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________________ 3 vItarAgatA kA pAtheya : dharma Aja hara galI, hara bAjAra aura hara dvAra para dharma kI carcAe~ ho rahI haiM, dharma kA zora macAyA jA rahA hai, dharma kI duhAI dI jA rahI hai, aura dharma ke nAma para lar3AI bhI lar3I jA rahI hai / kintu, patA nahIM, ve isa prazna para bhI kabhI socate haiM yA nahIM ki yaha dharma hai kyA cIja ? usakA kyA lakSaNa hai ? kyA svarUpa hai usakA aura usakA artha kyA hai ? jo hamezA dharma kI bAteM karate haiM, kyA unhoMne kabhI isa prazna para bhI vicAra kiyA hai ? dharma kI gaharAI : * saikar3oM-hajAroM varSa pahale isa prazna para cintana calA hai, isa gutthI ko sulajhAne ke lie cintana kI gaharAiyoM meM paiThane kA prayatna bhI kiyA gayA hai aura dharma ke sambandha meM aneka prakAra ke nirNaya evaM niSkarSa prastuta kie gae haiN| yaha nizcaya hai ki sAgara ke Upara tairane se kabhI maNi - muktA nahIM milate / motiyoM aura ratnoM ke lie to usakI gaharAiyoM meM DubakiyA~ lagAnI par3atI hai| to phira jJAna aura saccAI ko pAne ke lie kyoM na hama usakI gaharAI meM utarane kA prayatna kareM ? cintana-manana Upara-Upara tairate rahane kI vastu nahIM hai, vaha to gaharAI meM aura bahuta gaharAI meM paiThane se hI phalita hotA hai| jo jitanA gaharA gotA lagAegA, vaha utane hI mulyavAna maNi muktA prApta kara skegaa| tabhI to hamAre yahA~ kahA jAtA hai- "jina khojA tina pAiyA, gahare pAnI paiTha / " zrataH satya ke darzana ke lie zrAtma-sAgara kI atala gaharAiyoM ko nApanA hogA, jisase cintana-manana ke mahArgha motI pA sakeMge / hA~, itanA avazya ho sakatA hai, samudra ke kinAre-kinAre ghUmane vAle usake lubhAvane sauMdarya kA darzana kara sakate haiM aura zItalamaMda samIra kA Ananda lUTa sakate haiM, kintu sAgara ke taTa para ghUmane vAlA vyakti kabhI bhI usakI atala gaharAI aura usake garbha meM chipe motiyoM ke bAre meM kucha nahIM jAna sakatA / vaidika sampradAya ke eka prAcArya murAri ne kahA hai ki--bhArata ke taTa se laMkA ke taTa taka pahu~cane ke lie maryAdA puruSottama rAma kI senA ke bahAdura bAnaroM ne apanI lambI ur3AnoM se laMkA taka sAgara ko lA~ghA to jarUra para unheM samudra kI gaharAI kA kyA patA ki vaha kitanI hai ? sAgara kI sahI gaharAI ko to vaha maMthAcala parvata hI batA sakatA hai, jisakA mUla pAtAla meM bahuta gaharA hai / yaha sahI hai ki sAgara kI gaharAI aura vistAra sAdhAraNa buddhi ke lie sImAMkana pare hai, kintu jIvana kI, satya kI gaharAI usase bhI kahIM anaMta gunI hai| yadi mahAvIra ke zabdoM meM kahA jAe, to vaha mahAsamudroM se bhI adhika gambhIra hai| 1 ananta kAla se yaha abodha jIva- yAtrI jIvana ke laharAte samudra ko pAra karata A rahA hai ananta kAla bIta gayA, kintu abhI taka vaha yaha nahIM jAna pAyA ki yaha jIvana kyA hai? maiM kauna hU~? kyoM bhaTaka rahA hU~ ? merA taTa aura dharma kyA hai ? yAtrI ke sAmane ina sAre praznoM kA apanA eka viziSTa mahattva hai ? inakI gaharAI meM jAnA, usake lie anivArya hai / 1. "gaMbhIrataraM-mahAsamuddAo / " - praznavyAkaraNa 212. vItarAgatA kA pAtheya : dharma 121 .
