bhagavAn mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM dIkSita ho ge| bhagavAna ne bhakta kA uddhAra kiyA, ve usI bhayAnaka grISmaRtu meM punaH videha kI ora cale aura vANijyagrAma meM varSAvAsa vyatIta kiyA / rAjarSi udAyana dIkSita hokara kaThora tapazcaraNa evaM vizuddha dhyAna-sAdhanA karane lge| sukumAra zarIra tapa kA kaThora AcaraNa saha nahIM sakA / rAjarSi rugNa ho gae / vihAra karate hue eka bAra vItabhaya nagara meM pAe / kezIkumAra ke maMtrI bar3e duSTa the| unhoMne rAjA ke kAna bhare-"rAjarSi punaH gRhasthAzrama meM Akara rAjya karanA cAhate haiM, isI kAraNa nagara meM Ae haiM, saMbhavataH
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________________ 164 | tIrthakara mahAvIra koI dUsarA SaDyaMtra raceMge / ataH viSa-phala lagane se pahale hI vipa-aMkura ko miTA denA caahie|" maMtriyoM kI nIca maMtraNA ke anusAra rAjarSi ko viSa-mizrita anna de diyA gayA / viSa-mizrita bhikSAnna khAte hI rAjarSi ko patA cala gayA, kintu ve to samatA ke parama upAsaka bana cuke the| viSa ne rAjapi ke prANa lUTa lie, para unakI samatA, titikSA evaM samAdhi ko koI kyA lUTatA ? parama samAdhi ke sAtha kevalajJAna prApta karake rAjarSi ne nirvANa prApta kara liyaa| [utkRSTa bhogI : utkRSTa yogI-dhanya-zAlibhadra tapa evaM tyAga ke zikharayAtriyoM kI gaNanA meM prathama prasaMga hamane mahArAja udAyana kA diyA hai, jinhoMne yuddha-kSetra meM adbhuta parAkrama dikhAkara caMDapradyota jaise durdAnta zAsaka ko bandI banAyA, aura phira saMsAra tyAgakara sAdhu bane, to parama samatAyoga evaM sthitaprajJatA ke zikhara para pahuMca gaye / bhojana meM viSa diye jAne para bhI mana meM pUrNa zAnti aura samAdhi ke sAtha Atma-bhAvanA meM ramaNa karate hue nirvANa prApta kiyaa| isI mAlA meM dUsarA prasaMga AtA hai-samatAyogI zAlibhadra kaa| zAlibhadra kA bhogI jIvana eka zikhara para pahuMcA huA thA, jise dekhakara magadhapati zreNika svayaM vismita the, kintu vahI utkRSTa bhogI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM AyA, tyAga aura sAdhanA ke patha para bar3hA to yoga ke carama zikhara para pahuMca gayA / usakA bhoga bhI utkRSTa thA, to yoga bhI utkRSTa / zAlibhadra kA jIvana-prasaMga isa prakAra hai : rAjagRha meM gobhadra nAma kA eka atyanta dhanADhya seTha thaa| seThAnI kA nAma bhadrA thaa| zAlibhadra usakA putra thaa| zAlibhadra bahuta hI sundara va sukumAra thaa| sandariyoM ke sAtha usakA pANigrahaNa humA / mAtA-pitA dvArA saba sukha-suvidhAeM prApta kara, zAlibhadra pratipala bhoga-vilAsa va aiza-ArAma ke sAgara meM nimagna rhtaa| gobhadra seTha ne apanA antima jIvana sAdhu-caryA meM bitaayaa| vividha tapazcaryAoM dvArA nirjarA ke sAtha puNyabandha karake mRtyu ko prAptakara deva bnaa| putra ke prati atyanta sneha-anurAga ke kAraNa vaha vividha divya bhoga-sAmagriyAM putra ke mahaloM meM pahuMcAtA rhtaa| zAlibhadra ke pAsa baba bhoga-sukha kI kyA kamI pI..."svayaM devatA jisake sAdhana juTAte hoN......|
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 165 eka bAra rAjagRha meM kucha videzI vyApArI ratnakambala lekara Aye / unakA mUlya bahuta adhika hone ke kAraNa mahArAja zreNika ne bhI ve ratnakambala nahIM khriide| videzI vyApArI nirAza hokara jA rahe the ki bhadrA seThAnI ke mahaloM kI tarapha A gaye / bhadrA ke pAsa apAra svarNa-bhaNDAra bhare the, usane videzI vyApAriyoM ko muMha mAMgA mUlya dekara ratnakambala kharIda lie / kambala solaha hI the, ataH unake do-do Tukar3e karake battIsoM putra-vadhuoM ko de diye| ___ mahArAnI celaNA ne rAjA zreNika se eka ratnakambala kI mAMga kii| rAjA ne vyApAriyoM ko bulAyA to patA calA ki sabhI kambala seThAnI bhadrA ne kharIda lie haiN| rAjA ne seThAnI ke pAsa kahalAyA "eka kambala hameM cAhie, jo bhI mUlya ho vaha lekara kambala de deN|" bhadrA ne vinayapUrvaka vApasa sUcita kiyA ki "ve ralakambala to khaNDita ho gaye / merI putra-vadhuoM ne unake pAda-procchana (paira poMchane ke rUmAla) banA lie haiM, ataH aba maiM kSamA cAhatI huuN|" rAjA zreNika ko yaha jAnakara bahuta hI Azcarya huA ki nagara meM usase bhI adhika zrImanta aura udAra loga basate haiM, jinake vaibhava aura bhoga-sAdhanoM kI thAha pAnA kaThina hai / rAjA ko jijJAsA huI ki Akhira usakA putra kaMsA hai, jisakI patniyAM deva-durlabha ratnakambala ke poMchane banAkara pheMka detI haiN| rAjA ne bhadrA ko kahalAyA-"mahArAja Apake putra zAlibhadra ko dekhanA cAhate haiN|" bhadrA asamaMjasa meM par3a gaI / zAlibhadra Aja taka sAtavIM maMjila se nIce bhI nahIM utarA, use kucha bhI loka-vyavahAra kA patA nahIM / rAjA kahIM aprasanna na ho jAyeM, ataH vaha svayaM rAja-darabAra meM upasthita huI aura mahArAja se prArthanA kI"mahArAja ! zAlibhadra Aja taka kabhI mahala se nIce nahIM utarA, vaha bahuta hI sukumAra hai, yahAM Ane meM use bahuta kaSTa hogA, ataH kRpA kara Apa saparivAra mere ghara para padhAra kara Atithya svIkAra kreN| bhadrA kI prArthanA svIkAra kara rAjA zreNika bhavana meM pahuMcA / usakI vizAla zobhA aura manohara vyavasthA dekhakara cakita raha gyaa| bhadrA ne rAjA kA zAhI svAgata kiyA / zAlibhadra ko bulAne sevaka ko Upara bhejaa| sevaka ne jAkara kahA-"apane mahaloM meM rAjA zreNika mAye haiM, ataH Apako nIce bulAyA hai|" zAlibhadra ne kahA"use jo kucha lenA-denA ho, dekara vidA karo, marA vahAM kyA kAma hai ?" taba bhadrA svayaM Upara gaI, usane saba sthiti samajhAI-"zreNika rAjA apane svAmI hai. nAtha, ve tumase milanA cAhate haiM, tumako apane rAja-bhavana meM bulAyA thA, lekina merI prArthanA
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________________ 166 | tIkara mahAvIra para hI ve apane ghara bAye haiM, cauthI maMjila meM maiMne unheM ThaharAyA hai, beTA / do-tIna maMjila utarakara to apane svAmI kA svAgata karanA hI cAhie""" zAlibhadra mAtA ke bAgraha para nIce AyA, anamane bhAva se rAjA se bhopapArika mulAkAta bhI kii| zreNika aura celaNA Adi rAjaparivAra zAlibhadra ke vaibhava va saukumArya Adi se atyanta cakita hue, para, zAlibhadra isa mulAkAta se sima ho gyaa| usane "svAmI! nAya !" ye zanda jIvana meM pahalI bAra sune / ina zabdoM kI dhvani se usake mana, mastiSka aura antazcetanA ke tAra manajhanA utthe| use Aja pahalI bAra apanI tucchatA aura pAmaratA kA bhAna huaa| usake mana meM parAdhIna kI pIr3A jagI, isa pIr3A kI TIsa itanI gaharI paiThI ki vaha vyAkula ho gyaa| usa pIr3A se mukta hokara pUrNa svAdhInatA prApta karane ke lie vaha saba kucha nichAvara karane ko taiyAra ho utthaa| isI bIca vaha dharmaghoSa nAmaka muni ke samparka meM AyA, phalasvarUpa use pUrNa svatantratA kA mArga-saMyama-sAdhanA kA jJAna humA, dhIre-dhIre usake mana meM viSayoM se virakti hone lagI, pratidina eka-eka patnI aura eka-eka zaiyyA kA parityAga kara yaha saMyama-sAdhanA kA abhyAsa karane lgaa| __ zAlibhadra kI choTI bahina usI nagara meM zreSThI dhanyakumAra ko vyAhI thii| usane apane bhAI ke vairAgya kI bAta sunI to vaha udAsa ho gaI, AMkheM bhIga gii| dhanya ne udAsI kA kAraNa jAnA to vyaMgya ke sAtha bole-"kyoM cintA kara rahI ho? usakA vairAgya nakalI hai, eka-eka patnI ko chor3ane vAlA kabhI sAdhu-dharma ke asidhArA patha para nahIM cala sakatA"..."" dhanya kI patnI ne bhI vyaMgya meM kahA-"Apase to vaha bhI nahIM ho rahA hai, kisI kA maz2Aka karanA sarala hai, tyAga karanA kaThina"."kaThinatara hai...!" dhanya ke mana meM sahasA eka cinagArI uThI-"acchA, to lo, hamane Aja se sabhI paliyoM ko eka sAtha chor3a diyA""" basa, saMkalpa kA vega umar3A, phira kauna roka sakatA thA.. ? dhanya ghara se nikala kara zAlibhadra ke pAsa pahuMce / aura kahA- yadi vairAgya saccA hai to kyoM nahIM saba kucha eka sAtha chor3a dete... * jaba bhoga se ghRNA ho gaI to phira tyAga kA nATaka kyoM ? mAo, vaja-saMkalpa ke sAtha bar3he, cale paayo|" zAlibhadra (sAlA) aura dhanya (bahanoI) donoM ghara se nikalakara cale bAye bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa / bhagavAna mahAvIra taba rAjagRha ke guNazilaka caitya meM
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 167 Thahare huye the| donoM sAle bahanoI ne prabhu se dIkSA grahaNa kii| dIkSAnantara ve adhyayana aura tapazcaraNa meM juTa gye|| bhoga ke utkRSTa sAdhanoM kA tyAga kara zAlibhadra aura dhanya-aba yoga ke utkRSTa mArga para bar3hane lage / kaThora tapazcaraNa, dhyAna Adi dvArA unhoMne zarIra kI sampUrNa vAsanA ko bhasmasAt kara DAlA / tIna-tIna, cAra-cAra mAsa ke kaThora nirjala upavAsa se donoM kA zarIra atyanta kRza ho gayA, nasa-nasa nikala AI deha para sirpha camar3I or3hI huI-sI lagatI thii| eka bAra dhanya-zAlibhadra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAtha vihAra karate punaH rAjagRha meM aaye| donoM ko hI mAsika tapa kA pAraNA thaa| anumati lene ke lie ve bhagavAna ke nikaTa Aye / bhagavAna ne anumati dete hue kahA-"Aja tuma apanI mAtA ke hAtha se prApta AhAra se pAraNA kroge|" dhanya-zAlibhadra bhikSArtha paryaTana karate hue bhadrA seThAnI ke gRhadvAra para phuNce| ghora tapazcaraNa se donoM ke hI zarIra itane kRza aura klAnta ho gaye the ki vahAM kisI ne inheM pahacAnA taka bhI nhiiN| bhadrA svayaM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzanArtha jAne kI taiyArI meM vyasta thI, usane bhI isa ora dhyAna nahIM diyA / gRha-dvAra para Aye donoM tapasvI (putra aura dAmAda) binA bhikSA lie hI lauTa Aye / nagara ke bAhara Ate-Ate eka gvAlina ne tapasvI ko dekhA, usake hRdaya meM ajJAta sneha kA jvAra umar3a par3A / muniyoM ko Agraha ke sAtha usane apanA dahI bhikSA meM de diyaa| vahAM se lauTakara zAlibhadra ne bhagavAna mahAvIra se pUchA-"bhaMte ! hama apanI mAtA ke dvAra para bhikSArtha gaye the, para vahAM bhikSA nahIM milI Apane jo kahA thA ki apanI mAtA ke hAtha se AhAra grahaNa kara pAraNA karoge-vaha kaise ghaTita hamA prabhu..... ?" sarvadarzI prabhu ne kahA-"jisa gvAlina ne tumheM dahI diyA, vaha tumhAre pUrvajanma kI mAtA thI...."tabhI to snehavaza vaha romAMcita ho gii|" bhagavAna ne zAlibhadra ke pUrvajanma kI kathA sunaaii| dhanya aura zAlibhadra ne pAraNAkara AjIvana anazanavrata svIkAra kara liyA aura bhAragiri para jAkara sthiramudrA meM tapolIna ho gye| bhadrA seThAnI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzana karane AI / apane priya putra (gAli 1 ghaTanA varSa, vi.pU. 466 / (tIrthakara jIvana kA poSA varSa)
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________________ 168 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra bhadra) ko vahA~ nahIM dekhakara pUchA - "bhaMte ! zAlibhadra anagAra kahAM haiM ?" bhagavAda ne use Aja kI saba ghaTanA sunaaii| sunate hI vaha phUTa-phUTa kara rone lagI- "hAya ! maiM kaisI hata-bhAginI ! dvAra para Aye hue putra ko bhI nahIM pahacAnA aura use binA bhikSA diye hI lauTA diyA...? merA bhAgya so gayA ! maiM kaisI puNya-hIna hUM / " kucha dera vilApa karane ke bAda vaha unake darzanoM ke lie Atura ho uThI / bhagavAn ne batAyA "zAlibhadra aura dhanya anAgAra AjIvana anazana - mAraNAntika saMlekhanA, saMthAre kA vrata lekara vaibhAragiri para cale gaye haiM / " mahArAja zreNika tathA bhadrA Adi tapasviyoM ke darzana karane vaibhAgiri para aaye| vahIM apane putra kI atyanta kRza kAyA dekhakara vaha vilApa ke sAtha ro uThI / zreNika ne samajhAyA - tumhAre putra ne to tapasyA ke dvArA jIvana kRtArthaM kara liyA hai, ye na kevala aizvarya-bhoga meM hI advitIya the, kintu yoga-sAdhanA meM bhI advitIya siddha hue, aise putra kI mAtA ko to gaurava anubhava karanA cAhiye - dekho, donoM tapasvI samAdhistha haiM, kahIM tumhAre vilApa se unako vikSepa na ho ? tapomUrti anagAra ko vandanA karake zreNika, bhadrA Adi cale Aye / bhagavAda ke dharma zAsana meM isa prakAra tyAga evaM tapa ke zikharayAtriyoM kI eka lambI paramparA calatI rahI hai| ye gRhi-jIvana meM bhI zreSTha aura viziSTa banakara rahe aura tapa-tyAga ke patha para bar3he- taba bhI utkRSTa aura viziSTa banakara / isa paramparA ke sirpha do jIvana- prasaMga yahA~ diye gaye haiM, kintu isI prakAra mahacandra, dazArNabhadra, prasannacandra, subAhukumAra, mahAbala Adi ne apAra bhogasAmagriyoM ko tilAMjali dekara, rAjya aura aizvayaM kA tyAga kara saMyama sAdhanA svIkAra kI tathA samatva kI sAdhanA meM utkRSTa sthiti para pahuMcakara tyAga kI zikharayAtrA pUrNa kii| ' bhoga ke sAgara meM tyAga kA setu [ bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pramukha upAsaka ] zramaNa mahAvIra ne sAdhanA - kAla ke prathama varSAvAsa meM asthika grAma meM dasa svapna dekhe the / unameM cauthA svapna thA - surabhita kusumoM kI do sundara mAlAyeM / 1 1 dhanya zAlibhadra kI vistRta jIvana-gAthA ke lie -- "nivaSTi zalAkApuruSa caritra, parva 10, sarga 10 " - dekhanA cAhie /
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 169 usakA phalitArtha thA-mahAvIra dvArA do dharmo-AgAradharma evaM anagAradharma kA prarUpaNa kiyA jaayegaa| dharmatIrtha-pravartana ke samaya bhagavAna mahAvIra ne dharma ke inhIM do rUpoM kA pratipAdana kiyA / jo sAdhaka saMsAra se sarvathA virakta hokara pUrNa saMyama ke patha para bar3he, ve anagAra (bhikSu-zramaNa) dharma ke ArAdhaka bane aura jo gRhasthadazA meM rahakara dharma kI yathAzakya ArAdhanA-upAsanA karanA cAhate the, ve AgAra-dharma ke anusA (zrAvaka-upAsaka) khlaaye| zramaNoM ke liye paMca mahAvratarUpa anagAra dharma kI prarUpaNA kI aura zramaNopAsakoM ke lie pAMca aNuvrata tathA sAta zikSAvrata rUpabAraha vratoM kA vidhAna kiyaa| bhaganAn mahAvIra ne zrAvakadharma kI vyavasthita evaM vistRta vyAkhyA sarvaprathama gAthApati Ananda ke samakSa prastuta kii| unake tIrthakara kAla kI isa atyanta mahattvapUrNa ghaTanA kA tathA unake jIvana meM samaya-samaya para Aye pramukha gRhastha upAsakoM ke samparkoM kA saMkSipta paricaya isa prakAra hai1. gAyApati Ananda bhagavAn mahAvIra videhabhUmi meM vihAra karate hue vANijyagrAma pdhaare|' vahA~ para Ananda nAma kA eka samRddha aura pratiSTita gRhapati rahatA thaa| usake pAsa apAra sampatti, khetI yogya vizAla bhUmi evaM agaNita pazudhana thA / hajAroM karmakAra va dAsa-dAsiyAM usake Azrita the| usa pradeza ke kRSakoM va vyApAriyoM meM usakA bar3A varcasva thaa| rAja-kAraNa tathA samAja ke pratyeka kArya meM loga usakA parAmarza lete, sahayoga lete tathA jaisA vaha kahatA - usI prakAra karate / eka prakAra se Ananda vANijya-prAmavAsiyoM ke liye saoNkha ke samAna patha-pradarzaka, khalihAna meM ropI gaI khIlI (mer3hI) ke samAna AdhAra-stambha thaa| Ananda kI dharmapatnI kA nAma zivAnandA thA-vaha atyanta rUpavatI aura pati-bhaktiparAyaNA thii| apane nAma ke anusAra sampUrNa parivAra kA ziva aura Ananda karane vAlI thii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke Agamana kI sUcanA pAkara Ananda ko ati prasannatA huii| unake darzana karane aura dharma-upadeza sunane kI utsukatA jgii| zuddha vastra Adi pahanakara apane mitroM va sevakoM Adi ke sAtha paidala calakara vaha bhagavAna se samavasaraNa meM phuNcaa| bhagavAna kI vinayapUrvaka vaMdanA kI, pradakSiNA karake dharmasabhA meM baiTha gayA 1 ghaTanA varSa vi. pR. 468
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________________ 170 | tIrthakara mahAvIra aura dharma-dezanA sunane lagA / bhagavAn mahAvIra kA upadeza sunakara mAnanda ke hRdaya meM samatA evaM vairAgya kI adabhuta hilora utthii| aisA anubhava hamA ki vAstava meM hI isa upadeza kA anusaraNa karane se jIvana meM cira zAMti aura Atmika Ananda kI prApti hogii| ata: pravacana ke pazcAt antaHpreraNA se prerita hokara Ananda bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nikaTa AyA aura prasannatA ke sAtha bolA-"bhaMte ! maiM Apake upadeza (nirganya-pravacana) meM vizvAsa karatA hUM aura ise satya samajhatA huuN| Apane AtmasAdhanA ke jo do mArga batAye haiM-zramaNadharma evaM zrAvakadharma), una para merI badA huI hai| yadyapi maiM apane meM itanI pAtratA aura kSamatA nahIM pA rahA hUM ki saba kucha tyAgakara zramaNa bana jAUM, kintu meM jIvana meM bhogoM kI maryAdA avazya karanA cAhatA huuN| tyAgamArga para saMpUrNa rUpa se nahIM, to yathAzakya rUpa se hI usa para calanA cAhatA huuN| jIvana meM bhogoM kA, kAmanAoM kA athAha samudra phelA par3A hai, jaba taka isa para tyAga kA, samatA kA setu nahIM bAMdhA jAtA, isa samudra ko tara pAnA kaThina hai| Apane isa samudra ko tairane kA mArga batAyA hai-yaha Apake tIrthakaratva kA yathArtha rUpa hai| ataH maiM hRdaya se Apake prati kRtajJatA prakaTa karatA humA AgAra-dharma ko svIkAra karanA cAhatA huuN|" bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA-"Ananda ! Atma-sAdhanA kA mArga icchA-yoga kA mArga hai| svataH prerita sAdhanA hI saccI sAdhanA hai. usI meM Ananda hai| tumheM jisa prakAra sukha ho, kro|" Ananda ne bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samakSa sthUlahiMsA kA maryAdApUrvaka tyAga kiyA, asatya, corI, aura abrahmacarya kA bhI maryAdApUrvaka tyAga kiyA / parigraha ke tyAga meM usane 'icchA-parimANa' rUpa parigraha ke vividha rUpoM kA pratyAkhyAna kiyaa| jaise-cAra koTi hiraNya nidhirUpa (bhUmigata eka prakAra kA nidhAna), cAra koTi hiraNya byAja meM tathA cAra koTi hiraNya vyApAra meM lagA huA hai-yoM bAraha koTi hiraNya ke uparAMta hiraNya kA tyAga / pazudhana kI maryAdA meM gAyoM ke cAra baja ke atirikta (pratyeka baja dasa hajAra gAyoM kA, ataH kula 40 hajAra gAya) rakhane kA tyaag| pAMcaso hala se adhika khetI yogya bhUmi rakhane kI maryAdA / eka hajAra zakaTa (pAMcaso zakaTa khetoM se mAla Dhone yogya aura pAMcaso yAtrA evaM vyApArArtha bAhara jAne yogya) se adhika rakhane kI maryAdA / tathA cAra vAhana sAmAna Dhone yogya . 'hana' usa samaya kA pAribhASika zabda hai / 40,000 varga hasta bhUmi kA eka nivartana hotA hai| tavA 1.0 nivartana kA eka 'hl'| ma. jagadIzacandra jaina (lAipha-ina-ejeMTa, iMDiyA, pR.90) ke anusAra eka hala lagabhaga eka ekara ke barAbara hotA hai|
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 171 bhAra vAhaka evaM cAra vAhana yAtrA karane yogya-isa prakAra mATha vAhanoM se adhika rakhane kI maryAdA / isI prakAra bhogopabhogoM kI choTI-bar3I samasta sAmagriyoM kI maryAdA karake, usake uparAnta rakhane aura upayoga karane kA tyAga kiyaa| Ananda ne yaha samasta maryAdA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samakSa prakaTa kI aura usake uparAnta vastu-sAmagrI-sevana kA tyAgakara pAMca aNuvrata, tIna guNavrata aura cAra zikSAvrata rUpa dhAvaka ke bAraha vrata grahaNa kiye / Ananda ne samyakdarzana aura samyagacAritra se sambandhita truTiyoM evaM skhalanAoM kA bhI parijJAna kiyaa| bhagavAn ko vandanA. namaskAra karake vaha apane bhavana para AyA / ghara Akara Ananda ne apanI dharmapatnI zivAnaMdA se Aja ke deva-durlabha prasaMga kI carcA karate hue kahA- "devAnupriye ! maiMne zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra se dharma kA upadeza sunA hai, vaha mujhe bahuta hI priya tathA jIvana meM zAMti prApta karane ke lie atyaMta iSTa lagA, maiMne usa dharma ko svIkAra kara liyA hai, yadi tuma bhI cAho to bhagavAn mahAvIra ke darzana karo tathA unake mukha se dharma upadeza sunakara dvAdazavata rUpa zrAvakadharma grahaNa kara sakatI ho|" zivAnaMdA ke mana meM bhI dharma-jijJAsA jagI, vaha bhI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI dharmasabhA meM gaI aura tattva-bodha ko sunakara zrAvakadharma ko grahaNa kiyaa| isa prakAra Ananda gAthApati ne bhogoM kI asIma AkAMkSA ko tyAgakara saMyama evaM sAdhanA kA madhyama mArga apanAyA / apAra samRddhi hote hue bhI usakA manacAhA bhoga nahI kara, samatA ke dvArA usa samRddhi kI mAdakatA ko zAMta kiyaa| vizAla saMpatti aura asIma bhoga-sAmagrI kI maryAdA karake, maryAdA se uparAnta samasta sAdhana-sAmagriyoM kA samAna evaM rASTra ke hita meM parityAga karake saMgraha meM samarpaNa kA Adarza prastuta kiyaa| Ananda kA jIvana-bhagavAna mahAvIra kI jIvana-dRSTi kA eka jItA jAgatA udAharaNa hai| asIma sAdhana-sAmagrI hote hue bhI usane na to karmayoga kA tyAga kara niThallA evaM akarmaNya jIvana svIkAra kiyA tathA na aniyamita AkAMkSAoM ke pIche hI daur3atA rahA / kRSi evaM vyApAra karate hue bhI maryAdA se adhika lAbha nahIM kamAnA tathA zakti, dhana evaM anubhava kA samAja tathA rASTra ke hita meM upayoga karate rahanAeka zrAvaka kA mahAna Adarza thA, jo Ananda ne prastuta kiyaa| samAja meM sammAna evaM zreSThatA prApta karake bhI Ananda apane jIvana ko tyAga evaM sAdhanA kI ora mor3a kara le gyaa| sAmAyika, pauSadha, upavAsa, svAdhyAya, dhyAna bAdi kA niyamita kAryakrama calAte hue caudaha varSa vyatIta ho ge| zrAvaka
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________________ 172 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra jIvana kA pandrahavAM varSa cala rahA thaa| eka dina rAtri ke aMtima prahara meM, zAMta evaM nIrava vAtAvaraNa meM Atma-cintana karate hue Ananda ke mana meM eka zubha saMkalpa bagA"maiM aba taka nagara ke sabhI rAjakIya evaM sAmAjika kAryoM meM agraNI rahA hUM. una pravRttiyoM meM pramukha rUpa se bhAga letA rahA hUM, isa kAraNa merA jIvana bAyonmukhI adhika rahA hai, maiM cAhate hue bhI antarmukhI evaM nivRtta jIvana-yApana nahIM kara pAtA, bhagavAn mahAvIra dvArA upadiSTa dharma-prApti (nivRtta-sAdhanA) svIkAra karane meM bhI asamartha rahA / aba vRddha ho gayA hUM, isalie mujhe pravRttiyoM ke bhAra ko kama karake nivRtti evaM zAMti-parAyaNa jIvana jInA cAhiye / parivAra, vyApAra, samAja evaM rASTra ke saba uttaradAyitva apane jyeSTha putra ko saMbhalAkara mujhe ekAMta jIvana bitAnA cAhie / " apane saMkalpa ke anusAra prAtaHkAla hone para Ananda ne samasta jAti-bandhuoM ko, mitroM ko aura nagara ke pramukha vyaktiyoM ko bhojana ke lie nimaMtrita kiyaa| bhojana Adi dvArA satkAra-sammAna dekara unakI sabhA meM rAtri meM kiye hue apane mAnasika saMkalpa ko prakaTa kiyaa| Ananda ke nivRtti-pradhAna saMkalpa kI sabhI svajanoM ne sarAhanA kii| usane jyeSTha putra ko kuTumba kA saba bhAra sauMpA / putra kI anumati lekara kollAga saniveza meM sthita jJAtakula kI pauSadhazAlA meM calA gyaa| pauSadhazAlA ke ekAMta-zAMta vAtAvaraNa meM Ananda kA antarhRdaya praphullita ho gyaa| usane apane Avazyaka daihika kAryoM ke nimitta uccAra-prazravaNa kI bhUmi Adi dekha lI, darbha (ghAsa) kA eka bistara (saMthArA) bichA liyA aura sAdA zramaNa-jaisA paridhAna pahanakara zramaNa kI bhAMti hI jIvana-caryA bitAne lgaa| kramazaH Ananda ne bhagavAna mahAvIra dvArA kathita zrAvaka kI gyAraha pratimAeM svIkAra kI / dhyAnasvAdhyAya-cintana-tapazcaraNa Adi pUrNa vidhi ke anusAra zrAvaka pratimAoM kI saphala bArAdhanA kI / isa dIrghakAlIna tapazcaryA se usakA zarIra sUkha gayA, zakti aura bala kSINa ho gayA tathA deha asthi-paMjara mAtra raha gayA / phira bhI usakI dharma-cetanA jAgata thI, Atma-bala pradIpta thaa| eka dina dharma-jAgaraNa karate hue Ananda ne socA"aba merA zarIra asthi-paMjara mAtra raha gayA hai| rakta-mAMsa sUkha gaye haiM, phira bhI abhI taka mujha meM utthAna, karma, bala, vIrya, puruSAkAra, parAkrama, zraddhA, dhRti aura saMvega haiN|' ataH aba mujhe prAtaHkAla hone para jIvana-paryanta ke lie bhaktapAna 1ye saba mArama-bala ke lakSaNa hai, yadi garIra-pala kINa ho cukA hai, kintu mAtma-bala jIvita hai|
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 173 mAhAra-pAnI kA tyAga karake, saMllekhanA saMthArA-pUrvaka mRtyu kI kAmanA nahIM karate hue dharma-jAgRti ke sAtha vicaranA zreyaskara hogaa|" dharma-jAgati ke ina pavitra tathA uttama saMkalpoM se Ananda kI bhAvanA atyaMta vizuddha ho rahI thI, usakI lezyAeM nirmala tathA adhyavasAya zubha the isa prakAra ati vizuddha bhAva-dhArA meM bahate hue use avadhi-jJAna nAma kA viziSTa jJAna utpanna huaa| usa avadhi-jJAna ke prabhAva se vaha chahoM dizAoM meM dUra-dUra taka ke padArtha dekhanejAnane lgaa| usI samaya' bhagavAna mahAvIra vANijyagrAma meM padhAre / bhagavAna ke prathama ziSya gaNadhara indrabhUti gautama bhikSArtha nagara meM gae aura vahAM para logo se Ananda gAthApati ke saMthArA kI carcA sunii| indrabhUti Ananda se milane jJAtRkula kI pauSadhazAlA kI ora cala pdd'e| Ananda vahA~ apanI sAdhanA meM lIna thA / indrabhUti gautama ko Ate dekhakara vaha prasanna huA aura vaMdanA karake bolA - "bhagavan ! kyA gRhastha ko avadhi-jJAna ho sakatA hai ?' gaNadhara gautama-"hA~, ho sakatA hai|" Ananda- "bhagavan ! mujhe avadhi-jJAna huA hai, jisake dvArA maiM pUrva, pazcima evaM dakSiNa dizA meM lavaNa samudra ke bhItara pAMcaso yojana taka, uttaradizA meM culla himavaMta parvata taka, Urdhva-loka meM saudharmakalpa taka, tathA aghodizA meM lolupaccaya nAmaka narakAvAsa (ratnaprabhA kA) taka dekha rahA huuN|" Ananda kI bAta sunakara gautama ne kahA-"Ananda ! zramaNopAsaka (gRhastha) ko avadhi-jJAna hotA to avazya hai, para itanA dUragrAhI nahIM hotA jitanA ki tuma batalA rahe ho ! tumhArA yaha kathana bhrAMta pratIta hotA hai, ataH tumheM apane mithyAkathana kA AlocanA-pUrvaka prAyazcitta karanA caahie|" mAnanda ne vinaya kintu dRr3hatA ke sAtha uttara diyA- "bhagavan ! kyA ninyazAsana meM satya kathana karane para bhI prAyazcitta karanA caahie|" gautama ne cauMkakara kahA-"nahIM ! aisA to nahIM hai, para isakA kyA matalaba ......?" mAnanda-"bhagavan ! maiMne jo kucha kahA hai, vaha yathArtha hai, satya hai, Apa use mithyA kathana batA rahe haiM to yaha prAyazcitta mujhe nahIM, Apako karanA caahie|" 1 vi. pu. 477 //
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________________ 174 | tIrSakara mahAvIra dRr3hatA-pUrvaka kahI gaI Ananda kI bAta se gautama kA mana saMzayagrasta ho gayA, ve sIdhe dUti-palAsa caitya meM Ae, bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nikaTa jAkara Ananda ke sAtha hue vArtAlApa kI carcA kii| bhagavAna ne kahA-"gautama ! zramaNopAsaka Ananda kA kathana satya hai / tumane usake satya ko asatya kahA hai--yaha satya kI bahuta bar3I avahelanA hai| tuma zIghra mAnanda ke pAsa vApasa jAo ! usase kSamA mAMgo aura apane bhrAMta-kathana ke lie prAyazcitta kro|" satya ke parama jijJAsu indrabhUti ulaTe pAMvoM Ananda ke nikaTa aaye| Ananda ! maiMne tumhAre satya jJAna kI avahelanA kI, maiM tumheM khamAtA huuN| tumhArA kathana satya hai, merI hI dhAraNA bhrAMta thii|" eka zramaNopAsaka ke samakSa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jyeSTha evaM zramaNasaMgha ke zreSThatama zramaNa dvArA yoM saralatA pUrvaka kSamA-yAcanA kiye jAne para Ananda gAthApati kA hRdaya gadgada ho gyaa| nigraMnya pravacana meM satya kI kitanI utkaTa niSThA hai-yaha jAnakara vaha ullAsa va pramoda me pulakita ho utthaa| bIsa varSa taka gRhasthadharma kI zuddha ArAdhanA karake anta meM mAraNAMtika saMleSaNA ke sAtha manaHsamAdhi-pUrvaka Ananda ne deha tyAga kiyaa| gAthApati Ananda kA jIvana bhoga meM yoga aura samRddhi meM samatA kA eka zreSTha udAharaNa hai| isIprakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nikaTa meM samaya-samaya para anya aneka gRhastha sAdhaka Aye, jinhoMne jIvana ko tyAga-patha para agrasara kiyA, svapuruSArtha se arjita apAra samRddhi meM saMtoSa aura vairAgya dhAraNa kara saccI samAdhi aura AtmAnanda kA anubhava kiyaa| unakA saMkSipta paricaya bhI isI prakaraNa meM prastuta hai2. parama niSThAvAna gAyApati kAmadeva bhagavAna mahAvIra eka bAra campA nagarI meM pdhaare| vahA~ kAmadeva nAma kA dhanADhya gRhastha rahatA thaa| usake pAsa chaha koTi hiraNya nidhAna meM, chaha koTi vyAja meM aura chaha koTi vyApAra meM-yoM maThAraha hiraNyakoTi dhana thaa| dasa-dasa hajAra gAyoM ke chaha gokula (baja) the / bhagavAna mahAvIra kA dharma-pravacana sunakara kAmadeva 1 bAnaMda ke vrata grahaNa mAdi kA vistRta varNana dekhie-upAsaka damA, adhyayana 1 /
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 175 ne apanI apAra saMpatti kI maryAdA kI aura Ananda kI taraha gRhasthadharma svIkAra kiyaa| kAmadeva parama niSThAvAna zrAvaka thaa| apAra samRddhi ke bIca bhI vaha bar3A tyAga evaM tapaHpradhAna jIvana jItA thaa| Ananda kI bhAMti hI jIvana ke aMtima samaya meM vaha ghara-vyApAra Adi se nivRtta hokara pauSadhazAlA meM bhagavAn mahAvIra dvArA kathita dharma-prApti ke anusAra jIvana bitAne lgaa| eka bAra kAmadeva pauSadha karake dharma-jAgaraNa kara rahA thaa| madhyarAtri meM ghora aMdhakAra ke samaya eka mAyAvI deva bhayAnaka pizAca rUpa dhAraNa kara hAtha meM naMgI talavAra lie usake samakSa AyA aura bolA- "kAmadeva ! tU mokSa kI mRgatRSNA meM apane jIvana ko barvAda kara rahA hai / tU mUrkha hai| mere kahane se tU isa dharma ke pAkhaMDa ko chor3a de aura ArAma se bhoga-upabhoga kA Ananda lUTa ! yadi merI bAta svIkAra nahIM karegA to maiM isI talavAra se tere Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara ddaaluuNgaa|" kAmadeva apane dhyAna meM sthira rahA / daitya ne krodhAveza meM usa para talavAra se kara prahAra kiye| phira bhI kAmadeva sthiratA aura prasannatA ke sAtha dharma-citana meM lIna rahA / daitya ne hAthI kA rUpa dhAraNa kara bhayAnaka kaSTa diye / sarpa banakara jagaha-jagaha DaMka mAre ina bhayaMkara vedanAoM meM bhI kAmadeva vicalita nahIM hmaa| usakI apUrva titikSA va dharmaniSThA ke samakSa daitya parAsta ho gyaa| usane divya rUma dhAraNa kara apane duSkRtya kI kSamA mAMgI aura usakI apUrva dharmaniSThA kI prazaMsA karatA huA namaskAra karake calA gyaa| prAtaHkAla bhagavAna mahAvIra campA nagarI meM pdhaare| kAmadeva bhagavAna ke darzana karane gyaa| dharma-dezanA ke bAda bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kAmadeva kI ora saMketa karake apane zramaNa-zramaNiyoM ko sambodhita karate hue kahA-"zramaNopAsaka kAmadeva gRhastha jIvana meM rahate hue bhI apanI dharma-sAdhanA meM itanA niSThAvAna, titikSAzIla aura avicala hai ki rAtri meM pizAca dvArA prANAMtaka pIr3AeM diye jAne para bhI vaha caMcala va sabdha nahIM huaa| zramaNo ! sAdhanA kA Ananda samabhAva meM hai / zramaNopAsaka kAmadeva ne jo samabhAva kA udAharaNa prastuta kiyA hai, vaha sabake lie anukaraNIya hai|" 1 'mahAvIra kapA' (gopAladAsa paTela) pR. 307 ke anusAra kAmadeva ne mahacandra ke sAtha hI __solahaveM varSAvAsa ke bAda (vi0 pU0 465) baMpA meM gRhasthadharma svIkAra kiyaa| 2 rAvagRha meM tIsarvA varSAvAsa karane ke bAda vi. pU. 453
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________________ 176 | vIryakara mahAvIra zramaNa-zramaNiyoM ne Azcarya-pUrvaka kAmadeva kI ora dekhA, kAmadeva bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM zraddhAvanata thaa| jIvana ke antima samaya meM kAmadeva ne samatA va zAMti ke sAtha sATha dina kA anazana kara dehatyAga diyaa|' 3. zramaNopAsaka cullanIpitA aura surAdeva bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dharma-yAtrA ke prasaMgoM meM vaise to aneka gRhasthoM ne zrAvakadharma svIkAra kara jIvana ko kRtArtha kiyA, para jina kucha mahattvapUrNa zrAvakoM kA ullekha AgamoM meM milatA hai, unameM se Ananda aura kAmadeva kA prasaMga pIche A cukA hai| anya dhAvakoM kA prasaMga yahA~ saMkSepa meM diyA jA rahA hai : vANijyagrAma meM cAturmAsa vyatIta karake bhagavAna mahAvIra vArANasI ke koSThaka catya meM pdhaare| cullanIpitA evaM surAdeva nAma ke do dhanADhya gRhasthoM ne bhagavAn mahAvIra kA upadeza sunakara zrAvakadharma svIkAra kiyA / ye donoM gRhastha vArANasI ke pramukha aura prasiddha vyakti the| cullanIpitA ne apanI sampatti kI maryAdA kI, usameM ATha koTi hiraNya nidhAna meM, ATha koTi byAja meM evaM ATha koTi vyApAra meM-- yoM kula caubIsa koTi hiraNya ke uparAMta sampatti rakhane kI tathA ATha gokula (pratyeka gokula meM 10 hajAra gAyeM) se adhika pazudhana rakhane kI maryAdA kii| surAdeva ne chaH-chaH koTi hiraNya evaM chaha gokula se adhika rakhane kA pratyAkhyAna kiyaa| ukta donoM zramaNopAsaka yadyapi Ananda aura kAmadeva kI bhAMti hI aDiga zraddhA tathA samatA ke sAtha apane vratoM evaM zrAvaka-dharma-prajJapti kA AcaraNa kara rahe the, kintu unake mana meM kisI eka-eka vastu ke prati Asakti (mamatva) kA bandhana kucha gaharA thaa| samatva-parIkSA eka bAra cullanIpitA pauSadha karake dharma-jAgaraNA kara rahA thA ki madhya rAtri meM eka vikarAla puruSa hAtha meM talavAra lie hue usake sAmane AyA aura dhamakI dete hue bolA-"tU jisa dharma kI ArAdhanA meM lagA hai, vaha nirA pAkhaNDa hai, mere kahane se tU isa dharma ko aura apane vratoM ko bhaMga karanA svIkAra kara le, anyathA maiM tere samakSa abhI tere putroM kI bAta karake unheM kholate hue tela meM DAla daMgA aura unake rakta-mAMsa ke chIToM se tere zarIra ko siiNcgaa|" 1 upAsakadayA / 2 bImA-kAla kA bagarahavAM pAturmAsa vi.pU. 464 /
