Book Title: Mrutyu Ki Mangal Yatra
Author(s): Ratnasenvijay
Publisher: Swadhyay Sangh
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/032173/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ matya ko maMgala yAtrA ratnasanavijayajA Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA lekhaka jinazAsana ke ajor3a prabhAvaka suvizAla gacchAdhipati AcAryadeva bhImad vijaya rAmacandrasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. ke ziSyaratna adhyAtmayogI niHspRhaziromaNi paramArAdhyapAda paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadrakaravijayajI gariNavarya ke carama ziSyaratna munizrI ratnasena vijayajI prakAzaka svAdhyAya saMgha Clo Indian Drawing Equipment Industries Shed No. 2 Sidco Industrial Estate Ambattur-Madras-600-098 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pustaka kA nAma : matyu kI maMgala yAtrA AzIrvAdadAtA : saujanyamUrti pUjyapAda prAcAryadeva zrI pradyotana sUrIzvarajI ma.sA. cintanayAtrA : pUjyapAda prAcAryapravara zrI padmasAgara sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. prastAvanA : zrI rAghavaprasAda pANDeya AvRtti : prathama mUlya : nau rupaye, 6.00 ru. prakAzana-tithi : magasara suda 13, saMvat 2045 di. 21-12-88 OM prApti-sthAna ke 1. Shantilal D. Jain Phone : (1) 654465 C/o Indian Drawing Equipment (2) 653608 Industries; Shed No. 2 Sidco Industrial Estate Ambattur-Madras-600 098 durlabha DI. jaina ____ Phone : 227851 C/o Indian Drawing Equipment Industries 214, Shri Venkatesware Market Avenue Road, Banglore-560 002 A.V. Shah & Co. (CA.) Phone : 344798 408, Arihant, 4th Floor, Ahmedabad street Iron Market-Bombay-400 009 kAMtilAla muNata 106, rAmagar3ha, Ayurvedika haoNspiTala ke pAsa, ratalAma (M.P.) 457001 Motilal Banarsidas 40 U.A. Bungalow Road, Jawaharnagar, New Delhi-11 kanakarAja pAlarecA Phone : 129 C/o gaMgArAma mulatAnamala At rAnI, Dist. pAlI (rAja.) Pin-306 115 chaganarAjajI genamalajI copar3A Phone : 97 khAr3iyoM kA bAsa, At bAlI, St. phAlanA (rAja.) 306 701 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka kI kalama se..... parama pUjya paramArAdhyapAda vAtsalyanidhi karuNAvatAra gurudeva pUjyapAda paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkara vijayajI gaNivaryazrI ke carama ziSyaratna munipravara zrI ratnamena vijayajI ma. dvArA pAlekhita 'mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA' pustaka kA prakAzana karate hue hameM pratyanta hI harSa ho rahA hai / kisI pUrvAcArya maharSi kI yaha sUkti yAda A jAtI hai-'maraNaM maMgalaM yasya, saphalaM jIvanaM tsy'| jisakI mRtyu maMgala rUpa hai, usakA jIvana saphala hai| isase spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki jIvana kI saphalatA kA aAdhAra mRtyu kI maMgalatA para rahA huA hai / __mRtyu ko maMgalarUpa/mahotsavarUpa banAne ke lie jIvana ko samAdhimaya banAnA anivArya hai| jIvana ko samAdhimaya banAnA sabase bar3I sAdhanA hai / jIvana meM Ane vAle karmajanya sukha-duHkha, anukalatA-pratikUlatA aura utAra-car3hAva ke bIca jo madhyastha taTastha rahanA sIkha letA hai, vaha mRtyu kI asIma vedanA meM bhI samAdhi bhAva prApta kara sakatA hai| prastuta kRti meM mRtyu ko maMgalarUpa banAne ke sundara upAya batalAe haiN| lekha, nibandha, kathA, vArtA, bAtacIta, vivecana Adi ke sAtha-sAtha patra-pAlekhana ke dvArA bhI pAThakoM ko sanmArga darzana diyA jA sakatA hai| prastuta kRti meM lekhaka dvArA likhe gae 19 patroM kA sundara saMkalana prastuta kiyA gayA hai| isa patra-zailI ke antargata hI lekhaka kI eka anya racanA "jIvana kI maMgala yAtrA'' ko bhI nikaTa bhaviSya meM prakAzita karane kI bhAvanA hai| lekhaka kI anya kRtiyoM kI bhA~ti prastuta kRti bhI pAThakoM ke jIvananirmANa meM avazya yoga dene vAlI siddha hogI, isI AzA aura vizvAsa ke sAtha -prakAzaka ( 3 . ) - Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BDEDEEDEDEREDEEDEDEDEDEOS samarpaNa jinazAsana ke agama rahasyoM ko prApta kara jinhoMne Atma-sAdhanA ke bala se apane jIvana ko dhanya banAyA aura sva-para upakAra kI saritA ko bahAte hue atyanta samAdhibhAva se jinhoMne 'mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA' ke lie prayANa kara diyA, aise svanAmadhanya paramArAdhyapAda vAtsalya ke mahAsAgara adhyAtma yogI namaskAra mahAmaMtra ke mahAn sAdhaka pUjyapAda gurudeva paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkara vijayajI gariNavaryazrI kI parama-zreSTha AtmA ko sAdara-savinaya-sabahumAna samarpita -ratnasena vijaya BEDDEDEREDEEDEDDEDEOS Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parama pUjya adhyAtmayogI sUkSmatattvacintaka paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkaravijaya jI gaNivarya Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAvanA ko janma detA hai aura usa hara kSaNa / meM mauta ke darzana hote haiM. -jAnakAra ke liye jIvana eka adbhuta,anokhI, advitIya, anupama kalAkRti hai, jisakA prArambha janma se aura anta mRtyu se hotA hai. -vidvAn munizrI ratnasena vijayajI mahArAja dvArA bAlekhita 'mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA' apane nAma ke anurUpa hI suyogya kRti hai| -isa kRti kA svAdhyAya kara pAThaka vRnda apanI mRtyu ko maMgala yAtrA meM parivartita kareM, yahI shubhecchaa| ( 7 ) - Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu kI aora..... mAnava jAnatA hai ki isa asAra saMsAra meM vyAdhi-vedanA pracura mAtrA meM hai ; tadapi vaha apanI isa jAnakArI ko mAtra saiddhAntika kSetra taka hI sImita rakhatA hai| vyavahAra meM to vaha apanI dRSTi zarIra ke astitva se Age nahIM bar3hA paataa| ve bhAgyazAlI atyalpa saMkhyA meM hote haiM jinheM AtmA ke astitva kI saghana anubhUti hotI hai / prAtmAnubhUti kA artha hI hai- zarIra ke lagAva meM kamI lAnA, zarIra ko mAtra eka aisA vAhana mAnanA jisa para baiTha kara lakSya prApti kI lambI yAtrA kI jA sakatI hai / aisI dazA meM zarIra kI itanI hI upayogitA samajha meM AtI hai jitanI eka mAlI kI udyAna ke lie aura eka pujArI kI devAlaya ke lie hotI hai| mAlI kA dUsare udyAna aura pujArI kA dUsare devAlaya meM sthAnAntaraNa kara diyA jAe to unheM koI Apatti nahIM hotI kintu Aja kA mAnava apanI kAyA ke svAsthya, saundarya aura alaMkaraNa kI cintA meM jIvana-paryanta ahorAtra nimagna rahatA hai aura sAMsArika sukha-suvidhAoM meM lipaTa kara bhUla jAtA hai - kauna kahe saba chor3a calegA, mauta thAma legI jaba kara do, jIvana meM jo liyA maraNa meM, le calanA hogA una sbko| mRtyu ! sAmAnya rUpa se eka aisA zabda hai jisake nAmoccAra ko hama azubha kA paryAya mAnate haiN| lagatA hai, kahIM kucha ujar3a gayA hai; bikhara gayA hai; garama-garama sA~soM aura A~suoM kA sailAba umar3a par3atA hai| ronA-pITanA, cIkhanA-cillAnA mRtyu ko dardanAka, kaSTaprada aura bhayAnaka Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUjya pitAzrI rUpacaMdajI annAjI rAThaur3a phUlIbAI annarAjajI rAThaur3a ke udyApana mahotsava nimitta yaha pustaka prakAzita karate hue hameM atyanta harSa ho rahA hai / nivedaka : sohanarAja, candanamala, bastImala kAntilAla rAThaur3a sevAr3I vAle (bhAMDupa-bambaI) Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ banA detA hai kintu jaba hama apanA lakSya 'AtmA se paramAtmA' bhalI-bhA~ti jAna lete haiM taba mRtyu kI bAta anahonI nahIM lagatI, koI bhaya nahIM paidA karatI kyoMki usa samaya hama jAnate haiM ki yaha to sRSTi-cakra kA eka krama hai, jo phala lage haiM unheM eka-na-eka dina paka kara giranA hI hai, jo dIpaka jale unheM samApta hone para bujhanA hI hai / yAtmA kI zAzvatatA aura zarIra kI nazvaratA samajha lene para gItA meM kahI gaI bhagavAna zrIkRSNa kI AtmA-viSayaka yaha bAta satya jAna par3atI hai - vAsAMsi jIrNAni yathA vihAya, navAni gRhNAti naroparANi / tathA zarIrANi vihAya jIrNA - nyanyAni saMyAti navAni dehI // "jisa prakAra mAnava purAne vastroM ko chor3akara nae vastra dhAraNa karatA hai usI prakAra prAtmA purAne zarIra ko chor3akara nUtana zarIra ko dhAraNa karatI hai|" isase bhI Age jaba mAnava jAna letA hai ki 'prAtmA aura paramAtmA eka haiM, jo antara hai vaha aupAdhika hai; bAhya kAraNoM se paidA huA hai aura ve bAhya kAraNa karma hI haiN| prAtmA karma rUpI AvaraNoM se DhakI huI hai aura paramAtmA AvaraNoM se atIta, taba vaha kaha uThatA hai "siddho'haM sukho'haM praNaMtaraNANAdi-guNa-samiddho'haM / " -merI AtmA siddha hai, zuddha hai, ananta jJAna Adi guNoM se yukta hai karmoM kA AvaraNa dUra hone para 'tattvamasi' athavA 'ege prAyA' kA bodha hotA hai tathA AtmA paramAtmA bana jAtI hai| karmoM kA prAvaraNa ( 9 ) Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUra honA aura paramAtma pada pAnA svayaM meM eka anirvacanIya adbhuta Ananda kA sUcaka hai taba bhalA mRtyu kI bAta kaSTaprada aura amaMgalasUcaka kahA~ rahI ? mutyu to eka sahaja svAbhAvika zarIra-tyAga kI prakriyA mAtra hai, usa maMgala yAtrA ke lie jo usa gantavya para samApta hotI hai jisake Age calanA zeSa nahIM rhtaa|| hameM zarIra, AtmA, paramAtmA, jIvana, mRtyu aura saMsAra kI vAstavikatA se paricita karAtI munizrI ratnasena vijaya jI ma. sA. dvArA viracita pustaka "mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA' pAThaka kA antarmana Alokita karatI andhakAra se prakAza kI yora le jAtI hai| ApazrI ne eka zAstra-sammata tathya ko vibhinna udAharaNoM. uddharaNoM evaM rUpakoM ke mAdhyama se atyanta sarala, subodha kintu sAragabhita bhASA meM prastuta kiyA hai / prastuta pustaka se hI udadhRta eka zera na gAtI hai na gunagunAtI hai| mauta jaba pAtI hai, cupake se calI AtI hai // se mRtyu ke Akasmika aAgamana ko pramANita kiyA hai to dUsarI ora mahArAjA sAhaba ne "nA'haM mRtyobibhemi" kA niDara ninAda bhI kiyA hai / muni gajasukumAla, mahAtmA siMha, aNikAputra prAcArya ke jIvanaprasaMga dvArA yaha pramANita kiyA gayA hai ki mRtyu meM samAdhi kA bhAva rakhane para kisI prakAra ke kaSTa kI anubhUti nahIM hotii| vibhinna zikSAprada preraka patroM ke bIca ve sthala apane svAbhAvika nirUpaNa ke kAraNa atyanta mahattvapUrNa evaM saTIka jAna par3ate haiM jahA~ kahA gayA hai 'mRtyu koI duHkha-mukti kA upAya nahIM hai|' ( 10 ) Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "yadi vyakti ke asAtA vedanIya kA hI jora ho to vaha mara kara bhI aisI yoni / gati meM paidA hotA hai jahA~ vartamAna se bhI adhika duHkha hotA hai.... AyuSyakarma ke bandha ke anusAra hameM paraloka meM janma lenA par3atA hai"'" | " " sambandha kA TUTanA alaga bAta hai aura mamatva kA tyAga alaga bAta hai / duniyA se sambandha tor3ane ke bAvajUda bhI yadi hRdaya se mamatA kA tyAga / visarjana na ho to usa mamatva ke kAraNa satata karmabandha cAlU hI rahatA hai| 'dIpaka' ! eka aisA sambodhana hai jo sirpha eka muTThI bhara dhUla kA banA hai aura vaha dhUla bhI kaisI ? jo basa, eka Thokara meM Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho jAne vAlI hai / lekina jaba hama sArI AzAe~ kho baiThate haiM. bhayAvanI rAta meM dizA bhUla kara bhaTaka jAte haiM taba kahIM ne dikhAI detI maddhima sI rozanI vAlA dIpaka hamameM prAraNoM kA saMcAra kara DAlatA hai / jaba kabhI pAThaka prastuta pustaka kA adhyayana karegA aura gahare kahIM zrAtmAnubhava taka utaregA taba pAyegA ki dIpaka sambodhana kitanA marmasparzI aura sArthaka hai / pratyeka pAThaka ko aisA jAna par3egA ki vahI dIpaka hai, use hI sambodhita kara sArI bAteM kahI jA rahI haiM / saca likhUM to isa pustaka kA sarvAdhika sazakta pakSa isakI patrAtmaka zailI hI hai / maiMne pustaka ko prAdyopAnta par3hA hai aura pAyA hai ki jo bhI isa prastAvanA meM likhA gayA hai mAtra utane se pustaka kA sahI mUlyAMkana nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, tadapi yathAzakya pustaka ke mUla bhAva ko pratibimbita karane kA prayAsa maiMne kiyA hai / ( 11 ) Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa. pU. mahArAja zrI ratnasena vijayajI kA yaha koI prathama prayAsa nahIM hai / Apa eka pravara vicAraka, lekhaka aura sanmArgopadeSTA haiM / ApakI lekhanI abAdha gati se calatI hI rahatI hai| abhI taka 25 puSpa sudhI pAThakoM ke AtmakalyANArtha prakAzita ho cuke haiM / prastuta pustaka isa bhautikavAdI yuga meM mAnava ke lie dIpastambha ke samAna hai / mahAvIra zikSA saMsthAna rAnI, jilA - pAlI ( 12 ) - rAghavaprasAda pANDeya sAhityAcArya, ema.e. bI.eDa. Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekhaka kI kalama se mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA Atma-cintana ke athAha sAgara meM avagAhana karane vAle kisI pUrvAcArya maharSi ne kahA hai-'he bAla ! tU maraNa se kyoM bhayabhIta hotA hai ? vaha bhayabhIta ko chor3ane vAlA nahIM hai / jo ajanmA bana gayA, use pakar3ane vAlA nahIM hai. ataH ajanmA banane ke lie prayatna kr|' uparyukta cintana meM hameM mRtyu kI zakti kA paricaya milatA hai| mRtyu usI para apanA prahAra karatI hai, jisane janma dhAraNa kiyA hai| ThIka hI kahA hai'jAtasya hi dhra vo mRtyuH' 'janma dhAraNa karane vAle kI mRtyu nizcita hai|' hA~ ! jisane prAtmA kI amaratA pA lI hai, ume mRtyu DarA nahIM sktii| use mRtyu harA nahIM sktii| eka bAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ko gautama svAmI ne pUchA'bhagavanta ! prANI ko maranA kyoM par3atA hai ?' prabhu ne kahA, 'he gautama ! kyoMki usane janma dhAraNa kiyA hai / ' ( 13 ) Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'he bhagavanta ! prANI janma dhAraNa kyoM karatA hai ?' prabhu ne kahA-'he gautama ! karma ke kAraNa AtmA ko janma dhAraNa karanA par3atA hai|' 'he bhagavanta ! AtmA ko karmabandhana kyoM hai ?' 'he gautama ! rAga-dveSa kI pariNati ke kAraNa hI AtmA karma kA bandha karatI hai|' prastuta vArtAlApa se spaSTa hai kirAga-dveSa se karmabandha hotA hai| karmabandha meM prAtmA deha dhAraNa karatI hai aura deha dhAraNa karane vAle kI mRtyu hotI hai / sArAMza yahI hai kijanma-mRtyu kA mUlabhUta kAraNa to rAga-dveSa hI hai / .. jo prAtmA rAga-dveSa se mukta bana gaI, vaha prAtmA karmabandhana se mukta ho jAegI aura karmabandhana se mukta prAtmA ko janma dhAraNa karanA nahIM par3atA hai| isalie isa manuSya jIvana meM hamArA sArA prayatna aura puruSArtha ajanmA banane kI sAdhanA ke lie hI honA cAhiye aura usa sAdhanA ke lie hameM rAga-dveSa kI pariNati ko manda karanA hogaa| anukUlatA/sukha meM rAga nahIM / pratikUlatA/duHkha meM dveSa nahIM / jyoM-jyoM jIvana-vyavahAra meM ( 14 ) Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAga-dveSa kI tIvratA kama hotI jAegI tyoM-tyoM hameM Atmika prAnanda kI anubhUti hotI jAegI aura usa Ananda kI prApti ke bAda mRtyu kA hameM koI bhaya nahIM rhegaa| mRtyu kA hama svAgata kara skeNge| vaha mRtyu hamAre lie amaMgala kI nizAnI nahIM, kintu maMgala-yAtrA kA kAraNa bnegii| prastuta kRti.. parama pUjya jina-zAsana ke ajor3a prabhAvaka kalikAla-kalpataru paramArAdhyapAda gacchAdhipati prAcAryadeva zrImad vijaya rAmacandra sUrIzvara jI ma. sA. kI satata kRpA-dRSTi, parama pUjya adhyAtmayogI prazAnta mUrti pUjyapAda gurudeva paMnyAsapravarazrI bhadraMkara vijayajI gaNivaryazrI kI satata kRpA-vRSTi tathA pa. pU. saujanyamUrti prAcAryapravara zrImad vijaya pradyotana marIzvarajI ma. sA. ke zubhAzIrvAda evaM saujanyazIla pU. paMnyAsazrI vajrasena vijayajI ma. sA. kI sahayogavRtti Adi kA hI muphala hai| ____ pustaka ke anurUpa 'mRtyu kI ciMtana yAtrA' kA Alekhana karane vAle pa. pU. prAcAryapravara zrI padmasAgara sUrIzvarajI ma. kA maiM AbhArI huuN| pustaka ke viSaya-maMdarbha meM samucita prastAvanA-lekhaka rAghavaprasAdajI pANDeya dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiN| anta meM, matimandatA se pustaka meM kahIM bhI jinAjJA-viruddha likhane meM pAyA ho to usake lie micchAmi dukkaDam / adhyAtmayogI pUjyapAda paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkara vijayajI gaNivaryazrI ke kRpAkAMkSI muni ratnasena vijaya ( 15 ) Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamAre lokapriya hindI prakAzana 4.50 0 07>>xxur 9, 0 lekhaka : adhyAtmayogI pUjyapAda paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkara vijayajI garigavarya mahAmaMtra kI anuprekSA 20.00 2. namaskAra-mImAMsA 8.00 3. cintana kI cinagArI 4. cintana ke phUla 5. paramAtmadarzana 5.00 6. cintana kI cAMdanI 7. cintana kA amRta / 7.00 8. aApake savAla hamAre javAba 7.00 6. samatva yoga kI sAdhanA 12.00 10. parameSThi-namaskAra presa meM 11. jainamArga paricaya (dvi.prA.) prakAzya 12. pratimA pUjana presa meM lekhaka : pa. pU. prAcArya pravara zrI kudakuMda sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. 1. sAdhanA ke patha para 4.00 2. zrAvaka vrata darpaNa 4.00 lekhaka : pUjya munirAja zrI ratnasena vijayajI ma.. 1. vAtsalya ke mahAsAgara 2. sAmAyika sUtra vivecanA 3. caityavaMdana sUtra vivecanA aprApya 4. AlocanA sUtra vivecanA 6.00 5. vaMdittu sUtra vivecanA 6. prAnandaghana caubIsI vivecanA 20.00 7. mAnavatA ke dIpa jalAe~ 6.00 8. karman kI gata nyArI 8.00 6. mAnavatA taba mahaka uThegI 7.00 10. jiMdagI jiMdAdilI kA nAma hai 8.00 11. cetana ! moha nIMda aba tyAgo 12. mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA 8.00 13. yuvAno ! jAgo 6.00 14. zAMtasudhArasa (hindI vivecana) (presa meM) 15. Lamps of Humanity (In Press) 16. Fragrance of Humanity (In Press) 4.