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________________ tIrthaMkara lekhaka paNDita sumerucandradivAkara
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________________ 'tIrthakara' para abhimata 'jaina mahilAdarza paurANika jJAna ke lie yaha racanA anUThI, sundara huI hai| tIrthaMkaroM ke pUrNa purANa ko bA~cakara jo kucha jJAna hotA hai, usase adhika jJAna isa pustaka ke bA~cane se prApta ho sakatA hai / divAkarajI suprasiddha lekhaka haiN| ApakI racanAe~ cAroM anuyogoM meM jaba bhI prakAzita hotI rahatI haiM, uttama hotI haiM / prazamamUti, kSullaka gaNezaprasAda jI varNI ApakI tIrthaMkara pustaka anupama hai / ekatra sarvasAmagrI kA saMyoga kiyA hai / jainadharma kI prAcInatA isase pUrNa jhalakatI hai / itihAsa ke gaveSiyoM ko saMkSepa meM ati gambhIra zikSA dene vAlI hai / isameM tIrthaMkaroM kI sarvodaya sAmagrI sannihita hai / isake lekhaka mahAvidvAn haiM / unhoMne bahuta hI anubhavapUrNa lekhanI se ise likhA hai / maiMne ise sunA, sunakara apUrva AlhAda huaa| Aja aise hI granthoM kI loka meM AvazyakatA hai / usakI pUrti isa pustaka se ho gaI hai| vidvadaratna paM0 mANikacandra jI nyAyAcArya tIrthaMkara pustaka bar3e parizrama se likhI hai / ApakI car3hI huI pratibhApUrNa vidvattA kA mUrtimAna pratibimba isa pustaka meM nibaddha hai / aneka granthiyoM ko sulajhAyA gayA hai / paurANika prameyoM ko yuktiudAharaNoM dvArA dArzanikoM ke gale utAra diyA dAnavIra sara seTha bhAgacandajI sonI, ajamera tIrthaMkara pustaka bar3e rocaka DhaMga se likhI gaI hai / bar3I sarala evaM sarasa bhASA meM viSayoM ko samajhAyA gayA hai /
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________________ tIrthaMkara lekhaka dharmadivAkara paM0 sumerucaMda divAkara vidvatratna B. A., LL. B., zAstrI, nyAyatIrtha, sivanI (ma. pra.) (jainazAsana, cAritra cakravartI, tIrthaMkara, AdhyAtmika jyoti, mahAzramaNa mahAvIra, adhyAtmavAda kI maryAdA, tAttvikaciMtana, saiddhAMtika carcA, nirvANabhUmi sammedazikhara, caMpApurI, vizvatIrtha zravaNavelagolA, Religion and Peace, Glimpses of Jainism Adi ke lekhaka, mahAbaMdha ke sampAdaka tathA kaSAyapAhuDa sutta ke anuvAdaka) sva0 lalita seThI kI smRti meM yaha pustaka zrImatI tArArAnI seThI dharmapatnI zrI mahAvIra prasAda seThI silvara dvArA prakAzita prakAzaka tIna caubIsI kalpavRkSa zodha samiti, jayapura
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________________ prakAzaka : tIna caubIsI kalpavRkSa zodha samiti graMthAMka-4 AzIrvAda : AcAryazrI bharatasAgarajI mahArAja preraka : munizrI caityasAgarajI mahArAja prathama saMskaraNa vIra nirvANa saM0 2522 san 1996 prApti sthAna evaM vyavasthApaka : zrI pramoda kumAra pATanI jubalI blaoNka eNDa priMTiMga varksa gaNagaurI bAjAra, jayapura ( rAjasthAna) mudraka : bAbUlAla jaina phAgulla mahAvIra presa, bhelUpura, vArANasI-10 phona : 311848
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________________ tIna caubIsI kalpavRkSa
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________________ samarpaNa pUjya pitA zrI siMghaI kuMvarasena jI __ kI puNya smRti meM " jo merI bAlyAvasthA se hI apane adbhuta evaM AkarSaka vyaktitva ke kAraNa mere Adarza bana gae the, jinake ananya anurAga aura AzIrvAda, anukampA aura audArya ke kAraNa mujhe laukika jhaMjhaToM se mukta ho AtmotthAna karane vAlI ujjvala abhilASA ke anusAra jaina dharma aura saMskRti kI sevA kA saubhAgya prApta huA, jinakI jinadharma meM pragAr3ha zraddhA thI aura jinakA mana viSayoM kI ora se virakta thA, jo jinAgama ke mArmika jJAtA aura Atmonmukha zrAvaka the, jinakA aMtaHkaraNa apUrva vAtsalyabhAva samalaMkRta thA, jinheM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kI paMcakalyANaka pratiSThAoM meM mahAn harSa kA anubhava huA karatA thA" . cirakRtajJa sumerucandra
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________________ maMgala smaraNa rayaNatayaM ca vaMde caubIsajiNe ca savvadA vNde| paMcaguruNaM vaMde cAraNa-caraNaM sayA vande // maiM sarvadA samyagdarzana, samyakjJAna, samyakcAritra rUpa ratnatraya kI vaMdanA karatA huuN| maiM caubIsa tIrthakaroM ko sadA praNAma karatA huuN| maiM arahaMta, siddha, prAcArya, upAdhyAya tathA sarvasAdhu rUpa paMca gurutroM kI sadA vaMdanA karatA huuN| maiM cAraNa RddhidhArI munIzvaroM ke caraNoM ko sadA praNAma karatA huuN| sayalabhuvaNekkaNAho titthayaro komudIva kuNdvaa| dhavalehi cAmarahiM causaTihi vIjjamANo so|| jo sampUrNa vizva ke advitIya adhipati haiM tathA jina para caMdrikA athavA kuMda puSpa sadRza dhavala causaTha cAmara DhurAe jAte haiM, ve tIrthaMkara bhagavAna haiN| dharmatIrthakarebhyostu syAdvAdibhyo nmonmH| RSabhAdi-mahAvIrAntebhyaH svAtmopalabdhaye // anekAMta vANI dvArA tatva-pratipAdaka, dharmatIrtha ke praNetA RSabhadeva Adi mahAvIra paryanta caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ko prAtma svarUpa kI prApti ke hetu merA bArambAra namaskAra ho / loyassujjoyayare dhamma-titthaMkare jiNe vaMde / maiM loka ke prakAzaka, dharma tIrthaMkara jina bhagavAna ko praNAma karatA huuN| OM hrIM zrImate arhate dharmasAmrAjyanAyakAya nmH|
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________________ AcAryazrI vimalasAgarajI mahArAja
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________________ AcAryazrI bharatasAgarajI mahArAja
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________________ muni zrI caityasAgara jI mahArAja
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________________ tIna caubIsI kalpavRkSa zodha samiti (1) trikAlavartImahApuruSa (2) zrI sammedazikhara mAhAtmya, (3) cAritra cakravartI (AcArya zrI zAntisAgara) (4) tIrthaMkara AgAmI prakAzana : trikAlavartImahApuruSa (dvitIya saMskaraNa) pU0 muni caityasAgarajI mahArAja kI preraNA se Agama granthoM kA prakAzana samiti kara rahI hai tathA Age bhI karatI rhegii| samparka sUtra : pramoda kumAra pATanI jubalI blAka prinTiMga varksa gaNagaurI bAjAra, jayapura (rAjasthAna)
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________________ AzIrvAda jinazAsana rUpa dharmaM tIrtha ko calAne vAle mahApuruSa tIrthaMkara kahalAte haiM / jaina zAsana meM 24 tIrthaMkara hote haiM, jo satyamArga se bhaTakate jIvoM ko apanI divyadezanA dekara dharma lAbha dete haiM / aise tIrthaMkaroM kA jIvana caritra apane Apa meM mahAn hotA hai / pratyeka AtmA pUjyanIya tIrthaMkaroM ke jIvana caritra kA paThanapAThana kara hRdayaMgama karatA huA svayaM bhI AtmA se paramAtmA bana sakatA hai / mA~ sarasvatI ke satputra, jJAnadhanI, gaMbhIra sadlekhaka, jinazAsana ke marmajJa jJAtA, cAritra ArAdhaka deva-zAstra-guru ke samarpita bhakta paMDita jI zrI sumeracanda jI divAkara ne "tIrthaMkara" nAmaka pustikA likhI hai, jisako paThanIya samajhakara punaH prakAzita karavAyA gayA hai / isakA punaH punaH svAdhyAya kara pAThakajana bhI apane pariNAmoM ko nirmala banAve, yahI merA AzIrvAda hai / AcArya zrIvimalasAgarajI ke ziSya AcArya bharatasAgara maMgala AzIrvAda mujhe ye jAnakara bar3I prasannatA huI ko madhyaloka zodha saMsthAna meM zrI pArzvanAtha jina bimba paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA mahotsava ke parama pAvana suavasara para 'tIna caubIso kalpa vRkSa zotra samiti dvArA sva0 paM0 sumerucandra jI divAkara dvArA likhita 'torthaMkara' pustaka kA prakAzana hone jA rahA hai isa pustaka ko pUrva prakAzita prati kA maiMne AdyopAMta pUrNa rUpa se cintana-manana kiyA hai / yaha pustaka Aja ke vartamAna yuga meM ho rahI carcA "paMcakalyANaka pratiSThAyeM kyoM ? para isameM lekhaka ne pA~coM hI kalyANaka kA saMkSipta meM varNana kara gAgara meM sAgara bhara diyA hai evaM isa pustaka ke cintana-manana se sabhI pAThakoM kI zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna svayaM hI ho jaaegaa| isa pustaka kA prakAzana karAne meM zrImAn mahAvIra prasAda jI seThI evaM unakI dharmapatnI zrImatI tArA devI ne apane putra svao lalita seThI kI smRti meM isa pustaka kA prakAzana karavAyA hai / inako evaM inake parivAra ko merA yahI maMgalamaya zubha AzIrvAda hai ki isa kSaNa bhaMgura saMsAra meM caMcala lakSmI kA sadupayoga puNya kArya meM kareM / isake lie Apa sadaiva AzIrvAda ke pAtra raheMge / isa kArya ke andara bAbUlAla jI phAgulla (mahAvIra presa) ne alpa samaya meM hI apane presa se prakAzita karake zubha kArya kiyA hai| inako evaM sabhI sahayogiyoM ko merA maMgalamaya zubha AzIrvAda hai / AcArya 108 zrI vimalasAgarajI ke ziSya caitya sAgara
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________________ sva0 lalita seThI janma : 7-5-75] [mRtyu : 30-9-95
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________________ prastAvanA tIrthaMkara tIrtha kA svarUpa, tIrthaMkara zabda kA prayoga, sAdhana rUpa solaha bhAvanAe~, tIrthaMkara prakRti ke baMdhaka, bhinna dRSTi, samyagdarzana tathA darzanavizuddhi bhAvanA meM veda, paMca kalyANaka vAle tIrthaMkara, tIrthaMkara bhakti / garma-kalyANaka anukrama janmapurI kA saundarya, ratnavRSTi, surAGganAoM dvArA mAtA kI sevA, ayodhyA kA saubhAgya, svapnadarzana, deviyoM kA kArya, garbhastha prabhu kA varNena / janma-kalyANaka puNya vAtAvaraNa, airAvata, meru para pahu~canA, meru varNana, pAMDuka zilA, janmAbhiSeka, tulabala, abhiSeka kI lokottaratA, gandhodaka kI pUjyatA, bhagavAna ke alaMkAra, prabhu kA janmapurI meM Agamana, mAtA-pitA kA prAnanda, mAtA-pitA kI pUjA kA bhAva, pitA meru para kyoM nahIM gaye, janmapurI meM utsava, bhagavAna ke jIvana kI lokottaratA, tIrthaMkaroM meM samAnatA kA kAraNa, atizaya daveta rakta, zubha lakSaNa, apUrva prAdhyAtmika prabhAva, tIrthakara ke cinha, kumAra avasthA, prabhu kI vizeSatA, indra kA manogata, prabhu kA tAruNya, paMca bAlayati tIrthaMkara, bharata janma, bAhubalI, AdinAtha prabhu kA zikSA - prema, jina maMdira kA nirmANa, varNa-vyavasthA, rAjyAbhiSeka, zAsana paddhati, indra kI cintA | 1-30 1-18 16-35 36-63
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________________ tapa-kalyANaka 64-157 kAla labdhi, siMha kA bhAgya, lokAMtikoM dvArA vairAgya samarthana, dIkSA kalyANaka kA abhiSeka, dIkSApAlakI, tapovana, dIkSAvidhi, kezaloMca, mahAmauna vrata, nizcaya dRSTi, bahirdRSTi, jIvana dvArA upadeza, AdhyAtmika sAdhanA meM nimagnatA, AtmajJAna, manaH paryayajJAna, vItarAga vRtti, svAvalambI-jIvana, mokSa patha, dIrgha tapasyA, bAhyatapa kA sAdhanapanA, RddhiyoM kI prApti, kAyakleza kI sImA, aMtarAya kA udaya, hastinApurI meM Agamana, zreyAMsa rAjA kA svapna, ikSurasa kA dAna, dAna-tIrthakara, pAraNA kA kAla, nimitta kAraNa, kyA dUdha sadoSa hai, dAna kA phala, satpAtra dAna, anumodanA kA phala, avarma se patana, satpuruSoM kI niMdA se pApa, cetAvanI, niMdanIya pravRtti, zarIra nigraha dvArA dhyAnasiddhi, bhagavAna kI vRtti, prabhu kA moha se yuddha, aMtaryuddha, kSINamoha guNasthAna, vicAraNIya viSaya, ghAtiyAtraya kA kSaya, mArmika samIkSA, jainavicAra, kevalajJAna kA samaya, arhantapada / jJAna-kalyANaka 158-256 samavazaraNa, mAnastaMbha rUpa vijaya-stambha, dvAdaza sabhA, zrImaMDapa, pIThikA, gaMdhakuTI, siMhAsana, maMDala racanA, indra dvArA stuti, samavazaraNa kA prabhAva, vApikAoM kA camatkAra, stUpa, bhavyakUTa, samavazaraNa kI sIr3hiyA~, janma ke atizaya, dayA kA prabhAva, caturAnanapane kA rahasya, devakRta atizaya, kamala racanA, vihAra kI mudrA, dharmacakra, prAtihArya, puSpa-varSA, duMdubhinAda, camara, chatra, divyadhvani, azoka taru, siMhAsana, prabhAmaMDala, sAdhi mAgadhIbhASA, lokottara vAgI, anakSarAtmaka dhvani, divyadhvani kA kAla, tIrthaMkara ke guNa, nirvikAra-mudrA, arhan kI prasiddhi, arihaMta kA vAcyArtha, arihaMta
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________________ evaM arahaMta, NamokAra maMtra kA prAcIna ullekha, cArudatta kI kathA, ratnatrayarUpa trizUla, uttama kA artha, prazasta rAga, jinabhakti, navalabdhiyA~, bhogopabhoga kA rahasya, ananta zakti kA hetu, gaNadhara ka binA bhI divya-dhvani, bharata cakravartI dvArA vratagrahaNa, vRSabhasena gaNadhara, brAhmI evaM zrutakIrti, priyavratA, anaMtavIrya kA sarva prathama mokSa, bharata kA apUrva bhAgya, dvAdazAMga zruta kI racanA, dRSTivAda kA aMga prathamAnuyoga, AtmapravAda pUrva, vidyAnuvAda kA prameya, divyadhvani, samavazaraNa kA vistAra, samavazaraNa ke vihAra ke sthAna, samavazaraNa meM prabhu kA Asana, vividha svapna darzana, yoganirodhakAla, samudghAta, AtmA kI loka vyApakatA, aMtima zukla dhyAna, siddha amukta bhI hai| nirvANa-kalyAraNaka 260-315 siddhAlapa kA svarUpa, siddhoM kI avagAhanA, brahmaloka, siddha kA artha, siddhAlaya meM nigodiyA kA sadbhAva, siddhoM dvArA kalyANa, punarAgamana kA abhAva, parama samAdhi meM nimagnatA, sAmyatA, advaita avasthA, bharata kA moha, samAdhimaraNa zoka kA hetu nahIM, zarIra kA aMtima saMskAra, agnitraya kI sthApanA, aMtya-iSTi kA rahasya, nirvANa sthAna ke cinha, nirvANabhUmi kA mahatva, prAcArya zAMtisAgara mahArAja kA anubhava, nirvANa aura mRtyu kA bheda, nirvANa avasthA, sukha kI kalpanA, siddha pratimA, nirvANa pada aura digambaratva /
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________________ prastAvanA purAtana bhArata ke itihAsa kA paryavekSaNa karane para yaha jJAta hogA ki yahA~ zramaNa aura vaidika saMskRti rUpa dvividha vicAradhArAe~ vidyamAna thiiN| zramaNa zabda dvArA jaina tathA bauddha vicAradhArAoM ko grahaNa kiyA jAtA hai| bauddha vicAra dhArA kI prANapratiSThA gautama buddha ke dvArA huI thI, ataH gautama buddha ke jIvana ke pUrva bhArata meM zramaNa. vicAra dhArA kA pratinidhitva kevala jaina vicAra tathA prAcAra paddhati karatI rahI hai| jaina vicAra paddhati kA udaya isa avapiNI kAla meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke dvArA huA, jinheM jaina dharma apanA prathama tIrthaMkara svIkAra karatA hai / jaina Agama ke anusAra jaina tatvaciMtana praNAlI anAdi hai, phira bhI isa yuga kI apekSA jaina dharma kI sthApanA kA gaurava bhagavAna RSabhadeva ko pradAna kiyA jAtA hai| caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM RSabhadeva prathama tIrthakara mAne gae hai / jaina zAstroM kA abhyAsa tathA paricaya na hone se kabhI kabhI aneka vyakti aMtima tIrthakara bhagavAna mahAvIra ko jaina dharma kA saMsthApaka kaha dete hai; kintu yaha dhAraNA bhrAnti tathA asatya kalpanA para avasthita hai| Aja ke yuga kI upalabdha prAcInatama sAmagrI tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva ke 'sadbhAva evaM prabhAva ko sUcita karatI hai / mohanajodaro, har3appA ke utkhanana dvArA jo nagna vairAgyabhAvapUrNa mUrtiyA~ milI haiM, ve spaSTatayA RSabhadeva tIrthaMkara ke prabhAva ko vyakta karatI hai / ' unakA cinha vRSabha (baila) thA / isa prakAza meM mohanajodAro, har3appA kI sAmagrI kA yadi adhyayana kiyA jAya to yaha svIkAra karanA hogA, ki sindhu nadI kI sabhyatA ke samaya meM jaina dhama tathA RSabhadeva kA prabhAva thA / DaoN0 henarica z2imara ne apane mahAna graMtha 'philAsaphIz2a Apha iMDiyA' meM likhA hai ki jaina dharma atyaMta prAcIna hai / vaha AryoM (1) The standing figures of the Indus seals three to five (plate II F. G. H.) with a bull in the foreground may be the pretotype of Rishabha "-Modern Review August 1932.
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________________ ( 10 ) ke Agamana ke pUrva meM vidyamAna dharma hai / unhoMne ise sarvAdhika prAcIna dravir3a yuga kA dharma kahA hai / " vaidika sAhitya RSabhadeva ko jaina dharma kA saMsthApaka svIkAra karatA huA, unako apanA bhI pUjya avatAra aMgIkAra karatA hai / bhAgavata ke RSabhAvatAra skandha meM RSabhanAtha bhagavAna ko "gagana- paridhAnaH " AkAza rUpI vastra kA dhAraka batAte hue yaha bhI kahA hai ki unhoMne mahAmuniyoM ko zreSThadharma --- paramahaMsa dharma arthAt digambaratva kA upadeza diyA thA / usa kathana se yaha spaSTa dhvanita hotA hai ki ve bhagavAna paramahaMsa mahAmuniyoM ke bhI parama pUjya tathA vaMdanIya the / unhoMne "bhakti - jJAna-vairAgyalakSaNaM pAramahaMsyadharmamupazikSyamANaH " - bhakti ( samyagdarzana), jJAna tathA vairAgya ( samyak cAritra) rUpa parama haMsa - dharma ( jainadharma) kA upadeza diyA thA ( bhAgavata skaMdha 5, a. 5, pAda 28 ) / bhAgavata ke ekAdaza skaMdha ke dvitIya adhyAya meM likhA hai priyavrato nAma suto manoH svAyaMbhuvasya yaH / tasyAgnIghra stato nAbhi-RSabhastatsutaH smRtaH // 15 // svAyaMbhuva nAmake manuke putra priyavrata hue / inake putra AgnIdhra aura agnIghra ke nAbhi tathA nAbhi ke putra RSabha hue| jaina zAstroM meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva ko nAbhirAja kA putra batAyA hai / RSabhadeva ko jaina dharma meM prathama tIrthaMkara mAnA gayA hai / hindU dharma zAstra unako vAsudevAMza - viSNu kA aMza mAnatA hai / vicAraka varga kA dhyAna isa bhAgavata vAkya kI ora jAnA ucita hai : (2) It (Jainism ) reflects the cosmology and anthropology of a much older pre-Aryan upper class of north-eastern India - ( P217) - -* Dr. Zimmer regarded Jainism as the oldest of the nonAryan group ( Sankhya, Yoga and Jainism.). Dr. Zimmer believed that there is truth in the Jaina idea that their religion goes back to a remote antiquity, the antiquity in question being that of the pre-Aryan, socalled Dravidian period, which has recently been dramatically illuminated by the discovery of a series of the great Late Stone Age cities in the Indus Valley, dating from the third and perhaps even fourth millennium B. C. (P. 60) Philosophies of India by Dr. Zimmer
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________________ tamAhurvAsudevAMzaM mokSamArgavivakSayA / prabatINaM sutazataM tasyAsIdbrahmapAragam // 16 // zrI svAmI akhaNDAnaMda sarasvatI ne gItApresa gorakhapura se prakAzita TIkA meM ukta zloka ke artha meM likhA hai "zAstroM ne unheM (RSabhadeva ko) bhagavAna vAsudeva kA aMza' kahA hai|" 'tamAhurvAsudevAMza' ye bhAgavata ke zabda hindU samAja ke liye dhyAna dene yogya hai| una aSabhAvatAra kA kyA prayojana thA, yaha spaSTa karate hue kahA hai, "mokSamArgavivakSayA avatIrNam" --"mokSa mArga kA upadeza karane ke lie unhoMne avatAra grahaNa kiyA thaa|" isakA bhASa yaha hai ki RSabhAvatAra me saMsAra kI lIlA dikhAne ke badale meM saMsAra se chUTane kA upAya batAne ke liye janma dhAraNa kiyA thA / saMsAra ke baMdhana se chUTakara mukti ko prApta karane kA upAya batAnA unake janma dhAraNa kA mUla uddezya thaa| "tasyAsIt brahmapAragaM sutazatam"-"unake sau putra the, jo brahma vidyA ke pAragAmI hue| brahma vidyA vedoM kA aMta (pAra) hone se vedAnta zabda se kahI jAtI hai| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne jisa jJAna dhArA kA upadeza diyA, use upaniSad meM 'parA vidyA', zreSTha-vidyA mAnA gayA hai| una RSabhadeva ke jyeSTha putra bharata ke kAraNa yaha deza bhAratavarSa kahalAyA / isa viSaya meM deza kI prAcInatama jaina vicAra dhArA tathA vaidika vicAra dhArA eka mata hai / ataH isa vicAra kA mahatva tathA mAnyatA pUrNatayA nyAyocita hai| bhAgavata meM likhA hai : teSAM vai bharato jyeSThaH naaraaynnpraaynnH| vikhyAtaM varSameta yAtrAmA tam // 17 // una zata putroM meM bharata jyeSTha the| ve nArAyaNa ke parama bhakta the| RSabhadeva vAsudeva ke aMza hone se nArAyaNa rUpa the| unake nAma se yaha deza, jo pahale ajanAbhavarSa kahalAtA thA, bhAratavarSa khlaayaa| yaha deza alaukika sthAna thaa| mArkaNDeyapurANa', kUrmapurANa, viSNupurANa, liMgapurANa, skandapurANa, brahmANDapurANa Adi meM bhI bhAgavata kA samarthana hai| caubIsa (1) RSabhAt bharato jajJe vIraH putrshtaadrH| so'bhiSicyarSabhaH putraM mhaapraavaajymaasthitH| himAhvayaM dakSiNaM varSa bharatAya pitA dadau / tasmAca bhArataM varSa tasya nAmnA mahAtmanaH ||36-41maarknnddey pu0||
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________________ ( 12 ) avatAroM meM sarva prathama mAnava avatAra rUpa yukta RSabhadeva ke pratApI brahmajJAna (parA vidyA) ke pAragAmI putra bharatarAja ke kAraNa isa deza ko bhAratavarSa svIkAra na kara anya bharata nAma ko kAraNa batAnA asamyak hai / svayaM vaidika mahAna zAstroM kI mAnyatA ke bhI pratikUla hai / mahApurANa meM bhagavajjinasena svAmI kahate haiM :-- pramodabharataH premanirbharA baMdhutA tdaa| tamAha bharataM bhAvi samastabharatAdhipam / / 158 / / tannAmnA bhArataM varSamiti hyaasiijjnaaspdm| himAdrerAsamudrAMcca kSetraM cakrabhRtAmidam // 156 parva 15 // bharata ke janma samaya prema paripUrNa baMdhuvarga ne pramoda ke bhAra se samasta bharata ke bhAvI svAmI ko bharata kahA / bharata ke nAma se himAlaya se samudra paryanta cakravartI kA kSetra bhAratavarSa ke nAma se prasiddha huA / bhAgavata ke ekAdazam skandha se jJAta hotA hai :-- navAbhavan mahAbhAgA munayo hyarthazaMsinaH / zramaNA vAtarazanA prAtmavidyAvizAradAH // 2-20 // una sau patroM meM nau putroM ne sanyAsa vRtti dhAraNa kI thii| ve mahAbhAgya zAlI the| tatvopadeSTA the| AtmavidyA meM ye atyaMta pravINa the tathA digambara mudrAdhArI the| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne jo upadeza diyA, usakA prANa ahiMsA dharma thaa| jisa ahiMsA dharma kI jaina dharma meM mahAna pratiSThA hai, use bhAgavata meM bhI mAnyatA dete hue sanyAsI kA mukhya dharma kahAM hai| bhAgavata ke 18 skandha meM kahA hai :--- bhikSodharmaH zamo'hiMsA tapa-IkSA vanaukasaH / gRhaNo bhUta-rakSejyA dvijasyAcAryasevanam // 42 // sanyAsI kA mukhya dharma hai zAMti aura ahiMsA; vAnaprasthI kA dharma hai tapasyA tathA bhagavadbhAva, gRhastha kA mukhya dharma hai jIva rakSA tathA pUjA, brahmacArI kA dharma hai prAcArya kI sevA krnaa| mahAbhArata meM likhA hai ki ahiMsA ke dvArA svarga prApta hotA hai : / ahisArtha-samAyuktaH kAraNaH svargamaznute ||10||-a. 181 hiMsA karane vAlA pazu yoni meM AtA hai| kAmakrodha-samAyukto hiNsaa-lobh-smnvitH| manuSyatvAtpAribhRSTastiryagyonau prasUyate // 12, pra. 181 //
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________________ ( 13 ) jo vyakti kAma, krodha yukta hotA huA, hiMsA tathA lobha ko prApta hotA hai, vaha mAnavatA se girakara pazu yoni meM utpanna hotA hai| gItA meM daivI saMpatti ko mokSa kA hetu batAyA hai| 'daivI saMpadvimokSAya" (16 a-5)| usa daivI saMpadA meM ahiMsA kI parigaNatA kI gaI hai :-- ahiMsA-satya-makrodhastyAgaH zAMtirapaizunam // dayAbhUtesvaloluptvaM mArdavaM-hIracApalam // 16-2 // daivI saMpadA ko prApta puruSa ke lakSaNoM meM ahiMsA, satya, akrodha, tyAga, zAMti, anindApanA, jIvadayA, caMcalatA kA tyAga, mRdutA, lajjA, vyartha kI ceSTAoM kA abhAva Adi guNa pAe jAte haiM / / isa ahiMsA vidyA ko jaina tIrthakara RSabhadeva Adi ne dharma tathA Atma vikAsa kA prANa mAnA hai| bhAgavata kI sukhasAgarI TIkA ke ekAdazama skandha ke caturtha adhyAya meM likhA hai, "paramezvara kA smaraNa va dhyAna caubIsa avatAroM meM se, jisa para jisakA mana cAhe, usI rUpa meM pUjA va bhakti kre|" (pR0 1066) ukta graMtha meM yaha mahatva kI bAta AI hai "rAjA RSabhadeva jI ne dharma ke sAtha prajA kA pAlana karake aisA rAjya kiyA, ki unake rAjya meM bAgha aura bakarI eka ghATa pAnI pIte the| koI prajA duHkhI va kaMgAla na thii| devatA unakI stuti deva-loka meM kiyA karate the| jaba rAjA iMdra ne unakA yaza sunA, taba DAha se unake rAjya bharatakhaNDa meM pAnI nahIM barasAyA / isa para RSabhadeva ne iMdra ke ajJAna para haMsakara apane yogabala se aisA kara diyA ki unake rAjya meM jisa samaya prajA ke loga pAnI cAhate the, usI samaya nArAyaNa kI kRpA se jala barasAyA thA; taba iMdra ne unako bhagavAna kA avatAra jAna kara apanA aparAdha kSamA karAyA / " (pRSTha 268) ukta graMtha meM yaha bhI likhA hai "RSabhadeva ke mata ko mAnane vAle jainadharmI kahalAte haiN|" RSabhanAtha bhagavAna ke sambandha meM Rgveda kA yaha maMtra mahatva pUrNa hai :-- RSabhaM mAsamAnAnAM sapatnAnAM viSAsahi / haMtAraM zatrUNAM kRdhi virAjaM gopitaM gavAm // 101-21-66 // isakA artha vedatIrtha paM0 virupAkSa ema0 e0 isa prakAra karate haiM: he rudratulya deva ! kyA tuma hama ucca vaMza vAloM meM RSabhadeva ke samAna prAtmA ko utpanna nahIM karoge? unakI 'arhana' upAdhi Adi unako dharmopadeSTA dyotita karatI hai, use zatruoM kA vinAzaka bnaao|" vaidika
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________________ zAstrajJa DAkTara rAdhAkRSNana ne likhA hai :--"yajuvada meM sIrthakara RSabhadeva, ajitanAtha tathA pariSTanemi kA ullekha pAtA hai / bhAgavat purANa RSabhadeva ko jainadharma kA saMsthApaka mAnatA hai|" (1) bhAgavata purANa ke anusAra RSabhadeva viSNu nAmase navameM avatAra the| yaha avatAra vAmanAvatAra, rAma, kRSNa tathA buddha rUpa avatAroM ke pUrva huA hai| vidyAvAridhi bairisTara caMpatarAyajI ne likhA hai : avatAra kI gaNanA meM vAmana avatAra paMdrahavAM hai / Rgveda meM vAmana avatAra kA ullekha hai| isase yaha pariNAma nikalatA hai ki vAmana avatAra sambandhI maMtra kI racanA ke pUrva RSabhadeva hue haiN| Rgvedokta vAmana avatAra ke pahale RSabhAvatAra huA hai, ataH RSabhAvatAra Rgveda ke bahuta pahale huA hai yaha svIkAra karanA hogA / zrIpatarAyajI kA uparokta bhAra ina zabdoM dvArA vyakta kiyA gayA hai :--- According to Bhagvata Purana Rishabhadeva was the ninth Avatara ( incarnation ) of Vishnu and preceded the Vamana or Dwarf, Rama, Krishna and Buddha, who are also regarded as Avatars. Now since the Vamana Avatara, the fifteenth in the order of enumeration is expressly referred to in the Rig Veda, it follows that it must have priority in point of time to the composition of the hymn that refers to it and inasmuch as Shri Rishabha Deva Bhagwan even preceded the Vamana Avatara, he must have flourished still earlier (practical Path pp. 193-194). (1) "Yajurveda mentions the names of three Tirthankaras-Rishabha, Ajitnath and Arishtanemi. The Bhagvat Puran endorses the view that Rishabhadeo was the founder of Jainism." Indian Philosophy Vol. I, P. 237. bhAgavatapurANa meM caubIsa avatAroM ke nAma isa prakAra pAye jAte haiM :-- (1) nArAyaNa (2) brahmA (3) sanatkumAra (4) nara-nArAyaNa (5) kali (6) dattAtreya (7) suyajJa (8) hayagrIva (6) RSabha (10) pRthu (11) matsya (12) kUrma (13) haMsa (14) dhanvesari (15) vAmanAvatAra (16)parazurAma (17) mohinI (18) nRsiMha (16) gheda gyAsa (20) vyAsa (21) balarAma (22) kRSNa (23) buddha (24) kalki (bhA0 pu. 1, 2, 7) /
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________________ isa kathana ke prakAza meM tulanAtmaka tatvajJAna ke abhyAsI vidvAn jainadharma kA astitva vedoM ke pUrvakAlIna svIkAra karate haiM, kyoMki jainadharma ke saMsthApaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA astitva vedoM ke bhI pUrva kA siddha hotA hai| isase una logoM kA uttara ho jAtA hai, jo jainadharma kA svataMtra astitva svIkAra karane meM kaThinatA kA anubhava karate haiN| prakANDa vidvAn DAkTara maMgaladeva ema0 e0 DI0 liT, kAzI ke ye vicAra gaMbhIra tatvaciMtana ke phala svarUpa likhe gae hai, "vedoM kA, vizeSataH Rgveda kA kAla ati prAcIna hai| usake nAdasIya sadRza sUktoM aura maMtroM meM utkRSTa dArzanika vicAradhArA pAI jAtI hai| aise yuga ke sAtha jabaki prakRti ke kArya nirvAhaka tattada devatAoM kI stuti Adi ke rUpa meM atyaMta jaTila vaidika karmakAMDa hI Arya jAti kA parama dhyeya ho rahA thA, uparyukta utkRSTa dArzanika vicAra kI saMgati baiThAnA kucha kaThina hI dikhAI detA hai / ho sakatA hai ki usa dArzanika vicAradhArA kA prAdi srota vaidika dhArA se pRthaka yA usase pahale kA ho|" "brahmasUtra zAMkarabhASya meM kapila-sAMkhyadarzana ke liye spaSTataH avaidika kahA hai / "na tayA zrutiviruddhamapi kApilaM mataM zraddhAtuM zakyam" (bra0 sa0 zAM0 bhA0 2 / 1 / 11) / isa kathana se to hameM kucha aisI dhvani pratIta hotI hai, ki usakI paramparA prAgvaidika yA vaidiketara ho sakatI hai| jo kucha bhI ho, Rgveda saMhitA meM jo utkRSTa dArzanika vicAra aMkita hai, unakI svayaM paramparA aura bhI prAcInatara honI caahiye| DaoN0 maGgaladeva kA yaha kathana dhyAna dene yogya hai--(1) "jainadarzana kI sArI dArzanika dRSTi vaidika dArzanika dRSTi se svatantra hI nahIM, bhinna bhI hai / isameM kisI ko saMdeha nahIM ho sakatA / (2) hameM to aisA pratIta hotA hai, ki uparyakta dArzanika dhArA ko hamane Upara jisa prAgvaidika paramparA se jor3A hai, mUlataH jaina-darzana bhI usake svatantra-vikAsa kI eka zAkhA ho sakatA hai| (1) jainadarzana kI bhUmikA, pRSTha 10 (2) sva0 jarmana zodhaka vidvAn a0 jaikobI ne amadharma kI svatantratA tathA maulikatA para antarrASTrIya kAMgresa meM carcA karate hue kahA thA: "In conclusion let me assert my conviction that Jainism is an original system, quite distinct and independent from all others and that therefore it is of great importance for the study of philosophical thought and religious life in ancient India"--Studies in Jainism P-60.
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________________ usakI sArI dRSTi se tathA usake kucha pudgala jaise viziSTa pAribhASika zabdoM se isI bAta kI puSTi hotI hai|" gItA ke cauthe adhyAya ke varNana se RSabhadeva kI atyanta prAcInatA para prakAza par3atA hai / mahArAja kRSNa kahate haiM-he arjuna ! isa yoga kA upadeza sUrya se manu ko prApta huA thaa| manu ne apane putra ikSvAku ko isakA pratipAdana kiyA thA / ikSvAkuvaMza ke AdipuruSa bhagavAna RSabhadeva hue haiN| svAmI samaMtabhadra ne svayaMbhU stotra meM RSabhadeva ko "ikSvAkukulAdi AtmavAn" ikSvAkuvaMzameM prathama prAtmajJa mahApuruSa kahA hai| mahApurANa meM jinasenAcArya ne kahA hai-- pAkanAcca tadekSaNAM rasa-saMgrahaNe nRNAm / ikSvAkurityabhUdevo jagatAmabhisammataH // 16-264 // usa samaya bhagavAna ne logoM ko ikSurasa ke saMgraha kA upadeza diyA thA, isase jagat unako ikSvAku kahane lagA thaa| bhagavAna rAma bhI ikSvAkuvaMzI hue haiM / mahAbhArata meM rAma ko "ikSvAkunaMdanaH". (pR. 1766, gItA presa prati) kahA hai / ikSvAku rAjA ke pazcAt anya rAjAoM ko bhI yoga kA jJAna huA kintu "sa kAleneha mahatA yogo naSTaH paraMtapa / / 4-2 gItA / / he arjuna ! vaha yoga bahuta samaya se isa loka meM naSTa ho gayA / sa evAyaM mayA te'dya yogaH proktaHpurAtanaH // 4-3 // aba maiMne usI purAtana yoga kA tere lie pratipAdana kiyA hai| isase yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki zrI kRSNa kI gItA ke bahuta pUrva yoga kA upadeza ikSvAkuvaMzI rAjA ko milA thaa| isase usa vaMza ke Adi puruSa kI prAcInatA kA sahaja hI vizvAsa ho sakatA hai| ataH RSabhadeva bhAratIya saMskRti ke atyanta prAcIna AdaraNIya vyakti pramANita hote haiN| __ kucha bAtoM meM samAnatA dekhakara donoM vicAradhArAoM ko sarvathA eka athavA kucha bhinnatA dekha unameM bhayaMkara virodha kI kalpanA gambhIra vicAra kI dRSTi meM anucita hai| sadbhAvanA ke jAgaraNa-nimitta saMskRtiyoM ke madhya aikya ke bIjoM kA anveSaNa hitakArI hai; jaise jainadharma meM chane pAnI kA upayoga karanA Avazyaka batAyA gayA hai| vaidika zAstra bhAgavata adhyAya 18 meM likhA hai ki vAnaprastha AzramavAlA vyakti chanA jala pItA hai| kahA bhI hai : dRSTipUtaM nyasetpAdaM, vastrapUtaM pibejjalam / satyapUtAM vadedvAcaM, manaHpUtaM samAcaret // 15 //
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________________ dRSTi dvArA bhUmi kA nirIkSaNa karane ke uparAnta gamana kare, vastra se chanA huA pAnI pIve, satya se punIta vANI bole tathA pavitra citta hokara kArya kre| bhAgavata meM jo saMta kA svarUpa kahA gayA hai, vaha bahuta vyApaka hai| usameM di0 jaina munirAja aMtarbhUta ho jAte haiN| kahA bhI hai :-- santo'napekSA maccittAH prazAntAH smdshinH| nirmamA nirahaMkArA nirdvandvA niSparigrahAH ||adhyaay 26, 27 // santoM ko kisI kI bhI apekSA nahIM rahatI hai| ve aAtmasvarUpa meM mana lagAte haiM / ve prazAnta rahate haiM tathA saba meM sAmyabhAva rakhate haiN| ve mamatA tathA ahaMkAra rahita rahate haiM / ve nirdvandva rahate haiM tathA sarva prakAra ke parigraha rahita hote haiM / aisI pavitra mAdhuryapUrNa samanvayAtmaka sAmagrI ko bhUlakara samAja meM asaGgaThana ke bIja bone vAle, saMkIrNa vicAravAle vyakti vidveSa-vardhaka sAmagrI upasthita kara kalaha bhAvanA ko pradIpta karate haiM / gA~dhI jI ne aisI saMkIrNa vRtti ko eka prakAra kA pAgalapana ( Insanity ) kahA thaa| unhoMne san 1947 meM akhila bhAratIya kAMgresa kameTI ke samakSa kahA thA "It is to me obvious that if we do not cure ourselves of this insanity, we shall lose the freedom, we have won." ( Mahatma Gandhi, The last Phase Vol. II p. 516). "mujhe to yaha bAta spaSTa dikhAI par3atI hai ki yadi hamane isa pAgalapana kA ilAja nahIM kiyA aura rogamukta na hue to hamane jisa svatantratA ko prApta kiyA hai, use hama kho baittheNge|" gA~dhI jI ne san 1924 ke yaGga iNDiyA meM ye mahatvapUrNa zabda likhe the-"isa samaya AvazyaktA isa bAta kI nahIM hai, ki sabakA dharma eka banA diyA jAe, balki isa bAta kI hai, ki bhinna-bhinna dharma ke anuyAyI aura premI paraspara AdarabhAva aura sahiSNutA rakheM / hama saba dharmoM ko mRtavata eka sataha para lAnA nahIM cAhate, balki cAhate haiM ki vividhatA meM ekatA ho| hama saba dharmoM ke prati samabhAva rakhanA caahie| isase apane dharma ke prati udAsInatA nahIM utpanna hotI, parantu svadharma-viSayaka prema aMdha prema na rahakara jJAnamaya ho jAtA hai....saba dharmoM ke prati samabhAva Ane para hI hamAre divyacakSu khula sakate haiN| dharmAndhatA aura divyadarzana meM uttara-dakSiNa jitanA antara hai|" (gA~dhI-vANI pRSTha 100-101)
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________________ ( rASTrapati DaoN0 rAdhAkRSNan ne akhila bhAratIya prAcya pariSad (All-India Oriental Conference ) ke sabhApati ke rUpa meM vividha dharmoM para prakAza DAlate hue sarvadharmoM ke prati samAdara ke bhAva kA poSaNa kiyA thA / unhoMne kahA thA- 18 ) "Asoka ordered to be carved in stone columns and rocks the precepts of Buddhism. He enjoined his 'Children', i.e, his people, to love one another, to be kind to animals, to respect all religions." (Occasional Speeches and Writings P. 268. ) -- "azoka ne yaha AjJA dI thI ki pASANa stambhoM evaM caTTAnoM para buddha dharma kI zikSAeM utkIrNa kI jAveM / usane apanI prajA ko Adeza diyA thA ki paraspara meM prema kareM, prANiyoM para dayAbhAva dhAraNa kareM tathA sarvadharmo ke prati Adara-buddhi rkheN|" unhoMne yaha bhI kahA thA ki : "The future of Religion and mankind will depend on the choice we make. Concord, not discord, will contribute to the establishment of spiritual values in the life of mankind. Concord alone is meritorious, said Asoka Samavaya eva Sadhuh." (P. 286) jo dharmAndha tamoguNa pradhAna vyakti dhArmika vidveSa ko jagAte haiM, ve durgati ko prApta karate haiM / gautama buddha ne kahA thA - "lohe kA muracA (rusi ) hI lohe ko khAtA hai, usI prakAra pApI ko usake pApa khAte haiM / " mItA meM likhA hai 'samo'haM sarvabhUteSu na me dveSyo'sti na priyaH / " (6-27) eka vivekI Izvara bhakta vizva meM prabhu kA darzana kara sarvatra prema kA sindhu laharAte hue dekhatA hai aura kahatA hai, maiM to sarvatra Izvara aura unakA vaibhava dekhatA hU~ / mujhe koI zatru nahIM dikhtaa| vAstava meM maiM to zatru aura mitra isa dvaitabhAva se vimukta advaita ekatva kA saundarya dekhatA hU~ / tulasIdAsajI ne rAmAyaNa meM kitanA sundara likhA hai : umA je rAmaracana rata vigata kAma-mada- krodha / nija prabhumaya dekhahi jagat kehi sana karahi virodha // bhArata deza ke sampUrNa prabhutvapUrNa lokataMtrAtmaka gaNarAjya ( Sovereign Democratic Republic) ne dharma ke viSaya meM sarvadharma samAdara kI bhAvanA ko svIkAra karate hue, bhArata ke nAgarikoM ko dharma, pUjA, vizvAsa tathA mata
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________________ prakaTa karane kI svataMtratA ko maulika adhikAra ( Fundamental Rights ) ke rUpa meM mAnya kiyA hai| isa sambandha meM rASTrapati DAkTara rAdhAkRSNana ne san 1963 kI mahAvIra jayaMtI ke avasara para 5 aprela ko dehalI ke apane mahatvapUrNa bhASaNa meM prakAza DAlate hue kahA thA 'hama dharma nirapekSa (Secular) dRSTikoNa ko apanAte haiM, jo jaina dharma kA anekAnta kA anupama siddhAnta hai| ahiMsA prema kA siddhAnta hai / vijJAna aura adhyAtma ke mela se mAnavajAti sukha kI ora agrasara ho sakatI hai| bhArata sarakAra jaina dharma ke siddhAntoM ko mAnakara hI cala rahI hai|" tulanAtmaka dharma kA abhyAsI sAtvika vRttivAlA vyakti vividha dharmagranthoM kA parizIlana kare to use dhArmika ekatA ko paripuSTa karane yogya vipula sAmagrI milegii| jainadharma meM paramAtmA ko tIrthakara, parameSThI, viSNu vRSabha vIra, vardhamAna aAdinAtha Adi zabdoM dvArA saMkIrtita kiyA hai / bhagavajjinasena prAcArya ne jina sahasra nAma meM ukta nAmoM ke sivAya anya pavitra nAma batAe haiM jinakA vaidika tathA buddha dharma ke vAGamaya meM bhI prayoga hotA hai / viSNu sahasranAma meM pUrvokta jaina dharma ke zabda milate haiN| unako smaraNa kara prAtmA nirmala tathA pavitra banatI hai| viSNu sahasranAma ke ye padya dhyAna dene yogya hai : vRSAhI 'vRSabho' viSNurvaSaparvA vRSodaraH / vardhano 'vardhamAnazca' viviktaH zrutisAgaraH // 41 // yahA~ vRSabha ( vRSabhadeva ) aura vardhamAna ( ma. vIra bhagavAna ) kA ullekha hai| RtuH sudarzanaH kAla : parameSThI parigraha : // 58 // yahA~ parameSThI zabda dhyAna dene yogya hai| svAmI samaMtabhadra ne ratnakaraMDa zrAvakAcAra meM jinendra bhagavAna ko prApta kahate hue unheM parameSThI kahA hai| parameSThI paraMjyoti virAgo vimalaH kRtii| sarvajJonAdi-madhyAntaH zAstA sArvopalAlyate // jaina dharma meM arahaMta, siddha, prAcArya, upAdhyAya aura sAdhu ko paMca parameSThI kahA hai / jainadharma meM "parameSThine namaH" kahate hai / yahI pATha 'parameSThine namaH' vaidika hindU sahasranAma meM par3hatA hai / eka jAha viSNu sahasranAma meM likhA hai: manojavastIrthakara vasuretA vasupradaH / / 87 // ___ yahAM jagata meM prasiddhi prApta tIrthakara zabda dvArA prabhu kA puNya maraNa kiyA gayA hai| piSNa bhakta bhI "tIrthakarAya namaH" pATha par3hatA hai| vaha bhI
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________________ ( 20 ) tIrthaMkara kI prArAdhanA karatA hai| isa parama satya para dRSTi dene se dhArmika udAratA, maitra tathA sAMskRtika samanvaya ke bhAva jAgRta hote haiN| jaina saMskRti kI zramaNa saMskRti rUpa meM prasiddhi hai| zramaNa kA svarUpa kundakunda svAmI ne pravacanasAra meM isa prakAra kiyA hai : sama-sattu-baMdhu-vaggo samasuhandukkho psNsrinndsmo| sama-loTTha-kaMcaNo puNa jIvidamaraNe samo samaNo // 3-41 zramaNa vaha hai, jo zatru-baMdhu varga meM sAmyabhAva rakhatA hai, jo sukha-dukha meM samAna hai, prazaMsA-niMdA meM samAna hai; kacana aura mRttikA meM samAna bhAva yukta hai tathA jIvana aura maraNa meM sAmya bhAva yukta hai / __azoka ne apane abhilekhoM meM jaina dharma ko 'samaNa dhamma' rUpa se kahA hai| mahAvIra bhagavAna ko jaina zAstroM meM mahA zramaNa kahA hai| viSNu sahasra nAma meM paramAtmA ko 'zramaraNa' kahA hai : bhArabhat kathito yogI yogIzaH sarvakAmadaH / prAzramaH bhramaNaH kSAmaH suparNo vAyuvAhana // 104 // gItA ke 'sthitaprajJa muni' ke citraNa se zramaNa kA svarUpa spaSTa hotA hai / duHkheSvanudvignamanAH sukheSu vigataspRhaH / vItarAga-bhaya-kroSaH sthitaSInirucyate // 2-56 gItA // samanvaya kI bhAvanA ko dUrakara jo vyakti ahakAra dveSAdi kI malinatA pUrNa manovRtti dhAraNa karate haiM, ve vyakti gItAkAra ke mata se zUkara kukara Adi kI AsurI yoni meM janma dhAraNa karate haiN| kRSNa mahArAja arjuna se kahate haiM : ahaMkAraM balaM varSa kAmaM krodhaM ca sNshritaaH| mAmAtma-para-deheSu pradviSanto'bhyasUyakAH // 16-18 // tAnahaM dviSataH krUrAnsaMsAreSu narAdhamAn / mipAmyajala mazubhAnAsurISveva yoniSu // 16-19 // ahaMkAra, bala, abhimAna, kAma, krodha ko prApta hue, dUsaroM kI nindA karane vAle athavA dUsaroM se IrSA karane vAle puruSa apane aura dUsaroM ke dehoM meM vidyamAna mujha aMtaryAmI se dveSa karane vAle haiN| ___ una dveSa karane vAle pApAcArI, krUrakarmI narAdhamoM ko maiM saMsAra meM bArambAra prAsurI yoniyoM meM (zUkarAdi kI paryAyoM meM) hI girAtA hUM, arthAt pApI vyakti vAstava meM Izvara kA zatru hai aura vaha narakAdi meM jAtA hai|
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________________ ( 21 ) gItAbhakta ko kRSNa mahArAja kI cetAvanI hai ki duSkarma karane vAlA atyanta niMdya yoni meM jAkara kaSTa pAtA hai / bhagavAna kA nAma jaba 'zramaraNa' haiM, taba zramaNa saMskRti vidveSa yogya nahIM mamatA kI vastu bana jAtI hai / viSNu sahasranAma meM kahA hai : "prAdi devo mahAdevo devezo devabhRdguru // 65 // ( yahAM AdinAtha RSabhadeva kA dyotaka prAdideva zabda hai / unako mahAdeva bhI kahate haiM ) kAlaneminihA vIraH zauriH zUrajanezvaraH // 82 // yahAM 'dIra' zabda caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra kI smRti karAtA hai, jinheM vIra, mahAvIra, prativIra, sanmati aura vardhamAna ina pA~ca nAmoM dvArA saMkIrtita kiyA jAtA hai / viSNu bhakta bhI jaina ke samAna "vIrAya namaH" pATha par3hatA hai / aisI sundara samanvayAtmaka sAmagrI ke hote hue bhI kahIM 2 vidveSavardhaka sAmagrI kyoM prApta hotI hai, aisI zaMkA kI jA sakatI hai / gaMbhIra vicAra karane para patA calegA ki tamoguNa pradhAna vyaktiyoM ne buddhi kI prakharatA se ucca abhyAsa kara liyA / ve aMtaHkaraNa sthita malinatA se prerita ho aisI racanAeM banAte haiM, jinase manuSya apane kartavya se cyuta ho adhama karma karake AsurI yoni meM jAne kI sAmagrI saMcaya karatA hai / satpuruSa ke samIpa kI vidyA prema kI jyotsnA dvArA vizva ko sukhI banAtI hai tathA vahI vidyA tamoguNI Adi hona vyaktiyoM kA Azraya pA dRSTiviSa sarparAja kA rUpa prApta kara sarvatra saMhAra aura vinAza kA kArya karatI hai / sajjana kI vidyA sneha kI gaMgA pravAhita karatI hai / pApI, asUyAbhAva vAle duSTa kA jJAna krUratA kI vaitaraNI bahatI hai / isa prakAza meM dhArmika upadravoM dvArA dharma ko badanAma karane vAle kAle kAranAmoM kA rahasya samajhA jA sakatA hai / nItikAra kA yaha kathana atyanta mArmika aura vivekapUrNa hai : sAkSarAH viparItAzva trAkSasA eva sarasaH viparItazca eta sarasatvaM na sAkSara vyakti yadi viparIta hote haiM, kevalam / muMcati // to ve rAkSasa ho jAte haiM / ( sAkSarA ko viparIta krama arthAta ulTe rUpa meM par3ho 'rAkSasA' banatA hai ) / sarasa arthAta sAtvikatA ke rasa se paripUrNa vyakti viparIta hone para bhI 'sarasa' rahatA hai ( 'sarasa' ko ulTA par3hane para bhI sarasa rahatA hai ) | hamArI dRSTi se bhArata zAsana ko apanI 'sekyUlara' ( Secular ) dharma nirapekSa nIti athavA sarvadharma samabhAva kI dRSTi ko janatA ke mAnasa meM
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________________ ( 22 ) pratiSThita karAne ke lie azoka kI paddhati ko apanAkara pramukha sArvajanika sthaloM meM dhArmika maitrI tathA samanvaya kI bhAvanA ko prabuddha karane vAlI sAmagrI staMbhoM Adi meM aMkita karAnA cAhie, jisase manuSya gAMdhIjI ke zabdoM meM 'dharmAndhatA kI bImArI' (Insanity) se mukta ho| ___ hamArA kartavya hai ki hama azoka tathA usake pUrvavartI bhArata ke dhArmika udAratA kI nIti ko apnaaveN| samrATa bimbasAra (mahArAja zreNika) bauddhadharma ke bhakta the aura unakI mahArAnI celanA jainadharma kI pragAr3ha zraddhA samaH. ta thii| isa dhArmika vibhinnatA se unake vyaktigata jIvana meM kaTutA kA jAgaraNa nahIM hotA thaa| dhArmika pratidvaMdvitA bhI calatI thii| celanA ne zreNika ke antaH karaNa meM jainadharma kA mahatva aMkita karA diyA, isase vaha samrAT parama dhArmika jaina bana gyaa| eka hI saMskRti ke saMrakSakoM meM vidveSa kA sadbhAva dekha una celoM kI kahAnI smaraNa AtI hai, jo apane guru ke pairoM ko dAba rahe the| eka ziSya se gurujI ke dUsare paira ko dhakkA laga gyaa| isa para ruSTa ho usa ziSya ne dUsare paira ko jora se mAra diyaa| usane yaha nahIM socA ki ye donoM pAMva bhinna hote hue bhI gurujI se to abhinna haiN| isa aviveka kA phala yaha huA ki una ziSyoM ne rogI gurujI ke pairoM ko kucalakara gurujI kI durdazA kara dI thii| unhoMne apane paira se bhinna paira ko zatrubhAva se dekhakara usako daMDita kiyaa| isa daNDa kA aMtima phala yaha huA ki becAre gurujI kaSTa meM par3a ge| isI prakAra bhAratIya saMskRti ke avibhAjya aMga bhAratIya mUrkha ziSyoM kA anukaraNa kara saMskRti ke bhinna 2 aMgoM ko kSati pahuMcAte hue harSa kA anubhava karate haiN| unheM yaha smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki yadi hamane zramaNa saMskRti ke prArAdhaka jainoM ko kaSTa pahuMcAyA, unake mUrti, maMdiroM ko naSTa kiyA, unake sAdhuoM kI nindA Adi kI to hama bhAratIya saMskRti para hI prahAra kara rahe haiN| saMkIrNa dRSTikoNa ko apanAne para eka hI saMpradAya vAle vidveSAgni meM jalate haiN| svataMtra bhArata ke nAgarika ko smaraNa rakhanA hogA, ki aba isa aNu yuga meM dharma vAloM ne maitrI bhAva kA parityAga kiyA, to bhautika vijJAna ke jAjvalyamAna jvAlAmukhI ke dvArA unakA astitva bhI saMkaTa meM par3a jaaygaa| catura mAnava apane durlabha manuSya jIvana ko rAkSasI AcAra-vicAra se malina na banAkara use maitrI kI bhAvanA se samalaMkRta karatA hai / isa aNuyuga meM dharma kA virodhI tatva bar3ha rahA hai| vaha udvelita sAgara kA rUpa dhAraNa kara rahA hai / aisI sthiti yadi dhyAna meM nahIM rakhI gaI, to Age bhISaNa aura avarNanIya durdazA kA sAmanA karanA hogaa|
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________________ ( 23 ) jinakI daSTi sAmpradAyikatA ke vikAra se vimakta hai, ve yadi jaina dharma tathA usase sambandhita sAmagrI kA parizIlana kareM to mahatvapUrNa satya prakAza meM Ave / tulanAtmaka dharma ke vizeSajJa bairisTara caMpatarAya jI ne yaha mahatvapUrNa bAta likhI hai, ki jainadharma meM caubIsa tIrthakara kahe gae haiM, anya dharmoM meM bhI caubIsa mahApuruSoM kA ullekha pAyA jAtA hai| unake zabda isa prakAra hai :-- "There is a special fascination in the number four and twenty; the Hindus have twenty-four Avataras (incarnation ) of their favourite God Vishnu; there were twentyfour Counsellor gods of the ancient Babylonians, the Buddhists posit four and twenty previous Buddhas, that is teaching gods. The Zoroastrians also have twenty-four Ahuras who are regarded as the mightiest to advance desire and dominion of blessings" (Rishabha Deva, page 58 ). "caviMzati isa saMkhyA ke prati vizeSa AkarSaNa pAyA jAtA hai| hinduoM meM unake priya paramezvara viSNu ke caubIsa avatAra kahe gae haiM; prAcIna bebIloniyanoM meM caubIsa pAriSada Izvara mAne gae haiM, bauddhoM meM pUrvakAlIna caubIsa buddhoM kA sadbhAva svIkAra kiyA gayA hai, pArasiyoM meM caubIsa ahUra kahe gae haiM, ve icchApUrti karane meM atyanta samartha hai; tathA unake AzIrvAda kA sAmrAjya bhI mahAna hai|" tulanAtmaka dharma ke sAhitya kA abhyAsa yaha batAtA hai ki tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva Adi kA upadeza pUrNatayA vaijJAnika tathA buddhigamya rahA hai| vidyAvAridhi caMpatarAyajI ne uparokta viSaya ko isa prakAra prakAzita kiyA hai :--- Jainism, then, is the Scientific Religion discovered and disclosed by man for the benefit of man and the advantage of all other living beings. ( Introduction of Rishabha Deva, VI) purAtana bhAratIya sAhitya kA sUkSma rIti se parizIlana karane para do pakSoM kA sadbhAva spaSTatayA dRSTigocara hotA hai / ahiMsA kI vicAradhArA ko apanAnevAlA varga kSatriya thA; pazubalidAna dvArA iSTa siddhi ke pakSa kA poSaNa vipravarga karatA thA / ahiMsA kI vizuddha dhArA ke samarthaka tathA pravardhaka samudAya ko pazcAt jaina dharmI kahA gayA hai / kurupAMcAla deza ke kriyAkANDI yAjJika vipravarga magadha tathA videha ko niSiddha bhUmi samajhate the, kyoMki vahA~ ahiMsAtmaka yajJa kA pracAra thaa| isake padacAt janaka sadRza
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________________ ( 24 ) narezoM ke netRtva meM ahiMsA aura grAtmavidyA kA prabhAva bar3hA, ataeva upaniSad kAlIna vipragaNa AtmavidyA kI zikSA-dIkSA ke liye kurupAMcAla deza se magadha tathA videha kI ora Ane lage the / ahiMsAvAdI loga eka vizeSa bhASA kA upayoga karate the, jisameM 'na' ke sthAna meM 'Na' kA prayoga kiyA jAtA thA / yaha spaSTalayA prAkRta bhASA ke pracAra tathA prabhAva ko sUcita karatI thI / (1) vicAraka varga ke samakSa yaha prazna utpanna hotA hai ki vedakAlIna bhAratIya agni, sUrya, candra, upas, indrAdi kI stuti karatA thA / ina prAkRtika vastuoM kI abhivaMdanA karate hue vaha vyakti upaniSad kAla meM ucca AtmavidyA kI ora jhuka jAtA hai / pahale vaha svarga kI kAmanA karatA huA kahatA tha. " gragniSTomena yajet svargakAmaH", kintu upaniSada kAla meM vaha bhautika vaibhava kI ora AkarSaNahIna banakara AtmavidyA tathA amRtatva kI carcA meM saMlagna pAyA jAtA hai / naciketA sadRza bAlaka samasta vaibhava kA lAlaca die jAne para bhI usakI ora AkarSita na hokara amRtatva ke rahasya ko spaSTa karane ke lie yama se anurodha karatA hai; maitrIya yAjJavalkya se dhana ke prati nispRhatA vyakta karatI huI amRtatva kI ucca carcA karatI hai / isa prakAra upaniSad kAlIna vyakti ke dRSTikoNa meM adbhuta parivartana kA kyA kAraNa hai ? svAmI samantabhadra ke kathana se isa viSaya meM mahatvapUrNa prakAza prApta hotA hai | bhagavAna mahAvIra se 250 varSa pUrvavartI bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI tapomayI zreSTha sAdhanA ke dvArA araNyavAsI tapasviyoM ko satya-tatva kI upalabdhi huI thI tathA unhoMne pArzvanAtha bhagavAna kA zaraNa grahaNa kiyA thA / unake svayaMbhUstotra meM grAgata yaha padya manana yogya hai yamIzvaraM vIkSya vidhUtakalmaSaM tapodhanAstepi tathA bubhUSuvaH / vanaukasa svazramavaMdhyabuddhayaH zamopadezaM zaraNaM prapedire // "doSa mukta bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ko dekha kara vanavAsI tapasviyoM ne, jinakA zrama vyartha jA rahA thA tathA jo pArzvanAtha prabhu ke samAna nirdoSa sthiti ko prApta karanA cAhate the, bhagavAna ke zAntimaya - ahiMsA pUrNa upadeza kA zaraNa grahaNa kiyA / " padya meM pragata "vanaukasaH" zabda vana meM nivAsa karane vAle AraNyaka, 'tapodhanAH' - tapasviyoM ko sUcita karatA hai / bAla (1) Prof. A. Chakravarty's article in 'The Cultural Heritage of India.' --
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________________ ( 25 ) brahmacArI ugra tapasvI pArzvanAtha tIrthaMkara kA prabhAva upaniSad kAlIna bhAratIya ke jIvana para spaSTatayA sUcita hotA hai| ____ zAnta bhAva se cintana tatpara satyAnveSI isa satya ko bhI svIkAra karegA ki bAIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna neminAtha kA bhI mahAn prabhAva rahA hai| bAlabrahmacArI tathA karuNA ke sAgara bhagavAna neminAtha ko ariSTa nemi kahakara unakI veda meM stuti kI gaI hai :--- svasti na iMdro, vRddhazravA, svasti naH pUSA, vizvavedA, svasti nastAkSyoM ariSTanemiH, svasti no bRhaspatirdadhAtu // Rgveda aSTaka 1 adhyAya 6 ve ariSTanemi hamArA kalyANa kareM, jo iMdra (paramezvara) hai, jo vRddhazravA (jinakA yaza vRddhoM meM vikhyAta hai) haiM, sUrya ke samAna poSaNa pradAtA hone se pUSA hai, vizva ke jJAtA sarvajJa hai, jo tArkSya arthAt mahAjJAniyoM ke vaMza vAle haiM, tathA jo bRhaspati haiM arthAt mahAn devoM ke adhipati haiN| maMtra meM pAgata zabda 'vRddhazravA'~-vRddhoM meM jinakA yaza vartamAna hai, mahatvapUrNa hai| isase yaha dhvanita hotA hai ki isa maMtra kI racanA ke pUrva bhagavAna ariSTanemi vidyamAna the| ina tIrthaMkara neminAtha kI AtmanirbharatA kI zikSA kA spATa pratibimba isa padya meM pAyA jAtA hai| uddharedAtmanAtmAnaM nAtmAnamavasAdayet / prAtmaiva hyAtmanobaMdhuH prAtmaiva ripu praatmnH|| ukta padya ke sAtha pUjyapAda svAmI ke samAdhi zataka kA yaha daloka tulanA ke yogya hai :--- nayatyAtmAnamAtmaiva janma-nirvANameva c| gururAtmAtmanastasmAnAnyosti paramArthataH // 75 // yaha AtmA hI jIva ko saMsAra meM bhramaNa karAtA hai tathA nirvANa prApta karAtA hai| isase parAmartha dRSTi se AtmA kA koI anya guru nahIM hai / Atma-nirbharatA kA bhAva gItA ke isa padya dvArA bhI vyakta hotA hai : na kartRtvaM na karmANi lokasya sRjati prbhuH| na ca karmaphalasaMyogaM svabhAvastu pravartate // nAdata kasyacitpApaM na caiva sukRtaM vibhuH| ajJAnenAvRtaM jJAnaM tena muhyanti jntvH||
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________________ prabhu loka ke kartatva athavA karmatva kI sRSTi nahIM karate / vaha paramAtmA karmoM ke phala kA saMyoga bhI nahIM juTAtA hai / yaha saba apane bhAvoM ke anusAra hotA hai| vaha bhagavAna kimI ke pApa kA AdAna nahIM karatA hai aura na puNya kA pradAna karatA hai / ajJAna (jar3a karma) ke dvArA jJAna DhaMka gayA hai; isase jIva moha yukta ho jAte hai / yaha gItA kA padya jaina vicAroM se pUrNatayA abhinna pratIta hotA hai :--- vihAya kAmAnyaH sarvAnpumAMzcarati nispRhaH / nirmamaH nirahaMkAraH sa zAMtimadhigacchati // 71 / / jo puruSa samasta kAmanAmoM kA tyAgakara nispRha hotA hai tathA mamatA para ahaMkAra kA tyAga karatA hai, vaha zAnti ko prApta karatA hai| jaina dharma meM nirvANa avasthA ko prApta karane ke lie digambara avasthA aMgIkAra karanA Avazyaka mAnA gayA hai / bAhya sAmagrI kA parityAga kyoM grAvayyaka hai, isako samajhane meM gItA ke ye padya vizeSa sahAyaka ho jAte haiN| unase digambaratva kA yuktivAda aMtakaraNa meM pratiSThita hotA hai :-- dhyAyato viSayAnapuMsaH saMgastaSpajAyate / / saMgAt saMjAyate kAmaH kAmAtkodho'bhijAyate // 60 // krodhAdbhavati saMmohaH sNmohaatsmRti-vibhrmH| smRti-bhraMzAnuddhinAzo buddhinAzAtpraNazyati // 63 adhyA0 2 // ha arjuna ! viSayoM kA anuciMtana karane vAle puruSa ke cittameM unake prati Asakti hotI hai, usase kAmanA utpanna hotI hai, usase krodha bhAva paidA hotA hai, jisase mUr3hatA kA bhAva hotA hai / isase smRti bhramita ho jAtI hai / usame buddhinAza hotA hai, isase puruSa kA vinAza ho jAtA hai| dhanavaibhavAdi ke sadbhAva meM prAsakti Adi kA honA svAbhAvika hai, isI se paramahaMsa sanyAsI digambara pada ko svIkAra karate haiN| mahAbhArata meM digambara jaina muni kA ullekha AyA hai| viprarAja uttaMka ne nagna jaina muni ko dekhA thA "so'pazyadatha pathi nagnaM kSapaNakamAgacchantaM"--- (Adiparva adhyAya 3-126 pR0 57) isase jaina digambara sAdhuoM kA mahAbhArata kAla meM sadbhAva spaSTa hotA hai| DA0 z2imara apanI zodha se isa niSkarSa para pahu~ce " In ancient times the Jain monks went about completely naked. ( Philosophies of India P. 210 )
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________________ ( 27 ) purAtana kAla meM jaina sAdhuyoM kA pUrNatayA nagna rUpa meM vihAra hotA thA / DAkTara z2imara kA yaha bhI kathana hai ki mahAvIra bhagavAna ke yuga meM kinhIM sAdhuyoM ne zveta vastra bhI dhAraNa kie the / arthAt vastradhArI varga kA sUtrapAta pazcAt huA | "Later on in Mahavira's period many assumed a white garment as a concession to decency & termed themselves Svetambara 'those, whose garment (ambara ) is white (Sveta)." (P. 210 ) bhArata meM jaba sikandara AyA thA, taba IsA pUrva 327-326 varSa meM usane bahuta se digambara sAdhutroM ko dekhA thA / yaha zreSTha tyAga bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke jIvana aura zikSaNa se anuprANita thA / samasta jaina vAGmaya AtmanirbharatA tathA saMyama - zIlatA kI zikSA se paripUrNa hai / ataH tulanAtmaka tatvajJAna ke abhyAsI ko yaha satya svIkAra karanA hogA, ki tIrthakaroM kI pavitra zikSA kA vizva kI vicAra dhArA para gaharA prabhAva par3A hai / yadi sAMpradAyika bhAva se nyAya buddhipUrvaka vizeSajJa vizva sAhitya kA parizIlana kare, to vaha jaina tIrthakaroM ke dvArA vizva saMskRti kA kitanA kalyANa huA yaha sahaja hI jAna sakegA / gautamabuddha bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sarvajJatA kI carcA karate hue, usake prati zaMkA yA avajJA kA bhAva na pragaTa kara usake viSaya meM apanI prAkAMkSA rUpa ruci kA bhAva vyakta karate haiM / majjhamanikAya meM buddhadeva kahate haiM, "he mahAnAma ! maiM eka samaya rAjagRha meM gRddhakUTa nAmaka parvata para bihAra kara rahA thA / usI samaya RSigiri ke pAsa kAla zilA ( nAmaka parvata ) para bahuta se nirgrantha ( jaina muni ) zrAsana chor3akara upakrama kara rahe the aura tIvra tapasyA meM pravRtta the / he mahAnAma ! maiM sAyaMkAla ke samaya una nirgranthoM ke pAsa gayA aura una se bolA, aho nirgrantha ! tuma Asana chor3a upakrama kara kyoM aisI ghora tapasyA kI vedanA kA anubhava kara rahe ho / he mahAnAma ! jaba maiMne unase aisA kahA taba ve nirgrantha isa prakAra bole - aho, nirgrantha 1. At the time of Alexander, the Great's raid across the Indus (327-326 B. C. ), the Digambaras were still numerous enough to attract the notice of the Greeks, who called them gymnosophists, "naked philosophers" a most appropriate name ( Phil. of India by Dr. Zimmer, P. 210 )
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________________ ( 28 ) jJAtRputra ( mahAvIra ) sarvajJa aura sarvadarzI haiM, ve prazeSa jJAna aura darzana ke jJAtA haiM / hamAre calate Thaharate, sote jAgate samasta avasthAoM meM sadaiva unakA jJAna aura darzana upasthita rahatA hai / unhoMne kahA hai - nirgranthoM ! tumane pUrva (janma) meM pApa karma kie haiM, unakI isa ghora duzcara taparayA se nirjarA kara DAlo | mana, vacana aura kAya kI saMvRtti se ( naye) pApa nahIM baMdha aura tapasyA se purAne pApoM kA kSaya ho jAtA hai / isa prakAra naye pApoM ke ruka jAne se karmoM kA kSaya hotA hai, karmakSaya se duHkhakSaya hotA hai | duHkhakSaya se vedanAkSaya aura vedanAkSaya se sarva duHkhoM kI nirjarA ho jAtI hai / " isa para buddha kahate haiM ki "yaha kathana hamAre lie rucikara hai aura hamAre mana ko ThIka jaMcatA hai / " pAlI racanA meM prAgata buddhadeva ke ye zabda vizeSa dhyAna dene yogya haiM, "taM ca pan gramhAkaM ruccati ceva khamati ca tena ca amhA attamanA ti" ( majjhimanikAya, P. T. S . P . 62-63 ) | mahAvIra bhagavAna kI sarvajJatA ke prati buddhadeva kI ruci kA bhAva manovaijJAnika tathya vizeSa para Azrita hai, kAraNa rAjA milinda ke prazna kA uttara dete hue bauddha bhikSu nAgasena ne kahA hai, "buddha kA jJAna sadA nahIM rahatA thA / jisa samaya buddha kisI bAta kA vicAra karate the, taba usa padArtha kI ora manovRtti jAne se use ve jAna lete the / " ( 1 ) ataH sarvakAla vidyamAna rahane vAle tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kI sarvajJatA ke prati unakI spRhApUrNa mamatA svAbhAvika hai / sarvajJa hone ke kAraNa ina tIrthakaroM ne tatva kA sarvAMgINa bodha prAptakara jIvoM ke hitArtha jo maMgalamayI dezanA dI, vaha alaukika evaM mArmika hai / isa pustaka ke lekhana meM pUjya 108 AdisAgarajI di0 munirAja (dakSiNa) kA ArA se mudrita laghukAya TrekTa "trikAlavartI mahApuruSa" mUla kAraNa hai / san 1958 meM ukta muni mahArAja kA sivanI meM cAturmAsa huA thA / saMzodhana hetu ukta muni mahArAja ne apanA TrekTa hameM diyA / usa racanA kI apUrNatA 1 ---: Venerable Nagasena, was the Buddha Omniscient ? Yes, O King, he was. But the insight of knowledge was not always and continously present with him. The Omniscience of the Blessed One was dependent on reflection. But if he did reflect, he knew whatever he wanted to know... ( Sacred books of the East, Vol. XXXV P. 154-"Milinda-Panha")
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________________ ( 26 ) dekha hamane svataMtra rUpa se karIba cAra sau pRSTha kI racanA banAI / vaha racanA muni mahArAja ko dete samaya yaha vicAra utpanna huA ki trikAlavartI cakravartI, kAmadeva, nArAyaNa, nArada Adi mahApuruSoM ke caritrAdi meM se yadi tIrthaMkara ke viSaya kI bAtoM ko pRthaka karake parivardhana kiyA jAya to tIrthakara rUpa meM svataMtra racanA bana jaaygii| isa vicAra kA hI yaha pariNAma hai, jo yaha tIrthaMkara pustaka bana gaI / isa racanA kA akSarazaH bahubhAga muni mahArAja ke nAma se chapI pustaka meM nibaddha huA hai| isa viSaya meM bhrama nivAraNArtha yaha likhanA ucita a~catA hai ki pUjya muni mahArAja ne hamArI ichAnasAra hI apanI saMgraha rUpa pustaka meM hamArI likhI sAmagrI kA upayoga kiyA hai / jaba hama paMcakalyANakoM kA varNana likha rahe the, taba hamAre pUjya pitA siMghaI kuMvarasenajI ise bar3e prema se sunA karate the| isase unakA hRdaya bar3A Anandita hotA thaa| ve jinendra paMcakalyANaka mahotsava ke mahAna premI the / unhoMne bar3e-bar3e paMcakalyANaka mahotsavoM meM bhAga liyA thA tathA bar3e-bar3e vighnoM kA apane buddhi-kauzala dvArA nivAraNa kiyA thaa| unakI icchA bhI thA ki zAstrokta pUrNa vidhipUrvaka eka paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA svayaM karAveM / unakI jinendra bhakti apUrva thii| lagabhaga bIsa varSa se ve samAdhimaraNa ke lie abhyAsa kara rahe the| eka vizAla parivAra ke pramukha vyakti hote hue bhI unhoMne dharma puruSArtha kI sAdhanA ko mukhyatA dI thii| zAstra zravaNa, tatvaciMtana tathA jinendra nAma-smaraNa unake mukhya kArya the| ve mujhase kahA karate the, "beTA ! merA samAdhimaraNa karA denaa|" maine bhI kahA thA,samaya Ane para ApakI kAmanA pUrNa kruuNgaa| isa tIrthaMkara pustaka ke prakAzana kArya meM zIghratA nimitta maiM jabalapura 17 mArca san 1960 ko gayA; vahA~ tArIkha 24 mArca ko TelIphona dvArA samAcAra milA, bApAjI kI tabiyata vizeSa kharAba hai; dasa miniTa ke anaMtara vajrapAta tulya dUsarA phona AyA ki parama dhArmika bApAjI kA svargavAsa ho gyaa| pahale unhoMne "jiyA, samakita binA na taro, bahu koTi yatana karo, jiyA samakita binA na taro" yaha bhajana mere choTe bhAI abhinaMdana kumAra divAkara ema. e. ela-ela. bI. eDavokeTa se sunA thA; pazcAt bhaktAmara kA pATha sunaa| isake anaMtara sahasranAma pATha sunAyA gayA / ve parama zAnta bhAva se dharmAmRta kA rasa pAna kara rahe the| sahasranAma kA punaH pATha prArambha kiyA gayA, ki savA nau baje dina ko bApAjI ne jarAjIrNa deha ko chor3a diyA aura apUrva samAdhimaraNa ke prasAda se unhoMne divya zarIra ko prApta kiyaa|
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________________ maiM jabalapura se sivanI AyA, pitAjI nahIM mile / unakA zarIra mAtra thA; jo nizceSTa thA / zAstrokta bAteM sAmane AI / "lAkha kor3a kI dharI rahegI, saGga na jai hai eka tagA, prabhu sumarana meM mana lagA-lagA", yaha bhajana bApAjo gAyA karate the| sacamuca meM caitanya jyoti calI gii| zeSa sabhI padArtha jahA~ ke tahA~ par3e raha ge| unake aMta samaya meM kAma na prA pAyA, yaha vicAra mana meM mUka vedanA utpanna karatA hai| aba kyA kiyA jA sakatA hai ? maiMne mocA ki yaha tIrthakara grantha una parama prabhAvazAlI, zAstrajJa evaM dhArmika nararatna kI pAvana smRti meM hI prakAza meM lAyA jAya / tIrthakaratva meM kAragarUpa SoDaza kAraNa bhAvanAmoM ke prati unakI mahAna tathA apUrva zraddhA thI / unake lokopakArI jIvana meM prAdarzadhArmika gRhastha kI apUrva vizeSatAoM kA sundara saGgama thaa| ataH isa racanA ko unakI paNya smRti rUpa meM prakAza meM lAnA patiyA upayukta lgaa| sumerucaMda divAkara
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________________ tIrthakara jaba jagat ma andhakAra kA akhaNDa sAmrAjya chA jAtA hai, taba netroM kI zakti kucha kArya nahIM kara pAtI hai / andhakAra, netrayukta mAnava ko bhI andha sadRza banA detA hai| isa paudgalika andhakAra se gaharI aMdhiyArI mithyAtva ke udaya se prApta hotI hai| usake kAraNa yaha jJAnavAn jIva apane svarUpa ko nahIM jAna pAtA hai| mohanIya karma ke AdezAnusAra yaha nindanIya kArya karatA phiratA hai / jar3a zarIra meM yaha mithyAtvAMdha vyakti Atma-buddhi dhAraNa karatA hai / jaba ise koI satpuruSa samajhAte haiM ki tuma caitanyapuJja jJAyaka svabhAva AtmA ho, zarIra kA tumase koI sambandha nahIM hai, to yaha avivekI usa vANI ko viSa samAna samajhatA hai / dharma-sUrya sUryodaya hote hI andhakAra kA kSaya hotA hai, usI prakAra tIrthaMkara rUpI dharma-sUrya ke udaya hote hI jagat meM pravardhamAna mithyAtva kA andhakAra bhI aMtaHkaraNa se dUra hokara prANI meM nijasvarUpa kA avabodha hone lagatA hai| kinhIM kI mAnyatA hai ki zuddha avasthA prApta paramAtmA mAnavAdi paryAyoM meM avatAra dhAraNa karatA hai| jisa prakAra bIja ke dagdha hone para vRkSa utpanna nahIM hotA, usI prakAra rAga-dveSa, moha Adi vikAroM ke bIja ke Atma-samAdhi rUpa agni se naSTa hone para parama pada ko prApta AtmA kA rAga-dveSa pUrNa duniyA~ meM punaH pAnA hai / sarvadoSamukta jIva dvArA mohamayI pradarzana ucita nahIM kahA jaaygaa|
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________________ tIrthakara udaya-kAla isa sthiti meM prAcArya raviSeNa eka mArmika tathA suyukti samarthita bAta kahate haiM ki jaba jagat meM dharma-glAni bar3ha jAtI hai, satpuruSoM ko kaSTa uThAnA par3atA hai tathA pApa-buddhi vAloM ke pAsa vibhUti kA udaya hotA hai, taba tIrthaMkara rUpa mahAn aAtmA utpanna hokara sacce Atma-dharma kI pratiSThA bar3hAkara jIvoM ko pApa se vimukha banAte haiM / unhoMne padmapurANa meM likhA hai prAcArANAM vighAtena kudRSTInAM ca sNpdaa| dharmaglAni pariprApta mucchayante jinottmaaH||5--206|| jaba uttama AcAra kA vighAta hotA hai, mithyArmiyoM ke samIpa zrI kI vRddhi hotI hai, satya dharma ke prati ghRNA nirAdara kA bhAva utpanna hone lagatA hai, taba tIrthaMkara utpanna hote haiM aura satya dharma kA uddhAra karate haiM / tIrtha kA svarUpa isa tIrthaMkara zabda ke svarUpa para vicAra karanA ucita hai / prAcArya prabhAcandra ne likhA hai, "tIrthamAgamaH tadAdhArasaMghazca" arthAt jinendra kathita Agama tathA Agama kA AdhAra sAdhuvarga tIrtha hai| tIrtha zabda kA artha ghATa bhI hotA hai / ataeva "tIrthaM karotIti tIrthaMkaraH" kA bhAva yaha hogA ki jinakI vANI ke dvArA sa~sAra siMdhu se jIva tira jAte haiM, ve tIrtha ke kartA tIrthaMkara kahe jAte haiM / sarovara meM ghATa bane rahate haiM, usa ghATa se manuSya sarovara ke bAhara saralatApUrvaka A jAtA hai; isI prakAra tIrthaMkara bhagavAn ke dvArA pradarzita ratnatraya patha kA avalambana lene vAlA jIva saMsAra-sindhu meM na DUba kara cintAmukta ho jAtA hai| tIrtha ke bheda mUlAcAra meM tIrtha ke do bheda kahe haiM--eka dravya tIrtha,
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________________ tIrthakara dasarA bhAva tIrtha / dravya tIrtha ke viSaya meM isa prakAra spaSTIkaraNa kiyA gayA hai dAhopasamaNa-taNhA-chedo-malapaMkapavahaNaM caiva / tihi kAraNehi jatto tamhA taM davado titthaM // 556 // dravya tIrtha meM ye tIna guNa pAe jAte haiM / prathama to santApa zAnta hotA hai, dvitIya tRSNA kA vinAza hotA hai tathA tIsare mala-paeNka kI zuddhi hotI hai / isa kAraNa prAcArya ne "sudadhammo ettha puNa titthaM"-zAstra rUpa dharma ko tIrtha kahA hai / jinavANI rUpa gaMgA meM avagAhana karane se saMsAra kA santApa zAnta hotA hai, viSayoM kI malinatA kA nivAraNa hotA hai / ataeva jinavANI ko dravya tIrtha kahanA ucita hai / zruta tIrtha svarUpa jinavANI ke viSaya meM bhAgacaMda jI kA yaha bhajana bar3A mArmika hai : sAMcI to gaGgA yaha vItarAga vAnI, avicchinna dhArA nijadharma kI kahAnI ||ttek|| jAmeM prati hI vimala agAdha jJAna paanii| ____ jahA~ nahIM saMzayAdi paMka kI nizAnI // 1 // saptabhaGga jaha~ taraGga uchalata sukhadAnI / saMta citta marAla vRnda rameM nitya jJAnI // 2 // kavi ke ye zabda vizeSa dhyAna dene yogya haiM :jAke avagAhana tai zuddha hoya prAnI / __ bhAgacaMda nihacai ghaTa mAMhi yA pramAnI // 3 // sarasvatI pUjana meM kahA hai - iha jiNavara vANi visuddha maI, jo bhaviyaNa Niya maNa dharaI / so sura-Narida-saMpai lahai, kevalaNANa vi uttaraI // jo vizuddha buddhi bhavya jIva isa jinavANI ko apane mana meM sthAna detA hai, vaha devendra tathA narendra kI vibhUti prApta karate hue
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________________ 4 ] tIrthaMkara kevalajJAna ko prApta karatA hai| jinendra bhagavAna ko bhAva tIrtha kahA haidasaNa-NANa-caritte NijjuttA jiNavarA du savepi / tihi kAraNehi juttA tamhA te bhAvado titthaM // 560 // 90 prA0 sabhI jinendra bhagavAna samyagdarzana, samyakjJAna tathA samyakcaritra saMyukta haiN| ina tIna kAraNoM se yukta haiM, isase jina bhagavAna bhAva tIrtha haiN| jinendra vANI ke dvArA jIva apanI AtmA ko parama ujjvala banAtA hai| aisI ratnatraya bhUSita AtmA ko bhAva tIrtha hai| jinendra rUpa bhAva tIrthaMkara ke samIpa meM SoDaza kAraNa bhAvanA ko bhAne vAlA samyaktvI jIva tIrthaMkara banatA hai / ratna-traya-bhUSita jinendra rUpa bhAva tIrtha ke dvArA apavitra AtmA bhI pavitratA ko prApta kara jagat ke santApa ko dUra karane meM samartha hotI hai / ina jinadeva rUpa bhAva tIrtha ke dvArA pravardhamAna AtmA tIrthaMkara banatI hai aura pazcAt zruta-rUpa tIrtha kI racanA meM nimitta hotI hai / dharma-tIrthaMkara jinendra bhagavAna ke dvArA dharma tIrtha kI pravRtti hotI hai isase unako dharma tIrthaMkara kahate haiM / mUlAcAra ke isa atyanta bhAva pUrNa stuti-padya meM bhagavAna ko dharma tIrthaMkara kahA hai-- logujjoyarA dhammatitthayare jiNavare ya arahate // kilaNa kevalimeva ya uttamavohi mama disaMtu // 536 // jagat ko samyakajJAna rUpa prakAza dene vAle dharma tIrtha ke kartA, uttama, jinendra, arhanta kevalI mujhe vizuddha bodhi pradAna kareM arthAt unake prasAda se ratna-traya-dharma kI prApti ho / tIrthakara zabda kA prayoga tIrthaMkara zabda kA prayoga bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya meM
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________________ tIrthakara [ 5 anya sampradAyoM meM bhI hotA thA, yadyapi pracAra tathA rUr3hivaza tIrthaMkara zabda kA prayoga jinendra bhagavAna ke liye kiyA jAtA hai / jaina zAstroM meM bhI tIrthaMkara zabda kA prayoga zreyAMsa rAjA ke sAtha karate hue unako dAna-tIrthaMkara kahA hai / ataeva tIrthaMkara zabda ke pUrva meM dharma zabda ko lagA kara dharma tIrthaMkara rUpa meM jinendra kA smaraNa karane kI praNAlI prAcIna hai| sAdhana rUpa solaha bhAvanAe~ samIcIna dharma kI vyAkhyA karate hue prAcArya samaMtabhadra ne likhA hai ki samyagdarzana, samyak jJAna tathA samyak cAritra rUpa dharma hai, jisase jIva saMsAra ke duHkhoM se chuTakara zreSTa mokSa sukha ko prApta karatA hai / isa dharma tIrtha ke kartA isa avasarpiNI kAla kI apekSA vRSabhadeva Adi mahAvIra paryanta caubIsa zreSTha mahApuruSa hue haiM / tIrthaMkara kA pada kisI kI kRpA se nahIM prApta hotA hai / pavitra solaha prakAra kI bhAvanAoM tathA ujjvala jIvana ke dvArA koI puNyAtmA mAnava tIrthakara pada pradAna karane meM samartha tIrthaMkara prakRti nAma ke puNya karma kA baMdha karatA hai / yaha pada itanA apUrva hai ki dasa kor3Akor3I sAgara pramANa isa avasarpiNI kAla meM kevala caubIsa hI tIrthakaroM ne apane janma dvArA isa bhArata kSetra ko pavitra kiyA hai| asaMkhya prANI ratnatraya kI samArAdhanA dvArA arhanta hote hue siddha padavI ko prApta karate haiM, kintu bharata kSetra meM tIrthaMkara rUpa meM janma dhAraNa karake mokSa Ame vAle mahApuruSa caubIsa hI hote haiM / airAvata kSetra meM bhI yahI sthiti hai| *jinasena svAmI ne mahApurANa meM batAyA hai ki RSabha bhagavAna ko AhAra dene ke pazcAt cakravartI bharata dvArA rAjA zreyAMsa ke liye dAmatIrthakara tathA mahApuNyavAn zabda kahe gae the| granthakAra kahate haiMtvaM dAmatIrthakRt zrepAna tvaM mahApuNyabhAgasi // parva 20, 128. mahApurANa / /
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________________ tIrthaMkara tIrthaMkara prakRti ke baMdha meM kAraNa ye solaha bhAvanAeM Agama meM kahI gaI haiM; darzana-vizuddhi, vinaya sampannatA, zIla tathA vratoM kA niraticAra rUpa se pAlana karanA, abhIkSNa arthAt nirantara jJAnopayoga, saMvega, zaktitaH tyAga, zaktitaH tapa, sAdhu-samAdhi, vaiyAvRtyakaraNa, zrarhata bhakti, zrAcArya bhakti, bahuzruta bhakti, pravacana - bhakti, AvazyakA parihANi arthAt zrAtmA ko nirmala banAne vAle Avazyaka niyamoM ke pAlana meM satata sAvadhAna rahanA, ratnatraya dharma ko prakAza meM lAne rUpa mArga prabhAvanA tathA pravacanavatsalatva arthAt sAdharmI bandhunoM meM go-vatsa sama prIti dhAraNa karanA / ina solaha prakAra kI zreSTha bhAvanAoM ke dvArA zreSTha pada tIrthaMkaratva kI prApti hotI hai / mahAbaMdha graMtha meM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA tIrthaMkara - nAma - gotrakarma kahakara ullekha kiyA gayA hai, yathA--' -"edehi solasehi kAraNehi jIvo titthayaraNAmAgodaM kammaM baMdhadi" (tAmrapatra prati pRSTha 5 ) / usa mahAbaMdha ke sUtra meM solaha kAraNabhAvanAtroM ke nAmoM kA isa prakAra kathana AyA hai 6] kadihi kAraNehi jIvA titthayaraNAmAgoda-kammaM baMdhadi ? tatya imeNAhi solasakAraNehi jIvA tittharaNAmA godaM kammaM baMdhadi / daMsaNa visujjhadAe, viNayasaMpaNNadAe, solavadesu Niradi-cAradAe, prAvAsa su parihoNadAe 'khaNalava paDimajjha (bujjha ) gadAe', laddhisaMvega saMpaNNadAe arahaMtabhattIe, bahusudabhattIe, pavayaNabhattIe, pavayaNavacchaladAe, pavayaNaprabhAvaNadAe, zrabhivakhaNaM NANopayuttadAe / uparokta nAmoM meM pracalita bhAvanAoM se tulanA karane para vidita hogA ki yahA~ AcArya - bhakti kA nAma na ginakara usake sthAna meM khaNalava - paDibujjhaNadA bhAvanA kA saMgraha kiyA gayA hai / isakA artha hai-kSaNa meM tathA lava meM arthAt kSaNa-kSaNa meM apane ratnatraya dharma ke kalaMka kA prakSAlana karate rahanA kSaNalava- pratibodhanatA hai / ina solaha kAraNoM ke dvArA yaha manuSya dharma tIrthaMkara jina kevalI hotA hai / kahA bhI hai-- jassa iNaM kammassa udayeNa sadevAsura
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 7 mANusassa logassa accaNijjA vaMdaNijjA NamaMsaNijjA dhammatitthayarA jiNA kevalI (kevaliNo) bhavaMti / tIrthaMkara prakRti ke baMdhaka jisa tIrthaMkara prakRti ke udaya se deva, asura tathA mAnavAdi dvArA vandanIya tIrthaMkara kI padavI prApta hotI hai, usa karma kA baMdha tInoM prakAra ke samyaktvI karate haiM / samyaktva ke hone para hI tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha hotA hai / kinhIM prAcArya kA kathana hai ki prathamopazama samyaktva kA kAla aMtarmuhUrta pramANa alpa hai / usameM solaha bhAvanAoM kA sadbhAva sambhava nahIM hai / ataH usameM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha nahIM hogaa| yaha bhI bAta smaraNa yogya hai, ki isakA baMdha manuSyagati meM hI kevalI athavA zrutakevalI ke caraNoM ke samIpa prArambha hotA hai / titthayarabaMdha-pAraMbhayA NarA kevalI-dugate / (63 go0 karmakA~Da) isa prakRti kA baMdha tiryaca gati ko chor3a zeSa tIna gatiyoM meM hotA hai / isakA utkRSTapane se antarmuhUrta adhika ATha varSa nyUna do koTi pUrva adhika tetIsa sAgara pramANa kAla paryanta bandha hotA hai / kevalI zrutakevalI kA sAnidhya Avazyaka kahA hai, kyoMki tadanyatra tAdRgvizuddhivizeSAsaMbhavAt" unake sAnidhya ke sivAya vaisI vizuddhatA kA anyatra abhAva hai| naraka kI prathama pRthvI meM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha paryApta tathA aparyApta avasthA meM hotA hai| dUsarI tathA tIsarI pRthvI meM isa prakRti kA baMdha apayapti kAla meM nahIM hotA hai / kahA bhI hai___ ghamme titthaM baMdhati vaMsAmeghATaNa puSNago ceva ||106||go0 karma0 gommaTasAra karmakA~Da gAthA 36 meM likhA hai ki tIrthaMkara prakRti kA utkRSTa sthitibaMdha avirata samyaktvI ke hotA hai / "titthayaraM ca maNusso aviradasammo smjjeii"| isakI saMskRta TIkA meM likhA hai : "tIrthaMkaraM utkRSTa-sthitikaM narakagati-gamanAbhimukha-manuSyAsaMyata
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________________ tIrthaMkara samyagdRSTireva badhnAti" (bar3I TIkA pR0 134)-utkRSTa sthiti sahita tIrthaMkara prakRti ko naraka gati jAne ke unmukha asaMyata samyaktvI manuSya bA~dhatA hai, kAraNa usake tIvra saMkleza bhAva rahatA hai / utkRSTa sthiti baMdha ke liye tIvra saMkleza yukta pariNAma Avazyaka hai / naraka gati meM gamana ke unmukha jIva ke tIvra saMkleza ke kAraNa tIrthaMkara rUpa zubha prakRti kA alpa anubhAga baMdha hogA kyoMki "suhapayaDINa visohI tivvo asuhANa saMkileseNa" (163)--zubha prakRtiyoM kA tIvra anubhAga baMdha vizuddha bhAvoM se hotA hai tathA azubha prakRtiyoM kA tIvra anubhAga baMdha saMkleza se hotA hai / apUrvakaraNa guNasthAna ke chaThaveM bhAga taka zuddhopayogI tathA zukladhyAnI munirAja ke isa tIrthaMkara rUpa puNya prakRti kA baMdha hotA hai| vahA~ isakA utkRSTa anubhAga baMdha pdd'egaa| sthiti baMdha kA rUpa viparIta hogA arthAt vaha nyUna hogaa| solaha kAraNa bhAvanAoM meM darzanavizuddhi kI mukhyatA mAnI gaI hai / paM0 AzAdhara jI ne sAgAradharmAmRta adhyAya 8 ke 73veM zloka kI TIkA meM likhA hai---"ekayA-asahAyayA vinayasaMpannatAdi-tIrthakaratvakAraNAntara-rahitayA, dRgvizudhyA zreNiko nAma magadha mahAmaMDalezvaro tIrthakRta dharma-tIrthaMkaraH bhavitA bhaviSyati" / arthAt vinaya-saMpannatAdi tIrthakaratva ke kAraNAntaroM se rahita kevala eka darzana vizuddhi ke dvArA zreNika nAmaka magadhavAsI mahAmaMDalezvara dharmatIrthakara hoNge| bhinna-dRSTi uttarapurANa meM prakRta prasaMga para prakAza DAlane vAlI eka bhinna dRSTi pAI jAtI hai / vahA~ parva 74 meM zreNika rAjA ne gaNadharadeva se pUchA hai, merI jaina dharma meM bar3I bhArI zraddhA pragaTa huI hai tathApi meM vratoM ko kyoM nahIM grahaNa kara sakatA ? uttara dete hue gaNadharadeva ne kahA--tumane narakAyukA baMdha kiyA hai / yaha niyama hai ki devAyu ke
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________________ tIrthakara baMdha ko chor3akara anya Ayu kA baMdha karanevAlA phira vratoM ko svIkAra nahIM kara sakatA / isI kAraNa tama vrata dhAraNa nahIM kara sakate / he mahAbhAga ! aAjJA, mArga, bIja Adi dasa prakAra kI zraddhAoM meM se aAja tumhAre kitanI hI zraddhAeM vidyamAna haiM / inake sivAya darzanavizuddhi prAdi zAstroM meM kahe hue jo solaha kAraNa haiM, unameM se saba yA kucha kAraNoM se yaha bhavyajIva tIrthaMkara nAma karma kA baMdha karatA hai| inameM se darzanavizaddhi Adi kitane hI kAraNoM se ta tIrthakara nAmakarma kA baMdha kregaa| mara kara ratnaprabhA naraka meM jAyagA aura vahA~ se Akara utsarpiNI kAla meM mahApadma nAmaka prathama tIrthaMkara hogA / granthakAra ke zabda isa prakAra haiM etAsvapi mahAbhAga tava saMtyadya kAracana / darzanAdyAgamaprokta-zuddha-SoDazakAraNaH // 450 // --74 // bhavyo vyastaiH samaratazca nAmAtmIkuruteMtimam / teSu zraddhAdibhiH kazcid tnnaamkaarnnH||451|| ratnaprabhAM praviSTaH saMgtatphalaM madhyamAyuSA / bhuktvA nirgatya bhavyAsmin mahApadmAsya-tIrthakRta // 452 // isa viSaya meM tatvArtha-zlokavArtikAlaMkAra kA yaha kathana dhyAna dene yogya hai / vidyAnaMdi-svAmI kahate haiM igvizudhyAdayo nAmnastIrthakRtvasya hetavaH / samastA vyastarUpA vAgvizudhyA samanvitAH ||pRsstth 456-padya 17 // darzanavizuddhi Adi tIrthaMkara nAma karma ke kAraNa haiM, cAhe ve sabhI kAraNa hoM yA pRthak-pRthak hoM kintu unako darzana vizuddhi samanvita honA cAhiye / ve isake pazcAt tIrthaMkara prakRti ke viSaya meM bar3e gauravapUrNa zabda kahate haiM sarvAtizAyi tatpuNyaM trailokyApitidhatvakRt // 18 // vaha puNya tIna loka kA adhipati banAtA hai / vaha puNya sarvazreSTha hai| darzanavizuddhi Adi bhAvanAeM pRthak rUpa meM tathA samudAya
