Jambuswami Charitra

Author(s): Vimla Jain
Publisher: Akhil Bharatiya Jain Yuva Federation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/009700/1

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HERE in kahAniyAM PIC . / M SANS ram NS NEHAFE S - RELA SHRADHAN Sitailsina H IN JI - MMMME Re TITTATI HTTA T- SIN TETra gohila prakAzaka azvila bhA.jaina yuvA phaiDarezanavaragaTa zahAmRti prakAzana saMH bra.vimalA bena. jabaraka

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 7) - - zrI jambUsvAmI caritra saMkalana : bra. vimalA jaina, jabalapura - sampAdakadvaya : rAkeza jaina zAstrI, nAgapura vIrasAgara jaina zAstrI. khataulI prakAzakadvaya : akhila bhAratIya jaina yuvA phaiDarezana zAkhA - khairAgar3ha - 491881, ji. rAjanAMdagA~va (ma.pra.) zrI kahAna smRti prakAzana saMta sAnnidhya, sonagar3ha - 364250 (saurASTra)

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zrImatI ghur3IbAI khemarAja gir3iyA granthamAlA kA 11 vo puSpa prathama AvRti - 10,000 dinAMka 14 se 28 maI 1995 zrI vItarAga-vijJAna zikSaNa-prazikSaNa zivira devalAlI ke avasara para (C) sarvAdhikAra surakSita mUlya - dasa rupaye mAtra prApti sthAna : * akhila bhAratIya jaina yuvA phaiDarezana, zAkhA-khairAgar3ha zrI khemarAja premacaMda jaina, 'kahAna-niketana' khairAgar3ha, - 491881 ji. rAjanAMdagA~va (ma.pra.) * zrI ToDaramala smAraka bhavana e-4, bApUnagara, jayapura - 302 015 (rAjasthAna) * bra. tArAbena mainAbena jaina 'kahAna razmi', sonagar3ha, - 364250 ji. bhAvanagara (saurASTra) mudraNa vyavasthA : rAkeza jaina zAstrI, me. priMTiMga hAusa baisAkhiyA mArkeTa, guDagaMja, itavArI nAgapura (mahArASTra) - 40002 phona - 536847 (Aphisa) 46369 (ghara) 49358 (presa)

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prakAzakIya pUjya gurudeva zrI kAnajI svAmI dvArA prabhAvita AdhyAtmika krAndi ko jana-jana taka pahuMcAne meM paM. ToDaramala smAraka TrasTa, jayapura se Da hukamacandajI bhArilla kA yogadAna avismaraNIya hai; unhIM ke mArgadarzana meM akhila bhAratIya jaina yuvA phaiDarezana kI sthApanA kI gaI hai| phaiDarezana kI khairAgar3ha zAkhA kA gaThana 26 disambara 1980 meM paM. jJAnacaMdajI vidizA ke zubha haste kiyA gayA thaa| taba se Aja taka phaiDarezana ke sabhI uddezyoM kI pUrti isa zAkhA ke mAdhyama se anavarata ho rahI hai| isake antargata sAmUhika svAdhyAya, pUjana, bhakti Adi dainika kAryakramoM ke sAtha-sAtha sAhitya prakAzana, sAhitya vikraya, zrI vItarAga vidyAlaya, granthAlaya, kaiseTa lAyabrerI, sAptAhika goSThI Adi gatividhiyoM ullekhanIya sAhitya prakAzana ke kArya ko gati evaM niraMtaratA pradAna karane ke uddezya se san 1988 meM zrImatI ghur3IbAI khemarAja gir3iyA granthamAlA kI sthApanA kI gii| sAtha hI isa granthamAlA ke AjIvana granthamAlA paramaM saMrakSaka sadasya 5001/- meM tathA saMrakSaka sadasya ru. 1001/- meM bhI banAye jAte haiM, jinake nAma pratyeka prakAzana meM diye jAte haiN| pUjya gurudevazrI ke atyaMta nikaTastha antevAsI evaM jinhoMne apanA sampUrNa jIvana unakI vANI ko AtmasAt karane evaM lipibaddha karane meM lagA diyaa| aise bra. haribhAI kA hRdaya jaba pUjya gurudevazrI kA cira-viyoga (vIra saM. 2506 meM) svIkAra nahIM kara pA rahA thaa| aise samaya meM unhoMne pUjya gurudevazrI kI mRtadeha ke samIpa baiTha-baiThe saMkalpa kiyA ki jIvana kI sampUrNa zakti evaM sampatti kA upayoga gurudevazrI ke smaraNArtha hI kharca kruuNgaa| taba zrI kahAna smRti prakAzana kA janma huA aura eka ke bAda eka gujarAtI bhASA meM satsAhitya kA prakAzana hone lagA, lekina aba hindI bhASA ke prakAzanoM meM bhI zrI kahAna smRti prakAzana kA sahayoga prApta ho rahA hai, jisake pariNAma svarUpa naye-naye prakAzana Apake sAmane haiN| sAhitya prakAzana ke antargata jainadharma kI kahAniyoM bhAga 1-2-3-4-5,6 laghu jinavANI saMgraha anupama saMkalana, caubIsa tIrthakara mahApurANa (hindI-gujarAtI). zrI jambUsvAmI caritra

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ pAhuDadohA-bhavyAmRta zataka-AtmasAdhanA sUtra kA saMyukta prakAzana tathA virAga saritA * isaprakAra dasa puSpa prakAzita kiye jA cuke haiN| aba yaha gyArahavA~ puSpa prakAzita hue hameM atyaMta prasannatA kA anubhava ho rahA hai| jaina bAla sAhitya adhika se adhika saMkhyA se prakAzita hoM, aisI bhAvI yojanA meM sukumAla caritra, zrIpAla caritra, sudarzana caritra Adi prakAzita karane kI yojanA hai| prastuta bhAga meM 'zrI jambUsvAmI caritra' kA prakAzana kiyA jA rahA hai| isakI racanA Adhunika zailI meM pUrva racita granthoM ke AdhAra para hI kI gaI hai| sAtha hI isameM vairAmyavardhaka prasaMgoM meM adhyAtma rasa garbhita siddhAntoM kI bhI carcA kI gaI hai| udAharaNArtha - samavasaraNa, 28 mUlaguNa, 12 tapa evaM 22 parISahoM kA vistArapUrvaka varNana kiyA gayA hai| saiddhAntika varNana va anya prasaMgoM meM bhI pUrvAcAroM evaM racanAkAroM dvArA racita granthoM, gAthAoM, padyoM tathA bhajanoM kA isameM samAveza kiyA gayA hai| yadyapi unakA prAsaMgika ullekha honA cAhiye thA, parantu pravAha kI dRSTi se unakA vahA~ ullekha nahIM kiyA gayA hai, ata: prabuddhavarga kSamA kre| hama una-una AcAryoM, racanAkAroM evaM unake racita granthoM kA ananta-ananta upakAra mAnate haiN| zrI jambUsvAmI caritra ko prastuta svarUpa meM pragaTa karane meM bra. vimalAbena ne bahuta mehanata aura lagana ke sAtha kAma kiyA hai, hama unake bahuta-bahuta AbhArI haiN| bhaviSya meM bhI hama unakI sevAyeM prApta kareMge - aisA prayAsa hai| saMpAdana evaM saMzodhana kI dRSTi se paM. zrI rAkeza jaina zAstrI nAgapura evaM paM. zrI vIrasAgara jaina zAstrI khataulI kA sarAhanIya sahayoga rahA hai, ata: hama unake bhI AbhArI haiN| sAhitya prakAzana phaNDa evaM granthamAlA parama saMrakSaka evaM saMrakSaka sadasyoM ke rUpa meM jina dAtAra mahAnubhAvoM kA sahayoga milA hai, hama una sabakA bhI hArdika AbhAra pragaTa karate haiM, tathA AzA karate haiM ki bhaviSya meM bhI isIprakAra sahayoga pradAna karate rheNge| vinIta motIlAla jaina premacaMda jaina sAhitya prakAzana pramukha adhyakSa

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__ zrI jambUsvAmI caritra granthamAlA parama saMrakSaka sadasya 1. zrImatI zAMtidevI komalacaMda jaina, nAgapura ____ haste - suputra zrI azoka jaina, nAgapura 2. zrImatI puSpAbena kAMtibhAI moTANI, bambaI 3. zrImatI haMsubena jagadIzabhAI lodariyA, bambaI 4. zrI phatelAla dulIcanda baraDiyA ceriTebala TrasTa, rAjanAMdagA~va haste - nirmala baraDiyA. 5. zrImatI vijayAbena haragoviMdadAsa modI, sonagar3ha 6. zrIyuta prazAnta - akSaya - sukAnta - kevala haste - zrImatI lIlAbena saubhAgyacanda, laMdana. 7. zrImatI puSpAbena bhImajIbhAI zAha, haste - zrImatI sucitA bena, laMdana 8. zrI surezabhAI mehatA, bambaI va zrI dinezabhAI mehatA, morabI 9. zrI mahezabhAI mehatA, bambaI va zrI prakAzabhAI mehatA, nepAla 10. zrI ramezabhAI, nepAla va zrI rAjezabhAI mehatA, morabI 11. zrImatI vasaMtabena jevaMtalAla mehatA, morabI granthamAlA saMrakSaka sadasya 1. zrImatI jhanakArIbAI khemarAja bAphanA, khairAgar3ha 2. zrI kaMvaralAla motIlAla gir3iyA, khairAgar3ha 3. zrImatI ghur3IbAI khemarAja gir3iyA, khairAgar3ha 4. zrImatI delAbAI tejamAla nAhaTA, khairAgar3ha 5. zrI surezabhAI mehatA, bambaI va zrI dinezabhAI mehatA, morabI 6. zrI mahezabhAI mehatA, bambaI va zrI prakAzabhAI mehatA, nepAla 7. zrI ramezabhAI, nepAla va zrI rAjezabhAI mehatA, morabI 8. zrImatI vasaMtabena jevaMtalAla mehatA, morabI 9. zrI zaileSabhAI je. mehatA, nepAla 10. bra. tArAbena mainAbena, sonagar3ha 11. sva. amarAbAI smaraNArtha haste - zrI ghevaracaMda DAkaliyA, rAjanAMdagAMva 12. zrImatI candrakalA gautamacaMda botharA, bhilAI

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ 13. zrImatI gulAbabena zAMtilAla jaina, bhilAI 14. zrImatI candrakalA premacaMda. jaina, khairAgar3ha 15. zrI kaMcanabAI dulIcaMda jaina, khairAgar3ha 16. zrI praphullacanda saMyajakumAra jaina, bhilAI 17. sva. lunakaraNa kocara smaraNArtha, haste - jhIpubAI kaTaMgI 18. zrI jeThAbAI haMsarAjajI, sikaMdarAbAda 19. zrI zAMtinAtha sonAja, akalUja 20. sva. zrI ujamabena cunnIlAla seTha smaraNArtha, haste - zrImatI suzIlAbena, bambaI 21. zrI lavajI bAjapAla gAlA, bambaI 22. sva. kaMkubena rikhabadAsa jaina smaraNArtha haste - zrI zAMtibhAI bambaI 23. eka mumukSubhAI, sonagar3ha, haste - sukumAla jaina, dillI 24. zrImatI zAMtAbena zAMtibhAI jhaverI, bambaI 25. zrImatI mUlIbena samarathalAla jaina, saunagar3ha 26. zrImatI suzIlAbena uttamacaMda gir3iyA, rAyapura 27. sva. rAmalAla pArakha, smaraNArtha, ___ haste - nathamala kAnamala pArakha, rAjanAMdagA~va 28. zrI bizambharadAsa mahAvIraprasAda jaina sarrApha, dillI 29. zrImatI hemakuMvarabena kAnajIbhAI, morabI 30. sau. ramAbena naTavaralAla zAha, jalagA~va 31. sau. savitAbena rasikabhAI zAha, sonagar3ha 32. zrI phUlacaMda vimalacaMda jhAMjharI, ujjaina, haste - bra. puSpAbena, sonagar3ha 33. zrImatI patAsIbAI tilokacanda koThArI, jAlabAMdhA 34. zrI choTAlAla kezavajI bhAyANI, bambaI 35. zrImatI jazavaMtIbena bI. bhAyANI, ghATakopara 36. sva. bhairodAnajI saMtoSacandajI kocara, kaTaMgI 37. zrI cimanalAla tArAcaMda kAmadAra, haste - hiteza keyUra, jetapura 38. zrI takhatarAjajI kAMtilAlajI, kalakattA 39. zrImatI DhelAbAI ceriTebala TrasTa, khairAgar3ha

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251/251/ 251/ 251/ 251/ 251/ zrI jambUsvAmI caritra sAhitya prakAzana phaNDa : sahayoga rAzi 1. ramilAbena indravadana zAha, bambaI 2. jaTAkara mANekacaMda kAmadAra, jetapura 3. sva. bAbubhAI jecaMda mehatA, haste - jayAbena, jetapura 4. sva. zivalAla lAlacaMdabhAI zeTha, jetapura 5. sva. kAntIlAla lAlacaMda zeTha, jetapura 6. sva. maganalAla kezavalAla covaTIyA, jetapura 7. mahendra kumAra bhupatalAla kAmadAra, jetapura 8. je sukhalAla avicalabhAI desAI, jetapura 9. udaya harSatarAya, jetapura 10. surajabena, sonagar3ha 11. tanasukhalAla tArAbena pArakha, bhilAI 12. bra. tArAbena mainAbena, sonagar3ha 13. zrI DhelAbAI jaina, haste - kaMvaralAla motIlAla jaina, khairAgar3ha 14. jhanakArIbAI khemarAja bAphanA cairiTebala TrasTa, khairAgar3ha 15. snehila satISa annadAte, devalAlI 16. vAsaMtIbena chAbaDA, bambaI 17. sva. tArAcaMda pArakha smaraNArtha, haste - pArasa bAI, bundelI / 18. vimalacaMdajI zaradakumAra, DoMgaragar3ha 19. sva. rAjendra bhUrA smaraNArtha, haste - premacaMda bhUrA, bhilAI 20. zrImatI candrakalA premacaMda jaina, haste - abhayakumAra, khairAgar3ha 21. zrImatI kaMcanadevI dulIcaMda jaina, haste - kamaleza jaina, khairAgar3ha 22. ghevaracaMdajI rAjendrakumAra DAkaliyA, rAjanAMdagAMva 251/251/251/251/251/251/ hasta 251/ 251/251/201/ 201201/ 201/ 201/ 201/201/

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ 201/ 23. dulIcaMdajI nirmalakumArajI baraDiyA, rAjanAMdagA~va 24. guptadAna, haste - manoja jaina, khairAgar3ha 25. zrImatI anitAdevI kastUracaMdajI, DoMgaragar3ha 26. zrImatI camelIbena narendrakumAra, bambaI 27. zrImatI vAsaMtI bharatakumAra jaina, ghATakopara 28. amRtabena zAha, bambaI 29. dhvanibena zAha, bambaI 30. stutibena zAha, bambaI 31. zrImatI phAgunI bhupendrakumAra zAha, bambaI 32. zrI devIlAla tejabAI mehatA, udayapura 33. mInAkSIbena bAvIsA, jalagA~va 34. uSAbena kezavalAla jaina, vaDIyA 35. indirAbena dinakarabhAI zAha, dhorAjI 36. zrImatI vijayAbena vijayakumAra jaina, bilAsapura 37. zrImatI sAdhanA saMjayakumAra, bhilAI 38. zrI javAharabhAI ena. dozI, lonAra 39. madhurIbena zAMtIlAla, sonagar3ha 40. himmatalAla zAradAbena pArakha, bhilAI 41. zrI zAMtIlAlajI gulAbabena kAnelA, bhilAI 42. sva. rAjIva nAyaka, durga 43. jayaMtilAla DI. dozI, dAdara, bambaI 44. DA. rajanIkAMta saMghavI, ghATakopara 45. palaka ageza zAha, ghATakopara 46. zrI dhanarAjajI jaina, khairAgar3ha 47. zrImatI sapanA DA. kizora jaina, khairAgar3ha 201/201/151/151/111/111/111/111/101/101/101/101/101/101/101/101/101/101/101/101/101/101/101/11/

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zrImatI ghur3IbAI khemarAja gir3iyA granthamAlA saMkSipta paricaya zrI khemarAja gir3iyA zrImatI ghur3IbAI gir3iyA jinake vizeSa AzIrvAda va sahayoga se granthamAlA kI sthApanA huI tathA jisake antargata prativarSa dhArmika, sAhitya prakAzita karane kA kAryakrama sucAru rUpa se cala rahA hai, usa granthamAlA ke saMsthApaka zrI khemarAja gir3iyA kA saMkSipta paricaya denA hama apanA kartavya samajhate hai : janma : san 1919 cAMdarakha (jodhapura) pitA - zrI haMsarAja, mAtA - zrImatI mehaMdIbAI zikSA / vyavasAya : mAtra prAyamarI zikSA prApta kara mAtra 12 varSa kI umra se hI vyavasAya meM laga ge| __ sat-samAgama : san 1950 meM pUjya zrI kAnajI svAmI kA paricaya sonagar3ha meM huaa| brahmacarya pratijJA : mAtra 34 varSa kI umra meM san 1953 meM pUjya svAmIjI se sonagar3ha meM brahmacarya pratijJA lii|| parivAra : Apake 4 putra evaM 2 putriyA~ haiN| putra - dulIcanda, pannAlAla, motIlAla eva premcNd| tathA putriyA~ - bra. tArAbena evaM mainaaben| donoM putriyoM ne mAtra 18 varSa evaM 20 varSa kI umra meM hI AjIvana brahmacarya kI pratijJA lekara sonagar3ha ko hI apanA sthAyI nivAsa banA liyaa| vizeSa : bhAvanagara paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA meM bhagavAna ke mAtA-pitA bne| san 1959 meM khairAgar3ha jina maMdira nirmANa karAyA evaM pUjya gurudevazrI ke zubha haste pratiSThA meM vizeSa sahayoga diyaa| san 1988 meM 25 divasIya 70 yAtriyoM sahita dakSiNa tIrthayAtrA saMgha nikAlA evaM aneka sAmAjika kAryoM ke alAvA aba vyavasAya se nivRtta hokara adhikAMza samaya sonagar3ha meM rahakara Atma-sAdhanA meM bitAte haiN| zrI jambUsvAmI caritra

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vinamra AdarAMjalI C H NICISMEHAR SHARE S sva. tanmaya (pukharAja) gir3iyA svargavAsa: 1-12-1978 2-2-1993 (khairAgar3ha, ma.pra.) (durga paMcakalyANaka) alpa vaya meM aneka uttama saMskAroM se surabhita, bhArata ke sabhI tIrthoM kI yAtrA, paryoM meM yama-niyama meM kaTTaratA, rAtri bhojana tyAga, TI.vI. dekhanA tyAga, devadarzana, svAdhyAya, pUjana Adi chaha Avazyaka meM hamezA lIna, sahanazIlatA, nirlobhatA, vairAgI, satyavAdI, dAnazIlatA se zobhAyamAna terA jIvana dhanya hai| alpakAla meM terA AtmA asAra-saMsAra se mukta hogA (vaha svayaM kahatA thA ki mere adhika se adhika 3 bhava bAkI haiN|) cinmaya tattva meM sadA ke lie tanmaya ho jAve - aisI bhAvanA ke sAtha yaha viyoga kA vairAgyamaya prasaMga hameM bhI saMsAra se virakta karake mokSapatha kI preraNA detA rahe - aisI bhAvanA hai| dAdA - zrI kaMvaralAlajI jaina pitA - zrI motIlAla jaina buA - zrImatI DhelAbAI jIjA - zrI zuddhAtmaprakAza jaina dAdI - sva. mathurAbAI mAtA - zrImatI zobhAdevI jaina bahana - ku. kSamA jaina jIjI - sau. zraddhA jaina 10 jainadharma kI kahAni

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// zrI vItarAgAya namaH // // zrI jambUsvAmI caritra // cidAnaMda caitanyamaya, zuddhAtama ko dhyaay| jambUsvAmI kevalI, antima ko sirnaay|| racU~ kathAnaka jo kahayo, guru gautama jinraay| jambUsvAmI carita ko, suno bhavya mana laay|| jinakA pratyakSa jJAnarUpI kiraNoM kA maNDala tribhuvanarUpa bhavana meM phailA haA hai, jo nau kevala-labdhi Adi anaMta gaNoM ke sAtha AraMbha hue divyadeha ke dhArI haiM, jo ajara haiM, amara haiM, ayoni-sambhava haiM, adagdha haiM, achedya haiM, avyakta haiM, niraMjana haiM, nirAmaya haiM, anavadya haiM, jo toSa guNa (rAga) se rahita hokara bhI sevakajanoM ke liye kalpavRkSa ke samAna haiM, jinane sAdhya kI siddhi kara lI hai, saMsAra-sAgara se jo uttIrNa hue haiM, jinane jItane yogya sabhI ko jIta liyA hone se jitajeya haiM, jinake hAtha-paira Adi arthAt pUrNata: sukhAmRta meM jo DUbe hue haiM, jinake vacana-kiraNoM se mokSamArga mukharita ho rahA hai, jo aThAraha hajAra zIta ke guNoM ke svAmI hone se zailezInAtha haiM, jo akSaya guNanidhi haiM - aise zrI vIra prabhu ko evaM samasta paMca parameSThI bhagavaMtoM ko namaskAra karake pUrvAcAryoM ke anusAra isa huNDAvasarpiNI kAla ke aMtima anubaddha kevalI zrI jambUsvAmI ke pAvana caritra ko maiM khuuNgaa| jinakA deha kAmadeva ke rUpa se suzobhita hai, jinakA vakSaHsthala padmA arthAt lakSmI se yukta hai, praphullita kamala ke samAna jinakA mukha hai, vizAla evaM gaMbhIra netroM se jo zobhita haiM, asAdhAraNa zrI jambUsvAmI caritra

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12 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ prajJA ke jo dhanI haiM, sampUrNa vidyAoM ke jo nilaya haiM, vajramayI aMga ke jo dhAraka haiM, puNya kI jo mUrti haiM, pavitratA jinakA jIvana hai, zAMti jinakI rAha hai, ahiMsA ke jo pujArI haiM, anekAMtamayI vANI jinakA vacana-zrRMgAra hai, cakravartI ke samAna AjJA kI prabhutA jinako vartatI hai, aneka guNoM se jo alaMkRta haiM, cAra-cAra devAMganAoM jaisI sundara guNavatI kAmaniyoM ke dvArA vAcanika evaM zArIrika kAmotpAdaka ceSTAoM kI bauchAreM par3ane para bhI jo raMcamAtra bhI calAyamAna nahIM hue - "dhanya-dhanya ve sUra sAhasI, mana sumera jinakA nahIM kA~pe", nija zuddhAtmA jinakA dhyeya hai aura mokSa jinakA sAdhya hai, . aise zrI jambUsvAmI kA caritra kahane meM yadyapi mahA munIndra hI samartha haiM to bhI AcArya paramparA ke upadeza se Aye hue isa mahAna caritra ko mere jaise kSudra prANI bhI raca rahe haiM, isakA mUla kAraNa hai ki merA mana bAraMbAra isake liye prerita kara rahA hai| yaha sAhasa to aisA hai, jaise madonmatta hAthiyoM ke dvArA saMcalita mArga meM bhaya ke bhaMDAra hiraNa bhI cale jAte haiM tathA jinake Age ajeya yoddhA cala rahe hoM, unake sAtha sAdhAraNa yoddhA bhI praveza kara jAte haiN| isIprakAra sUrya ko dIpaka dikhAne jaisA merA yaha sAhasa hai| viziSTa puruSoM ke citavana se mana tatkAla vairAgya kI preraNA pAtA hai aura sAtizaya puNya kA saMcaya karatA hai| AcAryoM ne kahA bhI hai ki mana kI zobhA vairAgI rasa se hai, buddhi kI zobhA hitArtha ke avadhAraNa meM hai, mastaka kI zobhA nava devoM ko namaskAra karane meM hai, netroM kI zobhA zAMta-prazAMta vItarAgarasa jharatI mukhamudrA ke nihArane meM hai, kAna kI zobhA vItarAgamayI guNoM ke zravaNa karane meM hai, ghrANa kI zobhA Atmika sukha-zAMtidAyaka svAsa-prasvAsa ke lene meM hai, jihvA kI pavitratA AtmA-paramAtmA ke guNastavana meM hai, hRdaya kI zobhA anukUla-pratikUla prasaMgoM meM hita kA mArga cunane meM hai, bhujAoM kI zobhA zAMtarasa garbhita vIrarasa meM hai, hastayugala kI zobhA pAtradAna dene meM, jagata ke jIvoM ko abhayadAna dene meM aura vItarAgatA ke poSaka vacanoM ko likhane Adi meM hai, udara kI gaMbhIratA AtmahitakAraka guNoM ko saMgrahIta karane meM hai, pITha kI zobhA pratikUlatA ke samUha meM bhI dharma ke mArga meM sumerusamAna dRr3ha - acala rahane meM hai|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 13 jIvoM kI yaha jar3amaya deha rogoM se grasita hai, samasta azucitA kI khAna hai, kAgaja kI jhopar3I ke samAna kSaNa meM ur3a jAnevAlI hone se anitya hai aura pratisamaya mRtyu ke sanmukha agrasara hai, parantu mahApuruSoM kA jJAnAnaMdamayI vigraha ( deha ) hone se zAzvata evaM akSaya hai, samasta pavitratAoM se nirmita hai, caitanyamayI guNoM kA niketana hai, usakI upAsanA jo bhavyottama karate haiM, ve alpakAla meM guNanidhAna azarIrI siddhatvapane ko prApta hote haiN| I paMcama parama pAriNAmika bhAva ko bhajakara, paMcaparameSThI kA smaraNa karake, paMcendriyoM para vijaya prApta karake, paMca parAvartana kA abhAva karake, paMcamagati ko prApta zrI jambUsvAmI kA yaha uttama caritra hai isa uttama kathA ke sunane se yA par3hane se manuSyoM ko jo sukha utpanna hotA hai, vahI buddhimAna manuSyoM kA svArtha Atmaprayojana hai tathA yahI sAtizaya puNya upArjana kA kAraNa hai| zrI vardhamAna jinendra kI divyadhvani meM AyA huA, zrI indrabhUti gautama gaNadhara ke dvArA pratipAdita kiyA gayA tathA sudharmAcArya Adi AcArya paramparA se calA AyA yaha caritra hai| ise hI Agama ke AdhAra se pAMDe zrI rAjamalajI ne saMskRta padya meM racA, usakA hindI anuvAda bra. zItalaprasAdajI kRta hai, usI ke AdhAra se prastuta caritra racA jA rahA hai| - [ apane kathAnAyaka zrI jambUsvAmI kA bhUtakAla yahIM se prAraMbha hotA hai| ise par3hate hI hama yaha mahasUsa kareMge ki dharmAtmAoM ke sAtha dharma kI zItala chAyA meM panapane vAlA puNya bhI apanI chaTA bikheratA hI rahatA hai, kyoMki puNya aura pavitratA kA apUrva saMgama sthAna dharmAtmA hI huA karate haiN| jisa prakAra yuddhakSetra meM lakSmaNa ko zakti laga jAne se ve nisceta ho gaye the, usa samaya vizalyA ke praveza hote hI mUrchA Adi saMkaToM ne astAcala kI rAha grahaNa kara lI thii| usI prakAra bhAvI dharmAtmAoM ke avatarita hone ke pahale hI pApa evaM duHkha-dAridrya bhI astAcala kI ora gamana karane laga jAte haiN| caliye, hama usa nagarI evaM nagaravAsiyoM ke puNya kI chaTA kA avalokana kareM / ]

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bharatakSetra kA magadhadeza jisa bharatakSetra kA hama avalokana karane jA rahe haiM, usameM eka magadha nAma kA prasiddha deza hai| usa deza kI prajA bhoga-saMpadAoM se sadA prasanna ho nitya utsava kiyA karatI rahatI hai| vahA~ meghoM kI sadA prasannatA rahatI hai arthAt yogya samaya para yathAyogya varSA huA karatI hai| na ativRSTi hotI hai aura na anAvRSTi tathA anIti ke pracAra se bhI vaha deza zUnya hai| rAjAoM dvArA prajA bhI kara se mukta hone ke kAraNa bAdhArahita hai| vahA~ sadA sukAla vartatA hai| vahA~ ke kheta evaM vRkSa sadA dhAnya evaM phaloM ko pradAna karate rahate haiN| jaise - guNavAna jJAnIjana bhavyoM ke hRdaya ko AnaMdadAyinI vItarAgatA kI saurabha sadA dete rahate haiM, vaise hI mAno vahA~ ke vRkSa phaloM se lade hue namrIbhUta ho jagatajanoM kI kSudhA zamana karane ke lie preraNA karate rahate haiM, tathA puSpa bhI maMda-maMda sugaMdha mahakAte rahate haiM, pathikagaNa bhI manamohaka vRkSoM kI zItala chAyA kA AnaMda lAbha prApta karate haiN| vahA~ ke kUpa aura sarovara jala se bhare hue hone se manuSyoM ke AtApa ko harate rahate haiN| nirmala evaM zItala jala se bharapUra vApikAe~ manuSyoM ko unakI tRSA bujhAne ke liye AhvAna karatI haiM tathA unake taToM para sthita vRkSa apanI chAyA se sUryakRta AtApa ko harate haiN| usa deza kI nadiyA~ apanI kalarava dhvani se yukta jalarAzi se paripUrNa apanI Ter3hI-mer3hI gati se dUra taka baha rahI haiM, jisase manuSya evaM pazu-pakSI apanI pyAsa kI tRpti kA lAbha uThAte haiN| jhIloM ke taToM para haMsa kamala kI daMDI ke sAtha kallola kara rahe haiN| vanoM meM bar3e-bar3e malla hAthI vicara rahe haiN| vahA~ bar3e-bar3e skaMdhadhArI dRr3ha vRSabha, jinake sIMgoM meM kardama lagA huA hai, ve thala-kamaloM ko dekhakara pRthvI ko khodate rahate haiN| usa deza meM svargapurI samAna nagara haiM, kurukSetra samAna caur3I sar3akeM haiM, svarga-vimAna samAna, sundara ghara haiM, devoM samAna prajA sukhapUrvaka vAsa karatI huI zobhAyamAna ho rahI hai|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra usa deza meM kahIM bhI AjJA-bhaMga evaM AtaMka-upadrava kA leza bhI nahIM hai| hA~, yadi kahIM bhaMga dIkhane meM AtA hai to jala taraMgoM meM hI dIkhatA hai| prajA madazUnya hai, yadi kahIM mada hai to hAthiyoM meM hai| prajA bhavabhIru, sarala aura nizchala hone se daMDa kahIM najara hI nahIM aataa| hA~! yadi daMDa kahIM dRSTigata hotA hai to rAjA ke chatra meN| sarovaroM meM to jala kA samUha hai, lekina koI nagara jalamagna nahIM hotaa| gAyeM Adi bhI yogya samaya para saMtAna janma kara manuSyoM ko dUdha dekara tRpta karatI haiN| magadhadeza kI nAriyA~ svabhAva se sarala evaM sundara haiM aura puruSa bhI svabhAva se catura haiN| deva-zAstra-guru kI pUjA Adi tathA pAtradAna Adi meM ati prItivaMta haiN| brahmacarya pAlane meM, vrata-upavAsa Adi karane meM zaktizAlI evaM rucivaMta haiN| ityAdi aneka prakAra kI vizeSatAoM se yukta haiN| isase yaha vidita hotA hai ki zrAvakoM meM zrAvakocita SaTkarma evaM dharma ke pracAra-prasAra kA kArya anAdi se calA A rahA hai| dharmanagarI rAjagRhI isI magadha deza ke eka bhAga meM rAjagRhI nagarI zobhAyamAna hai| jahA~ ke prAsAdoM para tapAye hue suvarNa ke samAna kalaza camakate haiM aura rAjasubhaTa indroM ke samAna zobhate haiN| nagaravAsiyoM ko kalazoM kI camaka meM aisI bhrAMti ho jAyA karatI hai ki mAno AkAza meM candramA camaka rahe hoN| vahA~ zikharabaMdI gaganacumbI jinAlaya evaM una para laharAtI huI patAkAyeM mAno jagatajana ko dharma-upAsanA ke liye AhvAhana kara rahI haiN| vahA~ ke mahala aura unakI khir3akiyoM evaM jharokhoM meM se bAhara kI chaTA ko nirakhane vAlI mahilAyeM aisI zobhita ho rahI haiM, jaise sarovara kamaloM se zobhatA hai| jisaprakAra jinendra bhagavAna ke teja ke sAmane karor3oM sUrya bhI zaramA jAte haiM, usIprakAra, svargaloka kI deviyA~ bhI rAjagRhI kI nAriyoM kI sundaratA ke sAmane zaramA jAtI hai| ityAdi aneka upamAyukta vaha nagara hai|

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ dharmaparAyaNa mahArAja zreNika vartamAna tIrthanAyaka zrI devAdhideva vIra prabhu ke caraNa-kamaloM se pavitra yaha rAjagRhI nagarI haiM, jisameM bhAvI tIrthaMkara zrI zreNika mahArAja apanI kuzAgra buddhi evaM dhArmika bhAvanAoM se yukta rAjya karate haiN| jinake caraNoM meM aneka bhUpAla natamastaka hote haiM tathA jinakA paudgalika deha aneka zubha lakSaNoM se yukta hai, jisakA varNana karanA kaThina hone para bhI sAmudrika zAstrajJAna ke mAdhyama se kucha lakSaNa kahe jAte haiN| zreNika rAjA rUpa, lAvaNya evaM saundarya sampanna haiN| unakA mukha kamala-samAna hai aura vANI aisI madhura evaM sAragarbhita hai mAno sarasvatI hI ho, bhramara samAna netra jinamudrA se alaMkRta haiM arthAt unake netra jinadeva ko hI mukhyarUpa se apanA viSaya banAte haiN| jo svayaM guru nahIM, parantu guru samAna jagatajanoM ko sacce zAstroM ke avalokana kA pATha sikhAte haiN| jaise osa kI bUMda kamalapatra ke saMparka se motI kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letI hai, vaise hI rAjA ke kaMThahAra ke motI candramA kI camaka se bhI adhika zobhA ko dhAraNa kara rahe haiN| usase aisA pratIta ho rahA hai mAno rAjA kA caur3A evaM vizAla vakSasthala caMdana se surabhita sumerU parvata ke taTa ke samAna hai tathA usa para caMdramA kI cA~danI hI chAyI huI hai| merU-sama mukuTa se zobhAyamAna jinakA mastaka hai, nIlaparvata ke samAna jinake keza haiM tathA nAbhi ne bhI nadI ke Avarta samAna jahA~ gaMbhIratA dhAraNa kI hai, kamala maMDala svarNamaya kaTibaMdhoM se veSThita haiM aura donoM jaMghAe~ sthira gola evaM sugaMdhita haiM, unake paira raktAmarayukta komala haiM, jo jalakamala kI zobhA ko dhAraNa kiye hue haiN| rAjyasaMpadA unake sahavAsa se gauravAnvita hai aura rUpasaMpadA caMdramUrti samAna AnaMdadAyinI hai, unakA zAstrajJAna bhI zAzvata atIndriya AnaMda pradAtA hai, kyoMki buddhi kI pravINatA Agama jJAna se hI zobhA ko pAtI hai| jo AgamarUpI vAcaka se vAcya ko grahaNa kare vahI zabda, artha evaM padoM ke marma kA vettA hotA hai, tathA vinayavAna evaM jitendriyatA bhI rAjA meM apanA sthAna jamAye hue hai| mahArAja vidyA evaM kIrti ke anurAgI to haiM hI, paraMtu laukika vAditra-rasika bhI haiN| ve lakSmI samRddha to haiM hI tathA vidvAnoM dvArA mAnya arthAt vidvAna bhI unakI AjJA ko zirodhArya karate haiN|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra zreNika nRpa pratApazAlI hone se agnisama mAnakaSAya se dagdha abhimAnI zatru bhI unake sAmane Ate hI hima samAna ThaMr3e ho jAte haiM aura pravAhazAlI hone se bar3e-bar3e nRpa bhI kamala kI saurabha ko cUsane vAle bhauMroM ke samAna inake nikaTa A natamastaka ho nyAya-nIti evaM dharma kA rasapAna karate haiN| 17 [ Aiye ! aba hama isI nRpa ke mithyAbuddhi yukta bhUtakAla kA bhI saMkSipta avalokana kara leN| Agama evaM loka meM sarvatra yaha prasiddha hai ki " ajJAna samAna koI aura anarthakArI nahIM" / jisa abhiprAya arthAt mAnyatA kI viparItatA ne nigoda taka kI saira anaMtoM bAra karAI hai, usI kA eka namUnA pratyakSa bhI dekha leN| jisameM apane bauddha guruoM kI celanA dvArA kI gaI parIkSA ko apamAna samajhakara zreNika ne apane krodha kA upacAra zrI vItarAgI munirAja para upasarga karake kiyA thA / ] vaha prasaMga isaprakAra thA ki aneka nagara, parvata, vanAdi meM vihAra karate hue zrI yazodhara munirAja rAjagRhI nagarI ke parvata para pdhaare| ve vahA~ dhyAnamagna the ki usI samaya rAjA zreNika bhI vana kI chaTA dekhane ke lie ghUmate-ghUmate vahA~ phuNce| unheM dekhakara zreNika ko apane guruoM ke apamAna kA badalA lene kA bhAva ho gayA / rAjA ne vahIM kahIM mare hue sarpa ko munirAja ke Upara DAla diyA, jisase agaNita cIMTI Adi ho jAne se unake kATane kI pIr3A ko vItarAgI saMta ne sAmyabhAva se sahanakara usa para jaya prApta kI / usasamaya zreNika ne tIvra mithyAtva evaM ajJAnatA ke kAraNa sAtaveM naraka kI Ayu kA baMdha kiyA thaa| usI buddhimAna zreNika ne bAda meM kAlalabdhi aura samyak puruSArtha dvArA vizuddha bhAva ko dhAraNa kara zrI vardhamAna prabhu ke samavazaraNa meM samyak puruSArtha dvArA vizuddha bhAva ko dhAraNa kara kSAyika samyagdarzana ko prApta kiyaa| vahI rAjA zreNika kA jIva zIghra hI karmavana ko dagdha kara bhAvI utsarpiNI kAla meM zrI mahApadma nAma ke prathama tIrthaMkara hoNge| inhIM rAjA zreNika kI eka celanA nAmaka rAnI bhI hai, jo jainadharma parAyaNa, pativratA, vrata, zIla evaM samyagdarzana Adi guNoM se sampanna bhI hai| yadyapi zreNika rAjA ke aMtaHpura meM aneka rAniyA~

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ haiM, parantu rAnI celanA satyadharma kI upAsaka hone se rAjA ke prema kI sarvazreSTha pAtra hai| vaha rUpa, lAvaNya, yauvana Adi se yukta hone se kalpavRkSa samAna zobhatI hai| sadA jinadharma kI ArAdhanA se svayaM to AnaMdAmRta kA rasapAna karatI hI hai, parantu apane pati bauddhadharmI zreNika rAjA ko bhI jisane jina-dharma ke sanmukha kiyA hai| vipulAcala para vIra prabho! bhavya jIvoM ke saMdeha nivAraka zrI 108 pUjya sanmati (mahAvIra) munirAja aneka vana-upavana evaM parvatoM para vihAra karate hue rAjagRhI nagara ke vipulAcala parvata para A virAjamAna hue| pracura Atmika svasaMvedana kI ugratA meM vaizAkha zuklA dazamI ke zubha dina unheM kevalajJAna lakSmI udita huI, jisake zubha cihna svargapurI, madhyaloka Adi meM dUra-dUra taka udita ho gaye arthAt svargavAsI devoM ke vimAnoM meM kSubhita samudra ke zabdoM ke samAna ghaMTanAda hone lagA; jyotiSI devoM ke vimAnoM meM siMhanAda guMjAyamAna hone lagA, jisase airAvata hAthI kA mada bhI galita ho gayA; vyaMtara devoM ke nivAsa sthAnoM meM meghoM kI garjanA ko bhI dabA denevAle duMdubhi bAjoM ke zabda hone lage aura dharaNendroM va bhavanavAsI devoM ke bhavanoM meM madhura dhvanimaya zaMkhoM kI mahAna dhvaniyA~ hone lgiiN| ___caturnikAya devoM ne jaba ye dhvaniyA~ sunI, taba unane apane avadhijJAna se yaha jAna liyA ki pUjya zrI sanmati munirAja ko kevalajJAna sUrya udita huA hai, isIkAraNa hama logoM ke Asana kaMpAyamAna ho rahe haiN| tabhI devoM ne apane-apane siMhAsana se uThakara sAta kadama Age jAkara kevalajJAnI vIra prabhu ko namaskAra kiyaa| ve jaba vAtAvaraNa kI ora najareM daur3Ate haiM to unheM cAroM ora kI chaTA koI adbhuta evaM nirAlI hI dikhAI detI hai| manavAMchita siddhi ke dAtA kalpavRkSa sama vIraprabhu ko lakha kalpavRkSa bhI dolAyamAna hone lge| unase nirgata puSpoM kI varSA bhI kevalajJAnI prabhu ko pUjane lgii| megharAja mAno svaccha gagana se parAjita ho kahIM chipa gaye, jisase sarva dizAyeM apanI nirmalatA ko bikherane lgii| pRthvIrAja bhI kaMTaka evaM dhUla rahita ho gye| vAyumaMDala bhI

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19 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra maMda, sugaMdha, zItala evaM manabhAvanI bahAreM calAne lgaa| kevalajJAna rUpI pUrNa candramA ko pAkara tIna jagata rUpI samudra bhI AnaMda taraMgoM se pulakita ho gyaa| tabhI kevalI bhagavAna ke darzana-pUjana ke lie saudharma indra airAvata hAthI para ArUr3ha ho evaM anya sabhI indra aura devagaNa apanI-apanI yogya savAriyoM para ArUr3ha ho AkAza mArga se gamana karate hue zIghra hI prabhu ke nikaTa pahu~ce, saudharma indra kI AjJA se kubera ne zIghra bhavya evaM jagata ko Azcaryacakita kara dene vAle evaM isa bhUtala se pA~ca hajAra dhanuSa U~ce samavazaraNa kI racanA kii| indra Adi sabhI prabhu ke darzana karate hue prabhu kI jaya-jayakAra karane lage, vIra prabho kI jaya ho! mahAvIra prabho kI jaya ho! isake bAda sabhI apane-apane yogya koThoM meM baiTha gye| saudharma indra kA mana-cakora prabhu ke Antarika vaibhava - anaMta kevalajJAna, anaMta kevaladarzana, anaMta atIndriya sukha, anaMta vIrya, anaMta prabhutA, anaMta vibhutA, anaMta AnaMda, anaMta svacchatA, anaMta prakAza, anaMta IzvaratA Adi ko anumAna jJAna se tathA bAhya meM adbhuta puNya ke bhaMDAra zarIra ko dekha-dekhakara mana hI mana AnaMdita ho rahA hai| aho! yaha kaisI adbhuta racanA - mAno ise daivI zilpiyoM ne bar3I hI bhakti se alaukika rcaa| jaba prabhu hI alaukika haiM, taba unakA samavazaraNa bhI alaukika hI honA cAhie; jisameM aMtarikSa meM virAjamAna prabho! nabhamaMDala meM candra ke samAna zobha rahe haiM, unakA caitanyabimba to zarIra se bhinna nirAlA hI hai, parantu unakA deha bhI samavazaraNa vibhUti se atyanta bhinna nirAlA kA nirAlA hI rahatA hai| airAvata hAthI [saudharma indra jisa hAthI para ArUr3ha hokara Ate haiM, usakI kyA vizeSatA hai, usakA bhI thor3A-sA jJAna kara leM] saudharma indra jisa hAthI para caDhakara Ate haiM, vaha devaloka meM hI rahanevAle abhiyoga jAti kA deva hai, jo saudharma indra kI AjJA se apanI vikriyA dvArA hI ati manohara hAthI kA rUpa dhAraNa karake

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20 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ AtA hai| usake battIsa mukha hote haiM, eka-eka mukha meM ATha-ATha dA~ta hote haiM, eka-eka dA~ta para eka-eka kamalinI ke Azraya battIsa-battIsa kamala ke phUla hote hai| eka-eka kamala ke battIsa-battIsa patte hote haiM, una pratyeka pattoM para battIsa-battIsa devAMganAe~ nRtya karatI haiM, yaha dRzya adbhuta hotA hai - aisA airAvata hAthI hotA hai, jisapara ArUr3ha saudharma indra hotA hai, usake Age kinnara deviyA~ manohara kaMTha se zrI jinendradeva kA jayagAna karatI haiM, battIsa vyaMtarendra camara Dhorate rahate haiM, sira para manohara chatra hai, manohara zobhA dhAraNa karanevAlI apsarAyeM sAtha meM cala rahI hai| deva-deviyoM dvArA AkAza nIla-rakta Adi raMgoM se raMga-biraMgA rUpa dhAraNa kiye hue hai| devoM kA samUha trilokInAtha kI pUjana-sAmagrI liye hue prabhubhakti kI bhAvanA saMjoye hue AkAzamArga se gamana karatA huA A rahA thA, vaha aisA mAlUma par3atA hai ki mAno devoM ke samUha rUpI samudra meM aneka taraMgeM uTha rahI haiN| jinendra kA samavazaraNa ahaMta bhagavAna ke upadeza dene kI sabhA kA nAma samavazaraNa hai, jahA~ baiThakara tiryaMca, manuSya aura deva - puruSa va striyA~ sabhI unakI amRtavANI zravaNa kara apane karNa to tRpta karate hI haiM, paraMtu nija-svarUpa kI ArAdhanA karake mokSa kI taiyArI bhI karate haiN| isakI racanA vizeSa prakAra se deva loga karate haiN| isakI prathama sAta bhUmiyoM meM bar3I AkarSaka racanAe~, nATyazAlAe~, puSpa vATikAe~, vApikAyeM, caityavRkSa Adi hote haiN| mithyAdRSTi abhavyajana adhikatara isI ke dekhane meM ulajha jAte haiN| saccA zraddhAlu hI aSTabhUmi meM praveza kara sAkSAt bhagavAna ke darzanoM se tathA amRtavacanoM se apane netra, kAna va jIvana saphala karate haiN| nAma kI sArthakatA - isameM samasta sura aura asura Akara divyadhvani ke avasara kI pratIkSA karate hue baiThate haiM, isalie gaNadharAdi devoM ne isakA 'samavazaraNa' - aisA sArthaka nAma kahA hai| samavazaraNa meM anya zruta-kevalI Adi ke upadeza dene kA sthAna - bhavanabhUmi nAma kI saptama bhUmi meM stUpoM se Age eka

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21 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra patAkA lagI huI hai, usake Age 1000 khambhoM para khar3A huA 'mahodaya' nAma kA maNDapa hai, jisameM mUrtimAna zrutadevatA vidyamAna rahate haiN| usa zrutadevatA ko dAhine bhAga meM karake bahuzruta ke dhAraka aneka dhIra-vIra muniyoM se ghire zrutakevalI kalyANakArI zruta kA vyAkhyAna karate haiN| mahodaya maNDapa se Adhe vistAravAle cAra parivAra maMDapa aura haiM, jinameM kathA kahane vAle puruSa AkSepaNI Adi kathAe~ kahate rahate haiN| ina maMDapoM ke samIpa meM nAnA prakAra ke phuTakara sthAna bhI bane rahate haiM, jinameM baiThakara kevalajJAna Adi mahA RddhioM ke dhAraka RSi icchuka janoM ke lie unako iSTa vastuoM ke svarUpa kA nirUpaNa karate haiN| mithyAdRSTi abhavyajana zrImaNDapa ke bhItara nahIM jAte - samavazaraNa ke bAraha koThoM meM mithyAdRSTi abhavya aura asaMjJI jIva kadApi nahIM hote tathA anadhyavasAya se yukta, saMdeha se saMyukta aura vividha prakAra kI viparItatAoM se sahita jIva bhI nahIM hote haiN| yahI bAta harivaMzapurANa meM bhI kahI gaI hai ki saptamabhUmi meM aneka stUpa haiN| unameM sarvArthasiddhi nAma ke anekoM stUpa haiN| unake Age daidIpyamAna zikharoM se yukta bhavyakUTa nAma ke stUpa hote haiM, jinheM abhavya jIva nahIM dekha pAte haiN| samavazaraNa kA mAhAtmya - eka-eka samavazaraNa meM palya ke asaMkhyAtaveM bhAga pramANa vividha prakAra ke jIva jinadeva kI vaMdanA meM pravRtta hote hue sthita rahate haiN| yadyapi koThoM ke kSetra se jIvoM kA kSetraphala asaMkhyAtaguNA hai, tathApi jinadeva ke mAhAtmya se ve saba jIva eka-dUsare se aspRSTa rahate haiM, aura jinendradeva ke mAhAtmya se bAlaka prabhRti jIva praveza karane athavA nikalane meM antarmuharta kAla ke bhItara saMkhyAta yojana cale jAte haiM, isake atirikta kisI bhI jIva ko kabhI bhI koI prakAra kI bAdhAdi nahIM AtI arthAt AtaMka, roga, zoka, maraNa, utpatti, baira, kAmabAdhA tathA kSudhA, tRSA Adi nahIM hone se cAroM prakAra kA dAna prApta hotA hai| ve isaprakAra haiM - prabhu kI divyadezanA se jJAnadAna to milatA hI hai, vahA~ kisI ko roga nahIM hotA isalie auSadhadAna ho gayA, kSudhA-tRSA nahIM lagane se AhAradAna ho gayA aura kisI bhI prakAra kA bhaya na

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22 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ hone se abhayadAna ho gyaa| isa taraha cAroM dAna vahA~ prApta hote haiM / [ saudharma indra kI AjJA se kubera vikriyA ke dvArA sampUrNa tIrthaMkaroM ke samavazaraNa ko vicitra rUpa se racate haiM, yahA~ usakA bhI thor3A avalokana kara lenA ucita hai / ] samavazaraNa kI racanA 1. samavazaraNa ke svarUpa varNana meM 31 adhikAra hote haiM sAmAnyabhUmi, 2. sopAna, 3. vinyAsa, 4. vIthI, 5. dhUli sAla ( prathama koTa ), 6. caitya- prAsAda-bhUmiyA~, 7. nRtyazAlA, 8. mAnastambha, 9. vedI, 10. khAtikA - bhUmi, 11. dvitIya vedI, 12. latAbhUmi, 13. sAla (dvitIya koTa), 14. upavanabhUmi, 15. nRtyazAlA, 16. tRtIya vedI, 17. dhvaja - bhUmi, 18 sAla (tRtIya koTa), 19. kalpabhUmi, 20. nRtyazAlA, 21. caturtha vedI, 22. bhavana bhUmi, 23. stUpa, 24. sAla (caturtha koTa), 25. zrImaNDapa, 26. bAraha sabhAoM kI racanA, 27 paMcama vedI, 28. prathama pITha, 29. dvitIya pITha, 30. tRtIya pITha aura 31. gaMdhakuTI ye pRthak-pRthak ikatIsa adhikAra hote haiN| - samavazaraNa kI 'sAmAnyabhUmi gola hotI hai| usakI cAroM dizAoM meM deva, manuSya aura tiryaMcoM ko car3hane ke lie AkAza meM bIsa-bIsa hajAra svarNamayI sIr3hiyA~ (sopAna) hotI haiN| isameM cAra koTa, pA~ca vediyA~, inake bIca ATha bhUmiyA~ aura sarvatra pratyeka ke antara bhAga meM tIna pITha hote haiM, yaha usakA vinyAsa ( koToM Adi kA sAmAnya nirdeza) hai| pratyeka dizA ke sopAnoM se lekara aSTamabhUmi ke bhItara gaMdhakuTI kI prathama pITha taka eka-eka vIthI (sar3aka) hotI hai| vIthiyoM ke donoM pArzvabhAgoM meM vIthiyoM jitanI hI lambI do vediyA~ hotI haiN| AThoM bhUmiyoM ke mUla meM vajramaya kapAToM se suzobhita aura devoM, manuSyoM evaM tiryaMcoM ke saMcAra se yukta bahuta se toraNadvAra hote haiN| sarvaprathama 'dhUlisAla nAmaka prathama koTa hai| isakI cAroM dizAoM meM cAra toraNadvAra (gopura ) haiM / pratyeka gopura (dvAra) ke bAhara maMgaladravya, navanidhi va dhUpa putaliyA~ sthita haiN| pratyeka dvAra ke andara

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra donoM pArzvabhAgoM meM eka-eka nATyazAlA hai| jyotiSI deva ina dvAroM kI rakSA karate haiN| dhUlisAla koTa ke bhItara caitya-prAsAda-bhUmiyA~ haiN| jahA~ pA~ca-pA~ca prAsAdoM ke antarAla se eka-eka caityAlaya sthita hai| isa bhUmi ke bhItara pUrvokta cAra vIthiyoM ke pArzvabhAga meM nRtyazAlAe~ haiM, jinameM 32 raMgabhUmiyA~ haiN| pratyeka raMgabhUmi meM 32 bhavanavAsI kanyAyeM nRtya karatI haiN| prathama (caitya-prAsAda) bhUmi ke bahumadhya bhAga meM cAroM vIthiyoM ke bIcoMbIca gola 'mAnastambha bhUmi hai| isa prathama caitya-prAsAda-bhUmi se Age prathama vedI hai, jisakA sampUrNa kathana dhUlisAla koTa ke samAna jaannaa| isa vedI se Age dUsarI 1 khyatikA bhUmi hai, jisameM jala se pUrNa khAtikAe~ haiN| isase Age pUrva vedi sadRza hI 1dvitIya vedI hai| isake Age tIsarI 12latAbhUmi hai, jo aneka krIr3A-parvatoM va vApikAoM Adi se zobhita hai| isake Age dUsarA koTa (sAla) hai, jisakA varNana dhUlisAlavat hai, parantu yaha yakSadevoM se rakSita hai| isake Age cauthI "upavana nAma kI cauthI bhUmi hai, jo aneka prakAra ke vanoM, vApikAoM caitya vakSoM se zobhita hai| sabhI vanoM ke Azrita sabhI vIthiyoM ke donoM pArzvabhAgoM meM do, do (kula 16) "nRtyazAlAe~ hotI haiN| Adi vAlI (1 se lekara 8 taka kI) ATha nATyazAlAoM meM bhavanavAsI deva kanyAe~ aura usase Age (9 se lekara 16 taka) kI ATha nATayazAlAoM meM kalpavAsI devakanyAe~ nRtya karatI haiN| isake Age pUrva sadRza hI tIsarI vedI hai jo yakSadevoM se rakSita hai| isake Age pA~cavIM 17dhvajabhUmi hai, jisakI pratyeka dizA meM siMha, gaja Adi dasa cihnoM se cihnita dhvajAe~ haiN| pratyeka cihna vAlI 108 dhvajAe~ haiM aura pratyeka dhvajA anya 108 kSudra dhvajAoM se yukta hai| kula dhvajAe~ = (10 x 108 x 4) + (10 x 108 x 4 x 108) = 470880 haiN| __ isake Age "tRtIya koTa (sAla) hai, jisakA samasta varNana dhUlisAla koTa ke samAna hai| isake Age chaThavIM "kalpabhUmi hai, jo dasa prakAra ke kalpavRkSoM se tathA aneka vApikAoM, prAsAdoM, siddhArtha vRkSoM (caitya vRkSoM) se zobhita hai| kalpabhUmi ke donoM pArzvabhAgoM

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ meM pratyeka vIthI ke Azrita cAra-cAra (kula 16) 2degnRtyazAlAe~ haiN| yahA~ jyotiSI deva kanyAe~ nRtya karatI haiN| isake Age 2 cauthI vedI hai, jo bhavanavAsI devoM dvArA rakSita haiN| isake Age sAtavIM bhavanabhUmi haiM, jinameM dhvajA-patAkAyukta aneka bhavana haiN| isa bhavanabhUmi ke pArzvabhAgoM meM pratyeka vIthI ke madhya meM jinapratimAoM yukta nau-nau 23stUpa (kula 72 stUpa) haiN| isake Age "caturtha koTa (sAla) hai, jo kalpavAsI devoM dvArA rakSita hai| isake Age antima AThavIM 25zrImaNDapa bhUmi hai| isameM kula 16 solaha dIvAloM ke madhya 26bAraha koThe (sabhA) haiN| isa koThoM ke bhItara pUrvAdi pradakSiNa-krama se pRthak-pRthak bAraha gaNa baiThate haiN| una bAraha koThoM meM se prathama koThe meM akSINamahAnasika Rddhi tathA sarpirAstrava, kSIrAstrava evaM amRtAstrarUpa rasa-RddhiyoM ke dhAraka pUjya gaNadhara deva pramukha evaM anya munirAja baiThA karate haiN| sphaTikamaNimayI dIvAloM se vyavahita dUsare koThe meM kalpavAsinI deviyA~ evaM tIsare koThe meM atizaya vinamra pUjya AryikAe~ aura zrAvikAe~ baiTatI haiN| caturtha koThe meM paramabhakti se saMyukta jyotiSI devoM kI deviyA~ aura pA~caveM koThe meM vyantara devoM kI vinIta deviyA~ baiThatI haiN| chaThe koThe meM jinendradeva ke arcana meM kuzala bhavanavAsinI deviyA~ aura sAtaveM koThe meM dasa prakAra ke jinabhakta bhavanavAsI deva baiThate haiN| AThaveM koThe meM kinnarAdika ATha prakAra ke vyantaradeva aura navameM koThe meM jinendradeva meM mana ko nirviSTa karanevAle candra-sUryAdika jyotiSIdeva baiThate haiN| dasaveM koThe meM saudharma svarga se lekara acyutasvarga paryanta ke deva evaM unake indra tathA myArahaveM koThe meM cakravartI, mANDalika rAjA evaM anya manuSya baiThate haiM aura bArahaveM koThe meM hAthI, siMha, vyAghra aura hiraNAdika tiryaMca jIva baiThate haiN| inameM paraspara jAti-virodhI jIva pUrva vaira ko chor3akara zatru bhI uttama mitrabhAva se saMyukta hote inake anantara nirmala sphaTika pASANoM se viracita aura apane-apane caturtha koTa ke sadRza vistArAdi sahita pAMcavIM vedI hotI hai| isake Age vaiDUrya-maNiyoM se nirmita 25prathama pITha hai, isa pITha kI U~cAI apane-apane mAnastambhAdi kI U~cAI sadRza hai| isa pITha