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 *ya 0 0 0 0 0 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinake mahaloM meM hajAroM raMga ke phAnUsa jalate the , Aja unakI kabra kA, nizAM bhI nhiiN| priya mumukSu 'dIpaka', dharmalAbha / paramAtma-kRpA se Ananda hai / mRtyu !!! kitanA bhayAvaha aura DarAvanA zabda hai ! mRtyu kA nAma sunate hI acche-acchoM ke chakke chUTa jAte haiM / mRtyu kA Agamana sunate hI kalpanAoM kA sArA mahala dharAzAyI ho jAtA hai| kisI kI mRtyu ke samAcAra to apazakuniyAla gine jAte haiM, phira mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA kaise sambhavita hai ? hara vyakti ke dila meM jagA yaha prazna hai| samAdhAna isa prakAra haimRtyu koI amaMgala vastu nahIM hai, mRtyu-1 mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-1 Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha to avazyambhAvinI ghaTanA hai| use na rokA jA sakatA hai, na TAlA jA sakatA hai| janma ke sAtha hI mRtyu kA sIdhA sambandha hai / jisane janma ko svIkAra kiyA, use mRtyu ko 'svIkAra' karanA hI cAhiye / janma ke bAda mRtyu ko asvIkAra karanA prakRti ke sanAtana-satya kA hI virodha hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne mRtyu ko nahIM, janma ko hI bhayaMkara kahA hai| 'janma' kA bandhana TUTegA to mRtyu kA bandhana svataH TUTa jaaegaa| jaba taka 'janma' kI zRMkhalA calegI, taba taka 'mRtyu' kI paramparA calane hI vAlI hai| prataH mRtyu se mukti pAne ke lie 'ajanmA' banane kI sAdhanA jarUrI hai| ananta-ananta janmoM se mRtyu kI zRMkhalA AtmA se jur3I huI hai / hara janma ke bAda mRtyu kI pIr3A kA hamane ahasAsa kiyA hai| phira bhI Azcarya hai ki, mRtyu hamAre lie nita naI vastu banI hai, usake bhUtakAlIna saMvedanoM ko hama mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-2 Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bilkula vismRta kara cuke haiN| jitanI bAra janma dhAraNa kiyA, utanI hI bAra mRtyu se mulAkAta lI.... phira bhI hameM Aja bhI mRtyu se utanA hI Dara hai / koI bhaviSyavettA Akara kaha de"tIna dina bAda tumhArI mRtyu ho jAyegI" basa ! khAnA harAma, pInA harAma,....saba kucha harAma ho jaayegaa| Akhira aisA kyoM ? janma se itanI ghabarAhaTa nahIM, to phira mRtyu ke samaya itanI ghabarAhaTa kyoM ? isakA eka mAtra kAraNa haiisa jIvana meM hamane aneka vyaktiyoM va vastuoM ke sAtha isa prakAra ke nAnA rizte jor3a lie haiM ki unheM hama chor3anA nahIM cAhate aura mRtyu hamase balAt chur3AnA cAhatI hai / mRtyu ke usa balAtkAra ke kAraNa hI hama cillAte haiM... rudana karate haiM...kalpAMta karate haiMparantu mRtyu apanA kArya sAdha hI letI hai / parantu hA~, jisane apane jIvana meM na nAtA jor3A aura na riztA jor3A eka mAtra sahaja jIvana jisane jiyA."use na to mRtyu satAtI hai.... aura na hI vaha mRtyu se bhayabhIta hotA hai / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-3 Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aise sahaja jIvana kA svAmI hI mRtyu ko maMgalamaya banAtA hai, mRtyu ko mahotsavamaya banAtA hai / are! mahotsavamaya jIvana to aneka kA hotA hai parantu mRtyu ko mahotsava banAne vAle to aise hI sahaja yogI hote haiN| aise sahaja yogI ke lie mRtyu kabhI amaMgala rUpa nahIM hotii| ve apanI mRtyu ke dvArA bhI mRtyu kA hI aMta lAte haiN| jo 'mRtyu' mRtyu kA hI aMta lA de ? bhalA use amaMgala kaise kaha sakate haiN| vaha mRtyu to maMgala-yAtrA hI kahalAegI na ! prAo ! hama saba milakara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dvArA nirdiSTa sAdhanA-patha para samyaka kadama bar3hAe~ aura apanI mRtyu ko maMgala-yAtrA ke rUpa meM parivartita kara deN| zeSa zubha / ___-muni ratnasenavijaya 0 0 0 mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-4 Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ The greatest humbug in the world is the idea that money can make a man happy. priya mumukSu 'dIpaka', dharmalAbha ! paramAtmA kI asIma kRpA se Ananda hai / saMyama-yAtrA ke sAtha-sAtha vihAra-yAtrA bhI sAnanda cala rahI hai| kala hI tumhArA patra milaa| tumhArI jijJAsAvRtti prazaMsanIya hai| dravya kI dRSTi se pratyeka padArtha nitya hai| paryAya kI dRSTi se pratyeka padArtha anitya hai| jainadarzana meM 'prAtmapadArtha bhI dravya kI dRSTi se nitya hai aura paryAya kI dRSTi se anitya hai| __ jainadarzana meM 'mRtyu' kA vicAra/cintana, kAyara/kamajora banAne ke lie nahIM hai| jIvana kI anityatA/kSaNabhaMguratA kA vicAra bhayabhIta banAne ke lie nahIM hai| jIvana kI anityatA kA vicAra koI nirAzAvAdI vicAradhArA nahIM hai| AtmA kI nityatA aura anityatA ke vicAra ke pIche rahasya rahA huA hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-5 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAtmA/jIvana kI anityatA kA vicAra hameM saMsAra se virakta banAtA hai| maraNa kA smaraNa paudgalika bhAva ke vismaraNa ke lie hai| isa amUlya jIvana meM bAhya-bhautika padArthoM ke prati Asakti na raha jAya, isI uddezya ko dhyAna meM rakhakara pUrvAcAryoM ne niyamita rUpa se anitya Adi bhAvanAoM se prAtmA ko bhAvita karane kA upadeza diyA hai| anitya bhAvanA ke antargata jIvana aura padArtha kI kSaraNabhaMguratA kA vicAra kiyA jAtA hai parantu usa bhAvanA kA eka mAtra uddezya vairAgya ko puSTa karanA hI hai| - anitya, azaraNa, saMsAra, ekatva, anyatva aura azuci bhAvanAe~ vairAgya kI puSTi ke lie hI haiN| ye bhAvanAe~ nirAzAvAdI banane ke lie nahIM haiN| mahopAdhyAya zrImad vinayavijayajI ma. ne 'zAMta-sudhArasa' grantha ke antargata anitya prAdi bhAvanAtroM meM jIvana kI anityatAdi ke varNana ke sAtha-sAtha utsAhavardhaka prAtmA kI amaratA kA bhI varNana kiyA hai| priya dIpaka ! tumane 'zAMta-sudhArasa' grantha to kaNThastha kiyA hI hogA ? jagat ke yathArtha-svarUpa kA varNana karane vAlA yaha anamola grantha hai| vividha rAgoM meM ina gItoM ko gAyA jA sakatA hai| ekAnta-zAnta-prazAnta vAtAvaraNa meM dhIre-dhIre ina gItoM ko gAyA jAya to hama AtmA kI mastI kA anubhava kara sakate haiN| AtmA kI suSupta cetanA kI jAgRti ke lie yaha grantha preraNA mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-6 Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA adbhuta srota hai / mujhe to yaha grantha atyanta hI pasanda par3A hai / kaNThastha to kiyA hI hai, sAtha hI isake hindI-vivecana ke lie bhI maiMne yatkiMcit prayAsa kiyA hai / upAdhyAyajI ma. pharamAte haiM "anityAdi bhAvanAoM se AtmA ko bhAvita kie binA vidvAn jana ke hRdaya meM bhI zAMta amRta-rasa kA pragaTIkaraNa saMbhava nahIM hai|" pahalI anitya-bhAvanA ke antargata geyASTaka kI ATha gAthAoM meM saMsAra ke bhautika padArthoM aura jIvana kI kSaNabhaMguratA kA mArmika zabdoM meM varNana karane ke bAda antima gAthA meM 'prAtmA kI nityatA' kA varNana karate hue pharamAte haiM nityamekaM cidAnandamayamAtmano, rUpamabhirUpya sukhamanubhaveyam / AtmA nitya hai| AtmA eka hai| AtmA cidAnanda rUpa hai| nitya arthAt zAzvata AtmA apane maulika svarUpa kA kabhI tyAga karane vAlI nahIM hai| AtmA kA jo maulika svarUpa hai, vaha kabhI naSTa hone vAlA nahIM hai / AtmA eka hai arthAt AtmA kI jAti eka hai| AtmA mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-7 Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke mUla-bhUta svarUpa kI apekSA jagat meM rahe samasta prANiyoM meM ekatA hai."samAnatA hai / yAvat siddha bhagavantoM ke sAtha bhI mUlabhUta dravya kI apekSA hamArI ekatA/samAnatA hai| jagat meM ananta AtmAoM kA astitva hote hue bhI jAti kI apekSA vizva kI sabhI AtmAe~ eka samAna haiN| . prAtmA 'cidAnaMdamaya' hai| prAtmA svayaM hI pAnaMdamaya hai| eka choTI sI ghaTanA yAda A rahI hai* . bambaI ke zeyara bAjAra ke eka kinAre para baiThakara eka bhikhArI hamezA bhIkha mA~gatA thaa| jo koI udhara AtA-jAtA thA usase use bhIkha mila jAtI thii| isa prakAra vaha jIvana paryaMta bhIkha hI mA~gatA rhaa| 70 varSa kI umra meM usa bhikhArI ke zarIra meM koI roga paidA huA aura usa roga ke kAraNa usakI mRtyu ho gii| bhikhArI ke zava ko nagarapAlikA ke karmacArI uThA le ge| jahA~ yaha bhikhArI baiThatA thA, usake pAsa hI eka vyApArI kI dukAna thii| usane socA, 'isa sthAna para varSoM se yaha bhikhArI baiThA thA.."ataH isa jagaha ko kama se kama sApha to karavA eN| aisA vicAra kara usa vyApArI ne usa sthAna ko khodA / khodane ke sAtha hI usa bhUmi meM se 2000 sonA mohareM nikliiN| moharoM ko dekha kara vyApArI khuza ho gyaa| dRSTAnta kA upanaya hai-dhana kA khajAnA bhikhArI kI baiThaka ke nIce hI par3A thA""parantu vaha bhikhArI jIvana-paryanta bhikhArI hI rahA, usI prakAra sukha prAnanda kA khajAnA prAtmA ke nIce andara hI par3A hai, parantu hama use bAhara khoja rahe haiN| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-8 Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAsmA svayaM sukhamaya hai| sukha kI prApti ke lie kahIM daur3a lagAne kI jarUrata nahIM hai""vaha to prAtmA se hI prApta ho skegaa| pUjya mahopAdhyAya yazovijayajI ma. 'jJAnasAra' meM pharamAte nidhi svasannidhAveva sthiratA darzayiSyasi / he vatsa ! caMcala mana vAlA banakara tU kyoM idhara-udhara bhaTakakara kheda pA rahA hai ? tU apane svarUpa meM sthira bana / sukha kA khajAnA tere pAsa hI hai sthairya ke bAda hI vaha khajAnA hAtha laga skegaa| he Atman ! tU svayaM cidAnanda svarUpa hai| bAhya paudgalika parabhAva kA tyAga kara aura nija cidAnanda svarUpa meM masta bana / zuddhAtma svarUpa ke cintana se AtmA nirAzAvAda ke jAla/ jaMjAla se mukta banatI hai aura nirbhaya banatI hai| 'prazaraNa-bhAvanA' ke antargata sarvaprathama geyASTaka meM saMsAra meM AtmA kI azaraNatA kA varNana kiyA gayA hai / duniyA meM aisA koI jIvana nahIM hai... aisI koI jagaha nahIM hai, aisA koI pada/sthAna nahIM hai, jise prApta karane ke bAda AtmA sadA ke lie nirbhaya nizcinta bana jAya / dhana, yauvana, putra, parivAra, rAjya, samRddhi, pada tathA pratiSThA Adi koI bhI AtmA ke lie zaraNya nahIM hai isa prakAra mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-9 Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'prazaraNatA' kA vistRta varNana karane ke bAda anta meM zaraNya zaraNadAtA kA paricaya dete hue kahate haiM zaraNamekamanusara caturaGgam, parihara mamatAsaGgam / isa vizva meM AtmA ke lie eka mAtra zaraNya cAra aMga (dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAva) vAle dharma kI zaraNAgati kA svIkAra kara aura bAhya bhautika padArthoM kI mamatA kA tyAga kara / 'saMsAra-bhAvanA' ke antargata saMsAra kI pratidAruNatA/viSamatA kA savistRta varNana karane ke bAda mahopAdhyAyajI ma. pharamAte haiM ki sakalasaMsArabhayabhedakam, jinavaco manasi nibadhAna re| isa dAruNa aura viSama saMsAra ke samasta bhayoM se mukta banAne vAle 'jinavacana' ko mana meM dhAraNa kara / jinezvaradeva ke vacana moha ke parvata ko bhedane meM vajratulya haiM / parvata ko bhedane kA sAmarthya vajra meM hI hai| saMsAra kI bhayAnakatA/bhayaMkaratA kA varNana karane ke bAda mahopAdhyAyajI ma. usa saMsAra ko bhedane/naSTa karane kA upAya bhI sAtha meM hI batalA rahe haiN| jina-vacana meM vaha tAkata hai. zakti hai / jina-vacana ke pAlana se AtmA karma ke bhAra se mukta banatI hai""saMsAra ke bhaya se rahita banatI hai| 'ekatva-bhAvanA' ke antargata pU. mahopAdhyAyajI ma. pharamAte mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-10 Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiM ki isa saMsAra meM AtmA akelI janma dhAraNa karatI hai aura mauta ko prApta karatI hai aura akelI hI karma kA baMdha karatI hai aura akelI hI karma ke phala kA bhoga karatI hai| isa saMsAra meM prAtmA meM jo kucha viSamatA dikhAI de rahI hai "vaha saba karma kI parAdhInatA/paravazatA ke kAraNa hI hai| AtmA kI karmakRta viSamatA kA varNana karane ke bAda pU. upAdhyAyajI ma. pharamAte haiM rucirasamatAmRtarasaM kSaraNamuditamAsvAdaya mudA / atyanta manohara udita samatA amRta ke rasa kA prasannatApUrvaka prAsvAdana kr| ..."isI prakAra 'anyatva bhAvanA' ke antargata AtmA se bhinna para/podgalika padArtha kA varNana karate hue pharamAte haiM ki duniyA ke sabhI padArtha prAtmA se bhinna haiN| isa sanAtana satya kI ajJAnatA ke kAraNa AtmA paudgalika padArtha meM Atma-buddhimamatva-buddhi karake vyartha hI karma-baMdha karatI hai| zarIra, dhana, putra, svajana tathA mahala Adi sabhI tujhase bhinna haiM...jisa zarIra ko apanA mAnakara satata usake rakSaNa, saMrakSaNa aura poSaNa meM tU prayatnazIla hai. vaha zarIra bhI terA kahA~ hai ? paudgalika padArtha kI mamatA hI paritApa aura santApa kA kAraNa hai| jagat ke samasta padArthoM kA saMga/paricaya eka mAtra duHkha kA hI janaka hai| jagat kA koI bhI bhautika padArtha prAtmA ke lie sahAyaka nahIM bana sakatA hai / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-11 Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMta meM mahopAdhyAyajI ma. pharamAte haiMbhaja jinapatimasahAyasahAyam, zivagati-sugamopAyam / zivagati/mokSa kI prApti meM sugama sarala upAya rUpa asahAya ko sahAyatA karane vAle jinezvara bhagavanta ko tuma bhjo| isa saMsAra meM jisakA koI belI/sAthI nahIM hai usako pUrNa sahayoga dene vAle pUrNa banAne vAle jinezvara bhagavanta haiN| jinezvara bhagavanta kI zaraNAgata banI AtmA hI pUrNatA ko prApta karatI hai| chaThI azuci-bhAvanA meM mahopAdhyAyajI ma. vistAra se zarIra kI azucitA/apavitratA kA varNana karate haiN| .."isa zarIra ko bAraMbAra nahalAe""candana se isakA bAraMbAra lepa kare, phira bhI yaha deha apanI svAbhAvika malinatA kA tyAga karane vAlA nahIM hai| karpUra ke Dhera ke bIca lahasuna ko rakhA jAya to bhI kyA lahasuna sugaMdhita bana sakatA hai ? isI prakAra isa deha ko kitanA hI vibhUSita kiyA jAya phira bhI yaha deha apane maulika svabhAva kA tyAga karane vAlA nahIM hai| isa deha se mala kA pravAha satata baha rahA hai| deha kI apavitratA kA savistRta varNana karane ke bAda mahopAdhyAyajI ma. AtmA kI pavitratA kA varNana karate hue pharamAte haiM "atipuNyam, taccitaya cetnnaipunnym"| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-12 Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atipavitra AtmA kI nipuNatA kA vicAra/cintana kara / AtmA kA maulika svarUpa zuddha, niraMjana, nirAkAra aura niSkalaMka hai| AtmA zaMkha kI taraha niraMjana aura AkAza kI taraha nirlepa hai| jisa prakAra AkAza ko kisI prakAra kA dAga nahIM lagatA hai, usI prakAra prAtmA para bhI kisI prakAra kA dAga nahIM lagatA hai| mUlabhUta Atma-dravya sphaTika ratna se bhI adhika nirmala aura vizuddha hai| __AtmA ke maulika svarUpa ke cintana se citta prasanna aura nirmala banatA hai| AtmA ke zuddha svarUpa ke cintana se prAtmA nirbhaya banatI hai| mumukSu dIpaka ! jaina-darzana meM 'mRtyu' kA vicAra eka mAtra vairAgya-puSTi aura Atma-jAgRti ke lie hI hai| sAmAnyataH duniyA meM sAta bhaya prasiddha haiM ihaloka-bhaya--manuSya ko manuSya se bhaya ityAdi / paraloka-bhaya-manuSya ko tiryaMca tathA deva se bhaya / AdAna-bhaya-corI, lUTa Adi kA bhaya / prAjovikA-bhaya-dhanArjana kaise ho? isakA bhaya / akasmAt-bhaya-rela, moTara Adi kI durghaTanA kA bhaya / apayaza-bhaya-loka meM merI apakIti to nahIM hogI na ? isakA bhy| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-13 Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu-bhaya- - mauta zrA jAyagI to isakA bhaya / - ina sAta bhayoM meM sabase adhika bhaya mRtyu se hotA hai / mRtyu ke bhaya se sarvathA mukta karane vAle arihanta paramAtmA haiM / isalie arihanta paramAtmA ko 'abhayadayANaM' 'abhaya dAtA' kahate haiN| arihanta paramAtmA kI bhAvapUrvaka bhakti karane se hameM 'abhaya' kI prApti hotI hai| jisane arihanta kI zaraNAgati svIkAra kI hai, usa zrAtmA ko mRtyu kA bhaya bhI nahIM satAtA hai / vaha zrAtmA nirbhaya bana jAtI hai / jIvana meM nirbhayatA kI prApti ke lie paramAtmA kI bhakti meM satata prayatnazIla bane raho / zrArAdhanA meM udyamavanta rahanA / parivAra meM sabhI ko dharmalAbha | zeSa zubha / 20 - ratnasena vijaya dIpaka ke pyAra meM pataMgA jala jAtA hai, sUraja ke Ane se Apa na bhUlanA apane candra china jAtA hai / astitva ko e mIta ! saMsAra meM jo prAtA hai, niHsandeha jAtA hai // mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 14 Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khabara nahIM isa jaga meM mana ! kauna jAne samajha pala kI, kala kI ? 3 priya mumukSu 'dIpaka' dharmalAbha ! paramAtma- kRpA se prAnanda hai / tumhArA patra milA / samAcAra jJAta hue / putra 'parAga' kI akAla-mRtyu se tumhAre dila ko jo AghAta lagA usa zrAghAta kI vedanA ko pragaTa karane vAlA tumhArA patra par3hA / isa saMsAra meM jisakA janma huA hai usakI mRtyu nizcita hI hai | 'paMcasUtrakAra' ne bahuta hI sundara bAta kahI hai - saMjogo vizrogokAraNaM / jahA~ saMyoga hai vahA~ viyoga khar3A hI hai / mohAdhInatA / ajJAnatA ke kAraNa hama sAnukUla saMyoga ko svIkAra karate haiM.... parantu usake viyoga ko asvIkAra kara dete haiM / .... sAnukUla saMyoga svIkAra hai kintu viyoga asvIkAra hai / jo saMyoga hameM Ananda detA hai... jisa saMyoga meM hama prasanna banate haiM, usakA viyoga hameM avazya duHkhI karatA hai / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 15 Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAMsArika saMyoga kI cintA zrArttadhyAna hai / bhautika saMyoga viyoga kI cintA karanA zrArttadhyAna hai / udAharaNa - " kaba mujhe aise makAna kI prApti hogI ?" yaha 'saMyoga - cintA' rUpa ArttadhyAna hai / " merI vastu koI uThA to nahIM le jAegA na ?" yaha saMyoga ke viyoga kI cintA - rUpa prArttadhyAna hai / 4000 pratikUla saMyoga ke viyoga kI cintA karanA bhI prArttadhyAna hai / jaise yaha dhUpa kaba jAyagI ? yaha garma pavana kaba baMda hogA ? jIvana meM dharma kI pariNati ke lie satata Atma- jAgRti kI AvazyakatA hai / yadi satata zrAtma jAgRti na ho to kaba hamArI AtmA ArttadhyAna ke vazIbhUta ho jAyagI, kucha kaha nahIM sakate / sAMsArika sukha ke rAga aura duHkha ke dveSa se AtmA ArttadhyAna ke adhIna bana jAtI hai aura vyartha hI karma baMdha karatI hai / mumukSu dIpaka ! tUne yoga- zAstra kA cauthA prakAza dekhA / par3hA hogA ? kalikAlasarvajJa hemacandrAcArya jI bhagavanta ne 'yogazAstra' ke cauthe prakAza meM 'saMsAra bhAvanA' kA varNana karate hue likhA haisamagralokAkAze'pi, nAnArUpaiH svakarmataH / bAlAgramapi tannAsti, yanna spRSTaM zarIribhIH / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 16 Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa samagra lokAkAza meM bAla ke agra-bhAga jitanA bhI sthAna aisA nahIM hai ki jisakA sparza svakarma ke udaya se nAnA rUpoM dvArA hamArI AtmA ne nahIM kiyA ho ! isase siddha hotA hai ki hamArI AtmA ne caudaha rAjaloka svarUpa jagat ke sabhI AkAza-pradezoM kA sparza kara janma aura mRtyu ko prApta kiyA hai| mRtyu kI anivAryatA ko samajhAne vAlI eka ghaTanA yAda pA rahI hai * eka bAra mahAtmA buddha kisI vRkSa ke nIce baiThe hue the| tabhI eka bur3hiyA atyanta karuNa rudana karatI huI unake nikaTa AI.... usakI A~khoM se A~suoM kI dhArA baha rahI thii| usake hRdaya meM atyanta vedanA thii| mahAtmA buddha ne AzvAsana dete hue kahA "bhaginI ! itane jora se rudana kyoM kara rahI ho?" usa strI ne rote hue kahA, "kRpAsindhu ! Apa karuNA ke avatAra ho / he kRpAlu ! mere jIvana kA AdhAra ikalautA putra kucha bhI bolatA nahIM hai... khAtA nahIM hai. pItA nahIM hai. usake zvAsa kI gati banda ho gaI hai. zarIra meM kisI prakAra kI halanacalana nahIM hai| mere jIvana kA vahI eka mAtra AdhAra hai, ataH prApa kRpA karake use ThIka kara diijie|" bur3hiyA kA ikalautA putra mara cukA thA aura vaha usako punaH jIvita karAnA cAhatI thii| mRtyu-2 mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-17 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAtmA buddha ne socA- "isakA ikalautA putra mara gayA hai aura use yaha jIvita karAnA cAhatI hai parantu kyA mRtyu ke mukha meM gayA huA jIva punaHjIvana pA sakatA hai ? ise apane putra ke prati atyanta hI gAr3ha rAga hai.""prema hai "prAsakti hai.... ataH ise kisI prakAra se yuktipUrvaka samajhAnA hogaa|" kucha soca-vicAra kara mahAtmA buddha ne kahA-"bhaginI ! tumhAre putra ko svastha karane kA eka upAya hai| tU isa pAsa ke nagara meM jAkara usa ghara se thor3I sI bhikSA lekara A jA, jisa ghara meM kisI bhI vyakti kI mRtyu Aja taka nahIM huI ho|" mahAtmA buddha kI yaha vANI sunakara vaha strI prasanna ho gii| usane socA--"abhI maiM bhikSA le AUMgI..."aura merA baccA ThIka ho jaaegaa|" turanta hI vaha strI nagara kI aura daudd'ii| nagara meM praveza karane ke bAda vaha eka seTha ke dvAra para khar3I ho bhikSA kI yAcanA karane lgii| turanta hI seTha bhikSA dene ke lie taiyAra ho gayA, parantu bur3hiyA ne apanI zarta kahI-"Apake ghara meM abhI taka kisI kI mRtyu to nahIM huI hai na ?" ___ bur3hiyA kI bAta sunakara seTha ne kahA "bahina ! cAra mAsa pUrva hI mere pitA kI mRtyu huI hai|" . bur3hiyA ne kahA-"to phira mujhe bhikSA nahIM caahiye|" itanA kahakara vaha Age