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________________ 10 ] tIrthakara rUpa meM tIrthaMkara pada kI prApti meM kAraNa haiM, aisA bhI aneka sthaloM meM ullekha AtA hai, yathA harivaMza purANa meM kahA hai tIrthaMkara nAmakarmANi SoDaza tatkAraNAnyamUni / vyastAni samastAni bhavaMti sadbhAvyamAnAni // kalaMka svAmI rAjavartika meM likhate haiM : tAnyetAni SoDazakAraNAni samyagbhAvyamAnAni vyastAni samastAni ca / tortha karanAmakarmAstravakAraNAni pratyetavyAni // zradhyAya 6, sUtra 24, pRSTha 267 // ina bhAvanAoM meM darzanavizuddhi kA svarUpa vicAra karane para usakI mukhyatA spaSTa rUpa se pratibhAsamAna hotI hai / tIrthaMkaraprakRti rUpa dharma - kalpataru pUrNa vikasita hokara sukha rUpa sumadhura phaloM se samalaMkRta hote hue agaNita bhavyoM ko avarNanIya zrAnanda tathA zAnti pradAna karatA hai, usa kalpataru kI bIjarUpatA kA spaSTarUpa se darzana prathama bhAvanA meM hotA hai / darzana - vizuddhi meM Agata 'darzana' zabda samyagdarzana kA vAcaka hai / darzana kA artha hai ve puNyaprada ujjvala bhAva, jinakA saMkleza kI kAlimA se sambandha na ho, kAraNa vizuddhabhAva se zubha prakRtiyoM meM tIvra anubhAga par3atA hai aura saMkleza pariNAmoM se pApa prakRtiyoM meM tIvra anubhAga par3atA hai (go0 karmakANDa gAthA 163 ) isa sambandha meM yaha bAta bhI dhyAna meM rakhanA ucita hai ki tIrthaMkara prakRti ke baMdha rUpa bIja bone kA kArya * kevalI - zrutakevalI ke pAdamUla arthAt caraNoM ke samIpa hotA hai / bharata kSetra meM isa kAla meM aba ukta sAdhana yugala kA prabhAva hone se tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha #zruta kevalI ke nikaTa bhI Sor3azakAraNa bhAvanAe~ bhAMI jA sakatI haiM / yadi SoDazakAraNabhAvanA bhAne vAlA svayaM zrutakevalI ho, to use anya zrutakevalI kA zrAzraya grahaNa karanA Avazyaka nahIM hogA / jisakA sAnidhya anya vyakti ko tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha karane meM sahAyaka ho sakatA hai, vaha svayaM usa prakRti kA baMdha nahIM kara sakegA, aisA mAnanA ucita nahIM pratIta hotA /
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 11 nahIM ho sakatA hai| kevalI ke caraNoM kI samIpatA kA kyA kAraNa hai ? ____ isa prazna kA uttara yaha hogA ki una jinendra kI divya vANI ke prasAda se deva, manuSya, pazu sabhI jIvoM ko dharma kA apUrva lAbha hotA hai / yaha dekhakara kisI mahAbhAga ke hRdaya meM aise atyanta pavitra bhAva utpanna hote haiM ki mithyAtvarUpa mahA aTavI meM moha kI dAvAgni jalane se agaNita jIva mara rahe haiM, unake anugraha karane kI prabho! Apake samAna kSamatA, zakti tathA sAmarthya merI bhI prAtmA meM utpanna ho, jisase maiM sampUrNa jIvoM ko AtmajJAna kA amRta pilAkara unako sacce sukha kA mArga batA sakU / isa prakAra kI vizvakalyANa kI prabala bhAvanA ke dvArA samyaktvI jIva tIrthaMkara prakRti kA bandha karatA hai / / . vinaya-sampannatA, arhanta bhakti, prAcArya bhakti, pravacanabhakti, mArga prabhAvanA, pravacana vAtsalya sadRza aneka bhAvanAe~ samyaktvake hone para sahaja hI usake aGga rUpa meM prApta ho jAtI haiN| jisa prakAra akSarahIna mantra viSa vedanA ko dUra nahIM kara sakatA hai, isI prakAra aGgahIna samyaktva bhI janma saMtati kA kSaya nahIM kara sakatA hai| aisI sthiti meM samyaktva yadi sA~gopA~ga ho tathA usake sAtha sarva jIvoM ko samyakjJAnAmRta pilAne kI viziSTa bhAvanA yA maGgala kAmanA prabala rUpa se ho jAya, to tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha ho sakatA hai / darzana vizuddhi bhAvanA paripUrNa hone para aneka bhAvanAeM aspaSTa rUpa se usakI sahacarI rUpa meM A jAtI haiN| yadi sahacarI rUpa bhAvanAoM ke nirUpaNa ko gauNa banAkara kathana kiyA jAya, to tIrthaMkara pada meM kAraNa darzana-bizuddhi ko bhI (mukhya mAnakara) kahA jA sakatA hai| zreNika rAjA kA udAharaNa isa prasaGga meM pahale mahAmaMDalezvara rAjA zreNika kA udAharaNa
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________________ 12 ] tIrthaMkara A cukA hai| zreNika mahArAja pravratI the, kyoMki ve narakAyukA baMdha kara cuke the / ve kSAyika samyaktvI the / unake darzana - vizuddhi bhAvanA thI, yaha kathana bhI Upara AyA hai / mahAvIra bhagavAna kA sAnidhya hone se kevalI kA pAdamUla bhI unako prApta ho cukA thA / unameM zaktitastyAga, zaktitastapa, zrAvazyakAparihANi, zIla-vratoM meM niraticAratA sadRza saMyamI jIvana se sambandhita bhAvanAoM ko svIkAra karane meM kaThinatA AtI hai, kintu arhantabhakti, gaNadharAdi mahAn guruyoM kA zreSTha satsaGga rahane se prAcArya - bhakti, bahuzruta bhakti, pravacana - bhakti, mArga - prabhAvanA, pravacana- vatsalatva sadRza sadguNoM kA sadbhAva svIkAra karane meM kyA bAdhA hai ? ye to bhAvanAeM samyaktva kI poSikAeM haiM / kSAyika samyaktvI ke pAsa inakA prabhAva hogA, aisA. socanA taka kaThina pratIta hotA hai / ataeva darzana - vizuddhi kI vizeSa pradhAnatA ko lakSya meM rakha kara use kAraNoM meM mukhya mAnA gayA hai / isa vivecana ke prakAza meM pratIyamAna virodha kA nirAkaraNa karanA ucita hai / samyagdarzana tathA darzana-vizuddhi bhAvanA meM bheda itanI bAta vizeSa hai, samyagdarzana aura darzana - vizuddhibhAvanA meM bhinnatA hai / samyagdarzana AtmA kA vizeSa pariNAma hai / vaha baMdha kA kAraNa nahIM ho sakatA / isake sadbhAba meM eka lokakalyANa kI viziSTa bhAvanA utpanna hotI hai, use darzana - vizuddhibhAvanA kahate haiM / yadi donoM meM antara na ho, to malinatA prAdi vikAroM se pUrNatayA unmukta sabhI kSAyika samyaktvI tIrthakara prakRti ke baMdhaka ho jAte, kintu aisA nahIM hotA, ataH yaha mAnanA tarka saGgata hai, ki samyaktva ke sAtha meM aura bhI vizeSa puNya - bhAvanA kA sadbhAva Avazyaka hai, jisa zubha rAga se usa prakRti kA baMdha hotA hai / Agama meM kahA hai ki tInoM samyakvoM meM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha ho sakatA hai, ataH yaha mAnanA ucita hai ki samyaktva rUpa
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________________ tIrthakara [ 13 Atmanidhi ke svAmI hote hue bhI lokoddhAriNI, zubharAga rUpa vizuddhabhAvanA kA sadbhAva Avazyaka hai / usake binA kSAyika samyaktvI bhI tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha nahIM kara skegaa| kSAyika samyaktva mAtra yadi tIrthaMkara prakRti kA kAraNa hotA, to siddha padavI kI prApti ke pUrva sabhI kevalI tIrthaMkara hote, kyoMki kevalajJAnI banane ke pUrva kSaparka zreNI prArohaNa karate samaya kSAyika samyaktvI hone kA anivArya niyama hai / bharata kSetra meM eka avasarpiNI meM caubIsa hI tIrthakara hue haiN| itanI alpasaMkhyA hI tIrthaMkara prakRti kI lokottaratA ko spaSTa karatI hai / kSAyika samyaktvI hone mAtra se yadi tIrthakara padavI prApta hotI, to mahAvIra tIrthaMkara ke samavazaraNa meM vidyamAna 700 kevalI sAmAnya kevalI na hokara tIrthaMkara kevalI ho jAte; kintu aisA nahIM hotaa| eka tIrthakara ke samavazaraNa meM dUsare tIrthaMkara kA sadbhAva nahIM hotA / eka sthAna para eka hI samaya jaise do sUrya yA do candra prakAzita nahIM hote, usI prakAra do tIrthaMkara eka sAtha nahIM pAe jAte haiN| harivaMzapurANa meM kahA hai-- nAnyonyadarzanaM jAta cakriNAM dharmacakriNAm / halinAM vAsudevAnAM trailokyapratikriNAm ||srg 54-56 // cakravartI, dharmacakravartI, vAsudeva, prativAsudeva tathA baladeva inakA aura anya cakravartI, dharmacakravartI, vAsudeva, prativAsudeva tathA baladeva kA kramaza: paraspara darzana nahIM hotA hai| tIrthaMkara prakRti ke sadbhAva kA prabhAva tIrthakara prakRti kA udaya kevalI avasthA meM hotA hai| "titthaM kevaliNi" yaha Agama kA vAkya hai / yaha niyama hote hue bhI tIrthakara bhagavAna ke garbhakalyANaka, janmakalyANaka tathA tapakalyANaka rUpa kalyANakatraya tIrthaMkara prakRti ke sadbhAva mAtra se hote haiM / honahAra tIrthakara ke garbhakalyANaka ke chaha mAha pUrva hI vizeSa prabhAva dRSTigocara
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________________ 14 ] tIrthaMkara hone lagatA hai| bharata tathA airAvata kSetra ma paMcakalyANaka vAlehI tIrthaMkara hote haiN| ve devagati se Ate haiM yA naraka se bhI cayakara manuSya padavI prApta karate haiN| tiryaMca paryAya se Akara tIrthaMkara rUpa se janma nahIM hotA hai / tiryaMcoM meM tIrthaMkara prakRti ke satva kA niSedha hai / "tiriye Na titthasattaM" yaha vAkya gommaTasAra karmakA~Da (345 gA0) meM AyA hai| paMcakalyANaka vAle tIrthaMkara __ paMcakalyANaka vAle tIrthaMkara manuSya paryAya se bhI cayakara nahIM aate| ve naraka yA devagati se Ate haiN| apanI paryAya parityAga ke chaha mAha zeSa rahane para naraka meM jAkara deva honahAra tIrthaMkara ke asurAdi kRta upasarga kA nivAraNa karate haiN| svarga se Ane vAle deva ke chaha mAha pUrva mAlA nahIM murajhAtI hai / trilokasAra meM kahA hai titthayarasaMtakammuvasaggaM Nirae NivArayati suraa| chammAsAugasese sagge amalANamAlaMkA // 165 // bharata kSetra sambandhI vartamAna caubIsa tIrthaMkara svarga-sukha bhoga kara bharata kSetra meM utpanna hue the| inameM naraka se cayakara koI nahIM Ae / AgAmI tIrthakara bhagavAna mahApadma, abhI prathama naraka meM caurAsI hajAra varSa kI Ayu dhAraNa kara naraka paryAya meM haiN| ve naraka se cayakara utsarpiNI kAla ke Adi-tIrthakara hoNge| naraka se nikalakara pAne vAlI prAtmA kA tIrthaMkara rUpa meM vikAsa tatvajJoM ko bar3A madhura lagatA hai, kintu bhakta-hRdaya ko yaha jJAtakara manovyathA hotI hai, ki hamAre bhagavAna naraka se AveMge / Izvara karta tva siddhAnta mAnane vAloM ko to yaha kahakara santuSTa kiyA jA sakatA hai ki naraka ke duHkhoM kA pratyakSa paricayArtha tathA vahA~ ke jIvoM ke kalyANa nimitta parama kAruNika prabhu ne varAhAvatAra dhAraNAdi ke samAna narakAvatAra rUpatA aGgIkAra kI, kintu jaina siddhAnta ke anusAra uparokta samAdhAna asamyak hai / aisI
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________________ tIrthakara [ 15 sthiti meM uparokta samasyA para isa dRSTi se vicAra karanA tarkapUrNa pratIta hotA hai| svarga yA naraka gamana kA kAraNa ___jIva vizuddha bhAvoM se puNya kA saMcaya kara svarga jAtA hai tathA saMkleza pariNAmoM ke kAraNa pApa kA saMgraha kara naraka jAtA hai| puNya-karma ko udayAvalI dvArA kSaya karane ke liye jaise honahAra tIrthaMkara kA svargagamana susaGgata hai, usI nyAyAnusAra saMcita pApa rAzi ko upabhoga dvArA kSaya karane ke liye naraka paryAya meM jAnA bhI tarka pUrNa hai| mokSa ko prApta karane ke hetu saMcita puNya evaM pApa kA kSaya aAvazyaka hai| ___ jo loga samyaktva kI apUrva mahimA se paricita haiM, unakI dRSTi meM indriya janita svarga kA sukha tathA naraka ke duHkha samAna rUpa se anAtma bhAva haiN| prAtmasukha kA anubhava karane vAlA samyaktvI jIva hInAvasthA meM bhI tatvataH duHkhI nahIM rahatA hai / samyaktvI jIva apane ko manuSya, deva, nArakI Adi na socakara jJAnamayI AtmA anubhava karatA hai| tatvajJAnI AcArya amitagati ke zabdoM meM vaha socatA hai, merI AtmA akelI hai / usakA vinAza nahIM hotA / vaha malinatA rahita hai, jJAna svarUpavAlI hai / zeSa samasta padArtha merI AtmA se jude haiM / karma kI vividha vipAkarUpa avasthAe merI nahIM haiM / ve kucha kAla taka TikanevAlI haiN| __ isa AdhyAtmika dRSTi se dekhane para indriyajanita duHkha ke samAna indriyajanya sukha kI sthiti kA bodha hotA hai / ataH tIrthakara cAhe naraka se Akara naraparyAya dhAraNa kareM, cAhe sura padavI ke pazcAt mAnava deha ko prApta kareM, unake tIrthakaratva meM koI kSati nahIM pahucatI hai| AcArya zrI 108 zA~tisAgara mahArAja ne eka bAra hamase kahA thA, samyaktva ke sadbhAva meM cAhe jIva kisI bhI paryAya me rahe, usakI
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________________ 16 ] tIrthakara AdhyAtmika zA~ti meM koI bAdhA nahIM aatii| unhoMne eka sundara dRSTAMta diyA thA; eka vyakti suvarNa pAtra meM rakhakara amRta sadRza madhura bhojana karatA hai aura dUsarA mRttikA pAtra meM usa miSTAnna kA sevana karatA hai, aAdhAra kI uccatA, laghutA se padArtha ke svAda meM koI antara nahIM rahatA hai, isI prakAra deva, narakAdi paryAya rUpa bhinna AdhAroM ke hote hue bhI samyakjJAnI jIva ke Atmarasa pAna kI alaukika chaTA ko koI bhI kSati nahIM prApta hotI / guragajanya vizeSatA tIrthaMkara kI vizeSatA unake Atmagata guNoM ko dRSTipatha meM rakhakara avagata karanI cAhiye / mahAkavi dhanaMjaya kI yaha ukti kitanI madhura tathA mArmika hai : tasyAtmajastasya piteti deva / tvAM ye'vagAyanti kulaM prakAzya / te'dyApi nanvAzmanamityavazyaM pANau kRtaM hema punastyajanti ||23||vissaaphaar stotra he Adi jinendra ! jo Apake kula ko prakAzita karate hue Apako nAbhirAya ke nandana kahate haiM, bharatarAja ke pitA pratipAdana karate haiM, isa prakAra kula ke gaurava-gAna dvArA ApakI mahimA ke nirUpaNa se aisA pratIta hotA hai ki ve vizuddha suvarNa ko prApta karake usakI stuti karate hue usakI pASANa se utpatti kA pratipAdana karate haiM, arthAt kahA~ pASANa aura kahA~ suvarNa ! isI prakAra kahA~ Apake kula kI kathA aura kahA~ ApakA tribhuvana meM alaukika jIvana, jisakI samatA kahIM bhI dRSTigocara nahIM hotI hai / tIrthaMkara bhakti puNyazAlI narendra evaM devendra bhagavAna kI stuti karate haiM / isameM utanI apUrvatA nahIM dikhatI, jitanI vItarAgI mahAjJAnI
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 17 munIndroM dvArA tIrthakara kI vaMdanA tathA bhakti meM lokottaratA spaSTa hotI hai / tIrthaMkara bhakti kA yaha pATha bar3e-bar3e sAdhujana par3hA karate "icchAmi bhaMte cauvIsa-titthayarabhatti kAusago ko tassAloceuM paMcamahAkallANasaMpaNNANaM aTTamahApADiherasahiyANaM cautIsa-pratisayavisesa-saMjuttANaM, battIsa-deviMda-maNimauDa-matthayamahiyANaM, baladevavAsudeva-cakkahara-risi-maNi-jai-aNagArovagUDhANaM thuisayasaharasa NilayANaM usahAi-borapacchimamaMgalamahAparisANaM bhattie NiccakAlaM accami pujjemi vaMdAmi NamaMsAmi, dukkhavakho, kammavakho, bohilAho sugai-gamaNaM samAhimaraNaM, jiNaguNasaMpatti hou majjhaM / he bhagavAn ! maiM samasta doSoM ko dUra karane ke lie caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI bhaktirUpa kAyotsarga dhAraNa karatA huA apane pUrvakRta karmoM kI AlocanA karatA huuN| paMcamahAkalyANakoM se suzobhita, aSTamahAprAtihArya se yukta cautIsa atizaya vizeSa saMyukta, battIsa devendroM ke maNimaya mukuTa samalaMkRta mastakoM ke dvArA pUjita, baladeva vAsudeva, cakravartI, RSi, muni, yati, anagAra inake dvArA veSTita, zata-sahastra arthAt lAkhoM stutiyoM ke sthAna, vRSabhAdi mahAvIra paryanta maGgala puruSoM kI maiM sarvakAla arcA karatA hU~, pUjA karatA hU~, vaMdanA karatA huuN| maiM unako praNAma karatA huuN| mere duHkhoM kA kSaya ho, karmoM kA kSaya ho, ratnatraya kA lAbha ho, sugati meM gamana ho / samAdhi pUrvaka maraNa ho / jinendra kI guNa-sampatti mujhe prApta ho / isa tIrthaMkara bhakti meM unakI aneka vizeSatAoM kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai / vRSabhAdi mahAvIra paryaMta caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kA prathama vizeSaNa hai, "paMca-mahAkallANasaMpaNNANaM"-ve paMca mahAna kalyANakoM ko prApta haiM, ataeva prabhu ke paMca kalyANakoM Adi ke viSaya meM prakAza DAlanA ucita pratIta hotA hai, kAraNa ve tIrthaMkara ko chor3a anya jIvoM meM nahIM pAe jAte /
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________________ tIrthakara 18 ] paMca-kalyAraNaka isa saMsAra ko paMca prakAra ke saMkaToM-akalyANoM kI AzrayabhUmi mAnA gayA hai / unako dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhava tathA bhAvarUpa paMca parAvartana kahate haiN| tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke garbha, janma, tapa, jJAna tathA mokSa kA svarUpa citavana karane vAle satpuruSa ko ukta paMca parAvartanarUpa saMsAra meM paribhramaNa kA kaSTa nahIM uThAnA par3atA hai / unake puNyajIvana ke prasAda se paMca prakAra ke akalyANa chuTa jAte haiM tathA yaha jIva mokSarUpa paMcamagati ko prApta karatA hai / paMca akalyANoM kI pratipakSa rUpa tIrthaMkara ke jIvana kI garbha, janmAdi paMca avasthAoM kI paMcakalyANa yA paMcakalyANaka nAma se prasiddhi hai|
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________________ garbha-kalyANaka jinendra bhagavAna ke jananI ke garbha meM Ane ke chaha mAha pUrva se hI isa vasundharA meM bhAvI tIrthaMkara ke maGgalamaya Agamana kI mahattA ko sUcita karane vAle aneka zubha kArya sampanna hone lagate haiM janmapurI kA saundarya __ bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke mAtA marudevI ke garbha meM Ane ke chaha mAha pUrva hI indra kI AjJAnusAra devoM ne svargapurI ke samAna ayodhyA nagarI kI racanA kI thii| use sAketA, vinItA tathA sukozalApurI bhI kahate haiN| usa nagarI kI apUrva ramaNIyatA kA kAraNa mahAkavi jinasena svAmI ke zabdoM meM yaha thA-- svargasyaiva praticchaMdaM bhUloke'smin vidhitsubhiH| vizeSaramaNIyaiva nirmame sAmaraiH purI // 12--71 // devoM ne usa ayodhyA nagarI ko vizeSa manohara banAyA / isakA kAraNa yaha pratIta hotA hai ki devatAoM kI yaha icchA thI, ki madhyaloka meM bhI svarga kI pratikRti rahI Ave / usa nagarI ke madhya meM surendrabhavana se spardhA karane vAlA mahArAja nAbhirAja ke nivAsArtha narendrabhavana kI racanA kI gaI thii| usakI dIvAloM meM aneka prakAra ke dIptimAna maNi lage the| vaha suvarNamaya stambhoM se samalaMkRta thA tathA puSpa, mUMgA, muktAdi kI mAlAoM se zobhAyamAna thaa| sarvatobhadra prAsAda harivaMzapurANa meM likhA hai ki usa rAjabhavana kA nAma sarvatobhadra thaa| usake ikyAsI maMjale the| vaha parakoTA, vATikA udyAnAdi
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________________ 20 ] tIrthakara se zobhAyamAna thaa| harivaMzapurANakAra ke zabda isa prakAra haiM-- sarvatobhadrasaMjJosau prAsAdaH sarvato mataH / saikAzIti padaH zAlavApyudyAnAdyalaMkRtaH ||srg 8-4 // zAtakuMbhamayastaMbho vicitramaNibhittikaH / puSpavidruma-muktAdimAlAbhirupazobhitaH // 3 // tIrthaMkara AdinAtha bhagavAna jisa nagarI meM janma lene vAle haiM, tathA jahA~ sabhI deva, devendra nirantara AyA kareMge, usakI zreSTha racanA meM saMdeha ke liye sthAna nahIM ho sakatA / isakA kAraNa mahApurANakAra isa prakAra pragaTa karate haiM-- sutrAmA sUtradhAro'syAH zilpinaH kalpajAH suraaH| vAstujAtaM mahI kRtsnA soddhA nAstu kathaM purii||12--75|| usa jinendrapurI ke nirmANa meM indra mahArAja sUtradhAra the, kalpavAsI deva zilpI the, tathA nirmANa ke yogya samasta pRthvI par3I thI, vaha nagarI prazaMsanIya kyoM na hogI ? vaha nagarI dvAdaza yojana pramANa vistArayakta thii| jinasena svAmI kA kathana hai--'usa ayodhyA nagarI meM saba devoM ne harSita hokara zubha dina, zubha muhUrta, zubha yoga tathA zubha 1 isase yaha bAta spaSTa ho jAtI hai, ki vaijJAnika jaina saMskRti meM muharta zodhana Adi jyotiSa-zAstrokta bAtoM kA sammAnapUrNa sthAna hai| jainAgama ke dvAdaza aGgoM meM jyotirvidyA kI bhI parigaNanA kI gaI hai| jo vyakti yaha kaha diyA karate haiM ki muharta Adi vicAra saba vyartha kI bAte hai, isameM kucha sAra nahIM hai, ve jaina-dRSTi se aparicita hai| prAcArya vIrasena ne dhavalA TIkA meM batAyA hai ki mahAjJAnI munIndra dharasenAcArya ne bhUtavali puSpadaMta muniyugala ko jo mahAkamma payaDipAhuDa kA upadeza denA prArambha kiyA thA, vaha zubha tithi, zubha nakSatra, zubhavAra meM sampanna kiyA gayA, bhaa| dhavalA TIkA (pR.70, bhAga 1) ke ye zabda dhyAna dene yogya hai "dharaseNa-bhaDAraeNa soma-tihi-Nakhatta-vAre gaMtho pAraddho"
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 21 'lagna meM puNyAha vAcana kiyaa| jinheM aneka saMpadAoM kI paramparA prApta huI hai, aise mahArAja nAbhirAja tathA mahArAnI marudevI ne harSita ho samRddhiyukta ayodhyA nagarI meM nivAsa prArambha kiyA / vizvadRzvatayoH putro janiteti shtkrtuH| tayoH pUjAM vyadhAttoccaiH abhiSekapurassaram // 12--83 // ina rAjadaMpati ke sarvajJa putra utpanna hone vAle haiM; isalie indra ne abhiSeka pUrvaka una donoM kI bar3I pUjA kI thii| ratna-vRSTi bhagavAna ke janma ke 15 mAha pUrva se usa nagarI meM prabhAta, madhyAnha, sAyaMkAla tathA madhya rAtri meM cAra bAra sAr3he tIna karor3a ratnoM kI varSA hotI thii| isa prakAra caudaha karor3a ratnoM kI pratidina varSA huA karatI thii| mahApurANa evaM harivaMzapurANa meM likhA hai ki 1 maiMne dekhA thA ki, AcArya zAMtisAgara mahArAja sadA mahatvapUrNa dhArmika anuSThAnoM ke viSaya meM paMcAGga dekhA karate the| eka dina maiMne pUchA thA--- "mahArAja ! muhUrta dekhane meM kyA sAra hai ? kisI AdamI ke mana meM vairAgya utpanna hote hI use dIkSA denA cAhiye / Apa dIkSA kA muhUrta kyoM vicArA karate haiM ? " mahArAja ne kahA thA--"zAstra meM likhA hai, kisa muhUrta meM dIkSA denA ThIka hai, kaba ThIka nahIM hai / asamaya meM jinakI dIkSAdi vidhi huI hai, unameM anekoM ko hamane bhraSTa hote dekhA hai| ataH vicArakara yogya samaya para kArya karanA caahiye|" Ajakala jyotirvidyA kI yogyatA rakhane vAle vyakti kama milate hai| alpajJAnI muhUrta-zuddhi ke nAma para prAyaH atyanta azubha kAla ko hI avivekavaza zubha muhUrta batA dete hai| isakA kuphala dekha jana-sAdhAraNa bhrama-vaza zAstra ko hI doSa dene lagate haiN| vicAraka vyakti kA kartavya hai ki suyogya vidvAn se parAmarza le apanA kArya sampanna kare / mahArAja nAbhirAja ne jaba yogya muhUrta meM ayodhyA mahAnagarI meM praveza kiyA thA, taba anya puruSoM kA kyA kartavya hai yaha svayaM spaSTa ho jAtA
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________________ 22 ] tIrthakara yaha ratnavarSA rAjabhavana meM hotI thii| vardhamAna caritra meM kahA hai ki tiryagviz2a bhaka nAmake devagaNa kubera kI AjJA se cAroM dizA meM sAr3he tIna koTi ratnoM kI varSA karate the / (sarga 17-zloka 36) surAMganAoM dvArA mAtA kI sevA aneka devAMganAe~ jinendra jananI kI sevArtha rAjabhavana meM pahu~cI; zrI devI bhagavAna ke pitA se kahane lgiiN| nirjarAsura-narorageSu te ko'dhunApi guNasAmyamRcchati / agratast sutarAM yato gurustvaM jagattraya-gurorbhaviSyasi // 5--26 dharmazarmAbhyudaya / deva, asura, mAnava tathA nAgakumAroM meM aba kauna Apake guNoM se samAnatA ko prApta karegA, kyoMki Apa triloka ke guru ke bhI guru hoMge? isake pazcAt ve deviyA~ mAtA kI sevA ke lie antaHpura meM praveza karatI haiN| azaga kavi ne likhA hai ki kuNDala parvata para nivAsa karane vAlI cUlAvatI, mAlanikA, navamAlikA, trizirA, puSpacUlA, kanakacitrA, kanakAdevI tathA vAruNI devI nAma kI aSTadik kanyAeM indra kI AjJA se jinamAtA kI sevArtha gaI thiiN| parva, pazcima, uttara, dakSiNa ina cAroM dizAoM meM sAmAnya dRSTi se samAnatA hote hue bhI pUrva dizA ko vizeSa mahatva isalie diyA jAtA hai ki bhUmaMDala meM apanA ujvala prakAza pradAna karane vAlA bhAskara usI dizA meM udaya ko prApta hotA hai| prabhAtakAla meM sUryodaya ke bahuta pahale se hI pUrva dizA meM vizeSa jyoti kI AbhA dikhAI par3atI hai aura vaha dizA sabake netroM ko vizeSa ramaNIya lagatI hai| isI prakAra jinendra jananI ke garbha ke sUrya tIrthaMkara paramadeva kA janma hone ke pahale hI apUrva saubhAgya aura sAtizaya puNya kI prabhA dRSTigocara hotI hai / tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke janma lene ke pahale se hI vaha bhAvI jinamAtA manuSyoM kI to bAta hI kyA devendroM tathA indrANiyoM ke dvArA bhaktipUrvaka sevA tathA pUjA ko prApta karatI hai| yaha
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________________ tIrthakara [ 23 pUjA vastuta: mAtA kI svayaM kI vizeSatA ke kAraNa nahIM hai, kintu jinendradeva kI jananI hone ke kAraNa hai / yadi aisA na hotA, to pahale bhI mAtA kI surendrAdikoM ke dvArA pUjA tathA sevA honI cAhiye thii| sabakI dRSTi bhagavAna kI ora kendrita huA karatI hai| sacamuca meM jinendra kI jananI kA bhAgya aura puNya alaukika hai / nemicandra pratiSThApATha meM garbhakalyANaka ke prakaraNa meM bhagavAna kI mAtA kI AdarapUrvaka pUjA karate hue yaha padya likhA gayA hai-- vizvezvare vizvajagatsavitri pUjye mahAdevi mahAsati tvAm / sumaGgale'dhyeH bahumaMgalArthaH sambhAvayAmo bhava naH prsnnaaH||pRsstth 360 // he vizvezvarA, vizvajagat-savitrI, pUjyA, mahAdevI, mahAsatI, sumaGgalA mAtA! aneka maGgala rUpa padArthoM ke ardhya dvArA hama ApakI samArAdhanA karate haiN| he mAtA ! hama para prasanna ho / isa avasarpiNI meM sabhI tIrthaMkara svarga se calakara bharatakSetra meM Ae the| jaba svarga se caya karane ko chaha mAha zeSa rahe, taba una bhAvI tIrthaMkara rUpa pUjya AtmA ke prati sura samudAya kA mahAn Adara bhAva utpanna hone lagA thaa| vardhamAnacaritra meM batAyA hai ki jinendra hone vAle usa svargavAsI deva ko sabhI devatA loga praNAma karane lagate the / kavi ne mahAvIra bhagavAna ke jIva prANatendra ke viSaya meM jo bAta likhI hai, vaha anya tIrthaMkaroM ke viSaya meM bhI upayukta hai / kavi ne likhA hai-- bhavalyA praNemuratha taM manasA surendra SaNmAsazeSasurajIvitametya devAH / tasmAdanaMtarabhave vitaniSyamANaM tIrtha bhavodadhi-samuttaraNakatIrtham // 17--30 // jinakI devagati sambandhI Ayu ke chaha mAha zeSa rahe haiM tathA jo AgAmI janma meM saMsAra-samudra ko tara kara jAne ke lie advitIya
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________________ - tIrthakara ghATa sadRza dharmatIrtha kA prasAra karane vAle haiM, aise usa prANatendra ke samIpa jAkara aneka devatA antaHkaraNa pUrvaka praNAma karane lage the / aisI bhaktipUrvaka samArAdhanA pUrNatayA svAbhAvika hai / honahAra tIrthaMkara ko devarUpa meM svarga meM dekhakara devoM ko, deviyoM ko tathA devendroM ko aisA hI harSa hotA hai, jaise sUrya ke darzana se kamaloM ko Ananda prApta hotA hai aura ve vikAsa ko prApta hote haiM / jisa prakAra kisI jagaha para koI adbhuta nidhi alpakAla ke liye pA jAe, to usake darzana ke liye sabhI nAgarika aura grAmavAsI gae binA nahIM rahate; isI prakAra chaha mAha ke pazcAt svarga ko chor3akara manuSya loka ko prayANa karane vAlI usa parama pAvana AtmA kI sabhI deva abhivaMdanA dvArA apane ko kRtArtha anubhava karate haiN| bhagavAna chaha mAha pazcAt svargaloka kA parityAga karane vAle haiM isalie hI una puNyAtmA kA anugamana karanevAlI lakSmI chaha mAha pUrva hI svarga se madhyaloka meM ratnavRSTi ke bahAne se jA rahI thii| jinasena svAmI kI kalpanA kitanI madhura hai-- saMkrandananiyuktena dhanadena nipaatitaa| sAbhAt svasaMpadautsukyAt prasthitevAgrato vibhoH // 12--185 / indra ke dvArA niyukta hue kubera ke dvArA jo ratnoM kI varSA ho rahI thI, vaha isa prakAra zobhAyamAna hotI thI, mAno jinendradeva kI sampatti utsukatAvaza unake Agamana ke pUrva hI A gaI ho / ayodhyA kA saubhAgya svarga se avataraNa ke chaha mAsa ke samaya meM jaise-jaise dina nyUna ho rahe the, vaise-vaise yahA~ ayodhyApurI kI sarvAGgINa zrI, vaibhava, sukha Adi kI vRddhi ho rahI thii| zIghra hI vaha samaya A gayA, ki devAyu kA udaya samApta ho gayA / manuSyagati, manuSyAyu tathA manuSyagatyAnupUrvI kA udaya A jAne se vaha svarga kI vibhUti mAnava-loka meM AI aura usane mAtA marudevI ko solaha svapna-darzana
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 25 dvArA ukta bAta kI sUcanA dene ke sAtha apane maGgala jIvana kI mahattA ko pahale se hI pragaTa kara diyA / svapna-darzana pratyeka jinendra-jananI solaha svapnoM ko rAtri ke antima prahara meM darzana ke pazcAt apane patideva se unakA phala pUchatI hai, jisase mAtA ko apAra prAnanda prApta hotA hai, kAraNa ve svapna bhagavAna ke garbha meM prAgamana kI sUcanA dete haiN| mAtA apane patideva se svapnoM kA varNana karatI huI unakA phala pUchatI hai; taba bhagavAna ke pitA kahate haiM nAgena tuMgacarito vRSato vRSAtmA siMhana vikramadhano ramayA'dhi kazrIH / srAbhyAM dhRtazca zirasA zazinA klamacchit saryeNa dIptimahito jhaSataH surupaH // 28 // kalyANabhAkkalazataH sarasaH sarasto gambhoradhoradadhinAsanatastadIzaH / devAhivAsa-maNirAzyanaleH pratItadevoragAgamaguNodgama-karmadAhaH ||26--3||munisuvrtkaavy he devi ! gajendra darzana se sUcita hotA hai, ki tumhArA putra ucca caritravAlA hogA / vRSabhadarzana se dharmAtmA, siMhadarzana se parAkramI, lakSmI se adhika zrI sampanna, mAlA se sabake dvArA zirodhArya, candramA se saMsAra ke santApa ko dUra karanevAlA, sUryadarzana se adhika tejasvI, matsyadarzana se rUpa sampanna, kalaza se kalyANa ko prApta, sarovara se vAtsalyabhAva yukta, samudra se gambhIra buddhivAlA, siMhAsana se siMhAsana kA svAmI, devavimAna se devoM kA Agamana, nAgabhavana se nAgakumAra devoM kA Agamana, ratnarAzi se guNoM kA svAmI tathA agnidarzana se sUcita hotA hai ki vaha putra karmoM ko bhasma karake mokSa ko prApta kregaa|
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________________ 26 ] tIrthakara mAtA marudevI ke svapna meM dikhA thA, ki unake mukha meM vRSabha ne praveza kiyA / usakA phala yaha thA, ki vRSabhanAtha bhagavAna tumhAre garbha meM praveza kreNge| anya tIrthaMkaroM ke prAgamana ke zubha samaya vRSabha ke AkAra ke sthAna meM gajAkAradhArI zarIra kA mukha-dvAra se praveza hotA hai| jinendra jananI ke samAna solaha svapna anya mAtAoM ko nahIM dikhate haiM / aSTAGga nimitta vidyA meM eka bheda svapna-vijJAna hai / niroga tathA svastha vyakti ke svapnoM dvArA bhaviSya kA bodha hotA hai / kSatracUr3AmaNi kAvya meM kahA hai-- asvapna pUrva hi jIvAnAM na hi jAtu zubhAzubham ||21--pr. 1 // jIvoM ke kabhI bhI svapnadarzana ke binA zubha tathA azubha nahIM hotA hai / isa vidyA ke jJAtAoM kI Aja upalabdhi na hone se usa vidyA ko ayathArtha mAnanA bhUlabharI bAta hai / tulanAtmaka rIti se vividha dharmoM kA sAhitya dekhA jAya, to jJAta hogA ki bhAvI jinendra zizu kI zreSThatA ko sUcita karane vAle uparokta svapna samudAya jinamAtA ke sivAya anya mAtAoM ko nahIM dikhate / isa svapnadarzana ke prazna para gambhIratApUrvaka dRSTi DAlane vAle ko jinendra tIrthaMkara kI zreSThatA svayaM samajha meM Ae binA na rhegii| mAtA ke garbha meM puNyahIna zizu ke Ane para amaGgala svapna pAte haiN|' 1 isa prasaGga meM yaha ullekha smaraNayogya hai, ki dharasenAcArya giranAra kI candra guphA meM the| prabhAta meM una munIndra ko svapna pAyA thA, ki do dhavalavarNIya vRSabha unake pAsa Ae, jinhoMne unakI tIna pradakSiNA dI aura unake caraNoM meM par3a ge| isa svapnadarzana ke uparAnta unhoMne kahA"jayau suya-devada."-jinavANI jayavaMta ho| usI dina tibali, puSpadanta nAma se AgAmI prasiddha hone vAle muni yugala prAcAryadeva ke samIpa Ae, jinhoMne unako praNAma kiyA (dhavalA TIkA bhAga 1, pRSTha 68) / dharasenAcArya svapnAdi aSTAMga nimitta zAstra ke pAradarzI vidvAn the / isa kathana ke prakAza meM svapna-vijJAna kA mahatva spaSTa jJAta hotA hai /
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________________ [ 27 uparokta svapnadarzana ke pazcAt tIrthaMkara hone vAlI AtmA mAtA ke garbha meM A gaI / tIrthaMkara garbhAvataraNa usa samaya samasta surendra garbhAvataraNa kI bAta vividha nimittoM se jAnakara ayodhyApurI meM Ae / saba devendroM tathA devoM ne usa puNya nagarI kI pradakSiNA kI aura mahArAja nAbhirAja tathA mAtA marudevI ko namaskAra kiyA / bar3e harSa se garbhakalyANaka kA mahotsava manAyA gayA / bhagavAna ke manuSyAyu kA udaya hai hI / mAtA ke garbha meM Ane se unake manuSyAyu ke udaya meM koI antara nahIM par3atA / garbha tathA janma meM tulanA tatvadRSTi se garbha meM AnA tathA garbha se bAhara janma lene meM koI antara nahIM hai / isa apekSA se garbhakalyANaka aura janmakalyANaka meM adhika bheda nahIM dikhatA / antara itanA hI hai ki janma lene para una prabhu kA carma cakSuoM se darzana kA saubhAgya sabako prApta hotA hai / bhagavAna kA sadbhAva mAtA ke udara ke bhItara garbhakalyANaka meM ho jAtA hai / isI kAraNa unakA prabhAva adbhuta rUpa se dikhane lagatA hai / prabhu kA prabhAva unake prabhAva se mAtA kI buddhi vizuddha ho jAtI hai aura vaha paricArikA deviyoM dvArA pUche gae pratyanta kaThina mArmika tathA gUr3ha praznoM kA sundara samAdhAna karatI haiM / bhagavAna svarga chor3akara prayodhyA meM Ae haiM, kintu unakI sevA meM tatpara deva - devI samudAya ko dekhakara aisA lagatA hai ki svayaM svarga hI una prabhu ke pIche-pIche vahA~ A gayA hai / devatAoM kA citta svarga vApisa jAne kA nahIM hotA thA, kAraNa jo nidhi jinendra bhagavAna ke rUpa meM aba ayodhyA meM A gaI hai, vaha anyatra nahIM hai /
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________________ 28 ] sevA kA puraskAra aba mAtA kA vizeSa manoraJjana tathA sevA Adi kA kArya devAMganAeM karane lagIM / indra kA ekamAtra yaha lakSya thA ki devAdhideva kI sevA zreSTha rUpa meM sampanna ho / isa zreSTha sevA tathA bhakti kA puraskAra bhI to asAdhAraNa prApta hotA hai / vAdirAja sUri ne ekIbhAva stotra meM likhA hai--bhagavan ! indra ne ApakI bhalI prakAra sevA kI isameM ApakI mahimA nahIM hai / mahatva kI bAta to yaha hai ki usa sevA ke prasAda se usa indra kA saMsAra paribhramaNa chUTa jAtA hai / kahA bhI hai indraH sevAM tava sukurutAM kiM tayA zlAghanaM te / tasyaiveyaM bhavalakarI ilAdhyatAmAtanoti // 20 // tIrthaMkara zacI kA pradbhuta saubhAgya trilokasAra meM likhA hai ki saudharma svarga kA indra, usakI indrANI vahA~ se cayakara' eka manuSya bhava dhAraNa karake mokSa ko prApta karate haiM / saudharmendra to sAdhika do sAgara pramANa devA pUrNa hone ke pazcAta, manuSya hokara mokSa pAtA hai, kintu usakI paTTadevI zacI- indrANI paMcapalya pramANa grAyu ko bhoga manuSya hokara zIghra mokSa jAtI hai / sAgara pramANa sthiti ke samakSa pa~ca palya kI Ayu bahuta hI kama hai / indrANI ke zIghra mokSa jAne kA kAraNa yaha pratIta hotA hai ki jinamAtA aura prabhu ina donoM kI sevA kA apUrva tathA utkRSTa saubhAgya use prApta hotA hai / isa ujjvala kArya se use apUrva vizuddhatA prApta hotI hai / laukAntika deva kI padavI mahAna hai / unakI sthiti pATha sAgara hai / sarvArthasiddhi ke deva lokottara haiM / unakI sthiti tetIsa sAgara hai / itane lambe kAla ke pazcAta una 1 sohammo varadevI salogavAlA ya dakkhiNamariMdA / loyaMtiya savvaTThA tado cuAA NivbudiM jaMti / / 548 | | trilokasAra saudharmendra, zacI, unake soma Adi lokapAla, dakSiNendra, laukAntika, sarvArthasiddhi ke deva vahA~ se caya karake niyama se mokSa jAte haiM /
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 29 mahAna devoM ko mokSa kA lAbha milatA hai / zacI kA bhAgya sacamuca meM adabhuta hai, kAraNa strIliGga chedakara vaha zIghra nirvANa ko prApta karatI hai / jinendra-bhagavAna kI bhakti kA pratyakSa udAharaNa indrANI hai / deviyoM kA kArya mAtA kI sevA meM tatpara zrI Adi deviyoM ne kyA kArya kiyA, ise mahAkavi jinasena isa prakAra kahate haiM ___ zrI-hA~dha tizca kItizca buddhi lakSmyau ca devatAH / zriyaM lajjAM ca dhairya ca stuti-bodhaM ca vaibhavam // 12--164 // zrI devI ne mAtA meM zrI arthAt zobhA kI vRddhi kii| hrI devI ne hrI arthAt lajjA kI dhRti, devI ne dhairya kI, kIrti devI ne stuti kI, buddhi devI ne jJAna kI tathA lakSmIdevI ne vibhUti kI vRddhi kii| mAtA ke zarIra meM garbhavRddhi kA bAhya cinha na dekhakara prabhu ke pitA ke zaMkita mana ko isase zAnti milatI thI, ki jinamAtA kI tIvra abhilASA tribhavana ke uddhAra rUpa dohalA meM vyakta huA karatI thii| munisuvrata kAvya meM likhA hai :garbhasya ligaM paramANukalpamapyetadaMgaSvanavekSya rkssii| jagatatrayoddhAraNa-dohadena paraM narANAM bubudhe sasatvAM // 4-6 // bhagavAna ke pitA ne jinendrajananI ke zarIra meM paramANupramANa bhI garbha ke cinha na dekhakara kevala jagattraya ke uddhArarUpa dohalA se use garbhavatI smjhaa| isa kathana se jinendrajananI kI zarIra-sthiti sambandhI paristhiti kA jJAna hotA hai, vaise bhagavAn kI garbhakalyANaka sambandhI apUrva sAmagrI ko dekhakara sabhI jIva prabhu ke garbhAvataraNa ko bhalI prakAra jAnate the aura unake janma-mahotsava dekhane kI mamatA se ekaeka kSaNa ko dhyAnapUrvaka ginA karate the|
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________________ 30 ] tIrthakara manohara-citraNa ratnagarbhA gharA jAtA harSagarbhAH surottamAH / kSobhamAyAjjagadgarbho garbhAdhAnotsave vibhoH // 12--68 // bhagavAna ke garbhakalyANaka ke utsava ke samaya pRthvI to ratnavarSA ke kAraNa ratnagarbhA ho gaI, surarAja harSagarbha arthAt harSapUrNa ho gae haiN| jagatgarbha arthAt pRthvImaNDala kSobha ko prApta huA, arthAt saMsAra bhara meM garbhAvataraNa kI vArtA vikhyAta ho gii| garbhastha zizu jaise-jaise vardhamAna ho rahe the, vaise-vaise mAtA kI buddhi vizuddha hotI jA rahI thii| navamA mAha nikaTa Ane para sevA meM saMlagna deviyoM ne atyanta gUr3ha tathA manoraMjaka prazna mAtA se pUchanA prArambha kiyA tathA mAtA dvArA sundara samAdhAna prApta kara ve harSita hotI thiiN| sevA kA Ananda koI yaha soce ki jina-jananI kI vividha prakAra se sevA karane meM mahAn puNyavatI deviyoM ko kaSTa hotA hogA, to anucita bAta hogii| jina mAtA ke garbha meM mati, zruta, avadhijJAnadhArI tIrthaMkara-prakRti sampanna jinendradeva haiM; unakI sevA tathA satsaMga se jo unako Ananda prApta hotA thA, vaha svAtma-saMvedya hI thaa| dUsarA vyakti usa mahAna saubhAgyajanita rasa kA kaise kathana kara sakatA hai ? tIrthaMkara rUpa apUrva nimitta ke sayoga se mAtA ke jJAna kA adabhata vikAsa ho gayA thA / devatA bhI mAtA ke mahAna jJAna tathA anubhava se apane ko kRtArtha karate the / mAtA se praznottara deviyoM ke dvArA mAtA se kie gae praznottaroM kI rUparekhA samajhane ke liye mahApurANa meM likhita ye praznottara mahatvapUrNa haiN| deviyoM ne pUchA
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________________ tIrthakara [ 31 ...ka: paMjaramadhyAste...ka : paruSanisvana: ? kaH pratiSThA jIvAnAM....kaH pAThayokSaracyutaH? // 12--236 // mAtA ! piMjare meM kauna rahatA hai ? kaThora zabda karanevAlA kauna hai ? jIvoM kA Azraya kauna hai ? akSara-cyuta hone para bhI par3hane yogya kyA pATha hai ? mAtA ne uttara diyA-- zukaH paMjaramadhyAste kAkaH paruSa-nisvanaH / lokaH pratiSThA jIvAnAM zlokaH paatthyokssrcyutH||237|| ka: paMjaramadhyAste ? -isameM zu zabda jor3akara mAtA kahatI haiM-zuka piMjare meM rahatA hai| dUsare prazna ke uttara meM mAtA "kA" zabda jor3akara kahatI haiM--kaThora svara vAlA kAka pakSI hotA hai| tIsare prazna ke uttara meM mAtA lo zabda ko jor3akara kahatI haiM-jIvoM kA Azraya loka hai| cauthe prazna ke uttara meM mAtA kahatI haiM-- zlo zabda ko jor3ane se akSara-cyuta hone para bhI zloka paThanIya hai / tIna deviyoM ne krama-krama se ye prazna pUche kaH samatsajyate dhAnye ghaTayatyamba ko ghaTama ? vRSAndazati kaH pApI vadAthai rakSaraiH pRthak ? // 244 // mAtA ! dhAnya meM kyA chor3a diyA jAtA hai ? ghaTa ko kauna banAtA hai ? vRSAn arthAt cUhoM ko kauna pApI bhakSaNa karatA hai ? inakA uttara pRthak-pRthak zabdoM meM batAiye jinake Adi ke akSara pRthakpRthak hoM ? mAtA ne uttara diyA- palAla dhAnya meM chor3A jAtA hai| kulAla -kuMbhakAra ghaTa ko banAtA hai / biDAla cUhoM ko khAtA hai| isa uttara meM prArambha ke do zabda pRthak-pRthak hote hue anta kA akSara la sabameM hai| pragaTa rUpa se aneka deviyA~ mAtA kI bar3e viveka pUrvaka sevA karatI thii|
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________________ 32 ] tIrthaMkara zacI dvArA gupta-sevA mahApurANa meM yaha mahatvapUrNa kathana AyA hainigUDhaM ca zacI devI siSeve kila saapsraaH|| maghonAgha-vinAzAya prahitA tAM mahAsatIm // 266 // apane samasta pApoM kA nAza karane ke lie indra ke dvArA bhejI gaI indrANI aneka apsarAoM ke sAtha mAtA kI gupta rUpa se sevA karatI thii| prabhu kI mAtA meM prArambha se hI lokottaratA thii| aba jinendra deva ke garbha meM Ane se vaha sacamuca meM jagat kI mAtA yA jagadambA ho gii| unakI mahimA kA kauna varNana kara sakatA hai ? garbhastha-prabhu kA varNana garbhakalyANaka ke varNana prasaGga meM mAtA ke garbha meM virAjamAna tathA sUrya sadRza zIghra hI udaya ko prApta hone vAle una bhagavAna kI avasthA para prakAza DAlane vAlA dharmazarmAbhyudaya kA yaha padya kitanA bhAvapUrNa haigarbhe vasannapi malarakalaMkitAMgo / jJAnatrayaM tribhuvanaikagururbabhAra / tuMgodayAdri-gahanAMtaritopi dhAma / ki nAma muMcati kadAcana tigmarazmiH / 6--6 // ve jinabhagavAn garbha meM nivAsa karate hue bhI mala se akalaMka aMga yukta the / tribhuvana ke advitIya guru una prabhu ne mati, zrata tathA avadhi ina jJAnatraya ko dhAraNa kiyA thaa| unnata udayAcala ke gahana meM chipA huA bhI timmarazmi arthAt sUrya kyA kabhI apane teja ko chor3atA hai ? bhagavAna to mAtA ke garbha meM virAjamAna haiN| ve carma-cakSuoM ke agocara avazya haiM, kintu unake prabhAva se mAtA meM vRddhi ko prApta apUrva saundarya tathA jJAna kA adbhuta vikAsa dekhakara sabhI loga yaha jAnate the, ki isa asAdhAraNa sthiti kA kyA kAraNa hai ? prAcI dizA
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 33 ke garbha meM sUrya prArambha meM chipA rahatA hai, phira bhI vizva ko prakAza dene vAle tejaHpuJja prabhAkara ke prabhAva se usa dizA meM vilakSaNa saundarya tathA apUrvatA nayanagocara hotI hai, aisI hI sthiti bhagavAna ke garbha meM vidyamAna rahane para jinendrajananI kI huI thI / mAtA ke saundarya kI jhalaka eka devI kI isa sundara ukti meM pratIta hotI hai, jo usane prazna ke rUpa meM mAtA ke samakSa upasthita kI thI / devI pUchatI hai- mAtA kI stuti kimenduraiko loke'smin tvayAmba mRdurIkSitaH / prAchinatsi balAdasya yadazeSaM kalAdhanam / / 12 -- 214 mahApurANa // he mAtA ! yaha to batAo ki kyA tumane isa jagat meM eka caMdramA ko hI mRdu dekhA hai, jo usakI paripUrNa kalArUpa saMpatti ko tumane jabaradastI chInakara apane pAsa rakha liyA hai ? yahA~ vyAja - stuti alaMkAra ke dvArA mAtA ke anupama saundarya para prakAza DAlA gayA hai / mahAkavi jinasena svAmI mAtA kI eka apUrva vizeSatA ko saprANa zabdoM dvArA vyakta karate haiM- sA nasIna paraM kaMcit namyate sma svayaM janaiH / vAMdrakaleva rudrazrIH devova ca sarasvatI / / 12 -- 267 // mAtA ko svayaM sabhI loga praNAma karate the / mAtA kisI ko praNAma nahIM karatI thI / garbha meM bhagavAna ko dhAraNa karane se mAtA kI samatA kauna kara sakatA hai ? ataH jinajanamI mahAn saundarya pUrNa candrakalA tathA bhagavatI sarasvatI sadRza pratIta hotI thI / prabhu kI janma-velA bhagavAna ke janma kA samaya samIpa grA gayA hai / usa samaya bhagavAna ke pitA mahArAja nAbhirAya kI sthiti para mahApurANakAra ina arthapUrNa zabdoM meM prakAza DAlate haiM- aneka deviyA~ Adara ke sAtha jisakI sevA karatI haiM, aisI mAtA marudevI paramasukha dene vAle aura tInoM lokoM meM Azcarya
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________________ tIrthaMkara utpanna karane vAle bhagavAna RSabhadevarUpI tejaH puJja ko dhAraNa kara rahI thI aura mahArAja nAbhirAja kamaloM se zobhAyamAna sarovara ke samAna jinendra hone vAle suta rUpI sUrya kI pratIkSA karate hue bar3I AkAMkSA ke sAtha mahAna dhairya ko dhAraNa kara rahe the / jagadambA mahAdevI mAtA marudevI ke garbha meM virAjamAna RSabhanAtha prabhu kA jJAna netroM dvArA darzana kara mumukSa jana una parama prabhu ko praNAma karate hue mahAn sukha kA anubhava karate the / pratyeka ke antaHkaraNa meM bAla- jinendra ke sAkSAt darzana kI avarNanIya utkaMThA utpanna ho rahI thI / kAla vyatIta hote dera nahIM lagatI / sukha ke kSaNa to aura bhI vega se bIta jAte haiM / aba vaha maGgala velA samIpa hai, jaba tribhuvana ko sukhadAtA devAdhideva bhagavAna AdIzvara prabhu kA janma hone vAlA hai / una prabhu ko zatazaH praNAma hai /
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________________ janma-kalyANAka prAcI ke garbha meM sthita sUrya sadaza jananI ke garbha meM ve dharmasUrya jinendra bhavyoM ko adhika harSa pradAna kara rahe the, kintu jisa samaya una prabhu kA janma huA, usa samaya ke aAnanda aura zAnti kA kauna varNana kara sakatA hai ? antaHkaraNoM meM sabhI jIvoM ne jinendra-janmajanita Ananda kA anubhava kiyA / tribhuvana ke sabhI jIvoM ko sukha prApta huA / janma ke samaya jananI ko koI kaSTa nahIM huA / deviyA~ sevA meM taiyAra thiiN| puNya vAtAvaraNa usa samaya kA . naisargika vAtAvaraNa ramaNIya aura sundara ho gayA / nabhomaNDala atyanta svaccha thA / manda, sugandhita pavana kA saMcAra ho rahA thaa| AkAza se sugandhita puSpoM kI varSA ho rahI thii| prAkRtika mudrA ko dhAraNa karake AtmA kI vaibhAvika paraNati kA tyAga kara apanI prAkRtika sthiti ko ye jinendra zIghra hI prApta kareMge, isalie sacetana evaM acetana prakRti ke madhya eka apUrva ullAsa aura Ananda kI rekhA dikhAI par3atI thii| mahApurANa meM janma ke samaya huI madhura bAtoM kA isa prakAra varNana kiyA gayA hai dizaH prasattimAseduH prAsInirmalamambaram / guNAnAmasya vaimalyaM anukartumiva prabhoH // 13-5 // usa samaya samasta dizAe~ svacchatA ko prApta huI thiiN| AkAza bhI nirmala ho gayA thaa| usase aisA pratIta hotA thA mAno bhagavAna ke guNoM kI nirmalatA kA ve anukaraNa kara rahe hoN| prajAnAM vavRdhe harSaH surA vismayamAzrayan / amlAni kusumAnyuccaiH mumacuH surbhuuthaaH||6|| ( 35 )
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________________ 36 ] tIrthakara prajA kA harSa bar3ha rahA thA / deva Azcarya ko prApta ho rahe the| kalpavRkSa pracura pramANa meM praphullita puSpoM kI varSA kara rahe the| anAhatAH pRthudhvAnA dadhvanudivijAnakAH / mRduH sugaMdhizziziro marunmadaM tadA vavau // 7 // devoM kI duMdubhi apane Apa U~cA zabda karate hue baja rahIM thiiN| mRdu, zItala aura sugandhita pavana manda-manda baha rahA thA / pracacAla maho toSAt nRtyantIva calagiriH / udvelo jaladhinaM agamat pramadaM param // 8 // usa samaya pahAr3oM ko kampita karatI huI pRthvI bhI hilane lagI thI, mAno Ananda se nRtya hI kara rahI ho / samudra kI lahareM sImA ke bAhara jAtI thIM, jinase sUcita hotA thA ki vaha parama grAnanda ko prApta huA ho / munisuvrata-kAvya meM likhA hai :-- gRheSu zaMkhAH bhavanAmarANAM dhanAmarANAM paTahAH padeSu / jyotissurANAM sadaneSu siMhAH kalpeSu ghaMTAH svayameva nedaH // 4--36 // prabhu ke janma hote hI bhavanavAsiyoM ke yahA~ zaMkhadhvani hone lgii| vyaMtaroM ke yahA~ bherInAda hone lagA / jyotiSI devoM ke yahA~ siMhanAda humA tathA kalpavAsiyoM ke yahA~ svayameva ghaMTA bajane lge| saudharmendra kA vismaya usa samaya saudharmendra kA Asana kampita huA tathA mastaka jhuka gayA thA / saudharmendra cakita ho socane lage ki yaha kisa nirbhaya, zaMkArahita, atyanta bAla-svabhAva, mugdha-prakRti, svacchanda bhAvavAle tathA zIghra kArya karane vAle vyakti kA kArya hai ? harivaMzapurANa meM kahA haiprAsanasya prakapena dadhyau vismitadhIstadA / saudharmendrazcalanmaulirbhUtvA mUrdhAnamuSatam // 8--122 // atibAlena mugdhena svataMtraNAzukArigA / nirbhayena vizaMkena kenedamapyanuSThitam // 123 //
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________________ tIrthakara [ 3. indramahArAja punaH cintAnimagna hokara vicAra karate haiMdeva-dAnavacasya svaparAkramazAlinaH / kathaMcitpratikUlasya yaH samarthaH kadarthane // 124 // indraH puraMdaraH zakraH kathaM na gaNito'dhunA / so'haM kaMpayatAnena siMhAsanamakaMpanam // 125 // apane parAkrama se zobhAyamAna bhI deva-dAnava samudAya ke kicit pratikUla hone para jo unake damana karane kI sAmarthya dhAraNa karatA hai, aise zakra, puraMdara, indra nAmadhArI mere akaMpita siMhAsana ko kaMpita karate hue usane merI kucha bhI gaNanA nahIM kii| sahasA saudharmendra ke citta meM eka bAta utpanna huI, ki tInoM lokoM meM aisA prabhAva tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke sivAya anya meM sambhAvanIya nahIM hai----"saMbhAvayAmi nedRkSaM prabhAvaM bhuvanatraye / prabhuM tIrthaMkarAdanyam / " pazcAt avadhijJAna dvArA jJAta ho gayA ki bharatakSetra meM mahArAja nAbhirAja ke yahA~ RSabhanAtha tIrthaMkara kA janma huA hai / tatkAla hI vahaM vismayabhAva mahAn Anandarasa meM pariNata ho gayA / "jayatAM jina ityuktvA praNanAma kRtAMjaliH" (128 sarga 8)--jinendra bhagavAna jayavaMta hoN| aisA kahakara sAta paiMDa jA hAtha jor3akara saudharmendra ne jinendra bhagavAna ko parokSarUpa se praNAma kiyaa| janmapurI ko prasthAna zIghra hI tIna loka ke svAmI tIrthakara kA janma jAnakara devoM kI hAthI, ghor3A, ratha, gandharva, piyAde, baila tathA nRtyakAriNI rUpa sAta prakAra kI sainya indra mahArAja kI AjJA se nikliiN| usa samaya zoka, viSAda Adi vikAroM kA sarvatra prabhAva ho gayA thaa| sarva jagat Ananda ke sindhu meM nimagna thA / zAnti kA sAgara digdiganta meM laharA rahA thaa|
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________________ tIrthakara prazna ? isa prasaGga meM eka zaMkA utpanna hotI hai ki bhagavAna kA janma to ayodhyA meM harA aura unake janma kI sacanA dene vAlI vAdya-dhvani svargaloka meM hone lgii| indroM ke mukuTa jhuka ge| isa kathana kA kyA koI vaijJAnika samAdhAna hai ? samAdhAna jinAgama meM jagad vyApI eka pudgala kA mahAskandha mAnA hai, vaha sUkSma hai / Aja ke bhautika zAstrajJoM ne 'Ithara' nAma kA eka tatva mAnA hai, jisake mAdhyama se hajAroM mIla kA zabda reDiyo yantra dvArA sunAI par3atA hai| isa viSaya meM Agama kA yaha AdhAra dhyAna dene yogya hai / tatvArtha sUtra meM padgala ke zabda, baMdha aAdi bhedoM kA ullekha karate hue usakA bheda sUkSmatA ke sAtha sthUlatA bhI batAyA hai / tatvArtharAjavArtika meM likhA hai "dvividhaM sthaulyamavagaMtavyaM / tatrAtyaM jagadvyApini mahAskaMdhe" (adhyAya 5, sUtra 24, pRSTha 233)--do prakAra kI sthUlatA kahI gaI hai / pudgala kI antima sthUlatA jagat bhara meM vyApta mahAskaMdha meM hai / isa mahAskaMdha ke mAdhyama se jinendrajanma kI sUcanA tatkAla sampUrNa jagat ko anAyAsa prApta ho jAtI hai| isa mahAskaMdha tatva kA svarUpa kisI bhI anya siddhAnta meM nahIM batAyA gayA hai, kAraNa ve ekAntavAda asarvajJoM ke kathana para Azrita haiM aura jaina-dharma sarvajJa ke paripUrNa jJAna tathA tadanusAra nirdoSa vANI para avasthita hai| deva senA siddhAntasAra dIpaka meM likhA hai ki indra mahArAja kI savArI ke Age-Age sAta prakAra kI senA madhura gIta gAtI huI calatI thii| Abhiyogya jAti ke devoM ne gaja, turaGga Adi kA rUpa dhAraNa kiyA thA / devagati nAma karma kA udaya hote hue bhI alpa
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 39 puSya hone ke kAraNa una Abhiyogya jAti ke devoM ko vividha prakAra ke vAhana Adi kA rUpa dhAraNa karanA par3atA thA / aisI hI dazA kilviSaka devoM kI hIna puNya hone ke kAraNa hotI hai / vaM azuddha piMDadhArI na hote hue bhI zUdroM ke samAna ucca devoM se pRthak gamanAdi kArya karate haiM / jinendra janmotsava ke samaya unakA kahA~ sthAna rahatA hai, yaha pRthak rUpa se ullekha nahIM kiyA gayA hai / gaja rUpadhArI devoM kI senA vidyAdhara, kAmadeva Adi kA SaDja svara meM guNagAna karatI hai / turaGga senA RSabha svara meM mAMDalika mahAmAMDalika rAjAoM kA guNagAna karatI hai / devaratha vAlI senA gAMdhAra svara meM balabhadra, nArAyaNa, pratinArAyaNa ke bala-vIrya kA guNagAna karatI huI nRtya karatI jAtI thI / paidala rUpa devasenA madhyama svara meM cakravartI kI vibhUti, bala, vIryAdi kA guNagAna karatI thI / vRSabha senA paMcama svara meM lokapAla jAti ke devoM kA guNAnuvAda karatI huI caramazarIrI muniyoM kA guNagAna karatI thI / dhaivata svara meM gandharva-senA gaNadharadeva tathA RddhidhArI muniyoM kA gauravagAna karatI thI / nRtyakAriNI senA niSAda svara meM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke chiyAlIsa guNoM kA aura unake puNya jIvana kA madhura gAna karatI thI / adbhuta rasa kA uddIpaka airAvata saudharmendra ne airAvata hAthI para zacI ke sAtha baiThakara aneka devoM se samalaMkRta ho ayodhyA ke lie prasthAna kiyA / airAvata gaja kA varNana adbhuta rasa ko jAgRta karatA hai / daivika camatkAra kA vaha atyanta manojJa rUpa thA / vikriyA zakti sampanna devoM meM kalpanAtIta zakti rahatI hai / unakA zarIra praudArika zarIra kI apekSA atyanta sUkSma hotA hai / usa sUkSma pariNamana prApta vaikriyika zarIra kA sthUla rUpa darzana airAvata hAthI ke rUpa meM hotA thA 1 vaha 1" yatheha dAsAH vAhanAdivyApAraM kurvanti tathA tatrA''bhiyogyAH vAhanAdi - bhAveopakurvanti / kilviSaM pApaM tadeSAmastIti kilviSikAH teM'tyavAsisthAnIyA matA: " - ( ta0 rA0 a0 4, sU0 4 pR0 151 ) /
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________________ 40] tIrthaMkara gaja laukika gajendroM se bhinna thaa| vaha deva sAmarthya kA sumadhura pradarzana thA / airAvata kA svarUpa cintana karate hI buddhijIvI manuSya meM adbhuta rasa utpanna hue binA na rahegA / yadi vaha soce ki sthUla rUpadhArI choTe darpaNa meM bar3e-bar3e padArtha pratibimba rUpa se apanA sUkSma pariNamana karake pratibimbita hote haiM / choTe se kemarA dvArA bar3I vastu kA citra khIMcA jAtA hai, taba isase bhI sUkSma vaikriyika zarIradhArI deva racita airAvata gaja kA sadbhAva pUrNatayA samIkSaka buddhi ke anurUpa hai / sabhyagdRSTi jIva kI zraddhA padArthoM kI acitya zakti ko dhyAna meM rakhakara aisI bAtoM ko zirodhArya karane meM saMkoca kA anubhava nahIM karatI hai / sarvajJa, vItarAga, hitopadezI bhagavAna ke dvArA kathita tatva hone se aisI bAteM samyaktvI sahaja hI svIkAra karatA hai / ina bAtoM ko kAlpanika samajhane vAlA Agama kI vividha zAkhAoM kA mArmika jJAtA hote hue bhI samyaktvazUnya hI svIkAra karanA hogA, kAraNa samyaktvI jIva pravacana meM kathita samasta tatvoM ko prAmANika mAnatA hai / eka bhI bAta ko na mAnane vAlA Agama meM mithyAtvodaya ke adhIna mAnA gayA hai tathA zraddhAzUnya kahA gayA hai / vivekI samyaktvI jIva Agamokta Azcaryaprada bAtoM ke viruddha zraddhA kA bhAva tyAgakara yaha socatA hai sUkSmaM jinoditaM tatvaM hetubhirnaiva hanyate / zrAjJAsiddhaM ca tad prAhyaM nAnyathAvAdino jinaH / / sarvajJa jinendradeva dvArA kathita tatva atyanta sUkSma hai / usakA yuktiyoM dvArA khaMDana nahIM ho sakatA / use bhagavAna kI AjJA rUpa se prAmANika mAnakara grahaNa karanA cAhiye, kyoMki jinendra anyathA pratipAdana nahIM karate haiM / rAgadveSa tathA ajJAna ke dvArA mithyA kathana kiyA jAtA hai / jinendradeva sarvajJa, vItarAga evaM hitopadezI haiM; ataH unakI vANI meM mumukSu bhavya saMdeha nahIM karatA hai /
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________________ tIrthakara vizeSa bAta eka bAta vizeSa vicAraNIya hai| Adhunika vijJAna ke anusandhAna dvArA aisI aneka zodhoM tathA AviSkAroM kI upalabdhi huI hai, jisakA jaina zAstroM meM pahale hI kathana kiyA jA cukA hai / pudgala tatva meM acintya ananta zaktiyoM kA bhaNDAra hai, yaha jainamAnyatA Aja ke bhautika vicitra AviSkAroM dvArA samarthana ko prApta kara rahI hai / vaijJAnikoM kI eTama (aNu ) sambandhI zodha ne saMsAra ko cakita kara diyA hai / jarmana vaijJAnika prAMsTAina ne yaha pramANita kara diyA ki eka mAzA vajana ke pudgala meM zakti kA itanA mahAn bhaNDAra bharA hai ki usase dillI se kalakattA pUrI ladI huI DAkagAr3I chaha sau bAra gamanAgamana kara sakatI hai| amerikana zAsana dvArA prakAzita pustaka 'Exploring the Atom2 meM likhA hai jaba hama diyAsalAI kI eka lakar3I jalAte haiM, taba eka momabattI jalAne yogya paryApta garmI prApta hotI hai / yadi hama usa diyAsalAI ke aNuoM kA vibhAjana karate jAya, to itanI zakti prApta ho jAyagI, jisase sviTajaralaiMDa deza ke himAcchAdita Alpsa parvata kA samasta barpha pAnI rUpa pariNata karAyA jA sakatA hai| jaba aisI pudgala kI 1 Einstein proved mathematically that one gram of matter, if wholly converted into energy could perform about 900,000,000,000,000,000,000 ergs of work. One gram is about one masha in the India system of weights... . ...And the amount of energy expressed above can enable the fully loaded Calcutta Mail to make six hundred trips between Delhi and Calcutta--"Einstein's contribution to World" article in 'The American Reporter of March, 1957. 2 "When we strike a match we have enough heat to light a candle. But if we could break up the match atom by atom converting its entire mass into energy, it is said that we could have enough heat to melt all the snow in the Swiss Alps"- Exploring the Atom' Page 5.
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________________ 42 ] tIrthakara adbha ta zaktiyoM kA upayoga sImita zakti tathA sAdhana sampanna mAnava kara sakatA hai, taba vaikriyika zarIradhArI avadhijJAnI deva kyA-kyA camatkAra nahIM dikhA sakate ? ataeva aAtma hitaiSiyoM kA kartavya hai ki jinavANI ke kathana para zraddhA karane meM saMkoca na kareM / sundara kalpanA solaha svarga paryaMta ke samasta deva-devAMganA tathA bhavanatrika ke devatAoM kA samudAya mahAn puNyAtmA saudharmendra ke netRtva meM AkAzamArga se zreSTha vaibhava, Ananda, prasannatA tathA amaryAdita ullAsa ke sAtha ayodhyA kI ora bar3ha rahA thA / jinasena svAmI ne likhA teSAmApatatAM yAnavimAnairAtataM nmH| triSaSTipaTale yo'nyat svargAntaramivAsRjat // 13--22 // una Ate hue devoM kA vimAna aura vAhanoM se vyApta huA AkAza aisA pratIta hotA thA mAno tresaTha-paTala vAle svarga ko chor3a yahA~ anya svarga kA nirmANa hayA ho| mahArAja nAbhirAjake rAjabhavana kA prAMgaNa surendroM ke samudAya se bhara gayA thaa| devoM kI senAeM ayodhyApurI ko gherakara avasthita ho gaI / indra ne zacI ko Adeza diyA, ki tuma prasavamandira meM praveza kro| mAtA ko sukhamayI nidrA meM nimagna karake unakI goda meM mAyAmayI zizu ko rakhakara jinendradeva ko meru parvata para abhiSeka ke liye laao| zacI dvArA jinendra-caMdra kA darzana zacI ne surarAja kI AjJA kA pAlana karate hue usa narendrabhavana ke anta pura meM praveza kiyA aura mAtA marudevI ke aMcala ke bhItara vidyamAna bAlasvarUpa jinendra-candra kA darzana kiyA / usa samaya indrANI ke hRdaya meM aisA Ananda hayA ki usakA varNana
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________________ tIrthakara [ 43 sAkSAt bhAratI ke dvArA bhI zAyada hI sambhava ho / trilokInAtha kI mukha-candrikA kA darzana kara zacI ke nayana-cakora pulakita ho rahe the / hRdaya kalpanAtIta aAnanda-sindhu meM nimagna ho rhaathaa| zacI ne bAla-jinendra sahita mAtA ko bar3e prema, mamatA, zraddhA tathA bhaktipUrvaka dekhA / aneka bAra bhagavAna aura jinamAtA kI pradakSiNA ke pazcAta, tribhuvana ke nAtha bhagavAna ko bar3I bhakti se praNAma kiyA tathA jinamAtA kI stuti karate hue kahA-- tvamamba bhuvanAmbAsi kalyANI tvaM sumaMgalA / mahAdevI tvamevAdya tvaM sapuNyA yazasvinI // 13--30 mhaapuraann|| he mAtA ! tuma to tInoM lokoM kA kalyANa karane vAlI vizvajananI ho, kalyANakAriNI ho, sumaGgalA ho, mahAdevI ho, yazasvinI aura puNyavatI ho / jinendra ke sparzana kA sukha isa prakAra jinendra jananI ke prati apanA ujjvala prema pradarzita karate hue mAtA ko nidrA nimagna kara tathA unakI goda meM mAyA-zizu ko rakhakara zacI ne jagadguru ko apane hAthoM meM uThAyA aura parama Ananda ko prApta kiyA / jinasena svAmI kahate haiM-- tagAtra-sparzamAsAdya sudurlabhamasau tdaa| mene tribhubanaizvarya svasAskRtamivAkhilam // 13--33 // usa samaya atyanta durlabha bAla-jinendra ke zarIra kA sparza kara zacI ko aisA pratIta huA, mAno tIna loka kA aizvarya hI usane apane adhIna kara liyA ho / indrANI ne prabhu ko bar3e Adara pUrvaka lekara indra ko dene ke lie prasava-mandira ke bAhara paira rakhe / usa samaya bhagavAna ke Age aSTamaGgala dravya arthAta chatra, dhvajA, kalaza, cAmara, supratiSThika (ThonA) jhArI, darpaNa tathA paMkhA dhAraNa karane vAlI dikkumArI deviyA~ bhagavAna kI uttama RddhiyoM ke samAna gamana karatI huI pratIta hotI thiiN| isake anantara indrANI ne devAdhideva ko
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________________ tIrthakara surarAja ke karatala meM sauMpA / kahA bhI hai---- tataH karatale devI debarAjasya taM nyadhAt / bAlArkamaudaye sAnau prAcIva prasphuranmaNau // 13---36 // jisa prakAra pUrva dizA prakAzamAna maNiyoM se zobhAyamAna udayAcala ke zikhara para bAla-sUrya ko virAjamAna karatI hai, usI prakAra indrANI ne bAla-jinendra ko indrake karatalama virAjamAna kara diyA / surarAja dvArA sahasra netra dhAraNa prabhu kI anupama saundaryapUrNa manojJa chabi kA darzana kara surarAja ne sahasranetra banAkara apane Azcaryacakita aMtaHkaraNa ko tRpta karane kA prayatna kiyA, kintu phira bhI vaha Azcarya evaM Ananda ke sindhu meM AkaMTha nimagna rahA AyA / jisa samaya surarAja ne jinarAja ko apanI goda meM liyA, usa samaya jaya-jayakAra ke ucca svara se dazoM dizAe~ pUrNa ho rahI thiiN| indra ne prabhu kI stuti karate hue kahA tvaM deva jagatAM jyotiH tvaM deva jagatAM guruH / tvaM deva jagatAM dhAtA tvaM deva jagatAM patiH / / 41 // mahApurANa he bhagavan ! Apa vizvajyoti svarUpa ho, jagat ke guru ho, tribhuvana ko mokSamArga kA pradarzana karAne vAle vidhAtA ho / he deva ! pApa samasta jagat ke nAtha ho / airAvata para sthita prabhu kI zobhA bhagavAna ko apanI goda meM lekara surarAja airAkta hAthI para virAjamAna hue| usa samaya aisA dikhatA thA mAno niSadha parvata ke aMka meM bAlasUrya zobhAyamAna ho rahA ho / usa parama pAvana dRzya kI kSaNa bhara apane mana meM kalpanA karane se hRdaya meM eka madhura rasa kI dhArA pravAhita hue binA na rahegI / saudharmendra kI goda
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________________ tIrthakara [ 45 meM trilokInAtha haiN| IzAna svarga kA surendra dhavala varNa kA chatra lagAe hai / sanatkumAra tathA mahendra nAmaka indrayugala devAdhideva ke Upara cAmara DhurA rahe haiM / usa lokottara dRzya kI kalpanA hI jaba hRdaya meM pIyUSa dhArA pravAhita karatI hai, taba usake sAkSAt darzana se jIvoM kI kyA manaHsthiti huI hogI ? jinasenAcArya kahate haiM---- dRSTvA tadAtanI bhati kuSTimaruto pre| sanmArgarucimAtenuH indra-prAmANyamAsthitAH // 63 // usa samaya kI vibhUti kA darzana karake aneka mithyAdaSTi devA na indra ko pramANarUpa mAnakara samyaktvabhAva ko prApta kiyA thA / sumeru kI ora prasthAna __mahApurANa meM likhA hai, "meru parvata paryanta nIlamaNiyoM se nirmita sopAna-paMkti aisI zobhAyamAna ho rahI thI, mAno nIle dikhane vAle nabhomaMDala ne bhaktivaza sIr3hiyA~ rUpa pariNamana kara liyA ho / samasta sura-samAja jyotiSapaTala kA ullaMghana kara jaba Upara bar3hA, taba ve tArApoM na samalaMkRta gaganamaMDala ko aisA socate the, mAno yaha kumudiniyoM meM zobhAyamAna sarovara hI ho / jyotiSapaTala ma 760 yojana para tArApoM kA sadbhAva hai| usake Age daza yojana U~cAI para sUrya kA vimAna hai ; pazcAt 80 yojana Upara jAne para candra kA vimAna hai / tIna yojana para nakSatra haiN| tIna yojana Upara budha hai / tIna yojana Upara zukra hai / tIna yojana Upara bRhaspati hai| cAra yojana Upara maGgala hai / cAra yojana Upara zanaizcara kA vimAna hai / ' isa prakAra 760 yojana se Upara 110 yojana meM jyotiSI 1 jainAgama ke anusAra 800 mahAyojana arthAt 800-2000 koza prati 1,600,000 koza para sUrya vimAna hai| zanaizcara kA vimAna 600 mahAyojana arthAt 1800,... koza para sthita hai| meru parvata eka lAkha yojana pramANa U~cA hai| eka hajAra yojana to usakI gaharAI hai| cAlIsa yojana kI calikA hai| ataH bhatala se 88040 yojana para meru zikhara hai| vaha 8040x2000 prati 198080000 koza para hai| utanI U~cAIka devoM ke sivAya RddhidhArI muni tathA vidyAdhara bhI jAte haiM / ataH jyotirloka taka manuSyoM ke pahuMcane kI saMbhAvanA tanika bhI acarajakArI nahIM hai|
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________________ 46] tIrthakara devoM kA AvAsa hai / ye jyotiSI deva meru parvata se 1121 yojana dUra rahakara meru kI parikramA karate haiM / madhura utprekSA jaba jinanAtha ko lekara devendra samudAya jyotirloka ke samIpa se jA rahA thA, usa samaya ke dRzya ko dhyAna meM rakhakara kavi prarhadAsa eka madhura utprekSA karate haiM- mugdhApsarAH kApi cakAra sarvAnutkRla davatrAn kila dhUpa cUrNam / rathAgravAsinyaruNe kSipaMtI hasati cAMgAracyasya budhyA // 5-31 // kisI bholI apsarA ne sUrya sArathi ko aMgIThI kI agni samajhakara usa para dhUpacUrNa DAlakara sabako hAsyayukta kara diyA thA / sumeru kI ora jinendradeva ko lekara jAtA huA samasta sura-samAja aisI prAza~kA utpanna karatA thA, mAno jinendra ke samavazaraNa ke samAna aba svarga bhI bhagavAna ke sAtha sAtha vihAra kara rahA hai / meru para pahu~canA ee saudharmendra meru parvata ke zikhara para jinendra bhagavAna ke sAtha pahu~ca gae / mahApurANa meM kahA hai :- surendra ne bar3e prema se girirAja sumeru kI pradakSiNA kI aura pAMDukavana meM aizAna dizA meM sthita pA~Duka - zilA para bhagavAna ko virAjamAna kiyA / yaha zilA sau yojana lambI, ATha yojana caur3I aura ardhacaMdramA ke samAna AkAra vAlI hai / usa pAMDuka vana meM Agneya dizA meM pAMDu kaMbalA, naiRtya dizA meM raktAzilA aura vAyavya dizA meM raktakaMvalA zilA haiM / suvarNa varNa vAlI pAMDuka zilA para bharatakSetrotpanna tIrthaMkara kA abhiSeka hotA hai / rUpya arthAt rajata varNavAlI pAMDukaMbalA para pazcima videha ke tIrthaMkara kA ; suvarNa varNa vAlI raktAzilA para airAvata kSetra ke tIrthaMkara kA tathA rakta varNavAlI pAMDukaMbalA zilA para pUrva videha ke tIrthaMkara kA abhiSeka hotA hai / yaha kathana trilokasAra ( mASA
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________________ tIrthakara 633, 634) meM AyA hai / tatvArtharAjavArtika meM pAMDukazilA ko pUrva dizA meM batAyA hai - "tasyAM prAcyAM dizi pAMDukazilA" ( pR0 127 ) / vahA~ yaha bhI likhA hai- "apAcyAM pAMDukaMbalazilA" arthAt dakSiNa dizA meM pAMDukaMbala - zilA hai / " pratIcyAM raktakaMvalazilA" arthAt pazcima meM raktakaMvalAzilA hai / "udIcyAM pratiraktakaMvalazilA" arthAt uttarameM pratiraktakaMbalazilA hai / akalaMka svAmI ne yaha bhI likhA hai ki -- pUrva dizA ke sihAsana para pUrva videha vAle tIrthaMkara kA, dakSiNa meM bharata vAloM kA, pazcima meM pazcima videhotpannoM kA tathA uttara ke siMhAsana para airAvata kSetrotpanna tIrthaMkaroM kA cAroM nikAya ke devendra saparivAra tathA mahAvibhUtipUrvaka kSIrodadhi ke 1008 kalazoM se abhiSeka karate haiM / kahA bhI hai- paurastye siMhAsane pUrvavidehajAn, apAcye bharatajAn, pratIcye aparavidehajAn, udIcye airAvatajAMstIrthaMkarAzcaturnikAyadevAdhipAH saparivArAH mahatyA vibhUtyA kSIrodavAriparipUrNASTasahasra- kanakakalazairabhiSicaMti ( pR0 127) / tiloyapaNatti meM likhA hai ki pAMDukazilA para sUrya ke samAna prakAzamAna unnata siMhAsana hai / siMhAsana ke donoM pArthoM meM divyaratnoM se race gae bhadrAsana vidyamAna haiM / jinendra bhagavAna ko madhya siMhAsana para virAjamAna karate haiM / saudharmendra dakSiNa pITha para aura IzAna indra uttara pITha para avasthita hote haiM / ( gAthA 182223-28--26, adhyAya 4 ) ukta viSaya para trilokasAra kI ye gAthAe~ prakAza DAlatI haiM I pAMDuka - pAMDukaMbala - raktA tathA raktakaMbalAsyAH zilAH / IzAnAt kAMcana - dayA- tapanIya - dadhiranibhAH // 633 // bharatAparavide hairAvatA pUrvavideha - jinanibaddhAH pUrvAparadakSiNottara dIrghA asthira sthirabhUmimukhAH // 634 // madhye siMhAsanaM jinasya dakSiNagataM tu saudharme / uttaramIzAneMdre bhadrAsanamiha tryaM vRttam // 636 // 47
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________________ tIrthaMkara 48 ] meru varNana bharatakSetra ke jinendra kA meru parvata kI pA~Duka zilA para abhiSeka hotA hai| usa meru kI nIMva eka hajAra yojana pramANa hai| jambUdvIpa sambandhI meru kA nAma sudarzana meru hai / isa meru ke adhobhAga meM bhadrazAla vana hai / pA~ca sau yojana U~cAI para nandanavana hai / pazcAt sAr3he bAsaTha hajAra yojana kI U~cAI para saumanasa vana hai| vahA~ se chattIsa hajAra yojana U~cAI para pAMDuka vana hai / ina cAroM vanoM meM cAroM dizAoM meM eka-eka akRtrima caityAlaya hai / eka meru sambandhI cAroM vanoM ke solaha caityAlaya haiN| vijaya, acala, maMdara tathA vidyanmAlI nAma ke cAroM meruyoM ke solaha-solaha jinAlaya milakara pAMca meru sambandhI assI jinAlaya Agama meM kahe gae haiN| ina akRtrima jinAlayoM meM atyanta vaibhavapUrNa jIvita jainadharma samAna manojJa 108 jinabimba zobhAyamAna hote haiM / rAjavAtika meM likhA hai--"arhatapratimA anAdyanidhanA aSTazatasaMkhyAH varNanAtItavibhavAH mUrtA iva jinadharmA virAjate" (pR0 126) maha meru parvata nIce se ikasaTha hajAra yojana paryanta nAnA ratnayukta hai| usake Upara yaha suvarNa saMyukta hai| trilokasAra meM kahA hai-- nAnAratnavicitraH ekaSaSThisahasradedu prathamataH / tapta upari bheruH savarNavarNAnvitaH bhavati / / 618 / / meru sambandhI jinAlayoM kI vaMdanA karake deva, vidyAdhara tathA cAraNa RddhidhArI munIzvara Atma-nirmalatA prApta karate haiM / isa sudarzana meru kI cAlIsa yojana U~cI cUlikA kahI gaI hai / usa cUlikA se bAlAgra bhAga pramANa dUrI para svarga kA Rju vimAna prA jAtA hai / isa eka lakSa yojana U~ce meru ke nIce se adholoka prArambha hotA hai / meru pramANa madhyaloka mAnA gayA hai| yahI bAta rAjavAtika meM isa prakAra varNita hai-"merudayaM trayANAM lokAnAM mAnadaMDa: / tasyAdhastAdadholokaH / cUlikAmUlAdUrdhvamUrdhvalokaH / madhyamapramANastiryagvi
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________________ tIrthakara [ 19 stIrNastiryagloka: / evaM ca kRtvA'nvarthanivacanaM kriyate / lokatrayaM minAtIti meruriti" (pR0 127) meru ke varNa ke viSaya meM akalaMka svAmI ne likhA hai-- "adhobhUmibhAga sambandhI eka hajAra yojana pramANa pradeza ke Upara vaiDUrya maNirUpa me ru kA prathama kAMDa hai / dvitIya kAMDa sarva ratnamaya hai, tRtIyakANDa suvarNamaya hai / 'cUlikA vaiDUryamayIM'-"calikA vaiDUryamaNimayI hai / " (pR0 127) pAMDuka zilA __ pAMDaka zilA ke viSaya meM jinamana svAmI kA yaha padya dhyAna dene yogya hai-- yA'malA zIlamAleva mniinaambhismmtaa| ___ jainI tanurivAtyantabhAsvarA surabhizzuciH // 13--62 // vaha nirmala pAMDukazilA zIla-mAlA ke samAna muniyoM ko atyanta iSTa hai / vaha jinendra bhagavAna ke zarIra ke samAna atyanta daidIpyamAna, manojJa tathA pavitra hai| svayaM dhautApi yA dhautA zatazaH suranAyakaiH / kSIrArNavAmbubhiH puSpaiH puNyasyevAka rakSitiH / / 13--63 // vaha zilA svayaM dhauta arthAt ujjvala hai, phira bhI surendroM ne saikar3oM bAra usakA prakSAlana kiyA hai| vAstava meM vaha pA~DukazilA puNyotpatti ke lie khAni kI bhUmi tulya hai / janmAbhiSeka sabhI devagaNa janmotsava dvArA janma saphala karane ke hetu pA~DukazilA ko gherakara baiTha ge| devoM kI senA AkAzarUpI aA~gana ko vyApta kara Thahara gaI / bhagavAna pUrva mukha virAjamAna kie ge| deva duMdubhi baja rahI thii| apsarAe~ nRtyagAna meM nimagna thiiN| atyanta prazAnta, bhavya tathA pramoda paripUrNa vAtAvaraNa thA / saudharmendra ne
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________________ 50 ] tIrthakara abhiSeka ke lie prathama kalaza utthaayaa| IzAnendra ne saghana candana se cacita dUsarA pUrNa kalaza uThAyA / bahuta se deva zreNibaddha hokara suvarNamayI kalazoM se kSIrasAgara kA jala lene nikale / bhagavAna kA rakta dhavala varNa kA thaa| kSIrasAgara kA jala bhI usI varNa kA hai| ataeva usa jala dvArA jinendradeva kA abhiSeka bar3A sundara pratIta hotA thaa| mahAparANakAra kahate haiM pUtaM svAyaMbhuvaM gAtraM spraSTuM kSIrAcchazoNitam / / nAnyadasti jalaM yogyaM kSIrAndhi salilAdate // 13--111 // jo svayaM pavitra hai, aura jisameM dugdha sadRza svaccha rudhira hai, aise bhagavAna ke zarIra kA sparza karane ke lie kSIrasAgara ke jala ke sivAya anya jala yogya nahIM hai, aisA vicArakara hI devoM ne paMcama kSIrasAgara ke jala se paMcama gati ko prApta hone vAle jinendra ke abhiSeka karane kA nizcaya kiyA thA / kSIrasAgara ko vizeSatA kSIrasAgara ke viSaya meM trilokasAra kA yaha kathana dhyAna dene yogya hai jalayarajIvA lavaNe kAleyaMtima-sayaMbhuramaNe ya / kammamahIpaDibaddha Na hi sese jalayarA jIvA // 320 // lavaNa samudra, kAlodadhi samudra, antima svayaMbhUramaNa samudra ye karmabhUmi se sambaddha haiN| inameM jalacara jIva pAe jAte haiN| zeSa samudroM meM jalacara jIva nahIM haiM / isase yaha vizeSa bAta dRSTi meM AtI hai ki kSIrasAgara kA jala jalacara jIvoM se rahita hone ke kAraNa vizeSatA dhAraNa karatA hai| abhiSeka jala lAne ke kalaza suvarNanirmita the| ve ghise hue candana se carcita the tathA unake kaMThabhAga muktAoM se alaMkRta the "muktA phalAMcitagrIvAH cndndrvcrcitaaH|" (pR0 115)
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________________ tIrthaMkara saudharmendra ko lokottara bhakti jinendra bhagavAna ke abhiSeka kI bhakti meM lIna saudharmendra kI vicitra avasthA ho rahI thI / devoM dvArA lAe gae sabhI 1008 kalazoM ko eka sAtha dhAraNa karane kI lAlasA se surendra ne vikriyA dvArA aneka bhujAe~ banA lIM / aneka AbhUSaNoM se alaMkRta una bhujAoM se vaha indra bhUSaNAMga jAti ke kalpavRkSa sadRza pratIta hotA thA; athavA eka hajAra bhujAoM dvArA uThAe hue tathA motiyoM se alaMkRta suvarNa-kalazoM ko dhAraNa karate hue vaha surarAja bhAjanAMga kalpavRkSa kI zobhA ko dhAraNa karatA thA / prathama jaladhArA kA harSa para saudharmendra ne jaya-jaya zabda kahate hue prabhu ke mastaka prathama hI jaladhArA chor3I, usa samaya karor3oM devoM ne bhI jayajayakAra ke zabdoM dvArA mahAn kolAhala kiyA thA / prAcArya kahate haiMjayeti prathamAM bArAM saudharmendro nyapAtayat / tathA kalakalo bhUyAn pracakre surakoTibhiH / / 16 // bhUmaNDala [ 51 bhagavAna ke mastaka para par3atI huI usa puNyadhArA ne samasta ko pavitra kara diyA thA / mahApurANakAra kahate haiM pavitro bhagavAn pUtaiH zraMgaistadapunAjjalam / tatpunarjagadevedam zrapAvId vyAptadiGmukham // 130 // bhagavAn to svayaM pavitra the / unhoMne apane pavitra praGgoM se usa jala ko pavitra kara diyA thA / usa pavitra jala ne samasta dizAoM meM phailakara sampUrNa jagat ko pavitra kara diyA thA / prabhu ke atula bala se vismaya bhagavAna meM bAlyakAla meM bhI atula bala thA / vizAla kalazoM se girI huI jaladhArA se bAla- jinendra ko raMcamAtra bhI bAdhA nahIM hotI thI / yaha dekha aneka devagaNa vismaya meM nimagna ho gae the /
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________________ tIrthaMkara mahAvIra bhagavAna kA jaba meru para indrakRta abhiSeka saMpanna hone ko thA, usa samaya surendra ke citta meM yaha zaMkA utpanna huI thI, ki bhagavAna kA zarIra choTA hai / kahIM bar3e-bar3e kalazoM ke dvArA sampanna kiyA jAne vAlA yaha mahAn grabhiSeka prabhu ke pratyanta sukumAra zarIra ko santApa to utpanna na kare ? bhagavAna ne avadhijJAna se isa bAta ko jAnakara indra ke sandeha ko dUra karane ke lie apane paira ke aMgUThe ke dvArA usa mahAna girirAja ko kampita kara diyA thA / isase prabhAvita ho indra ne vardhamAna tIrthaMkara kA nAma 'vIra' rakhA thA / prAcArya prabhAcandra ne bRhatpratikramaNa kI TIkA meM uparokta kathana ina zabdoM meM spaSTa kiyA hai---"janmAbhiSeke ca laghuzarIra- darzanAdAzaMkitavRtteridrasya svasAmarthyakhyApanArthaM pAdAMguSThena merusaMcAlanAdidreNa 'vIra' iti nAma kRtam ( pR0 16 -- pratikramaNa granthatrayI ) / vardhamAna caritra meM ukta prasaGga kA isa prakAra nirUpaNa kiyA gayA hai- tasmin tadA kSuvati kaMpita-zailarAje ghoNA vizva salilAtpRthukepyastram / indrAdayastRpamivaiva pade nipetuH vIryaM nisargaja maMnatamaho jinAnAM / / 17--82 / / jisa samaya indra ne bAla - jinendra kA abhiSeka kiyA, usa samaya nAsikA meM jala ke praveza hone se una bAla- jinendra ko chIMka A gaI / usase meru parvata kampita ho gayA aura indra Adika tRNa ke samAna sahasA gira par3e / jinezvara ke svAbhAvika aparimita bala hai / yaha prabhAva dekhakara indra na prabhu kA nAma vIra rakhA thA / padmapurANa kA yaha kathana bhI dhyAna dene yogya hai- pAdAMguSThena yo me manAyAsena kaMpayat / lebhe nAma mahAvIra iti nAkAlabAdhipAt // 2--76 // 52 ] bhagavAna vardhamAna prabhu ne binA parizrama ke paira ke aMguSTha ke dvArA meru ko kampita kara diyA thA, isalie devendra ne unakA nAma 'mahAvIra' rakhA thA / yathArtha meM tIna loka meM jina bhagavAna kI sAmarthya ke samAna dUsare kI zakti nahIM hotI hai / meru zikhara para kiyA gayA
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 53 unakA mahAbhiSeka bhagavAna jinendra kI bAlya avasthA meM bhI apAra sAmarthya ko spaSTa karatA hai / sumeru kI dhavalarUpatA kSIra sAgara kI vipula jalarAzi se vyApta sumeru parvata ratnapiMjara ke sthAna meM dhavalagiri kI taraha dikhAI par3atA thA / harivaMzapurANa meM kahA hai dRSTaH suragaNairyaH prAg maMdaro ratnapiMjaraH / sa eva kSIrapUraudhairdhavalIkRtavigrahaH // 8-- 168 // abhiSeka kI lokottaratA jinendradeva ke lokottara abhiSeka ke viSaya meM AcArya likhate haiM snAnAsanamabhUnmeruH snAnavAri- payombudheH / snAnasaMpAdakA devAH snAnamIdRg jinasya tat // 8-- 170 // unake snAna kA sthala sumeru parvata thA / kSIra sAgara kA jala snAna kA pAnI thA / snAna karAne vAle devagaNa the / jina bhagavAna kA snAna isa prakAra lokottara thA / mahApurANa meM kahA hai ki zuddha jalAbhiSeka ke pazcAt vidhi-vidhAna ke jJAtA indra ne sugandhita jala se bhagavAna kA abhiSeka kiyA thA / isake pazcAt kyA huA ? isa para prakAza DAlate hue mahApurANakAra kahate haiM kRtvA gaMdhodakairitthaM zrabhiSekaM surottamAH / jagatAM zAtaye zAMti ghoSa yAmAsamuccakaiH / / 13--167 // isa prakAra gaMdhodaka se bhagavAna kA abhiSeka karane ke uparAnta indroM ne jagat kI zanti ke lie ucca svara se zAnti mantra kA pATha kiyA / gaMdhodaka kI pUjyatA bhagavAna ke abhiSeka ke gaMdhodaka ko munijana bhI Adara kI dRSTi se dekhate haiM / kahA bhI hai
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________________ tIrthakara mAnanIyA munIndrANAM jagatAmekapAvanI / sAvyAd gaMdhAmbudhArAsmAn yA sma vyomApagAyate // 13--195 / / jo zreSTha muniyoM dvArA AdaraNIya hai, jo jagat ko pavitra karane vAle padArthoM meM advitIya hai aura jo AkAzagaGgA ke samAna zobhAyamAna hai, aisI vaha sugandhita jala kI dhArA hama sabakI rakSA kare / isa prasaGga meM kannar3a bhASA ke mahAkavi ratnAkara kA yaha kathana smaraNa yogya hai--"he ratnAkarAdhIzvara ! devendra ApakI sevA meM apanA airAvata arpaNa kara gaurava ko prApta karatA hai / vaha apanI indrANI se ApakA guNagAna karAtA hai| Apake abhiSeka ke lie devatAoM kI senA ke sAtha bhaktipUrvaka sevA karatA hai / zraddhApUrvaka chatra dhAraNa karatA hai, nRtya karatA hai, pAlakI uThAtA hai| jaba indra kI aisI mArdavabhAvapUrNa paraNati hai, taba kSudra mAnava kA ahaMkAra dhAraNa karanA kahA~ taka ucita hai ? (ratnAkarazataka padya 81) bAlarUpa bhagavAna ke alaMkAra zreSTha rIti se trilokacUr3AmaNi jinendra kA janmAbhiSeka hone ke pazcAt indrANI ne bAla jinendra ko vividha AbhUSaNoM tathA vastrAdi se samalaMkRta kiyA / bharata tathA airAvata kSetra ke tIrthaMkaroM ke upabhoga meM Ane vAle ratnamaya AbhUSaNa saudharma tathA IzAna svarga meM vidyamAna ratnamaya sIMkoM meM laTakate hue uttama ratnamaya karaMDakoM arthAt piTAroM meM rahate haiM / tiloyapaNNatti meM ina piTAroM ke viSaya meM likhA hai-"sakkAdi-pUjaNijjA" arthAt ye indrAdi ke dvArA pUjanIya hai; 'praNAdiNihaNA' arthAt anAdi nidhana hai tathA 'mahArammA' mahAn ramaNIya haiN| (adhyAya 8, gAthA 403, pR0 836, bhAga dUsarA) ye ratnamaya piTAre vajramaya dvAdazadhArA yukta mAnastambhoM meM pAe jAte haiM / trilokasAra meM bhI kahA hai-"saudharmadvike tau mAnastaMbho bharatairAvatatIrthaMkarapratibaddhau syAtAm / " sAnatkumAra
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________________ tIrthakara [ 55 mAhendra svarga ke mAnastambhoM meM pUrvApara videha ke tIrthaMkaroM ke bhUSaNa rahate haiN| (trilokasAra gAthA 521, 522) prabhu kA janmapurI meM Agamana sundara vastrAbhUSaNoM se prabhu ko samalaMkRta kara surarAja ne apane aMtaHkaraNa ke ujjvala bhAvoM ko zreSTha stuti ke rUpa meM vyakta kiyA / pazcAt vaibhava sahita ve deva-devendra airAvata gaja para prabhu ko virAjamAnakara ayodhyApurI Ae / indra ne mahArAja nAbhirAja ke sarvatobhadra mahAprAsAda meM pravezakara zrIgRha ke A~gana meM bhagavAna ko siMhAsana para virAjamAna kiyaa| usa samaya kyA huA, yaha mahApurANakAra ke zabdoM meM dhyAna dene yogya hai nAbhirAjaH samudbhinnapulakaM gAtramadvahan / prItivisphAritAkSastaM dadarza priyadarzanam // 74 // mAyAnidrAmapAkRtya devI zacyA prbodhitaa| devIbhiH samamaikSiSTa prahRSTA jagatAM patim // 14--75 // mahArAja nAbhirAja una priyadarzana bhagavAna ko prema se vistRta netra karake romAJcayakta zarIra hokara dekhane lge| mAyA nidrA ko dUrakara indrANI ke dvArA prabodha ko prApta jina jananI ne atyanta Anandita ho deviyoM ke sAtha bhagavAna kA darzana kiyA / mAtA-pitA kA varNanatIta prAnanda garbha meM prabhu ke Agamana ke chaha mAha pUrva se hI ratnoM kI varSA dvArA bhagavAna ke janma kI sUcanA pAe hue mAtA-pitA ko isa samaya prabhu kA darzana kara jo kalpanAtIta sukha prApta huA, vaha kauna batA sakatA hai ? tIrthaMkara ke janma se jaba jagat bhara ke jIvoM ko apAra Ananda prApta huA, taba unake hI mAtA-pitA ke prAnanda kI sImA batAna kI kauna dhRSTatA karegA ?
