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________________ 8800-6800ccccxdastee vizvazAnti ke sandarbha meM nArI kI bhUmikA * paM. munizrI nemIcandra vizva ke sarvazreSTha prANI mAnava kI uttaradAyitvahInatA vizva ke samasta prANiyoM meM mAnava sarvazreSTha prANI mAnA gayA hai| usakA kAraNa yaha hai ki ekamAtra manuSya jAti hI mokSa kI yA paramAtmapada-prApti kI adhikAriNI hai| anya kisI bhI gati yA jAti kA prANI mokSa kA adhikArI nahIM hai| sarvazreSTha prANI hone ke nAte mAnava para sabase adhika uttaradAyitva hai ki vaha dUsare prANiyoM ke prati sahAnubhUti, hRdayatA, maitrI, bandhutA, karuNA aura AtmIyatA rkhe| parantu vartamAna yuga ke adhikAMza mAnava jJAna aura vijJAna meM, bala aura buddhi meM Age bar3he hue hone para bhI uparyukta guNoM se prAyaH kosoM dUra hote jA rahe haiN| isake kAraNa kyA parivAra meM, kyA samAja meM, kyA prAnta aura rASTra meM aura kyA jAti aura dharmasaMgha meM saMgharSa, vaimanasya, ahaMkAravRddhi, tanAtanI evaM azAnti phailI huii| kisI bhI prAnta yA rASTra meM zAnti ke darzana durlabha hote jA rahe haiN| eka dRSTi se yaha kahA jAya to koI atyukti nahIM hogI ki vizva ke samasta rASTra yA choTe-bar3e deza, Thapanideza yA dvIpa, athavA mahAdvIpa azAnti kI jvAlA meM dhadhaka rahe haiN| sabhI rASTra yA mahAdvIpa, upamahAdvIpa Adi eka dUsare ke prati sAzaMka evaM bhayabhIta bane hue haiN| vizva meM prAyaH sarvatra azAnti kA sAmrAjya chAyA huA hai| bar3e-bar3e rASTroM ke mAndhAtAoM ko eka dUsare para vizvAsa nahIM raha gayA hai| vizva meM azAnti ke kAraNa vartamAna vizva meM azAnti ke kAraNoM ko khojA jAe to moTe taura para nimnalikhita kAraNa pratIta hoMge - (1) yuddha aura AtaMka kI vibhISikA, tathA parivAra, samAja aura rASTra Adi meM svArthoM ko lekara Antarika kalaha evaM vaimnsy| (2) zastrAstravRddhi, senA vRddhi, aNubama ityAdi kA khtraa| (3) raMgabheda, jAti-varNa-bheda, rASTrabheda, dharma-sampradAya-bheda, rAjanaitika pada aura sattA ke lie kazamakaza, svArtha aura ahaM kI TakarAhaTa Adi vissmtaaeN| (4) juAM, corI, DakaitI, taskarI, mAMsAhAra, madyapAna, zikAra, vaizyAgamana (yA vezyAkarma), parastrI gamana (balAtkAra Adi), daheja ke nAma para nArI hatyA, nirdoSa pazuvadha, nirdoSa mAnavavadha, daMgAphasAda, tor3aphor3a, AgajanI, rAhajanI, lUTapATa, Adi durvyasanoM kI vRddhi, upadravoM aura ApasI jhagar3oM meM vRddhi, prAkRtika prakopa, duHsAdhya rogoM kA prakopa ityaadi| (5) saha astitva Adi rASTrIya paMcazIla ke pAlana meM ziyilatA evaM svArthatyAga kI kmii|
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________________ ye aura aise hI kucha kAraNa haiM, jinake kAraNa vizva meM azAnti kI Aga bhar3akatI hai| Aja to vizva ke sabhI rASTra, athavA eka rASTra ke sabhI gA~va-nagara TelIvijana, reDiyo, samAcAra patra Adi ke kAraNa atyanta nikaTa ho gae haiN| eka choTe-se gA~va, nagara yA rASTra meM huI ghaTanA kA prabhAva phaurana sAre vizva para par3atA hai| eka gA~va, nagara yA rASTra ke mAdhyama se, kisI bhI nimitta se huI azAnti kI cinagArI bahuta zIghra sAre vizva meM phaila jAtI hai, azAnti kI vaha choTI-sI cinagArI vyApaka agnikANDa bana kara sAre vizva ko mahAyuddha kI jvAlA meM jhauMka sakatI hai| azAnti bar3hatI hai to mAnavajAti sukhazAnti pUrvaka jI nahIM sktii| azAnti ke kAraNoM ko dUra karane ke upAya yaha satya hai ki vizvabhara meM phailI huI azAnti kI Aga ko bujhAne aura zAnti sthApita karane ke liye azAnti ke upayukta kAraNoM ko dara karane caahie| kinta ina meM se adhikAMza kAraNa aise haiM jinheM dUra karane ke lie tathA vividha viSamatAoM ke nivAraNa ke lie sAmUhika puruSArtha, evaM paristhiti - parivartana apekSita