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________________ videzoM meM dhArmika AsthA DaoN0 mahendra rAjA jaina iMDiyana ekspresa, naI dillI paccIsa varSoM se adhika samaya taka videzoM meM rahakara aba jaba maiM bhArata lauTA hUM, to yahA~ rahate hue mere dhmAna meM barAbara eka bAta AtI hai| dharma ke viSaya meM hama loga saMkIrNa kyoM haiM ? maiM yA mere samAna anya agaNita janmajAta jaina anya dharmoM kI bAta to dUra, svayaM apane hI dharma ke viSaya meM kitanA jAnate haiM ? bacapana meM merI zikSA varNI vidyAlaya, sAgara, bar3avAnI tathA vArANasI ke syAdvAya mahAvidyAlaya meM huii| ina tInoM hI jagaha prAyaH ekahI paddhati se jainadharma sambandhI jo bAteM mujhe batAI, sichAI gaI, ve abhI bhI mujhe acchI taraha yAda haiM / paramparAgata zAstrIya paddhati se sikhAI gaI una bAtoM ke sAmAjika, sAMskRtika aura sArvadezika svarUpa ko hameM kabhI nahIM sayajhAyA gyaa| hameM kevala yahI batAyA gayA ki jaina zAstroM aura dharmagranthoM meM jo likhA hai, vahI par3hakara parIkSA pAsa karanA hai| una bAtoM ke sambandha meM zaMkA-saMdeha hameM adhArmika evaM ajaina kI pAtratA degaa| hameM yaha to batAyA gayA ki amuka dharmAnuyAyI mAMsAhArI haiM, mleccha haiM, ve parvo ke dina hiMsA karate haiM, ataH hameM unase dUra rahanA caahiye| para hameM yaha kabhI nahIM batAyA gayA ki pUrAna-jaina dharmagranthoM meM kyA likhA hai ? hindU aura jaina anya pazcimI dharmoM ko bhI mleccha aura bhraSTa mAnate haiM / para hamane kabhI yaha jAnane kA yatna nahIM kiyA ki unake dharmagranthoM meM kyA likhA hai ? Aja jaina samAja meM agaNita paNDita aura dharmAcArya pratidina apane bhASaNoM meM anya dharmoM kI nindA karate dekhe jAte haiN| para kitanoM ne unake dharma granthoM ko par3hA hai ? gItA, kurAna, bAibila, jinda avestA Adi dharmagranthoM kA adhyayana kara kitanoM ne unake mUlatatvoM ko jAnane kI koziza kI hai ? jainadharma kA mUla siddhAnta hai--ghRNA pApo se nahIM, pApa se karanA cAhiye / para Aja hI kyA, hama to prArambha se hI vyakti se ghRNA karate A rahe haiN| hameM bacapana se sikhAyA hI yahI gayA hai| anyathA kyA kAraNa hai ki anya dharmoM kA nAma sunate hI hama maMha phera lete haiM ? saMbhavataH yaha batalAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM ki briTena ke mUla nivAsiyoM meM prAyaH 99.99 pratizata IsAI haiM / inameM bhI apane yahAM ke hinduoM aura jainoM ke samAna alaga-alaga varga bana gaye haiM - kaitholika, proTesTenTa, baipTisTa, presbITeriyana, sevantha De eDavenTisTa, krisTiyana sAinTisTa Adi / mUlataH ye sabhI IsAI haiM / landana meM pahale hI dina maiM jisa parivAra meM 'peiMga gaisTa' ke rUpa meM ThaharA, usa parivAra kI mahilA ne merA dharma, jAti Adi pUche binA hI saharSa kucha samaya ke liye apanA eka kamarA kirAye para de diyaa| kirAye meM subaha kA nAztA bhI zAmila thaa| maiM maiDama sI homa ke yahAM zAma ko pahu~cA thaa| unhoMne subaha nAzte ke viSaya meM pUchA, "Apa kyA lenA pasanda kareMge?' ___ "jo Apa sAmAnyataH lete haiM, vahI maiM le luuNgaa| para maiM zAkAhArI huuN| aMDA, mAMsa, majhalI Adi kucha bhI nahIM luuNgaa|"
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________________ videzoM meM dhArmika AsthA 89 kamare meM sAmAna rakha cukane ke bAda jaba maiM hAtha-muMha dhokara taiyAra huA, to unhoMne mujhe apane hI 'DrAiMga rUma' meM bulA liyA aura biskiTa-kAphI dene ke bAda mujhase mere viSaya meM pUchane lgii| maiMne unheM batAyA, "maiM jaina dharma mAnatA hU~', to unakI samajha meM kucha nahIM aayaa| unheM yaha to patA thA ki maiM nAma se jaina hU~, para dharma se bhI maiM jaina hU~, yaha unheM kucha betukA-sA laga rahA thaa| bAda meM jaba maiMne unheM jaina dharma ke viSaya meM kucha bAteM batAI, to unheM bar3I prasannatA huii| unhoMne aura bhI jijJAsA prakaTa karate hue kahA, "ve kala