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________________ tIrthakara dharmazarmAbhyudaya meM likhA hai-- utsaMgamAropya tamaMgajaM nRpaH pariSvajanmIlitalocano babhau / aMtarvinikSipya sukhaM vapurga he kapATayoH saMghaTayagniva dvayam // 6-11 // pitA ne apane aGga se utpanna aGgaja arthAt putra ko goda meM liyA tathA prAliGgana kiyaa| usa samaya unake donoM netra banda ho gae the| zaMkA indra ne jaba prabhu kA prathama bAra darzana kiyA thA, taba vaha to sahastra netradhArI banA thA, kintu yahA~ trilokInAtha ke pitA ne manuSya ko sahaja prApta cakSayagala kA upayoga na le unako bhI kyoM banda kara liyA thA ! isa zaMkA ke samAdhAna hetu mahAkavi ke ukta padya kA uttarArdha dhyAna dene yogya hai / kavi kA kathana hai ki-"pitA ne bhagavAna ke darzanajanita sukha ko zarIra rUpI bhavana ke bhItara rakhakara netrarUpI kapATayugala ko banda kara liyA, jisase vaha harSa bAhara na calA jaay|" kitanI madhura tathA AnandadAyI utprekSA hai ? eka narabhava dhAraNa karane ke pazcAta zIghra hI siddha bhagavAna banakara bhagavAna ke sAtha meM siddhAlaya meM nivAsa karane ke saubhAgya vAle indra kI bhakti, viveka tathA pravINatA parama prazaMsanIya thii| suvijJa surarAja ne jinarAja ke mAtA-pitA kA bhI samucita samAdara kiyA / mahApurANakAra likhate haiMmAtA-pitA kI pUjA kA bhAva tasasto jagatAM pUjyau pUjayAmAsa vAsavaH / vicitrabhUSaNaiH agbhiH aMzukaizca mahArghakaiH // 14---78 // isake anantara surarAja ne mahAmUlya tathA AzcaryakArI AbhUSaNoM, mAlAoM tathA vastroM se jagat-pUjya jinendra ke mAtApitA kI pUjA kii|
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________________ tIrthakara [ 57 yahA~ bhagavAna ke mAtA-pitA ke sammAna kArya ke lie zloka ma 'pUjA' kA vAcaka 'pUjayAmAsa' zabda pAyA hai| isake prakAza meM pUjA ke prakaraNa meM utpanna aneka vivAda sahaja hI zAMta ho jAte haiN| pUjA kA artha hai sanmAna karanA / pUjya kI pAtratA Adi ko dhyAna meM rakhakara yathAyogya pUjA karanA pUjaka kI vivekamayI dRSTi para Azrita hai / vItarAga bhagavAna kI pUjA tathA anya kI pUjA meM pUjA zabda ke prayoga kI apekSA samAnatA hote hae bhI usake svarUpa tathA lakSya meM antara hai / prastuta prasaGga meM jinendra deva kI pUjA, ArAdhanA kA lakSya saMsAra-satApa kA kSaya karanA hai| jinendra janaka-jananI kI pUjA ziSTAcAra tathA bhadratApUrNa vyavahAra hai / putra kI pUjA karake pitAmAtA kI upekSA karanA indra jaisI vivekIgrAtmA ke liye akSamya azobhana bAta hogii| pajA zabda ko sunane mAtra se ghabar3AnA nahIM cAhiye / artha para dRSTi rakhanA vivekI kA kartavya hai / indra dvArA stuti mahApurANa ke zabdoM meM iMdra ne mahArAja nAbhirAja kI stuti meM kahA--- bho nAbhirAja satyaM tvaM udyaadrimhodyH| devI prAcyeva yajjyotiH yuSmattaH paramudbabhau // 1 // he nAbhirAja ! vAstava meM Apa aizvaryazAlI udayAcala haiM praura rAnI marudevo pUrva dizA hai, kyoMki jinendra suta-svarUpa-jyoti Apase hI utpanna huI hai| devadhiSNyamivAgAram idamArAdhyamacha vaam| pUjyau yuvAM ca naH zazvat pitarau jagatAM pituH ||prv 14-82 // Aja ApakA bhavana hamAre lie jinendra-mandira sadRza pUjya hai (sAkSAt bAla-jinendra usa bhavana meM pratyakSa nayanagocara ho rahe haiM) / Apa jagat ke pitA bhagavAna ke bhI mAtA-pitA haiM, ataeva hamAre lie sadA pUjya haiN|
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________________ 58 / tIrthakara indra ne bhagavAna ke janma mahotsava kA jo sajIva varNana kiyA, use sunakara mAtA-pitA ko atyanta harSa huaA / pitA meru para kyoM nahIM gae ? __isa prasaGga meM yaha prazna sahaja hI utpanna hotA hai, ki buddhimAna indra ne meru parvata para prabhu ko vaibhavapUrvaka le jAte samaya bhagavAna ke pitA ko le jAne ke kArya meM kyoM pramAda kiyA ? usa mahotsava ko pratyakSa dekhakara pitA ko kitanA Ananda hotA ! mAtA ne putra ko utpanna kiyA hai| bhagavAna ke atula bala thA, isase unako meru para le jAnA ThIka thA, kintu mAtA kI zarIra sthiti aisI nahIM hogI, jo unako meru kI yAtrA karAI jAya / yaha kaThinatA pitA ke viSaya meM utpanna nahIM hotii| bhagavAna ke pitA kA saMhanana bhI zreSTa thA / karmabhUmi sambandhI strI hone se mAtA ke vanavRSabha nArAca, vajra nArAca tathA nArAca saMhanana traya kA abhAva thA, "antimatiya-saMhaDaNassudano puNa kammabhUmimahilANaM / AdimatigasaMhaNaNaM Nasthitti jiNehiMNihiTTha" (karmakAMDa gommaTasAra, 32); ataeva janmotsava meM bhagavAna ke pitA ko nahIM le jAne kA kyA rahasya hai ? samAdhAna isa samasyA kA samAdhAna vicArate samaya yaha prati-prazna uThatA hai, ki yadi bhagavAna ke pitA ko merugiri para le gae hote to kyA pariNAma nikalatA ? bhagavAna ke pitA bhagavAna kI apAra sAmarthya ko mohavaza pUrNa rIti se nahIM soca sakate the / tatkAla utpanna bAlaka ko lokha yojana unnata parvata ke zikhara para virAjamAna karake eka hajAra ATha vizAla suvarNa kalazoM se unakA abhiSeka honA kauna pitA pasanda karegA ? mamatAmaya pitA kA hRdaya aniSTa kI AzaMkAvaza yA to abhiSeka karane meM vighnarUpa banatA athavA unakI aisI socanIya avasthA sambhava thI, jo isa prAnanda siMdhu meM nimagna samasta
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________________ tIrthakara [ 59 vizva ke madhya adbhata hotI / sArA saMsAra to janmotsava se sukhI ho rahA hai aura usI samaya bhagavAna ke pitA kI mAnasika dazA bhayaMkara cintA, manovyathA se paripUrNa ho yaha sthiti adbhata hotI / prabhu ke manmotsava meM nimagna sabhI the| kauna usa AnaMda kI belA meM pitA ko baiThakara unako samajhAte rahatA tathA unakI yogya rIti se rakSA karatA ? aisI aneka vikaTa paristhitiyoM kI kalpanA kA bhI udaya na ho, isIlie pratIta hotA hai vivekamUrti indra ne sumeru ke zIza para pitA ko le jAne kI Apatti svIkAra nahIM kii| yaha bhI saMbhava hai ki bhagavAna ke pitA ke viSaya meM ukta AzaMkA bhramamUlaka hI ho, phira bhI indra isa viSaya meM khatarA mola lene ko taiyAra nahIM thaa| jaise jinajananI ko putra viyoga kI vyathA kA anubhava na ho, isalie mAtA ko mAyAmayI bAlaka sauMpakara surarAja ne sAmayika kuzalatA kA kArya kiyA thA, aisI hI vicArakatA indra ne pitA ke viSaya meM prayukta kI thii| aisI sthiti meM pUrvokta prazna mahatvazUnya bana jAtA hai| janmapurI meM utsava sumerugiri para to asaMkhya devI devatAoM ne janmotsava manAyA yaha to bar3A sundara kArya huaA, kintu prabhu kI janmapurI meM bhI koI utsava manAyA gayA kyA ? isake samAdhAna meM prAcArya jinasena svAmI likhate haiM, "indra ke dvArA janmAbhiSeka kI saba kathA mAlUma kara mAtA-pitA donoM hI AnaMda aura Azcarya kI aMtima sImA para Arur3ha hue| unhoMne indra se parAmarzakara bar3I vibhUti pUrvaka puravAsiyoM ke sAtha janmotsava kiyA thaa| sAre saMsAra ko Anandita karane vAlA yaha mahotsava jaisA meru parvata para huA thA, vaisA hI antaHpura sahita isa ayodhyApurI meM huA / una nagara vAsiyoM kA mAnanda dekhakara apane AnaMda ko prakAzita karate hue indrane Ananda nAmaka nATaka karane meM apanA mana lagAyA / " usa samaya indra ne jo nRtya kiyA thA, vaha apUrva thaa| prAcArya kahate haiM, "usa
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________________ 6. ] tIrthaMkara samaya aneka prakAra ke bAje baja rahe the| tInoM lokoM meM phailI huI kulAcaloM sahita pRthvI hI usakI raMgabhUmi thii| svayaM indra pradhAna nRtya karane vAlA thA / mahArAja nAbhirAja Adi uttama puruSa usa nRtya ke darzaka the| jagadguru bhagavAna vRSabhadeva usake ArAdhya the| dharma, artha tathA kAma ina tIna puruSArthoM kI siddhi tathA parama AnaMdamaya mokSa hI usakA phala thaa| kahA bhI hai--- prekSakA nAbhirAjAdyAH samArAdhyo jgdguruH| phalaM trivargasaMbhUtiH paramAnaMda eva ca // 14--102 // indra hI naTarAja hai bhakti ke rasa meM nimagna hokara jaba indra ne tAMDava nRtya kiyA, usa samaya kI zobhA tathA AnaMda avarNanIya the| jisa samaya vaha indra vikriyA se hajAra bhujAe~ banAkara nRtya kara rahA thA, usa samaya pRthvI usake pairoM ke rakhane se kaMpita hone lagI thI, kulAcala caMcala ho uThe the, samudra bhI mAno AnaMda se zabda karatA huA nRtya karane lagA thaa| nRtya karate samaya vaha indra kSaNabhara meM eka tathA kSaNa bhara meM aneka ho jAtA thaa| kSaNabhara meM saba jagaha vyApta ho jAtA thA, kSaNamAtra meM choTAsA raha jAtA thA; ityAdi rUpa se vikriyA kI sAmarthya se usane aisA nRtya kiyA mAno indra ne indrajAla kA hI prayoga kiyA ho / "indrajAlabhivendreNa prayuktamabhavat tadA" // 14--131 // bhAratIya zilpakalA meM nRtya ke viSaya meM naTarAja kI zreSTha kalAmaya mUrtiyA~ upalabdha hotI haiN| 'sarva zreSTha mUrti taMjaura ke vRhadIzvara nAmake hiMndUmaMdira meM haiN| pratIta hotA hai ki bhagavAna ke janma mahotsava para alaukika nRtya karane vAlA indra hI naTarAja ke rUpa meM pUjyatA ko prApta ho gayA hai / 1 bhAratIya mUrtikalA pRSTha 146, nAgarI pracAriNI sabhA kAzI
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________________ tIrthakara __ bhagavAna kI anupama bhakti kara indra ne bhagavAna kI sevA ke lie unake anurUpa devoM tathA deviyoM ko niyukta kara svarga kI ora prasthAna kiyA / bhagavAna ke jIvana kI lokottaratA __jisa prakAra candramA kramaza: vikAsa ko prApta hotA hai, usI bhagavAna zizu-sulabha madhuratAoM ke dvArA sabako sukha pahu~cAte hue dhIre-dhIre vRddhi ko prApta ho rahe the / unakA vikAsa lokottara hote hue bhI pUrNatayA svAbhAvika thA / unameM janma sambandhI dasa bAteM thIM, jinako janmAtizaya kahate haiM / nandIzvara bhakti meM pUjyapAda prAcArya unakI isa prakAra parigaNanA karate haiM-- nityaM niHsvedatvaM nirmalatA kSIra-gaura-rudhiratvaM ca / svAdhAkRti-saMhanane saurUpyaM saurabhaM ca saulakSyam // 38 // apramitavIryatA ca priyahitavAditva-manyadamitagaNaraya / prathitA dazasaMkhyAtAH svatizayadharmAH svayaMbhuvo dehasya / 36 // svayaMbhU bhagavAna ke zarIra meM nitya niHsvedatA arthAt pasInArahitapanA thA / mala-mUtra kA abhAva thA / kSIra ke samAna gauravarNa yukta rudhira thA / unakA saMhanana vajravRSabha nArAca thaa| samacaturasra saMsthAna arthAt sundara aura suvyavasthita aGgopAGgoM kI racanA thii| atyanta sundara rUpa thaa| zarIra sugandha sampanna thaa| usameM eka hajAra ATha zubha lakSaNa the, atula bala thA / ve priya tathA hitakArI vANI bolate the| tiloyapaNNatti meM likhA hai-edaM titthayarANaM jammaggahaNAdi uppaNNaM' (bhAga 1, gAthA 866-868, adhyAya 4) / ye daza svAbhAvika atizaya tIrthaMkara ke janma grahaNa se hI utpanna hote haiN| lokottaratA kA rahasya yaha zaMkA kI jA sakatI hai, ki tIrthaMkara ko alaukika
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________________ 62 ] tIrthaMkara mahApuruSa mAnakara unameM asAdhAraNa bAtoM ko svIkAra karane ke sthAna meM vividha mata - pravartakoM ke samAna unakI samasta bAtoM kI mAnyatA tIrthaMkara ke jIvana ko pUrNa svAbhAvika rUpatA pradAna karatI / camatkAroM kA svAbhAvikatA ke sAtha sAmaMjasya nahIM baiThatA / isa AzaMkA ke samAdhAna hetu hamArI dRSTi kArya-kAraNa bhAva ke vizvamAnya tarkasaGgata siddhAnta kI ora jAnA cAhiye / suvikAsapUrNa sthiti meM tIrthaMkara rUpa manojJa vRkSa ko dekhakara jinako Azcarya hotA hai, ve gambhIratA pUrvaka yaha bhI vicAra kareM, ki isa vRkSa ke bIja - vapana ke pUrva se kitanI buddhimattA, parizrama, viveka aura udyoga kA upayoga kiyA gayA hai ? kisa-kisa prakAra kI zreSTha sAmagrI juTAI gaI ? taba vaha Azcarya AzcaryasvarUpa rahate hue bhI svAbhAvikatA samalaMkRta pratIta hone lagatA hai / tIrthaMkara banAnevAlI aneka bhavoM kI adbhuta tapaH sAdhanA, jJAnArAdhanA tathA svAvalambanapUrNa samasta jIvanI para gambhIra dRSTi DAlane se aneka prakAra kI zaMkAoM kA jAla usI prakAra dUra ho jAtA hai, jisa prakAra sUrya kI kiraNamAlikA ke dvArA andhakAra kA vinAza ho jAtA hai / jana-sAdhAraNa sadRza durbalatAoM tathA asamarthatAoM kA kendra tIrthaMkara ko bhI honA cAhiye, yaha kAmanA usI prakAra vinoda tathA parihAsa pravardhaka hai, jaise nakSatra mAlikAoM meM alpa dIpti tathA prakAza ko dekha yaha icchA karanA ki isI prakAra sUrya kI dIpti tathA prakAza honA cAhiye / zreSTha sAdhanA ke dvArA jisa prakAra ke zreSTha phaloM kI upalabdhiyA~ hotI haiM, usakA pratyakSa darzana tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke jIvana meM sabhI jIvoM ko huA karatA hai / isa viSaya kI yathArthatA ko hRdayaGgama karane ke lie samIkSaka kA dhyAna tIrthaMkaratva ke lie bIja svarUpa SoDaza bhAvanAoM kI ora jAnA ucita hai / kAraNa rUpa bhAvanAoM kI eka rUpatA rahane se kAryarUpa meM vikasita tIrthaMkara svarUpa vizAla vRkSa bhI samAnatA samalaMkRta hotA hai /
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________________ tIrthaMkara tIrthaMkaroM meM samAnatA kA kAraraNa isa prakAza meM yaha AzaMkA bhI dUra ho jAtI hai ki sabhI tIrthaMkara samAna rUpa ke kyoM hote haiM ? eka AdamI kA rUpa-raGga, DhaGga dUsare se nahIM milatA, kintu eka tIrthaMkara dUsare se asamAna nahIM dikhate, kyoMki utkRSTa sAdhanA ke dvArA jinazreSTha paramANuoM dvArA eka tIrthaMkara kA zarIra - nirmANa hotA hai, ve hI sAdhana anya tIrthakara ko bhI samupalabdha hote haiM / tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke jIvana ke antaH bAhya saundarya kA camatkAra yathArtha meM bhagavatI ahiMsA tathA satya kI samArAdhanA kA hI adbhuta pariNAma hai / jina santoM yA dharma saMsthApakoM kA vartamAna tathA pratIta jIvana hiMsAmayI bhAvanAoM tathA pravRttiyoM para avasthita rahatA hai, unakA rUpa-raGga, DhaGga Adi unakI prAMtarika sthiti ke anurUpa hotA hai / jIvavadha karate hue bhI jinake mukha se saMkoca rahita vizvaprema kI vANI jagat ko sunAI jAtI hai, unake samIpa ahiMsA kA saundarya kaise Ananda aura abhyudayoM kI varSA karegA ? khojA varga ke sva 0 AgAkhAna kahate the - " zarAba kA mere mukha se samparka hote hI mere prabhAvavaza jala rUpa meM parivartana ho jAtA hai / " eka jApAnI prophesara ne san 1956 meM hamase jApAna meM kahA thA, "zarAba aura pAnI meM koI aMtara nahIM hai / mukhadvAra se bhItara jAkara pAnI bhI usI tatvarUpa meM parivartita hotA hai, jisa rUpa meM zarAba rahatI hai / " pazcima kA vikhyAta dArzanika sukarAta sadRza vicAraka vyakti bhI ahiMsA ke aMtastatva ko hRdayaMgama na kara viSapAna dvArA prANa parityAga ke pUrva apane snehI kriTo ( Crito) se kahatA hai, ki merI eka aMtima icchA tumheM pUrNa karanA hai, "I owe a cock to Asclepius" mujhe saklipiyasa devatA ke yahA~ eka murgA bheTa karanA thA, ataH yaha balidAna kA kAma tuma pUrA kara denA / isa prakAra duniyA~ meM prasiddhi prApta bar3e-bar3e dharma tathA sAMskRtika pramukha logoM kI [ 63
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________________ 64 ] tIrthakara kathA hai| una logoM ke jIvana para unake dhArmika sAhitya kA prabhAva hai, jisameM jIvavadha karate hue bhI ujjvala jIvana nirmANa meM bAdhA nahIM paatii| koyale ke ghisane se jaise dhavalatA kI vRddhi nahIM hotI, usI prakAra hiMsA ko vividha kalpanAmayI AbhUSaNoM se alaMkRta karane para bhI duHkha, daridratA, santApa Adi kI bAr3ha ko nahIM rokA jA sktaa| bhagavAna jinendra kA zreSTha ahiMsAmaya jIvana aisI vizeSatAoM kA kendra banatA hai, jisakA anyatra darzana honA asambhava hai| ina zabdoM ke prakAza meM tIrthaMkara ke janma sambandhI pUrvokta atizaya kavi kalpanA prasUta atizayAlaMkAra na hokara vAstavika vizeSatAe~ pratIta hoMge / ahiMsA kI saccI svarNamudrA samarpaNa karane para prakRti devI lokottara sAmagrI dAna dvArA jIvana ko samalaMkRta karatI hai| isameM kyA pAzcarya kI bAta hai ? atizaya kAlpanika nahIM haiM kucha loga lokaruci ko paritRpta karane ke hetu tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke jIvana kI apUrvatAoM ko paurANika kalpanA kahakara unako dUsaroM ke samAna sAmAnya rUpatA pradAna karate haiM / apUrvatAoM ko badalakara apUrNatAoM ko sthAnApanna banAnA aisA hI anucita kArya hai, jaise sarvAGga sundara vyakti ke hAtha, pAMva tor3akara tathA prAMkha phor3a kara use vikRta banAnA hai| jinheM AtmakalyANa 'iSTa hai, ve bhavyajana vItarAga vANI para pUrNa tathA avicalita zraddhA dhAraNa karate haiM / parIkSA-pradhAniyoM ke paramArAdhya devAgamastotra ke racayitA mahAna tArkika prAcArya samaMtabhadra bhI bhagavAna ke atizayoM ko paramArthasatya svIkAra karate hue tathA apane bRhatsvayaMbhUstotra meM unakA ullekha karate hue prabhu kA stavana karate haiM / munisuvratanAtha tIrthaMkara ke stavana meM ve bhagavAna ke rudhira ko zukla varNa kA svIkAra karate hue unake
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________________ tIrthakara zarIra ko mala rahita kahate haiN| bhagavAna aranAtha ke stavana meM ve iMdra ke hajAra netra banAne kI paurANika kathanI ko pramANa mAnakara usakA ullekha karate haiM; kintu Aja ke alpa abhyAsI koI-koI vyakti ina bAtoM para avizvAsa vyakta karane meM svayaM ko aisA kRtArtha anubhava karate haiM, jaise kUpamaMDUka samudra ke sadabhAva ko mithyA batAtA huaA choTe se jalAzaya ko hI samudra mAnatA hai tathA apane ko hI satyajJAnI anubhava karatA hai / kUpamaMDuka kI dRSTi se sarvajJa praNIta jinavANI kA rasapAna saMbhava nahIM hai / isake lie vyApaka tathA gaMbhora dRSTi Avazyaka hai / samIkSaka puruSArthI parizrama ke dvArA grAgama ke rahasya ko bhalI prakAra jAna sakatA hai / sarvajJa vANI meM asatyakA leza bhI nahIM hai / parIkSA kI yogyatA ke binA jo parIkSaka banane kA abhinaya karate haiM, unakI durgati hotI hai aura satya kI upalabdhi bhI nahIM hotii| "bhagavAna kA zarIra pasInA rahita hai / malamatra rahita hai / AhAra hote hae bhI nIhAra nahIM hai," isa pAgama vAkya ke pIche yaha vaijJAnika satya nihita hai, ki tIrthakara Adi viziSTa prAtmAoM kI jaTarAgni isa jAti kI hotI hai ki usameM DAlI gaI vastu rasa, rudhira Adi rUpa pariNata ho jAtI hai| aisA tatva usameM nahIM bacatA hai, jo vyartha hone ke kAraNa mala, mUtra Adi rUpa se nikAla diyA jAya / yaha bAta bhI dhyAna dene yogya hai ki jaba jaTharAgni manda hotI hai taba manuSya ke dvArA gRhIta vastu se sAra tatva zarIra ko nahIM prApta hotA hai aura prAyaH khAI gaI sAmagrI bAhara nikAla dI jAtI hai / isase khUba khAte hue bhI vyakti kSINa hotA jAtA hai / isake ThIka viparIta sthiti ukta mahAna puruSoM kI hotI hai| zarIra meM prApta samasta sAmagrI kA rudhirAdi rUpa meM pariNamana ho jAtA hai / zveta rakta kA rahasya bhagavAna ke zarIra meM zveta rUpa dhAraNa karane vAlA rudhira
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________________ 66 ] tIrthaMkara hotA hai| isa viSaya meM yaha bAta gaMbhIratA pUrvaka vicAraNIya hai ki apane putra ke liye sneha se kSaNa bhara meM mAtA ke stana meM dugdha A jAtA hai| mAtA rukmaNI ne pradyumna ko dekhA hI thA ki usake hRdaya meM naisargika sneha bhAva utpanna hone se stanoM meM dugdha A gayA thaa| isa zArIrika tathA manovaijJAnika vyavasthA ko dhyAna meM rakhane se yaha bAta anumAna karanA samyak pratIta hotA hai ki jinendra bhagavAn ke roma-roma meM samasta jIvoM ke prati saccI karuNA, dayA tathA prema ke bIja paripUrNa hai| tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha karate samaya darzana-vizuddhi bhAvanA bhAI gaI thii| dUsare zabdoM meM usakA yaha rahasya hai ki bhagavAna ne vizvaprema ke vRkSa kA bIja boyA thA, jo vRddhi ko prApta huA hai aura kevalajJAna kAla meM apane phala dvArA samasta jagat ko sukha tathA zAMti pradAna kregaa| ekendriya vanaspati taka prabhu ke vizvaprema kI bhAvanA rUpa jala se lAbha prApta kregii| isI se kevalajJAna kI ullekhanIya mahatvapUrNa bAtoM meM kahA hai, ki sau yojana kI pRthvI dhAnyAdi se harI-bharI ho jAtI hai| bhagavAn kA hRdaya saMpUrNa jIvoM ko sukha dene ke lie jananI ke tulya hai / samaMtabhadra svAmI ne bhagavAn supArzvanAtha ke stavana meM unheM 'mAteva bAlasya hitAnuzAstA' bAlaka ke lie kalyANakArI anuzAsanadAtrI mAtA ke samAna hone kAraNa mAtR-tulya kahA hai / prANI mAtra ke da:kha dUra karane kI bhAvanA tathA usake yogya sAmarthya aura sAdhana sAmagrI samanvita mAtRtaska jinendra ke zarIra meM rudhira kA zvetavarNa yukta honA tIrthakara kI utkRSTa kAruNika vRtti tathA mahattA kA paricAyaka pratIta hotA hai| ___ zarIra sambandhI vidyA meM pravINa logoM kA kahanA hai, ki mahAna buddhimAna, sadAcArI, kulInatAdi saMpanna vyaktiyoM ke rakta meM raktavarNIya paramANu puMja ke sthAna meM dhavalavarNIya paramANu puMja (White Blood Corpuscles) vizeSa pAe jAte haiN| Aja
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________________ tIrthakara [ 67 ke asadAcAra pracura yuga kA zarIra-zAstrajJa vartamAna yuga ke hInAcaraNa mAnavoM ke rakta ko zodhakara uparokta vicArapUrNa sAmagrI prastuta karatA hai| yadi yaha kathana satya hai, to tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke zarIra ke rudhira kI dhavalatA ko sthUla rUpa se samajhane meM sahAyatA prApta hotI hai| rakta meM viraktatA ___ eka bAta aura hai ; bhagavAna prArambha se hI sabhI logoM ke prati Asakti rahita haiM; ataeva virakta AtmA kA rakta yadi vi rakta arthAt vigata raktapanA, lAlimA zUnyatA saMyukta huA, to isameM Azcarya kI koI bAta nahIM hai / viraktoM ke ArAdhya deva kA deha sacamuca meM vi rakta paramANuoM se hI nirmita mAnanA pUrNa saMgata hai / sarAgI jagat ke logoM kA zarIra viSayoM meM anurakta rahane se kyoM na rakta varNa kA hogA ? bhagavAna kA roma roma viSayoM se virakta thA / itanA hI nahIM unakI vANI viraktatA arthAt vItarAgatA kA sadA siMhanAda karatI thii| mauna sthiti meM unake zarIra se aise paramANu bAhara jAte the, jisase ujjvala jyoti jAgatI thI, isI alaukikatA ke kAraNa saudharmendra sadA prabhu ke caraNoM kA zaraNa grahaNa karatA thaa| bhagavAna ke hRdaya meM, vicAra meM, jIvana meM jaisI viraktatA thI, vaisI hI unake rudhira meM viraktatA thii| indra bhI cAhatA thA ki prabhu kI aMtaH bAhya vidyamAna viraktatA mujhe bhI prApta ho jAya / vaise devoM ke zarIra meM bhI virakta panA hai, kintu prAMtarika viraktapanA ke binA bAhya viraktapanA zava kA zRMgAra mAtra hai| audArika zarIradhArI hokara aMta: vAhya viraktapanA ke dhAraka tIrthakara hI hote haiM / sarAgI zAsana meM isa viraktatA kI kalpanA nahIM ho sakatI ; yaha bAta to vItarAgI zAsana meM hI batAI jA sakatI hai| vaibhava-zUnya vyaktiM vaibhava ke zikhara para sthita zreSThAtmAoM kI kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sakatA hai|
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________________ 68 ] tIrthakara bhagavAna meM prArambha se hI viraktatA hai, isakA prAdhAra yaha hai, ki ve jaba mAtA ke garbha meM Ane ke samaya se lekara ATha varSa kI avasthA ke hote haiM, taba ve satpuruSoM ke yogya dezasaMyama ko grahaNa karate haiN| uttarapurANa meM likhA hai svAyurAdyaSTavarSebhyaH sarveSAM parato bhavet / uditASTakaSAyANAM tIrtheSAM dezasaMyamaH // 6--35 saba tIrthakaroM ke apanI Ayu ke prAraMbha se ATha varSa ke Age se dezasaMyama hotA hai, kAraNa unake pratyAkhyAnAvaraNa tathA saMjvalana kaSAyeM udayAvasthA ko prApta haiN| yadi pratyAkhyAnAvaraNa kaSAya kA udaya na hotA, to ve mahAvratI bana jAte / tatosya bhogavastUnAM sAkalyepi jitAtmanaH / vRttiniyamitaikAbhUdasaMkhyeyaguNanirjarA // 6--36 // yadyapi ina jinendra deva ke bhogya vastuoM kI paripUrNatA thI, phira bhI ve jitendriya the| unakI pravRtti niyamita rUpa se hI hotI thI, isase unake asaMkhyAtaguNI nirjarA hotI thii| zubha lakSaNa lokottara tyAga, tapasyA tathA pavitra manovRtti ke phala svarUpa bhagavAna kA zarIra sarva sulakSaNa saMpanna thA / sAmudrika zAstra meM eka hajAra ATha lakSaNoM kA sadbhAva zreSTha prAtmA ko sUcita karatA hai| bhagavAn ke zarIra meM ve sabhI cinha the| mahApurANakAra kahate haiM abhirAmaM vapurbhartuH lkssnnrbhirujitH| jyotibhiriva saMchannaM gaganaprAMgaNaM babhau // 15--45 // manohara tathA zreSTha lakSaNoM se alaMkRta bhagavAna kA zarIra jyotiSI devoM se vyApta AkAza rUpI prAMgaNa ke samAna pratIta hotA thaa| __unake zarIra meM zaMkha, cakra, gadAdi 108 cinha (lakSaNa) tathA tila, masUrikAdi nausau vyaMjana the| Aja ke bhogapracura yuga meM
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 66 lokAtizAyI puNyazAlI nara ratnoM kI utpatti na hone se zreSTha cinhoM ke darzana bhI nahIM hote haiM / yadA kadA kinhIM vizeSa puNyazAlI vyaktiyoM ke kucha thor3e cinha pAe jAte haiM / tulanAtmaka dRSTi se ki vividha mahApuruSoM kA jIvana caritra par3hA jAya to yaha jJAta hogA, eka hajAra ATha lakSaNoM se zobhAyamAna zarIra vAle tIrthakara jinendradeva ke sivAya anya vyakti nahIM haiM / tatvArtha rAjavArtika meM prAcArya akalaMkadeva ne likhA hai ki jinavANI ke aMtarbheda vidyAnuvAda nAmaka dazama pUrva meM zarIra ke zubhaazubha cinhoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai / aSTAMganimitta jJAna meM aMtarikSa, bhauma, aMga, svara, svapna, chinna, vyaMjana tathA lakSaNa samvandhI vidyA kA samAveza hai / dhavalA TIkA se vidita hai ki isa nimittavidyA meM AcArya dharasena svAmI pravINa the / unako "aTThaga-mahANimitta - pAraeNaM" aSTAMga-nimitta vidyA kA pAragAmI kahA hai / 11 prAjakala kucha loga pramAda evaM ahaMkAravaza vyavasthita rIti se jinAgama kA abhyAsa na kara svayaM ekAdha adhyAtmazAstra ko kucha dekhakara apane meM laghu sarvajJa kI kalpanA karate hue anya zAstroM ke abhyAsa ko nissAra samajhate haiM / praviveka tathA pravicAra para sthita aisI dhAraNA usa samaya svayaM dharAzAyI ho jAtI hai, jaba mumukSu yaha dekhatA hai ki mahAna AdhyAtmika yogIjana bhI laukika jIvana tathA vAhya saMsAra se sambandha rakhanevAle zAstroM meM bhI dharasenAcArya sadRza zreSTha AtmA zravabodha prApta karate rahe haiM / jJAna kI vividha zAkhAoM ke samyak avabodha dvArA mana meM asat vikalpa nahIM uThate haiM / eka hI vastu meM mana thakakara anyatra uchalakUda macAyA karatA hai tathA rAga, dveSa, moha rUpa vikArI bhAvoM ko apanAtA hai / Agamokta vividha jJAnarAzi ke paricaya dvArA AtmA ke vikAra naSTa hote haiM, ahaMkAra dUra hotA hai, tathA zAMti kA rasa prApta hotA hai /
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________________ 70 ] tIrthaMkara bhrAnta kalpanA koI vyakti yaha socate haiM ki adhyAtmazAstra par3hane se hI karmoM kA kSaya hotA hai; anya graMthoM ke abhyAsa se baMdha hotA hai| yaha kalpanA asamyak hai / tiloyapaNNatti meM likhA hai ki jinAgama ke svAdhyAya se "asaMkhejja-guNaseDikammaNijjaraNa" asaMkhyAta guNazreNI rUpa karmoM kI nirjarA hotI hai| Atma tatva kA nirUpaNa karane vAlA prAtmapravAda dvAdazAMga vANI ke puNya bhavana kA atyanta manojJa, pAvana tathA pramukha staMbha hai kintu usake sivAya anya sAmagrI bhI mahatvapUrNa tathA hitakArI hai / usa samasta Agama-sidhu kA nAma dvAdazAMgavANI hai / mAnava zarIra meM netra kA mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai, kinta netra hI samasta zarIra nahIM hai| anya aMgoM ke sadbhAva dvArA jaise netra ko gaurava prApta hotA hai, usI prakAra jinAgama ke vividha aMgoM kA sadbhAva bhI gaurava saMvardhaka hai| karma to anAtma padArtha hai / vaha mokSa mArga meM kaMTaka rUpa hai| ataeva karma sambandhI sAhitya mumukSu ke jIvana meM koI mahatva nahIM rakhatA ! yaha dhAraNA bhramamUlaka hai / bhedavijJAna jyoti ko prApta karane ke lie jaise sva kA jJAna Avazyaka hai, usI prakAra sva se bhinna para kA bhI bodha upayogI hai| karma sambandhI dvAdazAMgavANI kA aMza jaba SaTakhaNDAgama sUtra rUpa meM nibaddha huA, taba vizAla jaina saMgha ne mahotsava manAkara zrutapaMcamI parva kI nIMva DAlI thii| isa carcA dvArA yaha bAta sthira hotI hai ki samasta dvAdazAMga vANI ko mahatvapUrNa svIkAra karanA kalyANakArI hai, cAhe vaha samayasAra ho, cAhe vaha gommaTasAra ho, athavA zarIra ke lakSaNoM aura vyaMjanoM kA pratipAdaka zAstra ho / vItarAga vANI sarvadA hitakArI hai| hai| sarAga tathA anApta vyaktiyoM kA kathana pramANa koTi ko nahIM prApta hotA hai| usase saMsAra paribhramaNa nahIM chaTa sakatA / aMdha nyakti dUsare ko kisa prakAra patha pradarzana karane meM samartha ho sakatA hai ?
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________________ tIrthaMkara mahatva kI bAta bhagavAn tIrthaMkara paramadeva ke zarIra meM eka hajAra ATha lakSaNa pAe jAte haiM / ye unameM hI pAe jAte haiM, dUsaroM meM nahIM pAye jAte, zrataeva ye lakSaNa bhagavAn kI vizeSatA rUpa haiM / isI kAraNa pratIta hotA hai ki bhagavAn ke nAmoM ke pUrva meM 1008 likhane kI praNAlI pracalita hai, jaise saMraMbha, samAraMbha, prAraMbha, mana, vacana, kAya, kRta, kArita, anumodanA pUrvaka krodha, mAna, mAyA tathA lobha kaSAya kA tyAga karane se (3x3x3x 4=108 ) nigraMtha digambara jaina muniyoM ke nAma ke pUrva 108 likhane kI paddhati pracAra meM hai / pUrva prAdhyAtmika prabhAva tIrthaMkara bhagavAn kA bAlya avasthA meM bhI adbhuta AdhyAtmika prabhAva dekhA jAtA hai / vardhamAna caritra meM likhA hai, ki cAraNa RddhidhArI vijaya tathA saMjaya nAmaka munIndroM ko kisI sUkSma tatva ke viSaya meM zaMkA utpanna ho gaI thI / unako mahAvIra bhagavAn kA darzana ho gayA / tatkAla hI darzana mAtra se unakA saMdeha dUra ho gayA / una munIndroM ko bhagavAn kI chabi kA darzana mahAn zAstra ke svAdhyAya kA pratIka bana gayA / yaha ghaTanA tIrthaMkaratva kI vizeSatA ko lakSya meM rakhane para grAzcaryaprada to nahIM hai, kintu isase yaha tatva spaSTa hotA hai ki bhagavAn ke zarIra se sambandha rakhane vAle pudgala skandhoM meM asAdhAraNa vizeSatA pAI jAtI hai / jisa zarIra ke bhItara aisI zrAtmA vidyamAna hai, jisake caraNoM para deva-devendra mastaka rakhakara bAraMbAra praNAma karate haiM, jo zIghra hI divyadhvani dvArA dharma tIrtha kA pravartana kareMge, unake zrAtmateja se prabhAvita pudgala bhI aisI vizeSatA dikhAtA hai, jaisI anyatra dRSTigocara nahIM hotI / cAraNa muniyoM kA saMdeha - nivAraNa eka mahAn aitihAsika vastu bana gaI, kyoMki ukta ghaTanA ke kAraNa unhoMne bhagavAn kA nAma 'sanmati' rakhA thA / azagakavi ke ye zabda dhyAna dene yogya haiM : [ 71
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________________ 72 ] tIrthakara tsyaaprdhurthcaarnnlbdhiyuktau| bharturyatI vijaya-saMjayanAmadheyau // tadvIkSaNAtsapadi niHsRtsNshyaarthii| prAtanaturjagati sanmatirityabhikhyAM ||16--62||vrdhmaan caritra tadanaMtara cAraNa, RddhidhArI vijaya tathA saMjaya nAmaka munIndroM ne bhagavAn kA darzana hote hI zIghra saMzaya vimukta hone para jagata meM prasiddha 'sanmati' nAmakaraNa kiyA / tIrthaMkara ke cinha kA hetu caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI mUrtiyoM meM samAna rUpa se digambarapanA tathA vItarAga vRtti pAI jAtI hai / zreSTha saundarya pUrNa hone se unakI samAnatA dRSTigocara hotI hai, aisI sthiti meM unakI paraspara meM bhinnatA kA niyAmaka unakI mUrti meM vizeSa cinha aMkita kiyA jAtA hai; jaise AdinAtha bhagavAn kI mati meM vRSabha kA cinha pAyA jAtA hai / isa sambandha meM tiloyapaNNatti kA yaha kathana jJAtavya hai ki bhagavAn ke zarIra sambandhI sulakSaNoM meM se prabhu ke dAhine paira ke aMguSTha meM jo cinha pAyA jAtA hai, vahI lakSaNa una tIrthaMkara kA cinha banA diyA jAtA hai / kahA bhI hai :-- jammaNakAle jassa du dAhiNa-pAyammi hoI jo cinhN| taM lakSaNapAuttaM prAgamasuttesujiNadehaM / prabhu kI kumArAvasthA __mahApurANakAra kA kathana hai ki bAlyakAla meM bhagavAn bAla caeNdramA ke samAna prajA ko AnaMda pradAna karate the| isake pazcAt kizorAvasthA ne unake zarIra ko samaMlakRta kiyA / bAlAvasthAmatItasya tasyAbhUd ruciraM vpuH| kaumAraM devanAthAnAM pracitasya mahaujasaH // 14-174 / / bAlyakAla vyatIta hone para surendra-pUjya tathA mahA pratApI bhagavAn kA kumAra-kAlIna zarIra bar3A sundara lagatA thA /
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________________ tIrthakara [ 73 usa samaya unakA manohara zarIra, pyArI bolI, madhura nirIkSaNa tathA muskurAte hue bolanA sabhI saMsAra ke prema ko prApta kara rahe the / vapuH kAntaM priyA vANI madhura tasya vIkSitam / jagataH protimAtenuH sasmitaM ca prajalpitam // 14--176 // pUrva janma kI tapa: sAdhanA aura puNya ke tIvra udayavaza prabhu meM agaNita guNoM kA mAno paraspara spardhAvaza adbhuta vikAsa ho rahA thA / jisa prakAra unakA zarIra apratima saundarya kA kendra thA aura jisake samakSa deva devendra prAdi kI dIpti phIkI lagatI thI, una bhagavAna kA hRdaya bhI usI prakAra sundaratA tathA pavitratA-paripUrNa thaa| aMtaHbAhya saundarya se zobhAyamAna bhagavAna kI samasta bAteM vizva ko avarNanIya Ananda tathA Azcarya ko utpanna karatI thiiN| vizva-vidyA kA Izvaratva unake matijJAna aura zrutajJAna ke sAtha 'bhava-pratyaya' nAmakA avadhijJAna bhI janma se thA / isa kAraNa unhoMne samasta vidyAoM ko apane Apa prApta kara liyA thaa| prAcArya jinasenasvAmI kahate haiM-- vizvavidyezvarasyAsya vidyAH pariNatAH svayam / nanu janmAntarAbhyAsaH smRti puSNAti puSkalAm // 14--176 // bhagavAna samasta vidyAoM ke Izvara the| isa kAraNa unako sampUrNa vidyAe~ svayameva prApta ho gaI thiiN| pUrva janma kA abhyAsa smaraNazakti ko atyanta poSaNa pradAna karatA hai| tIrthakara vizva ke guru haiM jina bAla jinendra ke darzana mAtra se mahAjJAnI cAraNaRddhidhArI munIndroM ko gambhIra jJAnalAbha ho, jo janma se mati, zruta, avadhijJAna samalaMkRta hoM, una alaukika sAmarthya-sampanna prabhu ko kisI guru ke pAsa jAkara vidyAbhyAsa karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM pdd'ii|
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________________ tIrthaMkara ko mayUra ko sundara nRtya karane kI zikSA kauna detA hai ? haMsa 'sundaratA pUrvaka gamana karane meM kauna zikSaka banatA hai ? pakSiyoM ko gagana gamana karane meM tathA matsyAdi ko vipula jalarAzi meM vicaraNa karane kI kalA kauna sikhAtA hai ? nisarga sehI unameM ve vizeSatAe~ udbhUta hotI haiM / 'isalie dharmazarmAbhyudaya meM mahAkavi haricaMdra pUchate haiM ki naisargika jJAna ke bhaNDAra una jagatguru ko zikSita karane meM kauna guru huA ? koI-koI tIrthaMkara ko sAdhAraNa zreNI kA vyakti samajha unake pAThazAlA meM abhyAsa kI bAta likhate haiM / yaha dhAraNA prayogya hai / aisI vicAradhArA vItarAga RSi paramparA ke pratikUla hai / mahApurANa ke ye zabda manana yogya haiM vAGmayaM sakalaM tasya pratyakSaM vAkprabhorabhUt / yena vizvasya lokasya vAcaspatyAdabhUd guruH / / 14 - - 181 // 74 ] ve bhagavAna sarasvatI ke ekamAtra svAmI the isalie unheM samasta vAGmaya (zAstra ) pratyakSa ho gae the / isa kAraNa ve sampUrNa vizva ke guru ho gae the / -- zrutaM nisargatosyAsIt prasUtaH prazamaH zrutAt / tato jagaddhitAsthAsIt ceSTA sApAlayat prajAH // 184 // una prabhu ke zAstra kA jJAna svayameva utpanna ho gayA thA / zAstra jJAna ke phalasvarUpa prazama bhAva utpanna huA thA / isase unakI ceSTAe~ jagat kA hita karane vAlI hotI thIM / una ceSTAoM dvArA ve prajAjana kA pAlana karate the / prabhu kI vizeSatA una RSabhanAtha tIrthaMkara ke viSaya meM mahAkavi kI yaha sUkti hRdayahAriNI hai ----- 1 kaH paNDito nAma zikhaNDamaNDane marAlalIlAgatidIkSiko'thavA / maiefiojJAnanidherjagadgurorguruzca zikSAsu babhUva tasya kaH ||6 - 13 //
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________________ tIrthakara [ 75 vorghadarzI sudIrghAyuH dIrghabAhuzca dIrghadRk / sa dIrghasUtro lokAnAM prabhajat sUtradhAratAm // 18 // ___ ve dIrghadarzI the arthAt dUra taka kI bAteM socate the| unakI prAyu dIrgha thii| unakI bhujAe~ dIrgha thiiN| unake netra dIrgha the| ve sthiratApUrvaka vicAra ke uparAnta kArya karate the, isase dIrghasUtra the / ataH ve tInoM lokoM kI sUtradhAratA arthAt gurutA ko prApta hue the / isa kathana se yaha bAta vidita hotI hai ki surendra samudAya bhI bhagavAna se mArgadarzana prApta karatA thA / saurabha samanvita sundara sumana ke samIpa sabhI satpuruSa rUpa madhukara svayameva aAyA karate the| prabhu meM gambhIratA thI, sAtha meM avasthA ke anurUpa parihAsapriyatA tathA vinodazIlatA bhI unameM thii| samasta kalAoM aura vidyAnoM ke prAcArya prabhu ke samIpa pAyA karate the| ve vaiyAkaraNoM ke sAtha vyAkaraNa sambandhI carcA karate the, kabhI kaviyoM ke sAtha kAvya viSaya kI vArtA karate the aura kabhI vAdiyoM ke sAtha vAdagoSThI karate the| prabhu kA vinoda vinodavaza kabhI mayUroM kA rUpa dhAraNa karane vAle nRtya karate hue deva-kiMkaroM ko ve bhagavAna laya ke anusAra tAla dekara nRtya karAte the| yaha varNana kitanA madhura hai : kAMzcicca zukarUpeNa samAsAditavikriyAn / saMpAThaM pAThayaMchlokAn amliSTamadhurAkSaram // 14 // kabhI vikriyA zakti se tote kA rUpa dhAraNa karane vAle devakumAroM ko ve prabhu spaSTa tathA madhura akSaroM se zloka par3hAte the| haMsavikrayayA kAMzcit kUjato mandra gadgadam / visabhaMga : svahastena dattaH saMbhAvayanmuhuH // 15 // ve kabhI-kabhI haMsa rUpa vikriyA kara dhIre-dhIre gadgad zabda karane vAle devoM ko apane hAtha se mRNAlakhaNDa dekara santuSTa karate
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________________ 76 ] tIrthaMkara indra mahArAja sadA bhagavAna ko grAnandaprada sAmagrI pahu~cAne meM harSa kA anubhava karate the / 'prayojanamanuddizya na mandopi pravartate ' -- binA prayojana ke mandamati kI bhI pravRtti nahIM hotI hai, taba indra kI jinendrasevA kA bhI kucha rahasya honA cAhiye ? samRddhi ke Izvara surendra ke samIpa amaryAdita sukha kI sAmagrI rahatI hai / vaha svAdhIna hai / kisI kA sevaka nahIM hai, phira bhI vaha jinendradeva kA kiMkara banA huA prabhu kI sevA meM svayaM svecchA se pravRtta hotA hai tathA dUsaroM ko pravRtta karAtA hai / isa sevA kA kyA lakSya hai ? indra kA manogata mahAn jJAnI indra isa tatva ko samajhatA hai, ki puNyakarma ke kSaya hone para vaha eka kSaNa bhI svarga meM na raha sakegA / sArA aizvarya tathA vaibhava svapna-sAmrAjya sadRza zUnyatA ko prApta hogA / indra ke pAsa saba kucha hai, kintu avinAzI prAnanda nahIM hai / usa grAtmAnanda kI upalabdhi ke liye hI vaha jinanAtha kI nirantara ArAdhanA karatA hai, tAki jinabhakti rUpI naukA ke dvArA vaha saMsAra samudra ke pAra pahu~ca jAya / bhagavAn ke samIpa indra yaha anubhava hI nahIM karatA hai, ki vaha asaMkhya devoM kA svAmI hai, aparimita vaibhava tathA samRddhi kA adhIzvara hai / vaha to socatA hai ki "maiM jinendra bhagavAna kA sevaka nahIM, unake dAsa kA bhI sevaka huuN| maiM jinendra kA dAsAnudAsa hU~ / " bhagavAna ke lie bhogopabhoga kI sAmagrI sadA svarga se prAtI rahatI thI / indra ko to aisA lagatA thA, mAno svarga meM kucha nahIM hai, sabase bar3A svarga bhagavAna ke caraNoM ke nIce hai / una caraNoM ke samakSa vinIta-vRtti dvArA yaha jIva itanA ucca hotA hai ki usake samAna dUsarA nahIM hotA / mahApurANakAra kahate haiM pratidinamamarendra pAhRtAn bhogasArAn / surabhi - kusumamAlA - citrabhUSAmbarAdIn //
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 77 lalitasurakumArairiMgitarvayasyaiH / samamupahitarAgaH sonvabhUt puNyapAkAt // 211 // ve bhagavAna puNyakarma ke udaya se pratidina indra ke dvArA bheje hue sugandhita puSpoM kI mAlA, aneka prakAra ke vastra tathA AbhUSaNa Adi zreSTha bhogoM kA apanA abhiprAya jAnane vAle sundara devakumAroM ke sAtha prasanna hokara anubhava karate the / prabhu kA tAruNya dhIre dhIre bhagavAna ne yauvana avasthA ko prApta kiyA / prAcArya kahate haiM :-- athAsya yauvane pUrNe vapurAsInmanoharam / prakRtyaiva zazI kAntaH ki punazzaradAgame // 15-31 // yauvana avasthA pUrNa hone para bhagavAna kA zarIra bahuta hI manohara ho gayA thA / so ThIka hI hai, kyoMki candramA svabhAva se hI sundara hotA hai; yadi zarad Rtu kA Agamana ho jAve to phira kahanA hI kyA hai ? tadasya ruruce gAtraM paramaudArikAhvayam / mahAbhyudaya-niHzreyasArthAnAM mUlakAraNam // 15--32 / / ataeva bhagavAna kA parama audArika nAma kA zarIra zobhAyamAna hotA thaa| unakA vaha zarIra mahAn abhyudayayukta mokSa puruSArtha kA mUla kAraNa thaa| bhagavAna kI anupama saundaryapUrNa chabi ko apanI puNyakalpanA dvArA nihArate hue bhUdharadAsa jI likhate haiM : raho dUra aMtara kI mahimA bAhija guna varNata bala kaaNpai| eka hajAra ATha lacchana tana teja koTi ravi kiraNa na tApai / surapati sahasa AMkha aMjali soM rUpAmRta pIvata nahiM dhApa / tuma bina kauna samartha vIra jina jagasoM kAr3ha mokSa meM thaa|
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________________ 78 ] paMca bAlayati tIrthaMkara caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM vAsupUjya, mallinAtha, neminAtha, pArasanAtha tathA mahAvIra bhagavAna ye paMca bAlayati rUpa se vikhyAta haiM, kyoMki ye bAlabrahmacArI rahe haiM; zeSa unnIsa tIrthaMkaroM ne pahale gRhasthAzrama svIkAra kiyA thA, pazcAt kAlalandhi prApta hone para unhoMne sAdhu padavI aMgIkAra kI thI / mahArAja nAbhirAja kA nivedana mahArAja nAbhirAja ne bhagavAna RSabhadeva ko vivAha yogya dekhakara kahA :-- hiraNyagarbhastvaM dhAtA jagatAM tvaM svabhUrasi / nibhamAtraM tvadutpattau pitRmmanyA yato vayam / / 15--57 / / tIrthaMkara he deva ! Apa karmabhUmirUpI jagat kI sRSTi karane vAle brahmA haiM / Apa svabhU haiM | Apa svayameva utpanna hue haiM / ApakI utpatti meM hama loga mAtA, pitA haiM, yaha kathana nimitta mAtra hai / yathArkasya samudbhUtau nimittamudayAcalaH / svatastu bhAsvAnudyAti tathaivAsmadbhavAnapi // 58 // jaise sUrya ke udaya meM udayAcala nimittamAtra hai / sUrya to svayaM hI udita hotA hai, isI prakAra ApakI utpatti meM hama nimittamAtra haiM / Apa svayaM hI utpanna hue haiM / pANigrahaNa isake pazcAt pitA ne prabhu ke pANigrahaNa saMskAra kA vicAra upasthita kiyA / unhoMne pitA kI bAta svIkAra kI / pitA ne yazasvatI tathA sunandA nAmakI rAjakanyAoM ke sAtha unakA vivAhotsava kiyA / bharata janma yogyakAla vyatIta hone para yazasvatI mahAdevI ne caitrakRSNA
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________________ tIrthakara [ 79 navamI ke dina jaba mIna lagna, brahmayoga, dhana rAzi kA candramA tathA uttarASAr3ha nakSatra thA, usa samaya jyeSTha putra bharata ko utpanna kiyA / tannAmnA bhArataM varSa mitihAsojjanAspadam / himAdrerAsamRdrAcca kSetraM cakrabhRtAmidam // 15- 156 // itihAsa vettAoM kA kathana hai ki himavAna parvata se lekara samudra paryanta cakravartiyoM kA kSetra bharata ke kAraNa bhAratavarSaM nAma se vikhyAta huA / bhagavAna dvArA saMskAra kArya bhagavAna ne apanI saMtati ko yogya banAne meM pUrNa sAvadhAnI rakhI thI / bharata ke yajJopavIta Adi saMskAra svayaM bhagavAna ne kie the / jinasena svAmI likhate haiM : zranaprAzana- caulopanayanAdInanukramAt / kriyAvidhIn vidhAnajJaH sraSTaivAsya nisRSTavAn // 164 // kriyAkAMDa ke jJAtA ( vidhAnajJa) bhagavAna ne bharata ke annaprAzana prarthAt pahalI bAra annAhAra karAnA, caula (muMDana), upanayana ( yajJopavIta) Adi saMskAra - kriyA rUpa vidhi svayaM kI thI / bhrama-zodhana isa paramAgama ke kathana ko dhyAna meM rakhakara una logoM ko apanI bhrAMta dhAraNA sudhAranA cAhie, jo yaha ekAnta mata banA cuke haiM, ki yajJopavIta prAdi kA jaina saMskRti meM koI sthAna nahIM hai / mahApurANa kalpita upanyAsa nahIM hai, jisameM lekhaka ne apane svatantra vicAroM ke poSaNArthaM yatheccha mizraNa kara diyA ho / prathamAnuyoga kyA hai ? Aja ke svatantra lekhaka apane vicAroM ko nirbhaya ho ArSa granthoM meM milA diyA karate haiM kyoMki unheM jinendra vANI meM
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________________ 80 ] tIrthakara parivartana karane ke mahApApa kA patA nahIM hai ; aisI bhUla satya mahAvratI mahAmuni jinasena svAmI sadRza vItarAga sAdhurAja kabhI bhI nahIM kara sakate kyoMki unheM kugati meM jAne kA Dara thaa| unakA mahApurANa prathamAnuyoga nAmase prakhyAta paramAgama meM antarbhUta hotA hai / prathamAnuyoga meM svakalpita gappeM nahIM rhtiiN| vaha satya pratipAdana se samalaMkRta rahatA hai| svAmI samaMtabhadra ne prathamAnuyoga ke viSaya meM likhA hai prathamAnuyogamAkhyAnaM caritaM purANamapi puNyam / bodhi-samAdhi-nidhAnaM, bodhati bodhaH samIcInaH // 43 // uttama jJAna-bodhi, samAdhi ke bhaNDAra rUpa arthoM kA arthAt puruSArtha catuSTaya kA pratipAdana karane vAle eka puruSa kI jIvanakathA rUpa caritra tathA saTha zalAkA puruSoM kI kathA rUpa purANa ko, puNyadAyI prathamAnayoga kahatA hai| prAcArya prabhAcandra ne 'arthAkhyAna' vizeSaNa para prakAza DAlate hae likhA hai ki paramArtha viSaya kA pratipAdana arthAkhyAna hai| usakA ullekha karane se kalpita pratipAdana kA niSedha ho jAtA hai / prAcArya kI TIkA ke ye zabda dhyAna dene yogya haiM / "tasya (prathamAnuyogasya) prakalpitatva-vyavacchedArthamAkhyAnamiti vizeSaNaM, arthasya paramArthasya viSayasyAkhyAnaM pratipAdanaM yatra, yena vA taM / " jinendra bhagavAna kathita Agama ke artha meM svecchAnusAra parivartana karane vAle vyakti ko tathA usake kArya meM arthAdi ke dvArA sahAyaka banane vAloM ko apane aMdhakAramaya bhaviSya ko nahIM bhulAnA cAhie / kama se kama mumukSu varga ko viSaya lolupI buddhimAnoM ke jAla se apane ko bacAnA cAhie / svatantra ciMtana ke kSetra meM pratyeka vijJa vyakti ko vicAra vyakta karane ke viSaya meM adhikAra hai, kintu jaba vaha anya racanAkAra ke mantavya ko vikRta kara svArtha poSaNa karatA hai taba vaha akSamya aparAdha karatA hai|
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________________ tIrthakara [ 81 isaliye satpuruSa kA kartavya hai ki Agama ke sAtha khilavAr3a na kare / jaba bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne svayaM apane putroM ke yajJopavIta Adi saMskAra kie the taba unako jaina saMskRti kI vastu na mAnanA kyA anucita nahIM hai ? bharata bandhu bharata ke pazcAt unake ninyAnave bhAI aura hue| ve sabhI carama-zarIrI aura bar3e pratApI the / bharata kI bahina kA nAma brAhmI thA / sunaMdA mahAdevI se pratApI putra bAhubalI tathA sundarI nAmakI patrI kA janma huA thA / bAhubalI bAhubalI ke nAma kI anvarthatA para mahApurANakAra isa prakAra likhate haiM--- bAhU tasya mahAbAhoH pradhAtAM balamUjjitam / yato bAhUbalItyAsIt nAmAsya mahasAM nidheH / / 16--17 // una tejapuMja vizAla bAhu kI donoM bhujAeM utkRSTa bala se paripUrNa thIM; isaliye unakA bAhubalI nAma sArthaka thA / bhagavAna ke sabhI putra puNyazAlI the| unakI bhujAyeM ghuTanoM taka lambI thIM aura ve vyAyAma ke kAraNa kaThora thiiN| "vyAyAma karkazI bAhU pInAvAjAnulaMbinau" (46) saba rAjakumAroM meM bharata sUrya tulya, bAhubalI candra samAna tathA anya rAjakumAra nakSatra maMDala sadRza zobhAyamAna hote the / brAhmI dIpti ke samAna aura sundarI cAMdanI ke samAna pratIta hotI thii| unake madhya bhagavAna kisa prakAra zobhAyamAna hote the, ise mahAkavi isa prakAra vyakta karate haiM sa taiH parivRtaH putraH bhagavAn vRssbho-bbhii| myotirgaNaH parikSipto yathA me mahogyaH // 16--71 //
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________________ 82 ] tIrthakara jisa prakAra mahAna unnata meru parvata jyotiSI devoM se ghirA huyA zobhAyamAna hotA hai, usI prakAra vRSabhadeva bhagavAn apane putrAdi se ghire hue suzobhita hote the| AdinAtha prabhu kA zikSA prema bhagavAn ne brAhmI aura sundarI ko vidyA prApti ke yogya dekhakara kahA : idaM vapurvayazcedaM ida zola-manIdazam / vidyayA cedvibhUSyeta saphalaM janmavAmidam // 17 // putriyoM ! tuma donoM kA yaha zarIra, yaha avasthA tathA tumhArA apUrva zIla yadi vidyA dvArA alaMkRta kiyA jAya, to tuma donoM kA janma saphala ho jAyagA / vidyAvAnpuruSo loke sammati yAdi kovidH| nArI ca tadvatI dhatte strIsRSTeragrimaM padam // 8 // isa loka meM vidyAvAn puruSa vidvAnoM dvArA sanmAna ko prApta karatA hai tathA vidyAvatI nArI mahilA samAja meM pramukhatA ko prApta karatI hai| tad vidyAgrahaNe yatnaM putrike kurutaM yuvAm / tatsaMgrahaNa-kAloyaM yuvayorvartatedhunA // 102 // ataeva he putriyoM, tuma donoM vidyA prApti ke lie prayatna kro| tuma donoM ke vidyA grahaNa karane ke yogya yaha kAla hai / ityuktvA mahurAzAsya vistIrNe hemapaTTa ke / adhivAsya svacittasthAM zrutadevauM saparyayA // 103 // vibhuH karadvayanAmyAM likhamnakSaramAlikAM / upAdizallipi saMkhyAsthAnaM cAkairanukramAt // 104 // yaha kahakara bhagavAn ne una donoM ko aneka bAra AzIrvAda diyaa| unhoMne apane aMtaHkaraNa meM vidyamAna zrutadevatA kI pUjA kI / bhagavAn ne apane eka hAtha se akSara mAlikA aura dUsare se saMkhyA rUpa aMkoM ko likhakara jJAna karAyA /
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 83 bhagavAn ne putriyoM ke samAna bharatAdi putroM ko bhI zikSA dI / unhoMne apane putroM kI ruci tathA yogyatA Adi ko lakSya meM rakha kara bhinna-bhinna viSayoM kI zikSA dI thI / unhoMne bharata ko arthazAstra meM nipuNa banAyA thA ( bharatAyArthazAstraM ca ), vRSabhasena ko ( jo Age jAkara bhagavAn ke samavazaraNa meM mukhya gaNadhara padavI ke dhAraka hue) gIta-vAdyAdi kI zikSA dI thI / bAhubalI kumAra ko Ayurveda, dhanurveda, azva, gajAdi ke taMtra, ratnaparIkSA, sAmudrika zAstra Adi meM nipuNa banAyA thA / sAra kI bAta kimatra bahunoktena zAstraM lokopakAri yat / tatsarvamAdikartA svAH samanvaziSata prajAH / / 125 / / isa sambandha meM adhika kahane se kyA prayojana hai; bhagavAn AdinAtha ne jo-jo loka-kalyANakArI zAstra the, ve saba apane putroM ko sikhAe the / bhagavAn ne jisa zailI kA Azraya le apanI saMtati ko svayaM zikSA dI usake anusAra zikSA kI vyavasthA kalyANaprada hogI / zikSArthI ke naisargika jhukAva evaM sAmarthya kA vicAra kie binA sabako eka hI DhaMga para zikSita karane kA prayAsa iSTa phalaprada nahIM ho sakatA / bhagavAn ne lokopakArI zAstroM kI zikSA dI thI / jo zAstra pApa pravRttiyoM ko protsAhana de patana ke patha meM puruSoM ko pahu~cAte haiM, ve lokopakArI na hokara lokApakArI ho jAte haiM / vartamAna yuga meM jIva vadha tathA pApAcAra ke poSaNa hetu jo zikSA kI vyavasthA hai, vaha jinendra kI vicAra paddhati ke pratikUla hai / bhagavAn ne brAmhI aura sundarI nAmakI kanyAoM kI zikSA ko prAthamikatA dekara yaha bhAva darzAyA ki puruSa varga kA kartavya hai ki vaha kanyAoM ko jJAnavatI banAne meM vizeSa utsAha dhAraNa kare | unake zikSita banane para samAja kA adhika hita hotA hai /
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________________ 84 ] prajA kI prArthanA bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke samaya meM bhoga- bhUmi kI samApti evaM karma-bhUmi kI navIna vyavasthA pracalita huI thI / eka dina prajAjana bhagavAn ke zaraNa meM grAkara isa prakAra nivedana karane lage "bhagavAn ! aba kalpavRkSa to nRSTa ho gae isalie hama kisa prakAra kSudhAdi kI vedanA ko dUra kareM ?" unhoMne kahA thA :-- vAMchantyo jIvikAM deva tvAM vayaM zaraNaM zritAH / tannastrAyasva lokeza tadupAyapradarzanAt / / 136 // tIrthaMkara he deva ! hama loga prAjIvikA prApti kI icchA se Apake zaraNa meM Ae haiM; ataH he lokeza ! jIvikA kA upAya batAkara hama logoM kI rakSA kIjie / prajApati ne kyA kiyA ? usa samaya bhagavAn ke hRdaya meM dayA kA bhAva utpanna huA / ve apane mana meM isa prakAra vicAra karane lage : pUrvApara - videheSu yA sthitiH samavasthitA / sAdya pravartanIyAtra tato jIvantyamUH prajAH // 143 // SaTkarmANi yathA tatra yathA varNAzramasthitiH / yathA grAma-gRhAdInAM saMstyAyazca pRthagvidhAH / / 144 // tathA 'trApyucitA vRttiH upAyairebhiraMginAm / nopAyAntaramastyeSAM prANinAM jIvikAM prati / 145 / / karmabhUrakha jAteyaM vyatItau kalpabhUruhAm / tato'tra karmabhiH SaDbhiH prajAnAM jIvikocitA / / 146 - parva 16 mahApurANa pUrva tathA pazcima videha kSetra meM jo sthiti isa samaya vidyamAna hai, vahI paddhati yahA~ pravRtta karane yogya hai / usase yaha prajA jIvita raha sakatI hai / vahA~ jisa prakAra asi, kRSi Adi chaha karma haiM, kSatriya Adi varNa kI tathA prAzrama kI vyavasthA hai, grAma,
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________________ tIrthakara [ 85 ghara Adi kI pRthak-pRthak racanA haiM, usI prakAra kI vyavasthA yahA~ bhI honA cAhie / inhIM upAyoM se prANiyoM kI AjIvikA cala sakatI hai aura anya upAya nahIM hai / kalpavRkSoM ke naSTa ho jAne se aba karmabhUmi kA prAdurbhAva huaA hai; isaliye kRSi prAdi SaTkarmoM ke dvArA apanI jIvikA karanA ucita hai / jinamandira kA nirmANa isa prakAra vicAra karane ke uparAMta bhagavAn ne prajA ko aAzvAsana diyA, ki tuma bhayabhIta mata hoo| isake pazcAt bhagavAn ke dvArA smaraNa kie jAne para devoM ke sAtha indra ne vahA~ Akara prajA kI jIvikA ke lie ucita kArya kiyA / *sarva prathama indra ne yogya samaya, nakSatra, lagna Adi ke saMyoga hone para ayodhyA purI ke madhya meM jina mandira kI racanA kI; pazcAt cAroM dizAoM meM bhI jinamaMdiroM kI racanA kI / tadanantara grAma, nagarAdi kI racanA saMpanna kI / una grAmAdi meM prajA ko basAkara bhagavAn kI AjJA lekara indra svarga calA gayA / bhagavAn ne prajA ko chaha karmoM dvArA prAjIvikA karane kA upadeza diyA thaa| SaT karma asimaSiH kRSividyA vANijya zilpameva c| karmANImAni Sor3hA syuH prajAjIvanahetavaH // 17 // tatra vRtti prajAnAM sa bhagavAn matikauzalAt / upAdikSat sarAgo hi sa tadAsojjagadguruH // 10 // asi (zastrakarma), maSi (lekhana karma), kRSi, vidyA arthAt zAstra ke dvArA upajIvikA karanA (vidyA zAstropajIvane), *zubhe dine sunakSatre sumuhUrta-zubhodaye / / svoccastheSugraheSucca prAnukalye jagadguroH / / 146 / / kRtaprathama-mAMgalye surendro jinamaMdiram / nyavezayatpurasyAsya madhye dikSvapyanukramAta / / 150, parva 16 / /
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________________ tIrthaMkara vANijya (vyApAra) tathA zilpa (zilpaM syAtkarakauzalam) hasta kI kuzalatA se jIvikA karanA ye chaha kArya prajA ke jIvana ke hetu haiM / ___ bhagavAn ne apanI buddhi kI kuzalatA se prajA ko unake dvArA vRtti arthAt prAjIvikA karane kA upadeza diyA, kyoMki usa samaya bhagavAn sarAgI the / varNa-vyavasthA utpAditA strayo varNAH tadA tenaadivedhsaa| kSatriyAH vaNijaH zadrAH kSatatrANAdibhirgaNaH // 183 // usa samaya una Adi brahmA bhagavAn ne tIna varNa utpanna kie, jo kSata-trANa arthAt vipatti se rakSaNa karanA, kRSi, pazupAlana, tathA sevAdi gaNoM ke kAraNa kSatriya, vaizya tathA zUdra kahalAe / * yAvatI jagatI vRttiH apApopahatA ca yaa| sA sarvAsya matenAsIt sa hi dhAtA sanAtana : // 18 // usa samaya jagat meM jitane pApa rahita AjIvikA ke upAya the, ve saba vRSabhadeva bhagavAn kI sammati se pravRtta hue the, kyoMki ve hI sanAtana brahmA haiN| bhagavAn ne kRtayuga-karmabhUmi kA prArambha kiyA thaa| karmabhUmi kA prArambha prASAr3ha mAsabahula-pratipadivise kRtii| kRtvA kRtayugAraMbhaM prAjApatyamupeyivAn // 162 // *uttarapurANa meM AcArya guNabhadra ne jAtimUr3hatA kA doSodbhAvana karate hue likhA hai ki zukladhyAna ke liye uccagotra, jAti-varNa Adi kI bhI AvazyakatA hai / yaha vizeSatA trivarNa meM hai / zUdra varNa meM yaha nahIM pAI jAtI / Agama ke zraddhAluoM kA dhyAna svAmI guNabhadra ke isa padya kI ora jAnA cAhie :-- jAtigotrAdikarmANi zukladhyAnasya hetavaH / yeSu te syustrayo varNAH zeSAH zUdrAH prakIrtitAH / / 74-463 / /
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________________ [ 87 una bhagavAn ne ASAr3ha kRSNA pratipadA ke dina kRtayuga kA prArambha karake ' prajApati' saMjJA ko prApta kiyA thA / torthaMkara vararNa-vyavasthA zrAgamokta hai isa varNana se yaha bAta spaSTa hotI hai, ki jisa videha kSetra meM sadA tIrthaMkaroM kA sAnidhya prApta hotA hai, tathA unake dvArA jIvoM ko mArga darzana prApta hotA hai, vahA~ varNAzrama vyavasthA hai / isa bharata kSetra meM bhagavAn Adi bramhA RSabhadeva ne jo varNa vyavasthA kA upadeza diyA thA, vaha unhoMne apanI kalpanA dvArA nahIM racA thA, balki unhoMne videha * kSetra kI vyavasthA ( jahA~ nitya karmabhUmi hai) ke anusAra bharatakSetra kI bhI vyavasthA kA upadeza diyA, kyoMki yahA~ bhI karmabhUmi kA prAdurbhAva ho gayA thA / koI koI yaha socate haiM, ki jainadharma meM varNAzrama vyavasthA kA prabhAva hai / vaha to brAhmaNa dharma kI nakala yA prabhAva mAtra hai / yaha kathana mahApurANa rUpa Agama graMtha ke varNana ke prakAza meM prayathArtha pramANita hotA hai / Agama ke AdhAra ko pramANika mAnane vAlA mumukSu to yaha socegA, ki anya paramparA meM pAI jAne vAlI vyavasthA jaina paramparA se lI gaI hai aura usa para unhoMne apanI paurANika, vaijJAnika paddhati kI chApa lagA lI hai / yaha varNa-vyavasthA bhagavajjinasena svAmI kI nijI mAnyatA hai, aura unhoMne use prAgama kA rUpa de diyA hai / aisA kathana atyanta anucita tathA prazobhana hai / jinasena svAmI sadRza satya mahAvratI zreSTha AtmA ke viSaya meM aisA Aropa jaghanyatama kArya hai / una para aisA pratAraNA kA doSa lagAnA mahA pApa hai / Ajakala varNAzrama vyavasthA kI puNya paddhati ke mUla para kuThArAghAta * pUrvAparavideheSu yA sthitiH samavasthitA / sAdya pravartanIyAtra tato jIvantyamUH prajAH / / 16-143, mahApurANa / /
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________________ 88 ] tIrthaMkara hone se prajA kI jIvikA kI samasyA ulajhakara jaTilatama banatI jA rahI hai / isake kAraNa hI sabakA dhyAna AtmA ke sthAna meM peTa kI roTI kI ora mukhyatA se jAyA karatA hai / tIrthaMkara bhagavAn dvArA pratipAdita paddhati ke viruddha jitanI pravRtti bar3hegI, utanI hI prazAMti tathA duHkha kI bhI vRddhi hue binA na rahegI / rAjyAbhiSeka jaba bhagavAn ke dvArA vyavasthA prApta kara prajA sukha se rahane lagI, taba bar3e vaibhava ke sAtha bhagavAn kA prayodhyApurI meM rAjyAbhiSeka huA thaa| usa rAjyAbhiSeka ke liye gaMgA aura siMdhu mahAnadiyoM kA vaha jala lAyA gayA thA, jo himavat parvata kI zikhara para se dhArA rUpa meM nIce gira rahA thA tathA jisakA bhUtala se sparza nahIM huA thA / padma, mahApadmaprAdi sarovaroM kA jala, naMdIzvara dvIpa saMbaMdhI naMdottarA Adi vApikAoM, kSIra samudra, naMdIzvara samudra, svayaMbhuramaNa samudra Adi kA bhI jala usa rAjyAbhiSeka ke lie lAyA gayA thA / pahale suvarNa nirmita kalazoM dvArA indra ne rAjyAbhiSeka kiyA / isake anantara nAbhirAja Adi aneka rAjAoM ne 'prayaM rAjasiMhaH rAjavat' -- rAjAoM meM zreSTha ye vRSabhadeva rAjya pada ke yogya haiM aisA mAnakara unakA eka sAtha abhiSeka kiyA thA / janatA dvArA cararaNoM kA abhiSeka nAgarikoM ne bhI unake caraNoM kA abhiSeka kiyA thA / kinhIM ne kamala patra ke bane hue done se aura kisI ne mRttikA pAtra meM sarayU kA jala lekara caraNAbhiSeka kiyA thA / pahale tIrthaM jala se abhiSeka huA thA, pazcAt kaSAya jala se aura anta meM sugaMdhita jala dvArA abhiSeka sampanna huA thA / isake anaMtara kucha kucha garama jala se bhare hue suvarNa ke kuNDa meM praveza kara una prajApati prabhune sukhakArI snAnakA anubhava kiyA thA /
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 86 nIrAjanA abhiSeka ke pazcAt bhagavAna kI nIrAjanA (AratI) kI gaI / bhagavAna AbhUSaNa, vastra Adi se alaMkRta kie gae the| nAbhirAjaH svahastena maulimaaropytprbhoH|| mahAmukuTabaddhAnAmadhirAD bhagavAniti // 232 // bhagavAn 'mahAmukuTabaddhAnAM adhirAT'-mahAmukuTabaddha rAjAoM ke ziromaNi haiM, isase mahArAja nAbhirAja ne apane hAtha se prabhu ke mastaka para apanA mukuTa lgaayaa| zAsana-paddhati bhagavAn ne rAjya padavI svIkAra karane ke bAda prajA ke kalyANa nimitta unakI AjIvikA ke hetu niyama banAe / unhoMne pratyeka varNa ko apane yogya kartavya pAlana kA Adeza diyA thA / svAmimA vRttimutkramya yastvanyAM vRttimAcaret / sa pArthivainihantavyo varNasaMkoNiranyathA // 16-248 // usa samaya bhagavAna ne yaha niyama pracalita kiyA thA, ki jo varNa apanI nizcita AjIvikA kA parityAga kara anya varNa kI AjIvikA ko svIkAra karegA, vaha daNDa kA pAtra hogA kyoMki isase varNa saMkaratA utpanna hogii| mahApurANakAra kahate haiM ki bhagavAna ne karmabhUmi ke anurUpa daNDa kI vyavasthA kI thI, jisase duSToM kA nigraha aura ziSToM kA paripAlana hotA thA / daNDa nIti daNDa ke viSaya meM unakA siddhAMta thA :-- daNDabhItyA hi loko'yamapathaM naanussaavti| yuktadaMDaSarastasmAt pArthivaH pRthivIM jayet // 16-253 // daNDa ke bhaya se loga kumArga meM nahIM jAte isalie ucita daNDa dhAraka narendra pRthvI ko jItatA hai| yaha tIrthakara Adi jinendra kI nIti thii|
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________________ 60 ] tIrthakara artha nIti zAsana kA saMcAlana artha saMgraha kI apekSA karatA hai, isalie rAjA prajA se kara arthAt Taiksa liyA karatA hai| isa viSaya meM prabhu kI nIti bar3I madhura thii| payasvinyA yathA kSIram adrohaNopajIvyate / prajApyevaM dhanaM dohyA nAtipIr3AkaraHkaraiH // 16--254 // jisa prakAra dUdha dene vAlI gAya se use binA kisI prakAra kI pIr3A pahu~cAe dUdha duhA jAtA hai, usI prakAra rAjA ko bhI prajA se dhana lenA cAhie / ati pIDAkArI karoM ke dvArA dhana saMgraha nahIM karanA cAhiye / bhagavAna ke nAmAntara bhagavAna ke dvArA karmabhUmi kI prajA ko avarNanIya sukha aura zAMti milI thii| jagat meM bhagavAna ko brahmA, vidhAtA Adi nAmoM se pukArate haiN| mahApurANakAra kahate haiM ki ye nAma bhagavAna ke hI paryAyavAcI the| unhoMne karmabhUmi rUpI jagat kA nirmANa kiyA thaa| vidhAtA vizvakarmA ca sraSTA cetyAdinAmabhiH / prajAstaM vyAharatisma jagatAMpatimacyutam // 267 // isake sivAya tInoM jagat ke svAmI aura vinAza rahita bhagavAna ko prajA vidhAtA, vizvakarmA aura sraSTA Adi aneka nAmoM se pukAratI thii| prabhu kI loka kalyANa meM nimagnatA ____jise loka-kalyANa, paropakAra, dInoddhAra Adi zabdoM dvArA saMkIrtita karate haiM, usa kArya meM bhagavAna kA bahumUlya jIvana vyatIta ho gayA / kurala kAvya meM likhA hai "pratyeka dina, yadyapi vaha atyadhika madhura pratIta hotA hai, vAstava meM hamArI Ayu kI avadhi
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________________ tIrthakara [ 61 ko kATane vAlA churA hai" / caurAsI lAkha pUrva kI Ayu meM se terAsI lAkha pUrva bIta gae / sumadhura anukUla sAmagrI ke madhya patA nahIM calA, ki kitanA kAla calA gayA / laukika dRSTikoNa se dekhane para bhagavAna kA kArya atyanta madhura aura priya lagatA thaa| apane mahAn kuTumba tathA vizva ke vizAla parivAra ina donoM kI cintA, mArgadarzana tathA rakSaNa kArya meM prabhu kI tanmayatA Aja ke jagat ko bar3I acchI lgegii| paramArtha dRSTi meM paramArtha tatva kI upalabdhi ko jinhoMne lakSya banAyA hai, unakI apekSA eka tIrthakara kA moha ke mRdubandhana meM itane lambe kAla taka rahA pAnA yathArtha meM Azcarya kI vastu thii| kamala ke mRNAla tantu ke dvArA siMha ke bandhana kI kalpanA jaisI vicitra hai, usI prakAra kSAyika samyaktvI, avadhijJAnI tathA tribhuvana meM apUrva sAmarthya saMpanna antardRSTi samalaMkRta ujjvala AtmA kA anAtma padArthoM meM itanA adhika kAla vyatIta karanA kama Azcarya kI bAta nahIM thii| karmabhUmi kA prArambha kAla thA / janatA ko sacce dharmAmRta kA rasa pAnakarAkara dharma tIrtha kI pravRtti avilamba Avazyaka thI, kintu bhagavAna kA lakSya usa ora nahIM jA rahA hai / praharI svayaM jAgakara sonevAloM ko cora tathA corI se sAvadhAna karatA hai / moha rUpI DAkU jIvana ke ratnatraya ko curAkara usakI durgati karatA hai / tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke teja, parAkrama tathA vyaktitva ke kAraNa moha durbala ho jAtA hai, yaha bAta pUrNa satya hai, kintu yahA~ dUsarI hI bAta dikha rahI hai / praharI para hI moha kA jAdU cala gayA pratIta hotA hai| sacamuca meM moha kA udaya kyA kyA nahIM karatA hai ? bhagavAna prajApati haiM, parivAra ke svAmI hai, prANa haiM; isase ve sabakI rakSA meM saMlagna hai / paramArtha dRSTi se tatva dUsarA hai / kalyANAlocanA meM AtmA ke udbodhana hetu kitanI sundara aura satya bAta likhI hai :
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________________ 62 1 tava ko na bhavati svajana: F tvaM kasya na bandhuH svajano vA // bhavet zrAtmA / jJAyakaH zuddhaH // 47 // Atman ! terA koI kuTumbI nahIM hai, tU kisIkA bandhu yA kuTumbI nahIM hai / tU prAtmA hI hai. tU akelA hai, jJAyaka svabhAva hai, nirmala hai / zrAtmA ekAkI indra kI cintA bhagavAna kA hRdaya karuNApUrNa thA / isase pIr3ita prajA kA karuNAkraMdana sunakara ve unake nivAraNa tathA sAMtvanA pradAnameM laga gae the / isa mArga se avinAzI mokSa pada kI prApti nahIM hotI / saMsAra meM vividha deva, devatAoM ko dekhane para patA calatA hai, ki unameM se kucha jIvoM ke prati mamatA, rAga tathA moha meM phaMsa gae aura kucha krodhAdi ke vazIbhUta ho gae rAga-dveSa kI ora na jhukakara vItarAga bhAva pUrNa manovRtti jinadeva kI vizeSatA hai / isa vRtti ke dvArA hI moha kA nAza hotA hai / tIrthakara gRhasthAzrama meM vItarAga vRtti kI upalabdhi sambhava hai, yaha bAta bhagavAna ke samakSa upasthita karane kI yogyatA kisameM hai ? indra ne aneka bAra isa viSaya meM socA ki bhagavAna anupama sAmarthyadhArI tIrthaMkara hote hue bhI pratyAkhyAnAvaraNa kaSAya ke tIvrodayavaza parama zAnti tathA kalyANa pradAtA sakala saMga parityAga kI ora dhyAna nahIM de rahe haiM / bhagavAna se aisA nivedana karanA ki prApa rAjya kA tyAgakara tapovana ko jAiye, vivekI indra ko yogya nahIM jaMcatA thA / jagat ke guru tathA paramapitA una prabhuse kucha kahanA unake guru banane kI grajJa ceSTA sadRza bAta hogI / saMketa dvArA sujhAva gambhIra vicAra ke uparAnta saudharmendra ne saMketa ( Symbol)
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 63 dvArA bhagavAna ke samIpa apanA sujhAva upasthita karanA upayukta socakara prabhu ke samakSa nIlAMjanA apsarA ke sundara nRtya kI yojanA kI / nIlAMjanA kA jIvana kucha kSaNa zeSa rahA thA / prabhu kI prabuddhatA nRtya karate karate usa apsarA nIlAMjanA ko pratyakSa meM mRtyu ke mukha meM jAte hue dekhakara bhagavAna kI AtmA prabuddha ho gaI / avadhijJAna / ke prayoga dvArA unheM samasta rahasya jJAta ho gayA / ve gaMbhIra ho vairAgya ke vicAroM meM nimagna ho gae / rAgavardhaka sAmagrI rAja sabhA kA mana mugdha kara rahI thI, kintu bhagavAna tapovana kI ora jAne kI socane lage / aba unake jIvana prabhAta meM vairAgya rUpa prabhAkara ke udaya kI velA samIpa A gii| unakI dRSTi vizeSa rUpa se jyotirmaya prAtmadeva kI ora kendrita ho gaI /
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________________ tapa-kalyAka nIlAMjanA ke jIvana ke mAdhyama dvArA bhagavAna ke mana meM alaukika vairAgya jyoti jaga gii| vairAgya-sUrya ke udaya hone se moha kI aMdhiyArI dUra ho gaI / prahApurANakAra ke zabdoM meM AdinAtha bhagavAna vicAra karate haiM : nArIrUpamayaM yaMtramidamatyantapelavam / pazyatAmeva naH sAkSAt kathametat agAllayam // 36 // dekho ! yaha nArIrUpa atyanta manohara yantra sadRza nIlAMjanA kA zarIra hamAre sAkSAt dekhate-dekhate kisa prakAra kSaya ko prApta ho gayA ? ramaNIyamidaM matvA strIrUpaM bahirujjvalam / patantastatra nazyaMti pataMga iva kAmukAH // 37 // bAhara se ujjvala dikhane vAle strI ke rUpa ko atyanta manohara mAnakara kAmIjana usa para Asakta hokara prakAza para par3ane vAle pataMge sadRza naSTa hote haiN| kUTanATakametattu pryuktmmreshinaa| nUnamasmatprabodhAya smRtimAdhAya dhImatA // 17 parva, 38 // indra ne jo yaha nIlAMjanA kA nRtya rUpa kRtrima nATaka karAyA thA, yathArtha meM buddhimAna amarendra ne gambhIra vicAra pUrvaka hamAre prabodha hetu hI aisA kiyA hai / kAla labdhi kA mahatva kAla labdhi samIpa Ane para sAdhAraNa vastu bhI mahAn prabodha to pradAna karatI hai| kinhIM kI yaha dhAraNA hai ki kAla dravya to para tatva hai / usakI anukUlatA yA pratikUlatA koI mahatva nahIM dhAraNa karatI hai / yaha dhAraNA Agama tathA anubhava ke viruddha hai / kAladravya ( 94 )
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 65 ke dvArA hI kArya hotA hai, aisA ekAnta pakSa anekAnta zAsana ko amAnya hai kintu dravya, kSetra, kAla tathA bhAvarUpa sAmagrI catuSTaya kA bhI mahatva hai| yadi kRSaka kheta meM bIja vapana karate samaya dravya, kSetra, kAlAdi kA ucita dhyAna rakhatA hai, to use iSTa dhAnya pracara pramANa meM paripAka ke pazcAt prApta hotA hai; kintu yadi usane dravyAdi caTuSTaya kI upekSA kI, to anta meM usakI manokAmanA pUrNa nahIM hogii| svAti nakSatra ke udayakAla meM yadi megha kI bindu sIpa ke bhItara praveza karatI hai, to usa jala kA muktArUpa meM pariNamana hotA hai| isa kAlika anukUlatA ke abhAva meM sIpa meM gayA huA jala motI ke rUpa ko nahIM dhAraNa karatA hai| bhUta naigamanaya kI apekSA dIpAvalI ke dina yaha kahA jAtA hai-"adya dIpotsavadine zrIvardhamAnasvAmI mokSaM gataH" (AlApapaddhati pRSTha 166) Aja dIpotsava ke dina hI vardhamAna svAmI mokSa gae haiN| usa dIpAvalI ke dina jo vIranirvANa ke viSaya meM kAlika samAnatA ke kAraNa citta meM nirmalatA tathA prasannatA kI upalabdhi hotI hai, vaha pratyeka zrAvaka ke anubhavagocara hai| dIpAvalI ke dina yadi pAvApurI kSetra meM vardhamAna bhagavAna kI nirvANa pUjA kA suyoga lAbha milatA hai, to gRhastha apane ko vizeSa bhAgyazAlI anubhava karatA hai| marIci kA udAharaNa mahAvIra bhagavAna ke jIva bharatezvara ke putra marIcikumAra ne apane pitAmaha RSabhanAtha bhagavAna ke sAtha munimudrA dhAraNa kI thI, kintu kAlalabdhi na milane se vaha jIva kiMcit nyUna koDAkor3I sAgara pramANa nAnA yoniyoM meM bhramaNa karatA rahA / kAlalabdhi Ane para vahI jIva tIrthaMkara mahAvIra svAmI ke pada ko prApta kara
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________________ 66 ] tIrthaMkara caturthakAla ko samApta hone ke tIna varSa sAr3he pATa mAha zeSa rahane para mukti-ramA kA svAmI bana gayA / kAlalabdhi bhI adbhuta hai / siMha kA bhAgya siMha paryAyadhArI jIva hariNa-bhakSaNa meM udyata thaa| use ajitaMjaya tathA amitaguNa nAma ke cAraNamuniyugala kA upadeza sunane kA suyoga milaa| kAlalabdhi kI nikaTatA A jAne se usa siMha ko dharmopadeza priya lagA / uttarapurANa meM guNabhadra svAmI usa mRgendra ke viSaya meM likhate haiM tatvazraddhAnamAsAdya sadyaH kaalaadilbdhitiH| praNivAya manaH zrAvakavratAni samAvade // 74--208 / / kAlAdi kI labdhi mila jAne se usa siMha ne tatvazraddhAna arthAt samyaktva ko prApta kara zrAvaka ke vratoM ko cittapUrvaka svIkAra kiyA / prAcArya kI usa mRgapati ke viSaya meM yaha ukti atyanta mArmika hai :-- sthiraraudra rasaH sadyaH sa zamaM samadhArayat / sanchalaSasamo moha-kSayopazamabhAvataH // 74--210 // mohanIya kA kSayopazama hone se sthiratA ko prApta raudrarasadhArI usa siMha ne kuzala abhinetA ke samAna tatkAla zAnta rasa ko dhAraNa kiyA; arthAt sadA raudra pariNAma vAlA siMha aba prazAnta paraNati vAlA bana gyaa| kAlalabdhi Adi ke suyoga samanvita usa siMha ne janmataH mA~sAhArI hote hue bhI mAMsa kA parityAga kara parama kAruNikatA aGgIkAra kI / guNabhadrAcArya bhaviSya meM siMha ke cinha vAle vardhamAnabhagavAna banane vAle usa mRgapati ke viSaya meM likhate haiM :-- vrataM naitasya sAmAnyaM nirAhAraM yato vinA / vyAvanyosya nAhAraH sAhasaM kimataH param // 74--211 //
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________________ tIrthaMkara usa siMha ne samasta prahAra tyAga ke sivAya anya sAdhAraNa niyama nahIM liyA thA, kyoMki mAMsa ke sivAya usakA anya prakAra kA AhAra nahIM thA / isase bar3A sAhasa aura kyA ho sakatA hai ? 67 siMha kI zikSA Aja mAMsAhAra meM pravRtta hone vAlA tathA apane ko sabhya aura susaMskRta mAnane vAlA manuSya kI mudrAdhArI prANI gambhIratA pUrvaka isa mAMsatyAgI mRgapati ke jIvana ko dekhakara kyA kucha prakAza prApta karegA ? isa satya dRSTAnta se yaha bAta spaSTa hotI hai ki jIvana meM kAlabdhi kA kitanA mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai / jo yogya kAlAdi sAmagrI ko prApta kara pramAdI banate haiM, unako jIvana- pradIpa bujhane ke bAda pApa ke phala se naraka meM jAkara pazcAttApa karane tathA varNanAtIta duHkha bhogane ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM milatA hai / tIrthaMkara padavI ke svAmI hote hue bhI parigraha kA tyAga kara AtmazAMti ke lie tapovana kI ora prasthAna karane vAlI zreSTha grAtmAoM ko dekhakara mohI jIva ko apane lie zikSA lenI cAhiye / vairAgya jyoti dharmazarmAbhyudaya meM bhogoM se virakta dharmanAtha jinendra ke ujjvala bhAvoM kA isa prakAra citraNa kiyA gayA hai| bAlaM varSIyAMsamAdyaM daridraM dhIraM bhIrUM sajjanaM durjanaM ca / *--- praznAtyekaH kRSNa varmeva kakSaM sarvagrAsI nivivekaH kRtAntaH / / 20 -- 2 viveka zUnya yamarAja bAlaka ko, vRddha ko, dhanI ko, nirdhana ko, dhIra ko, bhIru ko, sajjana ko, durjana ko bhakSaNa karatA hai / isI se use sarvagrAsI arthAt saba ko grAsa banAne vAlA kahate haiN| jaise agni samasta jaGgala ko jalA DAlatI hai, isI prakAra yamarAja bhI sabako svAhA kara detA hai /
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________________ 68 ] tIrthaMkara vairAgya kI jyoti pradIpta hone para tIrthaMkara zItalanAtha bhagavAna ke manobhAvoM ko guNabhadrasvAmI isa prakAra prakAzita karate haiM :viSavaireva cetsaukhyaM teSAM paryantagommyaham / tataH kuto na me tRptiH mithyA vaiSayikaM sukham // 6-41 // indriyoM ke priya bhoga sAmagrI se yadi Ananda prApta hotA hai, to mujhe sImAtIta viSaya sAmagrI upalabdha huI hai, taba bhI mujhe tRpti kyoM nahIM prApta hotI hai ? ataH tatva kI bAta yahI hai ki bhogasAmagrI para nirbhara sukha prayathArtha hai / zraudAsInyaM sukhaM tacca sati mohe kutastataH / mohArimeva nirmUlaM vilayaM prApaye drutam // 6-42 // saccA sukha rAga-dveSa rahita udAsIna paraNati meM hai / vaha sukha moha ke hote hue kaise prApta hogA ? isase maiM zIghra hI moha rUpI zatru ko jar3a mUla se naSTa karU~gA / moha hI asalI zatru hai, kyoMki usake kAraNa AtmA satya tatva ko prApta karane se vaMcita ho jAtA hai / pUrva bAta AcArya kahate haiM hamanyaditi dvAbhyAM zabdAbhyAM satyamarpitam / tathApi kopyayaM mohAdAgraho vigrahAdiSu // 8- 42 uttarapurANa || 'ahaM' arthAt maiM 'anyat' arthAt pRthak hU~ -- ina do zabdoM meM satya vidyamAna hai, kintu mohavaza jIva kI zarIrAdi ke viSaya meM mamatA utpanna hotI hai / prarthAt moha ke kAraNa 'ahaM anyat' maiM pudgala se alaga hUM isa satya tatva kA vismaraNa ho jAtA hai / ujjvala nizcaya ' ataeva bhagavAn prapane mana meM yaha nizcaya karate haiM / chetu mUlAtmakarmapAzAnazeSAnsadya stIkSNaistadya tiSye tapobhiH / ko vA kArAgAraruddhaM prabuddhaH zuddhAtmAnaM vIdaya kuryAdupekSAM // 20 - 23 // dharmazarmAbhyudaya
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________________ tIrthakara aba maiM tIkSNa tapasyA ke dvArA zIghra hI karma-baMdhanoM ko mUla se kATane ke lie udyoga kruuNgaa| aisA kauna vyakti hai jo moha nidrA dUra hone se jAgakara apanI nirmala AtmA ko karmoM ke jelakhAne ma parAdhIna dekhakara upekSA yA pramAda karegA ? viSa mizrita madhura lagane vAle bhojana ko koI vyakti ajAnakArI vaza taba taka khAtA hai, jaba taka use yaha satya avagata nahIM hotA ki isa bhojana meM prANa ghAtaka padArtha mile hue haiN| rahasya kA jJAna hote hI vaha tatkAla usa AhAra ko chor3a detA hai / isake sivAya vaha usa upAya kA prAzraya letA hai, jisase khAyA gayA viSa nirviSatA ko prApta ho jAya / aisI hI sthiti aba bhagavAn kI ho gaI / apane jIvana ke anamola kSaNoM kA apavyaya unako aba bahuta vyathita kara rahA hai / mana bAraMbAra pazcAttApa karatA hai / aba unakI AtmA sacce vairAgya ke prakAza se samalaMkRta ho gii| jo ayodhyAvAsI unakI mamatA ke kendra the, jo parivAra unake sneha tathA mamatva kA mukhya sthala thA, manovRtti meM parivartana hone se sabhI kucha Atma vikAsa meM prabala vighna dikhane lge| aba unako bAhya kuTumba ke sthAna meM AtmA ke sacce baMdhuoM kI isa prakAra yAda A gaI ki kSamA, mArdava, satya, zIla, saMyama Adi hI mere sacce baMdhu haiM, kuTumbI haiM, anya baMdhu to baMdha ke mUla haiM, kugati meM patana karAne vAle haiM / aba maiM puna: mAyAjAla meM nahIM phtuuNgaa| aba merI moha nidrA dara ho gaI / nIlAMjanA ke nimitta ne unake netroM ke lie nIla aMjana kA kAma kiyaa| isa aMjana ke dvArA unheM sacce sva aura para kA pUrNa viveka ho gayA / vaise samyaktva ke adhipati hone se ve svAnubhUti ke svAmI the, kintu aMtarmukha banane meM cAritra moha upadrava karatA thaa| aba prabala aura sajIva vairAgya ne unake aMtarcA khola die|
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________________ 100 1 dRSTi parivartana cuke / pitA moha nidrA dUra hone se ve bhalI prakAra jAga unheM karmacora nahIM lUTa sakate haiM / jagane ke pUrva meM bhagavAn ke rUpa meM bharata, bAhubalI, brAmhI, suMdarI ko dekhate rahe / pitAmaha ke rUpa marIci Adi pautroM para dRSTi rakhate the / ayodhyA kI janatA ko prajApati hone se AtmIya bhAva dekhate the / aba unakI saMpUrNa dRSTi badala gaI / eka caitanya AtmA ke sivAya sarva padArtha para rUpa pratibhAsamAna ho gae / motiyA bindu vAle ke netra meM jAlA Ane se vaha aMdha sadRza ho jAtA hai / jAlA dUra hote hI prakAza prApta hotA hai / apanA parAyA padArtha spaSTa dikhane lagatA hai / aisA hI yahA~ huA / tIrthaMkara nIlAMjanA ko pratalambana banAkara sudhI surarAja ne bhagavAn ke netroM ko svaccha karane meM bar3I caturatA se kAma liyA / bhagavAn ke janma hone para usa iMdra ne Anandita ho sahasranetra banAe the / yAja bhI surarAja mohajAla dUra hone se AdhyAtmika saundarya samanvita virakta AdinAtha prabhu kI apane jJAna netroM dvArA nIrAjanA karate hueAratI utArate hue apUrva zAnti tathA prasannatA kA anubhava kara rahA hai / isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki indra mahArAja kI jinendra meM jo bhakti thI, vaha mohAndhakAra se malina nahIM thI / vaha samyaktva rUpa ciMtAmaNi ratna ke prakAza se daidIpyamAna thI / laukAMtikoM dvArA samarthana aba taka virakta tathA viSayoM meM anAsakta rahane vAle devarSi rUpa se mAne jAne vAle laukAntika deva apane sthAna se hI jinendra ko praNAma karate the / sudarzana meru ke zikhara para sAre vizva ko cakita karane vAle jinendra bhagavAna kA janmAbhiSeka huA / vahA~ cAroM nikAya ke deva vidyamAna the, kevala ina virakta devarSiyoM kA vahA~ abhAva thA / ye vairAgya ke premI kokila sadRza the, jinheM apanA madhura
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 101 gIta prArambha karane ke lie vairAgyapUrNa vasanta Rtu hI cAhiye thI, jisase saba kaSToM kA sadA ke lie anta ho jAtA hai| yogya velA dekhakara ye devarSi bhagavAna ke samIpa Ae / prabhu ko praNAma kara kahane lage "bhagavan ! Apane moha ke jAla se chUTane kA jo pavitra nizcaya kiyA hai, vaha Apa jaisI ucca AtmA kI pratiSThA ke pUrNatayA anurUpa hai / aba to dharmatIrtha pravartana ka yogya samaya A gayA hai" - " vartate kAlo dharmatIrtha - pravartane" / harivaMzapurANa kA yaha padya bar3A mArmika hai :-- caturgati- mahAdurge diGmUDhasya prabho dRDhaM / mAgaM darzaya lokasya mokSasthAnapravezakaM / / 1-- 66 / / he nAtha! cAroMgatirUpa mahATavI meM dizAoM kA parijJAna na hone se bhaTakate hue jIvoM ko mukti purI meM pahu~cane kA sunizcita mArga batAiye | vizrAmantyadhunA gatvA saMtastvaddazitAdhvanA / dhvastajanmazramA nityaM saukhye trailokyamUrdhani // 6-- 70 // prabho ! aba Apake dvArA batAe gae mArga para calakara satpuruSa janmazrama zUnya hokara triloka ke zikhara para, jahA~ avinAzI Ananda hai, pahu~cakara vizrAma kareMge / vairAgya kI anumodanA ke uparAnta ve svarga cale gae / abhiSeka kI apUrvatA isake antara cAroM nikAyake deva Ae / unhoMne kSIra sarovara ke jala se bhagavAna kA abhiSeka kiyA / janmakalyANaka ke samaya nirmala zarIra vAle bAla - jinendra ke zarIra kA mahAbhiSeka huA / Aja verAgya ko prApta mokSapurI ko jAkara apane Atma-sAmrAjya ko prApta karane ko udyata prabhu ke abhiSeka meM bhinna prakAra kI manovRtti hai / Aja to aisA pratIta hotA hai ki bAhya zarIra ke abhiSeka ke bahAne ye surarAja antaHkaraNa meM jAgRta jJAna jyoti se samalaMkRta zrAtma
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________________ tIrthaMkara 102 ] deva kA abhiSeka kara rahe haiM / yaha abhiSeka bAlarUpa dhArI tIrthaMkara kA nahIM hai / yaha to siddhivadhU ko varaNa karane ke lie udyata prabuddha, pUrNa virakta jinendra ke zarIra kA aMtima abhiSeka hai / isake pazcAt ina vItarAgI jinendra kA abhiSeka nahIM hogA / Age ye sadA cinmayI vijJAna gaMgA meM DubakI lagAkara AtmA ko nirmala banAveMge / aba to bhedavijJAna- bhAskara udita ho gayA hai / usake prakAza meM ye zarIra se bhinna caitanya jyoti dekhakara use vizuddha banAne ke pavitra vicAroM meM nimagna haiM / dIkSA - pAlakI AtmaprakAza se suzobhita jinarAja ne mArmika vANI dvArA saba parivAra ko tathA prajA ko sAMtvanA dete hue aMtaH bAhya nagnamudrA dhAraNa karane kA nizcaya kiyA / vItarAga prabhu va sudarzanA pAlakI para virAjamAna ho gae / bhUmigocarI rAjAoM ne prabhu kI pAlakI sAta paiMDa taka apane kandhoM para rakhI / vidyAdharoM ne bhI sapta pada pramANa prabhu kI pAlakI ko vahana kiyA / isake pazcAt devatAoM ne prabhu kI pAlakI kandhoM para rakhakara AkAza mArga dvArA zIghra hI dIkSAvana ko prApta kiyA / yaha siddhArtha nAmaka dIkSAvana ayodhyA ke nikaTa hI thA / bhagavAna kA sArA parivAra prabhu kI virakti se vyathita ho sAzru nayana thA / use dekha aisA lagatA thA, mAnoM moha zatru ke vijayArtha udyoga meM tatpara bhagavAna ko dekhakara moha kI senA hI ro rahI ho / cAroM ora vairAgya kA siMdhu udvelita ho rahA thA / bhrama nivAraNa koI koI socate haiM, bhagavAna ke prasthAna ke pAvana prasaMga para. prabhu kI pAlakI uThAne ke prakaraNa ko lekara manuSyoM tathA devatAoM meM jhagar3A ho gayA thA /
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________________ tIrthakara [ 103 yaha kalpanA atyanta asaMgata, amanojJa tathA anucita hai / usa prasaMga kI gaMbhIratA ko dhyAna meM rakhane para eka prakAra se sArazanya hI nahIM; apavAdapUrNa bhI pratIta hae binA na rhegii| jahA~ vivekI saudharmendra ke netRtva meM sarva kArya samyak rIti se saMcAlita ho rahe hoM, cakravartI bharata sadRza pratApI narendra prajA ke anuzAsana pradAtA hoM aura jahA~ bhagavAna ke vairAgya ke kAraNa pratyeka kA mamatA pUrNa hRdaya viziSTa vicAroM meM nimagna ho, vahA~ jhagar3A utpanna hone kI kalpanA taka amaMgala rUpa hai| sabhI loga vivekI the, ataeva saMpUrNa kArya vyavasthita paddhati se cala rahA thA / saudharmendra to eka sau sattara karmabhUmiyoM meM eka sau sattara taka tIrthaMkaroM ke kalyANakoM ke kArya saMpAdana karane meM siddhahasta tathA anubhavaprApta hai / ata: svapna meM bhI kSobha kI kalpanA nahIM kI jA sakatI / tapovana meM pahu~canA bhagavAn siddhArtha vana meM pahu~cakara pAlakI se nIce utare / harivaMzapurANa meM likhA hai : avatIrNaH sa siddhArthI zivikAyAH svayaM yathA / devalokazirasthAyA divaH sarvArthasiddhitaH // 6--93 // siddha banane kI kAmanA vAle siddhArthI bhagavAna RSabhadeva devaloka ke zira para sthita pAlakI para se svayaM utare, jaise ve sarvArthasiddhi svarga se avatIrNa hue the / aba mumukSu bhagavAna mohajvara se mukta hokara Atma svAsthya prApti ke hetu svasthatA saMpAdaka tapovana ke hI vAtAvaraNa meM rahakara kramaza: rogamukta ho avinAzI svAsthya ko zIghra prApta kareMge / unhone dekha liyA ki saccA sva tathA para kA kalyANa apane jIvana ko Adarza (darpaNa) ke samAna Adarza banAnA hai / malina darpaNa jaba taka malarahita nahIM banatA hai, taba taka vaha padArthoM kA pratibimba grahaNa karane meM asamartha rahatA hai, isI prakAra mohamalina mAnava kA mana tribhuvana ke padArthoM ko apane meM pratibiMbita karAne meM akSama rahatA hai|