bar3ha gaI aura dUsare ghara se bhikSA kI mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-18 Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yAcanA karane lgii| bhikSA to mila sakatI thI, kintu bur3hiyA kI zarta sabako asvIkArya thii| bur3hiyA aura Age bddh'ii| tIsare ghara se bhikSA kI yAcanA karane lgo| hara ghara se use bhikSA mila sakatI thI, parantu bur3hiyA kI zarta kisI ko maMjUra nahIM thii| koI kahatA-mere pitA kI mRtyu huI hai to koI kahatA putra kI to koI bhAI, bahina, dAdA, dAdI ko mRtyu kI bAta sunAtA / bur3hiyA ghara-ghara bhaTakI..."parantu kahIM se bhI use apanI zarta ke anusAra bhikSA nahIM mila paaii| ...Akhira thakakara mahAtmA buddha ke pAsa AI aura bolI-"nAtha ! mujhe kahIM se bhI bhikSA prApta nahIM ho pAI hai|" mahAtmA buddha ne kahA,..."to phira tumhAre putra kI svasthatA kA koI dUsarA ilAja nahIM hai| duniyA meM jo janma letA hai use mRtyu ke mukha meM jAnA hI par3atA hai / aisA koI ghara athavA sthAna nahIM hai, jahA~ mRtyu kA Agamana nahIM huA ho athavA nahIM hotA ho / mRtyu kA Agamana sarvatra-sarvadA sambhava hai| usake lie vAra-tyohAra-tithi-mAsa yA samaya kA koI pratibandha nahIM hai| duniyA meM jo pAyA hai, use eka dina mRtyu kI zaraNa meM avazya jAnA hI par3atA hai|" mahAtmA buddha kI preraka vANI suna kara bur3hiyA ke jJAnacakSu khula gae aura usake hRdaya meM rahA putra-mRtyu kA santApa dUra ho gyaa| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-19 Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! isa saMsAra meM hamArA astitva kamala ke patte para par3e prosabiMduoM kI taraha asthira/prazAzvata hai| jala-taraMgoM kI bhA~ti AyuSya atyanta hI capala caMcala hai| mahopAdhyAya zrImad yazovijayajI ma. ne 'jJAnasAra' meM kahA hai-'prAyurvAyuvadasthiram / AyuSya vAyu kI taraha asthira hai| jisa prakAra vAyu kahIM bhI sthira nahIM rahatA hai usI prakAra apanA AyuSya bhI utanA hI caMcala hai / kisa samaya jIvana kA yaha dIpa bujha jAegA, usakA koI patA nahIM hai| pavana ke pravAha ke bIca hamArA jIvana-dIpa khar3A hai| kisa samaya pavana kA jhoMkA/jhapATA AegA aura yaha jIvana-dIpa bujha jAegA, kucha nahIM kaha sakate haiN| kisI zAyara ne ThIka hI kahA hai na gAtI hai, na gunagunAtI hai| mauta jaba AtI hai, cupake se calI AtI hai| bhautika jagat meM AzcaryakArI zodha karane vAle aura pragati ke zikhara para ArUr3ha Aja ke vijJAna ke sAmane sabase bar3I samasyA 'mRtyu' kI hai / prArogya aura tabIbI vijJAna ke kSetra meM vijJAna ne Azcaryajanaka pragati kI hai| aneka rogoM ke nidAna aura upacAroM kI zodha vijJAna ne kI hai parantu Aja taka koI vaijJAnika kisI bhI vyakti ko 'mRtyu' ke roga se nahIM bacA pAyA hai / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-20 Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana meM sukha aura zAnti kI prApti ke lie sikandara samrAT ne aneka dezoM para AkramaNa kiyA thaa| bhArata-bhUmi para aneka bAra prAkramaraNa karake sikandara samrATa ne svarNa ke Dhera khar3e kara die the| ___ zArIrika rogoM kI cikitsA ke lie aneka vaidya usakI sevA meM hAjira/upasthita the| zatruoM se rakSaNa ke lie aneka zastra-sajja sainika sadaiva usake pAsa upasthita rahate the| phira bhI aphasosa hai ki hara prakAra kI sukha-suvidhA aura karor3oM kI jAyadAda hone para bhI eka dina usa sikandara ko isa raMga-biraMgI duniyA se vidAI lenI pdd'ii| usakI samasta sattAsaMpatti yahIM raha gaI aura use khAlI hAtha jAnA pdd'aa| kavi ne ThIka hI kahA haihajAroM aiza ke sAmAna, mulle aura mAlika the| sikandara jaba gayA duniyA se, donoM hAtha khAlI the|| tujhe patA hI hogA 'vizvasamrAT' banane kA svapna dekhane vAle 'nepoliyana bonApArTa' ko kaisI dudazA meM mauta ko bheMTanA par3A thA ! mRtyu anivArya hai| jIvana asthira hai|caMcala hai| duniyA meM jitane bhI saMyoga haiM.. unake pIche viyoga khar3A hI hai| kisI kI mRtyu para hameM khuza/rAjI nahIM honA hai kyoMki mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-21 Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratyeka vyakti ko jInA pasanda hai "maranA pasanda nahIM hai| isake sAtha isa bAta ko bhI dhyAna meM rakhanA hai ki kisI svajana kI mRtyu ke bAda rAgajanya zoka/saMtApa bhI nahIM karanA hai / duniyA ke sambandha Akasmika haiN| isa jIvana meM jina-jina vyaktiyoM ke sAtha jo-jo sambandha hue haiM, ve saba sambandha asthira aura parivartanazIla haiN| Aja isa bhava/janma meM jisake sAtha putra kA sambandha huA hai..."sambhava hai AgAmI bhava meM usase pitA kA bhI sambandha ho jaae| isa bhava meM jisake sAtha patnI kA sambandha hai sambhava hai AgAmI bhava meM usake sAtha mAtA kA bhI sambandha ho jaay| AgAmI bhava/janma kI to bAta chor3o, mathurA meM kuberadatta kuberadattA aura kuberasenA vezyA ke bIca eka hI bhava meM aneka sambandha hue the| isI jIvana meM mitra aura zatru ke badalate hue sambandhoM kA kyA hameM anubhava nahIM hai ! jo vyakti isa jIvana meM hamArA ghaniSTa dosta/mitra hotA hai, vahI vyakti kucha varSoM ke bAda hamArA kaTTara zatru bhI bana jAtA hai / jisa vyakti ke lie hama apanI jAna kI kurbAnI dene ke lie bhI taiyAra hote haiM... sambhava hai, isa jIvana meM usa vyakti kI jAna lene ke lie bhI taiyAra ho jaaeN| saMsAra ke sambandha to paMkhI mele kI bhA~ti haiN| saMdhyA samaya vRkSa para aneka pakSI Akara ikaTTha hote haiM parantu prAtaHkAla sUryodaya hote hI sabhI pakSI anya-anya dizA meM prayANa kara jAte haiN| ataH vartamAna jIvana ke kisI svajana ke viyoga meM zoka mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-22 Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ santApa karanA ajJAnatA hI hai| isa prakAra zoka karane se kevala mohanIya karma kA hI bandha hotA hai / hameM yaha amUlya mAnava-jIvana mohanIya karma ke bandhana se mukta hone ke lie milA hai| jisa jIvana meM bandhana-mukti ke lie prayatna karanA hai, vahI jIvana 'adhika bandhana' ke lie na ho jAya, isake lie hameM vizeSa sAvadhAna bananA caahiye| bhagavAna mahAvIra paramAtmA ne 'pAcArAMga sUtra' ke antargata bahuta hI sundara bAta kahI hai uThThie no pmaaye| uTho, jaago| pramAda kA tyAga kro| yaha zreSTha jIvana sone ke lie nahIM hai balki ananta kI moha-nidrA meM se jAgRta banane ke lie hai| jo mohAdhIna hai. vaha soyA huA ho hai aura jisane moha kA tyAga kiyA hai vaha jAgRta hI hai / ananta kAla kI mohAdhIna dazA meM hama sote hI rahe haiN| jAgane ke lie koI avasara hI hAtha nahIM lagA hai| AtmajAgRti rahita jIvana vyartha hI hai / ....nidrA kA abhAva' koI jAgRti nahIM hai| duniyA meM aise bhI aneka prANI haiM jo kaI dinoM taka sote bhI nahIM hai, parantu itane mAtra se unheM jAgRta nahIM kaha sakate / jo AtmA mohAdhIna hai, vaha soI huI hI hai| sakala vizva meM moha kA sAmrAjya phailA huA hai| vaha acche-acche ko daboca letA hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-23 Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - gyArahaveM 'upazAMtamoha' guNasthAnaka para pahu~cI huI AtmA vItarAga-sadRza hotI hai / use rAga aura dveSa kA leza bhI udaya nahIM hotA hai / parantu usa AtmA ko bhI moha nahIM chor3atA hai / moha usa AtmA para bhI joradAra AkramaNa kara detA hai. moha ke AkramaNa ke sAtha hI vaha AtmA ghaD-dhaD nIce giratI hai aura ekadama nimnastara-mithyAtva guNasthAnaka taka pahu~ca jAtI hai / 'putra-mRtyu' kI jo ghaTanA banI hai, use svIkAre binA chuTakArA hI nahIM hai| jagat kA yathArtha darzana karane se putra-moha avazya dUra hogA aura tuma apane jIvana meM zAnti kA anubhava kara skoge| barphIle parvata para car3hane kI bhA~ti hI guNasthAnaka kI zreNI para ArohaNa karanA atyanta kaThina hai| barphIle parvata para car3hate samaya thor3I sI sAvadhAnI na rakhI jAya to vyakti phisalakara nIce gira sakatA hai| barphIle parvata para car3hane ke lie jitanI sAvadhAnI aura jAgati kI AvazyakatA hai, usase bhI adhika sAvadhAnI kI AvazyakatA guNasthAnaka para car3hane ke lie jarUrI hai| ataH pramAda kA tyAga kara Atmahita ke lie prayatnazIla bananA cAhiye / kisI ne ThIka hI kahA hai-- jisane jAnA mUlya samaya kA, vaha Age bar3ha pAyA hai| pAlasa karake jo baiTha gayA, vaha jIvana bhara pachatAyA hai / ArAdhanA meM udyamavaMta rhnaa| parivAra meM sabhI ko dharmalAbha khnaa| zeSa zubha / __-ratnasena vijaya mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-24 Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kitane muphalisa ho gae, kitane tavaMgara ho ge| rAkha meM jaba mila gae donoM barAbara ho ge| mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! dhrmlaabh| paramAtmA kI asIma kRpA se Ananda hai| do dina pUrva hI tumhArA patra milA / prasannatA kA anubhava huaa| mRtyu ke rahasyoM kI tumhArI jijJAsA jAnakara vizeSa Ananda huaa| jainadazana ke anusAra prAtmA zAzvata padArtha hai| AtmA kA astitva anAdi-ananta hai / AtmA kA na koI janma hai aura na kabhI mRtyu / janma aura mRtyu prAtmA ke dharma nahIM haiM / vyavahAra se hama jise 'janma aura mRtyu' kahate haiM. vaha to aupacArika hai| karmabaddha saMsArI AtmA apane AyuSya aura nAmakarma ke anusAra nae-nae deha dhAraNa karatI hai| manuSya-gati nAmakarma ke phalasvarUpa AtmA manuSya-deha ko dhAraNa karatI hai, tiryaMca aura deva-gati nAmakarma ke anusAra AtmA tiryaMca aura deva ke deha ko dhAraNa karatI hai aura apane AyuSya-karma ke anusAra utane samaya taka AtmA usa deha meM rahatI mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-25 Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| AyuSyakarma ke kSINa ho jAne para prAtmA usa deha kA tyAga kara detI hai usI ko hama 'mRtyu' kahate haiM / apane pUrvadeha ke tyAga ke bAda AtmA punaH navIna deha ko dhAraNa karatI hai| isa prakAra hama kaha sakate haiM ki eka deha kA visarjana mRtyu hai / ___ jaba taka AtmA karmoM se sarvathA mukta nahIM banatI hai, taba taka vaha deha-rahita avasthA meM nahIM raha sakatI hai| anAdi kAla se taijasa aura kArmaNa zarIra to AtmA ke sAtha hI haiN| parantu ye donoM zarIra atyanta sUkSma haiN| ye cakSutroM ke agocara haiM / taijasa aura kArmaraNa zarIra ko chor3a kara dUsare tIna zarIra haiM-audArika, vaikriyika aura AhAraka / AhAraka-labdhi dhAraka caudaha pUrvadhara AtmAe~ hI prAhArakazarIra banA sakatI haiN| AhAraka labdhimaMnta caudaha pUrvI prAtmA apane kisI saMzaya ke nivAraNa ke lie 'pAhAraka-zarIra' kA nirmANa karatI hai| manuSya aura tiryaMcoM ke janma se hI audArika-zarIra hotA hai| deva aura nAraka jIvoM ke janma se hI vaikriyika zarIra hotA hai| vikriyA labdhi vAle manuSya tathA tiryaMca apanI labdhi ke bala se vaikriyika zarIra kI racanA kara sakate haiN| deva-gati aura naraka-gati ke jIvoM ke janma se hI vaikriyika zarIra hotA hai aura unake pAsa vikriyA labdhi bhI hotI hai, jisake bala se ve jaba cAhe taba uttara vaikriyika zarIra kI racanA kara sakate haiN| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-26 Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratyeka jIvAtmA apane jIvana meM AgAmI bhava ke AyuSya kA baMdha eka hI bAra karatI hai| vartamAna meM hama jisa AyuSya/ jIvana kA bhoga kara rahe haiM, isakA baMdha isa bhava meM nahIM huA hai, balki gata bhava meM huA hai / jJAnAvaraNIyAdi sAta karmoM kA baMdha hamAre jIvana meM prati pala/prati samaya cAlU hai, jabaki AgAmI bhava ke AyuSya kA baMdha jIvana meM eka hI bAra hotA hai aura vaha baMdha 'antarmuhUrta' paryanta calatA hai| AyuSya ke baMdha-kAla samaya meM hamArI AtmA ke jaise zubhaazubha pariNAma/adhyavasAya hote haiM, usI ke anurUpa/anusAra hamArI zubha-azubhagati kA nirNaya hotA hai| isase spaSTa hotA hai ki AyuSya baMdha kA kAla hamAre AgAmI jIvana kA nirNAyaka Determination of our next life hai| eka-mAtra carama-bhavI AtmAe~ apane jIvana meM AyuSya-karma kA baMdha nahIM karatI haiN| caramabhavI/zarIrI ve AtmAe~ hotI haiM, jo usI bhava meM karmabaMdhana se mukta banane vAlI hoN| una caramazarIrI AtmAoM ko chor3akara sabhI AtmAe~ apane jIvana meM eka bAra avazya prAyuSya karma kA baMdha karatI haiN| prAyaH vartamAna jIvana kA bhAga vyatIta hone para AtmA apane AgAmI bhava ke AyuSyakarma kA baMdha karatI hai| kadAcit usa samaya karma kA bandha na huA ho to avaziSTa AyuSya kA 3 bhAga bItane para AgAmI bhava ke AyuSya kA baMdha hotA hai aura kadAcit usa samaya bhI baMdha na ho to vartamAna jIvana ke anta samaya meM to avazya hI AgAmI bhava ke AyuSya kA baMdha hotA hai / AyuSya baMdha bhI do prakAra kA hotA hai-(1) sopakrama AyuSya aura (2) nirupakrama aayussy| jisa AyuSya para kisI mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-27 Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAra kA upakrama zrAghAta na lagatA ho, use nirupakrama AyuSya kahate haiM aura jisa AyuSya para kisI prakAra kA AghAta / upakrama lagatA ho use sopakrama prAyuSya kahate haiM / atyanta harSa aura atyanta zoka ke samAcAra se bhI hRdayagati avaruddha ho jAtI hai / kaI bAra rela, moTara Adi kI durghaTanA se bhI vyakti kI jIvanaDora TUTa jAtI hai aura vyakti kA AyuSya samApta ho jAtA hai / jisa vyakti kA AyuSya sopakramI ho, usakA avaziSTa AyuSya mAtra antarmuhUrta meM samApta ho jAtA hai | udAharaNa ke lie eka vyakti ne apane pUrva bhava meM assI varSa ke AyuSya kA baMdha kiyA aura isa bhava meM 40 varSa kI umra meM rela durghaTanA ho gaI to vaha vyakti apanA avaziSTa 40 varSa kA AyuSya eka mAtra antima antarmuhUrta meM samApta kara legA / tIrthaMkara, cakravartI, baladeva, vAsudeva, prativAsudeva aura caramazarIrI AtmAoM kA AyuSya nirupakrama hotA hai arthAt una AtmAoM para bhayaMkara upasarga zrA jAyeM to bhI unake AyuSya para kisI prakAra kA upakrama / prAghAta nahIM lagatA hai / arthAt ve AtmAe~ apane prAyuSya kA sampUrNa upabhoga karatI haiM / maraNAnta kaSTa se bhI unake pUrva nizcita AyuSya kA ghAta nahIM hotA hai, jabaki sopakramI AyuSya vAlI AtmAoM kA prAyuSya roga, upadrava, durghaTanA Adi ke AghAta se pahale bhI naSTa ho sakatA hai / mumukSu dIpaka ! prAya: karake apanA bhI prAyuSya sopakramI / sopaghAtI hI hai mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-28 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .."prataH kisa samaya apane AyuSya kI Dora TUTa jAegI, isakA koI patA nahIM hai| _ 'jAtasya hi dhra vo mRtyuH' jo AtmA isa saMsAra meM kisI dehadhArI ke rUpa meM janma letI hai, to usakI mRtyu nizcita hI hai cAhe vaha deva ho yA manuSya, tiryaMca ho yA nAraka / janma lene vAle ke lie mRtyu anivArya hai parantu mRtyu ke bAda janma vaikalpika hai| jo AtmAe~ apane vartamAna manuSya-jIvana meM ghAti-praghAti samasta karmoM kA kSaya kara detI haiM..."unakI bhI eka bAra mRtyu to hotI hI hai parantu ve AtmAe~ apanI antima mRtyu ke dvArA amaratva prApta kara letI haiM aura sadA ke lie janmajarA aura mRtyu ke bandhana se mukta ho jAtI haiN| parantu jo AtmAe~ karma-bandhana se grasta haiM, una AtmAoM ko apane karmAnusAra janma dhAraNa karanA hI par3atA hai| __ janmasthala kI pasaMdagI bhI svaicchika nahIM hai| hara jIva apane-apane karmoM ke anusAra hI gati aura jAti meM janma dhAraNa karatA hai / prabhu mahAvIra svAmI ne ThIka hI kahA hai 'kammaraNA baMbharago hoi, kammuraNA hoi khttiyo|' AtmA kI apanI koI jAti nahIM hai parantu apane karma ke anusAra hI AtmA brAhmaNa, kSatriya Adi banatI hai| * atyanta prArambha-samArambha aura parigraha meM Asakta AtmA naraka AyuSya kA baMdha karatI hai| * mAyAdhIna AtmA tiryaMca AyuSya kA baMdha karatI hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-29 Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * alpArambha, alpa-parigraha vAlI aura svabhAva se mRdu aura sarala prAtmAe~ manuSya prAyuSya kA baMdha karatI haiM / * sarAga-saMyama, bAla-tapa aura akAmanirjarA se AtmA devagati ke AyuSya kA baMdha karatI hai / * devagati ke deva punaH devagati ke AyuSya kA baMdha nahIM karate haiM. arthAt deva marakara deva nahIM banate haiN| * deva marakara naraka meM bhI paidA nahIM hote haiM / * narakagati ke jIva deva aura narakagati ke AyuSya kA baMdha nahIM karate haiN| * manuSya marakara sabhI gatiyoM meM paidA ho sakatA hai| * tithaMca gati ke jIva sabhI gatiyoM meM paidA ho sakate haiN| isa sacarAcara vizva meM manuSya-jIvana kI prApti atyanta durlabha hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra paramAtmA ne isa vizva meM cAra vastue~ atyanta durlabha kahI haiM cattAri paramaGgAriNa, dullahAriNa u jNtunno| mANusattaM sui saddhA saMjamaMmi ya vIriyaM // isa vizva meM cAra vastuoM kI prApti atyanta durlabha haimanuSya-janma, dharma-zravaNa, dharma-zraddhA aura saMyama meM puruSArtha / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-30 Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa prakAra mahAvIra paramAtmA ne manuSya-jIvana kI prApti ko bhI atyanta durlabha kahA hai| mumukSu dIpaka ! thor3A sA vicAra kr| hama kitane sadbhAgI/bar3abhAgI haiM ! atyanta hI durlabha aisA manuSyajanma hameM prApta ho gayA hai / aba hameM isa prakAra jIvana jInA hai ki mRtyu bhI hamAre lie mahotsava rUpa bana jAya / ha~sate-ha~sate sahaja bhAva se hameM yahA~ se vidAI lenI hai| jIvana kI saphalatA kA AdhAra 'samAdhimRtyu' hai| samAdhi-mRtyu arthAt sAhajika mRtyu, sahaja bhAva se deha kA tyAga/deha kA visarjana / deha kA sAhajika tyAga tabhI sambhava hai, jaba jIvana meM deha ke mamatva-tyAga kA abhyAsa kiyA ho / jisa makAna ko tuma apanA mAnate ho, jisa para tuma apanA svAmitva dhAraNa karate ho use apanA samajha kara, koI use har3apane kI koziza kare to usake sAtha lar3AI-jhagar3A bhI karate ho / kalpanA karo-usa makAna meM tuma rAtri meM ArAma se soe hue ho aura usa samaya koI guDA Akara tumheM bandUka dikhA kara kahe, "bAhara nikala jAo isa makAna meM se| isa para tumhArA koI adhikAra nahIM hai yadi nahIM nikaloge to tumheM golI se ur3A duugaa"| aisI vikaTa paristhiti meM tuma kyA karoge ? 