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 25 ke Upara bAraha koThoM meM se pratyeka koThe ke praveza dvAra meM evaM cAroM vIthiyoM ke sammukha solaha-solaha sopAna hote haiN| pITha kI paridhi kA pramANa apane-apane vistAra se tiguNA hotA hai, yaha pIThikA uttama ratnoM se nirmita evaM anupama ramaNIya zobhA se sampanna hotI hai| cUr3I sadRza gola tathA nAnA prakAra ke pUjA-dravya evaM maMgaladravyoM sahita isa pITha para cAroM dizAoM meM dharmacakra ko sira para rakhe hue yakSendra sthita haiN| pUrvokta gaNadhara devAdika bAraha gaNa usa pITha para car3hakara aura tIna pradakSiNA dekara bAra-bAra jinendradeva kI pUjA karate haiM tathA saikar3oM stutiyoM dvArA kIrtana kara karmoM kI asaMkhyAta guNazreNI rUpa nirjarA karake prasannacitta hote hue apane-apane koThoM meM praveza karate haiM arthAt apane-apane koThoM me baiTha jAte haiN| [isa prathama pITha ke Upara Age koI bhI deva, manuSya, tiryaMca Adi nahIM jaate| prathama pITha ke Upara 29dvitIya pITha hotA hai| usa svarNamayI pITha ke Upara car3hane ke lie cAroM dizAoM meM pA~ca varNa ke ratnoM se nirmita samAna AkAra vAle ATha-ATha sopAna hote haiN| isa pITha para siMha, baila, kamala, cakra, vastra, mAlA, garur3a aura hAthI ina cihnoM se yukta dhvajAe~ zobhAyamAna haiM tathA aSTa maMgaladravya, navanidhi, dhUpaghaTa Adi zobhita haiN| noTa :- ye dhUpaghaTa aise nahIM hote ki unameM agni ho aura usameM dhUpa DAlane se trasa-sthAvara jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI ho| ye to devopanIta haiM, inameM sugaMdha to hotI hai, parantu hiMsA raMcamAtra bhI nahIM hotI, isIprakAra puSpa bhI devopanIta hote haiM, vanaspatikAya ke nahIM haiM, jo unake tor3ane meM sthAvara jIvoM kI aura unameM rahanevAle trama jIvoM kI hiMsA ho| samavazaraNa meM hiMsA kA prazna hI nahIM uThatA, kyoMki saudharma indra vikriyA se cAhe jaisI racanA karavA sakatA hai, phira bhI hiMsA lezamAtra bhI nahIM hotii| puSpa, dIpa aura dhUpaghaTa kA varNana par3hakara hiMsAkAraka kriyAoM kA pracAra vItarAgadeva ke maMdira meM nahIM honA caahie| ___isa dvitIya pITha ke Upara vividha prakAra ke ratnoM se khacita 3degtRtIya pITha hotA hai| usakI U~cAI apanI dUsarI pIThikA ke sadRza hotI

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26 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ hai| isakA vistAra prathama pITha ke vistAra ke caturtha bhAga pramANa hotA hai aura tiguNe vistAra se kucha adhika isakI paridhi hotI hai| sUryamaNDala sadRza gola hotI hai| isa pITha para eka 3gaMdhakuTI hotI hai| yaha gaMdhakuTI cAmara, kiMkaNI, vandamAlA evaM hArAdika se ramaNIya, gozIra, malayacandana aura kAlAguru samAna dhUpoM kI sugaMdhase vyApta, prajvalita ratnadIpoM se yukta tathA nAcatI huI vicitra dhvajAoM kI paMktiyoM se saMyukta hotI hai| isa gaMdhakuTI kI caur3AI pacAsa dhanuSa pramANa hai aura U~cAI pacahattara dhanuSa pramANa hai| isa gaMdhakuTI ke madhya pAdapITha sahita uttama sphaTikamaNiyoM se nirmita evaM ghanTiyoM ke samUha se ramaNIya siMhAsana hotA hai| lokAloka ko prakAzita karane ke lie sUrya sadRza bhagavAna arahanta deva usa siMhAsana para AkAza meM cAra aMguta le antarAla se virAjamAna rahate haiN| [noTa :- samavazaraNa kA vistRta vivaraNa tiloyapaNNati grantha se tathA citrAdi se sahita vivaraNa jainendra siddhAnta koza bhAga 4 se jAnanA caahiye| jinendradeva cauMtIsa atizaya se yukta hote haiM, jinameM janma ke dasa atizaya to vidita haiM evaM gyAraha kevalajJAna ke atizaya hote haiM, jo isaprakAra haiM . (1) apane sthAna se cAroM dizAoM meM eka sau yojana paryaMta subhikSatA, (2) AkAzagamana, (3) ahiMsA (hiMsA kA abhAva), (4) svayaM bhojana nahIM karanA, (5) upasarga kA abhAva, (6) sabakI ora mukha karake sthita honA, (7) chAyA nahIM par3anA, (8) nirnimeSa dRSTi (9) vidyAoM kI IzatA, (10) zarIra meM nakha-keza kA na bar3hanA tathA (11) aThAraha mahA SA, sAta sau ladhu bhASA tathA aura bhI jo saMjJI jIvoM kI samasta akSara-anakSarAtmaka bhASAe~ haiM, unameM tAlu dA~ta oSTha aura kaNTha ke vyApAra se rahita eka sAtha svabhAvata: askhalita tathA anupama divyadhvani dvArA bhavyajanoM ko divya upadeza tInoM saMdhyA kAloM meM nava muhartoM taka nikalanA, jo eka yojana paryanta vistArita ho jAtI hai| isake atirikta indra cakravartI Adi ke Ane para asamaya meM bhI arthAt madhyarAtri meM bhI divyadhvani khira jAtI hai aura teraha atizaya devoM kRta hote haiN|

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27 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtoM ke aSTa prAtihArya bhI hote haiN| (1) tIrthaMkara prabhu ko jisa vRkSa ke nIce kevalajJAna lakSmI udita hotI hai, usa vRkSa kA nAma azokavRkSa hai, (zrI vIraprabhu ko jisa vRkSa ke nIce kaivalya pragaTa huA, usakA nAma loka meM zAlavRkSa honepara bhI vaha azokavRkSa hI kahalAtA hai)| jo laTakatI huI motiyoM kI mAlAoM, ghaMToM ke samUhoM se ramaNIya tathA pallavoM evaM puSpoM se jhukI huI zAkhAoM vAlA yaha azokavRkSa atyanta zobhAyamAna hotA hai| isa azokavRkSa ko dekhakara indra kA bhI citta apane udyAna-vanoM meM nahIM ramatA hai| (2) sira para tIna chatra (3) siMhAsana (4) bhaktiyukta gaNoM (dvAdaza gaNa) dvArA veSThita (5) dundubhi vAdya, (6) puSpavRSTi honA, (7) prabhAmaNDala aura (8) devoM ke hAthoM se jhulAye (Dhore) gae mRNAla, kundapuSpa, candramA evaM zaMkha jaise sapheda cauMsaTha cAmaroM se virAjamAna jinendrabhagavAna jayavanta hote haiN| aise muktipati tIrthaMkaroM ko merA namaskAra ho| zreNika ko samavazaraNa ke samAcAra __ aneka rAjAgaNoM se pUjya aise mahArAjA zreNika apanI rAjasabhA meM siMhAsana para AsIna haiN| jaise sumeru parvata se bahane vAle jharane sUrya kI kiraNoM se camacamAte haiM, vaise hI rAjA zreNika ke donoM ora duranevAle camara camacamA rahe haiN| tathA caMdramaMDala samAna sira para chatra zobha rahA hai| isI maMgalamayI belA meM rAjagRhI nagarI ke vipulAcalaparvata ko mahAmaMgalamayI zrI vIraprabhu ke samavazaraNa ne pavitra kiyaa| indra ne bhI pramudita citta se dvAdaza sabhAoM kI ratnamayI racanA karAke apane ko kRtArtha anubhava kiyaa| vipulAcala parvata ke udyAnoM meM chahoM RtuoM ke phalaphUla pragaTa hokara mAno prabhu kI pavitratA kA abhinandana kara tabhI vanapAla ne udyAna meM praveza kiyA, vahA~ koyala kI kUka sunakara vaha Azcaryacakita ho gayA, vRkSoM kI ora dekhate hI usakA vismaya dugunA ho gyaa| binA RtuoM ke samasta phalaphUloM ko dekhakara kise Azcarya nahIM hogA? taba phira vaha parvata kI ora dekhatA

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ hai to use bhavya samavazaraNa evaM usake madhya virAjamAna bhagavAna dikhe usane tatkAla hAtha jor3akara namaskAra kiyA aura zIghra hI zreSThatama phaloM ko cunakara mahArAjAdhirAja zreNika kI sevA meM prastuta huA tathA rAjA ko praNAma kara sabhI sundara phaloM ko samarpita karatA huA khar3A ho gyaa| mahArAja zreNika ne vanapAla se samasta Rtuo ke sundara-sundara phaloM ko pAkara Azcarya vyakta kiyA tathA usake prastuta hone kA kAraNa pUchA? taba vanapAla hAtha jor3akara rahane lagA - "he rAjan ! maiM eka AnaMdamayI samAcAra sunAne prastuta huA huuN| vaha samAcAra yaha hai ki maiMne apane hI netroM se pratyakSa eka AzcaryakArI dRzya dekhA hai, jisakA pUrNa varNana to maiM nahIM kara sakatA hU~, phira bhI kucha varNana avazya karatA huuN| he mahArAja ! aneka prakAra se vipulatA ko prApta isa vipulAcala parvata para maMgalamayI dezanA barasAtA huA zrI vIraprabhu kA samavazaraNa racA huA hai, jisakI zobhA adbhuta hai| usameM svargaloka ke devagaNa bhI natamastaka ho, bhaktivibhora ho prabhu kI sevA-upAsanA meM magna vanapAla se AnaMdamayI samAcAra sunakara rAjA ati hI AnaMdita huaa| siMhAsana se uThakara sAta kadama Age calakara prabhu ko parokSa namaskAra kiyA tathA usane usI samaya tatkAla hI bherI bajavAkara samasta nagaravAsiyoM ko utsAha sahita zrImajinendra mahAvIra prabhu ke darzanArtha calane kA samAcAra kahalA diyaa| zrI vIra prabhu ke vipulAcala para padhArane kA saMdeza zIghra hI sugaMdhita vAyu kI bhA~ti sampUrNa nagara meM phaila gyaa| sabhI nara-nArI zIghra hI svaccha vastroM ko dhAraNa kara hAthoM meM uttama-uttama dravyoM kI thAliyA~ lekara pulakita vadana cala diye| bhagavAna ke samavazaraNa ke pratApa se isa nagara meM koI rogI nahIM rahA, koI dIna-hIna aura daridrI nahIM rahA, durbhikSa to na jAne kahA~ calA gyaa| bhUmi svarga-samAna, kaMkar3a-kaMTaka rahita ho gii| maMda sugaMdhita vAyu calane lgii|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra mahArAjA zreNika bhI samasta iSTajanoM, zreSThajanoM evaM nagarajanoM ke sAtha zreSTha hAthI para AsIna ho dala-bala sahita zrI vIra prabhu ke darzanArtha vipulAcala kI ora cala rahe haiM, parantu ve Aja atyaMta Azcaryacakita haiM, unheM aisA laga rahA hai ki mAno unhoMne nagara evaM upavana prathama bAra hI dekhA ho| ve bAraMbAra vismaya pUrvaka mahAvata se pUchate haiM - "he mahAvata! tuma kauna se nagara meM le cala rahe ho? isa nagara ko to maiMne kabhI dekhA hI nahIM, itanI sugaMdhita vAyu kisa upavana se A rahI hai? yaha patha sphaTikamaNi ke samAna svaccha kyoM dikha rahA hai? ye pakSIgaNa pramudita ho madhura svara se gAyana kyoM kara rahe haiM? ye mayUragaNa asamaya meM hI AnaMda-vibhora ho nRtya kyoM kara rahe haiM? aho! yaha koyala kI mIThI madhura kUka kahA~ se A rahI hai? are! are! mahAvata! dekho to AmravRkSa pIThe, svAdiSTa evaM locanAnaMda AmoM ke gucchoM se zobha rahe haiM, are, cAroM ora chahoM RtuoM ke phala-phUla ? ye binA Rtu ke RturAja vasaMta kaise A gae ?" sabhI nagaravAsI bhI Azcaryacakita haiM, parantu rAjA ke sAtha-sAtha sabhI cala rahe haiN| mahAvata bhI socatA hai - "are! maiM kahIM anya rAste para to nahIM A gayA hU~? yaha saba kyA hai? aisA to maiMne bhI kabhI nahIM dekhaa|" mahAvata cAroM ora acchI taraha dekhatA hai, phira use aisA nirNaya hotA hai - "nahIM, nahIM, yahI satya mArga hai|" phira mahAvata rAjA ko kahatA hai - "he rAjan ! yaha vahI nagara evaM upavana hai, jahA~ Apa pratidina AyA karate haiN| Aja ye nagara evaM upavana bhI zrI vIraprabhu kI kevalya-lakSmI kA AnaMda se svAgata kara rahe haiM, isalie hI manamohaka hariyAlI phala-phUla evaM sabhI pakSIgaNa ekatrita hue haiN|" vana meM se vanarAja siMha, vAgha, hAthI, ghor3A, siyAra, cItA, vAnara Adi aura kUkara, billI, cUhA, sarpa, ajagara Adi sabhI jAti virodhI aura avirodhI thalacara pazu bhI vaira-virodha chor3akara zAMtabhAva se prabhu ke darzanArtha cale A rahe haiN| kAga, cir3iyA, mora, kabUtara, tItA Adi sabhI nabhacara pakSI bhI AnaMda se ur3ate hue prabhu ke

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ darzanArtha A rahe haiN| sabhI prANI atyaMta harSAyamAna haiN| prabhu kA kaivalya sabhI jIvoM ko nija kaivalya pragaTAne ke lie preraNA de rahA hai| "majantu nirbharamamI samameva lokA Alokamucchalati zAntarase smstaaH| AplAvya vibhramatiraskariNI bhareNa pronmanna eSa bhgvaanvbodhsindhuH|| he samasta loka ke prANiyoM! tuma vibhramarUpI parde ko samUlataH cIrakara pheMka do aura yaha jo zAMtarasa se labAlaba bharA jJAnasamudra bhagavAna AtmA hai, usameM acchI taraha sabhI ekasAtha hI Akara antarmagna ho jAo arthAt aba bAhara AnA hI nhiiN|" mAno yahI bAta dundubhivAdya nAma kA pratihArya bhI kaha rahA hai - "he jIvo! moha rahita hokara jinendra prabhu kI zaraNa meM jaao|" bhavya jIvoM ko aisA upadeza dene ke lie hI mAno devoM kA dundubhI bAjA gaMbhIra zabda karatA hai| dundubhI bAje ke gaMbhIra nAda kI preraNA se AkarSita hokara rAjA zreNika Adi bhI sabhI jana prabhu ke darzanArtha samavazaraNa meM pahu~ca cuke haiN| sabhI ne hAtha jor3akara, mastaka navAkara, bhaktibhAva se prabhu ko namaskAra kiyaa| tIna pradakSiNA dekara sabhI stuti kara rahe haiM - nAtha cidrUpa dikhAve re, parama dhruva dhyeya sikhAve re||ttek|| cetanabimba jinezvara svAmI, dhyAnamayI avikaaraa| darpaNa sama cetana paryaya guNa, dravya dikhaavnhaaraa|| isake bAda sabhI ne apane-apane sthAna para baiThakara prabhu kI divyadhyani zravaNa kii| phira zreNika rAjA ne hAtha jor3akara vinaya sahita gautama svAmI se kucha prazna pUche - "he guruvara! sAta tattvoM kA kyA svarUpa hai? dharma kise kahate haiM? usa dharma kI prApti kA kyA upAya hai?" taba cAra jJAna se suzobhita, aneka RddhiyoM ke adhipati evaM kSamA, zAMti, jJAna, vairAmya Adi guNoM ke dhAraka zrI gautama gaNadharadeva ne rAjA ke praznoM ke uttara svarUpa jIvAdi tattvoM ke svarUpa kA varNana kiyA - "he bhavyottama! tattva sAta hote haiM, jinake nAma isaprakAra haiM jIva tattva, ajIva tattva, Amrava tattva, baMdha tattva, saMvara tattva,

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31 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra aura mokSa tttv| inakA svarUpa kramaza: isaprakAra jAnanA nirjarA tattva cAhiye - jIva tattva :- chaha dravyoM ke samudAya svarUpa isa loka meM jo jJAna-darzana cetanA lakSaNa se lakSita hai, vaha jIva tattva hai| vaha sadA satsvarUpa asaMkhyAtapradezI anAdi-anaMta evaM anaMtaguNoM kA dhAraka hai| vaha paramArtha se caitanya, sukha, sattA aura avabodha prANoM se jItA hai aura vyavahAra se pA~ca indriyA~, tIna bala, Ayu aura zvAsocchavAsa - ina dasa prANoM se jItA hai, ise AtmA bhI kahate haiN| he zreNika ! aise nijAtmA kA hI Azraya lenA yogya hai| ajIva tattva :- jisameM jJAna-darzanAdi guNa nahIM pAye jAte, jo sadA pUrana-galana svabhAva vAlA tathA jisameM sparza, rasa, gaMdha, aura varNa pAye jAte haiM - aisA yaha pudgala dravya ajIva hai aura isake alAvA dharmAstikAya, adharmAstikAya, AkAzAstikAya evaM kAla - ye bhI acetana evaM amUrtika hone se ajIva tattva meM hI garbhita Asava-bandha tattva :- apane AtmasvabhAva ko bhUlakara jIva ne jo anAdi se moha-rAga-dveSa, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, hAsya, rati, arati, zoka, bhaya, jugucyA evaM vedAdi ke vikArI bhAva kiye haiM aura abhI bhI kara rahA hai, vahI Amrava tattva hai tathA ina vikArI bhAvoM ko acchA mAnakara unheM hI poSatA hai, unameM hI hitabuddhi karatA hai - yahI bandha tattva hai| ye hI jIva ko duHkharUpa haiM aura bhAvI duHkha ke kAraNa haiM, isalie budhajana inheM chor3a dete haiN| saMvara-nirjarA-mokSa tattva :- jo jIva apane jJAyaka svabhAva ko jAnakara, vikArI bhAvoM ko chor3akara apane meM ramatA hai - sthita hotA hai, use jo AMzika vItarAgI bhAva utpanna hotA hai, vahI saMvara tattva hai aura utpanna hue vItarAgI bhAvoM meM zuddhi kI vRddhi honA hI nirjarA tattva hai aura nijAtmA meM pUrNa ramanA arthAt pUrNa zuddhatA kA pragaTa honA evaM sampUrNa azuddhatA kA nAza honA hI mokSa tattva

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30 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ darzanArtha A rahe haiN| sabhI prANI atyaMta harSAyamAna haiN| prabhu kA kaivalya sabhI jIvoM ko nija kaivalya pragaTAne ke lie preraNA de rahA hai / " majjantu nirbharamamI samameva lokA Alokamucchalati zAntarase samastAH / AplAvya vibhramatiraskariNIM bhareNa pronmana eSa bhagavAnavabodhasindhuH // he samasta loka ke prANiyoM ! tuma vibhramarUpI parde ko samUlataH cIrakara pheMka do aura yaha jo zAMtarasa se labAlaba bharA jJAnasamudra bhagavAna AtmA hai, usameM acchI taraha sabhI ekasAtha hI Akara antarmana ho jAo arthAt aba bAhara AnA hI nahIM / " mAno yahI bAta dundubhivAdya nAma kA prAtihArya bhI kaha rahA hai " he jIvo ! moha rahita hokara jinendra prabhu kI zaraNa meM jAo / " bhavya jIvoM ko aisA upadeza dene ke lie hI mAno devoM kA dundubhI bAjA gaMbhIra zabda karatA hai / dundubhI bAje ke gaMbhIra nAda kI preraNA se AkarSita hokara rAjA zreNika Adi bhI sabhI jana prabhu ke darzanArtha samavazaraNa meM pahu~ca cuke haiN| sabhI ne hAtha jor3akara, mastaka navAkara, bhaktibhAva se prabhu ko namaskAra kiyaa| tIna pradakSiNA dekara sabhI stuti kara rahe haiM - nAtha cidrUpa dikhAve re, parama dhruva dhyeya sikhAve re // Teka // cetanabimba jinezvara svAmI, dhyAnamayI avikArA ! darpaNa sama cetana paryaya guNa, dravya dikhAvanahArA // isake bAda sabhI ne apane-apane sthAna para baiThakara prabhu kI divyadhyani zravaNa kii| phira zreNika rAjA ne hAtha jor3akara vinaya sahita gautama svAmI se kucha prazna pUche "he guruvara ! sAta tattvoM kA svarUpa hai ? dharma kise kahate haiM ? usa dharma kI prApti kA kyA upAya hai ?" kyA taba cAra jJAna se suzobhita, aneka RddhiyoM ke adhipati evaM kSamA, zAMti, jJAna, vairAgya Adi guNo ke dhAraka zrI gautama gaNadhara deva ne rAjA ke praznoM ke uttara svarUpa jIvAdi tattvoM ke svarUpa kA varNana kiyA "he bhavyottama ! tattva sAta hote haiM, jinake nAma isaprakAra haiM tava tattva, ajIva tattva, Asrava tattva, baMdha tattva, saMvara tattva,

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra nirjarA tattva aura mokSa tttv| inakA svarUpa kramaza: isaprakAra jAnanA cAhiye - jIva tattva :- chaha dravyoM ke samudAya svarUpa isa loka meM jo jJAna-darzana cetanA lakSaNa se lakSita hai, vaha jIva tattva hai| vaha sadA satsvarUpa asaMkhyAtapradezI anAdi-anaMta evaM anaMtaguNoM kA dhAraka hai| vaha paramArtha se caitanya, sukha, sattA aura avabodha prANoM se jItA hai aura vyavahAra se pA~ca indriyA~, tIna bala, Ayu aura zvAsocchavAsa - ina dasa prANoM se jItA hai, ise AtmA bhI kahate haiN| he zreNika ! aise nijAtmA kA hI Azraya lenA yogya hai| ajIva tattva :- jisameM jJAna-darzanAdi guNa nahIM pAye jAte, jo sadA pUrana-galana svabhAva vAlA tathA jisameM sparza, rasa, gaMdha, aura varNa pAye jAte haiM - aisA yaha pudgala dravya ajIva hai aura isake alAvA dharmAstikAya, adharmAstikAya, AkAzAstikAya evaM kAla - ye bhI acetana evaM amUrtika hone se ajIva tattva meM hI garbhita Amrava-bandha tattva :- apane AtmasvabhAva ko bhUlakara jIva ne jo anAdi se moha-rAga-dveSa, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, hAsya, rati, arati, zoka, bhaya, jugucyA evaM vedAdi ke vikArI bhAva kiye haiM aura abhI bhI kara rahA hai, vahI Asrava tattva hai tathA ina vikArI bhAvoM ko acchA mAnakara unheM hI poSatA hai, unameM hI hitabuddhi karatA hai - yahI bandha tattva hai| ye hI jIva ko du:kharUpa haiM aura bhAvI du:kha ke kAraNa haiM, isalie budhajana inheM chor3a dete haiN| saMvara-nirjarA-mokSa tattva :- jo jIva apane jJAyaka svabhAva ko jAnakara, vikArI bhAvoM ko chor3akara apane meM ramatA hai - sthita hotA hai, use jo AMzika vItarAgI bhAva utpanna hotA hai, vahIM saMvara tattva hai aura utpanna hue vItarAgI bhAjoM meM zuddhi kI vRddhi holA hI nirjarA tattva hai aura nijAtmA meM pUrNa ramanA arthAt pUrNa zuddhatA kA pragaTa honA evaM sampUrNa azuddhatA kA nAza honA hI mokSa tatva hai|

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ - ina tattvoM kA bhAva sahita zraddhAna karanA hI samyagdarzana hai| kahA bhI hai - / tatvArthazraddhAnaM samyagdarzanam / jo jIva isaprakAra ke zraddhAna- jJAna sahita vrata-tapa arthAt nijasvarUpa meM vizrAMtirUpa tapAdi karatA hai, vahI samyakcAritra hai / samyagdarzana samyagjJAna aura samyak cAritra ina tInoM kI ekatA hI mokSamArga hai aura yahI dharma hai jo ki moha-kSobha - vihIna nija AtmA kA pariNAma hai| isI mokSamArga para calakara anaMta jIvoM ne mokSa prApta kiyA hai| tInakAla aura tInaloka meM yahI ekamAtra upAya hai / " 32 pdd'aa| isa prakAra zrI gautamasvAmI dvArA tattvoM kA evaM mokSamArga Adi dharma kA svarUpa samajhakara zreNika rAjA ati prasanna hue| itane meM hI AkAza se adbhuta tejayukta koI padArtha nIce utaratA huA dikhAI mAno sUryabimba hI apanA dUsarA vaha aisA camaka rahA thA, rUpa banAkara pRthvItala para zrI vItarAga prabhu ke darzana ke liye A rahA ho| sabhI usa teja ko dekha to rahe haiM, magara kucha samajha nahIM pA rahe haiM, isalie usI ke saMbaMdha meM sabhI jana Apasa meM eka-dUsare se pUchane lage "ye kyA hai ? ye kyA hai ?" isIprakAra kA prazna zreNika rAjA ke andara bhI utpanna hone se ve apanI jijJAsA zAMta karane hetu hAtha jor3akara vinayasahita zrI gautamasvAmI guruvara se pUchane lage " he guruvara ! yaha teja kisa cIja kA hai, jo AkAza mArga se gamana karatA huA pRthvItala para A rahA hai ? isake akasmAt Ane kA kyA kAraNa hai ?" - bole guruvara "he rAjan ! yaha teja mahARddhidhArI vidyunmAlI nAma ke deva kA hai| dharma meM anurAga hone se yaha apanI cAroM deviyoM sahita zrI vIraprabhu kI vaMdanA ke lie pRthvItala para calA A rahA hai| yaha bhavyAtmA Aja se sAtaveM dina svarga se cayakara mAnavaparyAya ko dhAraNa karegA tathA isI manuSyaparyAya meM apanI ArAdhanA ko pUrNa karake mokSasukha ko prApta karegA / - zrI gautamasvAmI ke mukha se ula tejamayI deva kA svarUpa jAnakara zreNika rAjA kA hRdaya eka ora to usa ArAdhaka kI bAta sunakara pramudita ho uThA, dUsarI ora devoM kI aMtima chaha mAha meM kyA sthiti hotI hai, usa bAta ko yAda karake stabdha ho gyaa| kucha

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra vicAra karane ke bAda rAjA ne aMjulI jor3akara pUchA - "he guruvara! kucha samaya pUrva hI maiMne zAstra meM par3hA thA ki devoM kI mRtyu ke chaha mAha pUrva unakI mAlA murajhA jAtI hai, zarIra kAMtihIna ho jAtA hai, kalpavRkSoM kI jyoti maMda ho jAtI hai; parantu he nAtha! isa deva ke to ye kucha cihna dikhAI hI nahIM dete| isakA kyA kAraNa hai?" zreNika rAjA ke andara utpanna hae saMzayarUpI aMdhakAra ko naSTa karanevAlI sahaja hI zrI vIra prabhu kI divyadhvani khirI - "he bhavya ! isa deva kA vRttAMta jagata ko AzcaryakArI evaM vairAgyotpAdaka hai| yaha deva isake bAda manuSyaparyAya ko dhAraNa karake kevalajJAna lekara aMtima kevalI banakara mukta dazA ko prApta kregaa|" zreNika - "he prabho! adbhuta daidIpyamAna teja ke dhArI isa pavitrAtmA deva kI pUrva bhavoM kI sAdhanA-ArAdhanA kA vRttAMta sunane kI mujhe jijJAsA utpanna huI hai| use batAkara hama para upakAra kiijie|" taba vIraprabhu kI divyadhvani khirI - bhAvadeva-bhavadeva brAhmaNa kI kathA dhana-dhAnya evaM suvarNAdi se pUrNa isa magadhadeza meM pUrvakAla meM eka vardhamAna nAma kA nagara thA, jo vana, upavana, koTa evaM khAiyoM se yukta aura atyanta zobhanIya thaa| usI nagara meM vedoM ke jJAtA aneka brAhmaNa loga rahate the, jo puNya-prApti hetu yajJa meM pazu Adi kI bali car3hAte the| unhIM meM eka Aryavasu nAma kA brAhmaNa bhI thA, vaha bhI dharma-karma meM pravINa thaa| usakI somazarmA nAma kI patnI thI, jo sItA ke samAna suzIla evaM pativratA thii| usake bhAvadeva aura bhavadeva nAma ke do putra the, jo candra-sUrya ke samAna zobhate the| jAti se brAhmaNa hone ke kAraNa unhoMne veda, zAstra, vyAkaraNa, vaidyaka, tarka, chanda, jyotiSa, saMgIta, kAvya-alaMkAra Adi vidyAoM meM kuzalatA prApta kara lI thii|| ___donoM hI bhAI jJAna-vijJAna evaM vAda-vivAda meM ati pravINa the aura jaise puNya ke sAtha indriya sukha kA prema hotA hai, vaise hI

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ donoM Apasa meM prItivaMta the| donoM hI sukhapUrvaka vRddhiMgata hote-hote kumAra avasthA ko prApta hue hI the ki pApodaya se unake pitA ko kuSTa roga ho gyaa| usake A~kha, nAka Adi aMga-upAMga galane lage, jisase vaha duHkha meM ati vyAkula ho gayA thaa| are, re! prANiyoM ko ajJAna ke samAna aura koI dUsarA duHkha nahIM hai| jJAna-netra banda hone se usane pazubali Adi vivekahIna kAryoM meM paMcendriya jIvoM ko vacanAtIta duHkha diye the, unakA phala tatkAla hI vaha bhogane lgaa| kisI bhI indriya kA viSaya-sevana acchA nhiiN| jaba nyAya-nIti se prApta ucita bhoga Adi kArya bhI pApabaMdha ke kAraNa hote haiM, taba bhalA pApoM meM masta hokara kiye gaye anucita kArya kahA~taka acche ho sakate haiM? isaliye jJAniyoM ne indriya-viSayoM ko saMsArasvarUpa tathA duHkhadAyaka jAnakara viSatulya tyAga hI diye| ye tyAgane yogya hI haiN| AtmA kA AnaMda nirvikArI hai, mokSasukha dAyaka haiM, isalie he bhavya ! usI dharmAmRta kA pAna kro| yaha manuSya ratna bAra-bAra milanA muzkila hai| manuSyabhava ko hArane kA kabhI vicAra bhI nahIM karanA caahie| itanA hone para bhI ajJAna-aMdhakAra se grasita vaha brAhmaNa vedanA se chuTakArA pAne se lie nitya hI apanA maraNa cAhane lagA, magara Ayu pUrNa hue binA maraNa kaise ho sakatA hai? maraNa na hone se vaha kITa-pataMga ke samAna svayaM agni kI citA meM girakara bhasma ho gyaa| pati-viyoga se pIr3ita usakI patnI somazarmA bhI usI citA meM jalakara bhasma ho gii| mAtA-pitA se rahita ve donoM bhAI mahAdu:khI ho gye| una donoM bAlakoM ke Upara saMkaToM kA pahAr3a TUTa par3A, ve zoka se saMtApita ho karuNA-utpAdaka vilApa karane lage, taba unheM unake parivArajanoM ne saMbodhana kara dhIraja ba~dhAyA, jisase ve donoM kucha sAvadhAna hue| usake bAda unhoMne apane mAtA-pitA ke usa kula meM jo-jo saMdhyA tarpaNa Adi kriyA-karma hote, unheM kiyaa| pazcAt apane gRhakArya Adi meM laga gaye tathA isIprakAra saMsArika kAryoM meM lage unako bahuta dina bIta gye| unake mahAbhAgya se usI nagara ke vana meM eka vItarAgI saMta zrI saudharmAcArya yogirAja padhAre, jo sAkSAt dharma kI mUrti hI the|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 35 ve ratnatraya ke dhArI, bAhyAbhyaMtara sabhI prakAra ke parigraha ke tyAgI, janme hue bAlakavat nagna digambara rUpa ke dhArI evaM vrata-samitiyoM meM pUrNa nirdoSa AcaraNavaMta the| ve dayA, kSamA, zAMti Adi guNoM se vibhUSita the| ve ekAMta matoM ke khaNDana karanevAle evaM syAdvAda vidyA ke dhArI the| ve upasarga-parISahoM para jaya prApta karanevAle evaM taparUpI dhana se alaMkRta the| aise aneka guNa yukta ve AcArya ATha muniyoM ke saMgha sahita vana meM A virAjamAna hue| aho! munirAjoM kA svarUpa kitanA alaukika hai| vItarAgI saMtoM kA svarUpa aisA hI hotA hai| vahA~ pUjyavara saudharmAcAryajI kA jagatajana ko hitakara, vairAgyavarddhaka aura AnaMdamayI dharmopadeza ho rahA hai| 'calU~, maiM bhI dharmAmRta kA pAna karU~" - isa prakAra vicAra karake bhAvadeva brAhmaNa vana ke lie cala diyA tathA zIghra hI vana meM pahu~ca kara AcAryadeva ko namaskAra kara vahIM baiTha gyaa| zrI saudharmAcAryajI kA dharmopadeza he bhavya jIvoM! isa saMsAra meM sabhI prANI dharma se anabhijJa hone se du:khI haiN| cAroM gatiyoM meM prAya: sabhI jIva AtmArAdhanA se vimukha hokara moha, rAga, dveSa meM kuzalatA ke kAraNa dAruNa duHkha se duHkhI haiN| saMyogoM kI anukUlatA sukha kA kAraNa nahIM aura saMyogoM kA viyoga duHkha kA kAraNa nahIM hai| AtmA meM zarIra, mana, vANI aura indriyA~ nahIM haiM, bhoga aura upabhoga bhI nahIM hai| zarIrAdika svayaM sukha se rahita haiM, unameM sukha kI kalpanA se sukhamayI nijAtmA ko bhUlakara, indriyoM aura unake viSayoM ko iSTa-aniSTa mAnakara, sukha se bahuta dUra ho anAdi se yaha AtmA varta rahA hai| he Atman ! tuma svayaM jJAna-AnaMdamayI vastu ho, nijAtmA ko zAzvata sukhamayI vastu mAno aura atIndriya AnaMda kA bhoga kro| ina anitya vastuoM meM nitya kI kalpanA se, durgati ke kAraNabhUta mithyAtvAdi bhAvoM meM sugati ke bhrama se, he Atman! tuma jhapaTTe kyoM mAra rahe ho? he jIva! tU sukhAbhAsoM meM sukha ke bhrama se bhUlA hai| terA saccA sukha to tere meM hI hai aura nija ke Azraya se utpanna hone vAlA ratnatraya hI dharma hai| isalie apanI ArAdhanA

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ kara! apanI prabhutA ko tU dekha! usakA vizvAsa karake usameM hI lIna ho jA! ityAdi aneka prakAra se AcAryadeva se jJAnAmRta kA pAna kara bhAvadeva pratibodha ko prApta huaa| use aba zIghra hI isa parama pavitra dharma ko dhAraNa karane kI bhAvanA jAga raThI saMsAra se virakta bhAvadeva kI munidIkSA AcAryavara kA bhavatApa-nAzaka aura anaMta-sukhadAyaka upadeza zravaNa kara bhAvadeva brAhmaNa kA hRdaya bhava aura bhava ke bhAvoM se kA~pa utthaa| usake hRdaya meM saMsAra, deha, bhAgoM ke prati udAsInatA chA gii| mana-mayUra to vairAgyarasa meM hiloreM lene lgaa| aba use eka kSaNa bhI isa saMsAra meM nahIM rucatA thaa| vaha avilaMba zrI saudharmAcArya guruvara ke nikaTa jAkara vinaya se hAtha jor3akara mastaka navAkara prArthanA karane lagA . "he guruvara! mujhe parama AnaMdadAyinI bhagavatI jinadIkSA dekara anugRhIta kiijie| he svAmin ! maiM bhavasamudra meM DUba rahA hU~, ratnatraya kA dAna dekara Apa merI rakSA kiijie| aba mujhe mokSa kA AnaMdamayI avinAzI sukha caahie| ina sukhAbhAsoM meM kabhI sacce sukha kI parachAI bhI mujhe nahIM milii| isalie he prabho! maiM sarva parigraha evaM sarva sAvadha kA tyAga karake AkiMcanyatva prApta karanA cAhatA haiN| isameM hI mujhe saccA sukha bhAsita ho rahA hai|" ___ bhAvadeva brAhmaNa ke bhAvoM ko dekhakara evaM zAMti kI pipAsA bhare vacanoM ko sunakara zrI saudharmAcArya guruvara ne use jAti, kula Adi se pAtra jAnakara atIndriya AnaMda denevAlI aura saMsAra-dukhoM se mukti pradAna karanevAlI jainezvarI dIkSA dekara anugRhIta kiyaa| zrI bhAvadeva munirAja mukti kI saMginI jinadIkSA ko prApta kara atIndriya AnaMda kA rasAsvAdana karane lge| zarIra hone para bhI azarIrI dazA ko sAdhane lge| siddha prabhu se bAteM karane lge| A hA hA! calate-phirate siddha ke samAna unameM tIna kaSAya caukar3I ke abhAvarUpa akaSAyarasa AnaMdarasa- vairAgyarasa uchalane lgaa| svabhAva kI sAdhanA dekha vibhAva evaM karmabaMdhanoM ne astAcala kI rAha grahaNa kara lii| jisa samaya ho AtmadRSTi karma thara-thara kA~pate haiN| svabhAva kI ekAgratA lakha chor3a khuda hI bhAgate haiN|

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37 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra saMyama kI saMbhAla karate hue yogIrAja zrI bhAvadevajI isa pRthvItala para IryAsamiti pUrvaka, guNoM ke nidhAna guruvara ke sAtha hI vihAra karane lge| sukha-duHkha ke prasaMgoM meM samatAbhAvapUrvaka kabhI AtmadhyAna, to kabhI svAdhyAya meM rata ho vicaraNa karane lge| ni:saMgI AtmA kI niHzalya ho samyak prakAra se ArAdhanA karane lage, saMtoM kI aMtarbAhya sahaja dazA ko nimna prakAra se kahA jA sakatA hai| viSayasukha viraktAH zuddhatatvAnuraktA: tapasi niratacittA: shaastrsNghaatmttaaH| guNamaNigaNayuktAH sarvasaMkalpamuktAH kathamabhRtavadhUTIvallabhA na syureteH|| jo viSayasukha se virakta haiM, zuddha tattva meM anurakta haiM, tapa meM lIna jinakA citta hai, zAstrasamUha meM jo matta haiM, guNarUpI maNiyoM ke samudAya se yukta haiM aura sarva saMkalpoM se mukta haiM, ve muktisundarI ke vallabha kyoM na hoMge? avazya hI hoNge| ____ guNanidhi guruvara ke upadeza se nija parama-brahma bhagavAna AtmA ko dekhakara bhAvadeva mahArAja ko andara meM dhruvadhAma dhyeya kI dhuna laga gii| usa dhuna hI dhuna meM ve ugra tapa tapane lge| pazcAt savikalpa dazA meM Akara ve vicArate haiM ki - svAdhyAyadhyAnamaikAgrayaM dhyAyaniha nirNtrm| zabdabrahmamayaM tatvamabhyasan vinyaantH|| ____ maiM dhanya hU~, kRtArtha hU~, bhAgyavAna hU~, avazya hI maiM bhavasAgara se tiranevAlA hU~, jo maiMne isa uttama jainadharma kA lAbha prApta kiyA aneka vana, upavana, parvatoM meM saMyama kI sAdhanA karate hue evaM dharmAmRta kI varSA karate hue zrI saudharmAcAryajI saMgha sahita vihAra karate-karate kucha samaya bAda vardhamAnapura (zrI bhAvadeva munirAja ke nagara) meM punaH pdhaare| sva-para ke hita meM tatpara, zAMta, prazAMta rasa meM tallIna bhAvadeva munirAja ko vahA~ apane gRhasthadazA ke choTe bhAI bhavadeva ko saMbodhita kara kalyANa mArga meM lagAne kA vicAra aayaa| bhavadeva brAhmaNa usa nagara kA prasiddha khyAti-prApta vyakti thA, parantu

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38 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ viSayoM kI A~dhI usa para apanA raMga jamAye huI thii| lekina haThagrAhI, ekAMtamatoM ke zAstroM meM pAraMgata, AtmahitakArI yathArtha bodha se vimukha bhavadeva kI bhavyatA kA pAka arthAt yathArtha bodha prApti kI kAlalabdhi bhI aba ati hI nikaTa A gaI thii| bhavi bhAgana vaca joge vasAya, tuma dhvani hai suni vibhrama nsaay| "nagara ke vana meM zrI saudharmAcArya saMgha sahita padhAre hue haiM" - yaha samAcAra vAyuvega ke samAna sArI vardhamAnapurI meM phaila gyaa| isaliye cAroM ora se nara-nAriyoM kA samudAya munivaroM ke darzanArtha umar3a pdd'aa| bhavadeva ko bhI yaha zubha samAcAra jJAta huA ki munivara-vRndoM ke saMgha meM mere bar3e bhrAtA zrI bhAvadeva munirAja bhI padhAre hue haiN| apane bhAI evaM gurujanoM ke darzanoM kI ati tIvra bhAvanA hone para bhI vaha svayaM ke vivAha kArya meM vyasta hone se vahA~ nahIM jA pAyA, parantu jaise vIraprabhu ko siMha ke bhava meM use saMbodhana karane hetu AkAzamArga se do cAraNaRddhidhArI munivaroM kA Agamana huA thA, usItaraha bhavadeva ke sAtha bhI aisA banAva banA ki - zrI bhAvadeva munirAja caryA hetu nagara meM padhAre, usIsamaya bhavadeva ko unake darzana kA lAbha anAyAsa hI prApta ho gyaa| bhavadeva to Azcaryacakita ho munivara kI prazAMta rasa jharatI vItarAgI mudrA ko nirnimeSa dekhatA hI rhaa| yadyapi usake hRdaya meM jo jinadharma ke prati aprIti ke bhAva the, tathApi ve sabhI aise palAyamAna ho gaye jaise zItala vAyu (barasAtI havA) ke samparka se namaka pAnI kA rUpa dhAraNa kara baha jAyA karatA hai| vaha socatA hai ki "yaha koI camatkAra hai yA merI dRSTi meM kucha ho gayA hai, jo ye nagna puruSa itane AnaMdamaya saumya mudrAvaMta dikhAI de rahe haiM, jinake vadana para vastra kA eka tAnA-bAnA bhI nahIM, pAsa meM raMcamAtra bhI dhana-vaibhava nahIM, una vanakhaMDoM ke vAsiyoM meM yaha zAMti kahA~ se A rahI hai ? bhUkha, pyAsa, ThaMDI, garmI, upasarga, parISahoM kI bAdhAoM ke madhya yaha kamala kaise khila rahA hai? paMca indriyoM ke bhoga-upabhogoM ke sAdhanoM ke abhAva meM ye sukha kI anubhUti kaisI? vrata, upAsanA, nIrasa AhAra Adi se isa vadana meM kuMdana samAna camaka kaise AI ?"

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra ityAdi aneka prakAra ke vicAroM se grasita mana ko usane satyatA kI khoja ke lie bAdhya kara hI diyaa| satya ke usa khojI ko aneka prakAra kI UhA-poha ke bAda satyatA kA rahasya hAtha laga hI gyaa| vaha satyatA thI jinazAsana evaM vItarAgabhAva kii| jinazAsana kI yathArthatA kA rahasya pAkara vaha mana hI mana ati prasanna ho munirAja ke caraNAravindoM meM natamastaka ho samIpa meM hI baiTha gyaa| jJAnapayonidhi munirAja zrI bhAvadeva ne usake antara kI bhAvanAoM ko, usakI udAsInatA garbhita prasannatA ko bhA~pa liyaa| usakI pAtratA munirAja ke khyAla meM A gaI, isalie unake mana meM usa parama sukhadAyaka Arhata dharma kA upadeza dene kA bhAva udita ho gyaa| bhAvadeva munivara dvArA vairAgI dharmavarSA he mRga! terI suvAsa se, vana huA ckcuur| kastUrI tujha pAsa meM, kyA DhU~r3hata hai dUra // he Atman ! tU isa deha meM rahakara bhI deha se bhinna eka AtmA hai| terA asaMkhyAtapradezI kSetra hai| tere eka-eka pradeza para anaMtAnaMta guNa bhare hue haiN| tU jJAna kA bhaMDAra hai, sukha kA khajAnA hai, AnaMda kA sAgara hai, usameM DUbakI lgaa| tU paMcendriyoM ke anaMta bAdhA sahita evaM anaMta ApattiyoM ke mUlabhUta ina viSayoM meM sukha kI kalpanA kara rahA hai, parantu jarA soca to sahI ki isa caturgati rUpa saMsAra meM anaMta kAla se bhramate-bhramate tUne inheM kaba nahIM bhogA hai ? inake bhoga kauna se zeSa rahe haiM, jo tUne nahIM bhoge hoM ? parantu Ajataka kyA kabhI eka kSaNa ke liye bhI inase sukha-zAMti pAI hai ? he bhavya ! parAdhInatA meM kahIM bhI, kisI ko bhI sukha kI gaMdha nahIM milI hai| yadi indriya-viSayoM meM sukha hotA to zrI zAMtinAtha, zrI kuMthunAtha aura zrI aranAtha bhagavAna to cakravartI, kAmadeva, aura tIrthaMkara tIna-tIna padavI ke dhAraka the, unheM kauna-sI kamI thI? phira bhI unhoMne indriya viSayoM ko evaM rAjyavaibhava ko gale hue tRNa ke samAna chor3akara AtmA ke sacce atIndriya sukha ko apnaayaa| isa zarIra rUpI kArAgRha meM phaMse hue prANiyoM ne isake nava maladvAroM

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40 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ se mala kA hI sRjana kara mala kA hI saMcaya kiyA hai| yaha deha mala se hI nirmita hai| usake bhogoM meM sukha kahA~ se AyegA ? nava mala dvAra baheM ghinakArI, nAma liye ghina AveM / yaha zarIra to apavitratA kI mUrti hai aura bhagavAna AtmA to sadA pavitratA kI mUrti hai| yaha deha to rogoM kA bhaMDAra hai aura bhagavAna AtmA to sadA jJAna- AnaMda kA niketana hai| yaha deha to kAgaja kI jhopar3I ke samAna kSaNa meM ur3a jAne vAlI hai aura bhagavAna AtmA to zAzvata cetana-bimba hai| isalie he sajjana ! tU ceta ! ceta !! aura sAvadhAna ho !!! bhoge he jIva ! tUne anekoM bAra svarga-naraka ke vAsoM ko prApta kiyaa| aura narakoM meM dasa hajAra varSa se lekara, kamraza: tetIsa sAgaropama kI sthiti ko prApta karake anekoM bAra vahA~ janma-maraNa kiye| vahA~ bhUmikRta evaM anya nArakiyoM dvArA diye gaye agaNita duHkha isItaraha ekendriya meM eka svAMsa meM aThAraha bAra janma-maraNa ke aparaMpAra akathita duHkha bhoge / aba to isa bhava- bhramaNa se virAma le ! yaha kAyA duHkha kI DherI hai| ye indriya ke kalpanAjanya sukha naraka- 5- nigoda ke anaMta duHkhoM ke kAraNa haiM / he budha! tU hI vicAra ki thor3e duHkha ke badale meM milanevAlA anaMta sukha zreSTha hai yA thor3e se kalpita sukhoM ke badale meM milane vAlA anaMta duHkha zreSTha hai ? nAma sukha anaMta duHkha, prema vahA~ vicitratA / nAma duHkha anaMta sukha, vahA~ rahI na mitratA // I he vatsa ! aisA sukha sadA hI tyAgane yogya hai ki jisake pIche anaMta duHkha bharA ho / zAzvata sukhamayI jJAyaka hI tumhArA pada hai 1 he bhAI! ye kAma - bhoga to aise haiM, jinakI zreSThajana sAdhujana svapna meM bhI icchA nahIM krte| bhogIjana bhI unheM bhogane para svataH hI glAni kA anubhava karate haiN| bhogane kI buddhi bhI svayaM mohAMdharUpa hai / jise zuddha jJAnAnaMdamaya AtmA nahIM suhAtA, vaha magnatApUrvaka bhogoM pravartatA hai, parantu he bhAI! vaha terA pada nahIM hai| vaha to apada hai, apada hai| isalie isa caitanyAmRta kA pAna karane yahA~ A ! yahI terA pada hai ! pada hai !!

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41 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra imi jAni Alasa hAni, sAhasa ThAni yaha zikha aadrau| jabalauM na roga jarA gahai, tabalauM jhaTiti nija hita krau||" - itanA kahakara bhAvadeva munirAja to vana meM cale gaye, parantu yahA~ munirAja ke mukhAraviMda se dharmAmRta kA pAna kara bhavadeva brAhmaNa ke andara saMsAra, deha, bhogoM ke prati kucha virakti ke bhAva jAgRta ho utthe| usane sakala saMyama dhAraNa karane kI bhAvanA hone para bhI usI dina vivAha hone se apane ko mahAvratoM ko dhAraNa karane meM asamartha jAna kara aNuvrata hI aMgIkAra kara liye| parama sukha dAtA jinamArga ko pAkara usake hRdaya meM munirAja ko AhAradAna dene kI bhAvanA jAga utthii| usane AhAradAna dene kI vidhi jJAta kI aura atithisaMvibhAga kI bhAvanA se AhAradAna ke samaya apane dvAra para dvArApekSaNa kara munirAja ke Agamana kI pratIkSA kara hI rahA thA ki saMyama hetu AhAracaryA ke liye munirAja nagara meM Ate dikhe| munirAja ko Ate dekha vaha navadhAbhaktipUrvaka bolA - ___"he svAmin ! namo'stu, namo'stu, namo'stu! atra, atra, atra ! tiSTho, tiSTho, tiSTho! manazuddhi, vacanazuddhi, kAyazuddhi ! AhAra-jala zuddha hai! - isaprakAra munirAja ko par3agAhana kara gRha-praveza karAyA, ucca Asana diyA evaM pAda-prakSAlana tathA pUjana karake AhAradAna diyaa| puNyodaya se use AhAradAna kA lAbha prApta ho gyaa| bhavadeva zrAvaka ke harSa kA aba koI pAra na rhaa| siddha-sadRza yatIzvara ko pAkara vaha apane ko kRtArtha samajhane lagA aura AnaMda-vibhora ho stuti karane lagA - dhanya munirAja hamAre haiM, aho! munirAja hamAre haiN||ttek|| dhanya munirAja kA ciMtana, dhanya munirAja kA gholn| dhanya munirAja kI samatA, dhanya munirAja kI thirtaa||1|| dhanya munirAja kA maMthana, dhanya munirAja kA jiivn| dhanya munirAja kI vibhutA, dhanya munirAja kI prbhutaa||2||

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42 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ AhAra lekara zrI bhAvadeva munirAja ne vana kI ora gamana kiyA jahA~ unake guruvara zrI saudharmAcAryajI virAja rahe the| IryAsamitipUrvaka yogIrAja gamana kara rahe haiM, unakI vinaya karane kI bhAvanA se bhare hRdaya vAle aneka nagaravAsiyoM ke sAtha bhavadeva zrAvaka zrI guruvara ko vana taka pahu~cAne ke bhAva se unake pIche-pIche cala rahA hai| kucha vyakti to thor3I dUra jAkara munirAja ko namaskAra kara vApisa apane-apane ghara ko lauTa Aye, magara bhavadeva socatA thA ki munirAja AjJA deMge, tabhI maiM jaauuNgaa| munirAja to kucha bhI bole binA AnaMda kI dhuna meM jhUlate-jhUlate Age bar3hate hI jA rahe the| bhavadeva socane lagA - "aba hama nagara se bahuta dUra A gaye haiM, isalie bhAI ko bacapana ke khelane-kUdane ke sthaloM kI yAda dilAU~, zAyada isase ve mujhe vApisa lauTane kI AjJA de deN|" avadeva bolA - "he prabho! hama donoM bacapana meM yahA~ krIr3A karane AyA karate the| yaha krIr3A-sthala apane nagara se kitanI dUra hai? yaha udyAna bhI kitanI dUra hai, jisameM hama geMda khelA karate the? yahA~ apane nagara kA kamaloM se suzobhita sarovara hai, jahA~ hama snAna kiyA karate the| yahA~ hama donoM mora kI dhvani sunane baiThA karate the|" ityAdi aneka prasaMgoM kI yAda dilAte hue vaha cala to rahA thA munirAja ke sAtha, magara apane hAtha meM ba~dhI kaMkaNa kI gA~Tha ko dekha-dekhakara usakA mana andara hI andara Akulita ho rahA thaa| usake paira mUrchita manuSya kI taraha lar3akhar3Ate hue par3a rahe the, usake netroM meM patnI kI hI chavi dikha rahI thI aura navIna vadhU nAgavasu kI yAda se usakA mukhakamala bhI murajhAyA jaisA ho gayA thaa| dUsarI ora usake mana meM anaMta sukhamaya vItarAgI saMtoM kA mArga bhI bhA to rahA hI thA, usakA mana bAraMbAra indriyasukha se vilakSaNa atIndriya sukha kA pracura svasaMvedana karane ke lie prerita ho rahA thaa| eka ora sAMsArika duHkhoM kI bhayaMkara gaharI khAI to dUsarI ora sAdi anaMta kAla ke lie Atmika anaMta AnaMda dikha rahA thaa|

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43 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra are! "kise apanAU~ - kise na apanAU~ ? maiM to sukha kA mArga hI apnaauuNgaa|" - isaprakAra vicAramagna bhavadeva duvidhA meM jhUla rahA thA - "are re! vaha nAgavastu kyA socegI? usake Upara kyA bIta rahI hogI? kyA eka niraparAdhI ke sAtha aisA karanA anucita nahIM hogA? kyA maiM pAmara nahIM mAnA jAU~gA? kyA maiM loka meM ha~sI kA pAtra nahIM hoU~gA?..... nahIM, nahIM loka saMjJA se lokAgra meM nahIM jAyA jA sktaa| eka bAra patnI aura parivArajana bhale hI du:khI ho leM, samAja kucha bhI kahe, magara samajhadAroM kA viveka to hamezA hita-gaveSaNA meM tatpara rahatA hai| maiM to jainezvarI dIkSA hI aMgIkAra kruuNgaa|" isaprakAra ke dvandoM meM jhUlatA huA bhavadeva, munirAja ke sAtha pUjya guruvara zrI saudharmAcArya ke nikaTa pahu~ca gyaa| gururAja ko namaskAra kara vahIM donoM jana vinayapUrvaka baiTha gye| saMghastha munivara vRndoM ne zrI bhAvadeva munirAja ko kahA - "he mahAbhAgya ! tuma dhanya ho, jo isa nikaTa bhavyAtmA ko yahA~ isa samaya lekara Aye ho| Apa donoM mokSamAgI AtmA ho| Apa donoM ke kaMdhoM para hI dharma kA syandana (ratha) clegaa|" vana meM virAjamAna mokSa maMDalI evaM vahA~ ke zAMta vAtAvaraNa ko dekha bhavadeva mana hI mana vicArane lagA - "maiM paramapavitra isa saMyama ko dhAraNa karU~ yA punaH ghara jAkara navIna vadhU ko saMbodha kara vApisa Akara jinadIkSA luuN|" ___ saMzaya ke hiMDole meM jhUlatA huA bhavadeva kA mana eka kSaNa bhI sthira na raha skaa| vaha vicAratA hai - "abhI mere mana meM saMzaya hai, ataH maiM digaMbara veSa kaise dhara sakU~gA? aura merA mana bhI kAmarUpI sarpa se DasA huA hai| mere jaisA dIna puruSa isa mahAna pada ko kaise dhAraNa kara sakegA? lekina yadi maiM guru-vAkya ko zirodhArya na karU~ to mere bar3e bhrAtA ko bahuta hI Thesa phuNcegii|" isataraha usane aneka prakAra ke vikalpajAloM meM phaMse hue apane mana ko kucha sthira karake socA to aMtatogatvA use paramasukhadAyanI, AnaMdapradAyanI jainezvarI dIkSA hI zreSTha bhAsita huii| phira bhI usake mana meM yaha bhAva bhI AyA ki kucha samaya yahA~ rahakara bAda meM

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44 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ avasa. pAkara maiM apane ghara ko lauTa jaauuNgaa| puna: usakA mana palaTA - "are! mujhe aisA karanA yogya nhiiN| maiM abhI hI jainezvarI dIkSA aMgIkAra kruuNgaa|" _bhavadeva dvArA munidIkSA aMgIkAra bhavadeva, anaMta sukha kI dAtA pAramezvarI jinadIkSA ke bhAvoM se AkaMTha pUrita ho guruvarya zrI saudharmAcArya ke caraNoM meM hAtha jor3akara namaskAra karatA huA prArthanA karane lagA - "he svAmin ! maiMne isa saMsAra meM anaMta duHkhoM se duHkhI hokara bhramate hue Aja jJAna-netra pradAna karane vAle tathA saMsAra se uddhAra karane vAle Apake caraNoM kI zaraNa pAyI hai, isaliye he nAtha! mujhe jainezvarI dIkSA pradAna kara anugRhIta kiijie| maiM aba ina sAMsArika duHkhoM se thU-nA cAhatA zrI saudharmAcArya guruvara ne apane avadhijJAna se bhavadeva ke andara jo viSayoM kI abhilASA chipI huI thI use jAna to liyA, lekina usake sAtha-sAtha unheM usakA ujjvala bhaviSya bhI jJAta huA ki isakI patnI jo ki AryikA pada meM suzobhita hogI vaha ise saMbodhegI, taba yaha bhI mahA vairAgya-rapta-dhArI saccA muni hokara vicregaa| pAramezvarI jinadIkSA ke abhilASI, vartamAna meM udAsInatA yukta bhavadeva ko zrI guru ne ahaMta dharma kI yathokta vidhipUrvaka jinadIkSA dekara anugRhIta kiyaa| bhavadeva ne bhI paMcaparameSThiyoM evaM sampUrNa saMgha tathA zrotAjanoM kI sAkSIpUrvaka caubIsa prakAra ke parigrahoM kA tyAga kara kezaloMca karake nirgrantha dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| zrI bhavadeva munirAja sampUrNa saMgha ke samAna hI svAdhyAya, dhyAna, vrata evaM tapa ko karane lage, parantu kabhI-kabhI unake hRdaya meM apanI patnI kI yAda bhI A jAyA karatI thI, jisase ve yaha socane lagate the ki vaha taruNI merA smaraNa kara-karake duHkhI hotI hogii| __ "are! isaprakAra ke vicAra karanA mujhe yogya nahIM hai| aba maiMne jinadIkSA dhAraNa kara lI hai, isalie mujhe samyak ratnatraya kI hI bhAvanA karanA yogya hai| saMsAra kI kAraNabhUta strI ke smaraNa se aba mujhe kyA prayojana hai?' - isataraha bhavadeva muni ne apane

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra bhAvoM ko punaH ArAdhanA meM lagAyA aura saMghasahita guruvara ke sAtha vardhamAnapurI se vihAra kiyaa| aneka vana, upavana, jaMgaloM, parvatoM Adi meM vihAra karate hue pUjya zrI guru dvArA pradatta jJAnadAna ko pAkara adhyayana Adi ke sAtha saMyama kI ArAdhanA karate hue bahuta samaya bIta gyaa| eka bAra zrI saudharmAcArya saMgha sahita puna: usI vardhamAnapurI ke vanakhaMDoM meM pdhaare| sarva hI munirAja nagara ke bAhara vana ke ekAMta sthAna meM zuddhAtmA ke dhyAna meM tallIna ho kAyotsarga pUrvaka tapa karane meM saMlagna the, usIsamaya bhavadeva munirAja ko vicAra AyA - "Aja maiM pAraNA ke liye nagara meM jAU~gA aura apane ghara meM jAkara apanI manohara patnI se miluuNgaa| mere viraha se usakI dazA vaisI hI hotI hogI, jaise jala ke binA machalI kI hotI haiM" - isaprakAra ke bhAva karate hue bhavadeva muni vardhamAnapurI ko A bhavadeva muni to saMdhyA ke usa sUrya kI lAlimA ke samAna the, jo rAtri hone ke pahale pazcima dizA ko jA rahA hai| nagara meM Akara unhoMne eka sundara evaM U~ce jinamaMdira ko dekhaa| vaha maMdira U~cI-U~cI dhvajAoM evaM toraNoM se suzobhita thaa| maNiratnoM kI mAlAyeM usakI zobhA bar3hA rahI thiiN| vahA~ aneka nagaravAsI darzana kara pradakSiNA dekara bhAvabhakti se prabhu kI pUjana karate the, koI madhura svara meM gAna kara rahe the, koI zAMta bhAva se prabhu kA guNa-stavana kara rahe the, koI Atma-zAMti-hetu citavana-manana meM magna the tathA koI dhyAnastha baiThe hue the| bhavadeva muni bhI jinendradeva kA darzana kara apane yogya sthAna meM baiTha gye| nAgavasu dvArA AryikA vrata dhAraNa jaba bhavadeva apane bar3e bhrAtA bhAvadeva munirAja ko vinayapUrvaka vana-jaMgala taka pahu~cAne gaye the, taba AcArya-saMgha kA darzana pA aura Atma-hitakArI upadeza zravaNa kara bhavadeva ke mana meM eka dvanda paidA ho jAne se ve bahuta samaya taka ghara vApisa nahIM aaye| isalie nAgavasu ko aisA vicAra AyA ki kahIM mere patideva ne munidIkSA