hai| sAtha hI azAnti miTAne aura zAnti tathA samatA sthApita karane ke liye prazamabhAva, dhairya, gAmbhIrya, sahiSNutA, kSamA, titikSA, vAtsalya, vizvamaitrI, zuddha prema, sahAnubhUti, mAnavatA, rASTrIya paMcazIla pAlana meM dRr3hatA, vyasanamukti, vratapAlana meM dRr3hatA, siddhAntaniSThA, AtmIyatA Adi guNoM ko apanAnA, tathA aise guNasampanna vyaktiyoM ke prati zraddhA rakha kara calanA bhI Avazyaka hai| . ye guNa puruSoM kI apekSA mahilAoM meM vizeSarUpa se vikasita yadyapi puruSoM meM aise mahAn puruSa hue haiM athavA haiM, jinhoMne samAja, rASTra evaM vizva kI zAnti meM yogadAna diyA hai, kintu puruSoM kI apekSA mahilAoM meM ye guNa apekSAkRta adhika vikasita haiN| dekhA gayA hai ki puruSoM kI apekSA mAtRjAti meM prAyaH komalatA, kSamA, dayA, snehazIlatA, vatsalatA, dhairya, gAmbhIrya, vrata-niyama-pAlana-dRr3hatA, vyasanatyAga, tapasyA, titikSA Adi guNa pracuramAtrA meM pAye jAte haiM, jinakI vizvazAnti ke lie AvazyakatA hai| prAcIna kAla meM bhI kaI mahilAoM, vizeSataH jaina sAdhviyoM ne puruSoM ko yuddha se virata kiyA hai| durAcArI, atyAcArI evaM durvyasanI puruSoM ko durguNoM se mukta karA kara parivAra, samAja evaM rASTra meM unhoMne zAnti kI zItala gaMgA bahAI hai| katipaya sAdhviyoM kI ahiMsAmayI preraNA se puruSoM kA yuddhapravRtta mAnasa badalA hai| sAdhvI madanarekhA ne do bhAiyoM ko yuddhavirata kara zAnti sthApita kI mithilAnareza namirAja aura candrayaza donoM sahodarabhAI the| parantu unakI mAtA madanarekhA ke bichur3a jAne se donoM ko yaha rahasya jJAta nahIM thaa| eka bAra namirAja aura candrayaza donoM meM eka hAthI ko lekara vivAda bar3ha gayA aura donoM meM garmAgarmI hote-hote paraspara yuddha kI naubata A phuNcii| donoM ora se senAe~ yuddha ke maidAna meM A ddttiiN| __ mahAsatI madanarekhA ne jaba candrayaza aura namirAja ke bIca yuddha kA saMvAda sunA to unakA suSupta mAtRhRdaya bilakha utthaa| vAtsalyamayI sAdhvI ne socA-agara isa yuddha ko na rokA gayA to ajJAna aura moha ke kAraNa dharatI para rakta kI nadiyA~ baha jaaeNgii| yaha pavitrabhUmi naramuNDoM se zmazAna bana jaaegii| lAkhoM (7)
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________________ ke prANa cale jaaeNge| sAdhvIjI kA karuNAzIla hRdaya pasIja utthaa| vaha yuddhAgni ko zAnta karane tathA donoM rAjyoM meM zAnti kI zItala havA phailAne ke lie apanI guruNIjI kI AjJA lekara do sAdhviyoM ke sAtha cala par3I yuddhabhUmi ke nikaTavartI candrayaza rAjA ke kheme kI or| yuddhabhUmi meM sAdhviyoM kA Agamana jAna kara pahale to cauMkA, phira apanI vAtsalyamayI mA~ ko zvetavastradhAriNI tejasvI sAdhvI ke veSa meM dekhA to usane zraddhApUrvaka savinaya praNAma kiyA aura kuzalamaMgala puuchaa| sAdhvI madanarekhA ne sArI sthiti spaSTa karate hue kahA - 'vatsa! lAkhoM niraparAdha mAnavoM ke saMhAra se isa pavitra bhUmi ko bcaao| paraspara zAnti aura sauhArdra sthApita kro| namirAja koI parAyA nahIM, tumhArA hI sahodaya choTA bhAI hai| maiM tuma donoM kI gRhasthapakSIyA mA~ huuN|" yaha sunate hI candrayaza ke mana kA roSa bhrAtRsneha meM badala gyaa| vaha apane sahodaya choTe bhAI namirAja se milane ke liye macala pdd'aa| sAdhvI madanarekhA vahA~ se namiraja ke nikaTa phuNcii| use bhI sArA rahasya khola kara smjhaayaa| jaba namirAja ko jJAta huA ki yaha usakI janmadAtrI mA~ hai aura jisase vaha yuddha karane ko udyata ho rahA hai, vaha usakA sahodaya bar3A bhAI hai| basa, namirAja bhI bhAI se milane ko Atura ho utthaa| candrayaza ne jyoM hI namirAja ko Ate dekhA, bhrAtRvAtsalyavaza daur3a kara bAhoM meM uThA liyaa| phira chAtI se cipakA liyaa| donoM kA roSa vAtsalyabhAva meM pariNata ho gyaa| mahAsatI