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________________ pratyeka isa dharatI para jo bhI mahApuruSa hue haiM, jinhoMne isa satya ke sAgara kI gaharAiyoM kA thAha pAyA hai, unhoMne avazya isa para vicAra kiyA hai| satya ke isa marma ko ubhAr3A hai, jIvana kI gaharAI kI parata uThAkara usakA vAstavika darzana karAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai| dharma kA svarUpa spaSTa karate hue unhoMne kahA hai-'vatyusahAvo dhmmo|' vastu (dravya, padArtha) kA jo mUla rUpa hai, apanA bhAva hai, vahI to vastu kA dharma hai| pratyeka vastu kA eka nizcita rUpa hotA hai, aura vahI usakA dharma hotA hai| isa daSTi se dharma kA artha huA--vastu kA apanA svabhAva / AtmA bhI eka vastu hai aura saMsAra ke samasta padArthoM meM eka viziSTa zakti-saMpanna, cetanAja hai| to phira dUsaroM se pUchane kI apekSA, apane se hI pUche ki merA dharma kyA hai ? isa saMsAra ke caurAhe para tere ghUmane kA kyA uddezya hai ? kyA tU AkAza, jala, agni, miTTI aura vAyu-ina paMcabhUtoM kA sammizraNa mAtra hai? athavA anya kucha hai ? aAtmA ko pahacAnane vAloM ne isa sambandha meM apanA uttara diyA hai ki-ina paMcabhUtoM ke asthipaMjara, hAr3a-mAMsa, rakta aura majjA se nirmita zarIra se pare tU eka aura sattA hai, tU mahAn hai, virAT hai, saMsAra ke samasta padArthoM meM terA sarvopari sthAna hai| Azcarya to yaha hai ki anya jar3a vastunoM kI bhA~ti yaha AtmA bhI svayaM apanA mUlya nahIM samajha pA rahA hai| mUlya kI dRSTi se saMsAra meM hIre kA mUlya bahuta aA~kA jAtA hai| kohenUra hIre ke bAre meM kahA jAtA hai-vaha mahAbhArata kAla meM dharmarAja yudhiSThira ke pAsa thaa| taba se saMsAra ke samrAToM ke pAsa ghUma rahA hai| usakA eka viziSTa mUlya hai| kintu, lAkhoM kohenUra hIroM kA Dhera lagA kara unase pUchA jAe ki tumhArA kyA mUlya hai ? to kyA ve batA sakeMge? unheM svayaM apanA kucha patA nahIM hai, kyoMki ve jar3a haiN| yahI dazA eka miTTI ke Dhele kI hai| donoM hI jaDa hai| isa artha meM donoM hI samAna hai| kinta phira kohenara kA mUlya pAyA kahA~ se? usakA mUlyAMkana karane vAlA kauna hai ? kahanA hogA--- usako parakhane kI zakti insAna kI A~khoM meM hai| mAna lIjie, yadi kohenUra rAste meM par3A ho aura eka andhe ke paira meM cubhe, to kyA use jJAna ho sakegA ki yaha kohenUra hai ? usakI dRSTi meM to vaha koI kaMkara hai, patthara kA Tukar3A mAnna hai| antar kA zAstA: Upara kI carcA se yaha niSkarSa nikalatA hai ki kohenUra kA mUlya-nirdhAraNa svayaM usameM nahIM hai, balki insAna kI A~kha meM hai| eka prazna phira uTha sakatA hai, to jaba mUlyanirdhAraNa kA mApadaNDa A~kha hI haI aura mA~kha jaba svayaM hI sImAbaddha hai, tathA jo