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ to dhAraNa nahIM kara lI hai? patA calAne para usake vicAra satya hI nikle| AcAryadeva to saMgha sahita vihAra kara hI gaye the| taba nAgavasu ne socA - "jaba patideva hI dIkSita ho gaye haiM, taba maiM bhI kyoM na unakA hI paMtha aMgIkAra karU~?" __andara meM kucha udAsI to A gaI thI, phira bhI vaha ghara meM rahatI huI dina-rAta dvanda meM par3I-par3I vicAra karatI thI - "jaba patideva ne hI bhoga ke samaya yoga dhAraNa kara liyA, saMsAra ko ThukarAkara sacce sukha kA mArga grahaNa kara liyA to maiM bhI kyoM na sacce sukha kA hI mArga grahaNa karU~?" vaha punaH apane bhAvoM ko TaTolatI hai - "vItarAgI mArga meM to kaThinAiyA~ bahuta AtI haiN| maiM upasarga-parISahoM ko kaise saha~gI? vanakhaMDoM kI sardI, garmI, bhUkha, pyAsa Adi kI bAdhAoM ko merA yaha komala zarIra kaise sahegA? maiMne yaha mArga kabhI dekhA hI nahIM, kyA patA maiM isakA nirdoSa pAlana kara pAU~gI yA nahIM?" ityaadi| punaH isake bhAva palaTate haiM - "are! gajakumAra, sukumAla evaM sukauzalajI Adi to mere se bhI adhika sukomala tana ke dhArI the, bAhya sAdhana-sAmagrI bhI bahuta thI, phira bhI unane yaha kucha bhI nahIM socaa| basa jaise ve apane hita ke mArga para nikala par3e the, vaise hI mujhe bhI kucha nahIM socanA hai| dharma ke ArAdhakoM ko to Atma-zAMti kI dhuna meM kucha khabara hI nahIM par3atI ki bAhara meM kyA ho rahA hai|" mokSasukha kI bhAvanA se otaprota nAgavastu ne bhI pUjya gaNIjI ke pAsa jAkara namaskAra karake AryikAvrata pradAna karane kI prArthanA ko - "he mAtA! merA citta aba saMsAra ke duHkhoM se thaka cukA hai| maiMne dharma se parAGamukha hokara naraka-nigoda ke anaMta duHkha sahe haiM, aba maiM zAMti cAhatI hU~, isalie he mAtA! mujhe Atma-zAMti ko denevAlI dIkSA dekara apanI zaraNa meM liijie|" tabhI pUjya gaNIjI ne nAgavastu ko pAtra jAnakara AryikA ke vrata pradAna kiye| samyagdarzana evaM dezavratoM se suzobhita nAgavastu AryikAjI bhI khUba adhyayana evaM dhyAna meM rata hokara ugra tapa karane lgii|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra unane bhI apanI bhUmikA ke yogya sarvotkRSTa dazA ko aMgIkAra kara liyA / ugra tapoM kA Adara karane se AryikAjI kI AtmazAMti to vRddhiMgata hotI jA rahI thI, parantu tana hAr3a-piMjara ho gayA thA tathA jJAna-vairAgya rasa meM phgI AryikAjI bhI pUjya gaNIjI evaM saMgha ke sAtha aneka nagaroM tathA vana jaMgaloM meM vihAra karatI huI bahuta samaya ke bAda vardhamAnapurI ke nikaTavartI udyAna meM Akara tiSTha rahI thIM / 47 AryikA nAgavasu dvArA bhavadeva kA sthitikaraNa ve AhAra caryA ko nikalane ke pahale jaba jina maMdira meM jinendradeva ke darzana karane ko gaIM to jJAta huA ki koI munirAja yahA~ padhAre hue haiN| munirAja ko caryA hetu nikala jAne ke bAda vaha svayaM bhI caryA ko nikalIM / AhAra caryA karane ke bAda munirAja punaH jina-maMdira meM padhAre, taba zrI nAgavasu AryikAjI apanI gaNIjI sahita unake darzanArtha padhArIM / AryikA saMgha ne munirAja ko namaskAra karate hue ratnatraya kI kuzalatA puuchii| munirAja ne bhI AryikA - vratoM kI kuzalatA pUchI / kucha dera bAda viSaya-vAsanA se ise citta-yukta bhavadeva muni samabhAva se AryikAjI kI ora dekhate hue pUchate haiM nagara meM Aryavasu brAhmaNa ke do vidvAna evaM the| unameM se bar3e kA nAma bhAvadeva evaM thaa| ve veda- pAragAmI aura vaktA bhI the / he jAnatI haiM ? unakI dazA aba kaisI hai ? ve kisataraha rahate haiM ?" " he AryA ! isa sarvamAnya prasiddha putra choTe kA nAma bhavadeva pavitre ! kyA Apa unheM - sucaritravatI evaM nirvikAra bhAva ko rakhane vAlI AryikAjI prazna sunate hI socane lagIM " are ! munirAja ko to jJAna-vairAgyavarddhaka kucha kahanA yA pUchanA yogya hotA hai, usake badale meM aisA ayogya prazna ! avazya hI munirAja ke andara kucha dUsarA hI kAraNa lagatA hai / " phira bhI AryikAjI ne zAMtabhAva se uttara dete hue kahA " he mahArAja ! una donoM brAhmaNa putroM kA mahAna puNyodaya hone se unane jainezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| ve maMgalamayI AtmArAdhanA meM saMlagna haiM / "

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48 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ AryikAjI ke vacana sunakara Aturacitta bhavadeva muni punaH prazna karane lage, mAno ve apane andara chipe hue khoTe abhiprAya ko hI ugala rahe hoM - "he AryA! bhavadeva ke muni ho jAne ke bAda usakI nava-vivAhitA nAgavasu patnI aba kisa taraha rahatI hai?" buddhimAna AryikAjI ne usake vikAra yukta abhiprAya ko, usake bhayayukta mana ko tathA kA~pate hue zarIra ko dekhA to ve vicArane lagIM - "are, re! yaha munipada dhAraNa karake bhI kaisA mati-vimohita ho kAmAdha ho rahA hai? yaha nizcita hI dussaha kAmabhAva se pIr3ita huA hone se kAMca-khaMDa ke liye ratna ko kho baiThA hai| isalie dharma se vicalita hone vAloM ko dharmAmRta-pAna dvArA puna: sthitikaraNa karAnA merA kartavya hai|" vrata, zIla evaM cAritra ko dRr3hatA se pAlatI huI AryikAjI vinaya se mastaka jhukAkara sarasvatI ke samAna sukhakArI vacanoM se unheM saMbodhane lgiiN| mokSasAdhikA nAgavasu AryikA dvArA bhavadeva muni ko saMbodhana kaSAyakaliraMjitaM tyajatu cittamucvairbhavAn bhavabhramaNakAraNaM smarazaranidagdhaM muhH| svabhAvaniyataM sukhe vidhivazAdanAsAditaM bhajatvamalinaM yate prblsNsRterbhiititH|| he yati! jo citta bhava-bhramaNa kA kAraNa hai aura bAra-bAra kAmabANa kI agni se dagdha hai - aise kaSAyakleza se raMge hue citta ko tU atyanta (pUrNataH) chor3a aura jo vidhivazAt aprApta hai - aise nirmala svabhAva-niyata sukha ko tU prabala saMsAra kI bhIti se Darakara bhj| tapasyA lokesminnikhilasudhiyAM prANadayitA namasyA sA yogyA zatamakhazatasyApi sttm| pariprApyaitAM yaH smaratimirasaMsArajanitaM sukhaM reme kazcidata kalihato'sau jdd'mtiH||

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 49 isa loka meM tapazcaryA samasta subuddhiyoM ko prANapyArI hai, vaha yogya tapazcaryA indroM ko bhI satata vaMdanIya hai| use prApta karake jo koI jIva kAmAndhakArayukta saMsArajanita sukha meM ramatA hai, vaha jar3amati, are re! kali se ghAyala huA hai| AtmadhyAnAdaparamakhilaM ghorasaMsAramUlaM dhyAnadhyeyapramukhasutapaH klpnaamaatrrmym| buddhvA dhImAn sahaja paramAnandapIyUSapUre nirmajantaM sahajaparamAtmAnamekaM prpede| he buddhimAna ! AtmadhyAna ke atirikta anya saba ghora saMsAra kA mUla hai| dhyAna, dhyeya Adi ke vikalpavAlA zubha tapa bhI kalpanAmAtra ramya hai - aisA jAnakara dhImAn sahaja paramAnaMdarUpI pIyUSa ke pUra meM DUbate hue aise eka sahaja paramAtmA kA Azraya karate haiN| zalyatrayaM parityajya niHzalye prmaatmni| sthitvA vidvAnsadA zuddhamAtmAnaM bhaavyetsphuttm|| he zramaNa! tIna zalyoM kA parityAga karake, niHzalya paramAtmA meM sthita rahakara, vidvAna ko sadA zuddha AtmA ko sphuTarUpa (pragaTarUpa) se bhAnA caahie| he mahArAja! Apa pUjya ho, dhIra ho, vIra ho, nirgrantha ho, vItarAgI ho, mahAna buddhimAna ho, dhanya ho, jo tIna loka meM mahAdurlabha aisA cAritradharma Apane aMgIkAra kiyA hai| ye mahAvrata svayaM mahAna haiN| ise mahApuruSa hI dhAraNa karate haiM aura inakA phala bhI mahAna hai| indroM se bhI pUjya aura mokSalakSmI ke svayaMvara samAna paramapavitra sAdhupada meM Apa tiSTha rahe ho| yaha sAmyadharma moha-kSobha rahita AtmA kA atyaMta nirvikArI caitanya pariNAma hai, yahI cAritra evaM dharma hai aura yahI sarva anupama guNoM evaM lokottara sukhoM kA nidhAna hai| he mahAprajJa! Apa vAstava meM ati mahAna ho, jo ki Apane devoM ko bhI durlabha aise vipula bhogoM ko pAkara bhI tatkAla unase virakta ho yoga dhAraNa kara liyaa| dikhate haiM jo jaga-bhoga raMga-raMgIle, Upara mIThe andara haiM jhriile|

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50 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ puni puni bhogoM meM jalanA kyA? bina jJAna jiyA to jInA kyA? he nAtha! ye bhoga halAhala viSa samAna tatkSaNa prANoM ko harane vAle haiM aura bhAvi anaMta duHkhoM ke dAtA haiN| anaMta bhavoM meM ye mahA hiMsAkAraka bhoga kitane bAra nahIM bhoge, jo Aja unhIM kI punaH icchA karate ho? jarA vicAro! Apa to bAraha prakAra ke avrata ke pUrNa tyAgI ho, ahiMsA mahAvrata aura brahmacarya mahAvrata ke dhArI ho| aisA, kauna mUrkha hai jo amRta ko chor3akara viSa kI icchA karegA? svarNa ko tyAgakara patthara ko grahaNa karegA? aisA kauna adhama hai jo svarga va mokSa ko chor3akara naraka jAyegA? tathA aisI jinezvarI dIkSA ko chor3akara indriyoM ke bhogoM kI kAmanA karegA?" . ityAdi aneka taraha ke bodhaprada vacanoM se zrI AryikAjI ne unheM saMbodhita kiyaa| punaH AryikAjI bhavadeva muni kI bhogoM kI bhAvanA ko nirmUla karane hetu apane zarIra kI durdazA kA varNana karatI haiM - "he zramaNa! Apane jisa nAgavasu ke viSaya meM bhogoM kI vAMchA yukta bhAvoM se prazna kiyA, vaha nAgavasu Apake sAmane maiM hI baiThI huuN| Apa dekha lo! maiM Apake bhogane yogya nahIM huuN| merA yaha zarIra kRmiyoM se pUrNa bharA hai| nava dvAroM se mala baha rahA hai tathA mahA apavitra merA yaha zarIra hai| mukha se apavitra lAra baha rahI hai| sira kharabUje ke samAna ho gayA hai| vacana aspaSTa evaM lar3akhar3Ate hue nikalate haiM aura svara bhI bhayAnaka nikalatA hai| donoM kapoloM meM gaDDhe par3a gaye haiM, A~kheM kUpa ke samAna bhItara hI bhItara ghusa gaI haiN| bhujAoM kA mA~sa sUkha gayA hai| sampUrNa zarIra meM mAtra camar3A aura hariyA~ hI dikha rahI haiN| adhika kyA kahU~? aise kutsita zarIra ko dharane vAlI maiM Apake sAmane baiThI haiN| maiM sarva kAmecchA se rahita huuN| zrAvikA ke vratoM meM maiM meru-samAna akhala haiN| he dhIra! yaha bar3e hI zarma kI bAta hai aura ApakA bar3A duzmana hai, jo Apane bAraMbAra merA smaraNa karake zalya sahita itanA kA nayA hI maiNvaayaa| dhikkAra hai! aisI viSayAbhilAdhA ko! dhikAra hai ! dhikAra hai!!

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 51 he mune! vAstava meM isa strI - zarIrarUpI kuTI meM koI bhI padArtha sundara nahIM hai| isalie apane mana ko zIghra hI saMsAra, deha, bhogoM se pUrNa virakta karake, niHzalya hokara svarUpa meM vizrAMti rUpa nirvikAra caitanya kA pratapana rUpI tapa kA sAdhana kro| jisase svarga va mokSasukha prApta hote haiN| aneka duHkhadAyI sukhAbhAsoM ko dene vAle ina viSaya-bhogoM meM isa janma ko vyartha kayoM khonA ? kyA kabhI agni IMdhana se tRpta huI hai ? isa jIva ne anaMta bhavoM me anaMta bAra strI Adi ke apAra bhogoM ko bhogA hai aura kaI bAra jUThana ke samAna chor3A hai| he vIra ! bhogoM meM anurAga karane se Apako kyA milegA ? kevala duHkha hI duHkha milegA / " dharmaratna zrI AryikAjI ke dharmarasapUrNa vacanoM ko sunakara bhavadeva muni mahArAja kA mana strI Adi ke bhogoM se pUrNataH virakta ho gyaa| ve mana hI mana ati lajjita ho apane ko dhikkArane lage / munirAja pratibuddha hokara AryikAjI kI bAraMbAra prazaMsA karane lage "maiM bhavadeva Apake vacanoM ke zravaNa se abhipAka saMyoga suvarNa ke samAna nirmala ho gayA huuN| he Arye! Apa dhanya ho / mujha jaise adhama ke uddhAra meM Apa naukA samAna ho| Apane mujhe moha se bhare agAdha jalarAzi meM se evaM saikar3oM AvartoM va bhramaroM meM DUbate hue saMsAra - sAgara se bacA liyA hai| ApakA anaMta upakAra hai / " itanA kahakara muni bhavadevajI uThakara vana kI ora vihAra kara gaye / bhavadeva muni dvArA utkRSTa municaryA kA pAlana bhavadeva muni mahArAja jaMgala kI ora calate-calate vicAra karate jA rahe haiM ki - aba hama sahaja bhaye na ruleNge| bahu vidhi rAsa racAye abaloM, aba nahIM de poha mahAduHkha kAraNa jAno, inako na bhogAdika viSaya viSa jAne, inako ghamana jaga jo kaho to kaha lo munipada dhAra raheM vana mAMhI, re leza // Teka // rkheNge| kareMge // 146 bhaiyA, ciMtA nAhIM kreNge| kAhU se nAhIM DareMge // 2 //

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ aba hama Apa sauM ApameM basake, jaga sauM mauna rheNge| hama gupacupa aba nija meM nija lakha, aura kachu na cheNge||3|| nija Atama meM magana su hokara, aSTa karma ko dheNge| nija prabhutA hI lakhate-lakhate, zAzvata prabhutA lheNge||4|| apanI sahajatA nirakhI nirakhI, nija dRga kAhe na umgeNge| ye jaga chuTo, karama bhI TUTe, siddhazilA pe rheNge||5|| zalya rahita hokara munirAja IryAsamiti pUrvaka gamana karate hue apane guruvara ke nikaTa vana meM gye| jaise - cirakAla se samudra ke AvartoM meM pha~sA huA jahAja Avarta se chUTakara apane sthAna ko phuNce| gururAja ko namaskAra karake bhavadeva muni ne apane yogya sthAna meM baiThakara guruvara ke samakSa apanA sampUrNa vRttAMta jo kucha bhI bItA thA, saba kacha nizchala bhAva se kaha diyaa| tathA anta meM kahA - "he guruvara! mujhe zuddha kara apane caraNoM kI zaraNa diijie|" pUjya guruvara ne bhavadeva dvArA nizchala bhAva se kahe gaye doSoM ko jAnakara usake daMDasvarUpa bhavadeva kI dIkSA chedakara puna: dIkSA dekara saMyama dhAraNa kraayaa| doSoM kA prAyazcita bhavadeva munirAja ne saharSa svIkAra kiyaa| ve saMghastha sabhI sAdhuoM ko namaskAra karake, niHzalya ho, paramapavitra zuddhopayogarUpa munidharma aMgIkAra karake karmoM ko jItanevAle bhAvaliMgI saMta ho vicArane lage aura vicarane lage bhavabhogaparAGmukha he yate padamidaM bhavahetu vinaashnm| bhaja nijAtmanimamamate punastava kimadhruvavastuni cintyaa|| nija AtmA meM lIna buddhivAle tathA bhava aura bhoga se parAGmukha hue he yati! tuma bhavahetu kA vinAza karanevAle aise isa (dhruva) pada ko bhajo! adhruva vastu kI cintA se tumheM kyA prayojana hai ? samayasAramanAkulamacyutaM jnnmRtyurujaadivivrjitm| sahajanirmalazarmasudhAmayaM samarasena sadA pripuujye| jo anAkula hai, acyuta hai, janma-mRtyu-rogAdi rahita hai, sahaja nirmala sukhAmRtamaya hai, usa samayasAra ko maiM samarasa (samatAbhAra) dvArA sadA pUjatA huuN|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra A hA hA.....! aba bhavadeva munirAja niraMtara apane samayasAra svarUpa ko arthAt nijAtmA ko bhajane lge| jJAna-dhyAna evaM ugra-ugra tapoM meM saMlagna ho apane bar3e gurujanoM ke samAna tapa karane lge| zubha-azubha se jo rokakara, nija Atma ko AtmA hI se| darzana avaru jJAna hi Thahara, paradravya icchA prihre|| jo sarvasaMga vimakta dhyAve, Atma se AtmA hI ko| nahiM karma aru nokarma cetaka, cetatA ekatva ko|| vaha Atma dhyAtA, jJAna-darzanamaya ananyamayI huaa| basa alpakAla ju karma se, parimokSa pAve Atma kaa|| nijasvarUpastha zrI bhavadeva munirAja ko aba ekamAtra mokSa kI hI bhAvanA zeSa raha gaI hai aura sabhI prakAra kI icchAe~ vilaya ko prApta ho gaI haiN| ve aba kSudhA, tRSA, zIta, uSNa, zatru, mitra, svarNa, pASANa, hAni, lAbha, nindA, prazaMsA Adi sabhI meM samabhAva ke dhArI ho gye| nija svarUpa kI ArAdhanA karate-karate aba jIvana ke kucha hI kSaNa zeSa rahe the ki mahAna kuzala buddhi ke dhAraka bhAvadeva aura bhavadeva donoM tapodhanoM ne usa zeSa samaya meM AtmatallInatArUpa parama samAdhimaraNa ko svIkAra kara pratimAyoga dhAraNa para vipulAcala parvata kara paMDitamaraNa dvArA isa nazvara kAyA kA tyAga kara sAnatkumAra nAmaka tIsare svarga meM sAta sAgara kI AyuvAlI deva paryAya ko prApta kiyaa| aho! aisI AtmArAdhanApUrvaka paMDitamaraNa karane vAle yugala tapodhanoM kI jaya ho !! jaya ho!!! bhAvadeva-bhavadeva kA svargArohaNa are bhavitavya! jJAyakasvabhAva ke ArAdhakoM ko svargasukha kI vAMchA na hone para bhI puruSArtha kI kamajorI se arthAt kaSAyakaNa jIvita rahane se usa prazasta rAga rUpa aMgAroM ke phalasvarUpa svargasukhoM meM jalanA par3atA hai| ve yugaladeva sundara evaM sugaMdhita tana ke dhArI haiN| unake kaMTha meM nirmala maNiyoM se jar3ita sundara mAlAyeM zobha rahI haiN| uttamottama

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54 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ ratna unake mastaka para sUrya ke prakAzasama prabhA ko bikhera rahe haiN| unake sarva aMga AbhUSaNoM se zobhita ho rahe haiN| ve agaNita devAMganAoM ke sAtha kabhI naMdanavana meM to kabhI pAMDukavana meM krIr3A karate, kabhI kalpavRkSoM kI zobhA nihArate to kabhI sugaMdhita pavana kI bahAroM meM kiloleM karate the| isa prakAra unakI sAta sAgara kI Ayu sAta ghar3I ke samAna bIta gii| vahA~ ke bhoga vilAsa meM masta unheM kabhI jinaguNa yA AtmadhyAna yAda hI nahIM aayaa| are, re! aba..... aba kyA ? svarga se viyoga hone kA samaya A gyaa| svarga-sukhoM ko chUTatA jAna andara meM mAnasika pIr3A se kheda-khinna hone se unakI mAlAyeM (yadyapi maNi ratnoM kI hotI haiM, ata: unakI jyoti maMda nahIM par3atI, na zarIra kAMtihIna hotA hai; phira bhI) unheM murajhAI huI-sI dikhane lgiiN| deha kAMtihIna dikhane lgaa| svarga kI lakSmI ke viyoga ke bhaya se ve deva zoka-magna baiThe haiN| are! yaha puNyarUpI chatra aba mere pAsa se jAtA rhegaa| are re! bhogoM kI dInatA ke AdhIna devoM kA duHkha! mAno sAta sAgara ke daivI sukhoM ne unase vaira dhAraNa kara liyA ho| una donoM devoM kI itanI dukhada avasthA dekha unake saMbaMdhI devoM ne unakA zoka dUra karane hetu unheM sukhaprada vacanoM dvArA saMbodhita kiyA . "he dhIra! dhairya dhAraNa karo! soca karane se kyA lAbha ? saMsAra meM aisA koI bhI prANI nahIM hai jise janma, maraNa, jarA, roga, zoka Adi nahIM Ate hoM arthAt sabhI ina doSoM se yukta hone ke kAraNa duHkhI hI haiN| yaha bhuvanavidita hI hai ki Ayu pUrNa hone para vartamAna paryAya kA tyAga hotA hI hai| isa caturgati ke gamanAgamana meM koI eka samaya na bar3hA sakatA hai, na ghaTA sakatA hai, na ise roka sakatA hai, kyoMki prakAza sadA apane pratipakSI sahita hotA hai| puNya-pApa, sukha-duHkha, harSa-zoka, saMyoga-viyoga Adi ye koI bhI nirapekSa nahIM haiN| isalie isa deva paryAya ke chor3ate samaya tumheM dukhita honA yogya nahIM hai| puNya ke kSaya hone para aratibhAva ho jAtA hai aura pApa-AtApa ke tapane se kevala zarIra hI kAMtihIna nahIM dikhatA, balki zarIra ko zobhita karane vAle sabhI vastrAbhUSaNa ni:teja dikhane lagate haiN|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra pahale hRdaya kaMpita hotA hai, pIche kalpavRkSa kaMpate dIkhate haiN| maraNa nikaTa Ane para devoM ko jaisA duHkha hotA hai, vaisA duHkha to nArakiyoM ko bhI nahIM hotaa| jisaprakAra sUrya udita hotA hai to vaha asta bhI hotA hai| nitya rahakara pratisamaya badalanA pratyeka vastu kA svabhAva hai aura phira dhana-saMpadA to svabhAva se hI caMcala hai, vaha to puNya kI dAsI hai| puNya ke abhAva meM eka samaya bhI nahIM ttiktii| isalie he buddhimAna! Apa Arya ho, sajana ho, isa samaya Apako kugati ke kAraNabhUta zoka-saMtApa ko chor3akara dharmArAdhanA meM apane citta ko lagAnA hI zreSTha hogaa|" isaprakAra samajhAye jAne para donoM ne parama hitakArI dharma meM apane citta ko lgaayaa| aho dharma! aho Atmika atIndriya AnaMda! tumhAre viyoga meM maiM duHkhI ho gayA thaa| ArAdhanApUrvaka deva-paryAya kA vilaya una donoM devoM ne apane avadhijJAna se yaha jAna liyA ki "hama donoM pUrvabhava meM AtmArAdhaka saMta the, ArAdhanA meM kamI rahane se hameM svargaloka meM AnA pdd'aa| andara meM pUrvabhavavat hI ratnatraya kI prApti hetu icchAnirodha rUpa tapa ko dhAraNa karane kI bhAvanA hone para bhI are re! yaha isa devaparyAyagata svabhAva ke kAraNa use dhAraNa nahIM kara skte| indriya-viSayoM para vijaya prApta kara vrata-saMyama dhAraNa karane meM hama asamartha haiN| aba devaparyAya meM saMbhavita devadarzana Adi kAryoM ko karanA hI ucita hogaa|" isaprakAra vicAra kara ve donoM deva jina-maMdira meM gaye aura bhAvoM kI zuddhipUrvaka jinendradeva ke darzana, pUjana evaM bhakti Adi kArya karane lge| Ayu kI aMtima belA meM donoM deva kalpavRkSa ke nIce zAMtabhAvoM se kAyotsarga mudrA dhAraNa kara AtmadhyAna karane lge| nirbhaya ho NamokAra maMtra kA pAvanakArI japa karate hue jar3a prANoM kA tyAga kiyaa| unakI paudgalika deha kapUra ke samAna kSaNa bhara meM vilIna ho gii| paramapavitra vItarAgI dharma kI ArAdhanA karanevAle prANiyoM ke jJAnanetra pUrvakRta aparAdha ke phala meM kabhI baMda bhI ho jAte haiM, magara anya

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56 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ ArAdhakoM ke dvArA jarA-sA saMbodhana prApta hote hI tatkAla ve apane jJAna-netroM ko kholakara sAvadhAna ho jAyA karate haiN| bhAvadeva ke jIva kA sAgaracandra ke rUpa meM avataraNa __jAmbU vRkSoM kI adhikatA se sArthaka nAmadhArI jambUdvIpa ke mahAmeru parvata ke pUrvavideha kSetra meM utsarpiNI-avasarpiNI kAla parivartana ke abhAva se sadA caturthakAla hI vartatA hai| vahA~ sadA hI tIrthaMkaroM kA janma hotA rahatA hai, una mahApuruSoM ke caraNa-kamaloM ke sparza se vaha sadA pavitra rahatA hai| yaha bhUmi sadA puNyavatI hone se cakravartI, nArAyaNa, pratinArAyaNa, balabhadra Adi mahApuruSoM ko bhI janma detI rahatI hai aura sadA dhana-dhAnya, phala-phUloM se sampanna rahatI hai| usameM eka puSkalAvatI nAma kA deza hai| usakI bhUmi bhI sadA harI-bharI hone se sadA saubhAgyavatI rahatI hai| usake antargata grAma nikaTavartI hone se vahA~ ke manuSya to AsAnI se anya grAmoM meM A-jA sakate hI haiM, parantu vahA~ ke thalacara pakSI bhI sugamatA se grAmAntara ko A-jA sakate haiN| vahA~ ke sarovara kamaloM se zobhita haiM aura jhIloM para bhI haMsoM kI madhura dhvaniyA~ guMjAyamAna rahatI haiN| vaha kSetra sabhI ko sadA sukhaprada hai, ityAdi aneka prakAra se vaha deza sampanna hai| mAno tIrthakaroM ke darzanArtha svargaloka hI AyA ho| usakI puMDarIkiNI nagarI sadA sAdhu-saMtoM se pAvana hai| pAtra jIvoM ko vItarAgatA ke liye AhvAna karanevAle vizAla gaganacuMbI jinAlaya haiN| usameM maNiratnoM kI agaNita jina pratimAeM virAjamAna haiN| ratnatraya kI utpatti ke lie mAno puMDarIkiNI nagarI kI bhUmi ratnagarbhA hai| vahA~ kA rAjA vajradanta thA, usake kevala dA~ta hI vajra ke nahIM, balki pUrA zarIra hI vajramayI thA arthAt vaha vajravRSabha nArAca saMhanana kA dhArI thaa| usakI aneka guNasampanna yazodhanA nAma kI paTarAnI kI kukSI se bhAvadeva kA jIva sAnatkumAra svarga se Akara putra huaa| usake janma se bandhujanoM ko apAra Ananda kI prApti huii| unhoMne usa bAlaka kA nAma sAgaracandra rkhaa| vaha candrakalAsama prarisamaya vRddhiMgata hotA jAtA thaa|

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57 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra bhavadeva ke jIva kA zivakumAra ke rUpa meM avataraNa pUrvavideha ke usI puSkalAvatI deza meM eka vItazokApurI nAma kA nagara bhI hai, jisakI dIvAleM caMdrakAMta maNiyoM se nirmita hone se vahA~ kI mahilAyeM unameM apanA pratibimba dekhA karatI thii| vahA~ ke latAgRha atyaMta ramaNIka haiN| vahA~ ke dampati loga upavana kI galiyoM meM saira karate hue sarovaroM ke taToM para jalakrIr3A kiyA karate the| vahA~ kA cakravartI rAjA mahApadma mahA balavAna thaa| jisakA pratApa evaM kIrti tInoM jagata meM phailI huI thii| vaha 1. mahApadma, 2. padma, 3. zaMkha, 4. makara, 5. kacchapa, 6. mukuMda, 7. kuMda, 8. nIla aura 9. svarNa - ina nava nidhiyoM kA evaM 1. senApati, 2. gRhapati, 3. purohita, 4. gaja, 5. ghor3A, 6. sUtradhAra, 7. strI, 8. cakra, 9. chatra, 10. camara, 11. maNi, 12. kAminI, 13. khaDga aura 14. daMDa - ina caudaha ratnoM kA svAmI thaa| chaha khaNDa meM jisakA eka chatra rAjya pravarta rahA thaa| battIla hajAra mukuTabaddha rAjA usakI sevA karate the| vaha chiyAnave hajAra rAniyoM kA vallabha thaa| usakI eka vanamAlA nAma kI rAnI thI, usakI kukSI se bhavadeva ke jIva ne sAnatkumAra svarga se Akara zubha dina aura zubha nakSatra meM janma liyaa| cakravartI evaM unake baMdhuvarga ne usakA nAmakaraNa saMskAra kara zivakumAra nAma rkhaa| vaha bAlaka 'yathA nAma tathA guNa' sampanna thaa| vaha bAlaka zizuvaya meM mAtA-pitA Adi aneka janoM kI goda meM keli karatA huA candrakalAoM ke samAna vRddhi ko prApta hone lgaa| aho! yatra, tatra, sarvatra pavitratA ke sAtha puNya kA saMgama bhI jagata ko Azcaryacakita kara detA hai| zivakumAra kA vidyAbhyAsa, vivAha va gRhasthAvasthA ___ parivArajanoM ko AnaMdita karate hue zivakumAra aba ATha varSa ke ho gye| ve vyAkaraNa sAhityAdi zAstroM ko artha sahita par3hane lge| unhoMne zastravidyA, saMgIta, nATaka Adi aneka vidyAoM meM kuzalatA

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ prApta kara lii| pRthvI kI rakSA karane meM samartha vIra guNadhArI ho gye| pitA ne putra kI yauvana avasthA dekha sundara evaM yogya pA~ca sau kanyAoM ke sAtha bahuta hI harSollAsa ke sAtha unakA vivAha kara diyaa| sabhI vidyAoM meM nipuNa hone ke kAraNa rAjakumAra yoddhAoM ke sAtha, mitroM ke sAtha, vaidyoM ke sAtha aura kabhI jyotiSiyoM Adi ke sAtha nAnA prakAra ke kAryoM ko karate the| kabhI pavitra jina-maMdiroM meM jAkara jinendra pUjana-bhakti Adi karate, kabhI vItarAgI guruoM ke pAsa jAkara Atmika sukhadAyaka adhyAtma amRta kA pAna karate the| kabhI vanoM meM jAkara Atma-sAdhanA kA abhyAsa karate the| kabhI rAniyoM ko dhArmika carcA dvArA jinadharma kA marma samajhAte the| ityAdi rUpa meM sAgaracandra kA jIvana bIta rahA thaa| sAgaracaMdra kA vairAgya udhara puMDarIkiNI nagarI meM bhAvadeva kA jIva sAgaracandra bhI nAnAprakAra ke bhogoM ko bhogate hue bhI AtmArAdhanA karatA thaa| eka dina puMDarIkiNI nagarI ke vana meM tIna gupti aura tIna jJAna ke dhAraka zrI trigupti nAma ke munirAja pdhaare| munirAja ke Agamana ke samAcAra nagara meM zIghra hI phaila gaye, samAcAra sunate hI nagaravAsiyoM ke sAtha sAgaracandra bhI munivaroM kI vaMdanA hetu vana meM pdhaare| sabhI nagaravAsI evaM sAgaracandra bhI munirAja kI vaMdanA karake unake nikaTa baiTha gye| sAgaracandra munirAja kI zAMta-prazAMta vItarAgI mukhamudrA ko ekaTaka dekha rahA thaa| yogIzvara dvArA atIndriya AnaMdadAyaka dharmAmRta kA pAna kara, andara hI andara usakA mana munivaroM ke samAna jIvana jIne ko prerita karane lgaa| tabhI apane pUrvabhavoM ko jAnane kI sinAsA hone para munirAja se namratApUrvaka apane pUrvabhavoM ke saMbaMdha meM unhoMne pUchA ? ___ avadhijJAna se subhobhita zrI munivara ne unakA sampUrNa vRttAMta kaha sunAyA, use suna sAgaracandra kA mana saMsAra kI asAratA ko jAna udAsIna ho gyaa| vaha vicArane lagA - "isa saMsAra meM maiM apane jJAna-AnaMdAdi prANoM ko bhUla, jar3a prANoM ko dhAraNa kara janma-maraNa, jarA-roga Adi ke duHkha bhogatA A rahA huuN| ye indriya-bhoga kele ke staMbha ke samAna ni:sAra haiM aura saMsAra-bela ke mUlabhUta haiN| ekamAtra

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra parama pavitra vItarAgI jinadharma hI sArabhUta hai, jisakI prApti hote hI indriyoM kA damana, prANiyoM kI rakSA aura kaSAyoM kA nigraha sahaja hI ho jAtA hai| isalie Atmika avyAbAdha sukha ke lie mujhe sadA isa jinadharma kI hI upAsanA karanA caahie|" zAstroM meM kaI prasaMgoM para dekhate haiM ki vyakti vairAgya dhAraNa karane ke pahale munivara se pUrvabhava pUchate haiM, kyoMki use jAnakara eka to AtmA kA anAdi-nidhana svarUpa lakSa meM AtA hai aura saMyogoM kI kSaNabhaMguratA aura AmravoM kI azucitA kA yathArtha bodha hote hI vaha saMsAra se vairAgya kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| kuzala prajJA ke dhanI sAgaracandra kA mana avilaMba pracura svasaMvedana ko lalaka utthaa| usane zIghra hI zrI triguptisAgara munirAja se prArthanA kI - "he prabho! merA mana saMsAra-paribhramaNa ke duHkhoM se chUTanA cAhatA hai, maine isa saMsAra meM Apake caraNoM kI zaraNa binA vacanAtIta duHkha bhoge haiN| prabhu! aba maiM bhI Apa-samAna Atmika AnaMda ke amRta kA pAna karanA cAhatA hU~, isalie he guruvara! he yativara! Apa mujhe jainezvarI dIkSA dekara atIndriya AnaMda kA dAna diijie|" jJAna-vairAgya kI mUrti munivara ne sAgaracandra ko pAtra jAnakara zAzvata avyAbAdha sukha kI dAtrI jinadIkSA dekara anugRhIta kiyaa| zrI sAgaracandrajI aba gurupada paMkaja ke bhramara bana atIndriya Ananda meM lIna ho samatA-rasa kA pAna karane lge| kaMcana kA~ca barAbara jinake, jyoM ripu tyoM hitkaarii| mahala masAna, maraNa aru jIvana, sama garimA aru gaarii|| caubIsa prakAra ke parigrahoM kA tyAga kara kezoM kA loMca kara, dvAdaza bhAvanAoM ko bhAte hue, bAraha prakAra ke tapoM ko tapane lge| unakI svarUpa-lInatA ko dekha upasarga-parISaha bhI niHsatva ho palAyamAna ho gye| svarUpa-sAdhanA meM meru samAna akaMpa munivara ko cAraNa-Rddhi prApta ho gaI tathA abhIkSNa jJAnopayoga ke bala se dvAdazAMga ke jJAtA ho zrutakevalI bana gye| zrI sAgaracandra zrutakevalI dharmAmRta kI varSA karate hue tathA IryApatha se gamana karate hue eka dina vItazokApurI ke kna meM pdhaare|

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60 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ ___AhAra-caryA kA samaya avaloka kara mahArAjazrI pAraNA hetu vItazokApurI meM pdhaare| rAjamahala ke nikaTa hI kisI seThajI kA ghara thaa| ve seThajI dharmAnurAgI the, dharmAcaraNa meM parAyaNa the| ve apane dvAra para dvArApekSaNa ke liye aneka sAdharmiyoM sahita khar3e the, unake netra dharmalAbha kI bhAvanA se zrI munirAja ke Agamana kI pratIkSA kara rahe the| itane meM hI dara-dara se hI zrI munirAja ko dekha unakA mana-mayUra AnaMdita ho gyaa| unhoMne navadhA bhakti se munirAja kA paDagAhana kara saMyama ke hetubhUta zuddha prAsuka AhAradAna diyaa| navadhA bhakti pUrvaka diye gae. zuddha AhAra ko munivara ne zAMtipUrvaka grahaNa kiyaa| cAraNaRddhi ke dhArI munirAja ke AhAradAna ke mAhAtmya se seTha ke AMgana meM ratnavRSTi huii| use dekha darzakajana paraspara meM kahane lage - "ye kyA huA, ye kyA huA ?" sabhI Azcaryacakita ho gaye, darzakajanoM kI AzcaryamayI bAteM zivakumAra ke mahala meM sunAI par3I, vaha mahala ke Upara Akara AnaMda se kautUhalapUrvaka dekhane lgaa| vahA~ se hI munivara ke darzana pA citta meM ati hI Azcarya huA, use aisA lagA ki maiMne kabhI ina munirAja ko dekhA hai| pUrvabhava ke saMskAravaza usake mana meM sneha umar3a rahA thA, mana hI mana adbhuta AhlAda uchala rahA thA, magara usakA kAraNa ajJAta thaa| usa saMzaya kA nivAraNa karane hetu vaha munirAja ke nikaTa jAkara prazna pUchane kA vicAra kara hI rahA thA ki use hI pUrvabhava kA smaraNa ho aayaa| jisase use jJAta huA - "munirAja hamAre pUrvabhava ke bar3e bhrAtA hI haiN| Apa pahale bhI aise hI mahAna tapasvI munirAja the| Apane hI mere Upara ni:kAraNa karuNA karake mujhe sanmArga meM lagAyA thaa| usa dharma ke pratApa se hI maiM svarga meM evaM cakravartI Adi ke yahA~ puNyodaya se sukha pAtA A rahA huuN| ye hI mere sacce bhAI haiM, jo ihaloka aura paraloka ko sudhArane vAle haiN|"

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra sAgaracandra munirAja ke sAtha zivakumAra kA milana ityAdi sabhI vRttAMta jAnakara vaha zIghra hI zrI munirAja ke nikaTa AyA, unheM dekhate hI usake netroM se azrudhArA bahane lagI aura prema ke utsAha ke vega se vaha mUrjita ho gyaa| zivakumAra kI mUrchA ke samAcAra pAkara cakravartI zIghra hI vahA~ AyA, putra ko mUrcchita dekha mohavaza azru bahAne lagA - "he putra! tUne apanI yaha kyA dazA kara lI hai? zIghra isakA kAraNa batAo? kyA kisI ne tumheM kucha kaThora vacana kahe haiM? kyA tumhArI kisI AkAMkSA kI pUrti nahIM huI hai? rAjya meM sarva prakAra kI bhoga, upabhoga kI sAmagrI upalabdha hone para bhI kumAra ko mUrchA AI hai, kumAra kA hRdaya vyathita huA hai to avazya hI kisI duSTa ne isake komala hRdaya ko pratAr3ita kiyA hogA? kucha patA nahIM Akhira huA kyA hai?" Akhira cakravartI isase adhika soca bhI kyA sakatA hai? use to rAja-pATa sukha-sAdhana evaM viSayoM kI pUrti kI kamI hI mUrchA kA kAraNa jAna par3atI hai| isake alAvA Atmika atIndriya AnaMda kA viraha bhI mUrchA kA kAraNa ho sakatA hai - isakA to use vicAra bhI nahIM AyA, cakravartI ko to usake anurUpa hI vicAra aayeNge| kumAra kI mUrchA ke samAcAra sAre nagara meM phaila jAne se sAre nagaravAsI A pahu~ce aura kumAra ko mUrcchita dekha vyAkula hone lage, duHsaha zoka pRthvI para chA gyaa| sabhI ne anna-jala kA tyAga kara diyA, so ThIka hI hai, puNyavAna padArtha ko koI hAni pahu~catI hai to sabhI ko udvega ho jAtA hai| nagara ke vaidyoM Adi ne nAnA prakAra ke upacAra btlaaye| kumAra ke badana para caMdana lagAyA, zItala jala chir3akA gyaa| __kumAra kI mUrchA dUra hote hI usake mukha se aise vacana nikalane lage - "he jine, he mune, he mune! Apa kahA~ gaye ?' vaha apalaka cAroM ora munirAja ko nihArane lagA, vahA~ munirAja ko na pAkara atyaMta Atura hokara usa rAjapatha kI ora daur3ane lagA, jahA~ se kucha samaya pUrva munirAja kA gamana huA thaa| samasta iSTajana kumAra kI aisI dazA ko dekhakara Akulita hokara kumAra ko gherakara

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ use samajhAte hue pUchane lage - "kyA kAraNa hai kumAra?" taba kumAra pitA ke moha aura vAtAvaraNa kI gaMbhIratA ko dekhakara mauna hI rhe| iSTajanoM ke adhika pUchane para kumAra ne apane ananya mitra maMtrI-putra dRr3haratha ko ekAMta meM bulAkara apane mana ke sabhI bhAva arthAt apane jAti-smaraNa se pUrvabhavoM kA sampUrNa vRttAMta sunA diyaa| so yogya hI hai, kyoMki - ciMtAgUDhamadArtAnAM mitraM syaatymraussdhH| yato yuktAyuktaM vA sarvaM tatra nivedyte|| ciMtArUpI gUDha roga se duHkhI jIvoM ke lie mitra bar3I bhArI auSadhi hotI hai| mitra ke pAsa yogya-ayogya sabhI kucha kaha diyA jAtA hai| zivakumAra kA vairAgya zivakumAra ne mitra se kahA - "he mitra! mujhe yaha rAja-pATa zmazAna ke samAna lagatA hai, ye sundara pA~ca zataka rAniyoM ke bhoga kAle nAga samAna bhAsita hote haiN| yaha sundara kAyA zmazAna kI rAkha tulya dikhatI hai| ye mAtA-pitA moha ke jAla jaise lagate haiN| he mitra! maiM to sAdi anaMta aparimita atIndriya sukha kI dAtrI jainezvarI dIkSA lenA cAhatA hU~ aura maiM mAtA-pitA kI prANoM se bhI priya saMtAna hU~, isalie ye mAtA-pitA mujhe vItarAgI patha para jAne se rokeMge, mere Upara pratibaMdha lagAyeMge, parantu aba maiM eka kSaNa bhI unameM pha~sanA nahIM caahtaa| mujhe to siddha samAna sukha abhI caahie| una pratibaMdha ke kAraNoM ko jAnakara hI mujhe mUrchA A gaI thii|" zivakumAra ke bhAvoM ko jAnakara mitra bhI kucha samaya to hataprabha sA raha gayA - " are! yaha rAjakumAra hai| isake komala tana meM kabhI bhUkha, pyAsa, sardI, garmI Adi kI bAdhAyeM dekhI hI nahIM; kabhI kaThora vacana sune hI nhiiN| yaha vana-jaMgala meM bAgha siMha Adi bhayaMkara krUra pazuoM kI bhaya utpAdaka AvAja, unake dvArA kiye jAne vAle ghora-atidhora. upasarga-parISahoM ko kaise sahegA? jina-dIkSA to mahAna

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63 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra kaThora kArya hai, use lene ke liye zivakumAra Aja hI taiyAra hai - yaha samAcAra mai cakravartI ko kaise kaha~gA? isa samAcAra ko sunate hI cakravartI kI kyA hAlata hogI? hAya, kucha aniSTa na ho jAya?" isataraha aneka taraha ke vicAroM meM magna dRr3haratha ciMtAtura baiThA thA ki acAnaka cakravartI kI najara usa para pdd'ii| use udAsa dekhate hI cakravartI socane lagA - "avazya hI koI gUr3ha kAraNa hai|" cakravartI - "he suta-vallabha! aisA kauna-sA kAraNa hai, jo tuma itane udAsa dikha rahe ho? tuma apanI udAsI kA kAraNa zIghra batAo?' dRr3haratha - "he tAta! zivakumAra saMsAra ke duHkhadAyaka bhogoM se udAsa ho gayA hai| vaha nikaTa bhavya hai, zuddha samyagdRSTi hai| vaha rAjya-sampadA ko sar3e hue tRNa ke samAna ginatA hai| dhana-vaibhava, mahala, rAniyA~, putra, jIvana-maraNa sabake prati atyanta virakta ho gayA hai| vaha AtmasvarUpa kA jJAtA hai, tatvajJAnI hai, zreSTha vidvAna hai| vaha jaina sAdhu ke samAna sarva tyAgane yogya aura grahaNa karane yogya kA jAnakAra hai| usakA mana Atma-sAdhanA meM meru ke samAna akaMpa ho gayA hai aura apanA kArya karane meM atidRr3ha hai, jagata meM aba aisI koI zakti nahIM hai, jo use DigA ske| use jaina muni ke darzanamAtra se pUrvajanma ke saMskAra udita ho jAne se vairAgya ho gayA hai| vaha samasta jIvoM ke prati rAga-virodha ko tyAgakara samatA svabhAvI hokara paramahita-dAyinI jina-dIkSA lenA cAhatA hai|" cakravartI vajrAghAta ke samAna ina kaThora zabdoM ko sunate hI zoka ke sAgara meM DUba gyaa| usakA mohita hRdaya agaNita zastroM se mAnoM vedha diyA gayA ho| A~khoM se sAvana-bhAdoM kI jhar3I laga gaI! vaha dIna bhAva se vilApa karane lagA - "maiM bhAgyahIna huuN| are, re! maiM kucha aura hI soca rahA thA, parantu daivayoga se kucha ra hI ho gyaa| jaise kamalA ke madhya sugaMdha kI icchA se baiThA hAmara hAthI dvArA kamala mukha meM lene para prANa kho baiThattA hai| usIprakAra he putra! tujhe aisI buddhi kisane do? tujhe aisA vicAra kisa kAraNa se AyA? terA yaha sukumAra zArIra itanA kaThora munidharma kaise pAla sakegA? yaha kArya asaMbhava hai, kabhI nahIM ho sktaa|

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ isalie he putra! isa sAmrAjya ko grahaNa karo, jisako sarva rAjA sadA namana karate haiN| devoM ko bhI durlabha mahA bhogoM ko tuma bhogo| svayaM sukhI raho aura sabhI ko sukhI rkho|" putra - "he tAta! ye rAjya-sampadA, ye mahala, ye rAniyA~, ye duHkhadAyaka parAdhIna bhoga, ye mA~sa-majjA, hAr3a-rudhirAdi se yukta azuci deha, ityAdi sabhI ko maiMne anAdikAla se apane akRtrima cetana prabhu kI prabhutA ko bhUlakara anaMta bAra bhogA hai, parantu kahIM sukha kI jhalaka bhI nahIM milii| naraka, nigoda, pazu kI paryAyoM meM maiMne vacanAtIta duHkha pAye haiN| devoM meM gayA to mAnasika pIr3A meM jhulasatA rahA, manuSya paryAya meM AyA to kabhI garbha meM hI mara gayA, kabhI janma ke ghora duHkhoM ko sahate hue bAlapane meM hI mara gayA, kabhI dIna-daridrI huA to bhUkha, pyAsa, rogAdi ke duHkha sahe, kabhI jala gayA, kabhI hAtha-paira TUTa gaye to kabhI roga se gala gaye, kabhI sar3a gaye aura kabhI vairiyoM dvArA kATA gayA, mArA gayA to kabhI viSayarUpI nAgina se DasA gayA, isa caturgati meM mujhe kahIM sukha dikhA hI nhiiN| isalie merA dRr3ha nirNaya hai ki maiM saMsAra-samudra se pAra utAranevAlI jinadIkSA grahaNa karU~gA hii|" cakravartI - "he putra! tumhArA karttavya mAtA-pitA ko sukha-zAMti pradAna karanA hai, rAjya kA bhAra saMbhAlakara pitA ko rAjya kI ciMtA se mukta kara Atma-sAdhanA kA suavasara denA hai, ye pA~ca sau padminI-jaisI bAlAyeM tere binA kaise jIvana bitAyeMgI? are! isa rAjya meM koI du:khI nahIM hai aura zoka-saMtApa to kahIM kA dUra-dUra bhAga gayA hai, paraMtu tere binA ye rAjya zmazAna bana jaayegaa| ye rAniyA~, ye prajA Adi zoka ke samudra meM DUbakara jIvana ko bhArarUpa anubhava karane lgeNgii| kyA tumheM yaha saba-kucha ucita lagatA hai ?" putra - "he tAta! rAjya ke rAga meM jalanA to kisI ko bhI ucita nahIM hai| merA kartavya mAta-tAta-parijana-purajana - sabhI ko vItarAgI mArga prazasta karanA hai| ratnatraya svayaM prApta karanA aura sabhI ko usI mArga meM lagAnA hai| pitAjI Agama meM AtA hai ki rAjezvarI so narakezvarI isalie rAja-pATa tyAgakara mokSa kI rAha grahaNa karanA hI zreSTha hai| yaha vItarAgI dharma hI mahAna hai, uttama

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra hai| kevalajJAna prApta kara mokSa meM jAkara sAdi-anaMta kAla taka Atmika atIndriya AnaMda ko bhoganA prANimAtra kA kartavya hai| aise vItarAgI mArga ko rAniyA~, prajA evaM sabhI jana apanAkara dharmamaya jIvana bitAveM; isameM duHkha yA zoka kI kyA bAta hai? ye rAjya, lakSmI tathA bhoga bhogane lAyaka nahIM haiN| mahApuruSa inheM ucchiSTa jAnakara tyAga gaye haiN| ye sabhI kiMpAkaphalavat haiN| isalie he tAta! Apa mujhe AjJA dIjie, maiM zIghra hI jinadIkSA aMgIkAra karanA cAhatA huuN|" isa taraha putra ke bodhaprada vacanoM ko sunakara putra ke mana kI bAta ko buddhimAna cakravartI acchI taraha jAna gaye ki yaha putra saMsAra se bhayabhIta hai, udAsa hai, vairAgya ke raMga meM raMgA hone se Atma-sAdhanA ke lie nizcita hI tapa ko grahaNa kara mokSa ko vregaa| aba mujhe bhI moha meM pha~sakara usake hita meM bAdhaka bananA yogya nahIM hai| ataH unhoMne kahA - "he saumya ! jaise tuma prANiyoM para dayA kara rahe ho, vaise mujha para bhI dayA kro| tuma tapa aMgIkAra karake apane ghara meM hI ekAMta sthAna meM rahakara zakti-anusAra tapa karo, jisase tumhArI sAdhanA bhI hotI rahe aura hama tumheM dekhate bhI rheN| jaba mana meM rAga-dveSa nahIM, taba vana yA ghara sabhI samAna haiN|" zivakumAra ghara meM vairAgI pitAjI ke marmAntaka vacanoM ko sunakara zivakumAra duvidhA meM par3akara vicArane lage - "are! kaisI he ye viDambanA! ati mahAdurlabha vairAgya pAkara bhI AtmAbhyAsa ke binA evaM kaSAyodaya kI tIvratA ke vaza merA mana pitA ke vacanoM meM aTaka rahA hai| bhale hI kucha samaya ko rAga tIvra ho to ho le, parantu aMtata: to maiM sakala saMyama hI dhAraNa kara Atmahita kruuNgaa|" aisA vicAra kara zivakumAra madhura vacano se bole - "he tAta ! ApakI icchAnusAra hI maiM AtmAbhyAsa kruuNgaa|" pitAjI ko dhIraja baMdhAne ke bAda kumAra apanI bhAvanA ko vyakta karate hue bole, - "he pitAjI! abhI merA mana pUjya munivara

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ 66 "7 ke darzana karanA cAhatA hai / ' Adara karate hue cakravartI ne tatkAla hI kI "he maMtrI ! munivaroM ke darzanArtha putra kI bhAvanA kA maMtrI ko bulAkara AjJA vana meM calane kI sotsava taiyArI kI jAve / " - maMtrI ne zIghra hI nagara meM bherI bajavA dI ki vana meM munirAjoM ke darzanArtha calanA hai / bherInAda sunate hI sabhI nara-nArI apane hAthoM meM aSTa dravya kI thAlI lekara A gye| cakravartI ne apane putra sahita prajAjanoM ke sAtha munirAja ke darzanArtha vana kI ora prasthAna kiyA / jaise-jaise munirAja ke nikaTa pahu~ca rahe the, vaise-vaise hI zivakumAra kI guruvara darzana kI bhAvanA bar3hatI jA rahI thI aura saMsAra se udAsInatA bhI bar3hatI jA rahI thI / unake mana aura netra guruvara ke zIghra darzana pAne ko lAlAyita the| sabhI janoM ke sAtha zivakumAra vana ko jA rahe the, parantu unake hRdaya meM muni - mudrA samAI huI thii| dhuna hI dhuna meM ve munirAja ke samIpa pahu~ca gaye / zivakumAra munirAja ko dekhate hI bhakti- bhIne citra ke samAna hAtha jor3akara guruvaroM ko namaskAra karake unakI stuti karane lage / cakravartI evaM sabhI prajAjana bhI munivara ko namaskAra karake zivakumAra ke sAtha hI guru-stuti karane lage / stuti karane ke bAda zivakumAra guru caraNoM ke nikaTa hI baiTha gye| sabhI jana bhI vahIM baiTha gaye / guru- vacanAmRta ke pipAsuoM ko pUjya guruvara ne paramahitakArI dharmAmRta kA upadeza diyA, jise sunakara zivakumAra ke andara sakala saMyama ko vacana de cuke kI bhAvanA prabala hone lagI, parantu ve pitA the, ataH unhoMne pA~ca aNuvratoM kI hI prArthanA kii| pUjya munivara ne use pAtra jAna zrAvakocita paMca aNuvrata diye, unheM kumAra ne saharSa aMgIkAra kiyA / dharma dhAraNa karake zivakumAra Atmika zAMti kA anubhava karane lage, parantu andara meM to pracura svasaMvedana kI bhAvanA thI, usase vaMcita rahane ke kAraNa atRpti bhI banI huI thii| phira bhI ve apane Apako samajhAkara zAMtabhAva se guruvara kI stuti kara rahe the| pitA Adi sabhI zivakumAra ke hI sAtha meM stuti kara rahe the /

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 67 hai parama digambara bhudrA jinakI, vana vana kareM bseraa| maiM una caraNoM kA cerA, ho vandana unako meraa|| zAzvata sukhamaya caitanya sadana meM, rahatA jinakA dderaa| maiM una caraNoM kA cerA, ho vandana unako meraa|| usake bAda sabhI jana apane nagara ko vApisa A rahe the| sAtha meM zivakumAra bhI the| unakA mana munivara vRndoM ke sAtha hI rahane kA thA, magara kyA kareM? vacanabaddha kumAra A to nagara kI ora rahe the, parantu punaH punaH pIche mur3a-mur3akara munivaroM ko nihAra rahe the| saMsAra, deha, bhogoM se virakta kumAra ghara Ate hI sarva janoM se udAsa pahala ke hI udyAna meM ekAMtavAsa karane lage, brahmacarya ke raMga meM sarAvora ho mAtra eka vastra sahita munipada kI bhAvanA se pUrNa vratoM ko pAlane lage, apane brahmasvarUpa meM lIna rahane lge| viSaya-kaSAya to aba kahA~ palAyamAna ho gaye, patA hI nhiiN| vairAgI kumAra rAniyoM Adi ko bhUla hI gaye, ve jala teM bhinna kamala kI bhA~ti virAgI hokara raha rahe the| sacamuca samyagjJAna kI koI adbhuta mahimA hai| mahApuruSoM ko koI bhI kArya durlabha nahIM hotaa| __ anAhArI pada kI sAdhanA meM rata brahmacarya kA pAlana karanevAle kumAra kabhI eka upavAsa, kabhI do upavAsa, kabhI eka pakSa ke upavAsa to kabhI eka mAha ke upavAsa ke bAda zuddha prAsuka AhAra se pAraNA krte| mitra meM ati anurAgI cittavAlA dRr3haratha bhI, apane mitra ko jJAna-vairAgya rasa meM sarAvora dekhakara saMsAra, deha, bhogoM se udAsIna ho, mitra ke samAna hI dharmapAlana karatA huA, mitra ke hI sAtha udyAna ke ekAMta sthAna meM rahane lgaa| donoM hI AtmasAdhanA meM rata the| donoM hI vItarAgI duniyA meM vicaraNa kara rahe the| vairAgya rasa meM page brahmacArI kumAra ne ati ugra tapa kA Adara kiyA evaM kAma-krodhAdi vikArI bhAvoM ko niHsatva kara diyaa| mokSa ke ArAdhaka brahmacArI kumAra ne saMsAra-duHkhoM se bhayabhIta ho, mokSa ke hetu 64,000 cauMsaTha hajAra varSa taka tapa karate hue Ayu ke aMta meM atIndriya AnaMdamayI parama digambara jainezvarI dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| ve aba munipada meM zobhAyamAna hone lge| jitendriya munirAja