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 177 cullanIpitA nahIM urA, vaha sthira rahA / usa krUra daitya ne sacamuca hI usake bar3e putra ko lAkara usI ke samakSa tIna Tukar3e kiye aura usake khUna ke chIMTe cullanI. pitA ke zarIra para ddaale| vaha zAnta rhaa| dUsare aura tIsare putra ko bhI usane vaise hI usake sAmane Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara tela ke kar3Ahe meM DAla diye / cullanIpitA phira bhI putra-moha se vyAkula nahIM huA, vaha pArivArika sambandhoM kI anityatA kA vicAra karatA huA samabhAva meM sthira rhaa| usa krUra daitya ne Akhira eka bhayaMkara aTTahAsa ke sAtha kahA-"yadi tU aba bhI merA kathana nahIM mAnatA hai aura putroM ke mara jAne para bhI apanA DhoMga nahIM chor3atA hai to isa bAra meM terI mAtA ko bhI isoprakAra lAkara Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara ddaaluuNgaa|" cullanIpitA ke hRdaya meM mAtA kI mamatA jAga uThI / -"yaha duSTa sacamuca hI aisA anartha na kara DAle"-isa AzaMkA se prAMta hokara vaha cillAtA huA use pakar3ane daur3A / duSTa daitya chumantara ho gayA, callanIpitA aMdhakAra meM eka khambhe se TakarA kara gira pdd'aa| mAM ke moha meM vaha jora-jora se rone lgaa| __ mAtA bhadrA ne putra kA rudana sunA, vaha daur3akara aayii| pUchA-"putra ! kyA huA ?" cullanIpitA ne saba ghaTanA sunaayii| mAM ne kahA-"putra ! tumhAre putra sakuzala haiM, maiM bhI kuzalatApUrvaka hUM, kisI duSTa deva ne tumheM apanI sAdhanA se vicalita karane kA yaha prayatna kiyA hai. tuma calita citta ho gaye, isakA artha hai-mere prati tumhAre mana meM abhI bhI moha ke saMskAra dRr3ha haiN| tuma apanI kaSAya-saMkliSTa citta-vRttiyoM kI AlocanA karo, aura moha ke saMskAroM ko nirmUla banAyo / nirmoha hI vrata ArAdhanA kA sAra hai|" cullanIpitA ne mAtA kI zikSA ke anusAra prAyazcita kiyA aura mamatA kI kendra 'mAM' ke prati bhI nirmohabhAva kA abhyAsa kara anta meM samAdhi-maraNa prApta kiyaa|' 4. behAsakti kA nivAraNa-surAdeva cullanIpitA ke antarmana meM jisaprakAra putroM se adhika mAtA ke prati moha pA, umIprakAra zramaNopAsaka surAdeva ke mana meM apane zarIra ke prati mamatva kA sUkSma bandhana thaa| jaba taka vaha bandhana nahIM TUTe, sAdhanA niHzalya kaise bane ? jaise 1 upAsaka dazA, adhyayana 3
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________________ 178 | tIrthakara mahAvIra isa mamatva kendra ko tor3ane ke lie hI usake samakSa yaha vikaTa prasaMga upasthita hunA ho| dharma-jAgaraNa karate hue eka rAtri meM surAdeva ke samakSa eka duSTa deva mAyA aura bar3I hI karatA ke sAtha use vrata-niyama chor3ane kI dhamakI dene lgaa| surAdeva nahIM DigA to duSTa deva ne kramazaH usake tIna putroM kI bAta usI ke samakSa kI aura unake rakta ke chIMTe usake zarIra para DAle ! isa bhayAnaka aura bIbhatsa dRzya ko dekhakara bhI surAdeva zAMta evaM dharma-cintanA meM lIna rahA / anta meM deva ne kahA"yadi tU vrata nahIM chor3atA hai to maiM tere zarIra meM solaha mahAroga utpanna kara dUMgA, tU tar3apa-tar3apa kara mregaa|" deva kI dhamakI se surAdeva kI zArIrika Asakti jaga pdd'ii| vaha vyAkula ho uThA aura duSTa deva ko pakar3ane ke lie daudd'aa| deva gAyaba ho gayA, vaha khambhe se jA ttkraayaa| usakI cillAhaTa sunakara patnI AI / usane batAyA- "saba putra kuzalatA pUrvaka soye hai, kisI pravaMcaka deva ne tumheM dharma-bhraSTa karane ke lie yaha bhayAvanA dRzya khar3A kiyA hai|" surAdeva apanI dehAsakti ke prati jAgarUka ho gayA, aura deha kI anityatA evaM azucitA kA dhyAna kara dehAsakti kI vAsanA se mukta huna / cullanIpitA kI bhAMti usane bhI antima samaya meM anazana kara samAdhi-pUrvaka mRtyu prApta kii|' 5. dhanAsakti kA tyAga-cullazataka bhagavAn mahAvIra ke dasa pramukha zrAvakoM meM pAMcavAM nAma cullazataka kA hai| usake pAsa bhI chaha-chaha hiraNyakoTi kI sampatti (kula 18 koTi) thI aura gAyoM ke chaha gokula the| bhagavAna mahAvIra jaba AlabhikA nagarI ke zaMkhavana meM padhAre to cullazataka ne dharmopadeza sunakara sapatnIka zrAvaka-dharma svIkAra kiyA aura Ananda bAdi zramaNopAsakoM kI bhAMti nirdoSa evaM nirbhaya hokara dharma-sAdhanA karatA rhaa| eka bAra dharma-sAdhanA meM baiThe huye rAtri ke samaya kisI duSTa deva ne use vrata bhaMga karane ko vivaza kiyaa| vaha baDiga rhaa| deva usI ke samakSa usake putra kI bAta kara kar3Ahe meM ubAlane lgaa| yaha bhayAnaka dRzya dekhakara bhI cullazataka kampita 1 upAsaka bA, madhyavana 4 / 1 batAiveM varSAvAsa ke bAda (ki..465)|
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 179 nahIM huaa| Akhira deva ne kahA-"maiM tumhAre samasta dhana-vaibhava ko, svarNa-bhaNDAra ko nagara ke rAjapatha para, galiyoM aura caurAhoM para pheMka dUMgA, tumhAre saba khajAne khAlI kara ddaaluuNgaa|" cullazataka mauna rahA / do bAra tIna bAra yahI bAta sunane para vaha vicalita ho gayA-"yaha duSTa kahIM sacamuca merA dhana kucha caurAhoM para pheMkana de|" dhana ke prati rahI huI gupta vAsanA prasaMga pAkara prakaTa ho gii| vaha deva ko pakar3ane uThA / deva AkAza meM uchAla lagA gyaa| cullazataka kA cillAnA sunakara usakI patnI bahulA AI / pUchA--"kyA huA ?" cullazataka ne usa bhayAvane dRzya kI bAta khii| bahulA ne kahA-"Apako bhrama huA hai| ghara meM saba kuzala haiN|" cullazataka ko apanI mano bhrAMti para pazcAtApa huaa| usane socA--"dhana kI mamatA ne mujhe caMcala banA diyA, ataH isa mamatva ke sUzmazalya ko nikAlanA cAhiye / " usane mana ko nirmama kI sAdhanA meM lgaayaa| anta meM samASi aura samatA ke sAtha usane deha-tyAga kiyaa|' 6. tatvajJa zravAla- kolika zramaNopAsaka kuMDakolika kA tyAga evaM dharma-sAdhanA to viziSTa thI ho, kintu inase bhI viziSTa thI-tatvajJAna-janita ar3iga dhrmshrddhaa| usakI tatvaruci aura prativAdiyoM ko niruttara karane kI tarka-kuzalatA ko dekhakara svayaM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhI muktamana se prazaMsA kI thii| kuDakolika kAMpilyapura kA pramukha dhanapati thaa| isake pAsa chaha-chaha koTi hiraNya evaM gAyoM ke chaha baja the| bhagavAna mahAvIra jaba usa nagara meM padhAre to kuDakolika ne unakA upadeza sunA aura tattva-bodha grahaNa kara zrAvaka dharma svIkAra kiyaa| eka bAra madhyAhna ke samaya vaha apanI azokavATikA meM baiThA dharma-cintana kara rahA thA ki eka divya AkRtiSArI puruSa usake sAmane AyA aura bolA"kuDakolika ! zramaNa mahAvIra dvArA batAyA gayA dharma (dharma-prApti) upayukta nahIM hai, kyoMki usameM utthAna (ucama) aura parAkrama para bala diyA gayA hai, jaba ki saba kucha to niyati ke AdhAra para hI calatA hai| maMbaliputra gozAlaka kI dharma-prazapti 1 upAsaka dazA, adhyayana dazA 5 / 2 sakIsavA~ varSAvAsa (vi.pU. 461 vrss)|
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________________ 180 | tIrSakara mahAvIra yukti-yukta hai, jisameM utthAna, karma, bala, vIrya aura parAkrama Adi kucha nahIM hai, jo kucha hai-vaha niyati hI hai, ataH tuma zramaNa mahAvIra kI dharma prApti kA parityAga kara gauzAlaka kI dharma-prApti svIkAra kro|" / kuDakolika ne uttara diyA- "devAnupriya ! tumhAre kathana ke anusAra maMsali putra gauzAlaka kI dharma-prApti ThIka hai to phira tumheM jo divya deva-Rddhi, divya bala mAdi prApta hue haiM- kyA ve binA kucha puruSArya kiye hI mile hoMge ?" "hAM, binA kucha puruSArtha kiye hI mile haiM"-devatA ne khaa| "to phira jina prANiyoM ne puruSArtha Adi nahIM kiyA hai, unheM bhI yaha devaRddhi prApta honI cAhie thI / mApake kathana ke anusAra to jitane bhI puruSArthahIna prANI haiM, ve saba deva banane hI cAhie the-aisA kyoM nahIM huA ?' kuMDakolika ne prati tarka ke sAtha khaa| kuMDakolika kI nibhrAMta dharma-zraddhA aura pratyuttara-kuzalatA ke samakSa deva nirutara ho gyaa| usane dekhA-yaha jitanA dRr3ha zraddhAlu hai, utanA hI gaharA tattvajJAnI bhI hai / deva calA gyaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane zramaNa-samudAya ke samakSa isa ghaTanA kI carcA karate hue kuMDakolika ko eka Adarza tAkika aura tattvajJa zrAvaka batAkara usakI zraddhA kI prazaMsA kii| kuMDakolika kA zeSa jIvana bhI anya dhAvakoM kI taraha dharma-ArAdhanA meM bItA va aMta meM samAdhi-maraNa prApta kiyaa|' 7. puruSArthavAda kA upAsaka-sAlaputra bhagavAn mahAvIra kA karma-siddhAnta vAstava meM puruSArthavAda kA hI eka rUpa hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne niyati kI sattA avazya mAnI hai, para usameM jo jar3atA (niSkriyatA) kA doSa A jAtA hai, use dUra karane ke lie puruSArtha kA sambala lenA bhI Avazyaka hai| isIdRSTi se bhagavAn ne mukhyataH puruSArtha utthAna, bala-vIrya, puruSAkAra, parAkrama para atyadhika bala diyA hai| bhASIvaka AcArya gauzAlaka bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAdhanA-kAla meM unake sAtha 1upAsakatA, banyavana /
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 181 ziSya banakara rahA, tabhI kucha ghaTanAoM kI pratikriyA usake mana para huI aura vaha niyativAda kA pakkA samarthaka bana gayA / svataMtra hokara phira usane apane isa siddhAMta kA pracAra bhI khUba kiyaa| usake aneka ziSyoM meM se polAsapura kA dhanADhya gRhastha kumbhakAra saddAlaputra pramukha thaa| usake pAsa tIna koTi hiraNya kI saMpatti thI, tathA dasa hajAra gAyoM kA eka gokula thaa| miTTI ke bartana banAne ke vyApAra meM usakI dUra-dUra taka prasiddhi thI tathA pAMca sau dukAneM calatI thIM / AjIvaka paramparA kA vaha pramukha aura kaTTara samarthaka thA / usakI patnI agnimitrA bhI usI dharma kI anugAminI thii| eka bAra saddAlaputra apanI azokavATikA meM baiThA thA ki AkAzavANI sunAI dI-"saddAlaputra ! kala prAtaH sarvajJa, sarvadarzI mahAbAhmaNa isa nagara meM padhAreMge, tuma unakI vaMdanA-stavanA-bhakti karake azana-pAna Adi se unheM nimaMtrita krnaa|" deva vANI sunakara saddAlaputra socane lagA-"aise zubha lakSaNoM yukta mahA puruSa to mere dharmAcArya maMkhaliputra gozAlaka hI hone caahie|" kintu jaba dUsare dina prAtaH vaha uThA to usane sunA-nagara meM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra padhAre haiM / ' deva vANI se prerita huA vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzanArtha gyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne pUchA-"saddAlaputra ! tuma kisI deva vANI se prerita hokara yahA~ Aye ho ?" vinamratA evaM zraddhA ke sAtha vaha bolA-"bhagavan ! hAM, aisA hI hai| maiMne Apake divya prabhAva kA sAkSAt anubhava kiyA hai| Apa merI bhAMDazAlA meM Thaharie aura zayyA-Asana Adi svIkAra kiijie|" / sadadAlaputra ke Agraha para mahAvIra usakI bhAMDazAlA (vizAla dukAna) meM Thahare / madhyAhna ke samaya saddAlaputra bAhara khar3A thA, miTTI ke kucha bartana dhUpa meM sUkha rahe the aura kucha sUkhe hue bartanoM ko chAyA meM rakhavA rahA thaa| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne use sambodhita kara pUchA-"saddAlaputra; ye bartana kaise bane haiM ?" saddAlaputra-"bhaMte ! pahale miTTI hotI hai, use jala meM bhigokara rAkha, gobara mAdi milAkara usakA piMDa banAyA jAtA hai, phira piMDa ko cAka para car3hAkara hAMgI Adi vibhinna AkAra vAle bartana banAye jAte haiN| . mahAvIra-'ye bartana puruSArtha aura parAkrama ke dvArA banate haiM athavA unake binA hI ?" 1 ki.. 461
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________________ 182 | tIrthakara mahAvIra saddAlaputra kucha acakacAyA, para apane siddhAnta ko akhaMDita rakhate hue usane kahA-"ye saba bartana niyativala se hI banate haiM / utthAna Adi kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ?" mahAvIra-"tumhAre ina bartanoM ko koI puruSa curA le, bikhera de, phor3a DAle yA pheMka de, to tuma use kyA karoge ?" saddAlaputra (kucha joza ke sAtha)-"maiM usa puruSa ko pakar3a lUgA, pITU gA usakA vadha bhI kara gluugaa|" / mahAvIra-"samajha lo ! koI anArya puruSa tumhArI dharmapatnI agnimitrA ke sAtha balAtkAra karane kA prayatna kare to taba tuma kyA karoge ?" saddAlaputra-"maiM usa duSTa ko pITU gA, usake prANa taka le lUMgA!" bhagavAna mahAvIra ne tarka ko sIdhA ghumAte hue kahA- "saddAlaputra ! tumhAre siddhAnta (niyativAda) ke anusAra to koI bhI puruSa na bartana curA sakatA hai aura na tuma use kisI prakAra kA daNDa Adi de sakate ho / cUMki jo kucha hotA hai vaha to saba niyati hai, puruSArtha aura prayatna ko avakAza hI kahA~ hai ?" bhagavAn mahAvIra ke hRdaya-sparzI vivecana se saddAla putra kI jJAna cetanA prabuddha ho gaI, use prakAza-sA milA aura niyativAda kI asAratA evaM avyAvahArikatA spaSTa pratIta hone lgii| usane mahAvIra ke darzana ko samajhA aura apanI patnI ko bhI samajhAyA / satya ko samajhane ke bAda asatya kA Agraha svataH samApta ho jAtA hai, saddAlaputra mahAvIra ke dharma meM dIkSita ho gyaa| gAthApati Ananda kI bhauti zrAvaka-dharma ke vratoM ko grahaNa kara liyA aura apAra saMmpatti evaM bhoga tRSNA kI maryAdA kara samatAmaya jIvana bitAne lgaa| saddAlaputra ke dharma-parivartana kI bAta sunakara gauzAlaka digmUr3ha-sA ho gayA, vaha bhAvAveza meM bola par3A-"hAya ! polAsapura kA dharma-stambha gira gyaa|" usane sadAlaputra ko punaH apane dharma meM khIMcane ke jI-tor3a prayatna kiye, parantu saddAla putra avicala rahA / zrAvaka banane ke pandrahaveM varSa kI ghaTanA hai-eka rAtri meM vaha dhyAnastha baiThA thA, ki eka mAyAvI deva ne use dhyAna-sAdhanA se calita karane kI mAyA rcii| cullazataka Adi kI bhAMti hI pahale use dharma chor3ane kI dhamakI dI, phira putroM ko kATa-kATa kara kar3Ahe meM galA, isa para bhI vaha calita nahIM huA to usakI priya patnI agnimitrA ko kar3Ahe meM DAlane kA bhaya dikhaayaa| saddAlaputra sahasA pauMka par3A, usa anAyaM puruSa ke pIche daur3A, to vaha gAyaba ho gayA / taba use
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 16 lagA-yaha saba to bhrama thA, chalanA thii| usane patnI ke prati rahe hue sUkma sneha ko samajhA aura usase mukta hokara jIvana kI aMtima sAdhanA meM sarvathA samAdhipUrvaka mRtyu kA varaNa kiyaa|' 8. apriya satya kA niSedha-mahAzataka mahAzataka magadha kA eka prasiddha dhanakubera gRhastha thaa| usake pAsa caubIsa koTi hiraNya evaM assI hajAra gAyoM ke ATha gokula the| rAjagRha meM usakA viziSTa sthAna thaa| usake 13 paliyAM thiiN| sabase bar3I patnI thii-revtii| usake pitA ne daheja meM ATha koTi hiraNya evaM eka gokula diyA thaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra magadha bhUmi meM vihAra karate hue rAjagRha meM pdhaare| mahA zataka ne bhagavAn kA upadeza sunA, usakI antara AtmA jagI, viSayoM se virakti huI, pariNAmasvarUpa mahAzataka ne zrAvakadharma svIkAra kara tRSNA evaM bhoga-sAdhanoM kI maryAdA kii| mahAzataka kI patnI revatI atyaMta bhoga-pipAsu, mAMsa-lolupa aura IrSyAlu thii| IrSyA aura tIva kAmAsakti ke kAraNa hI usane apanI 12 sautoM ko zastra evaM viSa-prayoga karake mAra DAlA thaa| mahAzataka zAMta eva sadAcArapUrNa jIvana jItA thA, revatI use bAra-bAra apanI kAma-vAsanA ke caMgula meM phaMsAne kI kuceSTA karatI rahatI / madya-mAMsa ke unmukta sevana se usakI vAsanAeM prabala ho gaI thiiN| vaha mahAzataka se unakI pUrti nahIM kara pAtI-isa kAraNa vaha kabhI-kabhI usa para krodha aura Akroza bhI karane lgtii| mahAzataka patnI ke isa asaMyata, vAsanApUrNa, krUra evaM duSTa cAla-calana se bahuta kSubdha rhtaa| isa kSobha se, azAMti se kinArA karane ke lie ghara kA saba bhAra putra ko saMbhalAkara svayaM ekAnta meM brahmacarya, poSadha, upavAsa Adi ke sAtha mAtma-cintanA karane lgaa| eka bAra mahAzataka pauSadhazAlA meM baiThA dhyAna kara rahA thaa| revatI ne usa dina chaka kara madya-pAna kiyA thA, naze meM unmatta hokara vaha dhyAnastha mahAzataka ke pAsa AI aura moha-unmAda janaka hAva-bhAva karake use apanI ora khIMcane lgii| mahAzataka prastara-pratimA kI bhAMti apanI sAdhanA meM sthira rhaa| kAma-prArthanA asvIkRta hone para revatI dAMta-pIsatI huI usake brahmacarya tathA vratoM para mAkSepa karane lgii| mahAzataka zAMta va mauna rahA / 1upAsaka dazA, adhyayana / 2 bAIsavA~ varSa (vi. pU. 460) /
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________________ 184 | tIrthakara mahAvIra isa prakAra mahAzataka ko ghara meM hI agni-parIkSA ke aneka prasaMgoM se gujaranA par3A, para sAdhanA meM usakA teja nikharatA hI gyaa| kaThora mano-nigraha, brahmacarya evaM samatAcaraNa ke kAraNa usakI citta-vRttiyAM atyanta vizuddha ho gaI, phalasvarUpa use avadhijJAna kI prApti huii| eka bAra punaH revatI usI prakAra madya ke naze meM cUra hokara bar3I nirlajjatA ke sAtha mahAzataka ke samakSa kAma-yAcanA karane lgii| mahAzataka ko dhyAna meM sthira va mauna dekhakara use krodha A gayA aura vihvalatA ke sAtha krUra evaM duSTa vacana bolane lgii| patnI ke isa nirlajja evaM duSTa vyavahAra se mahAzataka ke mana meM kSoma umar3a mAyA, krodha ke halke se Avega meM usane patnI ko cetAvanI dete hue kahA"revatI ! maiM apane jJAna-bala se yaha dekhakara tujhe kaha rahA hUM ki tuma alpa se jIvana ko yoM barvAda kyoM kara rahI ho ? Aja ke sAtaveM dina to terI mRtyu hai, tU alasa roga se pIr3ita hokara atyanta vedanA aura durdhyAna ke sAtha mRtyu ko prApta hokara prathama naraka meM utpanna hogI..." isa bAta kI bhI jarA citA kara !" pati ke muMha se yaha bAta sunate hI revatI saMtrasta ho gaI, bhaya aura udvega se vaha vyAkula ho uThI-"hAya ! pati ne koSa meM Akara mujhe zApa de diyaa|" vaha calI mAI, lekina usakA hRdaya utpIr3ita ho rahA thaa| sAtaveM dina atyanta zoka va pIr3A ke sAtha usane prANa chor3a diye / unhIM dinoM bhagavAna mahAvIra rAjagRha meM padhAre / revatI ke prati kiye gaye hRdaya-vedhaka kaTu bhASaNa ke sambandha meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne gaNadhara gautama se kahA"yahA~ para zramaNopAsaka mahAzataka pauSadhazAlA meM dharmajAgaraNA kara rahA hai| vaha apanI patnI ke mohajanaka vacanoM se satAye jAne para kuna ho gayA aura bar3e hI karkaza vacanoM ke sAtha usane patnI kI tarjanA kI evaM usake hRdaya ko coTa pahuMcAI hai| samabhAva kI sAdhanA karate hue sAdhaka ko aise kaTu vacana nahIM bolane cAhie, bhale hI ve satya hoN| kyoMki satya meM hRdaya kI komalatA aura karuNAzIlatA bhI anivArya hai| ataH tuma jAkara use kaho, vaha apanI bhUla kA prAyazcita kre|" bhagavAna mahAvIra kA saMdeza pAkara indrabhUti mahAzataka ke pAsa gaye aura bole-"devAnupriya ! tumane apanI patnI ko jo durvacana kahe, jinase usake hRdaya dIkSA kA ikatIsA varSa (ki. pR. 401) /
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 15 ko vedanA huI, vaha ahiMsA-satya ke upAsaka ke liye ucita nahIM thii| bhagavAna ke saMketAnusAra tumheM usakA prAyazcita kara apane satya prata kI zuddhi karanI cAhiye / " gautama ke dvArA bhagavAn kA saMdeza sunakara mahAzataka kA hRdaya gadgad ho gayA-"bhagavAna ne isIliye to satya ke sAtha ahiMsA (karuNA) kA anubandha kiyA hai| apriya evaM kaThora satya bhI sAdhaka ke lie bajyaM hai ! dhanya hai parama kAruNika prabhu ko|" vandanA ke sAtha mahAzataka ne apanI bhUla kA prAyazcita kiyaa| zrAvaka mahAzataka ne anta meM saMleSanA - saMthArA karake samAdhi-mRtyu prApta kii| ___ anya upAsaka ina zramaNopAsakoM ke atirikta aneka viziSTa zrAvakoM kA varNana Agama va uttaravartI sAhitya meM milatA hai, jinhoMne bhagavAna mahAvIra se vrata grahaNa kara tathA tatva-jJAna prApta kara jIvana ko ucca bnaayaa| dasa upAsakoM meM nandinIpitA aura sAlihIpitA nAma ke dhAvakoM kI carcA bhI hai / ye donoM hI zrAvastI ke dhanADhya gRhastha the| inameM pratyeka ke pAsa bAraha koTi hiraNya evaM cAlIsa hajAra gAyeM thiiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra jaba zrAvastI meM padhAre to donoM ne hI upadeza sunakara zrAvaka dharma svIkAra kiyA, asIma bhogAkAMkSAjoM ko sImita kiyA aura jIvana ko samatA, sAmAyika evaM poSaSa Adi kI sAdhanA meM lgaayaa| dasa pramukha zrAvakoM ke nAma saMbhavataH isaliye bhI prasiddha haiM ki ye saba apaneapane kSetra ke pramukha koTyAdhIza evaM samartha vyakti the / samRddhi meM samatA kA mArga apanAnA, yauvana meM brahmacarya svIkAra karanA jaisA mahatvapUrNa mAnA gayA hai, usI dRSTi se hamane bhagavAna mahAvIra dvArA prastuta zrAvaka dharma ko-"bhoga ke sAgara meM tyAga kA setu" zIrSaka diyA hai|" cullanIpitA, surAdeva, cullazataka evaM saddAlaputra kI deva-parIkSA kI ghaTanAeM yaha bhI saMketa detI haiM ki jaba taka mana meM vAhya padArtha ke prati Asakti, mUryA aura mamatva-buddhi rahatI hai, taba taka sAdhaka apane patha para avicala tathA askhalita gati se nahIM bar3ha pAtA / mamatva-buddhi tathA sUkSma-Asakti ke kAraNa kamI bhI prasaMga pAkara AtmA kA patana ho sakatA hai, ata: sAdhaka ko mana meM rahI mULa, evaM mamatva buddhi ko miTAne kA prayatna karanA caahiye| 1 upAsaka dazA, adhyayana 8 / 2 teIsavAM varSa, vi. pR. 486 /
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________________ 186 | vIkara mahAvIra tatvA dhAvaka maka inake atirikta bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pramukha zrAvakoM meM madduka, zaMkha, puSkalI (pokhalI) ke nAma bhI Ate haiN| maduka ke jIvana kA eka prasaMga isa prakAra hai rAjagRha ke guNazilaka caitya meM bhagavAna mahAvIra Thahare huye the|' usake nikaTa hI kAlodAyI, zalodAyI Adi parivrAjakoM kA Azrama thA / eka dina parivrAjakoM ke bIca bhagavAn mahAvIra dvArA prarUpita paMcAstikAya ke viSaya meM carcA cala rahI thii| usIsamaya rAjagRha kA pramukha tatvajJa zrAvaka madduka usa mArga se niklaa| parivAjakoM ne maduka ko dekhA to ve usase apanI zaMkA-samAdhAna karane lage "madduka, Apake dharmAcArya mahAvIra dharma, adharma, AkAza, jIva aura pudagala-ina pAMca astikAya kI prarUpaNA karate haiM, parantu dharma, adharma, AkAza aura jIva astikAya amUrta haiM, ataH unheM kaise mAnA jA sakatA hai ?" madduka ne parivAjakoM se kahA-"kriyA se kisI ke astitva kA patA laga sakatA hai| kevala A~khoM se dekhanA hI saba kucha nahI hai / anumAna bhI eka pramANa hai| kriyA ke mAdhyama se bAhara meM adRSTa vastu ke astitva kA bhI paribodha kiyA jA sakatA hai|" "vaha kaise ?" "havA cala rahI hai, yaha Apa jAnate haiM na?" "hA~, jAnate haiN|" "Apa AMkhoM se havA kA raMga-rUpa dekhate haiM ?" "nahI dekhate haiN|" "nAka meM praviSTa hote gaMdha ke pudgaloM kA rUpa dekhate hai ?" "nahI dekhate haiN|" "araNi (kASTha vizeSa) meM agni hotI hai na ?" "hA~, hotI hai|" "Apa aNi meM rakhI huI bagni ko dekhate haiM ?" "nahIM dekhate haiN|" 'AyuSmAn ! Apa samudra ke paravartI rUmoM ko dekhate haiM ?" teIsavAM varSa (vi.pU. 486) /
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 17 "nahIM dekhate hai|" "devaloka meM rUpa hai yA nahIM ?" "hai, kintu devalokagata rUpa dekhe nahIM jA skte|" maduka-"AyuSmAno! isI taraha tuma yA koI chadmastha manuSya jisa vastu ko nahIM dekha pAte, kyA usa vastu kA astitva hI nahIM hai ? yadi AMkhoM se nahIM dIkhane vAle padArthoM kA astitva na mAnoge to tumheM loka ke adhikAMza padArthoM ko asvIkAra hI karanA pdd'egaa| madaduka kI kuzala toM se anyatIrSika niruttara ho gaye aura unake mana meM mahAvIra ke siddhAntoM ko jAnane kI utkaNThA prabala huii| madduka bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dharma sabhA meM pahuMcA to bhagavAna ne madaduka ke nirdhAnta tatvajJAna kI prazaMsA kii| kuMDa kolika, madaduka Adi zrAvakoM ke udAharaNa se eka bAta yahI bhI spaSTa hotI hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zrAvaka sirpha dRr3ha zraddhAlu hI nahIM, kintu prakhara tArkika bhI the| mahAvIra kI dRSTi unake antaraMga meM utara gaI thI aura ve apanI kuzala tatva-pratibhA ke bala para mahAvIra ke tatva-jJAna ko anyatIthikoM ke hRdaya meM utAra sakate the / mahAvIra dvArA una tatvajJa zrAvakoM kI prazaMsA yaha sUcita karatI hai ki mahAvIra zraddhA ko pramukhatA dete the, para aMdhazraddhA ko nahIM, tarkapUrNa zraddhA arthAt zraddhA aura prajJA hI unheM adhika priya thii| isaprakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dharma-saMgha ke kucha pramukha zrAvakoM kA yaha jIvana-paricaya yahA~ prastuta kiyA hai, jisase bhagavAna mahAvIra kI jIvana-dRSTi, darzana evaM tatva-boSa kI eka jhAMkI mila jAtI hai| samatva kA dhanI-pUNiyA dhAvaka bhagavAna mahAvIra ke kucha pramukha upAsakoM ke varNana se hama yaha dhAraNA nahIM banA sakate ki unake zrAvaka sabhI dhanakubera hI hote the yA sabhI kA vairAgya samRddhi meM hI janamA thaa| hajAroM-lAloM dhAvaka to bahuta sAdhAraNa sthiti ke the| jaise dhanakuberoM ne apanI icchAoM kA damana kara sampatti kA sImAMkana kiyA, vaise hI sAmAnya gRhasthoM ne bhI ati lAlasA kA tyAga kiyA / santoSa vrata kA sabase bar3A lAbha to yahI hai ki sadbhAva meM jisa prakAra samatA rahe usI prakAra abhAva meM bhI mana samatA meM
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________________ 188 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra i ramatA rahe / atyanta abhAvoM meM bhI mahAvIra kA zrAvaka kitanA samatAzIla va prasanna rahatA isakA eka udAharaNa bhI hamAre sAmane AtA hai / agale prakaraNa meM batAyA gayA hai ki jaba magadhapati zreNika ne apanI naraka gati TAlane ke liye bhagavAna mahAvIra se kucha upAya pUche to anya upAyoM ke sAtha eka upAya yaha bhI batAyA gayA "pUrNiyA dhAvaka kI eka sAmayika kharIdane para naraka Tala sakatI hai / " yaha sunate hI zreNika svayaM sIdhe pahuMce pUrNiyA zrAvaka ke AvAsa para ! AvAsa kyA, eka choTA sA baserA thA, basa vaha usI basere meM rahatA, thor3A-bahuta sAmAna ! eka carakhA - pUNI ! roja pUNI kAtanA, becanA aura jo mile usase jIvana nirvAha kara santuSTa rahanA / niyamita apanI sAmAyika- svAdhyAya karanA / magadhapati zreNika ko apane ghara para AyA dekhakara pUrNiyA zrAvaka ne prasannatA ke sAtha svAgata kiyA aura pUchA - " maiM kyA sevA kara sakatA huuN|" zreNika ne kahA -- "sevA maiM tumhArI kruuNgaa| tuma to merA eka kArya karo, bar3A upakAra maanuuNgaa|" pUrNiyA - kyA ? zreNika - basa, tumhArI eka sAmAyika mujhe cAhiye / jo bhI mUlya cAho; mAMga lo / lAkha, dasa lAkha jo mana ho / basa eka sAmAyika cAhie ! pUrNiyA zrAvaka kucha dera cakita hokara sunatA rahA, phira bolA - samrATa ! Apa kaisI bAta karate haiM ? sAmAyika kabhI becI jAtI haiM ! zreNika - kyoM nahIM, bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai tumhArI eka sAmAyika maiM kharIda lU~ to merI naraka gati Tala sakatI hai| bolo, kyA mUlya cAhate ho ? vismaya ke sAtha pUrNiyA zrAvaka bolA-- rAjan ! jaba bhagavAna mahAvIra ne aisA kahA hai to usakA mUlya bhI unhIM se pUcha lIjiye ! maiM nahIM batA sakatA / zraM Nika ne bhagavAna mahAvIra se puna: pUchA -- bhaMte ! pUrNiyA dhAvaka sAmAyika becane ko taiyAra hai, maiM usakA jo bhI mUlya hogA de dU~gA / Apa kRpA karake itanA batA dIjiye ki eka sAmAyika kA mUlya kyA honA cAhiye / prabhu mahAvIra ne samrATa ko udbodhita karate hue kahA ki ! sAmAfor AtmA kI samatA kA nAma haiM / usa Atma zAMti kA bhautika mUlya kyA ho sakatA hai ? lAkha karor3a svarNa mudrAeM to kyA, tumhArA yaha sAmrAjya to usa sAmA
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 189 yika kI dalAlI ke lie bhI aparyApta hai| sAmAyika amUlya hai| vaha AdhyArimaka vaibhava hai, cakravartI ke bhautika vaibhava se bhI usakI tulanA nahIM ho sktii| zreNika ke antara-nayana khula gye| ve dekhate hI raha gaye ki samatAzIla zrAvaka kI eka sAmAyika kitanI mUlyavAna ! kitanI mahatvapUrNa hai ! isa ghaTanA prasaMga se yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upAsaka cAhe ve bhautika vaibhava kI dRSTi se hIna rahe hoM, taba bhI unakA Atma-vaibhava sarvazreSTha thaa| unakI samatva-sAdhanA advitIya thii| yahI samatA bhogoM ke sAgara meM setu banakara unako isa mahAsAgara se pAra karane meM samartha bnii| zreNika kI bhakti aura yukti bhagavAn mahAvIra ke parama bhakta upAsakoM meM magadhapati zreNika kA nAma prathama zreNI meM liyA jA sakatA hai| yaha mAnA jAtA hai ki zreNika pahale bauddhadharmAnurAgI thaa| phira anAthI muni ke saMparka meM Akara vaha jainadharma kA anuyAyI bnaa|' zroNika kI priya rAnI celaNA vaMzAlI gaNAdhyakSa ceTaka kI putrI thI aura nigraMnya dharma ke tattvoM kI jAnakAra zraddhAzIla upAsikA thii| celaNA kI preraNA se hI zreNika jainadharma kI ora AkRSTa huA aura saMbhavataH bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAtha usakA prathama saMparka rAjagRha meM taba huA, jaba ve kevalajJAna prApta kara sarvaprathama rAjagRha meM aaye|' isI silasile meM-celaNA zreNika ko bhagavAna ke nikaTa le jAtI hai, pahale vaha svayaM Age bar3hakara vaMdanA karatI hai, aura phira magadhapati zreNika ko Age kara bhagavAn kI paryupAsanA karavAtI hai| celaNA aura zreNika kI sundara manohara jor3I dekhakara bhagavAna ke aneka zramaNa-zramaNiyAM, vaise hI ramaNIya kAmabhoga prApta karane kA nidAna kara DAlate haiN| mahAvIra dvArA nidAna ke kuphala kA bodha karAne para bhikSa bhikSa NiyAM usa nidAna kI AlocanA karate haiM / Nika para bhagavAna mahAvIra ke siddhAnta aura vyaktitva kA itanA gaharA prabhAva par3atA hai ki vaha nigrantha pravacana kA parama upAsaka samyaktvI zrAvaka bana jAtA hai| isIprasaMga para mahAmantrI abhaya kumAra bhagavAna ke samakSa dhAvaka vrata grahaNa karatA hai / dhIre-dhIre zreNika kI patA * bhagavAna ke prati itanI pragAr3ha ho jAtI hai ki vaha apane priya putroM (megha-naMdISaNa) 1 vAcArya hemacandra ke matAnusAra beNika ke pitA bhagavAn pAzrvanApa ke pAvaka the| -viSaSTi zalAkA 10615 2 dIkSA kA 13 vA varSa / vi. pU. 500 /
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________________ 160 | tIrthakara mahAvIra bAdi) evaM rAniyoM ko bhagavAn mahAvIra ke dharmasaMgha meM pravajita hone kI anumati detA hai, aura unake dImA samAroha bar3I dhUma-dhAma se karAtA hai| zreNika kI utkaTa bhakti evaM zraddhA ke kAraNa bhagavAn mahAvIra bAra-bAra rAjagRha meM padhArate rahe aura zIghra-zIghra cAturmAsa bhI karate rhe| naraka gamana aura tIrthakara pada eka bAra bhagavAn mahAvIra rAjagRha pdhaare|' zreNika, abhaya kumAra evaM anya sahasroM nAgarika bhagavAn ke samavasaraNa meM baiThe the| tabhI eka kuSTI, jisake zarIra se rakta, mavAda mara rahA thA, makkhiyAM bhina-bhinA rahI thIM, mahArAja zreNika ke pAsa A kara baiTha gyaa| bhagavAna kI dharma-sabhA meM to saba ko samAna adhikAra paa| koI kisI ko roka nahIM sakatA thaa| kuSTI ne kucha dera bAda bhagavAn mahAvIra kI tarpha dekha karake kahA-"mara jAo!" zreNika kuSTI kA yaha aziSTa va abhadra vyavahAra dekhakara roSa meM bhara rahA thaa| tabhI kuSTI ne zreNika ko saMketa karake kahA'pIte rho| phira abhaya kumAra kI ora muMha kara kuSTI bolA-"cAhe jI, cAhe mara!" aura aMta meM kara hiMsaka kAla zaukarika kI tarpha dekha kara kuSTI ne kahA"mata mara ! mata jI!" . kuSTI ke isa asambada pralApa para zreNika nabdha ho utthaa| sainikoM ne use pakar3anA cAhA tabhI vaha dekhate-dekhate aMtarikSa meM vilIna ho gyaa| zreNika ke Azcarya kA vega bar3hatA gyaa| usane sarvajJa mahAvIra se pUchA"bhaMte ! vaha kuSTI kauna thA? aura kyoM anargala bakavAsa kara gayA?" mahAvIra bole-"vaha deva thA, aura jo kucha kahA vaha eka kaTu satya kA saMketa thaa| vaha satya tumheM apriya bhI lgegaa|" "bhate ! maiM usake kathana kA rahasya jAnanA cAhatA huuN| ApakI paryupAsanA se itanI titikSA to sIkha pAyA hUM ki apriya satya ko bhI bardAzta kara skuu|" mahAvIra ne rahasya kA pardA uThAte huye kahA- "mujhe marane ke lie kahA, isakA kAraNa hai, meM yahAM deha-bandhana meM hUM; bAge mukti hai| zAzvata sukha hai|" tumheM jIne ke liye kahA, kyoMki tumhArA agalA bhava 'naraka' kA hai| abhayakumAra apane dharmAcaraNa evaM vrata-niyamoM kI ArAdhanA ke kAraNa yahAM bhI zreSTha jIvana jI rahA hai 1vIkSA kA 18vA varSa / vi.pU. 465
