Ratnakarandaka Shravakachara

SR No.: 010669
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jugalkishor Mukhtar
Publisher: Manikchand Digambar Jain Granthamala Samiti
Publication Year: 1982
Total Pages: 456
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 7 MB

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पितृकुल और गुरुकुल । थे और धार्मिकजीवन व्यतीत करते थे; उन्हें अधिक समयतक अपनी देशीय रियासतमें रहनेकी भी इजाजत नहीं होती थी * | और यह एक चर्या थी जिसे भारतकी, खासकर बुद्धकालीन भारतकी, धार्मिक संस्थाने छोटे पुत्रोंके लिये प्रस्तुत किया था। इस चर्यामें पड़ कर योग्य आचार्य कभी कभी अपने राजबन्धुसे भी अधिक प्रसिद्धि प्राप्त करते थे। संभव है कि समंतभद्रको भी ऐसी ही किसी परिस्थितिमेंसे गुजरना पड़ा हो; उनका कोई बड़ा भाई राज्याधिकारी हो, उसे ही पिताकी मृत्यु पर राज्यासन मिला हो, और इस लिये समंतभद्रने न तो राज्य किया हो और न विवाह ही कराया हो; बल्कि अपनी स्थितिको समझ कर उन्होंने अपने जीवनको शुरूसे ही धार्मिक साँचेमें ढाल लिया हो; और पिताकी मृत्यु पर अथवा उससे पहले ही अवसर पाकर आप दीक्षित हो गये हों; और शायद यही वजह हो कि आपका फिर उरगपुर जाना और वहाँ रहना प्रायः नहीं पाया जाता । परंतु कुछ भी हो, इसमें संदेह नहीं कि, आपकी धार्मिक परिणतिमें कृत्रिमताकी जरा भी गंध नहीं थी। आप स्वभावसे
* इस दस्तूरका पता एक प्राचीन चीनी लेखकके लेखसे मिलता है ( Matwan-lin,cited in Ind. Ant. IX, 22. देखो, विन्सेण्ट स्मिथकी अर्ली हिस्ट्री ऑफ इंडिया ' पृ० १८५, जिसका एक अंश इस प्रकार है---
An ancient Chinese writer assures us that 'according to the laws of India, when a king dies, he is succeeded by his eldest son ( Kumărarăjă ); the other sons leave the family and enter a religious life, and they are no longer allowed to reside in their native kingdom.'

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Paternal and Guru-kula. They were and lived a religious life; they were not even allowed to stay in their native state for a long time. * And this was a practice that religious institutions in India, especially in Buddhist India, presented to younger sons. By falling into this practice, capable Acharyas sometimes gained more fame than their royal brothers. It is possible that Samantabhadra also had to go through such a situation; his elder brother may have been the ruler, he may have received the throne on the death of his father, and therefore Samantabhadra may not have ruled or married; but understanding his situation, he may have molded his life into a religious mold from the beginning; and on the death of his father or before that, he may have been initiated; and perhaps this is the reason why his going to Uragapura again and staying there is rarely found. But whatever it may be, there is no doubt that there was not even a hint of artificiality in your religious culmination. You are naturally
* This custom is known from the writings of an ancient Chinese writer (Matwan-lin, cited in Ind. Ant. IX, 22. See, Vincent Smith's Early History of India 'p. 185, a part of which is as follows -
An ancient Chinese writer assures us that 'according to the laws of India, when a king dies, he is succeeded by his eldest son (Kumărarăjă ); the other sons leave the family and enter a religious life, and they are no longer allowed to reside in their native kingdom.'