pablika lAibrerI jAkara jainadharbha sambandhoM kucha pustakeM lAkara pddh'eNgii|" lagamaga 1968-69 kI bAta hai| taba maiM saparivAra laMdana ke bAlahama kSetra meM raha rahA thaa| hamAre ghara se kucha hI dUra eka aMgreja pAdarI rahate the| unheM jaba mere viSaya meM patA calA, to eka dina unhoMne mujhe apane ghara para ke liye Amantrita kiyaa| maiM jaba unake ghara gayA, to unhoMne bhArata aura jainadharma para bahata dera taka bAteM kii| ve jainadharma ke sambandha meM pahale se bhI kAphI jAnate the, yaha jAnakara mujhe Azcarya nahIM huaa| IsAI hote hue bhI unheM kevala jainadharma hI nahIM, anya dharmoM ke viSaya meM bhI jAnakArI thii| ve sadA anya dharmAvalambiyoM ko apane ghara bulAyA karate the| unakA uddezya kabhI yaha nahIM rahA, jaisI ki bhArata meM pAdariyoM ke sambandha meM dhAraNA hai, ki kisI se paricaya-maitrI kara dhIre-dhIre usakA dharmaparivartana karane kI ceSTA kreN| unake carca kI ora se prativarSa grISma kAla meM 'gArDena pArTI hotI thii| usameM ve anya dezoM ke logoM ko hI nahIM, apane paricita-aparicita anya dharmAvalambiyoM ko bhI bulAte the| unakA vyavahAra sabhI ke sAtha ziSTa aura samabhAvI thA / ve jaba taka bAlahama carca meM rahe, unase hamArA acchA saMparka rhaa| ve hamAre yahA~ aneka vAra khAnA khAne bhI Aye / vyaktiyoM kI bAta to dUra, briTiza kAunsila' jaisI saMsthAyeM bhI isI uddezya se kAma karatI haiM, paricaya, jijJAsA zAnti aura jnyaanvRddhi| . iMglaiMDa, AyaralaiMDa tathA aphrIkA ke dezoM meM maiM jahA~ jahA~ rahA, maiMne kabhI yaha anubhava nahIM kiyA ki mujhase dharma ke kAraNa kisI ne anyathA bhAva se vyavahAra kiyA ho / mujhe sadaiva acche par3osI mile, paricita mile, maiM barAbara unake yahAM bhoja aura pArTiyoM ke AmaMtraNa para jAtA thA / jaba unheM hamAre zAkAhArI hone kA patA calatA thA, to isa bAta kA prayatna karate the ki hamAre bhojana meM galtI se aisI cIja na calI jAve, jo zAkAhAra meM zAmila na ho| pahale ve yahI samajhate the ki maiM jaina hone ke kAraNa zAkAhArI huuN| para bAda meM maiMne unheM spaSTa kiyA, "prAraMbha meM janmajAta jaina hone se maiM saMskAravaza zAkAhArI rahA, para aba vayaska hone para hama svayaM socane lage haiM ki hameM zAkAhArI rahanA cAhiye / " mujhe yUropa meM aneka aise IsAI mile jo mujhase bhI kaTTara zAkAhArI the / ve dUdha, dUdha se banI cIjeM-makkhana, panIra Adi bhI nahIM khAte the| bhArata meM dharma ke prati logoM ko AsthA kramazaH dhaTatI jA rahI hai, para hamAre apane anubhava meM, iglaiNDa meM isake viparIta dhArmika AsthA bar3ha rahI hai| hamAre yahA~ bhale hI naye naye mandira bana rahe haiM, paMca kalyANaka pratiSThAyeM ho rahI haiM, gajaratha nikala rahe haiM, para iglaNDa meM bhale hI naye girajAghara na bana rahe hoM, para pahale se bane girajAgharoM kI marammata dekhabhAla Adi para paryApta dhyAna diyA jAtA hai| apane lambe pravAsa kAla meM mujhe kabhI yaha sunane ko nahIM aa ki amuka jagaha koI nayA girijAghara banane vAlA hai| usake liye candA ekatra kiyA jA rahA hai| apane videza pravAsa meM mujhe aneka bAra pUrvI aura pazcimI yUropa jAne ke avasara mile / prAyaH sabhI jagaha maiMne vahA~ ke girajAdhara bhI dekhe / vahA~ jo zAnti kA anubhava hotA hai, vaha binA unameM jAye, akalpanIya hI hai / bhArata meM eka hI zahara meM kaI mandira hote haiM aura kucha logoM ke apane ruci ke anukUla khAsa-khAsa mandira bana jAte haiN| ve usI meM vizeSa rUpa se jAnA pasanda karate haiN| yahI sthiti videzoM meM bhI hai| yaha jarUrI nahIM ki