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 191 aura Age bhI use deva gati meM jAnA hai| kAlIkarika ke donoM bhava duHkhamaya hai| ataH na jInA iSTa hai na maranA !" zreNika ke hRdaya para jaise bajAdhAta ho gyaa| apane naraka-gamana kI bAta sunakara vaha stabdha raha gyaa| "bhaMte / kyA ApakI upAsanA kA yahI phala milatA hai ?" dhairya kA bAMdha tor3ate huye zreNika ke khedavina udgAra nikle| "rAjan ! aisA nahIM hai / mere samparka meM Ane se pUrva tumane karatApUrvaka aneka prANiyoM kI hiMsA kI thii| usa kAraNa se tumane naraka-AyuSya bAMdha liyA / merI upAsanA (satya kI sAdhanA) kA phala to yaha hai ki naraka se mukta hokara AgAmI caubIsI meM tuma mujha jaise hI padmanAbha nAmaka prathama tIrthakara bnoge|"' zreNika kA viSAda harSa meM badala gyaa| tIyakara pada kI apAra garimA aura carama zreSTatA ke samakSa use naraka kI yAtanA to tuccha evaM kSaNika-sI pratIta huii| phira bhI usane naraka gamana ko TAlane kI yukti prabhu se pUcho / prabhu ne kahA"agara tumhArI dAsI kapilA brAhmaNI zramaNoM ko dAna de de, athavA kAlazaukarika jIva-vadha chor3a de to tumhArI naraka gati Tala sakatI hai|" zreNika ne kapilA se jabaradastI dAna dilvaayaa| dete-dete vaha bola par3I-yaha dAna meM nahIM, zreNika, kA cATU hI de rahA hai|" kAlazaukarika ko jIvavadha nahIM karane ke lie kue meM utArA lekina vahIM para 500 kalpita bhaise banAkara unakA vadha karatA rahA / isa prakAra donoM hI yuktiyAM asaphala huii| zreNika ne bhagavAn se anya yukti puuchii| anta meM bhagavAn ne kahA-yadi pUNiyA zrAvaka kI eka sAmAyika kharIda sako to tumhArI naraka Tala sakatI hai| prayatna karane para vaha yojanA bhI vyartha gii| anta meM bhagavAna ne spaSTa kahA-"na tumhArA narakagamana Tala sakatA hai aura na koI yukti cala sakatI hai|" - isa ghaTanA ke bAda zroNika kA mana viSayoM se virakta prAyaH rahane lgaa| vaha sUkSma Asakti ke kAraNa svayaM saMsAra tyAga to nahIM kara sakA kintu tyAga kI preraNA dene ke liye usane rAjagRha meM udghoSaNA karavAI-"koI bhI vyakti bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kare to maiM use rokagA nahIM, tathA usake pIche pAlana-poSaNa kI koI bhI pArivArika cintA hogI to usakI vyavasthA rAjya kI ora se kI jaayegii|" 1 papanAma tIrthaMkara kA varNana sthAnAMga sUtra, sthAna 6 u. 3 meM dekhanA caahie| 2 pUNiyA bhAvaka kA varNana pRSTha 188 para kiyA jA cukA hai| 3 viSaSTi zanAkA0 parva
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________________ 191 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra zreNika kI isa ghoSaNA kA bar3A hI sundara prabhAva par3A / aneka nAgarikoM ke atirikta jAli-mayAli Adi zreNika ke putroM tathA nandA, nandamatI Adi 13 rAniyoM ne zramaNa dharma svIkAra kiyaa| beNika kI dasa rAniyoM ne usakI mRtyu ke bAda jaba vaizAlI ke mahAyuddha meM kAlakumAra Adi dasa rAjakumAra mara gaye (ye rAjakumAra ajAtazatra kaNika ke pakSa meM senApati banakara dasa dina taka lar3e the) taba bhagavAna ke pAsa pravrajyA grahaNa karalI thii| isa prakAra zreNika kI aneka rAniyoM meM se 23 rAniyoM ne tathA abhayakumAra, megha, nandISeNa pramukha 16 se adhika rAjakumAroM ne bhagavAna ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| magadhapati zreNika kA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dharmasaMgha ke sAtha nikaTatama sambandha rahA aura usakI zraddhA evaM dharmaniSThA bhI bAdarza rhii| zreNika kI samyaktva parIkSA hetu eka deva ne bhI aneka prakAra kI vikurvaNAeM dikhaaii|nnik kI niyanya pravacana se AsthA haTAne kA prayatna bhI kiyA, para zreNika apanI tatva zraddhA evaM nigrantha zramaNoM ke prati avicala bhakti kI parIkSA meM kharA utraa| usakI dRr3hatA para prasanna hokara deva ne use aitihAsika aThArahasarA hAra diyA, yahI hAra Age cala kara 'rathamUsalasaMgrAma' va 'mahAzilAkaMTakayuddha' kA pratyakSa nimitta bnaa| isa prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra evaM unake dharmasaMgha ke prati zreNika kI agAdha bhakti evaM dharma yukti kA yaha prasaMga sadA preraka evaM smaraNIya rhegaa| rAjanIti ko nayA mor3a bhagavAna mahAvIra kA tattvaciMtana jitanA vyakti-paraka thA, utanA hI samAjaparaka bhii| samAja evaM rAjyavyavasthA jaba taka doSa pUrNa rahatI hai, vyakti paraka sAdhanA, jise hama adhyAtma kahate haiM, zuddha rUpa se ho nahIM sktii| cUMki vyakti ke jIvana kA AdhAra to samAja hI hai| isIlie mAnanA hogA ki bhagavAna mahAvIra jitane gahare adhyAtmavAdI the, utane hI gahare samAjavAdI bhI / zUdra se ghRNA, zramika kA zoSaNa, dAsa ko pratAr3anA, strI jAti kA apamAna, baMdhana tathA asImabhoga 1 baguttarovabAila sAbo evaM aMtagaDadasAno 2 dImA kA 26 varSa / vi. pu. 487-486 / 1 pappA mahApurisa pariyaM /
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 193 sAmagriyoM kA saMgraha karanA, ye saba tatkAlIna samAja-vyavasthA ke bhayaMkara doSa the; jinheM dUra karane ke lie bhagavAna mahAvIra ne athaka zrama kiyA, ahiMsA aura aparigraha kA AyAma vistRta kiyaa| samAja-vyavasthA kI bhAMti usa samaya kI rAja-vyavasthA bhI atyaMta doSapUrNa thii| rAjyoM meM paraspara jhagar3e hote the| eka dUsare ke rAjya para AkramaNa aura parAjita prajA kI manamAnI lUTa kI jAtI thii| isa azAMtipUrNa aura bhaya-vibhISakAyukta rAja-vyavasthA kA bhI bhagavAn mahAvIra ne anekabAra khula kara virodha kiyaa| kabhI-kabhI ve par3osI rAjyoM kI ulajhI huI vikaTa samasyAoM ko bar3e hI zAMtipUrNa aura sahaja DhaMga se sulajhA kara bhayaMkara nara-saMhAra ko bhI bacA lete the / yadyapi bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vidyamAnatA meM hI vaizAlI kA mahAyuddha huA, jisameM donoM ora unake parama bhakta rAjA the-eka ora ajAtazatra kaNika tathA dUsarI ora ceTaka / dasa dina ke isa mahAyuddha meM sirpha do dina meM donoM pakSoM ke 1 karor3a, 80 lAkha manuSya mAre gaye / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isa bhayAnaka nara-saMhAra ko TAlane kA prayatna kiyA, athavA nahIM ? ye prazna itihAsa kI khoja ke viSaya haiN| kiMtu bhagavAn mahAvIra kI zAMti, samanvaya aura ahiMsApriya vRtti ko dekhate hue lagatA hai, ki yaha narasaMhAra athaka prayatnoM ke bAvajUda bhI Talane-jaisA nahIM thA, isalie mahAvIra saMbhavataH mona ho rahe hoM, anyathA strI aura zUdra ke udAra hetu prayatnazIla rahane vAle.. mahAvIra apane yuga meM yaha nara-rakta kI holI nahIM khelane dete| hamArI isa dhAraNA kI puSTi isa bAta se bhI hotI hai ki aisA hI yuddha kA eka vikaTa prasaMga vaizAlI yuddha se sAta varSa pUrva mahAvIra ke jIvana ke 50 veM varSa meM kauzAmbI aura ujjayinI (udayana evaM caMDaprayota) ke bIca upasthita huA thA aura taba mahAvIra svayaM usa yuddhabhUmi meM pahuMcakara raNanIti ko nayA mor3a dete haiMadhyAtmanIti kI or| unake upadeza ke prabhAva se raNabhUmi tapobhUmi bana jAtI hai| vaha ghaTanA-prasaMga isa prakAra hai chapastha avasthA ke aMtima dinoM meM kauzAmbI meM jaba candanA ke hAtha se mahAvIra ke ghora abhigraha kI pUrti huI thI, una dinoM vahAM zatAnIka napa rAjya karate the| usake tIna varSa bAda jaba tISaMkara mahAvIra kauzAmbI padhAre to vahAM kI sthiti meM bahuta bar3I uthala-puthala ho cukI thii| campA ko lUTakara candanA ko anAtha banAne 1 bhagavatI sUtra mataka 7 / u06 2 vImA ke 15 varSa / vi.pR.467
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________________ 194 | vIrSakara mahAvIra bAlA zatAnIka svayaM caMDapradyota ke AkramaNa kA zikAra ho gayA thA aura bAlaka udayana ko anAtha avasthA meM chor3akara cala basA thaa| aisA hotA hI hai-dUsaroM kA ghara ujAr3ane vAlA svayaM bhI ujar3a jAtA hai| yahAM yaha batA denA Avazyaka hai ki ujjayinIpati caMDapradyota aura zatAnIka paraspara sAr3ha the / zatAnIka kI rAnI mRgAvatI aura caMDapradyota kI rAnI zivAdevI mahArAja ceTaka kI putriyAM tathA mahAvIra kI bahaneM (mausI-putrI) thiiN| kAmAMdha puruSa saMsAra kA koI bhI sambandha nahIM dekha pAtA, yaha bAta caMDa pradyota ke viSaya meM sahI thI / mRgAvatI ke apUrva saundarya se AkRSTa ho usako apanI paTarAnI banAne kA svapna dekhA, aura usa hetu kauzAmbI para AkramaNa kiyaa| zatAnIka kI mRtyu huii| udayana anAtha ho gyaa| mRgAvatI ne apane satItva kI, rAjakumAra kI aura rAjya kI surakSA ke lie dIrghadRSTi se kAma liyaa| caMDapradyota ke prastAva kA caturAI ke sAtha uttara diyA ---"udayana abhI bAlaka hai, maiM pativiyoga meM dukhI hUM, prajA bhayabhIta hai| ataH Apa hamArI surakSA vyavasthA kIjie, saba ko Azvasta hone ke lie samaya dIjie, Akhira to hama jAyeMge kahA~ ?" catura mahArAnI ke uttara se AzAnvita hokara caMDapradyota ne kauzAmbI kI surakSA-vyavasthA majabUta kara dI aura svayaM avantI calA gayA, samaya ke intajAra meM"...." isI bIca bhagavAn mahAvIra kauzAmbI meM padhAre the| rAjamAtA mRgAvatI, tatvajJA jayaMtI aura udayana Adi sabhI mahAvIra kI dezanA sunane aaye| jayaMtI se jAna-carcA bhI huI aura aMta meM jayaMtI ne dIkSA grahaNa kara lii|' rAjya meM zAMti aura nizcintatA thii| udayana zastravidyA meM nipuNa ho gayA thA aura bhagavAna mahAvIra bhI kauzAmbI meM bAra-bAra padhAra rahe the| samaya bItane para caMDaprayota ne mRgAvatI ko apanA praNayapatra bhejA / uttara meM mRgAvatI ne siMhanI kI bhAMti huMkAra ke sAtha kAmI rAjA ko latAr3a dikhaaii| caMDaprayota ko lagA-rAnI ne mere sAtha dhokhA kiyA hai|' kucha ho usane punaH kauzAmbI para bAkramaNa kara diyaa| avantI kI senAoM ne kauzAmbI ko ghera liyaa| rAnI ne kauzAmbI ke sudRr3ha vaz2amaya dvAra baMda karavA diye aura bhItara apanI surakSA-vyavasthA majabUta karane lgii| yuddha kI isa vikaTa velA meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne zAMti kA bIr3A utthaayaa| 1 jayaMtI kI mAnaparcA dekheM 'zAna-goSThiyAM' prakaraNa meM
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA 195 raNabheriyoM ke bIca zAMti kA jayaghoSa sunAte hue ve kauzAmbI ke bAhara candrAvataraNa caitya meM Akara Thahare / ' mRgAvatI ko bhagavAn ke Agamana kI sUcanA milii| usane maMtrimaMDala kI sammati lI-"dvAra kholane cAhie ki nahIM ?" isa vikaTa sthiti meM sabhI ne kahA-"dAra khulate hI zatrusenA nagara meM ghusakara lUTa macA degI, kisI bhI sthiti meM dvAra nahIM khulane caahie|" rAnI mRgAvatI ne kahA-"zAMti kA devatA jaba hamAre dvAra para A gayA hai taba hama hatabhAgI kyA usake svAgata ke lie dvAra bhI na kholeM ? bhagavAna mahAvIra kI upasthiti meM hameM kucha bhI bhaya nhiiN| mujhe aTala vizvAsa hai, yaha vipatti bhI Tala jAyegI aura bhagavAn kI dharmanIti raNanIti ko nayA mor3a de degii|" . rAnI kA vizvAsa jItA / zatrusenA se ghirI kauzAmbI ke dvAra khula gaye / mahArAnI apane samasta rAjaparivAra ke sAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzana karane gaI / ughara caMDapradyota evaM usakI aMgAravatI Adi rAniyAM bhI bhagavAn kI dharma-dezanA sunane AI / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne atyaMta preraka aura hRdayavedhI upadeza diyaa| caMDa pradyota kA hRdaya gadgada ho gayA / usI samaya samayajJA rAnI mRgAvatI bhagavAn kI dharmasabhA meM khar3I huI aura prArthanA karane lagI-"bhagavan ! maiM mahArAja pradyota (caMDapradyota) kI AjJA lekara Apake pAsa dIkSA lenA cAhatI huuN| merA putra udayana abhI bAlaka hai, isake saMrakSaNa kI jimmedArI mahArAja pradyota svIkAra kareMge, aisA mujhe vizvAsa hai|" aura rAnI ne udayana ko pradyota kI godI meM biThA diyaa| vAtAvaraNa badala gyaa| caMDapradyota ko udayana kA abhibhAvakatva svIkAra karanA par3A / AkrAMtA abhibhAvaka bana gyaa| mRgAvatI ke sAtha hI caMDapradyota kI ATha rAniyoM ne bhI pravrajyA grahaNa kii| raNabhUmi tapobhUmi bana gii| yuddhabheriyoM ke badale zAMti va tyAga ke jayaghoSa gUMjane lge| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhArata kI rAjanIti ko zAMti kI dizA meM eka nayA mor3a de diyaa| pArzvanAtha-paramparA kA sammilana bhagavAna mahAvIra sahaja prajJA ke pakSadhara the, paramparA ke nhiiN| satya kA nirNaya kisI zAstra yA paramparA ke AdhAra para nahIM, kintu apanI Atma-sAkSI se 1dIkSA kA 20 vA varSa / vi. pU. 463-462 2 bAvazyaka TIkA pana 64.67
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________________ 196 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra karane kA saMdeza dete the| tathApi ve zuddha vyavahAravAdI bhI the / ekAMta Agraha se to sarvathA mukta the| satya ke nAma para paramparA kA uccheda va anAdara bhI unheM iSTa nahIM thA aura paramparA ke nAma para asatya kA Agraha to kabhI bhI nhiiN| isa kAraNa apane tIrthakara-jIvana meM ve pUrvavartI tIrthakara pArzvanAtha-paramparA ke sAtha kabhI TakarAye / nahIM, aura na kabhI use milAne kA Agraha hI kiyaa| kintu prajJAvAda kI tulA para pAparvApatya zramaNoM ke sAtha samanvaya-mArga kI carcA kii| unakI samanvayazIla satyonmukhI vANI se AkRSTa ho, pArzvanAtha kI paramparA ke zramaNa dhIre-dhIre unake dharma-saMgha meM sammilita ho ge| pArva-paramparA kA sammilana bhagavAna mahAvIra kI samanvayazIlatA kA eka aitihAsika udAharaNa hai| pahale batAyA jA cukA hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ke mAtA-pitA puruSAdAnIya pAzrvanAtha ke zramaNopAsaka the| unake mAmA ceTaka bhI pArzvanAtha paramparA ke pramukha zrAvaka the| isalie pAzva-paramparA ke dhArmika saMskAra unake pArivArika jIvana meM ghule-mile the| ataH yaha sahaja hI mAnA jA sakatA hai ki usa prAcIna nirganya paraMparA ke prati unameM Adara va sammAna kI bhAvanA to banI hI hai| mahAvIra svayaMbuddha the, isaliye jaba unhoMne sAdhanA-patha para caraNa bar3hAyA to kisI guru kA sahArA lene kI apekSA nahIM huii| kintu cUki jisa dhyeya kI ora ve bar3ha rahe the, vahI dhyeya pArzvanAtha kA bhI thA tathA jisa dharma-krAnti kA svara bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ne mukharita kiyA thA, vahI mahAvIra kA iSTa thaa| isalie donoM meM sAdhya kI aura sAdhanoM kI prAya: samAnatA thii| usa paramparA ke avazeSa rUpa meM aneka zramaNa aMga-magadha Adi kSetroM meM vicaraNa kara rahe the aura yadA-kadA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke saMparka meM bhI ve Ate rhe| sAdhanA-kAla ke cauthe varSa meM (vi0 pU0 506) meM aMga ke kumArAsaniveza meM municandra sthavira ke sAtha gauzAlaka kI bheMTa huI, vaha unase takarAra karake gAyA taba bhagavAna mahAvIra ne use sAvadhAna kiyA thA-"ve pApitya anagAra haiN| unakA bAcAra yathArtha hai, tuma unakI avahelanA mata kro|" ___ isI prakAra chaThe varSa (vi0 pU0 507) meM bhI taMbAyasabhiveza (magadha) meM bhI gauzAlaka ne pAzvapitya anagAra naMdISeNa ke sAtha jhar3apa kara lI / ukta prasaMgoM para bhagavAra ne use prAcIna niyanya-paramparA kI yathArthatA batAkara usake prati yAdara prakaTa kiyaa| usa samaya bhagavAn mahAvIra mauna-sAdhanA meM the, isa kAraNa kisI paramparA ke
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 197 prati kucha vizeSa kahanA iSTa nahIM thaa| para sthAna sthAna para unheM pApitya zramaNoM kA nakaTya avazya milatA rhaa| tIrthakara kAla meM isa prakAra ke aneka prasaMga Ate haiM, jaba pApitya zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nikaTa bAkara unase vicAra-carcA karate haiM, unakI sarvajJatA ke sambandha meM Azvasta hote haiM, unakI va pArzvanAtha kI dharmaprApti ke mUla lakSya ke prati samAnatA anubhava karate haiM aura ve svataHprerita hokara bhagavAn mahAvIra ke dharmasaMgha meM sammilita ho jAte haiN| pArzvanAtha-paramparA ke sammilana ke kucha prasaMga yahAM diye jAte haiN| sthaviroM dvArA tattvacarcA bhagavAn mahAvIra rAjagRha ke guNazilaka udyAna meM virAjamAna the|' usa samaya aneka pApitya sthavira bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa meM aaye| ve kucha dUra khar3e rahe aura bhagavAna se loka ke sambandha meM aneka jaTila prazna kiye / una praznoM kA bhagavAna ne bar3I sUkSmatA va saralatA ke sAtha samAdhAna kiyaa| samAdhAna pAkara zramaNoM ko vizvAsa ho gayA ki mahAvIra bhagavAn pAva ke samAna hI sarvajJa aura sarvadarzI haiM / taba unhoMne vinayapUrvaka vandanA kI aura bole-"bhaMte ! hama Apake pAsa cAturyAma dharma ke sthAna para paMcamahAvatAtmaka sapratikramaNa dharma svIkAra karanA cAhate haiN|" mahAvIra bole-"zramaNo ! tuma sukhapUrvaka aisA kara sakate ho|" prabhu kI anumati pAkara sabhI zramaNa mahAvIra ke dharmasaMgha meM sammilita ho ge| saMyamaphala-viSayaka parcA rAjagRha ke nikaTa hI tugiyA nagarI thii| yahAM pArzvanAtha-paramparA ke aneka tatvajJa zrAvaka rahate the| eka bAra kucha pApitya sthavira pAMca sau anagAroM ke sAtha tugiyA ke puSyavatIka udyAna meM Aye / zramaNopAsakoM ne sthaviroM kA upadeza sunaa| tadanantara vicAra-carcA karate hue unhoMne prazna kiyA-"bhagavan ! saMyama kA phala kyA hai aura tapa kA phala kyA hai?" . "saMyama se karmoM kA Agamana (bAva) rukatA hai, aura tapa se pUrvabaddha karmoM kI nicarA hotI hai|" sthaviroM ne kahA / 1 dIkSA kA bAIsA varSa / vi0 pU0 46-460 / 2.bhagavatI sUtra-zataka 5 uddezaka
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________________ 198 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra "hamane sunA hai ki saMyama se devaloka kI prApti hotI hai ?"-zramaNopAsakoM ne puuchaa| sthavira bole-"sarAga (mAsaktipUrvaka) avasthA meM kiye gaye tapa evaM saMyama se, arthAt saMyama-tapa meM rahI huI Asakti ke kAraNa pUrNa karmakSaya na hone se AtmA mokSa ke badale devagati ko prApta karatA hai|" sthaviroM ke samAdhAna se zramaNopAsaka pUrNa saMtuSTa hue| usI samaya gaNadhara indrabhUti rAjagRha meM mikSA ke lie bhramaNa kara rahe the| unhoMne tugiyA ke zramaNopAsakoM va sthaviroM ke bIca huye praznottara kI carcA sunii| unheM kucha saMzaya huaa| ataH ve bhikSA se lauTakara bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nikaTa Aye aura vaMdanApUrvaka prazna kiyA- "bhaMte ! kyA sthaviroM dvArA diye gaye uttara satya haiM, yathArtha haiM ?" satya ke pakSadhara mahAvIra bole-"gautama ! sthaviroM ne jo uttara diye haiM, ve yathArtha haiM / ve samyagjJAnI haiM / maiM bhI isI bAta kA samarthana karatA huuN|" kezI-gautama kA aitihAsika milana bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dharmasaMgha meM pApitya zramaNoM kA jo samaya-samaya para milana huA, usameM zramaNa kezIkumAra aura indrabhUti gautama kI tattvacarcA aura sammilana eka aitihAsika ghaTanA kahI jA sakatI hai| yadyapi isa milana meM mukhya bhUmikA gautama kI rahI hai, kiMtu gautama ke samAdhAnoM meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA hI svara gaMja rahA hai, ataH do paramparAoM ke isa aitihAsika sammilana kA zreya bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vItarAgadRSTi ko hI diyA jA sakatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kauzala bhUmi meM vihAra karate hue pazcima kI ora bar3ha rahe the / indrabhUti gautama kucha ziSyoM ko sAtha lekara unase pahale zrAvastI meM cale gaye / vahA~ pAzrvanAtha-paramparA ke vidvAna zramaNa kezIkumAra bhI apane ziSya samudAya ke sAtha tinduka udyAna meM Thahare hue the| donoM paramparAoM ke zramaNa samudAya meM ekadUsare ko dekhakara kucha mAzcarya hamA aura aneka prazna bhI bar3e hae / ve socane lage"yaha dharma kasA hai aura vaha dharma kaisA? yaha mAcAravidhi aura vaha AcAravidhi itanI bhinna kyoM ? mahAmuni pArzvanAtha kA cAturyAma dharma aura zramaNa vardhamAna kA 1dImA kA 24 vA varSa / vi0 pU0 498 / vizeSa varNana ke lie dekheM-bhagavatI sUtra, mataka 2
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 199 paMcamahAvatAtmaka dharma ? donoM kA lakSya eka hai mola-prApti / phira donoM ke bAcAramArga meM itanA antara kyoM ?" ukta carcAeM jaba kezIkumAra zramaNa evaM indrabhUti gautama ke samakSa AI to donoM ne hI paraspara milakara vicAra-carcA karane kA nizcaya kiyA / gautama vyavahAradakSa evaM vinamratA kI mUrti the| apane ziSyoM ke sAtha ve svayaM hI kezIkumAra ke nikaTa gaye / zramaNa kezI ne gautama kA ucita svAgata-satkAra kiyA, unake madhuravyavahAra se prasanna hokara kucha jijJAsAeM prastuta karane kI anumati maaNgii| gautama kezI ke isa milana kI carcA zrAvastI ke bAjAroM meM phailI to hajAroM gRhastha tathA aneka anyatIrSika sAdhu bhI utsukatA va jijJAsA-vaza vahAM A gaye / / gautama kI anumati lekara kezIkumAra bole-"mahAnubhAva ! mahAmuni pAvaM. nAtha ne cAturyAma dharma kA upadeza diyA aura bhagavAn vardhamAna ne paMcazikSika dharma kA / samAna dhyeya ke liye calane vAle sAdhakoM meM isa prakAra kI mata-bhinnatA kyoM ? yaha vaidha, kyA Apake mana ko saMzaya evaM azraddhA se udvelita nahIM karatA?" gotama-"mahAmuni ! dharmatattva kA nirNaya buddhi se kiyA jAtA hai| jisa yuga meM jaisI buddhi vAle manuSya hote haiM unakI pAtratA dekhakara hI dharma kA upadeza kiyA jAtA hai| prathama tIrthaMkara ke samaya manuSya vastutattva ko samajhane meM akuzala aura antima tIrthakara ke samaya meM manuSya tarkapradhAna tathA bauddhika kuTilatA se yukta hote haiM, jabaki madhyavartI bAIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke samaya meM manuSya sarala evaM zraddhA-pradhAna ! sarala evaM zraddhAlujana cAturyAmadharma meM hI AcAra kI pUrNa zuddhatA rakha lete haiM, kintu akuzala evaM tarka-kuTila mAnasa ke liye AcAra ko spaSTatA aura niyamoM kA vistAra karate huye paMca mahAvatikadharma kI prarUpaNA kI jAtI hai| ataH dharma kI mUlabhUta sAdhanA meM koI bheda va veMdha nahIM hai|" kezI-"bhagavAn vardhamAna ne acelakadharma batAyA hai, jabaki mahAmuni pArzvanAtha ne sAntarottara (varNa Adi se viziSTa evaM mUlyavAna vastra rakhane kI anumati yukta) dharma kA pratipAdana kiyA hai| eka hI kArya-(uddezya) meM pravRtta donoM meM bheda kA kAraNa kyA hai ? veSa ke ina do prakAroM ko dekhakara kyA Apake mana meM kucha saMzaya nahIM hotA ?" 1 uttarAdhyayana 23 // 18-19 2 uttarAdhyayana, 23 / 23 se 27
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________________ 200 | vIpaMkara mahAvIra gautama-"vijJAna se-(viziSTa mAna se) acchI prakAra jAnakara hI dharma ke sAdhanabhUta upakaraNa Adi kI anumati dI gaI hai| vAstava meM nAnA prakAra ke upakaraNa Adi kI parikalpanA loka-pratIti ke liye hai| saMyama-yAtrA kA nirvAha hotA rahe aura "maiM sAdhu hUM" isakI anubhUti banI rahe, isaliye hI loka meM liMga-veSa kA prayojana hai|" gautama ke spaSTa aura santulita bhAva-bhASAyukta uttaroM se kezIkumAra kI jijJAsA zAMta ho gii| unhoMne sAdhanA, dharma evaM AtmaviSayaka aneka sundara prazna gautama se pUche aura gautama ne unakA prajJA-purassara samAdhAna kiyA / praznottaroM kA pUrA varNana uttarAdhyayana sUtra (adhyayana 23) meM Aja bhI surakSita hai| kezI-gautama ke praznottaroM meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI adhyAtma-dRSTi jitanI sundara rUpa meM spaSTa huI hai, utanI hI spaSTatA ke sAtha dharma evaM veSa ke sambandha meM unakI krAMtikArI bhAvanA bhI jhalaka rahI hai ki dharma kA sambandha vAtmA ke sAtha hai, veSa kA prayojana sirpha bAhya-pratIti- sAmAjika maryAdA taka hai / kezIkumAra apanI jijJAsA aura zaMkAboM kA samAdhAna pAkara atyaMta prasanna hue| zraddhA aura bhAvanA ke sAtha unhoMne gautama ko vandanA kI aura bhagavAn mahAvIra ke dharmasaMgha meM sammilita hone kI bhAvanA prakaTa kii| gautama ne unheM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke saMgha meM sammilita kiyaa|' pArzva-paramparA kA yaha aitihAsika sammilana niyanya-paramparA ke abhyudaya, utkarSa evaM samanvayapradhAna haSTi ke vistAra meM bar3A hI upayogI siddha huaa| anagAra gAMgeya kA samAdhAna kezIkumAra zramaNa jaba mahAvIra ke dharmasaMgha meM sammilita ho gaye to eka prakAra se pArzvanAtha-paramparA ke mukhya prabhAvazAlI evaM vidvAna zramaNoM kA samudAya ekIkaraNa ke sUtra meM baMdha gyaa| isase anya tIthikoM meM bhI zramaNa-paramparA kA gaurava evaM sammAna bar3hA / phira bhI kucha tattvA tathA tapasvI pApitya sthavira abhI bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dharmasaMgha se pRthak the tathA ve bhagavAn kI sarvazatA ko sandehabharI dRSTi se dekhate the / tathApi eka mukhya bAta thI ki unameM jaDa-Agraha nahIM thA, sirpha nikaTa Ane kI dera thii| eka bAra bhagavAna mahAvIra vANijyagrAma ke cutipalAza udyAna meM Thahare 1 dIkSA kA bahAIsavAM varSa / vi. pU. 485.414 /
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 201 huye the| pratidina unakI dharmadezanA hotI thI, hajAroM-hajAra nara-nArI sunane ko bAte haiN| ekadina dharmadezanA ke bAda pApitya-zramaNa gAMgeya bhagavAn kI dharmasabhA meM bAye aura dUra khar3e rahakara hI unhoMne naraka, asurakumAra, dIndriya Adi jIva tathA 'sat-asat' Adi ke sambandha meM kAphI vistAra se prazna pUche / sabhI praznoM kA yayocita samAdhAna milane para gAMgeya anagAra ko bhagavAn kI sarvazatA meM vizvAsa ho gyaa| ve turanta vinayapUrvaka vandanA kara nikaTa Aye aura bhagavAna kI paMca mahApratika dharmaparamparA meM praviSTa hone kI svIkRti mAMgI / bhagavAn kI anumati prApta kara gAMgeya anagAra unake dharmasaMgha meM sammilita ho gye| gAMgeya anagAra ke tattvajJAna se paripUrNa vividha praznottara va svarga naraka-sambandhI bhagajAla jaina tattvajJAna meM pramukha sthAna rakhate haiN| ukhakapeDhAla dvArA saMgha-praveza bhagavAna mahAvIra ke saMgha meM pArzva-paramparA ke jo zramaNa sammilita hue unameM sabase AkhirI nAma udakapeDhAla kA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ko dharmasaMgha sthApita kiye lagabhaga 22 varSa bIta gaye the| isa dIrghakAla meM kezIkumAra jaise prabhAvazAlI zramaNa, gAMgeya jaise tattvajJa anagAra tathA anekoM sthavira bhagavAn ke saMgha meM praviSTa ho cuke the, para lagatA hai kucha pArzvasantAnIya zramaNa aba bhI isa dharmasaMgha se dUra the| jo eka-eka karake saMgha meM mammilita ho rahe the| inhIM meM peDhAlaputra udaka kA nAma hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra eka bAra nAlaMdA ke hastiyAya udyAna meM Thahare the / vahA~ para pAzrvApatya zramaNa peDhAlaputra udaka kI bheMTa indrabhUti gautama ke sAtha ho gii| udaka ne gautama se kahA- "gautama ! mere mana meM kucha zaMkAeM haiN| kyA Apa mere praznoM kA ucita uttara deMge ?" "pUchie !"-gautama ne khaa| isa para udaka ne gautama se bar3e laMbe-caur3e prazna puuche| gautama ne zAMti ke sAtha sabakA uttara diyaa| donoM kI carcA cala hI rahI thI ki kucha anya pApityasthavira bhI vahAM A gaye / ve bhI donoM kI carcA sunane lge| aneka praznottaroM ke 1 dIkSA kA battIsavAM varSa / vi. pU. 461.480 / 2 vistAra ke lie dekheM-bhagavatI sUtra zataka 9 / u032| 3 yaha ucAna nAlaMdA ke pramukha zramaNopAsaka 'leva' kA apanA nijI ucAna paa| bImA kA 3gyo varSa / vi.pR. 478 /
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________________ 202 | tIrthakara mahAvIra vAda samAdhAna pAkara udaka jaba aise hI uThakara calane lagA to usakI avinItatA (avyAvahArikatA) gautama ko jarA khaTakI, ve bole-"AyuSman ! kisI zramaNabrAhmaNa ke mukha se eka bhI hitavacana sunakara yoga-kSema kA mArga jAnane vAlA manuSya usa upadezaka kA Adara karatA hai, aura Apa to kisI prakAra ke Adara, kRtajJatAjJApana tathA abhivAdana ke binA yoM hI uThakara cala rahe ho, kyA tumheM isa sadvyavahAra kI vidhi kA parijJAna nahIM hai ?" - gautama ke isa spaSTa tathA mArmika kathana para udaka ruka gyaa| bolA"mahAnubhAva ! sacamuca hI mujhe isa prakAra ke dharma-vyavahAra kA jJAna Aja taka nahIM thaa| aba maiM Apake kathana para zraddhA karatA hUM aura cAturyAmadharma-paramparA ke badale paMcamahAvatika dharma-mArga svIkAra karanA cAhatA huuN|" gautama ne udaka kI jijJAsA meM prabalatA dekhI to ve use bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pAsa le aaye| udaka ne bhagavAn se paMca mahAvrata-dharma meM praveza pAne kI utkaMThA btaaii| bhagavAna kI anumati pAkara udaka unake dharma-saMgha meM sammilita hogyaa|' bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dharma-saMgha meM pArzvanAtha-paramparA ke sammilana kI ye ghaTanAeM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI do dRSTiyAM spaSTa karatI haiM 1. satya-zodhaka meM paramparA kA vyAmoha nahIM hotaa| jaba satya kI jijJAsA prabala ho jAtI hai to sAdhaka paramparAgata pada, mAna va sammAna kI AkAMkSA se mukta hokara mAtra satya ke lie svayaM ko nyauchAvara kara detA hai| 2. satya kI anugAminI koI bhI paramparA cAhe vaha prAcIna ho yA navIna, usakA virodha yA anAdara nahIM karanA cAhie aura balAt ekIkaraNa kA prayatna bhI nahIM honA caahie| paramparA ke anuyAyiyoM meM jaba satya kI antaSTi khula jAtI hai to ve dUra yA pRthak-pRthak raha hI nahIM paate| ve svataH hI ekAkAra ho jAte haiM, jaise jala nadI meM milakara / vAstava meM liMga, veza, bAhya sImAeM ye saba mAtra lokavyavahAra hai, tattvataH AtmadRSTi tathA kaSAyamukti hI saccI sAdhanA hai| mahAvIra kI inhIM donoM dRSTiyoM ko spaSTa karane ke lie pArzvanAtha-paramparA ke sammilana va tattvacarcA kI ye ghaTanAeM yahAM prastuta kI gaI haiN| 1dekhie sUbahatAMga taskaMdha 2, nAlaMdIya vadhyapana /
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 20 // parivrAjakoM ke sAtha paricarcA [satyonmukhI jijJAsA] prAcIna samaya meM gRhatyAga kara pravajita hone vAle bhikSa ka apanI paramparA. gata vidhi ke anusAra vibhinna nAmoM se pukAre jAte the| nimranya, zAkya aura AjIbaka Adi bhikSuka 'zramaNa' kahalAte the| 'zramaNa' zabda veda-virodhI athavA yajJavirodhI saMsthA kA sUcaka bana gayA thaa| vaidika yajJa-yAga Adi karmakAMDoM meM vizvAsa rakhane vAle tathA veda-upaniSad Adi ke abhyAsI bhikSaka, saMnyAsI athavA parivrAjaka kahalAte the| donoM paramparAeM dhArmika vizvAsa evaM kriyA-vidhi meM kAphI bhinna hote hue bhI nivRtti-pradhAna thIM tathA moma evaM Atma-zAna kI unmukhatA donoM meM hI thii| isa kAraNa ina vividha-paramparAgoM ke bhikSa oM meM apanI dhArmika niSThA kA bAhulya hote hue bhI anya dhArmikoM (tIthikoM) ke prati anAdara evaM Akroza kA bhAva kama thA evaM eka prakAra kI satyonmukhI jijJAsA kA prAbalya thaa| usa yuga kI ghaTanAoM kA paryavekSaNa karane para yaha dhAraNA aura bhI dRr3ha ho jAtI hai ki usa yuga ke uccakoTi ke vidvAn cAhe ve vaidika-paramparA ke rahe hoM yA zramaNa-paramparA ke, unake antara meM satya kI balavatI jijJAsA thI, anAgraha buddhi thI / yathArtha kA anubhava hone para ve apanI paramparA aura dhAraNA kA jar3a-Agraha nahIM rakhate the| ve sAmpradAyika vyAmoha se dUra, satya ke lie samarpita jIvana jIte the| indrabhUti gautama jaise gyAraha diggaja vaidika vidvAnoM dvArA bhagavAn mahAvIra kA ziSyatva svIkAra kara nigrantha-pravacana meM dIkSita ho jAnA-satya kI jijJAsA kA eka zreSTha tathA avismaraNIya prakaraNa hai| ve vidvAn gRhastha the| aneka parivrAjaka (vaidika-bhima ka) bhI samaya-samaya para bhagavAn mahAvIra ke tattva-jJAna se prabhAvita hokara unake nikaTa Aye, tattva-carcA kara pUrvAgrahoM se mukta hue, kucha zramaNopAsaka bane aura kucha zramaNa hI bana gae- isa prakAra ke aneka ghaTanA-prasaMga tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke jIvana meM ghaTita hue, jinameM se kucha prasaMgoM kI carcA yahA~ kI jAtI hai| pudgala parivrAjaka AlaMbhikA nagarI' ke zaMkhavana meM pudgala nAma kA eka parivAjaka rahatA thaa| pudgala vidvAn bhI thA aura tapasvI bhI / vaha Rgveda kA gahana abhyAsI thA aura dodo dina kA upavAsa karake sUrya ke sanmukha UrdhvabAhU khar3A hokara AtApanA Adi bhI letA thaa| pudgala bar3A sarala aura bhadraprakRti thaa| hRdaya kI saralatA evaM tapojanya 1yaha kAzI deza ko prasiddha nagarI thii|
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________________ 204 | tIrthakara mahAvIra prabhAva ke kAraNa use vibhaMgazAna utpanna hubA, jisake dvArA brahmadevaloka taka ke devatAnoM kI sthiti jAnane lgaa| use lagA ki basa, saMsAra itanA hI hai, jitanA ki maiMne dekhA hai| vaha apane apUrNa jJAna ko hI pUrNa mAnakara logoM meM usakA pracAra karane lgaa| isIprasaMga para bhagavAna mahAvIra vArANasI se rAjagRha jAte hue bIca meM bAlaMbhikA ke zaMkhavana meM ruke / ' bhagavAna ke pradhAna ziSya gaNadhara indrabhUti bhikSA ke lie nagara meM gae to vahAM logoM meM pudgala parivrAjaka ke divya-jJAna kI aura lokaviSayaka dhAraNA kI carcA sunii| unheM lagA-pudgala kI yaha dhAraNA adhUrI va prAMta hai, tathApi usakI satyatA ke viSaya meM ve nizcita rUpa se jAnane ko utsuka hae / ve bhagavAn ke nikaTa Aye aura prazna kiyaa| ___ bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA-"gautama ! pudgala kI dhAraNA prAMta hai, adhUrI hai| brahmadevaloka se Upara bhI deva-vimAna haiM, brahmadevaloka pAMcavAM devaloka hai, jabaki kula devaloka chabbIsa haiM aura unakI utkRSTa sthiti 33 sAgaropama kI hai|" prabhu dvArA kiyA gayA yaha spaSTIkaraNa upasthita zrotAoM ne bhI sunA aura usakI carcA pudgala parivrAjaka taka bhI phuNcii| usane pahale hI suna rakhA thA ki tIrthakara mahAvIra sarvajJa haiM, mahAn tapasvI haiM aura saMpUrNa loka-sthiti ke jJAtA hai| unake dvArA kahI huI bAta para vicAra karate hue use apane jJAna para zaMkA hone lagI, vaha vicAra-vitarka meM ulajha gayA aura dhIre-dhIre usakA vibhaMgajJAna bhI lupta ho gayA / aba use lagA-usakA apanA jJAna to sacamuca hI bhrAMtipUrNa thaa| usane jo kucha pracAra kiyA, vaha asatya thaa| apane ajJAna para use kSobha bhI hvaa| satya kI jijJAsA prabala huI, vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra se yathArthajJAna pAne ke lie zaMkhavana kI mora cala pdd'aa| pudagala bhagavAda ke samavasaraNa meM jA phuNcaa| vandanA-namaskAra kara usane prabhu kA upadeza sunA, tattva-carcA kI / usake ajJAna kI pranthi khula gaI, saMzaya chinna ho gayA, aura satya kI divya AsthA hRdaya meM camaka uThI / usakI satya-zraddhA kA vega itanA prabala thA ki vaha apane daMDa-kamaMDalu Adi samasta bAhya pariveza kA tyAgakara bhagavAn kA ziSya bana gayA / zramaNadharma grahaNa kara usane gyAraha baMgoM kA adhyayana kiyA aura vividha prakAra ke tapoM kI ArAdhanA karatA havA karmamukta hokara nirvANa ko prApta huaa| 1dImA kA baThArahavAM varSa / vi. pu. 465-464 / 2 vistRta varNana ke lie dekhie-bhagavatI sUtra 1112