apane Apako hI nahIM dekha sakatI, vaha dUsare kA mUlyAMkana kaise karegI? kohenara bhI maujUda hai, aA~kha bhI maujUda hai, kintu A~kha kI khir3akI se jhA~kane vAlA caitanya yadi nahIM hai, to usakA kyA mUlya ? A~kha, kAna Adi zarIra kI pratyeka indriya kA, jJAta-ajJAta pratyeka ceSTA kA, jo saMcAlaka hai, zAstA hai, yadi usakA astitva hI nahIM hai, to na A~kha kA mUlya hai aura na kohenUra kA hii| hamArI A~kha, kAna, nAka, jihvA Adi indriya-zaktiyA~ to usI mahAzAstA se zAsita haiN| yadi vaha zAstA nahIM rahatA hai, to phira sabakA mUlya zUnya ho jAtA hai| isalie A~kha ke prakAza se jo dekhane vAlA tatva hai, vahI andara kA zAstA hai, sabhI zaktiyoM kA adhiSThAtA hai| isI pavitra sattA, divya zakti, evaM cetanApuMja kA jo sAkSAtkAra hai, vItarAga bhAva kI anubhUti hai, vahI dharma hai| usakI jo vyAkhyA kare, vahI zAstra hai| hamArI sAdhanA usI ananta caitanya prakAza ko khojane kI hai, pAne kI hai| jo sAdhanA aisA nahIM karatI hai, vaha sAdhanA kadApi nahIM hai| yahA~ para eka prazna aura khar3A ho jAtA hai ki jo svayaM prakAza kA srota hai, usakI khoja hama kyoM kareM ? kaise kareM? prazna ThIka hai, kintu yaha bhI to Apa na bhUleM ki diyA. malAI meM agni tattva ke bIja vidyamAna hote hue bhI prakAza ke lie use ragar3anA nahIM hotA 122 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Interational
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________________ hai kyA ? ThIka usI prakAra, antara meM jo yaha mahAprakAza kA puMja hai, vaha AvaraNoM se DhaMkA huA hai, antar kA vaha zAstA apane Apako bhulA baiThA hai, ataH use sirpha apane nija svarUpa kA, apanepana kA bhAna ho sake, aisI eka udAtta preraNA kI AvazyakatA hai| Apa jAnate haiM, sAmAyika, saMvara, vrata, pratyAkhyAna Adi kA kyA artha hai ? kyA inase kisI navIna Atma-zakti ke prAdurbhAva kI AkAMkSA hai ? ye saba to kevala usa zakti ko jAgata karane ke sAdhana mAtra haiM, preraNA kI eka cinagArI mAtra haiM, jinake mAdhyama se prAtmA nija svarUpa kA yathArtha bodha kara ske| preraNA kI cinagArI : bhArata ke prAcIna itihAsa meM varNana AtA hai ki jaba koI bahuta bar3A sahasra-yodhI kSatriya vIra maidAna meM lar3atA-lar3atA zithila hone lagatA thA, apanA-pApA bhUla jAtA thA, to pIche se eka bulanda AvAja AtI thI--lar3o, ldd'o| yaha AvAja sunakara vaha punaH caitanya ho uThatA thA aura taba punaH usake hAthoM meM talavAra camaka uThatI thii| prAcIna samaya ke yuddhakSetroM meM jo cAraNoM kI vyavasthA rahatI thI, usake pIche yaha bhAvanA nihita thii| ve samaya-samaya para vIroM ke ThaMDe par3ate khUna meM uphAna lA dete the| sote hue puruSArtha ko jagA kara maidAna meM raNacaNDI ke samakSa Dhakela dete the| mahAbhArata meM arjuna ko zrIkRSNa se niraMtara preraNA milatI rahI ki yaha jIvana tere kartavyocita yuddha ke lie hai, isase muMha mor3akara apanI klIvatA prakaTa mata kr| isI