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________________ 104 / tIrthakara bhagavAna ke vicAra bhagavAna ne yaha tatva hRdayaMgama kiyA, ki prAtmA kI kAlimA ko dhokara use nirmala banAne ke lie samAdhi arthAt prAtmadhyAna kI grAvazyaktA hai / janAkIrNa jagat ke madhya meM rahane se vyagratA hotI hai, bhAvoM meM caMcalatA AtI hai tathA caMcala mana atyanta sAmarthyahIna hotA hai; ataeva citta vRtti ko sthira banAkara moha ko dhvaMsa karane ke lie hI ye prabhu Avazyaka kArya saMpAdana meM saMlagna haiM / tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke kArya zreSTha rahe haiM, ataeva tapasyA ke kSatra meM bhI inakI atyanta samajjvala sthiti rahatI hai| vairAgya se paripUrNa inakA mana aAtmA kI aora pUrNa unmukha hai / aba vaha adhika bahirmakhatA ko prAtmahita ke lie bAdhaka moca rahA hai| prajA ko upadeza apane samIpa meM sthita prajA ko prabhu ne kahA 'zokaM tyajata bho: prajA:'---are prajAjana ! tuma zoka bhAva kA parityAga kro| hamane tumhArI rakSA ke hetu bharata ko rAjA kA pada diyA hai, 'rAjA vo rakSaNe dakSaH sthApito bharato mayA / tuma bharatarAja kI sevA karanA / bhagavAna ne sarvatobhadra narendra bhavana parityAga karate samaya ekabAra pahale baMdha varga se pUcha liyA thA, phira bhI una jagat pitA ne sarva iSTa janoM ko dhairya dete hue punaH anujJA prApta kii| yaha unakI mahAnatA thii| dIkSA vidhi usa vana meM devoM ne candrakAMtamaNi kI zilA pahile hI rakha dI thii| indrANI ne apane hAthoM se ratnoM ko cUrNakara usa zilA para caukA banAyA / usa para candana ke mAMgalika chIMTe die gae the| usa zilAke samIpa hI aneka maMgala dravya rakhe the| bhagavAna usa zilA para virAjamAna ho ge| AsapAsa deva, manuSya, vidyAdharAdi upasthita the|
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________________ tIrthaMkara parigraha-tyAga tathA kezaloca bhagavAna ne yavanikA (pardA) ke bhItara vastra, AbhUSaNAdi kA parityAga kiyaa| usa tyAga meM AtmA, devatA tathA siddha bhagavAna ye tIna sAkSI the| mahApurANa meM likhA hai :--- __ tat sarva vibhuratyAkSIt niyaMpekSaM trisAkSikam // 17---196 // bhagavAna ne apekSA rahita hokara trisAkSIpUrvaka samasta parigraha kA tyAga kara diyA / anantara bhagavAna ne pUrva kI ora mukha karake padmAsana ho siddha parameSThI ko namaskAra kiyA aura paMcamuSTi kezaloca kiyaa| paMcaaMgulI nirmita muSTi ke dvArA saMpAdita kezaloca karate hue ve paMcamagati ko prasthAna karane ko udyata parama puruSa dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhava tathA bhAvarUpa paJcakAla-parAvartanoM kA mUloccheda karate hue pratIta hote the / mahAmauna vrata aba ye prabhu sacamuca meM mahAmuni, mahAmaunI, mahAdhyAnI, mahAdama, mahAkSama, mahAzIla, mahAyajJavAle tathA mahAmakhayukta bana gae :--- mahAmunimahAmaunI mahAdhyAnI mhaadmH| mahAlamaH mahAzIlo mahAyajJo mahAmakhaH / ina mahAmuni prabhu kA mauna alaukika hai / inakA mauna aba kevalajJAna kI upalabdhi paryanta rahegA / inakI dRSTi bahirjagat se aMtarjagat kI ora pahu~ca cukI hai isalie rAga utpanna karane kI asAdhAraNa paristhiti pAne para bhI inhoMne vItarAga vRtti ko niSkalaMka rakhA / inake caraNAnurAgI cAra hajAra rAjAoM ne inakA anukaraNa kara digambara mudrA dhAraNa kI thii| parISahoM ko sahane meM asamartha ho ve bhraSTa hone lge| aura bhI viziSTa paristhitiyA~ samakSa aaiiN| durbala manovRtti vAlA aise prasaMgoM para moha ke cakkara
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________________ 106 ] tIrthaMkara meM phaMse binA na rahatA, aura kucha na kucha avazya kahatA, kintu ye vItarAga jinendra mahAmaunI hI rahe pAe / yadi bhagavAna ne maunavrata na liyA hotA aura unakA upadeza prApta hotA, to unake sAtha meM dIkSita cAra sahasra rAjAoM ko prabhu dvArA udbodhana prApta hotA tathA unakA sthitIkaraNa hotA / una prabhu ko chaha mAha se adhika kAla paryanta AhAra kI prApti nahIM huI, kyoMki logoM ko muniyoM ko AhAra dene kI paddhati kA parijJAna na thA / yadi bhagavAn kA mauna na hotA, to catura vyakti ko prabhu ke dvArA zrAvakoM ke kartavya kA svarUpa sahaja hI avagata ho sakatA thA / mauna kA rahasya koI vyakti pUcha sakatA hai ki mauna lene meM kyA lAbha hai ? prakRti ke dvArA prApta saMbhASaNa kI sAmagrI kA lAbha na lenA anucita isa zaMkA kA samAdhAna mahAna yogI pUjyapAda maharSi kI isa ukti se ho jAtA hai : janebhyo vAk tataH spando manasazca citt-vibhrmaaH| bhavati tasmAtsaMsarga janaryogI tatastyajet / / samAdhizataka 72 // loka saMparka hone para vacanoM kI pravRtti hotI hai / isa vacana pravRtti ke kAraNa mAnasika vikalpa utpanna hote haiN| usase citta meM vibhrama paidA hotA hai; ataeva yogI jana-saMsarga kA parityAga kre| mana ko jItanA atyanta kaThina kArya hai| tanika bhI caMcalatA kA kAraNa prApta hote hI mana rAga-dveSa ke hiMDole meM jhalanA prArambha kara detA hai; ataeva jina mahAn AtmAoM ne yoga vidyA kA aMtastatva samajha liyA hai, ve mauna ko bahuta mahatva dete haiN| mauna ke Azraya se citta kI caMcalatA ko nyUna karane meM sahAyatA prApta hotI
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________________ tIrthakara [ 107 hai / prAtmA kI prasupta lokottara zaktiyAM jAgRta hotI haiM / mokSapurI ke pathika kI pravRtti saMsAra vana meM bhaTakane vAle prANI kI apekSA pUrNatayA pRthak hotI hai| tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ne jIvana meM sadA zreSTha kArya hI saMpanna kie haiN| tapa ke kSetra meM bhI padArpaNa karane para unakI saMyama-sAdhanA sarvopari rahI hai, ataeva kevalajJAna kI upalabdhi paryanta unhoMne zreSTha mauna vrata svIkAra kiyA / vizeSa kAraNa unake zreSTha mauna kA eka vizeSa rahasya yaha bhI pratIta hotA hai, ki aba ve mukhyatA se aMta: nirIkSaNa tathA AtmAnaMda meM nimagna rahane lge| aba ve vizuddha tatva kA darzana kara rahe haiN| jaba taka bhagavAn ne muni padavI nahIM lI thI, taba taka unako mahAn jJAnI mAnA jAtA thA / the bhI ve mahAn jJAnI / janma se avadhijJAna kI vimala dRSTi unako prApta huI thI ; dIkSA lene ke uparAnta ve prabhu mana:paryayajJAna ke adhipati ho jAte haiN| unake kSAyopazAmika jJAna catuSTaya apUrva vikAsa ko prApta ho rahe haiM, kintu ve Atma-nirIkSaNa dvArA svayaM ko jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa ke jAla meM phaMsA huA dekhate haiN| isIlie dIkSA lene ke bAda jaba taka sAdhanA kA paripAka kaivalya jyoti ke rUpa meM nahIM hotA hai, taba taka bhagavAn ko 'chadAstha' zabda se (aAgama meM) kahA gayA hai / aparipUrNa jJAna kI sthiti meM paripUrNa tatva kA prakAzana kaise saMbhava hogA? aisI sthiti meM mauna kA zaraNa svIkAra karanA ucita tathA zreyaskara hai / ina prasaMga meM tatvadarzI parama yogI pUjyapAda munIndra kA yaha kazana bahuta mArmika hai : ran dazya ra tannA jAnAti srvthaa| Ananna dRzyale rUpaM tataH kena pravIbhyaham // 18 //
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________________ 108 / tIrthakara maiM netroM ke dvArA jisa rUpa kA (zarIra kA) darzana karatA hU~, vaha to pUrNatayA jJAna rahita hai / jJAnavAna AtmA meM rUpAdi kA asadbhAva hai / usakA darzana nahIM hotA hai; aisI sthiti meM kisake sAtha bAtacIta kI jAya ? AcArya kA bhAva sUkSma tathA gaMbhIra hai| maiM to jJAnamaya caitanya jyoti hU~ / dUsare vyakti ke zarIra meM vidyamAna jJAnamaya prAtmA kA darzana nahIM hotA / darzana hotA hai rUpavAna deha kA, jo jJAna rahita hai / ataH jJAnavAna yAtmA jJAna rahita zarIra se kisa prakAra vArtAlApa kare ? isa vicAra dvArA sAdhu vAhya jalpa ko baMda karate haiM / mana meM jo aMtarjalma hotA hai, usa vikalpa ke viSaya meM svAnubhUti kA amRta rasapAna karane vAle prAtma-nimagna sAdha socate haiM :-- yatparaiH pratipAdyohaM yatparAn pratipAdaye / unmattaceSTitaM tanme yadahaM nivikalpakaH // 16 // maiM vacanAdi vikalpoM se rahita nivikalpa avasthA vAlA hU~; ataH maiM dUsaroM ke dvArA pratipAdya hU~ (pratipAdana kA viSaya hU~) athavA maiM dUsaroM ko pratipAdana karatA hU~, aisI merI ceSTA yathArtha meM unmatta kI ceSTA sadRza hai / isa citana dvArA munIndra aMtarjalpa kA bhI tyAga karate haiN| nizcayadRSTi kI pradhAnatA ___bhagavAn kA lakSya hai zukla dhyAna kI upalabdhi / unhoMne mumukSu hone ke kAraNa vizuddha tAtvika dRSTi ko pramukha banAyA hai| aba ve Atma-sApekSa nizcaya dRSTi ko pradhAnatA dete haiN| isaliye ve svopakAra meM saMlagna hai / paropakAra saMpAdanArtha bolane kI rAgAtmaka paraNati unheM mukti kI prApti meM bAdhaka lagatI hai| unakI dRSTi hai ki koI kisI dUsare jIva kA na hita kara sakatA hai, na ahita hI kara sakatA hai / kArtikeyAnuprekSA meM kahA hai 'na kovi jIvassa kuNai uvayAraM' ---jIva kA koI anya upakAra nahIM karatA hai; 'uvayAraM
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________________ tIrthakara / 106 avayAraM kamma pi suhAsuhaM kuNadi' (316 gAthA) zubha tathA azubha karma hI jIva kA upakAra tathA apakAra karate haiM / adhyAtmazAstra svatatva kI mukhyatA se kahatA hai, ki eka dravya dUsare kA kucha bhI bhalA burA nahIM karatA hai / samayasAra meM kitanI sundara bAta likhI hai :-- aNNadavieNa aNadavipassa Na korae gunnuppaago| tamhA u savvadavvA uppajjate sahAveNa // 372 // anya dravya ke dvArA anya dravya meM guNa kA utpAda nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, ataeva sarva dravya svabhAva se utpanna hote haiN| mokSAbhilASI zramaNa kI dRSTi yadi tanika sva se bahirbhUta ho gaI to usa AtmA ko lakSya se cyuta ho jAnA par3atA hai / sUkSmatama bhI rAgAMza jagakara isa AtmA ko saMsAra jAla meM phaMsA detA hai / harivaMzapurANa meM likhA hai ki duryodhana ke kuTumbiyoM ne AtmadhyAna meM nimagna pAMcoM pAMDavoM para bhayaMkara upasarga kie the| agni meM saMtapta lohamayI AbhUSaNa unake zarIra ko pahinAe the / usa uSNa parISaha ko unhoMne zAMta bhAva se sahana kiyA thA |"raudrN dAhopasarga te menire himazItalam' (sarga 65--21) unhoMne bhISaNa dAha kI vedanA ko hima sadRza zItala mAnA / zukladhyAnasamAviSTA bhiimaarjunyudhisstthiraaH| kRtvASTaviSa-karmAntaM mokSaM jagmumbayo'kSayaM // 65--22 // bhIma, arjuna tathA yudhiSThira ne zukla dhyAna ko dhAraNa karake ATha karmoM ke kSaya dvArA avinAzI mokSa ko prApta kiyA / bahirdRSTi kA pariNAma usa samaya nakula tathA sahadeva kA dhyAna jyeSTha bandhuoM ke dehadAha kI ora calA gayA, isase unako mokSa ke sthAna meM sarvArthasiddhi meM jAkara tetIsa sAgara pramANa svarga meM rahanA pdd'aa| isa samaya tIna pAMDava mokSa meM haiM, kintu nakula aura sahadeva saMsAra meM hI haiN| harivaMzapurANa meM likhA hai :
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________________ tIrthakara 110 ] nakulaH sahadevazca jyeSThadAhaM nirIkSya tau| anAkulitacetasko jAtau sarvArthasiddhijau // 65:-23 // nakula tathA sahadeva ne jyeSTha bandhuoM ke zarIra-dAha kI ora dRSTi dI thii| isase AkulatA rahita manovRttiyukta hote hue bhI ve zuddhopayoga vihIna hone se mokSa ke badale sarvArthaddhi meM pahu~ce / isa dRSTAMta se yaha bAta spaSTa hotI hai, ki alpa bhI rAgAMza agni kaNa ke samAna tapazcaryArUpa tRNarAzi ko bhasma kara detA hai; ataeva jisa jana-kalyANa ko pahale gRhasthAvasthA meM bhagavAna ne mukhyatA dI thI, aba usa aora se unhoMne apanA mUkha pUrNatayA mor3a liyaa| ve mahAjJAnI hone ke kAraNa mohanIya karma kI kutsita pravRttiyoM kA rahasya bhalI bhAMti jAnate haiN| jIvana dvArA upadeza eka bAta aura hai; sacce tapasvI mukha se upadeza nahIM dete, kintu unakA samasta vItarAgatA pUrNa jIvana mokSamArga kA pratipAdana karatA huA pratIta hotA hai / pUjyapAda AcArya ke ye zabda atyanta mArmika haiM 'avAgvisarga vapuSA mokSamArga nirupayaMtaM nirgranthAcAryavaryam' arthAt vANI kA uccAraNa kie binA apane zarIra ke dvArA hI mokSa ke mArga kA nirUpaNa karate hue nirgranthAcArya ziromaNi the; ataeva ujjvala AtmA kA jIvana hI zreSTha tathA prabhAvaprada upadeza detA hai| bhagavAna kI samasta pravRttiyA~ ahiMsA kI ora kendrita haiM / mauna vANI kA prabhAva maunAvasthA meM bhI saMvedanazIla pazu taka bhI usa ahiMsA pUrNa maunopadeza ko avadhAraNakara samyak AcaraNa karate hue pAe jAte the / mahApurANakAra likhate haiM : mRgAritvaM samutsRjya siMhAH saMhatavRttayaH / babhAyU thena mAhAtmyaM taddhi yogajam // 18--82 //
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________________ tIrthakara [ 111 siMha, hariNa Adi jantuoM ke sAtha vairabhAva chor3akara hAthiyoM ke samudAya ke sAtha milakara rahane lage the| yaha saba prabhu ke yoga kA prabhAva hI thaa| prastuvAnA mahAvyAghrI rupetya mRgazAvakAH / svajananyAsthayA svaraM pItvA sma sukhamAsate // 18--84 // mRgoM ke bacce dUdha detI huI mahA bAghaniyoM ke pAsa jAte haiM / ve unako sva-jananI socakara icchAnusAra dUdha pIkara sukhI ho rahe haiM / zakti saMcaya mauna dvArA bhagavAna alaukika zakti saMcaya kara rahe haiM, usake phala svarUpa kevalajJAna hone para unakI divyadhvani dvArA asaMkhya jIvoM ko sacce kalyANa kI prApti hotI hai| isa vivecana ke prakAza meM sabhI tIrthaMkaroM kA dIkSA ke uparAnta mauna dhAraNa karane kA dRSTikoNa spaSTa ho jAtA hai / yaha mauna mahAna tapa hai, icchAoM ke niyaMtraNa kA mahAn kAraNa hai| tyAge gaye vastrAdi kA prAdara bhagavAna ne dIkSA lekara tapovana kA mArga grahaNa kiyA / parva meM unase saMbaMdha rakhane vAle vastrAdi ke prati indrAdi ne bar3A Adara bhAva vyakta kiyA / yathArtha meM yaha Adara bhagavAna ke prati samajhanA caahie| mahApurANakAra kahate haiM : vastrAbharaNa-mAlyAni yAnyunmuktAnyadhIzinA / tAnyapyananya-sAmAnyAM ninyuratyunnati suraaH||17-211|| bhagavAna ne jina vastra, AbhUSaNa, mAlA Adi kA tyAga kiyA thA; devoM ne una saba kA asAdhAraNa Adara kiyaa| kezoM kI pUjyatA kezaloMca ke uparAnta kezoM kA taka Adara huA / bhakta
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________________ tIrthakara indra kI dRSTi apUrva thI 1 keza vAstava meM apavitra hai| AhAra meM keza A jAne para munijana aMtarAya mAnate haiM / gRhasthoM taka ko yaha aMtarAya mAnanA Avazyaka kahA gayA hai, phira bhI ve keza pavitra the, kyoMki bhagavAna ke mastaka para unhoMne bahuta kAla taka nivAsa kiyA thaa| prAcArya kahate haiM :-- kezAnbhagavato mUni ciravAsAtpavitritAn / pratyacchanmaSavA ratnapaTalyAM prItamAnasaH // 17-204 // bhagavAna ke mastaka para cirakAla se sthita rahane ke kAraNa pavitra hue kezoM ko indra ne prema pUrNa aMta:karaNa se ratnake piTAre meM rakha liyA / dhanyAH kezAH jagad bhartuH ye'dhimrdhamadhiSThitAH / / dhanyosau kSIrasindhuzca yastAnApsyatyupAyanam // 20 // ye keza dhanya haiM jo trilokInAtha ke mastaka para sthita rahe / yaha kSIra samudra bhI dhanya hai, jo ina kezoM ko bheTa svarUpa prApta karegA / aisA vicAra kara indroM ne una kezoM ko sAdara kSIra samadra meM visarjana kara diyA / prAcArya kahate haiM :--- mahatAM saMzrayAnnanaM yAntIjyAM malinA prapi / malinairapi yatkezaH pUjAvAtA zritairgurum // 210 // malina padArtha bhI mahAna AtmAoM kA Azraya lene se ijyA arthAt pUjA ko prApta hote haiM / bhagavAna ke malina (zyAmavarNa vAle) kezoM ne bhagavAna kA Azraya grahaNa karane ke kAraNa pUjyatA prApta kii| isa zloka ke artha para yadi gaharA vicAra kiyA jAya, to kahanA hogA ki yadi malina keza acetana hote hue bhagavAna ke saMparkavaza pUjA ke pAtra hote haiM, to anya sacetana ArAdhaka vizeSa bhakti ke kAraNa yadi pUjA ke pAtra kahe jAveM, to isameM kyA Apatti kI jA sakatI hai ? jisa caitra kRSNanavamI ko bhagavAna ne dIkSA lI thI, vaha divasa pavitra mAnA jAne lagA / jisa vRkSa ke nIce bhagavAna ne dIkSA
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 113 lI thI, vaha vaTa vRkSa Adara kA pAtra ho gayA / samavazaraNa meM vaha vaTa vRkSa azoka vRkSa ke rUpa meM mahAn pratiSThA kA sthAna bana gayA / vaha aSTa prAtihAryoM meM sammilita kiyA gayA / ina padArthoM meM svayaM pUjyatA nahIM hai / jo ina vRkSoM ko svayaM ke kAraNa pUjya mAnatA hai, vaha tatvajJa nahIM mAnA gayA hai| sAmAyika cAritra dhAraNa bhagavAna ne dIkSA lete samaya siddha bhagavAna ko praNAma karate hue sarva sAvadya-yoga tyAga rUpa sAmAyika cAritra dhAraNa kiyA thA / mahApurANa meM likhA hai :-- kRtsnAd viramya sAvadhAcchitaH sAmAyikaM yamam / vrata-gupti-samityAdIn tabhedAnAdade vibhuH // 17--202 / / samasta pApAraMbha se virakta hokara bhagavAna ne sAmAyika cAritra dhAraNa kiyA ; unhoMne vrata, gupti, samiti prAdi cAritra ke bheda bhI grahaNa kie the| dIkSA lete hI ve sAmrAjya rakSA Adi ke bhAra se mukta ho gae / sAmrAjya kA saMrakSaNa aneka ciMtAoM evaM prAkulatAoM kA hetu rahatA hai / dIkSA lete hI AtmayogI RSabhanAtha bhagavAna ko vilakSaNa zAMti prApta huii| unake mana meM aisI virAgatA tathA vizuddhatA utpanna huI ki unhoMne tatkAla chaha mAha kA lambA upavAsa grahaNa kara liyaa| unakI bahirjagat se to pUrNa vimukha dRSTi hai, ve aMtajyoti ko jagAkara cuna cunakara karma zatruoM kA vinAza karane meM tatpara haiM / bhagavAna dekhane meM parama zAMta haiN| prazama bhAva ke prazAnta mahAsAgara tulya lagate haiM, kintu karma zatruoM kA nAza karane meM ve atyanta dayAhIna ho gae haiN| krUratA pUrvaka cirasaMcita karmarUpI Indhana ko ve dhyAnAgni meM bhasma kara rahe haiN|
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________________ 114 ] tIrthaMkara AdhyAtmika sAdhanA meM nimagnatA carma cakSuoM se dekhane para aisA lagatA hai ki jo pahale nirantara kAryazIla prajApati the, ve aba vizrAma le rahe haiM yA akarmaNya vana gae haiM, kyoMki unakA koI bhI kArya nahIM dikhatA / Aja kA bhautika dRSTiyukta vyakti kolhU ke baila kI taraha jute hue mAnava ko hI kAryazIla socatA hai / jisa vyakti ko khAne kI phurasata na mile, sone ko pUrA samaya na mile, aise kArya-saMlagna ciMtAmaya mAnava ko loga karmaTha puruSa mAnate haiM; isa dRSTi se to tapovana ke ekAnta sthala meM virAjamAna ye sAdhurAja saMsAra ke uttaradAyitva kA tyAga karane vAle pratIta hoMge; kintu yaha dRSTi ajJAna tathA aviveka pUrNa hai| ___aba ye mahAmuni atyanta sAvadhAnI pUrvaka prAtmA ke kalaMka prakSAlana meM saMlagna haiM / AtmA ko susaMskRta banAne ke mahAna AdhyAtmika udyoga meM nirata haiM / anAdikAlIna viparIta saMskAroM ke kAraNa mana kumArga kI ora jAnA cAhatA hai, kintu ye prAdhyAtmika mahAyoddhA balapUrvaka pracaMDa mana kA niyaMtraNa karate haiN| jaise bhayaMkara hatyA karane vAle AtatAyI DAkU para pulisa kI kar3I nigAha rahatI hai; eka kSaNa bhI usa DAkU ko svacchaMda nahIM rakhA jAtA, usI prakAra ye munIndra apane mana ko prArtadhyAna, raudradhyAna rUpI DAkuoM se bacAte haiN| use svakalyANa ke kAryoM meM sAvadhAnI pUrvaka lagAte haiM / zAsana vyavasthA karate samaya sucatura zAsaka ko jitanI ciMtA rahatI hai tathA zrama uThAnA par3atA hai, usase adhika udyoga prabhu kA cala rahA hai| 'vairAgyabhAvanA nityaM, nityaM tatvAnucitanam' kA mahAna kAryakrama sadA calatA rahatA hai / kSaNabhara bhI ye pramAda nahIM karate haiM, jaise yaMtra kA cakra eka jagaha rahate hue bhI bar3e vega se gatizIla rahatA hai| atyadhika gatizIlatA ke kAraNa vaha sthira rUpa sarIkhA dikhAI par3atA hai, isI prakAra kI tIvra gati ina yogirAja kI ho rahI hai / bhogI vyakti vAstava meM yogI kI prAMtarika sthiti ko
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________________ tIrthakara [ 115 isI prakAra nahIM jAna sakatA, jaise andha vyakti cakSuSmAna mAnava ke jJAna kI kalpanA nahIM kara sakatA hai / prAtmayajJa bhagavAna ne jagata kI tarapha pIThakara dI hai| aba unakA mukha AtmA kI ora hai / ve mahAna Atma-yajJa meM lage haiN| yaha yajJa vilakSaNa hai| krodhAgni, kAmAgni evaM udarAgni rUpa tIna prakAra kI agni pradIpta haiM / ve krodhAgni meM kSamA kI Ahuti, kAmAgni meM vairAgya kI Ahuti tathA udarAgni meM anazana kI Ahuti arpaNa karate rahate haiM / guNabhadrAcArya ne uttarapurANa meM likhA hai : trayognayaH samudRiSTAH krodha-kAmodarAgnayaH / teSu kSamAvirAgatvAnazanAhutibhirvane // 67 parva, 202 // isa aAtmayajJa ke phala svarUpa pratyeka sAdhaka sAdhu zIghra hI siddha bhagavAna kI padavI ko prApta karatA hai / manaH paryayajJAna ke viSaya meM utprekSA jaba bhagavAna ne parigrahAdi kA parityAga karake pratyeka buddha zramaNa kI vRtti aMgIkAra kI thI, taba unako paMcama guNasthAna se sAtaveM guNasthAna kI avasthA prApta huI thI; aMtarmuhUrta ke pazcAt ve pramatta saMyata bana gae / pramatta dazA se apramattatA kI ora car3hanA utaranA jArI rahatA thaa| zIghra hI bhagavAn ko manaHparyayajJAna kI prApti ho gaI / yaha jJAna parigraha tyAgI digambara bhAliMgI munirAja ke hI hotA hai, gRhastha isa jJAna ke lie apAtra hai / isa sambandha meM guNabhadrAcArya ne bar3I sundara utprekSA kI hai / ve kahate haiM; bhagavAn ne parigraha tyAga karake sAmAyika saMyama ko svIkAra kiyA hai / saMyama ne bhagavAna ko manaH paryayajJAna pradAna kiyA hai, vaha eka prakAra se kevalajJAna kA byAnA
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________________ 116 ] tIrthaMkara samAna hai / jaise vyApArI varga kisI vastu kA saudA pakkA karane ke hetu vizvAsa saMpAdana nimitta kucha dravya pahale hI de dete haiM, isI prakAra anta meM kevalajJAna rUpa nidhi pradAna karane ke pUrva manaH paryayajJAna kI utpatti saMyama ke dvArA pradatta byAnA kI rakama sadRza hai / prAcArya ke mArmika zabda isa prakAra haiM : -: caturthIpyavabodhosya saMyamena samarpitaH / tavaivAMtyAvabodhasya satyaMkAra ivezituH // / 74--312 / / dIkSA lene ke anaMtara hI saMyama ne kevalajJAnake byAnA ( satyaMkAra) ke samAna bhagavAna ko mana:paryayajJAna nAmakA cauthA jJAna samarpaNa kiyA thA / prabhu kI pUjA mahArAja bharata ne mahAmuni RSabhanAtha bhagavAna kI aSTadravyoM se bhaktipUrvaka pUjA kI / jinasena svAmI mahApurANa meM likhate haiM, ki bharata mahArAja ne vividha phaloM dvArA pUjA sampanna kI thI :-- pariNataphalabhevai rAmra- jambU-kapitthaiH / panasa - lakuca-mIcaiH dADimematuligaH // kramukaruciragucchairnAlikeraizca ramyaH / gurucaraNasaparyAmAtanobAtatazrIH // 17- 252 // manohara zrama, samRddha lakSmIyukta mahArAja bharata ne pake jAmuna, kaithA, kaTahala ( panasa ) bar3ahala, kelA, anAra, bijaurA nIbU supAriyoM ke sundara gucche tathA ramaNIya nAriyaloM se vItarAga guru ke caraNoM kI pUjA kI thI / vItarAga-vRtti koI pUjA kare to usa para unakA rAgabhAva nahIM thA / koI pUjA, satkAra na kare, to usa para unake mana meM dveSabhAva nahIM thA / ve to yathArtha meM vItarAga the / loga sAmAnyatayA adhyAtma kI racanA ko
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________________ tIrthakara [ 117 par3hakara apane ko vItarAga samajhane lagate haiM / gRhavAsa karane vAlA vyakti rAga, dveSa, moha tathA mamatA kI mUrti rahatA hai / sahasra citAoM tathA prAkulatAoM kA bhaNDAra rahatA hai| parigraha kA saMcaya karanevAlA vAcanika vItarAgatA ke kSetra meM vicaraNa kara sakatA hai| binA akiMcana vRtti ko aGgIkAra kie svayaM meM vItarAgatA kA abhiniveza zvAna ko siMha mAnane sadRza aparamArtha bAta hai| kisI gIta ko yadi gA liyA ki, he cetana ! tU to karmamala rahita hai, rAgadveSa rahita hai, tU siddha paramAtmA hai / usa gIta kA gAna karate hae netroM se prAnanda ke azra bhI Tapaka par3e, to kyA vaha gRhastha vItarAga vijJAnatA kA rasapAna karane lagA ? vItarAgatA kI prApti tutalAne vAle tathA khar3e hone meM bhI asamartha baccoM kA khela nahIM hai / apanA sarvasva tyAga karake jaba AtmA paramArthataH svAdhIna batti ko svIkAra karatA hai, taba use vItarAgatA kI prAMzika upalabdhi hotI hai| nirgrantha bhAvaliMgI pramattasaMyata guNasthAnavartI sAdhu ke pAsa dUja ke candramA samAna vItarAgatA kI alpa jyoti AtI hai / moha karma kA pUrNa kSaya hone para vItarAgatA kA pUrNacandra apanI jyotsnA dvArA mumukSu ko varNanAtIta Ananda tathA zAnti pradAna karatA hai / aise mahApuruSa ke pAsa aMtarmuhUrta meM hI anantajJAna, ananta sukha, ananta vIrya Adi gaNa utpanna ho jAte haiN| svAvalambI jIvana bhagavAna aba ucca caritra ko aMgIkAra kara vAstavika vItarAgatA ke patha para calane ko udyata haiM, isase ve yaha nahIM socate ki maiM mahAna vaibhava kA svAmI rahA hU~ tathA maiM ratnajaTita siMhAsana para baiThA karatA thA / maiM surendra dvArA lAI gaI apUrva sAmagrI kA upabhoga karatA thaa| aba ve tIna loka ke nAtha bhUtala para sote the / unako pRthvI tala para baiThe yA leTe hue dekhakara aisA pratIta hotA thA,
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________________ 118 ] tIrthaMkara mAno ye prakRti mAtA kI goda meM hI baiThe hoN| muni sAmAnya ke lie paramAgama meM pratipAdita aTThAIsa mUlaguNoM kA ye pAlana karate the / tIrthakara hone ke kAraNa inako saMyama pAlana meM koI vizeSa suvidhA nahIM dI gaI thii| dIkSA lene ke pazcAt ye siMha sadRza ekAkI sAdhu parameSThI ke rUpa meM the / ye na prAcArya padavI vAle the, na upAdhyAya pada vAle the| ye to sAdhurAja the| inako dekhakara yaha pratIta ho jAtA hai, ki paramArtha dRSTi se sAdhu kA pada bahata U~cA hai / jaba prAtmA zreNI para ArohaNa karatA hai, taba vaha sAdhu hI to rahatA hai / prAcArya, upAdhyAya to vikalpa kI avasthAe~ haiM / nirvikalpa sthiti ko prApta karane ke lie ina upAdhiyoM se bhI mukta honA Avazyaka hai| ye bhagavAna kartRtva, bhoktRtva kI vikRta dRSTi ke sthAna meM jJAtRtva bhAva ko aGgIkAra karate hue jJAnacetanA janita prAtmarasa kA pAna karate haiM / RSabhanAtha bhagavAna ne chaha mAha kA upavAsa kiyA thA (chaha mAha antarAya hue the) / isakA vAstavika bhAva yaha thA, ki una devAdhideva ke zarIra ko poSaka annAdi padArtha utane kAla taka nahIM mileNge| adhyAtmatatva kI dRSTi se vicArane para jJAta hogA, ki bhagavAna vairAgya rasa kA vipula mAtrA meM sevana kara apanI AtmA ko apUrva prAnanda tathA poSaNa pradAna kara rahe haiN| ye mokSamArga meM pravRtta haiN| inakI AtmA bAhya dravyoM meM vicaraNa nahIM karatI hai / mokSa prApti kA mUlamaMtra samayasAra meM batAyA gayA hai, usakI ye sacce hRdaya se pArAdhanA karate haiN| pratyeka mumukSu ke lie yaha upadeza atyanta Avazyaka hai / kuMdakuMda svAmI kahate haiM : mokSa patha mokkhapahe appANaM Thavehi taM caiva sAhitaM cey| tattheva vihara NiccaM mA viharasu aNNadavvesu // 412 // samayasAra he bhadra ! tU muktipatha meM apanI AtmA ko sthApita kara / usI
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 119 AtmA kA dhyAna kara usI nijatatva ko anubhavagocara banA / usa svarUpa meM nitya vihAra kara / anya dravyoM meM vihAra mata kara / amRtacaMdrasUri kahate haiM : eko mokSapayo ya eSa niyato dRgjJaptivRttAtmakaH / tatraiva sthitimeti yastamanizaM dhyAyacca taM cetisi / / tasminneva nirantaraM viharati dravyAMta rANyaspRzan / so'vazyaM samayasya sAramacirAnnityodayaM vidAMta / / 240 / darzana - jJAna - cAritrAtmaka hI mokSa kA patha hai / jo puruSa usI meM sthita rahatA hai, usI ko nirantara dhyAtA hai, usI kA anubhava karatA hai aura anya dravyoM ko sparza na karatA huA usa ratnatraya dharma maM nirantara vihAra karatA hai, vaha puruSa zIghra hI sadA udayazIla samaya ke sAra arthAt paramAtmA ke svarUpa ko prApta karatA hai / bhagavAna ke mUlagura bhagavAna paMcamahAvrata, paMca samiti, tIna gupti, paMcendriya rodha, kezaloca, digambaratva, asnAna vrata, SaMDAvazyaka, sthita bhojana, kSiti zayana tathA pradaMtadhAvana rUpa aSTAviMzati mUlaguNoM meM se 27 guNoM kI pUrti kara rahe haiM / AhAra kA chaha mAha taka parityAga kara dene se khar3e rahakara AhAra lenA isa niyama kI pUrti nahIM huI hai / aisI sthiti meM bhI ve prabhu aTThAIsa mUla guNa vAle hI mAne jAeMge, kAraNa unhoMne khar3e hokara hI AhAra lene kI pratijJA kI hai / dIrgha tapasyA kA hetu koI vyakti yaha socatA hai, bhagavAna RSabhadeva jyeSTa jinavara haiN| unase pazcAtvartI kisI bhI tIrthaMkara ne itanA lambA upavAsa nahIM kiyA / svayaM una prabhu ke prAtmaja bharata ne aMtarmuhUrta meM kevalajJAna prApta kiyA thA, aisI sthiti meM prAdijinendra ko bhI sarala tapa kA avalaMbana aMgIkAra karanA cAhie thA /
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________________ 120 ] tIrthakara isa vicitra prazna ke samAdhAna hetu yaha socanA Avazyaka hai ki sabhI kI mAnasika sthiti eka prakAra kI nahIM rahatI / tIvra karmasaMcaya hone para mana kI caMcalatA samudra kI laharoM ko bhI parAjita kara detI hai / Upara se sundara surUpa dikhane vAle zarIra ke bhItara aneka vikAra pAe jAte haiM tathA bAhara se kurUpa hote hue bhI nIrogatA pUrNa deha kI upalabdhi hotI hai / isI niyama ke prakAza meM AtmA ke viSaya meM bhI citavana karanA cAhie / vyAvahArika dRSTi se vizvavaMdya hote hue bhI aMtaraMga doSa rAzi kA saMcaya dekhakara yogIjana prAtmazuddhi ke lie tapa rUpI agni meM praveza karate haiM / grAtma sAmarthya tathA grAvazyakatA kA vicAra kara mahAjJAnI prAdinAtha bhagavAna ne ugra tapazcaryA prArambha kI thI / koI socatA hai, itanA mahAn tapa na kara bhagavAna ko saralatApUrNa paddhati ko svIkAra karanA cAhie thA / yaha vicAra doSa pUrNa hai / khadAna se nikale hue malina rUpadhArI suvarNa pASANa ko bhayaMkara agni meM DAlate samaya yaha nahIM socA jAtA, ki isa becAre suvarNa ke premavaza agni dAhAdi kArya nahIM kie. jaya / vahA~ to yaha kahA jAtA hai, jitanI bhI agni prajjvalita kI jA sake, use jalAkara sone ko zuddha karo / agni sone ko tanika bhI kSati nahIM pahu~cAtI hai / usake dvArA doSa kA hI nAza hotA hai / yahI sthiti tapasyA kI hai / tapogni ke dvArA AtmA ke cirasaMcita doSa naSTa hokara AtmA parama vizuddha banatI hai / bAhya-tapa sAdhana hai, sAdhya nahIM bAhya tapa svayaM sAdhya nahIM hai / aMtaraMga tapa kI upalabdhi kA vaha mahAn sAdhana hai / ataeva AtmA ko zuddha karane vAle aMtaraMga tapa kA sAdhaka hone se yathA zakti bAhya tapa kA avazya prazraya lenA cAhiye / tatvajJAnI nirgrantha zarIra ko grAtma jyoti se pUrNa bhinna
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 121 mAnate haiM / ve Atma deva kI samArAdhanA ko mukhya lakSya banAkara usa sAmagrI tathA paddhati kA Azraya lete haiM, jisase AtmA meM saMkleza bhAva na ho, ArtadhyAna na ho, raudradhyAna na ho tathA vizuddhatA kI vRddhi ho / vizuddha bhAvoM ke hone para zarIra kI bAdhA AtmA ko pIr3Aprada nahIM hotI / AcArya pUjyapAda kA kathana hai ki yogI itanA adhika prAtmA meM tallIna rahA karatA hai, ki use apane zarIra kI avasthA kA bhAna nahIM rahatA hai / " saH bahirduHkheSu pracetanaH " - vaha yogI bAhya du:khoM ke viSaya meM pracetana sadRza rahatA hai / yadi usakA dhyAna bAhara kI ora hI rahA Ave, to prArtadhyAna ke dvArA AtmA kA bhayaMkara ahita ho jAyagA / isI kAraNa jinAgama meM tyAga tathA tapa ke viSaya meM 'yathAzakti' zabda at prayoga kiyA gayA hai / " zaktitastyAga-tapasI" rUpa tIrthaMkaratva ke hetu bhAvanA kahI gaI hai / tapa zrAnandaprada hai eka bAta aura hai, jaise-jaise jIva ko prAtmA kA Ananda prAna lagatA hai, vaise-vaise usakI viSayoM ke prati vimukhatA svayameva hotI jAtI hai / jisa prakAra matsya ko jala meM krIr3A karate samaya prAnaMda prAtA hai; jala ke binA vaha tar3apha - tar3aphakara prANa de detI hai; jala meM gamana karane meM use kaSTa nahIM hotA, isI prakAra Atmonmukha banane meM mumukSu ko saccI vizrAnti tathA nirAkulatA janita Ananda prApta hotA hai / iSTopadeza kA kathana bar3A mArmika hai :--- yathA yathA samAyAti saMvittau tattvamuttamam / tathA tathA na rocate viSayAH sulabhA api // 37 // yathA yathA na rocate viSayAH sulabhA zrapi / tathA tathA samAyAti saMvittau tatvamuttamam // 38 // jaisI jaisI saMvedanA meM zreSTha tatva - Atma svarUpa kI upalabdhi hotI hai, usI prakAra sahaja hI upalabdha viSaya sukha kI sAmagrI rucikara nahIM lagatI hai / jaise-jaise sulabha viSaya priya nahIM lagate haiM, vaise-vaise saMvedana meM Atma tatva kI upalabdhi hotI hai /
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________________ 122 ] tIrthaMkara kSaNa-kSaNa meM bhagavAna ke karmoM kI mahAn nirjarA ho rahI hai / karma-bhAra dUra hone se AtmA kI nirmalatA bhI bar3ha rahI hai| isase svAbhAvika zAMti tathA prAnanda kI vRddhi bhI ho rahI hai / yaha Ananda usa sukha kI apekSA atyanta utkRSTa evaM alaukika hai, jo prabhu ko gRhasthAvasthA meM tIvra puNyakarma ke vipAkavaza upalabdha ho rahA thaa| bhagavAna kA jIvana adbhata thaa| unakI tapazcaryA bhI asAdhAraNa thii| apUrva sthiratA mahAnazanamasyAsIt tapaH SaNmAsagocaram / zarIropacayastviddhaH tathaivAsthAdahodhRtiH // 18--73 // yadyapi bhagavAna kA chaha mAsa kA mahopavAsa thA, phira bhI unake zarIra kA piDa pUrvavat hI daidIpyamAna banA huA thaa| unakI sthiratA AzcaryakArI thI / kezoM kI jaTArUpatA saMskAravirahAt kezAH jaTIbhUtAstadA vibhoH / nUnaM tepi tapaHklezaM anusor3ha tathA sthitAH // 75 / / bhagavAna ke kezoM kA aba saMskAra nahIM huyA / ataH saMskAra rahita hone ke kAraNa ve keza jaTA svarUpa ho gae / aisA pratIta hotA thA, ki ve keza bhI tapa kA kaSTa sahana karane ke lie kaThora ho gae haiM / bhagavAna ke lambe-lambe keza unakI tapasyA ke sUcaka the / isase yaha pratIta hotA hai ki viSaya lolupI hote hue bhI aneka sAdhu mahAna tapasyA ke cinha svarUpa lambe-lambe keza dhAraNa karane lage haiM / RddhiyoM kI prApti bhagavAna ke aneka prakAra kI RddhiyAM utpanna ho gaI thiiN| manaHparyayajJAna kI utpatti RddhidhArI muniyoM ke hotI hai / unameM bhI
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________________ tIrthakara [ 123 virale RddhiprApta muniyoM ko manaHparyayajJAna utpanna hotA hai| sarvArthasiddhi meM manaHparyayajJAna ke viSaya meM likhA hai, "pravardhamAnacAritraSu cotpadyamAnaH saptavidhAnyataddhiprApteSUpajAyate netareSu / RddhiprApte keSucinna sarveSu-" (sUtra 25 adhyAya 1) yaha mana:paryayajJAna pravardhamAna cAritra vAloM meM se saptavidha RddhiyoM meM se anyatama RddhidhArI muniyoM ke pAyA jAtA hai / RddhiprApta sAdhutroM meM bhI sabameM nahIM pAyA jAtA, kinta kinhIM virale saMyamiyoM meM vaha pAyA jAtA hai| apanI Atmazuddhi ke kArya meM saMlagna rahane ke kAraNa bhagavAna apanI RddhiyoM kA koI bhI upayoga nahIM krte| unakA manaHparyayajJAna bhI eka prakAra se alaMkAra rUpa rahatA hai| usake prayoga karane kA koI vizeSa prasaMga hI upasthita nahIM hotA / mauna vrata rahane se jana saMparka tathA praznottarAdi kI bhI kalpanA nahIM kI jA sktii| isI prakAra zAyada hI kabhI avadhijJAna ke bhI upayoga kI jarUrata par3atI ho| yaha ujjvala sAmagrI unake zreSTha vyaktitva ko sacita karatI thii| ve yAtmateja saMpanna jagadguru jahA~ bhI jAte the, vahA~ unake lokottara mahatva kA jJAna ho jAtA thaa| apUrva prabhAva unakA prabhAva atyadhika camatkAra pUrNa thaa| janmataH hiMsaka jIvoM ke hRdaya meM unake kAraNa dayA tathA maitrI kA avataraNa ho jAtA thaa| tapovana meM vidyamAna una vizvapitA ke prabhAva ko mahApurANakAra isa prakAra citrita karate haiM :-- kaMTakAlagna-vAlAgrAzcamarIzca mriimjaaH| nakharaiH svaraho vyAghrAH sAnukaMpaM vyamocayan // 18--83 // aho ! jina camarI gAyoM ke bAloM ke agrabhAga kAMToM meM ulajha gae the aura jinako sulajhAne kA ve bArabAra prayatna karatI thIM, aisI camarI gAyoM ko vyAghra bar3I dayA pUrvaka apane nakhoM se chur3A rahe the| yahAM vyAghroM ke sAtha karuNA kA paryAyavAcI zabda 'sAnukampa'
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________________ 124 ] tIrthaMkara bar3A mArmika hai / krUratA ke paramANuoM se jina zeroM kI zarIra racanA huI ho, unameM anukampA kI utpatti bhagavAna ke divya prabhAva ko dyotita karatI hai| bhagavAna ne caitra meM dIkSA lI thii| unake samakSa bhISaNa grISma prAyA aura calA gayA / varSAkAla bhI AyA / bhagavAna kI sthiratA meM antara nahIM thaa| ve bAIsa parISahoM ko sahana karane kI apUrva kSamatA saMyukta the; ataeva bhISaNa paristhitiyoM meM bhI ve sAmyabhAva sampanna rahate the / sAdhAraNa manobala vAle puruSa bhI vipatti kI velA meM manasvitA kA paricaya dete haiM, taba to ye asAdhAraNa kSamatAyukta tIrthaMkara parama deva haiM / prAcArya kahate haiM, 'isa prakAra chaha mAha meM pUrNa hone vAle pratimAyoga ko prApta hue aura dhairya se zobhAyamAna rahane vAle bhagavAna kA vaha lambA kAla bhI kSaNabhara ke samAna vyatIta ho gayA / ' upavAsa ke viSaya meM prabhu kI dRSTi __ bhagavAna meM aparimita zakti thI, phira bhI logoM ko mokSamArga batAne kI dRSTi se bhagavAna ne AhAragrahaNa karane kA vicAra kiyA / upavAsa ke viSaya meM una prabha kA yaha abhimata thA :-- na kevalamayaM kAyaH karzanIyo mumukssubhiH| nApyutkaTarasaH poSyo mRSTariSTazca valbhaneH // 20--5 // madhyama mArga vaze yathA syurakSANi nota-dhAvantyanUtpatham / tathA prayatitavyaM syAd vRttimAdhisyamadhyamAm // 20--6 // mokSAbhilASI muniyoM ko yaha zarIra na to kevala kRza hI karanA cAhiye aura na adhika rasayukta, madhura tathA manovAMchita padArthoM ke dvArA ise puSTa hI karanA cAhie / jisa prakAra indriyAM vaza meM raheM tathA kumArga kI ora na jAveM, usa prakAra madhyama mArga kA avalambana lekara pravRtti karanA cAhie /
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________________ tIrthakara ] 125 isa kathana se yaha bAta spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki jainadharma kI tapasyA meM atirekapUrNa pravRtti kA upadeza nahIM hai| isase jo Aja kala ke loga buddha kI tapasyA kA ullekha karate hue jainadharma kI tapasyA kI kaThoratA kA kathana kara usa para AkSepa karate haiM, vaha ucita nahIM hai / jainadharma svayaM madhyama patha kA pratipAdaka hai / kAyakleza kI sImA yaha kathana bhI manana karane yogya hai :--- kAyaklezo matastAvanna klezosti yaavtaa| saMkleze hyasamAdhAnaM mArgAt pracyutireva ca // 20-8 // kAryakleza tapa utanA hI karanA cAhie, jahA~ taka saMkleza nahIM utpanna hotA hai / saMkleza hone para mana meM sthiratA nahIM rahatI hai tathA jIva mArga se bhI cyuta ho jAtA hai| sidhyai saMyamayAtrAyAH ttnusthitimicchbhiHH| grAhyo nirvoSa prAhAro rasAsaMgAdvinarSibhiH // 6 // ataeva saMyama rUpa yAtrA kI siddhi ke liye zarIra sthiti ko cAhane vAloM ko rasoM meM prAsakta na ho nirdoSa AhAra grahaNa karanA caahiye| pAhArArtha vihAra aba AhAra grahaNa karane ke uddezya se bhagavAna ne vihAra prArambha kara diyA / usa karmabhUmi ke prArambha meM munidAna kaise diyA jAtA hai, isa viSaya ko koI nahIM jAnatA thaa| bhagavAna maunavratI the| unakA bhAva koI nahIM jAnatA thA / aisI adbhata paristhitivaza bhagavAna ko AhAra kA lAbha nahIM ho rahA hai / trilokInAtha AhAra ke hetu bhramaNa kara rahe haiM, kintu antarAya karma kA tIvra udaya hone se AhAra kA lAbha nahIM hotA thaa| bhakta prajAjana prabhu ke samIpa bar3e aAdara, mamatA aura bhaktipUrvaka vividha padArtha bheMTa meM lAte the, kintu unase una prabhu kA koI prayojana na thA /
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________________ 126 ] tIrthaMkara karmoM kI kitanI vicitra avasthA hotI hai| chaha mAha paryanta mahopavAsa ke pazcAt bhI karma ke vipAka kI itanI tIvratA hai ki tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ko bhI zarIra yAtrA ke hetu AhAra prApti kA suyoga nahIM mila rahA hai / AhAra ke lie prabhu kA pratidina vihAra ho rahA rahA hai / aba eka varSa ho cukA / caitra sudI navamI phira A gaI, kintu sthiti pUrvavat hai| bhagavAn atyanta prasanna tathA prazAnta haiM / ve kSudhA, tRSA rUpa parISahoM ko bar3I samatA pUrvaka sahana karate hue karmoM kI nirjarA kara rahe haiM / aisI tapasyA ke dvArA hI cirasaMcita karmoM ke pahAr3a naSTa hunA karate haiN| aMtarAya kA udaya ve bhagavAna dhanavAn athavA nirdhana, sabhI ke ghara para AhAra hetu jAte the| unakI yaha caryA cAMdrI-caryA kahI gaI hai, kyoMki ve candramA ke samAna pratyeka ke ghara para jAte the| apane darzana dvArA sabako aAnanda pradAna karate the / sArA jagat cintA nimagna thaa| karma kA vipAka bhI vilakSaNa hotA hai| tIrthaMkara hoM yA sAmAnya jana hoM, karmodaya samAna rUpa se saba ko zubha, azubha phala pradAna karatA hai| guNabhadrasvAmI ne AtmAnuzAsana meM likhA hai "ki deva kI gati bar3I vicitra hai / yaha alaMghanIya hai / dekho ! bhagavAna vRSabhadeva ke garbha meM Ane ke chaha mAha pahale se hI indra sevaka ke samAna hAtha jor3e rahatA thA, jo isa karma bhUmi rUpI jagat ke vidhAtA haiM; navanidhiyoM ke svAmI cakravartI bharata jinake putra haiM; ve bhI chahamAha paryanta isa pRthvI para binA AhAra prApta kie vihAra karate the / " / 1 purA garbhAdindro mukulitakaraH kiMkara iva / svayaM saSTA saSTe: patisthanidhInAM nijasutaH / / kSadhitvA SaNmAsAn sa kila pururapyATa jagatImaho kenApyasmin vilasitamalaMdhyaM hatavidheH / 116 //
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________________ tIrthakara [ 127 aMtarAya karmodayavaza usa samaya indra ko bhI prabhu kI gUr3hacaryA kA dhyAna nahIM rahA / amitagati prAcArya ne yathArtha kahA hai, ki jIva ko usake zubha-azubhakarmoM ke sivAya anya sukha duHkha nahIM detA hai| bhavitavyatA eka bAta vicAraNIya hai ki vaizAkha sudI dazamI ko z2a bhakagrAma kI RjukUlA nadI ke taTa para mahAvIra bhagavAna ko kevalajJAna utpanna hayA / usa samaya gaNadhara kA yoga nahIM milA / isa kAraNa bhagavAna kI divya dhvani chiyAsaTha dina taka nahIM khirI thii| usa samaya sucatura indra ne indrabhUti brAhmaNa ko bhagavAna ke sAnidhya meM upasthita kiyA / mAnastambha darzana se indrabhUti gautama kA ahaMkAra dUra hA aura zIghra hI vaha mahAmithyAtvI vyakti zramaNa saMgha kA nAyaka gautama gaNadhara banA / kadAcit indra aisI kuzalatA bhagavAna ke chaha mAsa ke pratimA yoga ke pazcAt dikhAtA aura logoM ko AhAra dAna kI vidhi se avagata karAtA, to trilokInAtha ko eka varSAdhika kAla ke pazcAt kyoM AhAra prApti kA yoga milatA ? prAcArya samantabhadra svAmI ne kahA hai, 'alaMdhyazakti bhavitavyateti'-bhavitavyatA kI sAmarthya alaMghanIya hai| usameM bAhya tathA antaraMga sAmagro kA yoga Avazyaka hai| hastinApura meM Agamana bhagavAna vividha dezoM meM vihAra karate hue kurujAMgala deza ke hastinApura nagara meM pahu~ce / vahA~ ke rAjA somaprabha mahArAja haiN| unake choTe bhAI zreyAMsa mahArAja haiN| tasyAnujaH kumAro'bhUcchyAn zreyAnguNodayaH / rUpega manmathaH kAntyA zazI doptyA sa bhAnumAn // 20-31 // unake anuja zreyAMsakumAra haiM / guNoM kI vRddhi se vaha zreya
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________________ 128 ] tIrthakara svarUpa haiM / saundarya meM kAmadeva hai| kAMti meM candramA tathA dIpti meM sUrya ke samAna haiN| zreyAMsa rAjA kA svapna vaizAkha zuklA kI tRtIyA ke prabhAta meM mahApuNyavAna zreyAMsa mahArAja ne sundara svapna dekhe / prathama svapna meM rAjakumAra ne suvarNamaya vizAlakAya tathA unnata sumeru parvata dekhA / isa svapna kA phala nirUpaNa karate hue rAjapurohita ne kahA :-- ___merusandarzanAddevo yo mekariva sUnnataH / merI prAptAbhiSekaH sa gRhamaSyati naH sphuTam // 20--40 // sumeru ke darzana se yaha sUcita hotA hai ki jo prabhu sumeru sadRza samunnata haiM tathA jinakA sumerugiri para abhiSeka huA, ve apane rAjabhavana meM padhAreMge / anya svapna bhI unhIM bhagavAna ke guNoM kI unnati ko sUcita karate haiN| Aja una bhagavAna ke yogya vinaya ke phalasvarUpa hamAre bar3e bhArI puNya kA udaya hogaa| purohita ne yaha bhI kahA :-~ prazaMsA jagati khyAtim analpA lAbhasampavam / prApsyAmo nAtra sandrihmaH kumArazcAtra tatvavit // 20-42 // aAja hameM jagat meM mahAn kIrti tathA vipula sampatti prApta hogI, isa viSaya meM sandeha kA sthAna nahIM hai / rAjakumAra svayaM isa rahasya ke jJAtA haiN| siddhArtha dvArapAla dvArA sUcanA __ alpakAla ke pazcAt bhagavAna rAjamandira kI ora Ate hue dRSTigocara hue / tatkAla siddhArtha nAma ke dvArapAla ne rAjA somaprabha tathA rAjakumAra zreyAMsa ko maMgala samAcAra sunAe / donoM bhAI rAjabhavana ke prAMgaNa ke bAhara Ae aura vahA~ unhoMne bhagavAn ke caraNoM ko jala se dhokara unakI pradakSiNA kI / unakA zarIra bhagavAn
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________________ tIrthakara [ 129 ke darzana se romAMca yukta ho gayA thaa| ve donoM prabhu ke samIpa saudharma aura IzAna svarga ke indroM sadRza dikhate the| apUrva dRzya paryantatinormadhye tayorbhartA sma raajte| mahAmerarivodbhUto madhye niSadhanIlayoH // 20--77 // donoM ora khar3e hue mahArAja somaprabha aura zreyAMsa ke madhya meM bhagavAna isa prakAra zobhAyamAna hote the mAno niSadha aura nIla parvatoM ke madhya meM sumerugiri hI khar3A ho / janmAntara kI smRti usa samaya rAjakumAra zreyAMsa ko bhagavAna kA darzana kara pUrva janma kA smaraNa ho gayA, jabaki bhagavAna rAjA vajrajaMgha the aura zreyAMsakumAra kA jIva unakI mahArAnI zrImatI thA tathA jisa bhava meM una donoM ne damadhara aura sAgarasena nAma ke gaganagAmI mahAmuniyoM ko bhakti pUrvaka AhAra dAna diyA thA tathA usake phala svarUpa devatAoM ne paMcAzcarya kie the| usa jAtismaraNa ke phalasvarUpa rAjakumAra zreyAMsa ke mana meM yaha vicAra utpanna huA ki ukta samaya muni ko AhAra dAna ke upayukta hai / pUrva janma ke saMskAroM se rAjakumAra ko AhAradAna kI saba vidhi jJAta ho gii| ikSurAsa kA dAna zreyAMsakumAra ne rAjA somaprabha aura unakI rAnI lakSmImatI ke sAtha bhagavAna ke hAtha meM ikSurasa kA AhAra diyA thaa| zreyAn somaprabheNAmA lakSmImatyA ca saadrm| rasamikSoradAt prAsumuttAnIkRtapANaye // 20--100 // usa samaya ke Ananda kA kauna varNana kara sakatA hai? bhagavAna ke AhAra grahaNa ke samAcAra sunakara samasta saMsAra ko apAra prAnanda huA thaa|
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________________ 130 ] tIrthakara mahAna phala harivaMzapurANa meM likhA hai ki devatAoM ne ikSu dhArA se spardhA karate hue AkAza se pRthvI tala para ratnoM kI varSA kI thii| granthakAra ke zabda isa prakAra haiN| zreyasA paatrnikssiptpddrekssursdhaaryaa| spardheyeva suraiH spRSTA vasudhArA'pataddivaH // 6-165 // isa dAna kA Arthika dRSTi se kyA mUlya ho sakatA hai ? ikSu rasa yathArtha meM amUlya arthAta binA mUlya kA Aja bhI dekhA jAtA hai / vahI amUlya rasa sacamuca meM amUlya arthAt jisake mUlya kI tulanA na kI jA sake aise lokottara puNya aura gaurava kA kAraNa bana gayA / isa prasaMga meM pAtra, vidhi, dravya tathA dAtArUpa sAmagrI catuSTaya apUrva the| trilokInAtha ko eka varSa eka mahA tathA nau dina (366 dina ke upavAsa pazcAt karmabhUmi ke prAraMbha meM prathamabAra tapa ke anukala sAmagrI arpaNa karane kA saubhAgya zreyAMsa mahArAja ko dAnatIrthaMkara padavI kA pradAtA ho gayA / vaha akSayaphala pradAtA dina akSaya tRtIyA ke nAma se maMgala parva bana gayA / dAna-tIrthaMkara kA gaurava cakravartI bharata mahArAja ne usa dAna ke kAraNa kumAra zreyAMsa ko mahAdAnapati kahakara sanmAnita kiyA thaa| bharatezvara kahate haiM : tvaM dAnatIrthakRcchre yAna tvaM mahApuNyabhAgasi // 20--128 // he zreyAMsa ! tuma dAna tIrthake pravartaka dAnatIrthaMkara ho / tuma mahAna puNyazAlI ho| harivaMzapurANa meM kahA hai : abhyacite tapovadhya dharmatIrthakare gate / dAmatIrthakaraM devAH sAbhiSekamapUjayan // 6-196 // dharmatIrthakara vRSabhadeva bhagavAna kI pUjA ke pazcAt tatovRddhi
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________________ tIrthakara [ 131 ke hetu prasthAna karane ke anaMtara devatAoM ne dAna-tIrthaMkara mahArAja zreyAMsa kI abhiSeka pUrvaka pUjA kii| tIrthaMkaroM kI pAraNA kA kAla Agama meM likhA hai :varSeNapAraNAdyasya jinendrasya prkiirtitaa| tRtIyadivase'nyeSAM pAraNA prathamA matA // 60--237 hrivNshpuraann|| Adi tIrthakara kI prathama pAraNA eka varSa ke uparAnta huI thii| zeSa tIrthaMkaroM ne tIsare dina pAraNA kI thii| __ akSaya tRtIyA ke pUrva rAjakumAra zreyAMsa kI jo laukika sthiti thI, usameM AhAra dAna ke uparAnta lokottara parivartana ho gayA / aba ve dAnaziromaNi, puNyavAna nararatna kahalAne lge| ve vizvapUjya bana gae / mahAn aAtmAnoM kA saMparka avarNanIya kalyANadAyI bana jAtA hai / isa dAna kI anumodanA dvArA bahuta logoM ne puSya kA bhaNDAra pUrNa kiyA / nimitta kAraNa kA mahatva bAhya samartha ujjvala nimitta kAraNa kA bhI bar3A mahatva hai / mahApurANakAra kA kathana hai :-- __ dAnAnumodanAtpuNyaM paropi bahavo'bhajan / yathAsAdya paraM ratnaM sphaTikastadruci bhajet / / 20--107 // usa tIrthaMkara ke dAna kI anumodanA dvArA bahuta se logoM ne parama puNya ko prApta kiyA thA jaise sphaTikamaNi anya utkRSTa ratna ke saMparka ko prAptakara usa ratna kI dIpti ko dhAraNa karatA hai| jinakI yaha samajha hai ki nimittakAraNa kucha nahIM karatA hai, unake saMdeha nivAraNArtha pAgama meM kahA hai : kAraNaM pariNAmaH syAd baMdhane punnypaapyoH| bAhyaM tu kAraNaM prAhuH prAptAH kAraNa-kAraNam // 20--108 //
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________________ 132 ] tIrthakara puNyakarma tathA pApa karma ke bandha meM jIva ke bhAva kAraNa haiM / bhagavAna ne kahA hai ki bAhya kAraNa usa pariNAma arthAt bhAva rUpa kAraNa ke kAraNa haiN| isase bhAvoM kI pavitratA ke lie yogya bAhya sAdhanoM kA bhI Azraya grahaNa karane meM sadA prayatnazIla rahanA caahie| tIrthaMkaroM kI pAraNA RSabhanAtha bhagavAna ne ikSurasa liyA thA, yaha bAta sarvatra prasiddha hai| zeSa tIrthaMkaroM ne gokSIra se banAe gae zreSTha anna kA AhAra kiyA thaa| harivaMzapurANa meM kahA hai : prAyenejhuraso divyaH pAraNAyAM paSitritaH / anyoMkSIraniSpanna-paramAnamalAlasaiH // 60-238 // kyA dUdha sadoSa hai ? Ajakala koI-koI loga navayuga ke vAtAvaraNa se prabhAvita ho dUdha ko mAMsa sadRza socate haiM / yaha dRSTi asamyak hai / dUdha yadi sadoSa hotA, to parama dayAlu, sarva parigraha tyAgI tathA samasta bhogoM kA bhI parityAga karane vAle tIrthakara bhagavAna usako AhAra meM kyoM grahaNa karate ? madhura hote hue bhI madhu ko, jIvoM kA vighAtaka hone se jaise jinAgama meM tyAjya kahA hai, usI prakAra ve trikAladarzI jinendra dUdha ko bhI tyAjya kaha dete / dUdha duhane ke bAda antarmuhUrta arthAt 48 miniTa ke bhItara uSNa karane se nirdoSa hai, aisA jainAcAra-granthoM meM varNana hai| dUdha meM sadoSatA hotI to paramAgama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kI mUrti ke abhiSeka ke lie dUdha kA kyoM vidhAna karatA ? padmapurANa meM bhagavAna ke jala, ghRtAdi ke dvArA abhiSeka kA mahatva batAte hue likhA hai : abhiSeka jinendrANAM vidhAya kssiirdhaaryaa| vimAne kSIradhavale jAyate paramadyutiH // 32-166 //
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________________ tIrthakara _[ 133 jo jinendra bhagavAna kA dugdha kI dhArA dvArA abhiSeka karate haiM, ve kSIra sadRza dhavala vimAna meM janma lekara nirmala dIpti ko prApta karate haiN| harivaMzapurANa meM bhI ukta kathana kA isa prakAra samarthana kiyA gayA hai : kssoremurs-dhaaro-ghRt-dghyudkaadibhiH| abhiSicya jinendrAmicitAM nRsurAsuraiH // 22--21 // kSIra tathA ikSukI dhArA ke pravAha dvArA tathA ghRta, dadhi, jala Adi se jinendra deva kI abhiSeka pUrvaka jo pUjA karatA hai, vaha manuSyoM tathA surAsuroM dvArA pUjita hotA hai / prAyurveda kA abhimata dUdha ke viSaya meM Ayurveda zAstra kahatA hai, ki bhojana pahale khalabhAga rUpa pariNata hotA hai / isake pazcAt vaha rasa rUpatA dhAraNa karatA hai / rasa banane ke anantara dUdha kA rakta banatA hai / dhAroSNa dUdha ko isIlie Ayurveda meM mahatvapUrNa kahA hai ki vaha tatkAla hI zarIra meM jAkara rudhira rupa paryAya ko prApta karatA hai / dUdha ko gorasa kahane se bhI spaSTa hotA hai ki vaha rasa rUpa paryAya hai / dUdha ke duhane se gAya kSINa nahIM hotI, kintu rakta nikAlane se usa jIva meM kSINatA pAtI hai, vedanA kI vRddhi hotI hai / dUdha ke sevana se sAtvika bhAvoM kA udaya hotA hai / rudhira, mAMsAdi sevI nara krUra pariNAmI bana jAte haiN| dUdha meM mA~sa kA doSa mAnA jAya, to sabhI manuSya mAMsabhakSI vyAghra Adi kI zreNI meM A jAveMge, kyoMki binA dUdha piye bAlaka kA prArambhika jIvana hI asambhava hai / zarIra racanA kI dRSTi se manuSya kI samAnatA zAka tathA phala bhojI prANiyoM ke sAtha hai| mAMsabhakSI nirantara azAnta, krUra, caMcala tathA duSTa svabhAva vAle hote haiM jabaki dUdha ke sevana se aisI bAta nahIM hotI hai /
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________________ 34 ] tIrthakara jo dUdha ko sadoSa socate haiM, ve pAnI bhI nahIM pI sakate ? pAnI meM jalacara jIvoM kA sadA nivAsa rahatA hai| unakA janmamaraNa usI ke bhItara hotA hai / unakA mala, mUtrAdi bhI usake bhItara huA karatA hai, phira bhI sabhI loga jala ko pavitra mAnate haiN| isI prakAra gatAnugatikatA yA a~dha-paraMparA kA tyAga kara yadi manuSya mastiSka, anubhava tathA sadvicAra se kAma legA, to use zuddha sAdhanoM dvArA prApta maryAdA ke bhItara uSNa kiyA gayA tathA sAvadhAnI pUrvaka zucitA ke sAtha surakSita kiyA gayA dUdha abhakSya koTi ke yogya nahIM dikhegaa| prAzcarya kI bAta yaha dekhakara Azcarya hotA hai ki sarAsara azuci bhojana pAna ko karate hue mAMsAhAra ke doSI loga ahiMsAtmaka pravRtti vAloM ke ujjvala kAryoM ko bhI sakalaMka socate haiN| unheM rAtri bhojana meM doSa nahIM dikhatA, anachane jala ke pIne meM saMkoca nahIM hotA, azuddha acAra Adi ke bhakSaNa karane meM tathA madhu sevana karane meM nirdoSatA dikhatI hai / madhu kI eka bindu bhakSaNa karane meM jIva ghAta kA mahAna pApa lagatA hai, kintu ve use nirdoSa, baladAyaka mAnakara binA saMkoca ke sevana karate haiM, aura apane ko ahiMsA vratI socate haiN| ahiMsA ke kSetra meM aMtima prAmANika nirNayadAtA ke rUpa meM jinendra kI vANI kI pratiSThA hai| usa jinAgama ke prakAza meM dUdha ke viSaya meM abhakSyatA kA bhrama dUra karanA cAhie / vaise rasa kA parityAga karane vAlA vratI vyakti ghI, dUdha Adi kA tyAga iMdriyajaya kI daSTi se kiyA karatA hai| prathama pAhAra dAtA kI mahimA jinendra bhagavAna ko prathama pAraNA ke dina kSIrAdi nirmita
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________________ tIrthakara [ 135 padArthoM ke dAtA nara ratnoM kI sarvatra stuti kI gaI hai / uttama pAtra ko AhAradAtA yA to usI bhava meM mokSa ko prApta karatA hai yA svarga kA sukha bhogakara vaha tIsare bhava meM mukti ko pAtA hai / bhagavAna ko prathama bAra aAhAra dene vAle vyakti ke bhAva avarNanIya ujjvalatA prApta karate haiN| isase vaha uttama dAtA zIghra hI tapa kA zaraNa grahaNa kara apanA uddhAra karatA hai / harivaMzapurANa meM kahA hai :-- tapasthitAzca te kecitsiddhAstenaiva jnmnaa| jinAMte siddhiranyeSAM tRtIye janmani smRtA // 60--252 // yaha to AdhyAtmika zreSTha lAbha hai ki dAtAra mokSa ko prApta karatA hai| tatkAla lAbha yaha hai ki dAtAra ke bhavana meM adhika se adhika sAr3he bAraha karor3a aura kama se kama isakA hajAravA~ bhAga arthAt eka lAkha paccIsa hajAra ratnoM kI varSA hotI hai / satpAtra ke dAna kI apAra mahimA hai / paMcAzcarya satpAtra ko pAhAra ke dAna meM hI hote haiN| isase isakI mahattA itara dAnoM kI apekSA spaSTa jJAta hotI hai / isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki isa AhAradAna se vItarAga munIndroM kI ratnatraya paripAlanA meM viziSTa sahAyaka unake pavitra zarIra kA rakSaNa hotA hai / gahastha svayaM zreSTha tapa nahIM kara pAtA hai, kiMtu nyAya pUrvaka apane prApta dravya ke dvArA vaha mahAvratI kA sahAyaka banatA hai / isa kAraNa pAtra dAna dvArA gRhastha ke SaTkarmoM arthAt asi, maSI, kRSi, zilpa, vANijya, pazupAlana tathA cakkI, cUlhAdi paMcasunA kriyAoM dvArA ajita mahAna doSoM kA kSaya hotA hai / pAhAradAna kA mahatva AhAra dAna ko mahatva pradAna karane kA eka kAraNa yaha bhI hai ki tIrthaMkara bhagavAna jaise zreSTha pAtra kI sevA kevala AhAra dAna dvArA hI saMbhava hai / unako auSadhi, zAstra tathA abhayadAna kauna degA? zarIra nIroga rahane se auSadhi kA prayojana nahIM, svayaM mahAna jJAnI hone se zAstra dAna kIbhI uyopagatA nahIM pratIta hotI, svayaM zaraNA
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________________ tIrthaMkara 136 ] gatoM ko abhayapradAtA parama prabhu ko kauna abhaya degA ? AhAra dAna to prAyaH pratyeka dina saMbhAvya hai / kisI asaMyamI ko bhojana karAne kA vaha mahatva nahIM hai, jo saMyamI mahAna puruSa ko pavitra bhAvoM sahita AhAradAna kA hai / saMyamI AtmA meM apAra Atma sAmarthya rahatI hai / usake prabhAva se AhAradAna dvArA saMyama meM prakArAntara se sahayoga dene vAle ko svabhAvataH mahAna lAbha hogA / zrAvaka ke lie satpAtradAna mukhya kArya batAyA gayA hai / bhagavAna kI pUjA karanA tathA pAtradAna denA gRhastha ke prAvazyaka kartavya gae haiM / inake binA vAstava meM zrAvaka nahIM kahA gayA hai / yadi zrAvaka pAtradAna ke kartavya ko bhUla jAya, to munipada kA nirvAha kisa prakAra hogA ? dyAnatarAya jI ne ThIka hI likhA hai, 'bina dAna zrAvaka sAdhu donoM laheM nA~hi bodha koM' / muktipurI kA praveza dvAra kucha loga satpAtradAna ke AMtarika rahasya tathA saundarya ko na samajha yaha socate haiM ki isa dAna ke dvArA puNyakarma kA baMdha hotA hai / isase mokSa nahIM milatA, ataH yaha upAdeya nahIM hai / isa vikRta vicAradhArA kA pratinidhitva karane vAlA mahArAja zreyA~sakumAra ke jIvana para dRSTi DAle aura samajhe ki isa satpAtra dAna meM kitanA rasa hai ? laukika zreSTha abhyudaya, pratiSThAdi prApti ke pazcAt sakala saMyama kA zaraNa lekara dAnaziromaNi zreyA~sa rAjA karmakSaya kara siddha bhagavAna bane / dAna ke mAdhyama se gRhastha satpuruSoM ke nikaTa saMparka meM AtA hai aura jisa prakAra pArasa ke saMparka se lohA suvarNa banatA hai, usI prakAra loha sadRza patita prANI pArasa rUpa satpuruSa ke saMparka dvArA kramazaH unnati karatA huA paraMjyoti paramAtmA banatA hai / AraMbha aura parigraha ke madhya nimagna gRhastha ke lie puNya-pApa baMdha ko tyAga kara vItarAgatA prApta karanA zakya nahIM hai / yadi mAyA jAla ke madhya rahate hue bhI gRhastha karmajAla kATa sakatA, to tIrthaMkara bhagavAna
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 137 sAmrAjyAdi kA parityAga kara kyoM digambara sAdhu banate ? ataeva gRhastha kA kartavya hai ki mukti kI upalabdhi ko jIvana kA kendra bindu mAnakara usa ora Agama ke anusAra pravRtti kare / anubhavI tathA siddhahasta vyaktiyoM kA mArga darzana chor3akara ajJAnI, avivekI tathA atatvajJa kA avalaMbana svIkAra karane vAlA saMsAra - siMdhu ke madhya DUbe binA nahIM rahatA / dAna dvArA janahita isa kAraNa catura gRhastha kA kartavya hai ki vaha satpAtra dAna ke viSaya meM atyadhika utsAha dhAraNa kare / zrAvaka ke saptazIloM meM atithi saMvibhAga nAmaka vrata batAyA gayA hai / yadi gRhastha isa bAta ke mahatva ko samajhakara viveka pUrvaka dravyAdi kA upayoga kare to jagat meM saMpanna varga tathA nirdhanavarga ke bIca jo krUra saMgharSa prArambha huA hai, usakA madhura rUpa meM pariNamana ho sakatA hai / svAmI samaMtabhadra kI yaha vANI kitanI mArmika tathA arthavatI hai ucca gotrN praNate bhoMgo dAnAdupAsanAtpUjA / bhakteH : sundararUpaM stavanAtkIrtistaponidhiSu // 115 // ratnakaraMDa zrAvakAcAra taponidhi sAdhuoM ko praNAma karane se uccagotra, dAna dene se bhogya sAmagrI kI vipulatA, unakI upAsanA se pUjA, bhakti karane se sundara rUpa tathA unakI stuti karane se kIrti kI prApti hotI hai / buddhimAna manuSya kA kartavya hai ki sAdhuoM ko praNAma kare, unakI upAsanA kare, bhakti kare tathA stavana kare / ina kAryoM ke phala svarUpa use uparokta samasta sadaguNoM tathA vizeSatAoM kI upalabdhi hogI / ------ anumodanA kA suphala jo vyakti satpAtroM ke dAna kI hRdaya se anumodanA karate
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________________ 138 ] tIrthaMkara haiM, ve bhI suphala ko prApta karate haiM / bhagavAna vRSabhanAtha ke jIva ne rAjA vajrajaMgha kI paryAya meM jo cAraNa muniyugala ko AhAradAna diyA thA, unakI anumodanA nakula, siMha, vAnara tathA zUkara ke jIvoM ne kI thI, usa anumodanA ke kAraNa ve cAroM jIva uttama bhogabhUmi meM utpanna hae the| mahApurANa meM batAyA hai ki ina pazoM ko jAtismaraNa ho gayA thaa| isase unake bhAva saMsAra se bahuta hI virakta ho gae the / cAraNamuni damadhara svAmI ne bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke jIva vajrajaMgha se kahA thA :-- bhavaddAnAnumodena baddhAyuSkAH kurussvmii| tato'mIbhI timutsRjya sthitA dhrmshrvaathinH||8--243|| rAjan ! Apake dAna kI anumodanA karane se ina nakula, vAnara, siMha tathA zUkara ne uttama bhogabhUmi kI Ayu baMdha kiyA hai, isa kAraNa ye dharma zravaNa karane kI icchA se yahA~ nirbhaya hokara baiThe haiM : itoSTame bhave bhAvinyapunarbhavatAM bhavAn / bhavitA'mI ca tatraiva bhave setsyantyasaMzayam // 244 // isa bhava se AgAmI AThaveM bhava meM tuma tIrthaMkara vRSabhanAtha hokara mokSa prApta karoge aura usI bhava meM ye saba bhI nizcaya se siddha hoNge| zrImatI ca bhavartIthe daantiirthprvrtkH| zreyAn bhUtvA paraMzreyaH zrayiSyati na saMzayaH // 246 // zrImatI kA jIva bhI Apake tIrtha meM dAnatIrtha kA pravartaka rAjA zreyAMsa hokara utkRSTa kalyANa rUpa mokSa ko prApta karegA isameM saMzaya nahIM hai| isa varNana se dharmAtmA vyakti kI samajha meM yaha bAta prA jAyegI ki pAtradAna tathA usakI anumodanA ke dvArA vajrajaMgha, zrImatI tathA siMha Adi ne mahAn puNya kA baMdha karake bhogabhUmi Adi meM apUrva sukha bhoga aura kramazaH unnati kara una sabane mokSa-padavI prApta kI,
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________________ tIrthakara [ 139 isalie unake samAna ujjvala puNya ke saMgraha meM vivekI gRhasthoM kI pravRtti kalyANakArI hai; kyoMki isase ukta jIvoM ke samAna yaha AtmA vikAsa ko prApta kara nirvANa avasthA ko prApta kara sakegA / mithyAdRSTi bhI satpAtradAna kI hArdika anumodanA karake uttama bhogabhUmi meM apAra sukha prApta karatA hai / munibhakti kI bar3I mahimA prAtma-nirIkSaNa Azcarya kI bAta hai ki manuSya Atma nirIkSaNa kara satyatA pUrvaka yaha socane kA prayatna nahIM karatA, ki maiM hiMsA, mAyA, asatya, pramAdAdi kI malinatA meM DUba rahA hU~ tathA jIvana dIpa bujhane ke bAda apanI asat pravRtti tathA prArtadhyAna-raudradhyAna ke phalasvarUpa tiryaMcagati kI nipaTa ajJAnI kI sthiti meM pahuMcUMgA, athavA ananta duHkhoM se pUrNa naraka meM nivAsa kruuNgaa| yaha vicArakara bar3I vyathA hotI hai, ki Ajakala par3hakara AdamI Adarza jIvana banAne se vimukha hokara dUsaroM ko Thagane ke sAtha sAtha apane Apako hI Tagate saMkoca nahIM karatA / asat tarka kA aAzraya le yaha apanI svacchanda pApamayI pravRttiyoM para parama pavitra adhyAtmavAda kA manohara AvaraNa DAlatA huA aisA pratIta hotA hai, jaise koI mUr3ha apane zarIra ke bhaya~kara phor3e kI pIpa Adi jaharIlI sAmagrI ko binA sApha kie Upara se sundara dikhane vAlA vastra pahinakara use DhAMka le / isa prakriyA se vaha ghAva aura bhayaMkararUpa hotA hai| isI prakAra puNya ke sAdhanoM meM doSadarzana karatA huA tathA unako chor3akara pApa kAryoM meM nimagna rahane vAlA gRhastha aisA hI vicAra vihIna hai, jaise pAnI ko chor3akara peTrola rAzi dvArA zarIra ko svaccha karane ke sAtha agni ke samIpa baiThane vAlA vyakti, jo kSaNa bhara meM apanI vicAra zUnyatA ke kAraNa jalakara bhasma ho jAtA hai|
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________________ 140 ] tIrthakara amaMgala pravRtti ___ Aja ke yuga meM bhoga-vilAsa kI sAmagrI pracura rUpa meM manuSya kA dhana le letI hai / paropakAra, dAna, puNya ke lie usake pAsa dene yogya dravya kaThinatA se baca pAtA hai| aisI sthiti meM bhI jo bhaktipUrvaka pAtradAnAdi kArya karate haiM, ve yathArtha meM stuti ke pAtra haiN| kintu aise sAtvika dAna dene vAloM ko dekhakara koI-koI unakI anumodanA ke badale mana meM kur3hate haiM, du:khI hote haiM aura usa dAna kI nindA karate haiM / pApa kAryoM meM pAnI kI taraha paise kA bahAyA jAnA ina logoM ko kaSTa nahIM detA, kyoMki aisA karanA unako apanI pratiSThA ke anurupa lagatA hai| asAtvika kAryoM meM apanI dhanasampatti kA vyaya karane vAlA ratnatrayadhArI munIndroM kI yogya sevA, paricaryA meM dravya-vyaya kA Ananda nahIM jAnatA / kugati meM jAne vAle jIva ke bhAva tathA AcaraNa dharma tathA dharmAtmAoM ke pratikUla huA karate haiN| nIcagati meM jAne vAle prANI bahuta haiM, sugati meM jAne vAloM kI saMkhyA nyUna hai, isalie hisA, mAyA, lobhAdi ke patha meM pravRtta hone vAle adhika milate haiM aura Aja ke kalikAla meM aisoM kI vRddhi duHkha avazya paidA karatI hai, kintu use dekhakara Azcarya nahIM hotaa| yadi isa kAla meM loga adharma kI aora pravRtti na kareM, to phira yaha duSamA kAla hI kyoM kahA jAtA ? jIva kI adharma kI ora pravRtti ke liye preraNAprada pracura sAmagrI yatra-tatra milatI hai / pUrva meM kudAna, kutapa karane ke phalase Aja pApamayI jIvana bitAte hue bhI dhana vaibhava sampanna logoM ko dekhakara bhramavaza loga yaha mAna baiThate haiM, ki sadAcAra kA koI mUlya nahIM hai| becArI zIlavatI satI kaSTapUrvaka jIvana nirvAha kara pAtI hai aura hInAcaraNa vAlI lalanAe~ vilAsI puruSoM ke kAraNa vaibhava ke sAtha sukhI aura samRddha dikhAI par3atI haiN| aisI hI anyatra bhI vicitra dazA dikhAI par3atI hai|
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________________ tIrthakara [ 141 aisI sthiti meM saddharma meM zraddhA rakhakara satpAtradAnAdi meM apanI sampatti Adi kA upayoga karane vAle vyakti birale haiN| unakA bhaviSya ujjvala hai aura pApa pravRttiyoM meM lage logoM kA jIvana bhAvI patana kA nizcAyaka hai| prAya: dekhA jAtA hai ki asadAcAra ke mArga meM lagane vAle jIva kI isI janma meM durgati huA karatI hai / ataH sajjana puruSoM ko satkArya meM sadA tatpara rahanA cAhiye / adharma se patana AgAmI jIvana ke viSaya meM sarvajJa praNIta pAgama kahatA hai; dharma ke dvArA AtmA urdhvagamana karatA hai tathA adharma dvArA usakA narakAdi gatiyoM meM patana hotA hai : dharmeNAtmA bajatyUrdhvam, adharmeNa patatyayaH // 10-11 // naraka gati meM jAkara duHkha bhogane vAle kauna jIva haiM isa prazna kA uttara dete hue mahApurANakAra ne likhA hai ki sAdhu varga ke prati doSa lagAne vAle, unase dveSa karane vAle Adi jIvoM kA naraka meM patana hotA hai| satpuruSoM kI niMdA se ghora pApa aAjakala tyAgI tathA muni nindA ke kArya meM alpajJa hI nahIM, patita jIvanavAle bar3e-bar3e zAstrajJa bhI garva ke sAtha pravRtta hokara janasAdhAraNa ke mana ko malina banAte haiN| hameM samAja meM gaurava prApta jJAnamada, tathA prabhutA ke madavAle aise aneka vyakti mile, jo kisI sAdhu kA paricaya binA prApta kie hI apanI mukharUpI bA~bI se duSTa vacana rUpI viSadhara ko nikAlA karate haiN| ve yaha nahIM socate ki isakA Age kyA phala hogA ? ugratapasvI 108 cAritra cakravartI prAcArya zAMtisAgara mahArAja ne eka bAra kahA thA, ki loga sAdhu niMdA kA kyA duSpariNAma hotA
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________________ 142 ] tIrthakara hai, ise bhUla jAte haiN| sAdhu kA jIvana to gAya ke samAna hai / usa niraparAdhI sAdhu kI yadi koI nindA karatA hai to vaha usakA pratyuttara na dekara usako zAMta bhAva se sahana karatA hai / cetAvanI ___mahApurANakAra kI yaha cetAvanI dhyAna dena yogya hai :-'te narA: pApabhAreNa pravizaMti rasAtalam' --ve puruSa kauna haiM jo pApa ke bhAra se rasAtala meM (naraka meM) pahu~cate haiM ? isakA spaSTIkaraNa karate hue prAcArya kahate haiM :-- ye ca mithyAdRzaH krUrA raudradhyAnaparAyaNAH / satveSu niranukrozAH bahvArambhaparigrahAH // 10--23 // dharmadruhazca ye nityam adharmaparipoSakAH / dUSakAH sAdhuvargasya mAtsyoM pahatAzca ye // 24 // ruSyantyakAraNaM ye ca nimranthebhyo'tipAtakAH / munibhyo dharmazIlebhyo madhumAsAzane ratAH // 25 // vadhakAn poSayitvAnyajIvAnAM ye'tinighRnnaaH| khAskA madhumAsasya teSAM ye cAnumodakAH // 26 // jo mithyAdRSTi haiM, raudradhyAna meM tatpara haiM, prANiyoM meM sadA nirdaya rahate haiM, bahuta prArambha aura parigraha rakhate haiM, sadA dharma se droha karate haiM, adharma meM saMtoSa rakhate haiM, sAdhanoM kI nindA karate haiM, mAtsarya saMyukta haiM, dharma sevana karane vAle parigraharahita muniyoM se binA kAraNa hI krodha karate haiM, atizaya pApI haiM, madhu aura mA~sa khAne meM tatpara haiM, anya jIvoM kI hiMsA karane vAle kuttA, billI Adi pazuoM ko pAlate haiM, atizaya nirdaya haiM; svayaM madhu, mA~sa khAte haiM aura unake khAne vAloM kI anumodanA karate haiM; ve jIva pApa ke bhAra se naraka meM praveza karate haiN| nivanIya pravRtti kucha loga prasannatApUrvaka sAdhuoM kA avarNavAda karate haiM,
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ unapara mithyA doSa lagAte haiM / kabhI alpa doSa hotA hai to use bar3hAkara pracAra karate haiM / eka bAra dekhe doSa kA prAyazcitta lene para bhI ye sAdhu ko jIvana bhara usa doSa se lipta mAnate haiM / aise loga kahate haiM hama samAlocanA mAtra karate haiM / hamArA bhAva nindA kA nahIM hai / yathArtha meM yaha AtmavaMcanA hai / 143 aise sajjana yaha soceM, ki kyA sthitikaraNa aura upagUhana aMgoM kA artha yahI mAnanA ucita hai, ki patroM meM sAdhutroM ke viruddha mana mAne dUSaNa chApate jAveM aura yaha kahate jAveM ki usase dharma ko koI kSati nahIM pahu~catI / jananI aura janaka meM apanI saMtati ke prati jisa mamatAmayI dRSTi kA sadbhAva rahatA hai, kyA aisI dRSTi ina logoM kI rahatI hai, jo guNa para pardA DAlakara burAI ko hI bar3hAkara sAdhuoM ko lAMchita karate haiM ? kabhI kaSAyodayavaza kisI sAdhu meM koI doSa A gayA, to bAla cikitsaka ke samAna aise sAdhuoM kI kuzala dharmAtmA dvArA aMtaraGga cikitsA karAnI cAhie / aisA na kara patroMmeM niMdA chApanese vItarAga saMskRtike vipakSI loga ahiMsA dharmakA upahAsa karate haiM / yaha bAta ye mahAnubhAva nahIM socate; yaha duHkha kI bAta hai / zreNika kA udAharaNa sAdhu parameSThI ke mahatva ko bhUlane vAle ye par3he likhe niMdaka mahAnubhAva kRpA kara mahAmaMDalezvara rAjA zreNika ke udAharaNa ko dRSTi patha meM rakheM to ucita ho / mithyAtva kI avasthA meM zreNika rAjA ne' yazodhara munirAja ke gale meM marA sarpa DAlA thA, isa duSTa kArya ke kAraNa zreNika ne narakAyu kA bandha kiyA thA / vaha bandha tIrthaMkara mahAvIra prabhu ke samavazaraNa meM bahuta samaya taka rahane para bhI chUTa nahIM 1 kRto munibadhAnaMdastIvro mithyAdRzA mayA / yenAyuSkarma durmocaM baddhaM zvAbhrIM gatiM prati / mahApurANa 2-24 / /
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________________ 14 ] tIrthakara sakA / vItarAga, zAMta, nispRha, nirgrantha sAdhuoM meM vilakSaNa zakti kA sadbhAva pAyA jAtA hai / inakI bhakti vAlA jIva svayameva unnati ko prApta karatA hai, tathA niMdaka samRddha hote hue bhI zanaiHzanaiH patana ko prApta karatA hai / muniyoM dvArA apAra hita uttarapurANa meM batAyA hai ki mahAvIra tIrthaMkara kA jIva bahuta bhava pahale pururavA bhIla thA / vaha sAgarasena muni ko dekhakara unakA vadha karane ko tatpara thA, ki usakI strI kAlikA ne kahA 'vanadevAzcaraMtIme mAvadhI:' (74 parva, 18)-ye vana devatA haiN| inakA vadha nahIM karanA caahie| isa prakAra usa pApa kArya ko tyAgakara vaha pururavA una munirAja ke pAsa gayA aura usane unase madya, mA~sa tathA madhu tyAga rUpa vrata lie the| isa prakAra usa patita AtmA kA uddhAra digambara jaina sAdhu ke nimitta se huA thaa| isa taraha ina muniyoM ke dvArA gaNanAtIta jIvoM kA kalyANa hotA hai / una pAvana-mUrti dayA ke devatAoM ke prati vAtsalya tathA bhakti kalyANadAyI hai| svAmI samantabhadra ne sthitIkaraNa kA lakSaNa karate hue likhA hai, ki yaha kArya dharma-vatsala prAjJa puruSa karate haiM / vikRta manavAle mAnava kI aMtacikitsA bAlabuddhi vyakti dvArA sambhava nahIM hai / usa hRdaya zuddhi ke kArya ko karane vAlA dharma premI tathA buddhimAna (dharmavatsale: prAjJaH) honA cAhie / ayogya vyakti yadi cikitsA kArya meM pravRtta hotA hai, to usase ahita adhika hotA hai / Aja jo bhI nindApUrNa lekha likhane meM kucha pravINatA dhAraNa karatA hai, vaha sAdhu kI truTi ko dekhakara ghAva para baiThane vAlI makkhI kI taraha pIr3A dene ke sAtha cAva ko bar3hAne kA kArya karatA hai|
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________________ tIrthakara [ 145 sajjanoM kA kartavya satpuruSoM ko viSadharoM se DaranA nahIM cAhie / nAgadamanI rUpa jinabhakti kA Azraya le aAtma zuddhi ke mArga meM unnati karate jAnA cAhiye / jisake hRdaya meM vItarAga kI bhakti hai, Agama kI zraddhA hai, yathArtha meM usakA koI bhI bigAr3a nahIM kara sakatA hai| AcArya mAnatuMga kA yaha padya bahuta preraNAdAyI hai :--- smpuurnnmnnddlshshaaNkklaaklaap-| zubhrapuNAstribhuvanaM tava landhayanti / ye saMzritAstrijagadIzvaranAthamekam / kastAnivArayati saMcarato yatheSTam // 14 // he RSabhanAtha bhagavAna ! pUrNacandramA kI kalAoM ke samAna Apake nirmala guNa triloka ko lA~ghate haiM--tIna loka meM vyApta ho jAte haiN| jinhoMne tribhuvana ke svAmI eka ApakA zaraNa grahaNa kiyA hai, unako icchAnusAra saMcaraNa karate hue kauna roka sakatA hai ? isa viSaya meM itanA hI likhanA ucita pratIta hotA hai ki viveka ke prakAza meM vAtsalya dRSTi ko sajaga rakhate hue satpuruSoM ko sAdhu-bhakti aura sevA dvArA apane jIvana ko saphala banAte hue jinadeva se prArthanA karanA cAhie ki unakI bhakti ke prasAda se saMyamI kI sevA ke prasAda rUpa meM svayaM kA jIvana bhI usa sAmya bhAva se anuprANita ho vItarAgavRtti kI ora agrasara ho / zarIra nigraha dvArA dhyAna-siddhi bhagavAna ne kaThora se kaThora tapogni meM karmoM ko naSTa karane kA mahAna udyoga aMgIkAra kiyA thaa| isameM saMdeha nahIM hai ki manojaya ke dvArA karmoM kA kSaya hotA hai / usa mana ko indriyoM ke dvArA vikAravardhaka sAmagrI prApta hotI hai| zarIra dvArA kaThora tapa karane se unmatta indriyA~ zAMta ho jAtI haiN| prAcArya kahate haiM ki bhagavAna ne ghora 10
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________________ 146 ] tIrthakara tapazcaraNa kiyA thaa| isakA kAraNa yaha hai : nigRhItazarIreNa nigRhItAnyasaMzayam / cakSurAdIni rudveSuteSuruddhaM mano bhavet // 20-176 // manorodhaH paraM dhyAnaM tatkarmakSayasAdhanam / tato'nantasukhAvAptiH tataH kAyaM prakarzayet // 20-180 // nizcayase zarIra kA nigraha hone se cakSu Adi sabhI indriyoM kA nigraha ho jAtA hai aura indriyoM kA nigraha hone se mana kA nirodha hotA hai| mana kA nirodha honA hI utkRSTa dhyAna kahalAtA hai tathA yaha dhyAna hI samasta karmoM ke kSaya kA sAdhana hai| samasta karmoM kA kSaya ho jAne se ananta sukha kI prApti hotI hai| isalie zarIra ko kRza karanA caahie| zarIra ko sthUla banAne yogya sumadhura sAmagrI pradAna karane se AtmA kI nidhi ko pramAda rUpI cora lUTane lagate haiN| zarIra kI rakSA isalie Avazyaka hai ki usake dvArA tapa hotA hai / yathArtha meM sAdhu Atmazakti kI vRddhi ko mukhya lakSya banAte hue zarIra ko yogya sAmagrI pradAna karate haiN| pUjyapAda svAmI kA yaha kathana gambhIra anubhava para pratiSThita hai ki jIva kA kalyANa tathA zarIra kA hita ina donoM meM saMgharSa hotA hai, kyoMki : yajjIvasyopakArAya tadehasyApakArakam / yaddehasyopakArAya tajjIvasyApakArakam // 16 // jisa tapazcaryA ke dvArA jIva kA kalyANa hotA hai, usake dvArA zarIra kI bhalAI nahIM hotii| jisake dvArA zarIra ko lAbha pahuMcatA hai, usake dvArA AtmA kA hita nahIM hotA / bhagavAna kI vRtti nirgrantha bhagavAna vRSabhadeva mumukSu haiM / saMsAra ke anaMta duHkhoM se chUTakara apane svarUpa ko prApta karanA cAhate haiN| isa kAraNa ve karmoM ko jalAne meM tatpara haiM /
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________________ tIrthakara [ 17 karmendhAnAni nirdagdhaM udyataH sa tpogninaa| didIpa nitarAM dhIraH prajvalanniva pAvakaH // 20-185 // mahApurANa ve vRSabhadeva tIrthakara tapa rUpI agni ke dvArA karma rUpI IMdhana ko jalAne ko udyata hue / ataH ve dhIra prabhu atyanta daidIpyamAna agni ke samAna zobhAyamAna hote the| usa samaya bhagavAna asaMkhyAta guNazreNI rUpa karmoM kI nirjarAkara rahe the| ve bhagavAna bhinnabhinna nirjana sthaloM para jAkara AtmadhyAna kiyA karate the| kadAcit girikuMjeSu kadAcid girikndre| kadAciccAdrizRMgeSu dadhyAvadhyAtma-tatvavit // 20--211 // adhyAtmatatva ke jJAtA ve prabhu kabhI parvata ke latAgRhoM meM, kabhI giriguhAoM meM, kabhI parvata kI zikharoM para dhyAna kiyA karate the / jinasena prAcArya kahate haiM :--- maunI dhyAnI sa nirmAno dezAn viharan zanaiH / paraM purimatAlAkhyaM sudhIranyedhu rAsadat // 20-218 // apUrva dhyAna maunI, dhyAnI, nirmAnI ve buddhimAna bhagavAna dhIre-dhIre aneka dezoM kA vihAra karate hue eka dina purimatAlapura nAma ke nagara ke samIpa pahu~ca ge| vahA~ ve nagara ke samIpavartI zakaTa nAmake udyAna ke vaTa vRkSa ke nIce pUrva dizA kI ora mukha karake eka zilA para dhyAna ke hetu virAjamAna ho ge| unhoMne siddha parameSThI ke anaMtadarzana, anaMtajJAna, anaMtavIrya, samyaktva, sUkSmatva, avagAhanatva, avyAbAdhatva aura agurulaghutva ina guNoM kA dhyAna kiyaa| itane lambe abhyAsa ke dvArA prabhu kA manobala atyanta vardhamAna ho cukA hai| *harivaMzapurANa meM nagara kA nAma pUrvatAlapura tathA udyAna kA zakaTAsya nAma AyA hai| (sarga 6, 205) /
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________________ 148 ] tIrthaMkara moha se mahAyuddha aba ve moha zatru kA pUrNatayA saMhAra karane kA prayatna kara rahe haiM / ve prabhu pahale bhI mohanIya karma se yuddha kara cuke haiM / isa bhava se do bhava pahale ve vajranAbhi cakravartI the| usa samaya unhoMne apane pitA vanasena tIrthaMkara ke pAdamUla meM nirgrantha dIkSA lekara Sor3aza kAraNa bhAvanAoM kA citavana kiyA thaa| mahApurANa meM kahA hai : tato'sau bhAvayAmAsa bhAvitAtmA sudhIradhIH / svaguronikaTe tIrthakRtvasyAMgAni SoDazaH // 11-68 // AtmA kA citavana karane vAle dhIravIra vajranAbhi munirAja ne apane pitA vajrasena tIrthaMkara ke nikaTa tIrthaMkaratva meM kAraNa solaha kAraNa bhAvanAoM kA citavana kiyA thaa| vizuddhabhAvanaH samyag vizudhyan svvishuddhibhiH| tadopazamakazreNI-mArUroha munIzvaraH // 86 // vizuddha bhAvanA vAle una munIzvara ne Atma vizuddhi ko bhalI prakAra bar3hAte hue upazama zreNI para prArohaNa kiyaa| aMtarmuhUrta paryanta unhoMne upazA~ta moha avasthA kA anubhava kiyA / pazcAt vahA~ se cyuta hokara ve svasthAna apramatta guNasthAna meM A ge| gyArahaveM guNasthAna meM unhoMne ArohaNa kiyA thA, kyoMki unhoMne mohanIya karma kA upazamana kiyA thA, kSaya nahIM kiyA thaa| isake bAda dUsarI bAra bhI ve gyArahaveM guNasthAna ko pahuMce the| vahA~ pahu~cane ke pazcAt unakI mRtyu ho gaI thii| isase unakA sarvArthasiddhi meM janma huA thaa| prAcArya jinasena kA kathana hai :-- dvitIyavAra mAruhya zreNI-mupazamAdikAm / pRthaktvadhyAnamApUrNa-samAdhi paramaM zritaH // 110 // upazAntaguNasthAna kRtpraannvisrjnH| sarvArthasiddhimAsAdya saMprApat so'hamindratAm // 11-111 // ve pRthaktvavitarka dhyAna ko pUrNakara dvitIya bAra upazama zreNI para ArohaNa kara utkRSTa samAdhi ko prApta hue| upazAMtakaSAya
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 146 nAma ke gyArahaveM guNasthAna meM unhoMne prANa visarjana kara sarvArthasiddhi meM jAkara grahamindratA prApta kI thI / isa prakAra zukladhyAnI, zuddhopayogI una prabhu kA do bAra mohanIya karma se yuddha ho cukA thA / mohanIya kA pUrNa kSaya na karane ke kAraNa ye sarvArthasiddhi meM tetIsa sAgara paryanta grahamindra rahe / gommaTasAra karmakAMDa kI gAthA 556 kI saMskRta TIkA meM likhA hai :-- upazAMtaguNazreNyAM yeSAM mRtyuH prajAyate / * ahamindrA bhavantyete sarvArthasiddhisadmani // pRSTha 762 // upazAMta-kaSAya guNasthAna meM jinakI mRtyu hotI hai, sarvArthasiddhi vimAna meM ahamindra hote haiM / moha ke mUloccheda kA udyoga aba mohanIya karma ko jar3a mUla se naSTa karane ke lie bhagavAna ne vizeSa prakAra kI sAmagrI ekatrita kI thI / eka kuzala zAsaka ke rUpa meM unhoMne vizeSa prakAra ke yoddhA kA rUpa dhAraNa kiyA thA : zirastrANaM tanutraM ca tasyAsIt saMyamadvayam / jaitramastraMca saddhyAnaM mohArati bibhitsataH // / 20--235 / / bhagavAna ne mohazatru ke kSaya karane ke lie iMdriya saMyama ko zira kI rakSA karane vAlA Topa aura prANisaMyama ko zarIra rakSaka kavaca banAyA thA / uttama dhyAna ko jayazIla astra banAyA thA / aMtaryuddha kA citraraNa dhyAna ke dvArA karma zatruoM kA para- prakRtirUpa saMkramaNa ho rahA thA / karmoM kI zakti kSINa ho rahI thI / aba bhagavAna ne kSapaka zreNI para ArohaNa karane kI pUrNa taiyArI kara lI / kSAyika samyaktvI hone se mohanIya kI anaMtAnubaMdhI catuSka tathA darzana - mohatrika ina sAta prakRtiyoM kA kSaya ho cukA thA / unhoMne sAtizaya apramatta guNa T
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________________ 150 ] tIrthakara sthAna ko prApta kiyA / adhaH pravRttakaraNa ke aMtarmuhUrta pazcAt apUrva karaNa nAma ke AThaveM guNasthAna ko prApta kiyA / yahA~ eka bhI karma kA kSaya nahIM hotA hai, kintu pratyeka samaya meM asaMkhyAta guNita rUpa se karma pradezoM kI nirjarA hotI hai / dhavalA TIkA meM likhA hai, "tado adhApavattakaraNaM kameNa kAUNaMtomuhutteNa apuvakaraNo hodi / soNa ekkaM pi kamma khavedi, kiMtu samayaM paDi asaMkhejja-guNasaruveNa padesa-NijjaraM karedi" (bhAga 1, pR0 216) / *sarvArthasiddhi meM pUjyapAda svAmI kahate haiM ki apUrvakaraNa kSapaka guNasthAna vAlA pApa prakRtiyoM kI sthiti tathA anubhAga ko nyUna karatA hai tathA zubha prakRtiyoM ke anubhAga ko vRddhiMgata karatA hai / "apUrvakaraNa-prayogeNApUrvakaraNa-kSapakaguNasthAna-vyapadezamanubhUya tatrAbhinava-zubhAbhisaMdhi-tanUkRta-pApaprakRti-sthityanubhAgo vivardhitazubhakarmAnubhavo" (a0 10, sU0 1, pR0 236) / isake anaMtara anivRttikaraNa guNasthAna ko prApta karake satkarma-prAbhRta ke upadezAnusAra styAnagRddhi, nidrA-nidrA, pracalA-pracalA narakagati, tiryaMcagati, ekendriyajAti, dvIndriyajAti, trIndriyajAti, caturindriya jAti, narakagati prAyogyAnupUrvI, tiryaggati prAyogyAnupUrvI, AtApa, udyota, sthAvara, sUkSma aura sAdhAraNa ina solaha prakRtiyoM kA kSaya karate haiM / aMtarmuhUrta ke pazcAt ve pratyAkhyAnAvaraNa tathA apratyAkhyAnAvaraNa krodha, mAna, mAyA tathA lobha rUpa kaSAyASTaka kA nAza karate haiN| (dhavalA TIkA bhA0 1, pu0 1 pR0 217) / *zukladhyAna tathA zuddhopayoga ke sadbhAva meM bhI apUrvakaraNa guNasthAna ma puNya prakRtiyoM ke anubhAga kI vRddhi hotI hai tathA pApa kA kSapaNa hotA hai; prataH pApa aura puNya ko samAna mAnane kI ekAntadRSTi ayogya hai /
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________________ tIrthaMkara kaSAyaprAbhRta kI dezanA isa viSaya meM kaSAyaprAbhRta zAstra kI bhinna pratipAdanA hai / usake upadezAnusAra pahale kaSAyASTaka kA kSaya hotA hai; pazcAt ukta solaha prakRtiyA~ naSTa hotI haiM / isake anantara napuMsaka veda kA kSaya karake antarmuhUrta ke uparAnta strIveda kA kSaya hotA hai / pazcAt nokaSAya SaTka kA puruSaveda rupa meM, puruSaveda kA krodha saMjvalana meM, krodha saMjvalana kA mAna saMjvalana meM, mAna saMjvalana kA mAyA saMjvalana meM mAyA saMjvalana kA lobha saMjvalana meM kramaza: bAdara kRSTi vibhAga se kSaya karake bAdara lobha saMjvalana ko kRSa karake sUkSmasAMparAya guNasthAna ko prApta karate haiM / [ 151 kSIraNamoha guraNasthAna kI prApti lobha saMjvalana kA kSaya kara kSINa moha nAma ke bArahaveM guNasthAna ko prApta karate haiM / vahA~ upAntya arthAt dvicarima samaya meM nidrA tathA pracalA prakRti kA kSaya karake antima samaya meM paMca jJAnAvaraNa, cAra darzanAvaraNa, paMca antarAya ina solaha prakRtiyoM kA kSaya karake sayogakevalI jina hote haiM / dhavalA TIkA meM likhA hai; "edesu sadvikammesu khINesu sogijiNo hodi / sajogijiNo Na kiMci kammaM khavedi" ( bhAga 1, pR0 223 ) - isa prakAra sATha prakRtiyoM kA kSaya karake sayogI jina hote haiM / sayogI jina koI bhI karma kA kSaya nahIM karate haiM / sayogI jina bhagavAna ke 85 prakRtiyoM kA sadbhAva kahA gayA hai; ataH 148 meM se 63 prakRtiyoM kA kSaya hone para zeSa 85 prakRtiyA~ rahatI haiM / pUrvokta karma prakRtiyoM ke kSapaNa - krama ke anusAra sATha prakRtiyoM kA kSaya batAyA hai / vicAraraNIya viSaya isa kAraNa yaha bAta vicAraNIya hai ki tIna prakRtiyoM ke kSaya kA kyoM nahIM ullekha kiyA gayA ?