madanarekhA kI preraNA se yuddha ruka gyaa| donoM ora kI senA meM sneha aura zAnti ke bAdala umar3a pdd'e| yuddhabhUmi zAntibhUmi bana gii| yaha thA-yuddha se virata karane aura sarvatra zAnti sthApita karane kA eka vAtsalyamayI sAdhvI kA purussaarth| mahAsatI padmAvatI ne pitA-putra ko yuddha se virata kiyA / dUsarA prasaMga hai- mahAsatI padmAvatI kA jo campAnagarI ke rAjA dadhivAhana kI rAnI thii| usakA aMgajAta putra thA -krknndduu| vaha eka cANDAla ke yahA~ pala rahA thaa| padmAvatI sAdhvI bana gaI thii| kAlAntara meM kaMcanapura ke rAjya kA koI uttarAdhikArI na hone se karakaNDU ko rAjya kA uttarAdhikArI ghoSita kara diyA gyaa| rAjA karakaNDU aura mahArAjA dadhivAhana donoM meM eka brAhmaNa ko eka gA~va inAma meM dene ko lekara vivAda khar3A ho gyaa| mahArAja dadhivAhana ne ahaMkAravaza kaMcanapura para car3hAI kara dii| karakaNDUrAjA bhI apanI senA lekara yuddha ke maidAna meM A ddttaa| sAdhvI padmAvatI ko patA lagA ki eka mAmUlI-sI bAta ko lekara pitA-putra meM yuddha Thanane vAlA hai| usakA karuNAzIla evaM ahiMsAparAyaNa hRdaya kAMpa utthaa| __ vaha apanI guruNIjI kI AjJA lekara turaMta hI karakaNDU ke kheme meM pahuMca gii| eka zvetavasanA tejasvI sAdhvI ko yuddhakSetra meM dekha kara karakaNDU ko atyanta Azcarya huaa| usane zraddhAvaza natamastaka hokara yuddhabhUmi meM Agamana kA kAraNa pUchA to sAdhvIjI ne vAtsalyapUrNa vANI meM kahA -'vatsa! maiM tumhArI gRhasthapakSIyA mAtA padmAvatI huuN|" phira padmAvatI ne usake janma tathA cANDAla ke yahA~ palane kI sArI ghaTanA sunAI to vaha atyanta prasanna huaa| tatpazcAt sAdhvI padmAvatI ne kahA -'vatsa! mahArAja dadhivAhana tumhAre pitA haiN| pitA aura putra ke bIca ajJAta rahasya kA pardA thA, isalie tuma donoM eka dUsare ke zatru bana kara yuddha karane para utArU ho gae ho| pitA-putra meM paraspara yuddha honA eka bhayaMkara bAta hogI! yuddha se azAnti hI bar3hegI, kisI kA bhI kalyANa nahIM hogaa|"
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________________ yaha suna kara karakaNDU rAjA kA hRdaya pitA ke prati zraddhAvanata ho gyaa| usane zraddhAvaza kahA abhI jAtA hU~, pitAjI ke caraNoM meM par3a kara unase kSamA mAMgatA huuN|" udhara padmAvatI mahAsatI bhI zIghrAtizIghra rAjA dadhivAhana ke kheme meM pahu~cI aura bAta-bAta meM usane kahA "karakaNDU cANDAlaputra nahIM, vaha ApakA hI putra hai| maiM hI usakI mA~ huuN|" yaha kaha kara rAnI ne sArA rahasyodghATana kara diyaa| rAjA dadhivAhana kA hRdaya putra vAtsalya se chalachalA utthaa| vaha bhI putra milana ke lie daur3a pdd'aa| udhara karakaNDU bhI pitA se milane ke liye daur3A huA A rahA thA / pitA-putra donoM hArdika snehapUrvaka mile| pitA ne putra ko caraNoM meM par3e dekha hRdaya se AzIrvAda diyA / isa prakAra mahAsatI padmAvatI kI satpreraNA se donoM janapadoM (dezoM) meM hone jA rahe bhayaMkara yuddha kA saMkaTa bhI TalA aura pitA-putra donoM ke bIca sneha aura zAnti kI rasadhArA baha calI / isa zAnti aura sneha kI sUtradhAra thI, mahAsatI padmAvatI / zAnti kI agradUta sItA mahAsatI isI prakAra mahAsatI sItA ne jaba dekhA ki pitA (rAma) aura unake donoM putroM (lava aura kuza ) meM bhayaMkara yuddha kI naubata A gaI hai| agara maiMne bIca bacAva nahIM kiyA to ye donoM vIraputra apane pitA para hI zastraprahAra kara baittheNge| taba yaha donoM pakSoM kI azAnti kI Aga vyApaka rUpa dhAraNa karake sAre kula ko bhasma kara degii| ataH sItA jhaTapaTa apane putroM ke pAsa pahu~cI aura samajhAyA ki beTe! kyA kara kara rahe ho? ye tumhAre pitA haiM! udhara sItA ne rAmacandrajI se bhI pahale to ve donoM jhuMjhalAye, kahA- 'nAtha! ye Apake hI putra rahe ho? jarA soco, kisa