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ ne cAra prakAra ke AhAroM kA tyAga kara AtmAdhIna ho nazvara kAyA kA tyAga kiyaa| puNyodaya se ve aneka aNimA Adi RddhiyoM se pUrNa chaThe brahmottara svarga meM vidyunmAlI indra ke rUpa meM utpanna hue| usa deva kI dasa sAgara kI Ayu thii| usake pAsa usI vimAna meM cAra deviyA~ vidyamAna thiiN| vidyunmAlI deva samyagdRSTi hone se dharmAtmA thaa| dharmI jIvoM ke mana meM saMyoga ke viyoga kRta duHkha va zoka nahIM hotaa| ve iSTa ke viyoga meM aura maraNa ke saMyoga meM samatA ke dhArI hote haiM, isalie he zreNika! inakI mAlA bhI nahIM murajhAI aura na deha hI kAMtihIna huA aura na hI usake sahavAsa se kalpavRkSa maMdajyoti hue| yaha sunakara zreNika rAjA vicAratA hai ki - "asaMyogI tattva ke ArAdhakoM kI vRtti koI alaukikI hotI hai| ve saMyogoM se evaM saMyogI bhAvoM se jitane bhinna rahate haiM, utane hI saMyoga unake puNyarUpI chAyA ke pratApa se unakA dAsatva svIkAra kara sarvasva samarpaNa kara dete haiN|" zreNika rAjA - "he gururAja! zrI sAgaracandra munirAja phira kahA~ cale gaye? unakA samyak vRttAMta sunane kI merI bhAvanA huI hai|" gaNadhara deva - "he bhavyottama! sAgara-sama dhIra evaM guNa-gaMbhIra sAgaracandra munirAja ne bhI ugra tapa karake samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka zarIra kA tyAga kara diyaa| unakA jIva bhI chaThe svarga meM aNimAdi guNoM se pUrNa pratIndra huaa| vaha bhI paMcendriya saMbaMdhI nAnAprakAra ke sukhoM kI icchA se nirbAdha svargopanIta bhogoM ko bhoga rahA hai| dharma hI vaha kalpataru hai, nahIM jisameM yaacnaa| dharma hI ciMtAmaNI hai, nahIM jisameM caahnaa| dharmataru se yAcanA bina, pUrNa hotI kaamnaa| dharma hI cintAmaNI hai, zuddhAtmA kI saadhnaa|| isalie he buddhimAnoM! akhila prayatna se isa dharma ko dhAraNa karanA hI yogya hai|"

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra vidyunmAlI deva kI cAra deviyA~ zreNika mahArAja aMjuli jor3a, natamastaka ho vinayapUrvaka zrI gautamasvAmI se pUchane lage - "he svAmin ! isa vidyunmAlI deva kI jo cAra deviyA~ haiM, ve kisa puNyodaya se deviyA~ huI haiM?" taba zrI gautamasvAmI bole - he jijJAsu zreNika! isa deza meM caMpApurI nAma kI nagarI hai| vahA~ dhanavAnoM meM pradhAna eka sUrasena seTha thaa| usa seTha kI cAra rAniyA~ thii| unake nAma isaprakAra the - jayabhadrA, subhadrA, dhAriNI aura yshomtii| puNyodaya se ina rAniyoM ke sAtha vaha bahuta samaya taka sukha bhogatA rhaa| puNyodaya kSINa hote hI use pApa ne A gherA, usake zarIra meM zvAMsa, kSaya, jalodara, bhagaMdara, gaThiyA Adi aneka roga ho gye| jaba rogoM kI tIvratA huI, taba zarIra meM rahane vAlI dhAtuoM ne virodha kA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA, jisase use azubha vastuoM kI tIvra abhilASA jAga utthii| rogoM kI pracuratA meM jJAna bhI maMda par3a gayA aura krodha ke Aveza meM vaha apanI patniyoM ko muThThiyoM evaM lAThiyoM se mArane lagA aura kutsita vacana bolane lgaa| vaha durbuddhi hone ke sAtha-sAtha bhrAtivAna ho apanI patniyoM ke zIla meM doSa lagAte hue bolA - "tuma logoM ke pAsa maine kisI para-puruSa ko khar3A dekhA thaa| aba kabhI dikhA to maiM tuma logoM ke nAka, kAna Adi cheda DAlU~gA aura tumhAre prANa le luuNgaa|" ityAdi hRdaya vidAraka vacana kahane lgaa| pApodaya se vaha raudra pariNAmI ho gyaa| ve cAroM patniyA~ mana hI mana bahuta duHkhI ho socatI haiM - "he prabhu! hama logoM ne kabhI para-puruSa kA vikalpa bhI nahIM kiyA, yaha kauna se pUrvakRta pApa-pariNAma kA phala AyA hai ? dhikkAra hai isa strI paryAya ko aura isa jIvana ko| isakA prAyazcitta to aba jinadharma kI zaraNa ke alAvA aura ho hI nahIM sktaa| ataH ve dharmAcaraNa karane kI bhAvanA bhA rahI thIM, unheM tIrthavaMdanA ke bhAva bAraMbAra uTha rahe the| unhoMne seTha sAhaba kA ucita upacAra

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70 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ karAyA, jisase seThajI svastha ho gaye evaM mati bhI ThIka ho jAne para una rAniyoM ne seThajI ke samakSa apanI tIrthavaMdanA kI bhAvanA vyakta kI, jise sunakara seTha ne unheM tIrthavaMdanA kI svIkRti dete hue unakI yogya vyavasthA bhI kara dii| unakA puNya kA udaya zIghra hI phalIbhUta huaa| ve cAroM rAniyA~ tIrthadhAma kI yAtrA ke liye nikala giiN| _vahA~ prathama hI caMpApura meM paramapUjya zrI vAsupUjya svAmI kA maMdira thaa| vahA~ unhoMne jinadarzana ke lie praveza kiyaa| andara jAte hI vItarAga bhAvavAhI jinabimboM kA darzana pA apanA janma saphala huA jAna apane ko dhanya mAnane lagI aura jaba ve cAroM ora andara ke jinAlayoM kI vaMdanA ko gaIM to sAkSAt siddha-sadRza pUjya munivara ke bhI darzana pA AnaMdita ho giiN| unhoMne munirAja ke mukhAraviMda se dharmAmRta kA pAna kara gRhasthocita zrAvaka ke vrata aMgIkAra kara, punaH guruvara ko namaskAra karake maMdAragiri ke liye prasthAna kiyaa| aho! Aja apanA mahAbhAgya jAgA hai, jo jinadarzana pA nijadarzana karane kI bhavatApahArI yaha divya-dezanA sunane ko milii| maMdArAgiri ke darzana karane ke bAda jayabhadrA rAnI bolI - "calo bahaneM! hama sabhI zAzvata tIrthadhAma sammeda zikharajI kI yAtrA ko cleN|" sabhadrA rAnI - "bahana! ina tIrthoM kI yAtrA kyoM kI jAtI hai? jabaki kahIM-kahIM parvatoM para bhagavAna kI pratimAyeM bhI nahIM hotI, mAtra caraNa hI rahate haiN|" jayabhadrA rAnI - "bahanoM! ina tIrthakSetroM kI vaMdanA isalie karate haiM kyoMki jahA~ se jo bhavya jIva mokSa prApta karate haiM, ve vahIM se sIdhe Upara siddhAlaya meM samazreNI meM virAjamAna hote haiN| dUsarI bAta sAdhakoM kI sAdhanA-bhUmiyoM para Ane se jIvoM ko Atma-sAdhanA kI preraNA milatI hai| ata: koI dravya-bhAva se muni-dIkSA dhAraNa kara, koI AryikA-dIkSA dhAraNa kara, koI utkRSTa zrAvaka-dazA ko prApta kara aura koI pavitra samyagdarzana ko prApta kara muktipatha meM prayANa karate haiN| tIrtharAjoM kI yAtrA meM jIva vaira-virodha bhUla jAte haiN| sAdhu-saMta evaM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna Adi ke ina bhUmiyoM para caraNa par3ane se unake

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra cihna bana jAte haiM, isalie parvatoM para bhagavAna ke caraNa-cihna hote haiN| Apa logoM ne maMdAragiri meM bhI dekhe hoMge ki caraNa-cihna meM rekhAe~ banI huI haiM aura nakha nahIM hote, kyoMki jamIna para caraNa rakhane se nIce ke cihna par3ate haiM, to aMguliyoM meM nIce to nakha nahIM hote| isalie caraNa-cihnoM kI yahI paddhati samyak hai|" dhAriNI rAnI - "bahana saMtoM ne itane Upara evaM ekAMta meM jahA~ jaMgalI pazu rahate haiM, vahA~ jAkara sAdhanA kyoM kI?" jayabhadrA rAnI - "bahanoM! parvatoM ke nIce kI bhamiyoM para manuSyoM Adi kA nivAsa adhika rahane se vAtAvaraNa bhI azAMta evaM saMsAravardhaka hotA hai| vahA~ Atma-sAdhanA nirvighnarUpa se nahIM ho pAtI tathA asaMyamI janoM kA sahavAsa doSa-utpAdaka hotA hai; isalie saMtoM kI sAdhanA-bhUmi parvata, guphA, koTara, giri-kaMdarA Adi sthAna para hI hotI hai, ve vahA~ ekAkI sAdhanA karate haiN|" yazomatI rAnI - "bahana! hama sammeda zikharajI kI yAtrA ko jA rahe haiM, isake saMbaMdha meM mujhe eka zaMkA hai ki zAstroM meM 170 sammeda zikhara kI carcA AtI hai| usakA kyA matalaba hai?" jayabhadrA rAnI - "bahanoM! vAstava meM pUre madhyaloka meM ekasAtha 170 tIrthaMkara ho sakate haiN| ata: unakI zAzvata nirvANa bhUmiyA~ sarvatra zAzvata tIrthadhAma sammeda zikhara hI haiN| isIprakAra sabhI 170 tIrthaMkaroM kI janma sthalI ayodhyA hone se ayodhyA kI saMkhyA bhI 170 hai| isakA pramANa isaprakAra hai - madhyaloka meM aDhAI dvIpa saMbaMdhI 5 bharata, 5 airAvata aura 5 videha kSetra haiN| jahA~ 5 bharata kSetra ke 5 tIrthaMkara, 5 airAvata kSetra ke 5 tIrthakara tathA 5 videha kSetroM meM eka-eka meM 32-32 tIrthakara hote haiN| isaprakAra 5 5 + (5 x 32) = 170 tIrthaMkaroM kI janma sthalI ayodhyA tathA nirvAnasthalI sammeda zikhara hone se unakI saMkhyA bhI 170 __ pazcAt sabhI bahaneM bolIM - "dIdI! Aja Apane bahuta-sI naI-naI bAteM btaaiiN| apanA rAste kA samaya bhI kitanI sundara carcAoM meM nikala gayA aura dekho! aba hama sabhI isa anaMta mahimAvaMta

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ zAzvata tIrthadhAma meM bhI A gye|" vahA~ pahu~cakara sabhI ne dravya evaM bhAvazuddhi ke sAtha parvatarAja para car3hakara aneka kUToM ke darzana kara bhAvoM meM nirmalatA prApta kI evaM aNuvratoM meM bhI dRr3hatA prApta kii| yAtrA karate hue unhoMne parvata para aneka vItarAgI saMtoM ke darzana kiye evaM unase dharmAmRta kA pAna kiyaa| usake uparAMta caturvidha saMgha ko AhAra-dAnAdi dekara apane mana meM zAMti kA anubhava kiyaa| usake bAda unhoMne giranArajI siddhakSetra ke darzanoM ke lie prayANa kiyaa| isaprakAra aneka siddhakSetra, tIrthakSetra Adi kI vandanA kara apane ghara ke lie prasthAna kiyaa| ve cAroM zreSThI patniyA~ A to rahIM thIM apane ghara ke lie, parantu unakA mana una vItarAgI sAdhaka saMtoM ke sAtha vItarAgI duniyA meM rahane ko lalaka rahA thaa| unake andara saMsAra, deha evaM bhogoM ke prati udAsInatA A cukI thI, phira bhI zreSThI kI AjJA ke anusAra apane ghara ko Ate samaya rAste meM kabhI bAraha bhAvanAoM ko bhAtI to kabhI guruvaroM se sune sAta tattvoM ke svarUpa para carcA karatI rthii| isaprakAra ve AtmabhAvanA bhAtI huI apane ghara ko pahu~ca giiN| ghara Ate hI dekhatI haiM ki seThajI punaH pracura rogoM se grasita haiM, isalie unakI sevA Adi karane lgii| upacAra bahuta karAyA, parantu kucha hAtha na lgaa| anta meM ve cAroM rAniyA~ seThajI ko NamokAra maMtra Adi sunAne lgii| magara pApodaya se seThajI ko jinavANI nahIM suhaaii| ve raudra pariNAmoM se maraNa ko prApta ho gye| maraNa-uparAnta seThAniyoM ne unakA ucita kriyAkarma kraayaa| usake bAda cAroM kA hRdaya saMsAra se virakta ho gyaa| viraktacittA, kuzalabuddhi kI dhArikAoM ne apanI atula sampatti ko becakara eka bhavya jinAlaya kA nirmANa karAyA aura phira vana meM jAkara zAstrAnusAra vidhi ke sAtha pUjya gaNIjI ke pAsa AryikA ke vrata dhAraNa kara liye| bahuta samaya taka apane vratoM kA nirdoSa pAlana karate hue una cAroM AryikAoM ne Ayu ke aMta meM samAdhipUrvaka maraNa kiyA aura isa vidyunmAlI deva kI niyoginI ke rUpa meM svarga meM utpanna huI haiN|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra zreNika rAjA unakA vRttAMta suna pramudita hue| dharma ke lobhiyoM ko dharmaguru kA samAgama milate hI ve apane hRdaya meM uThane vAle sampUrNa praznoM kA samAdhAna kara lenA cAhate haiN| rAjA puna: hAtha jor3a pUchane lage - "he guruvara! merI jijJAsA aba yaha jAnane kI hai ki vidyuccara cora ne jinadharma kisataraha pAyA ? kRpayA isakA bhI samAdhAna kiijie|" taba zrI mahAvIra prabhu ke dayArUpI megha-jala se pUrNa samudra ke samAna gaMbhIra evaM guNoM ke dhAraka zrI gautama svAmI ne vidyuccara cora kA dharma meM parivartana saMbaMdhI varNana isaprakAra kiyA - vidhuccara kA AmUla-cUla parivartana ___ isI magadha deza meM hastinApura nAma kA mahAnagara hai, jo svargapurI samAna hai| vahA~ kA rAjA saMvara evaM usakI priyavAdinI zrISeNA nAma kI rAnI thii| unakA vidyuccara nAma kA putra thaa| vaha bahuta vidvAna thaa| jaise-jaise vaha kumAra avasthA ko prApta hotA gayA, vaise-vaise usane buddhi kI tIkSNatA ke kAraNa astra, zastra Adi aneka vidyAe~ zIghra hI sIkha liiN| eka dina usako pApodaya se khoTI buddhi utpanna huii| vaha socane lagA * "maiMne saba kalAyeM sIkhI, paraMtu cauryakalA nahIM siikhii| usakA bhI mujhe abhyAsa avazya karanA cAhie" - aisA vicAra kara usane eka rAtri meM apane hI pitA ke mahala meM dhIre-dhIre cora kI taraha jAkara bahumUlya ratna curaaye| ve ratna ati hI prakAzamAna the| jaba vaha ratna curAkara lauTa rahA thA, taba kisI vyakti ne use dekha liyaa| subaha hote hI usane rAjA ko kumAra ke dvArA kI gaI corI kA vRttAMta kaha diyaa| corI kI bAta sunate hI rAjA ne karmacAriyoM ko AjJA dI ki zIghra hI kumAra ko vahA~ lAyA jaay| karmacAriyoM ke kahane para kumAra zIghra hI Akara vIra subhaTa ke samAna pitA ke samakSa khar3A ho gyaa| rAjA ne use apane mRdu vacanoM se samajhAyA - "beTe! yaha corI tUne kaba se sIkha lI? aura corI tUne kyoM kI? isa rAjya meM samasta manavAMchita sAmagrI upalabdha hai| unakA bhoga-upabhoga tuma apanI rAniyoM sahita khUba kro| tumheM koI roka-Toka to hai nahIM

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ aura phira ye rAjya-vaibhava tumhAre lie hI to hai| anyatra prApta na hoM - aisI vastue~ apane yahA~ sahaja upalabdha haiN| phira corI karane kA kyA kAma hai? cauryakarma to mahA pApamaya hai aura lokaniMdya bhI hai| isase to jIva vartamAna meM hI agaNita duHkhoM ko pAte haiM aura jagata meM apayaza ke pAtra banate haiM, vivekahIna ho mahA saMtApa ko prApta hote haiN| paraloka meM bhI mahAduHkha prApta karate haiN| isalie aise kArya ko bhaviSya meM tuma kabhI nahIM krnaa|" __jaise jvara pIr3ita vyakti ko miSTa bhojana nahIM suhAtA hai, vaise hI pApa se mohita vidyuccara ko pitA dvArA dI gaI sukhaprada sIkha acchI nahIM lgii| vaha bar3oM kI mAna-maryAdA tor3akara pitA ko jabAba dene lagA - "mahArAja! cauryakarma aura rAjya meM bar3A antara hai| rAjya meM to parimita lakSmI hotI hai, magara corI se aparimita lakSmI kA lAbha hotA hai, isalie donoM meM samAnatA nahIM ho sktii| Apako cauryakarma se bhI guNa grahaNa karanA caahie|" isaprakAra kahakara vaha kucha bhI soce-vicAre binA pitA ke vacanoM kA ullaMghana karake krodhAgni se kupita hokara ghara se nikala gayA aura rAjagRhI nagarI meM jAkara vahA~ kAmalatA nAma kI vezyA ke cakkara meM phaMsa gyaa| usake rUpa para mohita hokara usake sAtha icchAnusAra viSaya-kaSAya meM magna hokara rahane lagA tathA usakI hara icchA pUrNa karane meM tatpara vaha duSTa corI Adi kArya karatA huA samaya vyatIta karane lgaa| - isaprakAra gautama gaNadhara ne vidyuccara cora kA vRttAnta khaa| jambUkumAra ke janmasthAna saMbaMdhI vRttAnta jisakI pratIkSA zreNika rAjA Adi cAtakavat kara rahe the, Aja vaha maMgala belA A gaI hai| sabhI ke mana-mayUra AnaMda se nAca zrI vIraprabhu kI divyadezanA-zravaNa ke uparAMta zreNika rAjA punaH uttamottama guNoM ke dhAraNahAra zrI gautama svAmI se vinayapUrvaka prazna pUchane lage - "he svAmin ! vidyunmAlI deva ke vRttAMta meM yaha bhI

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 75 mukharita huA thA ki vaha deva Aja se sAtaveM dina isa pRthvItala para avatarita hogA, ataH he guruvara! yaha puNyavAna kisakI kukSI ko pAvana karegA? isake Agamana se kauna-sI vasudhA sanAtha banegI ?" zrI gautamasvAmI bole - "he mahAprajJa! isI rAjagRha nagara meM aneka prakAra kI dhana-sampadA se sampanna, saddharma kA upAsaka, saralacitta, vAtsalyasvabhAvI eka arhadAsa zreSThI rahatA hai| usakI jinamatI nAma kI rUpavAna aura dharmavAna patnI hai| yaha bhavyAtmA usake pavitra garbha ko pAvana karake isa vasuMdharA para avatarita hogaa| ye pUrva ke do bhavoM se hI AtmA ke pracura svasaMvedana kA sudhApAna karate Aye haiM aura Aja bhI samyagdarzana rUpI ratna se suzobhita hai| yaha carama zarIrI bhavya AtmA isI bhava meM apanI sAdhanA ko pUrNa kara, jagata ko dharmamArga dikhA kara mokSalakSmI kA svAmI hogaa|" jisa samaya zrI gautamasvAmI ke mukhAraviMda se isa bhavyottama ke jIvana-caritra ke saMbaMdha meM upadeza ho rahA thA, usI samaya vahA~ koI yakSa baiThA huA thaa| vaha jambUsvAmI saMbaMdhI bAta suna AnaMdavibhora ho nRtya karate hue khUba jayagAna karane lagA - "he svAmI! he kevalajJAnI! he nAtha! ApakI jaya ho, jaya ho! Apake prasAda se maiM kRtArtha ho gyaa| merA bhAgya jAga utthaa| una mAtA-pitA ko dhanya hai, usa nagara-pura ko dhanya hai, jahA~ aMtima kevalI kA jIva aayegaa| usa kula ko bhI dhanya hai, vaha ghara bhI pavitra hai, jahA~ sadA dharma kA pravAha bhegaa|" vaha yakSa apane Asana para khar3A-khar3A bAra-bAra harSa se nRtya kara rahA thA, use harSa sahita nRtya karate dekha rAjA zreNika evaM zrotAgaNa usakA rahasya nahIM jAna pAye; isalie rAjA zreNika ne puna: vinayapUrvaka prazna pUchA - "he guNanidhi guruvara! yaha kauna vyakti hai? yaha itanA harSita hokara nRtya kyoM kara rahA hai? isakA rahasya jAnane kI merI tIvra bhAvanA hai|"

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ yakSa ke pUrvabhava __ taba zrI gautama mahArAja bole - "he zreNika! isI nagara meM eka dhanadatta nAma kA zreSThi-putra thA, jo saumya-pariNAmI evaM kubera samAna dhana-vaibhava kA svAmI thaa| usakI eka gotramatI nAma kI sundara patnI thii| usake do putra the| bar3e putra kA nAma arhaddAsa evaM choTe kA nAma jinadAsa thaa| arhaddAsa to aMtima kevalI ke janaka honevAle haiM tathA svabhAva se hI gaMbhIra evaM buddhimAna haiM, magara jinadAsa caMcalavRtti vAlA thaa| tIvra pApodaya se vaha dharma-karma se vimukha ho sapta vyasanoM kA sevana karane lgaa| __yaha to jagataprasiddha hai ki eka juA ke vyasana meM pha~sakara yudhiSThira Adi pAMDu-putroM ne rAjya-bhraSTa hokara mahAna duHkhoM ko bhogA, taba phira jo vyakti pA~coM pApoM evaM sAtoM vyasanoM kA sevana karegA, use sarva duHkha-saMkaToM kA sAmanA karanA par3e, isameM kyA Azcarya hai ? vaha to bhava-bhava meM dAruNa duHkhoM ko pAtA hI hai| isa taraha nagara meM usake durvyasanoM kI carcA jora-zora se cala pdd'ii| kitane hI nagarajana apanI jAti ko kalaMka lagA jAna use durvacana bhI kahane lage, paraMtu mati-bhraSTa jinadAsa para unakA kucha bhI asara nahIM pdd'aa| vaha to pApakAryoM ko aura bhI adhika pravartana karane lgaa| jisake phalasvarUpa yaha samaya bhI A gayA ki vaha apanI zakti se bhI adhika sonA-muhara juA meM hAra gyaa| taba jItane vAle juArI ne jinadAsa ko pakar3akara kahA - "jitanA dravya tU hArA hai, vaha mujhe zIghra de, Aja hI de|" taba jinadAsa ati Akulita ho kahane lagA - "mere pAsa itanA dhana hai hI nahIM aura itanA suvarNa to maiM prANoM ke aMta hone taka bhI nahIM de skuuNgaa|" taba juArI ne dhamakAyA - "yA to maiM merA pUrA svarNa lUMgA nahIM to tere prANa luuNgaa|" isa taraha paraspara meM lar3AI-jhagar3A maca gyaa| usa juArI ne krodhAveza meM apanI talavAra nikAlakara jinadAsa ko mArI, jisase jinadAsa mUrchita ho gira pdd'aa| taba vaha juArI jaghanya aparAdha ke

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 77 kAraNa anya logoM ke dvArA mArA gyaa| yaha samAcAra pAte hI bahuta se nagaravAsI vahA~ ikaTThe ho gye| usI samaya acAnaka arhaddAsa bhI vahA~ A gye| bhAI ko mUrchita dekhaM vyAkula citta ho, use uThAkara yatnapUrvaka ghara le gaye aura vaidyoM ko bulAkara usakA aneka prakAra se upacAra karAyA, parantu jinadAsa ko saMtoSa nahIM haA, so ThIka hI hai - durjana para kiyA gayA upakAra usake svabhAva ke kAraNa vyartha hI jAtA hai| use zAMti evaM samAdhAna karane hetu arhaddAsa jinavANI ke bodhaprada zabdoM se samajhAne lage - "bho bhrAta! isa saMsAra-samudra meM ajJAnI prANI para ko apanA mAnakara aura apane ko bhUlakara pApoM meM pravartana karane se sadA duHkha hI bhogate rahate haiN| pApabaMdha ke kAraNa ina mithyAtva, viSaya-kaSAyoM ke vaza anaMtakAla se paMcaparAvartanoM ko karatA huA yaha bhramaNa kara rahA hai| he bandhu! tU hI pratyakSa dekha rahA hai ki eka dhUrta karma ke kAraNa tUne kitane duHkha paaye| vyasana to koI bhI ho usameM pha~sane vAlA mahA duHkha-saMkaToM ko prApta hotA hai|" taba jinadAsa apane bar3e bhrAtA dvArA kahe gaye hitakArI vacanoM ko suna pApoM se bhayabhIta ho pazcAtApa karane lagA - "he bhrAta! Apa mere parama uddhAraka ho, Apane mujha jaise adhama, vyasanI, pApI ko sadbodha dekara saMsAra ke duHkhoM se bacA liyaa| Aja se maiM sabhI vyasanoM ko tyAga kara ApakI aura jinadharma kI zaraNa grahaNa karatA haiN|" jinadAsa ke pazcAtApa bhare karuNa vacanoM ko suna buddhimAna arhaddAsa ne choTe bhAI kA jaise dharmasAdhana ho vaisA upAya kiyaa| jinadAsa ne apane bar3e bhAI se zrAvaka ke aNuvrata grahaNa kara liye aura Ayu ke aMta meM samAdhimaraNa dhAraNakara deha chor3akara isa yakSa paryAya ko prApta huA hai| ata: yaha aisA jAnakara AnaMda se nAca uThA hai ki - "apane hI vaMza meM antima kevalI kA janma hogA, yaha vidyunmAlI deva mere bar3e bhrAtA kA carama zarIrI putra hogA, jisakA nAma jambUsvAmI hogaa|"

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78 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ rAjA zreNika bhagavAna kI divya-dhvani meM apane praznoM kA samAdhAna pAkara prasanna ho ghara lauTane kI bhAvanA se jinendra-vaMdanA karake prabhu kA stavana kara rahe haiM - "he prabho! Apa jagata ko zarIra-sahita dikhane para bhI sadAkAla azarIrI arthAt jJAnazarIrI hI ho| he nAtha! Apa rAga-dveSa se rahita sadA pUrNa jJAnamaya ho| Apa anaMtadarzana, anaMtajJAna, anaMtasukha, anaMtavIrya aura anaMta vibhutAmaya ho| Apa prabhutvazakti yukta ho| Apa jJeyoM se aprabhAvita jJAyaka ho| Apa AnaMdamayI mUrti ho| Apa jagata meM sakriya dikhane para bhI niSkriya ho, dhruva ho| he prabho! Apa sadA paradravyoM se evaM parabhAvoM se asambaddha mAtra caitanyamaya hI ho| Apa anaMta guNoM ke nidhAna ho, caitanya ratnAkara ho| he prabho! ApakI jaya ho, jaya ho|" ityAdi nAnA prakAra se bhagavAn kI stuti karake rAjA ne apane gRha kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| apane ghara pahu~ca kara rAjA dravyakarma, bhAvakarma aura nokarma ke nAzaka tathA anaMta-sukhadAyaka jinadharma kI upAsanA karate hue sukhapUrvaka rahane lge| jambUkumAra kA avataraNa AtmahitakAraka vItarAga dharma kI ArAdhanA karate hue rAjA zreNika rAjya karate the| rAjyazreSThI zrI arhaddAsa evaM sItA samAna zIlavatI guNavatI evaM rUpavatI jinamatI seThAnI, donoM jana paraspara sneha bhAva se nyAyapUrvaka gRhastha ke sukha bhogate hue jainadharma meM dattacitta rahate the| unheM kucha patA hI nahIM thA ki hamAre AMgana meM maMgala sUrya udita hone vAlA hai| zIghra hI dinakara ke Agamana ke kucha cihna dikhane lge| seThAnI jinamati ne rAtri ke pichale prahara meM pA~ca maMgala svapna dekhe - 1. bhramaroM ke samUha se guMjAyamAna evaM phala-phUloM se ladA sundara jAmbUvRkSa 2. dhUmrarahita agni 3. harA-bharA dhAna kA kheta 4. padma se zobhita sarovara aura 5. taraMga sahita smudr|| __svapna pUrNa hote hI jinamati jAga gii| ve mana hI mana ina zubha svapnoM kA kAraNa khojane lagI - "aho! kyA koI divyapuruSa mere garbha meM AnevAlA hai? kyA isa ghara meM kisI ko kevalajJAna lakSmI udita honevAlI hai? zrI vIraprabhu ke mokSagamana ke bAda tIna

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra kevalI aura hoMge; jinameM se do kevalI to ho cuke haiM, kyA aMtima kevalI kA jIva merI kukSI ko pavitra karanevAlA hai?" ityAdi aneka prakAra kI bhAvanAe~ unake mana meM uchala hI rahI thIM ki rAtri asta ho gaI evaM sahasrakalAyukta bhAnu udita ho utthaa| seThAnIjI ne nityakarma se nivRtta ho seThajI ko praNAma kiyA aura apane pAMca maMgalamayI svapnoM kA vRttAMta kahakara unakA phala jAnane kI abhilASA vyakta kii| paMca svapnoM kA samAcAra sunate hI seTha kA mana-mayUra vaise hI AnaMda se nAca uThA, jaise meghoM ko dekhate hI mayUra madhura-madhura zabdoM ke gAna sahita nAcane lagate haiN| ve usIsamaya apanI seThAnI sahita jinamaMdira ko gye| vahA~ zrI jinedava ke darzana kara bhaktibhAva se pUjana kii| usake bAda se zrI vaizvarAja Adi munivaroM ke pAsa gye| vahA~ munivara vRndoM ke darzana kara unheM namaskAra karake unake caraNoM meM baiTha gye| jaba munirAjoM kA dhyAna bhaMga huA, taba vinayapUrvaka paMca svapnoM kA vRttAMta kahakara phala pUchane lage - "he svAmin ! he avadhijJAna netra ke dhAraka munivara! Aja hama ina pA~ca zubha svapnoM kA phala jAnanA cAhate haiN|" munirAja avadhijJAna se svapna-phala jAnakara harSita citta ho kahane lage - "he rAjyazreSThi ! jAmbUvRkSa dekhane se patA calatA hai ki tumhAre kAmadeva-sadRza sundara putra hogaa| he bhavya ! tuma bar3e puNya-pratApI ho| tuma aMtima kevalI carama zarIrI putra ke pitA bananevAle ho, jo sva-para kA kalyANa karake tadbhava-mokSagAmI hogaa| dhUmrarahita agni dekhane se tumhArA putra karmarUpI IMdhana ko jalAne vAlA hogaa| dhAnyayukta kheta dekhane se vaha lakSmIvAna hogaa| kamala-sahita sarovara dekhane se vaha bhavya jIvoM ke pAparUpI saMtApa ko zAMta kara AnaMda karanevAlA hogA aura caMcala samudra dekhane se saMsAra-samudra ke pAra pahu~cegA aura bhavya jIvoM ko sukha prApti ke lie dharmAmRta kI varSA kregaa| __ pUjya munivara se svapnoM kA phala jJAta kara zreSThI AnaMdita huaa| sabhI munivara vRndoM ko triyogapUrvaka namaskAra kara ve donoM apane ghara Aye aura prema pUrvaka gRhasthocita bhogoMpabhogoM ko bhogate hue rahane lge| apane puNyodaya se vidyunmAlI deva kA jIva svarga se jinamatI

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ ke garbha meM aayaa| yaha jAnakara donoM ati prasanna hue| garbhAdhAna hone para komalAMgI jinamatI kA zarIra zithila rahane lagA, komala aMga meM pasInA Ane lgaa| vaha zithilatA se miSTa vacanoM pUrvaka bAtacIta karatI thii| aneka prakAra kI bAdhA Adi hone para bhI garbha meM rahanevAle caramazarIrI zizu ko koI bhI bAdhA nahIM hotI thii| jinamatI ratnagarbhA pRthvI ke samAna zobhatI thii| jinamatI ko samaya-samaya para dohale utpanna hote the| jaise - maiM deva-zAstra-guru kI pavitra-bhAva se pUjA karU~, jina-bimboM kI khUba utsavapUrvaka pratiSThA karAU~, jina maMdiroM, jina-caityAlayoM kA jIrNoddhAra karAU~, cAra saMgha ko cAra prakAra kA dAna dUM, tIrthakSetroM kI yAtrA karU~, ityaadi| puNya-pratApa se usake ghara meM pahale hI aTUTa dhana-sampadA thii| vaha kucha bhI karanA cAhe, saba-kucha saMbhava hai| ataH vaha apane manorathoM ko nirvighna sampanna karane lgii| use vibhAva se bhinna AnaMdamayI caitanyabhAva meM ramaNa karane kA pariNAma prAyaH uThA karatA thA, use viSayoM kA rasa nahIM suhAtA thA, vaha to caitanyArasa ko hI cAhatI thii| mAtA-pitA ke mana meM carama zarIrI aMtima kevalI apane putra ko dekhane kI ati tIvra bhAvanA thii| jaise-jaise garbhastha bAlaka vRddhiMgata hotA jAtA thA, vaise vaise unakI ye bhAvanAe~ ati tIvra hotI jAtI thiiN| mokSagAmI suta kI khuzI meM pulakita-vadana aura dharmAcaraNa meM lage hue mana ko yaha jJAta hI nahIM huA ki nau mAsa nau dina kA samaya kaba vyatIta ho gyaa| pUrva dizA meM udita sUrya ke samAna, phAlguna mAsa ke zuklapakSa meM pUrNimA ke zubha dina kA prabhAta jambUkumAra ke avataraNa se camaka utthaa| jinakA vairAgya rasa garbhita pulakita vadana aura sundara rUpa dekhane ko a~khiyA~ tarasa rahI thIM, Aja usa rUpa ko nirakha a~khiyA~ tRpta hokara bhI atRptapane kA anubhava kara rahI thii| seThajI ke AnaMda kA kucha pAra na thaa| unhoMne bar3e dhUmadhAma se caramazarIrI putra kA janmotsava mnaayaa| sAre nagara meM badhAIyA~ bajavAI, jinAlayoM meM pUjana evaM vidhAnotsava kraayaa| ghara-ghara meM maMgalagAna kraaye| jagaha-jagaha tatva-goSThiyA~ hone lgiiN| nagara ke pratyeka caurAhe para kimicchaka dAna diyA jAne lgaa| rAjA evaM nagara ke zreSThigaNa

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 81 gAje-bAjoM sahita uttamottama bheMTa lekara badhAI dene Aye / are ! isa janmotsava ko mAtra pRthvItala para hI nahIM manAyA gayA, varan svarga ke devoM ne bhI daivI puSpoM evaM ratnoM kI varSA kara, divya vAditra baja kara, maMgala gAna kara isa janmotsava ko mnaayaa| sarvatra AnaMdadAyaka jaya-jaya kI dhvaniyA~ hone lgii| AnaMda-vibhora ho nagara kI nAriyA~ maMgala gIta gA-gAkara harSa se nRtya karane lgiiN| seThajI ne itanA dAna diyA ki lene vAloM kI kamI par3a gaI, magara dhana kA kSaya nahIM huA / isa taraha vaha puNyAtmA bar3e hI lAr3a-pyAra se pAlA jAne lagA / mAtA-pitA ne bandhuvarga kI sammati se nAmakaraNa saMskAra karAyA aura bAlaka kA nAma jambUkumAra rkhaa| seThajI ne kumAra ke lAlana-pAlana ke lie dhAya- mAtAe~ niyata kara dIM, ve bAlaka ko snAna karAtIM, zrRMgAra karAtIM, khela khilaatiiN| jaba vaha bAlaka muskurAtA huA maNimayI bhUmi ko sparza karatA thA, taba mAtA-pitA usakI adbhuta ceSTA ko dekhakara pramudita hote the| usakA rUpa dekha jagatajana nita prati AnaMdita hote the / candrakalAsama nita hI vRddhiMgata zizu kI mukha kI kAMti bar3hatI jAtI thI, jise nirakha nirakha mAtA-pitA kA saMtoSa rUpI samudra bhI bar3hatA jAtA thaa| maMda-maMda muskAna-yukta mukha aisA lagatA thA, mAno sarasvatI kA siMhAsana hai yA lakSmI kA ghara hai yA kIrtirUpI bela kA vilAsa hai| jaba vaha Thumaka Thumaka Daga bharatA huA indranIlamaNi kI bhUmi para calatA thA, taba vaha rakta kamaloM kI zobhA ko bhI jIta letA thA / jaba vaha zizu - maMDalI ke sAtha ratna- dhUli meM krIr3A karatA thA, taba mAtA-pitA kA hRdaya phUlA nahIM samAtA thaa| vaha bAla- candra uttama guNoM kA nidhAna thA, jisake nirmala aMgoM meM yaza vyApta thA / vaha prajA ko AnaMda denevAlA thA / jambUkumAra kI kumArAvasthA aba vaha bAlyAvasthA kA ho gayA thA / indroM kA teja ho jAtA thA / yaha komala tana, ullaMghana kara kumArAvasthA ko prApta bhI usake teja ke sAmane lajjita rUpa lAvaNya kA nilaya, kokilAsama madhura vacana jagata ko priya the| isa puNyavAna ko sarva vidyAe~ svayaM

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ hI pUrva janma ke abhyAsa se smaraNa meM A gaIM thIM, vaha zikSA binA hI sarva kalAoM meM pAraMgata ho gayA thA tathA bRhaspati ke samAna sarva zAstroM kA jJAtA ho gayA thaa| vaha caramazarIrI to thA hI, jaise-jaise usakA zarIra vRddhi ko prApta hotA jAtA thA, vaise-vaise guNa bhI vRddhi ko prApta hote jAte the| usake zarIra meM vizeSa prakAra kA Arogya evaM saundarya thaa| jambUkumAra zArIrika bala evaM asAdhAraNa prajJA ke dhanI to bacapana se hI the| mahApuruSa svabhAva se hI pratyeka kriyA-kalApa meM kuzala hote haiN| jambUkumAra meM bhI ve sabhI lakSaNa dekhane ko milate the| jambUkumAra chaMda, alaMkAra, citrakalA, lekhanakalA, nRtya, gIta, vAditra Adi kalAoM ko svayaM karate haiM aura mitragaNoM se bhI karAte haiN| kabhI kaviyoM ke sAtha kAvyacarcA to kabhI vAdiyoM ke sAtha vAda kiyA karate haiN| kabhI vINA bajAte yA bajavAte to kabhI kara-tala-dhvani se nRtyakAroM ke utsAha ko vRddhiMgata karate haiN| kabhI gaMdharvo ke dvArA gAye hue gaMgA-jala ke samAna apane nirmala yaza ko sunate haiN| kabhI vApikAoM meM mitroM ke sAtha jala-krIr3A karate haiM, picakArI bhara-bharakara dUsaroM para chir3akate haiM yA kabhI naMdanavana-samAna vanoM meM jAkara vana-krIr3A karate haiN| isa taraha krIr3A karate-karAte kumAra ATha varSa ke ho gye| aba ve kabhI jinamaMdira meM bhagavAna kI bhAva-bhakti-pUrvaka pUjA karate, kabhI ekAkI dhyAnamudrA lagAkara baiTha jAte to kabhI mitroM ke sAtha dhArmika carcA bhI karate haiN| sarvaguNarUpI ratnoM kI khAna, pavitra mUrti, devatulya jambUkumAra apane puNya-pratApa se apane ghara meM kumAroM ke sAtha manavAMchita krIr3A karate hue candramA ke samAna zobhate haiN| unake kaMTha meM hAra to aisA zobhatA hai, mAno lakSmIdevI ke jhUlane kA hiMDolA ho tathA usameM jar3e hue motI tArAgaNa ke samAna camaka rahe haiN| jisa dharmavRkSa kI zItala chAyA meM puNyodaya se tIrthaMkara, cakravartI, balabhadra, nArAyaNa, pratinArAyaNa Adi pada phalate haiN| usI dharmavRkSa kI zItala chAyA meM yaha aMtima anubaddha kevalI ke rUpa meM puNya phalita huA hai| aise dharmavRkSa kI sevA-upAsanA sabhI ko karanA caahie|

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83 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra jambUkumAra kA rUpa-lAvaNya evaM sagAI puNyavAnoM kI zaraNa meM aise kauna-se guNa haiM, jo Akara vAsa nahIM karate haiM? aura phira jahA~ puNya ke sAtha pavitratA kA bhI saMgama huA ho to vahA~ kisa bAta kI kamI raha sakatI hai? arthAt kisI bhI bAta kI nhiiN| suvarNa ke samAna raMga aura kAmadeva kA rUpa, jisa para camakatA huA pUrNa yauvana kA sUrya, usameM bhI uttamottama paramANuoM kA saMgaThana; phira to jambUkumAra koI adbhuta hI chaTA bikhereM - isameM kyA Azcarya hai? ve vajravRSabhanArAca saMhanana ke dhArI the, unakA samacaturasra saMsthAna thA, jisameM aneka zubha lakSaNa vAsa kara rahe the| rogoM kI to parachAIM bhI nahIM thii| unake rUpa-lAvaNya va yauvana ko dekhakara mAnavoM ke netrarUpI bhramara kahIM aura jagaha ramaNa hI nahIM karate the| unakA kAmadeva ke samAna rUpa ko dekha kaI striyA~ sadA unheM dekhatI hI rahanA cAhatI thiiN| koI-koI to gRhakArya chor3akara unake rUpa ko dekhane jharokhoM para baiTha jAtI thIM, koI unake nikalane kI pratIkSA karatI thIM, to koI-koI sar3akoM para ghUmatI rahatI thiiN| ityAdi nAnAprakAra se striyoM ke mana kI gati ho jAyA karatI thI, so ThIka hI hai kyoMki puNyavAna evaM rUpavAna ko kAmI jIva cAhate hI haiN| nava-yauvanAoM kI yadi aisI dazA thI to dUsarI ora vAtsalya evaM mamatA se bharI huIM mAtAyeM 'usa jaisA apanA putra ho' - aisI bhAvanA bhAtI thI evaM sadAkAla usake abhISTa kI kAmanA karatI thiiN| kitanI hI yuvatiyA~ use bhrAtA ke rUpa meM dekhatI thiiN| usake mitrajana caitanya sparzI tatvacarcA sunakara use sadA guruvat Adara dete the| ve bhI sabhI para sAmyabhAva se sneha luTAte the| ___ kumAra kI sadguNa-sampatti dekha evaM sunakara aneka seThoM kA kA mana use apanA dAmAda banAne ko lAlAyita ho gayA thaa| ata: seTha sAgaradatta apanI patnI padmAvatI se apanI kanyA padmazrI ke saMbaMdha meM, seTha dhanadatta apanI patnI kanakamAlA se apanI putrI kanakadhI ke sambandha meM, vaNika-ziromaNi vaizravaNa seTha apanI patnI vinayamAlA se apanI sutA vinayazrI ke saMbaMdha meM aura seTha vaNikadatta apanI patnI vijayamatI se apanI suputrI rUpazrI ke sambandha meM vicAra karane

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ lage - "apane mitra seTha arhadAsa kA putra jambUkumAra dhana-vaibhava, rUpa-lAvaNya, kalA, zAstra Adi sarva guNoM se sampanna hai, parama dharmAtmA mokSagAmI jIva hai, use apanI kanyA dI jAve to ApakA kyA vicAra hai?" sabhI kanyAoM kI mAtA yaha zubha vicAra suna mana meM ati hI harSita hokara bolIM - "he svAmI! ApakI kuzAgra-buddhi ko dhanya hai, jo apanI sundara kanyA ke lie aisA uttama vara Apane cunaa|" cAroM hI zreSThiyoM ne apanI-apanI dharmapatnI se vicAra-vimarza kara apanI-apanI kanyA ko bulAkara unakI bhAvanA jAnane hetu unake sanmukha apanA vicAra rkhaa| cAroM hI kanyAoM ne salajja apanI saharSa mauna svIkRti de dii| isake bAda cAroM hI zreSThiyoM ne milakara vicAra kiyA ki apane mitra zreSThI zrI arhaddAsa ke pAsa phuNce| ata: seThajI ke pAsa jAkara unakI yathAyogya vinaya-satkAra kara unako bahumUlya bheMTa pradAna kara ve zreSThI-putra zrI jambUkumAra ke guNoM kI bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA karate hue bole - "he mitra! Apake suvikhyAta putra jambUkumAra ke sAtha hama apanI-apanI kanyAoM kA vivAha karane kI prArthanA karane Aye haiN| Apa hamArI prArthanA svIkAra kara kRtArtha kiijie| dharmAtmA putra ko pAkara Apa to dhanya hue hI ho, aise pavitra dharmAtmA ke samAgama se hama evaM hamArI kanyAyeM bhI dharma ko dhAraNa kara dhanya bneNgii|" arhadAsa zreSThI apane mitroM kI bAta sunakara ati prasanna hue evaM apanI patnI jinamatI se cAroM zreSThioM kI bhAvanA ko vyakta karate hue pUchane lage - "he priye! ApakI kyA sammati hai?" jinamatI cAroM zreSThIyoM ke kula, jAti evaM vyavahAra-kuzalatA se acchI taraha paricita thI hI, isalie jinamatI ne bhI saharSa svIkRti pradAna kara dii| putra ke vivAha ke utsava kI icchA mAtAoM ko svabhAvata: hotI hI hai| phira yogya aura sarvAMga sundara kanyAoM ke mila jAne para to unake harSa kA pAra hI nahIM rhtaa|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra cAroM hI zreSThI, arhadAsa se svIkRti pA bar3e hI harSa ke sAtha apane-apane ghara ko gye| cAroM hI kanyAyeM evaM unakI mAtAe~ samAcAra sunakara ati AnaMdita huiiN| sabhI ne maMgalamayI jinendradeva kA smaraNa kara khUba jora-zora se vivAha-utsava kI taiyAriyA~ prAraMbha kara dii| / kucha samaya bAda puna: cAroM zreSThI zrI arhadAsa zreSThI se mile aura unhoMne vivAha kA zubha-muhUrta sudhvaayaa| akSaya-tRtIyA ke zubha dina vivAha honA nizcita huaa| unhoMne maMgala muhUrta ke samAcAra ghara meM Akara khe| sabhI kanyAoM ke lie unake mAtA-pitA ne suvarNa-ratna Adi ke AbhUSaNa banavAye aura bhI Avazyaka sAmagrI kA prabaMdha karane meM sakriya ho gye| usI dina se arhaddAsa Adi pA~coM zreSThiyoM ke ghara meM maMgalagAna hone lge| sabhI zreSThiyoM ne zubha-vivAha kI nimaMtraNa-patrikA apane-apane bandhuvarga ko bhejii| rAjA ke hAthI kA chUTanA evaM use vaza krnaa| sabhI RtuoM meM ziromaNi vasantarAja kA Agamana huaa| vRkSoM se purAne pattoM ne bidAI lI aura navIna pattoM ne Akara vRkSamaMDala ko nIlakamala ke samAna suzobhita kara diyaa| nIlakamalasama vRkSamaMDala para tAroM ke samAna camakate hue puSpasamUha vasaMtarAja ke yaza ko vistArita kara rahe haiN| koyaleM bhI apane madhura svara se vasantarAja kA yazagAna kara rahI haiN| puSpoM kI saurabha vana meM aisI mahaka rahI hai, mAno kAmadeva ne mohita karane ko jAla hI bichA diyA ho| puSpa-parAga ke matavAle bhramaroM kI paMktiyA~ vana meM ghUma rahI haiM, zItala-zItala maMda-maMda sugaMdhita pavana cala rahI hai| khile hue phUloM se yukta azoka, caMpaka, kiMzuka Adi vRkSoM se vana zobha rahA hai| aisI vasantaRtu meM jambUkumAra apane mitragaNoM ke sAtha vana meM krIr3A karane ko gaye haiN| usI samaya rAjA evaM nagaravAsI apanI-apanI patniyoM sahita vana-kyAriyoM meM manavAMchita krIr3A kara rahe haiN| sarovara meM snAna karake sabhI loga hAthI, ghor3e Adi apanI-apanI savArI para baiThakara apane-apane DeroM kI ora paraspara bAtacIta karate hue lauTa rahe haiN| cAroM tarapha bAjoM kI gaMbhIra dhvaniyA~ ho rahI haiN| isa taraha ke kolAhala ko suna zreNika rAjA kA eka hAthI,

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ jo prAyaH yuddha meM jAyA karatA thA, vaha samajhA ki yuddhasthala meM yoddhAoM kA bhayaMkara kolAhala ho rahA hai aura isa bhrama se vaha bhayabhIta hokara sAMkala tor3akara vana meM ghUmane lgaa| vaha kRSNa varNavAlA nIlaparvata ke samAna vizAlakAya hAthI apane bar3e-bar3e karNoM ko hilAtA huA idhara-udhara Dola rahA hai| vaha kabhI bar3e-bar3e dAMtoM se pRthvI ko khodatA hai to kabhI sa~r3ha meM sarovara kA pAnI bhara-bharakara pheMkatA hai| vaha vana Amra, caMpaka, nAraMgI, tAla, tamAla, kisamisa, khajUra, anAra Adi phala-phUloM se bhare vRkSoM se suzobhita thA, jisa para mora-moranI evaM koyaloM ke madhura zabda guMjAyamAna ho rahe haiM - aise manohara vana ke vRkSoM ko usa hAthI ne jar3a-mUla se ukhAr3akara pheMkatA huA zobhA-vihIna kara diyaa| jisa vana kI prazaMsA devagaNa bhI karate haiM, use Aja isa hAthI ne naSTa-bhraSTa kara ddaalaa| apane-apane ghara kI ora lauTane vAle sabhI nagaravAsI, krodhAveza meM bhare hue hAthI ko svacchaMda vicaraNa karate hue dekha Azcarya meM par3a gye| ve dUra se usa hAthI ko dekhate haiM ki isake kapoloM se mada jhara rahA hai, jisase usa para bhramara guMjAra kara rahe haiN| vaha yuddhasthala ke hastiyoM ke samAna ciMghAr3a rahA hai, usakI bhayaMkara ciMghAr3a suna sabhI bhayabhIta ho gye| sabhI loga bhaya se AkrAMta ho idhara-udhara bhAgane lge| bar3e-bar3e yoddhAgaNa bhI use bA~dhane ke lie usake sAmane jAne kA sAhasa nahIM kara pA rahe the, isalie ve udyamarahita ho udAsa-citta khar3e the| zreNika rAjA bhI use dekha rahe the, magara use pakar3ane kA sAhasa nahIM kara pA rahe the, vahIM balavAna jambUkumAra bhI khar3e the| nirbhayI kumAra ne usa madonmatta hAthI ko tote ke samAna zaktihIna samajhakara bhayarahita ho dhairya se usakI pUMcha pakar3a lii| jise vajra bhI kSati nahIM pahuMcA sakatA - aise vajrazarIrI jambUkumAra kA vaha kITa samAna hastI kyA bigAr3a sakatA thA? usane kumAra ko parAsta karane ke lie aneka prayatna kiye, magara gajarAja ke sabhI prayatna viphala cale gye| antataH zatru ko ajeya jAnakara gajarAja bhI zAMta ho gyaa|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra aciMtya bala ke dhanI aura vajrazarIradhArI kumAra ke lie to usa hAthI ko zAMta karanA cuTakiyoM kA khela thaa| unhoMne use nirmada kara diyaa| ve usake dA~toM para paira rakhakara zIghratA se Upara car3hakara baiTha gye| hAthI kA mada cUra-cUra ho gyaa| isake bAda ve use snehapUrNa vacana kahakara use icchAnusAra idhara-udhara ghumAne lge| taba sabhI mahApuruSoM ne jambUkumAra kA satkAra karate hue unakI bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA kI - "Apa mahAna puNyavAna ho, balavAna ho, guNavAna ho, Apa mahAna puruSoM dvArA pUjya ho, ApakI guNa-gAthA akathanIya hai|" nIti-nipuNa rAjA zreNika bhI jambUkumAra kA bala dekha Azcaryacakita ho gye| unhoMne jambUkumAra ko apane pAsa bulAkara apane hI sAtha siMhAsana para biThAyA, ve prema se dulAra kara, mastaka para hAtha pherate hue usakI prasannatA se prazaMsA karane lage, unhoMne pramudita citta se aneka prakAra ke ratnAdi dravya kumAra ko bheMTa kiye| dhanya hai usa ratnagarbhA mAtA evaM pitA ko, jisane aise saMkaTaharaNa, guNanidhAna mahApuruSa ko janma diyaa| jisa hAthI ko kumAra ne vaza kiyA, usI hAthI ke mastaka para kumAra ko biThAyA gayA aura duMdubhi bAjoM kI dhvani ke sAtha va saikar3oM rAjAoM ke samUha ke sAtha kumAra ko nagara meM praveza karAyA gyaa| mAtA-pitA bhI bar3e Adara ke sAtha putra ko ghara laae| unhoMne sundara siMhAsana para biThAkara usakA sammAna kiyaa| ve usakA hAtha se sparza kara vihvalatApUrvaka usase pUchate haiM - "he putra! terA itanA komala zarIra hai, he beTA! tUne meru parvata samAna hastI ko kaise vaza meM kiyA? tujhe kucha coTa to nahIM AI ? tuma kuzala to ho na?" ityaadi| ____ jambUkumAra bole - "nahIM mAte, nahIM! mujhe kucha nahIM huA, maiM pUrNa kuzala huuN|" ____ mitramaMDalI bhI itanA balavAna aura dhairyavAna mitra pAkara AnaMdita ho usake puNya-pratApa ko sarAhane lgii|

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88 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ jambUkumAra kA sAhasa eka dina mahArAjA zreNika sabhA ke madhya siMhAsana para sUryasamAna zobhAyamAna ho rahe the| unake samIpa aneka rAjA baiThe hue the| aneka sevaka mahArAjA ke mastaka para zItala jala ke samAna zItala pavana denevAle caMvara Dhora rahe the| mahAmaMtrI, senApati Adi yathAyogya sthAna para baiThe hue the| samIpa meM hI dhIra-vIra jambUkumAra bhI virAjamAna the| unakA zArIrika teja solaha kalAoM se khile hue candramA ke samAna teja bikhera rahA thA, jisake sAmane rAjA kA zArIrika teja bhI tejahIna dikha rahA thaa| itane meM akasmAta hI AkAzamArga se sabhI dizAoM meM prakAza karatA huA, ghaMTiyoM kI madhura-dhvani yukta vimAna para ArUr3ha ho eka vidyAdhara kA Agamana huaa| vidyAdhara vimAna se nIce utara kara rAjA ko namaskAra karate hue apane Ane kA kAraNa batalAte hue bolA - "he rAjan ! sahasra-zrRMga nAma kA eka uttama parvata hai| vahA~ vidyAdharoM kA vAsa hai| usI parvata para maiM bhI dIrghakAla se sukhapUrvaka rahatA huuN| merA nAma vyomagati hai| he rAjan! maiM eka AzcaryakArI bAta kahane AyA huuN| malayAcala parvata ke dakSiNa bhAga meM eka kerala nAma kA nagara hai| usakA rAjA mRgAMka hai, jo yazasvI evaM guNavAna hai| usakI mAlatIlatA nAma kI patnI hai, vaha merI bahana hai| vaha bhI zIlavAna, guNavAna evaM suvarNa samAna zarIradhArI hai| usakI eka vizAlavatI nAma kI kanyA hai jo ki sundaratA kI mUrti hai| usake yogya vara ke saMbaMdha meM eka dina rAjA mRgAMka ne asAdhAraNa prajJA ke dhanI dhIra-vIra guNagaMbhIra pUjya munirAja se vinayapUrvaka pUchA - 'he guruvara! merI isa putrI kA vara kauna hogA?' taba munirAja bole . 'he rAjan! rAjagRhI kA rAjA zreNika hI terI putrI kA vara hogaa|' lekina he svAmI! haMsadvIpa nivAsI ratnacUla nAmaka vidyAdhara ne usa sundara kanyA ko apane lie varane kI icchA pragaTa kii| rAjA mRgAMka ne usakI bAta svIkAra nahIM kI, isa kAraNa vaha krodhita ho gayA hai| usane apanI senA ko sajAkara mRgAMka rAjA ke nagara

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 89 ko naSTa-bhraSTa karanA prAraMbha kara diyA hai| usa pApI ne makAna tor3a DAle haiM, dhana-dhAnya se pUrNa grAmoM ko ujAr3a diyA hai, vanoM ko ukhAr3a DAlA hai, kilA bhI tor3a DAlA hai| adhika kyA kaha~! sarvanAza hI kara DAlA hai| isalie rAjA mRgAMka bahuta hI pIr3ita ho apane prANoM kI rakSA hetu kile ke andara hI raha rahA hai| vahA~ kI vartamAna dazA kI jAnakArI maiMne Apako de dii| Age kyA hogA? use to vizeSa jJAnI hI jAna sakate haiN| mRgAMka rAjA bhI yuddha ke lie udyata haiM, zIghra hI apanI zakti anusAra ve bhI yuddha kareMge, kyoMki kSatriyoM kA yaha dharma hai ki jisa samaya yuddha meM zatru kA sAmanA ho, usa samaya prANoM kI ciMtA karanA ucita nahIM hai| mahApuruSa ke lie prANa nahIM, varan mAna yA yaza hI sarvasva hotA hai| jo koI zatru kA bala dekhe binA hI, yuddha kiye binA hI bhAga jAtA hai, usakA yaza malina ho jAtA hai| lekina jo yuddha meM prANa taja dete haiM, magara pITha nahIM dikhAte, ve yazasvI dhanya kahalAte haiN| he rAjan ! maiM unheM vacana dekara AyA huuN| mujhe zIghra hI vahA~ vApisa pahu~canA hai| mujhe bilamba karanA yogya nahIM hai| maiMne sarva hI samAcAra Apako sunA diye| aba Apa mujhe lauTane kI AjJA diijie|" vidyAdhara ratnacUla ke bala kA varNana sunakara rAjA zreNika evaM samasta sabhAsada gaMbhIra hokara vicAra karane lage ki bhUmigocarI rAjA yuddha meM vidyAdharoM kA sAmanA kisaprakAra kareMge? sabhI ko ciMtita dekhakara jambUkumAra svayaM hI ratnacUla kA sAmanA karane kI AjJA mA~gane lge| taba samasta sabhAsada svayaM ko atyanta nirbhAra evaM pramudita anubhava karane lage, mAno samudra ke majhadhAra se tirakara kinAre A gaye hoM, parantu kumAra kA udyamavAna evaM zauryapUrNa vacana sunakara vidyAdhara evaM samasta sabhAsada bhI Azcaryacakita the| vidyAdhara bhI yuktipUrvaka kahane lagA - ___ "he bAlaka! tUne jo kahA, vahI kSatriyoM kA ucita dharma hai, parantu yaha kArya asaMbhava hai| isameM tumhArI yukti nahIM cala sakatI, kyoMki kerala deza yahA~ se saikar3oM yojana dUra hai, vahA~ pahu~canA hI

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90 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ azakya hai to phira vIra-kArya karane kI bAta hI kahA~ rahI? dUsarI bAta bhUmigocarI, vidyAdharoM kA sAmanA kaise kara sakate ho? yaha kArya to jaise bAlaka pAnI meM hAtha DAlakara candramA pakar3anA cAhatA hai - aisA hAsyAspada hai| jaise paMgu sumeruparvata kI cUlikA sparza karanA cAhe athavA binA jahAja ke samudra pAra karanA cAhe, vaise yaha ApakA azakya manoratha hai ki hama ratnacUla ko jIta leNge| jaise koI baunA manuSya bAhu rahita ho aura U~ce vRkSa ke phala ko khAnA cAhe to vaha hAsya kA bhAjana hogA, vaise hI Apa kA udyama hai| jaise kauA ur3akara loka ke aMta ko nahIM pA sakatA, vaise he bAlaka! ratnacUla kA jItanA ati hI kaThina hai|" isa taraha usa vidyAdhara ne aneka prakAra se racila ke bala kA pratApa batAyA, lekina sabhI jana sunate rahe, koI bolA hI nahIM, parantu usa yazasvI zUravIra kumAra se na rahA gyaa| ve vAdI-prativAdI ke samAna aneka tarka-yuktiyoM se uttara dete hue bole - "he vidyAdhara! kisI ko jAne binA aise vacana kahanA tumheM yogya nahIM hai| jJAna binA kisI ko balahIna kauna jAna sakatA hai?" jambUkumAra ke vacana suna vyomagati vidyAdhara niruttara raha gayA, maunapUrvaka kumAra kA parAkrama dekhane ko Thahara gyaa| rAjA zreNika atyaMta saMkoca meM par3a gae, unase kucha kahate na banA, kyoMki ve kumAra ko yuddhakSetra meM bhejane ke lie sahamata nahIM the| ___parAkramI jambUkumAra rAjA ko saMkoca meM par3A jAna gaMbhIra vANI se zAMtabhAva evaM U~ce svara meM kahane lage - "he svAmI! yaha kauna-sA bar3A kArya hai? yaha to Apake prasAda se la. mAtra meM hI siddha ho sakatA hai| sUrya kI bAta to dUra raho, lekina usakI eka kiraNa mAtra se aMdhakAra kA abhAva ho jAtA hai| mere samAna bAlaka bhI usa kAma ko kSaNamAtra meM siddha kara sakatA hai, taba phira ApakI bAta kA kyA kahanA? jisake pAsa cAroM prakAra kI senAyeM upalabdha haiN|" jaise samyagdRSTi Atmatatva kI bAta sunate hI AnaMdita ho jAtA hai, vaise hI zreNika rAjA jambUkumAra ke vacana suna AnaMdita ho utthe| ve kumAra ke vacanoM para vizvAsa karate hue kahane lage .