'ghara chor3a doge na ?' parantu usa ghara ko chor3ate samaya tumhAre dila meM kitanI mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-31 Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pIr3A aura vyathA hogI ?..."usa pIr3A kA eka mAtra kAraNa haiusa ghara ke sAtha jor3A gayA svAmitva sambandha / bhAr3e kA ghara khAlI karate samaya kucha bhI duHkha nahIM hotA hai| kyoMki tuma jAnate/mAnate ho ki vaha ghara tumhArA nahIM hai / basa ! yaha hamArA deha bhI bhAr3e kA hI ghara hai / AyuSya rUpI bhAr3A cukAyA hai, utane hI dina taka isa ghara meM raha sakate haiM, adhika nhiiN| usake bAda isa ghara ko avazya khAlI karanA hI par3atA hai| parantu aphasosa ! isa bhAr3a ke deha-gRha ko hamane apanA ghara mAna liyA hai aura isI kAraNa isa deha kA tyAga karate samaya, isa deha kI mamatA ke kAraNa hameM atyanta hI pIr3A kA anubhava hotA hai| yaha 'deha' hamArA cira-sthAyI ghara nahIM hai / yaha to karma rAjA ne bhAr3e se rahane ke lie diyA hai, ataH bhAr3e kI avadhi pUrNa hote hI ise avazya khAlI karanA hI pdd'egaa| yaha 'deha' hamArA vAstavika ghara nahIM hai, isa prakAra kA samyag bodha ho jAya to isa deha kA tyAga karate samaya kucha bhI duHkha aura pIr3A kA anubhava nahIM hogaa| samatA va samAdhipUrvaka deha kA tyAga kara sakeMge aura kramaza: zAzvata-pada ke bhoktA bana skeNge| mauta nizcita hote hue bhI usake Agamana kI tithi/tArIkha kA patA nahIM hai, vaha dina meM bhI pA sakatI hai aura rAta meM bhI eka tArIkha se lekara ikatIsa tArIkha taka aura janavarI se lekara mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-32 Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ disambara taka kisI bhI mAsa meM..."aura somavAra se lekara ravivAra taka kisI bhI dina pA sakatI hai, usake lie kisI bhI sthAna para Ane kA pratibandha nahIM hai| ataH atyanta hI sAvadhAna aura apramatta banakara jIvana jInA cAhiye, tAki kisI bhI samaya Ane vAlI mRtyu kA hama svAgata (Welcome) kara skeN| parivAra meM sabhI ko dharmalAbha / zeSa zubha / -ratnasena vijaya rammmmmmmmmmmmmmwwww.r pala bhara kA vizvAsa nahIM, kala kA tU kyA vizvAsa kare ? mAyA ke jhUThe bandhana meM, jIvana kA kyoM tU hrAsa kare ? exmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmms mRtyu-3 mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-33 Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti ke hRdaya kI vedanA ko kauna jAna sakatA hai ? nobala puraskAra vijetA arnesTa hemiMgve ne AtmahatyA kara apane jIvana kA anta lA diyA thaa| priya mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! dhrmlaabh| paramAtmA kI asIma kRpA se prAnanda hai| arihaMta-paramAtmA to karuNA ke mahAsAgara haiN| ve to jagat ke bhavya jIvoM para satata karuNA-vRSTi kara hI rahe haiM bazarte ki usa karuNAvRSTi ko grahaNa karane ke lie hama pAtra baneM, supAtra bneN| kala hI tumhArA patra milA, par3hA, Ananda huaa| 'mRtyu meM samAdhi kaise prApta ho ?' tumhArI isa jijJAsA ne mujhe bho cintana ke lie prerita kiyaa| 'mRtyu' ke dvArA hama deha kA tyAga karate haiN| zAstra meM likhA hai-'mRtyu ke samaya jo pIr3A hotI hai, vaha pIr3A vANI se avAcya hai| agni meM tapAne se lAladhUma banI huI lohe kI hajAroM suiyoM ko zarIra meM cAroM ora se bhoMkA jAya'.... to tU hI vicAra kara usa vyakti ko kitanI pIr3A hogI ? mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-34 Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrvAcArya maharSi kahate haiM ki usase bhI aneka guNI pIr3A 'mRtyu' ke samaya hotI hai| ...to phira aisI bhayaMkara pIr3A meM citta kI samAdhi kaise raha sakatI hai| yaha prazna vicAraNIya hai| isa prazna kA vistRta javAba dene ke sAtha hI 'samarAdityacaritra' ke dUsare bhava kA caritra mere samakSa prA khar3A hotA hai| atyanta hI karuNa aura hRdaya-drAvaka citra hai| * Ananda kumAra ne apane pitA 'siMha' rAjA ko bhayaMkara kArAvAsa meM DAla diyA hai| kArAvAsa kA vAtAvaraNa atyanta hI viSama hai, cAroM ora se bhayaMkara durgaMdha A rahI hai| kone meM gandagI ke Dhera par3e haiN| parantu siMha rAjA ke mukha para prasannatA chAI huI hai, unake hRdaya meM ekamAtra isa bAta kA duHkha hai ki ve samaya rahate cAritra svIkAra nahIM kara pAe / 'aba kyA ho ?' bhAva se cAritra svIkAra kara unhoMne cAroM prakAra ke prAhAra kA tyAga kara anazana kara diyaa| ve Atma-samAdhi/prAtma-dhyAna meM lIna bana ge| thor3I hI dera bAda bhojana kA samaya hone para AnandakumAra ne apane naukara ke dvArA siMha rAjA ke lie bhojana kA thAla bhejaa| parantu praNAhArI pada ke upAsaka siMha mahAtmA ne prAhAra-grahaNa karane se manA kara diyaa| usa naukara ne jAkara AnandakumAra ko yaha bAta khii| yaha bAta sunate hI AnandakumAra roSa se dhamAdhama uThA aura bar3abar3Ane lagA, 'mero AjJA ko bhaMga karane kI tAkata ? abhI use khatma kara duuNgaa|' mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-35 Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ basa ! hAtha meM naMgI talavAra lekara roSa se dhamadhamAtA huA zrAnandakumAra kArAvAsa meM A pahu~cA aura bolA- 'AhAra graharaNa karo''anyathA yaha naMgI talavAra tumhArA ziroccheda kara degI / ' zAyada tUne 'samarAditya-caritra' par3hA yA sunA hogA ? na par3hA ho to avazya par3ha lenA / bhava- virakti ko jagAne vAlA yaha eka anamola graMtha hai / AnandakumAra ke mukha se isa prakAra ke kaThora vacana sunakara bhI siMha mahAtmA bhayabhIta nahIM hue / ve atyanta madhura svaroM meM bole - 'nA'haM mRtyo bibhemi' mujhe mRtyu kA bhaya nahIM hai / ve nirbhaya the... mauta unake sAmane khar3I thI... kintu mauta kA unheM koI bhaya nahIM thA / kyoMki unhoMne jIvana ke yathArtha svarUpa ko jAna/samajha liyA thA / "maiM AtmA hU~, ajara hU~ - amara hU~ jJAna darzana aura cAritra Adi mere guNa haiM agni mujhe jalA nahIM sakatI hai pAnI mujhe galA nahIM sakatA hai pavana mujhe ur3A nahIM sakatA hai / zastra ke prahAra se maiM khaNDita hone vAlA nahIM hU~ / zastra se deha kA cheda ho sakatA hai, AtmA kA nahIM / agni se zarIra jala sakatA hai, AtmA nahIM / pAnI se deha naSTa ho sakatA hai AtmA nahIM / deha vinAzI hai.... maiM avinAzI hU~ / AtmA ke lie zaraNyabhUta jinadharma hai aura usa dharma kI mujhe prApti ho gaI hai ataH mujhe kisa bAta kA bhaya ? jina dharma ne mujhe nirbhaya banA diyA hai / " basa ! isa prakAra kI dRr3ha zraddhA aura vizvAsa ke bala para hI siMha rAjA bola uThe - 'mujhe mRtyu kA koI bhaya nahIM hai / ' * devakInandana gajasukumAla muni nagara ke bAhara zmazAna bhUmi mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 36 Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM kAyotsarga mudrA meM khar3e the| unake mukha para Atma-dhyAna kA prAnanda thA."ghaMToM se ve kAyotsarga dhyAna meM masta the... isI bIca saumila brAhmaNa kA vahA~ aAgamana huaa| gajasukumAla ko muniveSa meM dekhakara saumila kA pArA sAtaveM AsamAna para car3ha gayA. atyanta roSAyamAna hokara vaha socane lagA, 'are ! isa duSTa ne merI lar3akI kI jindagI naSTa kara dI. yaha to bana gayA bAbA merI baccI kA kyA hAla hogA ?....abhI maiM isako sabaka sikhAtA huuN|'. "isa prakAra vicAra kara usane AsapAsa najara ddaalii| pAsa hI meM eka citA meM jalate hue aMgAre par3e the| basa! vaira kA badalA lene kI bhAvanA se usane pAsa meM se thor3I bhIgI huI miTTI uThAI aura muni ke mastaka para cAroM ora miTTI kI pAla banAkara usameM jalate hue aMgAre bhara die aura svayaM vahA~ se cala pdd'aa| gajasukumAla muni ke mastaka para aMgAre par3e hue haiM. ve unake mastaka ko jalA rahe haiM phira bhI muni ke mukha para prasannatA hai, ve sthira-citta khar3e haiM, soca rahe haiM--'yaha agni mere asaMkhya pradezoM meM se eka bhI pradeza ko jalA nahIM rahI hai aura na hI jalAne meM samartha hai| jo jala rahA hai vaha maiM nahIM hU~ aura jo 'maiM hU~' vaha jala nahIM rahA hai to mujhe kisa bAta kI cintA ? hA~ ! yadi maiMne mastaka hilA diyA to aMgAre nIce gira jAeMge aura bhUmi para rahe niraparAdha jIva bemauta mAre jAeMge."ataH mujhe apane mastaka ko sthira rakhanA cAhiye-isa prakAra socate hue ve apane mastaka ko leza bhI nahIM hilAte haiM... ve zukla dhyAna kI dhArA meM Age bar3hate haiM aura kSapaka zreNI para ArUr3ha hokara samasta ghAtIaghAtI karmoM kA kSaya kara dete haiN| agni unake sthUla deha ko mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-37 Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jalAtI hai, parantu usa bhayaMkara vedanA meM rakhI gaI samatA ke bala se ve apane samasta karmoM ko bhasmIbhUta kara dete haiM aura anAdikAla se AtmA meM ghara kara gae taijasa aura kArmaraNa zarIra ko bhasmIbhUta kara ajarAmara pada ko prApta kara lete haiM / deha ke vinAza se gajasukumAla muni bhayabhIta nahIM bane / kyoM ? kyoMki dehabhinna prAtmA ke yathArtha svarUpa ke ve jJAtA the| unake mana meM AtmA mUlyavAna vastu thI aura deha tuccha thii| ___ * yAda kareM-ariNakAputra prAcArya ko / gaMgA nadI pAra karate samaya pUrva bhava kI duSTa devI ne unheM bhAle se bIMdha diyA thaa| unake deha se khUna kI dhArA baha rahI thI phira bhI unheM apane deha kI koI cintA nahIM thI. ve soca rahe the "poho ! mere zarIra se nissRta rakta kI bUdoM se pAnI ke una jIvoM ko kitanI pIr3A hotI hogI?" sva deha kI pIr3A kA unheM vicAra bhI nahIM thA aura apakAya ke jIvoM ke rakSaNa ke lie ve ciMtAtura the| dhore-dhIre ve kSapaka-zreNI para Arohita hue aura kSaNa bhara meM to samasta karmoM kA kSayakara zAzvata-pada ke bhoktA bana ge| mauta unheM bhayabhIta na kara skii| kyoM ? kyoMki unheM spaSTa bodha thA ki isa bhAle se merA deha to naSTa ho sakatA hai.... parantu yaha bhAlA mere eka bhI Atmapradeza ko bedhane meM samartha nahIM hai| ___ mauta ke prasaMga meM bhI unake mukha para prasannatA thI.. maraNAnta kaSTa ko bhI unhoMne samatA bhAva se svIkAra kiyA thaa| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-38 Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu kI pIr3A meM samAdhi-prApti kA eka upAya hai 'AtmasvarUpa kA cintana / mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! pUrva-bhava ke pApodaya/azubhodaya aura asAtA ke udaya se jIvana meM aneka prakAra ko rogAdi pIr3Ae~ paidA hotI haiN| pIr3A ke samaya yadi yaha vicAra kiyA jAya ki 'yaha pIr3A to karmajanya hai aura deha ko ho rahI hai, maiM to usase sarvathA bhinna huuN| isa prakAra choTI-choTI pIr3AoM meM vicAra karane se aura una duHkhoM ko samatApUrvaka sahana karane se hamArI sahana-zakti bar3hatI jAtI hai| jo vyakti choTe-choTe duHkhoM se ghabarAtA hai aura prArtadhyAna ke vazIbhUta ho jAtA hai vaha mRtyu ke duHkha meM samAdhi kaise rakha sakegA? jo choTA patthara uThAne meM bho ghabarAtA ho, vaha parvata ke bhAra ko kaise sahana kara sakegA ? tujhe patA hI hogA... zramaNa-jIvana meM 'keza-loMca' kA vidhAna hai .. isake pIche bhI yahI rahasya hai| 'keza-loMca ke samaya zArIrika-pIr3A hotI hai, parantu Atma-svarUpa ke mAnasika-cintana se hama usa por3A ko samatApUrvaka sahana kara sakate haiM / 'keza-loMca' Adi kAyika-kaSTa mRtyu ke duHkha ko ha~sate mukha svIkAra karane ke lie pUrvAbhyAsa rUpa hai| * mahAsatI madanarekhA ke pati yugabAhu kI maNiratha hatyA kara detA hai| yugabAhu ke peTa meM churI bhoMkakara maNiratha bhAga jAtA hai| yugabAhu niDhAla ho gira par3atA hai. usake mukha para krodhAgni mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-39 Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhabhaka uThI hai| madanarekhA ne apane svAmI kI isa sthiti ko dekhA usake dila ko bar3A AghAta lagA.. parantu usane apane tAtkAlika kartavya kA vicAra kiyA aura jora se rudana karane ke bajAya pati ke deha ko apanI goda meM lekara baiTha gii| 'krodha ke Aveza meM rahakara mere svAmI kI durgati na ho jAya, ata: mujhe inakI Atma-samAdhi ke lie prayatna karanA cAhiye' isa prakAra vicAra kara madanarekhA ne apane svAmI ko samajhAyA, 'svAmin ! Apa zAnta bneN| dhairya rakheM! Apake dila meM jyeSTha bandhu maNiratha ke prati roSa hai parantu krodha karanA ucita nahIM hai mariNaratha to nimitta mAtra hai, jIvana meM jisa kisI bhI sukha-duHkha ko prApti hotI hai, usameM mukhya kAraNa to apanI AtmA svayaM hI hai| zubha karma ke udaya se sukha aura azubha karma ke udaya se duHkha milatA hai| apane azubhakarma kA udaya hai, ataH mariNaratha para roSa karanA ucita nahIM hai vaha to becArA nimitta mAtra hai / vaha to vAsanAoM kA gulAma hai.. usako yaha pApa karAne vAlA kAma aura krodha hai| kAma-krodha ke AdhIna banI AtmA to dayA ko pAtra hai| ataH svAmina ! pApa krodha kA tyAga krdeN|' mahAsatI madanarekhA kI vAtsalyapUrNa preraNA prApta kara yugabAhu zAnta ho jAtA hai| krodha kA Aveza dhIre-dhIre dUra hone lagatA hai| madanarekhA kahatI hai--'svAmin ! duniyA meM jo bhI janma letA hai, use eka dina avazya maranA hI par3atA hai. janma ke bAda mRtyu avazyaMbhAvI hai| jo ghaTanA avazya banane vAlI hai, use kase rokA jA sakatA hai ? aura jo ghaTanA rukane vAlI nahIM hai usake poche zoka aura santApa karanA vyartha hI hai| Apa to mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-40 Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sattvazAlI ho / sattvazAlI puruSa mRtyu se ghabarAte nahIM haiM. ve to mRtyu kA svAgata karate haiN| ve to mRtyu ko mahotsava rUpa banAte haiM / mRtyu ko mahotsava banAne vAlI prAtmAe~ hI 'vIra-mRtyu' ko prApta karatI haiN| 'Apa mRtyu se ghabarAe~ nhiiN| hameM devAdhideva vItarAga paramAtmA kA zAsana milA hai| ataH Apa mRtyu ko samAdhimaya banAne ke lie sajja bneN| jIvana meM vrata-pAlana meM jo kucha bhI aticAra lage hoM, unakI gardA kareM, nindA kreN|' ___ mahAsatI madanarekhA apane svAmI ko zrAvaka-jIvana ke vratoM meM lage aticAroM kI gardI karavAtI hai / aticAroM kI AlocanA ke bAda madanarekhA apane svAmI ko vratoM kA svIkAra karavAtI hai aura usake bAda sarva jIvoM se kSamApanA karAtI huI kahatI hai...'isa jagat meM jitane bhI prANI haiM, unase bhUtakAla meM hue aparAdhoM kI kSamApanA kro| jagat ke samasta jIvoM ke sAtha maitrI-bhAva dhAraNa kro| isa duniyA meM hamArA koI bhI zatru nahIM hai. sabhI jIva hamAre mitra haiN| isa jovana meM jina-jina vyaktiyoM ke sAtha vairabhAva huA ho, unase hRdaya se kSamA-yAcanA kro| mariNaratha ke prati bhI vairabhAva na rakho, usake sAtha bhI kSamApanA kara lo|' ___'he svAmin ! deha vinAzazIla hai"AtmA avinAzI haiM / deha ke nAza se apanA koI vinAza nahIM hotA hai| ataH deha-bhinna AtmA kI amaratA kA vicAra karo""prAtmA kI amaratA kA cintana kro|' "isa jagat meM AtmA ke lie mAtra cAra hI zaraNya haiN| Apa arihaMta kI zaraNAgati svIkAra kro| bolo-'arihate mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-41 Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saraNaM pavvajjAmi'... yugabAhu dhIre se bolate haiN| 'arihate saraNaM pavvajjAmi / ' Apa siddha bhagavantoM kI zaraNAgati svIkAra kro| bolo-'siddha saraNaM pavvajjAmi'; yugabAhu bolatA hai 'siddha saraNaM pavvajjAmi / ' Apa nigraMtha muniyoM kI zaraNAgati svIkAra kro| bolo-'sAhU saraNa pavvajjAmi / ' yugabAhu kahatA hai--'sAhU saraNaM pavvajjAmi / ' Apa kevaloprarUpita jina-dharma kI zaraNAgati svIkAra kro| bolo--'kevalIpaNNattaM dhamma saraNaM pavvajjAmi / ' yugabAhu bhI madanarekhA kA anusaraNa karate hue bolatA hai, 'kevalopaNNattaM dhamma saraNaM pavvajjAmi / ' he svAmin ! arihaMtAdi hI isa jagat meM zaraNya haiM, zaraNadAtA haiN| ve hI abhaya ke dAtA haiM, zaraNa ke dAtA haiM / Apa apane mana ko arihaMta ke dhyAna meM jor3a deN| deha, kuTumba, parivAra, mahala Adi para se mUrchA kA tyAga krdeN| AtmA ke sarjana meM deha kA visarjana kara deN|" / preraNAmUrti mahAsatI madanarekhA kI vAtsalyapUrNa preraNAoM ke sarovara meM DUbakara yugabAhu kI AtmA ne parama-zAMti kA anubhava kiyaa| yugabAhu ke mukha-maMDala para prasannatA chA gii| ve arihaMta ke dhyAna meM lIna bana gae aura zaraNya arihata kI zaraNa svIkAra kara" sahaja bhAva se deha kA tyAga kara samAdhimRtyu ko prApta kara brahmadevaloka meM deva ke rUpa meM utpanna hue| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-42 Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! ApAtakAlIna sthiti meM apane svAmI yugabAhu ko samAdhi pradAna karane vAlI mahAsatI madanarekhA kA caritra atyanta romAMcaka hai| apane pati ko samAdhi dilAkara sacamuca hI usane 'dharmapatnI' kA karttavya adA kiyA thaa| itihAsa ke suvarNa-pRSThoM para aMkita isa prakAra ke preraka prasaMga/caritra jaba-jaba bhI par3hatA hU~.."hRdaya romAMcita ho uThatA hai aura hRdaya se ye zabda nikala par3ate haiM--prabho! dehi me smaadhi-mrnnm| ___mAnava-jIvana ke pratyeka pala ko dhanya banAne kI vRtti-pravRtti ke sAtha-sAtha mRtyu ke antima pala ko bhI dhanya banAnA jarUrI hai| sacamuca hI jIvana kI saccI saphalatA 'samAdhi-mRtyu' ke prAdhIna hI hai| hA~ ! patra likhane meM mujhe samaya va pRSTha-maryAdA kA dhyAna hI na rhaa| maiM bhI likhane meM tanmaya bana gyaa| basa ! aba virAma letA huuN| patra milane para apanI pratikriyA likhnaa| koI prazna uThe.."to vaha bhI niHsaMkoca likhnaa| yathAzakya samAdhAna ke lie prayatna kruuNgaa| parivAra meM sabhI ko dhrmlaabh| jina-dharma ArAdhanA meM udyamavaMta rhnaa| zeSa zubha -ratnasenavijaya mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-43 Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu nizcita hai aura anizcita bhii| mRtyu hogI yaha nizcita bAta hai, kintu kaba hogI--yaha anizcita bAta hai| priya mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! dhrmlaabh| paramAtmA kI asIma kRpA se Ananda hai| ahamadAbAda se vihAra kara kala hI yahA~ sAnanda pahu~ce haiM / Aja pUjyapAda bhavodadhitAraka adhyAtmayogI gurudeva paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI gaNivaryazrI kI nauvIM svargArohaNa tithi hai| vaise to pU. gurudevazrI ko yAda hRdaya meM sadaiva rahatI hai parantu Aja ke dina unakI smRti prati pala ho rahI hai / pU. gurudeva kA mujha para asIma upakAra hai| saMsAratAraka pU. gurudeva ke upakAra kA badalA hama kabhI nahIM cukA sakate haiN| pUjya upAdhyAyajI ma. ne ThIka hI kahA haisamakitadAyaka-gurutaraNo, paccuvayAra na thAya / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-44 Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gurudevazrI kI upakAra-smRti ke sAtha hI pUjya umAsvAtijI kA vacana yAda A jAtA hai duSpratikArau mAtApitarau, svAmIguruzca loke'smin / tatra gururihAmutra, ca sa duSkaratarapratikAraH / / laukika upakArI aise mAtA-pitA, svAmI aura vidyAguru kA upakAra duSpratikAra hai aura usameM bhI saMsAratAraka dharmaguru kA upakAra to atyanta hI duSpratikAra hai| mAtA-pitA deha ke pAlaka aura poSaka haiM, jabaki dharma-dAtA guru AtmA ke pAlaka aura prAtmaguNoM ke poSaka haiM / Aja se nau varSa pUrva kalikAlasarvajJa hemacandrAcAryajI ma. se pAvana bano pATaNa bhUmi meM pUjyapAda gurudevazrI ne bhautika deha kA tyAga kiyA hai| mRtyu ke pUrva unake mukha-vadana para prasannatA thI.. A~khoM meM karuNA aura samatA thii| pAkSika-pratikramaNa kI pratyeka kriyA atyanta jAgRtipUrvaka ve kara rahe the. deha jarjarita ho cukA thA parantu unakA manobala atyanta dRr3ha thaa| pAkSika pratikramaNa kI parama pavitra kriyA ke dvArA jagat ke jIvoM ke sAtha kSamAyAcanA karane ke bAda namaskAra-mahAmaMtra ke dhyAna aura zravaNa meM ve lona ho cuke the...aura ThIka ATha bajakara dasa miniTa para unhoMne apane nazvara deha kA sadA ke lie tyAga kara diyaa| mahAn AtmAe~ mRtyu se ghabarAtI nahIM haiN| ve to prasannatA mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-45 Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrvaka mRtyu kA svAgata karatI haiN| samatA aura samAdhi ke dvArA ve apanI mRtyu ko bhI mahotsava rUpa banA detI haiN| mahApuruSoM kI vidAI bhale hI jagat ke lie zoka kA kAraNa bane, parantu vaha mRtyu unake lie to mahotsava rUpa hI hotI hai| ____samAdhi-mRtyu ke dvArA ve amaratA kI ora kadama bar3hAte haiM / mahApuruSoM ke lie, jisa prakAra unakA jIvana unake utthAna kA kAraNa banatA hai, usI prakAra mRtyu bhI unake vikAsa meM hI sahAyaka hotI hai| isIlie to kahatA hU~-'jisa prakAra mahApuruSoM kA jIvana, Adarza rUpa hotA hai, usI prakAra unakI mRtyu bhI jagat ke jIvoM ke lie Adarza rUpa hotI hai| ve apane jIvana dvArA How to live life ? 'jIvana kaise jiyA jAya' sikhAte haiM to mRtyu ke dvArA How to die ? 