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________________ 90 paM0 jaganmohanalAla zAstrI sAdhuvAda grantha [khaNDa koI vyakti apane nikaTa ke girajAghara meM jaave| sabhI girajAgharoM meM prArthanA kA eka nizcita samaya rahatA hai / ravivAra kA prAtaH kA samaya-saptAha meM kevala eka dina / isa dina sabhI sadasya samaya para girajAghara para pahu~cate haiM, sAmUhika prArthanA karate haiM, dharmaguru kA pravacana sunate haiN| isa kAryakrama ko IsAiyoM ko bhASA meM 'savisa' kahA jAtA hai / yaha prAyaH 90 minaTa ko hotI hai / dharmaguru pahale se hI yaha taya karatA hai ki kisa haphte bAibila kA kauna-sA aMza par3hA jAyegA yA kauna-sI prArthanA hogii| vahAM paryApta saMkhyA meM bAibila aura prArthanA pustakeM rahatI haiM / hama jaba bhI vahA~ gaye, hameM, sadaiva ye pustakeM milii| kucha loga apanI nijI pustakeM bhI lAte haiM / 'sarvisa' ke samaya girajAghara prAyaH pUrA bhara jAtA hai, para yaha kabhI nahIM dekhA gayA ki loga aniyaMtrita hoM, zoragula kareM yA ApasI bAteM karane lageM / 'savisa' ke samaya carca-saMgIta yA pAdarI kI AvAja ke sivA koI AvAja sunAI nahIM pdd'tii| loga apane-apane sthAnoM para baiThe rahate haiN| hamane vahA~ kabhI yaha nahIM dekhA ki kisI vyakti vizeSa ke Ane para kisI anya vyakti ne sthAna chor3A ho yA kisI se koI sthAna vizeSa khAlI karane ke liye kahA gayA ho| 'savisa' ke samaya 'AratI' se itanA dAna prApta ho jAtA hai ki isase carca kA vyavasthA vyaya, dharmaguru kI AjIvikA rAzi to pUrI hotI hI hai, isakA kucha aMza sadaiva dharma pracAra evaM sAhitya praNayana ke liye rakhA jAtA hai / pustakAlaya-vijJAnI hone ke kAraNa, prakAzita pustakoM ke sambandha meM apane anubhava se maiM yaha kaha sakatA hUM ki vahA~ dhArmika viSayoM para jitanI pustakeM chapatI va bikatI haiM, utanI kahIM nhiiN| pratyeka pustaka ke kama-se-kama --10-11 hajAra pratiyoM se kama ke saMskaraNa nahIM niklte| bAibila kA to pratyeka saMskaraNa 1-1 lAkha pratiyoM kA hotA hai| isase bhI adhika Azcarya kI bAta zAyada Apako yaha lage ki Ajakala hI nahIM, prArambha se hI bAibila zAyada duniyA kI sarvAdhika bikane vAlI pustaka rahI hai| isakA prativarSa koI-na-koI saMskaraNa prakAzita hotA hI rahatA hai aura IsAI dharma ke sambandha meM AlocanA, pratyAlocanA aura vivecanA kI pustakeM bhI mudrita hotI rahatI haiN| dhArmika pustakoM ke sambandha meM hamane eka bAta yaha bhI dekhI ki vahAM kevala IsAI dhrm| hI nahIM, anya dharmoM ke sambandha meM bho pustake prakAzita hotI haiM aura ina pustakoM ke lekhaka aura prakAzaka prAyaH IsAI hI hote haiN| yaha bAta bhI kucha aTapaTI laga sakatI hai ki jaina dharma yA anya dharmoM ke sambandha meM jitanI vistRta jAnakArI mujhe apane videza-pravAsa ke daurAna ina videzo pustakoM se milI, unatI apane jIvana ke prArambhika paccIsa varSoM meM bhArata meM apane ghara meM, saMsthAoM meM yA jaina parivAroM ke bIca rahane para bhI nahIM hii| ina pustakoM se mujhe dharmoM ke sambandha meM tulanAtmaka dRSTi se socane ko dRSTi nilI aura yaha bhI jAnane kI icchA huI ki anya dharmoM kI kyA vizeSatAyeM haiM? videzoM meM majhe jitane adhika vividha dharmAvalambiyoMse milane aura unake sAtha rahane kA avasara milA, usase mujhe yaha kahane meM tanika bhI saMkoca nahIM ki anya dharmoM ke sambandha meM merI pUrvAgraha yA saMkucita dRSTi lagabhaga dUra-sI ho gii| sambhavataH yahA kAraNa hai ki bhArata lauTane para jisa kAryAlaya meM merI niyukti huI, vahA~ savameM pahalI niyukti maiMne eka anya dharmAvalambI kI hI kraaii| iMglaiMDa meM rahate hue maiMne eka anya tathya bhI dekhA ki vahAM kI patra-patrikAoM meM bhI prAyaH dhArmika viSayoM para vivAdAspada lekha prakAzita hote rahate haiN| ye lekha prAyaH aise hote haiM jinakI carcA kAphI samaya taka hoto rahatI hai| inake viSaya meM lambe samaya taka pratikriyAyeM chapatI rahatI haiN| ina lekhoM meM prAyaH dharma sambandhI kisI naI bAta yA vyAkhyA ko uThAyA jAtA hai para yaha Avazyaka nahIM ki ye lekha kevala IsAI jagata se hI sambandhita hoN| dainikasAptAhika patroM meM anya dharmoM ke sambatva meM bhI lekha prakAzita hote haiM aura loga unheM zauka se par3hate haiM /