para zastra prahAra parantu bAda meM mAtA ke kahane se ruka ge| haiN| ina para vAtsalya barasAne ke badale Apa zastra barasA rahe haiM? inheM hRdaya se lagAie, AzIrvAda diijie|" isa prakAra kahane para zrIrAma ne apane donoM putroM ko chAtI se lagAyA aura AzIrvAda diyA / yuddha baMda ho gyaa| yaha thA sItA mahAsatI dvArA yuddhabaMdI dvArA zAnti kA samayocita upakrama ! Miao satI draupadI kI kSamA ne donoM kuloM kA saMgharSa rokA kauravoM aura pANDavoM kA yuddha cala rahA thaa| kabhI vaha kisI nimitta ko lekara ugra ho jAtA, kabhI manda / isI daurAna eka dina azvatthAmA ne rAtri ko jaba pAMcoM pANDava tathA unake pAMcoM nanheM zizu soye hue the, unheM pANDava samajha kara vadha kara ddaalaa| draupadI ko jaba patA lagA to vaha citkAra uThI / sabhI pANDava jaga gae aura aparAdhI ko khojane lge| bhIma use pakar3a kara lAyA / sabane kahA ise draupadI hI daNDa degI, kyoMki isane usake hRdaya ke Tukar3oM kA vadha kiyA hai| daupadrI ke sammukha aparAdhI ko prastuta karate hue bhIma ne kahA "isa duSTa ne tumhArA bhayaMkara aparAdha kiyA hai, bolo, ise kyA daNDa denA cAhie / " draupadI ne dhIrata gambhIratA pUrvaka vicAra karake kahA - "ise kSamA kara do| isako mArane se isakI mAM ko bhI usI prakAra kA duHkha hogA, jaisA mujhe apane putroM ko isake dvArA mArane kA duHkha hai| ataH ise chor3a do| anyathA, yaha vaira kI paramparA Age bddh'egii| isake pakSavAle Apa se vaira kA badalA leMge, phira Apake pakSa ke loga unase badalA leNge| isa prakAra kI hiMsA prati hiMsA se azAnti kI Aga bddh'egii| donoM pakSoM ko zAnti nahIM milegI / isalie kSamA se hI isa vaira kA anta aura zAnti kA sAmrAjya sthApita ho sakatA hai| " (9)
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________________ yaha thI satI draupadI ke dvArA azAnti ko rokane kI amRtamaya vicAra chaayaa| pArivArika evaM sAmAjika zAnti kI agraNIH satI madanarekhA mahAsatI madanarekhA ne apane pati yagabAha para usake bar3e bhAI magiratha dvArA viSAkta talavAra ke prahAra karane se maraNAsanna avasthA meM usakI mAnasika zAnti aura zubhalezyA ke lie cAra zaraNoM kA svarUpa samajhAyA tathA bar3e bhAI ke prati lezamAtra bhI krodha, dveSa, bairabhAva Adi tathA apanI patnI evaM santAna ke prati mohabhAva mana se nikalavA diyaa| usake kAraNa parivAra meM, rAjya meM kisI prakAra kI azAnti nahIM huI, na hI mahAsatI madanarekhA ke putra meM kisI prakAra se baira kA badalA lene kI bhAvanA jgii| isa prakAra satI madanarekhA ne AtmazAnti, mAnasika zAnti evaM pArivArika zAnti rakhane kA prayatna kiyaa| yaha adbhuta puruSArtha vizva zAnti kA preraka thaa| zAsanasUtra mahilA ke hAtha meM ho to yuddha kI vibhISikA miTa jAe _Aja bhI vizva meM kaI jagaha yuddha, AtaMka, kalaha evaM saMgharSa ke bAdala maMDarA rahe haiM, ve kaba kahara barasA deM kucha kahA nahIM jA sktaa| tAjA khAr3I yuddha kitanI azAnti kA kAraNa banA? IrAna aura amerIkA ke rASTranAyakoM ne isa yuddha meM lAkhoM manuSyoM kA saMhAra evaM araboM DAlaroM kA vyaya kiyA, isake uparAnta bhI jAna-mAla kI behada kSati huI so alaga! pariNAma meM azAnti hI milI, kyoMki yaha do vyaktiyoM ke ahaMkAra kI lar3AI thI! agara koI mahilA rASTranetrI hotI to niHsandeha yaha saba nahIM karatI! usakI karuNA, vatsalatA aura mAnavatA hI use aisA azAntijanaka kArya na karane detii| _ vizva ke rASTroM meM paraspara bhrAtRtvabhAva, saha-astitva, sauhArdra evaM ina sabake dvArA vizvazAnti sthApita karane ke lie pahale 'lIga oNpha nezansa' banA, tatpazcAt saMyukta rASTra saMgha (U.N.O.) isI uddezya se sthApita huA thaa| parantu usakA netRtva puruSa ke bajAya kisI karuNAzIla vAtsalyamayI mahilA ke hAtha meM hotA to Aja