prakAra isa jIvana-saMgrAma meM pratyeka sAdhaka arjana hai, aura pratyeka guru zrIkRSNa! guru sAdhaka ko vikAroM se lar3ane ke lie niraMtara prerita karate haiMjaba-jaba kAma, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, pramAda, moha kA AvaraNa prAtmA para par3atA hai, taba-taba guru use sAvadhAna karate rahate haiN| cetanA kI usa divya dIpta cinagArI para jabajaba vikAroM kI rAkha jamane lagatI hai, to vrata, upavAsa, pratyAkhyAna Adi ke dvArA use haTAne kA prayatna hotA hai| ye saba vikAroM ke loha-AvaraNoM ko tor3akara AtmA ke zuddha svarUpa kA darzana karAne ke lie hI sAdhanA ke krama haiN| Atma-darzana : prAtma-svarUpa kA samyak-jJAna hone ke bAda vibhAva ke baMdhana TUTane meM koI samaya nahIM lgtaa| jisa prakAra kAlI ghaTAoM se AcchAdita amAvasa kI kAlarAtri kA saghana aMdhakAra dIpaka ke jalate hI dUra bhAga jAtA hai| parvatoM kI kandarAoM meM hajAroM varSoM se rahane vAle usa gahana aMdhakAra ko prakAza kI eka kiraNa eka kSaNa meM hI samApta kara DAlatI hai, aura usI kSaNa saba aora pAloka kI punIta razmiyA~ jagamagA uThatI haiN| jaina-darzana ke anusAra, utpatti aura vyaya kA kSaNa bilkula saMyukta rahatA hai| sRSTi aura saMhAra kA kAla eka hI hotA hai| yaha nahIM hotA ki prakAza pahale ho, tadanantara kucha samaya ke bAda andhakAra naSTa ho yA andhakAra pahale naSTa ho, tadanantara prakAza jgmgaae| prakAza kA prAdurbhAva aura andhakAra kA nAza eka kSaNa meM hI donoM hote haiN| ThIka vaise hI AtmA para cipake hue bAhya AvaraNoM ke TUTane kA aura Atma-svabhAva ke prakaTa hone kA koI alagaalaga samaya nahIM hai| Atma-svabhAva ke jAgate hI vibhAva samApta ho jAtA hai| ghara meM prakAza phailate hI tatkAla aMdhakAra dUra ho jAtA hai, samasta vastue~ apane Apa pratibhAsita ho jAtI haiN| savAla yaha hai ki hamane dharma ko jAnane kA eka abhinaya mAtra hI kiyA hai yA vAstava meM jAnA bhI hai ? jisa vyakti ne apane ko pahacAna liyA, usane nija-svarUpa dharma ko bhI pahacAna liyaa| vaha bhaTakatA nhiiN| jise prAtmA kI anantAnanta zaktiyoM kA patA nahIM, vaha vAsanAoM aura vikAroM ke dvAra para hI bhaTakatA rahatA hai| yadi Apa eka cakravartI ke putra ko galI-kUce meM bhIkha mA~gate dekheMge, to sambhava hai, pahale kSaNa Apa apanI A~khoM vItarAgatA kA pAtheya : dharma 123 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ para bharosA na kareM, kintu sahI tathya ke avagata hone para to avazya hI soceMge ki isameM kahIM koI gar3abar3a hai kyA ? dAla meM kAlA hai kyA? yA to yaha cakravartI kA putra nahIM hai, yA apanI sthiti ko bhUla kara pAgala evaM vikSipta ho gayA hai ! isI prakAra rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra, buddha Adi mahApuruSoM kI saMtAna tathA mahAn AtmAoM ke uttarAdhikArI hama yadi vAsanAoM, icchAoM aura kAmanAoM ke dvAra para bhIkha mAMgate phirate haiM, viSayoM ke gulAma hue baiThe haiM, to