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 91 "yadi aisA hai to zreSTha hI hai| kSatriya dharma kI maryAdA sadA banI rhegii| jisa kArya se kanyA kA lAbha ho aura kSatriyoM kA yaza ho, usa kAma ko sAdhane se hI hama apanA janma saphala mAnate haiM / he dhIra-vIra vatsa ! tuma paraMparA phala ke jJAtA ho, isalie zIghra vahA~ jaao| isa zubha kArya meM vilaMba karanA yogya nahIM hai| aura hameM bhI hamAre karane yogya kArya kI AjJA kro| " jambUkumAra kA yuddhArtha gamana balavAnoM kA bala hara kArya meM sphurAyamAna hotA hai| rAjA kI AjJA pAkara jambUkumAra AnaMda sahita nirbhaya ho akele hI kerala deza jAne ko taiyAra ho gaye / kumAra sAhasI evaM apUrva bala ke dhanI to the hI, unhoMne tatkAla vyomagati vidyAdhara se kahA vidyAdhara ! Apa jahA~ ratnacUla hai, vahA~ zIghra hI mujhe le calo / " "he thA, vidyAdhara ko abhI taka kumAra para vizvAsa nahIM AyA vaha kumAra ke AzcaryakArI vacana sunakara upahAsa-sA karatA huA kahane lagA " he bAlaka ! tuma calakara kyA karoge ? mRga kA baccA taba taka hI capalatA karatA hai, jaba taka kezarI siMha garjanA karatA huA sAmane nahIM aataa| yaha zarIra taba taka hI sundara dikhatA hai, jaba taka yamarAja ke bhayAnaka dAMta nahIM lgte| yaha jaMgala taba taka hI hare-bhare tRNAdi se zobhatA hai, jaba taka pracaMDa agni kI jvAlA vana meM nahIM phailatI / usI taraha he bAlaka ! terA bala-pratApa taba taka hI hai, jaba taka ratnacUla ke bANoM se vaha jarjarita na kiyA jaave|" vidyAdhara ke aise krodha utpAdaka vacana sunakara yadyapi jambUkumAra ke andara krodha umar3a AyA, magara unhoMne zAMtabhAva se vidyAdhara se kahA "he AkAzagAmI vidyAdhara ! ApakA kahanA ThIka nahIM hai, Apa abhI dekheMge ki bAlaka kyA kregaa| jJAnIjanoM kI yaha sanAtana rIti hai ki ve pahale apanI dhIratA kA paricaya dete haiM, pIche vIratA kaa| yuddha ke maidAna meM utarane vAle mujha jaise yoddhA kA manobala tor3ane meM tuma jaise vidyAdhara ke apamAnajanita zabda bhI viphala haiN| he vidyAdhara ! jagata meM tIna prakAra ke prANI haiM uttama, madhyama -

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ aura jghny| uttama ve haiM, jo kahate nahIM aura karake batAte haiN| madhyama ve haiM, jo kahate bhI haiM aura karake bhI dikhAte haiN| tathA jaghanya ve haiM, jo kahate to haiM, parantu karate nahIM haiN|" rAjA zreNika bhI vidyAdhara ke vacana sunakara kahane lage - "he vidyAdhara! tumhArA kumAra ke saMbaMdha meM aisA kahanA bilakula bhI ucita nhiiN| tumhAre vicAra anabhijJatA pUrNa haiN| jisa siMha ko bhImakAya hAthI Adi bhI nahIM mAra sakate, usa siMha ko akelA aSTApada mAra DAlatA hai| jisa yama ne sarva jagata ko grAsIbhUta kara liyA, usa yama ko akele jinendra ne jIta liyA hai| pracaMDa dAvAgni ko bhI megha kA jala akelA hI bujhA detA hai| mithyA aMdhakAra ko samyagjJAna kI eka kiraNa hI naSTa kara detI hai| jagata ke bahadhA prANiyoM ko krodhAgni jalA detI hai, magara mahAtmAoM kA kSamA-jala use eka kSaNa meM zamana kara detA hai| sUrya eka akelA hI gaganamaMDala meM udita hotA hai| kyA vaha sarva jagata ke aMdhakAra ko dUra nahIM kara detA? aneka zyAloM ko eka akelA siMha hI parAsta kara detA hai| isI prakAra jo vAyu megha ko ur3A detI hai, vaha U~ce sumeruparvata ko nahIM ur3A sakatI hai| ata: he vidyAdhara! sumeru parvata ke samAna jambUkumAra ke sAmane pracaMDa vAyu ke samAna ratnacUla bhI Tika nahIM paayegaa|" pazcAt zreNika rAjA ke vacanoM kA svAgata karate hue vidyAdhara ne Adara sahita anupama baladhArI jambUkumAra ko apane divya vimAna meM biThAkara zIghra hI AkAza mArga meM vAyu-vega se calakara apane icchita sthAna kerala nagara meM pahuMcA diyaa| vahA~ pahu~cate hI senA kA kolAhala suna kumAra ne vidyAdhara se kolAhala kA kAraNa puuchaa| taba vidyAdhara ne kahA - "he kumAra! yahA~ Apake zatru ratnacUla kI senA DerA DAlakara par3I huI hai| yaha kolAhala usI kA ho rahA hai| ratnacUla ke yahA~ Ane ke kAraNa se to Apa paricita haiM hii| he kumAra! isake bhaya se rAjA mRgAMka to kile ke bhItara baiThA hai| aneka vidyAdhara isa ratnacUla ke sevaka haiN| vaha pahale aneka

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93 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra vidyAdharoM ko jIta cukA hai| he kumAra ! isako jItanA durnivAra hai|" / vidyAdhara ke vacana sunate hI jambUkumAra ati krodha meM Akara bole - "he vidyAdhara! tuma yahIM vimAna roka do aura tuma yahIM ruko, maiM ratnacUla se milakara AtA hU~ ki ratnacUla kA kaisA uddhata bala hai?" jambUkumAra vimAna se utarakara sIdhe hI zatru-senA meM nirbhaya ho cale gaye aura kautukavaza idhara-udhara senA ko dekhane lge| senA ke yoddhA kAmadeva ke samAna sundara kumAra ko bAra-bAra dekhakara Azcarya-cakita ho Apasa meM bAteM karane lage - "yaha kauna hai? koI indra hai, dharaNendra hai yA kAmadeva hai, jo hamArI senA ko dekhane AyA hai ?" __koI kahatA hai - "yaha mahA bhAgyavAna tathA lakSmIvAna seTha hai, jo ratnacUla kI sevA ke lie AyA hai| koI kahatA hai - "yaha koI vidyAdhara hai, jo apane rAjA kI sahAyatA ke lie AyA hai|" koI kahatA hai - "yaha koI rAjA hai, jo apanA kara dene ko tathA sneha batAne ko AyA hai|" ___koI kahatA hai - "yaha koI chaliyA dhUrta veSadhArI sundara puruSa isa taraha Apasa meM bAteM to kara rahe haiM, magara kisI ne bhI aisA sAhasa nahIM juTA pAyA ki sIdhe kumAra se pUcha leN| ata: kumAra sIdhe rAjadvAra para pahu~ca gye| jambUkumAra kA ratnacUla se saMvAda vahA~ jAkara jambUkumAra bole - "dvArapAla! bhItara jAkara vidyAdhara ratnacUla ko merA yaha saMdezA de do ki rAjA mRgAMka kA dUta AyA hai aura vaha Apase kucha zAMtiprada bAteM karanA cAhatA hai|" dvArapAla ne zIghra hI andara jAkara rAjA ko namana karate hue kahA - "he rAjan ! rAjA mRgAMka kA dUta Apase milane hetu dvAra para khar3A hai, jo Apake darzana kara kucha bAteM karanA cAhatA hai|"

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94 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ ratnacUla ne use bulAne kI AjJA de dii| rAjA kI AjJA pAkara dvArapAla zIghra hI jambUkumAra ke pAsa AyA aura kumAra ko bhItara le gyaa| jambUkamAra apanI kAMti se teja ko phailAte hue nirbhaya hokara bhItara cale gaye aura rAjA ko namaskAra kiye binA hI sAmane khar3e ho gye| ratnacUla use Azcarya-yukta netroM se dekhane lage aura andara hI andara socane lage - "yaha kaisA dUta hai, jo rAjocita vinaya ko bhI nahIM jAnatA! kucha kahe binA khambhe ke samAna khar3A hai| mAlUma par3atA hai ki koI deva hI mere bala kI parIkSA karane AyA hai|" kumAra kA rUpa-lAvaNya dekhakara sabhI logoM ko deva kA bhrama ho jAyA karatA thA, kyoMki itanA sundara koI dUta kabhI kisI ne dekhA hI nahIM thaa| vAstava meM mokSagAmI vyaktiyoM ke sAtha puNyarUpI lakSmI to unakI dAsI banakara ghUmatI hai, kyoMki puNya bhI pavitratA kA sahacArI huA karatA hai| ratnacUla rAjA bhI duvidhA ke jhUle meM jhUlane lagA - "patA nahIM yaha deva hai yA dUta ? mitra hai yA zatru ? isake sAtha kisa prakAra kA vyavahAra kiyA jAya ?" ata: duvidhA meM pha~sA ratnacUla acAnaka usakA paricaya pUchane lagA - "Apa kisa deza se Aye haiM aura kisa kAma ke lie mere pAsa Aye hue haiM ?" __ jambUkumAra bole - "maiM nItimArga kA Azraya karake tumheM samajhAne ke lie se yahA~ AyA haiN|" ratnacUla bolA - "kahie dUta! tuma kyA nItimArga sikhAne Aye ho|" taba dUta bane jambUkumAra bole - "rAjA khoTe haThagrAhI nahIM huA krte| durAgraha se rAjA isa loka evaM para loka donoM hI lokoM meM niMdA kA pAtra aura duHkha kA bhAjana banatA hai| isase tumhArA apayaza to hogA hI aura durgati ke kAraNa rUpa pApa kA baMdha bhI hogaa| isa jagata meM bahuta-sI eka se eka sundara kanyAyeM haiN| tumheM isakI hI haTha kyoM hai? kisI dUsare kI cIja ko balajabarI

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra se lenA - he rAjan ! sarvathA anucita hai| yadi tuma apanI senA ke bala se isa anucita kArya meM saphala ho jAoge - aisA abhimAna rakhate ho to yaha tumhArA bhrama hai, tuma bahuta bar3e aMdhakAra meM ho| yogya rAjA mithyA abhimAna se saphala nahIM hote, ve to apanI nyAyanIti se saphala hote haiN| jambUkumAra kA dharma-nIti pUrNa saMbodhana _he vidyAdhara! isa saMsAra-vana meM anaMta jIva apane svarUpa ko bhUlakara, sacce deva-zAstra-guru kI virAdhanA kara, para meM kartRtva buddhi ke kAraNa anaMta karma kA saMcaya karate haiM aura usake phala meM aparaMpAra du:khoM ko bhogate hue bhramaNa karate haiN| kahA bhI hai - alaMghyazaktirbhavivyateyaM hetuiiyaavisskRtkaaryliNgaaH| anIzvaro janturahaM kriyAtaH saMhatya kAryeSviti sAdhvavAdiH // 33 // vibheti mRtyorna tato'sti mokSo, nityaM zivaM vAMchati nAsya laabhH| tathApi bAlo bhayakAmavazyo, vRthA svayaM tapyata ityvaadiiH|| 34 // bhAvArtha - bhavitavyatA kI zakti ko koI nahIM lA~gha sakatA hai| kArya do kAraNoM se hotA hai - puruSArtha se aura pUrva puNyodaya se| he nAtha! Apane ThIka hI batAyA hai ki koI isa bAta kA ahaMkAra kare ki maiM yaha kArya karake hI rahU~gA to vaha isa puNyodaya kI sahAyatA ke binA nahIM kara sktaa| koI bhI prANI saranA nahIM cAhatA, apane maraNa se DaratA hI rahatA hai, phira bhI maraNa se koI bacatA nhiiN| pratyeka prANI nitya bhalA cAhatA hai, parantu sabakA bhalA nahIM hotaa| jaba puNyodaya se kAma hotA hai aura pApodaya se vinAza hotA hai, taba ajJAnI vRthA hI maraNa se DaratA hai aura icchAoM meM jalatA hai - he jinendra! aisA ApakA yathArtha kathana hai| koI apane ko kitanA hI balavAna yoddhA mAna le, parantu use usase bhI balavAna milatA hI hai| 'sera ko savA sera' milate hI haiM - aisI hI saMsAra kI sthiti hai| koI ahaMkAra se apane ko kucha bhI mAnatA rahe, parantu isa jagata meM sabako bhakSaNa karane vAlA yamarAja sadA taiyAra rahatA hai|

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ are vidyAdharoM ke svAmI ratnacUla ! tuma aise khoTe vicAroM ko tajo ! inase kucha bhI prayojana siddha honevAlA nahIM hai| ulTA inase tuma apayaza ke hI bhAgI hoge / balavAna mAnava bhI yadi kumArga meM calakara kAmI ho jAtA hai to use naSTa hote dera nahIM lgtii| rAvaNa Adi kA caritra jagata meM prasiddha hai| isalie he vidyAdhara ! tuma aba uttama vicAroM meM apanA mana lgaao| jaba mRgAMka ne apanI kanyA zreNika rAjA ko denA nizcita kara liyA hai, taba vaha tujhe kaise dI jA sakatI hai ? yaha bAta apayaza kI hI hogii| yadi yuddha hogA to yaha kSatriya kA dharma nahIM hai ki apane prANoM kI rakSA ke lie yuddha se vApisa bhAga jAye / ataH kauna aisA buddhimAna hai, jo apayazarUpI viSa kA pAna karegA ? he vidyAdhara ! kuvicAra evaM kuAcaraNa chor3a kara nItimArga apanAnA cAhie aura niMdA yogya kArya yA vacana bhI nahIM kahanA cAhie / " 96 isataraha zrI jambUkumAra ne hitakArI vacanoM ke puSpoM se gU~thI huI ati zItala mAlA ratnacUla ko pahanAI, parantu jaise strI ke viraha meM zItala puSpamAlA bhI uSNa bhAsatI hai, vaise hI vidyAdhara ko vaha tApakArI ho gaI / krodhayukta ratnacUla kA javAba kumAra kI bAteM sunate hI ratnacUla krodha se bhabhaka uThA / netra lAla ho gaye, oMTha kA~pane lage aura krodha se jalatI huI usakI vANI nikalI "he bAlaka ! tU mere yahA~ dUta banakara AyA hai| ataH tU bAlaka hone se mArane yogya nahIM, parantu duSTa ! aba terI dUsarI avasthA bhI ho hI nahIM sakatI / tU apane svAmI ke kArya kA vinAzakAraka hai aura baira ko bar3hAne vAle vacanoM ko kahate tujhe hue jarA bhI lajjA nahIM AtI / tU itanA bhI nahIM jAnatA ki tujhe kyA kahanA cAhie aura kyA nahIM / na tujhe kisI ke bala - abala kA vicAra hai| basa, kI bhA~ti DhIThatA se jo mana meM AyA so bakatA hI jAtA hai| bAvaloM - are ! ullU kI zakti nahIM ki vaha sUrya kA sAmanA kara sake / kyA jIre kA bIja sumeruparvata ko bheda sakatA hai ? tujhe aise vacAlatApUrNa

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 97 vacana nahIM bolanA caahie| tere rAjA mRgAMka yA rAjA zreNika koI bhI yuddha meM merA sAmanA nahIM kara sktaa| jAnatA nahIM kyA? hama vidyAdhara haiM aura ve bhUmigocarI haiN| ve hamAre sAmane kyA sAmarthya rakhate haiM ? jA, adhika mata bola, mauna rh| mere sAtha jise yuddha karanA ho, vaha A jAve mere saamne|" - itanA kahakara ratnacUla kSobha ko chor3akara zAMti se baiTha gyaa| jambUkumAra kA punaH saMbodhana parama pavitra vItarAgI dharma ke dhAraka, vajravRSabhanArAca saMhanana ke dhArI, pracaMDa parAkramI, atyanta nirbhayI jambUkumAra meghadhvani samAna gaMbhIra vANI se kahane lage - "he ratnacUla vidyAdhara! terA yaha sampUrNa kathana tere abhimAna ko puSTa karanevAlA hai, lekina anumAnAdi se bAdhita hai| dekho, yadyapi rAvaNa vidyAdhara thA, tathApi use bhUmigocarI rAmacandrajI ne yuddha karake apane hI bala se mAra ddaalaa| yadyapi kAka bhI AkAza meM ur3atA hai, parantu jaba vaha bANoM se chida jAtA hai, taba bhUmi para hI A giratA hai|" kumAra ke aise vacana sunakara ratnacUla ke krodha kA ThikAnA na rhaa| usane apane hAtha meM talavAra lekara apane ATha hajAra yoddhAoM ko cIkhate hue AjJA dI - "isa dUta ko mAra DAlo! Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara DAlo !!" ___ jambUkumAra ke bala se anabhijJa sabhI yoddhAoM ne apane-apane hathiyAroM kA prahAra jambUkumAra para karanA prAraMbha kara diyaa| una sabhI ke bIca astra-zastra rahita akele jambUkumAra ne apanI bhujAoM evaM pairoM ke prahAra se kitanoM ko hI kSaNa mAtra meM yamapura pahu~cA diyaa| tabhI vyomagati vidyAdhara ne apanA tIkSNa khaDga kumAra ko arpaNa karate hue kahA - "Apa vimAna para car3ha jAiye!" / lekina kumAra ne usakI bAta para kucha dhyAna hI nahIM diyaa| vaha yoddhAoM ke sAtha lar3ane meM apane zarIra ko tRNa ke samAna samajhatA thaa| jaise brahmacArI ke lie strI tRNa samAna hotI hai, usIprakAra yoddhA ko maraNa bhI tRNa ke samAna hotA hai|

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98 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ jambUkumAra kA khaDga yuddha punaH vyomagati vidyAdhara ne jambUkumAra se khaDga lene kA nivedana kiyA, taba jambUkumAra khaDga ko hAtha meM lekara vimAna para car3ha gye| lekina ve apane mana meM vicArate haiM - "vIroM kI vIratA prANiyoM ko prANarahita karane meM nahIM hai| ata: merI vIratA to zukladhyAna kI khaDga se karmazatru ko jItane meM haiN|' are re! yaha kyA ? ratnacUla aura jambUkumAra kA ghamAsAna yuddha hone lgaa| dekho, jambUkumAra yuddha ke maidAna meM bhI dayAbhAva pUrvaka dhImI gati se khaDga kA prahAra karate haiM, parantu usa khaDga ke prahAra ke sAmane bicAre hIna saMhanana ke dhArI vidyAdhara aura usakI senA bhalA kaise jIvita raha sakatI hai? ataH jo bhI usase lar3atA vaha mRtyu kI hI zaraNa grahaNa karatA, parantu va vajrazarIrI jambUkumAra para kisI bhI prakAra ke prahAra se kucha bhI asara nahIM kara pA rahe haiN| itane hI meM kisI guptacara ne jAkara mRgAMka rAjA ko kahA - "he rAjan ! Apake puNya-pratApa se koI mahAna yoddhA AyA hai, jo zatru kI senA ko naSTa-bhraSTa karane meM vajra ke samAna hai| vaha bar3I caturAI se yuddha kara rahA hai| yA to vaha ApakA koI bandhu hai yA pUrva-janma kA mitra hai yA zreNika rAjA ne koI vIra yoddhA bhejA hai?" guptacara dvArA diye gaye samAcAra ko sunakara rAjA mRgAMka AnaMdita ho gayA, taba vaha bhI apanI sabhI prakAra kI senA ko sAtha meM lekara nagara ke bAhara niklaa| senA ke nagAr3oM kI dhvani sunakara ratnacUla mRgAMka ko AyA jAna krodhAgni se bhar3aka utthaa| donoM meM bhayaMkara pralayakArI yuddha chir3a gyaa| senAoM kA senAoM ke sAtha, hAthiyoM kA hAthiyoM ke sAtha, ghor3oM kA ghor3oM ke sAtha, rathoM kA rathoM ke sAtha aura vidyAdharoM kA vidyAdharoM ke sAtha yuddha hone lgaa| rudhira kI dhArA to samudra banakara bahane lgii| hAthiyoM evaM ghor3oM ke khuroM se itanI adhika dhUla ur3a rahI thI ki vahA~ rAtri-dina kA bheda hI nahIM dikha rahA thaa| rathoM ke

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra calane kI AvAja, hAthiyoM kI ciMghAr3a evaM ghoDoM kI hinahinAhaTa se nabha bhI baharA ho rahA thaa| dhanuSyoM kI TaMkAra, talavAra, mudgara, lohadaMDa Adi zastra bhI sahasra khaMDa ho bhUmi meM jA dhaMsa gaye the| kitane hI yoddhA kamara TUTa jAne se niSkriya par3e tha. koI paira se laMgar3A ho gayA thA to koI hAtha se luulaa| itanA hI nahIM, kahIM to mAtra sira-vihIna dhar3a aura kahIM dhar3a-vihIna sira par3e the| yuddhasthala kA hRdaya-vidAraka evaM vairAgyotpAdaka dRzya dekha jambUkumAra kA antarmana eka ora dayA se bhara AtA thA to dUsarI ora saMyogoM kI anityatA, azaraNatA, azucitA evaM pRthaktA ke vicAra se vairAgyarasa meM DUba jAtA thaa| unakA anta:karaNa saMsAra-deha-bhogoM se virakti ke bhAvoM meM DUbakara socane lagA - "striyoM kI prApti evaM unake bhogoM ko dhikkAra ho, dhikkAra ho! are, re! eka sparzana indriya ke anaMta bAdhAjanaka evaM apAra hiMsAkAraka viSayoM ke lie yaha prANI kitanA nirdayI ho agaNita prANiyoM kA vadha karatA hai! anekoM mAtA-bahanoM ko vidhavA karatA hai| aneka niraparAdhI bAlakoM ko anAtha karatA hai| unako milanevAlI sUkhI roTiyoM ke Tukar3oM ko bhI yaha pApI prANI chIna letA hai| unako ghara-dvAra rahita kara detA hai| he prabho! dhikkAra hai! aise rAjyapada ko, dhikkAra hai! ina indriya-viSayoM ko !! eka strI kI prApti meM aparaMpAra duHkha-saMkaToM ko dekha kumAra kA hRdaya usI kSaNa striyoM se virakta ho gyaa| isataraha kaSAyoM ke pralayakArI nRtya ne kumAra ke komala hRdaya ko jhakajhora ddaalaa| puna: jaba unakA dhyAna yuddhakSetra kI tarapha gayA to mRgAMka se aparAjita zatru ko dekha jambUkumAra ratnacUla ke sAmane Aye aura lIlAmAtra meM hI usakA ratha tor3a diyaa| ratnacUla bhUmi para A giraa| hAthI para car3he mRgAMka ne jyoM hI ratnacUla ko bhUmi para girA dekhA, vaha turanta hAthI se nIce utarakara use bA~dhane ke lie daur3A, lekina usake pahale hI jambUkumAra ne ratnacUla ko dRr3ha baMdhanoM se kasa liyaa| rAjA ratnacUla ke baMdI hote hI usakI zeSa bacI sArI senA bhI bhAga gii| jambUkumAra kA parAkrama dekhakara rAjA mRgAMka evaM vidyAdhara kI pUrI senA meM jambUkumAra kA jayaghoSa hone lgaa| rAjA mRgAMka bolA

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100 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ - "kumAra! Apa dhanya ho| Apa kAmadeva sadRza adbhuta rUpa ke dhArI ho, mahA buddhimAna ho, Apa kI jaya ho| Aja Apane kSatriya dharma ke aizvarya ko acchI taraha pragaTa kara dikhAyA hai|" kerala nagara ke rAjA kI senA meM jIta ke nagAr3e bajane lge| taba vyomagati vidyAdhara ne jambUkumAra kA mRgAMka se paricaya karA diyaa| rAjA mRgAMka ko apanI jIta kA harSa samAye nahIM samA rahA thA, ata: vaha puna: puna: jambUkumAra kA yazogAna karate hue bolA - "he kumAra! Apa atula bala ke dhArI ho| ApakI dhIratA evaM vIratA avarNanIya hai| ApakA zAMtarasa garbhita vIrarasa jagata ko Azcaryacakita kara detA hai| ApakI vRtti evaM jIvanacaryA sAdhuvAda kI pAtra hai| Apa koI lokottara puruSa jAna par3ate ho|" isataraha aneka prakAra se rAjA mRgAMka ke hRdayodgAra prasphuTita ho rahe the| jambUkumAra kA vairAgyapUrNa AtmAlocana jambUkumAra ne jaba yuddhakSetra meM kaSAyoM se AtmaghAta evaM prANighAta kA bhayAnaka dRzya dekhA to ve pazcAtApa ke sAgara meM DUba gye| socane lage - "jala svabhAva se zItala hI hotA hai| vaha agni ke saMsarga se uSNatA kA svA~ga dhAraNa kara lene para bhI vAstava meM zItalatA kA tyAga nahIM karatA hai| usIprakAra AtmA svabhAva se to zAMta hI hai, para kaSAyoM se azAMta ho jAtA hai, isalie jJAnI puruSoM ne durgati ke kAraNabhUta ajJAna evaM mAnAdi kaSAyoM ko tyAga hI diyA hai| are re! jo prANI indriyoM ke viSayoM meM Asakta hote haiM, ve usI taraha marate haiM, jisa taraha pataMgA svayaM Akara agni meM par3akara mara jAtA hai| binA puNya-udaya ke viSayoM kA milanA durlabha hai aura yadi mila bhI gaye to unake bhogoM kI Aga dina-dUnI rAta caugunI dahaka-dahaka kara jalAtI hI rahatI hai| kiMpAkaphalavat ye viSaya-bhoga nRtyu taka kA varaNa karAte haiN| aisA hone para bhI are re! ye bar3e-bar3e rAjapuruSa bhI inakA sevana kyoM karate haiM? Azcarya hai! mahA Azcarya hai!! lekina AtmAnaMda se aparicita puruSa madAMdha hoM! duHkha bhogeM

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101 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra to isameM Azcarya bhI kyA hai? sacamuca koI Azcarya nahIM ! nija svarUpa kI virAdhanA se utpanna huA yaha moharUpa pizAca bar3A bhayaMkara hai| isase pIchA chur3AnA kaThina hai| nijasvarUpa ko bhUlakara yaha prANI para ko apanA mAnakara mRga-marIcikA ke samAna viSayoM ke sanmukha daur3atA hai| yahA~ se sukha milegA, vahA~ se sukha milegA; parantu kucha bhI hAtha nahIM AtA, taba Akula-vyAkula ho duHkhoM ke sAgara meM gote lagAne lagatA hai| isa mithyA aMdhakAra kA nAzaka upAya ekamAtra caitanyamaya nija AtmA kI ArAdhanA hai tathA sacce deva-zAstra-guru kI upAsanA hai| are re! dhikkAra hai merI caturAI ko, jo dUsaroM ko to upadeza de, para apane Atmahita kA nAza kre| aise netroM se kyA lAbha, jinake hote hue bhI vyakti gaDr3he meM gira jAtA hai? usa jJAna se bhI kyA lAbha, jisase jJAnI hokara bhI jIva viSayoM meM pha~satA rahe? are maiM bhI to jJAnI hU~, maiMne yaha kyA kiyA? mere Upara to koI rAjya kA bhAra bhI nahIM thaa| maiMne bar3A anartha kiyA, jo paropakAra hetu kaSAya meM svayaM jalA aura hajAroM prANiyoM kA jIvana naSTa kiyaa| dhikkAra hai! dhikkAra hai!! aise yaza ko, jo itane hiMsAkarma se prApta ho| are dayA! tU kahA~ bhAga gaI? he hRdaya ! tuma puSpa se pASANa kaise bana gaye? bho sphaTika! tuma para ye lAla, kAle raMga kaise car3ha gaye ? tuma krodha se kAle aura mAna Adi se lAla-hare kaise bana gye| he caitanya prabhu! tuma apanI prabhutA ko bhUlakara pAmara kyoM bana gaye? tuma to Atmika atIndriya AnaMda ke AsvAdI ho, tumane kaSAya kA svAda kyoM cakhA? dhikkAra hai isa gRhastha dazA ko?'' isa prakAra jambUkumAra mana hI mana apanI khUba niMdA-gardA karate rhe| jisa samaya jambUkumAra apane kaSAyacakra evaM kaSAyayukta zArIrika kriyAoM kI AlocanA kara rahe the, usI samaya baMdhanagrasta ratnacUla mana hI mana jambUkumAra kI prazaMsA kara rahA thA - "guNa sadA nirguNa hone para (eka guNa meM dUsarA guNa na hone para) bhI ve guNa kisI dravya ke hI Azraya se pAye jAte haiN| he svAmI! ApameM

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102 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ aise-aise mahAna guNa haiM, ve Apa jaise guNavAnoM ke sahAre hI rahate haiN| dUsare loga para kI sahAyatA se jaya prApta karane para bhI abhimAna se uddhata ho jAte haiM, magara Apane binA kisI kI sahAyatA se apane hI parAkrama se vijaya prApta kI hai, phira bhI Apa madarahita evaM mAnarahita haiN| loka meM bhI kahAvata hai ki phaloM se lade hue vRkSa hI namate haiM, phala rahita nahIM / he saumyamUrti ! Apake samAna kauna mahApuruSa hai, jo vijaya-lAbha karake bhI zAMtabhAva ko dhAraNa kare ?" isa taraha anya aneka rAjAgaNa bhI paraspara meM jambUkumAra kA hI guNagAna kara rahe the| isIsamaya akasmAt vyomagati vidyAdhara, rAjA mRgAMka ko saMbodhita kara bola uThA " he svAmI! ApakI vijaya huI, Apa puNya - pratApI haiN| Apane madAMdha ratnacUla ko jItakara apanI yazapatAkA phaharAI hai| he jambUkumAra! ApakA bhI pauruSa dhanya hai, Apa vIroM meM bhI prazaMsanIya haiM, ApakI bhI jaya ho| ApakA raNakauzala bhI prazaMsanIya hai| maine to ApakI jaisI vIratA sunI thI, vaisI hI Aja pratyakSa dekha lI / " - vidyAdhara dvArA mRgAMka kI jhUThI prazaMsA rAjA ratnacUla ko sahana nahIM huii| vaha krodhita hokara bolA " he vidyAdhara ! terI isa mithyA prazaMsA meM kyA satya hai ? saca hai cApalUsa loga bar3e janoM kI mithyA prazaMsA kara vRthA unakA ahaMkAra bar3hAte haiN| kyA sunItijJa puruSa upakArI kA upakAra bhUlate haiM ? kabhI nahIM / ratnacUla ko apanI hAra kA jitanA duHkha nahIM thA, usase adhika mRgAMka kI mithyA prazaMsA kA duHkha huA / maiM guNarahita ko guNI nahIM mAna sakatA, parantu ye to pratyakSa hI guNahIna dikhatA hai, jo guNavAna ( jambUkumAra) ko guNavAna jAne dinA svayaM balamada se garvAnvita ho rahA hai| " mujhe isakA garva cUra-cUra karanA cAhie - aisA vicAra kara ratnacUla bolA " he vyomagati aura he mRgAMka ! suno! yaha vijaya tumhAre pauruSa kI nahIM hai| tumane dhIra-vIra-gaMbhIra kumAra ke bala para hI vijaya prApta kI hai| tumameM merA sAmanA karane kA sAhasa nahIM hai| tuma kAyara ho, siyAra ho, tumhArI bAhuoM meM dama ho to aba bhI maidAna meM punaH A jAo, maiM tumhAre garva ko cUra-cUra karane -

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 103 meM abhI bhI samartha huuN|" - aise marmAMtaka vacana sunakara vyomagati apanI talavAra nikAlakara ratnacUla ko mArane daur3A, taba jambUkumAra ne use aisI uddaNDatA karane se rokaa| taba atyanta krodha se jisake nathune atyaMta phUla rahe the tathA bAhuyeM phar3aka rahI thIM, aisA mRgAMka cIkhatA huA kumAra se bolA - "he kumAra! Apa isa adhama ratnacUla ko baMdhanamukta kara do, maiM ise abhI isakI uddaNDatA kA majA cakhAkara ise yamaloka pahu~cAtA huuN|" taba jambUkumAra atyanta nyAyapUrNa evaM zAMtipUrNa vacanoM se samajhAne kI ceSTA karane lage, parantu madAMdha na mAnA to unhoMne ratnacUla ko mukta kara diyaa| taba ratnacUla evaM mRgAMka meM ghamAsAna yuddha huA evaM dekhate hI dekhate mRgAMka parAsta hokara bhUmi para gira gayA tathA ratnacUla ke dvArA bA~dha liyA gyaa| isa prakAra ratnacUla apane ko vijayI mAnakara mRgAMka ko dRr3ha baMdhanoM se bA~dhakara raNakSetra se lekara bhAgane lgaa| taba turanta jambUkumAra bole - "re madAMdha mUr3ha! maiM mRgAMka ke sAtha hU~, mere rahate hue tU mRgAMka ko lekara bhAgane kI kuceSTA kara rahA hai| jarA apane bala ko dekha? kyA zeSanAga ke sira kI uttama maNi ko bejAna kITa le jA sakatA hai? kyoM apane hI hAtha mRtyu ko bulA rahA hai? hastavihIna hokara bhI mahAmeru ko hilAne kA sAhasa! mAno mRgoM dvArA siMha kI zayyA para sone kA sAhasa karane jaisA hAsyAspada kArya tU kara rahA hai| lAtA hai terI yaha madAMdha buddhi tujhe zeSa jovana bhI saMkaToM se jUjhane ko bAdhya kara rahI hai| bar3e hI Azcarya evaM lajjA kI bAta hai ki parAsta yoddhA bhI kyA itanA duHsAhasa kara sakatA hai ?" ___ jambUkumAra ke apamAnajanita vacanoM se ratnacUla ekadama kupita hokara bolA - "A jAo kumAra! aba hama eka bAra phira se yuddha kara leN|" jambUkumAra dayAmayI hRdaya vAle to haiM hI. ve vyartha meM senA kA saMhAra nahIM cAhate, isalie unhoMne kahA - "senAoM kA yuddha nahIM hogA, yadi tujhe akele hI yuddha karanA ho to maiM bhI taiyAra

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104 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ huuN| dekhatA hU~ tere dRr3ha sAhasa kA bl|" __ jambUkumAra kI yaha bAta ratnacUla ko sahasA mAnya nahIM huI, isalie kucha samaya taka vaha duvidhA meM par3A rhaa| kaSAya kA vega jaba kucha maMda par3A, taba ratnacUla ko lagA - "maiM bhI ajeya yoddhA huuN| mujhe bhI senA kI jarUrata nahIM hai, maiM akelA hI isake sAtha yuddha kara sakatA haiN|" ratnacUla-jambUkumAra kA puna: yuddha ___dayAlu vIra jambUkumAra punaH yuddha kSetra meM aaye| vahA~ kA dRzya unakI A~kheM dekha nahIM pA rahI haiN| kahIM mAtra sira par3e haiM. kahIM mAtra hAtha-paira par3e haiM, kahIM mAtra dhar3a par3e haiM, to kahIM mAtra aMtar3iyA~ par3I haiN| cAroM tarapha khUna hI khUna dIkha rahA hai| kumAra ke antara meM eka ora vairAgya umar3a rahA hai, jo unake mana ko yuddha karane se roka rahA hai; parantu dUsarI ora vIra yoddhA kI bhujAe~ phar3aka rahI haiM aura kaha rahI haiM ki mAnI ke mAna kA mardana honA hI caahie| ratnacUla evaM jambUkumAra donoM vIra yoddhAoM kA aneka prakAra ke zastroM se yuddha hone lgaa| vajrazarIrI jambUkumAra ko ajeya jAna ratnacUla ne kumAra para nAgabANa chor3A, parantu kumAra ne use lIlAmAtra meM garur3a bANa se naSTa kara diyaa| use naSTa hote dekha ratnacUla krodhAgni se dhadhaka uThA aura usane agnibANa chor3A, parantu hima-samAna zItala hRdayI kumAra ne zItala jala-varSA se use bhI zAMta kara diyA aura ratnacUla ko tomara zastra mArA to ratnacUla ne use hAtha meM uThAkara ghumAte hue kumAra para prahAra kiyA, parantu kumAra ne zIghra hI vANoM se usa zastra ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara diye| bijalI ke samAna ve ghAtaka Tukar3e ratnacUla ke kaMdhoM para jA gire, isalie ratnacUla pRthvI para A pdd'aa| ratnacUla ne phira se eka anya zastra hAtha meM uThAyA, usI samaya jambUkumAra ne use muTiThayoM kI mAra se cUrNa kara baMdI banA liyA aura mRgAMka ko baMdhana mukta kraayaa| jambUkumAra kI vijaya kI khuzahAlI meM devoM ne bhI devaloka se puSpoM kI varSA kii| kerala meM bAjoM kI dhvani ke sAtha jayanAda bhI hone lgaa|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 105 jambUkumAra kA kerala praveza rAjA mRgAMka ne jambUkumAra ke dvArA kiye gaye upakAra se upakRta ho aneka rAjAoM evaM sabhI prakAra kI senAoM sahita vAditroM kI dhvaniyoM ke sAtha yazogAna karate hue kumAra ko hAthI para biThAkara kerala nagara meM praveza kraayaa| unakI dhIra, guNa-gaMbhIra mukha-mudrA evaM atula bala ko pratyakSa dekhakara vyomagati vidyAdhara AnaMda se uchalane lgaa| nagara kI yuvatiyA~ apane jharokhoM meM se jambUkumAra ke Upara puSpa barasAne lagI, maMgala gItoM ke sAtha-sAtha nAcane lgiiN| sampUrNa senA harSAyamAna apane-apane zastroM sahita nAcane lgiiN| camakatI huI talavAroM kA nRtya aisI kiraNeM bikhera rahA thA, mAno candra-bimba kA svAgata tArAmaMDala kara rahA ho| kumAra ke mitragaNa meM koI unakI zAMtamudrA se unake dayAmayI bhAvoM ko nirakha rahe haiM to koI unakI svAbhAvika udAsInatA ko dekha rahe haiN| kinhIM vicakSaNa vyaktiyoM ko aisA bhaya lagane lagA ki yaha kaSAyagarbhita hiMsA kA bhayAnaka dRzya kumAra ko vairAgya kI rAha na batA de, nahIM to hama loga zrI vihIna, dharma vihIna hokara kaise jIveMge? koI apane rAjya ko aura koI apane saubhAgya ko rakSita jAnakara pramudita ho rahe haiN| koI use parAkrama kI mUrti dekhatA hai to koI dhairya kI mUrti dekhatA hai| koI kumAra evaM unake mAtA-pitA kI prazaMsA karatA hai to koI kumAra ke rAjA kI prazaMsA karatA hai| kumAra zAMta bhAva se sabake jJAtA-dRSTA haiN| itane meM hI rAjamahala kA dvAra A jAtA hai, jo maNi-ratnoM ke toraNoM evaM dIpamAlAoM se suzobhita hai| jambUkumAra ne unakI zobhA ko dekhA yA nahIM dekhA, parantu ve apane andara ke guNaratnoM kI zobhA ko avazya dekha rahe haiN| jambUkumAra ne dhIre-dhIre rAjamaMdira meM praveza kiyaa| mRgAMka kI rAniyA~ evaM kumAriyA~ jambUkumAra ko dekhate hI AnaMdita ho utthiiN| unhoMne zIghra hI atithi ke rUpa meM jambUkumAra kA ratnacUrNa se tilaka kiyA aura ucca Asana para bitthaayaa| usake bAda mRgAMka rAjA jambUkumAra kA sevaka bana sevA karane lgaa| usane nAnA prakAra ke taila-mardana Adi karAke kumAra kA snAna krvaayaa| mRgAMka bhale hI jambUkumAra kA sevaka ho, parantu jambUkumAra to vItarAgI

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106 deva - zAstra - guruoM ke sevaka haiN| ArAdhaka kahIM bhI kaisI bhI paristhiti meM ho, parantu apane ArAdhya ko nahIM bhuulte| jambUkumAra ne zuddha vastrAdi pahana kara aSTa dravya kI thAlI apane hAthoM meM lekara zrI jinendradeva ke maMdira meM jAkara prabhu kI khUba bhakti-bhAva se darzana-pUjana kI, apane kie hue doSoM kI AlocanA kI tathA vItarAgatA -poSaka jinavANI kA svAdhyAya kiyA / isake uparAMta ve punaH mRgAMka ke mahala meM pdhaare| vahA~ rAjA mRgAMka ne sarasa sugaMdhita zuddha vyaMjanoM dvArA jambUkumAra ko bhojana kraayaa| taduparAMta kumAra se sundara zayyA para vizrAMti kI prArthanA kii| usake bAda AgaMtuka yoddhAgaNa Adi tathA ratnacUla vidyAdhara sahita mRgAMka rAjA ne bhojana kiyaa| vizrAMti-kAla pUrNa hone ke bAda jambUkumAra vahA~ se rAjadarabAra jAne ke liye prasthAna karane ko taiyAra hue| jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ ratnacUla bhI baMdhana - mukta mRgAMka nRpa ne jambUkumAra ko rAjasabhA meM le jAkara rAja - siMhAsana para AsIna kiyaa| nIti nipuNa dayAvAna kumAra ne rAjasabhA meM ratnacUla ko baMdhana mukta karate hue maMgalamayI komala vacanoM se saMbodhita kara saMtuSTa kiyA "he vidyAdhara ! yuddha meM jaya-parAjaya to hotI hI hai / ye to kSatriyoM kA dharma hai| isameM kSatriya harSa - viSAda nahIM karate / he bhrAta! saMsAra kI jIta bhI hAra hI hai| zArIrika bala evaM puNya - pratApa muktimArga meM akiMcitkara haiM / kSatriya kA dharma to dravyakarma, bhAvakarma evaM nokarma se bhinna nija caitanyaprabhu kI upAsanA se kaivalya prApta kara caitanya ke zAzvata sadana meM pahu~ca kara karma- senA ko niHsattva karanA hai / vahA~ kA sAdi anaMta kAla kA nirvighna rAjya karanA hI hama jaisoM kA dharma hai| he vidyAdhara ! sacce deva zAstra - guruoM kI upAsanA sahita Atmahita ko sAdhate hue Apa apane rAjya evaM parivAra meM sukha se raho aura sukha bhogo / " - kumAra ke mukha se AtmahitakArI vacanAmRta kA pAna karake ratnacUla namratApUrNa vacanoM se apane bhAvoM ko pragaTa karate hue bole "he svAmI ! he zUravIra kumAra, maiM Apake hI sAtha calakara zreNika mahArAja

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107 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra ke darzana karanA cAhatA huuN|" ratnacUla kI ukta bhAvanA ko dekhakara kumAra ne use sAdhuvAda diyaa| kerala se jambUkumAra kA prasthAna mRgAMka nRpa ne ati harSa ke sAtha nAnA prakAra ke maNi-ratnoM ke AbhUSaNa evaM vastrAdi bheMTa karate hue kumAra kA sanmAna kiyA aura vyomagati vidyAdhara ko AjJA dI - "Apa vimAna meM baiThAkara kumAra ko unake yogya sthAna phuNcaaiye|" vyomagati vidyAdhara ne harSita-citta hokara apane vimAna meM kumAra ko baiThAkara prasthAna kiyA, pazcAt rAjA mRgAMka ne anya AgaMtuka yoddhAgaNoM ko bhI vimAnoM dvArA bhejaa| rAjA mRgAMka svayaM bhI apanI patnI evaM vizAlavatI kanyA ko lekara dUsare vimAna meM pIche se calane lagA tathA 500 vidyAdhara yoddhA bhI apane-apane vimAnoM para calane lge| AkAza vimAnoM se bhara gyaa| zreNika rAjA se bheMTa sabhI vidyAdharoM ne apane-apane vimAna AkAzamArga meM hI sthita rahane diye| jambUkumAra una sabhI vidyAdharoM ko sa-sammAna rAjA zreNika ke pAsa laaye| zreNika mahArAja apane siMhAsana para baiThe hue the| AkAzamArga meM vimAnoM kI dhvani kA zora sunakara ve unakI ora dekha hI rahe the ki itane meM dUra se hI jambUkumAra aneka vidyAdharoM ke sAtha Ate hue dikhAI diye| rAjA turanta siMhAsana se uThe aura Age jAkara bar3e hI Adara ke sAtha jambUkumAra ko hRdaya se lagAte hue bole - "he kumAra! bahuta dina ho jAne se merA hRdaya aura merI A~kheM tumheM dekhane ko tarasa gaIM thiiN| aba bahuta dinoM bAda tumheM dekhakara merA hRdaya harSa se phUlA nahIM samA rahA hai|" rAjA ne kumAra kA hAtha pakar3a kara apane hI nikaTa siMhAsana para baiThA liyaa| tathA Aye hue sabhI vidyAdharoM Adi se snehapUrvaka kSema-kuzala puuchii| usake bAda vyomagati vidyAdhara ne khar3e hokara paricaya

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108 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ dete haie kahA - "yahI rAjA mRgAMka haiM, jo Apako apanI kanyA denA cAhate haiN| yaha paTarAnI mAlatIlatA haiN| tathA ye vidyAdharoM meM mukhya rAjA ratnacUla haiM, jo bar3e-bar3e yoddhAoM se ajeya the, magara Apake kumAra ne inako bhI jIta liyaa| yaha hamArA vidyAdhara parivAra vyomagati ke vacana sunakara rAjA zreNika kA AnaMda usI taraha vRddhiMgata hone lagA, jaise candramA ke udaya se samudra bar3hane lagatA hai| zreNika rAjA bhI bAraMbAra kumAra kI prazaMsA karane lage, so ucita hI hai, kyoMki sajjana puruSa upakArakoM kA upakAra kabhI nahIM bhuulte| mahArAja zreNika, sampUrNa senAdala tathA vidyAdhara rAjAoM kA samUha sabhI jambUkumAra ke hRdayodgAra sunanA cAhate the; entu kuMmAra mauna ho koI alaukika duniyA meM vicaraNa kara rahe the| anekoM bAra anekoM vyaktiyoM ne nivedana kiyA - "he dhIra-vIra kumAra! he kSatriya-vaMza-tilaka! he vAtsalyamUrti! he dayAnidhAna! hama Apake hI mukha se jIta ke samAcAra sunanA cAhate haiN|" parantu - jJAnI Dubyo zarama meM, kare na koI soM baat| jaba koI bAteM cher3a de, to maMda-maMda muskaat|| maMda-maMda muskAta, phira dhIre se kucha boleM apanI pAvana vANI meM, adhyAtama kI mizrI ghole|| pazcAt rAjA mRgAMka ne ucita samaya jAnakara, aneka prakAra ke ratnAdi dravyoM kI bheMTa samarpita karate hue rAjA zreNika se apanI kanyA vizAlavatI ke sAtha pANigrahaNa karane kA nivedana kiyaa| mahArAja zreNika mRgAMka kI bAta sunakara muskurAne lge| yahI unakI svIkRti kA pratIka thaa| mRgAMka rAjA ne sabhIprakAra kI sAja-sajjA ke sAtha lagna-maMDapa taiyAra kraayaa| sabhI vidyAdharoM ne bar3e harSa ke sAtha zreNika nRpa ke sAtha vizAlavatI kA pANigrahaNa sampanna kraayaa| cAroM tarapha nAriyA~ maMgala gIta gA rahI thiiN| vivAhotsava sollAsa samApta huaa| taduparAMta rAjA zreNika ne mRgAMka rAjA evaM ratnacUla rAjA kA maitrIbhAva karAyA aura phira sabhI AgaMtuka mehamAnoM ko yathocita sanmAna karake bidA kiyaa| sabhI jana lauTa aaye| vyomagati vidyAdhara bhI

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 109 apane svAmI ke kArya ko niSpanna jAna prasanna ho apane dhAma ko lauTa gyaa| pUjya zrI sudharmAcArya kA darzana kucha dina bIta jAne para rAjagRhI nagara ke upavana meM pUjya zrI sudharmAcArya nagna digambara santa kA Agamana huaa| jaise hI rAjA tathA jambUkumAra Adi ko jJAta huA, ve turaMta AcArya zrI ke darzanArtha vahA~ pahu~cate haiN| munivaravRndoM sahita pUjya zrI sudharmAcArya dharmAmRta kI varSA kara rahe haiN| zreNika rAjA, jambUkumAra tathA navIna rAnI vizAlavatI Adi apanA mahAbhAgya jagA jAnakara pUjya guruvaroM ko aMjuli jor3akara namaskAra karake tIna pradakSiNA dekara vahIM baiThakara dharmAmRta kA pAna karane lge| zreNika rAjA apane bhAgya ko sarAhane lage - "aho! mujhe rAjalakSmI, jayalakSmI ke sAtha-sAtha dharmalakSmI kA lAbha bhI prApta huaa|" usake bAda zreNika rAjA vItarAgI dharma evaM dharma ke dhArakoM kI mahimA karate hue apanI rAnI vizAlavatI ke sAtha rAjamahala vApasa aaye| dharama karata saMsAra sukha, dharama karata nirvaann| dharma-paMtha sAdhe binA, nara-tiryaMca samAna / sone meM sugaMdha rAjA zreNika rAnI sahita rAjamaMdira ko cale gaye, parantu viraktacitta jambUkumAra pUjya guruvaroM kI caraNa kI zaraNa meM hI baiThe hue haiN| unakA hRdaya vItarAgI saMtoM ke samAna atIndriya AnaMda kA pracura svasaMvedana karane ke lie lalaka rahA hai| ve gururAjoM kI AnaMda jharatI zAMta-prazAMta vItarAgI mukha-mudrA ko TakaTakI lagAkara nirakhe hI jA rahe haiN| kucha dera bAda jambUkumAra AcAryazrI ke caitanyatattva ko mAno sparza karate hue unakI stuti karane lage - jaMgala meM munirAja aho, maMgala svarUpa nija dhyaaveN| baiTha samIpa saMta caraNoM meM, pazu bhI baira bhulAveM ||ttek||

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110 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ vedana jinheM asaMga jJAna kA, nahIM saMga meM aTake / kolAhala se dUra svAnubhava, parama sudhA rasa gaTake // bhavi darzana upadeza zravaNa kara, jinase zivapada pAveM // 1 // jJeyoM se nirapekSa jJAnamaya, anubhava jinakA pAvana / zuddhAtmA darasAtI vANI, prazamamUrti mana-bhAvana // aho jitendriya guru atIndriya, jJAyaka prabhu darasAveM // 2 // he malayagiri ke caMdana kI sugaMdha samAna zAMta prabho! he samadarzI guru! he vItarAgI vibhu ! Apako zata zata bAra namana ho ! namana ho !! merA kyA svarUpa mere mana meM he prabho ! maiM kauna hU~? maiM kahA~ se AyA hU~ ? hai ? yaha kauna-sA puNyodaya hai ? ityAdi aneka prazna uTha rahe haiM, isalie he abhIkSNa jJAnopayogI vibhu ! Apase inakA svarUpa jAnane kI merI prabala bhAvanA huI hai / " zrI sudharmAcArya guruvara bole " he bhavyottama ! tuma jJAnAnaMdamayI zAzvata caitanyatattva ho, jJAna darzana sukha vIrya prabhutA vibhutA Adi anaMta zaktiyoM ke bhaMDAra ho, aise nijasvarUpa kI ArAdhanA se nizcaya ratnatraya prApta kara jagata kA jJAtA dRSTA rahanA hI tumhArA svarUpa hai / apanI zAzvata prabhutA kA saMvedana karanA hI tumhArA kAma hai| - he bhavya ! isI magadha deza kI vardhamAnapurI meM do nikaTa bhavya brAhmaNa putra the, jinake nAma bhAvadeva evaM bhavadeva the / una donoM ne zAzvata sukhadAyI jinadIkSA dhAraNa kara lI aura samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka deha chor3akara ve sAnatkumAra svarga meM deva hue| vahA~ kI Ayu pUrNa kara bhAvadeva to vajradaMta rAjA kA sAgaracandra nAmaka putra huA aura bhavadeva mahApadma cakravartI kA zivakumAra nAma kA putra huaa| vahA~ bhI ve donoM kramaza: jinadIkSA dhAraNa karake ugra tapa ko tapate hue samAdhipUrvaka deha tyAga karake chaThe brahmottara svarga meM deva hue| vahA~ se cyuta hokara bhAvadeva kA jIva bharatakSetra ke saMvAhanapura ke rAjA supratiSTha tathA unakI paTarAnI rUpavatI kA sudharma nAma kA putra huaa| vaha rAjA to vItarAgI dharma kA upAsaka hai hI, magara vaha nagara bhI aneka muni bhagavaMtoM kI caraNa-raja se pavitra hai / dharmAnurAgI supratiSTha rAjA eka dina apanI paTarAnI evaM putra sahita

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___ zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 111 zrI mahAvIra prabhu kI vaMdanA hetu unake samavazaraNa meM pdhaare| zrI 1008 pUjya vardhamAna prabhu ke mukha-kamala se dharmAmRta kA pAna kara supratiSTha rAjA ne saMsAra deha bhogoM se udAsa ho, aSTa karmoM kI nAzaka aura aSTa mahAguNoM kI pradAtA aisI nirgrantha dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| dhyAna-jJAna meM lIna, vairAgyamUrti zrI supratiSTha munirAja ko jJAnArAdhanA ke pratApa se dvAdazAMga kI apUrva labdhi pragaTa ho gaI; isalie ve pUjya vardhamAna svAmI ke cauthe gaNadhara ke rUpa meM zobhane lge| jJAna-vairAgya kI anupama mUrti pUjya pitA ko gaNadhara pada meM virAjamAna dekha sudharmakumAra ko bhI vairAmya ho gayA, jisase usane bhI vItarAgI jinadIkSA aMgIkAra kara lii| tathA cAroM prakAra kI ArAdhanAoM kA ArAdhana kara dvAdazAMga zruta kA pAragAmI banakara zrI vIraprabhu ke pA~caveM gaNadhara ke rUpa meM suzobhita hone lgaa| vahI bhAvadeva kA jIva maiM tere sAmane baiThA hU~ aura tuma bhavadeva ke jIva ho, jo chaThe svarga ke vidyunmAlI deva-paryAya se Akara seTha arhadAsa ke suputra hue ho aura vidyunmAlI deva kI jo cAra deviyA~ thIM, ve bhI vahA~ se cyuta hokara sAgaradatta Adi cAra zreSThiyoM kI kanyAyeM huIM haiM, jo terI hI bhAryA hoNgii| he dharmajJa vatsa! yaha tumhArI pUrva ArAdhanAoM kA phala hai, jo tumheM parama pavitra jinadharma milA, sacce dharma kI poSaka jinavANI evaM parama pUjya vItarAgI saMta mile|" jambUkumAra kA vairAgya jambUkumAra pahale se to ArAdhaka the hI, parama pUjya munirAja ke mukhAraviMda se apane bhavAMtara kI kahAnI sunakara unakI ArAdhanA aba dRr3hatA ko prApta ho gii| saMsAra kA jar3a-vaibhava sar3e hue tRNa ke samAna bhAsane lgaa| ye sundara kAyA zmazAna kI rAkhavat dikhane lgii| yaha puNya kA pratApa chinakI huI nAka ke samAna jAna par3ane lgaa| unheM jagata meM eka AtmArAdhanA ke alAvA saba asAra bhAsita hone lgaa| unakA mana jinadIkSA ke liye taiyAra ho gyaa| isalie ve pUjya guruvara ke samakSa hAtha jor3akara jina-dIkSA kI prArthanA karane lage - "he jagata-uddhAraka karuNAsiMdhu vibhu! maiM isa saMsAra evaM sAMsArika bhAvoM se thaka cukA hU~, isalie mujhe parama AnaMdadAyinI jainezvarI

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112 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ dIkSA dekara anugRhIta kiijie|" saumya mudrAvaMta, cara jJAna se suzobhita AcAryavarya zrI sudharmAcArya ne apane avadhijJAna se use ati nikaTa bhavya jAnakara madhura vacanoM se kahA - "he bhavya! yadi tumhAre mana meM jina-dIkSA kI tIvra utkaMThA hai to tuma apane ghara jAkara apane mAtA-pitA, baMdhuvarga se sammati lekara evaM unake prati hue aparAdhoM ko kSamA karAke aao| tabhI tuma karmakSayakArI AnaMdadAyinI dIkSA pAne ke pAtra hooge|" jambUkumAra mana meM vicArate haiM - "pUjya AcAryavarya kI AjJA kA ullaMghana karanA to yogya nahIM hai| ghara nahIM jAne kA haTha karanA bhI yogya nhiiN| isalie guru-AjJA ko zirodhArya kara apane ko ghara jAnA caahie|" isaprakAra kA vicAra karake jambUkumAra guru ko namaskAra karake ghara kI ora jA rahe haiM, parantu mana meM eka hI dhuna. savAra hai - "maiM ghara se zIghra vApisa Akara jinadIkSA lNgaa|" ghara pahu~cakara virakta kumAra udAsa ho ekAnta sthAna meM baiTha gye| mAtA jinamatI to putra kI vijaya sunakara phUlI nahIM samA rahI thI, lekina putra ko udAsa-udAsa dekhA to ve kucha samajha nahIM paaiiN| putra ke sira para sneha se hAtha pheratI huI pUchane lagIM - "beTA! tuma udAsa kyoM ho? Aja to tuma vijayazrI prApta karake Aye ho, phira prasannatA ke badale udAsI kyoM?' taba jambUkumAra ne apane hRdaya kI sabhI bAteM mAtA ko zAMtabhAva se kaha dI - "he mAtA! aba mujhe isa saMsAra meM rahanA eka kSaNa bhI nahIM suhAtA hai| mujhe saMsAra, deha, bhogoM ko tyAgakara zIghra hI jina-dIkSA lenA hai| aba maiM apane pANi-pAtra meM prApta huA AhAra hI grahaNa kruuNgaa| mujhe aba ye mahala nahIM suhAte, maiM to vana-khaMDAdi meM raha~gA aura atIndriya AnaMda meM keli kruuNgaa| saMtoM kI zItala chAyA hI sukhadAyinI hai|" putra ke vacana sunakara mAtA jinamatI pavana ke jhakoroM se kA~patI huI dhvajA ke samAna kA~pane lgii| garmI ke tApa se murajhAI huI kamalinI ke samAna mAtA A~khoM meM azru bharatI huI bolI - "beTA !