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________________ 152 ] - tIrthakara __ Agama meM kahA hai, "karmAbhAvo dvividhaH--yatnasAdhyo' yatnasAdhyazceti / tatra caramadehasya nArakatiryagdevAyuSAmabhAvo na yatnasAdhyaH asatvAt" (sarvArthasiddhi adhyAya 10, sUtra 2) karmoM kA abhAva yatnasAdhya tathA prayatnasAdhya rUpa se do prakAra kahA gayA hai / caramadeha vAle jIva ke naraka, tiryaMca tathA devAyu kA abhAva ayatnasAdhya hai, kyoMki ve tIna Ayu kI sattA rahita haiN| zeSa sATha prakRtiyoM kA kSaya yatnasAdhya kahA gayA haiN| sAmAnya dRSTi se kahA jAtA hai ki vesaTha prakRtiyoM kA kSaya karake kevalI bhagavAna hote haiM / inameM ghAtiyA karma sambandhI seMtAlisa prakRtiyA~ rahatI haiM / aghAtiyA kI solaha prakRti rahatI hai|' bhagavAna ne moha kA kSaya karane ke uparAnta jaba bArahaveM kSINa moha gaNasthAna para ArohaNa kiyA thA, usa samaya ve paramArtha rUpa meM nirgrantha-padavI ke svAmI bane the| isake parva usako nirgrantha zabda se kahate the| usameM naigama naya kI dRSTi pradhAna thii| sarvArthasiddhi meM likhA hai, "cAritrapariNAmasya prakarSAprakarSabhede satyapi naigamasaMgrahAdinayApekSayA sarvepi te nirgranthA ityucyante" (a0 6 sUtra 47)-cAritra ke pariNamana kI adhikatA, nyUnatA kRta bheda hote hue bhI naigama, saMgraha Adi nayoM kI apekSA pulAkAdi sabhI muniyoM ko nirgrantha kahate haiM / 'nirgrantha' zabda kA vAcyArtha hai 'grantha' rahita / 'grantha' kA artha hai mUrchA athavA mamatva pariNAma / ye pariNAma mohanIya karmajanya haiM; ataeva moha kA atyanta kSaya hone para anvartha rUpa meM nirgrantha avasthA prApta hotI hai / 1 deva-zAstra-guru kI pUjA meM loga par3hate hai "cau karama kI tresaTha prakRti nAsa," yaha ThIka nahIM hai| cAra ghAtiyA karmoM kI saiMtAlIsa prakRtiyA~ hotI haiM / jJAnAvaraNa kI pAMca, darzanAvaraNa kI nau, aMtarAya kI pAMca tathA mohanIya kI aTThAIsa milakara 47 hotI haiM / isase pUjA meM yaha par3hanA cAhie "karamana kI tresaTha prakRti nAsa' vA 'caukarama, tiresaTha prakRti nAsa', kyoMki cAra karma mukhya haiN|
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 153 moha kSaya ke pazcAt ghAtiyAtraya kA kSaya mohanIya karma ke kSaya hone para jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa tathA antarAya ye tIna ghAtiyA karma antarmuhUrta meM nAza ko prApta hote haiM / yahI bAta pUjyapAda svAmI ne isa prakAra spaSTa kI hai, "prAgeva mohaM kSayamupanIyAntarmuhUrta kSINakaSAyavyapadezamavApya tato yugapajjJAna-darzanAvaraNAntarAyANAM kSayaM kRtvA kevalamavApnoti' (sarvArthasiddhi, adhyAya 10, sUtra 1)--pahale mohanIya karma ko kSaya karake antarmuhUrtakAla paryanta kSINakaSAya nAma ko prApta karake yugapata jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa tathA antarAya karma kA vinAza karake kevalajJAna ko prApta karate haiN| sarvajJatA kI upalabdhi meM jJAnAvaraNa kA kSaya sAkSAt kAraNa hai, kintu kintu isake pUrva mohanIya karma kA vinAza anivArya hai / vItarAga vijJAnatA ____ moha kSaya ke uparAnta vItarAga vijJAnatA kI prApti hotI hai| gRhasthoM ko kabhI kabhI vItarAga banane ko kahA jAtA hai / gRhasthAvasthA meM moha kSaya asaMbhava hai / muni padavI ko prApta karake hI vItarAga vijJAnatA kI prApti hotI hai| rAga cAritra moha kA bheda hai| cAritra dhAraNa karane para hI rAga kA abhAva hogA / ataH gRhastha ke vItarAgatA nahIM hogii| moha kA kSaya hone para munirAja vItarAga vijJAnatAyukta hote haiN| gRhastha apanA lakSya jaise paramAtma padavI ko banAtA hai, usI prakAra vaha dhyeya rUpa meM vItarAga vijJAnatA ko banA sakatA hai| Aja ke isa duSamA kAla ma utpanna huaA gRhastha ho, yA muni ho, unako vItarAga vijJAnatA kI prApti to dUra, usa vItarAga vijJAnajyoti yukta AtmA kA darzana bhI zakya nahIM hai| yadi koI videha jAne yogya tapasyA dvAra cAraNa Rddhi prApta kara le, to avazya vItarAga vijJAnatA se samalaMkRta sAdhurAja ke darzana kara sakatA hai|
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________________ 154 ] tIrthaMkara vartamAna yuga meM pravardhamAna moha kA sAmrAjya dekha ukta kathana kalpanA mAtra hai| vItarAgatA kI durlabhatA koI-koI gRhastha aisI bAteM karate haiM, mAno ve vItarAga bana gae hoN| yaha mithyA hai / vItarAgAvasthA bAlavinoda kI bAta nahIM hai| kucha bhI puruSArtha na karanA, dharma tathA sadAcaraNa se dUra bhAganA, sadAcAra vAloM kI niMdA karanA hI apanA dhyeya banAne vAle vItarAga vijJAnI banane kA svapna bhI dekhane meM asamartha haiN| sva0 AcArya vIrasAgara mahArAja ne kahA thA, 'manI base svapnI dise'--jo bAta mana meM nivAsa karatI hai, vaha svapna meM dRSTigocara hotI hai / jinake hRdaya meM vItarAgatA kI bhAvanA ho, unakA caritra bakarAja kI bhAMti na hokara rAjahaMsa sadRza hotA hai / mAmika samIkSA isa prasaMga meM prAcArya samaMtabhadra kI eka mArmika carcA dhyAna dene yogya haiM / sAMkhya darzana kahatA hai, "jJAnena cApavargo viparyayAdiSyate baMdha:" jJAna ke dvArA mokSa prApta hotA hai, ajJAna ke dvArA baMdha hotA hai / isa siddhAnta kA samarthana anya bhAratIya darzana bhI karate haiN| isa vicAra kI samIkSA karate hue samaMtabhadra svAmI devAgama stotra meM kahate haiM : prajJAnAcced dhruvo baMdho jJeyAnaMtyAna kevlii| jJAnastokAdvimokSazcedajJAnAdvahuto'nyathA // 66 // ajJAna ke dvArA niyama se baMdha hotA hai, to koI bhI kevalajJAnI nahIM banegA, kAraNa jJeya padArtha anaMta haiN| isase bahubhAga rUpa jJeya padArthoM kA ajJAna rahane se baMdha hogA / kadAcit yaha kahA jAya, ki alpa bhI jJAna ke dvArA mokSa kI prApti hotI hai, to vidyamAna mahAna ajJAna ke kAraNa baMdha bhI hogA, ataeva ukta ekAnta mAnyatA spaSTatayA sadoSa hai|
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 155 jaina vicAra AcArya jaina dRSTi ko spaSTa karate hue kahate haiM :-- prajJAnAnmohato bandho naajnyaanaadviitmohtH| jJAnastokAcca mokSaH syAdamohAnmohato'nyathA // 6 // mohayukta ajJAna se baMdha hotA hai, moharahita ajJAna se baMdha nahIM hotA / moha rahita alpajJAna ke dvArA mokSa hotA hai / mohayukta alpajJAna ke dvArA baMdha hotA hai / isa kathana ke dvArA yaha bAta spaSTa kI gaI hai, ki bandha kA anvaya-vyatireka moha ke sadbhAva-asadbhAva ke sAtha hai| alpajJAna kI vidyamAnatA, avidyamAnatA para vaha Azrita nahIM hai| isase moha karma kI prabalatA jJAta hotI hai / AtmA meM karma ke bandha karane vAle mithyAtva, avirati, pramAda, kaSAya tathA yoga haiN| inameM yoga ko chor3akara zeSa sabhI kAraNa mohanIya karma ke rUpa haiN| isake kAraNa sthitibandha tathA anubhAga bandha hotA hai / isake abhAva meM kSINamoha tathA sayogI-jina guNasthAnoM meM yoga ke kAraNa IryApatha prAsrava hokara kevala prakRti aura pradeza bandha hote haiN| sthiti tathA anubhAga bandha ke abhAva meM ve donoM bandha prAyaH akAryakArI haiM; zUnya sadRza haiN| moha vijaya kI mukhyatA jaina dharma meM moha vijaya ko pUjyatA kA kAraNa. mAnA hai / alpajJAnI puruSa bhI moha ko jItane ke kAraNa pUjyatA ko prApta karatA hai / zivabhUti muni ajJAna kI parAkASThA ko prApta hote hue bhI moha vijaya ke kAraNa kevalI bana gae the| jo zAstrajJAna ke aha~kAra meM lipta hone se yaha socate haiM ki alpajJAnI tapasvI sAdhu hamAre samakSa kucha nahIM haiM, ve vikRti pUrNa pariNAma vAle haiM / moha vijaya kA kArya atyanta kaThina hai / use koI bhI vIra saMpAdita nahIM kara sktaa| usa mohako jItane vAlA mahAvIra hI hotA hai /
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________________ 156 ] - tIrthaMkara kevalajJAna kA samaya harivaMzapurANa meM likhA hai : vRSabhasya zreyaso malleH pUrvANhe nemipAzrvayoH / kevalotpattiranyeSAmaparAhna jinezinAM // 60-256 // vRSabhanAtha, zreyAMsanAtha, mallinAtha, neminAtha tathA pArzvanAtha ina pAMca tIrthaMkaroM ne pUrvAha meM kevalajJAna prApta kiyA thaa| zeSa jinendroM ne aparANhakAla meM kevalajJAna prApta kiyA thA / mahApurANa meM likhA hai :phAlgune mAsi tAmistrapakSasyaikAdazI tithau / uttarASADhanakSatre kaivlymudbhdvibhoH||20-268|| phAlguna kRSNA ekAdazI ke dina uttarASAr3ha nakSatrameM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko kevalajJAna utpanna huaA thaa| kevalajJAna jyoti ke kAraNa ve bhagavAna yathArtha meM mahAna deva, mahAdeva yA devAdhideva bana ge| akalaMka svAmI kI yaha vANI arthapUrNa hai :trailokyaM sakalaM trikAlaviSayaM sAlokamAlokitam / sAkSAdyena yathA svayaM karatale rekhAtrayaM sAMguli // raag-dvess-bhyaamyaantk-jraa-loltv-lobhaadyo| nAlaM yatpadalaMghanAya sa mahAdevo mayA vaMdyate // jinhoMne karatala kI aMguliyoM sahita tIna rekhAoM ke samAna trikAlavartI loka tathA aloka kA pratyakSa jJAna prApta kiyA hai, jinake pada kA ullaMghana karane meM rAga, dveSa, bhaya, roga, mRtyu, bur3hApA, caMcalatA, lobhAdika samartha nahIM haiM, maiM una mahAdeva ko praNAma karatA huuN| pahile saMyama ne kevalajJAna kI prApti kA saccA vacana dekara bhagavAna ko manaH paryayajJAna rUpa byAnA diyA thaa| aba kevalajJAna kI upalabdhi dvArA saMyama kI vaha pratijJA bhI pUrNa ho gii|
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________________ tIrthaMkara arhanta pada bhagavAna ghAtiyA catuSTaya kA kSaya karane se arihaMta ho gae / unameM 'arihnanAdarihantA' - karmAri ke nAza karane se arihaMta hote haiM, yaha lakSaNa pAyA jAtA hai / 'atizayapUjArhatvAdvArhanta' : - atizaya pUrNa pUjA ko prApta hone se 'arhanta' haiM / yaha pada prabhu meM pUrNatayA taba caritArtha hogA, jaba ve samavazaraNa meM zata - indroM ke dvArA alaukika pUjA ko prApta kreNge| isa dRSTi se sUkSma vicAra karane para yaha kathana anucita nahIM hai, ki bhagavAna pahale arihaMta hote haiM, pazcAta arahaMta yA arhanta hote haiM / Namo arihaMtANaM [ 157
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________________ jJAna-kalyANaka samavazaraNa zobhita jinarAjA / bhavadadhi, tArana-tarana jihAjA / samantabhadra ne pArzvaprabhu ke stavana meM likhA hai : svyog-nistrishnishaatdhaaryaa| nizAMtya yo durjaya-moha-vidviSam / avApadArhantyamacityamabhutam / triloka-pUjAtizayAspadaM padam ||133||svyNbhuustotr / zukladhyAna rUpI talavAra kI tIkSNa dhArA ke dvArA jinhoMne bar3e kaSTa se jItane yogya moha rUpI zatru ko mArakara aciMtya arthAt jo ciMtana ke pare hai, jo adbhuta hai tathA triloka ke jIvoM dvArA pUjA ke atizaya kA sthAna hai aisI arhanta padavI prApta kI, (mayA sadA pArzva-jinaH praNamyate) una pArzvanAtha bhagavAna ko maiM sarvadA praNAma karatA huuN| AdinAtha bhagavAna kI abhivaMdanA karate hue AcArya samaMtabhadra svayaMbhU stotra meM kahate haiM : svadoSamUlaM svasamAdhitejasA ninAya yo nirdaya-bhasmasAkriyAm jagAda tatvaM jagate 'thinejasA babhUva ca brahmApadAmRtezvaraH // 4 // bhagavAna ne prAtma-dhyAna ke teja dvArA apanI AtmA ke doSoM ko jar3a mUla se nirdayatA pUrvaka naSTa kara diyA tathA upadezAmRta ke AkAMkSI jagat ko vAstavika tatva kA upadeza diyA aura ve brahmapada arthAt zuddhAtma rUpa amRta padavI ke svAmI hue| ina padyoM meM sarvajJAvasthA prApta tIrthaMkara ke jIvana kI eka jhalaka prApta hotI hai / bhagavAna ne arhanta padavI prApta kii| vaha acitya hai, adbhata hai tathA vizva kI abhivaMdanA kA sthala hai / ( 158 )
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________________ tIrthaMkara vizeSa bAteM usa samaya kauna sI apUrva bAteM hotI haiM, isakA ullekha karate hue mahApurANakAra kahate haiM / zratha ghAtijaye jiSNoranuSNIkRta - 1 trilokyAmabhavat kSobhaH kaivalyotpattivAtyayA // 22 - 1 // - viSTape / jaba jinendra bhagavAna ne ghAtiyA karmoM para vijaya prApta kI, usa samaya saMsAra bhara kA saMtApa dUra ho gayA / kevalajJAna kI utpatti rUpI mahAn vAyu ke dvArA tInoM lokoM meM halacala maca gaI / vAtAvaraNa [ 159 usa samaya kalpavAsI devoM ke yahA~ ghaNTAnAda, jyotiSI devoM ke yahAM siMhanAda, vyaMtaroM ke yahAM megha garjanA sadRza nagAr3oM kI dhvani tathA bhavanavAsI devoM ke yahA~ zaMkhadhvani ho rahI thI / "viSTarANyamarezAnAM prazanaiH pracakaMpire" samasta iMdroM ke Asana bar3e jora se kaMpita hue / puSpAMjali-mivAtenuH samantAt surabhUruhAH / calacchAkhAkareM-dargha-vigalatkusumotkaraH / / 22--8 / / apane dIrgha zAkhA rUpI hAthoM se cAroM ora puSpavRSTi karate hue kalpavRkSa aise zobhAyamAna ho rahe the, mAno bhagavAna ko puSpAMjali hI arpaNa kara rahe hoM / dizaH prasatti-mAseduH babhrAje vyabhramambaram / virajIkRta bhUlokaH ziziro mahedAvavau // 6 // samasta dizAe~ nirmala ho gaI thIM, nabhomaMDala megha rahita zobhAyamAna hotA thA, pRthvI maNDala dhUlirahita ho gayA thA tathA zItala pavana baha rahI thI / iti pramoda-mAtanvan prakasmAt bhuvanobare / kevalajJAna - pUrNenduH jagavandhim pravIvRSat // 10 // isa prakAra samasta saMsAra ke bhItara akasmAt Ananda ko
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________________ 160 ] tIrthakara bar3hAtA huA kevala jJAna rUpI pUrNa candramA saMsAra rUpI samudra ko bar3hA rahA thA arthAta AnaMdita kara rahA thA / pUjArtha prasthAna pUrvokta cinhoM se iMdra ne bhagavAna ke kevalajJAnotpatti kA vRttAMta avagata kara parama harSa ko prApta kiyA / iMdra aneka devoM ke sAtha bhagavAna ke kevalajJAna kI pUjA ke lie nikalA / saudharmendra ne apanI indrANI tathA IzAna indra ke sAtha-sAtha, vikriyA Rddhi ke kAraNa nAgadatta prabhiyogya deva dvArA nirmita, airAvata hAthI para ArUr3ha ho sarvajJa RSabhanAtha tIrthaMkarake darzanArtha prasthAna kiyA / sabake Age kilviSaka deva jora-jora se nagAr3oM ke zabda karate jAte the / unake pIche indra, sAmAnika, trAyastriza, pAriSad, AtmarakSa, lokapAla, anIka tathA prakIrNaka jAti ke devagaNa apane apane vAhanoM para Arur3ha prabhu ke pAsa jA rahe the / ho samavazaraNa racanA kubera ne indra kI AjJA se bhagavAna kI dharmasabhA arthAt samavazaraNa kI adbhuta racanA kI thI / usa kArya meM devatAoM kI apUrva kuzalatA ke sAtha tIrthaMkara prakRti kA nimitta kAraNa bhI sahAyaka thA / vaha saundarya, vaibhava tathA zreSThakalA kA adbhuta kendra thA / indra ne indranIlamaNiyoM se nirmita gola AkAra vAle manojJa samavazaraNa ko dekhA / maMgalamaya darpaNa prAcArya kahate haiM : *-- surendranIlanirmANaM samavRttaM tadA babhau / trijagacchI-mukhAloka-maMgalAdarza - vibhramam // 22-- 78 / / indra- nIlamaNi nirmita tathA cAroM ora se golAkAra vaha samavazaraNa aisA lagatA thA mAno triloka kI lakSmI ke mukha darzana
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 161 kA maMgalamaya darpaNa hI ho / prAsthAna-maMDalasyAsya vinyAsaM ko'nuvarNayet / sutrAmA sUtradhAro'bhUnirmANe yasya karmaThaH // 7 // bhalA, usa samavazaraNa kI racanA kA kauna' varNana kara sakatA hai, jisake nirmANa kArya meM karmazIla indra mahArAja svayaM sUtradhAra the| samavazaraNa varNana samavazaraNa ke bAhara ratnoM kI dhUli se nirmita parakoTA thA, jise dhUlIsAla kahate haiM / isa dhUlIsAla ke bAhara cAroM dizAoM meM suvarNamaya khambhoM ke agrabhAga para avalambita cAra dvAra zobhAyamAna ho rahe the / dhUlIsAla ke bhItara jAne para kucha dUrI para cAroM dizAoM meM eka-eka mAnastaMbha thA / ve mAnastaMbha mahA pramANa ke dhAraka the / ghaMTAnoM se ghire hue the; cAmara tathA dhvajAroM se zobhAyamAna the / mAnastambha ___una svarNamaya mAnastabhoM ke mUlabhAga meM jinendra bhagavAna kI suvarNamaya pratimAeM virAjamAna thIM, jinakI indra Adi kSIra sAgara ke jala se abhiSeka karate hue pUjA karate the| 'una mAnastambhoM ke mastaka para tIna chatra phira rahe the / indra ke dvArA banAe jAne ke kAraNa unakA dUsarA nAma indradhvaja bhI rUr3ha ho gayA thaa| mAnastaMbhAn mahAmAnayogAt trailokyamAnanAt // anvarthasaMjJayA tajjJa nistambhAH prakIrtitAH // 22--102 // unakA pramANa bahuta U~cA thA, trailokya ke jIvoM dvArA mAnya hone se vidvAn loga una mAnastambhoM ko sArthaka rUpa se mAnastambha kahate the| 1 hiraNmayI jinendrAAH teSAM bana-pratiSThitAH / devendrAH pUjayaMtisma kSIrodAMbhobhiSecanaiH // 22-68 // ma0 pu0
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________________ 162 ] tIrthakara vijaya stambha munisuvratakAvya meM kahA hai ki ghAtiyA karmoM kA kSayakarake jinendra ne mAnastambha ke rUpa meM pratyeka dizA meM vijayastambha sthApita kie the| duHkhaugha-sarjanapadraM strijagatyajeyAn / sAkSAtrihatya caturopi ca ghAtizatrUn / stambhAH jayAdaya iva prabhuNA nikhaataaH| stambhAH babhuH pragidizaM kila maanpuurvaaH||10-31|| tribhuvana meM duHkhoM ke nirmANa karane meM pravINa tathA ajeya jo ghAtiyA karma rUpa cAra zatru haiM, unheM sAkSAt naSTa karake hI mAno jinendradeva se prAropita kie gae vijayastambha sadRza mAnastambha pratyeka dizA meM zobhAyamAna hote the| saMkSipta paricaya mahApurANa meM samavazaraNa kI racanA kA saMkSepa meM isa prakAra paricaya diyA hai :--- mAnastambhAH sarAMsi prvimljl-stkhaatikaa-pusspvaattii| prakAro nATya zAlA-dvitayamupavanaM vedikAntarvajAdhyA / sAlaH kalpadrumANAM parivRtavanaM stUpa-hAvalI c| prAkAraH sphATikonta--sura-munisabhApIThikAgre svyNbhuuH||13192|| sarva prathama dhUlIsAla ke bAda cAroM dizAoM meM cAra mAnastaMbha haiM, mAnastaMbhoM ke cAroM ora sarovara haiM, phira nirmala jalase bharI huI parikhA (khAI) hai, phira puSpavATikA hai, usake Age pahilA koTa hai, usake Age donoM ora do-do nATyazAlAe~ haiN| usake Age dUsarA azoka Adi kA vana hai| usake Age vedikA hai| tadanantara dhvajAroM kI paMktiyA~ haiM / phira dUsarA koTa hai / usake Age vedikA sahita kalpavRkSoM kA vana hai / usake bAda stUpa aura stUpoM ke bAda makAnoM kI paMktiyA~ haiN| phira sphaTikamaNimaya tIsarA koTa hai|
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________________ tIrthakara [ 163 usake bhItara manuSya, deva aura maniyoM kI bAraha sabhAe~ haiM / tadanantara pIThikA hai aura usake agrabhAga para svayaMbhU arahaMta deva virAjamAna haiM / bhagavAna ke mukha kI dizA arahaMta deva svabhAva se hI pUrva athavA uttara dizA kI ora mukha kara virAjamAna hote haiN| kahA bhI hai : "devo'rhaprAGmukho vA niyatimanusaran uttarAzAmukho vA" // 23--193 // dvAdaza sabhA __ bhagavAna ke cAroM ora pradakSiNA rUpa se dvAdazasabhAoM meM isa krama se bhavyajIva baiThate haiM / prathama koThe meM gaNadhara devAdi munIndra virAjamAna hote haiM, dUsare meM kalpavAsinI deviyAM, tIsare meM AryikAe~ tathA manuSyoM kI striyAM, cauthe meM jyotiSI deviyAM, pAMcave meM vyaMtaranI deviyAM, chaTave meM bhavanavAsinI deviyAM, sAtaveM meM bhavanavAsI deva, AThaveM meM vyantaradeva, navameM meM jyotiSI deva, dasaveM meM kalpavAsI deva, gyArahaveM meM puruSavarga tathA bArahaveM meM pazugaNa baiThate haiM / muniyoM ke koThe meM zrAvakAdi manuSya nahIM baiThate haiM / zrImaMDapa bhagavAna ratnamaya stambhoM para avasthita zrImaMDapa meM virAjamAna rahate haiM / vaha ujjvala sphaTikamaNi kA banA huA zrImaMDapa anupama zobhAyukta thaa| AcArya kahate haiM : satyaM zrImaMDapaH so'yaM yatrAsau prmeshvrH| nRsurAsurAsAnidhye svIcakre trijagacchyim // 22-281 // vaha zrImaMDapa yathArtha meM zrI arthAt lakSmI kA maMDapa hI thA, kAraNa vahAM paramezvara RSabhanAtha bhagavAna ne manuSya, deva tathA asuroM ke samIpa tInoM lokoM kI zrI ko svIkAra kiyA thaa| isa zrImaMDapa ke Upara yakSoM dvArA varSAI gaI puSpa rAzi bar3I sundara lagatI thii|
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________________ 164 ] yojanapramite yasmin sammamunaM surAsurAH / sthitAH sukhamasaMbAdhaM zraho mAhAtmya-mIzituH / / 22 -- 286 // aho ! jina - bhagavAna kA yaha kaisA mAhAtmya thA, ki kevala eka yojana lambe-caur3e zrImaMDapa meM manuSya, deva aura asura eka dUsare ko bAdhA na dete hue sukha se baiTha sakate the / pIThikA tIrthaMkara usa zrImaMDapa kI bhUmi ke madhya meM vaiDUryamaNi kI prathama pIThikA thI / usa pIThikA para sthita praSTa maMgala dravya rUpI sampadAe~ aura yakSoM ke unnata mastakoM para sthita dharma cakra aise lagate the, mAno pIThikA rUpI udayAcala se udaya hote hue sUrya biMba hI hoM / dharmacakroM meM hajAra-hajAra ArAoM kA samudAya thA / usa prathama pIThikA para suvarNa nirmita prakAzamAna dUsarA pITha thA / usake Upara cakra, gaja, vRSabha, kamala, vastra, siMha, garur3a aura mAlA ke cinha yukta nirmala dhvajAe~ zobhAyamAna hotI thIM / dUsare pITha para tIsarA pITha vividha ratnoM se nirmita thA / vaha tIna kaniyoM se yukta thA aura aisA sundara dikhatA thA mAno pITha kA rUpa dhAraNa kara sumeru parvata hI prabhu kI upAsanA ke lie AyA ho / usa pITha ke Upara jinendra bhagavAna virAjamAna the / AcArya jinasena likhate haiM :-- Ik trikhalaM poThaM asyopari jinAdhipaH / trilokazikhare siddhaparamesThIva nirbabhau / / 22 -- 304 / / isa prakAra tIna kaTanIdAra pITha para jinendra bhagavAna aise zobhAyamAna hote the, jaise triloka ke zikhara para siddha parameSThI suzobhita hote haiM / gaMdhakuTI tIsare pITha ke agrabhAga para gaMdhakuTI thI / tIna kaTaniyoM se cinhita pITha para vaha gaMdhakuTI aisI suzobhita hotI thI mAno nandana
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________________ tIrthakara [ 165 vana, saumanasavana aura pAMDukavana ke Upara sumeru kI culikA hI suzobhita ho rahI ho| cAroM ora laTakate hue sthUla motiyoM kI jhAlara se vaha aisI suzobhita ho rahI thI mAnoM samudroM ne use muktAoM kA upahAra hI arpaNa kiyA ho / vaha gaMdhakuTI suvarNa nirmita moTI aura lambI jAlI se alaMkRta thii| ratnamaya mAlAoM se vaha gaMdhakuTI zobhAyamAna thii| saba dizAoM meM phailatI huI sugaMdha se vaha gaMdhakuTI aisI mAlUma hotI thI mAnoM sugaMdha ke dvArA usakA nirmANa huA ho / saba dizAoM meM phailatI huI dhUpa se vaha aisI pratibhAsita hotI thI mAnoM dhUpa se banI ho| vaha saba dizAoM meM phaile hue phUloM se aisI mAlUma hotI thI mAnoM vaha puSpa nirmita hI ho / yahI bAta mahApurANakAra ne ina zabdoM meM pragaTa kI hai : gandhargandhamayI vAsIt sRSTiH puSpamayIva ca / puSpa dhUpamayI vAbhAt dhUpairyA digvisapibhiH // 23--20 // siMhAsana gandhakuTI ke madhya meM eka ratnajaTita survaNamaya siMhAsana thaa| usa siMhAsana para prabhu virAjamAna the : viSTaraM tadalaMcakre bhagavAnAditIrthakRt / catubhiraMgulaiH svena mahimnA' spRSTattalaH // 23--26 // bhagavAna vRSabhadeva usa siMhAsana ko alaMkRta kara rahe the / unhoMne apanI mahimA se usa siMhAsana ke tala ko sparza nahIM kiyA thaa| ve usase cAra aMgula UMce virAjamAna the / saudharmendra kA prAnanda __ saudharmendra Adi ne samavazaraNa meM praveza kiyaa| unake Ananda kA pArAvAra nahIM thaa| saudharmendra ke apUrva Ananda kA eka rahasya thA / vaha svayaM ko kRtArtha samajhatA thA / jaba bhagavAna gRhasthAvasthA meM the aura jagat kA moha unheM gherA huA thA, usa samaya catura
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________________ 166 ] tIrthakara indra ne alpAyuvAlI nIlAMjanA apsarA ke nRtya dvArA bhagavAna ke mana ko bhogoM se virakta karane kA udyoga racA thA tAki bhagavAna dIkSA leM aura zIghra hI mohAri-vijetA bana kara samasta saMsAra-siMdhu meM DUbate hue jIvoM ko nikAlakara kalyANapatha meM lagAveM / Aja samavazaraNa meM virAjamAna bhagavAna kA darzana kara usa surarAja ko bar3A harSa huaa| vaha kRtakRtya ho gayA / hRdaya meM bhakti pravAhita ho rahI thii| maMDala racanA usa samaya indrANI ne ratnoM ke cUrNa se prabhu ke samakSa manohara maNDala bnaayaa| tato nIradhArAM zuci svaanukaaraaN| lasadraratna-bhRgAranAla-tAm tAm / nijAM svAntavRtti-prasannamivAcchAM / jinopAMghri saMpAtayAmAsa bhaktyA // 23--106 // tadanantara indrANI ne bhaktipUrvaka bhagavAna ke caraNoM ke samIpa daidIpyamAna ratnoM ke bhRGgAra kI nAla se nikalatI huI pavitra jaladhArA chor3I, jo zacI ke samAna hI pavitra thI aura usakI aMta:karaNavRtti ke samAna svaccha tathA nirmala thii| iMdroM dvArA pUjA prathotthAya tuSTayA surendrAH svhstaiH| jinasyAM-ghripUjAM pracakruH pratItAH // sagaMdheH samAlyaiH sudhUpaiH sdiipH|| sadivyAkSataiH prAjyApIyUSapiNDaH // 23--106 // indroM ne khar3e hokara bar3e santoSa ke sAtha apane hAthoM se gaMdha, puSpamAlA, dhUpa, dIpa, divya akSata tathA utkRSTa amRta piMDoM se jinendra bhagavAna ke caraNoM kI pUjA kii|
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________________ tIrthakara [ 165 sAmagrI pUjA kI ujjvala tathA apUrva sAmagrI aisI pratIta hotI thI, mAnoM saMsAra kI dravyarUpI sampatti bhagavAna ke caraNoM kI pUjA ke hetu vahA~ AI ho / mahApurANakAra kahate haiM ki indrANI ne vividha sAmagrI se pUjA karate hue dIpakoM dvArA pUjA kii| isa viSaya meM prAcArya kA kathana bar3A sundara hai :-- tato ratnadopai jinAMgAtInAM / prasarpaNa mandIkRtAtmaprakAzaH // jinAkaM zacI pravicata bhktinighnaa| na bhaktA hi yuktaM vidaMtyapyayuktam // 112 // bhakti ke vazIbhUta zacI ne jinendradeva ke zarIra kI kAMti dvArA jinakA prakAza manda par3a gayA hai, aise ratnadIpakoM ke dvArA jinasUrya kI pUjA kii| bhaktaprANI yukta tathA ayuktapane kA vicAra nahIM rakhate / deva-devendroM ne sarvajJa bhagavAna kI pUjA, kii| mahApurANakAra kahate haiM : itItthaM svabhaktyA suraraciterhan / kimebhistu kRtyaM kRtArthasya bhrtuH|| virAgo na tuSyatyapi dveSTi vaaso| phalazca svabhaktAnaho yoyujIti // 23-115 // isa prakAra bhaktipUrvaka devoM ne arhanta bhagavAna kI pUjA kii| bhagavAna to kRtakRtya the| isa pUjAbhakti se unakA kyA prayojana hai ? moha kA kSaya karane se ve vItarAga ho cuke the, ataH kisI se na saMtuSTa hote the aura na aprasanna hote the, tathApi apane bhaktoM ko iSTa phaloM se yukta kara dete the, yaha Azcarya kI bAta hai / stavana indroM ne bar3I bhAvapUrNa padAvalI dvArA sAkSAt tIrthaMkara kevalI kI stuti kii| indra kahate haiM :
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________________ 168 ] tIrthakara tvamasi vizvadRg IzvaraH vizvasRT tvamasi vishvgunnaaNbudhirkssyH| tvamasi deva jagaddhitazAsanaH stutimato'nugRhANa jineza naH // 23-122 // he Izvara ! Apa kevalajJAna netra dvArA samasta vizva ko jAnate hai, karmabhUmi rUpI jagata ke nirmAtA hone se vizvasRT haiM / vizva arthAt samasta guNoM ke samudra haiM, kSaya rahita haiM, ApakA zAsana jagata kA kalyANa karane vAlA hai ; isalie he jineza ! hamArI stuti ko svIkAra kIjie :-- manasijazatrumajayyamalakSyam viratimayI zitaheti-tatiste // samarabhare vinipAtayatisma tvamasi tato bhuvnaikgrisstthH||23--127|| he bhagavAna ! Apane dUsaroM ke dvArA ajeya tathA adRzyarUpa yukta kAmazatru ko caritrarUpI tIkSNa zastroM dvArA yuddha meM naSTa kara diyA hai, ataeva Apa tribhuvana meM advitIya tathA zreSTha guru haiM / jitamadanasya taveSa mahatvaM vapuridameva hi zAsti manojJaM ; na vikRtibhAgna kaTAkSe nirIkSA parama-vikAramanAbharaNoddham // 23--128 // he Iza ! jo kabhI bhI vikAra ko nahIM prApta hotA hai, na kaTAkSa se dekhatA hai, jo vikAra rahita hai aura AbhUSaNoM ke binA suzobhita hotA hai aisA yaha aApakA pratyakSa nayanagocara sundara zarIra hI kAmadeva ko jItane vAle Apake mahatva ko pragaTa karatA hai| tvaM mitraM tvamasi gurustvameva bhartA / tvaM sraSTA bhuvanapitA-mahastvameva / tvAM dhyAyan amRtisukhaM prayAti jntuH| trAyasva trijagadidaM tvamadya pAtAt // 23--143 // he prabho ! isa jagat meM prApahI prANimAtra ke mitra haiM / Apa hI guru haiM / Apa hI svAmI haiM / aApahI vidhAtA haiM / Apa jagat ke pitAmaha haiM / ApakA dhyAna karanevAlA jIva amRtyu ke Ananda ko prApta karatA hai / isalie he devAdhideva bhagavan ! Aja Apa tIna lokoM ke jIvoM kI saMsAra-siMdhu meM patana se rakSA kIjie /
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________________ [ 169 vyaMtara 8, yaha stuti mukhya mukhya indroM ne ( bhavanavAsI 10, jyotiSI 2 aura kalpavAsI 12) sura, asura, manuSya, nAgendra, yakSa, siddha, gandharva tathA cAraNoM ke samUha ke sAtha kI thI / isake anantara saba yathAyogya sthAnoM meM baiTha gae / tIrthaMkara adbhuta prabhAva bhagavAna kI dharmasabhA meM unake adbhuta prabhAva ke kAraNa sabhI jIvoM ko avakAza milatA thA / tiloyapaNNatti meM likhA hai :-- koTThANaM khettAdo jIvavakhettaM phalaM zrasaMkhaguNaM / hodUNa prapuTThattihu jiNamAhappeNa te stre // 4--630 // samavazaraNa meM sthita jIvoM kA kSetraphala koThoM ( sabhAoM) ke kSetraphala se yadyapi asaMkhyAta guNA hai, to bhI saba jIva jina bhagavAna ke mAhAtmyavaza paraspara meM aspRSTa arthAt pRthak-pRthak rUpa se baiThe hue rahate haiM / saMkhejjajoyaNANi bAlappahUdI pavesa- NiggamaNe / tomuhuttakAle jiNamAhappeNa gacchati // 4--631 // jinendra bhagavAna ke prabhAvavaza bAlaka Adi jIva praveza karane tathA nikalane meM aMtarmuhUrtakAla ke bhItara saMkhyAta yojana cale jAte haiM / micchAiTThi prabhavvA tesumasaNNI na hoMti kaizrAiM / taya praNavasAyA saMdiddhA viviha-vivarIdA / / 632 // ina koThoM meM mithyAdRSTi, abhavya, asaMjJI jIva kadApi nahIM hote / granadhyavasAya yukta, saMdeha yukta tathA vividha viparItatAoM sahita jIva bhI nahIM rahate haiM / prAtaMka - roga - maraNuppattIzro verakAmabAdhAzro / taNhA - chuha - pIDAmro jiNamAhappeNa Na havaMti // 936 // jina bhagavAna kI mahimA ke kAraNa vahAM jIvoM ko AtaMka,
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________________ 17. ] tIrthakara roga, maraNa, utpatti, vaira, kAmabAdhA, pipAsA tathA kSudhA kI pIr3A nahIM hotI hai / munisuvratakAvya meM likhA hai :-- mithyAdRzaH sadasi tatra na saMti mizrAH / sAsAdanAH punrsNjnyivdpybhvyaaH|| bhavyAH paraM viracitAMjalayaH sucittaaH| tiSThaMti devavadanAbhimukhaM gaNoAm // 10--46 // jina bhagavAna ke usa samavazaraNa meM abhavya jIva, mithyAdRSTi, sAsAdana guNasthAnavAle tathA mizra guNasthAnavAle jIva nahIM rahate haiM / dvAdaza sabhA meM nirmala cittavAle bhavya jIva hI baddhAMjali hokara jinendra ke samakSa rahate haiM / vApikAnoM kA camatkAra samavazaraNa meM naMdA, bhadrA, jayA tathA pUrNA ye cAra vApikAe~ hotI haiN| jinendra bhagavAna kA adbhuta prabhAva una vApikAoM meM dikhatA hai / harivaMzapurANa meM kahA hai :-- tAH pvitrjlaapuurnn-srvpaap-rujaahraaH| parAparabhavAH sapta dRzyaMte yAsu pazyatAm // 57--74 // ve vApikAe~ pavitra jala se paripUrNa haiM tathA samasta pApa aura roga ko haraNa karatI haiN| unameM dekhanevAloM ko apane bhUta tathA AgAmI saptabhava dikhAI par3ate haiN| stUpa samUha bhagavAna ke samavazaraNa meM stUpoM kA samudAya bar3A manorama hotA hai / tiloyapaNNatti meM likhA hai; bhavanabhUmi ke pArzvabhAgoM meM pratyeka vIthI ke madhya meM jina tathA siddhoM kI pratimAoM se vyApta naunau stUpa hote haiN| (4-844) ye stUpa chatra ke Upara chatra se saMyukta, phaharAtI huI dhvajAoM ke samUha se caMcala aSTa maGgala dravyoM se sahita aura divya ratnoM se nirmita hote haiN| eka-eka stUpa ke bIca
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 171 meM makara ke AkAra ke sau toraNa hote haiM / bhavya jIva ina stUpoM kA abhiSeka, pUjana tathA pradakSiNA karate haiM (845 - 847 ) bhavya kUTa kA camatkAra harivaMzapurANa se jJAta hotA hai ki bhavyakUTa nAmake stUpoM usa bhavyakUTa ke dvArA bhavya kA darzana bhavyajIva hI kara sakate haiM / abhavya kA bheda spaSTa hI jAtA hai / yaha tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kA divya prabhAva hai, jo aisI kalpanAtIta bAteM vahA~ pratyakSa dRSTigocara hotI haiM / bhavyakUTa tathA bhAsvatkUTa nAma ke stUpa hote haiM / bhavyakUTa ke teja ke kAraNa prabhavyoM kI dRSTibanda ho jAtI hai, isase ve unakA darzana nahIM kara pAte haiM / isa varNana se yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki stUpaparyanta bhavya jIva bhI samavazaraNa meM pahu~ca sakate haiM / ve bhagavAna ke samIpa pahu~cakara koThoM meM nahIM baiThate haiM / jIva ke bhAvoM kI vicitratA ke kAraNa isa prakAra kA Azcaryaprada pariNAma hotA hai / vastu kA svabhAva apUrva hotA hai / vaha tarka ke agocara kahA gayA hai / prazna bhavyakUTAkhyA stUpA bhAsvatkUTAstato'pare / yAnabhavyA na pazyaMti prabhAvAMdhIkRtekSaNAH // 57-- 104 // samavazaraNa ke mahAna prabhAva ko dhyAna meM rakhakara kabhI-kabhI yaha zaMkA utpanna hotI hai ki mahAvIra bhagavAna ke samakAlIna gautama buddha para bhagavAna ke samavazaraNa kA divya prabhAva kyoM nahIM par3A donoM rAjagiri meM rahe haiM / ? samAdhAna isa prazna kA uttara sarala hai / bhagavAna kA samavazaraNa pRthvItala para sthita sabhA bhavana ke samAna hotA, to buddha kA vahA~ pahuMcanA saMbhava thA, kintu Agama se jJAta hotA hai ki samavazaraNa bhUtala se
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________________ 172 ] tIrthaMkara pAMca hajAra dhanuSa prarthAt bIsa hajAra hAtha pramANa UMcAI para rahatA hai / yaha pAMca mIla pAMca pharlAMga, sau gaja pramANa hai / tiloyapaNNatti meM kahA bhI hai : , jAde kevalaNANe paramorAlaM jiNANa savvANaM / gacchadi uvara cAvA paMcasahassANi vasuhAzro / / 4 -- 705 // kevalajJAna utpanna hone para sampUrNa jinendroM kA paramaudArika zarIra pRthvI se pAMca hajAra dhanuSa pramANa Upara calA jAtA hai / divya prabhAvavaza atyaMta zIghra bhavya jIva bIsa hajAra pramANa sIr3hiyoM para car3hakara samavazaraNa meM sarvajJa deva ke darzanArtha jAte haiM, kintu jinakA saMsAra paribhramaNa zeSa hai tathA mithyAtva kA jinake tIvra udaya hai aise jIva samavazaraNa kI ora jAne kI kAmanA hI nahIM karate haiM / aneka jIva to samavazaraNa ko indrajAla kahate hue sarala jIvoM ko bahakAte phirate haiM / isa prakAra vicAra karane para buddhAdi kA vizeSa karmodaya ke kAraNa samavazaraNa meM na jAnA pUrNa svAbhAvika dikhatA hai / svayaM eka mata-saMcAlaka ke mana meM apane pakSakA vizeSa moha basa jAne se pratipakSI ke vaibhava dekhane kA mana nahIM hotA / kucha aisI hI manodazA buddha ko samavazaraNa meM jAne se rokatI hogI / pratidvaMdvI kI citta vRtti saMtulita nahIM rahatI / vahA~ hRdaya kaSAya se anuraMjita rahatA hai / kaSAya kI sAmarthya adbhuta hotI hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki buddha kI dRSTi ekAnta pakSa se baca na sakI / sIr3hiyAM sura-nara- tiriyArohaNa sovANa caudisAsu patteSakaM / bIsa - sahassA gayaNe kaNayamayA uDaDhauDDummi ||4-- 720 // sura nara tathA tiryaMcoM ke car3hane ke liye cAroM dizAoM meM se pratyeka dizA meM Upara-Upara suvarNamaya bIsa hajAra sIr3hiyA~ hotI haiM / ve sIr3hiyA~ eka hAtha U~cI aura eka hAtha vistAra vAlI thIM /
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________________ tIrthaMkara zrAgamana kA AdhAra zaMkAzIla vyakti socatA hai, samavazaraNa meM jahA~ dekho vahA~ ratnoM maNiyoM, suvarNAdi bahumUlya vastuoM kA upayoga huA hai, yaha kaise saMbhava ho sakatA hai ? jisa samaya tIrthaMkara bhagavAna sAkSAt virAjamAna rahate haiM, usa samaya to 'hAtha kaMkaNa ko ArasI kyA' ke niyamAnusAra pratyakSa darzana dvArA zaMkA kA nivAraNa ho jAtA hai / Aja jaba yahA~ tIrthaMkara kA prabhAva hai, taba una lokottara bAtoM kI prAmANikatA kA mukhya AdhAra hai Agama kI vANI / [ 173 Agama batAtA hai ki terahaveM guNasthAna meM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA udaya hotA hai / samasta paNya prakRtiyoM meM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA sarvopari sthAna hai / vaha prakRti bar3I vilakSaNa hai / usake prabhAva se sabhI bAteM tIrthaMkara meM camatkAra pUrNa pratIta hotI haiM / vAstava meM yaha dayAmayI jIvana vRtti kA camatkAra hai / ahiMsA kI sAmarthya tathA mahimA kA yaha jJApaka hai / jina siddhAntoM meM zukravat dayA kA pATha kiyA jAtA hai, kintu jIva vadha kA tyAga nahIM kiyA jAtA, ve dayA rUpI kalpatarU ke alaukika phaloM kI kyA kalpanA kara sakate haiM ? yukti aura sadvicAra dvArA bhI tIrthaMkaratva kA paripAka usakI bIja rUpa bhAvanAoM ko dhyAna meM rakhane para svAbhAvika lagatA hai / yoga tathA tapasyA kA avalaMbana lekara AtmA tIna loka meM apUrva kArya karane meM samartha hotI hai / rAgI dveSI, mohI tathA pApa paMka meM nimagna prANI ke dvArA pudgala kA kutsita khela dekhane meM AtA hai, vahI pudgala vItarAga kA nimitta pAkara atyanta madhura, priya tathA abhivaMdanIya vaibhava aura vibhUti kA dRzya dikhAtA hai / pavitratA kA prabhAva aMtaHkaraNa meM pavitratA kI pratiSThA hone para bAhya prakRti dAsI ke samAna puNyavAna kI sevA karatI hai / bhagavAna ke garbha meM Ane
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________________ 174 ] tIrthaMkara ke chaha mAha pUrva se indra sadRza pratApI samartha, vaibhava ke adhIzvara bhI prabhu kI sevArtha Ate haiM / asaMkhya devI devatA sevA karate haiM, bhakti karate haiM; isakA kAraNa tIvratama puNyodaya hai / jaise cuMbaka ke dvArA lohA AkarSita hotA hai, isI prakAra isa tIrthaMkara prakRti ke udaya yukta AtmA kI AkarSaNa zakti ke kAraNa zreSTha nidhiyA~ tathA vibhUtiyA~ svayaM samIpa aAtI haiM aura apanA madhuratama mohana pradarzana karatI haiM / ataH tatvajJa tIrthaMkara prabhu kI lokottaratA ke viSaya meM pragAr3ha zraddhA dvArA apane samyaktva ko ujjvala rakhatA hai / atizaya tIrthaMkara bhakti meM bhagavAna ke cautIsa atizaya kahe gae haiM / unake lie 'cautIsa-atisaya-visesa-saMjuttANaM' pada kA prayoga AyA hai / ataeva unake viSaya meM vicAra karanA ucita hai / cautIsa atizayoM meM janma saMbaMdhI daza atizayoM kA varNana kiyA jA cukA hai| phira bhI unakA nAmollekha ucita hai / janma ke atizaya atizaya rUpa, sugaMdhatana, nAMhi paseva, nihAra / priya hita vacana atulyabala rudhira sveta prAkAra // lakSaNa sahasaru pATha tana, samacatuSka saMThAna / vajravRSabhanArAca juta ye janmata dazajAna / tIrthaMkaroM ke kevalajJAna hone para ghAtiyA karmakSaya karane se (1) bhagavAna ke dasa janmAtizayoM kA pUjyapAda svAmI ne naMdIzvara bhakti meM isa prakAra varNana kiyA hai :-- nityaM niH svedatvaM nirmalatA kSIragaurarudhiratvaM c| svAdyAkRtisaMhanane saurupyaM saurabhaM ca saulakSyam / / 1 / / apramitavIryatA ca priya-hita-vAditva manyadamitaguNasya / prathitA daza khyAtA svatizayadharmA svayaMbhuvo dehasya / / 2 / /
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________________ tIrthakara [ 175 ye daza atizaya utpanna hote haiM : gvyuutishtctusstty-subhiksstaa-ggngmn-mpraannivdhH| bhuktyupasargAbhAva-zcaturAsyatvaM ca sarvavidyezvaratA // 3 // acchAyatva-mapakSmaspaMdazca samaprasiddha-nakhakezatvaM / svatizayaguNA bhagavato ghAtikSayajA bhavaMti tepi darzava // 4 // nandIzvara bhakTi (1) cAra sau koza bhUmi meM subhikSatA / zloka meM Agata gavyUti kA artha prAcArya prabhAcandra ne eka 'kosa gavyUti: krozamekaM' kiyA hai| tIrthaMkara deva ke dayAmaya prabhAva se sabhI saMtuSTa, sukhI tathA svasthatA saMpanna hote haiN| ina jinendra deva ke Atma-prabhAva se vanaspati Adi ko svayameva paripUrNatA prApta hone se pRthvI dhana-dhAnya se paripUrNa ho jAtI hai / zreSTha ahiMsAmayI eka AtmA kA yaha apUrva prabhAva hai / isase yaha anumAna svayaM nikAlA jA sakatA hai ki pApI tathA jIva vadha meM tatpara rahane vAloM ke cAroM ora durbhikSatA Adi kA pradarzana rotI huI duHkhI pRthvI ke pratIka rUpa hai / (2) AkAza meM gamana honA / yoga ke kAraNa bhagavAna ke zarIra meM vizeSa laghutA (halkApana) A jAtI hai, isase unako zarIra kI gurutA ke kAraNa bhUtala para avasthita nahIM honA par3atA hai / pakSiyoM meM bhI gagana gamanatA pAI jAtI hai, kintu isake lie pakSiyoM ko apane pakSoM kA (paMkhoM kA) saMcAlana karanA par3atA hai| kevalI bhagavAna kA zarIra svayameva pRthvI kA sparza nahIM karake AkAza meM rahatA hai / unakA gagana-gamana dekhakara yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai, ki itara saMsArI jIvoM ke samAna aba ye yogIndra-cUr3AmaNi bhUtala ke bhAra svarUpa nahIM haiM / dayA kA prabhAva (3) aprANivadha arthAt arhanta ke prabhAva se unake caraNoM ke samIpa Ane vAle jIvoM ko abhayatva arthAt jIvana prApta hotA hai /
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________________ tIrthaMkara tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ahiMsA ke devatA haiN| unake samIpa meM hiMsA ke pariNAma bhAga jAte haiM aura krUra prANI bhI karuNAmUrti banatA hai / krUratA kA udAharaNa raudramUrti siMha siMhAsana ke bahAne se ina dayA ke devatA ko apane Upara dhAraNa karatA huA pratIta hotA hai jisase vaha doSamukta ho jaave| bhavya kalpanA ___ isa sambandha meM uttarapurANa kI yaha utprekSA bar3I bhavya tathA mArmika pratIta hotI hai| caMdraprabha bhagavAna ke siMhAsana ko dRSTi meM rakha AcArya kahate haiM : krauryadhuryeNa zauryeNa yadaMhaH saMcitaM param / siMha hatuM svajAte va vyUDhaM tasyAsanaM vyadhAt // 54--55 // una caMdraprabha jinendra kA siMhAsana aisA zobhAyamAna hotA thA, mAno krUratApradhAna parAkrama ke dvArA saMcita pApoM ke kSaya ke hetu ve siMha unake Asana meM laga gae hoN| isalie zreSTa ahiMsA ke zikhara para sthita ina tIrthaMkara prabhu ke prasAda se prANiyoM ko ava paritrANa prApta hotA hai| (4) kevalI bhagavAna ke kavalAhAra kA prabhAva pAyA jAtA hai| unakI AtmA kA itanA vikAsa ho cukA hai, ki sthUla bhojana dvArA unake dRzyamAna deha kA saMrakSaNa anAvazyaka ho gayA hai / aba zarIra rakSaNa ke nimitta balapradAna karane vAle sUkSma pudgala paramANuoM kA Agamana binA prayatna ke huA karatA hai| (5) bhagavAna ke ghAtiyA karma kA kSaya hone se upasarga kA bIja banane vAlA asAtA vedanIyakarma zakti zUnya bana jAtA hai, isalie kevalajJAna kI avasthA meM bhagavAna para kisI prakAra kA upasarga nahIM hotaa|
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 177 mahatva kI bAta yaha dhyAna dene yogya bAta hai ki jaba prabhu ke zaraNa meM Ane vAlA jIva yama ke pracaMDa prahAra se baca jAtA hai ; taba una sarvajJa jinendra para duSTavyaMtara, krUra manuSya athavA hiMsaka pazuoM dvArA saMkaTa kA pahAr3a paTakA jAnA nitAMta asaMbhAvya hai / jo loga bhagavAna para upasarga honA mAnate haiM, ve vastutaH unake anaMtasukhI tathA kevalajJAnI hone kI alaukikatA ko bilakula bhulA dete haiN| caturAnanapane kA rahasya (6) samavazaraNa meM bhagavAna kA mukha pUrva yA uttara dizA kI ora rahatA hai, kintu unake cAroM ora baiThane vAle bAraha sabhA ke jIvoM ko aisA dikhatA hai ki bhagavAna kA mukha cAroM dizA meM hI haiM / anya saMpradAya meM jo brahmadeva ko caturAnana kahane kI paurANika mAnyatA hai, usakA vAstava meM mUla bIja parama-brahma rUpa sarvajJa jinendra ke Atma teja dvArA samavazaraNa meM cAroM dizAoM meM pRthak pRthak rUpa se una prabhu ke mukha kA darzana honA hai / (7) bhagavAna sarva vidyA ke Izvara kahe jAte haiM, kyoMki ve sarva padArthoM ko grahaNa karane vAlI kaivalya jyoti se samalaMkRta haiN| AcArya prabhAcaMda ne dvAdazAMga rUpa vidyA ko sarvavidyA zabda ke dvArA grahaNa kiyA hai / usa vidyA ke mUlajanaka ye jinarAja prasiddha haiM / TIkAkAra ke zabda dhyAna dene yogya haiM :-- "sarva-vidyazvaratA--sarvavidyA dvAdazAMga-caturdazapUrvANi tAsAM svAmitvaM / yadi vA sarvavidyA kevalajJAnaM tasyA IzvaratA svAmitA" (kriyAkalApa pa0 240) (8) zreSTa tapazcaryA rUpa agni meM bhagavAna kA zarIra tapta ho cukA hai| kevalI banane para unakA zarIra nigodiyA jIvoM se rahita ho gayA hai / 'vaha sphaTika sadRza bana gayA hai, mAno zarIra bhI 1-puDhavIaAdi cauNhaM kevliyaahaardevnniryNgaa| apadaTThidA-Nigodahi padiTTidaMgA have sesA / / / --gommaTasArajIvakANDa 200
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________________ 178 ] tIrthaMkara AtmA kI nirmalatA kA anukaraNa kara rahA hai| isase bhagavAna ke zarIra kI chAyA nahIM par3atI hai / rAjavArtika meM prakAza ko AvaraNa karane vAlI chAyA hai 'chAyA prakAzAvaraNanimittA' (pR0 233) yaha likhA hai / bhagavAna kA zarIra prakAza kA AvaraNa na kara svayaM prakAza pradAna karatA hai / unakA zarIra sAmAnya mAnava kA zarIra nahIM hai / jisa zarIra ke bhItara sarvajJa sUrya vidyamAna hai, vaha to prAcI dizA ke samAna prabhAta meM svayaM prakAza paripUrNa dikhegA / isa kAraNa bhagavAna ke zarIra kI chAyA na par3anA karmoM kI chAyA se vimukta tathA nirmala AtmA ke pUrNatayA anukUla pratIta hotI hai / (6) apakSmaspaMdatA arthAt netroM ke palakoM kA baMda na honA / zarIra meM zaktihInatA ke kAraNa netra padArthoM ko dekhate hue kSaNa bhara vizrAmArtha palaka banda kara liyA karate haiM / aba vIryAntarAya karma kA pUrNa kSaya ho jAne se ye jinendra anaMta vIrya ke svAmI bana gae haiN| isa kAraNa inake palakoM meM nirbalatA ke kAraNa hone vAlA banda honA, kholanA rUpa kArya nahIM pAyA jAtA hai / darzanAvaraNa karma kA kSaya ho jAne se nidrAdi vikAroM kA abhAva ho gayA hai, ataH sarAgI devoM ke samAna ina jinadeva ko nidrA lene ke lie netroM ke palaka banda karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM par3atI hai| svAmI samantabhadra ne kahA hai ki jagat ke jIva apanI jIvikA, kAma sukha tathA tRSNA ke vazIbhUta ho dina bhara parizrama se thaka kara rAtri ko nIMda lete haiM, kintu jinendra bhagavAn sadA pramAda rahita hokara vizuddha AtmA ke kSetra meM jAgRta rahate haiN| isa kathana ke prakAza meM bhagavAna ke netroM ke palakoM kA na laganA unakI zreSTha sthiti ke pratikUla nahIM hai| (1) svajIvite kAmasukhe ca tRSNayA divA zramArtA nizi zerate prajAH / tvamArya naktaM divamapramattavAnajAgarevAtma-vizuddhavartmani // 28 // --svayaMbhUstotra
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 179 (10) sama-prasiddha-nakhakezatva--bhagavAn ke nakha aura keza vRddhi tathA hrAsa zUnya hokara samAna rUpa meM hI rahate haiM / prabhAcandra AcArya ne TIkA meM likhA hai--"samatvena vRddhi-hrAsahInatayA prasiddhA nakhAzca kezAzca yasya dehasya tasya bhAvastattvaM" (pR0 247) bhagavAna kA zarIra janma se hI asAdhAraNatA kA puMja rahA hai / AhAra karate hue bhI unake nIhAra kA abhAva thA / kevalI hone para kavalAhAra rUpa sthUla bhojana.grahaNa karanA banda ho gayA / aba unake parama puNyamaya deha meM aise paramANa nahIM pAe jAte jo nakha aura keza rUpa avasthA ko prApta kreN| zarIra meM mala rUpatA dhAraNa karane vAle paramANuoM kA aba Agamana hI nahIM hotaa| isa kAraNa nakha aura keza na bar3hate haiM aura na ghaTate hI haiN| devakRta atizaya jinendra bhagavAna ke devakRta caturdaza atizaya utpanna hote haiN|' (1) dazoM dizAyeM nirmala ho gaI thiiN| (2) AkAza meghapaTala rahita ho gayA thaa| (3) pRthvI dhAnyAdi se suzobhita ho gaI thii| isa viSaya meM mahApurANakAra kahate haiM / pariniSpannazAlyAdi-sasyasaMpanmahI tdaa| udbhUtaharSa-romAMcA svAmilAbhAdivAbhavat // 25--266 / 1 devakRta caudaha atizaya isa prakAra haiM :devaracita haiM cAradaza, ardhamAgadhI bhASa / ApasamAhI mitratA, nirmala diza AkAza / / hota phUla phala Rtu sabai, pRthivI kAca samAna / caraNa kamala tala kamala hai, namate jaya jaya bAna / / manda sugaMdha bayAri puni, gaMdhodaka kI vRSTi / bhUmi virSe kaNTaka nahIM, harSamayI saba sRSTi / / dharmacakra Age rahai, puni vasu maMgalasAra / pratizaya zrIarahaMtake, ye cautIsa prakAra / /
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________________ 180 ] tIrthakara bhagavAna ke vihAra ke samaya pake hue zAli Adi dhAnyoM se suzobhita pRthvI aisI jAna par3atI thI, mAno svAmI kA lAbha hone se use harSa ke romAMca hI uTha pAe hoN| (4) sugaMdhita vAyu baha rahI thI (5) meghakumAra jAti ke devoM ke dvArA gaMdhayukta jala kI vRSTi hotI thI (6) pRthvI bhI eka yojana paryanta darpaNa ke samAna ujjvala ho gaI thii| kamala racanA (7) bhagavAna ke vihAra karate samaya sugaMdhita tathA praphullita 225 kamaloM kI racanA devagaNa karate the| unake caraNoM ke nIce eka, unake Age sAta, pIche sAta isa prakAra paMdraha suvarNamaya kamala the| AkAzAdi sthAnoM meM nirmita suvarNa kamaloM kI saMkhyA 225 kahI gaI hai| prAcArya prabhAcaMda ne likhA hai "aSTasu dikSu tadantareSu cASTasu sapta-saptapadmAni iti dvAdazottaramekaM zataM / tathA tadaMtareSu SoDazasu saptasapteti aparaM dvAdazotarazataM, pAdanyAse padmaM ceti paMcaviMzatyadhikaM zatadvayam / " (kriyAkalApaTIkA pR0 246 zloka 6 naMdIzvarabhakti kI saMskRta TIkA) ATha dizAoM meM (cAra dizAoM tathA cAra vidizAoM meM ) tathA unake aSTa aMtarAloM meM sapta sapta kamaloM kI racanA hone se eka sau bAraha kamala hue| una solaha sthAnoM ke bhI solaha aMtarAloM meM pUrvavat sAta-sAta kamala the| isa prakAra eka sau bAraha kamala aura hue| kula milakara 224 hue / "pAdanyAse ca ekaM"--caraNa ko rakhane ke sthAna ke nIce eka kamala thaa| isa prakAra 225 kamaloM kI racanA hotI hai| vihAra kI mudrA isa kathana para vicAra karane se yaha vidita hotA hai ki bhagavAna kA vihAra padmAsana mudrA se nahIM hotA hai / paira ke nyAsa arthAt rakhane ke sthAna para eka kamala hotA hai, yahAM 'vyAsa' zabda
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________________ tIrthakara [ 181 mahatvapUrNa hai / yadi padmAsana mudrA se gamana hotA to eka caraNa ke nIce eka kamala kI racanA kA ullekha nahIM hotaa| padmAsana nAma kI vizeSa mudrA se prabhu kA vihAra nahIM hotA hai, kintu yaha satya hai ki prabhu ke caraNa padmoM ko Asana banAte hue vihAra karate haiN| 'padmAsana se' ve vihAra nahIM karate, kintu 'padmAsana para' arthAt padmarUpI Asana para ve vihAra karate haiM, yaha kathana pUrNatayA susaGgata hai| parama sthAna ke pratIka sapta sapta padoM kI racanA sambhavataH sapta paramasthAnoM kI pratIka lagatI hai| dharma kA prAzraya grahaNa karane vAlA sapta parama sthAnoM kA svAmitva prApta karatA hai / mahApurANa meM sapta parama sthAnoM ke nAma isa prakAra kahe gae haiM : sajjAtiH sadgahitvaM ca pArivAjyaM surendrtaa| sAmrAjyaM paramArhantyaM paraM nirvANamityapi // 38--67 // bhagavAna vihAra karate samaya caraNoM ko manuSya ke samAna uThAte the, isakA nizcaya mahApurANa ke ina vAkyoM se bhI hotA hai, yathA : bhagavaccaraNa-nyAsa-pradeze'dhinabhaH sthalam / mRduHsparzamudArazri paMkajaM hamamudbabhau // 25--273 // bhagavAna ke caraNanyAsa arthAta caraNa rakhane ke pradeza meM, AkAzatala meM komala sparza vAle tathA utkRSTa zobhA samanvita, suvarNamaya kamala samUha zobhAyamAna ho rahA thA / yato vijahe bhagavAn hemaabj-nyst-stkrmH| dharmAmRtAmbu-saMvarSastato bhavyAH ti ddhuH||25--282|| suvarNamaya kamaloM para pavitra caraNa rakhane vAle vItarAga prabhu ne jahA~-jahA~ se vihAra kiyA, vahA~ vahA~ ke bhavyoM ne dharmAmRta rUpI jala kI varSA se parama santoSa prApta kiyA thaa|
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________________ tIrthakara 182 ] kamala para utprekSA __ bhagavAna ke caraNoM ke nIce jo kamaloM kI racanA hotI thI; usake viSaya meM dharmazarmAbhyudaya meM bar3A sundara tathA manorama kathana kiyA gayA hai :-- anaNayAmiva prAptuM pAdacchAyAM nbhstle| upakaNThe luloThAsya pAdayoH kamalotkaraH // 16 // yattadA vidadhe tasya pAdayoH paryupAsanam / adyApi bhAjanaM lakSmyA stenAyaM kamalAkaraH // 170, 21 srg| bhagavAna ke caraNayugala ke samIpa meM Akara kamaloM ke samudAya ne nabhomaMDala meM prabhu ke caraNoM kI avinAzI chAyA kA lAbha lene ke lie hI vahA~ nivAsa kiyA thaa| kamaloM ne bhagavAna kI vihAra velA meM unake caraNoM kI jo samArAdhanA kI thI, pratIta hotA hai isI kAraNa ve kamalavRnda lakSmI ke dvArA nivAsabhUmi banAe gae haiN| (8) AkAza meM 'jaya-jaya' aisI dhvani hotI thI (6) saMpUrNa jIvoM ko parama AnaMda prApta hotA thaa| harivaMza purANa meM kahA hai : viharatyupakArAya jine paramabAMdhave / babhUva paramAnaMdaH sarvasya jagatastadA // 3-21 parama bandhu jinendra deva ke jagat kalyANArtha vihAra hone para samasta jagat ko parama AnaMda prApta hotA thA / (10) pRthvI kaMTaka, pASANa, kITAdi rahita ho gaI thii| dharma-cakra (11) bhagavAna ke Age eka sahasra prAroM vAlA tathA apanI dIpti dvArA sUrya kA upahAsa karatA huA dharmacakra zobhAyamAna hotA thaa| harivaMzapurANa meM kahA hai :-- sahasrAraM hasaddIptyA shsrkirnndyutiH|| dharmacakraM jinasyAne prasthAnAsthAnayorabhAt // 3-26 //
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 183 tiloyapaNNatti meM dharmacakroM ke viSaya meM isa prakAra kahA jakkhiMda-matthaeK kiraNujjala-divya-dhammacakkANi / ThUNa saMThayAiM cattAri-jaNassa acchariyA // 4--613 // yakSendroM ke mastakoM para sthita tathA kiraNoM se ujjvala aise cAra divya dharma-cakroM ko dekhakara logoM ko Azcarya hotA hai| (12) saMpUrNa virodhI jIvoM meM bhI Apasa meM maitrI utpanna ho gaI thii| harivaMza purANa meM likhA hai : anyonya-gaMdhamAsoDhumakSamANAmapi dviSAm / maitrI babhUva sarvatra, prANinAM dharaNItale // 3--17 // jo virodhI jIva eka dUsare kI gaMdha bhI sahana karane meM asamartha the, sarvatra pRthvI tala para una prANiyoM meM maitrI bhAva utpanna ho gayA thaa| jIvoM meM virodha dUra hokara paraspara meM prIti bhAva utpanna karAne meM prItikara deva tatpara rahate the / (13) dhvajA sahita aSTa maMgala-dravya yukta bhagavAna kA vihAra hotA thaa| bhRgAra, kalaza, darpaNa, vyajana (paMkhA), dhvajA, cAmara, chatra, tathA supratiSTha (svastika) ye ATha maMgala dravya kahe gae haiM / trilokasAra meM kahA hai : bhUgAra-kalaza-darpaNa-vIjana-dhvaja-cAmarAtapatramatha / supratiSThaM maMgalAni ca aSTAdhikazatAni pratyekam // 86 // ye pratyeka 108 hote haiN| (14) sarvArdhamAgadhI vANI dvArA jIvoM ko zAMti prApta hotI thii| harivaMzapurANa meM likhA hai : amRtasyeva dhArAM tAM bhASAM srvaardhmaagdhoN| piban karNapuTarjanI tatarpa trijagajjanaH // 3-16 //
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________________ 184 ] tIrthakara ___ jinendra bhagavAna kI sarvArdhamAgadhI bhASA ko amRta kI dhArA ke samAna karNa-puToM se rasa pAna karate hue triloka ke jIva saMtuSTa ho rahe the| bhagavAna kI divyadhvani mAgadha nAma ke vyaMtara devoM ke nimitta se sarva jIvoM ko bhalIprakAra sunAI par3atI thii| AcArya pUjyapAda dvArA racita naMdIzvara bhakti meM isa ardhamAgadhI bhASA kA nAma sArvArdhamAgadhI likhA hai-"sArvArdhamAgadhIyA bhASA / " TIkAkAra prAcArya prabhAcandra ne likhA hai "sarvebhyo hitA sArvA / sA cAsau ardhamAgadhIyA ca / " sabake lie hitakArI ko sArva kahate haiN| vaha ardhamAgadhI bhASA sarvahitakArI thii| prAtihArya tIrthaMkara bhagavAna samavazaraNa meM aSTa prAtihAryoM se samalaMkRta haiN| 'aTTapA DiherasahiyAMNaM' pada tIrthaMkara bhakti meM AyA hai| una prAtihAryoM kI apUrva chaTA kA jaina graMthoM meM madhura varNana pAyA jAtA hai| puSpa-varSA (1) puSpa vRSTi para isa prakAra prakAza DAlA gayA hai| AkAza se suvAsa yukta puSpoM kI varSA ho rahI thI / isa viSaya meM dharmazarmAbhyudaya kAvya kA yaha kathana bar3A madhura aura mArmika lagatA hai| vRSTiH pauSpI sA kuto'bhUnnabhastaH, saMbhAvyate nAtra puSpANi yasmAt / yahA jJAtaM drAganaMgasya hastAdarhadabhItyA tatra vANAnipetuH // 20--14 // AkAza se yaha puSpa kI varSA kisa prakAra huI ? vahA~ AkAza meM puSpoM ke rahane kI saMbhAvanA nahIM hai ; pratIta hotA hai ki arahaMta bhagavAna ke bhaya se zIghra hI kAma ke hAtha se usake puSpamaya bANa gira pdd'e|
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________________ tIrthakara [ 185 duMdubhi nAda (2) AkAza meM devoM dvArA duMdubhi kA madhura zabda citta ko AnaMdita karatA thaa| mahAkavi haricandra dharmazarmAbhyudaya meM kahate paveyaM lakSmIH SavedRzaM nispRhatvaM, kvedaM jJAnaM kvAstyanauddhatyamodRk / rere bUta drAkkutIryA itIva jJAne bhartu dundubhivyomnyavAdIt // 20--16 // are ! mithyAmata-vAdiyoM ! yaha to batAyo isa prakAra kI samavazaraNa kI anupama lakSmI kahA~ aura bhagavAna kI zreSTha nispRhatA kahA~ ! ve usa lakSmI kA sparza bhI nahIM karate / kahA~ inakA trikAlagocara jJAna aura kahA~ unakI mada rahita vRtti ? duMdubhi kA zabda yaha kathana karatA huA pratIta hotA hai| camara (3) bhagavAna ke Upara causaTa cAmara devoM dvArA DhAre jA rahe the| ve cAmara bhagavAna ko praNAma karate hue tathA usake phala svarUpa unnati ko batAte the| kalyANa maMdira stotra meM yahI bAta ina zabdoM meM pragaTa kI gaI hai : svAmin ! sudUramavanasya samutpataMto manye vadaMti zucayaH sur-caamraughaaH| pe'smai nati vidadhate munipuMgavAya, te nUnamUrdhvagatayaH khalu zuddhabhAvAH // 22 // he svAmin ! hameM yaha pratIta hotA hai ki dUra se Akara Apa para dvAre gae pavitra devoM kRta cAmaroM kA samudAya yaha kahatA hai, ki jo bhavya samavazaraNa meM virAjamAna jinendra deva ko praNAma karate haiM, ve jIva pavitra bhAva yakta hokara ina cAmaroM ke samAna Urdhvagati yukta hote haiM arthAt mokSa ko prApta karate haiM / chatra (4) bhagavAna ke chatratraya atyaMta ramaNIya dikhate the| unake
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________________ 186 ] tIrthakara viSaya meM prAcArya mAnatuMga kahate haiM :-- chatratrayaM tava vibhAti zazAMkakAnta / muccaiH sthitaM sthagitabhAnukarapratApam / muktAphalaprakarajAla-vivRddha zobham / prakhyApayatrijagataH paramezvaratvam // 31 // bhaktAmarastotra / he bhagavana ! candramA ke samAna zobhAyamAna, sUrya kiraNoM ke saMtApa ko dUra karane vAle Apake mastaka ke Upara virAjamAna motiyoM ke puMja se jinakI zobhA vRddhi ko prApta ho rahI hai, aise chatratraya Apake tIna loka ke paramezvarapane ko pragaTa karate hue zobhAyamAna hote haiM / divya dhvani (5) divyadhvani ke viSaya meM ye zabda bar3e mArmika hai :-- sthAne gbhiir-hRdyoddhisNbhvaayaa| pIyUSatAM tava giraH samudIrayaMti / pItvA yataH prmsNmd-sNgbhaajo| bhavyAH vrajanti tarasApyajarAmaratvam // 21 // kalyANamaMdira stotra he jinendra deva ! gaMbhIra hRdaya rUpa siMdhu meM utpanna huI ApakI divyavANI ko jagata amRta nAma se pukAratA hai / yaha kathana pUrNa yogya hai, kyoMki bhavya jIva ApakI vANI kA karNendriya ke dvArA rasapAna karake atyaMta AnaMda yukta hokara ajara-amara pada ko prApta karate haiN| azoka taru (6) azoka vRkSa ke nIce virAjamAna AdinAtha prabhu kI manojJa chabi kA mAnatuMgAcArya isa prakAra varNana karate haiM : uccarazokatarusaMzritamunmayUkhamAbhAtirupamamalaM bhavato nitAntam / spaSTollasatkiraNamasta-tamovitAnam / bimbaM raveriva payoSara-pArvati // 28 //
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 187 he deva ! daidIpyamAna kiraNoM ke dvArA andhakAra paTala kA nAza karane vAle, megha ke samIpavartI sUrya-biMba ke samAna atyaMta tejayukta azoka vRkSa kA prAzraya grahaNa karane vAlA ApakA rUpa atyaMta zobhAyamAna hotA hai / siMhAsana ( 7 ) bhaktAmara stotra meM siMhAsana para zobhAyamAna jinabhagavAna ke viSaya meM kahA hai : -- siMhAsane maNimayUkha - zikhA vicitre | vibhrAjate tava vapuH kanakAvadAtam / bimbaM viyad - vilasadaMzulatA-vitAnam / tugodayAdrizirasIva sahastrarazme // 26 // he bhagavana ! maNiyoM kI kiraNa jAla se zobhAyamAna siMhAsana para virAjamAna suvarNa samAna daidIpyamAna prApakA zarIra isa prakAra sundara pratIta hotA hai, jaise unnata udayAcala ke zikhara para nabhomaMDala meM zobhAyamAna kiraNalatA ke vistAra yukta sUrya kA bimba zobhAyamAna hotA hai / prabhAmaMDala bhagavAna ke prabhAmaNDala kI apUrva mahimA kahI gaI hai / jinadeha - rucAmRtAdhi-zucau / sura dAnava martya - janaH dadRzuH / / sva-bhavAntara-saptakamAttamudo / jagato bahu maMgaladarpaNa ke / / 23 - 67 // mahApurANa - amRta ke samudra sadRza nirmala aura jagata ko aneka maMgala rUpa darpaNa ke samAna bhagavAna ke deha ke prabhAmaMDala meM sura, asura tathA mAnava loga apane sAta sAta bhava dekhate the / tIna bhava bhUtakAla ke, tIna bhava bhaviSyata kAla ke aura eka bhava vartamAna kA, isa prakAra sAta bhavoM kA darzana prabhu ke prabhAmaMDala meM hotA thA / )
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________________ 188 ] tIrthakara (8) bhAmaMDala ke viSaya meM mAnatuMga prAcArya ne likhA hai : zubhaprabhAvalatha-bhUrivibhA vibhoste, lokatraye dyutimatAM dyutimaakssipNtii| prodyddivaakr-nirntrbhuurisNkhyaa| dIptyA jayatyapi nizAmapi saumasaumyA // 34 // he AdinAtha bhagavAn ! parabrahma-svarUpa Apa ke zobhAyamAna prabhAmaMDala kI pracuradIpti tInoM jagat meM prakAzamAna padArthoM ke teja ko tiraskRta karatI huI udIyamAna sUryoM kI ekatrita vipula saMkhyA ko tathA caMdramA ke dvArA saumya rAtri ke saundarya ko bhI apanI teja ke dvArA jItatI hai / prazoka-taru tiloyapaNNatti meM aSTa mahA prAtihAryoM kA varNana karate hue azoka vRkSa ke viSaya meM yaha vizeSa kathana kiyA hai : jesi taruNamUle uppaNNaM jANa kevalaM gANaM / usahappahudi-jiNANaM te ciya asoyarukkhatti // 4-615 // RSabhAdi tIrthaMkaroM ko jina vRkSoM ke nIce kevalajJAna utpanna huA ve hI unake azoka vRkSa kahe gae haiN| caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke bhinna-bhinna azoka vRkSa haiN| RSabhanAtha ajitanAtha Adi jinendroM ke kramazaH nimnalikhita azoka vRkSa kahe gae haiM : nyagrodya (vaTa) saptaparNa (saptacchada) zAla, sarala, priyaMgu, priyaMgu, zirISa, nAgavRkSa, akSa (baher3A) dhUlI (mAlivRkSa) palAza, teMdU, pATala, pIpala, dadhiparNa, nandI, tilaka, Amra, kaMkeli (azoka) caMpaka, vakula, meSazRMga, dhava aura zAla ye azokavRkSa laTakatI huI mAlAoM se yukta aura ghaMTAdika se ramaNIya hote hue pallava evaM puSpoM se jhukI huI zAkhAoM se zobhAyamAna hote haiN| (4-616-618)
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 186 RSabhAdika tIrthaMkaroM ke uparyukta caubIsa azoka vRkSa bAraha se guNita apane apane jina bhagavAna kI U~cAI se yukta zobhAyamAna hote haiM (gAthA 4-616) mahApurANa meM azokavRkSa ke viSaya meM likhA hai : marakataharitaH patra mnnimykusumaishcitrH| maradupaviSutAH zAkhAzciramaghRta mahAzokaH // 23-36 // vaha mahAzoka vRkSa marakatamaNi ke bane hue hare hare patte aura ratnamaya citra-vicitra phUloM se alaMkRta thA tathA manda-manda vAyu se hilatI huI zAkhAoM ko dhAraNa kara rahA thaa| usa azoka vRkSa kI jar3a vajra kI banI huI thI, jisakA mUlabhAga ratnoM se daidIpyamAna thA / RSabhanAtha bhagavAna kA azoka vRkSa eka yojana vistAra yukta zAkhAoM ko phailAtA huA zoka rUpI andhakAra ko naSTa karatA thaa| mahAna AtmAoM ke Azraya se tuccha padArthoM kI bhI mahAna pratiSThA hotI hai, isa viSaya meM yaha azoka vRkSa sundara udAharaNa hai / divyadhvani kI vizeSatA bhagavAna ke aSTa prAtihAryoM meM unakI divyadhvani kA mokSamArga kI dRSTi se anyanta mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai / tiloyapaNNati meM kahA hai : chadda vva-Navayapatthe paMcaTThIkAya-sattataccANi / NANAviha-he dUhi divvajhuNI bhaNai bhavvANaM // 4-605 // yaha divyadhvani bhavyajIvoM ko chaha dravya, nava padArtha, paMca astikAya tathA sapta tatvoM kA nAnA prakAra ke hetuoM dvArA nirUpaNa karatI hai / yaha divyadhvani atyaMta madhura, gaMbhIra tathA mRdu lagatI hai / yaha eka yojana pramANa samavazaraNa meM rahanevAle bhavya jIvoM ko pratibodha pradAna karatI hai| yaha jinendradhvani kaMTha, tAlu Adi zabdoM ko utpanna karane vAle aMgoM kI sahAyatA binA utpanna hotI hai| ise kisI bhI bhASA ke nAma se na kahakara dhvani mAtra zabda dvArA kahA gayA hai|
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________________ 10] bhASA aura dhvani 1 devakRta atizayoM meM 'ardha mAgadhI bhASA' kA ullekha AyA hai / divyadhvani kA bhagavAna ke praSTa prAtihAryoM meM kathana hai / bhASA aura dhvani zabda rUpa se samAna haiM, kintu unameM bhinnatA bhI hai / dhvani vyakti vizeSa yA varga vizeSa kI vANI meM sImita nahIM hotI / tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kA upadeza deva, manuSya, pazu Adi apanI apanI bhASAoM meM samajhate haiM, isalie prabhu kI dezanA ko bhASA - vizeSa rUpa na kaha kara usake alaukika prabhAva ke kAraNa divya dhvani kahA gayA hai / sArvArdha - mAgadhI - bhASA nandIzvara bhakti meM ardhamAgadhI bhASA ko 'sAvardhimAgadhIyA bhASA' kahA hai / sarva ke lie hitakArI ko sArva kahA hai / tIrthaMkara mAgadha deva ke sannidhAna hone para jinendra kI vANI ko sampUrNa jIva bhalI prakAra grahaNa karane meM tathA usase lAbha uThAne meM samartha ho jAte haiM / Aja vaktA kI vANI ko dhvanivAhaka yantra dvArA dUravartI zrotAoM ke pAsa pahu~cAyA jAtA hai / isa yantra kI sahAyatA se vANI samIpa meM adhika uccasvara se zravaNa gocara hotI hai aura kahIM usakA svara manda hotA hai / jinendra kI dhvani, pratIta hotA hai, mAgadha devoM ke nimita se sabhI jIvoM ko samAna rUpa se pUrNa spaSTa aura atyanta madhura sunAI par3atI hai / jinendra deva se utpanna divyadhvani rUpI jalarAzi ko mAgadha deva rUpI sahAyakoM ke dvArA bhinna-bhinna jIvoM ke karNa pradeza ke samIpa saralatA pUrvaka pahu~cAyA jAtA hai / jaise sarovara kA jala nala ( jala ( 1 ) taru azoka ke nikaTa meM siMhAsana chavidAra | tIna chatrasira para lasa~ bhAmaMDala pichavAra || divyadhvani mukhateM khiraM puSpavRSTi sura homa / DhoraM causaTha camara jakha, bAjaiM duMdubhi joya //
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________________ tIrthakara [ 191 kala) ke mAdhyama se janatA ke samIpa jAtA hai aura janatA use nala kA pAnI nAma pradAna karatI hai / pratIta hotA hai ki bhagavAna kI vANI ko bhinna-bhinna jIvoM ke samIpa pahu~cA kara use sukhapUrvaka zravaNa yogya banAne Adi ke pavitra kArya meM apanI sevAyeM tathA sAmarthya samarpaNa karane ke kAraNa bhagavAna kI sArvavANI ko sArvArdhamAgadhI nAma prApta hotA hai / jaba mAgadhadeva usa bhagavadvANI kI sevA karate haiM, to mahAna AtmA kI sevA kA unheM yaha gaurava prApta hotA hai ki usa zreSTha vANI meM sevaka ke nAte unakA bhI nAma AtA hai / samavazaraNa meM jisa vANI ko sunakara bhavya jIva apanI bhava bAdhA ko dUra karane yogya bodha prApta karate haiM, vaha jinendra deva ke dvArA udbhUta huI hai aura mAgadha devoM ke sahakArya se bhavyoM ke samIpa pahu~cI hai| jaba usa vANI kI zrotAoM ko upalabdhi dvividha kAraNoM se hotI hai, taba dvitIya kAraNa ko usa kArya kA prAdhA zreya sthala dRSTi se diyA jAnA anucita pratIta nahIM hotaa| kalpanA ____ koI-koI yaha socate haiM ki rAjagiri jisa prAMta kI rAjadhAnI thI usa magadha deza kI bhASA ke adhika zabda bhagavAna kI divya dhvani meM rahe hoMge athavA bhagavAna prAkRta bhASA ke upabheda rUpa ardhamAgadhI nAma kI bhASA meM bolate the / samAdhAna ___ loka ruci ke paritoSa ke lie uparokta samAdhAna dete hue koI koI vyakti dekhe jAte haiM, kintu Agama kI pRSThabhUmi kA ukta samAdhAna ko Azraya nahIM hai / sUkSma tathA atIndriya viSayoM para sAdhikAra evaM nirdoSa prakAza DAlane kI kSamatAsaMpanna Agama kahatA hai ki bhagavAna kI vANI kisI eka bhASA meM sImita nahIM rhtii| sarva-vidyA ke Izvara sarvatra eka hI bhASA kA upayoga kareMge aura anya
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________________ 192 ] tIrthaMkara deza tathA prAMta kI bahusaMkhyaka janatA ke kalyANArtha apanI pUrva prayukta bhASA meM parivartana na kareMge yaha bAta anta karaNa ko anukUla pratIta nahIM hotI / udAharaNArtha bhagavAna jaba vipulAcala para virAjamAna the taba magadha kI mAgadhI bhASA meM vizeSa janakalyANa ko lakSya kara upadeza denA ucita dathA Avazyaka pratIta hotA hai, kintu mahIzUra (maisUra) prAMta meM bhavya jIvoM ke puNya se pahuMcane vAle ve parama pitA jinendradeva yadi kanar3I bhASA kA Azraya lekara tatva nirUpaNa kareM to adhika ucita bAta ho| jinendra deva kI saMpUrNa bAteM ucita aura nirdoSa hI hoMgI / aisI sthiti meM sarvatra sarvadA mAgadhI nAmakI prAMta vizeSa kI bhASA meM prabhu kA upadeza hotA hai, yaha mAnyatA sudRr3ha tarka para Azrita nahIM dikhtii| lokottara vANI __mahAna tapazcaryA, vizuddha samyagdarzana, paramayathAkhyAta cAritra, kevalajJAna Adi zreSTha sAmagrI kA sannidhAna prApta kara samudbhata hone vAlI saMpUrNa jIvoM ko zAzvatika zAMtidAyinI bhagavad vANI kI sAmAnya saMsArI prANiyoM kI bhASA se saMtulanA kara donoM ko samAna samajhane kA prayatna saphala nahIM ho sakatA / vaha vANI lokottara hai| lokottama yogirAja jinendra kI hai / saMsArI jana yogirAja kI vidyA, vibhUti aura sAmarthya kA leza bhI nahIM prApta kara sakate / reta kA eka kaNa aura parvata kaise samAna rUpa se vizAla kahe jA sakate haiM / mahAna tArkika vidvAna samaMtabhadra jinendra kI pravRttiyoM ke gaMbhIra ciMtana ke pazcAt isa pariNAma para pahuMcate haiM ki "jinendra ke kArya acitya haiM -" "dhIra ! tAvakamacityamIhitam" (74 svayaMbhU stotra) / unhoMne jinendra ke viSaya meM likhA hai : mAnuSIM prakRtimabhyatItavAn devatAsvapi ca devatA ytH| tenanAtha paramAsi devatA zreyase jinavRSa prasIda naH // 75 //
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 193 "he dharmanAtha jinendra ! Apane nirdoSa avasthA ko prApta kara mAnava prakRti kI sImA kA atikramaNa kiyA hai arthAt mAnava samAja meM pAI jAne vAlI apUrNatAoM tathA asamarthatAoM se Apa unmukta haiM / grApa devatAoM meM bhI deva svarUpa hai, isalie he svAmin prApa paramadevatA haiM / hama para kalyANa ke hetu prasanna hoM / " mahatva kI bAta yogiyoM kI adbhuta tapasyAoM ke prasAda se jo phala rUpa meM siddhiyA~ prApta hotI haiM, unase samasta vizva vismaya ke siMdhu meM DUba jAtA hai / samIkSaka siddhiyoM ke adbhuta paripAka ko dekhakara hatabuddhi bana jAtA hai / vaha yadi ina jinendroM kI utkRSTa ratnatraya dharma kI samArAdhanA ko dhyAna meM rakhe to camatkAroM ko dekha usakA mastaka zraddhA se vinaya mastaka hue binA na rahegA / dIkSA lekara kevalajJAna paryaMta mahA mauna ko svIkAra karane vAle tIrthaMkaroM kI vANI meM lokottara prabhAva pAyA jAtA tarka dRSTi se pUrNa saMgata tathA ucita hai / jaba bhagavAna kA prabhAmaMDala rUpa prAtihArya sahastra sUrya ke teja ko jItatA huA tathA samavazaraNa meM dina rAtri ke bhedoM ko dUra karatA huA bhavya jIvoM ko unake sAta bhava dikhAne vAle alaukika darpaNa kA kAma karatA hai, taba bhagavAna kI divyadhvani mahAna camatkAra pUrNa prabhAva dikhAve yaha pUrNatayA ucita hai / Agama AdhAra candraprabha kAvya meM divyadhvani ke viSaya meM likhA hai :-- sababhASA-svabhAvena dhvaninAtha jagad guruH / jagAda gaNinaH praznAditi tatvaM jinezvaraH / / 18 13 -1 // jagata ke guru candraprabha jinedra ne gaNadhara ke prazna para sarva bhASA rUpa svabhAva vAlI divyadhvani ke dvArA tatva kA upadeza diyA / harivaMzapurANa meM bhagavAna kI divyadhvani ko hRdaya aura karNa ke lie ##
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________________ 194 ] tIrthaMkara rasAyana likhA hai--"cetaH krnnrsaaynN"| unhoMne yaha bhI likhA jinabhASA'dhara-spaMdamaMtareNa vija bhitaa| tiryagdevamanuSyANAM dRSTi-moha-manIzat // 2--113 // proSTha kaMpana ke binA utpanna huI jinendra kI bhASA ne tiyaMca, deva tathA manuSyoM kA dRSTi sambandhI moha dUra kiyA thaa| pUjyapAda svAmI usa dhvani ke viSaya meM yaha kathana karate haiM : dhvanirapi yojanamekaM prajAyate shrotrhRdyhaarigNbhiirH| sasalilajaladharapaTaladhvanitamiva pravitatAnta-rAzAvalayaM // 21 // jinendra bhagavAna kI divyadhvani zrotra arthAt karNa tathA hRdaya ko sukhadAI tathA gaMbhIra hotI hai / vaha salila paripUrNa meghapaTala kI dhvani ke samAna digaMtara meM vyApta hotI huI eka yojana paryaMta pahu~catI hai| mahApurANakAra jinasenasvAmI kA kathana hai :ekatayopi yathaiva jalaughazcitraraso bhavati brumabhedAt / pAtravizeSavazAcca tathAyaM sarvavido dhvanirApa bahutvaM // 71--23 // jisa prakAra eka prakAra kA pAnI kA pravAha vRkSoM ke bheda se aneka rasa rUpa pariNita hotA hai, usI prakAra yaha sarvajJa deva kI divyadhvani eka rUpa hote hue pAtroM ke bheda se vividha rUpatA ko prApta hotI hai| ___ karnATaka bhASA ke jainavyAkaraNa meM yaha upayogI zloka AyA hai : gaMbhIra madhuraM manoharataraM doSavyapetaM hitaM / kaMThoSThAdivaco-nimittarahitaM no vAtarodhodgataM // spaSTaM tattadabhISTavastukathakaM niHzeSa-bhASAtmakaM / dUrAsannasamaM zamaM nirupamaM janaM vacaH pAtu naH // gambhIra, madhura, atyanta manohara, niSkalaMka, kalyANakArI, kaMThoSTha, tAlu Adi vacana utpatti ke nimitta kAraNoM se rahita,
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________________ tIrthakara pavana ke rodha binA utpanna huI, spaSTa, zrotAoM ke lie abhISTa tatva kA nirUpaNa karane vAlI sarvabhASA svarUpa, samIpa tathA dUravartI jIvoM ko samAna rUpa se sunAI par3ane vAlI, zAMtirasa se paripUrNa tathA upamA rahita jinendra bhagavAna kI divyadhvani hamArI rakSA kre| tiloyapaNNatti meM isa divyadhvani ke viSaya meM batAyA hai ki "yaha aThAraha mahAbhASA, sAta sau laghubhASA tathA aura bhI saMjJA jIvoM kI bhASA rUpa pariNata hotI hai / yaha tAlu, daMta, aoSTha aura kaMTha kI kriyA se rahita hokara eka hI samaya bhavya janoM ko divya upadeza detI hai".---"ekkakAlaM bhavvajaNe divvabhAsittaM" (4-602) / anakSarAtmaka dhvani bhagavAna kI divyadhvani prArambha meM anakSArAtmaka hotI hai, isalie usa samaya kevalI bhagavAna ke anubhaya vacanayoga mAnA hai / pazcAt zrotAoM ke karNapradeza ko prApta kara samyakjJAna ko utpanna karane se kevalI bhagavAna ke satyavAk yoga kA sadbhAva bhI Agama meM mAnA hai / gommaTasAra kI saMskRta TIkA meM isa prasaGga para yaha mahatvapUrNa bAta kahI hai' :-- sayogI kevalI kI divyadhvani ko kisa prakAra satya-anubhaya vacana yoga kahA hai ? kevalI kI divyadhvani utpanna hote hI anakSarAtmaka rahatI hai, isalie zrotAoM ke karNapradeza se sambandha hone ke samaya paryaMta anubhaya bhASApanA siddha hotA hai / isake pazcAt zrotAoM ke iSTa artha ke viSaya meM saMzaya AdikoM ke nirAkaraNa karane 1 sayogakevalidivyadhvaneH kathaM satyAnubhaya-vAgyogatvabhiti cet tanna tadutpattAvanakSarAtmakatvena zrotR-zrotrapradeza-prApti-samayaparyanta-manubhaya- bhASAtva siddheH / tadanaMtara ca zrotRjanAbhipretArtheSu saMzayAdi-nirAkaraNana sabhyagjJAnajanakatvena satyavAgyogatva-siddhezca tasyApi tadbhayatvaghaTanAt" pR0 488, gAthA 227 /
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________________ tIrthaMkara se tathA samyagjJAna ko utpanna karane se satya vacanayoga kA sadbhAva siddha hotA hai / isa prakAra kevalI ke satya aura anubhaya vacana yoga siddha hote haiN| isa kathana se jJAta hotA hai ki zrotAoM ke samIpa pahuMcane ke pUrva vANI anakSarAtmaka rahatI hai, pazcAt bhinna-bhinna zrotAoM kA Azraya pAkara vaha divyadhvani akSararUpatA ko dhAraNa karatI hai| svAmI samantabhadra ne jinendra kI vANI ko sarvabhASA svabhAva vAlI kahA hai| yathA :-- tava vAgamataM zrImatsarvabhASA-svabhAvakam / prINayatyamRtaM yadvaprANimAdhyApi saMsadi // zrI yukta tathA sarva-bhASA svabhAvavAlI ApakI amRtavANI samavazaraNa meM vyApta hokara, jisa prakAra amRta prANiyoM ko prAnanda pradAna karatA hai, usa prakAra jIvoM ko Anandita karatI hai / mahApurANakAra kA mata mahApurANakAra divyadhvani ko akSarAtmaka kahate hue isa prakAra pratipAdina karate haiM :-- devakRto dhvanirityasadetad devaguNasya tathA vihatiH syAt / sAkSara eva ca varNasamUhAnneva vinArthagati jagati syAt // 23--73 // koI loga kahate haiM ki divyadhvani devakRta hai, yaha kathana asamyak hai, kyoMki aisA manane se jinendra bhagavAna ke guNa kA vyAghAta hotA hai| vaha divyadhvani akSarAtmaka hI hai, (yahA~ 'hI' bAcaka 'eva' zabda vizeSa dhyAna dene yogya hai ) kAraNa akSaroM ke samUha ke binA loka meM artha kA bodha nahIM hotA hai / vIrasena svAmI kI dRSTi jayadhavalA TIkA meM jinasena svAmI ke guru zrI vIra senAcArya ne divyadhvani ke viSaya meM ye zabda kahe haiM--"kerisA sA (divya