yaha prazna uThanA svAbhAvika hI hai ki kahIM hama una mahApuruSoM ke nakalI uttarAdhikArI to nahIM haiM ? Aja hameM bhAna nahIM rahA hai ki hama kauna haiM ? aura, hamArI maryAdAe~ kyA hai ? yadi hama sacce artha meM una mahAna AtmAnoM ke uttarAdhikArI haiM, to hamameM karuNA kyoM nahIM jagatI hai ? satya kA prakAza kyoM nahIM hotA hai ? vikAroM ko dhvasta karane ke lie vIratva kyoM nahIM uchAleM mAratA hai ? Atma-svarUpa ko bhulAkara hama dIna-hIna bane hue kyoM dara-dara kI ThokareM khA rahe haiM? hamAre uttarAdhikAra ke dAve para vAstava meM yaha eka prazna-cinha hai? Atma-zakti kI bAta para hameM yaha bhI nahIM bhUlanA hai ki sirpha pA~ca-chaha phuTa ke zarIra kI zakti hI Atma-zakti nahIM haiN| usakI choTI-sI paridhi hI grAtmA kI paridhi nahIM hai| zarIra, indriya aura mana kI zakti yA cetanA to mAna aupacArika hai, vAstavika zakti kA srota to hamArI AtmA hI hai| kucha loga avadhijJAna ke viSaya meM pUchate rahate haiM, usakI prApti ke lie bahuta lAlAyita rahate haiM, kintu maiM pUchatA hU~ ki avadhijJAna prApta karane se kyA hogA? avadhijJAna ke dvArA yadi svarga, naraka Adi kA jJAna ho gayA, meru parvata kI sthiti kA patA cala gayA, saMsAra kI harakatoM aura halacaloM kA lekhA-jokhA karane kI bhI yadi zakti mila gaI, to kyA huA? Atma-darzana ke binA usa avadhijJAna kA kyA mahattva hai ? isI prakAra manaHparyava jJAna kI prApti se yadi apane evaM jagat ke anya prANiyoM ke mana kI uchala-kUda kA jJAna ho gayA, bhUta-bhaviSya kI jAnakArI ho gaI, manarUpI baMdara ke khela dekhane aura jAnane kI zakti mila gaI, to isase lAbha kyA huA ? yahI kAraNa hai ki kevalajJAna kI prApti ke lie aura usakI bhUmikA meM pAne ke lie bIca meM avadhijJAna aura manaHparyava jJAna prApta karane kI koI zarta nahIM rakhI gaI hai| mahattva to zrutajJAna kA hai ki jisake sahAre AtmA ke vAstavika svarUpa kI jhAMkI mile, bhale hI vaha parokSa rUpa meM ho, kintu usI ke sahAre vikAsa-patha para agrasara hotI huI AtmA eka dina kevalajJAna ke dvArA amUrta ananta prAtma-tattva kA sAkSAt bodha kara sakatI hai| mukti kA marma : Apa loga jAnate haiM ki hama jo itane kriyAkAMDa karate haiM, upavAsa, saMvara, sAmAyika Adi karate haiM, khAne-pIne, bhoga-vilAsa Adi indriyajanya sukha kI vastuoM kA tyAga karate haiM, vaha saba kisake lie hai ? zarIra ke sAtha hamArI koI lar3AI nahIM hai ki hama use bedardI ke sAtha sukhA DAleM, usako yoM hI sar3ane-galane deN| jaina-darzana kI viziSTatA yahI to hai ki usakI lar3AI na to saMsAra ke padArthoM ke sAtha hai, aura na zarIra ke saath| usakI lar3AI to hai-AsaktiyoM ke sAtha, rAga-dveSa ke saath| vrata-upavAsa Adi sAdhana isIlie to haiM ki unake dvArA rAga-dveSa ko kama kiyA jAe, Asakti ko miTAyA jaae| yadi tyAga karane para bhI Asakti nahIM haTI, to vaha eka prakAra kA mAyAcAra hogaa| gItA ke zabdoM meM 'mithyAcAra' hogaa| jisa cora ko