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________________ kalyANa-yAmA | 20 skandaka parivAcaka zrAvastI ke nikaTa gardabhAli nAmaka AcArya kA eka vizAla Azrama thA, vahAM skandaka nAmaka parivrAjaka rahatA thaa| skandaka gardabhAli kA pramukha ziSya thA aura veda-vedAMga. SaSTitaMtra, darzanazAstra Adi kA prakAMDa vidvAra thaa| vidvattA ke sAtha unameM vinamratA. saralatA aura tattva-jijJAsA bhI thI, vaha viziSTa tapasvI bhI thaa| eka bAra skandaka zrAvastI meM aayaa| vahA~ piMgalaka nAmaka nigrantha zramaNa se usakI bheMTa huI / zAna-carcA calI to piMgalaka ne skandaka se kucha prazna pUche / skandaka yadyapi vidvAna thA, para piMgalaka ke praznoM kA uttara nahIM de sakA, vaha mauna rahA aura unakA uttara socane lgaa| unhIM dinoM zrAvastI ke nikaTavartI kRtaMgalA nagarI ke chatrapalAsa udyAna meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA Agamana huaa|' usane zrAvastI meM isakI halacala dekhI to skandaka ne socA-zramaNa mahAvIra mahAda jJAnI haiM, maiM unhIM ke pAsa jAkara ina praznoM kA samAdhAna prApta karUM / jijJAsA jaba prabala hotI hai to vaha na paramparA kA bandhana mAnatI hai aura na kSetra kI dUrI hI usake vega ko maMda kara sakatI hai / tattva-jijJAsA ne skandaka ko bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samavasaraNa kI ora bar3hA diyA / vaha apane parivrAjaka veza ke sabhI upakaraNoM va cihnoM ke sAtha kutaMgalA kI ora cala pdd'aa| usa samaya bhagavAna mahAvIra ne gaNadhara gautama ko saMbodhita karake kahA"gautama ! Aja tuma apane eka pUrva-paricita snehI (bAla-mitra) ko dekhoge / " utsukatA ke sAtha gautama ne pUchA-"maMte ! maiM kisa pUrva-paricita ko dekhegA ?" mahAvIra-''tuma Aja kAtyAyana gotrIya skandaka parivrAjaka ko dekhoge|" gautama-"te ! vaha yahAM kyoM A rahA hai ?" mahAvIra . "piMgalaka zramaNa ne usase loka va siddhiviSayaka amuka prazna pUche haiM, jinakA uttara skandaka nahIM de sakA / una praznoM kA uttara khojane meM usakI meSA ulajha gaI, usake mana meM jijJAsA prabala huI, tabhI use hamAre Agamana kI sUcanA milI to vaha apane mana kI ulajhI gutthI ko sulajhAne yahA~ A rahA hai|" bhagavAn ke uttara se gautama kA autsukya bar3ha gayA / jaise unheM apane hI pUrvajIvana kI smRti kA madhura saMvedana hone lgaa| ve bhI eka dina pahale prativAdI banakara, phira vijJAsAvaza prabhu ke nikaTa Aye the aura satya kA mahAprakAza prAptakara 1bImA kAla kA teIsavI varSa-vi. pU. 460-|
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________________ 206 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kRtakRtya hue| unheM skandaka ke sAtha eka ajJAta samAnatA kA anubhava hone lgaa| pUchA-"kyA skandaka (merI bhAMti hI) ApakA ziSya bana sakegA? kyA usakI jijJAsA meM bhI vaha jAgRti hai, usake jJAna meM yaha pAtratA hai ?" gautama ke prazna kA samAdhAna dete hue prabhu ne kahA--"hAM, gautama / skandaka meM bhI vaha yogyatA hai, zramaNadharma ko svIkAra kara vaha paramapada-nirvANa ko bhI prApta kara skegaa|" vArtAlApa cala hI rahA thA ki skandaka bhagavAn ke samavasaraNa ke nikaTa bA gyaa| use dekhate hI gautama uThe, kucha kadama sAmane ge| prasannamudrA meM bole"mAgadha ! Apa A gae ! svAgata hai satya kI samartha jijJAsA kaa|" gautama kI vANI se AtmIyatA ke madhura svara mukharita ho rahe the, jinakI snehAtA se skandaka prathama kSaNa hI bhAva-vibhora hokara atyaMta apanatva kA anubhava karane lgaa| gautama ne pUchA-"mAgadha ! kyA yaha saca hai ki piMgalaka nirgantha ne tumase loka sAnta hai yA ananta ? jIva sAnta hai yA bhananta ? siddhi (mona).sAnta hai yA ananta ? siddha (mukta vAtmA) sAnta hai yA ananta ? kisa maraNa ko prApta karane se bhava-paramparA bar3hatI tathA ghaTatI hai ? ye pAMca prazna pUche aura inakA uttara de pAne meM apanI asamarthatA dekhakara tuma bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nikaTa samAdhAna pAne Aye ho ?" Azcaryacakita skandaka ne kahA-"zramaNavara ! ApakA kathana bilkula satya hai / para aisA kauna jJAnI va tapasvI hai, jisane mere gupta manobhAvoM ko jAnA ?" gautama ne bhagavAna mahAvIra kI ora saMketa karate hue kahA-"mere dharmAcArya bhagavAna mahAvIra hI aise jJAnI va tapasvI haiM / ye tIna kAla ke samasta bhAvoM ko jAnane, dekhane meM sarvathA samartha haiN|" skandaka-"acchA ! taba caliye, sarvaprathama unhIM mahApuruSa kI vandanA kara luuN|" skandaka gautama ke sAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samakSa AyA / bhagavAna ke divya, balaukika rUpa va boja-tejayukta mukhamaMDala ko dekhakara vaha vimugdha ho gyaa| prabhu ke darzanamAtra se hI usakA hRdaya badA-vibhora ho gyaa| vaha samasta vikalpoM ko bhUla gayA aura havega ke sAtha prabhu-paraNoM meM vinata ho gyaa|
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 207 bhagavAna mahAvIra ne skandaka ke saMzayoM kA sApekSavAda kI (dravya tathA bhAva kI apekSA) prarUpaNa-paddhati se samAdhAna kiyaa|' apane samasta praznoM kA samAdhAna pAkara skandaka kA hRdaya pratibuddha ho utthaa| usane nirganya dharma kA upadeza va AcAra sunA / usa para zraddhA huI, calane kA har3a saMkalpa jagA aura zraddhApUrita bhASA meM vaha bolA-"bhagavan ! yaha saMsAra agnijvAlAoM meM jhulasate hue ghara ke samAna hai| jalate ghara meM se jo bhI sArabhUta padArtha hai, use lekara gRha-svAmI bAhara nikala AtA hai / bhagavan ! isa janma-mRtyu kI agni se jalate hue saMsAra dAvAnala meM se maiM bhI apanI AtmA ko bacAnA cAhatA hUM-yahI merA sarvasva hai|" bhagavAn ne kahA-"skandaka ! jisa prakAra tumhArI AtmA ko sukha va hita ho, vaisA kro|" skandaka ne parivrAjaka pariveza kA tyAga kara zramaNa-AcAra ko svIkAra kiyaa| skandaka zramaNa bana gyaa| usane gyAraha aMga-zAstroM kA adhyayana kiyaa| bhikSa kI bAraha pratimAeM tathA guNa-ratna saMvatsara Adi tapa kA ArAdhana kara usane samAdhimaraNa prApta kiyaa| ziva rAjarSi kA saMzaya-nivAraNa samaya-samaya para apanI zaMkAoM kA nivAraNa kara satya kA darzana karane vAle jijJAsu parivrAjakoM ke do prasaMga yahAM A cuke haiM, anya bhI aneka jijJAsu parivrAjaka bhagavAna ke sAnidhya meM Ate rahe haiN| unameM se eka the-ziva rAjarSi / ziva hastinApura ke rAjA the| bar3e saMtoSI, dharma-premI ! saMsAra se vairAgya hone para rAjya tyAga kara ve dizA-prokSaka tApasa bana gae aura ugra tapa karane lage / kaThina tapazcaraNa ke kAraNa unheM vibhaMga jJAna prApta huA, jisase ve sAta samudra va sAta dIpoM taka dekhane-jAnane lge| yaha zAna-dRSTi prApta hone para zivarAjarSi apanI tapobhUmi se uThakara hastinApura meM gae aura vahAM ke logoM se kahane lage-"saMsAra bhara meM sAta dvIpa va sAta samudra hI haiM, basa itanA hI vizAla hai-yaha vizva / " jisa samaya bhagavAna mahAvIra hastinApura meM Aye', vahA~ zivarAjarSi apane 1 skandaka kI parcA dekhie 'bhAna goSThiyA' prakaraNa meN| 2 viziSTa vivaraNa ke lie dekhiye-'bhagavatI-sUtra' zataka 2 uddezaka 1 / 3 dIkhA kA aThAIsA varSa, vi. pU. 485-464 /
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________________ 200 | tIrthakara mahAvIra naye siddhAnta kA pracAra kara rahe the| banatA meM isa naI bAta kI kAphI carcA thii| indrabhUti gautama nagara meM bhikSA-caryA ke lie gae to janatA meM sAta dvIpa-samudra ke sambandha meM UhApoha sunaa| ve loTakara bhagavAna ke pAsa bAye aura usakI yathArthatA ke viSaya meM prazna kiyaa| bhagavAna ne kahA - "gotama ! zivarAjarSi kA sAta dIpa va sAta samudra viSayaka pratipAdana prAMtipUrNa hai, isa vizva meM to jambUDhIpa Adi asaMkhya dvIpa va lavaNasamudra bAdi asaMkhya hI samudra haiN|" bhagavAn mahAvIra kA pravacana jina logoM ne sunA, unameM se kucha logoM ne zivarAjarSi ke samIpa jAkara kahA-"zramaNa tIrthakara mahAvIra kA kathana hai ki ApakA siddhAnta mithyA hai, vizva meM dIpa-samudra sAta nahIM, kintu asaMkhya hai|" zivarAjarSi ne bhagavAn mahAvIra kI divya jJAna-zakti ke sambandha meM kaI bAra carcAeM sunI thIM, ve mAnate the-mahAvIra yathArtha-bhASI haiM / unake mana meM apane zAna ke sambandha maiM saMzaya humA-"kyA merA jJAna apUrNa hai ?" inhIM vikalpoM meM zaMkAasta hote hue ve vibhaMgajJAna ko bhI kho baitthe| ve socane lage "sacamuca hI mahAvIra kA kathana satya hogaa| unheM aneka yoga-vibhUtiyAM prApta hai| maiM bhI una mahApuruSa ke nikaTa jAkara apanI prAMti dUra kruuN|" zraddhA aura jijJAsA jagane para satya kA dvAra khule binA nahIM rahatA / ziva rAvarSi hastinApura ke sahasrAmavana kI ora jaise-jaise bar3ha rahe the, satya kI surabhi unakI antarAtmA ko praphullita kara rahI thii| ve bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dharma-sabhA meM phuNce| prathama darzana meM hI zraddhAbhibhUta hokara tri-pradakSiNA ke sAtha ve eka aura baiTha ge| sarvadarzI prabhu ne apane pravacana meM hI zivarAjarSi ke samasta saMzayoM kA nirAkaraNa kara diyaa| unake antaraMga meM satya kA sahalarazmi udita ho gayA ve zraddhA va saMkalpa ke sAtha bar3e hue bAra unhoMne niyaMnya-dharma kI dIkSA svIkAra kara lii| sthaviroM ke sAnidhya meM rahakara zivarAjarSi ne pahale jAnArjana kiyA, phira tpaacrnn| anta meM karmamukta hokara siddhati ko prApta hue|' kAlodAyI kI tatva-jijJAsA aura pravajyA bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pAsa tattva-parcA karane ko pramukha parivrAjaka bAye, unameM se kucha parivASakoM kI parcA ina pRSThoM para dI jA cukI hai| samaya-samaya para aura / vizeSa vivaraNa ke lie dekhiye-bhavatI-sUkha mataka 11 dezaka
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________________ kalyASa yAtrA | 29 bhI aneka parivrAjaka bhagavAn ke pAsa, unake ziSyoM -gautama bAdi ke pAsa tapA zramaNopAsakoM ke sAtha bhI tattva-carcA karate rahe haiM aura ucita samAdhAna pAkara zramaNadharma meM dIkSita bhI hote rahe haiN| kAlodAyI Adi parivrAjakoM kI tattva-carcA kA varNana madduka zrAvaka ke prasaMga meM diyA gayA hai, usake kucha hI samaya ke bAda punaH ve parivAjaka bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa Aye, jisakA varNana isa prakAra hai kAlodAyI-zelodAyI Adi parivAjakoM ne madduka zramaNopAsaka ke sAtha tatvacarcA karane ke bAda samAdhAna to pAyA, para unakI jijJAsA kA vega zAMta nahIM huA, balki aura adhika tIvra ho gyaa| ve samaya-samaya para zramaNa mahAvIra ke tattva-darzana para carcA karate rhe| eka bAra kAlodAyI Adi parivrAjakoM meM mahAvIra dvArA prarUpita paMcAstikAya kI carcA cala rahI thI, usI samaya gaNadhara indrabhUti unheM rAjagaha ke paripArzva meM dikhAI diye / ve sabhI gautama ke pAsa Aye aura bole-"gautama ! Apake dharmAcArya pAMca astikAyoM meM eka ko jIvakAya tathA cAra ko ajIvakAya batAte haiM, eka ko rUpIkAya tathA cAra ko arUpIkAya batAte haiM-isakA kyA rahasya hai ?" gautama-"devAnupriyo ! jo asti hai (hai), usako asti aura jo nAsti (nahIM hai), usako nAsti kahA jAtA hai, isakA rahasya to Apa svayaM socie !" gautama ke rahasyapUrNa uttara se parivrAjaka aura ulajhana meM par3a gae / ve gotama ke pIche-pIche calakara zramaNa bhagavAna kI dharma-sabhA meM aaye|' bhagavAna mahAvIra ne parivrAjakoM ke mana kI bAta prakaTa karate hue kahA"kAlodAyin ! tumhArI sabhA meM paMcAstikAya para jo carcA cala rahI thI, usake viSaya meM adhika spaSTa jAnane ke lie hI tuma loga yahAM Aye ho .....?" "jI hAM, aisA hI hai"-kAlodAyI ne kahA aura adhika utkaMThA se ve bhagavAna se apanI zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna pUchane lge| bhagavAn ne vistAra ke sAtha unakI zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna karate hue kahA-"kAlodAyI ! dharma, adharma, AkAza, pudagala aura jIva ye pAMca astikAya haiM / inameM pudgala rUpIkAya hai zeSa cAra arUpIkAya haiN|" kAlodAyI-"bhagavan ! kyA dharma, adharma Adi arUpIkAya para koI so sakatA hai, baiTha sakatA hai ?" 1 dIkSA kA 34 vA varSa-pISma kAla vi.pU. 476-478
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________________ 210vIkara mahAvIra bhagavAda-"kAlodAyI ! ye kriyAeM sirpha pudgalAstikAya para hI saMbhava hai, anya kAya para nahIM, kyoMki ye alpI hai|" isaprakAra aneka praznottaroM ke bAda parivAjakoM ko bhagavAna ke utkRSTa yacArya jJAna para zraddhA ho gaI, vizvAsa jama gyaa| basa, vizvAsa jagA to bajJAna bhagA ! kAlodAyI bhagavAn kA ziSya bana gayA aura nigraMnya-pravacana kA gaharA abhyAsa kara viziSTa tattvajJa bana gyaa|' bhamaNopAsaka ambara pudgala, skandaka evaM ziva RSi kI ghaTanAeM yaha spaSTa jatAtI haiM ki vaha yuga eka prakAra kI satya-jijJAsA kA yuga thaa| pratipakSa-paramparA ke pramukha vidvAna aura dharmanetA bhI jaba bhagavAn mahAvIra ke satya kathana ke prati AkRSTa hue to vaha phira agala-bagala nahIM jhAMkate the, kiMtu apanA pUrvAgraha tyAgakara, paramparA kA vyAmoha chor3akara sarvAtmanA usa satya ko svIkAra karake Age bar3hate the| inhIM ghaTanAoM ke sAtha ambar3a parivrAjaka kA bhI ullekha kara denA cAhie, jo eka bahuta bar3A pratiSThita dharmanetA aura aneka camatkArI vidyAoM kA dhAraka hote hue bhI apanI paramparAgata dhAraNAoM kA tyAgakara bhagavAn mahAvIra kI samyak jJAna-darzanamUlaka satya dRSTi kA upAsaka bnaa| bhopapAtika sUtra ke anusAra ambar3a ke sAta sau parivrAjaka ziSya the| vaha brAhmaNa thA, kiMtu bhagavAna mahAvIra kA tattva-bodha pAkara zramaNopAsaka bana gyaa| ambar3a ko vibhUtiyoM Adi ke sambandha meM svayaM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jo varNana kiyA, vaha isa prakAra hai| eka bAra bhagavAna mahAvIra pAMcAladeza kI rAjadhAnI kAMpilyapura pdhaare|| vahA~ para indrabhUti gautama ne janatA meM ambar3a parivrAjaka ke sambandha meM aneka camatkArI bAteM sunIM / taba jijJAsu indrabhUti ne bhagavAna se pUchA, to bhagavAna ne batAyA"gautama ! bambar3a parivrAjaka vinIta aura bhadraprakRti vAlA hai| vaha niraMtara chaThThacha8 tapa kA pAraNA karate hue sUrya ke sAmane UMcI bhujAeM karake AtApanA letA hai|pusskr tapa, zubha pariNAma aura prazasta lezyAboM ke kAraNa use vaikriyalabdhi, vIryasamdhi aura avadhijJAnalandhi prApta huI hai| ina labdhiyoM ke kAraNa ambar3a 1 vistRta parcA jAnane ke lie-'bhagavatI-sUtra', zataka 7, uddezaka 10 2dIlA kAla kA sakIsavAM barva / (vi. pu. 412-41)
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________________ kalyAna yAtrA | 211 apane sau rUpa banA kara sau gharoM meM rahatA aura bhojana karatA habA logoM ko mAzcaryacakita karatA hai| vaha harI banaspati kA bedana-bhedana aura sparza taka nahIM karatA tathA arhantoM (nirganyoM) kA ananya bhakta hai|" isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki vaidika paramparA ke pramukha dharmanetA aura vidvAnoM meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kI sarvajJatA tathA vItarAgatA ke prati eka apUrva bAkarSaNa aura AsthA kA vAtAvaraNa bana gayA thA, jisa kAraNa ve unakI ora khice hue Aye aura unakA ziSyatva svIkAra kiyaa| somila jo magadha (vANijyagrAma) kA prasiddha vedavedAMga kA paMDita thA, vaha bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa Akara tattvacarcA karake zramaNopAsaka banA, jisakI carcA mAnagoSThI prakaraNa meM dI gaI hai| gauzAlaka kA upadrava phUla ke sAtha kAMTA bhI janma letA hai, candana ke sAtha bhujaMga bhI lipaTe rahate hai, prakAza ke pIche-pIche andhakAra bhI calA AtA hai, guNa ke pIche avaguNa bhI calate haiM aura sajjanoM ke pIche durjana bhI apanI karatUteM dikhAte rahate haiM / bhagavAna pAyanAtha ko kaSTa va saMkaToM se utpIr3ita karane kI kuceSTA karanevAlA 'kamaLa' bhI saMsAra meM AyA to bhagavAn mahAvIra ko saMtrAsa denevAle 'saMgama' aura 'gauzAlaka' bhI isa saMsAra meM paidA hue / lagatA hai bhalAI ke pIche purAI kA, sAdhutA ke pIche asAdhutA kA koI krama saMsAra meM prAyaH calatA hI rahA hai| pAzcarya kI bAta hai ki vizvavatsala bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvana meM jahA~ utkaTa ahiMsA, parama karuNA aura prANimAtra ke prati asIma hitakAMkSA kI madhura, sarasa triveNI bahatI thI, vahAM una para deSa-vamanasya se pUrNa atyanta krUra va prANaghAtaka AkramaNa karane vAle bhI paidA hote rhe| sAdhakajIvana meM aneka prANAMtaka kaSTa sahe so to sahe hI, tIpaMkara jIvana meM bhI unheM gauzAlaka jaise gurudrohI ke bAkramaNa kA zikAra honA pdd'aa| itihAsa kA yaha eka AzcaryakArI tathA hRdayadrAvaka prasaMga hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana kA 57vAM varSa arthAt dIkSA-jIvana kA sattAIsavAM varSa (vi0 pU0 486) unake lie sabase kaThina aura kaSTapUrNa sikha humA / yadyapi ve vItarAga puruSa the, isalie mAnasika saMkleza kI sthiti se to pUrNataH mukta the, kintu phira bhI isa avadhi meM unake dharmasaMgha ko bhI kAphI kSati uThAnI par3I aura svayaM
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________________ 212 | tIrthakara mahAvIra bhagavAna mahAvIra ko bhI atyanta vikaTa zArIrika vedanA bhoganI pdd'ii| isI avadhi meM pahale vaizAlI kA mahAyuddha huA. vaizAlI ke vidhvaMsa kI ghaTanA abhI tAjA hI thI ki zrAvastI meM gozAlaka kA vidroha aura phira jamAli ke sAtha matabheda khar3A ho gyaa| samatAsAgara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAtha gauzAlaka ke vidroha kA prakaraNa nimnaprakAra hai pahale batAyA jA cukA hai ki mahAvIra ko dIkSA lie jaba do varSa hone Aye pe taba nAlandA meM gauzAlaka unakA svayaMbhU ziSya banA thaa| lagabhaga chaH varSa taka vaha bhagavAna ke sAtha-sAtha rhaa| aneka prakAra ke mAna-apamAna, pIr3A evaM saMtrAsa bhI usane sahe, kintu anta meM ina kaSToM se ghabarAkara vaha bhagavAn se pRthaka ho gayA / yaha dhyAna dene kI bAta hai ki jaba gauzAlaka mahAvIra ke sAtha rahA, to mahAvIra ke prati usake mana meM bhaktibhAva thA, bhale hI vaha capala, kutUhalapriya tathA kucha uddaNDavRtti kA rhaa| kintu jaba kahIM mahAvIra kI viziSTatA kA prasaMga AtA to vaha dUsaroM kA tiraskAra kara apane dharmAcArya ke tapasteja kI duhAI dene se bhI nahIM cUkatA thaa| mahAvIra ne bhI use vezyAyana tapasvI dvArA prayukta tejolezyA se bhasmasAta hote-hote anukampApUrvaka bacAyA thA aura tejolabdhi jaisI tapaHzakti kI sAdhanA kA mArga bhI btaayaa| ye ghaTanAeM aba itihAsa ke pRSThoM meM daba kI thiiN| gauzAlaka tejolandhi evaM nimittajJAna jaisI zaktiyAM prAptakara abhimAna se gadarA uThA thaa| janatA meM usakI zakti kA sikkA jama cukA thA aura vaha apane ko AjIvakamata kA AcArya batAne laga gayA thaa| isase bhI bar3hakara vaha svayaM ko tIrthakara bhI batAkara logoM meM mUThA gaurava va dambha phalAne lagA / zrAvastI gozAlaka kA pramukha kendra thA, vahA~ 'ayaMpula" nAma kA gApApati aura hAlAhalA nAma kI kumhArina gozAlaka ke parama bhakta the| gauzAlaka adhikatara zrAvastI meM hAlAhalA kI bhAMDazAlA meM hI ThaharatA thaa| jina dinoM gauzAlaka zrAvastI meM apane ko tIrthakara prasiddha kara rahA thaa| unhIM dinoM bhagavAna mahAvIra zrAvastI ke koSThaka-udyAna meM Akara Thahare / zrAvastI ke bAjAroM meM yaha carcA hone lagI ki-"Ajakala zrAvastI meM do tIyaMkara Aye yaha gauzAsaka ke pasa pramukha bhAvakoM meM eka baa| 2 dIkSA kA satAItA varSa (vi.pU. 406)
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 213 gaNadhara indrabhUti bhikSArtha paryaTana kara rahe the, jaba unhoMne yaha janapravAda sunA to unheM bar3A Azcarya humaa| ve bhagavAna ke nikaTa Aye aura isa mithyA janapravAda para TippaNI karate hue bhagavAna se pUchA-"bhaMte ! Ajakala zrAvastI meM do tIrthaMkaroM ke vicaraNa kI carcA ho rahI hai, kyA gauzAlaka sarvajJa evaM tIrthakara hai ?" mahAvIra prArambha se hI satya ke dRr3ha samarthaka rahe / jahAM kahIM andhavizvAsa, mithyADambara, pAkhaNDa va dambha dekhate, ve usa para kaThora prahAra karate / bhale hI usakA kucha bhI mUlya cukAnA par3e / gauzAlaka jaise tejaHzaktisampanna duSTa ke sAtha saMgharSa ke pariNAma bhI mahAvIra se chipe nahIM the, kintu unakI prakhara satyaniSThA usa samaya mauna nahIM raha sakI, unhoMne kahA-"gautama ! gauzAlaka jina va tIrthakara kahalAne ke yogya nhiiN| usakA hRdaya rAga-dveSa, ajJAna va moha se kaluSita hai. phira vaha jina va tIrthakara kaise ho sakatA hai ? Aja se caubIsa varSa pUrva vaha merA ziSya banakara rahA thA, sthAna-sthAna para apane svacchanda evaM uddaNDa vyavahAra ke kAraNa use apamAna, tAr3anA evaM bhartsanAeM sahanI pdd'ii| ekabAra to agni vezyAyana tapasvI kI teja:zakti se bhasma hote-hote maiMne use bacAyA, phira maiMne use tejolabdhi kI sAdhanA-vidhi bhI batAI / basa, vaha thor3I-sI zakti aura labdhi pAkara Aja apane ko tIrthakara batAne laga gayA hai....."yaha saba pAkhaNDa hai..."gauzAlaka kA kathana sarvathA mithyA pralApa hai ........ / " bhagavAn ne gozAlaka kA pUrva itihAsa bhI btaayaa| gauzAlaka ke sambandha meM kI gaI mahAvIra kI ghoSaNA gozAlaka ke kAnoM taka pahuMcI, basa, sunate hI vaha AgababUlA ho utthaa| mahAvIra dvArA kiyA gayA satyodghATana gauzAlaka ke bar3hate hue sammAna para gaharI coTa thii| gauzAlaka tilamilA utthaa| vaha bAhara AyA, mAnanda nAma ke eka anagAra bhikSAcaryA karate hae udhara se nikale / gauzAlaka ne use rokakara kahA-"Ananda ! jarA Thahara ! apane dharmAcArya mahAvIra se jAkara kaha de ki mujha se cher3a-chAr3a na kreN| unheM samajhA de ki mere viSaya meM kucha bhI anargala kahanA, sAMpa se bhir3anA hai| unheM bahuta mAna-sammAna mila cukA hai, phira bhI unheM aba taka santoSa nahIM / isalie ve mujhase TakarAnA cAhate haiM / bAra-bAra ve mere viSaya meM kahate haiM 'yaha maMkhaliputra hai, chapastha hai, merA ziSya rahA hai| yaha ThIka nahIM, jA, apane dharmAcArya ko sAvadhAna kara de, maiM gAtA hUM aura abhI sabakI buddhi ThikAne lagAtA hai|" yoM kahate-kahate hI gauzAlaka kI AMkhoM meM khUna utara aayaa| usake hoTha phar3aphar3Ane lge| gauzAlaka kI krodhapUrNa garvokti sunakara zramaNa Ananda jarA bhayabhIta hue aura tatkAla bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nikaTa Akara saba bAteM khiiN| phira bAnanda ne pUchA"bhaMte ! kyA gauzAlaka apane tapasteja se kisI ko bhasma kara sakatA hai ?"
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________________ 214 | tIrthakara mahAvIra "hA~, mAnanda ! gozAlaka apanI tejaHzakti se kisI ko bhI bhasmasAt kara sakatA hai, kintu usakI tejaHzakti kisI tIrthakara ko nahIM jalA sktii| jitanA tapobala gauzAlaka meM hai, usase anantagunA tapobala nigrantha anagAroM meM hotA hai, para anagAra kSamAzIla hote haiM, koSa kA nigraha karane meM samarSa hote haiM, ataH ve apanI tapaHzakti kA durupayoga nahIM krte| anagAroM se anantagunI tapa:zakti sthaviroM meM hotI hai, aura sthaviroM se anantagunI tapaHzakti arhantoM meM hotI hai, kintu ve sthavira tathA arhanta bhagavanta kSamAzIla hote haiN| apanI tapolabdhi se ve kisI AtmA ko kaSTa nahIM phuNcaate| "Ananda ! tuma gauzAlaka ke Agamana kI sUcanA gautama mAdi sthaviroM ko de do| isa samaya vaha dveSa, mAtsarya evaM mlecchabhAva se AkrAMta hai, vaha muMha se kucha bhI UlajalUla bole, magara koI bhI zramaNa usakA prativAda na kreN| krodhAviSTa nara yakSAviSTa jaisA hotA hai, kroSa evaM mAna ke Aveza meM manuSya kucha bhI duSkRtya kara sakatA hai, isalie koI bhI zramaNa, gauzAlaka ke sAtha kisI prakAra kI carcA-vArtA na kreN|" anagAra mAnanda ne bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sandeza samasta munimaNDala taka pahuMcA diyaa| tabhI krodha meM lAla-pIlA humA gauzAlaka apane AjIvaka bhikSusaMgha ke sAtha mahAvIra ke samakSa uddhatatApUrvaka Akara khar3A humA / kSaNabhara cupa rahakara vaha bolA-"kAzyapa ! kyA khUba kahA tumane bhI? meM gauzAlaka maMkhaliputra hUM? tumhArA ziSya hUM ? vAha ! vAha ! kitanA aMdhera hai ! sarvaza hokara bhI tuma to kucha nahIM jAnate ? yahI hai tumhArI sarvazatA ? tumheM mAlUma honA cAhie, ki tumhArA ziSya maMkhali gauzAlaka to kaba kA paraloka sidhAra gayA? .. "gauzAlaka ke isa zarIra meM maiM udAyI kuNDiyAyana dharma-pravartaka kI AtmA huuN| merA yaha sAtavAM zarIrAntara-praveza hai| para tumheM aba taka kucha patA nahIM ! abhI bhI apane ziSya gauzAlaka kI raTa lagAe jA rahe ho ? kAzyapa ! suno ...!" aura gauzAlaka ne udAyI kuNDiyAyana se lekara apane taka sAta zarIrAntara-praveza taka ko kalpita kahAnI sunAI aura anta meM punaH har3a svara meM kahA-"aba tumheM patA cala mayA na ? maiM gauzAlaka nahIM, kiMtu mauzAlaka zarIrapArI udAyI kuNDiyAyana huuN|" gauzAlaka ko yoM khulakara nirlajjatApUrvaka bakavAsa karate dekhakara mahAvIra mauna nahIM raha sake-"gozAlaka ! jaise koI cora eka-Adha Una va paTasana ke reze hai, kaI ke choTe se phUla se apane ko Dhakakara chipAne kI bAlaceSTA karatA hai, vaisI
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 215 hI yaha tumhArI Atma-gopana kI ceSTA hai / tuma vahI gauzAlaka hokara apane ko dUsarA batAne kI jhUThI koziza kara rahe ho ! aisA karake tuma kisI buddhimAna kI A~khoM meM dhUla nahIM jhoMka sakate ...?" mahAvIra kI satya ghoSaNA sunakara gauzAlaka bApe se bAhara ho gayA / vaha jamIna para paira pITatA huA bolA-"kAzyapa ! mAlUma hotA hai, aba tumhArA vinAzakAla nikaTa A gayA hai / yaha samajha lo ki tuma duniyA meM the hI nahIM ! mRtyu kA cakra tumhAre sira para ghUmane laga gayA hai""" gauzAlaka ke ye ugra aura karkaza vacana sunakara mahAvIra ke zakti-saMpanna ziSyoM ke rakta meM ubAla AnA svAbhAvika thaa| guru kA apamAna ziSya ke lie mRtyu se bhI adhika trAsadAyaka hotA hai| phira bhI mahAvIra ke saMketAnusAra saba zramaNa mauna rhe| sarvAnubhUti nAma ke eka anagAra se yaha saba nahIM sahA gyaa| ve uchala kara khar3e ho gae aura bole-"gauzAlaka ! koI vyakti kisI sAdhu puruSa se eka bhI hitavacana suna letA hai to vaha use vaMdana-namaskAra karatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ko to tumane apanA guru mAnA thA, inhoMne tumheM zAnadAna diyA hai, tuma Aja aise sarvajJa puruSa ko bhI nindA kara rahe ho? ina vItarAga bhagavAn ke prati bhI itanA mleccha bhAva bora itanA upadveSa ! yaha tumhAre hita meM nahIM hogaa|" ina vacanoM ne gauzAlaka kI krodhAgni meM ghI kA kAma kiyaa| usane usI samaya tejolezyA kA prayoga kara sarvAnubhUti anagAra ke zarIra ko bhasma kara ddaalaa| aura phira unmatta kI bhAMti pralApa karane lgaa| yaha dekhakara sunamAtra nAma ke anagAra kI sahiSNutA kA bAMdha bhI TUTa gyaa| ve bhI sarvAnubhUti anagAra kI bhAMti gauzAlaka ko samajhAne gaye / gauzAlaka ne una para bhI tejolezyA kA prayoga kara Ahata kara glaa| ve bhI aMtima AlocanA kara samAdhi-mRtyu ko prApta hue| ahiMsA ke avatAra kI dharma-sabhA meM unhIM ke sAmane do niraparAdha muniyoM kA balidAna ! kyA anahonA ho rahA thaa| cAroM ora sannATA chAyA huA thaa| itane para bhI gauzAlaka kI krodhAgni zAMta nahIM huii| vaha krodha meM anargala pralApa karatA rhaa| usake durAcaraNa para prabhu ne eka bAra phira use smjhaayaa| para pariNAma ulaTA hI aayaa| usane roSa meM Akara bhagavAn mahAvIra para hI apanI tejozakti kA prayoga kara DAlA / usakA aTala vizvAsa thA ki vaha mahAvIra ko bhasma kara galegA, para usakA vizvAsa jhUThA siddha humA / gozAlaka dvArA pheMkI huI tejolezyA mahAvIra ke zarIra se TakarAkara pahAr3a se TakarAtI huI teja havA kI bhAMti loTakara cakkara kATane lagI / jvAlAeM kucha UMcI uThI aura phira nauzAlaka ke zarIra meM ghusa gii|
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________________ 216 | tIrthakara mahAvIra tejolezyA jaise hI lauTakara gauzAlaka ke zarIra meM praviSTa huI, vaha Akula-vyAkula ho uThA, usakA roma-roma jalane lgaa| antar kI tapana ko bAhara pheMkate hue vaha bolA-kAzyapa ! mere tapasteja se tuma chaha mahIne ke aMdara chaprasthadazA meM hI mRtyu ke grAsa bana jaaoge|" gauzAlaka kI mUrkhatA para mahAvIra ko tarasa AgaI / apane hI zastra se svayaM pAyala hokara tar3aphate hue gauzAlaka ke ina ahaMkArapUrNa zabdoM meM jaise usakI mRtyu kI aMtima cetAvanI thI / mahAvIra ne sthiti ko spaSTa karate hue kahA-"gauzAlaka ! aba bhI tuma aMdhakAra meM bhaTaka rahe ho? tuma dekha cuke ho, tumhArI tejolezyA mujha para kucha bhI asara nahIM kara pAI hai, pratyuta tuma apanI hI tejojvAlA se dagdha hokara tar3apha rahe ho / aba bhI tuma smjho| sAta dina ke bhItara to tuma apanI jIvanalIlA samApta kara hI jAoge""""kyA hI acchA ho ki apane ghora duSkRtya para pazcAttApa kara apanA aMtima jIvana sudhAra lo|" mahAvIra aba bhI gozAlaka ke kalyANa kI kAmanA kara rahe the| para gauzAlaka apanI karatUtoM se bAja nahIM A rahA thaa| vaha mahAvIra ko aba bhI gAliyAM de rahA thaa| usakI tejolezyA kSINa ho cukI thii| vaha viSadanta ukhar3e sarpa kI taraha, jalI haIpAsa kI taraha nirvIrya evaM nisteja sthiti meM mahAvIra ke sAmane kucha kSaNa khar3A rhaa| Akhira jaise-jaise tejolezyA se vaha bhItara-hI- bhItara dagdha hone lagA, akulAkara cIkha uThA-'hAya marA !' aura vaha lar3akhar3AtA huA dayanIya sthiti meM apane bhAvAsa para aayaa| mahAvIra aura gauzAlaka ke isa vivAda ke samAcAra zrAvastI ke ghara-ghara meM phaila gaye / loga bAteM karane lage-"Aja koSThaka udyAna meM do jinoM meM jhagar3A ho gyaa| eka kahatA hai tU pahale maregA, dUsarA kahatA hai tuu| inameM kauna satyavAdI hai, kauna mithyAvAdI ? patA nhiiN|" banatA kI isa carcA para kucha samajhadAra loga TippaNI karate hue kahate"gauzAlaka pAkhaNDI hai, vaha pahale to siMha kI taraha garjatA rahA kiMtu jaba mahAvIra ko apanI tejolezyA se bhasma nahIM kara sakA aura ulaTe apanI tejolezyA se svayaM hI dagdha ho gayA to nisteja, niSprabha hokara cIkhatA-cillAtA calA gayA, isase spaSTa hogayA, mahAvIra satyavAdI haiM, jina hai, gauzAlaka vidrohI hai / pAkhaMDI hai|" ___ zarIra meM tejolezyA ke prakopa se gauNAlaka asahya pIr3A kA anubhava karane lagA / use zAMta karane ke lie vaha mAma kI guThalI hAtha meM lekara bAra-bAra cUsatA, bAra-bAra madirApAna karatA, zarIra para miTTI milA jala sIMcatA / kabhI unmatta
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 217 hokara nAcane aura gAne lagatA aura kabhI hAlAhalA ko namaskAra karane lagatA / isa prakAra bar3I AkulatA, pIr3A aura asA manovyathA ke sAtha usakA aMtima samaya biitaa| use aMtima samaya meM mahAvIra ke sAtha kI gaI kRtaghnatA, vidroha aura do muniyoM kI hatyA para pazcAttApa hone lgaa| aMtima kSaNoM meM usane apane ziSyoM ke samakSa-sacAI ko svIkAra kara liyA-"mahAvIra jina haiM, sarvajJa haiM, maiM pAkhaMDI hUM, pApI hUM, maiMne tumako, saMsAra ko aura svayaM ko dhokhA diyA hai| mere marane ke bAda merI durdazA kara logoM ko kahanA-DhoMgI zramaNaghAtaka aura gurudrohI gauzAlaka mara gyaa|" jIvana bhara duSkarma, pAkhaMDa aura gurudroha karane vAlA gauzAlaka antima samaya meM pazcAttApa kI Aga meM apane pApoM ko jalAkara kucha pavitra ho sakA, aura pApoM ke prati tIvra gahare va pazcAttApa kI bhAvanA ke sAtha svargavAsI bnaa| asvasthatA aura upacAra gauzAlaka kI mRtyu ke sAtha AjIvaka saMgha kA sitArA asta ho gayA aura eka prakhara zramaNa-vidrohI kI samApti / gauzAlaka ne mahAvIra para tejolezyA chor3I, usase tAtkAlika hAni to adhika nahIM huI, kiMtu usakI pracaNDa jvAlAoM ne apanA prabhAva to dikhAyA hii| usake tApa se mahAvIra ko pittajvara ho gyaa| ___ gauzAlaka kI mRtyu ko chaha mAsa pUre ho rahe the| bhagavAna mahAvIra meMTika grAma ke sAlakoSThaka udyAna meM Thahare hue the| pittajvara evaM khUnI dastoM ke kAraNa mahAvIra kA zarIra zithila evaM kuza ho gayA thaa| bhagavAna ke zarIra kI rugNatA dekhakara kucha loga bAteM karate jA rahe the-"bhagavAna mahAvIra kA zarIra bahata kSINa (asvastha) ho rahA hai, kahIM gauzAlaka kI bhaviSyavANI satya na ho jAya ?" rAha calate nagaravAsiyoM ko yaha bAtacIta siMha anagAra ne sunii| siMha anagAra sAlakoSThaka ke nikaTa hI mAlukAkaccha meM dhyAna va tapaHsAdhanA kara rahe 1 gauzAlaka ke sambandha meM digambara paramparA meM kucha matabheda hai| usake anusAra gauzAlaka pArzvanAtha paramparA kA eka muni thaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke dharma-saMdha meM vaha gaNadhara pada para niyukta honA cAhatA thA kiMtu use yaha gauravapUrNa pada nahIM milA to kuTa hokara saMgha se pRthak ho gayA aura zrAvastI meM bhAkara bAjIvaka sampradAya kA netA banA aura svayaM ko toSaMkara batAne lgaa| --bhAvasaMgraha gAthA 176 se 179 (dekheM Agama0 tripi0 eka anuzIlana pR0 37) 2 bhagavatI sUtra zataka 15 meM ghaTanA pUrNa vistAra ke sAtha batAI gaI hai|