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 113 aise vajrapAta-kArI vacana akasmAta aura aprAsaMgika kyoM kaha rahe ho? kyA kisI ne tumhArI AjJA bhaMga kI haiM? yA tumase kucha kaThora vacana kahe hai? Akhira aisA huA kyA hai, jo vijayazrI kI khuzI ke badale sIdhe hI jina-dIkSA lene kI ThAna lI?" taba kamAra ne zrI sudharmAcArya guruvara ke mukha se sunA haA apane pUrvabhava kA sampUrNa vRttAMta mAtA ko kaha sunaayaa| putra ke pUrvajanma kI carcA sunakara mAtA jinamatI ke andara bhI dharmabuddhi jAga utthii| usane apane citta ko zAMta karake seTha arhaddAsa ke pAsa jAkara sampUrNa samAcAra sunA diye - "he nAtha! yaha jambUkumAra caramazarIrI hai, yaha jinadIkSA lenA cAhatA hai|" lekina seThajI yaha samAcAra sunate hI mUrcchita ho gye| kumArAdi sabhI janoM ne zItala jala evaM pavanAdi ke upacAra dvArA seThajI kI mUrchA dUra kI, parantu tIvra mohodaya se ve hAhAkAra ke zabda kahakara vilApa karane lge| unake AkulatApUrNa vilApa ne sabhI ke hRdayoM ko dravita kara diyA, parantu vairAgI jambUkumAra para usakA kucha bhI asara nahIM pdd'aa| pitA arhaddAsa ne kumAra se kahA - "beTA! abhI tuma choTe bAlaka ho| tuma jinadIkSA ke svarUpa ko nahIM jAnate ho| jaMgala meM vAgha, siMha Adi krUra pazuoM ke bIca meM kaMkar3a evaM kAMToM se vyApta bhUmi meM rahanA hotA hai| bhUkha, pyAsa, sardI, garmI Adi aneka prakAra ke upasarga-parISahoM ko tumhArA yaha komala zarIra saha nahIM sakegA, nagna digambara rahanA, manuSya, tiryaMca evaM devoM dvArA kiye gaye aneka upasargoM ko bar3I dhIratA-vIratA pUrvaka sahana karanA; ye tumane to abhI kucha dekhe hI nahIM, tuma itane kaSTa kaise sahoge? jarA zAMti se sabhI bAtoM kA vicAra kro| putra! pUjya AcAryoM ne to prathama samyagdarzana sahita dezavratoM ko pAlane kI AjJA dI hai| jaba dezavratoM meM dRr3hatA A jAve, taba bhAva sahita mahAvratoM ko aMgIkAra karanA - aisA mArga batalAyA hai| abhI tuma dezavratoM ko hI nahIM pAlate aura mahAvratoM ko lene taiyAra ho gye| ye to ucita nahIM hai putra!" ___jambUkumAra pitAjI ke vacanoM ko zAMtipUrvaka suna rahe haiM aura soca rahe haiM ki jagata ko jinadIkSA dhAraNa karanA isa paryA meM

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114 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhale hI aparicita evaM asAdhya kArya lage, parantu maiM to pUrva do bhavoM se jinadIkSA dhAraNa karake AtmA ke pracura svasaMvedana kA arthAt Atmika atIndriya AnaMda kA rasapAna karatA A rahA hU~, ata: mere lie yaha koI nayA kArya yA asAdhya kArya nahIM hai| isalie kumAra ne pitA ko madhura svaroM se saMbodhita kiyA - "he pitAjI! bAhya vastue~ sukha-duHkha kI kAraNa nahIM hotii| Atmika atIndriya AnaMda meM ramane vAloM ko kyA upasarga aura kyA parISaha? isalie he tAta! Apa moha chor3akara mere vItarAgI mArga kI anumodanA kIjie aura mujhe AjJA diijie|" __ kumAra ko dRr3ha jAnakara zrI arhadAsa seTha ne apane mana ko zAMta kiyA aura eka catura sevaka ko ekAMta meM bulAkara kahA - "tuma zIghra hI jAkara sAgaradatta Adi zreSThiyoM ko yaha samAcAra do ki jambUkumAra saMsAra se virakta ho jAne ke kAraNa jinadIkSA lene ko taiyAra haiN|" seTha arhaddAsa ke mukha se aise hRdaya-vidAraka samAcAra ko sunakara sevaka udAsa ho gayA - "are re! aisA samAcAra mujhe denA par3egA? maiM kaise kaha~gA? are, dhikkAra hai aisI parAdhInatA ko!" sevaka ghabar3Aye hue citta se jA rahA hai| usake paira bhI lar3akhar3Ate hue par3a rahe haiN| vaha vyathita hotA huA sAgaradatta zreSThI ke sanmukha jAkara nIcA mukha karake niHceSTa khar3A ho gyaa| zreSThI usake vahA~ Ane kA kAraNa pUcha rahe haiN| magara usake mukha se kucha bhI zabda nahIM nikala pA rahe haiN| vaha to duHkha ke sAgara meM DUba gayA hai| sAgaradatta usase puna: puna: pUchate haiN| taba yaha kheda-khinnatA ke sAtha kucha dhIre-dhIre dabe svara meM bolatA hai - "are re! Apa jaise sajanoM kA samAgama bar3e bhAgya se milA thA, parantu re daiva! tujhe maMjUra nahIM huaa| hamArA bar3A durbhAgya hai ki akasmAt aise zubha kArya meM vighna A pdd'aa|" sAgaradatta - "are sevaka! ye kyA kaha rahe ho? kaisA durbhAgya aura kaisA vighna ? bolo, zIghra bolo! hama tumhAre gUr3ha rahasya yukta vacanoM ko kucha nahIM samajha pA rahe haiN|"

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 115 sevaka - "are, re, ina kanyAoM ke durbhAgya kI bAta mujhe kahanA par3a rahA hai| he zreSThI! kumAra kA mana jina-dIkSA lene ko taiyAra hai| ata: unhoMne vivAha karane se inkAra kara diyA hai| unake mAtA-pitA Adi ne unheM bahuta samajhAyA, aneka prakAra kI yuktiyoM evaM pyAra se samajhAyA, parantu kumAra kisI bhI taraha se vivAha ko taiyAra nahIM hue haiN|" sAgaradatta zreSThI ne yaha samAcAra anya tInoM zreSThiyoM ko bhI sUcita karA diyaa| tInoM zreSThI sAgaradatta zreSThI ke pAsa aaye| cAroM ora udAsI chA gii| sabhI soca meM par3a gaye, aba kyA kiyA jAya ? dhanadatta - "kyoM na hama sabhI jambUkumAra ke pAsa calakara anunaya-vinaya karane kA prayatna kareM ? calo, hama sabhI ko calanA caahie|" sAgaradatta - "jaba mAtA-pitA ke hI saba prayAsa viphala ho gaye, taba hama jAkara kyA kareMge? kyA carama-zarIrI kumAra ke vairAgya ko bhI badalA jA sakatA hai? mujhe to yaha asaMbhava lagatA hai| phira isa maMgalamayI pariNAma kI to hameM anumodanA karanI hI caahie|" taba anya zreSThijana atyaMta dukhita citta se dIrgha zvA~sa chor3ate hue bole - "yadi kumAra kucha kAla saMsAra meM rukakara hamArI putriyoM ke saubhAgya-tilaka banate to kitanA acchA hotaa| aba isa loka meM una jaisA vara hama kahA~ se lAyeMge? hAya! kaisI bhAgya kI viDambanA hai|" __unakI A~khoM meM azru chalachalA aaye| taba sAgaradatta sabhI ko dhIraja ba~dhAte hue bole - "honahAra ke Age kisakA vaza hai? ataH zoka chor3akara putriyoM ke hita kA vicAra kro| unheM yaha samAcAra milegA to una para kyA bItegI? ata: calo, prathama to hama unheM sAMtvanA dete hue unheM isa samAcAra se avagata kraayeN|'' cAroM zreSThiyoM ne apanI-apanI kanyA oM evaM unakI mAtAoM ko bulAkara ekatrita kiyA aura unakA vArtAlApa hone lgaa| sAgaradatta . he putriyoM! tuma sabhI ne pUjya suprabhA AryikAjI ke sAnnidhya meM vastusvabhAva ko samajhA hai, pratyeka vastu nitya rahakara bhI palaTatI hai| pariNamana svabhAva meM vicitratA hotI hai| kabhI maMdatA

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116 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ kabhI tIvratA, kabhI rAgarUpa to kabhI vItarAgarUpa pariNamana hotA hai| vivekIjana iSTa-aniSTa saMyoga-viyoga rUpa pariNAmoM meM harSa-viSAda nahIM karate, kyoMki eka kSaNa pahale kA pApI dUsare kSaNa meM dharmAtmA ho jAtA hai| isalie ....." ___ padmazrI - "he tAta! akasmAt isaprakAra vastusvarUpa ke pratipAdana karane kA kyA Azaya hai? abhI koI svAdhyAya yA tattvacarcA kA prasaMga to hai nahIM? kyA kumAra ne dUta ke sAtha koI vItarAgI siddhAntoM ke rahasya kA saMdeza bhejA hai? maiM Apake pratibodhana kA marma nahIM samajha pA rahI huuN|" dhanadatta - "he putriyoM! tumhArI zaMkA ke nivAraNArtha hI mujhe barabasa kahanA par3a rahA hai ki jambUkumAra ne apane mAtA-pitA Adi ke dvArA aneka prakAra se samajhAye jAne para bhI saMsAra meM pha~sanA yogya nahIM samajhA hai aura vItarAgatA ke patha para calane kA nirNaya le liyA hai| isaliye he priya putriyoM! tuma isa maMgalagarbhita amaMgala samAcAra ko sunakara vyathita na hoo| hama sabhI jana punaH kumAra se mileNge|" itanA sunate hI putrI kI mA~ padmAvatI rudana karane lgii| sAgaradatta - "he priye padmAvatI! tuma apanA dila choTA na kro| tuma to mAtA ho| tumheM dhIraja se kAma lenA cAhie evaM putriyoM ko bhI dhairya ba~dhAnA caahie| isa jagata meM bahuta suyogya lar3ake haiN| hama dUsare sundara suyogya varoM ke sAtha apanI putriyoM kA dhUmadhAma se vivAha kreNge|" __pazcAt cAroM zreSThiyoM evaM unakI patniyoM ne apanI cAroM kanyAoM ko saMbodhita kiyA - "he priya putriyoM ! tuma loga ciMtita mata hoo| hama loga prathama prayAsa to kumAra ko hI manAne kA karate haiN| hameM vizvAsa hai ki jambUkumAra mAna jaayeNge| yadi unhoMne dRr3ha nirNaya le hI liyA hogA to hama loga aura dUsare sundara suyogya vara ke sAtha tumhArA vivAha kara deNge| abhI to apanA kucha bigar3A hI nahIM hai|" pitA ke ina vacanoM ko sunate hI cAroM kanyAyeM ekadama bola

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra uThIM - "he tAta! he mAtA!! Apane aisI ucca kula ke ayogya bAta kA vicAra kaise kara liyA? hama sabhI ne mana hI mana yaha nizcaya kara liyA hai ki hamAre pati to jambUkumAra hI haiN| anya kA to hama svapna meM bhI vicAra nahIM kara sakate, kyoMki satI kA pati duniyA meM eka hI hotA hai|" isake bAda apanI putriyoM ke dRr3ha nizcaya ko jAnakara cAroM zreSThI zrI jambUkumAra ke pitA arhadAsa ke yahA~ pahu~ce aura jambUkumAra ke saMbaMdha meM sampUrNa jAnakArI jAnane hetu unase pUchane lage - "he mitra! kumAra ko acAnaka aisA vicAra Ane kA kyA kAraNa hai? unhoMne itanI laghu vaya meM itanA kaThora kadama uThAne kI kaise socI ?" seTha arhaddAsa - "he mitroM! kumAra jaba kerala yuddha se vApisa apane nagara ko Aye to nagara ke udyAna meM pUjya sudharmAcAryajI se apane pUrvabhavoM kA vRttAMta zravaNa karate hI unakA hRdaya vairAgya ke liye uchala par3A hai|" puna: cAroM zreSThiyoM ne apane mitra arhaddAsa se kahA - "he mitra! Apa eka bAra punaH kumAra ko samajhAyeM ki ve mAtra zAdI kara leM, basa! usake bAda cAhe ve agale hI dina vItarAgI patha kI ora cale jAyeM, hamArI saharSa svIkRti hai|" vairAgyarasa meM sarAbora muktikAMtA ke abhilASI ko saMsAra, deha, bhogoM kI AkAMkSA lezamAtra na hone para bhI mAtA-pitA ke ati AgrahapUrvaka bAraMbAra samajhAne para jambUkumAra ne isa bAta ke lie apanI mauna svIkRti pradAna kara dii| ahaMdadAsa ko eka ora to kumAra kA vivAha se aprabhAvita vairAgya dikha rahA thA to dUsarI ora unheM una kanyAoM ke saundarya evaM vyavahAra-kuzalatA para pUrNa vizvAsa thaa| ata: prasannatApUrvaka tatkSaNa vivAhotsava kA Ayojana kiyA gyaa| samasta iSTajanoM evaM paMca-parameSThiyoM kI sAkSIpUrvaka kumAra kA cAroM sukanyAoM ke sAtha vivAha sampanna karA diyA gyaa| cAroM zreSThiyoM ne vara-vadhu kA ratnamayI alaMkAroM se yathocita sammAna kiyaa| usake bAda kumAra kI bArAta apane mahala ko lauttii| dvAra para bArAta Ane

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118 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ para mAtA evaM iSTajanoM ne vara-vadhu kA maMgalagAna evaM ratna-dvIpoM dvArA svAgata karate hue gRha-praveza kraayaa| tabhI jambUkumAra ke mahala meM cAroM ora jambUkumAra kA guNAnuvAda hone lgaa| bAlakagaNa khuzI meM eka ora se dUsarI ora daur3a rahe haiN| saubhAgyavatI mahilAyeM maMgalagAna kara rahI haiN| kimicchaka dAna diyA jA rahA hai| kahIM turahI to kahIM zahanAI kA vAdana ho rahA hai| sabhI iSTajana va parijana prasanna haiM; parantu mAtA kA hRdaya vihvala hai, pitA kA mana AzaMkita hai| ve kabhI mauna rahate haiM to kabhI mana hI mana bar3abar3Ate haiN| kabhI apane mana ko samajhAte haiM ki nahIM, nahIM; ina cAroM sukanyAoM kA rUpa-lAvaNya evaM kuzalatA kumAra ke citta ko avazya hara legii| punaH vicAra AtA hai ki kyA sacamuca kumAra ruka jAyeMge? he nAtha! kahIM kumAra cale nA jAyeM? kyoMki ve jAnate the ki caramazarIrI putra ke vairAgI citta ko badalanA atyanta azakya hotA hai| he nAtha! prAta: merA ghara zobhAhIna na ho jaave| unakA mana bAraMbAra Dola rahA hai| ve kabhI viSphArita netroM se dekhate haiM to kabhI donoM Apasa meM bAteM karate hue eka-dUsare ko dhairya ba~dhAte haiN| vairAgya-rasa se otaprota zAdI kI prathamAMta rAta aba yahA~ prAraMbha huI kumAra ke gRhasthAvasthA kI prathamAMta raat| AnevAle sUrya meM eka AnaMdamayI nayA prabhAta khilegA, jo kevalajJAnarUpa mArtaNDa ko prApta karane kI ora agrasara hogaa| ___ mahala meM bArAta Ane ke bAda kumAra to apane kakSa meM jAkara ekAMta sthAna meM svarUpa-ArAdhanA ke liye prayatnarata ho gye| idhara cAroM vadhue~ sundara mahala meM kumAra kI pratIkSA kara rahI haiM, parantu bahuta samaya kI pratIkSA ke bAda cAroM vadhuoM ne socA ki kumAra ke kakSa meM jAkara dekhA jaaye| ve kumAra ke kakSa meM praveza karatI haiM aura dekhatI haiM ki kumAra to eka ni:spRha yogI kI taraha nizcala baiThe hue haiN| taba cAroM vadhue~ kumAra ko praNAma karatI huI bolIM - "he devarAja! Aja ke aise avasara para Apake rUThane kA kyA kAraNa hai| Apa jarA netroM ko to kholie| hamArI Apake caraNoM

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119 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra meM bhAvapUrNa anunaya-vinaya hai| Apa mAtra isakA kAraNa btaaiye| boliye svAmI! kucha to boliye! hama cAroM Apake vacana-zravaNa kara apane karNa evaM mana ko pavitra karanA cAhatI haiN|" ati-ati Agraha karane para kumAra ne ajhainmIlita netroM se cAroM vadhuoM ko aise dekhA jaise koI dharmaguru apane ziSyoM ko dekhatA hai| ve soca rahe the ki prabhAtakAla meM phalIbhUta honevAlI merI bhAvanAoM se ye cAroM aparicita haiM, ataH akasmAt kyA bolA jAya? phira bhI ve kucha aisA bole - "he bhadro! maiM Apa logoM se rUThA nahIM hU~ aura aparicita vyaktiyoM se rUThane kA kucha kAraNa bhI nahIM hotaa|" taba cAroM vadhuyeM hAtha jor3akara pUchatI haiM - "he nAtha! to phira aise avasara para Apake isa prakAra ke vyavahAra kA kyA kAraNa hai?' kumAra punaH mauna ho virakta yogI kI taraha baiTha gaye haiN| cAroM vadhuoM ne unase kucha bulAvAne hetu tathA unake mana ko apanI tarapha AkarSita karane hetu apanI hAva-bhAvapUrNa vAcanika evaM kAyika ceSTAe~ bhI kI, parantu vairAgya rasa ke sAmane rAga ke sampUrNa bANa viphala ho ge| una vadhuoM kA sampUrNa kriyA-kalApa havA meM tIra calAne jaisA niSphala gyaa| ____ punaH vadhuyeM bolIM - "he svAmin ! hama sabhI ApakI bhAvanA jAnanA cAhatI haiN|" ___ taba jambUkumAra bole - "he deviyoM! Apane kahA ki aisA avasara, lekina kaisA avasara? yaha to mAnava bhava kA vItarAga ke patha para calakara atIndriya AnaMda kA pracura svasaMvedana kara zIghrAtizIghra mukti prApta karane kA maMgala avasara hai| maiM bhI yahI bhAvanA bhAtA hU~ ki aba kA prabhAta mujhe pracura svasaMvedana ke rUpa meM phalIbhUta ho| AtmAnaMda meM abhivRddhirUpa jainezvarI dIkSA se bhAnu-udaya ho, maMgalamayI prabhAta ho - yahI merI bhAvanA hai|" buddhimattA evaM rUpa-lAvaNya meM pagI haI cAroM vadhuoM ne kumAra ko rijhAne ke liye punaH rAgaraMga bharI bAteM kii| kisI vadhu ne unake pairoM ko pakar3akara, kisI ne hAthoM ko pakar3akara, kisI ne

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120 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ unheM hilAte hue evaM kisI ne nAnA prakAra kI ceSTAyeM karate hue unase kahA - "he nAtha! Apa hamAre rUpa-lAvaNya ko eka bAra prasannatApUrvaka dekho to sahI, hamAre ina komala hAthoM ko sparza karake dekho to sahI? Apa jarA netra to kholiye, hamArI madhura vANI ko jarA to suniye|" vairAgI kumAra to netra, karNa Adi ko ekadama baMda karake aise zAMta baiThe haiM, mAno vadhuoM ke vacanoM kI tarapha unakA lakSya hI nahIM hai| cAroM vadhuoM kI ati-ati AgrahapUrNa ceSTAoM para kucha vicAra karane ke bAda kumAra uThakara jAne lage, taba cAroM vadhuoM ne hAtha jor3akara vinaya pUrvaka unheM rokaa| cAroM vadhuoM ne kumAra ke vairAgI hRdaya ko parakha liyA ki 'aba kumAra Digane vAle nahIM ataH navapariNItA ve vadhuyeM bolIM - "he svAmina ! hama sabhI ne Apako nihAra kara aisA anubhava kiyA ki mAno svAmI ke vizAla netroM meM caMcalatA rahita atyaMta zAMta evaM gaMbhIra samudra laharA rahA ho| mAno sAkSAt muktipati hI hamAre svAmI hue haiN| he muktipati ! hama cAroM anAtha dAsiyoM ke nAtha! hama saba Apako dekhakara evaM ApakA samAgama pAkara kRtArtha ho gae haiN| hamAre nayana Apako dekhakara pavitra ho gaye haiN| he svAmin ! hameM apane satsaMga se kRtArtha kiijie|" taba kumAra jAte-jAte kucha ruke aura puna: padmAsana lagAkara baiTha gye| baiThe hue kumAra kI nAsAgra dRSTi AtmAnaMda meM tRpta mudrA dekhakara aisA lagatA thA, mAno vastropasarga veSTita munirAja hI virAje hoN| unheM dekha cAroM kanyAoM kA mana atyanta nirmalatA ko prApta ho gyaa| zAstrapAThI atyanta nipuNa citta vAlI padmazrI sAhasa karake madhura vacanoM meM bolane lagI - "he caramazarIrI nAtha! Apa jaise adhyAtma rasa meM raMge-page sAkSAt dravyabhagavAna ko apane pati ke rUpa meM pAkara hama cAroM pramudita haiN| hamArI strI paryAya sArthaka ho gayI hai| vaise bhI hamAre citta meM Apake sivAya anya kisI kI abhilASA nahIM thI, ata: aba hama bhI Apake caraNAravinda meM AtmasAdhanA karanA cAhate haiN| he nAtha! hama sabhI ApakA anusaraNa karate hue Atma-abhyAsa karake zrI vIraprabhu dvArA darzAye gaye parama pavitra jinazAsana

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121 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra ko AtmasAt karanA cAhatI haiN| hama saba bhI eka dina siddha-zilA ke adhikArI hoN| he nAtha! hama sabhI pramudita citta se Apake caraNAravinda kA dAsatva svIkAra karatI haiN| hameM aMgIkAra karake kRtArtha kiijie|" taba virakta-citta kumAra bole - "he bhadro! he bhavyoM! Apa sabhI ke virakta-citta evaM Atma-sAdhanA ke pariNAmoM ko dekhakara mujheM atyanta prasannatA huI hai| maiM Apa sabhI ke maMgalamayI pariNAmoM kI anumodanA karatA huuN| Apa cAroM dhanya ho ki jagata meM jisasamaya viSaya-bhogoM evaM rAga-raMga kI vArtA calatI hai, usa avasara meM bhI tumhArA citta adhyAtma carcA ko cAhatA hai, Atmahita kI bAta socatA hai| nizcita hI tuma sabhI nikaTa bhavya ho| tuma sabhI kI maMgala bhAvanA ko jAnakara mujhe bhI apanI virakta pariNati ke bAre meM batalAte hue pramoda hotA hai ki merA pariNAma bhI ina viSaya-bhogoM evaM saMsAra ke duHkhoM se udAsa hai aura maiM prAta:kAla kI pAvana belA meM hI pUjya zrI sudharmAcAryajI ke caraNAravinda meM jAkara pAvana jainezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kruuNgaa| maiM samajhatA hU~ ki tuma saba bhI ise jAnakara prasanna hogI, hamAre isa pariNAma kI anumodanA karogI evaM svayaM bhI Atmahita meM lgogii|" kumAra ke isaprakAra kahate hI cAroM vadhuoM ke mukha se sahaja hI nikala par3A - "he svAmin ! ApakI maMgalamayI pariNati jayavaMta vrto| hameM Apake vairAgya ko jAnakara parama harSa hai|" tabhI kanakadhI bolI - "he svAmin ! hama saba bhI Apake sAnnidhya meM Atmahita kI abhilASI haiM, parantu hama abodha bAlAyeM kucha samaya taka ApakA satsamAgama icchatI haiN| he svAmin! Apa kucha samaya Thahara kara hameM pratibodhita karane ke bAda hI dIkSA dhAraNa kreN| hameM ratnatraya grahaNa karAne meM nimittabhUta hoveM, taba hama sabhI bhI Apake sAtha dIkSA dhAraNa kara leNge| he svAmin! hamAre Upara upakAra kiijie|" taba virakta kumAra bole - "he bhadre! tumhArA vicAra kathaMcit ucita hI hai, parantu AtmArthI-puruSArthI kabhI bhI nimittoM kI pratIkSA nahIM karate haiM, unheM to eka-eka samaya bahumUlya ratnoM se bhI adhika kImatI lagatA hai| isaliye he bhadre! yadi tumhAre pAsa tattvanirNaya

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122 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ kA bala hai aura tuma sabhI yaha zraddhAna rakhatI ho ki hama apanA hita karane meM samartha haiM to tumheM eka kSaNa kA bhI vilamba nahIM karanA caahie| rahI bAta viSaya-bhogoM kI, gRhasthI meM rahane kI to mahApuruSa kahate haiM - kIcar3a ko lagAkara dhonA kyA ? kUda agni meM ronA kyA? ata: maiM to avazya hI prAta:kAla jainezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kruuNgaa| taba vinayazrI bolI - "he nAtha! ApakA kahanA sacamuca hI ThIka hai, parantu abhI taka hama sabhI ke ina atyanta komalAMgoM ne samasta indriyoM kI anukUlatA bhogI hai aura pracura Atma-sAdhanA karanA to atyanta durdhara kArya hai, hama abhI Apake sAtha vana-khaNDAdi meM jAkara kaThora tapa kaise kara sakatI haiM? ata: hama dhIre-dhIre aNuvrata ko dhAraNa kara AtmAbhyAsa kareMgI, phira hama Apake sAtha-sAtha dIkSA dhAraNa kara sakeMgI, taba taka to ApakA rukanA ucita hI hai|" taba kumAra bole - "he buddhimate ! bhale hI tumhArA kahanA ucita hai, lekina samucita nahIM hai| sItAjI evaM aMjanAjI ne kahA~ dhIre-dhIre abhyAsa kiyA thA? yaha bAta satya hai ki darzanamoha ekasAtha jAtA hai evaM cAritramoha krama-krama se jAtA hai, parantu sukumAlajI ne kahA~ dhIre-dhIre abhyAsa kiyA thA ? phira bhI AtmasvarUpa meM sAvadhAna hokara akampa tapa ko tapA thaa| isaliye jinake pariNAma nirmala na hue hoM, jinakA bhava-bhaya-bhIru citta na ho, ve kadAcit dhIre-dhIre AtmAbhyAsa kareM to bhale kareM, parantu merA citta to aba eka kSaNamAtra bhI rukane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hai| are re! dhikkAra hai aise bhogoM ko ki jinakA phala naraka-nigoda hai|" taba vinayazrI bolI - "he caramazarIrI, tadbhava mokSagAmI jIvarAja! ApakI isI bhava meM mukti to niyama se hone hI vAlI hai, phira Apako kucha samaya aura rukane meM kyA Apatti hai? koI para-padArtha yA hama Apake hita meM bAdhaka to haiM nahIM, saMyoga to kucha jabarana saMyogI bhAva karAte nahIM, phira saMyogoM se bacane kI itanI prabala bhAvanA kyoM?"

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 123 kamAra bole - "he viraktacitte! tuma virakti ko chipAkara vyartha hI bAteM karatI ho| yaha bAta to parama satya hai ki eka dravya dUsare dravya kA kucha bhalA-burA nahIM krtaa| saMyoga nahIM, parantu saMyogI bhAva hI burA karate haiM aura asaMyogI (vItarAgI) bhAva bhalA karate haiN| tathA jaba tuma yaha jAnatI ho ki merI isa bhava meM mukti nizcita hai, to phira bhogoM meM nahIM pha~sanA evaM dIkSA bhI to nizcita hI hai| koI eka hI paryAya nizcita nahIM hotI, paraMtu pratyeka dravya kI anAdi-anaMta kAla kI sabhI paryAyeM nizcita hotI haiN| phira tuma vastu-svarUpa ko badalane kA niSphala prayatna kyoM karatI ho? jarA, tuma dhyAna se suno - kyA isa saMsAra meM janma-maraNa ke ananta duHkhoM se tumhArA citta vyathita nahIM huA hai ? kyA jagata ke duHkha tumheM pratyakSa hI nahIM dIkhate haiM? kyA AkulatA-vyAkulatA, saMkleza Adi tumheM pratyakSa hI duHkharUpa bhAsita nahIM hote? sacamuca hI ye duHkharUpa haiN| are, re! naraka-nigoda evaM cAra gati, caurAsI lAkha yoniyoM ke duHkhoM se merA AtmA thaka cukA hai, aba to mujhe mAtra mukti kI hI abhilASA hai, anya kiMcit bhI koI bhAvanA nahIM hai|" jo cahu~gati duHkha se Dare, to taja saba prbhaav| taba padmazrI bolI - "he svAmin ! jinazAsana evaM AcAryoM kI dezanA meM to aisA AyA hai ki jo para-padArthoM ko iSTa-aniSTa mAnatA hai, usako saccI udAsInatA nahIM hai| saccI udAsInatA to usakA nAma hai, jahA~ vItarAga hokara koI para-padArtha iSTa-aniSTa bhAsita hI na ho| yadi svarga-mokSa ke lobha se aura naraka-nigoda ke prati bhaya ke kAraNa viSaya-bhogoM se udAsIna ho jAoge to yaha dveSagarbhita udAsInatA hogI, jo akAryakArI hai| ata: kucha samaya aura Thahara kara Atma-sAdhanA karake ratnatraya pragaTAkara jina-dIkSA dhAraNa karoge to ucita hI hogA nAtha!" taba kiMcit muskurAte hue kumAra bole - "he Agamakuzale! yaha bAta satya hI hai ki koI para-padArtha iSTa-aniSTa nahIM hai, aura dveSarUpa udAsInatA saccI udAsInatA nahIM hai; parantu maiM koI tumase athavA bhoga-sAmagrI se dveSa karake athavA mokSAdi ke lobha se virakta

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124 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ nahIM huA huuN| lekina aba merA mana AtmA ke atIndriya AnaMda kA pracura svasaMvedana karane ke liye, AtmA kA nirantarAya evaM nirAbAdha bhoga karane ke liye tathA vana-khaNDAdi meM jAne ke liye tar3apha uThA hai| jise AtmA hI sukharUpa-AnaMdamayI bhAsita ho rahA ho, jo sadA usameM hI magna rahanA cAhatA ho, use dveSarUpa udAsInatA nahIM puna: vinayazrI bolI - "he nItijJa nAtha! kSamA kareM, isa alpa vaya meM isaprakAra bhogoM ko chor3akara jAne meM to ApakI bhAvukatA bhAsita hotI hai, parantu bhAvukatA meM jitane jaldI jIva kA utkarSa hotA hai, usase bhI kahIM jaldI patana ho jAtA hai| isaliye he svAmin ! Apa dharmajJa ho, maiM Apako kyA nIti sikhA sakatI hU~? Apa mujhe kSamA kreN| he nAtha! yaha jinazAsana parama pavitra hai, niSkalaMka hai, isase anante jIva tire haiN| yadi hamArI bhAvukatA yA jaldabAjI ke kAraNa hamAre AcaraNa meM kiMcit bhI zithilatA yA malinatA huI to yaha parama pavitra jinazAsana kalaMkita ho jaayegaa| nAtha! kyA pavitra jinazAsana ko kalaMkita karane meM apanI zobhA hai? nahIM, nahIM, kadApi nahIM nAtha! ata: Apa hamArI prArthanA ko svIkAra karate hue hama para anugraha kiijie|" taba kumAra bole - "he gaMbhIra citte! Agama kA yaza dharanahArI! tumhAre gaMbhIratApUrNa vicAra prazaMsanIya haiN| Agama tathA jinazAsana kI pAvana maryAdAoM ke ullaMghana kA bhaya jo tumheM hai so samucita hI hai, parantu bhAvukatA kI kyA pahacAna hai ? jinake pAsa sacamuca Atma-pratIti hai, dRr3ha tattva-zraddhAna hai aura jinazAsana kA parama vizvAsa hai, unake jIvana meM zithilatA nahIM hotii| jinakA citta svabhAva meM atyanta sAvadhAna hai tathA vibhAvoM kA atyanta bhaya hai aura svarUpa meM jinakI buddhi atyanta nimagna hai, sacamuca ve bhAvuka nahIM hote haiN| dhyAna rakho, bhAvukatA kA saMbaMdha deha athavA umra se hai hI nhiiN| eka ATha varSa kA bAlaka yadi AtmAnubhavI hai, Atma-pratItivaMta hai, AtmajJAnI hai to vaha bhI gaMbhIra hai, dUsarI ora sATha varSa kA vyakti yadi AtmajJAnI-tattvajJAnI nahIM hai to vaha bhI bhAvuka hai| mere pAsa dRr3ha AtmazraddhAna hai, ratnatraya kI zobhA hai, ata: kiMcit bhI bhAvukatA

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 125 ke bhaya se maiM isa saMsAra meM rukanA nahIM cAhatA haiN|" taba rUpazrI tunakakara anya rAniyoM se bolI - "tuma logoM ko kyA ho gayA hai? kyA tumane tattvacarcA karane ke lie hI vivAha kiyA hai ? isataraha to svAmI avazya hI dIkSA dhAraNa kara leNge|" usakI A~khoM meM A~sU bhara Aye, vaha puna: bolI - "nahIM-nahIM, jarA svAmI ko dRSTi uThAkara hamAre rUpa-saundarya ko to dekhane do| are dekho to kaise bAla-brahmacArI yatIzvara kI taraha nAsAgra dRSTi se baiThe haiN|" Akulita svara meM kA~patI-sI bola rahI thI rUpazrI - "are re! dhikkAra hai tumhAre patnItva ko| kyA tuma bhUla gaIM gRhastha dharma ke viveka ko? are! AtmA-AtmA aura vairAgya kI bAteM chor3o! kyA tuma vairAgya kI bAteM karake svAmI ko vana-jaMgala meM jAne kA AmaMtraNa nahIM de rahI ho? are! pati ko apanI ora DhAlanA kyA hamArA kartavya nahIM hai? he svAmin ! vairAgya kI bAteM bhUla jAiye - abhI Apa hamAre haiM, hamAre prANAdhAra haiN| hama abhI Apako vana meM nahIM jAne deMgI, dIkSA nahIM lene deNgii| prANanAtha! Apa merI bahinoM kI bAtoM ko citta se utAra kara hama para prasanna hokara upakRta kiijie|" taba atyaMta gaMbhIra hokara, zAMta citta hokara kumAra bole - "he vihvala citte! he viSaya-bhogoM meM raMjAyamAna buddhi kI dhAraka! sacamuca tumhAre tIvra moha kA udaya bhAsita hotA hai, jo tumheM AnaMdamayI AtmA kI bAta nahIM suhAtI, sAkSAt naraka-nigoda evaM viSaya-bhogoM se dUra le jAnevAlI sAkSAt muktidAtA aisI carcA, jo ratnatraya kA kAraNa hai, AnaMda kA kAraNa hai| kyA yaha carcA tumheM nahIM suhAtI hai ? are! aba tuma hI soco - kyA , bhada tumheM bhava bar3hAne ke lie milA hai? nahIM, nahIM bhde| yaha bhava to anaMta bhavoM kA abhAva karane ke lie milA hai| aura jahA~ taka viSaya-bhogoM kI bAta hai to inheM hamane kaba nahIM bhogA? are! yaha krIr3A to

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126 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ pazusama hai, asaMkhyAta pazu evaM samasta prANI ise karate haiN| isameM tumhArI kyA vizeSatA hai? isameM kauna-sA kIrtimAna hai ? isameM kauna-sA saubhAgya hai, jisameM saMlagna rahane ke bhAva tuma karatI ho? are! pApI prANI bhI jise bhogane ke bAda apane ko niMdya anubhava kare - aise bhogoM kI kalpanA! are re! duSkRta ho, duSkRta ho! re bhoga-nipuNa-mati! zAMta-citta hokara, bhogoM se udAsIna hokara, apanI AtmA kI anaMta sAmarthya ko phcaano| apane AtmA kI anaMtaguNamayI sattA ko phcaano| jaise AtmapratIti se zUnya vaha rAjA viSaya-bhogoM meM marakara viSTA kA kIr3A huA; isItaraha yadi tumhAre pAsa ratnatraya na Ave, jinazAsana na suhAve, deva-zAstra-guru kI bhakti tumhAre citta meM na rahe evaM Atma-pratIti se zUnya rahakara yadi viSaya-bhogoM meM hI jIvana nikala gayA to tuma bhI kIr3e-makAr3oM kI taraha anaMta kaSToM ko bhogane taiyAra ho jAo? kyA tumheM vaha zobhA degA? kyA tuma aba bhI ina duHkhoM ko uThAnA pasaMda karogI?" taba virakta-citta se tInoM rAniyA~ bolIM - "nahIM svAmin ! nahIM, hamase to ye duHkha nahIM sahe jaayeNge|" parantu kiMcit lajjita hotI huI rUpazrI bolI - "he nAtha! kSamA kareM, merA abhiprAya na Apako Thesa pahu~cAne kA hai aura na Atma-hita kA ghAta karane kA hai, lekina eka bAta maiM avazya pUchanA cAhatI hU~ ki tIrthaMkara evaM cakravartI Adi ne bhI to vivAha kiyA thA, unhoMne bhI to gRhasthAzrama meM Atmahita kiyA thA; usIprakAra hama bhI gRhastha dharma apanA kara Atmahita kareM to kyA anucita hai|" taba kumAra bole - "he namracitte! unake pariNAmoM kI bAta ve hI anubhava kara sakate haiN| unhoMne apane pariNAmoM ke yogya kArya kiyaa| lekina merA mana ina viSaya-bhogoM ko svIkAra nahIM kara pA rahA hai| majhase aba vilAba sahA nahIM jAtA hai| maiM to zIghra hI bana-jaMgala meM jAkara sahaja AnaMdamayI zAzvata sukha ko avazya hI prApta karanA cAhatA huuN|" saba kanakazrI bolI - "he muktivaMta! ApakA kahanA suyogya

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 127 hI hai, parantu abhI hamako rAgAdi vikalpa bahuta uThate haiN| hama vana-khaNDAdi meM binA AtmAbhyAsa ke kaise jA sakatI haiM? aura Apake binA mahaloM meM bhI kaise raha sakatI haiM? taba kumAra sAvadhAna citta hokara bole - "anAdi se isa jIva ko rAgAdi ke utpanna hone kI hI cintA hai| kyA tumane zrI vIraprabhu kI divyadezanA nahIM sunI hai ki 'mere AtmasvabhAva meM vibhAva asat hone se mujhe usakI cintA nahIM hai, samasta paradravyoM aura nAnA prakAra ke vibhAva bhAvoM kI mujhe cintA hI nahIM hai, kyoMki ve rAgAdi utpanna hone para bhI bhinna hI haiM aura maiM jJAnAnaMdamayI sattA unase bhinna hI huuN|' isaprakAra rAgAdi kI ciMtA karanA vyartha hI hai| aura phira thor3e se vikalpoM se bhayabhIta hokara vikalpoM ke samudrarUpa gRhasthI meM kUdanA to mahA aparAdha hai| ye to aisA huA ki koI vyakti thor3e pAnI meM DUbane se Darakara usase bacane ke lie samudra meM hI kUda jaaye| nahIM, nahIM, ye to zobhA nahIM detaa|" isaprakAra zuddhAcaraNamaya jambUkumAra ne sabhI patniyoM ko samAdhAna karate hue santuSTa kara diyA, parantu isI bIca vihvala hotI huI, Akulita citta vAlI rUpazrI bolI - "parantu svAmI gRhasthI meM rahanA koI aparAdha thor3e hI hai|" taba kumAra bole - "he bhadre! dhanya ve nahI haiM, jinheM gRhasthI basAnI par3e; apitu dhanya ve haiM, jinheM gRhasthI kI AvazyakatA hI na ho| Atmahita kA ekamAtra mArga to sakala saMyama hai| yadi hamAre sira para pavitra jina-zAsana hai, tattva-pratIti hai, kaSAya bhaMda hai, pariNAma nirmala haiM to hameM gRhasthI se kyA prayojana hai? paMcendriya ke viSayoM meM AnaMda mAnane vAle to ThIka aise haiM, jaise koI puruSa garmI se AtApita - dukhita hokara ubalate hue pAnI ke kUpa meM kUdakara zItalatA kA anubhava kara apane ko sukhI maane| are re! aise duHkhamayI bhoga syAjya hI haiM, ghRNA karane lAyaka haiN|" laba vinayazrI olI * "he nItijJa puruSa! Aja hI to Apane hama sabake sAtha pavitra jinazAsana ke pravartaka paMca-parameSThI evaM zramaNa-saMskRti kI sAkSI meM pANigrahaNa kiyA hai, vahA~ Apane jIvanaparyaMta hamAre saMrakSaNa

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128 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ evaM bharaNa-poSaNa kA vacana diyA hai| ata: he svAmin ! yaha ApakA pavitra kartavya hai ki Apa mAtA-pitA kI sevA-suzrUSA karate hue gRhastha-dharma kA pAlana kareM evaM Atmahita bhI kreN| anyathA yadi Apa itane zIghra hI vacanoM kA ullaMghana kareMge to loga kyA kaheMge? kyA hama itane abhAge haiM ki Apake dharma-vAtsalya ke pAtra bhI na bana sakeM? kyA Apako hamAre Upara kiMcit bhI karuNA nahIM hai? kyA ApakA hamAre prati kiMcit bhI kartavya nahIM hai ? he svAmin ! kRpayA hamArI ora dekhie evaM gaMbhIratApUrvaka vicAra kiijie| Apa to carama-zarIrI haiM, kintu hameM to isa bhava se mukti nahIM hai| (A~khoM meM A~sU bharakara) ata: he nAtha! aba Apa hI batAiye ki hama kyA kareM ?" kumAra bole - "he Arye! tumhAre pariNAma vyartha hI kheda-khinna ho rahe haiM, tuma vyartha hI vyAkula mata hoo| apanI virakti ko vRthA hI mata chipaao| zAMta hoo, zAMta hoo, tattva kA vicAra karo, tuma tattvanipuNa bhI ho| he bhadre! jaba maiMne tumheM sAta-sAta vacana diye the, taba gRhasthAcArya ne jo maMtra par3he the so unakA Azaya aisA thA ki munidIkSA athavA samAdhimaraNa ke pariNAma utpanna nahIM hone taka maiM tumhArI rakSA kruuNgaa| aba merA jainezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa karane kA pariNAma huA hai, ata: nIti ke anusAra bhI aba maiM tumhAre vacanoM se mukta huA hU~ aura loka-nIti evaM Agama kI maryAdA kA bhI maiMne ullaMghana nahIM kiyA hai| tathA apane kartavya se bhI maiM bhalIbhA~ti paricita huuN| loka meM Atmahita se bar3hakara aura koI kartavya nahIM hai| bhadre!, viSaya-bhoga vAstava meM kartavya nahIM haiM, parantu eka aparAdha kI sajA hai aura AtmAnubhava nahIM honA hI aparAdha hai| gRhastha jIvana atyanta parAdhInatA. kA nAma hai, atyanta du:kha kA nAma hai| aise jaMjAla meM pha~sakara maiM bhava nahIM bar3hAnA caahtaa| yaha bhava vyartha gavAnA bhI nahIM hai aura yaha bhava jisa-tisa prakAra kATanA bhI nahIM hai| basa, yaha bhava to mujhe anaMta bhavoM kA abhAva karane ko milA hai| isameM loka-ha~sI kA kucha kAraNa bhI nahIM hai, ata: loka bhI ha~sI kyoM kareMge? aura phira trilokya-pUjya mArga apanAne

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra meM loka kI ciMtA kaisI ? mujhe usakI ciMtA nahIM hai / " 129 are ! isa para bhI loka ha~sI kare to taba atyanta vinamratApUrvaka vinayazrI bolI " he nAtha! ApakA kahanA sarvathA suyogya hI hai, parantu yadi hama brahmacarya dhAraNa kara gRhasthI meM raheM evaM sadA tattva- adhyayana kara Atma-abhyAsa kareM, aNuvratarUpa ratnatraya ko dhAraNa kara hama bhAI-bahana jaise rahakara Atmahita kareM, taba to Apako koI Apatti nahIM honI caahie| Apake mArga meM hama bAdhaka bhI nahIM hoMge, aba to Apa hama para prasanna hoiye / " kumAra bole " he komalacitte ! he AyeM ! nizcita hI tumhAre pariNAma adhyAtmarasa meM bhIge haiM, tumheM Atmahita kI tIvra abhilASA bhAsita hotI hai| tumhAre ye maMgalamayI pariNAma avazya hI phalIbhUta hoM / parantu bahAnA koI bhI ho, kAraNa koI bhI kyoM na liyA jAya; vaha kAraNa, vaha yukti, vaha nyAya aura ve samasta tarka anyAya haiM; jo mujhe gRhasthI meM rukane ke lie prerita kreN| tuma aisA anyAya mere sAtha kyoM kara rahI ho, tuma to patnI ho, tumheM to pati ko patana se bacAkara pati ke utthAna evaM hita kI rakSA karanA caahie| tumhIM kaho, maiM jitane kAla taka gRhastha jIvana meM rahU~gA, utane kAla taka maiM pracura svasaMvedana se vaMcita rahU~gA yA nahIM ? rahU~gA, avazya rahU~gA / pUjya pada kI pavitra anubhUtiyoM se vaMcita rahU~gA / pratyeka kSaNa honevAlI asaMkhyAta guNI nirjarA se bhI maiM vaMcita rahU~gA / AtmA ke atIndriya AnaMda ke niraMtarAya - nirAbAdha bhoga se maiM vaMcita rahU~gA / pUjya guruvara dvArA pradatta jJAnArAdhanA se maiM vaMcita rahU~gA / paMcAcAra meM parAyaNatA se maiM vaMcita rahU~gA / kyA tumheM mere AtmIya duHkha ko dekhakara prasannatA hogI ? kyA tumheM pramoda hogA ? kyA tumhArA yahI kartavya hai ? kyA tuma mujhe udAsa, ghuTatA huA dekha sakogI ? kyA tuma mujhe merA Atmika indriyAtIta AnaMda de sakogI ? kyA tuma mujhe kSaNa-kSaNa meM gRhasthI kI AkulatA - vyAkulatA meM jhulasatA huA mujhe dekha sakogI ?" taba samasta rAniyA~ tatkAla hI bolIM nAtha ! hama Apake Atma sukha meM bAdhaka "nahIM, kadApi nahIM banakara to jIvita rahanA -

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130 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ to dUra, kalpanA mAtra karane ke liye bhI jIvita nahIM rahanA cAheMgI / " pazcAt prasanna - citta kumAra zAMta hokara Atma-vicAroM meM nimagna ho gye| taba rUpazrI bolI " Apa hamAre prANAdhAra ho, hamAre prANoM kI rakSA kIjie, hama Apake binA jIvita nahIM kara skeNgii| hamane AjIvana ApakI hI zaraNa grahaNa kara Apake caraNAravinda meM hI rahane kI pratijJA kI hai / he svAmin! hama para anugraha kIjie / " - taba virakta kumAra bole "kauna kisa para anugraha kare ? aura kauna kisake AdhIna hai ? jaba samasta dravya svataMtra haiM, kisI ko kisI kI AdhInatA yA apekSA nahIM hai, pratyeka dravya apane-apane meM anaMta sAmarthya lie hue baiThA hai, anaMta svAdhInatAmaya hai, taba parAdhInatA kA vikalpa hI jhUThA hai| he bhadre ! kyA tumheM ye strI paryAya acchI lagatI hai ? kyA ye dukha lagate haiM? kyA ye parAdhInatA tumheM aba bhI zobhatI hai ? jaba tumane vIra-zAsana pAyA, jina- zAsana pAyA, maMgalamayI vItarAgI vANI pAI, sacce deva-zAstra-guru pAye, sAkSAt guruoM kA samAgama pAyA aura aise uttama saMskAra pAye, kyA aba bhI tumheM ye parAdhInatA miTAne kA pariNAma nahIM AtA hai ? anAdikAla se parAdhInatA aura pratIkSA ke pariNAma aura apekSA ne hI tumako ye dAsatva diyA hai, usase hI ye strI deha milI hai| aba to svAdhInatA kA anubhava karo aura nirapekSa hokara AtmA kA anubhava karake isa strI- paryAya ko chedakara alpakAla meM hI jinadIkSA dhAraNa karake siddhAlaya meM vAsa karo - isameM hI ekamAtra tumhArI zobhA hai| hAya, hAya, striyA~ nimittoM kI pratIkSA karatI haiM, saMyogoM meM hI rahakara apane ko kRtakRtya anubhava karatIM haiM aura unakI yahI paradhInatA kA pariNAma parAdhIna deha aura parAdhIna bhava kA kAraNa banatA hai| bacapana meM mAtA-pitA kI parAdhInatA, unakI pratIkSA, unakI AjJA ke binA koI kAma na kara ske| yuvA hone para pati ko AjJA kI pratIkSA, unase pahale bhojana taka na kara sake, unake Ane para unake bhojana kara lene ke bAda hI bhojana kara sake, unakI AjJA ke binA zayana bhI na kara ske| tumheM kahIM tIrthayAtrA yA maMgalakAryoM meM jAne kI bhAvanA ho to pati kI AjJA ke binA

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 131 jA na ske| hara bAta meM praadhiintaa| tathA vRddhAvasthA meM apane putroM ke AdhIna rahanA par3e - kyA aisI parAdhInatA tumheM zobhatI hai? kyA gRhasthoM kI AkulatA-vyAkulatA, parAdhInatA isa Atma-sAmarthya ke sAmane zobhA detI hai? aura kyA tuma Atmahita karane meM samartha nahIM ho? jo aisA pAmara pariNAma bAraMbAra lAtI ho? aura aba rahI mere samAgama meM Atmahita karane kI bAta to kauna kisake samAgama meM Atmahita kara sakatA hai? jaba hamAre sanmukha hamAre guru hoM - AcArya-upAdhyAya-sAdhu hoM, sAkSAt jinadezanA ho, vahA~ parAvalambana kI AvazyakatA hI kahA~ zeSa raha jAtI hai? isalie kisI bhI prakAra kI kamI yA abhAva kA anubhava kiye binA tuma Atmahita kA sAdhana kro| yahI ekamAtra uttama aura pavitra kArya hai| yahI karane yogya hai|" __ itane meM hI bAta kATate hue kanakadhI bolI - "parantu svAmin ! hamako Atma-abhyAsa karane ke lie kucha to samaya diijie|" "abhyAsa? kaisA abhyAsa? abhI-abhI hamane tumheM sukumAlajI kI bAta kahI thI, unane kaisA abhyAsa kiyA thA? parantu dUsarI ora se dekhA jAye to kyA tumane sAMsArika duHkhoM ko sahane kA abhyAsa kiyA thA? kyA tumane naraka jAne kA abhyAsa kiyA thA ? kyA tumane pazu paryAya ke anaMta duHkhoM ko sahane kA abhyAsa kiyA thA? kyA mAtA ke peTa meM nau-nau mahine ulTe mu~ha laTake rahakara vahA~ kI agaNita vedanAoM ko sahana karane kA abhyAsa kiyA thA? kyA tumane suhAgana hone kA abhyAsa kiyA thA? kyA tuma vidhavA hone kA abhyAsa karogI? inameM se kauna-kauna se duHkhoM ko sahana karane kA abhyAsa tumane kiyA thA? parantu tuma una duHkhoM ko bhogatI ho ki nahIM? ThIka, isI prakAra ekamAtra Atmatatva kA nirNaya aura anubhava hI kartavya hai| zarIra kA abhyAsa, abhyAsa karane yogya nahIM hai| utkRSTa tIvra vairAgya ke pariNAma hoM to bahiraMga deha ke abhyAsa kI kiMcit bhI AvazyakatA nahIM pdd'tii| isalie atyanta sAvadhAna hokara apane pavitra pariNAmoM kI pavitratA bar3hAo, virakti bar3hAo, pariNAmoM kI ruci aura samarpaNatA bar3hAo to tumhArA hita avazya hI hogaa|"

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132 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ usasamaya mAtAjI Akulita citta se kamare ke bAhara yahA~-vahA~ Dola rahI thIM, vaha A~cala meM apanA mu~ha Dhakakara jora-jora se ro par3IM aura phira vihvala svara meM jora se bolIM - "he kumAra! tuma itane kaThora kyoM ho gaye ho? tuma bAra-bAra aisI haTha kyoM karate ho? kucha samaya ke lie to tuma ise bhUla jaao| kucha samaya ke lie to ina vadhuoM kI ora dekho| thor3I dera hamArI ora bhI to dekho| kyA tuma hameM duHkhI karake prasanna ho sakoge? kyA hamane isI ke lie tumheM pAla-poSakara bar3A kiyA hai? kyA tumhArA ye kartavya nahIM hai ki yathAyogya rIti se gRhastha-dharma ko pAlate hue hama sabakA nirvAha karo? aMta meM hamArA samAdhi-maraNa sampanna karAo, kyA yogya bAlaka kA ye saba karttavya nahIM hai? he putra ! sAvadhAna hokara hamArI isa deha kI ora dekho aura sannikaTa AtI huI mRtyu kI ora dekho, hameM sthiti-karaNa karAne meM tuma hI samartha ho, hameM saMbodhita kro| kucha dina to ruko|" mAtA kA rudana sunakara kumAra evaM cAroM vadhuyeM daur3I-daur3I bAhara aaiiN| taba kumAra bole - "he mAte! Apa itanI duHkhI kyoM ho rahI ho? Apa to dhArmika rucivaMta ho, zAstrAbhyAsI ho| dhairya dhAraNa karo mAte ! zAMta citta se soco mAte! saMsAra meM viSaya-kaSAyoM meM race-pace rahanevAle kitane sukhI haiM? yadi saMsAra meM sukha hotA to zrI zAMtinAtha Adi tIna tIrthaMkara to tIna-tIna padaviyoM ke dhArI the, unhoMne kyoM dIkSA lI? unake Upara to chaha khaNDa kA bhAra bhI thA, phira unhoMne apane karttavya ke sambaMdha meM kucha kyoM nahIM socA? are! sItAjI ne itane choTe-choTe lava-kuza jaise mokSagAmI baccoM ke prati kucha karttavya nahIM socA? acchA jAne bhI do unakI bAta, yadi hamAre isa parivAra meM kisI kI mRtyu ho jAye taba kauna karttavya nibhAyegA? yadi ApakA hI mere pahale gRhasthI kA rAga chUTa gayA hotA to kyA Apa mere prati apanA kartavya nibhAtIM? sukumAla ke pitAjI sukumAla kA janma hote hI usakA mukha dekhakara usake Upara gRha kI jimmedArI sauMpa kara tatkAla dIkSita ho gaye, kyA unakA karttavya nahIM thA ki bAlaka ko bar3A ho jAne taka gRha meM rahate ?