nikAlane ke lie hamane lar3AI kI, yadi vaha ghara ke bhItara aura gaharA jA chupA, to yaha aura bhI bhayaMkara sthiti hogii| isIlie jainadarzana vastuoM se haTane kA utanA upadeza nahIM karatA, jitanA ki prAsakti se dUra haTane kA upadeza karatA hai| rAga-dveSa, moha aura Asakti ke baMdhana jitane parimANa meM TUTate haiM, utane hI parimANa meM hama AtmA ke nikaTa Ate haiM aura mukti ke nikaTa pAte haiN| loga kahate haiM, bhagavAna mahAvIra kI mukti divAlI ke dina huii| jaina-darzana kI dRSTi meM yaha kahanA 124 Jain Education Intemational pannA samikkhae dhamma
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________________ pUrNataH sahI nahIM hai| unakI mukti to usake bahuta pahale vaizAkha zuklA dazamI ko hI ho cukI thii| anuyogadvAra sUtra ke anusAra siddha kA eka artha kevalajJAnI bhI hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra siddha the, jIvana-mukta the, zarIra meM raha kara bhI zarIra ke ghere se pare the, isIlie ve indriyoM ke rahate hue bhI to indriyoM se pare the| cUMki ve mano janya rAga-dveSa se mukta the| eka prAcArya ne kahA hai-kaSAya-muktiH kila muktireva' kaSAya se mukti hI vAstavika mukti hai| isI dRSTi se anuyogadvAra sUtra meM kahA hai-siddha bhagavAn ne aisA kahA hai| deha se mukta hone para hI yadi siddha hotA hai, pahale nahIM, to prazna hai--ve kahate kaise haiM ? kahanA to zarIradhArI kA hI hotA hai| ataH spaSTa hai ki moha aura kSobha se rahita vItarAga AtmA zarIra ke rahate hue bhI siddha ho jAtI hai| mukhya prazna dehatyAga kA nahIM, kaSAyatyAga kA hai| vAstavika mukti bhI dehamukti nahIM hai, kaSAyamukti hai| jo AtmA kaSAya se mukta hai, rAga-dveSa se rahita hai, vahI sacce artha meM mukta hai| isalie jaba hama mukti kI khoja meM nikalate haiM, to hameM apanI khoja karanI par3atI hai| mukti kahIM bAhara nahIM hai, apane meM hI hai| aura, usa apanI khoja kA, arthAt AtmA kI khoja kA jo mArga hai, vahI dharma hai| hameM usI dharma kI ArAdhanA karanI hai, sAdhanA karanI hai, jo AtmA kA jJAna karAe, svarUpa kI upalabdhi kraae| spaSTa hai ki dharma kA tatva prAtmAnusaMdhAna hai, AtmAvalokana hai| prAtmAvalokana arthAt jisane apane antar kA avalokana kara liyA, apane antardaiva kA darzana kara liyA, jisane apanI prAtmA kI AvAja-saccI, vizva kalyANI AvAja kA zravaNa kara liyA, usane dharma kA sAra pA liyaa| AtmasvarUpa ko samajha lene para vyakti ke andara vizvabhAva kI udAtta bhAvanA jAgata ho jAtI hai, usakI AvAja vizvajanIna AvAja hotI hai| usakA cintana vizvArtha cintana hotA hai| usakA kArya-vizvahitaMkara kArya hotA hai| ataH niSkarSataH hama kaha sakate haiM ki dharma kA vAstavika rUpa apane-Apa ko pahacAnanA hai, apane antar kA samyak-avalokana karanA hai, jisake andara prema, maitrI, karuNA evaM dayA kA akSaya nijhara jharA karatA hai| vItarAgatA kA pAtheya : dharma Jain Education Intemational 125