'kisa prakAra mauta kA svAgata kiyA jAya ?' yaha bAta bhI sikhAte haiN| unakA jIvana Adarzamaya ! unakI mRtyu Adarzamaya ! yogya jIvana ke lie yogya kalA kA abhyAsa jarUrI hai, usI prakAra yogya mRtyu ke lie mRtyu kI kalA kA abhyAsa bhI jarUrI hai| jinheM jIvana jIne kI kalA kA bhAna nahIM hai, ve to kabhI ke mara cuke haiN| kisI kavi kI ye paMktiyA~ yAda A jAtI haiM mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-46 Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yUM to jIne ke lie loga jiyA karate haiM , lAbha jIvana kA nahIM, phira bhI jiyA karate haiN| mRtyu se pahale marate haiM hajAroM lekina , jindagI unakI hai, jo mara-marakara jiyA karate haiM / mumukSu dIpaka ! tujhe yAda hai na ? hama pratidina 'logassa sUtra' (nAma-stava) ke dvArA paramAtmA se 'samAhi varamuttamaM ditu' 'zreSTha samAdhi pradAna karo' kI prArthanA karate haiM..."aura punaH prArthanA-sUtra (jaya vIyarAya mUtra) ke dvArA 'samAhimaraNaM ca' kahakara 'samAdhi-mRtyu' kI prArthanA karate haiN| _____ zAyada tere dila meM prazna khar3A ho sakatA hai--'eka ora jainAgamoM meM mRtyu kI icchA ko pApa mAnA gayA hai aura dUsarI ora paramAtmA se mRtyu' kI prArthanA kI gaI hai, aisA kyoM ? mahApuruSoM ne tumhArI isa zaMkA kA samAdhAna isa prakAra kiyA hai| 'duHkha aura darda bharI avasthA meM mRtyu kI icchA karanA pApa hai| isa prakAra mRtyu kI icchA se sallekhanA-vrata meM aticAra lagatA hai| ___anukUlatA meM jIne kI icchA, pratikUlatA meM mRtyu kI icchA donoM pApa hai. parantu 'logassa-sUtra' aura 'jaya vIyarAya' sUtra meM mRtyu kI prArthanA nahIM kI gaI hai. vahA~ to mAtra pAne vAlI mRtyu meM 'samAdhi' kI hI prArthanA kI gaI hai| jo janma letA hai, usakI mRtyu avazyaMbhAvI hai| jo janmA hai, hajAroM upAyoM ke dvArA bhI use mRtyu se bacAyA nahIM jA sakatA hai| jo janmA hai, usake lalATa meM mRtyu kI sajA aMkita hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-47 Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gaMgA nadI kA udgama sthala himAlaya hai aura yaha saikar3oM mIla pRthvI para bahakara samudra meM lIna ho jAtI hai| gaMgA kA udgama sthala bahuta choTA hai aura samudra meM milana kA sthala bhI choTA hI hai| udgama sthala aura samudra meM vilaya-sthala ke bIca usakA pravAha hotA hai| pravAha meM bahatI huI gaMgA nadI pratikSaNa samudra kI ora Age bar3ha rahI hotI hai| basa ! isI prakAra janma aura mRtyu ke do kinAroM ke bIca hamArI jIvana-yAtrA baha rahI hotI hai aura usa jIvana-yAtrA ke pratyeka pala dvArA hama mRtyu kI ora/mRtyu kI dizA kI ora hI bar3ha rahe hote haiN| isase spaSTa hai ki mRtyu to hamAre lie nizcita hI hai / apane jIvana dvArA vyakti jina-jina vastuoM aura vyaktiyoM se sambandha jor3atA hai, unake prati mamatva ko dhAraNa karatA hai / parantu mRtyu una sambandhoM ko tatkSaNa tor3a detI hai| jisa prakAra kaicI vastra ke do Tukar3e kara detI hai, usI prakAra mRtyu apane svAmitva-sambandha ko tatkSaNa tor3a detI hai| sambandha kA TUTanA alaga bAta hai aura mamatva kA tyAga alaga bAta hai| duniyA se sambandha tor3ane ke bAvajUda bhI yadi dila se mamatA kA tyAga/visarjana na ho to usa mamatva ke kAraNa satata karmabandha cAlU hI rahatA hai| karma-siddhAnta atyanta sUkSma hai| vastu ke sadbhAva aura abhAva mAtra se karma-baMdha ke sadbhAva aura prabhAva kA koI niyama nahIM hai| isIlie to parigraha kI vyAkhyA karate hue bhagavAna mahAvIra prabhu ne kahA hai- 'mUrchA prigrhH'| jahA~ mUrchA hai, vahA~ parigraha mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-48 Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| mUchIpUrvaka grahaNa kie gae dharmopakaraNa bhI adhikaraNa rUpa/ parigraha rUpa bana jAte haiM / mRtyu meM samAdhi arthAt isa jIvana meM kie gae samasta sambandhoM kA sahaja bhAva se visarjana/tyAga / vyakti aura vastuoM ke sAtha kie-gae sambandhoM ko to mRtyu tor3a DAlatI hai parantu una padArthoM ke prati rahI huI mamatA kA tyAga, hamArI icchA ke adhIna hai| mamatA hI bandhana kA kAraNa hai aura mamatA kA visarjana bandhana-mukti kA upAya hai| sAmAnyataH hara vyakti ko sabase adhika rAga sva-deha para hotA hai| deha ke rAga ko tor3anA atyanta kaThina hai| * bambaI meM cIrA bAjAra meM seTha amIcanda kI dukAna hai| seTha kA apanA choTA sA parivAra hai| seThajI kA AvAsa-nivAsa bhAyakhalA meM hai| eka bAra seTha amIcanda ne apane janma-dina ke nAte apane ghara para apane nikaTa mitroM ko bhojana ke lie AmaMtraNa diyaa| bhojana kA samaya huA aura sabhI mitra samaya para upasthita ho ge| vAtAnukUlita kamare meM sabhI mitra bhojana ke lie Tebala-kursI para baiTha gae. aura tatkSaNa sabake sAmane sundara va sugandhita miThAI aura namakIna se bharI thAlI A gii| seTha amIcanda bhI bhojana ke lie baiTha gae. seTha bhojana cAlU karane hI vAle the ki itane meM TelIphona kI ghaMTI baja utthii| seTha ne phona utthaayaa| mRtyu-4 mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-49 Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAjAra se munIma kA phona thA--"seThajI! Apa zIghra hI dukAna para A jAe~"eka bar3A vyApArI pAyA hai""pApa Ayoge to 10,000) ru0 ke phAyade kI sambhAvanA hai|" basa! 10,000) rupaye ke lAbha ko bAta sunate hI seTha khaDe ho gae aura mitrAM se bole, "maiM prabho 5 minaTa meM AtA hU~ Apa bhojana cAlU rkheN|"..."aur ve turanta hI gAr3I meM baiThakara dukAna para A ge| bhUkha lagI hone para bhI seTha ne khAnA chor3a diyA / kyoM ? bhojana se adhika rAga dhana para hai| seThajI eka bAra dukAna para baiThakara grAhakoM se saudA kara rahe the. isI bIca ghara se patnI kA phona AyA 'baccA sIr3hI se nIce gira gayA hai. sira meM bhayaMkara coTa lagI hai use aspatAla le jAnA hai|'..."bs| seThajI ne phona rakhA aura grAhaka se bole-"Thaharo! maiM abhI AtA huuN|" aura ve gAr3I meM baiThakara ghara A gae aura bacce ko tatkSaNa aspatAla le ge| seThajI grAhaka ko chor3akara khar3e ho ge| kyoM? kyoMki dhana se bhI adhika rAga santAna para hai| kucha samaya bAda seThajI kI patnI garbhavatI banI / garbha kA kAla pUrA hone AyA thA aura acAnaka patnI kI sthiti gambhIra ho gaI, turanta hI use aspatAla meM bhartI karAyA gyaa| DaoNkTara ne jA~ca karake kahA- "hAlata gambhIra hai| do meM se eka baca sakatA hai| bolo, kisako bacAU~ ? patnI ko yA santAna ko?" basa ! tatkSaNa seTha ne kahA--"patnI ko|" putra ko mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-50 Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maravAkara bhI patnI ko bcaayaa| kyoM ? kyoMki navAgata putra se bhI adhika rAga patnI para hai| seTha amIcanda pahalI maMjila ke makAna meM rahate haiN| ravivAra kA dina thA patnI rasor3e meM baiThakara rasAI banA rahI thii| acAnaka usa bhavana meM Aga laga gii| AvAja sunakara seTha bhI gailerI meM Ae...cAroM mora hAhAkAra macA huA thaa| logoM ne seThajI ko pukArA, seThajI ! kUda par3o... baca jAnoge anyathA mara jaaoge|' mRtyu ke bhaya ko najara samakSa dekhakara seThajI turanta hI kUda par3e"unhoMne patnI kI bhI upekSA kara dii| patnI para prema jarUra thA, phira bhI apanI mauta ko dekhakara ve patnI ko bhUla gae, aisA kyoM ? kyoMki patnI se bhI adhika rAga sva-deha para thaa| ___isase spaSTa hai ki sAmAnyataH janamAnasa ke hRdaya meM bhojana dhana-putra-patnI aura svadeha para kramazaH adhika-adhika rAga hotA hai aura uttara-uttara vastu ko bacAne ke lie vaha pUrva-pUrva vastu kA tyAga bhI kara detA hai| sabase adhika rAga deha para hai| anAdikAla se prAtmA bahirAtma dazA meM rahI huI hai| bahirAtma dazA kA lakSaNa hai-'prAtmabuddhiH shriire|' deha meM prAtmabuddhi yahI bahirAtma dazA kA lakSaNa hai / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-51 Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mohAdhIna prAtmA deha meM hI prAtmabuddhi karake sadaiva usake pAlanapoSaNa aura rakSaNa ke lie udyata hotI hai / saMsAra meM AtmA sadehI avasthA meM rahatI hai...ataH jisa bhava meM jo deha milA, usa para hamane rAga kiyaa| cIMTI ke bhava meM coMTo ke deha para rAga kiyA""to hAthI ke bhava meM hAthI ke deha para rAga kiyaa| sva-deha ke tIvra rAga aura Asakti ke kAraNa usa deha ke rakSaNa Adi ke lie sabhI prakAra ke pApAcaraNa kie| hiMsA bhI kI..."aura jhaTha bhI bole..."corI bhI kI... krodha bhI kiyA aura mAna bhI kiyaa| aisA koI pApa nahIM hai jo pApa bahirAtma dazA meM deha ke rakSaNa Adi ke lie nahIM kiyA ho| jaba AtmA para se moha kA sAmrAjya dUra hotA hai aura Atma-svarUpa kI pahicAna hotI hai, tabhI deha se bhinna, AtmA meM Atmabuddhi paidA hotI hai| AtmA meM Atmabuddhi hone para AtmA antarAtma-dazA ko prApta karatI hai| antarAtma-dazA kI prApti hone para dehabhinna prAtmA kA bodha hotA hai| 'yasyAtmanyAtmanizcayaH so'ntarAtmA mataH' jise prAtmA meM AtmA kA nizcaya ho gayA hai, use antarAtmA kahate haiN| paramAtma-dazA kI prApti ke lie bahirAtma-dazA kA tyAga aura antarAtma-dazA ko svIkRti atyanta anivArya hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-52 Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antarAtma-dazA kI prApti binA paramAtma-dazA kI prApti sambhava hI nahIM hai / priya 'dIpaka' ! jyAdA na ho sake to kama-se-kama isa jIvana meM AtmA ke svarUpa kA yathArtha bodha to kara hI lenA hogA / Atma-svarUpa ke yathArtha bodha ke bAda tujhe duniyA ke sukha svataH tuccha pratIta hoMge - phira una sukhoM ke tyAga ke lie svataH hI anta: preraNA prApta hogI / AtmA to sukha kA akSaya bhaNDAra hai aura vaha sukha svAdhIna, yathArtha, duHkharahita aura cirasthAyI hai / adhyAtma-sAdhanA meM prayatnazIla bane raho, isI zubhecchA - ratnasenavijaya ke sAtha mUrcchA mRtyu hai, AtmajAgRti hI jIvana hai / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 53 Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratyeka vastu pratipala jIrNa ho rahI hai| saca to yaha hai ki jisa dina baccA paidA huaA usI dina se usakA jIrNa honA prArambha ho gayA hai| mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! dhrmlaabh| vItarAga-paramAtmA kI nirantara sAnugraha kRpA-vRSTi se pAnanda""prAnanda aura Ananda hai| kala ho tumhArA vedanAsabhara patra milaa| "kAra se ahamadAbAda jAte samaya bIca meM bhayaMkara durghaTanA ho gaI. do sAthI to usI samaya mRtyu kI goda meM so gae aura mujhe bhI gaharI coTa lagI."tatkSaNa to maiM bhI behoza ho gayA thA usI samaya mujhe aspatAla meM bhartI kiyA gayA. yogya upacAra hue paira meM bhayaMkara coTa lagane se dina bhara bhayaMkara vedanA/pIr3A rahato hai aura usa pIr3A kI bhayaMkaratA se mana kabhI-kabhI ArtadhyAna ke vazIbhUta ho jAtA hai aura kabhI-kabhI to mRtyu kI bhI icchA ho jAtI hai. aisI paristhiti meM citta kI samAdhi aura Atma-zAnti kA pApa hI kucha upAya btaaeN|" - mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-54 Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tumhAre ye samAcAra pAkara kheda huaa| 'yad bhAvitad bhaviSyatyeva' jo bhavitavyatA hotI hai vaha ghaTanA avazya banatI hI hai..."ananta siddha bhagavantoM ne apane jJAna meM apanA jo paryAya dekhA hai usa ghaTanA/paryAya ko koI mithyA nahIM kara sakatA hai| duniyA meM jo bhI ghaTanAe~ banatI haiM, unameM mukhyatayA pA~ca kAraNa hote haiM-kAla, svabhAva, bhavitavyatA, karma aura puruSArtha / inake saMyoga se hI kisI ghaTanA kA nirmANa/sarjana hotA hai| ekAkI bhavitavyatA bhI kucha kAma nahIM karatI hai, usake sAtha-sAtha apanA karma aura puruSArtha bhI kAma karatA rahatA hai| 'gAr3I kA 'eksIDeMTa' huaa| do vyakti tatkSaNa mara gae. do vyaktiyoM ko bhayaMkara coTa lagI aura eka vyakti kA bAla bhI bAMkA nahIM huaa| ____ gAr3I meM pA~coM vyakti baiThe hue the. gAr3I ko jora se Takkara lagI....phira bhI do mare"do ghAyala hue aura eka baca gayA... isakA kAraNa kyA ? sarvajJa paramAtmA ne isa ghaTanA kA svatantra kAraNa batalAyA hai aura vaha hai 'karma' / vyaktigata karma kI svatantratA ke kAraNa hI eka hI ghaTanA meM bhinna-bhinna vyakti bhinna-bhinna phala kA anubhava karate haiN| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-55 Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4. ataH isa ghaTanA meM svakRta karma kA phala mAnakara isa duHkha ko svIkAra karanA cAhiye / jIvana meM jo kucha bhI sukha-duHkha pAtA hai-vaha saba kucha apane hI karmoM kA phala hai| 'duHkha' kA yaha svabhAva hai ki vaha AmaMtraNa binA apane pAsa nahIM AtA hai| duSkarma ke AcaraNa dvArA hama duHkha ko AmaMtraNa dete haiM aura usa AmaMtraNa ke bAda hI 'duHkha' AtA hai| hamane apane pUrva bhavoM meM duSkarmoM ke AcaraNa dvArA duHkha ko AmaMtraNa diyA hai aura isI ke phalasvarUpa jIvana meM duHkha prAyA hai| Amantrita mehamAna kA svAgata karanA hamArA kartavya hai| duHkha bhI hamArA AmaMtrita mehamAna hai, ataH usake Agamana para usakA svAgata karanA cAhiye / zubha karma ke phalasvarUpa jo sukha AtA hai, usa sukha kA to hama hArdika svAgata kara lete haiM aura jo duHkha AtA hai, unake Age No admission without permission kA borDa lgA dete haiN| ___'merI hI bhUla kI mujhe sajA huI hai' isa prakAra kI samyag zraddhA se duHkhAnubhUti meM antara par3a jAtA hai| 'pAnI hI bhUla/asAvadhAnI ke kAraNa kisI patthara se Thokara laga jAya taba hama kisako DA~Tate haiM ?' mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-56 Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'kisI ko nahIM, usa bhUla kI sajA saharSa svIkAra kara lete haiN| mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! bs| uparyukta bAta ko tuma zraddhApUrvaka svIkAra kara loge to tumheM duHkha ko alpa anubhUti hogii| kisI apekSA se kisI bhI vastu ghaTanA ke sarjana meM do kAraNa bhI kAma karate haiM-(1) upAdAna kAraNa aura (2) nimitta kaarnn| ina donoM kAraNoM ke saMyoga se hI vastu va ghaTanA kA nirmANa hotA hai, ina donoM meM se eka bhI kAraNa kI nyUnatA se kArya kA abhAva ho jAtA hai| udAharaNa-ghar3e ke nirmANa meM miTTI upAdAna kAraNa hai aura kumbhakAra, cAka, pAnI Adi nimitta kAraNa haiN| nimitta kAraNa ke sahayoga se upAdAnabhUta mUla dravya hI kArya rUpa meM pariNata hotA hai| miTTI rUpa upAdAna kA prabhAva ho to bhI ghar3e kA nirmANa sambhava nahIM hai aura miTTI ke sadbhAva meM bhI yadi kumbhakAra prAdi kA abhAva ho to bhI ghar3e kA nirmANa sambhava nahIM hai| usI prakAra jIvana meM jo kucha bhI sukha-duHkha kA anubhava hotA hai, usameM upAdAna kAraNa rUpa apanI AtmA hai aura nimitta kAraNa rUpa karma haiN| nimitta kAraNa ke bhI do bheda haiM--antaraMga nimitta aura bAhya nimitta / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-57 Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - antaraMga nimitta karma haiM aura bAhya nimitta sukha-duHkha utpAdaka bAhya padArtha haiN| 'upAdAna' ke binA 'nimitta' paMgu hI hai| karma-bandhana meM 'prAtmA' upAdAna kAraNa hai aura 'rAga-dveSa' ke adhyavasAya nimitta kAraNa haiN| AtmA rAga-dveSa ke azubha/azuddha adhyavasAya ke dvArA karma kA baMdha karatI hai aura vaha azubha-karma jaba udaya meM AtA hai, taba AtmA duHkha kA anubhava karatI hai / ... isase spaSTa hotA hai ki jIvana meM jo kucha bhI duHkha pAtA hai usakA mUla/vAstavika kAraNa 'rAga aura dveSa' hI hai| anukUlatA milane para prasanna honA/khuza honA-rAga hai / pratikUlatA milane para nArAja honA/nAkhuza honA-dvaSa hai| icchA, mUrchA, kAma, sneha, gRddhi, mamatva tathA Asakti Adi rAga ke hI paryAya haiN| IrSyA, roSa, matsara, nindA, vaira, asUyA Adi dveSa ke hI paryAya haiM / mAyA aura lobha kaSAya rAgasvarUpa haiN| krodha aura mAna kaSAya dveSa svarUpa haiN| karma ke phalasvarUpa prApta hone vAlI anukUlatAoM meM prasanna hone se rAga karane se karma kA baMdha hotA hai / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-58 Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma ke phalasvarUpa prApta hone vAlI viparIta paristhitiyoM meM nArAja hone se karma kA baMdha hotA hai / sArAMza yaha hai ki anukUlatA meM rAga karane se aura pratikUlatA meM dvaSa karane se navIna karmoM kA baMdha hotA hai| priya mumukSu ! jarA tuma hI soco| thor3A zAMti se vicAra kro| isa durghaTanA meM mukhya kAraNa kauna ? isa prakAra kI ghaTanAoM meM hama bAhya nimittoM ko pradhAnatA dekara DrAivara Adi para hI doSAropaNa kara dete haiM..."aura vyartha hI duAna kara navIna karmoM kA baMdha karate haiM / aisI vikaTa paristhiti meM jinezvara bhagavantoM ne hameM socane kI samyag dRSTi pradAna kI hai| duHkha pAne para duHkha ko apane hI duSkRta kA phala mAnakara use samatApUrvaka sahana karanA caahiye| duHkha meM samatA dhAraNa karane se prAtmA pUrvakRta pApakarmoM kI nirjarA karatI hai aura isake sAtha hI navIna karmoM ke prAstrava-dvAra ko banda kara detI hai| duHkha meM zoka/santApa karane se duHkha ghaTatA nahIM hai, balki bar3hatA hai| duHkhamukti kA mArga hai * sUkha meM mamatA na kare / * duHkha meM dInatA na kre| * sukha kA bhoga anAsakta bhAva se kare / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-59 Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * duHkha kA bhoga samatA se kare / sva- duHkha ke nivAraNa kI tIvra icchA aura usake lie 'hAya ! hAya!' karanA bhI prArttadhyAna hI hai / duHkha meM samatA dhAraNa karane se AtmA duHkha ke bhAra se halkI bana jAtI hai aura navIna karmabaMdha se bhI baca jAtI hai / jaba bhayaMkara asAtA vedanIya karma kA tIvra udaya hotA hai, taba zarIra meM bhayaMkara vedanA prakaTa hotI hai - asahanIya vedanA meM mRtyu kI icchA bhI ho jAtI hai / priya mumukSu ! tumane zrAvaka - jIvana kA abhyAsa kiyA hai / tuma jAnate ho ki duHkha meM mRtyu kI icchA karane se sallekhanA vrata meM praticAra / doSa lagatA hai / 'mRtyu' koI duHkha - mukti kA upAya nahIM hai / asAtAvedanIya karma kA hI yadi tIvra jora ho to vyakti marakara bhI aisI hI yoni / gati meM paidA hotA hai jahA~ vartamAna avasthA se bhI adhika dukha hotA hai / AgAmI janma kahA~ lenA- kyA yaha apane hAtha kI bAta hai ? yadi apanI icchAnusAra hI paraloka kA nirNaya ho jAtA ho...taba to hara vyakti cakravartI ke ghara hI paidA hotA duniyA meM eka bhI vyakti duHkhI dikhAI nahIM detA / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 60 .... Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AyuSyakama ke baMdha ke anusAra hameM paraloka meM janma lenA par3atA hai| prAyaH AyuSya kA baMdha vartamAna jIvana ke 2/3 do tihAI bhAga bIta jAne ke bAda hotA hai, usa samaya baMdha na humA ho to avaziSTa vartamAna aAyuSya kA do tihAI bhAga bItane para AgAmI bhava ke AyuSya kA baMdha hotA hai yadi usa samaya bhI AyuSya kA baMdha na ho to mRtyu ke samaya to AyuSya karma kA avazya baMdha hotA hI hai| jarA, vicAra kr| AtmahatyA ke vicAra meM/mRtyu ke vicAra meM AyuSyakarma kA baMdha ho jAya, to sadgati ke AyuSya kA baMdha hogA yA durgati ke ? hameM uttarottara AtmavikAsa ke patha para Age bar3hanA hai| lokottara Atma-utthAna ke mArga para Age bar3hane ke lie adhyavasAyoM kI zuddhi atyanta hI anivArya hai| adhyavasAyoM kI zuddhi ke lie satata jAgRti anivArya hai| tIvra-vedanA meM samAdhi samatA lAne ke lie eka sundara upAya hai-apane se adhika vedanAgrasta jIvoM kI bhayaMkara pIr3AoM kA vicAra krnaa| naraka aura nigoda ke jIvoM kI pIr3A to hamAre lie parokSa hai, kintu manuSya aura tiryaMcoM kI pIr3AoM ko to sAkSAt dekha sakate haiM na ? bambaI kA jasaloka aspatAla to tumane dekhA hogA ? jAne sAkSAt narakAgAra hai| nAnA prakAra kI bhayaMkara vedanAoM se saMtrasta manuSyoM kI kaisI vikaTa hAlata hai ? mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-01 Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisI kA paira kaTA hai."to kisI kA sira phaTA hai. koI hRdayaroga se trasta hai..."to koI DAyabITIja se parezAna / koI Aga se arddha dagdha (adhajalA) hai to koI kaTe hue aMgoM vAlA hai| tithaMca pazu-pakSiyoM ko bhayaMkara pIr3Ae~ to sAkSAt dekha sakate haiN| bhUkha aura pyAsa se bemauta karuNa mauta se mara rahe pazunoM kI kaisI bhayaMkara hAlata hotI hai ! . mAMsa-carbI-carma-haDDI Adi ke lobha se jIvita pazu bhI cIra die jAte haiN| ahA hA...! usa samaya una dona/mUka pazuoM kI kyA hAlata hotI hogI? bhagavAna mahAvIra kI kalyANakAriNI usa vANI ko yAda kr| "anicchA se duHkha ko sahane se akAma-nirjarA hotI hai|" "icchApUrvaka duHkha ko sahane se sakAma-nirjarA hotI hai|" apane duSkarma ke udaya se du:kha pA hI gayA hai to use samatApUrvaka sahana karane kA abhyAsa karanA caahiye| isa saMsAra meM hameM jo duHkha hai, usase aneka guNI pIr3Ae~ anya manuSya-tiryaMcoM ko hai aura manuSya kI sarva pIr3AnoM se bhI anantaguNI pIr3A naraka ke jIvoM ko hai| naraka se bhI anantaguNI pIr3A nigoda ke jIvoM ko hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-62 Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duniyA meM jitanI bhI vedanAe~ haiM-una saba kA icchA/ anicchA se bhUtakAla meM apanI AtmA ne anubhava kara liyA hai duniyA ke saba duHkha sahe haiN| 'vartamAna kI pIr3A bhI hamAre lie nayI nahIM hai|' kyA gajasukumAla muni ke sira para ho aMgAre DAle gae ? kyA khaMdhaka mahAmUni kI hI jIvaMta camar3I utArI gaI ? kyA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM hI kIle Thoke gae ? nahIM nhiiN| aisI bhayaMkara vedanAe~ to hamArI AtmA ne bhI aneka bAra sahana kI hai, parantu pharka itanA hai ki hamane ve saba pIr3Ae~ anicchA se ro-rokara sahana kI haiM / pUrva ke mahApuruSoM ne duHkha ke svIkArapUrvaka duHkha ko sahana kiyA thA aura apUrva nirjarA karake karma-bandhana se ve mukta bane the, jabaki hamane unhIM pIr3AoM ko anicchA se sahana kiyA aura isI ke phalasvarUpa duHkha bhogate hue bhI naye-naye karmoM kA hI sarjana kiyaa| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki uparyukta mArgadarzana tumhAre lie paryApta hogaa| jaba-jaba bhI vedanA meM abhivRddhi ho taba-taba pUrva ke mahApuruSoM para AI huI ApattiyoM kA vicAra karanA unakI sahanazIlatA kA vicAra karoge to avazya hI isa pIr3A meM kucha rAhata mila skegii| apane mana ko adhika se adhika namaskAra-mahAmaMtra kI sAdhanA meM ekAgra karane hetu prayatnazIla bno| basa, Aja itanA hii| -ratnasenavijaya mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-63 Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghar3I yaha nahIM batAtI ki samaya cala rahA hai, kintu vaha batAtI hai ki Apa samApta ho rahe haiM / priya mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! dharmalAbha | 8 paramAtmA kI asIma kRpA se Ananda hai / kucha dinoM pUrva tumhArA patra milA thA, parantu samayAbhAva ke kAraNa zIghra patra na de sakA / khaira, Aja kucha samaya nikAla kara patra likha rahA hU~ / Aja maiM tumheM pUrvAcArya viracita 'vairAgya zataka' grantha kA zrAsvAdana karAnA cAhatA hU~ / 'vairAgya zataka' eka adbhuta grantha hai / kisI ajJAta pUrvAcArya maharSi kI isa kRti kA jyoM-jyoM rasapAna karate haiM, tyoM-tyoM aMtarAtmA meM prakAza kI divya kiraraNa prApta hone lagatI hai / isa grantha meM kula 104 gAthAe~ haiM / merI to icchA hai ki tU isa grantha ko kaNThastha kara le... mAtra kaNThastha hI nahIM, Atmastha bhI karanA hogA / granthakAra maharSi ne isakI eka-eka gAthA meM jo mArmika upadeza diyA hai, usa para yadi dhyAnapUrvaka cintana-manana aura mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 64 Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nididhyAsana kiyA jAya to sacamuca hI jIvana meM vairAgya kI jyoti prajvalita ho sakatI hai| 'vairAgya zataka' grantha kI Adya gAthA haisaMsArammi asAre , nathi suhaM vAhi vepaNA paure / jANaMto iha jIvo, na kuraNai jiraNadesiyaM dhammaM // 'vyAdhi-vedanA se pracura isa prasAra-saMsAra meM leza bhI sukha nahIM hai.""yaha jAnate hue bhI jIvAtmA jinezvara bhagavanta dvArA nidiSTa dharma kA AcaraNa nahIM karatA hai|' granthakAra maharSi kahate haiM ki yaha samasta saMsAra nAnAvidha duHkhoM se bharA huA hai| saMsAra meM janma kI pIr3A hai, jarA avasthA ko pIr3A hai, roga-zoka kI pIr3A hai aura maraNa kI pIr3A hai / jaba taka AtmA karma-bandhana se sarvathA mukta nahIM banatI hai, taba taka AtmA ko isa saMsAra meM janma dhAraNa karanA hI par3atA hai| janma ke sAtha mRtyu jur3I huI hai| jisakA janma hai usakA maraNa anivArya hai| parantu hara maraNa ke bAda janma jarUrI nahIM hai| Atma-sAdhanA ke bala se jo AtmAe~ karmabandhana se mukta ho jAtI haiM, una AtmAoM kI antima mRtyu hotI hai parantu unheM punaH janma dhAraNa nahIM karanA par3atA hai| karmabandhana se mukta banI AtmAe~ mRtyu para vijaya pA letI haiM, ve sadA ke lie ajara-amara bana jAtI haiN| jIvana kI zAzvatatA ke sAtha-sAtha ve avyAbAdha sukha ke sAgara meM sadA kAla lIna bana jAto haiM aura kevalajJAna rUpo cakSu ke dvArA parivartana mRtyu-5 mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-65 Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zIla jagat ke samasta bhAvoM ko hastAmalakavat pratyakSa dekhatI haiM dUsarI ora ananta jJAna aura ananta sukha kI svAmI hone para bhI sva-svabhAva kI ajJAnatA / moha ke kAraNa AtmA duniyA ke kSaNika bhoga sukhoM meM prAsakta banatI hai, jisake pariNAmasvarUpa vaha naye-naye karmoM kA bandha karatI hai aura ve karma jaba udaya meM Ate haiM, taba nAnA prakAra ke bhayaMkara duHkha sahana karatI hai / jarA, zAstra cakSu se dRSTipAta kareM naraka ke jIvoM para / 'oho ! kaisI bhayaMkara yAtanAe~ ye sahana kara rahe haiM ? paramAdhAmI deva ina nAraka jIvoM ko satata duHkha pahu~cA rahe haiM / talavAra jaise tIkSNa hathiyAroM se unheM cIra rahe haiM bhayaMkara agni meM DAla rahe haiM. atyanta durgandhamaya vaitaraNI nadI meM Dubo rahe haiM / ' naraka meM kSetrakRta vedanA bhI koI kama nahIM hai / jyeSTha mAsa kI bhayaMkara garmI se bhI anantaguraNI garmI naraka kA jIva sahana karatA hai| bhUkha aura pyAsa se ve satata saMtapta rahate haiM / adhikAMza jIva zrArtta va raudra dhyAna meM samaya vyatIta karate haiM / apane vibhaMgajJAna kA upayoga bhI apane pUrva bhava ke zatruoM kI pahicAna meM hI karate haiM aura una zatruoM ko pahicAna kara vikriyA karake eka-dUsare ko duHkha dete rahate haiM / manuSyaloka kI apekSA naraka meM anantaguNI vedanA hai / priya mumukSu ! kadAcit koI deva hameM uThAkara naraka ke jIvoM kI pIr3A ke sAkSAt darzana karA de to sambhava hai, usa dRzya ko dekhate hI hama behoza ho jAveM / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 66 Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tumheM patA hI hogA ki naraka ke jIvoM ko ye pIr3Ae~ kitane kAla taka sahana karanI par3ato haiM ? 'laghudaMDaka sUtra' kA abhyAsa tumane kiyA hI hai| tuma jAnate hI ho ki naraka ke jIvoM kA jaghanya AyuSya dasa hajAra varSa aura adhikatama AyuSya taiMtIsa sAgaropama kA hai| eka sAgaropama meM asaMkhya varSa bIta jAte haiM / una asaMkhya varSoM meM naraka ke jIva ko kSaNa bhara bhI sukha aura zAnti nahIM hai| are! naraka kI pIr3A to parokSa hai, tiryaMcoM kI pIr3A to sAkSAt dikhAI detI hai na? kyA bure hAla hote haiM una pazuoM ke ! bhayaMkara duSkAla meM ina pazuoM ko bhUkha-pyAsa va garmI kI bhayaMkara pIr3A sahana karanI hI par3atI hai| dekho to jarA-galI meM bhaTakate usa kutte kI kyA hAlata hai ? dara-dara bhaTakatA hai kintu roTI kA Tukar3A bhI use khAne ko nahIM mila pA rahA hai| usakI kAyA rogoM se ghirI huI hai / bhUkha aura pyAsa ke mAre usakI hAlata dayanIya banI huI hai... phira koI usa para dRSTipAta bhI nahIM karatA hai| are! usa bakare kI hAlata to dekho| krUra va nirdaya kasAI use katlakhAne meM ghasITa kara le jA rahA hai aura vaha jora-zora se beM-beM kara rahA hai| kauna sunatA hai usakI AvAja ko ?.."kucha hI kSaNoM meM usakI gardana para churI cala par3atI hai| jarA dekho usa sUara ko| ye nirdaya loga use jAla meM phaMsAne kI koziza kara rahe haiM aura vaha dUra-dUra bhAgane kI koziza kara rahA hai| Akhira becArA pakar3A jAtA hai| vaha jora-jora se cillAtA hai... parantu usakI koI nahIM sunatA hai mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-67 Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura use jIvita dazA meM hI agni kI bhaTTI meM seka diyA jAtA hai| balavAna siMha ko piMjare meM kaida kiyA jAtA hai| vizAla kAyA vAle hAthI ko bar3e khaDDa meM girA diyA jAtA hai aura jIvana bhara ke lie gulAma banA diyA jAtA hai| kitanA varNana kiyA jAya una tiryaMcoM kI pIr3AoM aura yAtanAoM kaa| sthAvara aura vikalendriya jantuoM kI pIr3A to ve hI jAnate haiN| zAstra meM kahA hai, nigoda meM rahA huA jIva apane eka zvAsocchvAsa meM satraha bAra janma aura satraha bAra maraNa kara letA hai aura aThArahavIM bAra punaH janma dhAraNa kara letA hai / isa saMsAra meM manuSya-jIvana meM bhI sukha kahA~ hai ? manuSya ke sira para bhI roga, zoka, durghaTanA, apayaza tathA mRtyu ko naMgo talavAra laTaka hI rahI hai| koI garIbI aura bhukhamarI ke kAraNa duHkhI hai| manuSya-jIvana kI pIr3AoM ke sAkSAt darzana karane hoM to eka bAra bambaI ke jasaloka aspatAla athavA ahamadAbAda ke vI0esa0 aspatAla meM cakkara lagA lenaa| oho ! kaise-kaise bhayaMkara rogoM se ghire hue dardI haiM ? unake mukha se kitanI bhayaMkara cIseM nikala rahI haiN| koI hArTa kA dardI hai to koI TI.bI. kA, koI DAyabITIja kA dardI hai to koI kensara kaa| kisI kI A~khoM meM darda hai to kisI ke kAna meN| kisI kA hAtha kaTA hai mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-68 Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to kiso kA pr| koI Aga meM jalA huA dardI hai to koI eksIDeTa se ghAyala / isa saMsAra meM koI roga ke kAraNa du:khI hai to koI saMtAna na hone ke kaarnn| kahIM lUTapATa : cala rahI hai to kahIM balAtkAra / nAnA prakAra ke AtaMka se mAnava bhayabhIta banA huaA hai| are! isa saMsAra meM devaloka meM rahA deva bhI sukhI nahIM hai| amApa zakti va samRddhi kA svAmI hote hue bhI vaha IA va lobha se grasta hai, isa kAraNa usakA bAhya saba sukha havA ho jAtA hai| gulAba-jAmuna ke svAda ke sAtha hI eka kaMkar3a pA jAya to jo dazA mAnava kI hotI hai, vahI hAlata IrSyA va lobha doSa ke kAraNa devatAoM kI hai| priya dIpaka ! yaha sampUrNa sasAra nAnA prakAra kI vedanAoM se bharA huA hai| saMsAra meM sukha kA nAmonizAna nahIM hai| duniyA meM artha-kAma ke sAdhanoM meM hama sukha mAnate haiM, parantu yaha hamArI bhrAnti hI hai| vAstava meM, vaha sukha nahIM kintu sukhAbhAsa hI hai| garmI ke dinoM meM registAna meM jaba garma havA (lU) calatI hai, taba vaha dUra se bahatI huI nadI kI bhA~ti pratIta hotA hai, parantu jyoMhI usake nikaTa pahu~cate haiM, tyoMhI jala kI bhrAnti dUra ho jAtI hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-69 Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ basa, isI prakAra indriyajanya sukha vAstavika sukha nahIM hai kintu sukhAbhAsa hI hai| . isa saMsAra meM vItarAga-jinezvara paramAtmA hameM sacce sukha kI rAha dikhAte haiM, unake dvArA nirdiSTa mArga/dharma hameM zAzvata ajarAmara pada pradAna karane meM samartha hai, parantu aphasosa ! ajJAna va moha ke naze ke kAraNa jIvAtmA ko usa satya-dharma ke prati prema hI paidA nahIM hotA hai| jinezvara kA mArga AtmA ko jina/vItarAga banAtA hai| jinezvara kA mArga AtmA ko pUrNa banAtA hai| parantu moha kI madirA kA pAna karane vAlI AtmA ko jinezvara kA tyAgamArga kahA~ se ruce ? use to Ananda AtA hai striyoM ke bhoga-sukhoM meN| use to Ananda prAtA hai reDiyo, TI. vI. va keseTa ke madhura saMgIta meN| use to Ananda AtA hai rasanendriya ko priya madhura bhojana meN| ___ yahI to moha kI madirA kA phala hai| moha buddhi meM viparyAsa paidA karatA hai, jisake phalasvarUpa prAtmA kSaNika-tuccha sukhoM meM Asakta banakara apanA saMsAra bar3hA letI hai| priya dIpaka ! kitanA bhayaMkara hai yaha saMsAra ! kitane bhayaMkara haiM saMsAra ke tuccha sukha ! mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-70 Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ina sukhoM (?) ke nagna svarUpa ko tuma acchI taraha se jAna lo to phira tumhAre dila meM svAbhAvika hI una sukhoM ke prati virakti kA bhAva jAgegA aura vaha virakti hI tumheM virati-dharma ke sammukha le jaaegii| basa, Aja patra yahIM samApta karatA huuN| tumhAre dila meM uThe pratibhAvoM ko jAnane ke bAda vizeSa phira likhuugaa| ......... parivAra meM sabhI ko merA dharmalAbha khnaa| zeSa zubha / -ratnasenavijaya rwwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmon tar3aphatI jindagI ko ThukarAne vAle jana bahuta mileMge, ghAva para kSAra chir3akane vAle nara bahuta mileNge| sisakatI jindagI ko AzA kA sambala dekara, mana ko sahalAne vAle nara yahAM kitane mileMge ? mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-71 Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ iMsAna khoke vakta ko pAtA nahIM kabhI, jo dama gujara gayA, vaha phira AtA nahIM kabhI / priya 'dIpaka', dharmalAbha | 9 kala tumhArA patra milaa| par3hakara prasannatA huI / saMsAra ke vAstavika svarUpa ko jAne binA dila meM virakti kA janma prAyaH asambhava sA lagatA hai / mujhe yaha jAnakara prasannatA huI ki tumane 'vairAgya zataka' grantha kaNThastha karane kA zubhArambha kara diyA hai / ye gAthAe~ vizeSa kaThina bhI nahIM haiM / pUrva ke puNyodaya se tumhAre jJAnAvaraNIya karma kA tIvra kSayopazama huA hai / jJAnAvaraNIya karma ke tIvra kSayopazama se socane-samajhane aura kaNThastha karane kI hameM zakti prApta hotI hai / parantu itanA dhyAna rahe ki mAtra jJAnAvaraNIya karma kA hI kSayopazama ho aura usake sAtha mohanIya karma kA kSayopazama na ho athavA mohanIya karma kA tIvra udaya ho to usa kSayopazama se prApta jJAna AtmA ke lie lAbhakArI nahIM bana sakatA hai | jJAna vahI lAbhakArI mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 72 Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, jisake sAtha prAtmA meM mohanIya karma kA kSayopazama hotA jaay| jJAnArjana athavA jJAnAbhyAsa apane pANDitya ke pradarzana ke lie nahIM karanA hai, kintu jagat ke yathArtha svarUpa kA darzana kara yathArtha jIvana jIne ke lie karanA hai| tIvra mohodaya se yukta hone ke kAraNa abhavya kI AtmA 6. pUrva kA jJAna prApta kara letI hai....phira bhI usa AtmA kA uddhAra nahIM ho pAtA hai, kyoMki vaha jJAna AtmasparzI nahIM hai / jJAna jihvAsparzI nahIM AtmasparzI hRdayasparzI honA cAhiye / ___ 'vairAgya zataka' grantha kA jyoM-jyoM avagAhana karate jAnoge, tyoM-tyoM tumheM Atmika Ananda kI anubhUti hotI jaaegii| 'vairAgya zataka' kI dUsarI gAthA haiajja kallaM paraM parAri, purisA citaMti atthasaMpatti / aMjaligayaM va toya, galatamAuM na picchaMti // 2 // artha-pAja milegA kala milegA parasoM milegaa| isa prakAra artha/dhana kI prApti kI AzA meM rahA manuSya aMjali meM rahe hue jala kI bhA~ti kSINa hote AyuSya ko nahIM dekhatA hai / dhana kI prAzA kA gulAma banA vyakti prAzA ke jAla meM ramatA rahatA hai| Aja milegA kala milegaa| isa prakAra AzA kI Dora se ba~dhA huA vyakti prayatna puruSArtha karatA hI rahatA hai, parantu use kucha bhI hAtha nahIM lagatA hai| kisI kavi ne ThIka hI kahA hai-'jo prAzA kA gulAma hai, vaha vizva kA mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-73 Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gulAma hai aura jisane AzA para vijaya prApta kara lI hai usane samUce vizva para vijaya pAI hai| yogirAja prAnandaghanajI ne gAyA haiprAzA aurana kI kyA kIje ? jJAna sudhArasa pIje / prAzA dAsI ke je jAyA , te jana jaga ke daasaa| prAzA dAsI kare je nAyaka , lAyaka anubhava pyAsA // AzA kA gulAma zekhacillI kI bhA~ti kalpanAoM ke jAla bunatA rahatA hai| zekhacillI bAjAra meM idhara-udhara kI majadUrI karatA thaa| eka bAra eka seTha bAjAra meM ghI lene ke lie aae| unhoMne eka dukAna se 5 ki.grA. zuddha ghI khriidaa| seThajI kI najara zekhacillI para pdd'ii| unhoMne use kahA-'ghI ke isa ghar3e ko uThAkara mere ghara le caloge to maiM tumheM majadUrI kA eka rupayA duuNgaa|' zekhacillI ne seTha kI bAta turanta svIkAra kara lI aura vaha ghI kA ghar3A uThAkara calane lgaa| dhIre-dhIre vaha Age bar3ha rahA thaa| 'Aja majadUrI meM eka rupayA milegA' isa bAta kA use bahuta hI Ananda thA, vaha socane lagA-'seTha mujhe eka rupayA deMge. phira maiM pIparameMTa kharIdUMgA jise le jAkara skUla ke bAhara becUgA jisase mujhe kucha munAphA hogA. phira maiM biskiTa mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-74 Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kharIdUMgA..."punaH unheM becUMgA. phira mere pAsa pA~ca rupaye ho jAeMge..."maiM eka bakarI kharIda lUgA"bakarI dUdha degI."use bAjAra meM becUMgA...phira dhIre-dhIre eka gAya kharIda lUgA gAya dUdha degI dUdha bAjAra meM becU gA.gAya ke bachar3e paidA hoMge.... phira eka bhaiMsa kharIdUMgA" bhaiMsa dUdha degI. phira maiM eka choTIsI dukAna kara lUgA... phira mere pAsa do paise hone se eka sundara kanyA ke sAtha vivAha kruuNgaa| phira merA eka choTA sA parivAra hogA... maiM ghara kA adhipati banUgA aura usa samaya koI merI bAta nahIM mAnegA athavA merA koI apamAna karegA to use jora se thappar3a lgaauuNgaa|" isa prakAra zekhacillI kalpanA kA jAla raca rahA thA aura usI samaya thappar3a lagAne ke lie zekhacillI ne hAtha U~cA uThAyA aura usI ke sAtha sira para rakhA ghI kA ghar3A nIce gira par3A sArA ghI jamIna para phaila gyaa| ghI kA ghar3A phUTate hI seThajI ekadama gusse vAle ho gae aura isake sAtha hI zekhacillI kI kalpanA kA mahala vahIM bhasmIbhUta ho gyaa| / basa, isI prakAra zekhacillI kI bhA~ti isa saMsAra meM artha aura kAma ke kSaNika bhoga-sukhoM meM Asakta banI AtmA una sukhoM ko pAne ke lie prayatna karatI rahatI hai, parantu AzA ke gulAma ko kabhI bhI tRpti kA anubhava nahIM hotA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra prabhu ne 'uttarAdhyayana sUtra' meM ThIka hI kahA hai icchApro pAgAsasamA annNtimaa| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-75 Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchAeM AkAza ke samAna ananta haiN| eka icchA pUrNa hote hI dUsarI nayI icchA janma le letI hai aura una icchAoM kI tRpti ke lie manuSya satata prayatnazIla banA rahatA hai parantu jIvana ke to amUlya kSaNa bIte jA rahe haiM, usa ora usakI leza bhI najara nahIM hotI hai| isa saMsAra meM cintAmaNi ratna kI prApti se bhI manuSyajanma kI prApti atyanta durlabha hai / yaha bAta tumane pravacanoM meM aneka bAra sunI hI hogI ki devatA apane karor3oM varSa ke AyuSya meM bhI jo puNyabaMdha yA karmanirjarA nahIM kara sakate