vizva-rASTroM meM jo azAnti hai, vaha nahIM dikhAI detii| durbhAgya se, isa saMsthA para bhI varcasva prAyaH puruSoM kA hI rhaa| agara puruSa ke badale koI vAtsalyamayI mahilA isakI sUtradhAra hotI to parivAra, samAja evaM rASTroM ke bIca hone vAle manamuTAva, saMgharSa, Antarika kalaha, vArtha Ahe. avazya hI miTa jaate| . vizva ke kaI rASTroM ke ApasI tanAva, rassAkassI aura Antarika vigraha ko dekhakara sarvodayI santa vinobA ne eka bAra ye udgAra nikAle the- puruSoM kI apekSA kinhIM yogya mahilAoM ke hAthoM meM rASTroM kA zAsana sUtra sauMpanA cAhie, kyoMki puruSoM kI apekSA mahilAoM meM prAyaH namratA, sahanazIlatA, nirahaMkAratA. vatsalatA evaM ahiMsA kI zakti Adi gaNa adhika mAtrA meM vikasita hote haiN| mahilA ke hAtha meM zAsanasUtra Ane para yuddha, saMgharSa aura tanAva kI vimISikA atyanta kama ho sakatI hai, kyoki mahilAoM kA karuNAzIla hRdaya yuddha aura saMgharSa nahIM caahtaa| vaha vizva meM zAnti cAhatA hai| isI dRSTi se eka bAra sva. vijayalakSmI paNDita saMyukta rASTrasaMgha kI adhyakSA cunI gaI thii| yaha bAta dUsarI hai ki unheM rASTra-rASTra ke bIca zAnti sthApita karane kA adhika avasara nahIM mila skaa| yadi vaha adhika varSoM taka isa pada para rahatI to hamArA anumAna hai ki vaha vizva ke adhikAMza rASToM meM zAnti kA vAtAvaraNa banA detii| (10)
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________________ saMsAra ke itihAsa para dRSTipAta kiyA jAe to pratIta hogA ki vizva meM zAnti ke lie tathA vibhinna stara kI zAnta krAntiyoM meM nArI kI asAdhAraNa bhUmikA rahI hai| jaba bhI zAsanasUtra usake hAtha meM AyA hai, unhoMne puruSoM kI apekSA adhika kuzalatA niSpakSatA, evaM ImAnadArI ke sAtha usameM adhika saphalatA prApta kI hai| indaura kI rAnI ahilyAbAI, jhAMsI kI rAnI lakSmIbAI, karNATaka kI rAnI cennaphA, mahArASTra kI cAMdabIbI sultAnA, iMglaiNDa kI sAmrAjJI vikToriyA, ijarAila kI golDA meyara, zrIlaMkA kI zrImatI badAranAyake briTena kI elijAbetha, bhArata kI bhUtapUrva pradhAnamaMtrI zrImatI indirA gA~dhI Adi mahAnAriyA~ isakI jvalanta udAharaNa haiN| puruSa zAsakoM kI apekSA strI zAsikAoM kI sUjhabUjha, karuNApUrNa dRSTi, sAdagI, sahiSNutA, mitavyayitA, avilAsitA, tathA zAnti sthApita karane kI kAryakSamatA ityAdi vizeSatAe~ adhika prabhAvazAlI siddha huI haiN| vizva zAnti ke kAryakrama meM mahilA dvArA mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA yahI kAraNa hai ki zrImatI indirA gA~dhI ko kaI deza ke mAndhAtAoM ne mila kara guTanirapekSa Andolana kI pramukhA banAI thii| unakI yogyatA se sabhI prabhAvita the / indirA gA~dhI ne jaba guTa nirapekSa rASTroM ke samakSa zastrAstra ghaTAne, aNuyuddha na karane tathA ANavika astroM kA visphoTa banda karane kA prastAva rakhA to prAyaH sabhI rASTroM ne vizvazAnti ke sandarbha meM prastuta ina prastAvoM kA samarthana evaM svAgata kiyA / aisA karake sva. indirA gA~dhI ne siddha kara diyA ki eka mahilA vizvazAnti ke kAryakrama meM mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA adA kara sakatI hai| itanA hI nahIM, jaba bhI kisI nirbala rASTra para dabAva DAlakara koI sabala rASTra use apanA gulAma banAnA cAhatA, taba ve nirbalarASTra ke pakSa meM DaTI rahatIM, khulakara bolatI thiiN| hAlAMki isa ke lie unake apane rASTra ko sabala rASTroM kI nArAjI aura asahayoga kA zikAra honA pdd'aa| baMgalAdeza ( usa samaya ke pUrvI pAkistAna) para jaba (pazcimI) pAkistAna dvArA amerIkA ke sahayoga se atyAcAra DhahAyA jAne lagA, tathA vahA~ ke niraparAdha nAgarikoM, buddhijIviyoM aura mahilAoM para hatyA, lUTapATa, balAtkAra aura damana kA cakra calAyA jAne lagA taba karuNAmayI indirA gA~dhI kA mAtRhRdaya