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________________ 218 | tIrthakara mahAvIra pe| chaTha-chaTha tapa aura nirantara dhyAna meM lIna rahane vAle tapasvI siMha ne jaise hI lokacarcA sunI, unakA dhyAna bhaMga ho gayA, mana khinna ho utthaa| ve socane lage-"bhagavAn mahAvIra lagabhaga chaha mahIne se asvastha haiM, pittajvara va khUnIdasta ke kAraNa unakA zarIra atyanta kRza ho gayA hai, kyA sacamuca gauzAlaka kA bhaviSya-kathana satya hogA? "hanta ! yadi aisA ho gayA to ...? phira saMsAra mere dharmAcArya zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke sambandha meM kyA kahegA.....?" siMha anagAra kA hRdaya dahala uThA / tapobhUmi se prasthAna kara vaha bhagavAn kI ora bar3hA, mArga meM hI sahasA usake hRdaya meM hUka uThI, vaha phUTa-phUTa kara rone lgaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne ziSyoM ko saMbodhita karake kahA- "AryoM ! merA ziSya siMha mere roga kI ciMtA se kSubdha hokara vilApa kara rahA hai| tuma jAo aura use AzvAsana dekara yahA~ le aao|" zramaNa mAlukAkaccha kI ora gye| siMha ko rotA dekhakara Azvasta kara bole-"siMha ! calo ! tumheM dharmAcArya zramaNa bhagavAn bulA rahe haiM ?" siMha bhagavAn ke caraNoM meM phuNcaa| vaha kucha kSaNa taka udAsa, stabdha, bhrAMtasA bhagavAn kI kRza kAyA ko dekhatA rahA / AzvAsana kI bhASA meM bhagavAn bole"vatsa siMha ! mere bhAvI aniSTa kI AzaMkA se tU ro par3A ?" "bhagavan ! bahuta dinoM se ApakI tabiyata acchI nahIM hai, yaha vicAra Ane ke sAtha hI mujhe gauzAlaka kI bAta smaraNa ho bAI, aura merA mana ucaTa gayA aura bhItara se sahaja hI krandana phUTa pdd'aa|" "siMha ! tuma kucha bhI bitA na karo ! banI to meM dIrghakAla (15 // varSa) taka isa bhUmaNDala para sukhapUrvaka vicaraNa kruuNgaa|" . "bhagavan ! hama yahI cAhate haiM ? para, bImArI se Apa kRza ho rahe haiM, ise miTAne kA koI upAya nahIM hai ?" "siMha ! yadi tuma aisA hI cAhate ho to, meMThiya gAMva meM revatI gAthApatinI ke pAsa isakI auSadhi hai / tuma vahA~ pAyo ! usake pAsa do auSadhiyAM 1-eka kaha se banI haI tathA dUsarI bIjore se banI hii| pahalo auSadhi usane mere liye banAI hai, mataH vaha akalpya hai, dUsarI auSadhi usane anya prayojana se banAI hai, tuma usase dUsarI (bIjore kI) auSadhi kI yAcanA kro| vaha roga-nivRtti meM upayogI siddha hogii|"
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 219 bhagavAn ke saMketAnusAra siMha banagAra meMDhiya grAma meM gaye, revatI se unhoMne bIjorApAka kI yAcanA kii| revatI ne prasannatApUrvaka bIjorApAka muni ko diyaa| isa zubha bhAva yukta uttama auSadhidAna se revatI ne apanA manuSya-janma saphala kara liyaa| auSadhi-sevana se dhIre-dhIre bhagavAna mahAvIra punaH svastha ho gae aura pUrva kI bhAMti sukhapUrvaka vihAra karane lge| isa prakAra gauzAlaka dvArA diyA gayA kaSTa zAMta huaa| gauzAlaka ne bhagavAna ke sAtha rahakara tayA bAda meM pRthak hokara unake prati kRtaghnatA aura vidroha kA jaisA AcaraNa kiyA vaha eka prakAra se atyaMta nikRSTa AcaraNa thaa|' sAtha hI duHkhada va AzcaryakArI bhii| eka sAmAnya vyakti tIrthakara jaise lokottara puruSa ko bhI isa prakAra pIr3A evaM saMtrAsa dene kA dussAhasa kare, yaha jainaparamparA ke itihAsa meM mahAn Azcarya mAnA gayA hai| dUsarI ora karuNAvatAra samatAyogI mahAvIra, jinheM prAraMbha se hI usa kRtaghna vyakti ke upadravoM se pAlA par3A, para phira bhI ve sadA niSkAmabhAva se usakI hitakAmanA karate rhe| tejolezyA se bAhya zarIra ko jhulasA dene para bhI usake kalyANa kI kAmanA kI aura mana ko prasanna rakhA / yahI to hai lokottara puruSoM kA ujjvala Adarza / jamAli, matabheda kI rAha para bhagavAn mahAvIra ko apane tIrthakara jIvana meM jahA~ sarvatra sadbhAva, sanmAna evaM saumanasya ke phUla khile mile; vahAM, gauzAlaka evaM jamAli jaise ziSyoM dvArA pIr3A evaM paritApa ke jhUla bhI bikhere gye| gozAlaka ne gurudroha ke sAtha-sAtha mahAvIra kI hatyA karane kA bhI duSTa prayatna kiyA, vahAM jamAli ne itanI nikRSTatA to nahIM dikhAI, para vaha bhI apane ko mahAvIra ke samAna jina aura tIrthakara kahakara eka pratispardhI ke rUpa meM avazya sAmane aayaa| jamAli bhagavAn mahAvIra kA bhAnajA bhI thA aura jAmAtA bhii| vaha 1 gauzAlaka kI nikRSTa vRttiyoM se kSubdha hokara tathAgata buddha ne bhI sthAna-sthAna para gauzAlaka ko nikRSTa aura durjana kahA hai / jaise-"maMbali gauzAlaka se adhika durjana merI dRSTi meM koI nahIM hai" ( aMguttaranikAya 114:5) dekheM Agama aura vipiTaka : eka anuzIlana pRSTha 30) /
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________________ 220 | vIrSakara mahAvIra kSatriyakura kA suyogya rAjakumAra thA aura bar3e tIna bairAgya ke sAtha yuvAvaya meM hI viSaya-vAsanA se mukta hokara pAMcaso kSatriya kumAroM ke sAtha saMyama grahaNa kiyA thaa| jamAli kI patnI (mahAvIra kI putrI) priyadarzanA bhI ekasahasra kulIna striyoM ke sAtha bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa meM dIkSita huI thii| jamAli kI pravrajyA kA varNana pRSTha 160 para kiyA jA cukA hai| usake Age-bhagavAn kA virodhI banane kA itihAsa bhagavatI sUtra' meM prApta hotA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra vihAra karate hue brAhmaNakuMDa ke bahusAla caitya meM padhAre / ' jamAli anagAra ke mana meM svatantra vihAra kI bhAvanA jagI, ve bhagavAna ke nikaTa Akara bole-'maMte ! yadi ApakI AjJA ho to maiM apane pAMca sau ziSyoM ke sAtha pRthaka vihAra karanA cAhatA huuN|" mahAvIra jamAli kI asthira mAnasika sthiti se paricita the| unhoMne kucha bhI uttara nahIM diyA / jamAli ne tIna bAra apanA Agraha duharAyA, para mahAvIra mauna rahe / mauna sadA svIkRti kA hI nahIM, kabhI-kabhI niSedha kA bhI sUcaka hotA hai, jamAli ne isa para ciMtana nahIM kiyaa| vaha bhagavAn ke mauna kI spaSTa avagaNanA kara apane pAMca sau ziSyoM ke sAtha svataMtra vicarane lgaa| priyadarzanA bhI jamAli ke prati anurAgavaza eka hajAra zramaNiyoM ke sAtha jamAli kA anugamana karane lgii| svataMtra vihAra karate hae bhI jamAli kaThora tapa kA AcaraNa karatA rahA / mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM jamAli anagAra kaThora tapazcaryA kA adhikArI nahIM thA, kiMtu jamAli haThapUrvaka tapa kA AcaraNa karatA hI rahA, isa haThAgraha se Acarita tapa ke kAraNa usakA tana-bala to bhINa hA hI, manobala bhI kSINa hotA gyaa| mahAvIra tapa ke sAtha titikSA aura zrama ke sAtha zikSA (jJAna) para bala dete the, jamAli unakA ekAMgI AcaraNa kara rahA thaa| isa kAraNa dhIre-dhIre usakA zarIra kRza hotA gayA, vaha pitta-jvara se grasta hokara cir3acir3e svabhAva kA bana gyaa| ___ eka bAra jamAli vihAra karatA humA zrAvastI ke tiMduka udyAna meM ThaharA / / vyAdhijanya vedanA ke kAraNa use sone kI icchA huI, apane ziSyoM se saMstAraka (bichonA) bicAne ke lie khaa| ziSya kArya meM juTa gaye / jamAli ko baiThe rahane meM adhika vedanA ho rahI thii| vedanA kI vyAkulatA meM eka kSaNa bhI use muhUrta jitanA laMbA pratIta hone lagA, dUsare hI kSaNa pUchA - "kyA saMstAraka kara diyA ?" 1 zataka 9, u033 2 dIkSA kA 2vAM varSa / vi0pU0 469-YEE pImA kA satAIsavAM varSa 1 vi.pR.486 / gauzAsaka ke vidroha ke pavAra
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 221 "hAM, ho gayA"-ziSyoM ne khaa| jamAli uThA, dekhA to bichaunA pUrA huA nahIM thaa| ziSyoM ke uttara se jamAli kI vicAradhArA meM eka tUphAna bar3A ho gyaa| vaha haThapUrvaka kiye gaye tapazcaraNa se pahale hI klAMta ho rahA thA, bImArI se vyAkulatA bar3ha gaI thI, mAnasika samAdhi bhaMga ho gaI thI, bhItara-hI-bhItara use tapa kI nirarthakatA aura kaThora sAdhvAcAra kI anupayogitA anubhava hone lagI thii| para, aisA kahe to kaise ? mana kI isa chaTapaTAhaTa ko Aja ziSyoM ke uttara ne dUsarI ora mor3a diyaa| mahAvIra ke siddhAntoM ke prati usake mana meM virodha kA svara uThA-"mahAvIra kahate haiM kiyA jAne lagA so kiyA, (kaDemANe kara) kintu maiM dekhatA hUM yaha siddhAnta jIvanavyavahAra meM anupayogI hai, asatya hai| jaba taka koI kArya pUrA nahIM ho jAtA, use kiyA (kaDe) nahIM kahanA caahie| jaba taka saMstAraka bichAyA nahIM jAtA, use bichA mAnakara kyA hama usa para so sakate haiM ? nahIM !" jamAli ne apane tarka ke sAtha ziSyoM ko sambodhita kiyaa| kucha zramaNa, jo jamAli ke prati anurAga rakhate the aura usake vacanoM para zraddhA karate the, ve isa tarka se sahamata ho gae, kintu kucha sthaviroM ne jamAli ke tarka kA pratirodha bhI kiyA-"bArya ! bhagavAn mahAvIra kA kathana nizcayanaya para pratiSThita hai| jisa kriyA ko prArambha kara diyA, vaha usI samaya se nippanna honI bhI zuru ho gii| cUMki koI bhI kriyA apanI pUrvavartI kriyAparyAya se sarvathA bhinna nahIM ho sakatI aura na uttarakriyA pUrvakriyA se sarvathA bhinna hotI hai| vAstava meM kriyAkAla aura kAryakAla (niSThAkAla) do bhinna nahIM hote| ataH bhagavAna mahAvIra kA kathana satya hai, usakA apalApa na kreN|" jamAli ne sthaviroM kI bAta kA virodha kiyaa| sthavira jamAli ko chor3akara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa cale aaye| _svastha hone para jamAli ne zrAvastI se prasthAna kara diyaa| para, aba vaha apane naye siddhAnta kI carcA hara jagaha karatA rhaa| usake pracAra meM AtmazlAghA mukhya bana gaI. satyadraSTA mahAvIra kI saMstuti aba use sahana kaise hotI? apane naye siddhAnta kA pracAra karate hae jamAli caMpAnagarI meM aayaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra bhI taba campA ke pUrNabhadra catya meM Thahare hue the| jamAli unake pAsa mAyA, kucha dUra banA rahakara bolA-"devAnupriya ! Apake aneka ziSya chamastha
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________________ 222 | tIrthakara mahAvIra hai, kevalajJAnI nahIM hai, kintu maiM to sampUrNa kevalajJAna se yukta ahaMta, jina aura kevalajJAnI huuN|" jamAli kI Atma-stutiparaka vANI sunakara gaNadhara gautama ne prativAda karate hue kahA-jamAli ! kevalajJAna aura kevaladarzana koI aisI vastu nahIM hai, jise batAnA par3e / sUrya ko batAne ke lie jaise dIpaka kI jarUrata nahIM, vaise hI kevalajJAna kI divya-jyoti ko batAne lie apane ko kevalajJAnI khyApita karanA vyartha hai / kevalajJAnI kahIM chipA rahatA hai ? kevalajJAna ke divya prakAza ko agAdha samudra, gaganacumbI parvata-mAlAeM aura aMdhakAramarI guphAeM bhI avaruddha nahIM kara sakatIM / tumheM yadi koI jJAna humA hai to mere ina praznoM kA uttara do loka zAzvata hai yA bajAvata ? jIva zAzvata hai yA azAzvata ? indrabhUti ke pratirodha para jamAli hataprama-sA dekhatA rahA / use koI pratyuttara nahIM sUjhA / taba bhagavAna ne kahA-'jamAli ! mere aise aneka ziSya haiM jo chaprastha hote hue bhI ina praznoM kA yathArtha uttara de sakate haiN| tuma kevalI hone kA dAvA karake bhI niruttara kaise ho gaye ? kyA kevalajJAna kA astitva batAne ke lie kevalI ko apane mukha se ghoSaNA karanI par3atI hai ? tuma galata dhAraNA evaM ahaMkAra ke vaza hokara mithyA prarUpaNA kara rahe ho| yaha tumhArI AtmA ke lie hitakara nahIM hai|' bhagavAn ke kathana se jamAli adhika Rddha ho uThA, vaha vahAM se calakara apane sthAna para AyA aura mithyA-bAgrahavaza apanI bhrAMta bAtoM se janatA ko bahakAne lgaa| priyadarzanA bhI jamAli kI mithyApAraNAoM se prabhAvita ho gii| vAstava meM moha kA sUkSma AvaraNa tattvaciMtana kI meghA ko AvRta kara DAlatA hai| priyadarzanA tattvaciMtana se bhI adhika rAga se khiMcI rahI aura eka hajAra sAdhviyoM ke sAtha. jamAli kA anugamana karane lgii| eka bAra jamAli kI upasthiti meM hI priyadarzanA zrAvastI AI aura bhagavAna ke tatvajJa zrAvaka DhaMka kumhAra kI bhAMDazAlA meM tthhrii| DhaMka ne priyadarzanA ko pratibodha dene ke lie usakI saMghATI (cAdara-pachevar3I) ke eka kone para agnikaNa rakha diyA, saMghATI jalane lgii| priyadarzanA haThAt bola uThI-"Arya! yaha kyA kiyA ? tumane merI saMghATI jalA dI ?" DhaMka me pratyuttara meM kahA-"bAya! bApa mithyA bhASaNa kyoM kara rahI hai ? saMghATI sabhI jalI kahA~, balanI huI hai| palate hue ko jalA kahanA mahAvIra
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 223 kA mata hai, tumhAre mata ke anusAra to sarvathA jale hue ko hI 'jalA' kahA jA sakatA hai|" ___DhaMka ke muktipUrNa samAdhAna se priyadarzanA ke antazcakSu khula gye| use lagA, jamAli kA kathana yuktirahita evaM avyAvahArika hai| sAtha hI vaha anugamana tattva. ciMtana se nahIM, kintu moha-vaza kara rahI hai| moha hI samasta bhrAMtiyoM kA aura duHkhoM kA mUla hai-basa, priyadarzanA kI antarAtmA jAgRta ho utthii| jamAli kA anugamana chor3akara vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke sAdhvI-saMgha meM punaH sammilita ho gii| jamAli ke aneka ziSya bhI usakI dhAraNA kI ayathArthatA samajhakara, use chor3akara punaH dharmasaMgha meM A ge| kintu mithyAbhiniveza, pUrvAgraha evaM mAnasika saMkleza ke kAraNa jamAli mahAvIra ke viruddha hI pracAra karatA rhaa| aMta meM anazana karake usane dehatyAga kiyaa| jamAli jaina-paramparA meM pahalA ninhava mAnA jAtA hai| usakI dhAraNA 'bahuratavAda' nAma se prAcIna graMthoM meM batAI gaI hai|' jJAna-goSThiyAM zrAvastI meM zramaNa kezIkumAra ke eka prazna ke uttara meM gaNadhara indrabhUti ne batAyA ki dharma ke tattva ko bAhya bAcAra se nahIM, kiMtu satyonmukhI prajJA se parakhanA caahie| ___ gautama ke isa uttara meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prajJAvAda kI dhvani spaSTa gaMja rahI hai / bhagavAn pArzvanAtha taka kA yuga Rju-prAjJa arthAt zraddhApradhAna yuga thaa| mahAvIra kA yuga tarka-pradhAna arthAt prajJA-pradhAna yuga thaa| usa yuga meM tattvavAda evaM jJAnavAda kA bolabAlA thaa| isalie bhagavAn mahAvIra kI pravacana-zailI tarkapravaNa rhii| ve jijJAsuoM ko vibhinna tarka evaM yuktiyoM ke dvArA tattvabodha dete the / samayasamaya para aneka anyatIthika vidvAna, parivrAjaka tathA svatIthika zramaNa evaM zramaNopAsaka bhagavAna ke samakSa Akara vividha prakAra kI tattvacarcAeM karate rahate the| una carcAjoM kA pUrNa vivaraNa Aja upalabdha nahIM hai, kintu phira bhI bhagavatIsUtra meM gautama 'bahuratabAda' kI vistRta carcA ke lie dekheM-vizeSAvazyaka bhASya gAthA 2324 se 2332 ___ tathA zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra, pariziSTa pRSTha 255 se 258 taka 2 pannA samithae dham / -uttaya 11
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________________ 224 | tIrthakara mahAvIra evaM anya jijJAsuoM ke saikar3oM-hajAroM prAna mAja bhI usa yuga kI zAna-goSTiyoM kI eka jhalaka prastuta karate haiN| ina zAna-goSThiyoM se yaha bhI patA calatA hai ki sadyugIna vidvAnoM evaM mumukSa oM meM kisaprakAra kI jijJAsAeM adhika uThatI thIM ? unake praznoM kA svarUpa tathA stara kisa prakAra kA thA? tathA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI tatva-nirUpaNa zailI kaisI thI aura vibhinna dRSTiyoM para unakA cintana kyA thA ? bhagavAn mahAvIra kI tattvacarcAoM meM sabase prasiddha tattvacarcA hai-gaNadhara baad| kevalajJAna prApta hone ke pazcAt tIrthasthApanA se pahale madhyamapAvA meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne magadha ke gyAraha diggaja vaidika vidvAnoM ko AtmA, punarjanma, karma Adi dArzanika viSayoM para bar3I takaMpradhAna, sAtha hI anumati evaM yukti se pUrNa zailI meM jo samAdhAna die the ve jaina-sAhitya meM 'gaNagharavAda' nAma se prasiddha haiN| ina uttaroM meM bhagavAn ne vaidika sUktoM kA jo yuktipUrNa evaM saMtulita vivecana kiyA aura unhIM ke mAdhAra se vaidika vidvAnoM ke saMzayoM kA nirAkaraNa kara unheM saMzayamukta banAyA vaha bhAratIya itihAsa kI aitihAsika ghaTanA kahI jA sakatI hai| 'gaNadharavAda' meM saMgrahIta tarka-pratitarka tathA pramANa Adi kA ullekha AgamoM meM bIjarUpa meM prApta hotA hai, jise unake anuvartI AcAryoM ne niyukti, bhASya Adi sAhitya meM vistAra ke sAtha prastuta kiyA hai / usa jJAnagoSThI meM mahAvIra kI sarala tathA anubhUti pUrNa pratipAdana zailI se prabhAvita hokara gyAraha vidvAna pratibodhita ho gae aura ve mahAvIra ke dharmasaMgha ke staMbharUpa gaNadhara bane / jJAnagoSThiyoM kA yaha madhura prasaMga samaya-samaya para banatA rahA hai / unameM se kucha prasaMga yahAM prastuta kiye jAte haiM / jayaMtI ko jJAna-goSThI - kauzAmbI meM jayaMtI nAma kI zramaNopAsikA thii| yaha kauzAmbIpati zatAnIka kI bahana tathA udayana kI bumA (phaphI) lagatI thii| vaha ahaMta dharma ke rahasyoM kI jAnakAra aura ananya upAsikA thii| kauzAmbI meM Ane-jAne vAle zramaNa evaM dhAvaka bahudhA usake yahA~ ThaharA karate the, isalie vaha 'mAIta dhAvakoM kI prathama sthAnadAtrI' ke nAma se bhI prasiddha thii| pezAlo se vihAra karake bhagavAn mahAvIra kauzAmbI meM Aye / ve candrAvataraNa 1 gaNadharoM ko mAnavoSThI kA varNana 'bhAna paMgA kA prathama pravAha' sIrSaka meM dekheM
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 225 tya meM tthhre| rAjA udayana, rAjamAtA mRgAvatI evaM jayaMtI Adi rAjaparivAra bhagavAn ke darzanArtha AyA / hajAroM nAgarikoM kI vizAla dharmasabhA ko sambodhita kara bhagavAn ne upadeza diyaa| pravacana ke pazcAt jayaMtI ne bhagavAna se kucha prazna karane kI anumati maaNgii| svIkRti pAkara usane pUchA-"bhagavan ! jIva bhArIpana (karmoM se bhArI) kyoM prApta karatA hai ?" bhagavAn-"hiMsA, asatya, corI, abrahmacarya, parigraha, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha Adi ke sevana se, rAga-dveSamaya AcaraNa se, kalaha karane se, dUsaroM para mithyA doSAropaNa karane se, cugalI karane se, asaMyama meM utsAha, saMyama meM Alasya karane se, paraniMdA karane se, kapaTapUrvaka mipyAbhASaNa karane se evaM aviveka-ajJAna (mithyAdarzanazalya) ke kAraNa jIva karmoM se bhArI hotA hai| ukta aThAraha pApasthAnoM ke sevana se AtmA saMsAra meM bhramaNa karatA hai, tathA unakI nivRtti karane se saMsAra-paribhramaNa ko kama karatA hai| -"bhava-siddhikatA (mokSa prApta karane kI yogyatA) jIvoM ko svabhAva se prApta hotI hai yA avasthA-vizeSa (pariNAma) se ?" "bhavasiddhikatA svabhAva se hotI hai, avasthA-vizeSa se nhiiN|" "kyA saba bhavasiddhika mokSagAmI haiM ?" "hA~, jo bhavasiddhika haiM, ve saba mokSagAmI haiN|" "yadi saba bhavasiddhika jIva mokSa meM cale jAyeMge to eka dina yaha saMsAra bhavasivika jIvoM se khAlI nahIM ho jAyegA ?" "nahIM ! aisA nahIM ho sktaa|" "kyoM ?" "kalpanA karo, jaise sarvAkAza pradezoM kI zreNi meM se pratisamaya eka-eka pradeza kama karane para bhI AkAza-pradezoM kA kamI anta nahIM AtA, isIprakAra bhavasiddhika anAdikAla se mokSa prApta kara rahe haiM, aura anantakAla taka karate raheMge, tathApi saMsAra kabhI una jIvoM se rahita nahIM hogaa| kyoMki bhavasiddhika jIva anantAnanta haiN|" "bhaMte ! jIva kA sonA acchA hai yA jAganA?" / "kucha jIvoM kA sonA bacchA hai, kucha kA jAganA ?"
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________________ 226 | tIpaMkara mahAvIra "yaha kaise ?" "hiMsA Adi adharma-vyApAra se jIvikA calAne vAle jIvoM kA sonA acchA hai, kyoMki jaba taka ve soye rahate haiM to anya jIvoM ko duHkha nahIM pahuMcAyeMge aura dhArmika vRtti vAle jIvoM kA jAganA acchA hai, ve jAgeMge to svayaM to dharmamArga meM pravRtta hoMge hI anya jIvoM ko bhI dharma kI ora prerita karate rheNge| ataH adhArmika vyakti kA sonA tathA dhArmika vyakti kA jAganA acchA hai|" "maMte ! sabalatA tathA sAvadhAnatA acchI hai yA durbalatA evaM Alasya ?" "adharmazIla AtmA ke lie durbalatA aura Alasya acchA hai, kyoMki adharmI durbala evaM AlasI hogA to pApa-pravRttiyAM kama kregaa| isIprakAra dharmazIla vyakti kI sabalatA evaM sAvadhAnatA acchI hai, tAki vaha dharmAcaraNa meM agrasara hotA rhe|" isa taraha aneka praznottaroM ke bAda jayaMtI kA mana atyaMta prasanna humA, usane prabhu ke bhikSuNI saMgha meM sammilita hone kI icchA vyakta kii| prabhu ne svIkRti pradAna kI / jayaMtI zramaNI banakara sAdhanA meM juTa gaI / ' roha ko pUrvApara sambandha-carcA bhagavAn mahAvIra rAjagRha ke guNazilaka udyAna meM virAjamAna the / eka dina roha aNagAra ke mana meM lokasthiti ke sambandha meM kucha zaMkA utthii| bhagavAna ke nikaTa Akara usane pUchA-"bhaMte ! kyA pahale loka hai, bAda meM aloka yA pahale aloka hai, bAda meM loka ?" -"loka-aloka donoM hI zAzvata haiM, isalie inameM pahale-pIche kA kramanahIM hai|" "bhaMte ! kyA jIva pahale huA, ajIva bAda meM yA ajIva pahale huA bAda meM jIva hA?" "jIva bhI zAzvata hai. ajIva bhI zAzvata hai, isalie inameM pahale-pIche kA krama nahIM ho sktaa|" (pahale-pIche honA vastu kI Adi aura azAzvatatA siddha karatA hai)| isIprakAra bhavasiddhika, abhavasiddhika, siddhi-asiddhi, siddhi aura siddha 1 bhagavatI0 zataka 12 / uddezaka ra
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 220 bAdi ke sambandha meM roha ne prazna kiye aura bhagavAna ne donoM ko hI zAzvatabhAva kahakara unakI pUrvAparatA kA niSedha kiyA / roha ne phira pUchA __ "bhaMte ! pahale aNDA huA aura pIche murgI huI yA pahale murgI, pIche aNDA paidA hunA?" "aMga kahAM se bAyA ?" "murgI se|" "aura murgI kahAM se AI?" "aNDe se|" "to phira donoM meM pahale kauna aura pIche kauna, yaha kaise kahA jA sakatA hai? donoM pahale bhI haiM aura pIche bhI ! jaise murgI ke binA aMDA nahIM aura aNDe ke binA murgI nahIM, aura donoM meM pahale kauna huA yaha bhI nahIM kahA jA sakatA; kyoMki donoM hI zAzvatabhAva hai|" (isI prakAra ukta loka, jIva Adi ke sambandha meM jAnanA caahie)| isa prakAra roha anagAra ne aneka zAzvata praznoM ke pUrvApara sambandha ke viSaya meM pUchA aura bhagavAn ne ukta zailI ke dvArA unake pUrvAparakrama kA niSedha karate hue batAyA-zAzvata vastu meM pUrvApara kama nahIM hotaa| skanvaka kI jAna-parcA parivrAjaka prakaraNa meM batAyA jA cukA hai ki skandaka parivrAjaka ne bhagavAna se loka kI sAntatA tathA anantatA ke viSaya meM prazna pUche / ve praznottara saMkSepa meM isa prakAra haiM "bhaMte ! loka sAnta (anta sahita) hai yA ananta ?" mahAvIra-"skandaka ! dravya, kSetra, kAla aura bhAva kI apekSA se yaha loka cAra prakAra kA hai| dravya kI apekSA se loka sAnta hai| kSetra kI apekSA se asaMstha koTAkoTi yojana vistAra vAlA hai| ataH sAMta hai / kAla kI apekSA se loka zAzvata hai aura antarahita hai| bhAva kI apekSA se yaha ananta hai| "jIva ke viSaya meM bhI isI prakAra cintana karanA cAhie - dravya kI apekSA se jIva eka aura sAMta hai| kSetra kI apekSA se vaha asaMkhya pravezI aura sAMta hai / 1 bhagavatI sUtra, zataka / dezaka
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________________ 228 | tIrthakara mahAvIra kAla kI apekSA se zAzvata aura ananta hai| bhAva kI apekSA se antarahita hai|" "isIprakAra siddhi (mokSa) aura siddha (mukta-AtmAoM) ke viSaya meM jAnanA caahie|" skandaka ne punaH pUchA-"bhaMte ! kisa maraNa se janma-maraNa kI paramparA ghaTatI hai, aura kisase bar3hatI hai?" bhagavAna ne uttara diyA "maraNa do prakAra ke haiM-bAlamaraNa aura paMDitamaraNa / bAla ajJAnI hai, use AtmasvarUpa kA bhAna nahIM hotaa| vaha bAraha prakAra ke bAlamaraNa se (asamAdhipUrvaka) maratA hai to janma-maraNa kI paramparA ko bar3hAtA hai / paMDita jJAnI hai, mAtmadraSTA hai, vaha do prakAra ke maraNa se (samAdhipUrvaka) prANa tyAga karatA hai| ataH vaha paMDita-maraNa se janma-maraNa kI paramparA ko ghaTAtA hai / " skaMdaka-"maMte ! bAlamaraNa bAraha kauna se haiM ?" bhagavAn-"bAlamaraNa ke bAraha bheda isa prakAra haiM1 bhUkha kI pIr3A se tar3apa kara mrnaa| 2 viSaya-moga kI aprApti se nirAza hokara maranA / 3 pApoM kA zalya hRdaya meM chupAe rakhakara maranA / 4 vartamAna jIvana meM asaphala hokara punaH isI gati kA AyuSya bAMdhakara mrnaa| 5 parvata se girkr| 6 vRkSa se girakara / 7 jala meM dduubkr| 8 agni meM jlkr| viSa khaakr| 10 zastraprayoga kr| 11 phAMsI baakr| 12 gIdha athavA anya mAMsabhakSI pazujoM se zarIra nucavAkara maranA / ye bAraha bAlamaraNa haiM / arthAt isa prakAra kI mRtyu ke samaya mana meM azAMti, vyAkulatA tathA viSayAsakti rahane se ye Sanma-maraNa ko bar3hAne vAle haiN|" skaMdaka- "bhagavan ! paMDita-maraNa do kauna-se hai ?"
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 229 bhagavAn-"1 pAdopagamana - (dhyAnapUrvaka nizcala dazA meM banazana ke sAtha prANa tyAga karanA) 2 bhakta-pratyAkhyAna (anazana karake samAdhipUrvaka zarIra kriyAeM karate hue prANa tyAganA) isa prakAra kI dazA meM prANa tyAga karane vAlA janma-maraNa kI paramparA ko ghaTAtA hai|" isa prakAra anekAMta-dRSTiyukta samIcIna uttaroM se skandaka ko pUrNa samAdhAna milaa|' somila kI zAnagoSThI somila vANijyagrAma kA vidvAna brAhmaNa thaa| usake pAsa pAMcaso vidyArthI adhyayana karate the| bhagavAna mahAvIra jaba vahAM ke itipalAza caitya meM padhAre to somila apane sau chAtroM ke sAtha unake pAsa AyA aura usane bhagavAna se nimna prazna pUchesomila-bhaMte ! Apake siddhAnta meM yAtrA, yApanIya, avyAbAdha aura prAsuka vihAra hai ? bhagavAda-hA~, yAtrA Adi sabhI bAteM haiM....? somila-ApakI yAtrA kyA hai ? bhagavAn-tapa, niyama, saMyama, svAdhyAya, dhyAna aura Avazyaka Adi yogoM meM yatanA-udyama karanA, yahI merI yAtrA hai| somila-ApakA yApanIya kyA hai ? bhagavAn - pAMca indriyoM ko apane vaza meM rakhanA indriya-yApanIya hai, tathA cAra kaSAyoM kA prAdurbhAva na hone denA noindriya-yApanIya hai| somila--ApakA avyAbAdha kyA hai ? bhagavAn mere zarIragata sabhI doSa upazAMta ho gaye haiM, yahI merA avyAbAdha hai| somila - prAsuka vihAra kyA hai ? bhagavAna-maiM ArAma-udyAna, devakula tathA sarvathA nirdoSa sthAnoM meM vicaratA hUM, yahI merA prAsuka vihAra hai|" 1 bhagavatI sUtra, zataka 2 / dazaka
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________________ 230 / tIrthakara mahAvIra somila-bhaMte ! sarisavaya bhakSya hai yA abhakSya hai ? bhagavAna-bhakSya bhI hai, aura abhakSya bhii| somila- kaise? bhagavAna- "sarisavaya ke do artha haiM-mitra aura sarSapa (dhAnya) / mitra sarisavaya tIna prakAra ke hote haiM : sahajAta, sahavardhita tathA sahaprAMzu-krIDita / ye sarisavaya (mitra) abhakSya hote haiM / sarisavaya dhAnya ke bhI do bheda haiM : zastrapariNata aura azastrapariNata / zastrapariNata sarSapa (agni Adi ke dvArA jIvarahita kiyA huA) agara eSaNIya ho, yAcanA karane para prApta hotA ho to vaha bhakSya hai|" isIprakAra mAMsa aura kulatthA Adi zabdoM ke zleSa artha kI vyAkhyA karake bhagavAna ne apekSApradhAna uttara diye / tadanantara somila ne pUchA - "maMte ! Apa eka haiM yA do ?" bhagavAn-maiM eka bhI hUM tathA do bhii| somila-bhagavan ! yaha kaise ? bhagavAn --- "maiM Atma-dravya rUpa se eka hUM tathA jJAna-darzana svarUpa se do|" somila-Apa akSaya, avyaya aura avasthita (sadA nitya) haiM yA bhUta, vartamAna, bhaviSyadrUpadhArI bhI? bhagavAn-donoM hI huuN| maiM Atma-pradezoM kI apekSA se akSaya, avyaya tathA ava sthita hUM, kiMtu upayoga-paryAya kI apekSA se bhUta, vartamAna, bhaviSya nAnArUpadhArI bhI huuN|" __isa prakAra jJAnagoSThI karate hue somila ko sabhI praznoM kA ucita samAdhAna milA ataH vaha bhagavAna ke prati zraddhAzIla bana gyaa| zrAvaka ke vrata dhAraNa kara usane jIvana ko dharma-sAdhanA meM lagA diyaa|' gautama ko jJAnagoSThiyAM indrabhUti gautama bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pramukha aMtevAsI the, aura bahuta gahare jijJAsu bhI ! kisI bhI navIna vastu ko dekhakara, nayI bAta sunakara unake mana meM saMzaya, kutUhala evaM jijJAsA utpanna hotI, ve turanta bhagavAna ke pAsa Ate aura unakA yathArtha nirNaya jaante| itane dIrghakAla meM gautama ne bhagavAn se hajAroM hI prazna pUcha hoNge| vAstava meM gautama ke praznottaroM kA saMkalana hI vartamAna mAgama kahe 1 sarisavaya-sahAvayAH -mitram, sarvapakAH -dhAnyam / 2 bhagavatI sUtra, zataka 18 / uddezaka 1.
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 231 jA sakate haiM / anuzruti hai ki bhagavatIsUtra meM hI gautama dvArA kiye gaye chattIsa hajAra praznottaroM kA saMkalana hamA hai| gautama ke sabhI praznottaroM kA vivaraNa eka svataMtra graMtha kA viSaya hai / yahAM para kucha hI praznottara diye jAte haiM, jinase gautama ke praznoM kI zailI tathA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI citanadRSTi kI eka jhalaka prApta ho jaayegii| karma-vyavasthA 'karma siddhAnta' bhagavAna mahAvIra kA mukhya siddhAnta thaa| isa viSaya meM gautama ne samaya-samaya para aneka prazna kiye, jinameM se eka-do prazna yahAM prastuta haiM / gautama-bhaMte ! jIva dIrghakAla taka duHkhapUrvaka jIne ke yogya karma kyoM va kisa kAraNa se karatA hai? bhagavAna-gautama ! hiMsA karane se, asatya bolane se tathA zramaNa-brAhmaNoM kI hIlanA, niMdA evaM apamAna karane se, unheM amanoja AhAra pAnI dene se jIva duHkha pUrvaka jIne yogya azubhakarma kA baMdha karatA hai|" gautama-maMte ! jIva dIrghakAla taka sukhapUrvaka jIne yogya karma kisa kAraNa se bAMdhatA hai? bhagavAna - gautama ! hiMsA va asatya kI nivRtti se tathA zramaNa-brAhmaNoM ko vaMdanA upAsanA karake priyakArI nirdoSa AhAra-pAnI kA dAna karane se jIva zubha dIrghAyuSya kA baMdha karatA hai|' gautama-bhaMte ! yaha jIva bhArIpana kaise prApta karatA hai? bhagavAna gautama ! prANAtipAta Adi maThAraha pApasthAnoM ke sevana se jIva (karma rajoM se) bhArI hotA hai| gautama-bhaMte ! jIva laghutva kaise prApta karatA hai ? bhagavAna - gautama ! prANAtipAta Adi aThAraha pApasthAnoM se nivRtti karane para jIva (koM se) laghutA prApta karanA hai| vizva-vyavasthA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzana ke anusAra yaha vizva (SaDdravyAtmaka loka) anAdi evaM ananta hai| eka bAra bhagavAna mahAvIra rAjagRha meM virAjamAna the, taba indrabhUti gautama ne loka-sthiti ke sambandha meM bhagavAna se pUchA 1 bhagavatI sUva zataka 5, u. 6 2 bhagavatI sUtra zataka, u. 6 (aisA hI prazna jayaMtI ne bhI kiyA hai|) 3 dIkSA kA bAIsA varSa, vi.pU. 461460
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________________ 232 | tIrthakara mahAvIra gautama-bhaMte ! loka-sthiti kitanI prakAra kI hai? bhagavAna gautama ! loka-sthiti mATha prakAra kI hai-(sabase nIce AkAza hai) AkAza para havA pratiSThita hai, havA para samudra, samudra para pRthvI, pRthvI para prasa-sthAvara prANI (yaha carAcara jagata), una jIvoM (sa-sthAvara) para ajIva pratiSThita hai, karmoM para jIva pratiSThita hai, ajIva, jIva saMgrahIta hai, jIva kama-saMgrahIta hai|' gautama-bhaMte ! paramANu zAzvata hai yA azAzvata ? bhagavAn gautama ! paramANu dravyarUpa meM zAzvata hai, aura paryAyarUpa meM azAzvata hai| kAla-vyavasthA bhagavAn mahAvIra eka bAra rAjagRha ke guNazilaka udyAna meM Thahare hue the| indrabhUti ne kAla ke viSaya meM bhagavAna se laMbI carcA kii| bhaMte ! eka muhUrta meM kitane ucchvAsa hote haiM ? gautama ! eka muhUrta meM 3773 zvAsocchvAsa hote haiN| jaise asaMkhya samayoM kA samudAya eka AvalikA, saMkhyAta AvalikA kA eka ucchavAsa aura utanI hI mAvalikA kA eka nizvAsa / eka svastha, sazakta puruSa eka muhUrta meM 3773 zvAsocchvAsa letA hai| isIprakAra tIsa muhUrta kA eka ahorAtra (dina-rAta), pandraha ahorAtra kA eka pakSa / isIprakAra gaNanA ko Age bar3hAte hue zIrSaprahelikA, aura phira sAgaropama, avasarpiNI-utsapiNI evaM bIsa koTAkoTI sAgaropama kA eka kAlacakra hotA hai| vacana-vyavasthA bhagavAna mahAvIra anekAMtavAdI the / anaMtadharmAtmaka vastu ke vibhinna dharmoM kA parijJAna rakhate hue apekSApUrvaka vacana bolanA-yaha unakA apekSAvAda (vibhajyavAda) yA syAdvAda kahalAtA hai| choTI-se-choTI vastu kA svarUpa bhI ApekSika kathana dvArA prakaTa kiyA jAtA hai / eka prasaMga hai / gautama ne eka bAra pUchA 1 bhagavatI sUtra, zataka 1. u. 6 2 bhagavatI sUtra, zataka 144 3 dIkSA kA solahavAM varSa vi.pU. 497-496 4 bhagavatI sUtra u..