haiM. vaha puNyabaMdha aura nirjarA, manuSya apane alpakAlIna jIvana meM AsAnI se kara sakatA hai / virati-dharma kA pAlana devatAoM ke lie asambhava hai, jo manuSya ke lie ati sugama hai| mAtra ATha varSa kI laghu vaya meM manuSya hI sarva pApoM se virAma pA sakatA hai aura sampUrNa ahiMsaka jovana jo sakatA hai, jo devatAoM ke lie bilkula zakya nahIM hai| parantu aphasosa ! atyanta durlabha manuSya-jIvana milane para bhI mAnava apane jIvana ko vikathA-pramAda Adi meM vyartha ga~vA detA hai / eka kaue ko ur3Ane ke lie koI vyakti cintAmaNi ratna pheMka de to use hama kyA kaheMge ? eka IMTa kI prApti ke lie koI mahala ko girA de to use hama kyA kaheMge ? mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-76 Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sacamuca, isa manuSya-jIvana kI saphalatA to prAtmasAdhanA ke lie suyogya puruSArtha karane meM hI hai / AtmasAdhanA ke kalyANakArI patha kI upekSA karake jo kSaNika sAMsArika sukhoM meM prAsakta banatA hai, vaha vyakti svarNa ke thAla meM dhUla DAla rahA hai, amRta se pAda-prakSAlana kara rahA hai aura koe ko ur3Ane ke lie cintAmaNi ratna pheMka rahA hai| vaha vyakti apane bhavana ke kalpavRkSa ko ukhAr3a kara vahA~ dhatUre ke bIja bo rahA hai| cintAmaNi ke badale kA~ca kA Tukar3A kharIda rahA hai aura mahAkAya hAthI ko beca kara gadhA kharIda rahA hai / durlabhatA se prApta manuSya-jIvana ko jo bhoga-sukhoM meM vyartha ga~vA detA hai, vaha vyakti samudra tairane ke lie nAva ko chor3akara patthara grahaNa karane vAle kI taraha mahAmUrkha hI hai / aMjali meM rahA jala kaba taka raha sakatA hai ? vaha pratisamaya jharatA hI rahatA hai| isI prakAra AyuSya rUpI jala bhI pratisamaya kama hotA jA rahA hai| / parantu aphasosa ! mohAndha vyakti isa yathArtha satya ke darzana nahIM kara pAtA hai aura vaha apane jIvana ke amUlya kSaNoM ko vyartha ga~vA detA hai| bacapana khAne-pIne meM, yauvana bhoga-sukha meM aura vRddhAvasthA cintA va zoka meM ga~vAne vAlA vyakti prAtmasAdhanA kaba kara sakatA hai ? AtmajAgRti ke lie yogirAja AnandaghanajI kA yaha preraka pada yAda karane yogya hai mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-77 Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ avasara bera-bera nahIM prAve / jyu jAne tyu kara le bhalAI, janama-janama sukha pAve / avsr0| tana dhana yovana saba hI jhaThA, prAraNa palaka meM jAve / avasara0 / tana chUTe dhana kauna kAma ko, kAMhekukRpaNa kahAve / avsr0| jAke dila meM sAMca basata hai, tAko jhUTha na bhAve / avasara0 / prAnandaghana kahe calata paMtha meM, samara samara guNa gAve / avsr0| mumukSu dIpaka, khoyA huA dhana punaH prApta ho sakatA hai, khoyA huA svAsthya punaH prApta ho sakatA hai, parantu khoyA huA samaya punaH prApta nahIM ho sakatA hai| If you have lost your money, you can get it back, If you have lost your bealth you can get it back. But if you have lost your time you can't get it back at any cost. jyAdA kyA likhU? tuma svayaM samajhadAra ho| yAda karo prabhu mahAvIra ke usa vAkya ko-'samayaM goyama! mA pamAyae' he gautama ! samaya mAtra kA bhI tU pramAda mata karanA / sacamuca, bhagavAna mahAvIra ke isa upadeza ko jIvana meM AtmasAt karane kI AvazyakatA hai| bAhya duniyA aba bahuta dekha lI hai, aba antaraMga duniyA ke darzana karo AtmA ke svarUpa-ciMtana meM DUbo, phira dekho kaise Ananda milatA hai| parivAra meM sabhI ko dharmalAbha / zeSa shubh| -ratnasenavijaya mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-78 Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 ratna to lAkhoM mile magara jJAnaratna na milA , dhana to hara vakta milA magara caina kisI kSaNa na milaa| khojate-khojate Dhala gaI dhUpa jIvana kI , dUsarI bAra lauTa ke, magara bacapana na milA / priya 'dIpaka' ! dhrmlaabh| paramAtmA kI asIma kRpA se Ananda hai| do dina pUrva hI tumhArA patra milA thaa| hamArI vihAra-yAtrA, saMyama-yAtrA sAnanda cala rahI hai / tumane likhA-'dharma-kArya meM itanI jaldI kyA hai ? dharmakArya to vRddhAvasthA meM bhI ho sakatA hai|' priya mumukSu ! yahI terI sabase bar3I bhUla hai| kAla mRtyu kA koI bharosA nahIM hai, mRtyu to kabhI bhI A sakatI hai| mRtyu ke lie kisI bhI avasthA meM pratibandha nahIM hai, vaha garbhAvasthA meM bhI A sakatI haijanma ke sAtha hI A sakatI hai. bacapana meM A sakatI hai... javAnI meM pA sakatI hai aura vRddhAvasthA meM bhI pA sakatI hai / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-79 Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisI bhI 'vAra' ke dina mRtyu A sakatI hai| vaha somavAra ko bhI A sakatI hai aura maMgalavAra ko bhI / kisI bhI tArIkha va kisI bhI tithi ke dina vaha A sakatI hai| vaha khAte-khAte bhI A sakatI hai aura sote-sote bhii| vaha dina meM bhI A sakatI hai aura rAtri meM bhii| usake Agamana meM koI dina, koI vAra, koI tithi, koI samaya, koI ghar3I aura koI parva pratibandhaka nahIM hai| * yAda A jAtI hai mahAbhArata kI eka ghttnaa| yudhiSThira pratidina madhyAhna samaya taka dAna karatA thaa| eka bAra eka yAcaka madhyAhna samaya ke bAda AyA aura yudhiSThira se kucha yAcanA karane lgaa| yudhiSThira ne kahA "Aja samaya ho cukA hai, ataH kala paanaa|" yudhiSThira ke isa javAba ko sunakara bhIma ne 'vijaya-bhaMbhA' bjvaaii| yudhiSThira ne bhaMbhA kI AvAja sunii| use bar3A Azcarya huaa| bhIma ke pAsa Akara yudhiSThira ne pUchA, 'are bhoma ! Aja hamane kisake Upara vijaya prApta kI hai ? abhI vijaya kI bhaMbhA kaise bajAI jA rahI hai ?' bhIma ne kahA-'bhaiyA ! Apane 'kAla' para vijaya prApta kara lI hai, isa khuzI meM maiMne 'vijaya-bhaMbhA' bajavAI hai| bhIma ke isa javAba ko sunakara AzcaryabharI dRSTi se yudhiSThira ne kahA-'are bhIma! tujhe kisane kahA ki maiMne kAla para vijaya prApta kara lI hai ? kAla para vijaya pAne vAlA Aja taka koI paidA hasA hai ?' bhIma ne kahA-'Apane yAcaka ko jo javAba diyA hai, usI mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-80 Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke AdhAra para maiMne jAnA hai ki Apane kAla para vijaya prApta kI hai, anyathA Apa bhikhArI ko 'kala' Ane kA kaise kahate ? ' bhIma ke isa uttara ko sunate hI yudhiSThira ko apanI bhUla samajha meM A gaI / turanta ho unhoMne yAcaka ko bulAkara dAna kiyA / 'vairAgya zataka' kI tIsarI gAthA barAbara yAda kara lI hotI... usake artha kA thor3A-bahuta cintana kiyA hotA to zAyada hI tuma isa prakAra kA prazna karate ? Aja isa patra meM tumheM usa gAthA kI ho cintana-yAtrA karAUMgA / jaM kalle kAyavvaM, taM prajjaM ciya kareha turamAraNA bahuvigdho hu muhutto, mA avarahaM artha - jo dharmakArya kala karane yogya hai, kara lo / muhUrta (kAla) aneka vighnoM se aparAhna para mata DAlo | paDikleha // 3 // use prAja hI zIghra bharA huA hai, ataH granthakAra maharSi hameM sAvadhAna karate haiM ki zubha kArya meM leza bhI derI nahIM karanI cAhiye / saMsArI jIvoM para 'kAla' kA 'haMTara' satata ghUma rahA hai, patA nahIM, kaba isake zikAra ho jAyeM, kucha bhI kaha nahIM sakate haiM / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 81 bhagavAna gautama svAmI se pratibuddha banA bAla pratimuktaka ghara Akara apanI mA~ ko kahatA hai- 'mA~ ! mA~ ! mujhe dIkSA kI anumati do / ' nRtyu - 6 Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .. mA~ ne kahA-"beTA ! itanI jaldI kyA hai ?" atimuktaka ne kahA-"mA~ ! maiM use jAnatA hU~..."phira bhI use nahIM jAnatA hU~, ataH dIkSA ke lie jaldI kara rahA huuN|" - 'beTA ! tU kyA kahanA cAhatA hai ? merI samajha meM nahIM A rahA hai| mA~ ne khaa| " "mA~ ! mRtyu Ane vAlI hai, use maiM acchI taraha se jAnatA hU~, parantu vaha kaba Ane vAlI hai ? usakA mujhe kucha bhI patA nahIM hai, ataH jIvana kI saphalatA ke lie zIghra hI saMyama-jIvana svIkAra karanA cAhatA huuN|" ___ atimuktaka ke isa uttara ko sunakara mA~ prasanna ho gaI aura usane apane lAr3ale sapUta ko tyAgamArga para jAne ke lie saharSa anumati de dii| * pUrva bhava kI sAdhanA ke phalasvarUpa atyanta choTI vaya meM dIkSA ke lie utsuka bane apane putra ko mA~ ne kahA-"tU to abhI choTA hai bar3A hokara dIkSA lenaa|" putra ne kahA, 'mA~ ! cUlhe meM DAlI gaI choTI-2 lakar3iyA~ pahale jalakara rAkha ho jAtI haiM yA bar3I lakar3iyA~ ?' mA~ ne kahA-'choTI lakar3iyA~ pahale jalakara rAkha banatI haiN|' beTe ne kahA-"mA~ ! kAla kI agni meM, maiM bhI to una choTI lakar3iyoM kI taraha hI hU~, ataH vaha 'kAla' mujhe bhasmasAt kare"usake pahale hI maiM kyoM na AtmasAdhanA kara lU?". mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-82 Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ putra ke isa vAraNI-cAturya se prabhAvita banI mA~ ne apane putra ko saMyama-mArga para jAne ke lie saharSa anumati de dii| 'samarAditya-caritra' meM eka jagaha likhA hai- 'isa saMsAra meM saMsArI jIva jItA hai, vaha mRtyu (yamarAja) kA hI pramAda hai|' mRtyu kI naMgI talavAra pratyeka jIva para satata laTaka rahI hai / prataH zubha kArya meM pramAda nahIM karanA caahiye| nItizAstra meM bhI kahA hai- 'zubheSu zIghram' zubha kArya zIghra karane cAhiye, usameM derI karanA hitakara nahIM hai / _ 'mana meM zubha vicAra paidA honA' puNyodaya kA lakSaNa hai| anAdi ke kusaMskAroM ke kAraNa zubha vicAra adhika samaya Tika nahIM pAte haiM, ataH zubha vicAra ko kriyAnvita karane meM derI nahIM karanI caahiye| zreyaskara-kalyANakArI kAryoM meM hI vighnoM kI sambhAvanA hotI hai, ataH avasara hAtha lagate hI zubha kArya kara lene caahiye| anAdikAla se kuvAsanAoM kI gulAmI hone ke kAraNa kharAba/azubha vicAra Ane kI sambhAvanA rahatI hai| una azubha vicAroM se bacane ke lie, azubha vicAra Ane ke bAda kucha kAlakSepa kara denA caahiye| azubha vicAra ko zIghra kriyAnvita na hone deN| zubha vicAra Ane para soceM, -"kAla kare so Aja kara, mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-83 Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja kare so ab|" aura azubha vicAra pAe taba soceM-'pAja kare so kAla kara, kAla kare so prsoN|' bhAva yaha hai ki azubha vicAra ko kAlakSepa Adi kara kisI bhI taraha se niSphala banAne kA prayatna karanA cAhiye / granthakAra maharSi kahate haiM ki jisa zubha kArya ko tU kala ke bharose chor3a rahA hai, use Aja hI kara le, kyoMki 'kAla' vighnoM se bharA huA hai|' 'samarAiccakahA' kI antarkathA meM AI huI 'yazodhara' kI kahAnI sunI hI hogI? cAritradharma kI svIkRti meM hue thor3e se pramAda ke kAraNa use kitane bhavoM taka saMsAra meM bhaTakanA par3A ? mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! zAstra meM to kahA hai ki ATha varSa kI laghu vaya meM hI saMyama svIkAra kara lenA caahiye| isa bAta ko tU barAbara yAda rakha le 'mAnava-jIvana saMyamasAdhanA ke lie hI haiM'..."saMyama kI sAdhanA eka mAtra mAnava-jIvana meM hI zakya hai, ataH pramAda kA tyAga kara / prAcArAMga-sUtra meM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra paramAtmA ne kahA hai- 'khaNaM jANai pNddiie|' jo avasara ko jAnatA hai (aura avasara ko jAnakara use sAdha letA hai) vahI paMDita hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-84 Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rasanA kI Asakti, bhoga sukhoM kI Asakti prAtmA kA patana karA detI hai| ASAr3hAbhUti, kaMDarIka muni, suvrata muni ke patana meM kauna kAraNa banA thA ? rasanA kI Asakti hI na ? naMdiSeNa, araNika muni, saMbhUti muni ke patana meM kauna kAraNa banA thA ? bhoga-sukhoM kI Asakti hI na ? ataH sAvadhAna bano ! mAnava-jIvana ke amUlya kSaNa ko vyartha na gNvaano| jyAdA kyA likhU ! tuma jyoM-jyoM 'vairAgya zataka' graMtha kA avagAhana karate jAvoge, tyoM-tyoM tumhArI antarAtmA meM vairAgya kI jyoti prajvalita hue binA nahIM rahegI, aisA mujhe vizvAsa hai / ArAdhanA meM udyamavanta rhnaa| parivAra meM sabhI ko dharmalAbha khnaa| zeSa zubham / -ratnasenavijaya mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-85 Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ The mind in its own place and in itself can make a heaven of hell and a hell of heaven. priya 'dIpaka' ! dhrmlaabh| saurASTra kI pAvana dharA para vihAra-yAtrA sAnanda cala rahI hai| upAzraya meM praveza karate hI tumhArA patra milA / tumhAre vicAroM ko jAnane kI icchA huI. patra kholA, par3hA aura prasannatA kA anubhava huaa| 'vairAgya zataka' grantha ke avagAhana meM tumheM bar3A Ananda prA rahA hai, yaha jAnakara mujhe bar3I prasannatA huii| sacamuca hI yaha grantha 'gAgara meM sAgara' tulya hai| nirmala saMyama-jIvana kI sAdhanA ke bAda granthakAra maharSi ke antaHkaraNa meM se nikale ye zabda sIdhe hI apane hRdaya para coTa karate haiN| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-86 Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArI antazcetanA ke UrvIkaraNa ke lie yaha grantha atyanta upayogI hai| Aja maiM isa grantha kI cauthI gAthA ko yathAmati samajhAne kA prayAsa kruuNgaa| granthakAra maharSi likhate haiMhI saMsAra-sahAvaM , cariyaM nehANurAgarattA vi| je puvvaNhe diTThA, te avaraha na dIsaMti // 4 // artha- aho ! saMsAra kA svabhAva kaisA hai ! jo pUrvAhna meM sneha ke anurAga se rakta dikhAI dete haiM...ve aparAhna meM dikhAI hI nahIM dete haiN| mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! yAda hai na tujhe ? eka bAra maiMne tujhe pradezI rAjA ko kahAnI sunAI thii| pradezI rAjA aura sUryakAntA mahArAnI ke bIca kitanA apUrva prema thA ! ve donoM eka-dUsare ke viyoga ko sahana nahIM kara pAte the| parantu vaha prema kaba taka TikA rahA? usI sUryakAntA mahArAnI ne apane pati pradezI rAjA ko jahara kA kaTorA pilA diyA aura apane nAkhUnoM se usakA galA daboca diyA thaa| parapuruSa ke saMga meM Asakta banI culanI mAtA ne apane putra brahmadatta ko jIvita jalA dene ke lie kaisA bhayaMkara Sar3ayaMtra racA thA ? mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-87 . Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'prazamarati sUtra' meM granthakAra maharSi saMsAra ke sneha/prema ko dhikkArate haiN| saMsAra meM nirdoSa prema kahA~ milatA hai ? vaha to prema ke libAsa meM korA svArtha hI hotA hai| sunI huI ghaTanA hai| bambaI meM do bhAI rahate the| una donoM meM apUrva prema thaa| eka dina choTe bhAI ne bar3e bhAI ko apane ghara Ane ke lie AmaMtraNa diyaa| donoM bhAI vAtAnukUlita kakSa meM eka hI Tebala para baiThakara eka hI thAlI meM mijabAnI ur3A rahe the| bahuta hI Ananda se donoM bhAiyoM ne bhojana kiyA"aura bhojana kI samApti ke bAda patA nahIM kyA ghaTanA banI? kahA~ se Aga kI cinagArI A girI ? ...aura ve bhAI paraspara jhagar3a pdd'e| eka dUsare ko mArane ke lie taiyAra ho gae.".",dopahara ke samaya vaha mAmalA adAlata meM gayA aura Akhira ve donoM bhAI jIvana bhara ke lie eka dUsare ke duzmana ho ge| aisI to aneka ghaTanAe~ hamAre dainika jIvana-vyavahAra meM dekhane, par3hane va sunane ko milatI haiN| vRkSa jaba harA-bharA hotA hai, taba aneka pakSI Akara usa vRkSa para ghoMsalA banAte haiM, koyala ke kUjana se vaha vRkSa gUMja uThatA hai, pathika Akara usa vRkSa ke nIce vizrAma karate haiM, mAlI Akara usa vRkSa kA siMcana karatA hai, parantu jaba vahI vRkSa jIrNa-zIrNa ho jAtA hai, phala-phUla se rahita ho jAtA hai, taba usa vRkSa ke pAsa kauna AtA hai ? koI nhiiN| gAya jaba taka dUdha detI hai, taba taka use harA ghAsa khilAte mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-88 Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiM.. usakI pUrI sAvadhAnI rakhate haiM... parantu jyoMhI vaha gAya vRddha ho jAtI hai, taba koI usakI saMbhAla nahIM rakhatA hai / sarovara meM jaba taka pAnI bharA hotA hai, taba taka hajAroM manuSya va pazu-paMkhI vahA~ Ate haiM, parantu jyoMhI vaha sarovara sUkha jAtA hai, tyoMhI sabhI vyakti usase dUra cale jAte haiN| * saMsAra meM prema (?) karate haiM dhana se / saMsAra meM prema (?) karate haiM pada se / saMsAra meM prema (?) karate haiM zakti se / arthAt- yadi tumhAre pAsa dhana hai, pada hai athavA zakti hai to duniyA tumase prema karegI, tumhAre prati Adara bhAva vyakta karegI, parantu yadi tumhAre pAsa inameM se kucha bhI nahIM hai to tumhAre ho svajana-mitra tumase dUra rahane kI koziza kreNge| isIlie to prabhu mahAvIra ne kahA hai-saMsAra svArtha se bharA huA hai saMsAra ke sambandha svArtha se bhare hue haiN| sAMsArika sambandhoM kI bhayaMkaratA ko lakSya kara hI to AnandaghanajI yogirAja ne gAyA hai RSabha jinezvara prItama mAharo re , aura na cAhu re kaMta / rIjhyo sAhiba saMga na parihare re , bhAMge sAdi anaMta // ve kahate haiM-yugAdideva prAdinAtha paramAtmA hI mere priyatama| svAmI hoM ." maiM unhIM se prema karanA cAhatA hU~... maiM unhIM ke caraNoM meM Atma-samarpaNa karanA cAhatA hU~"ve hI mere nAtha haiM. ve hI .. mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-89 Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mere sarvasva haiM.."aba mujhe kisI kI cAha nahIM hai"aba mero anya koI rAha nahIM hai| paramAtmA ke sAtha kI prIti sAdi-ananta hai, jabaki duniyA meM jo prIti hotI hai vaha sAdi-sAnta hotI hai| lagna Adi ke dvArA saMsAra meM jo saMbaMdha jor3e jAte haiM, ve sambandha adhikatama jIvana-paryanta raha sakate haiN| vartamAna yuga meM to ina sambandhoM ke bIca pratikSaNa khatarA hai| kisI bhI samaya kisI ke jIvana meM khatare kI ghaMTI baja sakatI hai| Aja ke 'DAivorsa' ke yuga meM to lagna-jIvana ke saMbaMdha bhI kahA~ sthira haiM ? amerikA jaise deza meM to eka hI strI apane jIvana meM DAivorsa dvArA aThAraha-aThAraha pati kara letI hai / saMsAra meM jar3a padArthoM kA sauMdarya bhI kahA~ sthira hai ? jagat ke samasta padArtha samasta bhAva parivartanazIla haiN| pudgala mAtra kA yaha svabhAva hai usakI paryAyeM avasthAe~ satata badalatI rahatI haiN| jisa vastu ko dekhakara subaha mana Anandita hotA hai... zAma ko usI vastu ko dekhakara mana udvigna bana sakatA hai / paudgalika padArthoM ke bhAva badalate rahate haiM, phira bhI Azcarya hai ki ajJAnatA va moha ke kAraNa vyakti, vastu kI kisI eka paryAya meM mohita bana jAtA hai aura use pAne ke lie atyanta lAlAyita ho uThatA hai| jisa prakAra 'paMtaMgA' agni ke rUpa para mohita hokara usakA mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-90 Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sparza karane jAtA hai, parantu jyoMhI vaha zragni kA sparza karatA hai, use apane prAraNa hI khone par3ate haiM / basa, isI prakAra strI ke kSaNika rUpa para mohita vyakti, apanI AtmA ke bhAva - prANoM kA hI nAza karatA hai / zrAtmA kA saundarya pudgala kA saundarya zAzvata hai | kSaNika hai / indra mahArAjA ne sanatkumAra cakravartI ke adbhuta rUpasaundarya kI prazaMsA kI thI / eka manuSya ke rUpa kI isa prakAra kI prazaMsA sunakara do deva brAhmaNa kA rUpa dharakara hastinApura Ae / P usa samaya sanatkumAra cakravartI snAnagRha meM snAna kara rahe the / brAhmaNaveSa meM rahe devoM ne cakravartI kA rUpa - saundarya nihArA aura ve dA~toM tale aMgulI dabAne lage / parantu usI samaya cakravartI ne kahA, 'are brAhmaNo ! rUpa-darzana karanA ho to rAjasabhA meM AnA, abhI to maiM vastra va alaMkAroM se rahita hU~ / ' cakravartI kA yaha kathana sunakara donoM brAhmaNa cale gae / thor3I hI dera bAda kImatI vastra aura svarNa-ratna ke alaMkAroM se susajjita hokara sanatkumAra cakravartI apanI rAjasabhA meM pdhaare| hajAroM nara-nAriyoM ne cakravartI kA jayaghoSa kiyA, cakravartI ne Asana graharaNa kiyA aura usI samaya brAhmaNaveSadhArI donoM deva rAjasabhA meM upasthita hue / parantu yaha kyA ? cakravartI ke darzana ke sAtha hI unhoMne mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 91 Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA muMha phera liyaa| unakI isa pravRtti se cakravartI ko bhArI pAzcarya huaa| ve bole--'are brAhmaNo ! mere rUpadarzana ke lie Ae ho na? to mere sAmane dekho|' cakravartI kI yaha bAta sunakara brAhmaNaveSadhArI devoM ne kahA-'aba kyA dekheM? ApakA rUpa to naSTa ho cukA hai Apake zarIra meM roga paidA ho gayA hai| Apako vizvAsa na ho to thUka kara dekheM / ' ___ turanta hI cakravartI ne pAnadAnI meM thUkA aura usa thUka meM unhoMne choTe-choTe kIr3oM ke darzana kiye| . basa, turanta hI cakravartI ke rUpa-abhimAna para coTa lgii| socane lage, 'aho ! kaisA yaha kSaNabhaMgura deha hai ? aho ! itane alpa samaya meM isa deha kI aisI vikriyA ?'