dravita ho utthaa| unhoMne turanta saMyukta rASTrasaMgha meM apanI AvAja utthaaii| usakI upekSA hote dekha bhArata kI Arthika kSati uThA kara bhI yahA~ ke kuzala yoddhAoM ko vahA~ ke nAgarikoM aura netAoM kI pukAra para bhejA aura kucha hI dinoM meM baMgalAdeza ko pAkistAna ke caMgula se chur3A kara svataMtra kraayaa| isase yaha spaSTa siddha hotA hai ki vizvazAnti ke kArya meM eka mahilA avazya hI kAryakSama ho sakatI hai| bhAratIya svataMtratA ke lie jaba mahAtmA gA~dhI jI ne ahiMsaka saMgrAma cher3A taba kastUrabA gA~dhI Adi hajAroM nAriyA~ usa Andolana meM apane dhana-jana kI paravAha kiye binA kUda par3I thiiN| unhoMne jela kI yAtanAe~ bhI sahIM, satyAgraha meM bhI bhAga liyA / phrAMsIsI svataMtratA saMgrAma kI saMcAlikA 'jona oNpha Arka' bhI isI prakAra kI mahilA thI, jisane rASTrabhakti se prerita hokara apanI sukha-suvidhAoM ko tilAMjali dekara bhI rASTra kI zAnti aura amanacaina ke lie kArya kiyaa| (11)
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________________ sevA aura sahAnubhUti ke kSetra meM nArI kA yogadAna sevA aura sahAnubhUti bhI vizvazAnti ke do phephar3e hai| ina donoM kSetroM meM puruSoM kI apekSA vizvabhara kI mahilAeM Age haiN| unhoMne apane zarIra kI sukha-suvidhAoM tathA aiza-ArAma kI paravAha kiye binA sevA ke vibhinna kAryakramoM meM apanA yogadAna diyA hai, de rahI haiN| haoNspiTaloM meM ghAyaloM, duHsAdhya rogiyoM, kuSTarogiyoM tathA vibhinna cepI rogoM se pIr3ita rogiyoM vizeSataH prasavakAla kI pIr3A se pIr3ita mahilAoM kI sevA ke lie vizvabhara meM sarvatra narse to kArya karatI hI haiM, unake alAvA bhI aisI mahilAe~ bhI haiM, jo sardI, garmI, varSA Adi kI paravAha kiye binA niHsvArtha bhAva se cikitsAlayoM meM apanI sevAe~ detI rahatI haiN| gujarAta meM ku. kAzIbahana mehatA (jaina) tathA mahArASTra meM zrImatI manoramAbahana, ba. khaNDeriyA (jaina) prabhRti kaI mahilAe~ vartamAna meM cikitsA-sevA ke kSetra meM niHsvArtharUpa se pUrNarUpeNa sevA de rahI haiN| kaI mahilAe~ zikSA ke kSetra meM, kaI mahilAe~ udAharaNArtha-bambaI meM lalitAbahana, ahamadAbAda meM lIlAbahina mu-zAha, kalakattA meM prANakuMvara bahana Adi bahaneM mahilAoM ko svAvalambI banAne vAlI saMsthAoM meM apanI sevAeM de rahI haiN| maiMne svayaM apanI A~khoM se dekhA hai ki A~khoM ke oNparezana ke samaya netrarogI kI sevA suzruSA meM saikar3oM mahilAe~ (jo peze se narsa nahIM haiM) apanA yogadAna detI haiN| __pazu-pakSiyoM kI sevA aura rakSA karanA bhI vizva zAnti kA aMga hai| mahAtmA gA~dhI jI kI ziSyA mIrAbahana (misa sleDa) ne himAlaya kI goda meM raha kara 'pazuloka' saMsthA ke dvArA vahA~ ke mAnavoM aura pazupakSiyoM kI sevA meM apanA sArA jIvana samarpita kara diyA thaa| anAtha, asahAya, evaM abhAvapIr3ita bAlakoM, manuSyoM tatA bhUkampa, bAr3ha Adi prAkRtika prakopoM se pIr3ita mAnavoM kI sevA meM mAtRhRdaya madaraTeresA ne apanA samagra jIvana samarpita kara diyA hai| baMgAla ke satIzacandra vidyAbhUSaNa, Izvaracandra vidyAsAgara Adi bhAratIyajanoM kI mAtAoM ne bhUkampa, bAr3ha duSkAla tathA anya prAkRtika prakopoM se pIr3ita naranAriyoM kI sevA ke lie apane hAthoM se dAna kI ajastra dhArA pravAhita kii| reDa krosa Andolana ko janma dene vAlI 'phloreMsa nAiTiMgala' ko kauna nahIM jAnatA? jisane yuddha meM ghAyaloM tathA anyAnya prakAra se pIr3itoM kI sevA ke lie mahilAoM kI TIma vibhinna dezoM meM taiyAra kI thii| aneka rogoM ko miTAne meM acUka reDiyama' kI AviSkAraka 'maiDama kyUrI' kA nAma vizva zAnti ke itihAsa meM amara hai| plega, maleriyA, kaiMsara, TI.bI. Adi duHsAdhya vyAdhiyA~, bhUkampa, bAr3ha, duSkAla Adi prAkRtika prakopa, tathA anya upadrava bhI mAnavajAti kI azAnti ke kAraNa haiN| ina aura aisI hI anya prakopoM yA upadravoM ke samaya pIr3ita janatA kI sevA suzruSA karanA tathA roga-nivAraNa meM sahayoga denA ityAdi kArya bhI zAntidAyaka haiM, ina sevAkAryoM meM bhI puruSoM ke anupAta meM mahilAe~ bahusaMkhyaka rahI haiN| durvyasanoM se bacAne meM mahilAoM kA hAtha ___juA, corI (DakaitI, tuskarI ThagI, lUTapATa Adi), mAMsAhAra, zikAra, madyapAna, vaizyAmana, parastrIgamana sigareTa, bIr3I, aphIma, hiroina brAunazugara Adi nazIlI cIjoM meM se kisI bhI prakAra kA (12)