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________________ tIrthakara [ 197 jjhuNI) ? savvabhAsAsaruvA, akkharANakkharappiyA, aNaMtattha-gabbhabIjapada-ghaDiyA-sarIrA" (pR0 126, bhAga 1) vaha divyadhvani kisa prakAra kI hai ? vaha sarvabhASA svarUpa hai / akSarAtmaka, anakSarAtmaka hai / ananta artha haiM garbha meM jisake aise bIja padoM se nirmita zarIra vAlI hai arthAt usameM bIjapadoM kA samudAya hai / / causaTha RddhiyoM meM bIja buddhi nAma kI Rddhi kA kathana AtA hai / usakA svarUpa rAjavArtika meM isa prakAra kahA hai--"jaihe hala ke dvArA samyaka prakAra taiyAra kI gaI upajAU bhami meM. yogya kAla meM boyA gayA eka bhI bIja bahuta bIjoM ko utpanna karatA hai, usI prakAra noiMdriyAvaraNa, zrutajJAnAvaraNa tathA vIryAntarAya karma ke kSayopazama ke prakarSa se eka bIja pada ke jJAna dvArA aneka padArthoM ko jAnane kI buddhi ko bIja buddhi kahate haiM"--"sukuSTa-sumathite kSetre sAravati kAlAdisahAyApekSaM bIjamekamuptaM yathA'nekabIjakoTipradaM bhavati tathA noiMdriyAvaraNa-zrutAvaraNa-vIryAntarAya-kSayopazamaprakarSe sati eka-bIjapadagrahaNAdaneka-padArtha-pratipattirbIja buddhiH" (pR0 143, adhyAya 3, satra 36) isa sambandha meM yaha kahA jAtA hai ki jinendradeva kI bIja pada yukta vANI ko gaNadharadeva bIja-buddhi RddhidhArI hone se avadhAraNa karake dvAdazAMga rUpa racanA karate haiM / isa prasaGga meM yaha bAta vicAra yogya hai ki prArambha meM bhagavAna kI vANI ko jhelakara gaNadhara deva dvAdazAMga kI racanA karate haiM, ataH usa vANI meM bIca padoM kA samAveza Avazyaka hai, jinake Azraya se cAra jJAnadhArI maharSi gaNadhara deva aGga-pUrvo kI racanA karane meM samartha hote haiM / vIra bhagavAna kI divyadhvani ko sunakara gautamasvAmI ne "bArahaMgANaM coddasapuvvANaM ca gaMthANamekkeNa ceva muhutteNa kameNa rayaNA kadA" (dhavalA DIkA bhAga 1, pR0 65)dvAdazAMga tathA caudaha pUrva rUpa grathoM kI eka muhUrta meM krama se racanA kI / isake pazcAt bhI to mahAvIra bhagavAna kI divyadhvani khiratI rahI hai|
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________________ 198 ] tIrthakara zrota maNDalI ko gaNadharadeva dvArA divyadhvani ke samaya ke pazcAt upadeza prApta hotA hai| jaba divyadhvani khiratI hai, taba manuSyoM ke sivAya saMjJI paMcendriya tiryaca, devAdi bhI apanI apanI bhASAoM meM artha ko samajhate haiM, isase vIrasenasvAmI ne usa divyavANI ko 'savvabhASA-saruvA'--'sarva-bhASAsvarUpA' bhI kahA hai / usa divyavANI kI yaha alaukikatA hai ki gaNadharadeva sadRza mahAna jJAna ke sindhu bhI apane lie amUlya nidhi prApta karate haiM tathA mahAna maMdamati prANI sarpa, gAya, vyAghra, kapota, haMsAdi pazu bhI apane apane yogya sAmagrI prApta karate haiN| tAtparya uparokta samasta kathana para gambhIra vicAra tathA samanvayAtmaka dRSTi DAlane para pratIta hotA hai, ki jinendra kI divyadhvani alaukika hai; anupama hai aura Azcaryaprada hai / usake samAna vizva meM koI anya vANI nahIM hai / vANI kI lokottaratA meM kAraNa tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kA tribhuvana vaMdita ananta sAmarthya samalaMkRta vyaktitva hai / zreSTha sAmarthyadhArI gaNadharadeva, mahAna mahimAzAlI surendra Adi bhI prabhu kI apUrva zakti se prabhAvita hote haiM / yoga ke dvArA jo camatkAraprada phala dikhAI par3atA hai, vaha sthUla dRSTi vAloM kI samajha meM meM nahIM AtA, ataeva ve vismaya sAgarameM DUbe hI rahate haiN| divyadhvani tIrthaMkara prakRti ke vipAka kI sabase mahatvapUrNa vastu hai, kAraNa ukta karma kA baMdha karate samaya kevalI, zrutakevalI ke pAdamUla meM yahI bhAvanA kA bIja boyA gayA thA, ki isa bIja se aisA vRkSa bane, jo samasta proNiyoM ko saccI zAMti tathA mukti kA maGgala saMdeza pradAna kara sake / manuSya-paryAyarUpI bhUmi meM boyA gayA yaha tIrthaMkara prakRtirUpa bIja anya sAdhana-sAmagrI pAkara kevalI kI avasthA meM apanA vaibhava, tathA paripUrNa vikAsa dikhAtA huA trailokya ke samasta jIvoM ko vismaya meM DAlatA hai /
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 199 Aja bhagavAna ne icchAoM kA abhAva kara diyA hai, phira bhI unake upadeza Adi kArya aise lagate haiM, mAnoM ve icchAoM dvArA prerita hoN| isakA yathArtha meM samAdhAna yaha hai ki pUrva kI icchAoM ke prasAda se abhI kArya hotA hai / jaise ghar3I meM cAbhI bharane ke pazcAt baha ghar3I apane Apa calatI hai, usI prakAra tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha karate samaya jina kalyANakArI bhAvoM kA saMgraha kiyA gayA thA, ve hI bIja anantaguNita hokara vikAsa ko prApta hue haiN| ataH kevalI ko avasthA meM pUrva saMcita pavitra bhAvanA ke anusAra saba jIvoM ko kalyANakArI sAmagrI prApta hotI hai / kalpavRkSa-tulya-vAraNI hameM to divyadhvani kalpavRkSa tulya pratIta hotI hai / kalpavRkSa se icchita vastuoM kI prApti hotI hai| isI prakAra usa divyavANI ke dvArA AtmA kI samasta kAmanAoM kI pUrti hotI hai / jitanI bhI zaMkAe~ mana meM utpanna hotI haiM, unakA samAdhAna kSaNamAtra meM ho jAtA hai / divyadhvani ke viSaya meM kundakundAcArya ke sUtrAtmaka ye zabda bar3e mahatvapUrNa pratIta hote haiM-tihuvaNa hida-madhura-visada-vakkANaM" arthAt divyadhvani ke dvArA tribhuvana ke samasta bhavya jIvoM ko hitakArI, priya tathA spaSTa upadeza prApta hotA hai / jaba chadmAstha tathA bAla avasthA vAle mahAvIra prabhu ke upadeza ke binA hI do cAraNa RdvidhArI mahAmuniyoM kI sUkSma zaMkA dUra huI thI, taba kevalajJAna, kevaladarzanAdi sAmagrI saMyukta tIrthaMkara prakRti ke pUrNa vipAka hone para usa divyadhvani ke dvArA samasta jIvoM ko unakI bhASAoM meM tatvabodha ho jAtA hai, yaha bAta tanika bhI zaMkA yogya nahIM dikhatI hai / isa divyadhvani ke viSaya meM dharmazarmAbhyudaya kA yaha padya bar3A madhura tathA bhAvapUrNa pratIta hotA hai : sarvA bhutamayI sRSTiH sudhAvRSTizca karNayoH / prAvartata tatAvANI sarvavidyezvarAdvibhoH // 21-7 //
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________________ 200 ] tIrthakara sarvavidyAoM ke Izvara jinendra bhagavAna se sarva prakAra se Azcaryaprada sRSTi rUpa tathA karNoM ke lie sudhAvRSTi sadRza divyadhvani utpanna huii| divyadhvani kA kAla gommaTasAra jIvakAMDa kI saMskRta TIkA meM likhA hai; ki tIrthaMkara kI divyadhvani prabhAta, madhyAnha, sAyaMkAla tathA madhyarAtri ke samaya cAra-cAra bAra chaha-chaha ghaTikA kAlaparyaMta arthAt do ghaMTA, caubIsa miniTa taka pratidina niyama se khiratI hai| isake sivAya gaNadhara, cakravartI, indra sadRza vizeSa puNyazAlI vyakti ke Agamana hone para unake praznoM ke uttara ke lie bhI divyadhvani khiratI hai / isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki una viziSTa puNyAdhikAriyoM ke saMdeha dUra hone para dharmabhAvanA bar3hegI aura usase mokSamArga kI dezanA kA pracAra hogA, jo dharma tIrthaMkara kI tatva pratipAdanA kI pUrti svarUpa hogI / jIvakANDa kI TIkA meM ye zabda Ae haiM---"ghAtikarma-kSayAnaMtara-kevalajJAnasahotpannatIrthakaratvapuNyAtizaya-vijR bhitamahimnaH tIrthakarasya pUrvanha-madhyAnhAparAnhArdharAtriSu SaT-SaT ghaTikAkAlaparyanta dvAdazagaNasabhAmadhye svabhAvato divyadhvani-rudracchati / anyakAlepi gaNadhara zakra-cakradharapraznAnaMtaraM codbhavati / evaM samudbhUto divyadhvaniH samastAsannazrotR-gaNAnuddizya uttamakSamAdilakSaNaM ratnatrayAtmakaM vA dharma kathayati" (pRSTha 761) / jayadhavalA TIkA meM likhA hai ki yaha divyadhvani prAtaH madhyAnha tathA sAyaMkAla rUpa tIna saMdhyAoM meM chaha-chaha ghar3I paryanta khiratI hai-"tisaMjjhU-visaya-chaghaDiyAsu NiraMtaraM payaTTamANiya" (pRSTha 126, bhAga 1) / tiloyapaNNatti meM bhI tIna saMsthAoM meM kula milAkara navamuhUrta paryanta divyadhvani khirane kA ullekha hai| pagadIe akkhalipo saMjhattidayammi NavamahattANi / Nissaradi NisvamANo divajhaNI jAva joyaNayaM // 4--103 / /
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 201 tiloyapaNNati meM yaha bhI kahA hai ki ''gaNadhara, indra tathA cakravartI ke praznAnurUpa artha ke nirUpaNArtha yaha divyadhvani zeSa samayoM meM bhI nikalatI hai / yaha bhavya jIvoM ko chaha, dravya, nau padArtha, pA~ca astikAya aura sAta tatvoM kA nAnA prakAra ke hetuoM dvArA nirUpaNa karatI hai" (bhAga 1, pRSTha 263) / zaMkA gommaTasAra ke kathanAnusAra madhyarAtri ko divyadhvani khirane para yaha zaMkA kI jA sakatI hai ki madhyarAtri ko to jIva nidrA ke vazIbhUta rahate haiM, usa samaya usa divyavANI ke khirane se kyA upayoga hogA? samAdhAna samavazaraNa meM bhagavAna ke prabhAmaMDala ke prabhAva se dina aura rAtri kA bheda nahIM rahatA / vahA~ nidrA kI bAdhA bhI nahIM hotii| ___ munisuvratakAvya meM likhA hai :-- strI-bAla-vRddhanivahopi sukhaM sabhA tAmaMtarmuhUrtasamayAMtarataH prayAti / niryAti ca prabhu-mAhAtmyA'zritAnAM nidrA-mRti-prasava-zoka-rajAdayo n|| strI, bAlaka, tathA vRddha samudAya usa samavazaraNa meM aMtamahUrta ke bhItara hI AnandapUrvaka Ate the tathA jAte the; arthAt sabhI jIva vahA~ sukhapUrvaka zIghra Ate jAte the| bhagavAna tIrthaMkara prabhu ke mAhAtmya se samavazaraNa meM Ane vAloM ko nidrA, mRtyu prasava tathA zoka rogAdika nahIM hote the / tIrthaMkara ke guNa bhagavAna ke ananta jJAna, ananta darzana, ananta sukha tathA anantavIrya rUpa ananta catuSTaya pAe jAte haiM / isa prakAra dasa janmatizaya, dasa kevalajJAna ke atizaya, caturdaza devakRta atizaya,
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________________ 202 ] tIrthakara aSTa prAtihArya tathA ananta catuSTaya milakara tIrthaMkara arahata ka chiyAlIsa guNa mAne gae haiM / ghAtiyA catuSTaya ke naSTa hone para bhagavAna yathArtha meM nirdoSa padavI ke adhikArI banate haiN| kevalajJAna utpanna hone ke pUrva prabhu agaNita guNoM ke bhaNDAra rahate hue bhI pUrNa nirdoSa nahIM kahe jA sakate / janasAdhAraNa meM yaha bAta pracalita bhI hai ki bhagavAna ke sivAya dUsarA koI pUrNa nirdoSa nahIM ho sakatA / jagat meM kisI ko sadoSa, kisI ko nirdoSa kahA jAtA hai, yaha sthUla rUpa se sAkSepa kathana hai / vAstava meM doSoM ke guru mohanIya ke rahate hue kaise nirdoSapanA kahA jA sakatA hai ? yadi zAMta aura vItarAga bhAva se tatva kA vicAra kiyA jAya, to jinendradeva hI nirdoSa kahe jAveMge / viSayoM ke yA indriyoM ke dAsa, kAmavasanA ke adhIna rahane vAle parigrahAsakta nirdoSa nahIM ho sakate / bhakta-jana una vibhUti sampanna parigrahI AtmAoM kI kitanI bhI stuti kareM, unameM guNa nahIM prA sakate / eka kavi ne kahA hai : bar3e na haje gunana binu birada bar3AI paay| kahata dhatUre soM kanaka gahano gaDhagho na jAya // guNoM ke abhAva meM stuti prApta karane se koI vAstava meM bar3A nahIM bana sakatA hai / dhatUre ko kanaka kahate haiM / suvarNa kA paryAyavAcI zabda yadyapi dhatUre ke lie prayukta hotA hai, kintu usameM suvarNa kA guNa nahIM hai, ataH usase bhUSaNa nahIM banAe jAte / isa prakAza meM sacce deva Adi kA nirNaya kiyA jA sakatA hai / arahaMta bhagavAna meM ina 18 doSoM kA abhAva hotA hai : janma jarA tirakhA chudhA vismaya prArata kheda / roka zoka mada moha bhaya, nidrA cintA sveda // rAga dveSa aru maraNa juta, ye aSTadAza doya / .. nahiM hote parahaMta ke so chabi lAyaka mokha // jinendra bhagavAna meM doSoM kA sarvathA abhAva Azcaryaprada lagatA hai| vividha sarAgI dharmoM kA tathA unake AzrayarUpa ArAdhyoM
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 203 kA svarUpa moha, bhaya tathA pakSapAta tyAga karake dekhane para vidita hogA, ki ukta aSTAdaza doSoM meM se aneka doSa unameM pAe jAte haiM / jinendradeva meM doSoM ke prabhAva kA kAraNa bhaktAmarastotra meM bar3I manojJa paddhati dvArA samajhAyA gayA hai / prAcArya mAnatuGga kahate haiM ko diyo'tra yadi nAma guNairazeSaH / :--- tvaM saMzrito niravakAzatayA munIza / doSa rUpAtta - vividhAzrayajAta garveH svapnAntarepi na kadAcidapIkSitosi // / 27 // he munIndra ! zranyatra avakAza na milane se ApameM samasta guNoM ne nivAsa kiyA hai, isameM vismaya - Azcarya kI koI bAta nahIM hai / doSoM ko jagat meM aneka sthAna nivAsa yogya mila jAne se garva utpanna ho gayA hai, ataH una doSoM ne svapna meM bhI grApakI grora dRSTi nahIM dI hai / yahA~ koI bhinna sampradAyavAdI kaha sakatA hai, ki jinendra tIrthaMkara ko hI kyoM nirdoSa kahA jAya ? hamArA jo prArAdhya hai vahI nirdoSa hai / aisI zaMkA kA samAdhAna AcArya samantabhadra kI isa yuktiyukta kathana se hotA hai sa tvamevAsi nirdoSa yukziAstrA'virodhivAk / ' he vIra bhagavAna ! vaha nirdoSapanA Apa meM hI hai, kyoMki ApakI vANI yukti tathA Agama ke aviruddha hai / isa para punaH prazna hotA hai ki yaha bAta kaise jAnI jAya, ki ApakA kathana yukti - zAstra ke avirodhI hai ? isakA uttara padya ke uttarArdha meM diyA hai :-~~ pravirodhI yadiSTaM te prasiddhena na bAdhyate / / devAgama stotra // 6 jo bAta Apako iSTa hai, abhimata hai, vaha pratyakSa anumAnAdi pramANoM dvArA khaNDita nahIM hotI hai / vAstava meM syAdvAdazAsana eka abhedya kilA hai, jisa para ekAntavAda ke gole koI bhI asara nahIM
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________________ 204 ] tIrthaMkara kara sakate haiN| jisameM vicArazakti hai, vaha svastha mana tathA mastiSka pUrvaka jinendra kI vANI kI vizva ke darzanoM ke sAtha tulanA karake dekha sakatA hai, ki jinendra kA kathana samanta-bhadra hai; sarvAgINa kalyANapUrNa hai| usameM pUrNatayA nirvikAratA hai| nirvikAra-mudrA bhagavAna jinendra kI vItarAga mudrA kA sUkSmatayA nirIkSaNa karane para hRdaya svayameva svIkAra karatA hai, ki usake dvArA bhagavAna meM rAga, dveSa, moha, krodha, kAma, lobha, mada, matsara Adi vikAroM kA abhAva spaSTa sUcita hotA hai / krodha mAnAdi aMtavikAroM ke sadbhAva meM unake cinha bhRkuTI vikAra, raktanetratA, zastrAdi dhAraNa karanA Adi dekhe jAte haiM / kAminI kA saGga parityAga karane se kAmAdi vikAroM kA abhAva sUcita hotA hai / AbhUSaNAdi kA tyAga karane se hRdaya kI nirmalatA spaSTa hotI hai / aMtarmukhI vRtti batAtI hai ki ve Atmajyoti ke darzana meM nimagna haiM / parama ahiMsA tathA zreSTha karuNA se hRdaya samalaMkRta hai tathA samasta vizva ke mitra talya hai| zatra nAma kI vastu unake samakSa nahIM hai / zatrutA kA mUla kAraNa krodha kA kSaya ho cukA hai, isalie zastrAdi se koI prayojana nahIM hai / svAvalambI hone se unane vastrAdi kA tyAga kara diyA hai| isa prakAra jinendra bhagavAna kI mUrti kA gambhIratA pUrvaka sUkSma nirIkSaNa karane para niSpakSa tathA sahRdaya vicAraka ke mana meM yaha bAta svayameva a~ca jAyagI, ki saccI nirvikAra, nirdoSa tathA sAtvika bhAvoM ko preraNA dene vAlI jinendra bhagavAna kI mUrti hai / bhakti tathA dharma ke mohavaza koI-koI hiMsA, jhUTha, corI, parastrIsevaka, dhana saMgrahAdi pApoM ko burA mAnate hue bhI bhagavAna meM unakA sadbhAva svIkAra karate haiM tathA unako paramAtmA bhI kahate haiM / nyAya kI kasauTI para yaha vicAra ucita nahIM pratIta hogaa| vikAroM kA
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________________ tIrthakara [ 205 sadbhAva hI batAtA hai ki unase yukta prAtmA janasAdhAraNa ke samAna hai| use zuddha paramAtmA kahanA juganU ko yA dIpaka ko sUrya kahakara usakI stuti karanA hai| jinendra tIrthaMkara kI mUrti meM eka vizeSatA dRzyamAna hotI hai ki ve prabhu brahmadarzana kI mudrA meM haiM / san 1656 ke akTUbara mAsa meM jApAna meM hamase eka vyakti ne pUchA thA--buddha kI mUrti bhI zAMta hai, mahAvIra kI mUrti bhI zAMta hai| unameM aMtara kyA hai ? / hamane apane pAsa ke mahAvIra bhagavAna ke citra ko dikhAkara batAyA thA, ki mahAvIra bhagavAna bhItara dekhate haiM, buddhadeva bAhara dekhate haiM / buddhadeva kI upadeza mudrA yA abhaya mudrA isake pramANa haiM ki bahirjagat kI aora buddha kI dRSTi hai / anya kautuka, krIr3A Adi mudrA yukta bhagavAna kI mUrti kA yoga-mudrA yukta dhyAnamayI pratimA ke sAtha tulanA kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| unakA antara atyanta spaSTa hai / jinendramati kI vItarAgatA, pavitratA, zAMti tathA AtmasaMyama ke prakAza se pradIpta hotI hai / unakI mudrA prazAMta, prAdhyAtmika svAsthya samalaMkRta kRtakRtya yogI kI hai| isa prakAra unakA antara spaSTa hai| stuti kA prayojana ? ____ isa prasaGga meM sahaja hI yaha prazna utpanna hotA hai ki bhagavAna RSabhadeva Adi tIrthaMkara kevalajJAna utpanna hone para vItarAga ho cuke / ve na stuti se prasanna hote aura na niMdA se unako krodha hI utpanna hotA hai / aisI sthiti meM unakI stuti ko kyoM jaina paramparA meM sthAna diyA gayA hai ? isa prazna ke samAdhAna meM AcArya samantabhadra ne likhA hai ki Apake stotra, stavana ke dvArA mana se malina bhAva dUra hote haiM / isa Atma nirmalatA kI prApti ke lie jinendra kI stuti, ArAdhanA kI
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________________ 206 ] tIrthakara jAtI hai| bhagavAna ke guNoM ke citavana se pavitra bhAva hote haiM, isase jIvana ujjvala banatA hai, isa kAraNa bhagavAna kI abhivaMdanA kI jAtI hai / vRkSa ke nIce jAne se binA mA~ge svayaM chAyA prApta hotI hai, isalie jinendra kA zaraNa grahaNa karane se svayameva pavitratA prApta hotI hai, jisake pIche samRddhiyA~ bhI cakkara lagAtI haiM / mahAkavi dhanaMjaya kI ukti kitanI mArmika hai :iti stuti deva vidhAya dainanyAt varaM na yAce tvamupekSakosi / chAyAM tarUM saMzrayataH svataH syAt kazchAyayA yaacityaa''tmlaabh-||38|| he RSabhanAtha jinendra ! isa prakAra ApakA viSApahAra-stotra dvArA stavana karane ke pazcAt maiM Apase kisI prakAra ke vara kI yAcanA nahIM karatA huuN| kavi ke isa kathana para zaMkA hotI hai ki bhaktipUrvaka bhagavAna kA guNagAna karane ke bAda unase prasAda pAne kI prArthanA karane meM kyoM pramAda karate ho ? unase phala kI prArthanA karanA to bhakta kA adhikAra hai| isa AzaMkA ko dUra karate hue kavi kahate haiM- taru kA Azraya lene vAlA svayameva chAyA ko prApta karatA hai, ataeva chAyA kI yAcanA karane se kyA lAbha hai ? stutikAra AcAryoM, kaviyoM tathA saMtoM ne vividha rUpa se jinendra kA guNagAna kiyA hai, kintu usakA aMtastatva yahI hai ki Iza ke guNaciMtana dvArA vicArazuddhi hote haiM aura vyakti kA ujjvala bhaviSya usakI parizuddha tathA sAtvika cittavRtti para nirbhara hai; ataeva prakArAntara se sundara bhAgya nirmANa meM bhagavAna kA sambandha kathana karanA anucita nahIM hai / ahaMna kI prasiddhi __ anya sampradAya meM kevalI zabda ke sthAna meM jinendradeva kI bhaIn yA arihaMta rUpa meM prasiddhi hai / Rgveda meM arhan kA ullekha
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________________ tIrthakara [ 207 AyA hai' "arhan idaM dayase vizvamabhvam" / mudrArAkSasa nATaka meM arhanta ke zAsana ko svIkAra kro| ye moha vyAdhi ke vaidya haiM aisA ullekha AyA hai / mohavAhi-vejjANaM alihaMtANaM sAsaNaM paDivajjaha / " hanumannATaka meM likhA hai---"arhan ityatha jainazAsanaratA":jainazAsana ke bhakta apane ArAdhya deva ko arhana' kahate haiM / yaha arihaMta zabda guNavAcaka hai| jo bhI vyakti cAra ghAtiyA karmoM kA vinAza karatA hai va arihaMta bana jAtA hai / ataH yaha zabda vyaktigata na hokara guNavAcaka hai / araMhata zabda bhI gaMbhIra artha pUrNa hai / ' a kA artha hai 'viSNu' / 'akAro viSNunAma syAt' / kevalI bhagavAna kevalajJAna ke dvArA sarvatra vyApta haiM ataH a kA artha hogA kevalI bhagavAna / 'ra' kA artha hai roga / koza meM kahA hai"rAgaH bale rave" ityAdi / 'ha' hanana karanevAle kA vAcaka hai / harSe ca hanane haH syAt / 'ta' zUravIra kA vAcaka hai| kahA bhI hai 'zare caure ca taH proktaH / ' arihaMta kA vAcyArtha dhavala grantha meM 'arihaMtANaM' para prakAza DAlate hue likhA hai "ari hananAt arihaMtA / naraka-tiryakkumAnuSya-pretAvAsagatAzeSaduHkha-prApti-nimittatvAt arirmohaH / tasyArehananAdarihantA / arthAt ari ke nAza karane se arihaMta haiN| naraka, niryaca, kumAnuSa, preta ina paryAyoM meM nivAsa karane se hone vAle samasta duHkhoM kI prApti kAnimitta kAraNa hone se moha ko ari arthAt zatru kahA hai / usa mohazatru kA nAza karane se arihaMta haiN| 1 A Vedic Reader by Macdonell P. 63 2 mudrArAkSasa aMka 4 3 zAkaTAyana ne vyAkaraNa meM 'jino'han' (303) sUtra meM ahaMna ko jina kA paryAyavAcI kahA hai / 4 carcAsAgara /
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________________ 208 ] tIrthakara anyakarma mohanIya karma ke AdhIna haiM, kyoMki mohanIya karma ke binA zeSa karma apanA kArya karane meM samartha nahIM hote / bArahaveM kSINamoha guNasthAna kI prApti hone para paMca jJAnAvaraNa, paMja aMtarAya tathA darzanAvaraNa catuSTaya zIghra naSTa ho jAte haiM aura kSINamohI AtmA kevalI, snAtaka, paramAtmA, jinendra bana jAtA hai| "rajohananAdvA arihantA / jJAnadagAvaraNAni rajAMsIva bahiraGgAntaraGgA-zeSa-trikAlagocarAnantArtha-vyaMjana-pariNAmAtmaka-vastuviSaya-bodhAnubhava-pratibaMdhakatvAt rajA~si ---athavA raja kA nAza karane se arihaMta haiM / jJAnAvaraNa tathA darzanAvaraNa raja ke samAna haiM / bAhya tathA antaraGga samasta trikAlagocara ananta arthaparyAya aura vyaJjana paryAya svarUpa vastuoM ko viSaya karanevAle bodha tathA anubhava ke pratibaMdhaka hone se ve jJAnAvaraNa darzanAvaraNa raja haiN| mohanIya karma bhI raja hai, kyoMki jisa prakAra jinakA mukha bhasma se vyApta hotA hai unameM jimha bhAva arthAt kArya kI mandatA dekhI jAtI hai / usI prakAra moha se jinakA AtmA vyApta ho rahA hai unake bhI jimha bhAva dekhA jAtA hai arthAt unakI svAnubhUti meM kAlusya, mandatA yA kuTilatA pAI jAtI hai| ina tIna karmoM ke kSaya ke sAtha antarAya kA nAza avazyambhAvI hai| ataeva ukta rajoM ke nAza karane se arihaMta haiN| 'rahasyAbhAvAdvA arihaMtA / rahasyamaMtarAyaH, tasya zeSAghAtitritayavinAzAvinAbhAvino bhraSTavIjavanniHzaktIkRtAghAti-karmaNo hananAdarihaMtA |'--rhsy kA abhAva karane se arihaMta haiM / aMtarAya karma rahasya hai| usakA jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa tathA mohanIya ke kSaya ke sAtha avinAbhAva hai aMtarAya ke nAza hone para aghAtiyA karma bhraSTabIja ke samAna zakti rahita ho jAte haiM; ataeva aMtarAya ke kSaya se arihaMta kahate haiN| arihaMta arthAt arhanta bhagavAna ko arhan bhI kahate haiM / "atizayapUjArhatvAdvArhantaH /
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________________ tIrthakara [ 209 svargAvataraNa- janmAbhiSeka- pariniSkramaNa-kevalajJAnotpatti- parinirvANeSu devakRtAnAM pUjanAM devAsura-mAnavaprAptapUjAbhyo'dhikatvAdatizayAnA-mahatvAdyogyatvAdahantaH"--atizaya yukta pUjA ko prApta hone se arhanta haiM / svAgavitaraNa, janmAbhiSeka, pariniSkramaNa arthAt dIkSA, kevalajJAna kI utpatti tathA parinirvANarUpa kalyANakoM meM devakRta pUjAe~ sura, asura, mAnavoM kI pUjAtroM se adhika hone se atizayoM ke arha arthAt yogya hone se arhanta haiM / mUlAcAra meM kahA hai : arahaMti NamokkAraM arihA pUjA suruttamA loe / rajahaMtA arihaMti ya arahaMtA teraNa uccaMde // 505 // jo namaskAra karane yogya haiM, pUjA ke arha arthAt yogya haiM, loka meM devoM meM uttama haiM; rAja arthAt jJAnAvaraNa darzanAvaraNa ke nAza karane vAle haiM athavA ari arthAt mohanIya aura aMtarAya ke nAza karane vAle haiM, isase arahaMta kahate haiM / TIkAkAra AcArya vasunaMdi siddhAnta cakravartI likhate haiM :--"yeneha kAraNenetthaMbhUtAstenArhantaH sarvajJAH sarvalokanAthA lokesminnu cyante / " ve ina kAraNoM se isa prakAra hai ataeva unako arhanta, sarvajJa, sarvaloka ke nAtha isa loka meM kahate haiN| kevalI bhagavAna ko aMtaraGga karmakSaya kI dRSTi se 'arihaMta' kahate haiN| unakI samavazaraNa meM zataindra pUjA karate haiM isa dRSTi se unako arahaMta kahate haiM / mUlAcAra meM kahA hai :-- arihaMti vaMdaNa-NamaMsaNANi arihaMti puuy-skkaarN| arihaMti siddhigamaNaM arahaMtA teNa uccaMti // vaMdanA tathA namaskAra ke yogya haiM, pUjA-satkAra ke yogya haiM, siddhigamana ke yogya haiM, isase inako 'arahaMta' (ahaMt) kahate haiM / 1 arahaMta zabda ke gaurava kI carcA karate hue kAzI vizvavidyAlaya ke eka vaidika zAstrajJa prophesara ne kahA thA-"jaina zAstrakAroM ne anaMta guNoM ke bhaNDAra paramAtmA ke paryAyavAcI arahaMta zabda dvArA bhagavAna kI aparimita vizeSatAoM kI ora dRSTi DAlatI hai| anya dharmoM meM prayukta nAmoM
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________________ 210 ] tIrthakara donoM pATha ThIka haiM __ kabhI-kabhI yaha zaMkA utpanna hotI hai ki 'Namo arihaMtANaM' pATha ThIka hai yA 'Namo arahaMtANaM' ? uparokta vivecana ke prakAza meM yaha vidita hotA hai ki donoM pATha samyak haiM / mahatva kI bAta bRhatpratikramaNa pATha ke sUtra meM gautamagaNadhara batAte haiM ki 'suttassa mUlapadANamaccAsaNadAe' arthAt Agama ke mUlapadoM meM hInatAkRta jo doSa utpanna huA hai usakA maiM pratikramaNa karanA cAhatA hU~ / prabhAcandrAcArya ke TIkA meM ye zabda Ae haiM :--'sUtrasya aAgamasya sambandhinAM mUlapadAnAM pradhAnapadAnAmatyAsAdanatA hInatA tasyAM satyAM yaH kazcidutpanno doSastaM pratikramitumicchAmi / ' isakA udAharaNa dete hue ve kahate haiM---"taM jahA NamokkArapade Namo arahaMtANAmityAdilakSaNe paMcanamaskArapade yA'tyAsAdanatA tasyAM arahaMtapade ityAdi arhadA-dInAM vAcake pade yA'tyAsAdanatA tasyAM maGgalapade cattArimaGgala mityAdilakSaNe, loguttamapade cattAri loguttamA ityAdi svarUpe, saraNapade-cattArisaraNaM pavvajjAmi ityAdi lakSaNe" (pRSTha 136) / isameM ullekhanIya bAta yaha hai ki gautamasvAmI NamokkArapada ke dvArA Namo arahaMtANaM ityAdi paMca namaskAra pada kA saMketa karate haiN| isase yaha 'Namo arahaMtANaM' Adi pada rUpa namaskAra maMtra SaTkhaMDAgama sUtrakAra bhUtabali-puSpadaMta kRta hai yaha dhAraNA bhrAMta pramANita hotI hai / isake pazcAt 'arahaMtapade' zabda kA prayoga AyA hai, 'arihaMta pade' zabda nahIM hai| meM kevala eka hI guNa prakAza meM AtA hai| jaise buddha zabda prabhu kI jJAnajyoti ko sUcita karatA hai / arahaMta kA bhAva hai pUjanIya, yogya Adorable, Worthy / kisI ko Worthy kahane se aneka guNapuJja kA saddhAva vyakta hotA hai / ataeva arahaMta zabda vyApaka tathA gambhIra hai|
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________________ tIrthakara [ 211 donoM pATha bhinna-bhinna dRSTiyoM se samyak hai / sUkSma vicAra se jJAta hogA, ki bArahaveM guNasthAna ke aMta meM bhagavAna ari samUha kA kSaya karane se arihaMta ho ge| isake anantara surendrAdi pAkara jaba kevalajJAna kalyANaka kI pUjA karate haiM, taba arihaMti pUyasakkAra' isa dRSTi se unako arhanta kaheMgeM / prAkRtabhASA meM usakA 'arahaMta' rUpa pAyA jAtA hai| prAcIna ullekha ____ Namo arihaMtANaM' rUpa paMcanamaskAra maMtra kA bhUtavali-puSpadaMtAcArya ke pahale sadbhAva thA isake pramANa upalabdha hote haiN| mUlArAdhanA nAma kI bhagavatI ArAdhanA para racita TIkA meM pRSTha 2 para yaha mahatvapUrNa ullekha pAyA hai, ki sAmAyika Adi aGga bAhya Agama meM, tathA loka bindusAra hai aMta meM jinake, aise caudaha pUrva sAhitya ke prArambha meM gautama gaNadhara ne 'Namo arahaMtANaM' ityAdi rUpa se paMcanamaskAra pATha likhA hai / jaba gaNadharadeva racita aMga tathA aMgabAhya sAhitya meM Namo arahaMtANaM ityAdi maGgala rUpa se kahe gae haiM, to phira inakI pracalita mAnyatA nirdoSa rahatI hai, jisameM yaha par3hA jAtA hai "anAdimUlamaMtroyam" / mUlArAdhanA TIkA ke ye zabda dhyAna dene yogya hai "yadye vaM sakalaM zrutasya sAmayikAderlokabindusArAntasyAdau maMgalaM kurvadbhirgaNadharaiH", "Namo arahaMtANamityAdinA kathaM paMcAnAM namaskAraH kRtaH ?" pajjuvAsa kA rUpa bRhatpratikramaNa pATha meM doSa zuddhi ke lie gautama gaNadhara ne yaha likhA hai "mUlaguNesu uttaraguNesu aikkamo jAva arahaMtANaM bhayavaMtANaM pajjuvAsaM karemi tAvakAyaM (vosirAmi) (pR0 151) / " TIkAkAra pajjuvAsa arthAt paypAsanA kA svarUpa isa prakAra kahate haiM ki 324 ucchavAsoM dvArA 108 bAra paMcanamaskAra mantra kA uccAraNa
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________________ 212 ] tIrthaMkara kare / TIkAkAra prabhAcandra AcArya ke zabda isa prakAra haiM "pajjuvAsaM karemi--ekAgreNa hi vizuddhena manasA caturviMzatyuttara--zatatrayAdhucchavAsairaSTottarazatAdivArAn paMcanamaskAroccAraNamarhatA~ pardUpAsanakaraNaM tadyAvat kAlaM karomi paMcanamaskAra maMtra kA tIna ucchvAsa meM pATha karane kA muniyoM ke prAcAra granthoM meM pratikramaNa prAyazcittAdi ke lie ullekha pAyA jAtA hai| munijIvana kA mUla mahAmaMtra muni jIvana ke lie jaise 28 mUlaguNa prANarUpa haiM, isI prakAra yaha mUlamaMtra bhI atyanta Avazyaka hai / paiMtIsa akSarAtmaka yaha mUlamantra jaina upAsaka ke tathA zramaNa jIvana ke liye Avazyaka hai| bhrAMta dhAraNA prAcArya bhUtavali, puSpadaMta ke dvArA isakI racanA huI yaha mAnanA "jIvaTThANa sUtra" ke nibaddha-anibaddha bhedayukta maGgala carcA ke AdhAra para kahA jAtA hai / yaha bhI vicAra tarkasaGgata nahIM hai / jIvaTThANa kI carcA para Adarza prati ke AdhAra se vicAra kiyA jAya, to vidita hogA ki vIrasenAcArya ne svayaM NamokAramaMtra ko bhUtabali-puSpadantAcArya racita nahIM mAnA hai / alaMkAra citAmaNi meM anya granthakAra racita maGgala ko anibaddha kahA hai "parakRtamanibaddha" / jIvaTThANa grantha kA vizeSaNa vAkya hai "idaM puNa jIvaTThANaM NibaddhamaGgalaM" pR0 41 / bhrama se loga 'nibaddhaM maGgalaM yasmin tat' isa prakAra artha vismaraNa kara pAribhASika nibaddha maMgala mAna baiThate haiM / jIvaTThANa grantha ke Adi meM maGgala hai / svayaM grantha ko hI nibaddhamaGgala kahanA asaGgata bAta hogI / ataH yaha artha ucita hogA, ki isa jIvaTThANa grantha meM maGgala nibaddha kiyA gayA hai / jaba gautama gaNadhara ne NamokAra mantra ko apane dvArA nibaddha
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 213 Agama granthoM meM likhA hai, taba jIvaTThANa meM kathita vivecana kA avirodhI artha karanA vijJa vyakti kA kartavya hai| pakSa kA moha hitaprada nahIM arahaMta kI vizeSatA pUjyatA kI dRSTi se aSTakarmoM kA kSaya karane vAle siddha bhagavAna ko praNAma rUpa "Namo siddhANaM" pada pahale rakhA jAnA cAhie thA, kintu aparAjita mUlamaMtra meM Namo arahaMtANaM ko prathama sthAna para rakhA hai| isakA vizeSa rahasya yaha hai / samyagjJAna ke dvArA iSTa padArtha kI upalabdhi hotI hai / usa jJAna kA sAdhana zAstra hai / usa zAstra ke mUlakartA arahaMta bhagavAna haiM / isa kAraNa jIva ko mokSa prApta karane vAlI jinavANI ke janaka hone se jinendra tIrthakara sarvaprathama vaMdanIya mAne gae haiM, kyoMki upakAra ko na bhUlanA satpuruSoM kA mukhya kartavya hai| upakAra karanevAle prabhu kA smaraNa na karane se akRtajJatA kA doSa lagatA hai / nIca mAne jAne vAle pazu taka apane upakArI ke upakAra ko smaraNa rakhate haiM, taba vicAravAna manuSya ko to kRtajJatA kI mUrti bananA caahiye| upakRta vyakti kI dRSTi meM upakartA kA sadA anya kI apekSA ucca sthAna mAnA gayA hai| kRtajJatA harivaMzapurANa meM kathA AI hai| cArudatta ne marate hue bakare ke kAna meM paMca namaskAra mantra diyA thaa| usase vaha saudharma svarga meM deva huA / vaha deva kuMbhakaMTaka nAmaka dvIpa ke karkoTaka parvata para jina caityAlaya meM vidyamAna munirAja ke caraNoM ke samIpa sthita cArudatta ke pAsa pahu~cA / usa devane pahale cArudatta ko praNAma kiyA thaa| munirAja kI vaMdanA bAda meM kI thii| usa deva ne kahA thA "jinadharmopadezaka: cArudatto sAkSAt garu :"--jinadharma kA upadeza dekara
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________________ tIrthakara 214 ] merI AtmA kA uddhAra karane vAle cArudatta mere sAkSAt guru haiM, kyoMki 'dattaH paMcanamaskAro maraNe karuNAvatA' (21--150)-- unhoMne karuNApUrvaka mujhe maraNa samaya para paMcanamaskAra maMtra pradAna kiyA thaa| jAtohaM jinadharmeNa saudharmo vibdhottmH| cArudatto gurustena prathamo namito mayA // 21--151 // jinadharma ke prabhAva se maiM saudharma svarga meM mahAna deva huA / isa kAraNa maiMne apane guru cArudatta ko pahale praNAma kiyA / harivaMzapurANa kI yaha zikSA cirasmaraNIya hai :-- akSarasyApi caikasya padArthasya padasya vaa| dAtAraM vismaran pApI ki punardharma dazinam // 156 // eka akSara kA athavA eka pada kA yA usake artha ke dAtA ko vismaraNa karanevAlA pApI hai, taba phira dharma ke upadeSTA ko bhUlane vAlA mahAna pApI kyoM na hogA ? isa kathana ke prakAza meM arahaMta-bhagavAna kA anaMta upakAra sarvadA smaraNIya hai aura unake caraNayugala sarvaprathama vaMdanIya haiN| ratnatraya rUpa trizUla AcArya vIrasena ne arahaMta bhagavAna ke sambandha meM yaha sundara gAthA dhavalA TIkA meM uddhRta kI hai :-- ti-rayaNa tisuuldhaariy-mohNdhaasur-kbNdh-bid-hraa| siddha-sayalappa-rUbA arahaMtA dugNayakayaMtA ||pR0 45, bhAga 1 // jina ne ratnatraya rUpa trizUla ko dhAraNa kara moha rUpI aMdhakAsura ke kabaMdhavRnda kA haraNa kiyA hai aura apane paripUrNa AtmasvarUpa ko prApta kara liyA hai, ve mithyA pakSoM ke vinAza karane vAle arahaMta bhagavAna haiN|
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________________ tIrthakara [ 215 'uttama' kA artha ___ mUlAcAra meM likhA hai ki ye arahaMta bhagavAna jagata meM trividha tama arthAt aMdhakAroM se vimukta haiN| isa sambandha kI gAthA vizeSa mahatvapUrNa hai :-- micchatta-vedaNIyaM NANAvaraNaM carittamohaM c| tivihA tamAhu mukkA tamhA te uttamA hoti // 565 // ye caubIsa tIrthaMkara uttama kahe gae haiM kyoMki ye mithyAtva vedanIya, jJAnAvaraNa tathA cAritra mohanIya ina tIna prakAra ke aMdhakAroM se mukta haiN| saMskRta TIkAkAra vasanaMdi siddhAntacakravartI ne likhA hai "trividhaM tamastasmAt muktA yatastasmAtte uttamAH prakRSTA : bhavaMti / " isakA bhAva yaha hai ki arahaMta bhagavAna mithyAtva aMdhakAra se rahita hone se samyaktva jyoti se zobhAyamAna hai / jJAnAvaraNa ke dUra hone se kevalajJAna samalaMkRta haiN| cAritra moha ke abhAva meM paramayathAkhyAta cAritra saMyukta haiN| mithyAtva, ajJAna tathA asaMyama rUpa aMdhakAra ke hote hue yaha jIva paramArtha dRSTi se uttama (ut arthAt rahita+tama (aMdhakAra) arthAt rahita nahIM kahA jA sakatA hai| loka meM zreSTha padArtha ko uttama kahate haiM / tatva dRSTi se mumukSu jIva arahaMta bhagavAna ko ut tama arthAt uttama mAnatA hai| prazasta rAga mohanIya karma pApa prakRti hai| usakA bheda rAgabhAva bhI pAparUpa mAnanA hogA, kintu vaha rAgabhAva arahaMta bhagavAna ke viSaya ma hotA hai, to vaha jIva ko kugatiyoM se bacAkara paramparA se mokSa kA kAraNa ho jAtA hai ataH mUlAcAra meM "arahaMtesu ya rAmro pasattharAo''---arahaMtoM meM kiyA gayA rAga prazasta rAga arthAt zubha rAga kahA gayA hai| (dekho gAthA 73, 74 paDAvazyaka adhikAra ) /
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________________ 216 ] tIrthakara bhrama-nivAraNa ina arahaMta ko namaskAra karane se jIva sampUrNa duHkhoM se chuTa jAtA hai / koI-koI gRhastha avratI hote hue bhI yaha socate haiM ki arahaMta kA smaraNa karane se mana meM rAga bhAva utpanna hote haiM / rAga kI utpatti dvArA saMsAra kA bhramaNa hotA hai; ataeva sacce Atmahita ke hetu hameM NamokAra mantra meM pratipAdita bhakti se dUra rahanA cAhie / kevala Atmadeva kA hI zaraNa grahaNa karanA cAhiye / isa prakAra kA kathana svayaM pApa paMka se lipta gRhastha ke mukha meM aisA dikhatA hai, jaise mala dvArA malina zarIra vAle vyakti kA malanivAraka sAbuna Adi padArthoM ke upayoga kA niSedha karanA hai / isameM tanika bhI sandeha nahIM hai ki svaccha zarIra para zarIra zodhaka dravya kA lepa anAvazyaka hai / anujita bhI hai, kintu asvaccha zarIra vAle ke lie usakA upayoga Avazyaka hai / zarIra para malinatA hai aura kSAra dravya rUpI sAmagrI ko lagAnA aura malinatA ko bar3hAnA ThIka nahI hai / aisA tarka sArazUnya hai kyoMki yaha pratyakSa anubhada se bAdhita hai / sAbuna ke prayoga dvArA yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai, ki vaha svayaM bAharI padArtha hote hue bhI zarIra para lagAe jAne para malinatA ko dUra kara detA hai, isI prakAra vItarAga kI bhakti rAgAtmaka hotI huI ,prAtmA kI prArtadhyAna, raudradhyAna rUpI bhISaNa malinatA ko dUra karake kramazaH saccI bhakti ke dvArA jIva kA kalyANa karatI huI bhakta ko bhagavAna banA detI hai| isa sambandha meM dharmazarmAbhyudaya kAvya kI yaha utprekSA bar3I mArmika hai :-- nirmAjite yatpada-paMkajAnAM rajobhiraMtaH pratibiMbitAni / janAH svaceto mukure jagaMti tAnnaumi mude jinandrAn ||srg||1||
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________________ tIrthakara [ maiM una jinendra bhagavAna ko prAnanda kI prApti ke hetu namaskAra karatA hU~ jinake pada paMkaja ( caraNakamala) kI raja ( bhaktirUpI raja) dvArA apane citta ko nirmArjita karane para aMtaHkaraNa rUpI darpaNa meM tInoM lokoM ko pratibimbita hote hue jIva dekhate haiM ! jina - bhakti vItarAga bhagavAna kI bhakti kA yaha adbhuta camatkAra hai / vaha isa kAla meM muniyoM kA bhI prANa hai / pApa-paMka meM lipta gRhasthoM ke hitArtha amRtauSadha sadRza hai / usa jinendra bhakti ko dUSita samajhane vAlA gRhastha apane pairoM para kuThArAghAta karatA hai / adhyAtmavAda ke nAma para vaha gRhastha viSapAna karatA huA pratIta hotA hai / zizuvarga kA tutalAnevAlA bAlaka zastrAbhyAsa kA tiraskAra dyotaka zabda uccAraNa karatA huA jaise upahAsa kA pAtra hotA hai, aisI hI sthiti usa bhakti virodhI gRhastha kI hotI hai / syAdvAda ke prakAza meM vaha adhyAtmavAda mithyAbhAva kI saMtati siddha hotA hai / arahaMta deva kI bhakti jIvana ke liye parama-rasAyana hai / prAcArya kahate haiM dharahaMtaraNa mokkAraM bhAveNa ya yo karedi payadamadI / so savvadukkhamokkhaM pAvadi zracireNa kAleA // 506 // mUlAcAra nava labdhiyA~ jo puruSa bhAvapUrvaka sAvadhAnI ke sAtha arahaMta bhagavAna ko praNAma karatA hai, vaha zIghra hI sarvaduHkhoM se chUTa jAtA hai / gommaTasAra meM likhA hai kevalaNANa-divAyara-kiraNa-kalAvappaNasiya-NNANo / Nave kevala ladhuggama- sujaNaya paramappapa-vavaeso ||63 217 * vaha kevalajJAna rUpI divAkara arthAt sUrya kI kiraNa - kalapA ke dvArA prajJAna kA nAza karake tathA nava kevalalabdhiyoM kI utpatti hone para yathArtha meM paramAtmA kahalAtA hai /
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________________ 218 ] tIrthakara navalabdhiyoM ke viSaya meM Agama kA kathana hai ki jJAnAvaraNa karma ke kSaya hone se kevalI bhagavAna ko kSAyikajJAna rUpa labdhi kA lAbha hotA hai / darzanAvaraNa ke nAza hone se anaMta darzana, darzana mohanIya karma ke abhAva hone para kSAyika samyaktva, cAritra moha ke kSaya hone para kSAyika cAritra, dAnAntarAya ke prabhAva se kSAyika dAna, lAbhAntarAya ke nAza hone se kSAyika lAbha, bhogAntarAya ke naSTa hone se kSAyika bhoga, upabhogAntarAya ke kSaya hone se kSAyika upabhoga tathA vIryAntarAya ke kSaya hone para kSAyika vIrya rUpa labdhiyA~ utpanna hotI haiM / ye nau labdhiyA~ karmakSaya hone se kSAyika bhAva ke nAma se kahI jAtI haiN| bhoga-upabhoga kA rahasya bhagavAna ne dIkSA lete samaya bhoga tathA upabhoga kI sAmagrI kA parityAga kiyA thA / kevalajJAna kI avasthA meM bhoga tathA upabhoga kA kyA rahasya hai ? ve prabhu parama AkiMcanya bhAva bhUSita haiM / unake kSAyika dAna kA kyA artha hai ? saba padArthoM kA saMkalpapUrvaka parityAga karake parama yathAkhyAtacAritra kI atyanta ujjvala sthitiprApta kevalI ke lAbha kA kyA bhAva hai ? jo padArtha eka bAra sevana meM AtA hai, use bhoga kahate haiM, jaise puSpamAlA, bhojana Adi / jo padArtha aneka bAra sevana meM AtA hai, use upabhoga kahate haiM, jaise vastra, bhavanAdi / bhagavAna parama vItarAgI hone se sampUrNa parigraha ke pApa se parimukta haiM, mamatA ke pitA moha karma kA ve kSaya kara cuke haiM, phira bhI unakI ora vizva kI acintya tathA adbhata vibhUti kA samudAya AkarSita hotA hai| unakA una padArthoM se koI sambandha nahIM hai| isa bAta kA spaSTa pramANa yaha hai ki ve ratnajaTita hemapITha se cAra aMgula U~cAI para aMtarikSa meM virAjamAna rahate haiM, tathA Atma svarUpa meM nimagna rahate haiM / vizAla samavazaraNa ke madhya rahate hue bhI
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 216 ve usa samasta sAmagrI se usI prakAra dUra haiM, jaise ve pahale muni banane para tapovana meM sthita rahate hue parigraha se pUrNarUpa meM pRthak the| samantabhadra svAmI kahate haiM "prAtihArya-vibhavaiH pariSkRto dehatopi viratobhavAnabhUt''--he jinendra ! aApa siMhAsana, bhAmaMDala, chatratrayAdi prAtihAryoM se ghire rahane para bhI na kevala unase virakta haiM, balki apane zarIra se bhI virakta haiN| isa kathana ke prakAza meM jinendra bhagavAna kI mahattA kA ucita mUlyA~kana ho sakatA hai / jahA~ jagat meM sabhI vyakti parigraha-pizAca ke adhIna haiM, vahA~ jinendradeva kI ukta sthiti alaukika hai| akalaMka svAmI kI dRSTi akalaMka svAmI ne rAjavArtika meM likhA hai, sampUrNa bhogAntarAya ke tirobhAva ho jAne se atizayoM kA AvirbhAva hotA hai / isase bhagavAna ke kSAyika anaMtabhoga kahA hai / isake phalasvarUpa paMcavarNa sahita sugaMdhita puSpoM kI varSA, caraNoM ke nikSepa ke sthAna meM aneka prakAra kI sugandhayukta sapta sapta kamaloM kI paMkti, sugandhita dhUpa, sukhada zItala pavana Adi kI prApti hotI hai| unake zabda isa prakAra haiM; "kRtsnasya bhogA~tarAyasya tirobhAvAdAvirbhUtotizayavAnanaMto bhogaH kSAyikaH yatkRtAHpaMcavarNasurabhi-kusumavRSTi-vividhadivyagaMdhacaraNa-nikSepa sthAnasaptapadmapaMktisugaMdhi-dhUpa-sukhazItamArutAdayo bhAvAH / " __kSAyika upabhoga ke viSaya meM AcArya kA kathana hai, paripUrNarUpa se upabhogAntarAya karma ke nAza hone se utpanna hone vAlA anaMta upabhoga kSAyika hai / isake kAraNa siMhAsana, bAlavyajana (paMkhA) azoka vRkSa, chatratraya, prabhAmaMDala, gambhIra tathA madhura svara rUpa pariNamana vAlI deva dundabhi Adi padArtha hote haiM-"niravazeSasyopabhogAntarAya karmaNaH pralayAtprAdurbhUto'naMta-upabhogaH kSAyiko yatkRtAH siMhAsanavAlavyajanAzokapAdapa - chatratraya - prabhAmaNDala - gambhIrasnigdhasvara pariNAma-devadundubhiprabhRtayo bhAvAH" (pR0 73 raajvaatik)|
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________________ 220 ] tIrthakara bhagavAna ke dvArA die jAne vAle kSAyika dAna para akalaMkasvAmI isa prakAra prakAza DAlate haiM, dAnAntarAya karma ke atyanta kSaya hone se utpanna hone vAlA trikAlagocara anaMta prANIgaNa kA anugraha karane vAlA kSAyika abhayadAna hotA hai / "dAnAntarAyasya karmaNotyaMtasaMkSayAdAvirbhUtaM trikAlagocarAnaMta-prANigaNAnugrahakaraM kSAyikamabhayadAnaM," pR0 73--jinendradeva ke kAraNa anaMta jIvoM ko jo kalyANadAyI tathA avinAzI sukha kA kAraNa dAna prApta hotA hai, usakI tulanA saMsAra meM nahIM kI jA sakatI hai| anya dAnoM kA sambandha zarIra taka hI sImita hai / yaha vItarAga prabhu kA dAna, AtmA ko anaMta duHkhoM se nikAlakara avinAzI uttama sukha meM sthApita karatA hai / yaha sAmarthya alaukika hai / ukta dAnAdi kA siddhoM meM kaise sadbhAva siddha hogA ? isa prazna ke uttara meM akalaMka svAmI kahate haiM, "zarIranAmakarmodayAdyapekSatvAtteSAM tadabhAve tadprasaGgaH paramAnaMtAvyAbAdharUpeNaiva teSAM ca tatra vRttiH kevalajJAnarUpeNAnaMtavIryavat"---ukta rUpa se abhayadAnAdi ke lie zarIranAma karma ke udaya kI apekSA par3atI hai / siddha bhagavAna ke zarIra nAma karma ke udaya kA abhAva hone se ukta prakAra ke abhaya dAnAdi kA prasaGga nahIM pAyagA / jisa prakAra kevalajJAna rUpa se unameM anaMtavIrya guNa mAnA jAtA hai arthAt anaMtavIrya ke sAtha kevalajJAna kA avinAbhAva sambandha hone se kevalajJAna hone se anaMtavIrya kA sadbhAva siddha hotA hai, usI prakAra ukta bhAvoM kA samAveza karanA caahiye| anaMtazakti kA hetu AtmA meM ananta zakti hai, jo vIryAntarAya karma ke kSaya se utpanna hotI hai / yaha zakti kahanA aAtmA kI stuti nahIM hai, kintu vAstava meM yukti dvArA yaha siddha hotI hai / paM0 AzAdhara jI ne sAgAradharmAmRta meM likhA hai ki AtmA apane svarUpa meM nimagna hokara na vijetA kAma ko jItatI hai, isalie AtmA meM ananta
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________________ tIrthakara [ 221 zakti kA sadbhAva svIkAra karanA atizayokti nahIM hai, kintu vAstavika satya hai| anaMtazaktirAtmeti zrutirvastveva na stutiH| yatsvadravyayugAtnaiva jagajjaitraM jayet smaram // 7--17 / / __saagaardhrmaamRt| kavi kA bhAva yaha hai ki saMsAra bhara meM kAma kA sAmrAjya phailA hai / pazuvarga, manuSya samAja ke sivAya devI devatAoM para bhI kAma kA anuzAsana hai / gurupUjA meM ThIka hI kahA hai :-- kanaka, kAminI, viSayavasa dIsai saba sNsaar| tyAgI vairAgI mahA sAdhu suguna-bhaNDAra // __ svAnubhava meM nimagna jinendra bhagavAna ne kAma kaSAya kA maloccheda kara diyA hai / ataH ananta jIvoM ko apanA dAsa banAne vAle kAmazatru kA vidhvaMsa karane vAle jinendra bhagavAna meM anaMtazakti kA astitva svayameva siddha hotA hai / nirvikAra digambara mudrA dvArA hRdaya kI zuddhatA pUrNatayA pramANita hotI hai / gaNadhara ke binA divya-dhvani yogya sAmagrI kA sannidhAna prApta hone para kArya hotA hai / caitra kRSNA navamI ko vRSabhanAtha bhagavAna kevalajJAnI ho ge| itane mAtra se divyadhvani kI udbhUti nahIM hogI, jaba taka sahAyaka itara sAmagrI na mila jaay| yahA~ gaNadhara kauna banegA ? divyadhvani se dharmatatva jAnakara mumukSa gaNadhara baneMge / loga dharma ko jAnate nahIM haiN| mahAvIra bhagavAna ke samaya jaisI kaThinatA upasthita hotI hai| Agama meM kahA hai--baizAkha sudI dazamI ko mahAvIra bhagavAna ke kevalajJAna ho jAne para 66 dina paryanta divyadhvani utpanna nahIM huI thI, yadyapi anya sarva-sAmagrIkA samudAya vahA~ vidyamAna thA / jayadhavalA TIkA meM kahA hai ki usa samaya gaNadharadeva rUpa kAraNa kA prabhAva
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________________ 222 ] tIrthakara thA, "gaNidAbhAvAdo" (pRSTha 76) / gaNadharadeva kI upalabdhi hone para zrAvaNa kRSNA pratipadA ke prabhAta meM vIra jinendra kI divyadhvani khirI thii| isase bhI kaThina paristhiti usa kAla meM thI, jaba bhagavAna AdinAtha ne tapazcaryA dvArA kaivalya lakSmI prApta kI thii| yadi loga dharmatatva ke jJAtA hote, to muni avasthA meM bhagavAna ko chaha mAha paryanta AhAra prApti ke heta kyoM phiranA par3atA ? isa prakAra kI kaThina sthiti mana meM vividha zaMkAoM ko utpanna karatI hai| kintu isakA samAdhAna sarala hai / mahApurANakAra kahate haiM ki bharata mahArAja ko dharmAdhikArI puruSa se yaha samAcAra prApta huA ki AdinAtha bhagavAna ko kevalajJAna utpanna huA hai / usI samaya AyudhazAlA ke rakSaka se jJAta huA ki AyudhazAlA meM cakraratna utpanna huA hai tathA kaMcukI se jJAta huA ki putra utpanna huaA hai :-- dharmasthAd gurukaivalyaM ckrmaayudhpaaltH| guroH kaivalyasaMbhUti sUti ca sutacakrayoH // 24-2 // bharatezvara ne pahale dharma puruSArtha kI ArAdhanA karanA kalyANadAyI socA--"kAryeSu prAgvidheyaM taddharmya zreyonubaMdhi yat" (8) isase bharata mahArAja saparivAra purimatAlapura jAne ko udyata hue / vahA~ pahu~cakara bharata mahArAja ne suvarNamaya bIsa hajAra sIr3hiyoM para car3ha kara zIghra hI samavazaraNa meM praveza kiyaa| unhoMne dvArapAla devoM ke dvArA bhItara jAte hue samavazaraNa ke vaibhava kA avalokana kara parama AnaMda prApta kiyaa| zrImaMDapa kI zobhA dekhii| vaha ratnamaya stambhoM para avasthita thaa| usakA UparI bhAga sphaTikamaNi nirmita thA / vAstava meM vaha zrImaMDapa hI thaa| puNyazAlI mahArAja bharata ne padmAsana mudrAmeM virAjamAna una aMtaryAmI AdinAtha prabhu kI pradakSiNA kii| zreSTha sAmagrI se una
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 223 devAdhideva kI pratyanta bhaktipUrvaka pUjA kI aura unako pramaNA kiyA / unakA maMgala stavana karate hue bharatarAja ne kahA :-- tvaM zambhuH zambhavaH zaMyuH zaMvadaH zaMkaro haraH / harirmohAsurArizca tamorirbhavyabhAskaraH // 24--36 // Apa hI zaMbhu haiM, zaMbhava haiM, zaMyu arthAt sukhI haiM, zaMvada haiM arthAt sukha yA zA~ti kA upadeza dene vAle haiM, zaMkara haiM arthAt zA~ti ke karane vAle haiM, hara haiM, moharUpI asura ke zatru haiM, prajJAnarUpa aMdhakAra ke ari haiM aura bhavya jIvoM ke lie uttama sUrya haiM / bharatezvara jinendra ke guNastavana ke sivAya nAmakIrtana ko bhI Atma nirmalatA kA kAraNa mAnate hue kahate prAcArya haiM tadAstAM guNastotraM nAmamAtraca kIrtitam / punAti nastato deva tvannAmoddezataH zritAH // 24-68 // he deva, Apake guNoM kA stotra karanA to dUra rahA, ApakA liyA huA nAma hI hama logoM ko pavitra kara detA hai; prataeva hama ApakA nAma lekara hI Apake zaraNa ko prApta hote haiM / cakravartI dvArA prArthanA vRSabhAtmaja bharatezvara jagatpitA vRSabhajinezvara kI stuti ke uparAnta zrImaMDapa meM jAkara sabhA meM apane yogya sthAna para baiThe; pazcAt vinayapUrvaka bharatarAja ne jinarAja se prArthanA kI :-- bhagavan boddha micchAmi kIdRzastatvavistaraH / mArgo mArgaphala cApi kIdRg tatvavidAMvara // 24--76 // bhagavan ! tatvoM kA spaSTa svarUpa kisa prakAra hai ? mArga tathA mArgaphala kaisA hai ? he tatvajJoM meM zreSTha deva ! maiM Apase yaha saba sunanA cAhatA hU~ / bhAgyazAlI bhaktaziromaNi bharatarAja ke prazna ke uttara meM bhagavAna ne samasta sapta tatvoM kA, ratnatraya mArga tathA usake phala
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________________ 224 / tIrthakara svarUpa nirvANa Adi kA svarUpa apanI divya vANI ke dvArA nirUpaNa kiyA / ' sarvajJa, vItarAga tathA hitopadezI jinendra kI vANI kI mahimA kA kauna varNana kara sakatA hai ? samrATa bharata ne bhagavAna ke zrImukha se munidIkSA lete samaya sAMtvanA ke zabda sune the, usake pazcAt aba prabhu kI priya, madhura tathA zA~tidAyinI vANI sunane meM AI / samavazaraNa meM vidyamAna jIvoM ko avarNanIya Ananda tathA prakAza kI upalabdhi huI / cira pipAsita cAtaka ke mukha meM meghabindu par3akara jaisI prasannatA utpanna karatI hai, aisI hI prasannatA, prabhu kI vANI ko sunakara, samavazaraNa ke jIvoM ko prApta huI thii| prabhu kI vANI kA samrATa para kyA prabhAva par3A, isa para mahApurANakAra isa prakAra prakAza DAlate haiM :-- bharata cakravartI dvArA vrata-graharaNa tataH samyaktvazuddhi ca vratazuddhi ca puSkalAm / niSkalAt bharato bheje paramAnaMdamudva han // 24--163 // bhagavAna kI divyadezanA ko sunakara bharata ne parama AnaMda ko prApta hote hue samyaktva zuddhi tathA vratoM ke viSaya meM parama vizuddhatA prApta kii| bharatezvara ne mAnasI zuddhi bhI prApta kI thii| jinasenasvAmI likhate haiM :-- tiloyapaNNatti meM kahA hai ki gaNadhara deva, indra athavA cakravartI ke praznAnusAra artha ke nirUpaNArtha vaha divyadhvani anya samayoM meM bhI nikalatI hai| kahA bhI hai :-- sesesu samae gaNahara devidaM-cakkavaTTINaM / pahANuruvamatthaM divvajhuNI a sattabhaMgIhiM / / 4---604 // isa niyama ke anusAra cakravartI ke prazna para divyadhvani khirane lagI kAraNa gaNadhara deva ke abhAva kI pUrti cakravartI kI upasthiti dvArA sampanna ho gii|
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________________ tIrthakara [ 225 sa lebhe gurumArAdhya samyagdarzana-nAyakAm / vrata-zolAvalIM mukteH kaMThikAmiva nirmalAm // 24--165 // bharata mahArAja ne bhagavAna kI ArAdhanA kara samyadarzana yukta mukhya maNi sahita vrata aura zIloM se samalaMkRta nirmala mAlA apane kaMTha meM dhAraNa kI, jo mukti-zrI ke nirmala kaNThahAra ke samAna lagatI thI; arthAt bharata mahArAja ne dvAdaza vratoM dvArA apanA jIvana alaMkRta kiyA thaa| isa kAraNa ve susaMskRta maNi ke samAna daidIpyamAna hote the / bhagavAna kI divyavANI sunakara bArahaveM koThe meM pazuoMpakSiyoM ke madhya meM sthita mayUroM ko bar3A harSa huA, kyoMki unako jinendra kI madhura vANI atyanta priya megha kI dhvani sadRza sunAI par3I thii| mahAkavi kahate haiM :-- divyadhvanimanuzrutya jalada-stanitopamam / azoka-viTapArUDhAH sasvana-divyabahiNaH // 24--166 // megha kI garjanA sadRza bhagavAna kI divyadhvani ko sunakara azokavRkSa kI zAkhAoM para sthita divya-mayUra bhI aAnanda se zabda karane lage the| vRSabhasena gaNadhara bhagavAna kI divya dezanA se bharata mahArAja ke choTe bhAI purimatAlapura ke svAmI mahArAja vRSabhasena kI AtmA atyadhika prabhAvita huI / vRSabha pitA kI kalyANamayI AjJA ko hI mAno zirodhArya karate hue ina vRSabhaputra ne mokSa ke sAkSAt mArga rUpa mahAvratoM ko aGgIkArakara munipadavI prApta kI aura saptaRddhi se zobhAyamAna ho prathama gaNadhara kI pratiSThA kii| unake viSaya meM mahApurANakAra ke zabda dhyAna dene yogya haiM :-- yo'sau purimatAlezo bharatasyAnujaH kRtii| prAjJaH zUraH zuci/ro dhaureyo mAnazAlinAm / / 171 // zrImAn vRSabhasenAkhyaH prajJApAramito vshii| sa sambudhya guroH pArve dIkSitvA'bhUda gaNAdhipaH ||172--prv 24 // 15
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________________ 226 ] tIrthakara usI samaya kuruvaMza ke ziromaNi mahArAja zreyA~sa, mahArAja somaprabha tathA anya rAjAoM ne bhI munidIkSA dhAraNakara vRSabhasena svAmI ke samAna gaNanAyakatva prApta kiyA / brAhmI prAyikA jisa sarva parigraha tyAgavRtti ko siMha vRtti mAna zRgAla svabhAva vAle jIva DarA karate haiM, usa padavI ko nirbhaya ho dhAraNa karane meM logoM kA sAhasa vRddhiMgata ho rahA thaa| bharata mahArAja kI choTI bahina brAhmI ne kumArI avasthA meM hI vairAgyabhAva jAgRta hone se prAyikA (sAdhvI) kI zreSTha padavI prApta kii| bharatasyAnujA brAhmI dIkSitvA murvanupahAt / gaNinIpadamAryANAM sA bheje pUjitAmaraH // 24---175 // gurudeva ke anugraha se bharata mahArAja kI choTI bahina kumArI brAhmI ne dIkSA lekara AryAoM ke madhya gaNinI kA pada prApta kiyA thA / AryikA brAhmI kI devatAoM ne pUjA kI thii| bAhubalikumAra kI sagI bahina sundarI ne bhI bahina brAhmI ke samAna dIkSA dhAraNa kara mAtRjAti ko gauravAnvita kiyA thA / zrutakIrti zrAvakottama ___ usa samaya zrutakIrti nAmaka gRhastha ne zrAvakoM ke uccavrata grahaNa kie the / vaha dezavratI zrAvakoM meM pramukha thaa| AdipurANakAra kahate haiM :-- zrutakItirmahAprAjJo gahItopAsakavataH / vezasaMyaminAmAsIt dhaureyo gahamadhinAm // 17 // priyavratA nAma kI guNavatI mahilA ne zrAvikAoM ke vrata lekara ucca gaurava prApta kiyA thaa| prAcArya kahate haiM :priyavratA mahilA-ralna upAttAyuktA merA prayatAtmA priyvrtaa| strINAM vizavakRtIna babhUmagremI satI // 17 //
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________________ tIrthakara [ 227 aNuvratoM ko dhAraNa karanevAlI, dhIra, sAvadhAna rahanevAlI priyavratA nAma kI satI mahilA vizuddha caritravAlI nAriyoM meM agresarI huI / anaMtavIrya kA sarvaprathama mokSa bharata ke bhAI anaMtavIryakumAra ne bhI bhagavAna se munidIkSA lekara apUrva vizuddhatA prApta kii| isa yuga meM kevalajJAna prApta karake mokSa jAnevAle pUjya puruSoM meM anaMtavIrya bhagavAna kA sarvopari sthAna hai / kahA bhI hai : saMbuddho'naMtavIryazca garoH sNpraaptdiikssnnH| surairavApta-pUjadhiragyo mokSavatAmabhUt // 14--181 // anaMtavIrya ne pratibodha ko prApta karane ke pazcAt bhagavAna se dIkSA lI aura devoM ke dvArA pUjA prApta kii| ve isa avasarpiNI meM mokSa jAne vAloM meM agraNI hue haiN| marIci kA mithyAtva ___ bhagavAna ke sAtha dIkSA lene vAle tathA pazcAt bhraSTa hue samasta rAjAoM ne bhagavAna kI vANI ko sunakara apane mithyAtva kA parityAga kara jainezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kii| marIcikumAra kA saMsArabhramaNa samApta nahIM huA thA, ataH usa jIva ne mithyAmArga kA Azraya nahI chodd'aa| kahA bhI hai : marIcivAH sarvepi tApasAstapasi sthitaaH| bhaTTArakAnte saMbudhya mhaapraavaajymaasthitaaH||182|| marIcikumAra ko chor3akara zeSa sabhI kuliMgI sAdhuoM ne bhaTTAraka RSabhadeva ke samIpa pratibodha ko prAptakara mahAvratoM kI dIkSA grahaNa kii| jinendra bhagavAna ne Atma-vizuddhi ke lie dravya, kSetra, kAla tathA bhAvarUpa sAmagrI catuSTaya kI anukUlatA ko Avazyaka kahA hai /
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________________ 228 ] tIrthaMkara RSabhanAtha bhagavAna ke lokottara jIvana ko dekha tathA parama maGgalamaya upadeza ko sunakara jahA~ agaNita jIvoM ne apanA kalyANasAdhana kiyA, vahA~ dIrgha saMsArI marIcikumAra para usakA raJcamAtra bhI asara nahIM pdd'aa| yathArtha meM kAlalabdhi kA bhI mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai / usake nikaTa Ane para marIcikumAra ke jIva ne siMha kI paryAya meM dharma ko dhAraNa karane kA lokottara sAhasa kiyA thaa| bharata kA apUrva bhAgya ___ bharata mahArAja sadRza mahAna jJAnI ke bhAI, choTI bahina brAmhI Adi ne dIkSA lI, kintu bharata mahArAja ayodhyA ko lauTa gae aura digvijaya Adi sA~sArika vyagratAoM meM saMlagna ho gae, kyoMki unakI parigraha parityAga kI puNya velA samIpa nahIM AI thii| jaba kAlalabdhi kA yoga milA, to dIkSA lekara bharata samrAT zIghra hI jJAna-sAmrAjya ke svAmI bana gae / munipadavI lene ke pazcAt unheM phira pAraNA karane taka kA prasaGga nahIM prApta huA / uttarapurANa kA yaha kathana kitanA arthapUrNa hai : AditIrthakRto jyeSTha-putro rAjasu paMDaza / jyAyAMzcakrI muhUrtena muktoyaM kastulAM vajet // 74--46 / / AdinAtha tIrthakarake jyeSTha putra, solahaveM manu, prathama cakravartI bharata mahArAja ne aMtarmuhUrta ke anantara hI kaivalya prApta kiyA thaa| unakI barAbarI kauna kara sakatA hai ? usa samaya dharma tIrthakara kI maGgalamayI vANI ke prasAda se agaNita jIva apane kalyANa meM saMlagna ho ge| use dekhakara yaha pratIta hotA thA, ki bhogabhUmi kA paryavasAna hone ke uparAnta navIna hI dharmabhUmi kA udaya huA hai / tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke kalaMkamukta ujjvala jIvana ko dekhakara bhavya jIva unakI vANI kI yathArthatA ko bhalI prakAra samajhate the / samavazaraNa meM Ane vAle jIvoM ke hRdaya meM yaha gaharA prabhAva par3atA thA, ki ratnatraya dharma ke bala se jaba ina parama puruSArthI prabhu
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________________ tIrthakara [ 229 ne moha kA nAzakara adbha ta vibhUti prApta kI hai, taba inake pratyakSa abhyudaya ko dekhate hue maiM Atmavizuddhi ke mArga meM kyoM na udyoga karU~ ? ataH saba utsAhita ho svayameva dharma kA zaraNa lete the / prabhu kA prabhAva harivaMzapurANa meM kahA hai ki bhagavAna ke samavazaraNa meM bIsa hajAra kevalI the / "vizatiste sahasrANi kevalajJAnalocanAH" (12-- 74 harivaMzapurANa) / unake gaNadharoM kI saMkhyA 84 thii| mahAvIra bhagavAna ke gyAraha gaNadhara kahe gae haiN| caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke gaNadharoM kI saMkhyA caudaha sau bAvana kahI gaI hai| unameM prathama sthAna vRSabhadeva gaNadhara kA mAnA gayA hai / bhagavAna ke upadeza kA usa samaya ke sarala-citta vyaktiyoM ke hRdaya para zIghra hI prabhAva par3atA thaa| pahale bhagavAna ne jo logoM kA upakAra kiyA thA, usake kAraNa bhI ke citta meM prabhu ke prati mahAna Adara tathA zraddhA kA bhAva thA, usa pRSThabhUmi ko dekhate hue bhagavAna kI divyadezanA ke prabhAva kA kauna varNana kara sakatA hai ? vRSabhanAtha bhagavAna ke dvArA usa dharmazUnya yuga meM punaH dharma ko pratiSThA prApta huii| dvAdazAMga zruta kI racanA bhagavAna ke upadeza ko sunakara vRSabhasena gaNadhara ne dvAdazAMga vANI kI racanA kii| bhAvazruta tathA arthapadoM ke kartA tIrthakara bhagavAna kahe gae haiM / "bhAvasudassa atthapadANaM ca titthayaro kattA' (dhavalATIkA bhAga 1, pRSTha 65) dravyazruta ke kartA gaNadharadeva kahe gae haiM / mahAvIra prabhu kI divyadhvani ko lakSya karake vIrasenAcArya ne likhA hai "davva-sudassa godamo kattA"--dravyazruta ke kartA gautama gaNadhara the| RSabhadeva tIrthakara ke samaya meM dravyazruta kartA vRSabhasena gaNanAyaka the|
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________________ 230 ] dvAdazAMga varNana dvAdazAMga rUpa jinavANI meM AcArAMga ko prathama sthAna pradAna kiyA gayA hai / isa aMga meM muniyoM ke pracAra kA aThAraha hajAra padoM dvArA pratipAdana kiyA gayA hai / sUtrakRtA~ga meM chattIsa hajAra padoM ke dvArA jJAna, vinaya, prajJApanA, kalpya tathA prakalpya, chedopasthApanA aura vyavahAra dharma kriyA kA kathana hai / usameM svamata tathA para siddhAMta kA bhI nirUpaNa hai / sthAnasa~ga nAma ke tIsare aMGga meM byAlIsa hajAra padoM ke dvArA eka ko Adi lekara uttarottara eka-eka adhika sthAnoM kA pratipAdana hai / udAharaNArtha eka jIva hai / jJAna darzana ke bheda se do prakAra hai / jJAna, karma, karmaphalacetanA ke rUpa se tIna bhedayukta hai / cAragati kI apekSA caturbheda yukta hai ityAdi / cauthA samavAyA~ga eka lAkha causaTha hajAra padoM ke dvArA padArthoM ke samavAya kA varNana karatA hai / vaha sAdRzya sAmAnya se dravya, kSetra, kAla aura bhAva kI apekSA jIvAdi padArthoM kA jJAna karAtA hai / vyAkhyA prajJapti nAma ke paMcama aGga meM do lAkha aTThAisa hajAra padoM dvArA kyA jIva hai ? yA jIva nahIM hai ? ityAdi rUpa se sATha hajAra praznoM kA vyAkhyAna hai / nAthadharmakathA nAmakA chaThavA~ graGga pA~ca lAkha chappana hajAra padoM dvArA sUtrapauruSI arthAt siddhAntokta vidhi se svAdhyAya kI prasthApanA ho isalie tIrthaMkara kI dharmadezanA kA evaM aneka prakAra kI kathAoM tathA upakathAoM kA varNana karatA hai / sAtaveM upAsakAdhyayana aGga meM gyAraha lAkha sattara hajAra padoM ke dvArA zrAvaka ke prAcAra kA kathana hai / aMtakRddazA~ga nAma the AThaveM graGga meM teisa lAkha aTThAIsa hajAra padoM ke dvArA eka-eka tIrthaMkara ke tIrtha meM nAnA prakAra ke bhISaNa upasargoM ko sahanakara nirvANa prApta karanevAle dasa-dasa aMtakRt keva - liyoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai / navameM anuttara - prapapAdika dazAGga meM bAnnave lAkha, cavAlIsa hajAra padoM dvArA eka eka tIrthaMkara ke tIrtha meM upasargoM ko sahanakara pA~ca anuttara vimAnoM meM utpanna hone vAle dazadaza mahApuruSoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai / vardhamAna bhagavAna ke tIrtha meM tIrthaMkara
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________________ tIrthakara [ 231 RSidAsa, dhanya, sunakSatra, kArtikeya, AnaMda, naMdana, zAlibhadra, abhaya, vAriSeNa aura cilAtaputra ye daza mahApuruSa hue haiM, jinhoMne vijaya, vaijayaMta, jayaMta, aparAjita tathA sarvArthasiddhi meM janmadhAraNa kiyA hai / praznavyAkaraNa nAma ke dazameM aGga meM terAnave lAkha, solaha hajAra padoM ke dvArA AkSepiNI, vikSepiNI, saMvedinI tathA nirvedinI ina cAra kathAoM kA kathana kiyA gayA hai / tatvoM kA nirupaNa karanevAlI AkSepiNI kathA hai, ekAnta dRSTi kA zodhana karanevAlI tathA svasamaya kI sthApanA karanevAlI vikSepiNI kathA hai| vistAra se dharma ke phala kA kathana karanevAlI saMveginI kathA hai / vairAgya utpanna karanevAlI nirveginI kathA hai / viSAkasUtra nAmakA ekAdazama aGga eka karor3a caurAsI lAkha padoM ke dvArA puNya aura pApa rUpa karmoM ke phaloM kA pratipAdana karatA hai / bArahavA~ aGga dRSTivAda hai; usameM tIna sau tresaTha matoM kA varNana tathA nirAkaraNa kiyA gayA hai| dRSTivAda ke bheda dRSTivAda ke pA~ca bheda haiM :--parikarma, sUtra, prathamAnuyoga, pUrvagata aura cUlikA / candraprajJapti, sUryaprajJapti, jaMbUdIpaprajJapti, dvIpa-sAgaraprajJapti aura vyAkhyAprajJapti ye parikarma ke pA~ca bheda haiN| dRSTivAda ke dvitIya bheda sUtra meM aTThAisa lAkha padoM ke dvArA kriyAvAdI, prakriyAvAdI, ajJAnavAdI aura vinayavAdiyoM ke matoM kA varNana hai / isameM trairAzikavAda, niyativAda, vijJAnavAda, zabdavAda, pradhAnavAda, dravyavAda aura puruSavAda kA bhI varNana hai| 1 "gozAlapravartitA AjIvakAH pAkhaNDinastrerAzikA ucyante / te sarva vastu tryAtmakamicchaMti tadyathA, jIvo'jIvo jIvAjIvAzca, lokA alokA lokamalokAzca, sadasatsadasat / nayaciMtAyAmapi trividhaM nayamicchati / tadyathA dravyAstikaM, paryAyAstikaM, ubhayAstikaM caM" (naMdisUtra pRSTha 236) /
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________________ 232 ] tIrthakara prathamAnuyoga dRSTivAda kA tRtIyabheda prathamAnuyoga hai| usameM pA~cahajAra padoM ke dvArA bAraha prakAra ke purANoM kA upadeza diyA gayA hai / una purANoM meM jinavaMza aura rAjavaMzoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| tIrthakara, cakravartI, vidyAdhara, nArAyaNa, pratinArAyaNa, cAraNamuni, prajJA-zramaNa, kuruvaMza, harivaMza, ikSvAkuvaMza, kAzyapavaMzavAdiyoM kA vaMza tathA nAthavaMzoM kA una purANoM meM varNana hai / dRSTivAda kA pUrvagata nAmakA caturthabheda paMcAnave karor3a pacAsa lAkha aura pA~ca padoM dvArA utpAda, vyaya aura dhrauvyAdi kA varNana karatA hai--"uppAda-vaya-dhuvattAdINaM vaNNaNaM kuNai", (dhavalATIkA bhAga 1, pR0 113) / cUlikA meM apUrva kathana cUlikA dRSTivAda kA paMcamabheda hai / vaha jalagatA, sthalagatA, mAyAgatA, rUpagatA tathA prAkAzagatA rUpa se paMca prakAra kahI gaI hai| jalagatA cUlikA jala-gamana aura jala-staMbhana ke kAraNarUpa maMtra, taMtra aura tapazcaryArUpa atizaya Adi kA varNana karatI hai, (jalagamaNajalatthaMbhaNa-kAraNa-maMta-taMta-tavaccharaNANi vnnnnedi)| sthalagatAcUlikA pRthvI ke bhItara gamana karane ke kAraNarUpa maMtra, taMtra aura tapazcaraNa tathA vAstuvidyA aura bhUmi sambandhI dUsare zubha-azubha kAraNoM kA varNana karatI hai / (bhUmi-gamaNa-kAraNa-maMta-taMta-tavaccharaNANi, vatthuvijja, bhUmisaMbaMdhamaNNaM pi suhAsuhakAraNaM vaNNedi ) / mAyAgatA cUlikA meM indrajAla Adi ke kAraNabhUta maMtra, taMtra aura tapazcaraNa kA varNana hai| (iMdrajAlaM vaNNedi) / rUpagatA 2 jattu jadA jeNa jahA jassa ya NiyameNa hodi tattu tadA / teNa tahA tassa have idivAdo NiyadivAdo du |go0 karmakAMDa 882 / / 3 aAlasaDhDho NirucchAho phaMla kiMci Na bhuMjade / thaNakkhIrAdiyANa vA pauseNa viNA Na hi go0 karmakAMDa 260 //
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________________ tIrthakara [ 233 cUlikA meM siMha, ghor3A aura hariNa Adi ke svarUpa ke AkArarUpa se pariNamana karane ke kAraNarUpa mantra, tantra aura tapazcaraNa kA, tathA citrakarma, kASThakarma, lepyakarma aura lenakarma Adi ke lakSaNa kA varNana hai (sIha - haya- hariNAdi - ruvAyAreNa pariNamaNa -hedu -maMta- taMtatavaccharaNANi citta - kaTTha - leppa - leNakammAdi - lakkhaNaM ca vaNNedi pR0 113, dhavalATIkA bhAga 1) / AkAzagatA cUlikA dvArA AkAza meM gamana karane ke kAraNa rUpa maMtra, taMtra aura tapazcaraNa kA varNana huA hai| ( prAyAsagayA AyAsagamaNa - Nimitta - maMta - taMtatavaccharaNANi vaNNedi) ina pA~coM hI cUlikAoM ke padoM kA jor3a daza karor3a, unacAsa lAkha chiyAlIsa hajAra hai| mahatvapUrNa vicAra ____ isa varNana ko par3hate samaya mumukSu ke mana meM yaha prazna sahaja utpanna ho sakatA hai ki dvAdazAGga vANI meM jalagamanAdi ke sAdhana mantra-tantrAdi kA varNana kyoM kiyA gayA ? vicAra karane para isakA samAdhAna yaha hogA, ki prAcAryoM ne saMkSepamati ziSyoM ke lie alpa zabdoM meM tatva kahA hai / dvAdazAMga vANI kA sAra prAcArya pUjyapAdasvAmI ne ina zabdoM meM kahA hai :-- 'jIvo'nyaH pudgalazcAnya ityasau tatvasaMgrahaH' jIva anya hai tathA pudgala anya hai; yaha tatva kA sAra hai| vistAra rucivAle mahAjJAnapipAsu tathA pratibhAsampanna ziSyoM ke pratibodha nimitta vistRta rUpa meM vastu ke svarUpa kA kathana kiyA gayA hai| bhagavAna vItarAga tathA sarvajJa haiN| unakI divyadhvani ke dvArA vizva kesamasta padArthoM ke svarUpa para prakAza par3atA hai, jaise sUrya ke prakAza meM samasta padArtha dRSTigocara ho jAte haiM / isa prakaraNa se yaha bAta bhI spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki Aja jo bhautika vijJAna kA vikAsa ho rahA hai, isase kaI gunA adhika jJAna mahAvIra bhagavAna ke nirvANa-samaya ke 162 varSa pazcAt taka rahA thA / dvAdazA~ga ke jJAtA aMtima zrutakevalI
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________________ tIrthaMkara 234 ] bhadrabAhusvAmI hue haiN| unake ziSya samrAT candragupta the, jinhoMne digambara mudrA svIkAra kI thii| unakI pAvana smRti meM maisUra rAjya ke aMtargata zramaNavelagolA sthala meM candragiri parvata zobhAyamAna ho rahA hai / pUrva yuga kA vijJAna eka bAta aura dhyAna dene kI hai, ki jo muni sarvAvadhijJAna ke dhAraka hote haiM, ve paramANu taka kA pratyakSa darzana kara sakate haiM / Aja kA bhautikazAstra jise aNu kahatA hai, vaha jainazAstrAnusAra anaMta paramANu pujja svarUpa hai / paramANu to indriyoM tathA yaMtroM ke agocara rahatA hai / paramANu kA pratyakSa darzana karanevAle digambara jaina maharSiyoM ko jagat meM ajJAta ananta camatkAroM kA jJAna rahatA hai / vItarAga, AtmadarzI, mumukSu, maharSi rahane se unake dvArA usa vijJAna kA prAyaH upayoga nahIM kiyA jAtA thA / zrAgama ke prakAza se jJAta hotA hai ki candragupta maurya ke samaya taka deza meM aise bar3e-bar3e digambara jaina munirAja the, jinake dvArA avagata bhautika vidyA ke rahasya ko yantroM ke Azraya se calane vAlA Aja kA vijJAna svapna meM bhI nahIM jAna sakatA hai / yaha kathana atizayokti nahIM hai / zreSTha jJAna ke camatkAroM ke darzanArtha parizuddha pavitra saMyamI jIvana Avazyaka hai / madya, mA~sAdi pApapravRttiyoM se paripUrNa puruSoM kI pahu~ca usa tatva taka nahIM ho sakatI hai, jahA~ taka pUrva ke munIndra pahu~ca cuke the / yathArtha meM jJAna to samudra hai / kUpamaNDUka kI dRSTivAle usa jJAnasiMdhu kI kyA kalpanA kara sakate haiM ? pUrva-prarUpaNa dRSTivAda ke caturthabheda pUrvagata ke utpAda, agrAyaNIya, vIryAnupravAda, astinAstipravAda, jJAnapravAda, satyapravAda, AtmapravAda, karmapravAda, pratyAkhyAna, vidyAnupravAda, kalyANavAda, prANAvAya, kriyAvizAla tathA lokabindusAra ye caudaha bheda kahe gae haiM /
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________________ tIrthakara Atma-pravAda pUrva inameM Atmatatva kA nirUpaNa karane vAlA AtmapravAda sAtavA~ pUrva hai / isa pUrva meM grAtmA kA varNana karate hue kahA hai ki AtmA kA paryAyavAcI jIva zabda hai / jo jItA hai, jItA thA tathA pahale jIvita thA, use jIva kahate haiM / AtmA ko zubha azubha kArya kA karttA hone se kartA kahate haiM / ( suhamasuhaM kareditti kattA ) / satyaasatya, yogya-ayogya bolane se vaktA, prANayukta hone se prANI, deva, manuSya, tiryaMca, nArakI ke bheda se cAra prakAra ke saMsAra meMpuNya-pApa kA phala bhogane se bhoktA kahate haiM / jIva ko pudgala bhI kahA hai / "chaviha saMThANaM, bahuviha- dehehi pUradi galaditti poggalo" nAnA prakAra ke zarIroM ke dvArA chaha prakAra ke saMsthAna ko pUrNa karatA hai, aura galAtA hai; isa kAraNa pudgala hai / "sukhadukkhaM vededittivedo" - sukha, duHkha kA vedana karatA hai, isalie veda kahalAtA hai / " upAttadehaM vyApratIti viSNuH " - prApta hue zarIra ko vyApta karatA hai, isase viSNu hai / " svayameva bhUtavAniti svayaMbhUH " - svataH hI grastitvavAna rahA hai, isase svayaMbhU hai | zarIrayukta hone se zarIrI hai / "manuH jJAnaM tatra bhava iti mAnavaH " -- manu jJAna ko kahate haiM / usameM utpanna huA hai, isalie mAnava hai / '"sajaNa-sambandha-mitta-vaggAdisu saMjadi tti sattA " - svajana sambandhI mitrAdi varga meM prAsakta rahane se saktA hai / "cauggaisaMsAre jAyadi jaNayaditti jaMtU " -- caturgati rUpa saMsAra meM utpanna hotA hai, isase jaMtu hai / mAna kaSAya ke kAraNa mAnI, mAyA kaSAya ke kAraNa mAyI hai| manoyoga, vacana yoga, kAya yogayukta hone se yogI, atyanta saMkucita zarIra dhAraNa karane se saMkuTa ( saMkuDo ) hai / sampUrNa lokAkAza ko vyApta karatA hai, isalie prasaMkuTa hai / "kSetraM svarUpaM jAnAtIti kSetrajJaH " sva svarUpa ko tathA lokAloka rUpakSetra ko jAnatA hai, isase kSetrajJa hai / "aTTakammabbhaMtaro tti aMtarappA" ----praSTakarmoM ke bhItara rahane se antarAtmA kahalAtA hai / gommaTasAra jIvakANDa meM likhA hai- "vyavahAreNa praSTakarmAbhyantaravartisvabhAvatvAt ----- [ 235
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________________ 236 ] tIrthakara nizcayena caitanyAbhyaMtaravartisvabhAvatvAcca aMtarAtmA" (saMskRta TIkA pR0 366)--vyavahAra naya se aSTa karmoM ke bhItara rahane se tathA nizcaya naya kI apekSA caitanya ke bhItara virAjamAna rahane se antarAtmA kahA hai / isase yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki AtmapravAda nAma ke saptama pUrva meM AtmA ke viSaya meM vividha apekSAyoM kA Azraya le sarvAGgINa prakAza DAlA gayA hai| vidyAnuvAda kA prameya dazama pUrva vidyAna vAda ke viSaya ma dhavalA TIkA meM likhA hai--ki yahaaMguSThaprasenA Adi sAta sau alpa vidyAoM kA, rohiNI Adi pA~ca sau mahAvidyAoM kA aura antarIkSa, bhauma, aMga, svara, svapna, lakSaNa, vyaMjana, chinna ina ATha mahA nimittoM kA varNana karatA hai / aAja bhI vidyAnuvAda kA kucha aMza kinhIM-kinhIM zAstra bhaMDAroM meM hastalikhita prati ke rUpa meM milatA hai / usake svAdhyAya se jJAta hotA hai ki maMtra vidyA meM bhI jaina sAdhuoM ne bar3I pragati kI thii| __ akSaroM kA vizeSa rUpa meM racA gayA samudAya maMtra hai / ucca zrutajJAna ke sivAya zreSTha avadhi, manaHparyaya jJAnadhArI RSivara jJAnanetroM se zabdoM aura unake dvArA hone vAle paudgalika parivartanoM ko jAna sakate the| jaise hama netroM se sthUla vastuoM ko dekhate haiM, vaise ve sUkSma paramANugoM taka ko jJAna netra se dekhate the / jisa prakAra viSa Adi padArthoM ke dvArA rakta Adi para prabhAva par3atA hai, isa prakAra kA parivartana ye munIndra zabdoM ke dvArA utpanna hote hue dekhate the / udAharaNa ke lie sarpadaMzajanita viSa prasAra ko rokane ke hetu cikitsaka auSadhiyoM kA prayoga karatA hai / zabdoM kI sAmarthya ko pratyakSa jAnane vAle ina jaina RSiyoM ne aise zabdAtmaka gUr3ha maMtroM kI saMyojanA kI, jisase atyanta alpakAla meM viSa utara jAtA hai / Aja ke loga prAyaH isa vidyA ke aparicayavaza isa vijJAna ko hI
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 237 ayathArtha kahane kA atisAhasa karate haiM / yaha samajhanA ki hamAre sivAya anya saba ajJAnI haiM, satpuruSoM ke lie yogya bAta nahIM hai / azobhana kArya gaNadharadeva, dvAdazA~gapAThI, zrutakevalI Adi zreSTha yatIndra maMtra, taMtra vidyA ke mahAna jJAtA rahe haiM; isalie kinhIM sAdhuoM ko athavA anya samartha AtmAoM ko maMtrazAstra kA abhyAsa karate dekha jo unakI nindA tathA avarNavAdakA koI-koI loga patha pakar3A karate haiM, vaha aprazasta, azobhana evaM abhadrakArya hai / yadi yaha vidyA ekAnta rUpa se akalyANakArI hotI to sarvajJa bhagavAna kI divyadhvani meM usakA artha rUpa se pratipAdana na hotA aura na usa para parama vItarAga gaNadharadeva sadRza sAdhurAja graMtharUpa meM racanA karane kA kaSTa karate ataH ajJAnamUlaka AkSepa karane kI pravRtti meM parivartana Avazyaka hai| zarIra-zAstra kA pratipAdana dvAdazamapUrva prANAvAya meM aSTAGga Ayurveda, bhUtikarma arthAt zarIra Adi kI rakSA ke lie kie gae bhasmalepana, sUtrabaMdhanAdi karma, jA~guliprakrama (viSavidyA) aura prANAyAma ke bheda-prabhedoM kA vistAra se varNana kiyA gayA hai| bhagavAna ne gRhasthAvasthA meM bharata bAhubali Adi putroM ko unakI naisargika ruci, pAtratA Adi ko dhyAna meM rakhakara bhinna-bhinna viSaya ke zAstroM kI svayaM zikSA dI thii| usase prabhu kA jJAna ke viSaya meM dRSTikoNa spaSTa hotA thaa| aba sarvajJa RSabhanAtha tIrthaMkara kI divyadhvani meM pratipAdita jJAnarAzi kA anumAna usake rahasya ke jJApaka dvAdazAMga zAstra, jise jaina veda bhI kahate haiM, ke dvArA ho jAtA hai / mahApurANa meM kahA hai, "zrutaM suvihitaM vedo dvAdazAMgamakalmaSam" (parva 36-22) /
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________________ tIrthakara 238 ] graMthoM kI anupalabdhi kA kAraNa kabhI kabhI mana meM yaha aAzaMkA utpanna hotI hai, ki itanI vizAla jainoM kI graMtharAzi pahale thI, to aba vaha kyoM nahIM upalabdha hotI hai ? itihAsa ke parizIlana se patA calatA hai, ki jaina-saMskRti ke virodhI varga ne jisa krUratA se granthoM kA dhvaMsa kiyA, usakA anya udAharaNa kahIM bhI na milegA / ' usa jaina-dharma-virodhI manovRtti ke kAraNa jahAja bhara-bhara ke jaina-grantha naSTa kara die ke grantha tuGgabhadrA tathA tAtAcArya ne likhA thA, ki hajAroM tAr3apatra gae / prophesara Ara0 kAverI nadI meM DubA die gae the| atyAcAra, pramAda tathA ajJAna ke kAraNa lokottara mahAna sAhitya naSTa ho cukA / jo zeSa bacA hai, vaha bhI anupama hai| usake bhItara bhI vahI sarvajJa vANI kA mathitArtha bharA hai, jisake parizIlana se AtmA Ananda aura Aloka prApta karatI hai / divya-dhvani bhagavAna kI divyadhvani se amRtarasa kA pAna kara indra ne prabhu kI stuti kI aura kahA : tava vAgamRtaM pItvA vayamadyAmarAH sphuTam / pIyUSamimiSTaM no deva sarvarujAharam // 20--26 // he deva ! Apake vacanarUpI amRta ko pIkara Aja hama loga vAstava meM amara ho gae haiM, isalie saba rogoM ko haranevAlA ApakA yaha vacana rUpa amRta hama logoM ko bahuta hI iSTa hai / saudharmendra dvArA mArmika stuti saudharmendra ne bhagavAna kI atyanta mArmika stuti kii| dharma1. Outlines of Jainism by Justice J. L. Jaini page XXXVIII. Several thousands of palmyra manuscripts have been thrown into the Kaveri or Tungabhadra. (English Jain Gazette page 178, XVI ] 2.