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 23 bhaMte ! phANita gur3a (gur3a kI rAba) meM madhura rasa hai yA kaTa rasa ? gautama ! usameM pAMcoM hI rasa haiN| bhaMte ! yaha kaise? gautama ! vyavahAradRSTi se gur3a meM eka madhura rasa kahA jAtA hai, kiMtu nizcayadRSTi se pAMcoM hI rasa usameM vidyamAna haiM / isI taraha usameM pAMcoM varNa, do gaMdha evaM bATha sparza vidyamAna rahate haiN|' jayaMtI ke praznottara bhI apekSAvAda ke prayoga haiM, jo pIche diye gaye haiN| eka samaya meM do kiyA bhagavAna mahAvIra eka bAra rAjagRha ke udyAna meM virAjamAna the| gaNadhara gautama ne pudgala, paramANu, calamAna, calita Adi viSayoM para bhagavAn se aneka prazna pUche / tadanantara gautama ne pUchA-bhaMte ! kucha loga kahate haiM-jIva eka samaya meM IryApathikI aura sAMparAyikI donoM kriyAeM karatA hai, kyA yaha ThIka hai ? bhagavAn gautama ! nahIM ! yaha kathana yuktiyukta nahIM hai / jIva eka samaya meM eka hI kriyA kara sakatA hai| jisa samaya IpithikI kriyA karatA hai, sAMparAyikI kriyA nahIM karatA, jaba sAMparAyikI kriyA karatA hai, usa samaya IpithikI kriyA nahIM krtaa| zruta aura zIla mate ! kucha loga kahate haiM, zIla (sadAcAra) zreSTha hai aura kucha dUsare kahate haiM, zruta (jJAna) zreSTha hai aura tIsare kahate haiM, zIla aura ata pratyeka zreSTa hai / bhagavan ! yaha kaise? gautama ! yaha kathana yathArtha nahIM hai| bhaMte ! kaise? gautama ! zIla aura zruta donoM kA samanvaya hone para hI jIvana meM saMpUrNa zreSThatA AtI hai| jo puruSa zIlavAna hai (sadAcArI hai, para zrutavAna (jJAnI) nahIM hai, vaha dharma kA deza-ArAdhaka (dharma kI Azika ArAdhanA karane vAlA) hai| bhagavatI sUtra 16 2dImA kA bar3atIsavA~ varSa, vi.pU. 475-474 / bhagavatI sUtra, zataka 1, 3.10
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________________ 234 | vIrSakara mahAvIra jo puruSa zIlavAna nahIM para atavAna hai, vaha dharma kA deza-virAdhaka hai| jo zIlavAna eva zrutavAna hai, vaha dharma kA pUrNa mArAdhaka hai| jo zIla evaM zruta donoM se hIna hai, vaha dharma kA pUrNa virAdhaka hai|' suvrata aura durbata eka bAra indrabhUti ne bhagavAn se pUchA bhaMte ! koI manuSya prANI kI hiMsA kA tyAga karatA hai to usakA vaha vrata 'suvrata' kahalAyegA yA 'durvata' ? gautama ! vaha suvrata bhI ho sakatA hai aura durvata bhii| mate ! yaha kaise? gautama ! ukta prakAra kA vrata lene vAlA yadi jIva-ajIva ke parijJAna se rahita hai to usakA vrata 'duvrata' kahalAyegA / tathA jIva-ajIva ke parijJAna se yukta hokara koI hiMsA kA tyAga karatA hai to usakA vrata 'suvrata' khlaayegaa| (vrata bhI tabhI suvrata hotA hai, jaba usake sAtha usa viSaya kA jJAna ho| bajJAna-pUrNa vrata vAstava meM koI vrata nahIM hai|) satsaMga se siddhi rAjagRha meM eka bAra bhagavAna mahAvIra se gaNadhara indrabhUti ne pUchA-- "bhaMte ! zramaNoM ke satsaMga kA kyA phala hotA hai ?" "yathArtha satya sunane ko milatA hai|" "bhaMte ! usase kyA phala hotA hai ?" "vastutattva kA samyaka jJAna hotA hai|" "bhaMte ! usase kyA phala hotA hai ?" "vastutattva kA vizleSaNapUrvaka vijJAna (spaSTa parivodha) hotA hai|" "bhaMte ! usase kyA phala hotA hai ?" "anAtmabhAva-bahirbhAva se AtmabhAva kA-antarbhAva kA pRthakkaraNa hotA hai|" "bhaMte ! usase kyA phala hotA hai?' "saMyama hotA hai|" 1 praznottara rAjagRha meM : dIkSA kA tetIsavAM varSa, pi. pU. 480 / bhagavatI sUna, zataka 8 / u010| 2 bhagavatI sUtra, zataka 32
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 25 "bhate ! usase kyA phala hotA hai ?" "anAva hotA hai-karmabandhana ke hetu rAga-dveSa kSINa ho jAte haiN|" "bhaMte ! usase kyA phala hotA hai ?" "tapa karane kI yathArya kSamatA kA vikAsa hotA hai|" "bhaMte ! usase kyA phala hotA hai ?" "pUrva saMcita karma-mala kSINa ho jAte haiN|" "bhaMte ! usase kyA phala hotA hai ?" "mAtmA kI asthiratA vicchinna hotI hai, zAzvata sthiratA prApta hotI hai|" "bhaMte ! usase kyA phala hotA hai ?" 'siddhi prApta hotI hai, Atma-svarUpa kI pUrNa upalabdhi hotI hai|" bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samakSa gautama evaM anya jijJAsuoM dvArA samaya-samaya para pUche gaye kucha jijJAsApUrNa praznoM kI carcA yahA~ prastuta kI gaI hai / isa prakAra kI jJAna-goSThiyoM ke mAdhyama se bhagavAna ke paripAvaM meM tattvajJAna evaM adhyAtma kA ajanasrota bahatA rahatA thaa| saMskAra-zuddhi yaha to batAyA jA cukA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra dehavAdI nahIM, AtmavAdI the / janmavAdI nahIM, karmavAdI the, arthAt kisI bhI prANI kI uccatA-nIcatA zarIra va janma se nahIM, kintu AtmA va karma se mAnate the| zUdra, anArya tathA mleccha kula meM janma lekara bhI vyakti apane zreSTha karmoM ke kAraNa, ucca AcaraNa ke kAraNa mahAna bana sakatA hai, yaha mahAvIra kA dRr3ha vizvAsa hI nahIM, kintu jIvana ke pada-pada para sAkAra hotA siddhAnta hai / ve mAnate the vyakti karma (AcaraNa) se hI to zUdra hotA hai, karma (AcaraNa) se hI brAhmaNa / isalie ve vyakti ke zarIra ko nahIM dekhate the ki yaha kisa kula meM, kisa deza va jAti meM janmA hai, kintu ve usakI AtmA ko, saMskAroM ko dekhate the| anAryadeza meM janme hue, anArya kula meM janme hue aura anArya-saMskAroM meM pale hue- vyaktiyoM ke saMskAroM ko badalakara unhoMne unheM zuru bAryatva va niyaMgyatA pradAna kI, unakI aneka jIvana-ghaTanAeM isa tathya kI svayaMbhU pramANa haiN| una ghaTanAoM meM na sirpha eka aitihAsika rocakatA hai, kintu mahAvIra 1 bhagavatI sUtra, zataka 2, uddezaka 3
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________________ 216 | tIrthakara mahAvIra kA siddhAnta bhI jIvita ho rahA hai isalie bhagavAna mahAvIra dvArA kiye gaye saMskArazuddhi ke prayatnoM ko eka jhAMkI yahAM prastuta kI jA rahI hai| 1. arjunamAlI : krUratA kA daitya, karuNA kA devatA rAjagRha meM arjuna nAmaka mAlAkAra (mAlI) rahatA thaa| nagara ke bAhara usakA eka bahuta sundara vyAvasAyika udyAna thaa| usa udyAna meM usake kuladevatA mudgarapANi yakSa kA prAcIna maMdira thaa| arjuna bahuta sabere uThakara apanI patnI baMdhumatI ke sAtha udyAna meM jaataa| vibhinna raMgoM va aneka jAtiyoM ke phUloM ko bInatA, unake guladaste, gajare, hAra va mAlAeM banAkara nagara meM becatA aura apanI AjIvikA calAtA thaa| ekabAra rAjagRha ke kucha badamAzoM kI eka TolI jisameM chaha badamAza the, udyAna meM ghusa aaii| baMdhumatI ke sukumAra saundarya para mugdha hokara balAtkara karanA caahaa| maukA dekhakara arjuna ko rassiyoM se bAMdha diyA, aura phira baMdhumatI ko gherakara usake sAtha svacchaMda kAmAcAra kiyaa| apanI nAka ke nIce duSToM kA atyAcAra aura patnI kA durAcAra dekhakara arjuna kA khUna khaula utthaa| vaha rassiyoM se baMdhA thA, kyA kara pAtA? krodhAveza meM usane apane kuladevatA yakSa ko kosanA zuru kiyA- "bacapana se maiM tumhArI pUjA-upAsanA karatA AyA hUM, lekina Aja jaba meM vipatti meM phaMsA to tuma prastara kI bhAMti nizceSTa khar3e merA apamAna hotA dekha rahe ho ? lagatA hai, tuma meM kucha bhI satva nahIM hai|" arjuna kI tar3apamarI pukAra kA asara huaa| yakSa arjuna kI deha meM praviSTa ho gayA, arjuna ke badhana TUTa gaye / krodha aura bAvezavaza vaha unmatta-sA ho gyaa| mudgara hAtha meM lie daitya kI bhAMti uThA aura kAma-rata chahoM puruSoM evaM apanI eka strI (baMdhumatI) kI hatyA kara ddaalii| isa para bhI arjuna kA koSa zAMta nahIM huaa| usake mana meM manupyajAti ke prati bhayaMkara ghRNA kA bhAva jAga uThA, vaha bhUkhe zera kI bhAMti pratidina manuSyoM para jhapaTakara chaha puruSa evaM eka strI kI hatyA karake hI dama letaa| kucha hI dinoM meM ramaNIya udyAna ke paripAvaM meM nara-kaMkAloM kA Dhera laga gyaa| arjuna ke bAtaMka se janatA kA AvAgamana baMda ho gayA, galiyAM aura rAjamArga sunasAna ho gaye / rAjagRha ke dvAra baMda kara diye gaye aura kisI bhI vyakti ko nagara ke bAhara arjuna kI dizA meM pAne kA sakhta pratirodha kara diyA gyaa| usI prasaMga para bhagavAna mahAvIra rAjagRha meM padhAre / ' arjuna ke pAtaMka ke 1 vImA kA bagahA parva, vi.pU. 465-466
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 230 kAraNa hajAroM zraddhAlu darzana karane kI utsukatA lie bhI mana mAre baiThe rahe / sudarzana nAma ke eka dRr3ha zraddhAlu zrAvaka ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzana hetu udyAna kI bora jAne kA nizcaya kiyaa| apane saMkalpa bala kA sahArA lekara vaha nagaravAra ke bAhara niklaa| sunasAna galiyoM meM jaise mauta nAca rahI thI, kintu abhayamUrti sudarzana har3atA ke sAtha Age bddh'aa| bahuta dinoM ke bAda manuSya ko AyA dekhakara arjuna unmatta kI bhAMti mudgara lekara usa ora lpkaa| sudarzana vahIM dhyAnastha khar3A ho gyaa| arjuna kA mudgara uThA kA uThA raha gyaa| sudarzana kI saumyatA ke samakSa arjuna kI krUratA parAsta ho gii| vaha stabdha huA, phira gira pdd'aa| sudarzana ne use uThAyA. usakI krUratA aura dAnavatA ko karuNA aura sneha ke hAthoM se dulArA / arjuna sudarzana ke caraNoM meM gira par3A-apane krUra karmoM para pazcAttApa karatA huaa| sudarzana ne kahA- "arjuna ! ghabarAo nahIM ! tuma bhI manuSya ho| tumhAre rakta meM dAnavatA ke saMskAra ghusa gaye the, isI kAraNa tumane saikar3oM niraparAdha prANiyoM kI hatyA kara DAlI, aba tuma prabuddha hue ho, tumhAre dAnavIya saMskaroM meM parivartana bhAyA hai, calo, maiM tumheM hamAre kalyANadraSTA devAdhideva ke pAsa le cluu|" arjuna sudarzana ke sAtha-sAtha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samakSa aayaa| prabhu ne hRdayagrAhI upadeza-vRSTi kii| arjuna ke rakta kI dAnavIya USmA zAMta haI, karuNA kI rasadhArA phUTa par3I / pazcAttApa ke AMsU bahAkara usane prabhu ke samakSa prAyazcitta kiyA aura usI kSaNa kaThora municaryA svIkAra kara lii| arjunamuni ko dekhakara loga Aveza meM A jAte / "yahI hai hamAre priya svajana-mitroM kA hatyArA!" sthAna-sthAna para loga use mArate-pITate, trAsa dete| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne arjuna ko zikSAmantra diyA thA - titikvaM paramaM naccAtitikSA hI parama dharma hai / arjuna ne isa maMtra ko sAkAra banAyA aura chaha mAsa kI kaThora tapazcaryA ke bAda anazana kara saba karmoM se mukta ho, siddha-buddha dazA ko prApta haa| arjuna janmanA Arya thA, kintu usameM anAryatA ke kara saMskAra ghusa gaye the| krUratA ke usa daitya ko samatA kA devatA banAyA-- bhagavAn mahAvIra ne saMskArazuddhi kI prakriyA dvaaraa| 1tagaDabasAbo, varSa 6
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________________ 238 | tIrthakara mahAvIra rohiNeya cora : eka vacana se hatya-parivartana rAjagRha ke vaibhAraparvata kI upatyakAoM meM eka cora rahatA thA-lohaqhara ! bar3A bhayAnaka ! bar3A durdAnta ! pIr3hiyoM se cauryakarma karatA A rahA thA vaha ! lohakhura kA putra thA-rohiNeya ! bApa se beTA svaayaa| cauryakarma meM bar3A hI nipuNa, durdAnta ! lohakhura ne marate samaya putra se kahA-"putra ! merI pratiSThA ko tuma sadA bar3hAte rahoge, yaha to mujhe vizvAsa hai, tuma apane dhaMdhe meM mujhase bhI adhika catura ho, adhika sAhasI! hAM; kintu eka bAta kA dhyAna rkhnaa| rAjagRha meM mahAvIra bAra-bAra Ate haiM, logoM ko apane upadezoM dvArA bharamAte rahate haiM, tuma kabhI unake nikaTa mata jAnA, unakI vANI mata sunanA, basa yahI merI aMtima sIkha hai|" pitA kI AjJAnusAra rohiNeya bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samavasaraNa se sadA dUradUra rahatA / khulakara coriyAM karatA, atyAcAra krtaa| rAjagRha meM rohiNeya kA bhayAnaka AtaMka chA rahA thA, nagaravAsI usake AkramaNoM se saMtrasta ho uThe the| sabhI ne mahArAja zreNika ke pAsa apanI vyathA sunAI / zreNika ne dasyurAja rohiNeya ko pakar3ane ke hajAroM upAya kiye, para saba vyartha ! rohiNeya kisI kI pakar3a meM nahIM aayaa| unhIM dinoM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA samavasaraNa rAjagRha ke udyAna meM thaa| rohiNeya eka dina udhara se nikalA to bhagavAna kI dezanA ho rahI thii| usane kAnoM meM aMgulI DAla lI, tabhI usake paira meM eka tIkhA kAMTA cubha gyaa| kAMTA nikAlane ke lie usane hAtha, paira kI tarapha bar3hAyA, taba mahAvIra ke kucha zabda usake kAnoM meM par3e-"devatAoM ke caraNa pRthvI ko nahIM chute, unake netra ninimeSa rahate haiM / unakA zarIra sveda rahita tathA puSpamAlA sadA vikasita banI rahatI hai|" - ye zabda sunate hI rohiNeya becana ho gyaa| vaha bAra-bAra unheM bhUlane kI ceSTA karatA, para jyoM-jyoM bhUlane kA prayatla kiyA, tyoM-tyoM unakI smRti pakkI ho gii| rAjagRha kI prajA rohiNeya ke pAsa se vyAkula ho uThI thii| magadha ke zAsanataMtra ke nAkoM meM dama bA gayA, para rohiNeya nahIM pakar3A gyaa| Akhira eka dina abhayakumAra kI yojanA ke anusAra rohiNeya pakar3A to gayA, para sAdI nAgarika veza-bhUSA meM, khAlI hAtha / aba taka corI kA mAla na pakar3A jAya aura na koI aparAdha siddha ho, taba taka use daMDa bhI kaise diyA jAya?
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 239 abhayakumAra ne hara saMbhava prayatna kiyA, para rohiNeya ne apanA kucha bhI aparAdha svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| Akhira use mAdaka surA pilAI gii| aura devavimAna kI taraha saje huye sAta maMjile mahala meM use sulAyA gyaa| kucha samaya bAda rohiNeya kA nazA utA, bA~kheM khulIM, use dekhakara vismaya hamA-kyA, vaha kisI svarga meM pahuMca gayA hai ? tabhI apsarA-jaisI dAsiyo Akara'jaya ! vijaya !' kahakara madhura svara meM bolane lagIM-"Apa hamAre svAmI haiM, abhIabhI Apa pRthvIloka se prayANa kara isa svargavimAna meM avatarita huye haiN| aba Apa hama apsarAboM ke sAtha mana-icchita krIr3A karate hue svarga ke sukha bhogie|" rohiNeya ko lagA- "sacamuca hI meM svarga meM AgayA hUM? vaha vismaya ke sAtha saba kucha dekha rahA thaa| tabhI eka deva-veSadhArI AyA, namaskAra pUrvaka bolA"svarga meM Apake avataraNa kI badhAI / yahA~ kI vidhi ke anusAra pratyeka nava utpanna deva ko pahale apane pUrva-janma kI sukRta-duSkRta kI kathA sunAnI par3atI hai, kRpayA Apa bhI hameM batAiye Apane pUrva janma meM kyA-kyA puNya kiye the, jinake prabhAva se hamAre svAmI bane haiM ?" rohiNeya apane sukRta-duSkRta, puNya-pApa kA smaraNa karane lagA-usane to janma bhara coriyAM kI haiM. kabhI koI puNya kArya to kiyA hI nahIM / vaha apane pUrvajanma ke duSkRta-adhyAya ko zuru karane hI vAlA thA ki use sahasA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI yAda A gaI-"devatA ke caraNa pRthvI ko nahIM chuute|" usane Asa-pAsa meM bar3e deva-deviyoM kI tarapha dekhA aura sahasA cauMka uThA-dhokhA ! prapaMca ! mahAvIra satyavAdI haiM, ye loga nizcaya hI deva nhiiN| mujhe jAla meM phaMsAne kI koI cAla hai| mAyA hai| vaha saMbhala gayA aura sahajamudrA meM bolA-"maiMne to apane pUrvajanma meM saba kucha sukRta-hI-sukRta kiyA, pApa to kabhI kiyA hI nhiiN|" abhayakumAra kI aMtima cAla bhI asaphala ho gii| rohiNeya pakar3A gayA, magara aparAdha siddha na hone para chor3anA pdd'aa| rohiNeya sApha bacakara ghara para mA gyaa| rohiNeya rAta bhara karavaTeM badalatA socatA rahA-"Aja maiM jAla meM gaharA phaMsakara bhI sApha baca gayA, mRtyu ke muMha meM pahuMcakara bhI nikala pAyA sirpha satya. vAdI mahAvIra kI vANI ke eka zabda ke sahAre / " mahAvIra kI satyatA para rohiNeya ko pUrNa bAsthA ho gaI, aba mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM pahuMcane ke lie vikala ho uThA, maNa-kSaNa kA vilamba asA ho gayA / prAtaH hote-hote vaha sIdhA mahAvIra ke caraNoM
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________________ 240 | tIrthakara mahAvIra meM jAkara Atma-niMdA karane lagA / apane duSkRta para pAcAttApa kara usakI zuddhi kA mArga pUchA / bhagavAna ne use saMyama-sAdhanA kA mArga btaayaa| magadhapati zreNika, mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra mahAvIra ke samavasaraNa meM baiThe the| "jisa rohiNeya ko pakar3ane meM buddhinidhAna abhayakumAra bhI asaphala ho gayA, vaha magadha kA durdAnta dasyurAja Aja zramaNa mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM khar3A-Atma-zodhana kA mArga pUcha rahA hai, zaraNa mAMga rahA hai ?" zreNika ne rohiNeya ko gale se lagA liyA / abhaya ne mitratA kA hAtha bddh'aayaa| corI meM lUTe hue samasta svarNa-bhaMDAroM kA, guptakhajAnoM kA patA batAkara rohiNeya ne mahArAja zreNika ko magadha kI janatA kA samasta curAyA huA dhana vApasa kara diyA aura apane aparAdhoM kI kSamA mAMga kara vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra kA ziSya bana gayA, zramaNadharma ke asidhArA-patha para bar3ha gyaa| arjuna hatyArA thA, rohiNeya cora thaa| donoM hI atyanta krUra ! durdamanIya ! duSTatA ke daityarUpa ! donoM ke malina saMskAroM kA zuddhIkaraNa kiyA-mahAvIra kI samatA-sAvI vANI ne / anArya ko Arya banAyA, asAdhu ko sAdhutA pradAna kI, hiMsaka ko ahiMsaka, cora ko sAhUkAra ! yahI yA mahAvIra kI saMskAra-zuddhi kI prakriyA kA eka divya rUpa / " AIka : anArya rakta meM mArya AtmA saMskAra parivartana kI dizA meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana kI aneka upalabdhiyA~ haiM / saMskAra-zuTi ke mAdhyama se aneka duSTaziSTa bane, durjana sajjana bane, asAdhu sAdhu bane / vahA~ kucha aise vismayakAraka udAharaNa bhI milate haiM ki anArya deza meM janme, anArya rakta meM pale vyakti unake smaraNa va sAkSAtkAra se Aryadharma meM dIkSita ho gae / inameM se do udAharaNa yahA~ prastuta haiM-Aka kumAra aura koTivarSa ke adhipati kirAtarAja ke| AIka kumAra ke viSaya meM yaha prasiddha hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke parokSa mAnasika saMparka se bAIka ke saMskAroM meM parivartana bAyA aura vaha parivartana itanA vegavAna thA ki usakI preraNA se saikar3oM anya vyaktiyoM ke saMskAra bhI badala gye| isaprakAra vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa bAne se pUrva hI jAtismaraNa mAna ke kAraNa niyanva-pravacana kA zraddhAlu banakara dIkSita bhI ho gayA thaa| jAti smRti se ho usake saMskAroM meM parivartana bAyA bora usakA nimitta banA mahAvIra kA zrAvaka bamaya / usake sAtha mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra kI mitratA thii| eka bAra upahArasvarUpa
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 241 abhaya ne use zramaNa-paramparA ke kucha dhArmika upakaraNa bheje, jinheM dekhate-dekhate bAIka ko pUrvajanma kI smRti ho gii| anAryadeza se calakara vaha bAryadeza meM pAyA aura munivrata grahaNa kara lie / Adraka muni bhagavAna ke pAsa Ane se pUrva baneka rAjakumAroM, tApamoM aura maMkhali gauzAlaka ke sAtha tattvacarcA karatA hai| gauzAlaka usake samakSa mahAvIra ke pUrva-pazcAt jIvana meM virodhAbhAsa dikhAkara use apanI ora AkRSTa karane kA prayatna karatA hai| mahAvIra para aneka prakAra ke sIdhe AkSepa karatA hai, jinakA bAIkakumAra bar3I hI painI tarka evaM vyavahAra dRSTi se uttara detA hai / Adraka kI preraNA se aneka rAjakumAra, taskara evaM tApasa pratibuddha hokara bhagavAna ke pAsa Ate haiM aura vahAM upadeza sunakara sabhI dIkSita ho jAte haiN|' anArya rakta meM mArya AtmA kA tejasvI rUpa AdraM kakumAra kI kathA meM spaSTa hotA hai| vistRta jIvanakathA sUtrakRtAMga kI TIkA meM dekhI jA sakatI hai|' kirAtarAja : ratnoM kI khoja meM sAketa nagara meM mahAvIra kA tattvajJa zrAvaka sArthavAha jinadeva rahatA thaa| jinadeva eka bAra vyApAra-yAtrA karatA humA koTivarSa (rATa deza kI rAjadhAnI) gayA / vahA~ kA zAsaka kirAtarAja nAma se prasiddha thaa| . jinadeva apane deza ke bahumUlya vastra-maNi-ratna Adi kA upahAra lekara kirAtarAja se milA / sundara upahAra se kirAtarAja bahuta prasanna huaa| ratnoM ko dekhakara vaha vismita ho pUchane lagA-"itanI sundara vastueM kahA~ utpanna hotI haiM ?" jinadeva ne kahA--"hamAre pradeza meM inase bhI sundara aura bahumUlya ratna utpanna hote haiN|" "merI to icchA hotI hai ki maiM bhI tumhAre pradeza meM jAkara aisI sundara vastueM dekheM....."lekina tumhAre vahA~ ke zAsakoM kA Dara lagatA hai.?" kirAtarAja ne khaa| ___ "mahArAja! hamAre rAjAboM se rane kI koI bAta nahIM hai, vaha Apake sAtha bar3e prema aura sammAna kA vyavahAra kareMge, bhApa calie, maiM vahAM kI saba vyavasthA kara detA huuN|" 1 bAIka kA mahAvIra ke pAsa bAgamana dIkhA varSa 19vAM / vi.pU. 464 / 2 vistRta vivaraNa ke lie dekheM-pUvakatAMga ta0 2,06 kI TIkA va niyukti|
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________________ 242 | tIrthakara mahAvIra jinadeva ke sAtha kirAtarAja sAketa aayaa| jinadeva ne usakA bar3A hI bhAtithya-satkAra kiyaa| usI prasaMga para bhagavAna mahAvIra vihAra karate hue sAketa meM padhAre / ' nagara meM apUrva utsAha umar3a par3A / hajAroM nara-nArI udyAna kI ora jAne lage / yaha cahala. pahala dekhakara kirAtarAja ne jinadeva se pUchA-"kyA Aja koI mahotsava hai ?" jinadeva ne kahA-"Aja yahA~ ratnoM ke sabase bar3e vyApArI Aye haiM, saMsAra meM sabase mUlyavAna ratna unhIM ke pAsa haiN|" kirAtarAja kI jijJAsA prabala ho uThI-"sArthavAha ! taba to yaha bahuta hI acchA prasaMga hai, hama bhI caleM aura bar3hiyA-se-bar3hiyA ratnoM ko dekheM, khriideN|" jinadeva kirAtarAja ko sAtha lekara bhagavAn ke samavasaraNa meM AyA / samavasaraNa kI divya racanA aura bhagavAn kA atizaya dekhakara kirAtarAja cakita ho gyaa| usane bhagavAn ke nikaTa Akara pUchA-"mahAnubhAva ! Apake pAsa kitane prakAra ke ratna haiM ? unakA mUlya Adi kyA hai ?" saralamanA kirAtarAja ko sambodhita kara bhagavAna ne batAyA- "ratna do prakAra ke hote haiM-bhAva rala aura dravya ratna ! dravya ratna jar3a va nazvara hote haiM, bhAva ratna sacetana aura zAzvata haiN|" kirAtarAja-"mujhe bhAva ratna ke viSaya meM hI btaaie|" bhagavAna ne bhAva rala-jAna, darzana evaM cAritra (ratnatraya) ke sambandha meM vistAra se prakAza DAlA, kirAtarAja mugdhabhAva se sunate rhe| bhagavAn ne aMta meM kahA-"ina ratnoM ko dhAraNa karane vAloM ke samasta kaSTa aura duHkha dUra ho jAte haiN|" kirAtarAja bhagavAn kA pravacana sunakara saMtuSTa huA, usake saMskAra badala gaye, jar3a ratnoM kI khoja karate-karate use divya ratna mila gye| pratibuddha ho bhagavAna ke pAsa bhAva ratna kI bhikSA mAMgI, aura vaha zramaNadharma meM pravajita ho gyaa| saMskAra parivartana kI ye kucha ghaTanAeM apane Apa meM anokhI haiM / saMskAra kI zukhi hRdaya-parivartana se hI saMbhava hai aura vaha hRdaya-parivartana manuSya ke antaHkaraNa kI jAgRti se hotA hai| dIkSA kA 36 vA varSa, vi.pU. 977-976 2 mAvazyaka niyukti, gAvA 1305
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 243 ina ghaTanAoM meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI divya preraNA kA svara jahA~ sarvAdhika mukhara hai, vahA~ eka anusvara aura bhI gUMja rahA hai arjuna ke saMskAra parivartana meM sudarzana kA yog| rohiNeya ke saMskAra-parivartana meM abhaya kA yoga / bhAdraMka ke saMskAra-jAgaraNa meM bhI abhaya kA yoga / kirAtarAja ke saMskAra-nirmANa meM jinadeva kA yoga / ina zramaNopAsakoM kI bhUmikA bhI yaha sUcana karatI hai ki mahAvIra ke anuyAyI na kevala zraddhAzIla virakta vRtti vAle vyakti the, kintu zraddhA ke sAtha tattvaciMtana, Atmabala, sAhasa, nItikuzalatA, svadeza-prema aura vAkcAturya se saMpanna bhI the / dharma-saMgha ke vistAra-vikAsa meM, aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ke saMskAra-zuddhi siddhAnta ke prasAra meM unakA bhI mahattvapUrNa yogadAna rahA hai| bindu meM siMdhu kI sattA (atimuktaka ko mukti) bhagavAna mahAvIra apane upadezoM meM prAyaH isa bAta para bala diyA karate the ki pratyeka AtmA anantazakti kA srota hai| jaisI ananta Atmazakti tIyaMkara kI AtmA meM hai, vaisI hI ananta Atmazakti kA srota eka abodha bAlaka kI AtmA meM bhI hai, pratyeka bIja meM mahAvRkSa kA astitva vidyamAna hai, pratyeka bindu meM siMdhu kI sattA chipI hai / apekSA usake vistAra va vikAsa kI hai| bhagavAna kA yaha bhI upadeza thA ki-vartamAna meM kisI AtmA kI bajJAna va pramAdamaya pravRtti ko dekhakara usakA upahAsa nahIM karanA cAhie, kiMtu usakI AtmA meM chipI ananta jJAnacetanA ko lakSya kara usake zuddha va ujjvala svarUpa kA darzana karanA cAhie / bhagavAna mahAvIra vartamAna ke draSTAmAtra nahIM, kiMtu ananta bhaviSya ke draSTA the| unakI isa divyadRSTi ke svarUpa ko spaSTa karane vAlA eka rocaka prasaMga hai polAsapura meM vijaya rAjA kI zrIdevI nAma kI rAnI thii| unakA eka putra thA-pratimuktaka / eka bAra bhagavAna mahAvIra polAsapura meM pdhaare| gaNadhara indrabhUti bhikSApaM paryaTana karate hue rAjabhavana kI ora nikala gaye / rAjakumAra patimuktaka baccoM ke sAtha krIr3A kara rahA thA / indrabhUti ko Ate dekhakara atimuktaka ko bar3A kutUhala huaa|
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________________ 244 | vIrSakara mahAvIra usane pUchA- bApa kauna haiM ? indrabhUti ne kahA-maiM zramaNa hN| idhara kisalie Aye haiM? bhikSA lene ke lie| to mere ghara bhI calie gautama kA saMketa pAkara atimuktaka unake Age ho gayA aura unheM sIdhA apane bhavana ke andara rasoIghara kI tarapha le gyaa| zrIdevI ne atimuktaka ke sAtha gaNadhara indrabhUti ko Ate dekhA to vaha bhAva-vibhora ho gii| usane atyata bhakti ke sAtha bhikSA dI / atimuktaka indrabhUti ke sAtha-sAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa maayaa| bAlaka kI tejasvitA aura prabala jJAna-jijJAsA muMha bola rahI thii| bhagavAna ne use upadeza sunaayaa| usakA mana prabuddha ho gyaa| mAtA ke pAsa jAkara bhagavAna kA ziSya banane kI anumati mAMgI / mAM ne kahA-"beTA ! abhI tumhArI avasthA bahuta kaccI hai, tuma dharma-karma ko kyA jAnate ho?" ___ "ma meM jo jAnatA hUM, vaha nahIM jAnatA, jo nahIM jAnatA, vaha jAnatA huuN|" -atimuktaka ne khaa| "beTA | isa pahelI kA kyA artha ?"-mAM ne pUchA "mAM ! maiM yaha jAnatA hUM ki pratyeka dehadhArI ko eka dina maranA hai, para kaba, kaise maranA hai, yaha nahIM jaantaa| maiM yaha nahIM jAnatA, kona prANI kina kamoM ke kAraNa naraka Adi yoniyoM meM paribhramaNa karatA hai, para yaha jAnatA hUM ki AtmA apane hI karmoM ke kAraNa saMsAra-bhramaNa karatA hai|" bAlaka ke muMha se gaMbhIra-zAna kI bAteM sunakara mAtA-pitA ne socA- yaha bhanya-AtmA saMsAra kI moha-mamatA meM phaMsane vAlA nahIM hai| unhoMne samAroha pUrvaka use bhagavAn ke pAsa dImita hone diyA / ' varSA kA suhAvanA samaya thaa| bAla muni atimuktaka zauca ke lie sthavira muniyoM ke sAtha bAhara gye| pAnI kI nirmalapArA baha rahI thI, havA ke jhokoM se usameM lahareM uTha rahI thIM / bAla muni kA mana bhI zizu-krIr3A ke lie laharA utthaa| pAla bAMdhakara pAnI ko rokA aura usameM apanA kASThapAtra rakhate hue khuzI meM nAcane mage-"ahA ! yaha merI nAva tara rahI hai|" tagaDadasAbo, varga ( bampayana 15
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 245 sthaviroM ne bAla-muni kI yaha jalakrIr3A dekhI, ve usakI ajJAna-dazA para haMsa par3e-"bAkhira bAlaka jo hai, sAdhvAcAra ko kyA jAne...?" sthavira bhagavAn ke pAsa zikAyata lekara Aye aura vyaMgyapUrvaka pUchA-"bhaMte ! ApakA bAla ziSya atimuktaka kitane bhavoM meM siddhagati prApta karegA ?" / __bhagavAna ne sthaviroM ko sambodhita kara kahA-"sthaviro ! atimuktaka isI bhava meM siddha hogaa| usakI AtmA atyaMta sarala, vinamra aura bhavya hai / tuma vartamAna meM usake maNika pramAda kI ora dekhakara jo niMdA evaM upahAsa kara rahe ho, yaha tumhArI bhUla hai, usakA ananta jJAna-darzanasampanna ujjvala bhaviSya dekho|' bhagavAna mahAvIra ke saMketa ne sthaviroM kI antaSTi khola dii| ve sirpha khudra vartamAna ko dekha rahe the, bhagavAn ne unheM ananta bhaviSya ko dekhane kI preraNA dii| yahI to unakI divyadRSTi hai jo bindu meM sindhu kI sattA kA bodha karAtI hai| isa prakAra ke anya bhI aneka prasaMga bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvana meM ghaTita hue, jaba kSudra vartamAna kI paridhi meM baMdhe prANiyoM ko unhoMne bhaviSya ke virAT gagana meM pratiSThita kiyA / AtmA ke ramyasvarUpa kA darzana kraayaa| a-sundara vartamAna meM bhI sundara bhaviSya ke dekhane kI divyadRSTi dii| parinirvANa isa avasarpiNI kAla meM bhagavAn mahAvIra antima tIrthakara the| tIrthakara baneka divya vibhUtiyoM tathA atizayoM se yukta hote haiM / ve apane yuga ke sarvottama dharmanetA, mahAna satyadraSTA tathA ananta tejas saMpanna AdhyAtmika puruSa hote haiN| tIrthakara kI aneka viziSTatAoM meM eka viziSTatA batAI gaI hai-timANaM tArapANaM', isa mohakaSAya yukta saMsAra se svayaM pAra hote haiM tathA dUsaroM ko pAra hone meM sahAyaka banate haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane isa vizeSaNa ko pUrNataH kRtArtha kiyA-yaha pichale pRSThoM ko par3hane se spaSTa ho jAtA hai / bamaNa-jIvana ke 42 varSoM meM bAraha varSa se kucha adhika samaya taka ve svayaM kI sAdhanA meM lIna rahe, udA tapazcaraNa, mauna cintana evaM dhyAna-yoga dvArA karma kSaya kara kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| svayaM bhava-sAgara se tire, nIra 1 bhagavatI sUtra, zataka 52.4
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________________ 246 | tIrthakara mahAvIra phira lagabhaga 30 varSa taka bhUmaMDala meM dharmayAtrA karate hue hajAroM-lAkhoM AtmAoM ko bhava-sAgara tairane meM sahAyaka bne| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jIvana kA antima varSAvAsa apApA (pAvApurI) meM kiyaa| bhagavAna ko jJAta thA ki yaha unake jIvana kA antima varSa hai, aura gautama Adi unake ziSya bhI isa bhAvI prasaMga se aparicita nahIM the| isalie saba ke mana meM jijJAsAeM uTha rahI thIM-bhagavAn kI vidyamAnatA meM yaha yuga pUrNa sukhamaya hai, inake pazcAt bhAratavarSa kI kyA sthiti hogI? ziSyoM kI jijJAsA ko lakSya kara bhagavAn mahAvIra ne Ane vAle yuga (pAMcaveM Are) ke sambandha meM kucha spaSTa bAteM batAI / apanI dezanA meM bhagavAn ne kahA "tIrthakaroM kI vidyamAnatA meM yaha bhAratavarSa saba prakAra se sukhI evaM sampanna rahatA hai / logoM meM paraspara maitrI, sneha evaM sahayoga kI bhAvanA rahatI hai / isa samaya ke gAMva, nagara jaise; nagara, devaloka jaise; kauTumbika, rAjA jaise aura rAjA, kubera jaise samRddha va udAra hote haiM / AcArya indra ke samAna, mAtA-pitA deva ke samAna, sAsazvasura mAtA-pitA ke samAna hote haiN| janatA dharmAdharma ke viveka se yukta, vinIta, sarala, bhadra, satya-zIlasampanna tathA deva-guru evaM dharma ke prati samarpita hotI hai| ativRSTi, anAvRSTi, durbhikSa, mahAmArI jaise upadrava nahIM hote| "aba, jaba tIrthakara, cakravartI Adi nahIM hoMge; kevalajJAna jaise viziSTa jJAna evaM Atma-vibhUtiyoM kA lopa ho jaayegaa| deza kI sthiti kramazaH bigar3atI jaayegii| samaya para vRSTi nahIM hogI, kahIM bAr3heM AyeMgI, kahIM durbhikSa pdd'egaa| aneka saMkrAmaka tathA kaThina roga phaileMge / manuSya meM krodha-kAma-lobha Adi vRttiyAM prabala ho jAyeMgI, viveka ghaTegA, svArtha bar3hegA, vinaya kama hogA, udaMDatA tathA durnItiyAM bar3heMgI / maryAdAeM chinna-bhinna ho jAyeMgI, cora adhika corI kareMge, rAjA adhika kara leMge, guru ziSyoM ko jJAna nahIM deMge, ziSya gurujanoM kA apamAna kreNge| bhikSa-bhikSuNiyoM meM bhI kalaha va AcArazaithilya bddh'egaa| dAna-zIla-tapa kI hAni hogI, mAtsya-nyAya se sabala durbala ko satAte raheMge / sajjana saMtrAsa bhogeNge| pAMcaveM Are ke bAda chaThA mArA AyegA, vaha atyaMta kaSTamaya hogaa| ava. saMpiNI kAla ke rUpa meM yaha ardha-kAlacakra samApta hogA, phira utsapiNI kAla ke Are kramazaH cleNge| isa prakAra bhagavAna ne bIsa koTAkoTi pramANa kAlacakra kI gati evaM usakA jana-jIvana para jo prabhAva hogA, usakA varNana kiyaa| bhagavAn kI dezanA se aneka bhavyoM ke mana meM vairAgya jagA. aneka padAzIla vyakti bhAvI aniSTa kI AzaMkA se mana meM barA udAsa bhI ho gye| saba ko baba
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 247 laga rahA thA- bhagavAn kA sAnnidhya aba kucha hI dinoM kA hai| pAvA ke rAjA hastipAla ne bhagavAn se apanI rajjuka sabhA (lekhazAlA) meM varSAvAsa karane kI prArthanA kii| bhagavAn vahIM pdhaare| cAturmAsa ke tIna mAsa aura 14 dina vyatIta ho gye| kArtika amAvasyA kA dina nikaTa AyA / aMtima dezanA ke lie aMtima samavasaraNa kI racanA huii| devarAja indra ne bhAvavibhora hokara bhagavAna kI saMstuti kI, phira rAjA hastipAla ne muktamana se bhagavAna kI abhivaMdanA kii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane tIrthakara jIvana meM aba taka hajAroM dezanAeM dI thIM aura hajAroM-lAkhoM bhavya pratibuddha hue| Aja atima samaya meM jIvana-bhara ke upadezoM kA upasaMhAra karanA thA, isalie bhagavAna ne vizAla dharmasabhA meM dIrghakAlIna dezanA prAraMbha kii| isa dezanA kI viziSTatA yaha thI ki-anya pravacanoM meM jahAM samayasamaya para gUr3ha tattvacarcAeM bhI AtI thIM, vahA~ isa dezanA meM prAyaH AcAra-carcA hI mukhya rahI / bhagavAn ne sadAcAra kA mahattva, sukRta evaM duSkRta kA phala batAne vAle 110 adhyayanoM kA pravacana kiyaa| isake bAda uttarAdhyayana ke 36 adhyayanoM kA vyAkaraNa kiyA / uttarAdhyayana meM bhI mukhyatA AcAra-dharma kI hai| vinaya, anuzAsana, kSamA-titikSA, nispRhatA, brahmacarya, saMyama, tAbhyAsa, tapazcaraNa, bhAvanA Adi vibhinna viSayoM para sArarUpa meM bhagavAn ne prakAza ddaalaa| uttarAdhyayana ko bhagavAn mahAvIra kA 'zikSA-saMgraha' bhI kahA jA sakatA hai| isa prakAra 16 prahara taka bhagavAn apane ziSya-samudAya ko saMbodhita kara antima upadeza sunAte rhe| isa sabhA meM aneka prakAra kI praznacarcAeM bhI bIca-bIca meM hotI rhiiN| rAjA puNyapAla ne apane 8 svapnoM kA phala pUchA / gaNadhara indrabhUti ne pUchA-"bhaMte ! Apake nirvANa ke pazcAt pAMcavAM mArA kaba lagegA?" bhagavAna ne uttara diyA-"tIna varSa, sAr3ha ATha mAsa bItane pr|" phira gotama ne AgAmI utsarpiNI meM hone vAle tIrthakara, cakravartI, vAsudeva-baladeva yAdi ke sambandha meM prazna kiye, bhagavAn ne sabhI kA saMkSipta paricaya diyaa| gautama kA snehabaMdhana-vimocana bhagavAn mahAvIra ke prati gautama ke mana meM atyadhika anurAga thaa| ise hama zubha dharmAnurAga bhale hI kaha deM, kintu vItarAga mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM yaha rAga bhI to 155 adhyayana sukhavipAka ke, 55 adhyayana duHkhavipAka ke| -samavAyAMga 55
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________________ 248 | tIrthakara mahAvIra bAhira rAga hI thA, badhana thA, mukti kA avarodhaka thA / bhagavAn ne kaI bAra gautama ko uddiSTa kara sUcita bhI kiyA ki tumhArA yaha snehabaMdhana pUrNa vItarAgatA meM bAdhaka hai| eka bAra kA prasaMga hai ki bhagavAn ne sAla-mahAsAla muniyoM ko unake pUrvajIvana kI rAjadhAnI pRSThacaMpA meM upadeza dene ke lie bhejaa| indrabhUti unake agraNI banakara sAtha meM gye| pRSThacaMpA kA rAjA gAli sAla-mahAsAla muni kA mAgineya (bhAnajA) thaa| vaha upadeza sunakara pratibuda humA, usake pitA piThara va mAtA yazomati bhI virakta huii| sabhI ne gautama ke pAsa pravrajyA grahaNa kara lii| gautama, sAla-mahAsAla tathA gAgali, piThara yazomati Adi ko sAtha liye bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vaMdanA karane caMpA kI ora Aye / mArga meM zubha adhyavasAya kI viziSTatA ke kAraNa pAMcoM ko kevalajJAna ho gayA, gautama ko isakA patA nahIM thaa| bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa meM Ate hI unhoMne pAMcoM kI ora saMketa kara kahA-"Ao ! tuma bhagavAn kI vaMdanA kro|" kevalajJAnI ko kisI ke upadeza va Adeza kI apekSA nahIM hotii| ataH bhagavAn mahAvIra ne gautama se kahA-"gautama ! tuma kevalajJAniyoM kI azAtanA kara gautama Azcaryacakita-se raha gaye-kaise ? bhagavAna ne pAMcoM hI zramaNoM ke kevalajJAnI hone kI sUcanA dI / gautama socane lage-"maiMne jinako abhI-abhI dIkSA dI, ve to kevalajJAnI ho gaye, aura maiM itane varSa se saMyama-sAdhanA kara rahA hUM, mujhe abhI taka bhI kevalajJAna nahIM huA? kyA merA jJAnAvaraNa itanA saghana hai? yA cAritra-sAdhanA meM kahIM kucha skhalanA ho rahI hai ? jisa kAraNa mujhe kevalajJAna nahIM ho rahA hai? mujhe isa bhava meM siddhi (mukti) milegI bhI yA nahIM.......?" isI vicAra meM gautama gaMbhIra ho ge| unake mana meM udAsI chA gaI, A~khoM meM khinnatA bhara gii| bhagavAn ne prasaMga dekhakara gautama kI khinnatA ko dUra karate hue kahA"gautama! tumhAre mana meM mere prati atyadhika sneha-rAga hai, isa sneha kI jar3eM bahuta maharI hai, pUrva ke aneka bhavoM meM tuma aura meM sAtha-sAtha rahe haiM, paraspara gahare mitra, snehI aura sambandhI bhI rahe haiN| isa pUrva-paricaya, pUrva-sneha evaM dRr3ha anurAga ke sUtra baba bhI tumhAre hRdaya meM haiM, aura tuma mere prati atyadhika sneha rakhate ho / isI kAraNa tuma baba taka apane mohAvaraNa kA bhaya nahIM kara pAye aura kevalajJAna se vaMcita rahe ho| hAM, baba tuma zIghra hI moha kA kSaya kara pAboge, kevalI bnoge| dehatyAga ke
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 249 bAda tuma baura meM donoM eka hI siddhasthAna para jAkara sthita hoMge / taba hamAre saba bheda dUra ho jaayeNge| hama siddha-mukha-mukta bneNge|' bhagavAn ke madhura vacanoM se Azvasta ho gautama prasanna ho gaye, khinnatA dUra ho gii| isa ghaTanA se yaha prakaTa hotA hai ki gautama ke mana meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prati atyadhika anurAga thaa| isa anurAga ke kAraNa dehaviyoga ke samaya vihvala honA bhI saMbhava thaa| isa kAraNa bhagavAna ne apane aMtima samaya meM gautama ko dUra rakhanA ThIka samajhA / ataH nikaTa meM hI devazarmA nAmaka brAhmaNa ko pratibodha dene ke lie gautama ko vahAM bheja diyA gayA / Ayu-vRddhi kI prArthanA bhagavAn ke nirvANa kA samaya jaise-jaise nikaTa A rahA thA, vAtAvaraNa meM eka udAsI evaM nirAzA chA rahI thii| usa samaya devarAja indra kA bAsana kaMpita huaa| devoM ke vizAla parivAra ke sAtha bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM upasthita hokara devendra ne anurodha kiyA- "bhagavan ! Apake garbha, janma, dIkSA evaM kevalajJAna ke samaya hastottarA nakSatra thA, isa samaya usameM bhasmagraha saMkrAMta hone vAlA hai| yaha nakSatra do hajAra varSa taka Apake dharmasaMgha ke prabhAva ko kSINa karatA rahegA, ataH yaha jaba taka Apake janmanakSatra meM saMkramaNa kara rahA hai, Apa apane AyuSya bala ko sthira rkhie| Apake acintya prabhAva se vaha duSTa graha sarvathA niSphala evaM prabhAvahIna ho jaayegaa|" bhagavAn ne kahA-"zaka ! AyuSya kabhI bar3hAyA nahIM jA sakatA / yadyapi arhanta ananta balazAlI hote haiM, kiMtu Ayubala ko bar3hAnA unake bhI vaza kI bAta nahIM hai| kAla-prabhAva se jo kucha honA hai, use kauna roka sakatA hai ?" zakendra vinata hokara mauna raha gaye / nirvANa amAvasyA kI isa saghana rAtri meM saMsAra aMdhakAra meM lIna thaa| idhara pAbA kA puNyabhUmi meM bhagavAn ke upadezoM kI jJAnajyoti jala rahI thii| upadeza karate-karate prabhu paryAsana (padmAsana) meM sthita ho ge| bAdara (sthUla) kAyayoga kA nirodha kara mana evaM vacana ke sUkSma yogoM kA nirodha kiyA / pazcAt sUkSma kAyayoga kA bhI niroSa kara liyaa| 'samucchinna kriyAnivRtti' nAmaka zukladhyAna kI caturtha dazA ko prApta hue / phira zailezI (meruvat akaMpadazA) avasthA ko prAptakara cAra adhAti ko bhavavatI, 147
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________________ 250 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kA kSaya kiyA aura bhagavAna mahAvIra siddha-buddha-mukta ho ge| eka pracaMDa jJAnajyoti sahasA lupta ho gaI / saMsAra meM saghana andhakAra chA gayA / kSaNa bhara ke lie svarga bhI andhakAra meM vyApta ho gyaa| indrabhUti gautama ko bhagavAna ke nirvANa kA samvAda milA / unake zraddhAvibhora hRdaya para vana-sA AghAta huaa| ve moha evaM sneha meM vihvala ho vilApa karane lge| bhagavan ! yaha Apane kyA kiyA? isa avasara para mujhe dUra kyoM bheja diyA ? kyA meM bAlaka kI taraha ApakA aMcala pakar3akara mokSa jAne se roka letA thA?... aba maiM kisa ko praNAma karUMgA, kisase apanI jijJAsAoM kA samAdhAna karUMgA. yoM bhagavAna ke sukhada sAnidhya kI smRtiyoM ko tAjA kara-kara AMsU bahAne lge| vihvalatA kA tUphAna jaise hI zAMta humA / gautama ke antar meM jJAna kI jyoti bgii| socane lage-"vItarAgoM ke sAtha sneha kaisA ? moha kasA? yaha deha to jar3a hai, isakA tyAga kiye binA mukti kaise hogI ? prabhu deha tyAgakara mukta ho gaye, aba mujhe bhI to umI patha para bar3hanA hai|" isa prakAra cintana meM lIna hote hI gautama ke moha-AvaraNa haTane lge| bhAvanA kI vizuddhatA tIvra hone lgii| kSaNa bhara meM sneha ke baMdhana TUTa gaye, jJAna ke AvaraNa sarvathA vilIna ho gaye aura gautama ko kevalajJAna prApta ho gyaa| vaha thI amAvasyA kI pazcima rAtri ! antima prahara ! nirvANa-kalyANaka jisa rAtri meM bhagavAn kA nirvANa huA, usa rAta ko nau mallavI no licchavI, ye kAzI-kozala deza ke aThAraha gaNarAjA poSadhavrata meM the| idhara jJAna kA divya bhAskara asta ho gayA. saMsAra gahana aMdhakAra meM DUbA gayA, prakRti bhI andhakAra phailA rahI thI, ataH usa andhakAra ko dUra karane ke lie devatAoM ne ratnoM ke dIpaka jalAkara prakAza kiyaa| bhagavAna karmabaMdhanoM se mukta hokara nirvANa ko prApta huye ataH unakA dehatyAga bhI utsava ke rUpa meM pariNata ho gyaa| devatAoM ke gamanAgamana se bhUmaMDala Alokita ho gyaa| manuSyoM ne bhI dIpaka jalAye, cAroM ora prakAza-hIprakAza phaila gyaa| prAtaHkAla usa lokottara puruSa ke pArthiva deha kI antyeSTi kI gaI / saMsAra se eka divya jyoti vilIna ho gii|' 1 vi. pU. 470 / I.pU. 528, navambara
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________________ kalyANa-yAtrA | 251 zraddhAJjali bhagavAna mahAvIra ke parinirvANa para unake saMgha kA dAyitva gaNadhara sudharmA ke kaMdhoM para AyA / bhagavAn kI smRti meM gaNadhara sudharmA ne apane ArAdhya ke prati bar3I hI bhAvabhInI zabdAvalI meM saMstuti karate hue zraddhAMjali arpita kii| isa zraddhAMjali kI kucha paMktiyAM duharA kara hama usa lokottara prakAzapuruSa prabhu ke caraNoM meM vaMdanA kara lete haiM-- ___ vRkSoM meM jaise zAlmalivRkSa zreSTha hotA hai, vanoM meM nandanavana zreSTha hai usI prakAra dIrghaprajJa mahAvIra jJAna evaM zIla meM zreSTha hai| jaise udadhi (samudra) meM svayaMbhUramaNa samudra, nAgakumAroM meM dharaNendra, rasoM meM ikSurasa zreSTha evaM jayavaMta haiM, usI taraha tapa-upadhAna meM mahAmuni (mahAvIra) zreSTha haiN| jaise hAthiyoM meM airAvata, vanacaroM meM siMha, jala meM gaMgAjala aura pakSiyoM meM veNudeva garur3a pradhAna zreSTha haiM, usI prakAra nirvANavAdiyoM meM jJAtaputra zreSTha haiN| jaise yoddhAoM meM vAsudeva, puSpoM meM araviMda, kSatriyoM meM dantavakra zreSTha haiM, usI prakAra RSiyoM meM zramaNa vardhamAna zreSTha haiN| dAnoM meM jaise abhayadAna, satya meM jaise niravadya vacana, tapa meM jaise uttama brahmacarya tapa zreSTha hai usIprakAra saMsAra meM jJAtaputra uttama va zreSTha zramaNa haiN|" sUvAtAMga adhyayana 6
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________________ 252 | vIrSakara mahAvIra bhagavAna mahAvIra kA cAturmAsa vivaraNa 506 janma-vikramapUrva 542, caitra zuklA 13, kSatriyakuNDa bolA-vikramapUrva 512, mArgazIrSa kRSNA 10, kSatriyakuNDa varSa vikramapUrva IsvIpUrva 512 566 asthikagrAma 511 568 nAlandA saniveza 510 567 campAnagarI pRSThacaMpA 508 565 bhaddiyA nagarI 507 564 bhaddiyA nagarI 506 563 bAlabhiyA rAjagRha 561 vanabhUmi 560 zrAvastI 502 556 vaizAlI 558 caMpA kevalajJAna-vi0pU0 500, vaizAkhazuklA 10, RjubAlukA ke taTa para tIrghasthApanA-vi0 pU0 500, , 11, madhyamapAvA meM vikramapUrva IsvIpUrva sthAna 557 rAjagRha 499 vaMzAlo 468 vANijyagrAma 554 rAjagRha 466 vANijyagrAma 465 552 rAjagRha 494 550 vaizAlI 462 549 vaizAlI 548 vANijyagrAma 467 553 461 44.