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________________ durvyasana ho, vaha mAnajIvana ko azAnta evaM parAdhIna banA detA hai| jo deza durvyasanoM kA jitanA adhika zikAra ho jAtA hai, vahA~ utanA hI adhika parataMtratA, gulAmI, Arthika dRSTi se pichar3Apana, zoSaNa, annAdi kI kamI, svArthAndhatA, ThagI, bhraSTAcAra, taskarI Adi kA dauradaurA calatA hai, jo zArIrika, mAnasika evaM bauddhika azAnti paidA karatA hai| ina durvyasanoM ke zikAra mahilAoM kI apekSA puruSa hI adhika hai puruSoM ko, khAsataura se apane pati tathA putroM ko ina durvyavasanoM se bacAne meM athavA durvyasana chur3Ane meM puruSoM kI apekSA mahilAvarga kA hAtha adhika rahA hai| jaina sAdhviyA~ to gA~va-gA~va meM paidala bhramaNa (vihAra) karake ina durvyasanoM kA tyAga karAtI hI haiM, sAmAjika kAryakartI , janasevikA bahanoM ne bhI isa kSetra meM kAphI kArya kiyA hai, aura ina durvyasanoM se parivAra samAja aura rASTra meM bar3hatI huI azAMti nivAraNa kiyA hai|svtNtrtaa-sNgraam ke daurAna zarAba chur3Ane Adi AndolanoM meM pikeTiMga karake tathA apamAna, kaSTa Adi sahakara bhI kaI, prabuddha mahilAoM ne zAnti sthApita kI hai| chattIsagar3ha, mayUrabhaMja ityAdi AdivAsI kSetroM meM janatA meM bar3hatI huI zarAba khorI, tathA nazebAjI ko rokane ke lie vahIM kI eka AdivAsI mahilAvindhyezvarI devI ne jI jAna se kArya kiyA hai| vaha jahA~-jahA~ bhI jAtI. logoM ko pakAra-pakAra kara ka -'zarAba tathA nazailI cIjeM chodd'o| hamArA bhagavAna zarAba Adi kA sevana nahIM krtaa| isase tana, mana, dhana aura jana kI bhayaMkara hAni hotI hai aura azAnti bar3hatI hai|" usake ina sIdhe sAde, kintu asarakAraka zabdoM ko sunakara usa kSetra ke lAkhoM logoM ne zarAba tathA anya nazIlI cIjeM chor3a diiN| parastrI-gamana evaM vezyAgamana (athavA vezyAkarma) ye do sAmAjika evaM rASTrIya jIvana meM azAnti ke bahuta bar3e kAraNa haiN| ina donoM mahApApoM ke kAraNa prAcInakAla meM bhI aura vartamAna kAla meM dhana-jana kI bahuta-bar3I hAni huI hai| surA aura sundarI ke cakkara meM par3akara bar3e-bar3e rAjAoM, bAdazAhoM, zAsanakartAoM, padAdhikAriyoM, bhraSTAcAriyoM, ne apanA jIvana barbAda kiyA, aura pArivArika evaM sAmAjika jIvana meM saMgharSa azAnti aura vaimanasya ke bIja boye| parantu azAnti ke kAraNabhUta ina donoM mahApApoM se bacAne kA adhikAMza zreya mahilAoM ko hai| bhAratIya satI-sAdhviyoM tathA pativratA mahilAoM ne kaI puruSoM ko ina donoM durvyasanoM ke caMgula se chur3AyA hai| kaI zIlavatI mahilAoM ne to apanI jAna para khela kara aneka bhraSTa zAsakoM, sattAdhIzoM, dhanAdhIzoM tathA bhraSTa adhikAriyoM ko ina donoM kuvyasanoM ke caMgula se chur3AyA hai| kaI zIlavatI nAriyoM se parastrI sevanarata kAmuka puruSoM kA hRdayaparivartana evaM jIvana-parivartana bhI kiyA hai| kaI mahAn nAriyoM ne vidhavA evaM vayaska nAriyoM ko kumArga para bhaTakane se roka kara zikSA aura samAjasevA ke kAryoM meM lagA diyaa| mahAsatI rAjImati ne rathanemi ko pathabhraSTa hone se roka kara punaH saMyama ke pavitra patha para Arur3ha kiyA thaa| bhakta mIrA bAI ne gusAMIjI kI parastrI ke prati kudRSTi kI vRtti badalI hai| isI prakAra