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra isalie mAte ! jisa kartavya kI bAta Apa karatI ho vaha barAbara hai, parantu Apa sabhI prakAra se suyogya haiN| Apake kuTumbIjana Apake sAtha haiM, ghara-parivAra meM kisI prakAra kI kamI nahIM hai| ghara meM dhana-dhAnya kI kamI nahIM hai| tathA nikaTa meM jinamaMdira hai, jahA~ para niraMtara guruoM kA samAgama upalabdha rahatA hai, jahA~ nitya prati tattvacarcA huA karatI hai aura yahA~ para kisI kA kumaraNa sunane ko nahIM milatA hai, samasta hI zramaNa zramaNopAsaka apanI AtmasAdhanA dvArA aNuvrata aura mahAvratoM kA pAlana karake samAdhimaraNa ko svayameva prApta hote haiM, vahA~ isa choTe se vikalpa kA nAma lekara Apa mujhe kyoM rokanA cAhatI haiM ? he mAte! Apa bilkula vyathita na hoo aura abhI bhI Atmahita meM sAvadhAna ho jAo - yahI mAtra hama sabakA kartavya hai" taba mAtA ne kumAra ke sAmane eka aura samasyA rakhI - "lekina beTA! tumhAre cale jAne se hamArI kula-paraMparA kA kyA hogA? tuma hamAre kula meM ikalaute kumAra ho aura tumhArI saMtAna nahIM hogI to hamArI kula-paraMparA kaise calegI? kyA hamArA kula tumhAre sAtha hI samApta ho jAyegA? kyA hamArI pIDhiyA~ hI samApta ho jAyeMgI? kyA isa parivAra aura gotra kA bhaviSya aura kula Age nahIM calegA ?" taba kumAra atyaMta maMda-maMda muskurAte hue mAno mAtA ko manAte evaM samajhAte hue bole - "he mAte! Apako aisA rAga honA sahaja hI hai, mAtA ko apane putra se bahuta-sI AzAyeM hotI haiM; parantu he mAte! Apa hI kaho - mahAvIra prabhu apane mAtA-pitA ke ikalaute kumAra the yA nahIM ? kyA unakA kula nahIM calA? kyA unakA jinazAsana paMcama kAla ke aMta taka nahIM calegA? bolo mAte ! bolo! jaise ve bAla brahmacArI rahe, vaise zrI vAsupUjyajI, zrI mallinAthajI, zrI neminAthajI, zrI pArzvanAthajI bAlabrahmacArI rahe, to kyA unakA nAma isa pRthvItala para jIvita nahIM hai ? he mAtA! yadi khoTI vAsanAoM aura pApoM meM race-pace logoM kI bahuta santAna bhI haiM, parantu yadi ve Atmahita se vimukha haiM, viSaya-vAsanAoM meM raMgI-pagI haiM, deva-zAstra-guru se vimukha haiM, Agama kI maryAdA se ullaMghanamayI jinakA jIvana hai| he mAte! unake kula

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134 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ aura gotra kA nAma kyA isa pRthvItala para jIvita hai? kyA loga unako sarAhate haiM? he mAte! jarA vicAra karo - isa pRthvItala para kisakA nAma rahA hai? anaMta caubIsiyA~ vyatIta ho gaI haiM, anaMta jIva mokSa cale gae haiM, unameM se kauna haiM jinakA nAma Apa jAnatI ho| he mAte ! bharata cakravartI jaba chaha khaNDa jIta kara Aye aura vRSabhAcala parvata tara apanA nAma likhane gaye to pUrI zilA cakravartiyoM ke nAma se bharI par3I thI, unheM kisI anya cakravartI kA nAma miTAkara hI apanA nAma likhAnA par3A thaa| he mAte! Apa hI batAo ki Apa kauna-sA nAma cAhatI ho? kauna-sA nAma jIvita raha sakatA hai isa pRthvItala para? saca pUcho to AtmazAMti meM DUbe hue jIvoM ko nAma, pratiSThA, kula evaM gotra kI paravAha hI nahIM hotI? isalie he mAte! Apa vyartha hI kula kI evaM pIr3hI kI bAta kahakara mujhe vItarAga ke patha para jAne se manA karatI ho| he mAte! Apa itanA upakAra mere para avazya kro| Apa aisI bhAvanA karo ki Apake kokha se janmA ye lAla zIghra hI parameSThI pada ko prApta kare, sAMsArika anaMta duHkhoM ko meTe aura jina-dezanA dekara jIvoM kA upakAra kre| he mAte! ApakA putra jIvoM ko mokSamArga meM lagAyegA to Apa hI kaho kyA ye acchA nahIM hogA? kyA jinazAsana kI prabhAvanA honA Apako acchI nahIM lagegI? kyA ApakA putra triloka-putra ho jAyegA to Apako acchA nahIM lagegA? maiM yadi ghara meM ruka bhI jAtA haiM to Apa jaise dasa-pA~ca loMgoM kI hI priyatA mujhe mila sakegI, parantu yadi maiM triloka-priya ho jAU~ to kyA Apako iSTa nahIM lagegA? aisI kauna-sI mAtA hogI, jise apane putra kI pUjyatA aura triloka-priyatA pasaMda na hove ? isalie he mAtA! vihvala hokara nAnAprakAra kI niSphala ceSTAe~ karake mujhe rokane kI koziza mata kro| isa haTha evaM moha ko tajo aura jo AtmajJAna ke saMskAra, ratnatraya kI bhAvanAe~ mere jIvana meM janma se hI Apane kUTa-kUTa kara bharI haiM; unameM hI sAvadhAna hokara Atma-sAdhanA karo, ratnatraya ko dhAraNa karo, vItarAgiyoM ke

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 135 patha kA anusaraNa karo aura mamatA ko tajakara samatA ko dhAraNa karo aura vItarAgI patha para jAne ke lie Apa sabakI saharSa AjJA do| vidhuccara cora kA praveza isI bIca eka ghaTanA ghttii| 500 coroM ke netA vidyuccara nAmaka cora ne socA - "Aja hI jambUkumAra kA vivAha huA hai, to vahA~ bahuta dhana-sampatti milegI, isalie Aja vahIM jAyA jaave|" ataH vaha corI kI bhAvanA se seTha arhaddAsa ke mahala meM aayaa| lekina usane dekhA ki kumAra evaM rAniyA~ viSaya-kaSAya ko bhUlakara dhArmika tattvacarcA kara rahe haiN| taba vaha socane lagA - "yaha kaisA Azcarya ? ajJAnI jagata to isa rAta ko viSayoM meM pAgala rahate haiM aura isa kumAra ko kyA ho gayA ? bhoga ke samaya yoga kara rahA hai| rAga ke badale vItarAgatA kI vArtAe~ ho rahI haiN| ye rAjya-vaibhava, ye bhoga-sAmagrI, ye cAra-cAra sundara devAMganAoM jaisI rAniyA~, unakI hAva-bhAva pUrNa ceSTAe~ bhI isa sumeru kumAra ko DigA nahIM skii| aho Azcarya! mahA-Azcarya! isakA kyA kAraNa hai? maiM avazya ise jAnakara rhuuNgaa|" phira vaha apane ko dhikkAratA hai - "are! jisake pAsa nyAya-nIti se upArjita saba dhana-saMpadA evaM bhoga upalabdha haiM, vaha to usakI ora A~kha uThAkara bhI nahIM dekhatA aura maiM anyAya evaM corI se paradhana ko lUTanA cAhatA hU~, mujhe dhikkAra hai| Aja se maiM bhI ina caurya karma Adi pApoM ko chor3atA hU~ aura aba jo kumAra kI gati hogI, vahI merI gati hogii|" - aise vicAroM meM magna vidyuccara kumAra ke kakSa kI khir3akI para baiThA huA thaa| mAtA bhI vyAkula citta se ghUma rahI thii| vaha dekhatI hai ki yahA~ koI vyakti baiThA huA hai| vaha usake pAsa pahu~catI hai| vidyuccara cora ne pahale hI Akara mAtA jinamati ke caraNoM meM praNAma kiyA aura bolA - "he mAte! maiM vidhuccara cora haiM, maiM corI karane Apake yahA~ AyA huA thaa| maiM pahale bhI Apake mahala se dhana-sampadA curA kara le gayA hU~, magara Aja kumAra evaM

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136 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ rAniyoM kI tathA ApakI carcA sunakara maiMne caurya karma kA tyAga kara diyA hai| aba to merI bhAvanA mAtra itanI hI hai ki eka bAra mujhe kumAra se milA dIjie, maiM avazya hI unheM samajhAkara ghara meM rahane ko taiyAra kara dUMgA, mere pAsa aisI vidyA hai|" mAtA jinamati to yaha cAhatI hI thI ki kisI bhI prakAra se putra ghara meM raha jaaye| unhoMne turanta jambUkumAra ke pAsa jAkara eka yukti banAI - "he putra! tumhAre mAmA, jo ki bahuta dinoM se paradeza gae hue the, Aja ve Aye hue haiM aura tumase milanA cAhate haiN|" muktikAMtA ke abhilASI kumAra udAsacitta se mAmAjI ke pAsa pahu~ce aura bole - "he mAtula prnnaam|" tabhI mAmA (bane vidyuccara) ne atyaMta snehamayI dRSTi DAlate hue evaM kumAra ko hRdaya se lagAte hue kahA - "he kumAra! he beTe ! Apane zrI vIraprabhu kI divya dezanA to sunI hI hai| usameM do prakAra ke dharma kA varNana AyA hai| eka gRhastha-dharma aura dUsarA muni-dharma, to tuma gRhastha-dharma kA pAlana kyoM nahIM karate ho? muni-dharma to bahuta kaThora hai, use pAlanA bahuta kaThina hai aura phira tumhArI itanI laghuvaya hai, komala zarIra hai, tuma itanA kaThora kadama kyoM uThAte ho? abhI to tumhArI Ayu bhI bahuta bAkI hai| jaba ApakI vRddhAvasthA A jAye taba Atma-hita karanA, Atma-sAdhanA karanA, mahA kaThora muni-dharma kI sAdhanA krnaa| Apako koI manA nahIM karegA, parantu abhI to gRhastha-dharma kA pAlana kro|" taba jambUkumAra atyanta mRdu zabdoM meM bole - "he mAtula! Apa bahuta dinoM bAda mujhase mile ho aura vaha bhI aise prasaMga meM, isalie atyaMta sneha kI varSA mere Upara honA svAbhAvika hI hai; parantu he mAtula! Apa tatvAnurAgI haiM, adhyayanazIla haiM, jinadezanA evaM usake marma ke Apa jAnakAra haiM ki mArga to eka hI prakAra kA hai, parantu saMsArI jIvoM kI dazA ko dekhakara usakA nirUpaNa do prakAra se kiyA gayA hai| jo jIva asamartha haiM, zArIrika bala se kamajora haiM, jinake pariNAma abhI sthira hone meM asamartha haiM aura jo viSaya-bhogoM meM race-pace haiM; una jIvoM ko Atma-hita ke sAdhana

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 137 ke lie aNuvrata Adi kA upadeza diyA gayA hai, parantu Atmahita kA to ekamAtra upAya mahAvrata yA sakala-saMyama ko dhAraNa karanA phira maiM to caramazarIrI hU~, mere to isa bhava meM sampUrNa karmoM kA kSaya honA hI hai, phira kyoM na maiM paMcendriya ke viSayoM se virakta hokara vana-khaNDAdi meM jAkara Atmika pracura sva-saMvedana ko prApta hoU~? kyoM na anaMta guNamayI AtmA kA bhoga karU~? gRhasthI ke yogya aNuvratoM kA upadeza asamartha jIvoM ko hai, hama jaisoM ko nhiiN| sacamuca gRhasthI basAnA to pApa hai, aparAdha hai, anaMta duHkha kA kAraNa hai; parantu ve gRhastha bhI sakala saMyama kI bhAvanA rakhate haiM, gRhasthI meM rahakara bhI sakala-saMyama kI sAdhanA karate haiM, sakala-saMyama ke mArga ko hI icchate haiM, unakI buddhi bhogoM me kiMcit mAtra bhI ramatI nahIM hai, isI kAraNa se usa gRhasthI ke usa dharma ko aNuvrata rUpa dharma kahA hai| vAstava meM gRhasthI to jaMjAla hai, anaMta duHkhoM kI bhaTTI hai, jahA~ nirantara saMkalpa-vikalpoM kI jvAlAe~ bhabakA karatI haiN| usameM yaha jIva AtmA ke bhAna rahita hokara jhulasatA rahatA hai| isaliye he mAtula! gRhastha-dharma aura sakala-saMyamarUpa muni-dharma kA Apa yathAvidhi vicAra kreN|" punaH mAmA (bane vidhuccara) bole - "he beTe! zivakumAra bhI eka vastra sahita apane hI mahala ke udyAna meM rahe the, ve bhI bhikSA bhojana karate the, jisase sabhI sukhI the, Apa bhI aisA hI kriye|" jambUkumAra ne javAba diyA * "he mAtula! jaba maiM sakala-saMyama ko dhAraNa karane meM samartha haiM, taba phira eka yA Adhe vastra kI jarUrata hI kyA hai| dUsarI bAta mahApuruSoM kA janmajAta jIvana hI aNuvratiyoM ke samAna hotA hai, ve to sIdhe mahArata hI dhAraNa karate haiN| maiM zUravIra hU~, kAyara nhiiN|" isaprakAra sabhI ko saMtuSTa karate hue kumAra ne mauna kA avalaMbana liyaa| itane meM hI prAta:kAla kI sUrya kI kiraNa phUTa pdd'ii| cAroM

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138 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ vadhue~ Atmahita-kAraka abhUtapUrva carcA se lAbhAnvita hotI huI, kSobha ko tajakara virakta-citta hotI huI, apane meM kRtakRtya anubhava kara rahI thiiN| sabhI praphullatA se Atma-hita kI sAdhanA karane ke lie gaMbhIratA se vicAramagna haiN| aho dhanya haiM ve vairAgI jambUkumAra, jinake satsaMga se evaM carcA se cAroM vadhuoM kA rAga-raMga bhI utara gayA evaM ve bhI vItarAgatA ke raMga se sarAvora ho giiN| isaprakAra cAroM vadhuoM ne hAtha jor3akara prArthanA kI - "he svAmina ! hamane sAta phere khAkara Apake anugamana kI jo pratijJA kI thI, use hama mukti paryaMta nibhAnA cAhatI haiN| hameM bhI AjJA dIjie ki hama bhI zrI jinendradeva dvArA digdarzita mArga para, zrI vIrabhu kI dezanA meM darzAye mArga para calakara Atmahita ko prApta hoN| hama aba isa mArga para calane kI utkRSTa abhilASI haiN| Apa hameM AjJA dekara kRtArtha kiijie|" ___jambUkumAra ne prasannacitta hokara kahA - "tuma sabhI ke maMgalamaya pariNAma jayavaMta hoM, phalIbhUta hoM, sAkAra hoN| tumhAre bhI ratnatraya zobhAyamAna ho| he bhadre! he Arye! he virakta-cittAoM! he maMgalamayI pariNAma kI dhArakoM! tuma sabake andara yaha maMgalamayI ratnatraya sAdi-anaMta kAla ke lie zobhAyamAna ho - aisI maiM bhAvanA bhAtA huuN| mujhe prasannatA hai ki tuma cAroM kA citta bhI viSaya-bhogoM se virakta hokara AtmAnurAgI huA hai, AtmA meM nimagna honA cAhatA hai| vaha jayavaMta varte! jayavaMta varte !!" isI bIca mAtA phUTa-phUTa kara punaH ro par3I . "hAya re hAya ! ye maiMne kyA kiyA? hAya re durnivAra daiva! tujhe ina cAroM sukumAra kanyAoM para bhI dayA nahIM AI ? hAya hAya ! ina cAroM kI umra aba kaise bItegI? are re! maiMne apane haThAgraha meM ina cAroM kA jIvana barabAda kara diyaa| hAya re! koI bhI mA~ aisA haThAgraha nahIM krnaa| yadi unakA putra virakta ho to usakA vivAha mata krnaa| apane rAga-raMga meM raMgAne ke lie usakI parIkSA mata lenaa| hAya ! hAya ! he putriyoM! tumhArI asalI aparAdhinI maiM huuN| sArA aparAdha merA hai| hAya ! hAya! aba maiM kyA karU~? he daiva! vacAo! merI

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra rakSA kro| mere beTe ko sadbuddhi do| merI phUla-jaisI sukomala vadhuyeM vana-khaNDAdi meM tapa ko kaise dhAraNa kareMgI? kaisI raheMgI?' __itanA kahakara mAtA phUTa-phUTa kara rone lgii| taba cAroM vadhaoM ne unheM samajhAte hue unako Asana para baitthaayaa| koI unake paira dabA rahI hai, koI sira dabA rahI hai to koI unake azru poMcha rahI hai aura koI saMbodhita kara rahI haiM - "he mAte ! hama cAroM kA saubhAgya hai ki hameM aise mahA jJAnI-dhyAnI kumAra kA samAgama milaa| yadi kisI kAmI puruSa ke samAgama meM gayI hotI to hama sabhI apane jIvana ko luTatA huA hI pAtIM, viSaya-bhogoM meM hama apanA kImatI bhava hAra gayI hotiiN| jinazAsana kA pAnA, deva-zAstra-guru kA pAnA hamArA vyartha hI calA jaataa| anaMta bhavoM meM hameM sacce deva-zAstra-guru mile the, hamane bAhya dravyaliMga bhI dhAraNa kiyA thaa| gyAraha aMga, nau pUrva kA jJAna bhI kiyA thA, parantu he mAte ! Aja jaisI virakti, Aja jaisA maMgalamayI pariNAma kabhI nahIM pAyA thaa| Aja hama sabhI dhanya ho gayI haiM, hamArA yaha vivAha saphala ho gayA hai| yadi hamArA vivAha kumAra se na huA hotA to Aja hameM ye dazA, ye vItarAgI bhAvanA na pragaTI hotii| mAtra eka rAtri ke samAgama se, kumAra kI nikaTatA se, unakI AtmA ke teja se, unake teja ke prabhAva se hama cAroM kA citta viSaya-bhogoM se haTakara AtmArAdhanA meM laga gayA hai| hama virakta ho gayI haiN| ye vivAha hamAre lie varadAna sAbita huA hai| mAte! ye hamArA aMtima vivAha hai, aba hama zIghra hI strI deha ko chedakara, sakala-saMyama ko dhArakara mokSa prApta kreNgii| isalie Apa pramudita hoM, prasanna hoM, ApakA kiMcit bhI aparAdha nahIM hai| hamArA to pahale se hI niyoga thA, kumAra ke saath| __ bhagavAna kI divya dezanA se kumAra bhI jAnate the| hama bhI yaha jAnate the aura sabhI jAnate the; parantu he mAte! hamane to apane vikalpa ko miTAne ke lie kumAra se vivAha kiyA thaa| hamane to unakI vairAgya bodhaka carcA se apanI viSaya-kAmanA miTAne ke lie aura virakta hone ke lie hI jAna-bUjhakara kumAra se vivAha kiyA thaa|

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140 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ ___ Aja hama mAtra eka rAtri kI tatvacarcA ke samAgama se pavitra huI haiM, nirmala huI haiN| hamArA citta zAMta ho gayA hai| hameM vairAgya kA mArga mila gayA hai| hama kiMcit bhI zithilatA na karate hue prAta:kAla kI maMgala belA meM nikaTavartI udyAna meM virAjamAna pUjya suprabhA AryikAjI ke nikaTa jinadIkSA dhAraNa karane kI bhAvanA rakhatI haiN| Apa hameM bhI saharSa anumati pradAna karake kRtArtha kiijie| he mAte! upakAra karo, anumati do| hama cAroM dAsiyA~ Apake caraNoM kI adhika sevA na kara sakIM, isake lie hameM kSamA kIjie, parantu Atmahita ke sivAya aura koI uttama mArga hI nahIM, hai|" itanA sunate hI mAtA vihvala hokara rone lgii| vaha kisI vadhu ke mAthe para hAtha pheratI to kisI vadhu ke gAloM para hAtha pheratI, kisI vadhu ko hRdaya se cipakAtI to kisI vadhu ke kapAloM ko cUmatI huI bolI - "he beTA, kama se kama tuma to dIkSA dhAraNa na kro| maiM aba kisake sahAre rhuuNgii| kama se kama tumheM hI dekha-dekhakara tumhAre hI sAtha meM tattvacarcA Adi satsamAgama karate hue sthitikaraNa ko prApta houuNgii| tuma cAroM yahIM ruko, vana-khaNDAdi meM jAkara apane-Apako sajA mata do, tuma yahIM manovAMchita bhoga bhogo|" isataraha nAnAprakAra se mAtA jinamatI unheM samajhAne lgii| lekina cAroM vadhue~ bolI - "he mAte! Apa hI kaho ki kyA hameM yaha zobhA degA ki hamAre svAmI vana-khaNDAdi meM vAsa kareM aura hama mahaloM meM ? hamAre svAmI bhUmi-zayana kareM aura hama komala sejoM para zayana kreN| hamAre nAtha yoga dhAraNa kareM aura hama bhogoM meM raheM ? Apa zoka chor3akara hameM bhavadadhi-tAraka jinazAsana kI zaraNa meM jAne do| hama strI-liMga chedakara siddhazilA hamAre svAmI ke madhya hI nahIM, anaMta siddhoM ke madhya vAsa kreNgii| he mAte ! AjJA do|" jambUkumAra kI dIkSA dRDhAnirNayavaMta, zAzvata Atmika AnaMda ke pipAsu zrI jambUkumAra ke liye vaha maMgala prabhAta udita ho hI gayA, jisakI unheM cira-pratIkSA thii| maMgala prabhAta kA mauna khulA to isa rUpa meM khulA - "he

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141 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra mere zarIra kI janmadAtA mAtA kI AtmA ! aba maiM apanI trikAlI mAtA aisI nijAtmA ke pAsa jAtA huuN| he isa zarIra ke janaka kI mujhe AjJA do ! AtmA ! maiM apane zAzvata janaka ke pAsa jAtA hU~ / mujhe AjJA do ! he isa zarIra ko ramAne vAlI ramaNiyoM ! aba maiM apanI trikAlI ramaNI ke pAsa jAtA huuN| mujhe AjJA do ! maiM apanI AtmA ko pracura sva-saMvedana se ota-prota karane hetu vItarAga patha para prayANa karanA cAhatA huuN| maiM avilaMba usa patha para jAnA cAhatA hU~ / isa prakAra jambUkumAra ne mAtA, pitA evaM patniyoM se jina - dIkSA lene kI AjJA maaNgii| kumAra ke mukha ko dekhate hue pitAjI vicAra karate haiM kumAra! tumheM dhanya hai, tumhArA rAga aba sAdi anaMta kAla ke lie asta ho cukA hai| aba tumhAre rAga ko punaH jIvita karanevAlA isa jagata meM koI nahIM rahA, lekina he putra ! Thahariye, Thahariye, hama tumheM manA nahIM karate, parantu yathA-yogya vidhi ke sAtha rAjA sahita sampUrNa nagaravAsI tumhAre sAtha vana ko cleNge|" - zreSThI arhaddAsa ne dharmAtmA zrI zreNika rAjA ke rAjamahala meM saMdeza bhejA " ApakA vIra yoddhA jambUkumAra aba Atmika pracura sva-saMvedana kI DhAla dvArA dravyakarma, bhAvakarma evaM nokarma ko parAsta karane tathA muktipurI kA rAjya lene ke lie zIghra hI prasthAna kara rahA hai| " rAjA zreNika isa Akasmika samAcAra ko sunate hI ekadama stabdha se raha gye| ve vicArate haiN| "yaha carama zarIrI kumAra kisI ke roke rukanevAlA nahIM hai, isalie vahA~ jAkara use samajhAnA zreSTha nahIM haiM aura rAga to Akhira duHkhadAyI hI hai, isalie jitanI jaldI TUTe, zreSTha hI hai| aba kumAra ke vItarAgI bhAvoM kI hameM bhI harSapUrvaka anumodanA karanA caahie|" - ataH rAjA ne zIghra hI pUre nagara meM kumAra ke vana-gamana kI bherI bajavA dI / bherI kA maMgala nAda sunate hI sabhI nagaravAsI rAjamahala meM ekatrita hue | pazcAt zreNika mahArAja hAthI para baiThakara gAjoM -bAjoM /

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142 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ kI madhura dhvaniyoM sahita sabhI janoM ke sAtha zreSThI arhadAsa ke AMgana meM pdhaare| ve dekhate haiM ki kumAra moha-senA ko parAsta karane ke lie arthAt vairAgya rasa ko zIghra prApta karane ke lie kamara kasa ke taiyAra haiN| aba unheM kucha bhI kahanA yogya nahIM hai| zreNika ne prathama to vairAgI kumAra ko hAtha jor3akara vaMdanA kI aura phira ve nirnimeSa kumAra ke mukha ko dekhane lge| 'dhanya haiM kumAra! Apa vAstava meM jo kamme sUrA so dhamme suuraa| ApakI jIta ni:saMdeha rAjA ne vairAgI kumAra ko apanI bhAvanA pUrNa karane hetu tathA dIkSA-vidhi kA nirvAha karane hetu navIna vastrAlaMkAroM se alaMkRta kiyaa| caMdanAdi se aMgoM ko caracA, mastaka para mukuTa lagAyA aura jaise indra sumeruparvata para bAla jinendra ko le jAtA hai, usI taraha rAjA ne bhI jambUkumAra ko dIkSAvana meM le jAne hetu zobhA-yAtrA nikaalii| usa samaya kumAra aise zobhane lage, mAnoM mukti-kanyA ke svayaMvara ke lie hI taiyAra hue hoN| rAjA evaM pitA Adi hAtha jor3akara kumAra ke sanmukha khar3e haiN| tabhI kumAra ne 'OM' kA uccAraNa kara vana-gamana kI bhAvanA vyakta kii| rAjA Adi ne unheM manojJa pAlakI meM padharAyA aura apane hI hAthoM se pAlakI ko uThAkara apane hI kaMdhoM para rakhakara vana ke liye prasthAna kiyaa| sabhI nagaravAsI kautuka bhAva se isa dRzya ko dekhane ke lie kumAra kA jaya-jayakAra karate hue vana ko cala rahe haiN| dhanya ho kumAra, ApakI jaya ho, jaya ho! vairAgI kumAra kA vairAgya jayavaMta varto! indriya-vijayI kI jaya ho! carama-kevalI kI jaya ho! usIsamaya mAtA jinamatI bAraMbAra putra ko gadgad vacanoM se kahatI hai - "he putra ! kahA~ to terA phUla jaisA komala vadana aura kahA~ khaDga kI dhArA ke samAna jainadharma kA tapa? he bAlaka ? tU duHkhadAyI bhUmizayana kaise karegA? he mere hRdaya ke hAra! he mere nayanoM ke tAre! eka bAra to apanI mAtA kI ora dekha!" isa taraha vilApa karatI huI duHkha ke sAgara meM DUba gaI arthAt mUrchita ho gii| apanI sAsa ko mUrcchita dekhakara cAroM vadhuyeM unakA

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143 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra zItalopacAra karane lgiiN| nAnAprakAra ke cadana Adi upacAroM dvArA unhoMne unakI mUrchA dUra kii| taba vairAgya-rasa-pipAsu-vadhuye bolI - "he mAte ! Apa to samajhadAra ho, jarA moha ko jiitie| dekhie zrI sukumAlasvAmI, vIra hanumAna jaisoM kI mAtA yazobhadrA, aMjanA Adi sabhI ne apane putra ke patha ko apane jIvana kA sAra samajha kara avilaMba usI mArga meM prayANa kiyA, jo vAstava meM anaMta sukha kA dAtA hai| aho! yaha vItarAgiyoM kA patha kitanA alaukika hai| anAdi kAla se anaMta bhavya AtmAoM ne apane jIvana kA dhyeya yA lakSya-bindu isI patha ko banAyA thaa| are, re!... isa asaMgI, ni:saMgI, nirAlambI evaM svAvalaMbI mArga kI kalpanA bhI mohiyoM ko kaise ho sakatI hai? nahIM, nahIM, kadApi nhiiN| he mAte ! hama apane pUrvabhavoM ko to chor3eM, magara vartamAna bhava meM strI, putra, pati, dhana, vaibhava, rAja-pATa Adi ananta para-padArthoM meM moha kara hI rahe haiN| bhalA isase apane ko kyA milA? kyA kabhI hamane nirAkulatA kI sAMsa bhI lI hai? kyA sacce sukha kI kabhI kalpanA bhI kI hai? kyA kabhI nirgranthoM ke paMtha kI bahAra kA bhI AnaMda dekhA hai? kyA kabhI Atma-darzana karake Atmika AnaMda kA svAda bhI cakhA hai? yadi nahIM to aba bhI apane ko samaya hai| calo, kyoM na abhI hI yaha kArya prAraMbha kara diyA jAye?" mAtA jinamatI putra-vadhuoM kI Atmahita kAraka AnaMda dAyaka bAtoM ko sunakara mana ko zAMta karatI huI bolI - "he durdaiva ! tUne mujhe putra-vihIna to kiyA hI hai, parantu kyA vadhuoM se bhI vihIna karegA?" ___ kucha samaya bAda apanI sAsa ko svastha dekha cAroM vadhuyeM bolI - "he mAte! hama cAroM ne bhI Apako apanI bhAvanA pahale hI batalAI thI ki hama saba bhI AnaMdamayI vItarAgI paMtha meM vicaraNa karake bhava ke aMta ko pAkara anaMta kAla taka loka ke aMta meM zAzvata Atmika AnaMda ko bhogeNgii|" taba mAtA jinamatI unheM samajhAte hue bolIM - "are beTiyoM! tuma bhI bAraMbAra aisA haTha kyoM karatI ho? tumhArA yaha vicAra bilkula vivekapUrNa nahIM hai| tumhArA yaha sukumAla aga vana-jaMgala kI sardI,

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144 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ garmI, bhUkha pyAsa aura asahanIya upasarga-parISahoM ko kaise jhelegA? tuma loga kabhI jamIna para sone kI bAta to dara, baiThI bhI nahIM ho to phira vana-khaNDa meM kaMkar3a evaM kAMToM ke bIca kaise zayana karogI? kaise baiThogI? jeTha mAsa ke madhyAhna ke sUrya kI ati AtApa-dAyinI kiraNoM ko ye komalAMga kaise sahana kara sakeMge? nahIM, nahIM, beTiyoM! tuma sabhI isa vicAra ko vismRta kara do, bhUla jaao| he putriyoM! merA putra to calA hI gayA hai, kyA aba isa rAjya ko bhI ujAr3a karanA hai? beTiyoM! tumhArA yaha kartavya nahIM hai| tuma loga yahA~ raho, sabhI ko dhArmika amRta-pAna karAo aura aMta meM merA samAdhi pUrvaka maraNa sampanna kraanaa|" ve bolIM - "he mAte! isa jIva ne anAdikAla se anaMta-anaMta anukUla-pratikUla saMyogoM ko pAyA hai aura apane nijasvarUpa ko bhUlakara unameM harSa-viSAda karake du:kha bar3hAyA hai| ye sampUrNa jar3a kA ThATa-bATa, ye cakravartI kI chaha khaNDa kI vibhUtiyA~ - ye puNya kI dhadhakatI pracura jvAlAe~ haiM, inameM hama anaMta bAra jhulase haiM, parantu kahIM Atmika sukha kI parachAyI bhI nahIM dikhI hai| he mAte! apane caitanya ke akSaya-nidhAna ke zAzvata sukha kA bhoga karane ke lie aba eka samaya kA bhI vilaMba karanA zreSTha nahIM hai| AhAhA...! siddhaprabhu ke samAna atIndriya AnaMda kA kiMcit svAda hama abhI bhI le sakate haiN| hama azarIrI prabhu kI prabhutA ko avaloka kara usameM hI lIna hokara abhI apunarbhava ke lie kyoM na prasthAna kareM? kyoM na kaSAyoM kA zamana karake AtmA meM ramaNa kareM? kyoM na vartamAna jJAna meM zAzvata jJAyaka kA avalokana kareM? kyoM na AnaMdamayI jIvana jIveM? he mAte! Apa zoka-saMtApa taja kara hama sabhI ko vItarAgI nirgrantha saMtoM ke patha para anugamana karane kI svIkRti zIghra pradAna kiijie|" anta meM mAtA jinamatI vicAratI haiM - "bAta to parama satya hai, isameM zaMkA kI guMjAiza hI nhiiN| yaha parama pavitra vItarAgI mArga zAzvata sukha kA dAtA hai| isalie moha kA vamana karake aba hama sabhI ko isI patha kA anusaraNa karanA zreSTha hai|" aisI bhAvanA se cAroM vadhuoM sahita mAtA jinamatI ne bhI dIkSA

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 145 hetu vana kI ora prasthAna kara diyaa| aho! zrI jambUkumAra kI vanayAtrA meM rAjA, pitA evaM nagaravAsI sabhI kumAra kI pAlakI hAthoM-hAtha le jAte hue vIrazAsana evaM vairAgI kumAra kI mahimA se AkaMTha-pUrita hRdaya se cala rahe haiN| pIche-pIche mAtA jinamatI evaM cAroM vadhue~ bhI vairAgyarasa kI abhivRddhi karatI huI cala rahI haiN| jisa vana meM paramapUjya guruvara zrI sudharmAcArya virAjamAna the, aba vaha sthAna nikaTa A gayA hai| jaba sabhI jana cAroM ora kA najArA dekhate haiM, taba unheM Azcarya hotA hai ki cAroM ora ke vana-vRkSa phala-phUla se yukta zobha rahe haiM - "are! ye kyA hai? kyA ina vRkSoM ko bhI jambUkumAra ke vItarAgI patha kA harSa ho rahA hai? kyA ye mIThe madhura phala apane svAda ke vikAsa ke dvArA mukti kA AnaMdamayI svAda cakhane ko prerita kara rahe haiM? yA ye zItala maMda sugaMdhamayI pavana zAMta svabhAva kI zAzvata zItalatA kA AnaMda bahAne ke lie hI baha rahI hai? kyA ye nirAlaMbI vRkSa-samUha kumAra ko nirAlaMbI caitanya ke anaMta guNa samUha meM magna hokara svAvalambana kA mArga dikhA rahe haiM? kyA ye cAroM ora kI vasudhA sanAtha hokara anAthoM ko sanAtha banakara jIne kA saMdeza de rahI hai? dhanya jinazAsana! dhanya vItarAgiyoM kI vItarAgatA! dhanya bhava-aMta kA paMtha! ApakA sAtha pazu-pakSI, nara-nArI, deva-deviyA~ sabhI pramudita citta se de rahe pAlakI meM virAjamAna jambUkumAra apalaka pUjya guruvara ke pAvana darzana ke lie lAlAyita haiN| dUra se hI guruvara ko asti-svabhAva kI masti meM masta dekha kumAra pAlakI ko tatkAla vahIM roka dete haiM aura tatkAla pAlakI se utarakara ati zIghratA se gurupada-paMkaja ko pAne ke lie paidala cala dete haiN| jaise aneka varSoM ke viraha ke bAda apane rAjya ko lauTane vAle zrIrAmacandrajI evaM sItAmAtA se milane ke lie bharata Atura ho uThe the aura taba ve cAroM tarapha nihArate the aura kahate the - "are vAyumaMDala! kyA tumameM yaha zItalatA kyA mere bhrAta ke sparza se AI hai ? he nabhamaMDala meM vicaraNa karane vAle pakSIgaNa!

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146 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ kyA tuma apanI dhvaniyoM se mere bhrAta ke Agamana kA saMdeza sunA rahe ho? are bhAnu kI prakAzamayI kiraNoM! kyA tuma mere bhrAta kA darzana karane udita huI ho? are harSAyamAna vAtAvaraNa! kyA tuma bhrAta-viyoga kI azAMti ko zamana karane ko prastuta hue ho? he vRkSa-maMDala! kyA Apa mere bhrAta ke Agamana kI khuzI meM jhUma-jhUmakara nAca rahe ho?" basa, yahI dazA zrI jambUkumAra kI apane guruvara se milane ke liye ho rahI hai| kumAra vairAgyamUrti pUjya guruvara ke nikaTa phuNce| vahA~ ve prathama hI guruvara ko aSTAMga namaskAra karake unako tIna pradakSiNA dekara guru-caraNoM meM hAtha jor3akara khar3e ho gye| kumAra sAmane khar3e ho dekhate haiM ki guruvara jJAna-vairAgya rasa meM jhUla rahe haiM, unakI mukha-mudrA se zAMta-prazAMta rasa jhara rahA hai| kumAra hAtha jor3akara natamastaka hokara namaskAra karate hue bole - "he svAmin ! he nAtha! he guruvara ! merA citta saMsAra kI azaraNatA se, saMyoga kI anityatA se evaM AmravoM kI azucitA se thaka cukA hai, isalie he prabhuvara! maiM zIghra hI Atmika atIndriya pracura svasaMvedana se AtmA ko vibhUSita karane ke lie parama pavitra jainezvarI dIkSA aMgIkAra karanA cAhatA huuN| ata: he nAtha! mujha para kRpA para anugRhIta kiijie|" caramazarIrI evaM aMtima kevalI ke jIva kI pAtratA se to AcAryavara paricita the hii| AcAryavara ne uchalate hue vairAgya rasamayI pariNAmoM se yukta kumAra ko vairAgyarasa meM pracuratA lAne hetu jina-dIkSA kI AjJA de dii| kumAra ne guruvara kI AjJA ko zirodhArya karate hue tatkAla hI samasta vastrAbhUSaNa apane zarIra para se utAra diye| apane mukuTa ke Age laTakane vAlI puSpamAlA ko tor3akara isa taraha dUra pheMka diyA, jaise nAka ko chinaka kara dUra pheMka dete haiN| ratnamayI mukuTa ko zIghra hI utArA, mAnoM unhoMne moharUpI rAjA ke sarva mAna ko hI jIta liyA hai| kaMTha meM se hAra isa taraha dUra kiyA, jaise aparAdhI phA~sI ke baMdhana ko ugra puruSArtha se tor3akara samUla naSTa kara detA hai| aMguliyoM meM se aMguThiyoM ko aise dUra kiyA, jaise dhyAnastha yogI ke vikAra evaM karma nikalakara palAyamAna ho jAte

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 147 haiN| zarIra kI sundaratA ke kAraNabhUta vastroM ko bhI aise utAra pheMkA, mAno catura puruSa ne mAyA kI aneka paratoM ko hI pheMka diyA ho / maNiyoM se veSTita kamara kI karadhanI ko isa taraha tor3a DAlA, mAno saMsAra ke vairAgI ne saMsAra kA dRr3ha baMdhana hI tor3a DAlA ho / phira kAnoM ke donoM kuMDaloM ko aise nikAla diye, mAno saMsAra rUpI ratha ke donoM pahiyoM ko hI tor3a DAlA / phira svAmI ne apane hI donoM hAthoM se zAstrokta vidhi anusAra lIlAmAtra meM paMca- muSTi se apane kezoM kA loca kiyaa| usI samaya "OM namaH siddhebhyaH" maMtra kA uccAraNa karake pUjya zrIguru kI AjJA se krama se zuddha aTThAIsa mUlaguNoM ko grahaNa karate hue parama digambara dazA ko prApta kiyaa| vAstava meM to Atmika AnaMda meM abhivRddhirUpa pracura svasaMvedanarUpa eka hI mulaguNa hai| jo mUlarUpa evaM hitarUpa ho, use mUlaguNa athavA mukhya guNa kahate haiN| akaSAya pariNati ke sAtha kucha kaSAyAMza jIvita hai, isalie zAMti ke sarovara meM se bAhara Ane para isaprakAra kA zubha bhAva AtA hai| usake aTThAIsa bheda (yA caurAsI lAkha uttara bheda) par3a jAte haiM, jinheM munirAja ke 28 mUlaguNoM ke rUpa meM kahA jAtA hai| ve isaprakAra haiM : muniyoM ke 28 mUlaguNa (1-5) pA~ca mahAvrata ( 1 ) ahiMsA mahAvrata :- jo trasa - sthAvara jIvoM kI sabhI prakAra kI hiMsA sambandhI avrata ke tyAgarUpa hotA hai arthAt prayatnaparAyaNa ko hiMsA pariNAma kA abhAva hone se ahiMsA mahAvrata hotA hai| paramArtha se tIna kaSAya caukar3I ke abhAva rUpa parama zAMti ke vedana svarUpa ahiMsA bhAva pragaTa hone se nizcaya ahiMsA mahAvrata hai / (2) satya mahAvrata :- azabda svabhAvI AtmA kA Azraya liyA hone se jo sthUla evaM sUkSma kisI bhI prakAra jhUTha nahIM bolate, balki jhUTha bolane kA vikalpa bhI nahIM AtA aise Asannabhavya jIva ko yaha satya mahAvrata hotA hai| -

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148 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (3) asteya mahAvrata :- jina padArthoM kA koI mAlika ho, aise padArtha mAlika ke diye binA grahaNa nahIM krte| jina padArthoM kA koI mAlika na ho, aise jaMgala kI miTTI evaM jharane Adi ke sUrya kI kiraNoM se prAsuka jala ko kabhI kadAcit prasaMga par3ane para binA diye grahaNa karate haiM, hamezA nhiiN| cUMki usakA koI svAmI na hone se use lene meM corI kA doSa nahIM lgtaa| nizcaya meM zraddhA evaM sthiratA donoM prakAra se paradravya kA grahaNa chUTa gayA hone se unheM paramArtha asteya mahAvrata hotA hai| (4) brahmacarya mahAvrata :- munirAja ko cetana, acetana, kASTa, citrAma Adi kI striyoM ke bhoga kA mana-vacana-kAya evaM kRta-kArita-anumodanA se arthAt nava koTiyoM se tyAga hotA hai| munirAja aThAraha hajAra zIla guNoM ke pAlaka hote haiN| pUrva ke bhogoM ko jJAnapaTa para bhI nahIM lAte, vartamAna meM pUrNarUpa se tyAga karate haiN| aura bhaviSya kI vA~chA kA bhI tyAga karate haiN| tathA brahmasvarUpa nijAtmA meM ramaNatA karane se ve nizcaya brahmacarya mahAvrata ke dhAraka hote haiN| (5) parigraha-tyAga mahAvrata :- isameM aMtaraMga evaM bahiraMga ke bheda se caubIsa prakAra ke parigraha kA navakoTi se tyAga hotA hai| jaba aparigrahI jJAyaka paramAtmA kA grahaNa ho gayA, jJAna meM jJAyaka kI pratiSThA ho gaI, taba koI bhI AkAMkSA zeSa na rahane se munirAja nizcaya se aparigrahI hote haiN| (6-10) pA~ca samiti (6) IryA samiti :- IryA arthAt patha para gamana, samiti arthAt samyakprakAra se avalokana karake arthAt munirAja eka dhurA (cAra hAtha) pramANa bhUmi ko dekhakara dina meM calate haiN| bhava-bhaya se Darane vAle, kaMcana-kAminI ke saMga ko chor3akara apUrva sahaja abheda caitanya-camatkAra meM sthira rahakara samyaksvarUpa pariNamita hote haiM, yahI paramArtha se IryA samiti hai| (7) bhASA samiti :- paizUnya (cugalI), hAsya, karkaza, para-nindA aura Atma-prazaMsArUpa vacana ke parityAgI hote haiM arthAt munirAja hita-mita-priya vacana bolate haiM, jo zrotAjanoM ke - bhavyajIvoM ke

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 149 karNoM meM amRta ke samAna madhura lgeN| paramabrahma ke anuSThAna meM nirata munijanoM ko antarjalpa se bhI basa hoo, bahirjalpa kI to bAta hI kyA? yahI paramArtha se bhASA samiti hai| (8) eSaNA samiti :- eSaNA arthAt bhojana ko acchI taraha dekhakara, zodhakara, 46 doSa evaM 32 aMtarAya ko TAlate hue navadhAbhakti arthAt (1) pratigraha, (2) uccAsana, (3) pAda-prakSAlana, (4) arcana, (5) praNAma, (6) manazuddhi, (7) vacanazuddhi, (8) kAyazuddhi aura (9) bhikSAzuddhi pUrvaka evaM sAta guNa (1) zraddhA, (2) zakti, (3) alubdhatA, (4) bhakti, (5) jJAna, (6) dayA aura (7) kSamA guNoM se yukta dAtA ke dvArA diyA huA zuddha evaM prAsuka AhAra grahaNa karate haiN| paramArtha se bhagavAna AtmA meM chaha prakAra kA azana na hone se vaha anazana svabhAvI hI hai, usakA grahaNa karanA hI paramArtha se eSaNA samiti hai| (9) AdAna-nikSepaNa samiti :- munirAja pIchI, kamaMDalu evaM jinavANI ko dekhakara rakhate haiM evaM dekhakara hI uThAte haiM arthAt yatnAcAra pUrvaka kriyA karate haiN| apahRta saMyamiyoM ko paramAgama ke artha kA puna: puna: pratyabhijJAna hone meM kAraNUbhata aisA grantha (zAstra) vaha jJAna kA upakaraNa hai| kAyavizuddhi ke hetubhUta zauca ke upakaraNa kamaMDalu evaM saMyama ke upakaraNa pIchI ko uThAte-rakhate samaya utpanna honevAlI prayatnarUpa pariNAma-vizuddhi hI paramArtha se AdAna-nikSepaNa samiti (10) pratiSThApana samiti :- munirAja mala-mUtra Adi apavitra vastuoM kA nirjantu-sthAna avalokana karake visarjana karate haiN| vAstava meM AtmA meM deha kA abhAva hone se anna-grahaNa rUpa pariNati nahIM hotI, isalie mala-mUtrAdi visarjana kA prazna hI nahIM rhtaa| vahI paramArtha se pratiSThApana samiti hai| aho! dhanya munirAja Apa apane caitanya prabhu ko rAga-dveSa, kAma-krodha Adi se evaM mana-vacana-kAya se bhinna jAnakara usI meM tanmaya hokara paramArtha dayA ke dhanI ho gae ho, isalie ApakI sabhI kriyAyeM yatnAcAra pUrvaka sahaja hotI haiN| ApakI zraddhA-jJAna-cAritra kI caryA nija bhagavAna AtmA meM hone se arthAt sabhI kI gati AtmA meM

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150 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ ho gaI hone se, anupacAra ratnatrayarUpI mArga para samyak gati hI paramArtha samiti hai aura ye samitiyA~ sat dIkSA rUpI kAntA kI sakhI hone se mukti - sAmrAjya kA mUla hai / ( 11-15) paMcendriya-vijaya sparzana, rasanA, ghrANa, cakSu aura karNa ye pA~ca indriyA~ haiN| inameM se sparzana indriya ke ATha, rasanA indriya ke pA~ca, ghrANendriya ke do, cakSurendriya ke pA~ca aura karNendriya ke do viSaya haiN| ina sabhI para munirAja vijaya prApta karate haiM - - - garama, (11) sparzanendriya vijaya :- halakA bhArI, kar3A-narama, ThaMDA- rukhA-cikanA ye ATha sparzanendriya ke viSaya haiN| munirAja kaThora jamIna, pASANa Adi ke milane para khinna nahIM hote, narama Asana Adi para to munirAja baiThate hI nahIM, kyoMki unake to sarva parigraha kA nava koTi se tyAga hI hotA hai / jaMgalavAsI saMta to garmI se tapta zilAdi ho yA ThaMDa se hima samAna pASANAdi hoM, zItakAla meM ThaMDI-ThaMDI havA calatI ho yA grISmakAla aisI garma havA calatI ho ki jisase bhayaMkara lU Adi laga jAtI hai; paraMtu saMtoM ko to sabameM samatA bhAva hai| varSAkAla meM ve vRkSoM ke nIce dhyAnastha khar3e rahate haiN| cAhe sira para varSA kI dhArA baha rahI ho athavA zItakAla meM samudroM ke kinAre barpha jama gayA ho athavA grISmakAla meM parvata kI zikhA para zarIra ko jalA denevAlA tApamAna ho; parantu samatA kI mUrti munirAja ArAdhanA se vicalita nahIM hote / (12) rasanendriya vijaya :- khaTTA mIThA, kar3avA, ciraparA aura kaSAyalA, sarasa yA nIrasa, svAdiSTa yA be-svAda, ThaMDA yA garma, kaisA bhI bhojana mila jAya, athavA aMtarAya ho jAya, jisameM pAnI hI na le pAveM, isaprakAra kaI dinoM taka pAnI Adi ke abhAva meM prANa bhI chUTa jAte haiM, parantu dhIra-vIra sAdhu apanI ArAdhanA meM aDiga rahate haiM / (13) ghrANendriya vijaya :- ghora jaMgala meM kahIM se ati durgandha durgandha AtI ho, koI kaSAyI jIva ne Akara pAsa meM hI agni pazu Adi home hoM, usase utpanna durgandha Adi sahana nahIM kara

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 151 sakate hoM, aisI paristhiti bana jAye aura cAturmAsa hone se kahIM anyatra vihAra bhI na kara sakate hoM, ityAdi viSama paristhiti meM munirAja samatA ke dhArI hote haiN| (14) cakSurindriya vijaya :- sundara yA kurUpa Adi vastuyeM dikhane meM A jAveM, saMsAra meM nAnAprakAra ke hiMsA kAraka prasaMga dIkha jAveM, strI Adi ke sundara rUpa ko dekhakara, unake madhura vacanoM ko sunakara, unakI hAva-bhAvapUrNa ceSTAoM ko dekhakara vicalita nahIM hote evaM koI stuti-prazaMsAdi kare, arghya arpaNa kare athavA koI ghAnI meM pele, pralayakArI AMdhI cala rahI ho, koI sUlI para car3hAve, agni meM jalAye ityAdi prakAra se upasarga-parISahoM meM sadA jaya-karaNa-zIla hote haiN| (15) karNendriya vijaya :- koI zubha yA azubha vacana kahe, kaThora marma-bhedaka bhaya-utpAdaka yA madhura karNa-priya ityAdi nAnAprakAra ke zabda kahe, parantu dehAtIta dazA ke sAdhaka munikuMjara apane atIndriya jJAyaka prabhu kI prabhutA meM hI tallIna rahate haiN| ___ isaprakAra bAhya meM aneka prakAra se paMcendriyoM ke anukUla-pratikUla prasaMga A jAne para bhI indriya-vijayI saMtoM kA unake sanmukha lakSya hI nahIM jAtA, unheM Atmika zAzvata zAMti se bAhara nikalanA hI nahIM suhAtA aura kadAcit puruSArtha kI kamajorI vaza upayoga bAhara A jAtA hai to puna: Atma-ramaNatA ke bala se andara cale jAte haiN| indriyoM ke lakSya se unake upayoga kI barabAdI nahIM hotI, yahI indriya-vijaya hai| (16-21) chaha Avazyaka kriyAyeM : avazya karane yogya kArya ko Avazyaka kahate haiN| samyak ratnatraya hI niyama se karane yogya Avazyaka kArya hai, isalie paramArtha se vaha eka hI Avazyaka hai, parantu sAdhaka bhUmikA meM puruSArtha kI kamajorIvaza prazasta rAga rUpa pravartana hone se chaha prakAra kI Avazyaka kriyAyeM hotI haiM, kyoMki dharmAtmAoM ko bAhya nimitta dharmAyatana evaM dharmAtmA kA hI huA karatA hai, isalie ye chaha prakAra kI kriyAe~ bhI sahaja hotI haiM :

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152 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (16) sAmAyika :- samatA kA Ayatana nija jJAnAnaMdamayI AtmA hai, usameM upayoga kI sthiratA honA hI paramArtha sAmAyika hai aura bAhya meM ekAMta sthAna meM padmAsana yA khaDgAsana dhAraNa kara sAmAyika Adi ke pATha karanA, paMca parameSThI ke nAma kA jApa karanA, cAroM dizAoM meM cAra zironati evaM bAraha Avarta tathA namaskAra Adi kriyA karanA vyavahAra sAmAyika hai| donoM prakAra kI sAmAyika munirAja ko sahaja hotI haiN| sAmAyika cAritra ke dhanI tapodhanoM kA jIvana hI sAmAyika hai| prathama kartavya bhI yahI hai| munirAja ko dina-rAta meM cAra bAra hI sAmAyika karanA - aisA niyama nahIM hotA, ve to caubIsoM ghaNTe hara aMtamuhUrta meM pramatta se apramatta hote hI rahate haiM, isalie unheM sadA sAmAyikavat kriyA hotI rahatI hai| (17) pratikramaNa :- pUrva meM kamajorI vaza hue doSoM se apane upayoga ko vApasa nirdoSa sthiti meM lAnA arthAt svabhAva meM sthira honA, yaha paramArtha pratikramaNa hai| azubha bhAvoM meM pravartana apratikramaNa hai aura zubha bhAvoM meM pravartana pratikramaNa hai, parantu ina donoM apratikramaNa aura pratikramaNa se rahita svarUpa-sthiratA rUpa tIsarI bhUmikA paramArtha pratikramaNa hai| usameM munirAja satata parAyaNa rahate haiN| (18) pratyAkhyAna :- jo svarUpa-sthiratA vartamAna meM prApta hai, usakI kSaNa-pratikSaNa vRddhi karanA arthAt bhaviSya meM bhI nirdoSa hI rahanA, yahI paramArtha pratyAkhyAna arthAt tyAga hai| adoSa-nirdoSa jJAyaka prabhu kI prabhutA kA niraMtara AnaMda lenA hI doSoM kA tyAga hai| apratihata bhAva ko dhAraNa karane vAle vItarAgI saMtoM ke pAsa doSa phaTaka bhI nahIM pAte, unheM astAcala kI rAha grahaNa kara niHsattva honA hI par3atA hai| are, guNoM ke nidhAna meM doSa kaise? nahIM, nahIM, kabhI nhiiN| (19) stuti :- apanA sAdhanA kI pUrNatA ko prApta caubIsoM tIrthakaroM kA guNa-stavana karanA stuti hai| paramArtha se stuti ke yogya koI hai to mujhe merA bhagavAna AtmA hI hai| isalie jina-bhagavaMto ne merA prabhu mujhe batAyA, he prabhu! Apake upakAra kI mahimA se upakRta hokara meM ApakA guNAnuvAda karatA huuN|

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153 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 153 darza-jJAna-sukha-bala ke naMta svAmI. chiyAlIsa guNayuta mahAIza naamii| terI divya vANI sadA bhavya mAnI, mahA moha vidhvaMsanI mokSa daanii|| (20) vaMdanA :- andara meM eka jJAyaka AtmA kA dhyAna aura bAhara meM eka tIrthakara prabhu kA guNagAna tathA apane AThoM hI aMgoM ko namAkara, jhukAkara namaskAra karanA yaha bhI vyavahAra se vaMdanA hai| aura vaMdya-vaMdaka bhAva ke abhAva pUrvaka svarUpa-lInatA paramArtha vaMdanA (21) kAyotsarga :- nirmamatva nija jJAyaka AtmA meM ramakara kAyA ke prati mamatva kA nahIM honA paramArtha kAyotsarga hai| sarva prakAra se digambara dazA hI nirmohIpane kI pratIka hai| nAnAprakAra ke upasarga, parISahoM ke Ane para bhI unakA mana-sumeru nahIM DigatA hai| kAyA ke prati aise vartate haiM, mAno azarIrI hI ho gaye hoN| nizcaya se apane vaza meM rahanA hI paramAvazyaka hai, jo ki vividhatAoM se rahita hai, jisake koI bheda nahIM hai, jo abheda svarUpa hai| (22-28) zeSa sAta guNa : (22) AluMcana (kezaloMca) :- Atmika sundaratA meM tapta munirAja ko mukha-sundaratA ke kAraNabhUta aise kezoM se kyA prayojana hai? atIndriya AnaMda, vItarAgatA, parama zAMti hI hamArI sundaratA hai, zobhA hai| zarIra sundara dikho yA mata dikho, parantu kezoM se mujhe kucha bhI prayojana nahIM hai, isalie hiMsA ke sAdhanabhUta aise kezoM kA munirAja lusana kara dete haiN| AluMcana arthAt jisameM se kucha locA na jA sake, kucha nikAlA na jA sake, kucha lUTA na jA sake - aisA merA AtmA hI vAstava meM AtuMcana hai| (23) acelakapanA (nagnatva) :- maiM svarUpa se hI acelaka huuN| mere meM dasa prakAra ke vastroM kA to to abhAva hI hai, parantu vastroM ke grahaNa-tyAga ke vikalpoM kA bhI abhAva hai| zAzvata acelaka svabhAva kI magnatA meM, bAhya vastroM kA sahaja hI tyAga vartatA hai|

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154 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (24) snAna-tyAga :- maiM anAdi-anaMta pavitratAmaya hI huuN| mere vartana meM bhAvakarma nahIM, dravyakarma nahIM aura tana-mana-indriyoM rUpI nokarma bhI nhiiN| merA jJAyaka jJAna se hI nirmita hai| malinatA, apavitratA evaM azucitA kA mujhe sparza hI nahIM hai| AMtarika dRSTi kI pavitratA ke sAtha puNya kA bhI aisA hI sumela huA karatA hai ki yaha acetana deha bhI svabhAva se apavitra hone para bhI pavitra hI bana jAtI hai, use snAna karAne kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM rahatI aura phira snAna karAye bhI kauna? jaba deha para lakSya hI nahIM rahA hai tathA usa saMbaMdhI rAga hI naSTa ho gayA hai, taba snAna kare kauna aura karAye kauna ? ___ jo jala svayaM hI aneka prakAra kI azucitA se malina hai, vaha bhalA isa deha ko pavitra kaise kara sakatA hai? bAhya azucitA to kadAcit kucha samaya ke liye dUra bhI kI jA sakatI hai, parantu yaha zarIra to apavitratA se hI nirmita hai, use kaise pavitra kiyA jA sakatA hai? isalie svarUpa-niSTha yogiyoM ko snAna kA bhAva hI nahIM utthtaa| dUsare munirAja to ahiMsA mahAvrata ke dhArI haiM, ve kisI bhI jIva ko bAdhA pahu~cA karake apanA prayojana nahIM saadhte| (25) prAsuka bhUmi meM zayana :- jahA~ sUkSma yA bAdara jantuoM kA nivAsa na ho, aisI nirjantu bhUmi tathA jo dhUpa evaM vAyu se sahaja hI zuddha ho, aise sthAna para munirAja tiSThate haiN| jinakI pariNati satata svarUpa-manthara hai, caitanya kI sukha-zaiyyA para jinakA vizrAma hai - aise munivara-vRndoM kI dizAyeM hI ambara haiM, prAsuka bhUmi hI zaiyyA hai aura AkAza hI or3hanA hai| vairAmyarasa meM sarAvora vItarAgI saMtoM ko nidrA hI kahA~ hai? sadA jAgarUka rahanevAle mukti-pathika ko na-jaisI nidrA hotI hai, parantu usakA prabhAva una para nahIM pdd'taa| zArIrika kamajorI ke kAraNa thor3A-sA zayana rAtri ke pichale prahara meM karate haiM, phira bhI sadA jJAna-vairAgya kI saMbhAla meM sAvadhAna rahate (26) daMtadhovana kA tyAga :- sadA nirmalatAmayI svarUpa kI mUrti ko dekhanevAle vairAgiyoM ko, dA~toM ko nirmala karake unakI zobhA bar3hAne kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM hai| jIvanabhara dAtUna nahIM karane

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 155 vAle yogiyoM ke mukha se sadA sugaMdha nikalatI hai, sAtha hI auSadha Rddhi ho jAne para unake kapha Adi auSadhiyoM kA kAma karate (27) sthiti bhojana (khar3e-khar3e bhojana) :- nityAnaMda bhojI, atIndriya AnaMda ke rasAsvAdI saMtoM ko svarUpAnaMda ke bhoga meM aMtarAya karanevAlI bhojana kI vRtti uThatI hai to ve use bhI daMDita karate haiM, kyoMki usa vRtti ko sAkAra karane hetu unheM asaMyamIjanoM ke sahavAsa meM jAnA par3atA hai, isalie isa vRtti ke daMDasvarUpa khar3e-khar3e alpa evaM zuddha bhojana zIghra lekara vana-khaNDAdi meM jAkara usakA prAyazcitta kara lete haiM arthAt asaMyamIjanoM ke sahavAsa evaM mArga meM calane Adi se utpanna hue doSoM kI zuddhi ke liye IryApatha zuddhi karate haiN| (28) eka bAra bhojana :- anAhArI pada ke sAdhakoM ko jaba AhAra kI vRtti hI lambe samaya ke aMtarAla se uThatI hai, taba bAra-bAra bhojana kA to prazna hI nahIM rahatA, ata: sahaja hI eka bAra bhojana kA niyama sadhatA hai| usa ati maMdarAga rUpa vRtti kA uThanA aura bhojana ke yogya kAla kA honA, donoM kA sumela hI kvacit kadAcit hotA hai, pazcAt caryA ko nikalanA aura niraMtarAya bhojana kA honA hI durlabha hai aura aisA mela ho bhI jAve to ni:parigrahI munirAja karapAtra meM hI saMyama ke hetu bhojana karate haiN| isaprakAra jinendradeva dvArA upadiSTa ye 28 mUlaguNa sAdhu parameSThI ke hote haiM, inhIM ke uttara bheda caurAsI lAkha bhI hote haiN| isaprakAra zrI jambUsvAmI ne guNoM ko dharanevAle zreSTha guruvarya se munidharma kA cAritra zravaNa kara dravya-bhAvarUpa arthAt bAhya meM yathAjAta rUpa evaM aMtaraMga meM zuddhopayoga rUpa munidharma aMgIkAra kara liyaa| usa samaya pUjya guruvara kI evaM zrI jambUsvAmI munirAja kI rAjA evaM nagaravAsiyoM ne jaya-jayakAra kii| Atmika atIndriya jJAnAnaMda kA pracura svAda le-lekara vItarAgI digambara saMta zrI jambUsvAmIjI to siddhoM se bAteM karane lge| unake andara vItarAgatA labAlaba uchalane lgii| kaivalya evaM siddhAlaya kI

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156 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ taiyAriyA~ hone lgiiN| ve anaMtAnaMta guNamayI dhruva jJAyaka prabhu kI prabhutA meM keli karane lge| saMyoga evaM saMyogIbhAvoM kI anityatA, azaraNatA, azucitA kA vicAra kara, nija prabhu kI zAzvatatA, sadA zaraNazIlatA, trikAla zucitA evaM pUrNatA ko jAnakara ve usI meM rama gye| basa, aba kyA thA ? jo bhAtA thA, vaha mila gayA / zuddhAcaraNamayI jambUsvAmI munivara ko laukika evaM lokottara donoM prakAra ke jaMgala prApta ho gye| jaM + gala = jaMgala arthAt jame - jamAye dhruva jJAyaka prabhu meM pariNiti jama gaI to galane yogya moha - rAga-dveSAdi gala ge| aise jIvoM kA vAsa bhI sahajapane vana jaMgala meM hI huA karatA hai| vahA~ apratibaddha vihArI ho ekAkI saMyama kI sAdhanA karane lage / nirgrantha jambUsvAmI kI virAgatA evaM upazamarasa jharatI zAMta mudrA ko lakha, kitane hI zuddha samyaktva dhArI rAjAoM ne bhI apanI AtmA kA pracura svasaMvedana prApta karane ke liye zuddhopayogamayI evaM yathAjAta rUpa jinadIkSA aMgIkAra kara lii| lekina jo mahAvrata ko dhAraNa karane meM asamartha the, unhoMne do kaSAya caukar3I ke abhAvasvarUpa AtmaramaNatArUpa zrAvaka ke vrata aMgIkAra kiye| kitane hI pAtra jIvoM ne nijasvarUpa ke darzana karAnevAlA samyagdarzana prApta kiyA / AhAhA...! zrI jambUsvAmI ke vairAgya ne dharma kA mausama lA diyA, soI huI cetanAoM kA vIrya uchala par3A, unake pariNAma dharma gaMgA meM gote lagAne lge| Aie ! aba hama rAjakumAra vidyuccara cora evaM 500 rAjakumAra coroM kA kyA huA, use dekheM / munipane meM coroM kA parivartana jambUkumAra evaM unakI navapariNItA cAra rAniyoM kI guptarUpa se carcA sunane vAlA vidyuccara cora vAstava meM cora nahIM thA, parantu rAjakumAra thaa| vaha sampUrNa kalAoM meM kuzala ho gayA thA, abhI use cauryakalA sIkhanA aura zeSa raha gayI thI, ataH usane use bhI sIkhA aura cauryakarma karane lagA, isalie vaha cora nAma se