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________________ tIrthakara [ 236 sAmrAjya ke svAmI jagatpitA jinendra ke vihAra ke yogya samaya ko vicAra kara vivekamUrti surendra ne prabhu ke samakSa unake vihArArtha isa prakAra vinayapUrNa nivedana kiyA :-- bhagavan bhavya-sasyAnAM pApAvagrahazoSiNAm / dharmAmRta - prasekena tvamedhi zaraNaM vibho // / 25-- 228 // he bhagavan ! bhavya jIvarUpI dhAnya pAparUpI anAvRSTi arthAt varSAbhAva se sUkha rahe haiM / unheM dharmarUpI amRta se sIMcakara ApahI zaraNarUpa hoiye / bhavyasArthAdhipa-prodyad-vayAdhvajavirAjitam / dharmacakramidaM sajjaM tvajjayodyoga-sAdhanam // 226 // he bhavyavRnda-nAyaka jinendra ! he dayAdhvaja - samalaMkRta deva ! ApakI vijaya ke udyoga ko siddha karanevAlA yaha dharmacakra taiyAra hai / nirdhUya mohana muktimArgaparodhinIm / tavopaveSTuM sammArga kAloyaM samupasthita : // 230 // he svAmin ! mokSamArga ko rokane vAlI moha senA kA vinAza karane ke pazcAt aba ApakA yaha samIcIna mokSamArga ke upadeza dene kA samaya upasthita huA hai / surendra dvArA prabhu ke dharmavihAra hetu prastuta kie gae prastAva meM yaha mahatvapUrNa bAta kahI gaI hai, ki bhagavAna ne moha kI senA kA dhvaMsa kara diyA hai, ataeva vItamoha jinendra vItarAgatA kI prabhAvapUrNaM dezanA karane meM sarvarUpa se samartha haiM / vihAra prArambha indra kI prArthanA ke pazcAt bhagavAna ne bhavyarUpI kamaloM ke kalyANArtha vihAra prArambha kiyA / mahApurANakAra kahate haiN| trijagav ballabhaH zrImAn bhagavAnAdipUruSaH / pracakre vijayodyogaM dharmacakrAdhinAyakaH // 24 // :--
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________________ 240 ] tIrthakara trilokInAtha, dharmacakra ke svAmI samavazaraNa lakSmI se zobhAyamAna AdipuruSa vRSabhanAtha tIrthakara ne adharma para vijaya kA udyoga prArambha kiyaa| vihAra kA pariNAma bhagavAna ke vihAra ke samaya puNya sArathi ke dvArA prerita agaNita devoM kA samudAya sarva prakAra kI zreSTha vyavasthA nimitta tatpara thaa| tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha karate samaya honahAra tIrthakara kI yaha vizuddha manokAmanA thI, ki maiM samasta jagat ke jIvoM meM sacce dharma kI jyoti jagAU~ aura mithyAtvarUpa aMdhakAra kA kSaya karU~, ataeva tIrthakara prakRti kI paripakva avasthA meM jIvoM ke puNya se AkarSita ho una dayAdhvajadhArI jinendra ne nAnA dezoM ko vihAra dvArA pavitra kiyA / dharmazarmAbhyudaya meM kahA hai :-- atha puNyaH samAkRSTo bhavyAnAM niHspRhaH prbhuH| deze deze tamazchettuM vyacaradbhAnumAnaniva // 21--167 // bhavyAtmAnoM ke puNya se AkarSita kie gae una nispRha prabhu ne sUrya ke samAna nAnA dezoM meM aMdhakAra kA kSaya karane ke lie vihAra kiyaa| __ bhagavAna ke vihAra dvArA jIvoM ke vividha santApa arthAt AdhyAtmika, adhibhautika evaM adhidaivika santApa dUra ho jAte the / dharmazarmAbhyudaya meM likhA hai : ___ yatrAtizayasampanno vijahAra jineshvrH| tatra roga-grahAtaMka-zokazaMkApi durlabhA / / 173 // cautIsa atizayadhArI jinendradeva kA jahA~-jahA~ vihAra hotA thA, vahA~-vahA~ roga, azubha graha, AtaMka tathA zoka kI zaMkA bhI durlabha thI arthAt unakA abhAva ho jAtA thA / paramAgama meM isa saMsAra ko eka samudra kahA hai, jo sva-kRta-karmAnubhAvottha hai arthAt jIvoM ke
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 241 dvArA svayaM kie gae karmoM ke mAhAtmya se utpanna huA hai, atyanta dustara hai, vyasanarUpI bha~varoM se bharA huA hai / doSarUpI jala - jantunoM se vyApta hai, apAra hai, pratyanta gaharA hone se usakI thAha kA patA nahIM hai / vaha parigrahadhArI jIvoM ke dvArA kabhI bhI nahIM tirA jA sakatA hai--'" pratAryaM graMthikAtmabhiH / " usa alaukika mahAsAgara ke pAra jAne ke lie samyakjJAnarUpI naukA Avazyaka hai -- " sajjJAnanAvA saMtAryaM / " bhagavAna ke dvArA AtmajJAna kI jAgRti hotI thI / isase agaNita prANI samyakjJAna rUpI naukA ko prApta kara lete the / ye tIrthakara paramaguru jJAnAmRta dvArA santApa dUra karanevAle candra sadRza the / bhavya jIva rUpI tRSita pRthvI ke lie dayA rUpI jala se paripUrNa jaladhara samAna the / bhrama tathA mithyAtva rUpI anAdikAlIna andhakAra kA nAza karanevAle sUrya tulya pratIta hote the / samavazaraNa vistAra saMsAra sindhu meM DUbate hue jIvoM kI rakSA karatA huA yaha samavazaraNa anupama tathA alaukika jahAja samAna dikhatA thA / 1 RSabhanAtha tArthaMkara kA samavazaraNa dvAdaza yojana vistArayukta thA / zeSa tIrthaMkaroM kA samavazaraNa kramazaH AdhA grAdhA yojana kama vistAra vAlA thA / vIra bhagavAna kA eka yojana vistArayukta samavazaraNa thA / nirvANabhakti meM pArzvanAtha bhagavAna kA samavazaraNa savA yojana vistArayukta -- samavazaraNamAnaM yojanaM dvAdazAdi / jinapati yadu- yAvadyojanAdhardhahAniH // kathayati nipArzve yojanaikaM sapAdam / nigadita - jinavIre yojanaikaM pramANam ||26|| tiloyapaNNatti meM kahA hai ki yaha kathana avasarpiNIkAla kI apekSA hai / utsarpirNI kAla meM hInakrama ke sthAna meM viparIta krama hogA / usameM aMtima tIrthaMkara kA samavazaraNa dvAdaza yojana pramANa hogA / 16
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________________ 242 ] vihAra ke sthAna bhagavAna ne sampUrNa bhavyoM ko mokSamArga meM lagAne kI dRSTi se dharmatIrtha pravartana hetu sarvadezoM meM vihAra kiyA thA / tIrthaMkaroM kA vihAra dharmakSetroM meM kahA gayA hai / harivaMzapurANa meM likhA hai : -- madhyadeze jinezena dharmatIrthe pravartate / sarveSvapi ca dezeSu tIrthamoho nyavartat // 3 sarga - - 1 // tIrthaMkara madhyadeza meM dharmatIrtha kI pravRtti ke uparAMta una vIra bhagavAna ne sampUrNa dezoM meM vihAra karake dharma ke viSaya meM ajJAna bhAva kA nivAraNa kiyA thA / bhagavAna ne bhAratavarSa meM hI vihAra nahIM kiyA thA, kintu bhArata ke bAhara bhI ve gae the / unakA vihAra dharma kSetra meM huA thA / AryakhaNDa meM yUropa, amerikA, cIna, jApAna Adi dezoM kA samAveza hotA hai / bhagavAna kA samavazaraNa pA~ca mIla, pA~ca pharlAMga tathA sau gaja U~cAI para rahatA thA / aisI sthiti meM yaha AzaMkA, ki mleccha samAna AcaraNa karane vAle nAmataH AryoM kI bhUmi meM bhagavAna kaise rahate hoMge, sahaja hI zAnta ho jAtI hai / bhagavAna ko bhUtala para utarane kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM par3atI thI / pRthvI cAhatI thI ki devAdhideva ke caraNasparza dvArA maiM kRtArtha ho jAU~, kintu ve bhagavAna bhUtala kA sparza taka nahIM karate the / isake sivAya eka bAta aura dhyAna dene kI hai, ki jinendradeva kI sevA meM saMlagna indra tathA unake parikara asaMkhya devoM ke nimitta se sarvaprakAra kI suvyavasthA ho jAtI thI / tIrthaMkara prakRti kA puNya sAmAnya nahIM hotA / usake samAna anya puNya nahIM kahA gayA hai / vaha adbhuta hai / videzoM meM vItarAgatA tathA ahiMsA tatvajJAna se saMbaMdhita sAmagrI kA sadbhAva yaha sUcita karatA hai, ki usa pradeza meM pavitratA kA bIja bIne ke lie avazya dharma-tIrthaMkara kA vihAra huA thA / mahApurANakAra ne kahA hai :--
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________________ tIrthakara [ 243 jagatritayanAthopi dharmakSetrevanAratam / uptvA saddharmabIjAni nyarSi caddharmavRSTibhiH / / 47---321 // trilokInAtha ne dharmakSetra meM saddharmarUpI bIja bone ke sAtha hI sAtha dharmavRSTi ke dvArA usako sIMcA bhI thA / Atma-tatva kI lokottaratA anAdikAla se jIva baMdha mArga kI kathA, zikSA, caryA meM pravINatA dikhAtA rahA hai| kAma, bhoga sambandhI vArtA se jagata kA nikaTatama paricaya rahA hai / avibhakta (advaita) AtmA kI bAta use kaThina pratIta hotI hai ! samayasAra meM kahA hai :-- ___ sudaparicidANubhUdA sadhyassa vi kAmabhogabaMdhakahA / eyattassu valaMbho gari Na sulho'dihattarasa // 4 // saba logoM ko kAma tathA bhoga viSayaka baMdha kI kathA sunane meM AI hai, paricaya meM pAI hai aura anubhava meM bhI AI hai; isalie vaha sulabha hai kintu rAgAdi rahita AtmA ke ekatva kI bAta' na kabhI sunI, na paricaya meM AI aura na anubhava meM AI; ataeva yaha sulabha nahIM hai| ___ anAdi avidyA ke kAraNa apanI AtmA sambandhI vArtA parAI sI dikhatI hai aura anAtma pariNati evaM jagat ke jaMjAla meM phaMsane vAlI bAta madhura lagatI hai / rogI ko apathya AhAra acchA lagatA hai / yahI dazA moha roga se pIr3ita isa jIva kI hai| aise rogI kI saccI cikitsA tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke dvArA hotI hai / isIlie bhagavAna ko bhiSagvara' arthAt vaidyaziromaNi aura unakI vANI ko 'auSadhi' kahA hai| bhagavAna RSabhadeva evaM unake pazcAtkAlIna zaSa tIrthaMkaroM ne apanI muktidAyinI mahauSadhi ke dvArA jagata ke mohajvarajanita santApa ko dUra kiyA thaa| isase agaNita bhavya jIvoM ne Atma sambandhI saccI nIrogatA (svasthatA) prApta kii|
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________________ 244 ] tIrthakara upadeza kA sAra ___ saMkSepa meM bhagavAna ke upadeza kA bhAva harivaMzapurANa meM isa prakAra pratipAdita kiyA gayA hai / prAcArya kahate haiM-jinendradeva ne kahA thA sampUrNa sukhoM kI khAni tulya dharma hai, use sarvaprakAra ke prayatna dvArA prANiyoM ko pAlanA cAhiye / vaha dharma jIvoM para dayA Adi meM vidyamAna hai / deva samudAya meM tathA manuSyoM meM jo indriya aura viSayajanita sukha prApta hotA hai, vaha saba dharma seu tpanna huA hai / jo karmakSaya se utpanna AtmA ke Azrita tathA ananta nirvANa kA sukha hai, vaha bhI dharma se hI utpanna hotA hai / sUkSma rUpa se dayA, satya, acaurya brahmacarya, amUrchA (parigraha tyAga) muniyoM kA dharma hai aura sthUla rUpa se unakA pAlana gRhasthoM kA dharma hai / gRhasthoM kA dharma dAna, pUjA, tapa tathA zIla isa prakAra caturvidha kahA gayA hai / yaha dharma bhoga-tyAga svarUpa hai / samyagdarzana isa dharma kA mUla he / usase mahAn Rddhi yukta devoM kI lakSmI prApta hotI hai / muni dharma ke dvArA puSTa mokSa sukha prApta hotA hai| jinendro'thi jagau dharmaH kAryaH sarvasukhAkaraH / prANibhiH sarvayatnena sthitaH prANidayAdiSu // 10--4 // sukhaM devanikAyeSu mAnuSeSu ca yatsukhaM / iMndriyArthasamudbhUtaM tatsarva dharmasaMbhavaM // 5 // karmakSayasamudbhU tamapavargasukhaM ca yat / prAtmAdhInamanaMtaM tad dharmAdevopajAyate // 6 // dayAsatyamathAsteyaM brahmacaryamamUrchatA / sUkSmato yatidharmaH syAtsthUlato gRhamedhinAM / dAnapUjAtapaH zIlalakSaNazca caturvidhaH / tyAgajazcaiva zArIro dharmo gRhaniSeviNAM // 8 // samyagdarzanamUlo'yaM mahaddhi kasurazriyaM / dadAti yatidharmastu puSTo mokSa-sukhapradaH // 6 // abuddhipUrvaka kriyA tIrthaMkara ke vihAra ke sambandha meM yaha prazna kiyA jAtA hai
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________________ tIrthakara [ 245 ki bhagavAna bhavya jIvoM ke santApa dUra karane ke liye jo vihAra karate haiM, usa samaya unake pairoM ko uThAkara Daga bharate hue gamana ko dekhakara aisA pratIta hotA hai ki bhagavAna ke isa prakAra kI kriyA kA sadbhAva svIkAra karanA icchA ke astitva kA sandeha utpanna karatA hai| samAdhAna :--mohanIya karma kA atyanta kSaya ho jAne se jinendra bhagavAna kI icchA kA parNatayA abhAva ho cakA hai, phira bhI unake zarIra meM jo kriyA hotI hai, vaha abuddhipUrvaka svabhAva se hotI hai / pravacanasAra meM kundakundasvAmI ne likhA hai ki :-- ThANa-Nisejja-vihArA dhammavadeso hi Niyadayo tesi / arahaMtANaM kAle mAyAcArovva icchINaM // 44 // arahaMta bhagavAna ke arahaMta avasthA meM khar3e honA, padmAsana se baiThanA, vihAra karanA tathA dharmopadeza denA ye kArya svabhAva se hI pAe jAte haiM, jisa prakAra striyoM meM mAyA kA pariNAma svabhAva se hotA hai| jisa prakAra jinendradeva kI divyadezanA icchA ke binA hotI hai isI prakAra unake zarIra meM khar3e rahanA, baiThanA tathA vihAra karanA rUpa kArya bhI icchA ke binA hI hote haiM / samavazaraNa meM prabhu kA prAsana samavazaraNa meM vihAra ke pazcAt bhagavAna khaDgAsana meM rahate haiM yA unake padmAsana ho jAtA hai ? samAdhAna :--samavazaraNa meM bhagavAna padmAsana se virAjamAna rahate haiN| harivaMzapurANa meM likhA hai ki mahAvIra bhagavAna ke darzanArtha caturaGga senA samanvita samrATa zreNika ne siMhAsana para virAjamAna vIra bhagavAna ke darzana kara unako praNAma kiyA thA / zloka meM 'siMhAsanopaviSTaM' zabda kA artha hai siMhAsana para baiThe hue / mUlazloka isa prakAra hai : siMhAsanopaviSTaM taM senayA caturaGgayA / zreNikopi ca saMprAptaH praNanAma jinezvaram // 2--71 //
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________________ 1 tIrthaMkara isa prakaraNa meM yaha bAta bhI jJAtavya hai ki vIra bhagavAna ne kAyotsarga grAsana se mokSa prApta kiyA hai / tiloyapaNNatti meM likhA 246 - usahoya vAsupujjo NemI ellaMkabaddhayA siddhA / kAussageNa jiNA sesA muti samAvaNNA / / 4--1210 / / RSabhanAtha bhagavAna, vAsupUjyasvAmI tathA neminAtha bhagavAna ne palyaMkabaddha grAsana se tathA zeSa tIrthaMkaroM ne kAyotsarga grAsana se mokSa prApta kiyA hai / zAMtinAthapurANa meM likhA hai ki samavazaraNa meM zAMtinAtha bhagavAna kA palyaMkAsana thA / kahA bhI hai : -- zreSTha SaSThopavAsena dhavale dazamIdine / pauSamAsa dinasyAnte palyaMkAsanamAsthita // 62 // nirgrantho nIrajo vItavighno vizvaikabAMdhavaH / kevalajJAna - sAmrAjyazriyA zAMtimazizriyat // 63 // dharmazarmAbhyudaya meM likhA hai ki dharmanAtha tIrthaMkara samavazaraNa meM baiThe hue the / kahA bhI hai :-- ratnajyotirbhAsure tatra pIThe tiSThan zubhrabhAmaMDalasthaH / kSIrAMbhodheH sicyamAnaH payobhirbhUyo reje kAMcanAdrAvivoccaiH / / 20 --6 / / tiloyapaNNatti ke uparokta kathana ke prakAza meM yaha bAta spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki dharmanAtha, zAMtinAtha tathA mahAvIra bhagavAna kA mokSa kAyotsarga Asana se huA hai, kintu samavazaraNa meM ve padmAsana se virAjamAna the / ataeva kevalajJAna hone para samavazaraNa meM tIrthakara bhagavAna ko padmAsana mudrA meM virAjamAna mAnanA ucita hai / siMhAsana rUpa prAtihArya rahaMta bhagavAna ke pAyA jAtA hai; usa para kAyotsarga Asana se rahane kI kalpanA ucita nahIM dikhatI hai / eka bAta yaha bhI vicAraNIya hai; ki dvAdaza sabhAoM meM samasta jIva baiThe raheM aura bhagavAna khar3e raheM, aisA mAnane para bhakta jIvoM para pravinaya kA doSa
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 247 Ae vinA na rahegA / tIna loka ke nAtha khar3e raheM aura unake caraNoM ke ArAdhaka jIva baiThe raheM ! jJAnArNava meM piMDastha dhyAna ke prakaraNa meM siMhAsana para padmAsana se virAjamAna jinendradeva ke svarUpa citavana karane kA kathanapAyA hai / ataH yaha bAta Agama tathA yukti ke anukala hai ki samavazaraNa meM bhagavAna siMhAsana para padmAsana mudrA meM se virAjamAna rahate haiM / vihAra meM kAyotsarga grAsana rahatA hai; usake pazcAt padmAsana ho jAtA hai / Asana meM parivartana mAnane meM koI bAdhA nahIM pratIta hotii| AdinAtha bhagavAna kI Ayu caurAsI lAkha pUrva pramANa thii| usameM bIsa lAkha pUrva kumArakAla ke, tresaTha lAkha pUrva rAjyakAla ke, eka hajAra varSa tapazcaraNa ke tathA eka sahasra varSa evaM caudaha dina kama kama eka lAkha varSa pUrva vihAra ke the / caudaha dina yoganirodhake the| kailAzagiri para prAgamana ___ bhagavAna ko siddhAlaya prApta karane meM jaba caudaha dina zeSa rahe, taba ve prabhu kailAzagiri para A ge| kailAzaparvata para prabhu padmAsana se virAjamAna hue| vividha svapna-darzana jisa dina yoga nirodhakara bhagavAna kailAzagiri (aSTApada parvata) para virAjamAna hue, usa dina bharata cakravartI ne svapna meM dekhA:-- tadA bharatarAjendro mhaamNdrbhuudhrN| prAprArabhAraM vyalokiSTa svapne dairyeNa saMsthitaM // 47--322 / / mahA maMdarAcala (sumeru parvata) vRddhi ko prApta hotA huA prAgbhAra pRthvI (siddha-loka) taka pahu~ca gayA hai /
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________________ 248 ] tIrthakara bharata-putra yuvarAja arkakIti ne svapna meM dekhA, eka mahauSadhi kA vRkSa svarga se AyA thA / manuSya kA janma-roga naSTakara vaha punaH svarga meM calA gayA / gRhapatiratna ne dekhA ki eka kalpavRkSa logoM ko manovA~chita padArtha detA thA, aba vaha kalpadruma svargaprApti ke lie tatpara hai / cakravartI ke pramukha mantrI ne dekhA ki eka ratnadIpa jIvoM ko tna dene ke pazcAt AkAza meM jAne ke lie udyata ho rahA hai / senApati ne dekhA, eka siMha vajra ke piMjare ko tor3akara kailAza parvata ko ullaMghana karane ko lie taiyAra huA hai / jayakumAra ke putra anaMtavIrya / dekhA ki triloka ko prakAza karatA huA tArakezvara arthAt candramA tArAoM sahita jA rahA hai| cakravartI kI paTTarAnI subhadrA kA svapna thA :-- yazasvatI-sunaMdAbhyAM sAdhaM shkr-mnHpriyaa| zocaMtIzciramadrAkSIt subhadrA svapnagocarA // 330 // vRSabhadeva bhagavAna kI rAnI yazasvatI aura sunandA ke sAtha zakra arthAt indra kI manaHpriyA arthAt mahAdevI (indrANI) bahuta kAla paryanta zoka kara rahI hai / svapna-phala ina svapnoM kA phala purohita ne yaha batAyA :-- karmANi hatvA nirmUlaM munibhirbahubhiH samaM / puroH sarvepi zaMsaMti svapnAH svargApragAmitAM // 333 // ye samasta svapna yaha sUcita karate haiM ki bhagavAna vRSabhadeva samasta karmoM kA nirmUla nAzakara aneka muniyoM ke sAtha mokSa pdhaareNge| prAnanda dvArA samAcAra itane meM Ananda nAma ke vyakti ne cakravartI bharatezvara ko bhagavAna kA sarva vRttAnta batAyA ki :-- dhvanau bhagavatA divya saMhRte mukulIbhavat / karAmbujA sabhA jAtA pUSNIva sarasotyasau // 335 //
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________________ tIrthakara [ 246 divyadhvani kA nirodha __bhagavAna kI divyadhvani kA khiranA aba banda ho gayA hai, isase sUrya asta ke samaya jaise sarovara ke kamala mukulita ho jAte haiM usI prakAra saba sabhA hAtha jor3e hue mukulita ho rahI hai / kailAza para bharatarAja isa samAcAra ko sunate hI bharata cakravartI tatkAla kailAza parvata para pahu~ce, unakI tIna parikramA karake stuti kii| mahAmaha-mahApUjAM bhaktyA nivartayansvayaM / caturdazadinAnyevaM bhagavaMtamasevat // 337 // cakravartI ne mahAmaha nAma kI mahAna pUjA bhaktipUrvaka svayaM kI tathA caudaha dina paryanta bhagavAna kI sevA kii| yahA~ yaha bAta vizeSa rUpa se dhyAna dene yogya hai, ki sarva sAmagrI kA sannidhAna hote hue bhI AdinAtha jinendra kI lokakalyANa nimitta khirane vAlI divya vANI banda ho gaI, kyoMki kSaNa-kSaNa meM vizeSa vizuddhatA ko prApta karane vAle ina prabhu kI zuddhopayoga rUpa agni atyadhika prajvalita ho gaI hai aura aba usameM aghAtiyA karmoM ko bhI svAhA karane kI taiyArI prAtmayajJa ke kartA jinendra ne kI hai / prArambha meM nirdayatA pUrvaka pApa karmoM ko naSTa kiyA thA aura aba zubha bhAvoM dvArA bA~dhI gaI puNya prakRtiyoM kA bhI zuddha bhAvarUpI tIkSNa talavAra ke dvArA dhvaMsa kA kArya zIghra prArambha hone vAlA hai| saMsAra ke jIvoM kI apekSA priya aura pUjya mAnI gaI tIrthaMkara prakRti taka aba ina vItarAga prabhu ko sarvathA kSayayogya lagatI hai, kyoMki aisA koI bhI karma kA udaya nahIM hai, jo siddha padavI ke prApta karane meM vighnarUpa na ho / paMcAdhyAyI meM likhA hai :-- nahi karmodayaH kazcit jantoryaH syAt mukhAvahaH / sarvasya karmaNastatra vailakSapyAt svarUpataH // 2--250 //
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________________ 250 ] tIrthaMkara aisA koI bhI karma kA udaya nahIM hai jo AtmA ko grAnanda pradAna kareM, kyoMki sabhI karma kA udaya AtmasvarUpa se viparIta svabhAva vAlA hai / isa kathana ke prakAza meM yaha bAta siddha hotI hai ki svabhAva pariNati kI upalabdhi meM bAdhaka tathA vibhAva pariNati ke kAraNa hone se sabhI karma tyAgane yogya haiM / suvarNavarNa ke sarpa dvArA daMza prApta vyakti usI prakAra mRtyu ke mukha meM praveza karatA hai, jisa prakAra zyAma sarparAja ke dvArA kATA gayA vyakti bhI prANoM kA tyAga karatA hai / isalie zuddhopayogI RSirAja RSabhadeva tIrthaMkara ne divya upadeza denA banda kara diyA hai / jitanA kahanA thA, saba kaha cuke / anya jIvoM ke upakAra hetu yadi bhagavAna lage raheM, to ve siddhi vadhU ke svAmI nahIM bana sakeMge, isalie aba bhagavAna pUrNa nirmalatA sampAdana ke zreSTha udyoga meM saMlagna haiM / yoga-nirodhakAla anya tIrthaMkaroM ke yoganirodha kA samaya eka mAha paryaMta kahA gayA hai, itanA vizeSa hai ki vardhamAna bhagavAna ne jIvana ke do dina zeSa rahane para yoganirodha AraMbha kiyA thA / yahI bAta nirvANa bhakti meM isa prakAra kahI gaI hai| --- AdyazcaturdazadinavinivRtta-yogaH SaSThena niSThitakRti jinavardhamAnaH ! zeSAvidhUtaghanakarma nibaddha pAzAH mAsena te yativarAstvabhavandiyogAH // 26 // RSabhanAtha bhagavAna ne mana, vacana, kAya ke nirodha kA kArya caudaha dina pUrva kiyA thA tathA vardhamAna jinane do dina pUrva yoganirodha kiyA / dhanakarma rAzi ke baMdhana ko dUra karane vAle bAIsa tIrthaMkaroM ne eka mAha pUrva mana, vacana, kAya kI bAhya kriyA kA nirodha prAraMbha kiyA thA /
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 251 samudghAta-kriyA harivaMzapurANa meM likhA hai jisa samaya kevalI kI Ayu aMtarmuhUrta mAtra raha jAtI hai aura gotra Adi aghAtiyA karmoM kI sthiti bhI Ayu ke barAbara rahatI hai, usa samaya sUkSma-kriyA-pratipAti nAma kA tIsarA zukla dhyAna hotA hai / yaha mana, vacana, kAya kI sthUla kriyA ke nAza hone para usa samaya hotA hai jaba svabhAva se hI kAya sambaMdhI sUkSmakriyA kA avalaMbana hotA hai| aMtarmuhurtazeSAyuH sa yadA bhavatIzvaraH / tattulyasthitivedyAditritayazca tadA punaH // 56--661 // samastaM vAgamanoyogaM kAyayogaM ca bAdaraM / prahApyAlaMbya sUkSmaM tu kAyayogaM svabhAvataH // 70 // tRtIyaM zuklasAmAnyAtprathamaM tu vishesstH| sUkSmakriyApratIpAti-dhyAnamArakaMtumarhati // 71 // tatvArtharAjavAtika meM akalaka svAmI ne likhA hai; jaba saMyoga kevalI kI Ayu aMtarmuhUrta pramANa rahatI hai aura zeSa vedanIya, nAma tathA gotra ina karmatraya kI sthiti adhika rahatI hai, usa samaya Atma upayoga ke atizayayukta sAmya bhAva samanvita vizeSa pariNAma sahita mahAsaMvara vAlA zIghra karmakSaya karane meM samartha yogI zeSa karmarUpI reNu ke vinAza karane kI zakti yukta svabhAva se daMDa, kapATa, pratara, tathA loka pUraNa rUpa Atma pradezoM kA cAra samaya meM vistAra karake pazcAt utane hI samayoM meM vistRta Atma pradezoM ko saMkucita karatA huA cAroM karmoM kI sthiti-vizeSa ko eka barAbara karake pUrva zarIra barAbara parimANa ko dhAraNa karake sUkSma kAyayoga ko dhAraNa karatA huA sUkSma-kriyA-pratipAti nAma ke dhyAna ko karatA hai / mUlagraMtha ke zabda isa prakAra haiM :--"yadA punaraMtarmuhUrtazeSAyuSkasto'dhikasthitivizeSakarmatryo bhavati yogI, tadAtmopayogAtizayasya sAmAyikasahAyasya viziSTakaraNasya mahAsaMvarasya laghukarmaparipAcanasya zeSakarmareNu-parizAtanazakti - svAbhAvyAt daMDa - kapATa - pratara- loka
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________________ 252 ] tIrthakara pUraNAni svAtmapradeza-visarpaNatazcatubhiH samayaiH kRtvA punarapi tAvadbhireva samayaiH samupahRta-pradeza-visaraNaH samI-kRta-sthitivizeSakarmacatuSTayaH pUrvazarIraparimANo bhUtvA sUkSmakAyayogena sUkSma-kriyApratipAtidhyAnaM dhyAyati' (pRSTha 356, adhyAya 6 sUtra 44) / mahApurANa meM likhA hai :-- sa hi yoganirodhArtha udyataH kevalI jinaH / samudghAta-vidhi pUrva prAviH karyAnnisargataH // 21-186 // snAtaka kevalI bhagavAna jaba yogoM kA nirodha karane ke lie tatpara hote haiM, taba ve usake pUrva hI svabhAva se samudghAta kI vidhi karate haiN| ___ samudghAta vidhi kA spaSTIkaraNa isa prakAra hai :--pahale samaya meM unake kevala prAtma pradeza caudaha rAja UMce daMDa ke grAkAra hote hai| dUsare samaya meM kapATa arthAt daravAje ke AkAra ko dhAraNa karate haiN| tRtIya samaya meM pratara rUpa hote haiN| cauthe samaya meM samasta loka meM vyApta ho jAte haiN| isa prakAra ve jinendra cAra samaya meM samasta lokAkAza ko vyApta kara sthita hote haiM / AtmA kI loka-vyApakatA isa prasaMga meM yaha bAta dhyAna dene yogya hai ki brahmavAdI brahma ko saMpUrNa jagat meM vyApta mAnatA hai / jaina dRSTi se usakA kathana sayogI-jinake lokapUraNa samudghAta kAla meM satya caritArtha hotA hai, kyoMki lokapUraNa kI avasthA meM una jinendra paramAtmA ke Atma pradeza samasta loka meM vistAravaza vyApta hote haiM / brahmavAdI sadA brahma ko lokavyApI kahatA hai, isase usakA kathana ayathArtha ho jAtA hai| lokapUraNa samudghAta ke anaMtara Atma-pradeza punaH pratara rUpatA ko dUsare samaya meM dhAraNa karate haiN| tIsare samaya meM kapATa rUpa hote haiM tathA cauthelasamaya meM daMDa rUpa hote haiM aura pUrva zarIrAkAra ho
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________________ tIrthakara [ 253 jAte haiM / samudghAta kriyA meM vistAra meM cAra samaya tathA saMkoca meM cAra samaya arthAt samasta ATha samaya lagate haiM / lokapUraNa samudghAta ke samaya AtmA se pradeza siddhAlaya kA sparza karate haiM; naraka kI bhUmi kA bhI sparza karate haiM tathA una AkAza ke pradezoM kA bhI sparza karate haiM jina kA paMcaparAvartana rUpa saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karate samaya isa jIva ne caurAsI lakSa yoniyoM ko dhAraNa kara apane zarIra kI nivAsa bhUmi banAyA thaa| anaMtAnaMta jIvoM ke bhItara bhI yaha yogI samA jAtA hai| isa kArya ke dvArA sayogI-jina karmoM kI sthiti meM viSamatA dUra karake unakI Ayu karma ke barAbara zIghra banAte haiM / jisa prakAra gIle vastra ko U~cA nIcA, pAr3A tirachA karake hilAne se vaha zIghra sUkhatA hai, isI prakAra kI kriyA dvArA yogI karmoM kI sthiti tathA azubha karmoM kI anubhAga zakti kA khaMDana karatA hai| priya utprekSA lokapUraNa samudghAta kriyA ka viSaya ma yaha kalpanA karanA priya lagatA hai, ki samatA bhAva ke svAmI jinendra sadA ke lie apane ghara siddhAlaya meM jA rahe haiM, isase ve baira virodha chor3akara binA saMkoca choTe bar3e saba se bheMTa karate hue, milate hue mokSa jAne ko taiyAra ho rahe haiN| mahApurANa meM likhA hai :tatrAghAtisthiterbhAgAn asNkhyeyaanihntysau| anubhAgasya cAnaMtAn bhAgAnazubhakarmaNAm // 26--193 // / usa samaya ve bhagavAna aghAtiyA karmoM kI sthiti ke asaMkhyAta bhAgoM ko vinaSTa karate haiN| isI prakAra azubha karmoM ke anubhAga ke anaMta bhAgoM ko naSTa karate haiM /
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________________ 254 ] bhagavAna kI mahatvapUrNa sAdhanA isa prasaMga meM yaha bAta dhyAna dene yogya hai ki kSINakaSAya guNasthAnavartI nirgrantha ne ekatva - vitarka - pravIcArarUpa dvitIya zukla dhyAna ke dvArA kevalajJAna kI vibhUti prApta kI thii| rAjavArtika meM kevalI bhagavAna ke lie ina vizeSaNoM kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai, "ekatvavitarka - zukladhyAna - vaizvAnara- nirdagdhaghAtikarmendhanaH, prajvalitakevalajJAna- gabhastimaMDala : " ( pR0 356 ) arthAt ekatva - vitarka nAmaka zukladhyAna rUpa agni ke dvArA ghAtiyA karmarUpI Indhana kA nAza karane vAle tathA prajvalita kevalajJAna rUpI sUryayukta kevalI bhagavAna haiM / prazna zukla dhyAna kA tRtIya bheda usa samaya hotA hai, jaba yu karma ke kSaya ke lie aMtarmuhUrta kAla zeSa rahatA hai; ataeva prazna hotA hai ki ATha varSa kucha adhika kAla meM kevalI banakara eka koTi pUrva kAla meM se kiMcit nyUna kAla chor3akara zeSa kAla paryanta kaunasA dhyAna rahatA hai ? samAdhAna tIrthaMkara paramArtha dRSTi se 'ekAgra - ciMtA nirodho dhyAnaM' yaha lakSaNa sarvajJa bhagavAna meM nahIM pAyA jAtA hai / prAtma svarUpa meM pratiSThita hote hue bhI jJAnAvaraNa ke kSaya hone se ve trikAlajJa bhI haiM, ata: unake ekAgratA kA kathana kisa prakAra siddha hogA ? ciMtA kA bhI unake abhAva hai / "ciMtA aMtaH karaNavRttiH " - aMtaHkaraNa arthAt kSayopazamAtmaka bhAva - mana kI vizeSa vRtti ciMtA hai / kSAyika kevalajJAna hone se kSayopazama rUpa cittavRtti kA sadbhAva hI nahIM hai, taba usakA nirodha kaise banegA ? isa apekSA se kevalI bhagavAna ke dhyAna nahIM hai / isa kathana para punaH zaMkA utpanna hotI hai ki Agama meM kevalI ke do zukla dhyAna kyoM kahe gae haiM ?
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________________ tIrthakara [ 255 samAdhAna kevalI bhagavAna ke upacAra se dhyAna kahe gae haiM / rAjavAtika meM "ekAdazajine" sUtra kI TIkA meM akalaMkasvAmI likhate haiM, kevalI bhagavAna meM ekAdaza parISaha upacAra se pAI jAtI haiM / isa viSaya ke spaSTIkaraNa hetu prAcArya likhate haiM----"yathA niravazeSanirastajJAnAvaraNe paripUrNajJAne ekAgracitA-nirodhAbhAvepi karmarajo-vidhUnanaphalasaMbhavAt dhyAnopacAraH tathA kSudhAdi-vedanAbhAvaparISahA''bhAvepi vedanIyakarmodayadravyaparISahasadbhAvAt ekAdazajine saMtIti upacAro yuktaH" (pRSTha 338, rAjavArtika)-jisa prakAra jJAnAvaraNa karma ke pUrNa kSaya hone se kevalajJAna ke utpanna hone para ekAgra ciMtA-nirodha rUpa dhyAna ke abhAva hone para bhI karmaraja ke vinAzarUpa phala ko dekhakara dhyAna kA upacAra kiyA jAtA hai, usI prakAra kSudhA, tRSAdi kI vedanArUpa bhAva parISaha ke abhAva hote hue bhI vedanIya karmodaya dravyarUpa kAraNAtmaka parISaha ke sadbhAva hone se jina bhagavAna meM ekAdaza parISaha hotI haiM, aisA upacAra kiyA jAtA hai / uparokta vivecana se yaha spaSTa hai ki kevalI bhagavAna ke Ayu karga kI aMtarmuhUrta pramANa sthiti zeSa rahane ke pUrva dhyAna kA sadabhAva nahIM kahA gayA hai, isI kAraNa dhavalATIkA meM sayogI jinake viSaya meM likhA hai-- sayogikevalI Na kici kammaM khavedi" (pRSTha 223, bhAga 1)--sayogI kevalI kisI karma kA kSaya nahIM karate haiM / karmakSapaNa kArya kA abhAva rahane se sayogI jina ke dhyAna kA abhAva hai| itanA vizeSa hai ki ayogI kevalI hone ke pUrva sayogI jina aghAtirupa karmoM kI sthiti ke asaMkhyAta bhAgoM ko naSTa karate haiM tathA azubha karmoM ke anubhAga ko naSTa karate haiN| usa samaya unake sUkSma-kriyA-pratipAti zukladhyAna kI pAtra utpanna hotI hai / vo prAcArya paraMparAe~ ___isa avasthAvAlI sabhI AtmAe~ samudghAta karatI haiM, aisA
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________________ 256 ] tIrthakara prAcArya yativRSabha kA abhiprAya hai / dhavalATIkA meM likhA hai--"yativRSabhopadezAt sarvAghAtikarmaNAM kSINakaSAyacaramasamaye sthiteH sAmyAbhAvAt sarvepi kRtasamudghAtAH santo nivRttimupaDhaukante"---prAcArya yativRSabha ke upadezAnusAra kSINakaSAya-guNasthAna ke carama samaya meM sampUrNa aghAtiyA karmoM kI sthiti meM samAnatA kA abhAva hone se sabhI kevalI samudghAtapUrvaka hI mokSa prApta karate haiM / Age yaha bhI kathana kiyA gayA hai--"yeSAmAcAryANAM lokavyApi-kevaliSu vizatisaMkhyAniyamasteSAM matena kecitsamudghAtayaMti, kecinna samudghAtayaMti / ke na samudaghAtayaMti ? yeSAM saMsRtivyaktiH karmasthityA samAnA, te na samudghAtayaMti, zeSAH samudghAtayaMti' (pRSTha 302, bhAga 1)--jina prAcAryoM ne lokapUraNa samudghAta karanevAle kevaliyoM kI saMkhyA niyamarUpa se bIsa mAnI hai, unake abhiprAyAnusAra koI jIva samudghAta karate haiM aura koI samudghAta nahIM karate haiM / kauna AtmAe~ samudghAta nahIM karatI haiM ? jinake saMsRti kI vyakti arthAt saMsAra meM rahane kA kAla, jise Ayu karma ke nAma se kahate haiM, usa Ayu kI nAma, gotra tathA vedanIya karmoM ke samAna sthiti hai, ve kevalI samudghAta nahIM karate haiM, zeSa kevalI samudghAta karate haiN| antima zukladhyAna samucchinna-kriyA-nivRtti athavA vyuparata-kriyA-nivRtti dhyAna ke hone para prANApAna arthAt zvAsocchvAsa kA gamanAgamana kArya ruka jAtA hai| samasta kAya, vacana tathA manoyoga nimitta se utpanna sampUrNa pradezoM kA parispaMda banda ho jAtA hai / usa dhyAna ke hone para paripUrNa saMvara hotA hai / usa samaya aThAraha hajAra zIla ke bhedoM kA pUrNa svAmitva prApta hotA hai / caurAsI lAkha uttara guNoM kI pUrNatA bhI prApta hotI hai| samyagdarzana kA zreSTha bheda paramAvagAr3ha samyaktva to terahaveM guNasthAna meM prApta ho gayA thaa| jJAnAvaraNa kA kSaya hone se samyagjJAna
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________________ tIrthakara [ 257 kI bhI pUrNatA ho cukI thI, phira kiMcit nyUna eka koTi pUrva kAla pramANa parinirvANa avasthA kI upalabdhi na hone kA kAraNa paripUrNa caritra meM kucha kamI hai / ayogI jina hote hI vaha guptitraya kA svAmI ho jAtA hai / usa trigupti ke prasAda se ayogI jina ke upAntya samaya meM arthAt anta ke do samayoM meM se prathama samaya meM sAtA-asAtA vedanIya meM se anudaya rUpa eka vedanIya kI prakRti, devagati, audArika vaikriyika, AhAraka, taijasa, kArmANa ye pA~ca zarIra, pA~ca saMghAta, pA~ca baMdhana, tIna prAMgopAMgA, chaha saMhanana, chaha saMsthAna, pA~ca varSa, pA~ca rasa, ATha sparza, do gaMdha, devagatyAnupUrvI, agurulaghu, ucchavAsa, paraghAta, upaghAta, vihAyogati-yugala, pratyeka, aparyApta, sthira, asthira, zubha, azubha, durbhaga, svarayugala, anAdeya, ayaza kIrti, nirmANa tathA nIca gotra ina bahattara prakRtiyoM kA nAza hotA hai / kArya-samayasAra rupa pariNamana aMta samaya meM vedanIya kI zeSa bacI huI eka prakRti, manuSyagati, manuSyAyu tathA manuSyagatyAnupUrvI, paMcendriya jAti, trasa, bAdara, paryApta, subhaga, prAdeya, uccagotra, yazaskIti ye bAraha tathA terahavIM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA bhI kSaya karake 'a i u R la' ina paMcalaghu akSaroM meM lagane vAle alpakAla ke bhItara ve ayogI jina AtmavikAsa kI carama avasthA siddha padavI ko prApta karate haiN| munidIkSA lete samaya ina tIrthakara bhagavAna ne siddhoM ko praNAma kiyA thaa| aba ye siddha paramAtmA bana ge| ye samasta vibhAva-vimukta ho kArya-samayasAra rUpa pariNata ho gae / aba ye kRtakRtya ho gae / nirvANa kI velA mahApurANa meM likhA hai ki RSabhadeva bhagavAna ne mAghakRSNA caturdazI ko sUryodaya kI velA meM pUrvAbhimukha ho "prAptapalyaMka":palyaMkAsana ko dhAraNakara karmoM kA nAza kiyA :
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________________ 258 ] zarIratritayApAye prApya siddhatvaparyayaM / nijASTaguNasaMpUrNa kSaNAvApta-tanuvAtakaH / / 47--341 // RSabhanAtha bhagavAna ne pradArika, taijasa tathA kArmANa ina tInoM zarIroM kA nAzakara AtmA ke praSTa guNoM se paripUrNa siddhatva paryAya prApta karake kSaNamAtra meM loka ke agrabhAga meM pahu~cakara tanuvAta valaya ke aMta ko prApta kiyA / tIrthaMkara aba ye tIrthaMkara bhagavAna siddha vana jAne se samasta vikalpoM se vimukta ho gae / jJAna netroM se inakA darzana karane para jo svarUpa jJAta hotA hai, use mahApurANa meM ina zabdoM dvArA vyakta kiyA gayA hai / nityo niraMjanaH kiMcidno dehAdamUrtibhAk / sthitaH svasukhasAdbhUtaH pazyanvizvamanAratam // 47--342 // aba ye siddha bhagavAna nitya, niraMjana, aMtima zarIra se kiMcit nyUnAkAra yukta amUrta, AtmA se utpanna svAbhAvika Ananda kA rasa pAna karane vAle tathA saMpUrNa vizva kA nirantara avalokana karane vAle ho gae / Aja bhagavAna kI zreSTha sAdhanA paripUrNa huI / dIkSA lete samaya unhoMne "siddhaM namaH" kahakara apane prAptavya rUpa meM siddhoM ko nizcita kiyA thA / Atma- puruSArtha ke pratApa se unhoMne parama puruSArtha mokSa ko prApta kiyA / isa mokSa ke lie ina prabhu ne aneka bhavoM meM mahAn prayatna kie the / Aja ve jIvana ke aMtima lakSya-biMdu para pahu~ca gae / pahale unake aMtakaraNa meM nirvANa prApti kI prabala pipAsA paidA huI thI; pazcAt mukti ke samIpa Ane para unhoMne mokSa kI icchA kA bhI parityAga kiyA thA / mukti kI prApti ke lie nirvANa kI icchA bhI tyAjya mAnI gaI hai / akalaMka svAmI ne svarUpa sambodhana meM kahA hai ---- mokSepi yasya nAkAMkSA sa mokSamadhigacchati / ityuktatvAt hitAnveSI kAMkSAM na kvApi yojayet // 21 //
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 256 jisake mukti kI abhilASA bhI nahIM hai, vaha mokSa ko prApta karatA hai| isa kAraNa hita cAhane vAle ko kisI bhI padArtha kI icchA nahIM karanI cAhie / siddha kathaMcit amukta haiM bhagavAna mukta ho gae, kintu anekAMta tatvajJAna ke marmajJa prAcArya akalaMkadeva bhagavAna ko 'amukta' kahate hue unako kisI dRSTi se mukta aura kisI se amukta pratipAdana karate haiN| ve kahate haiM : muktA'muktakarUpo yaH karmabhiH sNvidaadinaa| akSayaM paramAtmAnaM jJAnamati namAmi tam // 1 // jo karmoM se rahita hone ke kAraNa mukta haiM tathA jJAnAdi Atma guNoM ke sadbhAva yukta hone se unase amukta haiM, ataH jo kathaMcit mukta aura kathaMcit amukta haiM, una jJAnamUrti, kSayarahita siddha paramAtmA ko maiM praNAma karatA huuN| prAtmadeva kI padavI aba vRSabhanAtha bhagavAna zarIra se mukta hone se vRSabhanAtha nahIM rahe / mAtA marudevI ke udara se jisa zarIra yukta AtmA kA janma huaA thA, use hI RSabhanAtha bhagavAna yaha pUjya nAma prApta huaA thA / nirvANa jAte samaya vaha zarIra yahA~ hI kailAzagiri para raha gayA / aba Atmadeva anaMta siddhoMke sAtha virAjamAna ho ge| unakA saMsaraNa arthAt caurAsI lAkha yoniyoM meM bhramaNa kA kArya samApta ho gyaa| vibhAva vimukta ho, ve svabhAva meM A ge| aba ve sacamuca meM apane prAtma-bhavana ke adhivAsI ho ge| vyavahAra dRSTi se hama unako RSabhanAtha, tathA unake pazcAtvartI tIrthaMkaroM ko ajitanAtha Adi ke rUpa meM kahate haiM, praNAma karate haiM aura unakA guNa citavana bhI karate haiM, kintu paramArtha rUpa meM una nAmoM kI vAcyatA se ve atIta ho gae / aba ve zuddha paramAtmA haiM / aba ve Atmadeva haiM / 'Namo siddhANaM'
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________________ nirvANa kalyANaka bhagavAna jinendra ne samasta karmoM kA nAza karake prasiddhatva rUpa audayika bhAva virahita siddha paryAya ko mukta hone para prApta kiyA hai| prayoga kevalI kI avasthA meM bhI asiddhatva bhAva thA / rAjavArtika meM kahA hai "karmodaya-sAmAnyApekSo asiddhaH / sayogakevalyapogikevalinoraghAtikarmodayApekSaH" (pR0 76) / karmodaya sAmAnya kI apekSA yaha prasiddhatvabhAva hotA hai| sayoga kevalI tathA gAyoga kevalI ke bhI aghAtiyA-karmodaya kI apekSA yaha asiddhatva mAnA gayA hai| aAgama meM saMpUrNa jagat ko puruSAkRti sadRza mAnA hai / usameM siddha parameSThI kI tribhuvana ke mastaka para avasthita mukuTa samAna batAyA hai| kahA bhI hai "tihuyaNa-sira-seharayA siddhAM bhaDArayA pasIyaMtu" triloka ke zikhara para mukuTa samAna virAjamAna siddha bhaTTAraka prasanna hoveM (dhavalATIkA, vedanA khaNDa) / siddhAlaya kA svarUpa ____ anaMtAnaMta siddhoM ne dhruva, acala tathA anupama gati ko prApta kara jisa sthAna ko apane ciranivAsa yogya banAyA hai, usake viSaya meM tiloyapaNNatti meM isa prakAra kathana kiyA gayA hai : sarvArthasiddhi iMdraka vimAna ke dhvajadaNDa se dvAdaza yojana mAtra Upara jAkara AThavIM pRthvI sthita hai / usake uparima aura adha stana tala meM se pratyeka kA vistAra pUrva pazcima meM rUpa se rahita eka rAjU hai / vetrAsana ke sadRza vaha pRthivI uttara-dakSiNa bhAga meM kucha kama sAta rAjU lambI tathA pATha yojana bAhulya vAlI hai-"dakSiNa-uttara ( 260 )
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 261 bhAe dIhA kicUNa-sattarajjUo" / yaha pRthivI ghanodadhi, ghanavAta aura tanuvAta ina vAyutroM se yukta hai / inameM pratyeka vAyu kA bAhulya bIsa hajAra yojana pramANa hai (8, 654, ti0 pa0 ) / isake bahumadhya bhAga meM cA~dI tathA suvarNa samAna aura nAnA ratnoM se paripUrNa ISatprAgbhAra nAma kA kSetra hai / edAe bahumajjhe khettaM NAmeNa Isipa bhAraM / zrajjuNa-suvaNNa- sarisaM NANA-rayaNeha paripuraNaM // 8-- 656 // yaha kSetra uttAna arthAt urdhvamukha yukta dhavala chatra ke samAna AkAra se sundara aura paitAlIsa lAkha yojana pramANa vistAra se yukta hai / usakA madhya bAhulya praSTayojana aura aMta meM eka aMgula mAtra hai / aSTamabhUmi meM sthita siddhakSetra kI paridhi manuSya kSetra kI paridhi ke samAna hai / ( gAthA 652 se 658 pR0 864) tiloyapaNNatti meM AThavIM pRthvI ko 'ISat prAgbhArA' nAma nahIM diyA gayA hai / usa pRthvI ke madhya meM sthita nirvANa kSetra ko ISat prAgbhAra saMjJA pradAna kI gaI hai, kintu trilokasAra meM aSTama pRthvI ko ISat prAgbhArA kahA hai / tribhuvanamUrdhArUr3hA ISat - prAgbhArA gharASTamI rUdrA / dIrghA ekasaptarajjU praSTayojana - pramita- bAhalyA / / 556 / / triloka ke zikhara para sthita ISat prAgbhArA nAma kI AThavIM pRthvI hai / vaha eka rAjU caur3I tathA sAta rAjU lambI aura ATha yojana pramANa bAhulya yukta hai / usa pRthvI ke madhya meM jo siddha kSetra chatrAkAra kahA hai usakA varNaM cA~dI kA batAyA hai - (1) --- tanmadhya rUpyamayaM chatrAkAraM manuSyamahIvyAsaM / siddhakSetraM madhyeSTaveSakramahInaM bAhulyam // 557 // (1) dhavala varNa yukta pradeza meM mahAdhavala paraNati pariNata paramAtmAnoM kA nivAsa pUrNatayA susaMgata pratIta hotA hai /
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________________ 262 ] tIrthakara usa ISat prAgbhArA pRthvI ke madhya meM cA~dImaya chatrAkAra paiMtAlIsa lAkha yojana pramANa manuSya kSetra ke barAbara vistAra vAlA siddha kSetra hai| usakA bAhulya arthAt moTAI madhya meM pATha yojana pramANa hai aura anyatra vaha krama-krama se hIna hotI gaI hai --- / uttAnasthitamate pAtramiva tanu tadupari tnuvaate| aSTaguNADhayA siddhAH tiSThati anaMtasukhatRptAH // 558 // usa siddhakSetra ke Upara tanuvAtavalaya meM aSTaguNa yukta tathA anaMta sakha se saMtuSTa siddha bhagavAna rahate haiN| vaha siddhakSetra anta meM sIdhe rakhe gae arthAt Upara mukha vAle vartana ke samAna hai| rAjavAtika kA kathana rAjavArtika ke anta meM isa prakAra varNana pAyA jAtA hai| tanvo manojA surabhiH puNyA prmbhaasuraa| prAgbhArA nAma vasudhA lokamUni vyavasthitA // 16 // triloka ke mastaka para sthita prAgbhArA nAmakI pRthvI hai, vaha tanvI hai arthAt sthUlatA rahita hai, manojJa hai, sugaMdha yukta hai pavitra hai tathA atyaMta daidIpyamAna hai| nalokatulyaviSkaMbhA sitacchatranibhA shubhaa| uz2a tasyA kSitaH siddhAH lokAnte samavasthitAH // 20 // vaha pRthvI naraloka tulya vistAra yukta hai / zvetavarNa ke chatra samAna tathA zubha hai / usa pRthvI ke Upara loka ke anta meM uiddha bhagavAna virAjamAna haiN| tiloyaNNatti meM kahA hai : aTTama-khidIe uri pnnnnaas-bhhiy-sttyshssaa| daMDANi gaMtUNaM siddhANaM hodi prAvAso // 6 adhyaay-3|| AThavIM pRthvI ke Upara sAta hajAra pacAsa dhanuSa jAkara siddhoM kA prAvAsa hai|
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________________ tIrthakara [ 263 siddhoM kI avagAhanA siddhoM kI avagAhanA arthAt zarIra kI U~cAI utkRSTa pA~ca sau paccIsa dhanuSa aura jaghanya sAr3he tIna hAtha pramANa kahI gaI hai / tiloyapaNNatti meM yaha bhI kahA hai :---- dohattaM bAhallaM carimabhave jassa jArisaM ThANaM / tatto tibhAgahINaM progAhaNa savvasiddhANaM // 6--10 // aMtima bhava meM jisakA jaisA AkAra, dIrghatA tathA bAhulya ho, usase tRtIya bhAga he kama saba siddhoM kI avagAhanA hotI hai / ukta graMtha meM graMthAntara kA yaha kathana diyA gayA hai :-- loya-viNicchayagaMthe loyavibhAgarima svsiddhaannN| progAhaNaparimANaM bhaNidaM kiMcUNa crimdehsmo||6-6|| loka-vinizcaya graMtha meM lokavibhAga meM saba siddhoM kI avagAhanA kA pramANa kucha kama carama zarIra ke samAna kahA hai| AdipurANa meM bhagavAna ke nirvANa kA varNana karate hue kiMcit Uno dehAt (47--342) carama zarIra se kicit Una aAkAra kahA hai| dravyasaMgraha meM bhI bhagavAna siddha parameSThI ko carama zarIra se kiMcit Una kahA hai, yathA :-- NikkammA aTThaguNA kiMcUNA carama dehado siddhaa| ___ loyagga-ThidA NiccA uppAda-vahiM saMjuttA // 14 // siddha bhagavAna karmoM se rahita haiM, aSTaguNa samanvita haiN| carama zarIra se kiMcit nyUna pramANa haiM, loka ke agrabhAga meM sthita tathA utpAda, vyaya evaM dhrauvyapane se yukta haiM / __isa prakAra bhagavAna kA zarIra carama zarIra se kiMcit nyUna pramANa sarvatra kahA gayA hai, kyoMki zarIra kI avagAhanA ko hInAdhika karane vAle karma kA kSaya ho cukA hai| aisI sthiti meM
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________________ tIrthakara tiloyapaNNatti meM kahe gae siddhAnta kA, ki aMtima zarIra se eka tRtIyAMza bhAga nyUna pramANa siddhoM kI avagAhanA rahatI hai, rahasya vicAraNIya hai| samAdhAna saMpUrNa dRzyamAna zarIra kI avagAhanA ko lakSya meM rakhakara kiMcit Una carama zarIra pramANa kathana kiyA gayA hai / sUkSma dRSTi se vicArane para jJAta hogA ki zarIra ke bhItara mukha, udara aAdi meM jIva-pradeza zUnya bhAga bhI hai, usako ghaTAne para zarIra kA ghanaphala eka tRtIya bhAga nyUna hogA, yaha abhiprAya tiloyapaNNattikAra kA pratIta hotA hai / isa dRSTi se uparokta kathanoM meM samanvaya karanA sayuktika pratIta hotA hai / sva prAtmA ke pradezoM meM, zuddha dRSTi se, unakA nivAsa kahA jA sakatA hai / guNI prAtmA apane anaMta guNoM meM vidyamAna hai; ataeva siddhoM kI AtmA kI avagAhanA hI yathArtha meM brahma loka hai| brahma-loka vyavahAra dRSTi se aAkAza ke jina pradezoM meM nitya, niraMjana sakalajJa siddhoM kA nivAsa hai, vaha brahma-loka hai| isake sivAya aura koI brahmaloka nahIM hai / zuddha prAtmA kA vAcaka brahma zabda hai / usa zuddha prAtmA ke nivAsa kA sthala brahmaloka hai / usa brahmaloka meM sthita prabhu ke jJAna meM lokAloka ke padArtha pratibimbita hote haiM / nirmalatA tathA sarvajJatA AtmA kI nirmalatA kA sakalajJatA ke sAtha koI sambandha nahIM hai, aisI bhrAnta prAtmA ko paramAtmaprakAza kA yaha dohA mahatva pUrNa prakAza pradAna garatA hai :-- tArAyaNu jali bibiyau, jimmali dIsaha jem| appae Nimmali bibiyau, loyAlouvi tema // 10 //
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 265 nirmala jala meM tArAgaNa kA pratibiMba binA prayatna ke svayameva dRSTigocara hotA hai, isI prakAra rAgAdi mala rahita nirmala zrAtmA meM loka tathA aloka svayameva pratibiMbita hote haiN| isake lie una prabhu ko koI udyoga nahIM karanA par3atA hai| zivAdi pada vAcyatA ina mukti prApta AtmAoM ko hI jaina dharma meM ziva, viSNu Adi zabdoM ke dvArA vAcya mAnA hai / brahmadeva sUri kA yaha kathana mahatvapUrNa hai, "vyaktirUpeNa punarbhagavAn arhanneva muktigata-siddhAtmAvA paramabrahmA viSNuH zivo vA bhaNyate / yatrAsau muktAtmA lokAgre tiSThati sa eva brahmalokaH sa eva viSNulokaH sa eva zivaloko nAnyaH kopIti bhAvArthaH (paramAtmaprakAza pR0 113) siddha kA artha loka meM kisI tapasvI kuzala sAdhu ko dekhakara use siddhapuruSa kaha diyA jAtA hai| kAvyagraMthoM meM kinhIM devatAoM kA nAma siddha rUpa se ullekha kiyA jAtA hai| inase siddha bhagavAna sarvathA bhinna haiN| ukta vyakti janma, jarA, mRtyu ke cakra se nahIM bace haiM; kintu siddha bhagavAna isa mahA vyAdhi se sadA ke lie mukta ho cuke haiM / bhrama nivAraNa koI yaha socate haiM ki siddha bhagavAna ke dvArA jagat ke bhavyoM ke hitArtha kucha saMparka rakhA jAtA hai / ve saMdeza bhI bhejate haiM / yaha dhAraNA jainAgama ke pratikUla hai / pudgalAtmaka zarIra rahita hone se una azarIrI Atma-dravya siddha bhagavAn kA pudgala se sambandha nahIM rahatA hai, ataH usake mAdhyama dvArA saMdezAdi prasArita karanA kalpanA mAtra hai| ve bhavyoM ke lie Adarza rUpa haiN|
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________________ 266 ] siddhAlaya meM nigodiyA siddhaloka meM sabhI siddha jIvoM kA hI nivAsa hai, aisA sAmAnyatayA samajhA jAtA hai, kintu Agama ke prakAza meM yaha bhI jJAta hotA hai ki anantAnaMta sUkSma nigodiyA jIva sarvatra loka meM bhare haiM / gommaTasAra jIvakANDa meM kahA hai " savvattha NiraMtarA suhumA" (184) sUkSma jIva sarvatra nirantara bhare haiM / saMskRta TIkA meM likhA hai, "sarvaloke jale sthale AkAze vA niraMtarA AdhArAnapekSitazarIrAH jIvAH sUkSmA bhavaMti " ( pR0 419 ) / ataH ve jIva siddhAlaya meM bhI bhare hue haiM / isase yaha socanA ki una nigodiyA jIvoM ko kucha vizeSa sukha kI prApti hogI, anucita hai; kyoMki pratyeka jIva sukha duHkha kA saMvedana apane karmodaya ke anusAra karatA hai / isa niyama ke anusAra nigodiyA jIva karmASTaka ke dvArA kaSToM ke samudra meM DUbe rahate haiM aura usI AkAza ke kSetra meM vidyamAna AtmapradezavAle siddhabhagavAna grAtmottha, paramazuddha, nirAbAdha Ananda kA anubhava karate haiM / akSara ke anaMtaveM bhAga jJAnavAlI tathA anaMtajJAna vAlI zuddhAtmA eka hI sthAna para nivAsa karatI haiM / tIrthaMkara syAdvAda dRSTi dravyArthika naya kI apekSA nigodiyA jIva bhI siddhoM ke samAna kahe jAte haiM, kintu paramAgama meM jinendradeva ne paryAyadRSTi kA bhI pratipAdana kiyA hai / usakI apekSA donoM kA aMtara spaSTa hai / bhUla se ekAntapakSI vikArayukta dRSTi ke kAraNa sarvathA saba jIvoM ko siddha samAna samajha baiThate haiM aura dharmAcaraNa meM pramAdapUrNa bana jAte haiM / syAdvAda dRSTi kA Azraya lie binA yathArtha rahasya jJAta nahIM ho pAtA hai / siddhoM dvArA loka kalyANa prazna - koI yaha soca sakatA hai ki bhagavAna meM anaMtajJAna
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________________ tIrthakara [ 267 hai, anantazakti hai, aura bhI ananta guNa unameM vidyamAna haiN| yadi ve duHkhI jIvoM ke hitArtha kucha kRpA kareM, to jIvoM ko bar3I zAnti milegii| __ samAdhAna-vastu kA svabhAva hamArI kalpanA ke anusAra nahIM badalatA hai / padArtha ke svabhAva ko svAzrita kahA hai| bIja ke dagdha ho jAne para punaH aMkurotpAdana kArya nahIM hotA hai, isI prakAra karma ke bIja rUpa rAga-dveSa bhAvoM kA sarvathA zaya ho jAne se punaH loka kalyANArtha pravRtti ke preraka karmoM kA bhI abhAva ho gayA hai| aba ve vItarAga ho gae haiN| AcArya akalaMkadeva ne rAjavArtika meM eka sundara carcA kI hai| zaMkAkAra kahatA hai--"syAt etat vyasanArNave nimagnaM jagadazeSa jAnataH pazyatazca kAruNyamutpadyate / " sampUrNa jagat ko duHkha ke sAgara meM nimagna jAnate tathA dekhate hue siddha bhagavAna ke karuNAbhAva utpanna hotA hogA / zaMkAkAra kA bhAva yaha hai ki anya sampradAya meM paramAtmA jIvoM ke hitArtha saMsAra meM AtA hai / aisA hI siddha bhagavAna karate hoNge| "tatazca baMdha:"--jaba bhagavAna ke mana meM karuNAbhAva isa prakAra utpanna hogA, to ve baMdha ko bhI prApta hoNge| * ___ samAdhAna-"tanna, ki kAraNaM? sarvAsrava-parikSayAt / bhakti-sneha-kRpA-spRhAdInAM rAgavikalpatvAdvItarAge na te saMtIti" (pRSTha 362, 363-10-4) / aisA nahIM hai, kAraNa bhagavAna ke sarva karmoM kA Asrava baMda ho gayA hai / bhakti, sneha, kRpA, icchA Adi rAga bhAva ke hI bheda haiM / vItarAga prabhu meM unakA sadbhAva nahIM hai / punarAgamana kA abhAva prazna- yadi bhagavAna kucha kAla paryanta mokSa meM rahakara punaH saMsAra meM A jAveM, to kyA bAdhA hai ?