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________________ T kalyANa-yAtrA | 255 vi0pU0 489 488 487 486 sthAna rAjagRha rAjagRha caMpA mithilA vANijyagrAma rAjagRha vANijyagrAma vaizAlI 485 10pU0 146 545 544 543 542 541 540 539 538 537 484 483 482 481 vaizAlI. AAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 480 476 478 535 534 477 533 rAjagRha nAlandA vaizAlI vaizAlI rAjagRha nAlandA mithilA mithilA rAjagRha apApApurI (pAvA) 532 475 474 530 40 473 41472 471 529 528 parinirvANa---vi0 pU0 471 kArtika amAvasyA, apApApurI I0pU0 528 navambara vizeSa : vAstava meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nirvANa IsvI pUrva 528, navambara, tada. nusAra vikrama pUrva 471 tathA zaka pUrva 605 varSa 5 mAsa meM huaa| kiMtu cUMki navambara varSa kA 11 vA mahInA thA, san 528 pUrNa ho rahA thA, ataH gaNanA meM suvidhA kI dRSTi se mahAvIra kA nirvANakAla I0pU0 520 tathA vi. pU. 470 mAna liyA gayA hai| dekheM-'vIra-nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAlagaNanA' (muni kalyANavijaya bI) tathA 'bAgama bora bipiTaka : eka anuzIlana' (muni nagarAja jI) pR. 65 /
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________________ 254 | tIrthakara mahAvIra ziSya-saMpadA jisa rAtri meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nirvANa huA usI rAtri meM gaNadhara indrabhUti ko kevalajJAna prApta ho gyaa| kevalajJAnI kisI saMgha kA uttarAdhikAra svIkAra nahIM karate, isa paramparA ke kAraNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pazcAt saMgha kA dAyitva va netRtva gaNadhara sudharmA ke kaMdhoM para AyA / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke dharmasaMgha meM14 hajAra zramaNa the, jinameM mukhya the indrabhUti / 36 hajAra zramaNiyAM thIM, jinameM mukhya thI AryA candanA / 1 lAkha 56 hajAra zrAvaka the, jinameM mukhya the zaMkha aura zataka / 3 lAkha 18 hajAra zrAvikAe thIM, jinameM mukhya thIM sulasA aura revtii| inameM se 700 zramaNa va 1400 zramaNiyoM ne mokSa prApta kiyA / 800 ziSya anuttara vimAna meM deva hue| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI ziSya-saMpadA evaM gaNoM kA vistRta vizeSa varNana kalpasUtra (subodhikA TIkA) meM dekhanA cAhie / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke gyAraha gaNadhara the, unake no gaNa the| gaNagharoM kA saMkSipta paricaya isa prakAra hai1 indati 50 varSa gRhavAsa 30 varSa chamastha 12 varSa kevalIjIvana 2 agnibhUti 46 , 12 // 3 vAyubhUti ye tInoM gautama gotrI sahodara bhAI the| 4 vyakta 5 sudharmA 50 , 42 8 , 6 maMDita 53 // 14 // 16 // 7 mauryaputra 65 , 14 // 16 // 8 bakaMpita 48 , 9 , 9 acalAtA 1. metArya 11 prabhAsa 15, 8-6, aura 10.11 gaNadharoM ke eka-eka gaNa the| inameM se nau gaNadhara bhagavAna kI vidyamAnatA meM hI nirvANa prApta ho gaye / mataH unake ziSya dIrghajIvI sudharmA ke netRtva meM sammilita hue|
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________________ paMcamakhaNDa siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA sivAnta " prathama pravacana pravacanoM kI bhASA pravacana kA prayojana mokSamArga: jJAna kA svarUpa samyagdarzana kA svarUpa cAritra kI vyAkhyA cAritra ke pAMca prakAra mukti-krama tapa kA uddezya tapa kA phala tapa ke prakAra loka-svarUpa : sokakA bAdhAra jIva kA lakSaNa vyakA lakSaNa
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________________ karma-sivAnta: karmabaMdha kA kAraNa svakRta-karma pATha karma Atma-svarUpa : bAtma-badA bAtmA kA svarUpa sAdhanA-mAna dharma-tattva : dharma kA svarUpa aura mahimA dharma ke prakAra dharma-sAdhanA zramaNa kA bAdarza ahiMsA satya acArya brahmacarya aparigraha amaNadharma mikSAvidhi bAraha banuprekSAe~ vinaya anuzAsana bAtmAnuzAsana manonigraha bAmAda bAtma-vijaya kavAya-vijaya vApI-viveka bayAvRtya (sevA) maitikaniyama
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________________ prathama pravacana yaha mAnA jAtA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kA prathama pravacana kevalajJAna prApta hone para RjubAlukA nadI ke taTa para huaa| vahAM se calakara mahAvIra madhyama pAvA meM Aye aura vahAM mahAsena udyAna meM unakA jo pravacana huA, vaha bhale hI dUsarA pravacana thA, kintu sArthakatA kI dRSTi se vahI pahalA pravacana mAnA jAtA hai| isI pravacana meM indrabhUti Adi vidvAnoM ke samakSa darzana evaM dharma kI gaMbhIra vivecanA mahAvIra ne kii| prathama pravacana kA mukhya viSaya kyA thA. isa sambandha meM kucha matabheda bhI haiN| Avazyaka niyukti' ke anusAra tIrthakara sarvaprathama sAmAyika Adi vrata (mahAvrata), Sar3a jIvanikAya evaM bhAvanA kA upadeza dete haiN| dUsare mata ke anusAra bhagavAna ne sarvaprathama tripadI (upanne i vA, vigame i vA, dhuve I vA) kA jJAna diyaa| yaha to prAyaH nizcita mAnyatA hai ki prathama indrabhUti Adi vidvAnoM ke sAtha laMbI dArzanika carcA clii| phira tIrtha kI sthApanA huI aura tIrtha sthApanA ke pazcAt bhagavAna ne apanA upadeza diyA / yaha ho sakatA hai ki pahale tripadI kA jJAna diyA ho, usase mahAvIra ne apane darzana ko spaSTatA de dI aura darzana kI vizada vyAkhyA ke bAda AcAra-dharma kI vivecanA kI ho, kyoMki vipadI vAstava meM saMpUrNa jaina darzana kI cAbI hai aura darzana ke AdhAra para hI dharma kI vyAkhyA kI jAtI hai| pravacanoM kI bhASA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga meM saMskRta, vidvAnoM kI bhASA mAnI jAtI thii| veda, upaniSad Adi usI bhASA meM the / strI-zUdroM ko saMskRta par3hane kA bhI adhikAra nahIM 1 gAthA 271, dekheM 'mahAvIra kapA' pRSTha 216 (go0 jI0 paTela) 2 triSaSTi0 1015 / 165 pAte saMgha caturSavaM prauvyotpAdamyAtmikAm / imAbhUti prabhUtAnAM nipanI nyAharat prabhuH / /
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________________ 258 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra thA to dharmazAstra par3hate bhI kaise ? bhagavAna mahAvIra ne anya krAntikArI kadamoM ke sAtha-sAtha bhASA ke kSetra meM bhI krAnti kii| bhASA ke prati unakA koI Agraha nahIM thaa| unhoMne spaSTa kahA nacittA tAyae mAsA kubo vijjANusAsaNaM / -utta0 6 / 11 vividha bhASAoM kA jJAna aura zabda-zAstra manuSya ko durgati se nahIM bacA skte| durgati se rakSA karane vAlA dharma hai| ataH unhoMne vidvAnoM kI bhASA ko chor3akara jana-sAdhAraNa kI bhASA meM dharma kA upadeza diyaa| tatkAlIna loka-bhASA jise 'ardhamAgadhI' kahA gayA hai, usImeM bha0 mahAvIra ne pravacana kiyaa| pravacanoM kA prayojana prazna hotA hai ki mahAvIra jaba tIrthakara banakara kRta-kRtya ho gaye to phira unhoMne upadeza kisalie diyA ? itane ugra vihAra aura janapadoM meM bhramaNa kara, kyoM jana-jana ko bodha dete rahe? __ bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pravacana kA prayojana spaSTa karate hue Arya sudharmA ne batAyA hai-saba jaga jIva rakSaNa dayanuyAe bhagavayA pAvayaNaM sukahiyaM-jagat ke samasta jIvoM kI rakSA, dayA evaM karuNA se prerita hokara bhagavAn ne pravacana kiyaa| mahAvIra kA cintana thA-manuSya sukha-bhoga kI lAlasA ke vaza hokara hiMsA karatA hai / hiMsA se karmabandha hotA hai, usase du:kha hotA hai| phira duHkhoM se mukta hone ke lie vaha prayatnazIla banatA hai| dharma kI zaraNa meM AtA hai| dharma use du.khamukti kA mArga batAtA hai| duHkha se mukta hone kA mArga hai- ahiMsA (sNym)| mahiMsA kI sampUrNa sAdhanA ke dvArA sampUrNa duHkhoM se mukta hokara AtmA zAzvata sukharUpa mokSa ko prApta kara sakatA hai / yahI usakA lakSya hai| isa prakAra mahAvIra ke sampUrNa cintana kA artha phalita huA duHkha kA kAraNa hai-hiNsaa| duHkha se mukti pAne kA sAdhana hai-ahiMsA (sNym)| ahiMsA dvArA sAdhya hai- mona (parama aannd)| saMkSepa meM mahAvIra ke siddhAnta va zikSAboM kA yahI sAra hai| isI sAra ko yahAM unakI bhASA meM prastuta kiyA jAtA hai| 1 kamma mUlaM ca chaNaM-AcArAMga 1631
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 256 mokSa-mArga [jIvamAtra kA mantima lakSya hai-mona (prmaannd)| usa lakSya ko prApta karane ke mArga kA jJAna ho, tabhI usako prApti kA prayatna sArthaka ho sakatA hai| mataH mola aura usake mArga (sAdhanoM) kA vivecana yahAM kiyA gayA hai mApasa ceva parita tabo thaa| esa mAgutti pannatto vihi baravasihi // -utta. 2002 vastu ke svarUpa ko jAnane vAle-paramadarzI jinoM ne zAna, darzana, pAriSa aura tapa isa catuSTaya ko mokSa-mArga kahA hai| Ahetu vinA para pmokt| -sUtra. 1312 / 11 vidyA (jJAna) aura cAritra (kriyA) ke dvArA mokSa prApta kiyA jAtA hai| mAga bAgaI bhAve vaMsaja pa mdhe| paritana nigivhAi, taveNa parisunmAi / / .-uttarA0 28035 mAna se jIva padArthoM ko jAnatA hai, darzana se zraddhA karatA hai / cAritra se mAnava kA nirodha karatA hai aura tapa se karmoM ko kSINa kara zuddha hotA hai| jJAna kA svarUpa evaM paMcavihaM nANaM bavANaM ya guNANa / pannavANaM - sammeti nANaM nANIhi desi // -utta0 285 sarva dravya, unake sarva guNa aura unakI sarva paryAya ke yathArtha jJAna ko hI zAnI bhagavAn ne mAna kahA hai / usake pAMca bheda hai| tatva paMcavihaM nA su mAminiyohiyaM / mohinAvaM tu taiyaM macanA - kevalaM // -utta0 28 / 4 jAna pAMca prakAra kA hai-1. tajJAna, 2. mAbhinivodhika-matijJAna, 3. avadhijJAna 4. manaHparyayajJAna 5. kevalajJAna /
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________________ 26. | tIrghakara mahAvIra samyagdarzana kA svarUpa tahiyANaM tu mAvANaM sanmAve upaesaNa / bhAvenaM sahahaMtassa sammattaM taM viyAhiyaM ||-utt0 28 / 15 svayaM hI apane viveka se athavA kisI ke upadeza se sadbhUta tattvoM ke astitva meM Antarika zraddhA-vizvAsa karanA samyaktva kahA gayA hai / jIvAjIvA ya bandho ya, puNNaM pAvAsavo tahA / saMvaro ninjarA mokkho santae tahiyA nava / / - utta0 28 / 14 (1) jIva, (2) ajIva, (3) bandha, (4) puNya, (5) pApa, (6) mAnava, (7) saMvara, (8) nirjarA aura (1) mokSa / ye nau tattva sadbhUta padArtha haiM / paramasya saMpavo vA, suviTTha paramatya-sevaNA vA vi / vAvagNakubaMsaNavanjaNA, ya sammatta saddahaNA // -utta0 28028 paramArtha (parama satya) kA saMstava--paricaya karanA, tattvajJAnI-jo paramArtha ko acchI taraha pA cuke haiM, unakI sevA karanA tathA sanmArga se patita vyaktiyoM evaM kudarzanI (mithyAtvI) se dUra rahanA, samyaktva kI zraddhA-satya zraddhA ke lakSaNa haiM / nissaMkiya nivakaMkhiya ninvitigicchA amUDhaviTThI ya / uvaha pirokaraNe, bacchalla pabhAvaNe aTTha / / -utta0 28131 samyagdarzana (saccA vizvAsa) prApta AtmA meM ye ATha guNa hote haiM-(1) niHzaMkA (nirbhayatA), (2) niHkAMkSA (niSkAmatA), (3) nivicikitsA (dharmakriyAoM ke phala ke viSaya meM saMzayamuktatA), (4) amUDhadRSTi (svadharma para niSThA), (5) upabRMhaNa (ahaMkAra-mukti tathA guNIjanoM kA Adara karanA) (6) sthirIkaraNa (apane jJAnayoga dvArA dUsaroM ko dhairya pradAna karanA), (7) vAtsalya (premayoga), (8) prabhAvanA (pravacana Adi dvArA dharma kA dyotana krnaa)| ye samyaktva ke mUla baMga bhI haiN| cAritra evaM caritakaraM carita hoI aahiyN| -utta0 28 // 33 karmoM ke caya-rAzi ko rikta (zUnya) karane ke kAraNa ise cAritra kahA gayA hai|
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 261 cAritra ke pAMca prakAra sAmAiyatva paDhama, chedovadrAvaNaM bhave bIyaM / parihAravisurIyaM, suhamaM taha saMparA // akasAyaM mahakkhAyaM, chaumatyassa jiNassa vA // --utta0 28 // 32,33 (1) sAmAyika, (2) chedopasthApanIya, (3) parihAravizuddhi, (4) sUkSmasaMparAya tathA (5) kaSAyarahita yathAkhyAtacAritra, (jo chadmastha yA jina ko prApta hotA hai / ) ye cAritra ke pAMca prakAra haiM / mukti-krama nAdaMsaNissa nANaM, nANeNa viNA na hu~ti dhrnngunaa| aguNissa natyi mokkho, natyi amukkhassa nimbANaM // -utta0 28.30 jisako zraddhA (vizvAsa) nahIM hai, use saccA jJAna prApta nahIM hotA aura sacce jJAna ke binA cAritra Adi guNa nahIM hote aura cAritra guNa ke binA kamamukti nahIM hotI aura karmamukti ke binA nirvANa (ananta cidAnanda) nahIM hotaa| tapa kA uddezya chanvaM niroheNa uvei mokcha / -utta048 icchAoM kA nirodha karanA tapa he aura usase mokSa kI prApti hotI hai| no iha logaTThayAe tavamahidvijjA / no paraloMgaTThayAe tavahiTiThanA / no kitivanna sahasilogaTThayAe tabahinjiA / nannatya nijjarayAe tavamahichejjA // -dazava066 isa loka ke lie tapa nahIM karanA caahie| paraloka (svarga) ke lie tapa nahIM karanA caahie| yaza, kIrti, pratiSThA Adi ke lie tapa nahIM karanA cAhie / kevala karmanirjarA (Atmazudi) ke lie hI tapa karanA chie| tapa kA phala taveNaM bodANaM jgii| -utta0 2028 tapa se vyavadAna-pUrva karmoM kA kSaya kara AtmA zuddhi prApta karatA hai|
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________________ 262 | tIrthakara mahAvIra saunI baha paMsuriyA, bihuNiya ghasayaha si vN| evaM bavimovahANa, kammaM saba tabasti mAhale // -sUtra0 21115 jisa prakAra zakunI nAma kA pakSI apane paroM ko phar3aphar3A kara una para lagI dhUla ko mAr3a detA hai, usI prakAra tapasyA ke dvArA mumukSa apane kRta-karmoM kA bahuta zIghra hI apanayana (kSaya) kara detA hai| tapa ke prakAra tayo ya duviho to bahirAnaMtaro thaa| -utta0 28134 tapa do prakAra kA kahA gayA hai-bAha aura aabhyntr| agasaNabhUNoyariyA, mikvAyariyA pa rasaparicAmo / kAphileso saMloNayA gha, banso tabo hoii|| -utta0 30 (1) anazana', (2) UnodarI, (3) bhikSAcarI, (4) rasa-parityAga', (5) kAya-kleza aura (6) pratisaMlInatA-ye chaha bAhya tapa haiN| pAyacchitaM viNamo, begAvaccaM taheva smaao| mANaM ca viussaggo, eso bambhitaro tbo|| -utta0 3030 (1) prAyazcitta, (2) vinaya, (3) bayAvRtya, (4) svAdhyAya'', (5) dhyAna' aura (6) vyutsarga'2. ye chaha mAbhyantara tapa haiN| 1. kucha dina yA jIvana-bhara ke lie AhAra kA tyAga karanA / 2. AhAra evaM kaSAya Adi ko kama krnaa| 3. bhikSAvRtti meM vividha saMkalpoM (abhigrahoM) dvArA saMkoca krnaa| 4. dUdha-dahI bI-miThAI Adi vigaya kA tyAga karanA / 5. padmAsana bAdi dvArA zarIra ko sAdhanA / 6. zarIra tathA krodhAdi kA nigraha krnaa| 7. pramAda hone para usake lie mAnasika pazcAttApa karanA tathA gurujanoM ke ____ samakSa AlocanA kara zuddha honA / 8. bar3oM kA vinaya, choToM kA bAdara krnaa| 1. sevA krnaa| 10. sat zAstroM kA vidhi pUrvaka adhyayana-cintana krnaa|
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 263 nAca rasavaparita pasabo thaa| evaM maggamaNuppattA jIvA gacchanti soggii| -utta0 283 jJAna, darzana, cAritra aura tapa isa mArga kA anugamana karate hue jIva sugati ko prApta hote haiN| loka-svarUpa [caturgati rUpa saMsAra ko loka kahate haiN| yaha loka kAla ko dRSTi se anAdi hai| kSetra kI dRSTi se nahAM taka dharma, adharma mAvi palavya hai, vahAM taka sImita (sAnta) hai| usake bAhara aloka hai| yahAM pAvyAtmaka loka ke svarUpa kA vivecana kiyA gayA hai|] dhammo ahammo AgAsaM kAlo puggala gNtvo| esa logo ti paNatto, nihiM paravasihi // -utta0 287 tattva kA spaSTa darzana karane vAle jinavaroM ne dharma, adharma, AkAza, kAla, pudgala aura jIva-yaha SadravyAtmaka loka kahA hai| jIvA va majIvA ya esa loe viyaahie| majIva desamAgAse, aloe se viyAhie // -utta0 362 yaha loka jIva aura ajIvamaya kahA gayA hai aura jahAM ajIva kA eka deza (bhAga) kevala AkAza hai, vaha aloka kahA jAtA hai| gaha lakkhano u dhammo, mahammo tthaannlaalgo| mAyaNaM sambavabyANaM, nahaM mogAhalaksa // -utta. 2019 gati (gati meM hetu) dharma kA lakSaNa hai| sthiti (sthita hone meM hetu) adharma kA lakSaNa hai / sabhI dravyoM kA bhAjana (AdhAra) avagAha lakSaNa AkAza hai| battaNA laksamo kaalo| -utta0 2010 vanA (parivartana) kAla kA lakSaNa hai| 11. AtmasvarUpa ke cintana meM mana ko ekAgra krnaa| 12. dhyAna Adi sAdhanA meM zarIra kI Asakti kA sampUrNa tyAga kara dehAtIta bhAva meM ramaNa krnaa|
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________________ 264 | tIrthakara mahAvIra sahandhayAra unnomo, pahA chaayaataayaa| banna rasa gandha phAsA puggalA tu lakva / / -utta0 28 / 12 zabda, andhakAra, udyota, prabhA, chAyA, Atapa, varNa, rasa, gandha aura sparza ye pudgala ke lakSaNa haiN| jIva kA lakSaNa nANaM basaNaM ceba, caritaM ca tavo thaa| bIriyaM ubamogo ya evaM jIvassa lkssnnN|| -utta0 28 / 11 jJAna, darzana, cAritra, tapa, vIrya aura upayoga ye jIva ke lakSaNa haiM / nasthi ke paramANu poggalamele vipese|| japaNaM ayaM jIve na jAevAna mae vA vi|| -bhagavatI 1217 isa virAT vizva meM paramANu jitanA bhI aisA koI pradeza nahIM hai, jahAM yaha jIva na janmA ho, na marA ho| dravya kA lakSaNa guNANamAso vavvaM, egavavvassiyA gunnaa| lapakSaNa pajjavANaMtu, umamo massiyA bhve|| -utta0 286 dravya guNoM kA Azraya hai-- AdhAra hai| jo pratyeka dravya ke Azrita rahate haiM, ve guNa hote haiN| paryAyoM kA lakSaNa donoM ke arthAt dravya aura guNoM ke Azrita rahanA hai| asthitta asthita prinnmaa| naripatta napita pariNamaha // -bhagavatI 123 astitva, astitva meM pariNata hotA hai aura nAstitva, nAstitva meM pariNata hotA hai, arthAt sat sadA sat hI rahatA hai aura asat sadA asat / loka kA AdhAra ajIvA jIva pAThyiA / jIvA kammapaidivyA / / -bhagavatI 116 __ ajIva (jar3a padArtha) jIva ke AdhAra para rahe hue haiM aura jIva (saMsArI prANI) karma ke AdhAra para rahe hue haiN| dhammo mahammo mAgAsaM babvaM ikkikkamAhiyaM / aNantANi yavANi kAlo puggljntyo|| -utta0 2818 dharma, adharma aura AkAza-ye tInoM dravya saMkhyA meM eka-eka haiN| kAla, pudgala aura jIva ye tInoM dravya ananta haiN|
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 265 karma-siddhAnta [pratyeka jIva sukha cAhatA hai, kintu anacAhe bhI use duHkha bhoganA par3atA hai| dukha kA kAraNa hai karma / karma, kRta hai| yadi AtmA azubha karma karegA to duHkha bhogegA / zubha karma karegA to sukha bhogegaa| karmoM se pUrNa chuTakArA pAnA mukti hai| yahA~ karmabandha ke kAraNa, karma kA svarUpa aura unase mukta hone kA mArga batAyA hai|) karma-baMdha kA kAraNa no indiyagejA amuttamAvA, amuttamAvA viya hoi nicco / ajmAtyaheuM niyayassa baMdho, saMsAraheDaM ca vayaMti baMdhaM / / -utta0 14116 AtmA amUrta hai, isalie vaha indriya-grAhya nahIM hai| amUrta hone ke kAraNa hI AtmA nitya hai| ajJAna Adi kAraNoM se hI AtmA ke karma-bandhana hai aura karmabandhana hI saMsAra kA kAraNa kahalAtA hai| savva jIvANa kammaM tu, saMgahe chadisAgayaM / samvesu vi paesesu, savvaM samveNa bannagaM // -utta0 33618 sarva jIva apane Asa-pAsa chahoM dizAoM meM rahe hue kama-pudgaloM ko grahaNa karate haiM aura AtmA ke sarvapradezoM ke sAtha sarva karmoM kA sarva prakAra se bandhana hotA hai| kahaM gaM bhaMte ! jIvA gurumata vA lahuyattaM vA habvamAgacchaMti ? -jAtAsUtra 6 bhaMte ! yaha jIva gurutva (karmoM kA bhArIpana) aura laghutva (halkApana) kaise prApta karatA hai ? jIvA vi pANAtivAeNa jAva micchAdasaNasalleNaM aNupugvaNaM aTTha kamma pagaDIo samajjiNaMti / jAva beramaNeNaM apambeNaM aTTha kamma pagaDomo pavettA... lahupattaM hvmaagcchti|| -jJAtAsUtra 6 (1) prANAtipAta (hiMsA), (2) mUTha, (3) corI, (4) maithuna, (5) mamatva, (parigraha), (6) koSa, (7) mAna, (ka) mAyA, (E) lobha, (10) rAga, (11) dveSa, (12) kalaha, (13) doSAropaNa, (14) cugalI, (15) asaMyama meM rati (mAsakti), (16) saMyama meM arati (anAdara), (17) nindA, (kapaTapUrNa mithyAkathana) aura (18)
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________________ 266 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra miyAdarzana-ye aThAraha pApa hai| inake sevana se jIva ATha karmaprakRtiyoM kA bandhana karatA hai| usa karmabandhana se jIva bhArI hokara adhogati meM jAtA hai tathA ina aThAraha pApoM se virakta hone para kramazaH ATha karmaprakRtiyoM kA kSaya kara laghutva prAptakara Urdhvagamana karatA hai| svakRta-karma bamiSaM jagaI puDho jagA, kammehi suppanti paanniyo| sapameva kohi gAhai no tassa mucvennapuTavyaM / -sUtra0 112 / 14 isa jagata meM jo bhI prANI haiM, ve apane-apane saMcita karmoM se hI saMsAra bhramaNa karate haiM aura svakRta-karmoM ke anusAra hI bhinna-bhinna yoniyoM meM janma lete haiM / phala bhoge binA upArjita karmoM se prANI kA chuTakArA nahIM hotaa| assiM ca loe aduvA paratpA, sapAgaso vA taha manmahA thaa| saMsAramAvanna paraM paraM te, baMti veyaMti ya dunnivANi // - sUtra. 174 kRta karma- isI janma meM athavA para janma meM bhI phala dete haiN| ve karma eka janma meM athavA sahasroM-anekabhavoM meM bhI phala dete haiN| jisa prakAra ve karma kiye gaye haiM, usI taraha se athavA dUsarI taraha se bhI phala dete haiM / saMsAra meM cakkara kATatA humA jIva karmavaza bar3e-se-bar3A duHkha bhogatA hai aura phira ArtadhyAna- (zokavilApa Adi) karake naye karmoM ko bAMdhatA hai| isa prakAra karma se karma kI paramparA calatI hai / baMdhe hue karma kA phala dunivAra-miTAnA azakya hai| sambe sayakammakappiyA, maviyatema duhega pANiNo / hinti mayAulA saDhA, jAijarAmaraNahimiyA // -sUtra0 1 // 2 // 3 // 18 __sarva prANI apane karmoM ke anusAra hI pRthaka-pRthak yoniyoM meM avasthita haiN| karmoM kI adhInatA ke kAraNa avyakta duHkha se dukhita prANI janma, jarA aura maraNa se sadA bhayabhIta rahate hue cAra gati rUpa saMsAracakra meM bhaTakate haiN| tethe mahA sandhimuhe gahIe, sakammunA kinyA pAvakArI / evaM pavA pecapaloe, kAna kammApana mukta ptti|| - utta.13 jaise pApI ghora bAta ke muMha para (corI karate hue) pakar3A jAkara apane kamoM ke kAraNa hI duHkha uThAtA hai, usIprakAra isa loka meM yA paraloka meM karmoM
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________________ sivAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 267 ke phala svayaM bhogane hI par3ate haiN| phala bhoge vinA karmoM se chuTakArA nahIM ho sakatA hai| mahA kara kamma, tahAsi bhaare| -sUtra. 1151226 jaisA kiyA huA kama hai, vaisA hI usakA bhoga hai| mATha karma aTTha kammAI vocchAmi, mANadhi bhaakrm| behi baDo ayaM gobo saMsAre paripaTTA // -utta0 3331 jina karmoM se baMdhA humA yaha jIva saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karatA hai, ve saMkhyA meM mATha haiM / yathAkrama se unakA varNana kiyA jAtA hai| nAgassAvaraNijya, vasanAvaraNaM thaa| yaNijja tahA mohaM, Auphamma taheba 5 // nAma kammaM gotaMba aMtarAyaM taheba y| evamevAi kammAI advaiva u smaasmo|| -utta0 3312,3 (1) jJAnAvaraNIya, (2) darzanAvaraNIya, (3) vedanIya, (4) mohanIya, (5) mAyu, (6) nAma, (7) gotra aura () antarAya - ye sakSepa meM ATha karma haiN|' karma-bIja rAgo ya boso viya kammavIyaM, kammaM - mohappamavaM varSati / kammaM bAimaraNasta mUla, duvaM / jAimaraNaM vayaMti // -utta0 327 rAga aura deSa ye donoM karma ke bIja hai| karma moha se utpanna hotA hai, aisA zAniyoM kA kathana hai| karma janma-maraNa kA mUla hai aura janma-maraNa duHkha kI paramparA kA kAraNa hai| 1 ina karmoM kA kramazaH nimna svarUpa hai(1) jJAnazakti kA avaroSaka, (2) darzanazakti kA abarodhaka, (3) zAzvata sukha kA avarodhaka (4) moha va rAga kA hetu-zraddhA evaM cAritra kA avarodhaka (5) janma-maraNa kA hetu, (6) suspatA-kurUpatA, yaza, kIti, apayaza bAdi kA kAraNa, (7) saMskArI asaMskArI kula va jAti kA hetu, (8) Arama-zakti ke vikAsa kA avarodhaka, hAni-lAbha kA hetu /
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________________ 268 | tIpaMkara mahAvIra kammamUlaMga ch| -AcArAMga 13301 karma kA mUla kSaNa arthAt hiMsA hai| sukka mUle jahApase siMcamANe pa rohati / evaM kammA ga rohaMti mohaNijje bayaM gae / -dazA taskandha 5 / 14 jisa prakAra mUla sUkha jAne para sIMcane para bhI vRkSa lahalahAtA, harA-bharA nahIM hotA hai, isI taraha se moha karma ke kSaya ho jAne para punaH karma utpanna nahIM hote| jahA baDhANaM bIyANaM, ga jAyaMti puNa maMkurA / kammabIesu baDhesu, na jAyaMti bhavaMkurA / / -dazAzrutaskandha 115 jisa taraha dagdha (jale hue) bIjoM meM se punaH aMkura utpanna nahIM hote, usI taraha se karma rUpI bIjoM ke dagdha (jala) ho jAne para bhava (janma-maraNa) ke aMkura utpanna nahIM hote haiN| tamhA eesi kammANaM aNubhAgA viyaanniyaa| eesi saMvare ceva khavaNe ya jae buho / -utta0 33325 ataH ina karmoM ke anubhAga- phala dene kI zakti ko samajhakara buddhimAn puruSa naye karmoM ke saMcaya ko rokane meM tathA purAne karmoM ke kSaya karane meM sadA prayatnazIla rhe| akubvamo gavaM gsthi| -sUtrakRtAMga 12157 jo antara se rAga-dveSa rUpa bhAvakarma nahIM karatA, use naye karma kA bandha nahIM hotaa| jaha ya parihANa kammA siDA sikhAlayamurveti / . - aupapAtika sarva karmoM ke kSaya se jIva siddha (mukta) hokara siddhaloka meM pahuMcatA hai| Atma-svarUpa [AtmA, anantamAna ananta sukha evaM ananta zakti-sAmayaM kA ja hai| sukha-duHkha kA kartA bhI yahI hai, moktA bhI yahI hai, aura unase mukta hone kA prayatna karane vAlA bhI yahI hai| mAtma-jJAna hI samasta
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 269 mAna ko kuMjI hai ataH sarvaprathama mAtma-svarUpa kA bodha prApta karanA caahie|] Atma-bhavA atvi meM AyA ubvaaie| se mAyAvAdI, loyAvAdI, kammAvAdI, kiriyAvAdI / --AcArAMga 2111 yaha merI AtmA aupapAtika hai, karmAnusAra punarjanma grahaNa karatI hai| AtmA ke punarjanma sambandhI siddhAnta ko svIkAra karane vAlA hI vastutaH AtmavAdI, lokavAdI, karmavAdI evaM kriyAvAdI hai| je attANaM anmAikkhati se loga ammAikhati / -AcArAMga 131 // 3 jo apanI AtmA kA apalApa (avizvAsa) karatA hai, vaha loka (anya jIvasamUha) kA bhI apalApa karatA hai| AtmA kA svarUpa ahaM avvae vi ahaM avar3hie vi| -jAtA0 115 maiM-AtmA avyaya-avinAzI hUM, avasthita- eka rUpa huuN| jIvA siya sAsayA siya asAsayA, babaTTyAe sAsayA mAvaLyAe asaasyaa| -bhagavatI 72 jIva (AtmA) zAzvata bhI hai, azAzvata bhii| dravyadRSTi (mUla-cetana-svarUpa) se zAzvata hai| bhAvaSTi (manuSya-pazu Adi paryAya) se azAzvata hai| je AyA se vinnAyA, binnAyA se maayaa| aMga viSANaha se mAyA taM pacca parisaMkhAe / -AcArAMga 1355 jo AtmA hai vaha vijJAtA hai| jo vijJAtA hai, vaha AtmA hai| jisase jAnA jAtA hai, vaha AtmA hai| jAnane kI isa zakti se hI AtmA kI pratIti hotI hai| hatyissa ma essa ya same va jiiye| -bhagavatI / svarUpa kI dRSTi se hAthI meM aura kuMbhA meM AtmA eka samAna hai|
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________________ 270 | tIrthakara mahAvIra bAkatA vikattA bahANa ya suhaanaay| appAmitamanitaM. duSpadivya supdiyo|| -utta0 2037 sukha-duHkha kA kartA-akartA AtmA hI hai| sadAcAra meM pravRtta AtmA mitra hai, durAcAra meM pravRtta pAtmA zatra hai| appA maha peparaNI, bappA me kuursaamlii| appA kAmanuhA ghevU, mappA me nava varSa / -uttarA0 2036 yaha AtmA hI vaitaraNI nadI hai, yahI kUTazAlmalI vRkSa hai| mAtmA hI icchAnusAra phala dene vAlI kAmadhenu hai, aura yahI nandanavana hai| dharma-tattva [dharma vaha tatva hai jo AtmA ko zAzvata sukhoM kI rAha batAtA hai| isa jIvana meM zAMti, samatA aura paraloka meM sukha Ananna jisa kiyA se prApta hotA hai, use dharma kahA gayA hai| vAstava meM dharma mAtmA kI zuma pariNati hI hai, samatva-sAdhanA hI dharma hai| yahAM dharma kA svarUpa aura usakA mahatva prastuta hai| dharma kA svarUpa aura mahimA dhammo maMgalamukkiTTha mahilA saMgamo tvo| -dazava0 11 ahiMsA, saMyama evaM tapa rUpa dharma hI utkRSTa maMgala hai| samivAra banne mAriehi pe| -AcArAMga rAmA mArya puruSoM ne samatA-samabhAva meM dharma kahA hai| bodhana samipaM saah| -sUtrakRtAMga 64 yaha samatA rUpa dharma, dIpaka kI bhAMti amAna bandhakAra ko dUra karane vAlA hai| elA dhamma parimA, se mApA pmyvaae| -sthAnAMga 1314. dharma hI eka aisA pavitra anuSThAna hai, jisase bAtmA kI vizuddhi hotI hai|
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________________ vivAnta-sAphnA-zikA | 271 parAmara begenaM gumamAnAca pAni / dhammo vIvo pahanA pagaI saraNamuttamaM // -uttarAdhyayana 23269 jarA-maraNa ke vega (pravAha) meM bahate-DUbate prANiyoM ke lie dharma hI dIpa, pratiSThA, gati aura uttama zaraNa hai| dharma ke prakAra dubihe dhamme-suyadhamma ceva caritadhamme ghev| -sthAnAMga 21 dharma ke do rUpa haiM-zrutadharma (tattvajJAna) aura cAritradharma (naitika aacaar)| carittadhamma duviheAgAra parittadhamma va aNagAra parittadhamma / -sthAnAMga 2 / 1 cAritradharma do prakAra kA hai-AgAra cAritradharma (bAraha vratarUpa zrAvakadharma) anagAra cAritradharma (paMcamahAvatAtmaka shrmnndhrm)| . battAri dhammavArA saMtI, muttI, mannave, mhve| -sthAnAMga 44 dharma ke cAra dvAra haiM-amA, saMtoSa, saralatA aura vinaya / dharma-sAdhanA jA jA baccA rayaNI, na sA priniytii| mahammaM kuSamANassa aphalA ti rAino // mAmAcyA ravanI, na sA priniytii| dhammaMga kuNamANasta saphalA ti rAilo / / - -uttarA0 14124-25 jo-jo rAtri jA rahI hai, vaha phira lauTa kara nahIM AtI haiN| adharma karane vAle kI rAtriyAM niSphala calI jAtI haiN| jo-bo rAtri jA rahI hai, vaha phira lauTakara nahIM pAtI hai| dharma karane vAle kI rAtriyoM saphala hotI hai|
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________________ 272 | tIrthakara mahAvIra mANaM jo mahantaM tu sapAhenjo pavajbaI / gacchanto so suhI hoha chuhA tamhA vivnjino| evaM dhamma pi kALaNaM jo gacchaha paraM bhavaM / gacchanto so suhI hoi appakamme aveyage / -uttarA0 1921-22 jo vyakti pAtheya (mArga kA sambala) sAtha meM lekara lambe mArga para calatA hai, vaha calate hue bhUkha aura pyAsa ke duHkha se mukta raha kara sukhI hotA hai| isI prakAra jo vyakti dharma karake parabhava meM jAtA hai, yaha alpakarmA (karma bhAra se halakA) hokara jAte hue vedanA se mukta, sukhI hotA hai| ahiMsasaccaM ca ateNagaM ca tato ya bamaM apariggahaM ca / parivanjiyA paMca mahanvayAI carinja dhammaM jiNadesiyaM viu / -utta0 21112 ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha-ye pAMca mahAvrata kahe gaye haiM / ina mahAvatoM ko svIkAra kara vidvAna jina-dezita dharma kA AcaraNa kare / dhamaNa dharma aTTha pavayaNamAyAo samiI guttI taheva y| paMceva ya samiIo to guttou AhiyA // -utta0 241 samiti aura gupti rUpa ATha pravacana mAtAyeM kahI gaI haiM / samitiyAM pAMca haiM aura guptiyAM tIna haiN| iriyA bhAsesaNAdANa uccAre samiI iya / maNagRtI vayagRtI kAyaguttIya aTThamA / -uttarAdhyayana 2412 - IryA-samiti, bhASA-samiti, eSaNA-samiti, AdAna-samiti aura uccArasamiti-ye pAMca samiti tathA managupti, vacana gupti aura kAya-gupti ye tIna gupti, isa prakAra ye ATha pravacana mAtA kahI gaI haiN| basavihe samagaSamme paNate, taM jahAkhatI, muttI, annave, mahave, lAghave, sacce, saMgame, tabe, ciyAe, mcervaale| -sthAnAMga 10 dhamaNadharma dasa prakAra kA hai, yathA-1. kSamA, 2. nirlobhatA, 3. saralatA, 4. mRdutA, 5. laghutA, 6. satya, 7. saMyama, 8. tapa, 6. tyAga, 10. brahmacarya /