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 157 prasiddha ho gyaa| yahI hAlata usake 500 rAjakumAra mitroM kI bhI huI thI, jo ki cauryakalA meM kuzalatA prApta karane ke liye corI karane lage the| jambUkumAra evaM rAniyoM kI carcA se pratibodha ko prApta ho vidyuccara ne yaha nirNaya kiyA ki jo gati jambUkumAra kI hogI, vahI merI hogii| zrI jambUkumAra ke vairAgya ko dekhakara vidhuccara cora ne apane 500 cora mitroM sahita mithyAtva evaM paMca-pApoM ko tyAgakara jainezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kara jinazAsana kI zaraNa aMgIkAra kara lii| [pAThakagaNa! Apako jambUkumAra kA eka rAtri ke lie vivAha karanA evaM rAjakumAroM kA cauryakarma dekhakara bar3A Azcarya hotA hogA; - kyoMki rAga se virAga kI ora jAnA, cauryabhAva se munidazA kI ora ekadama parirvatana honA, hama puruSArthahInoM ko Azcaryacakita kara dene ke lie kAphI hI hai, lekina yaha koI anahonI bAta nahIM hai| jaba antamuhUrta pahale kA mithyAdRSTi antarmuhUrta bAda siddha bhagavAna bana sakatA hai, taba phira inheM to palaTane ke lie bahuta samaya mila gyaa| anaMta sAmarthya kI mUrti yaha bhagavAna AtmA jaba apanA pauruSa sphurAyamAna karatA hai, taba vaha antarmuharta meM kaSAyeM evaM karmoM ko tor3akara azarIrI siddha paramAtmA bana jAtA hai| basa, isake sAtha zarta itanI avazya hai ki vaha pahale se dravyaliMga grahaNa kie hue honA caahie| jisaprakAra koTi varSa kA svapna bhI jAgRta hote hI zAMta ho jAtA hai| usIprakAra anAdi ke vibhAva kA zamana hone meM dera nahIM lgtii|] jambUkumAra ke parivAra kI dIkSA ___ jaise motI samudra ke tala meM rahane vAlI sIpa meM hI banate haiM, gajamuktA gajarAja ke mastaka meM hI paidA hote haiM, vaise hI caramazarIrI jIva kA avatAra pAtra jIvoM kI kukSI se hI hotA hai| zreSThI arhaddAsa evaM jinamatI donoM hI ati pAtra AtmAyeM haiN| unhoMne bhI saMsAra, deha bhogoM se udAsa hokara vairAmyavardhanI bAraha bhAvanAoM kA ciMtana kiyA aura pUjyavara zrI sudharmAcArya guruvara se bhava-tApa-nAzinI karma-kSaya-dAyinI

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158 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ aura vairAgyotpAdanI jainezvarI dIkSA aMgIkAra kara lii| tathA pUrNa AnaMda kI abhilASinI, nija svarUpa kI sAdhikA cAroM vadhuoM sahita jinamatI mAtA ne bhI pUjya zrI suprabhA gaNIjI ke nikaTa jAkara AryikA dIkSA aMgIkAra kara lii| __isake bAda zreNika rAjA Adi zrI sudharmAcArya Adi mokSamaMDalI ko namaskAra karake apane-apane gRha kI ora cala diye| rAgiyoM ke rAga ne ghara kI rAha lI aura vairAgiyoM ke vairAgya ne mokSa kI rAha grahaNa kii| aho! saMtoM kA satsamAgama!! jinakI pAvana pariNati se yaha acetana deha to vairAgI bana hI jAtI hai, parantu jinakA ekakSetrAvagAharUpa saMbaMdha nahIM hai aise ye per3a-paudhe, ye vRkSa-samUha, yaha vasudhA, yaha pavana Adi bhI mAno vairAgiyoM kA sAnnidhya pAkara vairAgya ko prApta ho jAte haiN| sampUrNa vana meM vItarAgI saMta hI saMta najara A rahe haiN| zrI jambUsvAmIjI samyak ratnatraya se vibhUSita ho apane ko kRtArtha mAnane lage aura kucha dinoM ke upavAsa grahaNa kara mauna Atma-sAdhanA meM tallIna ho gye| zrI vidyuccara Adi 500 munirAja tathA arhaddAsa munirAja evaM anya rAjA Adi jo muni hue haiM; sabhI yathAzakti upavAsa dhAraNa kara dhyAna karane lge| pUjya suprabhA gaNIjI ke sAtha pA~ca navIna AryikAyeM bhI apanI zakti evaM bhUmikA ke yogya dhyAna, adhyayana meM rata ho gii| ve saba bhI AtmAnaMda kA dhyAna kara rahI haiN| unhoMne bhI apanI paryAya ke yogya utkRSTa bhUmikA kA ArohaNa kiyA hai| zrI jambUsvAmI munirAja kA prathama AhAra upavAsa pUrNa hone para dUsare dina zrI jambUsvAmI Adi munirAjoM ne siddha bhakti kii| usake bAda sabhI pAraNA hetu IryAsamiti-pUrvaka prAsuka mArga para cala kara zahara kI ora padhAra rahe haiN| zrI jambUsvAmI Adi munIndroM ne rAjagRha meM praveza kiyaa| unakI zAMta-prazAMta mukhamudrA evaM vairAgI vadana ko dUra se dekhate hI nagaravAsiyoM meM khuzI kI lahara daur3a gyii| apane kumAra padhAre, apane svAmI

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 159 padhAre, apane munivara padhAre, ityAdi kolAhala kI AvAja sunakara sabhIjana pUjya munivaroM ke darzana ke lie apane-apane gharoM se bAhara bhAge-bhAge aaye| pUjya guruvara ko dekhakara sabhI namaskAra karake Apasa meM bAteM karane lage - "hama sabhI nagaravAsI kitane bhAgyazAlI haiM, jo aMtima kevalI ke jIva ne hamAre nagara meM janma liyaa| hama unake darzana se, sAkSAt samAgama se evaM unakI AnaMdadAyinI vANI sunakara kRtakRtya ho gye| jo sabhI rAjakumAroM meM bhI zreSTha the, ve hI Aja munIzvara bana ge| aba ve zUravIra karmoM se yuddha karake jayalakSmI (mokSalakSmI) ko prApta kreNge| AhAhA...! itanI choTI-sI umra meM evaM kAmadeva ke rUpadhArI kumAra ne kamAla kara diyA, sIdhe sAdhu hI bana gye|" zrAvakagaNa to gururAja ko dekhate hI Azcaryacakita ho rahe haiN| dhanya hai isa pavitrAtmA ko! mAno sAkSAt dharma evaM puNya kI hI mUrti A rahe haiM, mAno calate-phirate siddha hI padhAra rahe haiN| bhakti se bhare citta evaM AhAradAna kI bhAvanA saMjAye hue zrAvakagaNa dvAra-prekSaNa kara rahe haiN| "aho-aho! dhanya prabho! dhanya prabho! padhAro, padhAro prabho!" - aisA kahakara iMtajAra kara rahe haiM, indriya-vijayI munivara dhanya haiN| isataraha zrAvakagaNa aneka prakAra se pramudita ho rahe the ki itane meM munIzvara ko najadIka meM Aye dekhakara sabhI jana bole - "he svAmI! namo'stu, namo'stu, namo'stu!" pUjya munivara Akar3I dhAraNa kiye hue Aye aura unakI vidhi jinadAsa zreSThI ke yahA~ mila jAne se vahIM khar3e ho gye| jinadAsa Adi navadhAbhakti pUrvaka par3agAhana karate hue bola rahe haiM - "he svAmI! namo'stu, namo'stu, namo'stu ! atra, atra, atra! tiSTha, tiSTha, tiSTha! manazuddhi, vacanazuddhi, kAyazuddhi! AhAra-jala zuddha hai! he svAmI ! bhojanazAlA meM praveza kIjie, bhUmi zuddha hai!" __ jaba pUjya munirAja cauke meM padhAre, taba jinadAsa zreSThI puna: nivedana karate haiM - "he svAmI ! uccAsana para viraajie|" pUjya munirAja uccAsana para virAjamAna hue| zrAvakajanoM ne munirAja kA pAda-prakSAlana kiyA tathA pUjana kii| usake bAda munirAja ne khar3e

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160 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ hokara apanI hI aMjuliyoM meM 46 doSa aura 32 aMtarAla ko TAlate hue zuddha prAsuka AhAra grahaNa kiyaa| anya zrAvakajanoM ne bhI bhAvabhaktipUrvaka AhAradAna diyaa| aho! jinadAsa kI dharmapatnI Adi mahilAyeM bhojana zodhakara jinadAsajI ko de rahI thIM aura jinadAsajI Adi zrAvaka munirAja ko AhAra dete jA rahe the| isataraha AhAradAna kI vidhi sampanna huii| usIsamaya darzakajanoM meM yaha carcA hone lagI ki munirAja kaMdhe para aMjulI lagAkara Aye haiM, isakA kyA kAraNa hai? unameM se eka prabaddha darzaka ne uttara diyA ki manirAja ne to zuddhopayoga rUpa munidharma aMgIkAra kiyA thA; parantu puruSArtha kI kamajorI se thor3I AhArAdi kI vRtti uThatI hai to usase zuddhopayoga meM bhaMga par3atA hai| usa vRtti ko arthAt usa atimaMda rAga ko bhI naSTa karane ke lie munirAja aTapaTI pratijJAyeM liyA karate haiN| isakA artha yaha huA ki usa pratijJA ke anukUla vidhi mila gaI to hI AhAra lU~gA, nahIM to usa vRtti ko TUTakara zamana honA hI par3egA arthAt vaha vRtti zAnta ho hI jAtI hai| munirAja kA prayatna sadA AtmasAdhanA kA hI rahatA hai arthAt punaH aisI vRtti utpanna hI na ho - aisA rahatA hai| munirAja to saMyama ke hetu alpa AhAra lete haiN| unake AhAra se zrAvakoM ko koI takalIpha nahIM hotI, kyoMki munirAja kI bhrAmarI vRtti hotI hai| jaise bhramara puSpa kA parAga bhI cUsa letA hai aura puSpa ko koI hAni bhI nahIM phuNctii| jinadAsa zreSThI ke A~gana meM AhAradAna ke atizaya se puSpavRSTi Adi paMcAzcarya huye| usake bAda zuddhAtma ArAdhaka yogIrAja, dayAvaMta guruvara IryApatha zuddhipUrvaka calate hue vana kI ora gamana karate hue apane guruvara zrI sudharmAcAryajI ke nikaTa A gye|| ___ mahAna jJAnI-dhyAnI-tejasvI zrI jambU munirAja ko aba mAtra mokSa kI bhAvanA hI zeSa hai| vanavAsI saMta nirantara jJAna, darzana, cAritra aura paramatapa nAmaka caturvidha ArAdhanAoM meM sadA anurakta niraMjana nija kAraNa samayasAra ko ArAdhane lge|

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161 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra pUjya sudharmasvAmI ko kevalajJAna-prApti jo paMcAcAra parAyaNa haiM evaM AkiMcanya ke svAmI haiM, jo avicalita akhaNDa advaita parama cidrUpa ke zraddhAna-jJAna aura anuSThAnarUpa zuddha nizcaya ratnatraya yukta haiM, aise zrI sudharmAcAryajI ko kucha varSa bAda ArAdhanA kI ugratA ke bala se svAbhAvika kevalajJAna sUrya udita ho gyaa| ve anaMta catuSTaya ke dhArI vItarAga sarvajJa bana gye| ve tIna loka ke jJAtA-dRSTA ho gye| sakalajJeya jJAyaka tadapi, nijAnaMda rasa liin| so jinendra jayavaMta nita, ari raja rahasa vihiin| sudhyAna meM lavalIna ho jaba ghAtiyA cAroM hne| sarvajJabodha virAgatA ko pA liyA jaba aapne| upadeza de hitakara anekoM bhavya nijasama kara liye| ravi jJAna kiraNa prakAza DAleM vIra mere bhI hiye| isaprakAra saudharmaindra Adi ne Akara zrI sudharma kevalI paramAtmA kI stuti kii| utkRSTa tapodhana jambU munirAja anaMtajJAna ke dhanI zrI sudharmAsvAmI kevalI ke caraNoM meM rahakara zrI jambU munirAja kaThina se kaThina tapa tapate hue nijAnaMda kA pAna karane lge| gurucaraNoM ke samarthana se utpanna huI nijAtma-mahimA kA zrI jambU munirAja ne anubhava kiyA hai, ve apane sahaja caitanyamaya AtmA meM nija Atmika guNoM se samRddha hokara varta rahe haiN| parama pAriNAmika paMcamabhAva meM sthiratA ke kAraNa ve paramopekSA saMyamI ho bAraha prakAra ke tapa karane lge| tIna ratnoM ko pragaTa karane ke liye icchAnirodha ko tapa kahA hai| 12 tayoM kA varNana tapa ke antaraMga va bahiraMga ke bheda se do prakAra haiN| unameM se prathama chaha bahiraMga tapoM ko kahate haiN|

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162 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ chaha bahiraMga tapa (1) anazana (upavAsa) :- anazana kA artha azana nahIM krnaa| anazana svabhAvI AtmA kI sAdhanA karanevAle sAdhu ko bubhukSA kI bAdhA hone para bhI cAra prakAra ke nirdoSa AhAra kA tyAga karanA anazana tapa hai| ise aneSaNA bhI kahate haiM parantu aneSaNA aura anazana meM maulika antara hai| eSaNA kI icchA na hone para sAdhu anazana kI pratijJA karatA hai, isalie aneSaNA sAdhana hai aura anazana usakA phala hai aura an kA artha ISat bhI hai| isalie cAra prakAra ke AhAra meM eka yA do yA tIna prakAra ke AhAra kA tyAga karanA bhI aneSaNA tapa hai| zuddha buddha svarUpa AtmA ke upa arthAt samIpa meM basane kA nAma upavAsa hai - aisA tIrthaMkara gaNadharadeva Adi ne kahA hai| yahI paramArtha se anazana tapa hai| (2) avamaudarya (Unodara) :- isIprakAra apane-apane yogya zaddha prAsuka AhAra meM se kama AhAra karanA avamaudarya tapa hai| sAdhu ko AhAra meM ati Asakti nahIM hotI, ve saMyama ke hetu alpa AhAra lekara apanI AtmasAdhanA meM rata rahate haiN| yahI avamaudarya tapa hai| (3) vRtti-parisaMkhyAna :- vRtti kI maryAdA hI vRtti-parisaMkhyAna tapa hai| manirAja AhAra caryA ko nikalane ke pahale ghara, galI, vyakti Adi kI maryAdA kara lete haiM ki itane hI ghara meM jAU~gA, itanI hI galI meM jAU~gA aura isaprakAra ke vyakti se itanA hI AhAra lU~gA ityaadi| yahI vRtti-parisaMkhyAna tapa hai| (4) rasa-parityAga :- munirAja indriya viSayoM ko viSa ke samAna mAnakara Atma-sAdhanA hetu nIrasa bhojana karate haiN| kabhI to chahoM rasoM kA tyAga kara dete haiM, kabhI pA~ca-cAra-tIna Adi rasoM ko tyAga kara bhojana karate haiM, kabhI mAtra cAvala yA mAtra prAsuka jala hI kA bhojana karake icchA kA nirodha karate haiN| yahI rasa-parityAga tapa hai| (5) vivikta zayyAsana :- yatIzvara rAga-dveSa ko utpanna karane vAle Asana, zayyA evaM indriya-viSayoM se virakta hone ke kAraNa

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 163 kabhI zmazAna bhUmi meM, vana meM, guphA meM, parvata ke zikhara Adi ekAnta sthAna meM vAsa karate hue AtmArAdhanA karate haiN| yahI vivikta zayyAzana tapa hai| ekAnta sthAna meM dhyAna aura adhyayana kI nirvighna sAdhanA hotI hai| jo vasatikA udgama, utpAdana aura eSaNA doSoM se rahita ho, vahI munirAja ke yogya hotI hai| yahI vivikta zayyAsana tapa hai| (6) kAyakleza :- tapasvI muni duHsaha upasarga ko jItane vAle hote haiN| AtApana, zIta, vAta, pittAdi, uSNa pavana, zilA Adi, bhUkha-pyAsAdi sabhI prakAra ke upasarga-parISahoM meM samabhAva rakhate haiN| mahInoM AhArAdi na milane para bhI kAyA ke prati nirmamatvapane vartate haiN| yahI kAyakleza tapa hai| aMtaraMga tapa bhI chaha prakAra ke hote haiM, jo isaprakAra haiM :chaha aMtaraMga tapa (7) prAyazcitta :- prAyaH arthAt prakRSTa cAritra, vaha jise ho use bhI prAya: kahate haiM athavA prAyaH arthAt sAdhu loga, unakA citta jisa kAma meM ho use prAyazcitta kahate haiM, ata: jo AtmA kI vizuddhi karatA hai, vaha prAyazcitta hai| athavA prAyaH arthAt aparAdha, usakI citta arthAt zuddhi ko prAyazcitta kahate haiN| mana, vacana, kAya, dvArA doSa nahIM karate, nahIM karAte aura karane vAloM kI anumodanA bhI nahIM karate arthAt apane vratoM ko pUrNatayA nirdoSa pAlate haiN| yahI prAyazcitta tapa hai| (8) vinaya :- darzana, jJAna, cAritra, tapa aura upacAra - isataraha pA~ca prakAra ke vinaya ke bhedoM ko evaM aneka prakAra se uttara vinaya ko munirAja pAlate haiN| ve sva ke ratnatraya kI vinaya pUrvaka ratnatraya ke dhArakoM kI vinaya karate hue tapa karate haiN| yahI vinaya tapa hai| (9) vaiyAvRtya :- AcArya, upAdhyAya, tapasvI, zaikSya, glAna, gaNa, kula, saMgha, sAdhu aura manojJa - ina dasa prakAra ke muniyoM kA upakAra karanA vaiyAvRtya tapa hai| apane ratnatraya kI sAdhanA karate

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164 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ hue anya vRddha, rogI Adi sAdhuoM ko uThAnA-baiThAnA, dharmopadeza denA, hAtha-paira dabAnA Adi kriyA ko vaiyAvRtya tapa kahate haiN| (10) svAdhyAya :- sva arthAt AtmA ke hita ke lie adhyayana karane ko svAdhyAya kahate haiM athavA suSTha rIti se pUrvApara virodha rahita zAstroM kA adhyayana karanA svAdhyAya hai| yaha tapa paranindA se nirapekSa hotA hai| rAga-dveSa kA nAzaka, tattva kA nirNaya karAne vAlA evaM dhyAna kI siddhi kA kAraNa hotA hai| apanI AtmA ko apavitra zarIrAdi se bhinna eka jJAyaka svarUpa jAnanA hI saba zAstroM ko jAnanA hai| yahI svAdhyAya tapa hai| (11) vyutsarga athavA kAyotsarga :- kAya arthAt zarIra ke utsarga arthAt mamatva tyAga ko kAyotsarga kahate haiN| caubIsa prakAra ke parigraha ko tyAgakara zarIra meM asahya vedanA A jAne para bhI ilAja nahIM icchte| pasInA Adi ke nimitta se dhUla Adi kA cipakanA aura mu~ha, nAka Adi ke mala ko dhone Adi zArIrika saMskAra se udAsInatA rakhate haiN| bhojana, zayyA Adi meM nirapekSa bhAva hai aura AtmasvarUpa meM lIna rahate haiN| zatru-mitra meM, kAMca-kaMcana meM, mahala-mazAna meM sAmyabhAva ke dhArI vItarAgI saMta kAyotsarga tapa meM saMlagna rahate haiM aura prAyopagamana samAdhimaraNa kI sAdhanA kara nizcala khar3e ho kAyotsarga karate haiN| yahI vyutsarga athavA kAyotsarga tapa (12) dhyAna :- dharma se yukta dhyAna ko dharmadhyAna kahate haiN| moha-kSobha se rahita nija caitanya svarUpa meM nizcala atyaMta nirvikAra pariNati kA honA dhyAna tapa hai| aise dharma-zukladhyAna ko zrI munirAja dhyAte haiN| isataraha se ina bAraha prakAra ke tapoM meM prathama anazana tapa se lekara aMtima dhyAna tapa taka uttarottara icchAoM kA vizeSa-vizeSa nirodha hotA jAtA hai aura AtmalInatA bar3hatI jAtI hai| isa taraha dvAdaza tapoM se yukta jambUsvAmI tapodhana aba dvAdazAMga jiravANI ke jJAtA ho gaye haiN|

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165 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra zrI sudharma kevalI kA nirvANa dvAdazAMga vANI ke jJAtA zrI jambUsvAmI munirAja ne aThAraha varSoM taka ugra-ugra tapa karate hue isa bhUtala ko dharmAmRta ke siMcana se pavitra kiyaa| dhanya sukAla aura dhanya ghar3I, zrI sudharmasvAmI kevalI prabhu aura zrI jambUsvAmI zrutakevalI munirAja! AhAhA... anupama sAdhya-sAdhaka AtmAoM kA saMgama !! bhavya jIvoM ko to Atma-sAdhanA kA suavasara mila gyaa| kevalI prabhu kI divyadhvani khiratI thI, jise zravaNa kara bhavyoM kI pAtratA pakatI thii| aneka bhavyAtmAoM ne dharma dhAraNa kiyaa| pazcAt mAgha sudI saptamI ke dina parama pUjya sudharma prabhu ne zeSa cAra aghAtiyA karmoM ko naSTa kara vipulAcala parvata (vipulagirI) se mukti ko prApta kiyaa| usI samaya svargoM se indroM ne Akara siddha bhagavAna kI bhAvabhakti pUrvaka stuti evaM pUjana kii| nirbAdha, anupama aru atIndriya puNya-pApa-vihIna haiN| nizcala nirAlambana amara punarAgamana se hIna haiN| parama yogIrAja zrI jambUsvAmI ne bhI nAnAprakAra ke guNoM dvArA siddhaprabhu kI stuti kii| unake andara meM prabhu dvArA siddhadazA prApti kA harSa hai, lekina kevalajJAna sUrya ke viyoga kA viraha bhI hai| ___ jambUsvAmI ko kevalajJAna tathA mokSa prApti parama tapodhana zrI jambUsvAmI ne bhI apane pracaMDa pauruSa se usI dina (mAgha sudI saptamI) jaba AdhA pahara dina bAkI thA, tabhI kevalajJAnarUpI mArtaMDa ko udita kara liyaa| sabhI upasthita ne isataraha jaya, jayakAra kiyA - Namo arahaMtANaM! he anaMtacatuSTayavaMta vibho ! he muktikAMtA ke priya ! he nirvANanAtha ! ApakI jaya ho, jaya ho|| tabhI devagaNa bhI Akara kevalajJAna prApta prabhu ko namaskAra karake tIna pradakSiNA dete hue prabhu kI jayajayakAra karane lge| usake bAda unhoMne anupama aSTa dravyoM se prabhu kI pUjana stuti kii| cauMtIsa atizayayukta aru ghana ghAtikarma vimukta haiN| ahaMta zrI kaivalya jJAnAdika parama guNa yukta haiN|

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166 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ isataraha nAnA prakAra se prabhu kI stuti karake apane ko kRtArtha mAnate hue sabhI devatAgaNa apane sthAna para baiTha gye| pazcAt isa pRthvI se pA~ca hajAra dhanuSa Upara AkAza meM sthita gaMdhakuTI meM aMtarIkSa virAjamAna zrI jambUsvAmI jinendra kI divyadhvani khirI, jise pIkara bhavyajIvoM ne samyagdarzana, zrAvakavrata tathA munivrata Adi kA grahaNa kiyaa| isataraha jambUsvAmI bhagavAna magadha se lekara anya aneka dezoM meM aThAraha varSoM taka vihAra tathA dharmAmRta kI varSA karate hue mathurA phuNce| ___anantaca tuSTayavaMta prabhu zailezvara vibhu aba Avarjita karaNa (mokSa kI taiyArI) ke dvArA yoga-nirodha karake, pA~ca hrasva akSaroM ke uccAraNa ke samaya taka ayogadazA meM vartakara azarIrI siddha bhagavAna bana gye| aba to ve sAdi-anaMta sukha ke bhoktA ho gaye, anaMta avyAbAdha anupama atIndriya AnaMda se sarAvora ho gye| unakA upayoga aba Atmika zAzvata AnaMda ke naMdanavana meM vicaraNa karane lgaa| aho...! puNyazAliyoM kA bhAgya koI adbhuta rUpa se phala rahA hai| zrI vIra prabhu kA nirvANa huA to zrI gautama svAmI ko kevalajJAna huA, zrI gautamasvAmI kA nirvANa huA to zrI sudharmasvAmI ko kevalajJAna huA aura zrI sudharmaprabhu kA nirvANa huA to bhI jambUsvAmI ko kevalajJAna prApta huaa| aura phira jaba zrI jambUsvAmI kA nirvANa huA to usake bAda anubaddha kevalI to nahIM hue, parantu kucha samaya ke bAda zrIdhara munirAja ko kevalajJAna prApta huA hai| unake bAda isa karmabhUmi meM kevalajJAna lakSmI kA viraha par3a gyaa| dhanya kAla aura dhanya ghar3I! eka hI dina meM subaha nirvANa-bhakti to dopahara meM kevalajJAna-bhakti! usa kAla kI chaTA, jIvoM ke bhAva, unakA vairAgI rasa kA sudhApAna! are alaukika ! alaukika !! 1. zrI jambUsvAmI caritra bar3e grantha meM prAkRta gAthA evaM hindI meM 'vipulagiri se mokSa padhAre' - aisA pATha hai aura zrI rAjamalajI kRta jambUsvAmI caritra meM 'vipulAcala se mokSa padhAre', likhA hai, paraMtu 'mathurA se mokSa gaye' . ye donoM hI granthoM meM nahIM likhA, na hI nirvANa kI tithi hI likhI hai| ho sakatA hai mathurA ke najadIka meM koI parvata ho aura jisakA nAma vipulagiri ho|

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167 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra indroM dvArA siddha bhakti-pUjana azarIrI siddha bhagavAna, Adarza tumhIM mere| aviruddha zuddha cidghana, utkarSa tumhIM mere||ttek|| samyaktva sudarzana jJAna, agurulaghu avgaahn| sUkSmatva vIrya guNakhAna, nirbAdhita sukh-vedn| he guNa ananta ke dhAma, vandana agaNita mere // 1 // rAgAdi rahita nirmala, janmAdi rahita avikl| kula-gotra rahita nizkula, mAyAdi rahita nishchl|| rahate nija meM nizcala, niSkarma sAdhya mere // 2 // rAgAdi rahita upayoga, jJAyaka pratibhAsI ho| svAzrita zAzvata sukhabhoga, zuddhAtma vilAsI ho| he svayaM siddha bhagavAna, tuma sAdhya bano mere||3|| bhavijana tuma-sama nijarUpa, dhyAkara tuma sama hote| caitanya piNDa zivabhUpa, hokara saba duHkha khote| caitanyarAja sukhakhAna, duHkha dUra karo mere // 4 // isaprakAra sabhI ne anupama aSTa dravyoM se pUjana evaM bhakti kI, usake bAda sabhI apane apane sthAna cale gye| ___ dhyAna jJAna meM lavalIna zrI arhaddAsa munivara bhI samAdhimaraNapUrvaka deha kA tyAgakara chaThe devaloka ko padhAre aura zrI jinamI AryikAjI ne bhI ugra ArAdhanA ke bala se strIliMga kA chedana kiyA aura samAdhipUrvaka maraNa kara unhoMne bhI chaThe brahmottara svarga meM indra pada prApta kiyA tathA cAroM vadhuyeM jo AryikA huI thIM, unhoMne bhI caMpApurI jAkara zrI vAsupUjya bhagavAna ke jinAlaya meM samAdhipUrvaka deha kA tyAgakara, strIliMga chedakara svarga meM ahamindra' pada prApta kiyaa| 1. rAjamalajI kRta zrI jambUsvAmI caritra meM likhA hai ki svarga meM devI huI aura bhAratIya jJAnapITha se prakAzita zrI jambUsvAmicaritra pRSTha 216 meM likhA hai| ki ahamindra huii|

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168 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ mokSasukha kA varNana mokSasukha ke samAna anya koI bhI sukha nahIM hai aura nizcayaratnatraya se pariNata AtmA hI mokSamArga hai arthAt mokSa kA kAraNa hai| zukladhyAna ke bala se cAra ghAtiyA karmoM kA nAza karake jo anaMta catuSTaya yukta zrI arahaMta parameSThI sakala siddhAntoM ke prakAzaka haiM, ve siddha paramAtmA ko siddha parameSThI kahate haiM, unheM siddhi ke icchuka saMta sAdhu puruSa sadA dhyAte haiN| ve kevalajJAnAdi anaMta guNoM ko dhAraNa karane se mahAna arthAt sabase bar3e haiN| jJAnAvaraNAdi AThoM karmoM se, moha-rAga-dveSAdi bhAvakarmoM se evaM zarIrAdi nokarmoM se bhI ve rahita haiM tathA samyaktvAdi ATha guNoM se sahita haiN| kSAyika samyaktva, kevalajJAna, kevaladarzana, anaMtavIrya, sUkSmatva avagAhanatva, agurulaghutva aura avyAbAdhatva - ina ATha guNoM se maMDita haiN| unhoMne vizuddha jJAna-darzana svabhAvI Atmadravya ke Azraya se utyatra vItarAgI cAritra se viparIta Arta-raudra Adi kA dhyAna aura zubha-azubha karmoM kA, svasaMvedanajJAna rUpa zukladhyAna se kSaya karake akSaya pada pA liyA hai| sahaja zuddha paramAnaMdamaya eka akhaNDa svabhAva ke Azraya se utpanna huA Atmika anaMta avyAbAdha, avinAzI, atIndriya sukha hai, vaha avicchinna hai| jo kevalajJAna, kevaladarzanarUpa sUrya se sakala lokAloka ke trikAlavartI anaMta dravya-guNa-paryAyoM ko yugapat pratyakSa jAnate haiM, jo cAroM gatiyoM ke abhAva ke kAraNa saMsAra-paribhramaNa se rahita haiM tathA loka ke agrabhAga meM hI jinakA sadA nivAsa hai - aise kAryaparamAtmArUpa zrI jambUsvAmI bhagavAna siddha paramAtmA bana gye| ho Ayu kSaya se zeSa saba hI karma prakRti vinAza re| satvara samaya meM pahu~cate arahanta prabhu lokAgra re|| bina karma parama vizuddha janma jarA maraNa se hIna haiN| jJAnAdi bAra svabhAvamaya, akSaya acheda achIna haiN| duHkha-sukha indriya nahIM jahA~, nahiM aura bAdhA hai nhiiN| nahiM janma hai nahiM maraNa hai, nirvANa jAno re vhiiN|| indriya jahA~ nahiM moha nahi, upasarga vismaya bhI nhiiN|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 169 nidrA kSudhA tRSNA nahiM, nirvANa jAno re vhiiN|| re karma nahiM nokarma ciMtA, Arta-raudra jahA~ nhiiN| hai dharma zukla sudhyAna nahiM, nirvANa jAno re vhiiN|| dRga jJAna kevala saukhya kevala aura kevala viirytaa| hotI unheM sapradezatA, astitva muurti-vihiintaa|| nirvANa hI to siddha hai, hai siddha hI nirvANa re| ho karma se pravimukta AtmA, pahu~catA lokAnta re|| isaprakAra anirvacanIya Atmika anupama sukha ke bhoktA zrI jambUsvAmI siddha bhagavaMta ko namaskAra ho| __ mathurA meM muni vidyuccara ekAdaza aMga ke dhAraka zrI vidyuccara munirAja aneka vana-jaMgaloM meM vihAra karate hue mathurA nagara ke udyAna meM pdhaare| sAtha meM 500 se bhI adhika munivara vRndoM kA saMgha hai| sabhI yogirAja tallInatApUrvaka nijAtmA meM bAraMbAra upayoga le jAkara zAzvata AnaMda kA rasapAna kara rahe haiN| sAtha hI vItarAgatA vardhaka granthoM kA paThana-pAThana karate isI bIca eka dina caMdramArI nAma kI koI vanadevI Akara yatIzvaroM ko praNAma karake kahatI hai - "he guruvara! Aja se lekara pA~ca dina taka yahA~ bhUta-pretAdi Akara Apake Upara ghorAtighora upasarga kareMge, jise Apa sahana nahIM kara sakoge, isalie Apako yahA~ se vihAra kara jAnA hI zreSTha hogaa| jJAniyoM ko ucita hai ki saMyama va dhyAna kI siddhi ke liye aise azubha nimittoM se haTa jaaveN|" itanA kahakara vaha devI apane sthAna para calI gii| yadyapi sabhI munIzvara Atmika AnaMda meM keli kara rahe haiM, sabhI upasarga-parISahoM para jaya-karaNa-zIla hai, caturgati saMsAra meM bhramate hue anaMtAnaMta upasarga-parISahoM ko saMtapta hote hue sahe haiM, aba to mAtra ba.Isa hI parISaha zeSa rahe haiM, ve bhI sahana nahIM karanA hai, balki una para jaya prApta karanA hai, isaprakAra sabhI karmakSaya karane meM dakSa haiN| jainezvarI pravajyA meM aMtaraMga-bahiraMga meM chattIsa kA AMkar3A hai| andara meM AnaMda hI

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170 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ AnaMda aura bAhara meM Daga-Daga para upasarga hI upasarga aura parISaha hI parISaha hote haiM, parantu mokSasukha ke abhilASiyoM ke lie AtmAnaMda ke upabhoga ke sAmane upasarga-parISaha kyA dama rakhate haiM ? phira bhI gururAja kA kartavya hai ki ve saMghastha munirAjoM ko vipatti kA jJAna karAveM, jisase sabhI ke bhAvoM kA patA cala sake, isalie zrI vidyuccara ne apane saMgha ko kahA - "yahA~ pA~ca-pA~ca dina taka ghora upasarga hogA, isalie apane ko anyatra vihAra karanA yogya rhegaa|" taba meru samAna akaMpa sabhI munivaravRndoM ne hAtha jor3akara gururAja se kahA - "he guruvara! hama sabhI ko vairAgya kI vRddhi meM hetubhUta upasargoM para vijaya prApta karanA hI zreSTha hai| hama sabhI ne atIndriya Ananda ke bala se upasargoM para jaya prApta karane ke liye hI dIkSA lI hai| kAyara banakara upasargoM se dUra bhAganA jaina yatiyoM kA kartavya nahIM hai prabho!" saMghastha sabhI muniyoM kI vairAgyavardhaka bhAvanAoM ko jAnakara zrI vidhuccara munirAja ko bhI saMtoSa huA, pazcAt dinakara astAcala kI ora calA gyaa| vItarAgI yatIzvara rAtri meM Atma sAdhanA kI ugratA ke lie pratimAyoga dhAraNa kara lete haiN| zrI vidyuccara munirAja sahita sabhI munivara kAyotsarga dhAraNa kara nirbhayI AtmA meM vicarane lge| ghora upasarga meM bhI apUrva zAMti aMdhakAra ne apanA pUrNa sAmrAjya jamA liyA thaa| netroM se kucha dikhAI nahIM de rahA thaa| tabhI bhUta, preta evaM rAkSasoM ne Akara apanA bhayAnaka rUpa dikhAkara cAroM ora bhAganA, daur3anA prAraMbha kara diyA aura bhayAnaka svara se cillAne lge| kitane hI to DA~sa, macchara banakara munivaroM ko kATane lge| kitane hI sarpa ke samAna phuphakArane lge| kitane hI tIkSNa nakha va coMcadhArI murge banakara satAne lge| kitanoM ne rakta se mastaka, hAtha, paira raMga liye| kitanoM ne nirdhUma agni ke samAna bhayAnaka mukha banA liye, kaMTha meM har3iyoM kI mAlAe~ bA~dha lI. lAla-lAla A~kheM kara lI aura mukha ko

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 171 phAr3ate hue aaye| kitanoM ne hAthoM se mastaka ke bAloM ko phailA liyA, chAtI para ruNDamAla DAla lI aura ha~sane lage tathA 'inako mAro, inako mAro' - aise bhayAnaka zabda karane lge| koI nirdayI AkAza meM khar3e hokara bhI dUsaroM ko preraNA karane lagA ki 'mAro, maaro'| isa taraha pApa meM rata rAkSasoM ne jaisA munivaroM para upasarga kiyA, usakA varNana nahIM ho sakatA hai| atIndriya AnaMda ke bhoktA zrI vidyuccara Adi munibaroM ne isa nazvara jIvana ko arthAt zarIra ko kSaNabhaMgura jAnakara ati zAMtabhAva se sanyAsa dhAraNa kara liyaa| ve saba dhyAna meM sthira ho gye| kitane hI munirAja svarUpa ke ciMtana-manana meM aura kitane hI munirAja nizcala dhyAna meM meruparvata ke samAna sthira haiN| ve sabhI jJAnI dharmAtmA haiM, karma-vipAka ke jJAtA haiN| sabhI tapodhanoM ne bAraha bhAvanAoM ko bhAte hue bAIsa prakAra ke parISahoM para jaya prApta kii| ve parISaha isaprakAra haiM : bAIsa parISahajaya (1) kSudhA parISahajaya munirAja ko anazanAdi tapa karate hue mahInoM bIta jAne para bhI bhikSA kI vidhi nahIM miltii| tana ekadama sUkhakara lakar3I jaisA ho jAne para evaM bhUkha kI asahya vedanA hone para bhI jo munirAja apane mana meM jarA bhI zithilatA nahIM lAte, unheM merA hAtha jor3akara namaskAra ho| (2) tRSA parISahajaya para ke ghara bhikSA ko jAnA, prakRti ke viruddha pAraNA meM pAnI Adi na milane para rogAdi kI ati tIvratA hone se garmI meM ati pyAsa se, pittAdi rogoM ke kAraNa netrAdi phirane lageM to bhI dhIra-bIra munirAja pAnI ko nahIM cAhate, munirAja to apane svarUpa meM magna hokara AnaMdAmRta kA pAna karate haiN| aise munirAja jagata meM jayavaMta vrtii|

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172 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (3) zIta parISahajaya zItakAla meM jaba tIra ke samAna tIkSNa jhaMjhA vAyu calatI hai; jisase vRkSa bhI kA~pane lagate haiM, varSA Rtu meM mUsalAdhAra varSA, ole Adi barasate haiM; sarovaroM ke taToM para, vRkSa ke nIce, vana-jaMgalAdi meM ati zIta kI bAdhA ke prasaMga banate haiM; para zrIguru apanI ArAdhanA meM acala rahate haiN| aise tAraNa taraNa munirAja saMsAra se svayaM tarate haiM aura dUsaroM ko bhI tArate haiN| (4) uSNa parISahajaya bhUkha, pyAsa se peTa meM jalana par3atI ho, A~teM evaM zarIra agni se jala gayA ho, parvata kI coTI para garma zilAdi hoM, tIkSNa lU lagane se dAha jvara Adi ho gayA ho; phira bhI munIzvara Atmika zAMti meM hI lIna rahate haiM arthAt apanI dhIratA ko kabhI nahIM chodd'te| (5) daMzamazaka parISahajaya vana-jaMgala meM siMha, bAgha, rIcha, rojha, bicchU, sarpa, kanakhajUre, duSTa vanacara pazu-pakSI, DAMsa, macchara Adi dvArA kI gaI bhayaMkara vedanAoM meM bhI yogIrAja samabhAva se jaya prApta karate haiN| aise sva-para ke pApoM ko harane vAle munIzvara ko merA namaskAra ho| (6) nagna parISahajaya dIna, hIna, viSayAnurAgI, saMsArI prANI andara meM viSaya-vAsanA hone se evaM bAhara loka-lajjA ke kAraNa nagna nahIM ho sakate haiM; parantu mahA brahmacArI yatIzvara antara-bAhara janme hue bAlakavat nirvikArI hone se apane svarUpa meM arthAt nirgrantha svarUpa meM hI rahate hai, unake caraNoM meM merA namaskAra ho| (7) arati parISahajaya deza, kAla kA pratikUla vAtAvaraNa ho, kalaha, nagara-vinAsa, jaMgala meM agni Adi laga kA jAne se, bama Adi girane se arthAt aneka prakAra ke pratikUla vAtAvaraNa ke prasaMga upasthita hone se jagajana Akula-vyAkula hokara tar3aphane lagate haiM, parantu parama tapodhana apanI svAbhAvika dhIratA ko kabhI nahIM chodd'te| aise sAdhu mahArAja hamAre hRdaya meM niraMtara bso|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 173 (8) strI parISahajaya jaise zeroM meM bhI pradhAna kehari zera apane se hIna zera evaM hiraNAdi ko pakar3a lete haiN| jaise sarpa ko paira meM dabA lene vAle mahAyoddhA, jinakI jarA sI najara Ter3hI ho to karor3oM zUravIra dIna hokara unakI zaraNa grahaNa karane laga jAte haiN| usI prakAra mahAbalavAna parvata evaM koTizilA Adi ko uThAkara cUra-cUra kara dete haiM, parantu aise zUravIra bhI strI ke adhIna ho jAte haiM, parantu mokSa ke sAdhaka zUravIra munIndra sumeru ke samAna akaMpa rahate haiN| unakA mana - sumeru jarA bhI DigatA nahIM hai| unheM merA namaskAra ho / ( 9 ) caryA parISahajaya bar3e-bar3e cakravartI, rAjA-mahArAjA, jo ki rathoM meM, vimAnoM meM, pAlakiyoM meM calate haiM, ve jaba muni tanate haiM, taba cAra hAtha bhUmi dekhakara kaThora kaMkar3a, kA~ToM Adi vAlI bhUmi para komala paira rakhakara calate haiM, pairoM meM kA~Te cubha jAte haiM, khUna kI dhAra bahane lagatI hai, ati pIr3A hotI hai; parantu munikuMjara apanI AtmA meM hI magna rahate haiM, unako kisI bhI prakAra kI bAdhA nahIM hotI aura na hI unheM pUrva kAla ke sAdhana yAda Ate haiM, unakI acalatA evaM dRr3hatA ko dekhakara karmarUpI parvata naSTa ho jAte haiN| (10) Asana parISahajaya vana - jaMgala meM, guphA meM, koTarAdi meM, zuddha prAsuka kaThora bhUmi meM athavA ThaMDI, garma Adi zilA, bhUmi Adi para varSoM dhyAna lagAkara baiThe hoM, khar3e hoM aura manuSya, deva, tiryaMca, yA acetana kRta upasarga Aye hoM, lekina phira bhI munivara Asana chor3akara va sthAna chor3akara, apanI sthiratA chor3akara anyatra nahIM jAte aise guruvara mere hRdaya meM sadA vAsa karo / (11) zayana parISahajaya sone ke mahaloM meM rahane vAle, maNiratnoM ke palaMga evaM komala zayyA para sone vAle bhI munidazA meM kaThora bhUmi para sote haiN| jisakI kinAreM kA~Te jaisI cubhatI haiM, pattharoM para zayana karane se pIr3A utpanna hotI hai, lekina aisI dazA meM bhI munivara jarA zrI -

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174 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ vicalita nahIM hote, AtmA meM lIna hokara karma kalaMka kA dahana karate haiN| (12) Akroza parISahajaya munivaroM ko dekhakara duSTa loga, khala loga, dharmadrohI jIva, krodha se taptAyamAna jana, unheM Thaga chaliyA, cora, pAkhaMDI evaM bheSadhArI kahate haiN| inheM mAro, paTako,' - aise vacanoM ke tIra cubhAte haiM, lekina phira bhI zAMti ke nidhAna guruvara kSamA-DhAla ko or3ha lete (13) vadha-baMdhana parISahajaya sarva jagata ke parama mitra niraparAdhI munirAja ko duSTa loga milakara mArate haiM, khambhe se bA~dhate haiM, karoMta se kATate haiM. agni meM jalAte haiM aura bhI aneka prakAra se pIr3A pahu~cAte haiM, lekina aise prabala karmoM ke udaya meM bhI samatA ke sAgara yatirAja apanI svarUpa kI gupta guphA meM keli karate hue kaivalya ko prApta kara lete haiM - aise guru mujhe bhata-bhava meM zaraNa-sahAI hoN| (14) yAcanA parISahajaya __ ayAcIka vRttivaMta, ghora pariSahoM ko jItane vAle, parama tapodhana, utkRSTa tapoM ko karate haiM, unake gale, bhujAyeM arthAt pUrA zarIra sUkhakara hAr3a-piMjara ho jAne para bhI, AhAra-pAnI yA auSadhi nahIM milane para bhI, kabhI kisI se kisI taraha kI yAcanA nahIM karate aura apane vratoM ko bhI, kabhI malina nahIM krte| ve to dharma kI zItala chAyA meM hI sadA vAsa karate haiN| (15) alAbha parISahajaya AnaMdAmRta-bhojI munIndra dina meM eka bAra bhojana ko nikalate haiM aura kabhI-kabhI eka mAha, do mAha Adi kA lambA samaya nikala jAne para bhI AhAra nahIM milatA hai, zarIra zithila ho jAtA hai, lekina phira bhI ve kabhI khedakhinna nahIM hote, balki anAhArI pada kI sAdhanA meM lavalIna rahate-rahate siddha pada ko prApta kara lete

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175 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra (16) roga parISahajaya vAta, pitta, kapha aura khUna - ina cAroM ke ghaTane-bar3hane se roga kA saMyoga hotA hai, zarIra meM jalana hone lagatI hai| udara-pIr3A hone lagatI hai, aMga-upAMga galane lagate haiM ityAdi rogoM ke hone para jagata ke prANI kAyaratA dhAraNa kara lete haiM, vilApa karate haiM, dAruNa vedanA se chUTane ke lie agni Adi ke dvArA mara jAne kA upAya karate haiM, parantu dehAtIta dazA ke sAdhaka munirAja AtmA meM hI lIna rahate haiM, apane niyamoM ko raMcamAtra bhI khaMDita nahIM krte| (17) tRNa-sparza parISahajaya sUkhe tRNa, tIkSNa noMka vAle kAMTe, karota ke samAna kaMkaDa Adi se paira kaTa jAte haiM; dhUla, phA~sa Adi A~khoM meM bhara jAte hai, cubha jAte haiM, ati-pIr3A-dAyaka hote haiM; lekina phira bhI unheM svayaM nahIM nikAlate, ve to sadA asparza-svabhAvI AtmA kA hI satata sparza (anubhava) karane vAle sAdhu apane meM hI lIna rahate haiM, unheM bAdhAyeM chU bhI nahIM pAtIM - aise guruvara hameM bhava-bhava meM zaraNabhUta hoN| (18) mala parISahajaya ___ asnAnavrata ke dhArI munIzvara ke zarIra se pasInA nikalane para dhUla Adi cipaka jAte haiM, zarIra mailA va ghinAvanA dikhane lagatA hai, lekina phira bhI zArIrika mala ko dekhakara ve glAni nahIM karate, use dhone yA dhulAne kI yA koI ise poMcha de - aisI bhAvanA kabhI bhI nahIM krte| ve to nirantara andara meM jJAna-vairAgya rasa meM sarAvora rahate hue svabhAva kI zucitA ko hI anubhavate haiM, unake caraNoM meM maiM sira namAkara namaskAra karatA huuN| (19) satkAra-puraskAra parISahajaya nija svarUpa ke sAdhakoM ko mahAna jJAna pragaTa ho gayA ho, aneka vidyAyeM pragaTa huI hoM, atula guNoM ke nidhAna ho gaye hoM, phira bhI unheM koI na pUje, namaskAra na kare, yogya vinaya Adi na kare to usase ve guNa-ratnAkara apane mana meM hIna bhAvanA nahIM lAte, ve to ekAkI Atma-sAdhanA dvArA mukti ko prApta kara lete

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176 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ haiM aura jagatavaMdya ho jAte haiM, unheM maiM hAtha jor3akara caraNa pakar3akara namaskAra karatA huuN| (20) prajJA parISahajaya tarka chaMda vyAkaraNa Adi ke vAcaspati, gamakatva Adi guNoM ke dhArI, jinake sAmane paravAdI to dekha nahIM sakate arthAt Tika nahIM sakate, jinakA nAma sunate hI prativAdI pIche bhAga jAveM, jaise siMhanAda sunate hI vana ke hAthI Adi bhAga jAte haiM - aise buddhi-Rddhi ke dhAraka munIzvara apanI asti kI mastI meM hI masta rahate haiM, unheM usakA jarA bhI mada nahIM hotA hai| (21) ajJAna parISahajaya ___ atIndriya Atmika AnaMda meM keli karate-karate bahuta samaya ho jAne para bhI, vrata samiti gupti Adi kA AgamAnusAra AcaraNa hone para bhI, sakala saMga ke prati mamatArahita hone para bhI, avadhijJAna mana:paryayajJAna yA kevalajJAna Adi RddhiyA~ pragaTa nahIM hotI to munirAja ko aisA vikalpa bhI nahIM AtA ki mujhe itane tapAdi karate hae itanA samaya nikala jAne para bhI koI jJAna-Rddhi kyoM nahIM pragaTa huI ? ve unake abhAva meM apane meM hInatA nahIM anubhvte| (22) adarzana parISahajaya bahuta samaya taka ghora tapa karane para bhI abhI taka koI Rddhi yA atizaya nahIM pragaTA aura tapa ke bala se sabhI siddhiyA~ hotI haiM - yaha to nizcaya hai, parantu mujhe nahIM huI to ye saba bAteM jhUTha sI lagatI haiM - aisA bhAva tapodhanoM ko kabhI nahIM AtA, ve to apane samyak ratnatraya parama zAMti rasa meM hI page rahate haiM, tallIna rahate haiM aura karmoM kA kSaya karate haiM - aise munivara ke darzana se pApa naSTa ho jAte haiN| isaprakAra bAIsa parISaha vijayI, nitya AnaMdAmRta-bhojI tapodhanoM ko merA zata-zata bAra praNAma ho|

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zrI jambUsvAmI caritra bAraha bhAvanA 1. anitya bhAvanA maiM AtmA nitya svabhAvI hU~, nA kSaNika padArthoM se nAtA / saMyoga zarIra, karma, rAgAdika, kSaNabhaMgura inakA vizvAsa nahIM cetana, aba to nija kI pahicAna nija dhruva svabhAva ke Azraya se, hI janma jarA mRtu roga 2. azaraNa bhAvanA nahIM | jo pApabaMdha ke haiM nimitta, ve laukika jana to zaraNa para sacce deva zAstra guru bhI, avalambana hai vyavahAra mahIM / nizcaya se ve bhI mitra aho ! una sama nita lakSa karo Atman / nija zAzvata jJAyaka dhruva svabhAva hI ekamAtra hai avalambana // 3. saMsAra bhAvanA ye bAhya loka saMsAra nahIM, ye to mujha sama sat dravya nahiM kisI ne mujhako duHkha diyA, nA koI mujhako nija moha, rAga aru dveSabhAva se, dukha anubhUti kI ataeva bhAva saMsAra tajU~ aru bhogU~ saccA sukha bhrAtA / karau / haro // mAnA yaha bhUla 177 4. ekatva bhAvanA maiM eka zuddha nirmala akhaNDa para se na huA ekatra jinako nija mAna liyA maine, ve bhI to para pratyakSa nahIM sva-svAmI sambandha bane, nija meM ekatva mAna karake, aba sukhI aba kare // taka / avikala // rahI meTTU bhava bhava kI are / kabhI / sabhI // merI / pherI // 5. anyatva bhAvanA unameM / atyantAbhAva sadA jo bhinna catuSTaya vAle haiM, guNa paryaya meM anyatva are, pradeza bheda nA hai jinameM // isa sambandhI viparIta mAnyatA, se saMsAra bar3hAyA nija tatva samajha meM Ane se, samarasa nija meM hI pAyA hai // hai|

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178 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ 6. azuci bhAvanA hai jJAna deha pAvana merI, jar3a deha rAga ke yogya nhiiN| yaha to malamaya mala se upajI, mala to sukhadAyI kabhI nhiiN| bho Atman! zrI guru ne rAgAdi ko azuci apavitra khaa| aba inase bhinna paramapAvana nija jJAnasvarUpa nihAra ahaa| 7. Asava bhAvanA mithyAtva kaSAya yoga dvArA, karmoM ko nitya bulAyA hai| zubha-azubha bhAva-kriyA dvArA, nita dukha kA jAla bichAyA hai| pichale karmodaya meM jur3akara, karmoM ko hI chor3A baaNdhaa| nA jJAtA-dRSTA mAtra rahA, aba taka zivamArga nahIM saadhaa|| 8. saMvara bhAvanA mithyAtva abhI sat zraddhA se, vrata se avirati samApta kruuN| maiM nija meM rakheM sAvadhAnI, ni:kaSAya bhAva udyota kruuN|| zubha-azubha yoga se bhinna Atma meM niSkaMpita ho jaauuNgaa| saMvaramaya jJAyaka Azraya kara, nava karma nahIM apnaauuNgaa| 9. nirjarA bhAvanA nava Amrava pUrvaka karma taje, isase bandhana na naSTa huaa| aba karmodaya ko nA dekheM, jJAnI se yahI viveka milaa| icchA utpanna nahIM hove, basa karma svayaM jhar3a jaayeNge| jaba kiMcit nahIM vibhAva rahe, guNa svayaM pragaTa ho jaayeNge| 10. loka bhAvanA parivartana paMca aneka kiye, sampUrNa loka meM bhramaNa kiyaa| nA koI kSetra rahA aisA, jisa para nA hamane janma liyaa| narakoM svargoM meM ghUma cukA, ataeva Aza sabakI choiiN| lokAgra zikhara para thira hoU~, basa nija ko nija meM hI jodd'eN|

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179 179 zrI jambUsvAmI caritra 11. bodhidurlabha bhAvanA sAmagrI sabhI sulabha jaga meM, bahu bAra milI-chUTI mujhse| kalyANa-mUla ratnatraya pariNati, aba taka dUra rahI mujhse|| isalie na sukha kA leza liyA, para meM cirakAla ga~vAyA hai| sadbodha hetu puruSArtha karU~, aba uttama avasara pAyA hai| 12. dharma bhAvanA zubha-azubha kaSAyoM rahita hoya, samyakcAritra prgttaauuNgaa| basa nijasvabhAva-sAdhana dvArA, nirmala anarthya pada paauuNgaa| mAlA to bahuta japI abataka, aba nija meM nija kA dhyAna dhruuN| kAraNa paramAtmA to aba bhI haiM, paryaya meM prabhutA pragaTa kruuN| dhruva svabhAva sukharUpa hai, usako dekheM aaj| duHkhamaya rAga vinaSTa ho, pAU~ siddha smaaj|| isataraha zrI vidyuccara Adi munivaroM ne zAzvata zaraNabhUta nija jJAyakasvabhAva kI lInatA dvArA saMsAra kI anityatA, azucitA, azaraNatA jAnakara, zuddhopayoga meM abhivRddhi karate hue arthAt caitanyamayI AtmA kA pracura svasaMvedana karate hue athavA bAraha bhAvanAoM ko bhAte hue sabhI prakAra ke parISahoM para jaya prApta kii| upasarga dUra hote hI vidyuccara munirAja Adi sabhI munindroM sahita aise zobha rahe haiM, jaise ki agni-pAka se zuddha huA sonA zobhatA hai| unake badana ke roma-roma meM caitanya kI vItarAgatA jhalakane lgii| caitanya ke sAre hI guNa upasarga-parISaha rUpI agni se zuddha hokara bAhara jhalakane lge| AhAhA...! jinakA Atmadravya AnaMdamaya, guNa AnaMdamaya, paryAya AnaMdamaya, jinakI svAMsa aura prasvAMsa AnaMdamaya, jinakI cAla aura DhAla AnaMdamaya, aho! sampUrNa jIvana AnaMdamaya, svayaM ke bhoga aura upabhoga AnaMdamaya aura dekhanevAloM ko bhI dikheM to AnaMdamaya, unakI vANI AnaMdamaya ! sarvatra caitanya ke atIndriya AnaMda kA hI sAmrAjya!

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jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ upasarga ke zAMta hote hI sabhI ne cAra prakAra kI ArAdhanApUrvaka prAtaH kAla meM samAdhipUrvaka isa nazvara kAyA kA tyAga kara diyA / zrI vidyuccara munIndra sarvArthasiddhi meM ahamindra ho gye| vahA~ tetIsa sAgara kI Ayu hai| vahA~ mAtra do hI kAma haiM eka nija jJAyakaprabhu kI ArAdhanA aura dUsarI jJAnArAdhanA / vaha jJAnArAdhanA bhI kaisI ? ki apunarukti ArAdhanA arthAt jisakI punarukti na ho| vahA~ se Akara ve viveka-nidhAna mAnava-bhava dhAraNa kara pUrNa ArAdhanA karake apane dhAma mokSa meM jaayeNge| isI prakAra prabhava Adi pA~ca sau munikuMjara bhI apane-apane pariNAmoM ke anusAra deha tyAgakara deva hue| 180 - upasaMhAra pUjya zrI jambUsvAmI ke isa vairAgya utpAdaka evaM preraka caritra kA paThana karate hI andara se mana ise likhane ke lie umar3a par3A, isalie jainAgama ke anusAra yaha caritra likhA gayA hai| he jagata vaMdya jinavANI mAtA ! sarasvatI mAtA ! yadi pramAda se, buddhi kI hInatA se zabda, vAkya, artha Adi meM koI bhUla ho gaI ho to kSamA karanA / zAstra to agAdha sAgara hai, parama gaMbhIra hai, dustara hai| mujha jaise alpabuddhivAnoM se bhUla honA svAbhAvika hai, isalie he vizeSajana, jJAnIjana ! bhUla ko kSamA kreN| "sudhI sudhAra paDhe sadA / " he bhavyajIvoM ! zrI jambUsvAmIjI kA yaha caritra jJAna-vairAgya prApta karane meM tathA viSaya kaSAya se citta haTAne meM rAmabANa ke samAna acUka auSadhi hai, isalie jo saMsAra sAgara se pAra utaranA cAhate haiM, unheM isa grantha kA svAdhyAya avazya karanA caahie| // OM namaH siddhebhyaH //

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zrI caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM kA... mahApurANa apane caubIsa tIrthakara bhagavantoM kI mahimA, pUrvabhava, unake dvArA kI gaI apUrva Atma-sAdhanA aura paramAtmA hokara unake dvArA diyA gayA vItarAgI mokSamArga kA upadeza - ina sabakA suMdara evaM abhUtapUrva varNana isa mahApurANa meM kiyA gayA hai| ise par3hate hue atyAdhika Ananda hotA hai, apane bhagavantoM ke prati parama bahumAna jAgRta hotA hai aura mokSa ko sAdhane kA utsAha pragaTa hotA hai| zrI tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM kA yaha mahApurANa par3hate hue ApakI AtmA meM eka nayA hI vAtAvaraNa taiyAra hogA... Apako aisA anubhava hogA ki mAno "maiM eka vItarAgI nagarI ke paMcaparameSThI bhagavantoM ke sAtha hI raha rahA hU~ aura unake samAna utkRSTa jIvana jIne kI kalA sIkha rahA huuN|" ApakI aisI hI urmiyoM (bhAvanAoM) ko prakaTa karane vAle anekAneka prasaMga isa purANa meM bArambAra AyeMge... basa eka bAra isameM praveza karane kI dera hai... phira to isa vItarAgI nagarI meM Apako itanA majA AyegA ki usase bAhara nikalanA acchA nahIM lgegaa| yadi Apa isa mahApurANa ko par3hanA cAhate haiM to kRpayA samparka kreN| akhila bhAratIya jaina yuvA phaiDarezana, zAkhA .. gvairAgar3ha khairAgar3ha - 491881, jilA - rAjanoMdara 17 (1 ) zrI kahAna smRti prakAza mronagar3ha - 364250, jilA - bhA nA

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hamAre prakAzana E . cha 2. caubIsa tIrthakara mahApurANa (hindI-gujarAtI) (lagabhaga 500 pRSThoM kA advitIya prathamAnayoga grantha) jeladharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 1) choTI-choTI 3. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 2) kahAniyoM 4. jainadharma kI khaa|8. * (bhAga 3) kA anupama saMgraha 5. jainadharma kA kahAniyA~ ( .. 78) 6. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 5, (bhagavAna zrI hanumAna caritra) 17. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhA / (akalaMka-nikalaMka evaM zrIkaMTha rAjA kA vairAgya) 8. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 7) (zrI jambUsvAmI caritra) 9. anupama saMkalana (laghu jinavANI saMghaTa) 10. pAhur3a dohara-bhavyAmRta zataka-AtmasAdhanA sUtra 11. virAga-saritA