zIlavatI madanarekhA, mahAsatI sItA, draupadI Adi mahAn satiyoM ne parastrIgAmI puruSoM ko satpatha para lAne kA puruSArtha kiyaa| anyavizvAsa aura kurUr3hiyoM ke pAlana se bar3hane vAlI azAnti kA nivAraNa andhavizvAsa aura kurUr3hiyoM tathA kuprathAoM (pazubali, narabali, madyArpaNa Adi) ke pAlana se mAnava jIvana meM azAnti bar3hatI hai| parantu aisI kaI sAhasI aura nirbhIka mahilAe~ huI haiM, jinhoMne samAja meM pracalita nirakSaratA, azikSA, daheja, pardAprathA, mRtyubhoja, tathA vividha andhaparamparAe~, andhavizvAsa evaM kurUr3hiyoM ko svayaM tor3A hai aura samAja evaM jAti ko aisI kuprathAoM tathA kurUr3hiyoM se bacAyA hai| vAtsalyamayI mAtAe~ hI isa prakAra kI azAntivarddhaka pravRttiyoM se samAja ko bacA sakatI haiN| (13)
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________________ tapa, japa, tyAga, vrata, niyama meM nArI puruSoM se Age sabhI dharmoM ke dharmasthAnoM ko TaTolA jAe to spaSTa pratIta hogA ki puruSoM kI apekSA mahilAe~ zraddhA-bhakti, tapa, japa, vrata-niyama, tyAga-pratyAkhyAna Adi dharma kriyAoM meM Age rahI haiN| vaise dekhA jAe to tapa, japa, dhyAna, tyAga, niyama, vrata, pratyAkhyAna Adi se AtmA kI zaktiyA~ to vikasita hotI haiM, kintu inase bhUkampa, bAr3ha, duSkAla, kalaha, yuddha, AtaMka, upadrava, Adi paramparA se azAnti ke kAraNa bhI dUra ho jAte haiM, athavA azAnti kama ho jAtI hai| 'yadi tapa, japa Ayambila ke sahita samUhika rUpa se vyavasthita DhaMga se kiye jAe~ to niHsandeha azAnti ke bIja naSTa ho sakate haiN| tapa, japa. tyAga Adi pUrI samajhadArI aura sUjhabUjha se kiye jAe~ to zArIrika aura mAnasika bala evaM svAsthya Adi meM vRddhi ho sakatI hai| mahilAoM ko avasara milanA cAhiye - Aja bhI jIvana ke hara kSetra kI pratiyogitA meM nArI apanI pratibhA kA paricaya de rahI hai, de sakatI hai| uttara dAyitva kA jo bhI kArya mahilAoM ko sauMpA jAtA hai, use ve saphalatA ke sAtha sampanna karatI haiN| bhAratIya dharmagrantha bhI eka svara se kahate haiM - 'yatra nAryasta pujyante ramante tatra devtaaH|' "jahA~ nAriyoM kI pUjA-bhakti hotI hai, vahA~ devatA (divya puruSa) krIr3A karate haiN|' yaha pratipAdana akSarazaH satya hai| vastutaH nArI zAnti aura bhAvanA kI mUrti hai - nArI samAja kA bhAvapakSa hai aura nara hai -krmpkss| karma ko utkRSTatA aura prakharatA bhara dene kA zreya bhAr3anA ko hai| nArI kA bhAva-varcasva jina paristhitiyoM evaM sAmAjika AdhyAtmika evaM dhArmika kSetroM meM bar3hegA, unhIM meM sukhazAnti kI ajastra dhArA bhegii| mAtA, bhaginI, dharmapatnI aura putrI ke rUpa meM nArI sukha zAnti kI AdhArazilA bana sakatI hai, bazarte ki usake prati sammAnapUrNa evaM zraddhAsikta vyavahAra rakhA jaae| yadi nArI ko dabAyA-satAyA na jAe tathA use vikAsa kA pUrva avasara diyA jAe to vaha jJAna meM, sAdhanA meM, tapa-japa meM, tyAga-vairAgya meM, zIla aura dAna meM, pratibhA, buddhi aura zakti meM, tathA jIvana ke kisI bhI kSetra meM pichar3I nahIM raha sktii| sAtha hI vaha divya bhAvanA vAle vyaktiyoM ke nirmANa evaM saMskAra pradAna meM tathA parivAra samAja, evaM rASTra kI cirasthAyI zAnti aura pragati meM mahatvapUrNa yogadAna kara sakatI hai| paramparA se vizvazAnti ke lie vaha mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA adA kara sakatI hai| nArI maMgalamUrti hai, vAtsalyamayI hai, divya zakti hai| use vAtsalya, komalatA, namratA, kSamA, dayA sevA Adi guNoM ke samucita vikAsa kA avasara denA hI usakA pUjana hai, usakI maMgalamayI bhAvanA ko sAkAra hone denA, vizvazAnti ke mahatvapUrNa kAryoM meM use yogya samajha kara niyukta karanA hI usakA satkAra-sammAna hai| tabhI vaha vizvazAnti ko gakAra kara sakatI hai| (14)