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 273 zramaNa kAmAvarza bAsIcaMbaNasamANakappe samatiNa maNimuttA lekNdhnne| -prazna0 225 koI kulhAr3I se unake zarIra ko cIra de, athavA candana se lipta kara de, donoM ke prati saMtajana samabhAva rakhate haiN| isIprakAra tRNa va maNi meM, lohe va sone meM bhI ve samabhAva rakhate haiN| lAmAlAme suhe duSale, jIviye maraNe thaa| samo nindA-pasaMsAsu tahA mANAvamANamao / / -utta0 1990 lAbha aura alAbha meM, sukha va duHkha meM, jIvana va maraNameM tathA nindA-prazaMsA meM evaM mAna-apamAna meM ve munijana samabhAva rakhate hue ekarUpa rahate haiN| nimmamo nirahaMkAro nissaMgo cttgaarvo| samo pa sambabhUesu tasesu thAvaresu / / -utta0 1989 ____ saMta-mamatA rahita, ahaMkAra se mukta, saba prakAra kI Asakti (saMga) se dUra, gaurava (mada) kA tyAga kara trasa evaM sthAvara sabhI prANiyoM ke prati samadRSTi rakhatA hai| ahiMsA samvaM pANA pinAuyA / suhasAyA dukkhaaprikuulaa| appiyavahA, piyjiivinno| joviukaamaa| sasi joSiyaM piyN| nAivAeja kNcnnN| -AcA0 112 / 3 saba prANiyoM ko apanA jIvana pyArA hai| sukha sabako acchA lagatA hai aura duHkha burA / vadha sabako apriya haiM aura jIvana priy| saba prANI jInA cAhate haiN| kucha bhI ho, sabako jIvana priya hai| ataH kisI bhI prANI kI hiMsA mata kro| Ayo bahiyA pAsa / -AcA. 13 apane samAna hI bAhara meM dUsaroM ko bhI dekho| 18
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________________ 274 | tIrthakara mahAvIra evaM nAmiNo sAraM na hilai kicana / ahiMsA samayaM ceva etAvantaM vivASiyA // -sUtra0 111 / 4 / 10 jJAnI hone kA sAra yahI hai ki kisI bhI prANI kI hiMsA na kare / ahiMsAmUlaka samatA hI dharma kA sAra hai, basa, itanI bAta sadaiva dhyAna meM rakhanI caahiye| tumaMsi nAma sa ceva ca haMtavaM ti manasi / -AcA0 1125 tU jise mAranA cAhatA hai, (jisako kaSTa va pIr3A pahuMcAnA cAhatA hai) vaha anya koI tere samAna hI cetanAvAlA prANI hai, aisA samajha / vAstava meM vaha nAivAenja kaMca... naya bittAsae paraM -utta0 2 / 27 kisI kI hiMsA mata karo, kisI ko pAsa mata phuNcaano| maitti bhUesu kppe| saba jIvoM ke prati maitrIbhAva rakhanA cAhie / ____bhAraMmacaM dupmi| -AcA. 111 saMsAra meM jitane bhI duHkha haiM, ve saba AraMbhaja-hiMsA se utpanna hote haiN| satya purisA ! saccameva samamivANAhi / saccassa ApAe upaDhie mehAbI mAraM traa|| - AcArAMga // 3 he puruSa ! satya ko samyak prakAra se smjho| satya kI ArAdhanA karanevAlA buddhimAna mRtyu ko tira jAtA hai| saccaM logammi sArabhUyaM / -prAna0 22 satya hI loka meM sArabhUta hai| musAbAmo ya logammi samma sAhahiM grhino| avissAsopa bhUyA tamhA mosaM vivanyae // -daza0 6.13 sabhI satpuruSoM ne mRSAvAda - asatya kI niMdA kI hai / asatyavAdI kA kahIM koI vizvAsa nahIM karatA / bataH asatya kA sarvathA tyAga kara denA caahie|
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 275 jAya sancA avatabbA saccA mosA pajA musaa| jAya puhigNAijAna taM bhAsejna pnvN|| -daza 72 jo bhASA satya hone para bhI bolane yogya na ho, tathA jo kucha satya kucha asatya ho, athavA pUrNa asatya ho, evaM samajhadAra loga jisa bhASA ko ucita na mAnate hoM, aisI bhASA na bole / asacamosaM saccaM ca aNavannamakakkasaM / samuppehamasaMvi giraM bhAsenja pannavaM // -daza0 73 buddhimAna ko aisI bhASA bolanI cAhie, jo vyavahAra meM satya ho, tathA nizcaya meM bhI satya ho, nirvaca ho, akarkaza-priya ho, hitakArI ho tathA asaMdigdha ho| asteya icchA, mucchA, tamhA gehi asaMjamo, kNkhaa| hatya lahutaNaM paraharaM teNikkaM kuNyA madate // --prazna0 1310 paradhana kI icchA, mUrchA, tRSNA, gupti, asaMyama, kAMkSA, hastalAghava (hAtha kI saphAI), paradhana-haraNa, kUTa-tola mApa aura binA dI huI vastu lenA ye saba kRtya corI haiN| citamaMtamapitaM vA appaM vAivA bhuN| baMtasohaNamittapi uggahaM si ajAiyA // -daza0 6 / 14 cAhe koI sacetana vastu ho yA acetana-jar3a / alpamolI vastu ho yA bhumolii| binA usake svAmI kI AjJA lie binA nahIM lenA cAhie, aura to kyA, dAta kuredane ke lie eka tinakA bhI binA mAjhA ke na leveN| brAhmacarya viSaya sIla taba niyama guNa samUha taMbaMdha bhagavaMtaM / gahagaNa mayata tAragANaM vA bahA udupatI // -prazna0 2 / 4 jaise-graha, nakSatra aura tArAmoM meM candramA zreSTha hai, vaise hI vinaya, zIla, tapa, niyama mAdi guNasamUha meM prAhmacarya zreSTha hai, pradhAna hai| brahmacarya svayaM bhagavAna ke tulya hai| devadAnava gaMdhA basa slasa kinnraa| baMbhavAri namaMsati dukkara meM karaMti tN| uttarA0 1616 jo duSkara brahmacarya vrata kA pAlana karatA hai, usake caraNoM meM-deva, dAnava, gaMdharva, yakSa, rAkSasa, kilara, sabhI namaskAra karate haiN|
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________________ 276 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra brahmacarya kI rakSA ke upAya jatu jahA uvajoI saMvAse vidU visIennA / -sUtra0 4 / 1 / 26 jaise agni ke nikaTa rakhA lAkha kA ghar3A pighala jAtA hai, vaise hI strI ke saMsarga meM rahane se puruSa kA mana caMcala ho jAtA hai, ataH strI ke sAtha ekAntavAsa nahIM karanA caahie| se jo kAhie, jo paaspie| No saMpasArae, jo pamAe // jo kayakirie vigut| -AcA0 124 brahmacArI strI-sambandhI zRMgAra-carcA na kare / striyoM ke aMga-upAMga na dekheN| unake sAtha adhika paricaya na kare aura na unase apanApana sthApita kre| bAtacIta meM bhI adhika maryAdita rhe| rasA pagAmaM na niseviyanvA / pAyaM rasA vittikarA nraannN|| -utta0 32 / 10 brahmacArI ko rasayukta padArthoM kA adhika sevana nahIM karanA cAhie / kyoMki rasa prAyaH uttejanA paidA karate haiM / jisase brahmacarya meM skhalanA hone kI saMbhAvanA rahatI hai| bAlamo pIvagAijo, pIkahA 5 mnormaa| saMpavo ceva nArINaM, tAsi indiyarisaNaM / / kuiyaM mayaM goya, hasiyaM muttAsiyANi y| paNIyaM bhattapANaM , aimAcaM paannmoynnN|| gattabhUsaNa miLaMca kAma bhogA pa tunjyaa| narasAtagavesissa visaM tAlasaM jhaa|| -uttarA0 16011-13 AtmA kA hita cAhanevAle brahmacArI ke lie ye dasa bAteM tAlapuTa jahara ke samAna ahitakArI haiM 1. striyoM se saMkula sthAna, 2. striyoM kI manohara kathA, 3. strI-sahavAsa aura paricaya 4. striyoM kI indriyoM kA nirIkSaNa, 5. unake kUjana-rudana, gIta aura hAsya sunanA 6. striyoM ke sAtha eka Asana para baiThanA, 7. snigdha rasadAra bhojana karanA, 8. bahuta adhika bhojana karanA, 9. zarIra kA zrRMgAra karanA, 10. kAma-bhoga (zabda-rUpa Adi viSayoM meM) Asakti rkhnaa|
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 277 ke vinavaNAhijosiyA saMtiNehi samaM vivaahiyaa| -sUtra. 112002 jo striyoM ke sneha-rAga se abhibhUta nahIM hote, ve mukta puruSoM ke samAna hai| aparigraha mucchA pariggahI vRtto| - daza0 // mUrchA-mamatA bhAva parigraha hai| je mamAiya maiM jahAi se jahAi mamAiyaM / se hu viThThapahemuNI jassa napi mamAiyaM // -AcA0 12226 jo mamatvabuddhi kA parityAga karatA hai, vahI vastuta: mamatva-parigraha kA tyAga kara sakatA hai / vahI muni vAstava meM patha (mokSamArga) kA draSTA hai, jo kisI bhI prakAra kA mamatvabhAva nahIM rakhatA hai| suvagNa svassa u pavyayA bhave, siyA hu kelAsasamA asaMkhayA / narassa lubssa na tehi kici icchAhu AgAsasamA aNaMtiyA // - utta0 148 yadi sone aura cAMdI ke kailAza ke samAna asaMkhya parvata bhI mila jAyeM to bhI lobhI manuSya ko usase saMtoSa (tati) nahIM hogA, kyoMki icchA AkAza ke samAna ananta hai| saMnihi bana kumvinyA aNumAyaM pi saMgae / muhAjIvI asaMbaI havijja jgnissie|| -daza0 8 / 24 saMyama sAdhanA meM lagA huA muni aNumAtra bhI saMgraha na kreN| vaha mudhAjIvI (niSkAma bhAva se bhikSA lene vAlA) hai, gRhasthoM ke sAtha usakA sneha-baMdhana nahIM aura jagata ke samasta jIvoM kI rakSA karane vAlA hai, phira saMgraha kyoM kare ? isa dharma manA samAvaNayAe jove palhAyaNamA jaNayaha / samvapANa-bhaya-jIva-sattesu mittIbhAvamuppAei // -uttarA0 2618 kSamA karane se pralhAda bhAva-citta meM prasannatA utpanna hotI hai| isa kSamAvRtti se hI samasta jIvayoni ke prati maMtrIbhAva prakaTa hotA hai| ubasameNa haNe kohN| -daza0 8 / 36 kSamA se krodha ko jItanA caahie|
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________________ 258 | tIrthakara mahAvIra usamasAraM saamn| -sthAnAMga 6 zramaNatva kA sAra hai upazamabhAva ! kSamA! sAmi sabya jove sambe jIvA lamaMtu me| mitI me sababhUesu mere mana maNA / / -Avazyaka sUtra 4122 maiM samasta jIvoM ko kSamA karatA hN| saba jIva bhI mujhe kSamA kreN| sabake prati merA maitrIbhAva hai| merA kisI ke sAtha bhI paira-virodha nahIM hai| mukti (nirlomatA) muttIe meM akiMcacaM bnnyh| -utta0 2947 mukti-nirlobhatA kI sAdhanA se AtmA akiMcanabhAva (sarvatra nispRhatAmamatva mukti) ko prApta kara letA hai| ma logassesaNaM bre| jassa natvi imA bAI maNA tassa ko siyaa| -AcA0 141 lokaSaNA se mukta rahanA caahie| jisako yaha lokeSaNA nahIM hai, usako anya pApa-pravRttiyAM kaise ho sakatI haiM ? saralatA (RjutA) ajjavayAe - kAundhupayaM, bhAvundupayaM, mAsunnuyayaM avisaMvAyaNaM namabaha // -utta0 2948 RjutA (saralatA) se kAyA kI saralatA, bhAvoM kI niSkapaTatA, bhASA kI saralatA-spaSTatA aura jIvana meM ekarUpatA bAtI hai| sohI unnubhUyassa dhammo surasa ciha / -utta0 3112 jo RjubhUta (sarala AtmA) hotA hai, usI kA antaHkaraNa zuddha hotA hai, aura zuddha hRdaya meM hI dharma kA nivAsa rahatA hai| mRDhatA (amAnitva) mahavayAe meM astipatta bssyh| -utta. 2946 mRdutA se anutsukatA, ahaMkAra rahitatA bAtI hai| mA mahabayA cine| -daza 121 ahaMkAra ko mRdutA se jItanA caahie|
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 276 mANeSa mahamA gii| -utta. 54 ahaMkAra karane se adhamagati prApta hotI hai| na mAimata na ya svamate, na lAmamale nsuelmtte| . mayANi sambAmi vivannaittA dhammajmANaraesa mikluu|| -daza0 1019 jo jAti kA, rUpa kA, lAbha kA, zruta (jJAna) kA mada-ahaMkAra nahIM krtaa| saba prakAra ke ahaMkAroM kA tyAgakara dharmadhyAna meM lIna rahatA hai, vaha bhikSa hai| lAdhava (laghutA) lAviyaM, mappicchA, amucchA, agehI, aparibandhayA samagAgaM niggaMpAnaM pasatvaM / -bhagavatI 19 zramaNa niyanyoM ke lie laghutA (AtmA kA halkApana) prazasta hai / vaha alpaicchA, amUrchA, agRhatA, apratibaddhatA rUpa hai| vijahita. punyasaMjogaM na sihaM kahici kubvejjA / masiNeha siNeha karehi, dosapanosahi munthae miklU / / -utta0 sAra pUrvasaMyoga ko chor3a cukane para phira kisI bhI vastu meM sneha nahIM karanA caahie| jo moha karane vAloM ke bIca meM bhI nirmohI hokara rahatA hai, vaha bhikSu samasta doSoM se chUTa jAtA hai| pi batva pAyaM vA kaMbalaM pAyapucchaNaM / taM pi saMjamalambaThThA, dhAraMti pariharati / - daza0 6120 vastra, pAtra, kambala, rajoharaNa Adi jo bhI upakaraNa haiM, unheM muni saMyama kI rakSA ke lie dhAraNa karate haiM / AvazyakatA na hone para unheM bhI chor3a dete haiN| satya saccami ghiI kubahA / -AcA0 1332 satya meM sthira raho!' saMyama saMgame banAyata gyaa| -utta0 29 / 26 saMyama se karmoM kA manAnava (saMvara) hotA hai / 1 vizeSa matya prakaraNa meM pRSTha 274 para dekheM
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________________ 280 | tIrthakara mahAvIra jatyeva pAse kA duppauttaM kAraNa pAyA pazu mANaseNa / tatva dhoro parisAharinnA Ainnamo, sippa mivakbAloSa / -daza0 cU0 219 sAdhaka jaba kabhI apane Apako, mana, vacana aura kAyA se kahIM bhI duSpravRttaasaMyama meM jAtA dekhe to usI kSaNa apane yogoM ko isa prakAra khIMca leve, jaise ghor3e ko lagAma se khIMca liyA jAtA hai| hatyasaMjae pAyasaMgae vAyasaMjae saMjae iNdiye| annapparae susamAhiyappA suttatvaM ca viNAgara jesa mikkhU / -daza0 10 / 15 jo adhyAtma meM lIna rahatA hai, samAdhibhAva meM ramaNa karate hue sUtra aura artha kA cintana karatA hai aura hAthoM kA, pairoM kA, vacana kA aura samasta indriyoM kA saMyama rakhatA hai-vaha saccA bhikSu hai| jahA kumme sa aMgAI sae behe smaahre| evaM pAvAI mehAvI ansappeNa smaahre|- sUtra0 1816 jaise kachuA Apatti ko dekhakara apane aMgoM ko sikor3a letA hai| usI prakAra vicArazIla puruSa asaMyama (pApa) se apanI indriyoM kA saMkoca kara rkhe| bhavakoDI saMciyaM kammaM tavasA nimnrijjaai| - utta0 3016 jaise tAlAba kA jala sUryatApa se athavA ulIcane se rikta ho jAtA hai, vaise hI tapa ke dvArA karor3oM bhavoM ke karma naSTa ho jAte haiN| (vizeSa varNana pRSTha 262 para dekheN|) tyAga jeya te piye bhoe laI vippaTThI kuvvA / sAhoNe cayai bhoe see cAi ti bccaaii| -daza0 2 / 3 apane ko priya lagane vAle bhoga prApta ho jAne para bhI jo unake prati pITha dikhAkara calatA hai aura svatantratApUrvaka unakA tyAga kara detA hai, vahI saccA tyAgI hai| (brahmacarya ke lie dekheM pRSTha 275) samabhAva (titikSA) jo samo sababhUesa tase paavrsuy| tassa sAmAiyaM hor3a iha kevalibhAsiyaM |-anuyog0 128 jo prasa evaM sthAvara rUpa samasta prANijagata ke prati samabhAva rakhatA hai, usI ko sAmAyika hotI hai, aisA kevalI bhagavAna kA kathana hai|
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 281 akosenjA paro bhikkhU na teti parisaMbale / sariso hoi bAlAgaM tamhA miksUna saMbale // -utta0 2 / 24 koI bhikSa ko kaThora vacanoM se Akroza kare, tiraskAra kare taba bhI bhikSa una para krodha na kare / kyoMki krodha karane se bhikSa bhI usa ajJAnI ke samAna ho jAtA hai, ataH mana ko zAMta rakhanA caahie| titikhaM paramaM naccA miksa dhamma vicitae / - utta0 2 / 26 titikSA (samatA) ko parama dharma jAnakara bhikSu apane dharma kA anucintana kre| samayAe samaNo hoI -utta0 2032 samatA kA AcaraNa karane se hI 'zramaNa' vAstava meM zramaNa hotA hai / sAmAiyamAhu tassa jaM jo appANa bhae na baMsae / -sUtra0 112 / 2 / 17 jo apane ko sadA bhayamukta (nirbhaya) rakhatA hai, usI ko samabhAva raha sakatA hai| sabvaM jagaM tu samayANupehI piyamappiyaM kassavi no krejjaa| -sUtra0 1 / 10 / 6 samasta jagata ko samadRSTi se dekhane vAlA na kisI kA priya (sneha) karatA hai aura na kisI kA apriya (dvaipa) karatA hai, kiMtu vaha apane samabhAva meM sthira rahatA hai| mikSA aura bhojanavidhi avINo vittimesijjA na visoija pNrie| amucchio moyaNami mAyaNe esaNArae ||-dsh0 522226 bhikSu adInabhAva me AhAra Adi kI gaveSaNA kare / bhojana na milane para khinna na hoM, milane para usameM Asakti na kare, kiMtu AhAra (bhojana) kI mAtrA (pariNAma) kA jJAna rakhate hue upabhoga kare / samuyANaM bare bhikkhU kulamucyAvayaM syaa| -daza0 22 / 25 bhikSa - sadA UMca-nIca, dhanI-garIba kuloM meM samabhAva ke sAtha sAmudAyika bhikSA le / aisA na kare ki garIba ghara ko chor3a de aura Uce ghara meM calA jAye /
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________________ 282 | tIrSakara mahAvIra pahA dumasa pupphesa bhamaro mAviyA rsN| napa puSkaM kilAmeha, so ya poNeha appayaM / / -daza0 12 jaise - pramara phUloM se rasa grahaNa karake apanA nirvAha karatA hai, kiMtu phUloM ko kisI prakAra kI bhI kSati nahIM phuNcaataa| usIprakAra sAdhu bhikSAvRtti se isa prakAra apanA nirvAha karatA hai ki gRhastha para kisI bhI prakAra kA bhAra na par3e, use koI kaSTa na ho| alole na rase giDe jinmAte amunchie / na rasAe jinnA, javaNaTThAe mahAmunI / / -utta0 3517 mahAmuni-lolupatA se rahita, rasa (svAda) meM Asakta na hotA huA, jihvAindriya kA saMyama kare aura saMgraha kI mUrchA se mukta rahe / vaha bhojana svAda ke lie nahIM, kiMtu saMyama yAtrA ke nirvAha ke lie kre| __ mahu gharSa va jinya sNje| -daza. 197 sAdhu ko sUkhA-rUkhA, tIkhA yA mIThA jo zuddha AhAra mile, use madhu-dhRta (SI-zakkara) ke samAna prasanna bhAva se khAye / anuprekSA (adhyAtma-cintana) mAvaNA jogasukhappA jale nAvA va AhiyA / nAvA va torasampannA sayya dukkhA tiuTTA // -suutr01||156 jisa sAdhaka kI antara AtmA bhAvanA yoga se zuddha ho gaI hai, vaha jala meM naukA ke samAna hai / arthAt jaise naukA athAha jala ko tairakara pAra pahuMca jAtI hai, vaise hI vaha sAdhaka saMsAra sAgara ko (bhAvanA yoga dvArA) taira jAtA hai| bodhidurlabha bhAvanA saMtumiha kina punmaha, saMvohI balu peca dullahA / mohavaNamati rAho no sulabhaM pugarAvi goviyaM / -sUtra. 122 / 11 samajho ! samajhate kyoM nahIM ho! agale janma meM punaH sadboSi prApta honA durlabha hai| bItI huI rAteM lauTakara nahIM AtI, gayA humA jIvana punaH milanA sulabha nahIM hai|
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 283 baha mANussae ThANe dhammamArAhiya graa| -sUtra0 11515 isa manuSya loka meM dharma kI ArAdhanA ke lie hI hama manuSya hue haiN| ataH sajJAna prApta kara dharmArAdhanA karo / azaraNabhAvanA jaha soho va miyaM gahAya, mancU naraM neha ha mntkaale| na tassa mAyA va piyA va bhAyA, kAlammi tammiM'saharA bhavaMti / / - utta0 13322 antima samaya Ane para mRtyu manuSya ko aise hI daboca kara le jAtA hai, jaise siMha mRga ko / usa samaya na mAtA-pitA bacA sakate haiM, na bhAI va baMdhu / vittaM pasavo ya nAino taMbAle saraNaM ti mntrh| ee mama tesu vo ahaM no tANaM saraNaM na vijaha // -sUtra0 111 // 3 // 16 ajJAna manuSya samajhatA hai-yaha dhana, ye pazu, ye svajana va jAtijana merI rakSA kara sakate haiM / ye mero haiM, maiM unakA huuN| kiMtu vAstava meM yaha mithyA prAMti hai| koI kisI kA trANa yA zaraNa nahIM hai| saMsAra bhAvanA jammaM dukkhaM jarA dukkhaM rogAya mrnnaanniy| maho duyo hu saMsAro jatva kosaMti jaMtuno ||-utt0 1916 yaha saMsAra duHkhamaya hai, janma kA duHkha, bur3hApe kA duHkha, rogoM kA duHkha, mRtyu kA duHkha, cAroM ora duHkha-hI-duHkha hai, jisameM vicArA prANI kleza pAtA hai| mancuNAjmAhao logo jarAe privaariko| - utta0 14122 yaha saMsAra jarA (bur3hApe) se ghirA huA hai, aura mRtyu se pIr3ita hai| isameM Ananda va zAMti kaisI ? anitya bhAvanA maccei kAlo taranti rAino na yAvi bhogA purisAna niyaa| uvindha bhogA purisaM cayanti dumaM bahA tISaphalaMba paltI / -utta0 13331 samaya bItA jA rahA hai, rAtriyAM daur3I jA rahI haiN| manuSyoM ko jo bhoga (sAmagrI) milI hai, vaha bhI nitya nahIM hai| jaise vRkSa ke phala par3ane para pakSIgaNa use chor3akara cale jAte haiM, vaise hI kAma-bhoga puruSa ko chor3akara cale jAte haiN|
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________________ 284 | tIrthaMkara mahAvIra bIviyaM va bijjusNpaaycNcl| -utta0 1813 yaha jIvana ! yaha rUpa aura yauvana bijalI kI camaka kI bhAMti cacala hai| anitya hai| ekatva bhAvanA manassa dukkaM aso na pariyAiyaha """ paroyaM bAyaha patteyaM maraha" -sUtrakRtAMga 201 // 12 dUsare kA duHkha koI dUsarA nahIM baMTA sktaa| pratyeka prANI akelA janma letA hai, akelA maratA hai| ekko sayaM paccaNa hoi bulaM kattArameva aNujAi kamma / -utta0 13323 manuSya akelA hI apanA duHkha bhogatA hai, jJAtijana, mitra Adi koI baMTA nahIM sakate / kyoMki karma to kartA (karane vAle kA) kA pIchA karatA hai| ege ahamati, na me asthi koI, na yAha'mavi kassavi / -AcA0 126 maiM eka hUM, akelA hUM, na merA koI hai, na maiM kisI kA huuN| anyatva bhAvanA anne khalu kAmamogA, anne ahamasi / se kimaMga puNa vayaM annamanne hi kAmamogehi mucchAmA ? -sUtra0 2 / 1 / 13 ye kAma-bhoga anya haiM aura maiM anya huuN| phira hama kyoM anya vastu meM Asakta ho rahe haiM ? egamappAgaM saMpehAe puNe sarIragaM / -AcA0 1243 AtmA ko zarIra se pRthak jAnakara bhogalipta garIra ko (karmoM ko) dhuna glo| azuci mAvanA imaM sarIraM aNicaM asuI asuismvN| asAsayA vAsamiNaM dukkhakesANa maaygN| -utta0 1913 yaha zarIra anitya hai, azucipUrNa hai, azuci padArthoM se hI utpanna hotA hai| isa zarIra rUpI piMjare meM Atma-pakSI kA vAsa asthira hai, yaha deha, duHkha evaM klezoM kA para hai|
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 285 mAnava bhAvanA je mAsavA te parissavA, ve parisavA te maalvaa| -AcA0 142 jo baMdhana ke hetu (Ava) haiM ve hI kabhI mokSa ke hetu ho sakate haiM aura jo moma ke hetu haiM ve hI kabhI baMdhana ke hetu ho sakate haiN| je guge se AvaTe je AvaTTe se gnne| - AcA0 1100 jo kAmaguNa haiM, indriyoM ke zabdAdi viSaya hai, vahI Avarta (Ava) saMsAra-cakra hai aura jo Avarta hai (Azrava hai) vahI kAmaguNa hai| saMbara bhAvanA tujhaMti pAvakammANi navaM kmmmkubvmo| -sUtra0 111526 jo puruSa naye karma nahIM karatA, karmoM kA nirodha (saMvara) kara detA hai usake purAne karma bhI chUTa jAte haiN| pAkkhANe icchAnirohaM jaNayaha / icchAnirohaM gaeyaNaM jIve sambadamvesu viNIyatahosoie bihrh| -utta0 29 / 14 pratyAkhyAna (saMvara) se icchAoM kA nirodha kiyA jAtA hai| icchAnirodha karane para jIva saba padArthoM ke prati tRSNArahita hokara parama zItalatA (zAMti) ke sAtha rahatA hai| nirjarA bhAvanA dhuNiyA kuliyaM va levavaM kisae nehamaNasamA ih| -sUtra. 122 / 1 / 14 jaise lepa vAlI bhIta ko lepa girAkara naSTa kara diyA jAtA hai isI prakAra anazana Adi tapoM dvArA deha ko (karmoM ko) kRza kiyA jAtA hai| tavanArAyavRttaMga mettama kAma kaMcayaM / mugI vigayasaMgAmo bhavAmo primnthe| - utta0 6 / 22 tapa rUpI bANa se sannaddha hokara karmaspI kavaca ko bhedane vAlA muni, isa saMgrAma kA (saMsAra kA) aMta kara janma-maraNa se mukta ho jAtA hai|
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________________ 286 | vIrSakara mahAvIra dharma bhAvanA anya dhamma pagvijayAmo, gahi pavanA na punmnvaamo| agAga mevaya mavi kiMdhi, sabA khamaM ge viNahatta rAgaM / -utta0 14128 hama to bAja hI dharma ko jIvana meM dhAraNa kareMge, kyoMki jisake dhAraNa karane se punarjanma (janma-maraNa) nahIM hotA, vaha dharma hI hai| aisA koI padArtha nahIM jo hamane bhogA nahIM, phira bhogoM meM Asakti kyoM ? dharma-zraddhA hI hameM rAga se mukta kara sakatI hai| kAma-bhoga bhAvanA ( aneka praNoM meM isake sthAna para 'loka bhAvanA' kA ullekha hai| lokabhAvanA kA cintana 'loka-svarUpa' prakaraNa meM batAyA jA cukA hai, mataH vairAgyodyodhana meM sahAyaka hone se yahAM para kAma-moga mAvanA kA vargama hai|) samitasuktA bahukAladukyA, pagAmaduklA maNigAmasuklA / saMsAramobasta vipakcabhUSA, sANI aNasvAga u kaammogaa| -utta. 1413 kAma-bhogoM ke sevana se maNika sukha hotA hai, aura dIrghakAlIna du:kh| unameM sukha to kSaNabhara kA hai, aura duHkha kA koI pAra nahIM / ye kAma-bhoga-saMsAra bhramaNa ke kAraNa aura mokSa ke virodhI hai, anartha evaM kaSToM kI bAna hai| salma kAmA visaM kAmA, kAmA mAsIvisovamA / kAme va patyemASA akAmA caMti duggii| -utta0 6 / 53 . kAma-bhoga zalya haiM, viSa haiM, AzIviSa-jaharI nAga ke samAna hai| bhogoM kI prArthanA karate-karate jIva bhogoM ko prApta kiye binA hI (bhogAsakta bukhipUrvaka) marakara durgati ko prApta hotA hai| vinaya rApietu vinayaM pce| apane se bar3oM kA vinaya karanA caahie| dhammata bino muul| -da. 22 dharma kA mUla vinaya hai| -darA.84
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA zikSA | 287 vivato aviNIyassa saMpatti viniyasa ya / -daza0 21 avinIta ko vipatti aura vinIta ko saMpatti prApta hotI hai| anuzAsana aNa sAsio na puppinnaa| -utta0 119 gurujanoM ke anuzAsana se kabhI kupita (anya) nahIM honA cAhie / hiyaM vigayamayA dukhA, phalsa pi anu saasgN| vesaM taM hoi mUDAga, banti sohikaraM parya / -uttarA0 1129 bhaya rahita buddhimAna ziSya gurujanoM ke kaThora anuzAsana ko bhI apane lie hitakArI mAnate haiM / parantu mUrkhajana ko zAMti aura Atma-zuddhi karane vAle hitavacana bhI deSa ke kAraNa bana jAte haiN| AtmAnuzAsana baraM me appAvaMto sajameNa tvenny| mAhaM parehi bammato baMdhahi bahehi // -utta0 1.16 saMyama aura tapa dvArA meM svayaM apanA damana- anuzAsana karU', yahI zreSTha mArga hai / anyathA aisA na ho ki dUsare vaSa evaM baMdhana dvArA mujha para anuzAsana kareM, merA damana kare / appAbaMto suhI hoi assi loe prtyy| -utta0 1315 jo apanA damana (anuzAsana) svayaM karatA hai vaha isa loka evaM paraloka meM sukhI hotA hai| manonigraha mano sAhasimo momo budasso privaayaa| taM sammaM nigimhAmi dhammasicAi kaMcagaM // - uttarA0 22 / 58 yaha mana bar3A hI sAhasika bhayaMkara duSTa ghor3A hai, jo bar3I tejI ke sAtha daur3atA rahatA hai| maiM dharmazikSA rUpI lagAma se usa ghor3e ko acchI taraha vaza meM kiye rahatA huuN| magaM parivAnA se nive| -AcA0 23 // 15 // 1 jo apane mana ko acchI taraha parakhakara ise anuzAsita rakhatA hai, vahI niyanya hai|
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________________ 288 | tIpaMkara mahAvIra apramAda appamatto gaye ninch| -daza0 816 sadA apramatta-sAvadhAna hokara yatnazIla rhe| bhAra pasIva bre'ppmtte| -utta0 416 bhAraMDa pakSI kI bhAMti sadA apramatta jAgarUka rhe| samayaM goyama ! mA pmaaye| -utta0 101 gautama / kSaNa bhara bhI pramAda mata kro| pamAyaM kammamAhaMsu appamAyaM thaavrN| -sUtra 0 1 / 8 / 3 pramAda karma hai, apramAda karma kA nirodha (saMvara) hai| asaMkhayaM jIviya mA pamAyae / -utta0 411 jIvana asaMskRta hai - (maNa bhaMgura hai tathA TUTane para punaH jor3A nahIM jAtA) ataH kSaNa bhara bhI pramAda mata kro| mAtma-vijaya jo sahassaM sahassAgaM saMgAme bujjae jie| ega nigenja appAgaM esa so paramo jmo| -utta0 6 / 34 durjaya saMgrAma meM lAkha zatra-yoddhAoM ko jItane kI apekSA eka svayaM kI mAtmA ko jItanA adhika kaThina hai / Atma-jaya hI parama-jaya hai / apyANamevamappANaM mahattA suhmehe| -utta0 934 apanI bAtmA dvArA AtmA ko (viveka dvArA vikAroM ko) jItakara sukha prApta kro| kavAya-vijaya kasAyA aggiNo buttA supa sIla tavo jlN| -utta0 23353 kaSAya agni hai, ata (mAna), zIla (sadAcAra) aura tapa use bujhAne vAle usameNa haNe kohaM, mAgaM mahabayA vinne| mA pancavamAna, lomaM saMtosabo jige| -daza0 8 / 39 krodha ko samA se, mAna ko mRdutA se, mAyA ko saralatA se aura lobha ko saMtoSa se jItanA caahie|
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zimA | 289 pattAri ee kasimA kasAyA, sicaMti mUlAI pugbhavasta / - 840 ye cAra kaSAya (krodha-mAna-mAyA-lobha) janma-maraNasnI latA ke mUla ko sIMcate haiN| kapAya se janma-maraNa kI paramparA bar3hatI hai| vANI-viveka vidar3ha mivaM asaMdira paripurNa viyaM niyN| mapiramadhigaM bhAsaM nisira att| -daza0 8 / 48 aisI bhASA bolanI cAhie jo, dRSTa (dekhI huI ho) parimita, saMzayarahita, pUrNa, vAcAlatA rahita tathA zAMtiyukta ho| mivaM anuDhaM aNuvIi bhAsae sayANamanne mahA psNs| -daza0 755 saMkSipta, sundara aura vicArapUrvaka bhASA bolanI caahie| aisA karane vAle kI samyajanoM meM prazaMsA hotI hai| vheba sAvagyamoyanI girA, mohAriNI bAba provdhaaynii| sekoha moha bhaya hAsamAnabo, na hAsamAjo vi giraM baennA / -daza0 7.14 pApayukta, hiMsA va asatya kA anumodana karane vAlI bhASA nahIM bole / koSa, moma aura bhayavaza tathA dUsaroM kI haMsI ur3Ate hue bhI na bole / bhAsamANo na bhAsinyA va banphensa mmmyN| -sUtra. 1625 bolate hue ke bIca meM na bole / marmabheda karane vAlI vANa na bole / sevA kunnA bhinyU gilAmassa gilAe smaahie|-suutr. 1130220 bhikSu prasana pazAMta bhAva ke sAtha apane rugNa sAthI kI paricaryA kare / navinaya vaha -sUtra. 1111 / 2 kisI ke sAtha bara-birodha na kreN| milApasa gilAe begAvaccAraNayAe bhannaTya mabaha / / -sthAnAMga ropI kI banlAna bhAva se sevA ke lie sadA tatpara rahanA caahie| saMgihIya parivasa saMgihanavAe mandavya mabaha / - sthAnAMga po banAdhita evaM asahAya hai, unako sadA sahayoga tathA Azraya dene meM tatpara palA paahie|
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________________ 26.tIrthakara mahAvIra saMvimAgImA tassa mokyo| --daza 6 / 2 / 13 vo saMvibhAgazIla-apanI prApta sAmagrI ko bAMTatA nahI hai usakI mukti nahIM hotii| yAva sitvaparanAmagotaM kamma nibNdhh| -utta0 26543 vaiyAvRtya (sevA) se AtmA tIrthakara hone jaise utkRSTa puNya karma kA upArjana naitika-niyama pAtivelaM hase munii| -sUtra. 1926 maryAdA se adhika nahIM haMsanA cAhie / nayAvi panne parihAsa kunnA / -sUtra. 1 / 12 / 16 buddhimAna kisI kA upahAsa na kreN| apacchimo namAsindA bhAsamAnassa aNtraa| pihimasana lAinnA mAyAmosaM vivje|| -daza0 8 / 47 binA pUche nahIM bole, bIca meM na boleM, kisI kI cugalI na khAve aura kapaTa karake mUTha na bole| aTThAvayaM na sikvennA behAiyaM mobe| -sUtra0 1617 juA khelanA na sIkhe, jo bAta dharma se viruddha ho, vaha na bole / nihanabaha manicA sappahAsaM vivnje| -daza 6 / 42 adhika nIMda na le aura haMsI majAka na kre| anunaviya gehiyvN| -prazna0 2 / 3 dUsare kI koI bhI vastu mAjhA lekara grahaNa karanI caahiye| mAipanya, bhItaM mayA maiti laayN| -prazna0 2 / 2 . bhaya se DaranA nahIM cAhie / bhayabhIta manuSya ke pAsa bhaya zIghra mAte haiN| nayAvi mopalo gulhiilgaae| - daza0 6 / 17 gurujanoM kI avahelanA-avajJA karane vAlA kabhI mukti prApta nahIM kara sktaa| ma bAhiraM paribhave, mattA nasamukkase / suyalAme na macinnA baccA tavAsa lie| -daza0 8 / 30 buddhimAna kisI kA tiraskAra na kare, na apanI bar3AI kare / apane zAstramAna, pAti aura tapa kA ahaMkAra na kreN|
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________________ siddhAnta-sAdhanA-zikSA | 291 samAhikArae tameva samAhi paDilamA / -bhagavatI 1 jo dUsaroM ko samAdhi (sevA-sukha) pahuMcAtA hai vaha svayaM bhI samAdhi prApta karatA hai| maha'sevakarI bannesi issinnii| -sUtra0 12 / 2 / 1 dUsaroM kI nindA hitakara nahIM hai| no pUrNa tavasA aavhnyaa|| -sUtra0 1727 tapa ke dvArA pUjA-pratiSThA kI kAmanA nahIM karanA caahie| gihivAse vi subbe| -utta0 5 / 24 dharma-zikSA sampanna gRhastha gRhavAsa meM bhI suvratI hai| piyaMkare pipaMvAi se sikla ldhumrihh| -utta0 11 / 14 priya (acchA) kArya karane vAlA aura priya vacana bolane vAlA apanI abhISTa zikSA prApta kara sakatA hai| maha pannarasahi gahi suSiNIe ti baccAha / nIyAvatI acavale amAI akumahale // agaM pAhikkhivaha pabandhaM ca na kumvA / metinjamANo bhayaha suyaM laghu na manjaha // na ya pAva parikvevI, na ya mittesukuppii| appiyassAvi mittassa, he pallApa bhaasii|| kalaha umara bannae budde amijaaie| hirimaM parisaMloNe, suviNIe ti buccaI / / -utta0 11 / 10-13 ina pandraha kAraNoM se suvinIta kahalAtA hai 1. jo namra hai, 2. acapala hai-asthira nahIM hai, 3. dambhI nahIM hai, 4. akutahalI hai-tamAzabIna nahIM hai / 5. kisI kI nindA nahIM karatA hai, 6. jo adhika koSa nahIM karatA, 7. jo mitroM ke prati kRtajJa hai, 8. zruta ko prApta karane para ahaMkAra nahIM karatA hai / 6. skhalanA hone para dUsaroM kA tiraskAra nahIM karatA hai| 10. mitroM para koSa nahIM karatA hai| 11. jo apriya mitra ke lie bhI ekAnta meM bhalAI kI bAta karatA hai| 12. jo vAk-kalaha aura umara-mArapITa, hAthApAI nahIM karatA hai, 13. abhijAta (kulIna) hotA hai, 14. lajjAzIla hotA hai, 15. pratisalIna (ghara-udhara kI vyarSa ceSTAeM na karane vAlA bAtmalIna) hotA hai, vaha buddhimAn sAdhu vinIta hotA hai|
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________________ anya prApti kendra sanmati jJAnapITha lohAmaNDI, mAgarA-2 zrI ratna jaina pustakAlaya pApaNe, (ahamadanagara, mahArASTra) zrI marudharakezarI sAhitya prakAzana samiti pIpaliyA bAjAra po0 nyAvara, (rAjasthAna) munizrI hajArImala smRti prakAzana pIpaliyA bAjAra po0 nyAvara, (rAjasthAna) zrI mAnanna prakAzana po0 picor3I, (mahArASTra) amola jaina bhAnAlaya po. pUliyA, (mahArASTra)
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