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________________ 268 ] tIrthaMkara samAdhAna - gaMbhIra ciMtana se patA calegA, ki apane jJAna dvArA jaba paramAtmA yaha jAnate haiM, ki maiM rAga, dveSa, mohAdi zatrunoM ke dvArA anaMta duHkha bhoga cukA hU~, taba ve sarvajJa, samartha tathA prAtmAnanda kA rasa pAna karane vAle yogezvara paramAtmA kyoM pApa-paMka meM DUbane kA vicAra kareMge ? apanI bhUla ke kAraNa paMjara-baddha buddhimAna pakSI bhI eka bAra piMjare se chUTakara svatantratA kA upabhoga chor3akara puna: piMjare meM Ane kA prayatna nahIM karegA ? taba nirvikAra, vItarAga, sarvajJa, paramAtmA apanI svataMtratA ko chor3akara punaH mAtA ke garbha meM Akara atyaMta malina mAnava zarIra dhAraNa karane kI kalpanA bhI karegA; yaha vicAra manovijJAna tathA svastha vicAradhArA ke pUrNatayA viruddha hogA / unakA kArya prazna-- siddha paryAya prApta karane para ve bhagavAna anaMtakAla paryanta kyA kArya karate haiM ? uttara-- bhagavAna aba kRtakRtya ho cuke / unheM koI kAma karanA bAkI nahIM rahA hai / sarvajJa hone se saMsAra kA cirakAla calane vAlA vividha rasamaya nATaka unake sadA jJAnAMgocara hotA rahatA hai / unake samAna hI zuddhopayoga vAlA tathA guNa vAlA jIva vibhAva kA Azraya le caurAsI lAkha yoniyoM meM bhramaNa karatA huA anaMta prakAra kA abhinaya karatA hai| vizva ke raMga maMca para calane vAle isa mahAnATaka kA ye mahAprabhu nirvikAra bhAva se prekSaNa karate hue apanI AtmAnubhUti kA rasa pAna karate rahate haiM / 'sakala jJeya jJAyaka tadapi nijAnaMda rasa lIna / ' parama samAdhi meM nimagnatA eka bAta aura yaha haiM / siddha bhagavAna yogIndroM ke bhI parama ArAdhya haiM / yogI jana samAdhi ke parama anurAgI rahate haiN| jitanA
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________________ tIrthakara [ 269 mahAna tathA ucca yogI hogA, usakI samAdhi usI prakAra kI rhegii| yogI yadi sarvocca hai, tathA pUrNa samartha haiM, to unakI samAdhi bhI zreSTha rhegii| siddha bhagavAna parama samAdhi meM sarvadA nimagna rahate haiM / unakI Atma-samAdhi kabhI bhI bhaMga na hogI, kAraNa aba kSudhA, tRSAdi kI vyathA kA kSaya ho gayA / bhautika jar3a zarIra bhI aba nahIM hai / aba ve jJAna-zarIrI bana gae haiN| isa zuddha prAtma-samAdhi meM unheM anaMta tathA akSaya Ananda prApta hotA hai| usa parabrahma samAdhi meM nimagna rahane se unameM bahirmukhI vRtti kI kalpanA nahIM kI jA sakatI hai / jaba taka RSabhanAtha bhagavAna sayogI tathA ayogI jina the, taba taka ve sakala (zarIra) paramAtmA the| unake bhavyatva nAmakA pAriNAmika bhAva thaa| jisa kSaNa ve siddha bhagavAna hue usI samaya ve ni-kala paramAtmA ho gae / bhavyatva bhAva bhI dUra ho gyaa| abhavya to ve the hI nhiiN| bhavyapanA vidyamAna thA, vaha bhI dUra ho gayA / isase ve abhavya-bhavya vikalpa se bhI vimukta ho gae / kailAzagiri se eka samaya meM hI Rjugati dvArA urdhvagamana karake aAdi bhagavAna siddhabhUmi meM pahuMca ge| vahAM ve anaMta siddhoM ke samUha meM sammilita ho ge| vahAM unakA vyaktitva naSTa nahIM hotA hai / vedAntI mAnate haiM brahmadarzana ke pazcAt jIva parama brahma meM vilIna hokara svayaM ke astitva se zUnya hotA hai| sarvajJa praNIta paramAgama kahatA hai, ki sat kA nAza nahIM hotA; ataeva siddha bhagavAna svadravya, svakSetra, svakAla tathA svabhAva meM avasthita rahate haiN| sAmyatA isa prasaMga meM eka bAta dhyAna dene kI hai, ki siddha bhagavAna sabhI samAna haiM / anaMta prakAra ke jo saMsArI jIvoM meM karmakRta bheda pAe jAte haiM, unakA vahAM abhAva hai / sabhI siddha paramAtmA eka se haiM, eka nahIM haiN| unameM sAdRzya hai, ekatva nahIM hai / koI koI saMpradAya mukti prApta karane vAloM kA brahma meM vilIna honA mAnakara eka brahma
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________________ 270 ] tIrthakara kahate haiM / syAdvAda zAsana batAtA hai ki eka brahma kI kalpanA aparamArtha hai / eka ke sthAna meM eka sadRza athavA eka se kahanA paramArtha kathana ho jAtA hai / siddhAlaya meM mukta jIvoM kA pUrNatayA sAmyavAda hai / isa prAdhyAtmika sAmyavAda meM svAdhInatA hai| nigodiyA jIvoM meM sAmyavAda siddha bhUmi meM pApAtmAoM kA bhI sAmyavAda hai| vahA~ rahane vAle anaMtAnaMta nigodiyA jIva duHkha tathA prAtma guNoM ke hrAsa kI avasthA meM sabhI samAnatA dhAraNa karate haiN| puNyAtmAoM kA sAmyavAda sarvArthasiddhi ke devoM meM hai| pratyeka prANI ko apanI zaktibhara AdhyAtmika sAmyavAdI siddhoM sadRza banane kA yavizuddha yatta karanA caahie| advaita avasthA ___jaba jIva karmoM kA nAza karake zuddhAvasthA yukta nikala, paramAtmA bana jAtA hai, taba usakI advaita avasthA ho jAtI hai / prAtmA apane ekatva ko prApta karatA hai aura karma rUpI mAyA-jAla se mukta ho jAtA hai / muktAtmA kI apekSA yaha advaita avasthA hai / isa tatva ko jagat bhara meM lagAkara sabhI ko advaita ke bhItara samAviSTa mAnanA ekAnta mAnyatA hai / siddha bhagavAna baMdhana rUpa dvaita avasthA se chaTakara prAtmA kI apekSA advaita padavI ko prApta ho gae haiN| isa prakAra kA advaita syAdvAda zAsana svIkAra karatA hai| yaha advaita anya dvaita kA virodhaka nahIM hai| jo advaita samasta dvaita ke vinAza ko kendra binda banAtA hai, vaha svayaM zUnyatA ko prApta hotA hai / ana tapanA anaMta guNa yukta hone se siddha bhagavAna ko 'anaMta' bhI kahate haiM / ve dravya kI apekSA eka haiN| ve hI guNoM kI dRSTi se anaMta haiN|
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________________ tIrthakara [ 271 kavi gaNa kalpanA dvArA jisa anaMta kI stuti karate haiM, vaha anaMta siddha bhagavAna rUpa hai| bhagavAna to karmoM kA vinAza hote hI siddha paramAtmA ho gae / ataH aba kailAzagiri para RSabhanAtha prabhu kA darzana nahIM hotA hai / aba ve cirakAla ke lie indriyoM ke agocara ho ge| gommaTasAra karmakAMDa kI TIkA meM likhA hai--ayoge maraNaM kRtvA bhavyAH yAMtizivAlayaM / (pR0 762, gAthA 556) / mokSa-kalyANaka kI vidhi aba bhagavAna zivAlaya meM virAjamAna haiM aura unakA caitanya zUnya zarIra mAtra aSTApada giri para dRSTigocara hotA hai / bhagavAna ke nirvANa hone kI vArtA vidita kara indra nirvANa kalyANaka kI vidhi sampanna karane ko vahA~ Ae / mohI vyakti usa prANahIna deha ko zava mAna vyathita hote the, kyoMki ve isa tatva se aparicita the ki bhagavAna kI mRtyu nahIM huI / ve to ajara tathA amara ho gae / ve parama ziva ho ge| mRtyu kI mRtyu __ yathArtha meM una prabhu ne mRtyu ke kAraNa karma kA kSaya kiyA hai ataeva yaha kahanA adhika satya hai ki Aja mRtyu kI mRtyu huI hai / bhagavAna ne mRtyu ko jItakara amRtyu arthAt amRtatva kI sthiti prApta kI hai / usa samaya deva devendroM ne Akara nirvANotsava kiyA / bharata kA moha ___mahAjJAnI cakravartI bharata ko mohanIya karma ne ghera liyA / unake kSetra se azrudhArA baha rahI thii| sabhavataH unhoMne bhagavAna ke zivagamana ko apane pitA kI mRtyu ke rUpa meM socA / bharata kI manovedanA kauna kaha sakatA hai ? cakravartI kI dRSTi meM bhagavAna ke ananta upakAra
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________________ 272 ] tIrthaMkara jhala rahe the| bAlyakAla ke pyAraH aura dulAra se lekara anta taka prabhu ne kyA-kyA nahIM diyA ? jaise jaise bharatarAja atIta kA smaraNa karate the, vaise-vaise unake hRdaya meM eka gaharI vedanA hotI thii| parAkrama puMja bharata ke netroM meM kabhI azru nahIM pAe the / vipatti meM bhI vaha tejasvI mlAna mukha na huaa| usake netroM se usa samaya avazya azradhArA bahatI thI, jaba ki vaha bhagavAna kI bhakti tathA pUjA ke rasa meM nimagna ho Ananda vibhora ho jAtA thA / ve aAnandAca the; abhI zokAzru haiN| deva, indra Adi AtmIya bhAva se cakravartI ko samajhate haiM ki isa Ananda kI velA meM zoka karanA Apa sadRza jJAnI ke lie ucita nahIM hai| bharata ke duHkhI mana ko sabakA samajhAnA sAntvanA dAyaka nahIM huaa| garaNadhara dvArA sAMtvanA isa viSama paristhiti meM bharata ke bandhu vRSabhasena maNadhara ne apanI tAtvika dezanA dvArA bharata ke mohajvara ko dUra kiyA / gaNadhara deva ke ina zabdoM ne bharatezvara ko pUrNa pratibuddha kara diyA / prAgakSi-gocaraH sapratyeSa cetasi vrtte| bhagavAMstatra kaH zokaH pazyanaM tatra sarvadA // 47, 386 ma0 pu0 are bharata ! jo bhagavAna pahale netra indriya ke gocara the, ve aba aMtaH karaNa meM virAjamAna haiM; isalie isa saMbaMdha meM kisa bAta kA zoka karate ho? tuma una bhagavAna kA apane manomaMdira meM sadA darzana kara sakate ho| tatvajJAnI bharata kI aMtardaSTi khula gii| cakravartI kI samajha meM A gayA ki svAtmAnubhUti ke kSaNa meM caitanya jyoti kA maiM darzana karatA huuN| bhagavAna ne Aja siddha padavI prApta kI hai| isameM aura mere prAtma-svarUpa meM koI aMtara nahIM hai| isa divya vicAroM se bharatezvara ko vizeSa preraNA prApta huii| cakravartI bhI vyathA tyAgakara usa AnaMdotsava meM devoM ke sAthI ho ge| bharata ke netroM meM AnaMdAzru mA gae /
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________________ tIrthakara [ 273 sva kA rAjya ___saMsAra meM zarIrAnta hone para zoka karane kI praNAlI hai, kintu yahAM AnaMdotsava manAyA jA rahA hai, kAraNa Aja bhagavAna ko cirajIvana prApta huA hai / mRtyu to karmoM kI huI hai / vaha AtmA aAja apane nija bhavana meM pAkara anaMta siddha baMdhuoM ke pAvana parivAra meM sammilita huA hai / Aja prAtmA ne sva kA rAjya rUpa sArthaka 'svarAjya' prApta kiyA hai / prAnanda kI velA __ bhagavAna ke anaMta Ananda lAbha kI velA meM kauna vivekI vyathita hogA ? isI se devoM ne usa AdhyAtmika mahotsava kI pratiSThA ke anurUpa prAnanda nAmakA nATaka kiyaa| isa Ananda nATaka ke bhItara eka rahasya kA tatva pratIta hotA hai / saccA prAnanda to karma rAzi ke naSTa hone se siddhoM ke upabhoga meM AtA hai / saMsArI jIva viSaya bhoga dvArA sukha prApti kA asaphala prayatna karate haiN| bhagavAna anaMta aAnaMda ke svAmI ho gae / aJyAbAdha sukha kI saMpatti unako milI hai| aise prasaMga para sacce bhakta kA kartavya hai ki apane ArAdhya deva kI saphalatA para AnaMda anubhava kare / samAdhi-maraNa zoka kA hetu nahIM mithyAtva yukta maraNa zoka kA kAraNa hai, samAdhimaraNa zoka kA hetu nahIM hai| kahA bhI hai : mithyAdRSTaH satoH jaMtomaraNaM zocanAma hi / __ na tu darzanazukhasya samAdhimaraNaM zuce // 61 sarga, 66 // harivaMzapurANa paMDita-paMDita maraNa ___ yaha bAta bhI dhyAna dene yogya hai ki kAyagupti kI pUrNatA pUrvaka zarIra kA tyAga ayogI jinake pAyA jAtA hai| usa maraNa kA nAma 'paMDita-paMDita' maraNa kahA hai / mithyAtvI jIva ko bAlabAla kahA
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________________ 274 ] tIrthakara hai / 'paMDA yasyAsti asau paMDitaH / " jisake paMDA kA sadbhAva hai, vaha paMDita hai / mUlArAdhAnA TIkA meM likhA hai :-- "paMDA hi ratnatrayapariNatA buddhiH" (pRSTha 105) ratnatraya dharma dhAraNa meM upayukta buddhi paNDA hai / usase alaMkRta vyakti paMDita hai / saccA pAMDitya to taba hI zobhAyamAna hotA hai, jaba jIva hInAcaraNa kA tyAga kara vizuddha pravRtti dvArA apanI AtmA ko samalaMkRta karatA hai| prAgama meM vyavahAra paMDita, darzana paMDita, jJAna paMDita tathA cAritra paMDita rUpa se paMDita ke bheda kahe gae haiN| ayogI jina paripUrNa darzana, jJAna tathA cAritra se saMpanna hone ke kAraNa paMDita-paMDita haiM / unakA zarIrAnta paMDita-paMDita maraNa hai / isake pazcAt usa AtmA kA maraNa punaH nahIM hotA hai / jisa zuddhopayogI, jJAna cetanA kA amRta pAna karane vAle ko aisA samAdhimaraNa prApta hotA hai, usako jinendra kI aSTa guNa rUpa saMpatti kI prApti hotI hai / aisI apUrva avasthA kI sadA abhilASA kI jAtI hai / saMpUrNa jagata meM chaha mAha pATha samaya meM chaha sau ATha mahAna AtmAoM ko AtmaguNa rUpa vibhUtiyAM prApta hotI haiM / nirvANa kalyANaka kI zreSThatA jIvana meM mokSa prApti se bar3hakara zreSTa kSaNa nahIM ho sakatA hai / ataeva vicAravAna vyakti kI dRSTi se nirvANa kalyANaka kA sarvopari mahatva hai / vaha avasthA prAtmaguNoM kA citavana karate hue jIvana ko ujjvala banAne kI preraNA pradAna karatI hai| zarIra kA aMtima saMskAra zarIraM bharturasyeti parArdhya-zivikApitam / agnIndra-ratnAbhA-bhAsi-prottuMga-mukuTodbhavA // 47 parva, 344 // caMdanA'garu-karpUra-pArI-kAzmIrajAdibhiH / ghata-kSIrAdibhi zvAptavRddhinA hutabhojinA // 345 // jagad gRhasya saugaMdhyaM saMpAdyAbhUtapUrvakaM / / tadAkAropamaddena paryAyAntaramAnayan // 346, ma0 pu0||
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________________ tIrthakara [ 275 usa samaya nirvANa kalyANaka kI pUjA kI icchA karate hue saba deva vahAM pAe / unhoMne pavitra, utkRSTa, mokSa ke sAdhana, svaccha tathA nirmala aise bhagavAna ke zarIra ko utkRSTa malyavAlI pAlakI meM virAjamAna kiyA / tadanaMtara agnikumAra nAma ke bhavanavAsI devoM ke indra ke ratnoM kI kAMti se daidIpyamAna aise atyanta unnata mukuTa se utpanna kI gaI caMdana, agara, kapUra, kezara Adi sugaMdhita padArthoM se tathA ghRta, kSIrAdi ke dvArA vRddhi ko prApta agni se tribhuvana meM abhUta pUrva sugaMdha ko vyApta karate hue usa zarIra ko agni saMskAra dvArA bhasma rupa paryAyAntara ko prApta karA diyA / agnitraya abhyacitAgnikuMDasya gaMdha-puSpAdibhistathA / tasya dakSiNabhAge' bhUdgaNabhRta-saMskriyAnalaH // 347 / / tasyAparasmin digbhAge zeSa-kedalikAyagaH / evaM vahnitrayaM bhUmAvavasthApyAmarezvarAH // 348 // devoM ne gaMdha, puSpAdi dravyoM se usa agni kuMDa kI pUjA kI, usake dAhinI ora gaNadhara devoM kI aMtima saMskAra vAlI gaNadharAgni sthApita kI, usake vAma bhAga meM zeSa kevaliyoM kI agni sthApanA kii| isa prakAra devendroM ne pRthvI para tIna prakAra kI agni sthApanA kii| bhasma kI pUjyatA tato bhasma samAdAya paMca-kalyANabhAginaH / vayaM caivaM bhavAmeti svalalATe bhujadvaye // 346 / / kaNThe hRdayadeze ca tena saMspRzya bhaktitaH / tatpavitratamaM matvA dharmarAga-rasAhitAH // 350 // tadanaMtara devoM tathA devendroM ne bhakti-pUrvaka paMcakalyANa prApta jinendra ke dehadAha se utpanna vaha bhasma lekara 'hama bhI aise hoM' yahI vicAra karate hue apane mastaka, bhuja yugala, kaMTha tathA chAtI meM
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________________ 276 ] tIrthakara lgaaii| unhoMne usa bhasma ko atyaMta pavitra mAnA tathA ve dharma ke rasa meM nimagna ho ge| anvartha amaratva kI AkAMkSA jinendra bhagavAna ne sacamuca meM mRtyu ke kAraNa rUpa Ayu karma kA kSaya karake anvartha rUpa meM amara pada prApta kiyA hai| devatAoM ko mRtyu ke vazIbhUta hote hue bhI nAma nikSepa se amara kahate haiM / isI se una amaroM tathA unake iMdroM ne usa bhasma ko apane aMgoM meM lagA kara yaha bhAvanA kI, ki hama nAma ke amara na rahakara sacamuca meM vRSabhanAtha bhagavAna ke samAna sacce amara hoveM / 'vayaM caivaM bhavAmaH / ' catuvidhAmarAH sendrA nistNdraarndrbhktyH| kRtvAMtyeSTi talagatma svaM svAmAvAsamAzrayan // 63--500 // bar3I bhakti ko dhAraNa karane vAle pramAda rahita indroM sahita cAroM prakAra ke deva vahAM Ae aura bhagavAna ke zarIra kI aMtyeSTi (aMtima pUjA) kara apane apane sthAna ko cale ge| aMtya-iSTi kA rahasya devendrAdi ke dvArA nirvANa kalyANaka kI lokottara pUjA ko aMtyeSTi saMskAra kahate haiM / anya logoM meM maraNa prApta vyakti ke deha dAha ko aMtyeSTi-kriyA kahane kI paddhati pAI jAtI hai / isa artha zUnya zabda kA itara saMpradAya meM prayoga jaina prabhAva ko sUcita karatA hai| nirvANa kalyANaka meM zarIra kI aMtima pUjA, agni saMskAra Adi kI mahattA svataH siddha hai, kintu pazu pakSiyoM kI bhAMti ajJAnapUrvaka marane vAle zarIra kI pUjA kI kalpanA ayogya hai / vIranAtha ke zarIra kA dAha saMskAra mahAvIra bhagavAna kA pAvAnagara ke udyAna se kAyotsarga Asana se mokSa hone para devoM dvArA zarIra kA dAha saMskAra pAvAnagara
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________________ tIrthakara [ 277 ke udyAna meM saMpanna huA thA / pUjyapAda svAmI ne nirvANa bhakti meM likhA hai : parinirvRtaM jinendraM jJAtvA vibudhA hyayAzu cAgamya / ve vataru- raktacandana - kAlAguru-surabhi gozIrSaiH // 18 // agrIMdrAjjinadehaM makuTAnala-surabhidhUpa-varamAtyaiH / abhyarcya gaNadharAnapi gatA divaM khaM ca vanabhavaje // 16 // mahAvIra bhagavAna ke mokSa kalyANaka kA saMvAda avagata kara deva loga zIghra hI Ae / unhoMne jinezvara ke deha kI pUjA kI tathA devadArU, rakta candana, kRSNAguru, sugaMdhita gozIra candana ke dvArA aura agnikumAra devoM ke iMdra ke mukuTa se utpanna agni tathA sugaMdhita dhUpa tathA zreSTha puSpoM dvArA zarIra kA dAhasaMskAra kiyA / gaNadharoM kI bhI pUjA karane ke pazcAt kalpavAsI, jyotiSI, vyaMtara tathA bhavanavAsI deva apane apane sthAna cale gae / azaga kavi kRta vardhamAna caritra meM bhI bhagavAna ke aMtima zarIra ke dAha saMskAra kA isa prakAra kathana AyA hai : zranandramauli - vararatna-vinirgategnau / karpUra- loha - haricandana - sArakASThaiH // saMkSite sapadi vAtakumAranArthaH / iMdro mudA jinapate juhuvuH jharIraM / / 18--100 // agnIndra ke mukuTa ke utkRSTa ratna se utpanna agni meM, jo kapUra, guru, haricandana, devadAru Adi sAra rUpa kASTha se tathA vAyukumAroM ke iMdroM dvArA zIghra hI prajvalita kI gaI thI, iMdroM ne prabhu ke zarIra kA saharSa dAha-saMskAra kiyA / harivaMzapurANa meM neminAtha bhagavAna ke parinirvANa para kI gaI pUjAdi kA isa prakAra kathana kiyA gayA hai : harivaMzapurANa kA kathana parinirvANa -kalyANapUjAmaMtyazarIragAm / catuvidhasurAH jainI vatru : zakrapurogamAH // 65-11 //
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________________ 278 ] tIrthakara java neminAtha prabhu kA parinirvANa ho cukA, taba iMdra aura cAroM prakAra ke devoM ne jinendradeva ke aMtima zarIra sambandhI nirvANakalyANaka kI pUjA kii| gaMdha-puSpAdibhidivyaH pUjitAstanavaH kSaNAt / jainAdyA dyotayatyo dyAM vilInA vidyuto ythaa| // 12 // jisa prakAra vidyut dekhate dekhate zIghra vilaya ko prApta hotI hai, usI prakAra gaMdha puppAdi divya padArthoM se pUjita bhagavAna kA zarIra zraNabhara meM daSTi ke agocara ho gyaa| vAyaM jinAdInAM zarIraparamANavaH / '' ta skandhatAmaMte kSaNAta kSaNarucAmiva // 13 // yaha svabhAva hai ki jina bhagavAna ke zarIra ke paramANu aMta samaya meM skandharupatA kA parityAga karate haiM aura bijalI ke samAna tatkAla vilaya ko prApta hote haiN| nirvANa sthAna ke cihna harivaMzapurANa meM yaha bhI kahA hai :UrjayaMtagirI vajrA vajraNAlikhya paavnN|| loke siddhizilAM cakre jinlkssnn-pNktibhiH||14 sarga 65 // giranAra parvata para iMdra ne parama pavitra 'siddhi-zilA' nirmApI tathA use vajra dvArA bhagavAna ke lakSaNoM ke samUha se aMkita kiyA / svAmI samaMtabhadra ne svayaMbhU stotra meM bhI yaha bAta kahI hai, ki giranAra parvata para indra ne nirvANaprApta jinendra neminAtha ke cinha aMkita kie the / yahAM harivaMza purANa se yaha vizeSa bAta jJAta hotI hai ki indra eka vizeSa zilA-siddhizilA kI racanA karake usa para jinendra ke nirvANa sUcaka cinhoM kA nirmANa karatA hai| Aja paraMparA se prApta caraNa-cinhoM kI nirvANabhUmi meM avasthiti dekhane se yaha anumAna kiyA jA sakatA hai, ki iMdra ne mukti prApta karane vAle bhagavAna ke smAraka rUpa meM caraNacinhoM kI sthApanA kA kArya kiyA thaa|
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________________ [ 276 RSabhanAtha bhagavAna kailAza parvata para se mukta hue, pazcAt tre siddhAlaya meM urdhvagamana svabhAva vaza pahu~ce / isa dRSTi se prathama muktisthala RSabhanAtha bhagavAna kI apekSA kailAza parvata hai, vAsupUjya bhagavAna kI dRSTi se caMpApura hai, nemijinendra kI apekSA giranAra prarthAt Urjayantagiri hai, vardhamAna bhagavAna kI apekSA pAvApura hai aura zeSa bIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI apekSA sammedazikhara nirvANa sthala hai / nirvANa kANDa meM kahA hai 1 :- tIrthaMkara aTThAvaryAmma saho caMpAe vAsupujjajiNanA ho / ujjete mijiNo pAvAe Nivvudo mahAvIro // 1 // vIsaM tu jiNavaradA zramarAsuravaMdidA dhudakilesA / sammede girisihare NivvANagayA Namo teMsi // 2 // mahatva kI bAta sUkSma dRSTi se vicAra karane para jJAta hogA ki kevalajJAna hone ke pazcAt bhagavAna kA parama zradArika zarIra pRthvItala kA sparza nahIM karatA hai; isalie mokSa jAte samaya unhoMne bhUtala kA sparza kiyA hogA yaha vicAra ucita nahIM hai / bhagavAna ke karma- jAla se chUTane kA asalI sthAna AkAza ke ve pradeza haiM, jinako mukta hone ke pUrva unake parama pavitra deha ne vyApta kiyA thA / tiloyapaNNatti meM kSetra - maMgala para prakAza DAlate hue likhA hai : :-- ---** edassa udAharaNaM pAvA-NagarujjayaMta- caMpAdI / AhuTTha- hattha pahudI - paNuvIsa- babha ra-babha hiya-paNasyadharNANi // dehazravadi kevalaNANAvaduddha - gayaNadeso vA / ser3hi-ghaNametta - zrappappade sagadaloyapuraNA puNNNA // 1--22. 23 // isa kSetra maMgala ke udAharaNa pAvAnagara, urjayanta aura caMpApura Adi haiM; athavA sAr3he tIna hAtha se lekara pAMca sau paccIsa dhanuSa pramANa zarIra meM sthita aura kevalajJAna se vyApta AkAza pradezoM ko kSetra maMgala samajhanA cAhie; athavA jagat zreNI ke ghana mAtra grarthAt
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________________ 280 ] tIrthakara loka pramANa prAtmA ke pradezoM se lokapUraNa samudghAta dvArA pUrita sabhI lokoM ke pradeza bhI kSetra maMgala haiN| svayaMbhUstotra meM likhA hai ki urjayanta giri se ariSTa nemi jinendra ke mukta hone ke pazcAt iMdra ne parvata para cinhoM ko aMkita kiyA thA, jisase bhagavAna ke nirvANa sthAna kI pUjA kI jA sake / kakudaM bhuvaH khacara-poSiSita-zikharairalaMkRtaH / mevapaTala-parivotataTastava lakSaNAni likhitAni vajriNA // 217 // vaha urjayanta parvata pRthvI rUpa baila kI kakuda ke samAna thA / usakA zikhara 'vadyAdharoM tathA vidyAdhariyoM se zobhAyamAna thA tathA usakA taTa megha' Tala se ghirA rahatA thaa| usa para vajrI arthAt indra ne neminAtha bhagavAna ke cinhoM ko utkIrNa kiyA thA / isa kathana ke AdhAra para iMdra ne anya nirvANa pradezoM para bhI bhagavAna ke caraNa cinhoM kI sthApanA kI hogI, yaha mAnanA ucita hai / kAla-maGgala jisa kAla meM bhagavAna ne mokSa prApta kiyA, vaha samaya samasta pApa rUpI mala ke galAne kA kAraNa hone se kAla maGgala mAnA gayA hai| karmoM ke nAza kA artha prazna-sat padArtha kA sarvathA kSaya nahIM hotA hai, taba bhagavAna ne samasta karmoM kA kSaya kiyA, isa kathana kA kyA abhiprAya samAdhAna yaha bAta yathArtha hai ki sat kA sarvathA nAza nahIM hotA hai aura na asat kA utpAda hI hotA hai / samaMtabhadrasvAmI ne kahA hai-"naivA'sato janma, sato na nAzo' arthAt asat kA janma nahIM hotA, tathA sat kA nAza bhI nahIM hotA hai| karmoM ke nAza
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 281 kA artha yaha hai ki prAtmA se unakA sambandha chaTa jAtA hai tathA ve punaH rAgAdi vikAra utpanna nahIM karane / yahA~ abhiprAya yaha hai ki pudgala ne karmatva paryAya kA tyAga kara diyA hai / vaha akarma paryAyarUpa meM vidyamAna hai| anya kaSAyavAn jIva use yogya banane para punaH karmaparyAya pariNata kara sakatA hai / mukta hone vAlI prAtmA ke sAtha usa pudgala kA aba kabhI bhI punaH bandha nahIM hogA / karmakSaya kA itanA hI maryAdApUrNa artha karanA ucita hai| nirvANa-bhUmi kA mahatva Atma nirmalatA sampAdana meM siddha-bhUmi kA Azraya grahaNa karanA bhI upayogI mAvA gayA hai / nirvANa-svAmI (muni) sallekhanA ke hetu nirvANa-sthala meM nivAsa ko apane lie hitakArI anubhava karate haiM / kSapakarAja, cAritracakravartI 108 AcArya zAMtisAgara mahArAja neyAtma-vizuddhatA ke hetu hI kuMthalagiri rUpa nirvANabhUmi ko apanI antima tapobhUmi banAyA thA / prAcArya zAMtisAgara mahArAja kA anubhava ___ prAcArya mahArAja kI pahale icchA thI, ki ve pAvApurI jAkara sallekhanA ko svIkAra kreN| unhoMne kahA thA-"hamArI icchA pAvApurI meM sallekhanA lene kI hai / vahA~ jAte hue yadi mArga meM hI hamArA zarIrAnta ho jAya, to hamAre zarIra ko jahAM hamAre pitA haiM, vahAM pahu~cA denaa|" maiMne pUchA thA :- mahArAja ! pitA se ApakA kyA abhiprAya uttara---"mahAvIra bhagavAna hamAre pitA haiN|" mere bhAI prophesara suzIlakumAra divAkarane prazna kiyAtaba to jinakANI ApakI mAtA huI ?
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________________ tIrthakara 282 ] uttara--"bilkula ThIka bAta hai| jinavANI hamArI mAtA hai aura mahAvIra bhagavAna hamAre pitA haiN|" unhoMne yaha bhI kahA thA, ki "siddhabhUmi meM rahane se bhAvoM meM vizeSa nirmalatA pAtI hai tathA vahA~ sukhapUrvaka bahuta upavAsa bana jAte haiM aisA hamArA anubhava hai / yahA~ kuMthalagiri meM pA~ca upavAsa karate hue bhI hameM aisA lagatA hai ki hamane eka upavAsa kiyA ho|" ye udgAra mahArAja zAMtisAgara jI ne 1953 meM kuMthalagiri cAturmAsa ke samaya vyakta kie the| niSAdhikA nirvANabhUmi ko niSIdhikA kahA gayA hai| pratikramaNa-graMthatrayI meM gautama gaNadhara ne likhA hai-"Namotthu de NisIdhie, Namotthu de arahaMta, siddha" (pRSTha 20)-niSIdhikA ko namaskAra hai / arahaMta ko namaskAra hai / siddha ko namaskAra hai / saMskRta TIkA meM prAcArya prabhAcandra ne niSIdhikA ke satraha artha karate hue usakA artha siddhajIva nirvANakSetra, unake dvArA pAzrita AkAza ke pradeza bhI kiyA hai / unhoMne yaha gAthA bhI uddhRta kI hai : siddhA ya siddhabhUmI siddhAraNa-samAhiyo ho-deso| eyAno aNNAmro misIhiyAno sayA baMve // maiM siddha, siddhabhUmi, siddhoM ke dvArA Azrita AkAza ke pradeza Adi niSIdhikAoM kI sadA vaMdanA karatA huuN| isa Agama ke prakAza meM kailAzagiri Adi nirvANabhUmiyoM kA mahatva spaSTa hotA hai / mokSa kA abhiprAya ___dArzanika bhASA meM mokSa kA svarUpa hai, 'jIva aura karmoM kA pUrNarupeNa saMbaMdhaviccheda / ' baMdha kI avasthA meM karma ne jIva ko
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 283 bAMdhA thA, aura jIva ne bhI karmoM ko pakar3a liyA thaa| usa avasthA meM jIva aura padgala meM vikAra utpanna hone se vaibhAvika pariNamana huA thaa| mokSa hone para jaise jIva svataMtra ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra baMdhana-baddha karma rUpa pariNata pudgala bhI svataMtra ho jAtA hai / jIva kI svataMtratA kA phira vinAza nahIM hotA, kintu pudgala punaH azuddha paryAya ko prApta kara anya maMsArI jIvoM meM vikAra utpanna karatA hai / donoM kI svataMtratA meM itanA aMtara hai / nirvANa aura mRtyu kA bheda bhagavAna ke nirvANa kA dina yathArtha meM 'AdhyAtmika svAdhInatA divasa' hai / nirvANa tathA mRtyu meM aMtara hai| saMsAra meM Ayu karma ke naSTa hone ke pUrva hI AgAmI bhava kI Ayu kA baMdha hotA rahA hai / vartamAna Ayu kA kSaya hone para vartamAna zarIra kA parityAga hotA hai / pazcAt jIva pUrvabaddha Ayu karma ke anusAra anya deha ko dhAraNa karatA hai| isa prakAra mRtyu kA saMbaMdha AgAmI jIvana se rahatA hai / mokSa meM aisA nahIM hotA hai / parinirvANa kI avasthA meM prAya karma kA sarvathA kSaya ho jAne se janma-maraNa kI zRMkhalA sadA ke lie samApta ho jAtI hai| isa paMcama kAla meM saMhanana kI hInatA ke kAraNa mokSa ke yogya zukla-dhyAna nahIM bana sakatA hai, ataH bharata kSetra se mokSa gamana kA abhAva hai| sAmAnya loga nirvANa ke prAMtarika marma kA avabodha na hone se loka prasiddha vyakti kI mRtyu ko bhI parinirvANa yA mahAnirvANa kaha dete haiN| saMpUrNa parigraha ko tyAga kara digambara mudrAdhArI zramaNa banane vAle vyakti ko ratnatraya kI pUrNatA hone para hI mokSa prApta hotA hai| jo hiMsAmaya dharma se apane ko unmukta nahIM kara pAe haiM, unakI mRtyu ko nirvANa mAnanA asamyak hai / vItarAgatA ke patha ko svIkAra kie binA nirvANa asaMbhava hai|
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________________ 284 ] tIrthakara mokSa kA sukha tatvArthasAra meM eka sundara zaMkA utpanna kara usakA samAdhAna kiyA gayA hai| __syAdetadazarIrasya jaMtonaSTASTakarmaNaH / kathaM bhavati muktasya sukhamityuttaraM zrRNu // 46 // mokSa tatvam // prazna-aSTa karmoM ke nAza karane vAle zarIra rahita muktAtmA ke kaise sukha pAyA jAyagA ? zaMkAkAra kA abhiprAya yaha hai ki zarIra ke hone para sukhopabhoga ke lie sAdhana rUpa indriyoM dvArA viSayoM se Ananda kI upalabdhi hotI thii| muktAvasthA meM zarIra nAza karane se sukha kA sadbhAva kaise mAnA jAya ? isa prazna kA uttara dete hue prAcArya isa prakAra samAdhAna karate haiN| samAdhAna sukha zabda kA prayoga loka meM viSaya, vedanA kA abhAva, vipAka tathA mokSa ina cAra sthAnoM meM hotA hai| loke catuSvihArtheSu sukhazabdaH prayujyate / viSaye vedanAbhAve vipAke mokSa eva ca // 47 // sukhaM vAyuH, sukhaM vanhiH-yaha pavana AnandadAyI hai| yaha agni acchI lagatI hai / yahA~ sukhake viSaya meM sukha kA prayoga huA hai / duHkha kA abhAva hone para puruSa kahatA hai-'sukhito'smi'--meM sukhI huuN| puNyakarma ke vipAka se indriya tayA padArtha se utpanna sukha prApta hotA hai / zreSTha sukha kI prApti, karmakleza kA abhAva hone se, mokSa meM hotI hai / mokSa ke sukha ke samAna anya prAnanda nahIM hai, isase usa sukha ko nirUpama kahA hai| trilokasAra meM likhA hai cakki-kuru-phaNi-sureMde- ahamide meM suhaM tikaalbhvN| tatto praNaMtaguNiraM siddhArtha khanasuhaM hodi // 560 // cakravartI, kuru, phaNIndra, surendra, ahamindroM meM jo kramazaH ananta muNA sukha pAyA jAtA hai; unake sukhoM ko anaMta muNita karane
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________________ tIrthakara [ 285 se jo sukha hotA hai, utanA sukha siddha pagavAna ko kSaNa mAtra meM prApta hotA hai| sukha-duHkha kI mImAMsA sukha aura duHkha kI sUkSmatA pUrvaka mImAMsA kI jAya, to jJAtA hogA, ki saccA sukha tathA zAMti bhoga meM nahIM, tyAga meM hai / bhoga meM tRSNA kI vRddhi hotI jAtI hai| usase anAkulatA rUpa sukha kA nAza hotA jAtA hai / indriyajanita sukha kA svarUpa samajhAte hue prAcArya kahate haiM, talavAra kI dhAra para madhu lagA diyA jAya / usako cAMTata samaya kucha Ananda avazya prApta hotA hai, kintu jIbha ke kaTane se apAra vedanA hotI hai| viSayajanita sukhoM ko duHkha kahane ke badale meM sukhAbhAsa nAma diyA gayA hai / paramArtha dRSTi se yaha sukhAbhAsa duHkha hI hai / paMcAdhyAyI meM vaiSayika sukha ke viSaya meM kahA hai : "naha tatsukhaM mukhAbhAsaM kintu duHkhamasaMzayam" // 238 // vaha indriyajanya sukha sukhAbhAsa hai / yathArtha meM vaha duHkha hI hai| zakra-cakradharAdInAM kevalaM puNyazAlinAm tRSNAbIjaM ratisteSAM sukhAvAptiH kutastanI // 2-257 // mahAna puNyazAlI indra, cakravatI Adi jIvoM ke tRSNA ke bIja rUpa rati arthAt Ananda pAyA jAtA hai / unake sukha kI prApti kaise hogI ? indriyajanita sukha karmodaya ke adhIna hai| siddhoM kA sukha svAdhIna hai| indriya janya sukha aMtra sahita hai, pApa kA bIja hai tathA duHkhoM se mizrita hai / siddhAvasthA kA sukha anaMta hai| vahAM duHkha kA leza bhI nahIM hai; kAraNa vighnakArI karmoM kA pUrNa kSaya ho cukA hai| nirvANa avasthA niyamasAra meM kahA hai : pavi kammaM Nokamma pavi citA va aTTAhANi / navi dhamma-sukkannANe tasyeva hoi mivyANaM // 18 //
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________________ 286 ] tIrthakara siddha bhagavAna ke karma tathA nokarma nahIM haiN| cintA nahIM hai / Arta tathA raudra dhyAna nahIM hai| dharmadhyAna tathA zukladhyAna nahIM hai / aisI avasthA hI nirvANa hai / nirvANa tathA siddhoM meM abheda kuMdakuMdasvAmI ne yaha bhI kahA hai :-- NivANa meva siddhA siddhA NivvANamidi smuttttiaa| kammavimakko appA gacchai loyagga-pajjataM ||183||niymsaar| __ nirvANa hI siddha haiM aura siddha hI nirvANa haiM (donoM meM abhedapanA hai)| karmoM se viyukta AtmA lokAna paryanta jAtI hai| siddhoM ke sukha kA rahasya bhojana-pAnAdi dvArA sukha kA anubhava saMsArI jIvoM ko hai / mukti meM aisI sAmagrI kA abhAva hone se kaise sukha mAnA jAya ? yaha zaMkA sthUladRSTi bAloM kI rahatI hai / isake samAdhAnArtha 'siddhabhakti' kA yaha kathana mahatva pUrNa hai / bhagavAna ne bhUkha-pyAsa kI prAdurbhUti ke kAraNa karma kA nAza kara diyA hai| usakI vedanA naSTa hone se vividha bhojana, vyaMjana Adi vyartha ho jAte haiN| apavitratA se saMbaMdha na hone ke kAraNa sugaMdhita mAlA Adi kA bhI prayojana nahIM hai / glAni tathA nidrA ke kAraNa rUpa karmoM kA kSaya ho gayA hai, ataeva mRdu zayanAsanAdi kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| bhISaNa rogajanita pIr3A kA abhAva hone se usa roga ke upazamana hetu lI jAne vAlI auSadhi anupayogI hai athavA dRzyamAna jagata meM prakAzamAna rahane para dIpa ke prakAza kA prayojana nahIM rahatA hai| isI prakAra siddha bhagavAna ke samasta icchAoM kA abhAva hai, isalie vAhya icchA pUrti karane vAlI sAmagrI kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / mohajvara se pIr3ita jagat ke jIvoM kA anubhava mohamukta, svastha
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 287 arthAt Atma svabhAva meM avasthita siddha bhagavAna ke viSaya meM lagAnA anucita hai / kahA bhI hai nArthaH kSuttRD-vinAzAt vividha rasayutairannapAnairazucyA / nAspRSTagaMdha - mAlyai nahi mRduzayanai glAni nidrA dyabhAvAt / zrAtaM kArterabhAve tadupazamanasadveSajA - nartha tAvad / dIpAnarthakyavadvA vyapagata- timiraM dRzyamAne samaste // 8 // avarNanIya iMdriyajanita sukha kA anubhava lene vAle sarvArthasiddhi ke ahamindra sadA yahI abhilASA karate haiM ki kisa prakAra unako siddhoM kA svAdhIna, iMdriyAtIta avinAzI sukha prApta ho / sarvArthasiddhi ke ahamindroM meM pUrNatayA samAnatA rahane se puNyAtmAoM kA paripUrNa sAmya pAyA jAtA hai, aisA hI sAmya inase dvAdaza yojana UMcAI para virAjamAna siddhoM ke madhya pAyA jAtA hai / yaha prAdhyAtmika vibhUtiyoM ke madhya sthita sAmya hai / ahamindroM kA sAmya tetIsa sAgara kI Ayu samApta hone para tatkSaNa samApta hotA hai arthAt vahAM se Ayu kSaya hone para avasthAntara meM AnA par3atA hai / siddhoM ke madhya kA sAmya avinAzI hai / ve saba AtmAeM paripUrNa tathA svataMtra haiM / eka dUsare ke pariNamana meM na sAdhaka haiM, na bAdhaka haiM / 1 sukha kI kalpanA : : AcArya raviSeNa ne padmapurANa meM bar3I sundara bAta kahI hai janebhyaH sukhino bhUpAH bhUpebhya zcakravartinaH / cakribhyo vyaMtarAstebhyaH sukhino jyotiSo'marAH / 105 -- 187 // jyoti bhavanAvAsAstebhyaH kalpabhuvaH kramAt / tato graiveyakAvAsAstato'nuttaravAsinaH // 188 // anaMtAnaMta guNatastebhyaH siddhi-padasthitAH / sukhaM nAparamutkRSTaM vidyate siddhasaukhyataH // 186 // manuSyoM kI apekSA rAjA sukhI hai / rAjAoM kI apekSA cakravartI sukhI hai / cakravartI kI apekSA vyaMtaradeva tathA vyaMtaroM kI pekSA jyotiSIdeva sukhI haiM / jyotiSI devoM kI apekSA bhavanavAsI
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________________ 288 ] tIrthakara tathA bhavanavAsiyoM kI apekSA kalpavAsI sukhI haiN| kalpavAsiyoM kI apekSA graiveyakavAsI tathA graiveyakavAsiyoM kI apekSA vijaya, vaijayanta, jayaMta, aparAjita tathA sarvArthasiddhi rUpa paMca anuttaravAsI sukhI haiM / unase bhI anaMtAnaMtaguNe sukhayukta siddhi pada ko prApta siddha bhagavAna haiN| siddhoM ke sukha kI apekSA dUsarA aura utkRSTa AnaMda nahIM hai / siddha parameSThI kI mahattA ko yogI loga bhalI prakAra jAnate haiN| isase mahApurANakAra unako 'yoginAM gamyaH'-yogiyoM ke jJAna gocara kahate haiM / jinasena svAmI kA yaha kathana pratyeka mumukSu ke lie dhyAna dene yogya hai :-- votarAgopyasau dhyeyo bhavyAnAM bhvvicchide| vicchinnabaMdhanasyAsya tAdRgnaisargiko guNaH // 21--116 // bhavyAtmAoM ko saMsAra kA viccheda karane ke lie vItarAga hote hue bhI ina siddhoM kA dhyAna karanA cAhie / karma baMdhanakA viccheda karane vAle siddha bhagavAna kA yaha naisargikaguNa kahA gayA hai / AcArya kA abhiprAya yaha hai ki siddha bhagavAna vItarAga haiM / be svayaM kisI ko kucha nahIM dete haiM, kintu unakA dhyAna karane se tathA unake nirmala guNoM kA citavana karane se AtmA kI malinatA dUra hotI hai aura vaha mukti mArga meM pragati karatI hai| niraMjana nirvikAra tathA nirAkAra siddhoM ke dhyAna kI 'rUpAtIta' nAma ke dharma dhyAna meM parigaNanA kI gaI hai| rUpAtIta-bhyAna rUpAtIta dhyAna meM siddha paramAtmA kA kisa prakAra yogI cintavana karate haiM, yaha jJAnArNava meM isa prakAra kahA hai : vyomAkAramAnAkAraM niSpannaM zAMtamacyutam / caramAMgAtkiyannyUnaM svapradedhanaiH sthitam // 22 // lokApa-zikharAsInaM zivImUtamanAmayam / puruSAkAramApannamapyamUtaM ca cintayet // 40-23 //
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________________ tIrthakara [ 289 AkAza ke samAna amUrta, paudgalika AkAra rahita, paripUrNa, zAMta, avinAzI, carama dehase kiMcit nyUna, ghanAkAra Atma pradezoM se yukta, lokAgrake zikhara para avasthita, kalyANamaya, svastha, sparzAdiguNa rahita tathA puruSAkAra paramAtmA kA citavana rUpAtIta dhyAna meM kare / dhyAna ke lie mArga-darzana dhyAna ke abhyAsI ke hitArtha prAcArya zubhacaMda ne jJAnArNava meM yaha mahatva pUrNa mArgadarzana kiyA hai :-- anuprekSAzca dharmyasya syuH sadaiva nibaMdhanam / cittabhUmau sthirIkRtya sva-svarUpaM nirUpaya // 41--3 // he sAdhu ! anuprekSAoM kA citavana sadA dharmadhyAna kA kAraNa hai, ataeva apanI manobhUmi meM dvAdaza bhAvanAoM ko sthira kare tathA Atma svarUpa kA darzana kare / / brahmadeva sUri kA yaha anubhava bhI Atma-dhyAna ke premiyoM ke dhyAna dene yogya hai, "yadyapi prAthamikAnAM savikalpAvasthAyAM cittasthitikaraNArthaM viSaya-kaSAyarUpa-duAnavaMcanArthaM ca jinapratimAkSarAdikaM dhyeyaM bhavatIti, tathApi nizcaya-dhyAnakAle svazuddhAtmaiva iti bhAvArthaH" (paramAtmaprakAza TIkA pRSTha 302, padya 286)-yadyapi savikalpa avasthA meM prAraMbhika zreNI vAloM ke citta ko sthira karane ke lie tathA viSaya-kaSAya rUpa durdhyAna arthAt prArtadhyAna, raudradhyAna dUra karane ke lie jina pratimA tathA jina vAcaka akSarAdika bhI bhyAna ke yogya haiM, tathApi nizcaya dhyAna ke samaya zuddha prAtmA hI dhyeya hai| jinendra bhagavAna kI mUrti ke nimitta se AtmA kA rAgabhAva manda hotA hai, pariNAma nirmala hote haiM tathA samyagdarzana kI prApti hotI hai|
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________________ tIrthakara 290 ] siddha-pratimA siddha paramAtmA kA dhyAna karane ke lie bhI jinendra deva kI pratimA upayogI hai / siddha pratimA ke svarUpa para prAcArya vasunaMdi siddhAMtacakravartI ne mUlAcAra kI TIkA meM isa prakAra prakAza DAlA hai :-"aSTamahAprAtihAryasamanvitA arhatpratimA, tadrahitA siddhapratimA |"-jo pratimA aSTaprAtihArya samanvita ho, vaha arahaMta bhagavAna kI pratimA hai / aSTapratihArya rahita pratimA ko siddha-pratimA jAnanA cAhie / isa viSaya meM yaha kathana bhI dhyAna dene yogya hai; "athavA kRtrimA: yAstA arhatpratimAH, akRtrimAH siddhapratimAH" (pRSTha 31 gAthA 25)-athavA saMpUrNa kRtrima jinendra pratimAeM arahaMta pratimA haiN| akRtrima pratimAoM ko siddha pratimA kahA hai / isa Agama vANI ke hote hue dhAtu vizeSa meM puruSAkAra zanya sthAna banAkara usake pIche darpaNa ko rakhakara use siddha pratimA mAnane kA jaba Agama meM vidhAna nahIM hai taba Agama kI AjJA ko zirodhArya karane vAlA vyakti apanA kartavya aura kalyANa svayaM vicAra sakatA hai| yaha bAta bhI vicAraNIya hai, ki polayukta mUrti meM prANapratiSThA karate samaya maMtra-nyAsa vidhi kisa prakAra saMpanna kI jAyegI, usake abhAva meM pratiSThita tathA apratiSThita mUrti meM kisa prakAra bheda kiyA jA sakegA ? maMtra nyAsa pratiSThA kA mukhya aMga hai / (AzAdhara pratiSThAsAroddhAra 4, 146) dakSiNa bhArata ke prAcIna aura mahatvapUrNa jina maMdiroM meM isa prakAra kI siddha pratimAeM nahIM pAI jAtI, jaisI uttara prAMta meM kahIM-kahIM dekhI jAtI hai| prAgama-prANa satpuruSoM ko paramAgama pratipAdita pravRttiyoM ko hI protsAhana pradAna karane kA pUrNa prayatna karanA caahie| nirvANa pada aura digambaratva siddha pada ko prApta karane ke lie saMpUrNa parigraha kA tyAga kara vastra rahita (acela) mudrA kA dhAraNa karanA atyaMta Avazyaka
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 291 hai / yaha digambara mudrA nirvANa kA kAraNa hai, isalie ise nirvANa mudrA bhI kahate haiM / dakSiNa bhArata meM digambara dIkSA lene vAle muni rAja ko nirvANa svAmI kahane kA janatA meM pracAra hai / prajaina bhI nirvANa svAmI ko jAnate haiM / siddhoM kA dhyAna parama kalyANadAyI hai, itanA mAtra jAnakara bhoga tathA viSayoM meM nimagna vyakti kucha kSaNa baiThakara dhyAna karane kA abhinaya karatA hai, kintu isase manoratha siddha nahIM hogA / dhyAna ke yogya sAmagrI kA mUlArAdhanA TIkA meM isa prakAra ullekha kiyA gayA hai --- saMga-tyAgaH kaSAyANAM nigraho vratadhAraNam / manokSANAM jayazceti sAmagrI dhyAnajanmanaH / pR0 74 // vastrAdi parigraha kA parityAga, kaSAyoM kA nigraha, vratoM ko dhAraNa karanA, mana tathA iMdriyoM kA vaza meM karanA rUpa sAmagrI dhyAna kI utpatti ke lie Avazyaka hai / dravya parigraha - parityAga kA upayoga bAhyacelAdigraMthatyAgo " - abhyaMtaraparigrahatyAgamUla: "bAhya padArtha vastrAdi kA parityAga aMtaraMga tyAga kA mUla hai; jaise cAMvala ke Upara lagI huI malinatA dUra karane ke pUrva meM taMdula kA chilakA dUra karanA Avazyaka hai, tatpazcAt cAMvala ke bhItara kI malinatA dUra kI jA sakatI hai, isI prakAra bAhya parigraha tyAgapUrvaka aMtaraMga meM nirmalatA prApta karane kI pAtratA prApta hotI hai / jo bAhya malinatA ko dhAraNa karate hue aMtaraMga malinatA ko chor3a dhyAna kA Ananda lete hue siddhoM kA dhyAna karanA cAhite haiM, karmoM kI nirjarA tathA saMvara karane kI manokamanA karate haiM, ve jala kA maMthana karake ghRta prApti kA udyoga sadRza kArya karate haiM / isase yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai, ki vastrAdi ke bhAra se jo mukta nahIM ho sakate haiM, unakI mukti kI ora yathArtha meM pravRtti nahIM hotI hai / jo dezasaMyama dhAraNa karate hue
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________________ 292 ] tIrthaMkara digambara mudrA kI lAlasA rakhatA hai, vaha zrAvaka mArgastha hai / dhIre-dhIre vaha apanI priya padavI ko prApta kara sakegA, kintu jo vastra-tyAgAdi ko vyartha socate haiM, ve sakalaMka zraddhA vaza akalaMka padavI ko svapna meM bhI nahIM prApta kara sakate haiN| gaMbhIra vicAravAlA anubhavI satpuruSa pUrvokta bAta kA mahatva zIghra samajhegA / ___ mUlArAdhanA meM kahA hai, bhRkuTI car3hAnA Adi cinhoM se jaise aMtaraMga meM krodhAdi vikAroM kA sadbhAva sUcita hotA hai, isI prakAra vAhya acelatA (vastra tyAga ) se aMtarmala dUra hote haiN| kahA bhI hai :-- bAhirakaraNavisuddhI abhaMtakaraNa-sodhaNatthAe / Na hu kaMDayassa sodho sakkA satusassa kADhuMje // 1348 // bAhya tapa dvArA aMtaraMga meM vizuddhatA AtI hai tathA jo dhAnya satuSa hai, usakA aMtarmala naSTa nahIM hotA hai / tuSazUnya dhAnya hI zuddha kiyA jAtA hai| isa dhAnya ke udAharaNa se yaha bAta spaSTa ho jAtI hai, ki aMtaraMga mala dUra karane ke pUrva bAhya sthUla parigraha rUpa malinatA kA tyAga atyanta Avazyaka hai| koI koI loga socate haiM, aMtaraMga pavitratA pahale AtI hai, pazcAt parigraha kA tyAga hotA hai| yaha bhramapUrNa dRSTi hai| vastrAdi tyAga ke uparAnta pariNAma apramatta guNasthAna ko prApta hote haiM / vastrAdi sAmagrI samalaMkRta zarIra ke rahate hue dezasaMyama guNasthAna se prAge pariNAma nahIM jA sakate haiN| yaha bAta bhI dhyAna dene yogya hai, ki aise kRtrima nagna mudrAdhArI bhI vyakti rahate haiM, jinhoMne bAhya parigraha kA to tyAga kara diyA hai, kintu jinakA mana svaccha nahIM hai, usa uccapadavI ke anukUla nahIM hai| isake sivAya yaha bhI viSaya nahIM bhulAnA cAhie ki jisakI prAMtarika zuddhi hai, usake pahale bAhya parigraha rUpa vikRti dUra honI caahie|
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________________ tIrthakara bAhya parigraha dvArA jIva ghAta bAhya parigraha meM jinako doSa nahIM dikhatA hai, ve kama se kama yaha to soca sakate haiM ki vastrAdi ko svaccha rakhane meM, unako dhone Adi ke kArya meM sa- sthAvara jIvoM kA ghAta hotA hai, vaha hiMsA samartha AtmA bacA sakatI hai, ataH bAhya parigraha ke tyAga dvArA hiMsAdi kI paripAlanA hotI hai, yaha bAta samanvayazIla nyAyabuddhi mAnava ko dhyAna meM rakhanA ucita hai / koI-koI socate haiM, ki hamAre yahA~ zAstroM meM vastrAdi parigraha ke tyAga binA bhI sAdhutva mAnA jAtA hai / aise logoM ko AtmahitArtha gaharA vicAra karanA cAhie / yaha socanA cAhie ki manuSya jIvana kA pAnA khilavAr3a nahIM hai / AtmakalyANa ke lie bhaya, saMkoca, mohAdi kA tyAga kara satya ko zirodhArya karanA satpuruSa kA kartavya hai / [ 293 saMpUrNa karmoM kA nAza karane vAle siddha parameSThI kI padavI arahaMta bhagavAna se bar3I hai, yadyapi bhagavAna zabda donoM ke lie upayoga meM AtA hai / siddhoM ke vizeSa guNa ina siddhoM ke cAra anujIvI guNa kahe gae haiM / jo ghAtiyA karmoM ke vinAza se arahaMta avasthA meM hI utpanna hote haiM, ve guNa bhAvAtmaka kahe gae haiM / jJAnAvaraNa ke kSaya se kevalajJAna, darzanAvaraNa ke vinAza se kevaladarzana, mohanIya ke uccheda se avicalita samyaktva tathA aMtarAya ke nAza dvArA anaMtavIryatA rUpa guNacatuSTaya prApta hote haiM / aghAtiyA karmoM ke prabhAva meM cAra pratijIvI guNa utpanna hote haiM / vedanIya ke vinAza se avyAbAdhatva pragaTa hotA hai / gotra ke nAza hone para agurulaghuguNa prApta hotA hai / nAma karma ke prabhAva meM avagAhanatva tathA Ayukarma ke (jise jagat mRtyu, yamarAja Adi nAma se pukAratA
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________________ 294 ] tIrthakara hai) vinAza hone para sUkSmatva guNa pragaTa hote haiM / ina anujIvI tathA pratijIvI guNoM se samalaMkRta yaha siddha paryAya hai| ise svabhAva-dravyavyajana-paryAya bhI kahA hai / pAlApa-paddhati meM likhA hai 'svabhAva-dravyavyaMjana-paryAyAzcaramazarIrAt-kiMcita-nyUna-siddhaparyAyaH' (pRSTha 166) kailAzagiri para caturvizati jinAlaya bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke nirvANa ke kAraNa kailAza parvata pUjya sthala bana gayA / cakravartI bharata ne usa parvata para apAra vaibhavapUrNa jina maMdira banavAe the| una maMdiroM kI rakSArtha ajitanAtha bhagavAna ke tIrtha meM utpanna sagara cakravartI ke putroM ne AsapAsa khAI khodakara use jala se bharA thA / uttarapurANa meM kahA hai : rAjJApyAjJApitA yUyaM kailAse bhrtshinaa| gRhA kRtA mhaartnshcturviNshtirrhtaam||107|| teSAM gaMgAM prakurvIdhvaM parikhAM parito girim / iti tepi tathA kurvan daMDaratnena satvaram // 108 // adhyAya 1 cakravartI sagara ne apane putroM ko prAjJA dI, ki mahArAja bharata ne kailAza parvata para mahAratnoM ke arahaMta deva ke caubIsa jinAlaya banavAe haiN| usa parvata ke cAroM ora khAI ke rUpa meM gaMgA kA pravAha bahA do| yaha sunakara una rAjaputroM ne daNDaratna lekara zIghra hI usa kAma ko pUrNa kara diyA / ___ guNabhadra AcArya ne yaha bhI kathana kiyA hai ki rAjA bhagIratha ne vairAgya utpanna hone para varadatta putra ko rAjyalakSmI dekara kailAza parvata para jAkara zivagupta mahAmuni ke samIpa jina dIkSA lI aura aura gaMgA ke kinAre hI pratimAyoga dhAraNa kiyA / gaMgA ke taTa se hI unhoMne mokSa prApta kiyA thaa| indra ne Akara kSIrasAgara ke jala se bhAgIratha muni ke caraNoM kA abhiSeka kiyA thaa| usa abhiSeka kA jala gaMgA meM milA; taba se hI yaha gaMgA isa saMsAra meM tIrtha rUpa meM pUjya mAnI jAtI hai / guNabhadracArya kahate haiM :
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________________ tIrthakara [ 295 surendreNAsya dugdhAbdhi-payobhirabhi SecanAt / kramayo statpravAhasya gaMgAyAH saMgame sati // 150 // tadAprabhati tIrthatvaM gaMgApyasminnupAgatA / kRtvotkRSTaM tapo gaMgAtaTe sau nirvRti gataH // 1-141 // vaidika loga bhI kailAzagiri ko pUjya mAnate haiM-ve himAlaya parvata ke samIpa jAkara kailAza kI yAtrA karate haiM |kailaash kA jaisA varNana uttarapurANa meM kiyA gayA hai, vaisI sAmagrI kA sadbhAva aba taka jJAta nahIM ho sakA hai| usake viSaya meM yadA kadA koI lekha bhI chape haiM, kintu unake dvArA aisI sAmagrI nahIM milI hai, jisake AdhAra para usa tIrtha kI vaMdanA kA lAbha uThAyA jA sake / kailAza nAma ke parvata kA jJAna hone ke sAtha nirvANa sthala ke sUcaka kucha jainacinhoM kA sadbhAva hI usa tIrtha ke viSaya meM saMdehamukta kara sakegA / aba taka to usake viSaya meM pUrNa ajAnakArI hai / upayogI ciMtavana ___ bhavyAtmAoM ko mokSa prApta tIrthakaroM ke viSaya meM yaha vicAra karanA cAhiye ki caitanya-jyoti samalaMkRta caubIsoM bhagavAna siddhAlaya meM virAjamAna haiN| bhagavAna RSabhadeva, vAsupUjya aura neminAtha ne padmAsana se mokSa prApta kiyA, zeSa ikkIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI mukti khaGgAsana se huI thI, ata: unakA usI Asana meM citavana karanA cAhiye / jaise dIpAvalI ke prabhAta samaya mahAvIra prabhu ke viSaya meM dhyAna karate samaya socanA cAhie ki pAvApurI ke caraNoM ke ThIka Upara loka ke agrabhAga meM khaGgAsana se sAta hAtha U~cAI vAlI Atmajyoti virAjamAna hai / tiloyapaNNatti meM kahA hai usaho ya vAsupujjo mI pallaMkabaddhayA siddhaa| ___ kAusaggeNa jiNA sesA mutti samAvaNNA // 4-1210 // mokSa kI prApti ke yogya sthAna karmabhUmi mAnI gaI haiM / pandraha karmabhUmiyA~ jambUdvIpa, dhAtakIkhaNDa tathA puSkarAdha dvIpa meM haiN|
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________________ 296 ] tIrthakara jaMbUdvIpa meM bharatakSetra, airAvata kSetra tathA videha kSetra (devakuru tathA uttarakuru ko chor3akara) rUpa karmabhUmiyAM mAnI gaI hai| Ajakala jaMbUdvIpa sambandhI videha meM pUrva tathA pazcima videhoM ke do do bhAgoM meM cAra tIrthakara vidyamAna haiN| dhAtakIkhaNDa meM unakI saMkhyA ATha kahI hai, kAraNa vahA~ do bharata, do airAvata, do videha kahe gae haiM / puSkarArdha dvIpa meM dhAtakIkhaNDa sadRza varNana hai / vahA~ bhI pATha tIrthakara vidyamAna haiM / isa prakAra kama se kama 4+6+8=20 bIsa vidyamAna tIrthakara kahe gae haiN| adhika se adhika tIrthakaroM kI saMkhyA eka samaya meM eka gau sattara mAnI gaI hai| tIrthaMkaroM kI saMkhyA paMca bharata, paMca airAvata kSetroM meM duSamAsuSamA nAmake caturtha kAlameM dasa tIrthakara hote haiM / eka videha meM battIsa tIrthakara hote haiM / pA~ca videhoM meM 160 tIrthakara hue| kula milAkara unakI saMkhyA 170 kahI gaI hai / harivaMzapurANa meM likhA hai : dvIpeSvardhatRtIyeSu ssptti-shtaatmke| dharmakSetre trikAlebhyo jinAdibhyo namo namaH // 22--27 // ar3hAI dvIpa meM 170 dharmakSetroM meM bhUta, vartamAna tathA bhaviSyat kAla sambandhI arahaMtAdi jinendroM ko namaskAra ho / videha meM tIrthaMkAroM ke kalyANaka videha ke tIrthakaroM meM sabake pA~coM kalyANakoM kA niyama nahIM hai / bharata tathA airAvata meM paMcakalyANakavAle tIrthakara hote haiM / videha meM kinhIM ke pA~ca kalyANaka hote haiM, kinhIM ke tIna hote haiM, kinhIM ke do bhI kalyANaka hote haiM / isa viSaya meM vizeSa bAta isa prakAra jAnanA cAhiye ki videha meM janmaprApta zrAvaka ne tIrthakara ke pAdamUla meM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha kiyA / vaha yadi caramazarIrI hai, to usa jIva ke tapakalyANaka, jJAnakalyANaka tathA nirvANakalyANaka hoMge /
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 297 yadi zrAvaka ke sthAna meM muni padavI prApta mahApuruSa ne tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha kiyA aura vaha carama zarIrI AtmA hai to unake jJAnakalyANaka tathA mokSakalyANaka hoNge| pA~ca kalyANaka vAle tIrthaMkara to sarvatra vikhyAta haiN| cAra kalyANaka tathA eka kalyANaka vAle tIrthakara nahIM hote| kahA bhI hai. :-- "tIrthabaMdhaprAraMbhazcaramAMgANAmasaMyata-dezasaMyatayostadA kalyANAni niHkramaNAdIni trINi, pramattApramattayostadA jJAnanirvANe dve / prAgbhave tadA garbhAvatArAdIni paMcetyavaseyam" (gommaTasAra karmakAMDa gAthA 546, saMskRtaTIkA pRSTha 708)-jaba tIrthaMkara prakRti ke baMdha kA prAraMbha caramazarIrI asaMyamI athavA dezasaMyamI karate haiM, taba tapa, jJAna tathA nirvANa ye tIna kalyANaka hote haiN| jaba pramatta saMyata tathA apramatta saMyata baMdha kA prAraMbha karate hai, taba jJAna aura nirvANa ye do kalyANaka hote haiN| yadi pUrvabhava meM baMdha ko prArambha kiyA thA, to garbhAvataraNa Adi paMcakalyANaka hote haiN| sUkSma vicAra ___isa saMbaMdha meM sUkSma vicAra dvArA yaha mahatva kI bAta avagata hogI ki tIrthaMkara prakRti sahita AtmA ko tIrthaMkara kahate haiM / usakA udaya kevalI bhagavAna meM rahatA hai| usakI sattA meM to mithyAtva guNasthAna taka ho sakatA hai / eka vyaktine bharatakSetra meM tIrthaMkara prakRtikA baMdha kiyaa| vaha maraNa kara yadi dUsare yA tIsare naraka meM janma dhAraNa karatA hai, to aparyAptAvasthA meM vaha mithyAtvI hI hogA / samyaktvI jIva kA dUsarI aAdi pRthviyoM meM janma nahIM hotA hai / una pRthviyoM meM utpatti ke uparAnta samyaktva ho sakatA hai / tIrthaMkara prakRti kI sattA vAlA jIva tIsare naraka taka jAtA hai| vahAM samyaktva utpanna hone ke uparAnta punaH tIrthakara prakRti kA baMdha ho sakatA hai / go0 karmakAMDa meM kahA hai "ghamme titthaM baMdhadivaMsA-meghANa puNNago ceva / " (gAthA
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________________ 298 ] tIrthaMkara 106) / tIrthaMkara prakRti ke baMdha kA prAraMbha manuSya gati meM hotA hai, usakA niSThApana devagati-tathA narakagati meM bhI hotA hai / tIrthakara kA nirvANa tIrthaMkara rUpa meM janma dhAraNa karane vAlI AtmA ka gabha, janma, tapa tathA jJAna kalyANaka hote haiN| ina avasthAnoM meM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA astitva rahatA hai / prayoga kevalI ke aMtima samaya meM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA kSaya ho gayA, ataH usakI sattA zeSa nahIM rhii| nirvANa prApta siddha jIva ke tIrthaMkara prakRti nahIM hai / unakA nirvANakalyANaka kisa prakAra tIrthaMkara kA nirvANa kalyANaka kahA jAyegA ? aba to ve tIrthaMkara pada vAcyatA se atIta ho cuke haiM; ataeva sUkSma dRSTi se tIrthaMkara nAmakarma sahita AtmA ke garbha, janma, dIkSA tathA jJAna kalyANaka kahe jaayeNge| yahAM yaha zaMkA utpanna hotI hai ki Agama meM tIrthaMkara ko paMcakalyANaka-saMpanna (paMcakallANa-saMpaNNANaM) kyoM kahA hai ? isake samAdhAna meM yahI kahA jAyagA, ki bhUtapUrva naigama naya kI apekSA yaha kahA jAtA hai / evaMbhUtanaya kI apekSA aisA nahIM kahA jA sktaa| jaina dharma kA saundarya usakI syAdvAdamayI pavitra dezanAmeM haiM, jisake kAraNa avirodha rUpa se padArtha kA kathana hotA hai| usI syAdvAda se isa prazna para dRSTi DAlane para zaMkA dUra ho jAtI hai / bharata tathA airAvata meM paMcakalyANaka vAle hI tIrthaMkara kyoM hote haiM, videha ke samAna tIna athavA do kalyANaka saMpanna mahApuruSa kyoM nahIM hote ? isakA vizeSa kAraNa ciMtanIya hai / bharata tathA airAvata meM eka utsarpiNI meM caubIsa tIrthaMkara hote haiM aura avasarpiNI meM bhI caubIsa hote haiN| avasarpiNI ke cauthe kAla meM tathA utsapiNI ke tIsare kAla meM inakA sadbhAva mAnA gayA hai| duSamAsuSamA kAla ke sivAya anya kAloM ke hone para ina sthAnoM meM mokSamArga
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________________ tIrthakara [ 299 nahIM rahatA / videha meM nitya mokSamArga hai, kAraNa vahAM duSamAsuSamA kAla kA sadA sadbhAva pAyA jAtA hai| vahAM to aisA hotA hai ki eka tIrthaMkara ke samakSa koI bhavya tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha karatA hai / jaba gurudeva tIrthaMkara mokSa cale gae, to usa samaya isa carama zarIrI AtmA ke dIkSA lene para tapAdi kalyANakoM ke krama meM bAdhA nahIM aatii| do tIrthaMkaroM kA paraspara meM darzana nahIM hotA, jaise do cakravatiyoM Adi kA bhI paraspara darzana nahIM hotA / bharata tathA airAvata meM aisI paddhati hai ki eka tIrthaMkara ke samIpa kisI ne tIrthakara prakRti ka baMdha kiyA hai jaise zreNika rAjA ne vIra bhagavAna ke sAnidhya meM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha kiyA thaa| usake uparAnta vaha jIva yA to svarga meM jAyagA, yA naraka meM jAyagA, isake pazcAta vaha tIsare bhava meM tIrthaMkara hokara mukta hotA hai / videha nitya dharmabhUmi hai, ataeva vahAM carama zarIrI jIva tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdhakara usI bhavameM mokSa jAtA hai / bharatakSetra, airAvata kSetra meM eka hI bhava meM tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha karake usI bhava se mokSa jAne kA krama nahIM hai / bIsa kor3Akor3I sAgara pramANa kalpakAla meM bharata tathA airAvata meM caubIsa tIrthaMkara utsarpiNI meM tathA caubIsa hI avasarpiNI meM hoge| videha kA hAla apUrva hai / itane lambe kAla meM vahAM se vipula saMkhyA meM tIrthaMkara mukti prApta karate haiM / eka koTi pUrva kI Ayu prApta kara mokSa jAne ke pazcAt dUsare tIrthaMkara kI utpatti hone meM koI pratibandha nahIM hai / siddhaloka aura karmabhUmi kA kSetraphala karmabhUmiyoM se hI jIva siddha hote haiM, kintu siddhaloka kA kSetra paitAlIsa lAkha yojana pramANa kahA hai, usameM karmabhUmi tathA bhogabhUmiyoM kA kSetra A jAtA hai| ataH yaha prazna utpanna hotA hai ki kyA devakuru, uttarakuru, haimavata kSetra, harikSetra, ramyaka kSetra, hairaNyavata
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________________ 300 ] tIrthakara kSetroM se bhI mokSa hotA hai ? yadi mokSa mAnate ho, to unako bhogabhUmi ke sthAna meM karmabhUmi kyoM nahIM kahA gayA hai ? / isa prazna kA samAdhAna atyanta sarala hai| sarvArthasiddhi kA kathana dhyAna dene yogya hai, "kasmin kSetre sidhyanti ? pratyutpannagrAhinayApekSayA siddhikSetre, svapradeze, AkAza pradeze vA siddhirbhavati / bhUtagrAhinayApekSayA janma prati paMcadazasu karmabhUmiSu, saMharaNaM prati mAnuSakSetre siddhiH" (adhyAya 10, sUtra 6 kI TIkA) / prazna-kisa kSetra meM siddha hote haiM ? uttara-vartamAna ko grahaNa karane vAle naya kI apekSA nirvANakSetra se mukta hote haiM, apanI AtmA ke pradezoM meM mukta hote haiM, athavA zarIra ke dvArA gRhIta AkAza ke pradezoM se siddhi hotI hai / bhUtakAla ko grahaNa karane vAle naya kI apekSA se paMdraha karmabhUmi meM janma prApta jIva vahAM se siddha hotA hai| vahAM janma prApta jIva ko deva Adi anya kSetroM meM le jAveM, to samasta manuSyakSetra nirvANabhUmi hai| isa kathana se zaMkA kA nirAkaraNa ho jAtA hai / mahatva kI bAta sarvArthasiddhi meM eka aura sundara bAta likhI hai, "avasarpiNyAM suSama-duHSamAyAH antye bhAge duHSamasuSamAyA~ ca jAtaH sidhyati / na tu duHSamAyAM jAto duHSamAyAM sidhyati / anyadA naiva sidhyati / saMharaNataH sarvasminkAle utsapiNyAmavasarpiNyAM ca sidhyati" (10 adhyAya, sUtra 6)--avasarpiNI kAla meM suSama-duHSamA nAma ke tRtIya kAla ke aMtima bhAga meM tathA duHSama-suSamA nAmake caturthakAla meM janmadhAraNa karane vAlA mokSa jAtA hai / duHSamA nAmaka paMcama kAla meM utpanna huA paMcama kAla meM mukta nahIM hotA / anyakAloM meM mokSa nahIM hotaa| kisI devAdi ke dvArA lAyA gayA jIva utsarpiNI, avasarpiNI ke sabhI kAloM meM siddha padavI ko prApta karatA hai| isa
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________________ tIrthakara [ 301 kathana kA bhAva yaha hai ki videha sadRza karmabhUmi meM sadA mokSamArga cAlU rahatA hai| anya karmabhUmi ke kSetroM meM kAla kRta parivartana hone se mokSamArga ruka gayA / aise kAla meM bhI devAdi ke dvArA lAyA jIva ina kSetroM se mukta ho sakatA hai, jahAM mukti jAne yogya caturtha kAla kA sadbhAva nahIM hai| prazna :--jaba samasta paitAlIsa lAkha yojana pramANa manuSya kSetra ko nirvANasthala mAnA hai, taba pAvApurI, campApurI Adi kucha vizeSa sthAnoM ko nirvANa sthala mAnakara pUjane kI paddhati kA antaraMga rahasya kyA hai ? samAdhAna-pAgama meM likhA hai ki chaThaveM kAla ke anta meM jaba unacAsa dina zeSa rahate haiM, taba jIvoM ko trAsadAyaka bhayaMkara pralayakAla pravRtta hotA hai / usa samaya mahA gaMbhIra evaM bhISaNa saMvartaka vAyu bahatI hai, jo sAta dina paryanta vRkSa, parvata aura zilA Adi ko cUrNa karatI hai / isase jIva mUcchita hote haiM aura maraNa ko prApta karate haiN| megha zItala aura kSAra jala tathA viSa jala meM se pratyeka ko sAtasAta dina taka barasAte haiN| isake sivAya ve megha-dhUma, dhUli, vajra tathA agni kI sAta-sAta dina taka varSA karate haiN| isa krama se bharata kSetra ke bhItara Arya khaNDa meM citrA pRthvI ke Upara sthita vRddhiMgata eka yojana kI bhUmi jalakara naSTa ho jAtI hai| vajra aura mahAagni ke bala se Arya khaNDa kI bar3hI huI bhUmi apane pUrvavartI svarUpa ko chor3akara dhUli evaM kIcar3a kI kaluSatA se rahita ho jAtI hai / (tiloyapaNNatti 347 pRSTha) / uttarapurANa meM likhA hai : tato dharaNyAH vaiSamyavigame sati srvtH| bhaveccitrA samA bhUmiH samAptAtrAvasapiNI // 76-453 // unacAsa dina kI agni Adi kI varSA se pRthvI kA viSamapanA dUra hogA aura samAna citrA pRthvI nikala AyagI / yahA~ para hI avasarpiNI kAla samApta ho jaaygaa| isake pazcAt utsarpiNI
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________________ 302 ] tIrthaMkara kAla prAraMbha hogaa| usa samaya kSIra, amRta Adi jAti ke meghoM kI varSA hogI, usase saba vastuoM meM rasa utpanna hogA / Agama ke isa kathana se yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki chaThaveM kAla ke anta meM sabhI bhavanAdi kRtrima sAmagrI isa Arya khaNDa meM naSTa ho jAyagI, taba nirvANa sthAna Adi kA bhI patA nahIM rahegA / usa sthiti meM AgAmI hone vAle jIva apane samaya meM mokSa jAne vAle mahApuruSoM ke nirvANa sthAnoM ko puujeNge| itanI vizeSa bAta hai ki sammedazikhara ko Agama meM tIrthakaroM kI sthAyI nirvANa bhUmi mAnA hai| isa hu~DAvasarpiNI kAlake kAraNa AdinAtha bhagavAna kA kailAza, neminAtha kA giranAra, vAsupUjya kA caMpApura tathA vIra prabhu kA pAvApura nirvANa sthAna bana gae / anya kAla meM aisA nahIM hotA; isalie sammedazikhara to avinAzI tIrtharUpatA dhAraNa karatA rahegA / anya tIrthoM kI aisI sthiti nahIM hai / isase unakI zAzvatikatA svIkAra nahIM kI gaI hai| __ yaha bAta bhI vicAraNIya hai ki jisa sthAna se kinhIM pUjya AtmAoM kA sAkSAta saMbaMdha rahA hai, jisakA itihAsa hai, usa sthAna para jAne se bhakta hRdaya ko paryApta preraNA milatI hai| ujjvala bhAvanAyeM jAgatI haiN| anya sthAna meM aisA nahIM hotA / pAvApurI ke puNya padmasarovara meM jo pavitra pariNAma hote haiM, ve bhAva samIpavartI anya grAmoM meM nahIM hote, yadyapi atIta kAla kI apekSA sabhI sthAnoM se mukta hone vAlI AtmAoM kA sambandha rahA hai / apane kalyANa tathA lAbha kA pratyakSa vicAra karane vAlA vyakti una sthAnoM kI hI vaMdanA karatA hai, jahA~ ke bAre meM nizcita itihAsa jJAta hotA hai / kisa sthAna se kauna, kaba mokSa gae isakA patA na ho, to vaha kyA preraNA pradAna karegA ? vicAravAn vyakti unhIM kAryoM meM pravRtta hotA hai, jinase usakA hita hotA hai / isa prakAza meM zaMkA kA nirAkaraNa ho jAtA hai /
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 303 siddhoM ko praNAma karane vAlA vyakti lokAgrabhAga meM virAjamAna samasta mukta AtmAoM ko praNAma karatA hai / nirvANa bhUmi kI vaMdanA meM eka vizeSa Ananda kI bAta yaha rahatI hai ki caraNa cinhoM ke samIpa khar3e hokara hama kalpanA ke dvArA usa sthAna ke ThIka Upara siddhaloka meM virAjamAna bhagavAna kA vicAra karake unako praNAma kara sakate haiN| usa jagaha ke ThIka Upara siddha rUpa meM bhagavAna haiM, yaha hama jJAna netra se dekha sakate haiM / jainadharma meM ye kRtakRtya siddha jIva hI paramAtmA mAne gae haiN| siddhoM kI saMkhyA mulAcAra meM siddhoM ke viSaya meM alpabahutva para isa prakAra prakAza DAlA gayA hai : maNusagadIe thovA tehi asaMkhijjaguNA nnirye|| tehi asaMkhijjaguNA devagadIe have jIvA / 170 / ptithdhikaar| sabase kama jIva manuSya gati meM haiN| unase asaMkhyAtaguNeM narakagati meM haiN| nArakiyoM se asaMkhyAtaguNeM devagati meM haiN| tehitogataguNA siddhagadIe bhavaMti bhvrhiyaa| tehitoNataguNA tirayagadIe kilesaMtA // 171 // devagati ke devoM kI apekSA siddhagati meM saMsAra paribhramaNa rahita anaMtaguNe siddha bhagavAna haiN| una siddhoM se anaMtaguNe jIva tiryaMcagati meM kleza pAte haiN| tiryaMcoM meM bhI nigodiyA ekendriya jIva anaMtAnaMta haiN| egaNigodasarIre jIvA davvappamANado vitttthaa| siddhehi aNaMtaguNA savveNa vitIdakAleNa // 196 // go0 jii0|| siddharAzi se anaMtaguNa tathA sarva vyatIta kAla se anaMtaguNe jIva
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________________ 304 ] tIrthakara ina vikAsahIna duHkhI nigodiyA jIvoM kI vicitra kathA hai| atthi aNaMtAjIvA jehi Na patto tasANa prinnaamo| bhAva-kalaMka-supaurA NigodavAsaM Na muMcaMti // 197 // go0 jii0|| una tiryaMcagati ke jIvoM meM aise jIva bhI anaMta saMkhyA meM haiM, jinhoMne aba taka trasa paryAya nahIM prApta kI hai| ve malinatA-pracura bhAvoM ke kAraNa nigodavAsa ko nahIM chor3a pAte haiN| abhavyoM kI saMkhyA aisI jIvoM kI sthiti vicArate hue kisI mahAna AtmA kA nirvANa prApta karanA kitanI kaThina bAta hai, yaha vivekI vyakti soca sakate haiM / jIva rAzi meM eka saMkhyA abhavya jIvoM kI hai, jinakA kabhI nirvANa nahIM hogA aura ve saMsAra paribhramaNa karate hI raheMge / bhavyoM kI apekSA unakI saMkhyA atyanta alpa hai / abhavya rAzi ko anaMta guNita karane para jo saMkhyA prApta hotI hai, usase bhI anaMta guNita siddhoM kI rAzi kahIM gaI hai| gommaTasAra karmakAMDa meM likhA hai-- siddhArapaMtimabhAgaM prabhavyasiddhAdarapaMtagaraNameva / samayapabaddhaM baMdhadi jogavasAdo visaritthaM // 4 // siddharAzi ke anaMtaveM bhAga tathA abhavyarAzi se anaMta guNita pramANa eka samaya meM karmasamUha rUpa samaya-prabaddha ko yaha jIva bAMdhatA hai| yaha baMdha yoga ke anusAra visadRza hotA hai arthAt kabhI nyUna, kabhI adhika paramANuoM kA baMdha hotA hai / jIvaprabodhinI TIkA meM uparokta kathana isa prakAra kiyA gayA hai : "siddharAzyanaMtakabhAgaM, prabhavyasiddhebhyo'naMtaguNaM tu-punaH yogavazAt visavRzaM samayaprabaddhaM badhnAti / samaya samaye prabadhyate iti smyprbddhH"|
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________________ nIrthakara [ 305 utsarpiNI kAla meM siddhoM kI alpa saMkhyA rAjavArtika meM akalaMka svAmI likhate haiM, utsarpiNI kAla meM siddha hone vAle jIva sabase kama haiN| avasarpiNI kAla meM siddha hone vAloM kI saMkhyA unase vizeSa adhika kahI gaI hai| anutsarpiNIutsarpiNI kAla (videha meM nitya caturthakAla rahatA hai ata: vahAM utsarpiNI-anupiNI kA vikalpa nahIM haiN| vahAM kA kAla anutsapiNI-utsarpiNI kAla kahA jAyagA) kI apekSA siddha saMkhyAtaguNe haiN| kahA bhI hai "sarvastokA utsarpiNI siddhAH / avasarpiNI siddhAH vizeSAdhikAH / anutsapiNyavasarpiNI siddhAH saMkhyayaguNA:"-- (adhyAya 10, sUtra 10) / vizeSa kathana pUjyapAda svAmI ne kahA hai--"sarvataH stokA lavaNodasiddhAH, kAlodasiddhAH saMkhyeyaguNAH / jaMbUdvIpasiddhA: saMkhyeyaguNAH / dhAtakIkhaNDasiddhAH saMkhyeyaguNAH / puSkarArdhasiddhAH saMkhyeyaguNAH" (adhyAya 10, sUtra 10)-sabase nyUna saMkhyA lavaNasamudra se siddha hone vAloM kI hai| unase saMkhyAtaguNeM kAlodadhi se siddha hue haiN| unase bhI saMkhyAta guNita jaMbUdvIpa se siddha haiN| dhAtakIkhaMDa dvIpa se siddha hone vAle saMkhyAtaguNe haiM / puSkarArdhadvIpa se siddha honevAle unase saMkhyAtaguNe haiN| unhoMne yaha bhI kahA hai :--"jaghanyena ekasamaye ekaH sidhyati, utkarSeNASTottarasaMkhyA"-jaghanya se eka samaya meM eka jIva siddha hotA hai, adhika se adhika eka sau ATha jIva eka samaya meM mukta hote haiN| ___ jJAnAnuyoga kI apekSA siddhoM ke viSaya meM isa prakAra kathana kiyA gayA hai| mati-zruta-manaHparyayajJAna ko prApta karake siddha hone vAle sabase kama haiN| unase saMkhyAtaguNeM matijJAna tathA zrutajJAna se siddha hue haiN| matijJAna, zrutajJAna, avadhijJAna, manaHparyajJAna se siddha 20
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________________ 306 ] tIrthakara saMkhyAtaguNe haiM / mati-zruta tathA avadhijJAna se siddha unase bhI saMkhyAta guNe haiM / isase yaha jJAta hotA hai ki mokSa jAne vAlI saMyamI AtmA mati-zrutajJAna yugala ke sAtha avadhijJAnAvaraNa kA bhI kSayopazama prApta karatI hai / rAjavAtika meM likhA hai--"sarvastokAH mati-zrutamanaHparyayasiddhAH matizrutajJAnasiddhAH saMkhyeyaguNAH / matizrutAvadhimanaHparyayajJAnasiddhAH saMkhyeyaguNAH / matizrutAvadhijJAnasiddhAH saMkhyeyaguNAH" (pRSTha 367, adhyAya 10-10) jIvoM kI sAmarthya ke bheda se koI koI anyopadaza dvArA pratibuddha ho mukta hote haiM / koI-koI svayaM siddhipada ke svAmI banate haiN| akalaMkasvAmI ne kahA hai-kecit pratyekabuddhasiddhAH, paropadezamanapekSya svazaktyaivAvirbhUtajJAnAtizayAH / apare bodhitabuddha-siddhAH, paropadezapUrvakajJAnaprakarSAskaMdinaH" (pRSTha 366)--koI to pratyeka buddha-siddha haiM, kyoMki unhoMne paropadeza ke binA apanI zakti ke dvArA jJAnAtizaya ko prApta kiyA hai| anya bodhitabuddha-siddha kahe gae haiM, ve paropadezapUrvaka jJAna kI utkRSTatA ko prApta karate haiN| isa apekSA se tIrthakara bhagavAna 'pratyekabuddha siddha' kahe jAveMge / paramArtha-dRSTi isa prakAra vividha dRSTiyoM se siddha bhagavAna ke viSaya meM paramAgama meM prakAza DAlA gayA hai / paramArthataH saba siddha samAnarUpa se svabhAvarUpa pariNata haiN| unakA yathArtha bodha na milane se ekAnta pakSavAloM ne bhrAnta dhAraNAe~ banA lI haiN| . siddha bhagavAna ke viSaya meM vividha aparamArtha vicAroM kA nirAkaraNa karate hue siddhAnta cakravartI prAcArya nemicandra kahate haiM-- aTThavihakammaviyalA sIvI bhUdA NiraMjaNA nniccaa| aTThaguNA kidakiccA loyagga-NivAsiNo siddhA ||go jI0 68 // ve siddha bhagavAna jJAnAvaraNAdi aSTakarmoM se rahita haiM, ataeva ve sadAziva mata kI mAnyatA ke anusAra sadA se mukta avasthA saMpanna
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 307 nahIM hai / ve janma, maraNAdi rUpa sahaja duHkha, rAgAdi se udbhUta zArIrika duHkha, sarpAdi se utpanna prAgaMtuka pIr3A, prAkulatA rUpa mAnasika vyathA Adi ke saMtApa se rahita hone se zItalatA prApta haiM, ataeva sukhI haiM / isase sA~khyamata kI kalpanA kA nirAkaraNa hotA hai, kyoMki vaha sAMkhya muktAtmA ke sukha kA prabhAva kahatA hai :- " anena muktau prAtmanaH sukhAbhAvaM vadan sAMkhyamatamapAkRtam" ve bhagavAna karmoM ke prasrava rUpa mala rahita hone se niraMjana haiM / isase sanyAsI ( maskarI nAmake ) mata kA nirAkaraNa hotA hai, jo kahatA hai, "muktAtmanaH punaH karmA janasaMsargeNa saMsArosti". muktAtmA ke phira se karmarUpI mala ke saMsarga hone ke kAraNa saMsAra hotA hai / ve siddha prati samaya arthaparyAyoM dvArA pariNamana yukta hote hue utpAda - vyaya ko prApta karate haiM tathA vizuddha caitanya - svabhAva ke sAmAnya bhAva rUpa jo dravya kA AkAra hai vaha anvaya rUpa hai, usake kAraNa sarva kAlAzrita avyaya rUpa hone se ve nityatA yukta haiM / isase "paramArthato nityadravyaM na" - vAstava meM koI nitya padArtha nahIM hai, kintu pratikSaNa vinAzIka paryAya mAtra haiM, isa bauddha mata kA nirAkaraNa hotA hai / ve ve jJAnavIryAdi praSTa guNayukta haiM / " ityupalakSaNaM tena tadanusAryAnaMtaguNAnAM teSvevAMtarbhAvaH " - meM ATha guNa upalakSaNa mAtra haiM / inameM una guNoM ke anusArI anaMtAnaMta guNoM kA aMtarbhAva ho jAtA hai / isase naiyAyika tathA vaizeSika matoM kA nirAkaraNa ho jAtA hai; jo kahate haiM, "jJAnAdiguNA-nAmatyaMtocchittirAtmano muktiH " -- jJAnAdi guNoM ke pratyantAbhAva rUpa mokSa hai / ve bhagavAna kRtakRtya haiM, kyoMki unhoMne "kRtaM niSThApitaM kRtyaM sakalakarmakSayatatkAraNAnuSThAnAdikaM yaiste kRtakRtyAH, " samyagdarzana cAritrAdi ke anuSThAna dvArA sakala karmakSaya rUpa kRtya arthAt kArya ko saMpanna kara liyA hai / isase usa mAnyatA kA nirAkaraNa hotA hai, jisameM sadAmukta Izvara ko vizva nirmANa meM saMlagna batAkara akRta
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________________ 308 ] tIrthakara kRtya kahA gayA hai (IzvaraH sadAmuktopi jagannirmApaNe kRtAdaratvenAkRtakRtyaH) / ve lokatraya ke Upara tanuvAtavalaya ke aMta meM nivAsa karate haiM (tanuvAtaprAMte nivAsinaH sthAsnavaH) / isase mAMDalika mata kA nivAraNa hotA hai, jo mAnatA hai ki mukta jIva vizrAma na kara nirantara Upara hI Upara cale jAte haiM (AtmanaH urdhvagamana-svAbhAvyAt muktAvasthAyAM kvacidapi vizrAmAbhAvAt uparyupari gamanamiti vadanmAMDalikamataM pratyastaM / go0 jI0 TIkA pRSTha 178) / paMcama siddhagati muktAtmAoM kI gati ko siddhagati kahA hai / yaha cAra gatiyoM se bhinna hai, jinake kAraNa saMsAra meM paribhramaNa hotA hai / isa paMcama gati ke viSaya meM nemicaMdrAcArya kahate haiM : jAi-jarA-maraNa-bhayA sNjogvijog-dukkh-snnnnaamro| rogAdigA ya jisse Na saMti sA hodi siddhagaI / / go0 jI0 152 // jisa gati meM janma, jarA, maraNa, bhaya, saMyoga viyoga-janita duHkha,' AhArAdi saMjJAeM, zArIrika vyAdhi kA abhAva hai, vaha siddhagati hai| 1 isa siddhagati ke viSaya meM gommaTasAra jAvaka NDa ke aMgrejI anuvAda meM sva0 jasTisa je0 ela0 jainI likhita yaha aMza mAmika hai :-- "The condition of liberated souls is described here. Liberation implies freedom from Karmic matter, which shrouds the real glory of the soul, drags it into various conditions and makes it experience multifarious pleasures and pains. But when all the karmas are destroyed, the soul which by nature has got an upward motion rises to the highest point of the universe-the Siddha-Shila and there lives for endless time in the enjoyment of its own glorious qualities un-encumbered by the worldly pleasures or pains. This is the ideal condition of a soul. (Gommatasara-Page 101)
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________________ tIrthakara [ 309 isa siddhagati kI kAmanA karate hue mUlAcAra meM kahA hai : jA gadI arahaMtANaM NiTTidaTThANaM ca jA gdii| jA gadI pItamohANaM sA me bhavadu sassadA // 116 // jo gati arihaMtoM kI hai, jo gati kRtakRtya siddhoM kI hai, jo gati vItamoha munIndroM kI hai, vaha mujhe sadA prApta ho / mukti kA upAya ___ isa mukti kI prApti kA yathArtha upAya jinendra vItarAga ke dharma kI zaraNa grahaNa karanA hai / jaina prArthanA kA yaha vAkya mahatvapUrNa hai :--"cattAri saraNaM pavvajjAmi / arahaMtasaraNaM pavvajjAmi / siddhasaraNaM pavvajjAmi / sAhUsaraNaM pavvajjAmi / kevalipaNNatto dhammo saraNaM pavvajjAmi"-maiM cAra kI zaraNa meM jAtA hU~; arahaMtoM kI zaraNa meM jAtA huuN| siddhoM kI zaraNa meM jAtA huuN| sAdhuoM kI zaraNa meM jAtA huuN| kevalI praNIta dharma kI zaraNa meM jAtA huuN| yahAM dharma kA vizeSaNa 'kevalipaNNatto' arthAt sarvajJa bhagavAna dvArA kathita mahatvapUrNa hai| saMsAra ke cakra meM phaMse hue saMpradAyoM ke pravartakoM se yathArtha dharma kI dezanA nahIM prApta hotI hai / mArmika kathana isa prasaMga meM vidyAvAridhi sva0 caMpatarAyajI bAra-eTa-lA kA kathana ciMtana pUrNa hai : yathArtha meM jainadharma ke avalaMbana se nirvANa prApta hotA hai / yadi anya sAdhanA ke mArgoM se nirvANa milatA, to ve muktAtmAnoM ke viSaya meM bhI jainiyoM ke samAna sthAna, nAma, samaya Adi jIvana kI bAteM upasthita karate / "No other religion is in a position to furnish a list of men, who have attained to Godhood by following its teachings." ( Change of Heart, page 21 )-jaina dharma ke sivAya koI bhI dharma una logoM kI
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________________ tIrthakara 310 ] sUcI upasthita karane meM samartha nahIM hai, jinhoMne usa dharma kI ArAdhanA dvArA Izvaratva prApta kiyA hai / isa saMbaMdha meM caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI pUjA meM Aga pATha ke parizIlana se paryApta prakAza prApta hotA hai tathA zAMti milatI hai / yahAM vartamAnakAlIna tIrthaMkaroM ke janmasthAna, yakSa-yakSI, mAtA-pitAdi kA kathana karate hue nirvANa bhUmi kA varNanapUrvaka namaskAra arpaNa kiyA gayA hai| "sAketapure nAbhirAjamarudevyorjAtAya kanakavarNAya paMcazatadhanurutsedhAya vRSabhalAMchanAya, gomukha-cakrezvarI-yakSayakSIsametAya caturazItilakSapUrvAyuSkAya kailAsaparvate karmakSayaM gatAya vRSabhatIrthaMkarAya namaskAraM kurve / sAketapattane jitArinRpa-vijayAdevyorjAtAya suvarNavarNAya gajalAMchanAya paMcAzadadhikazatacatuSTadhanurutsedhAya mahAyakSa-rohiNIyakSayakSIsametAya dvAsaptatilakSapUrvAyuSkAya sammede siddhivarakUTe karmakSayaM-gatAya zrImadajitatIrthaMkarAya namaskAraM kurve / / sAvaMtIpattane dRDharathabhUpati-suSeNAdevyorjAtAya suvarNavarNAya catuHzatadhanurutsedhAya zrImukha-prajJaptI-yakSayakSIsametAya azvalAMchanAya SaSThilakSapUrvAyuSkAya saMmedagirau dattadhavalakUTe parinirvRtAya zrIzaMbhavatIrthaMkarAya namaskAraM kurve / zrIkauzaladeze ayodhyApattane saMvaranRpa-siddhArthAmahAdevyo rjAtAya suvarNavarNAyaH paMcAzadadhikatrizatadhanurutsedhAya paMcAzallakSapUrvAyuSkAya kapilAMchanAya yakSezvaravajrazrRMkhalAyakSayakSIsametAya sammedagirau AnaMdakUTe karmakSayaMgatAya zrImadabhinaMdanatIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / ayodhyApure megharathanRpa-sumaMgalAdevyorjAtAya suvarNavarNAya triMzatadhanurutsedhAya cakravAkalAMchanAya catvAriMzallakSapUrvAyuSkAya tuMbara
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 311 puruSadattAyakSayakSIsametAya sammede avicalakUTe karmakSayaM gatAya zrIsumatitIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / kauzAMbIpattane dharaNanRpa- suSImAdevyorjAtAya lohitavarNAya kamalalAMchanAya trizallakSapUrvAyuSkAya paMcAzadadhikadvizatadhanurutsedhAya puSpa - manovegAyakSayakSIsametAya sammedagirau mohanakUTe karmakSayaMgatAya zrIpadmaprabhatIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / vArANasIpattane supratiSThanRpa - pRthvIdemahAdevyovIjatAya svastikalAMchanAya haritavarNAya dvizatadhanurutsedhAya caturviMzatilakSapUrvAyuSkAya varanaMdi - kAlIyakSayakSIsametAya samde prabhAsakUTe karmakSayaMgatAya zrIsupArzvatIrthaMkarAya namaskAraM kurve / caMdrapurIpattane mahAsenamahArAja - lakSmImatIdevyorjAtAya caMdralAMchanAya zubhra-varNAya paMcAzadadhikaikazata-dhanurutsedhAya dazalakSa pUrvAyuSkAya zAma - jvAlAmAlinIyakSayakSIsametAya sammede lalitaghanakUTe karmakSayaMgatAya zrIcaMdraprabhu tIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / kAkaMdIpattane sugrIvamahArAja - jayarAmAdevyorjAtAya zubhravarNAya zatadhanu - rutsedhAya dvilakSapUrvAyuSkAya karkaTalAMchanAya zrajitamahAkAlI - yakSayakSIsametAya saMmedagirI suprabhakUTe karmakSayaMgatAya zrI puSpadaMtatIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / bhadrapuredRr3harathamahArAjasunaMdAdevyorjAtAya zrIvRkSalAMchanAya ikSvAkuvaMzAya, suvarNavarNAya navatidhanurutsedhAya ekalakSapUrvAyuSkAya brahma-kAlIyakSayakSIsametAya sammedagirau vidyudvarakUTe karmakSayaMgatAya zrI zItalatIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / siMhapurAdhIzvara viSNunRpati-naMdAdevyorjAtAya suvarNavarNAya ikSvAkuvaMzAya gaMDalAMchanAya azItidhanurutsedhAya caturazItilakSavarSAyuSkAya IzvaragaurIyakSa-yakSIsametAya sammedagirau saMkulakUTe karmakSayaM gatAya zrIzreyAMsa tIrthaMkarAya namaskAraM kurve /
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________________ tIrthaMkara vasupUjyanRpa - jayAdevyorjAtAya kumArabAlabrahmacAriNe raktavarNAya ikSvAkuvaMzAya mahiSalAMchanAya saptatidhanurutsedhAya dvAsaptatilakSavarSAyuSkA sukumAra-gAMdhArI-yakSayakSIsametAya caMpApurasamIpe rajatabAlukAkhyanadItIre maMdarazailazikhare manoharodyAne mokSaMgatAya zrI vAsupUjyatIrthaMkarAya namaskAraM kurve / 312 ] kAMpilyAkhyanagare kRtavarmanRpa zrAryazyAmAdevyorjAtAya suvarNavarNAya ikSvAkuvaMzAya varAhalAMchanAya SaSThidhanurutsedhAya paMcAzallakSa varSAyuSkAya SaNmukha- vairoTI - yakSayakSIsametAya saMmedagirau vIrasaMkulakUTe karmakSayaMgatAya zrIvimalatIrthaMkarAya namaskAraM kurve / ayodhyApattane siMhasenanRpati- jayazyAmAdevyorjAtAya suvarNavarNAya ikSvAkuvaMzAya paMcAzaddhanurutsedhAya trizallakSavarSAyuSkAya bhallUkalAMchanAya pAtAlaanaMtamatIyakSayakSI - sametAya saMmedagirau karmakSayaMgatAya zrImadanaMtatIrthaMkarAya namaskAraM kurve / ratnapure bhAnumahArAja - suprabhAmahAdevyorjAtAya hATakavarNAya ikSvAkuvaMzAya vajralAMchanAya paMcottaracatvArizaddhanurutsedhAya dazalakSavarSAyuSkAya kinnara - mAnasIyakSayakSIsametAya sammede dattavarakUTe parinirvRtAya zrIdharmanAthatIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / hastinApure vizvasenamahArAja airAMvAmahAdevyorjAtAya kAMcanavarNAya catvAriMzaddhanurutsedhAya ekalakSavarSAyuSkAya garuDamahAmAnasI-yakSayakSIsametAya hariNalAMchanAya kuruvaMzAya sammedazikhare prabhAsAkhyakUTe karmakSayaMgatAya zrIzAMtinAthatIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / hastinAkhyapattane zrIsUrasenamahArAja- kamalAmahAdevyorjAtAya suvarNavarNAya paMcAdhikatriMzaddhanurutsedhAya paMcottaranavatisahastra varSAyuSkAya ajalAMchanAya kuruvaMzAya gaMdharva -- jayAyakSayakSIsametAya sammede jJAnadharakUTe karmakSayaMgatAya zrIkuMthutIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve /
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________________ tIrthaMkara [ 313 hastinApure sudarzanamahArAja - sumitrAdevyorjAtAya suvarNavarNAya kuruvaMzAya triMzaddhanurutsedhAya matsyalAMchanAya caturazItisahasra -varSAyuSkAya mAhendra-vijayAyakSayakSIsametAya sammedagirau nATakakUTe karmakSayaMgatAya zrImadaratIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / ___ mithilApattane kuMbhamahArAjaprabhAvatIdevyorjAtAya hATakavarNAya ikSvAkuvaMzAya paMcaviMzatidhanurutsedhAya paMcapaMcAzatasahasra - varSAyuSkAya kuMbhalAMchanAya kuberaaparAjita-yakSayakSIsametAya zrIsammede saMbalakUTe karmakSayaMgatAya zrImallitIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / rAjagRhapattane sumitramahArAjapadmAvatIdevyorjAtAya indranIlaratnavarNAya viMzaticAponnatAya triMzat sahasravarSAyuSkAya-kacchapalAMchanAya varuNabahurUpiNI - yakSayakSIsametAya harivaMzAya sammedagirau nirjarakUTe karmakSayaMgatAya zrImunisuvratatIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / / mithilAkhyapattane vijayanRpa-varmilAmahAdevyorjAtAya kanakavarNAya paMcadazadhanurutsedhAya dazasahasravarSAyuSkAya kairavalAMchanAya bhRkuTi-cAmuNDIyakSayakSIsametAya ikSvAkuvaMzAya sammedagirau mitradharakUTe karmakSayaMgatAya zrInamitIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / zaurIpurAdhIzvarasamudravijayamahArAjamahAdevIzivadevyo rjAtAya nIlanIradanibhavarNAya dazacAponnatAya sahasravarSAyuSkAya zaMkha lAMchanAya harivaMzatilakAya sarvAhva - kUSmANDinI - yakSayakSIsametAya Urjayantazikhare parinirvRtAya zrInemitIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kuve / vArANasInagare vizvasenamahArAja - brahmAmahAdevyorjAtAya haritavarNAya navakaronnatAya zatavarSAyuSkAya sarpalAMchanAya dharaNendrapadmAvatIyakSayakSI-sametAya ugravaMzAya sammedagirau suvarNabhadrakUTe parinirvRtAya zrIpArvatIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / zrIkuNDapure siddhArthanarezapriyakAriNIdevyorjAtAya hemavarNAya saptahastonnatAya dvAsaptativarSAyuSkAya kesarilAMchanAya mAtaMga
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________________ 314 ] nIrthakara siddhAyinI-yakSayakSIsametAya nAthavaMzAya pAvApuramanoharavanAMtare bahUnAM sarasAM madhye mahAmaNizilAtale parinirvRtAya zrImahAvIravardhamAnatIrthezvarAya namaskAraM kurve / " bhUtakAlIna caubIsa tIrthaMkara "nirvANa-sAgara-mahAsAdhu-vimalaprabhasu-datta-amalaprabha-uddharaaMgira-sanmati-siMdhu-kusumAMjali-zivagaraNa-utsAha-jJAnezvara-paramezvaravimalezvara-yazoyara-kRSNamati-jJAnamati-zuddhamati-zrIbhadra-atikrAntazAMtAzceti bhUtakAlasaMbandhi-caturvizati-tIrthakarebhyo namo namaH / bhaviSyakAlIna caubIsa tIrthaMkara mahApadma-suradeva-supArzva-svayaMprabha-sarvAtmabhUta-devaputra-kulaputraudaMka-prauSThila-jayakIrti-munisuvrata-ara-niSpApa-niSkaraNaya-vipulanirmala-citragupta-svayaMbhU-anivartaka-jaya-vimala-devapAla-anaMtavIryAzceti-bhaviSyatkAlasaMbandhi-caturviMzati-tIrthakarebhyo namo namaH / paJcavidehasthita vizati tIrthaMkara sImaMdhara-yugamaMdhara-bAhu-subAhu-sujAta-svayaMprabhu-vRSabhAnanaanantavIrya-suraprabha-vizAlakIrti-bajradhara-candrAnana-bhadrabAhu-bhujaMgamaIzvara-nemiprabha-vIrasena-mahAbhadra-devayaza-ajitavIryAzceti-videhakSetrasthita-viMzati-tIrthakarebhyo namo nm:|" bhagavAna ke upadeza kA marma jinendra bhagavAna ke kathana ko eka hI gAthA dvArA mahAmuni kuMdakuMda svAmI isa prakAra vyakta karate haiM : ratto baMSadi kammaM muMcati jIvo viraagsNjuso| eso jiyovaeso tamhA kammesu mA rajja ||150||smysaar
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________________ tIrthakara [ 315 rAgI jIva karmoM kA baMdha karatA hai, vairAgya-saMpanna jIva baMdhana se mukta hotA hai; yaha jina bhagavAnakA upadeza hai; ataH he bhavya jIvo ! zubha azubha karmoM meM rAga bhAva ko chodd'o| abhivaMdanA hama trikAlavartI tIrthaMkaroM ko ina vinamra zabdoM dvArA praNAmAMjali arpita karate haiM : sakala loka meM bhAnu sama tIrthakara jinarAya / prAtma-zuddhi ke hetu maiM vaMdoM tinake pAya //
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________________ rASTrakavi maithilIzaraNa gupta tIrthaMkara grantha likhane kI yogyatA aura zraddhA ApameM bharapUra hai / Apane sundara aura upayogI kArya kiyA hai / mujhe AzA hai ki isa grantha kA sarvatra samAdara hogA / prasiddha itihAsavettA DaoN0 rAdhAkumuda mukarjI ApakI racanAoM meM sAMskRtika sAmagrI kA vipula bhaMDAra hai, jisakA vyApaka jJAna Avazyaka hai| isa dRSTi se Apake prakAzana atyanta upayogI jaina-mitra, sUrata pA~coM kalyANakoM kA aisA varNana prathama hI pragaTa huA hai| bar3I vidvattA ke sAtha varNana kiyA gayA hai / jaina-darzana, solApura tIrthaMkaroM ke paMcakalyANaka sambandhI ghaTanAoM kA varNana bahuta sundara DhaMga se kiyA gayA hai / yaha pustaka atyanta upayogI hai, vidvAna lekhaka ne isako likhakara mumukSu janatA ke prati bhArI upakAra kiyA hai / jaina-saMdeza, mathurA graMtha meM varNita viSayoM kA bar3e zramapUrvaka saMkalana kiyA hai / anekAneka avataraNa dekara graMtha ko atyanta upayogI banA diyA hai / vibhinna gar3ha viSayoM para lekhaka ne apanI lekhanI calAI hai| Durationale
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