..."aura unhoMne Atma-kalyANa ke patha para prayAraNa kara diyaa| bhayaMkara roga parISaha ko sahana kara sadA ke lie baMdhana-mukta ho ge| mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! tuma hI batAyo" isa saMsAra meM aisA kaunasA padArtha haiM, jisa para rAga kiyA jAya ? saMsAra ke padArtho ke isa vikRta-svabhAva ko dekhakara kisa buddhimAn puruSa kA mana saMsAra ke tuccha sukhoM meM Asakta hogA? basa, Aja itanA hI paryApta hai| 'vairAgya zataka' kA cintana satata cAlU rkhnaa| ArAdhanA meM udyamavaMta raho / parivAra meM sabhI ko dharmalAbha / zeSa zubham / -ratnasenavijaya mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-92 Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 sUryamukhI dina meM khilatA hai, para rAta meM nahIM / candramukhI rAta meM khilatA hai, prabhAta meM nhiiN| antarmukhI hara kSaNa khilatA hI rahatA hai / ' kyoMki usakI muskAna kisI ke hAtha meM nahIM / priya mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! dhrmlaabh| paramAtmA kI asIma kRpA se prAnanda hai| saMyama-svAdhyAya sAdhanA sAnanda cala rahI hai| kala tumhArA patra milA / 'saMsAra kI vRtti-pravRttiyoM ke prati tumheM aruci paidA hotI jA rahI hai|' yaha jAnakara mujhe prasannatA huii| dila meM prajjvalita 'vairAgya' kI jyoti ko adhika pradIpta karane ke lie vairAgya rasa se paripUrNa granthoM kA vAcana anivArya hai| ___'vairAgyazataka' kI eka-eka gAthA meM saMsAra ke prati virakti jagAne kI tAkata hai| zarta hai una gAthAoM kA punaHpunaH svAdhyAya aura arthacintana honA cAhiye / 'SoDazaka' grantha meM sUripurandara prAcArya zrImad haribhadra mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-93 Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarIzvarajI ma. ne jJAna ke tIna bheda batalAe haiM -- ( 1 ) zrutajJAna (2) cintAjJAna aura ( 3 ) bhAvanAjJAna | kisI bhI sUtra / grantha ko yAda karanA kaNThastha karanA, zrutajJAna kahalAtA hai / 'yAda kie gae sUtra ke artha kA cintana-manana karanA, 'cintAjJAna' kahalAtA hai aura usa sUtra ke padArthoM ko jIvana meM AtmasAt karanA, 'bhAvanAjJAna' kahalAtA hai / zrutajJAna jalasvarUpa hai, jo alpa samaya ke lie tRSA ko zAnta kara tRpti pradAna karatA hai / cintAjJAna dUdha svarUpa hai, jo kucha adhika samaya ke lie tRSA ko zAnta karatA hai aura tRpti pradAna karatA hai / bhAvanAjJAna amRta svarUpa hai, jo dIrghakAla taka tRSA ko zAnta karatA hai aura AtmA ko tRpta karatA hai / eka hI jJAna avasthA bheda se zruta, cintA aura bhAvanA kI paryAya ko prApta karatA hai / mahAn puNyodaya se hameM sarvazreSTha manuSya janma aura vItarAgazAsana kI prApti huI hai, ataH isa jIvana kI saphalatA ke lie bItarAga vacana rUpa 'zruta' ko bhAvanAjJAna meM pariNata karane kI AvazyakatA hai / gata patroM meM 'vairAgyazataka' kI cAra gAthAoM para vivecana kiyA thA / mujhe prasannatA hai ki vaha tumheM rucikara lagA | mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA- 94 Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa patra meM Aja usa mahAn grantha ko 5vIM gAthA ko spaSTa karane kA prayatna kruuNgaa| granthakAra maharSi pharamAte haiMmA suyaha jaggiyavve , palAiyavvaMmi kIsa vIsamaha ? tiNi jaNA aNulaggA , rogo a jarA a macca a||5|| .. artha-jAgrata rahane yogya dharma-karma ke viSaya meM sono mata / naSTa hone vAle isa saMsAra meM kisakA vizvAsa karoge ? roga, jarA aura mRtyu ye tIna to tumhAre pIche hI lage hue haiM / priya mumukSu ! yaha jIvana sone ke lie nahIM hai"pramAda ke lie nahIM hai| avyavahAra rAzi meM anantakAla sone meM pramAda meM gayA hai| vyavahAra rAzi meM bhI bAdara ekendriya tathA beindriya, teindriya, cauindriya Adi meM asaMkhya varSa pramAda meM gae haiN| paMcendriya avasthA meM bhI adhikAMza kAla moha kI nIMda meM hI gayA hai| devaloka meM sukha kI bahulatA hone se AtmA prAyaH rAgAdhIna banatI hai. naraka meM duHkha kI bahulatA hone se AtmA prAyaH dvaSAdhIna banatI hai; tiryaMca meM bhUkha kI bahulatA, ajJAnatA aura parAdhInatA ke kAraNa sanmArga-bodha kI sambhAvanA kama hI rahatI hai| jo AtmA mohAdhIna hai, vaha jAgate hue bhI soI mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-95 Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo AtmA moha-vijetA hai..."athavA mohajaya ke lie prayatnazIla hai "vaha prAtmA sote hue bhI jAgrata hI hai / moha se jAgrata banane ke lie hameM isa jIvana meM bahuta sI anukUla sAmagriyA~ prApta huI haiN| paramAtmA kI vANI moha/mithyAtva kuvAdI rUpI kuraMga (mRga) ke saMtrAsana ke lie siMhanAda samAna hai| ThIka hI kahA hai 'kuvAdi-kuraGgasantrAsanasiMhanAdAH' / paramAtmA kI vAraNI moha ke lie joradAra tamAcA hai| 'pAcArAMga-sUtra' meM prabhu mahAvIra ne bhavyAtmAoM ko sambodhita karate hue ThIka hI kahA hai-- 'uTThie, no pamAyae' uTho, jAgo, pramAda kA tyAga kro| antarAtmA kI suSupta cetanA ko jAgRta kro| isa saMsAra meM koI padArtha zaraNya nahIM hai| koI bhI vizvAsa karane yogya nahIM hai; kyoMki jagat ke sabhI padArtha parivartanazIla haiM."pratikSaNa naSTa hote jA rahe haiM / jo svayaM mara rahA ho, vaha dUsare ko kaise bacAegA? jo svayaM sthira nahIM hai, vaha dUsare kI kyA surakSA karegA ? jo svayaM nAzavanta hai vaha dUsare ko kyA prAnanda degA? mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-96 Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra ke sabhI padArtha nAzavanta haiM, kSaNika haiM, parivartanazIla haiN| dhana vizvAsa karane yogya nahIM hai / putra, parivAra vizvAsa karane yogya nahIM haiN| zarIra bhI vizvAsa karane yogya nahIM hai / 'taraMgataralAlakSmI'--lakSmI to jala-taraMga kI bhA~ti capalacaMcala va calita svabhAva vAlI hai| Aja tumhArA puNyodaya hai "tumhAre pAsa sampatti hai, kala pApodaya hogA, vahI sampatti dUra-sudUra calI jAegI, tuma hAtha malate hI raha jaaoge| putra-parivAra svajana bhI tabhI taka anukUla rahate haiM, jaba taka puNya kA udaya hotA hai, pApa kA udaya Ane para ve hI svajana apane se viparIta calane laga jaayeNge| * magadhasamrAT zreNika ne jisa putra koNika ko bar3e lAr3apyAra se bar3A kiyA thA, vahI koriNaka, bar3A hone para zreNika ko jela ke sIMkacoM meM baMda karavA detA hai.."aura pratidina kor3oM kI mAra lagavAtA hai| * jisa sItA ke lie rAmacandrajI ne rAvaNa ke sAtha bhayaMkara yuddha khelA thA. usI sItA kA jaba pApodaya AtA hai, taba ve hI rAmacandrajI use bhayaMkara daNDakAraNya vana meM bhijavA dete haiN| * jisa RSidattA ke nagara-praveza para usake zvasura ne usakA mRtyu-7 mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-97 Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhavya svAgata kiyA thA. usI RSidattA kA pApodaya Ane para, usake hI zvasura ne use mauta ke ghATa utArane kI AjJA kara dI thii| * sanatkumAra cakravartI ke rUpa-darzana ke lie dUra-dUra se loga Ate the| sanatkumAra cakrI atyanta rUpavAn the, baliSTha the parantu jyoMhI pApa kA udaya huA, tyoMhI unakI kAyA meM bhayaMkara roga phaila ge| ThIka hI kahA hai-- tana-dhana-yauvana saba hI jhUThA , prANa palaka meM jAve / ataH isa saMsAra meM koI bhI vizvAsa karane yogya nahIM hai / granthakAra maharSi pharamAte haiM--'roga, jarA aura mRtyu rUpI DAkU apane pIche lage hue haiM, ve kisI ko nahIM chor3ate haiN|' * jisa rUpasundarI ko apane rUpa kA garva thA, usakI kAyA kensara se grasta ho gaI. usakA sArA abhimAna gala gyaa| * jo vyakti yuvAvasthA meM aneka para hukama calAtA thA Aja vRddhAvasthA se ghire hone ke kAraNa, usakI ora koI dekhane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hai| * kala to usake lagna-prasaMga kA varaghor3A nikalA thA. sabhI Ananda-kallola kara rahe the, Aja usI kI zava-yAtrA nikala rahI hai, cAroM ora rudana-krandana sunAI de rahA hai| saMsAra kA 'nagna-citra' prastuta karane vAlI, kavi kI ye paMktiyA~ yAda A jAtI haiM mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-98 Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ idhara eka dUlhA ghor3e car3hA hai , udhara eka janAjA uThA jA rahA hai / idhara vAha-vAha hai , udhara ThaMDI prAheM, koI ro rahA hai, koI gA rahA hai / zAyada isI kA nAma hai duniyA , koI pA rahA hai, koI jA rahA hai| _isI kA nAma hai duniyA // duniyA ke sabhI padArtha nAzavanta haiM ata: ve padArtha apanI prAtmA ko zaraNa dene meM samartha nahIM haiN| koI bhI padArtha yA vyakti hameM mRtyu se bacA nahIM sktaa| samrAT ho cAhe cakravartI, deva ho cAhe devendra, sabhI ko mauta se bheMTanA hI par3atA hai| __ kisa samaya kauna-sA roga udaya meM A jAegA, kucha kaha nahIM skte| jarA kA artha mAtra vRddhAvasthA nahIM hai, jarA kA eka artha vayohAni bhI hai arthAt pratikSaNa hamAre AyuSya meM hAni hotI hI jA rahI hai| jisa prakAra dIpaka jyoM-jyoM jalatA hai, tyoM-tyoM usakA tela kama hotA jAtA hai, usI prakAra jyoM-jyoM samaya bItatA hai, tyoM-tyoM mRtyu nikaTa AtI jAtI hai| isase siddha hotA hai ki hama pratikSaNa vRddha hote jA rahe haiN| roga, jarA aura mRtyu ke bandhana se mukta karane meM eka mAtra 'jinadharma' hI samartha hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-99 Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vItarAga - jinadharma hI AtmA ko karma ke bandhana se mukta kara sakatA hai / durlabhatA se prApta isa jIvana meM jinadharma kI zrArAdhanA-sAdhanA ke lie pracaNDa puruSArthaM karanA cAhiye isI meM jIvana kI saphalatA / sArthakatA hai | priya 'dIpaka' ! jinadharma ke tattvoM ko jAnane ke lie tumhAre mana meM jijJAsA hai, yaha jAnakara mujhe atyanta prasannatA hotI hai / sAmAyika kI niyamita sAdhanA cAlU hI hogI ? 'sAmAyika' meM samatvayoga kI sAdhanA nihita hai| sAmAyika meM jinezvara bhagavanta - nirdiSTa tattvoM kA paThana-pAThana va svAdhyAya bhI kara sakate haiM / jinezvara - nirdiSTa tattvoM ke rahasyoM ko samajhane kA sAmarthya prApta karo aura zIghra muktigAmI bano, isI zubhAbhilASA ke sAtha / - ratnasena vijaya 'mRtyu mRtyu nizcita bhI hai aura anizcita bhI / hogI' yaha nizcita hai / kintu kaba hogI ? yaha anizcita hai / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 100 and Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amAvasyA kisa mAha meM nahIM AtI ? thakAvaTa kisa rAha meM nahIM prAtI ? isa saMsAra meM batAe to koI, samasyA kisa rAha meM nahIM AtI ? priya mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! dharmalAbha | 13 paramAtmA kI asIma kRpA se Ananda hai thor3e dina pUrva tumhArA patra milA thA, parantu vyastatA ke kAraNa zIghra uttara na de sakA / Aja acAnaka hI tumhArA patra punaH hAtha lagA.'' aura turanta hI patra likhane baiTha gayA / tumane pUchA hai -- 'vairAgyazataka' grantha ke karttA kauna haiM ? 'vairAgyazataka' grantha ke karttA koI ajJAta pUrvAcArya maharSi haiM, unhoMne grantha ke anta meM bhI apane nAma kA koI ullekha - nirdeza nahIM kiyA hai / hA~, isa grantha para saMskRta bhASA meM eka 'TIkA' upalabdha hai jisake karttA ' guNavinaya garaNI' haiM / unhoMne granthakAra ke bhAva ko yathAsambhava kholane kA prayAsa kiyA hai / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 101 Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sacamuce, yaha eka anamola grantha hai| vairAgya ke pragaTIkaraNa ke lie, vairAgya kI jyoti ko adhika prajvalita karane ke lie aura vairAgya ke dRr3hIkaraNa/sthirIkaraNa ke lie isa prakAra ke granthoM kA svAdhyAya, manana aura cintana atyanta lAbhaprada hotA hai| . hamAre jIvana para nimitta aura vAtAvaraNa kA atyadhika asara par3atA hai| nimitta jar3a hone para bhI vaha AtmA ko atyanta prabhAvita karatA hai| zabda/akSara jar3a aura pudgala svarUpa hone para bhI usakA apanI AtmA para atyanta prabhAva par3atA hai| __ Adhunika vijJAna ne zabda/dhvani ke viSaya meM khUba zodha kI hai| dhvani ke mAdhyama se aneka rogoM kI cikitsA bhI ho rahI hai| * yUnAnI kathAnoM meM isa prakAra ke saMgIta kA varNana milatA hai, jise sunakara vyakti behoza ho jAtA thA aura kabhI mara bhI jAtA thaa| * kahate haiM baijUbAvarA kA saMgIta sunakara hiraNa dUra-dUra se daur3akara A jAte the| * sunA hai, eka bAra suprasiddha saMgItajJa paNDita oMkAranAtha lAhaura ke prANo-gRha ko dekhane gye| paMDitajI ko dekhate hI eka bAgha garjanA karane lagA""turanta hI paNDitajI ne eka rAga mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-102 Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cher3I"rAga kA zravaNa karate hI vaha bAdha pale hue kutte kI bhA~ti ekadama zAnta hokara paMDitajI ko dekhane lgaa| * rUsI vaijJAnika esa. bI. kodAphe ne saMgIta dvArA A~khoM kI bImArI dUra karane ke saphala prayoga kiye haiN| * dhvani-taraMgoM kA vijJAna/maMtravijJAna atiprAcIna hai| maMtrazakti se prAtmA kI suSupta cetanA ko punaH jAgrata kara sakate haiM aura AtmA kI adhogAmI cetanA kA punaH UrvIkaraNa kara sakate haiN| tIrthaMkara paramAtmA mAlakoza rAga meM upadeza dete the...jise sunate hI hiMsaka prANI ke bhI hiMsaka/krUra/raudra pariNAma turanta naSTa ho jAte the aura ve prANI bhI atyanta zAnta va gaMbhIra bana jAte the| zabda kI prabhAvazAlI zakti se koI inkAra nahIM kara sakatA hai| ___ zabda-zakti ke viSaya meM itanI pUrva-bhUmikA likhane kA yahI uddezya hai ki kahIM zabda-zakti se ajJAta banakara tuma gaphalata meM na A jaao| * zabda kA bhI satsaMga hotA hai| * acche zabdoM kA paThana-pAThana va svAdhyAya hamArI antarAtmA ko jAgrata karatA hai aura bure zabdoM kA paThana-pAThana va vAcana hamArI cittavRttiyoM ko malina banAtA hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-103 Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrAja samAja va rASTra meM vyakti kA naitika stara nIce giratA jA rahA hai, usake pIche azubha zabdoM se dUSita vAtAvaraNa bhI kAraNa hai / cAroM ora azlIla zabda va saMgIta se vAtAvaraNa dUSita banatA hI jA rahA hai cAroM ora halke va azlIla sAhitya kA paThana-pAThana va pracAra-prasAra bar3hatA hI jA rahA hai| isI ke phalasvarUpa logoM ke naitika jIvana meM girAvaTa AtI jA rahI hai / pavitra zabdoM kA paThana-pAThana, cintana-manana mAtra hamAre citta ko hI prasanna nahIM karatA hai, balki hamArI AtmA ko bhI vizuddha banAtA hai / ThIka hI kahA hai-- " zastra prahAra se hone vAle jakhma kI apekSA zabda - prahAra kA jakhma bhayaMkara hotA hai / " "A wound from a tongue is worse than a wound from a sword, for the latter affects only the body, the former the spirit." eka aisA hI vAkya hai "The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high. 'jIbha bhale hI tIna iMca lambI hai, parantu vaha chaha phuTa ke AdamI ko khatma kara sakatI hai / ' satsAhitya / sadvAcana jIvana kI amUlya nidhi hai, jo AtmA ko utthAna ke patha para Age bar3hAtI hai, kharAba sAhitya kA vAcana mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 104 Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmA ke lie viSapAna se bhI adhika bhayaMkara hai| viSa to eka jIvana kA hI vinAza karatA hai, jabaki azubha sAhitya AtmA ke zubha pariNAmoM kA nAza kara AtmA kA bhayaMkara vinAza kara detA hai| zabda kI vinAza-lIlA se bacane ke lie pratidina satsAhitya kA satsaMga karanA caahiye| pUrvAcArya viracita granthoM ke paThanapAThana, svAdhyAya, cintana-manana se AtmotthAna ke mArga meM Age bar3hane ke lie naI sphUrti kI prApti hotI hai / jIvana arthAt AyuSya kI anityatA batalAte hue 'vairAgyazataka' meM kahA hai-- divasanisAghaDimAlaM, pAuM salilaM jiyAraNa ghettaNaM / caMdAiccabaillA, kAla'rahaTTa bhamADaMti // 5 // artha-candra aura sUrya rUpI bailoM se jIvoM ke AyuSya rUpI jala ko dina aura rAta rUpI ghaTa meM grahaNa kara kAla rUpI arahaTa jIva ko ghumAtA hai| granthakAra maharSi vividha upamAnoM ke dvArA hameM jIvana kI anityatA samajhA rahe haiN| jisa prakAra eka kisAna arahaTa calAkara miTTI ke ghar3oM dvArA bailoM ko ghumAkara kue se jala nikAlatA hai, usI prakAra kAla rUpI kisAna arahaTa ko ghumA rahA hai, jisameM sUrya aura candra rUpI baila jute hue haiM, dina aura rAta rUpI ghar3e haiN| isa arahaTa ko ghumAkara jIva kA AyuSya rUpI jala khIMcA jA rahA hai : mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-105 Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dina-pratidina AyuSya rUpI pAnI nikAlane ke kAraNa jIvAtmA kA AyuSya rUpI kuA eka dina khAlI ho jAegA aura jIvAtmA ko eka dina saMsAra se vidAI lenI pdd'egii| dillI se bambaI taka kI yAtrA meM yadi sITa kA ArakSaNa ho to yAtrI nizcinta rahatA hai.""gAr3I pAne ke pUrva use koI cintA nahIM rahatI hai, parantu TikaTa yA ArakSaNa na ho to satata cintA banI rahatI hai, usI prakAra isa jIvana se vidAI ke pUrva yadi sadgati kA ArakSaNa karA diyA hogA to tuma nizcinta raha sakoge anyathA mRtyu ke samaya hAya ! hAya ! rahI to AtmA kI durgati nizcita hI hai / durgati se bacane ke lie samAdhimaya maraNa Avazyaka hai aura samAdhimaraNa ke lie samAdhimaya jIvana Avazyaka hai / jinAjJAnusAra jIvana arthAt samAdhimaya jIvana / samAdhimaya jIvana kA phala samAdhimaya maraNa hai aura samAdhimaya maraNa kA phala sadgati kI prApti hai| samAdhimaya jIvana arthAt samatvayukta jIvana / samatvayukta jIvana arthAt mamatvarahita jIvana / samatva kI sAdhanA ke lie kaSAyoM para jaya anivArya hai| mamatva-tyAga ke lie indriya-saMyama anivArya hai| * mamatva para vijaya pAne ke lie indriyoM ke anukUla viSayoM kA tyAga anivArya hai| tyAga ke lie virakti jarUrI hai aura virakti ke lie pratidina vairAgya kI bhAvanA jarUrI hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-106 Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAtri meM sote samaya isa prakAra bhAvanA karo -- (1) aho ! saMsAra meM svAmI sevaka Adi ke sambandha kitane asthira haiM ? kala jo karor3apati thA Aja vaha 'roDa' pati (garIba) ho gayA / (2) kala jo atyanta rUpavAna aura hRSTa-puSTa thA.'''Aja vaha kaiMsara ke bhayaMkara roga se grasta ho gayA / (3) kala jo sattA meM thA ... hajAroM vyakti jisakI AjJA kA pAlana karate the'' Aja vaha sattAhIna ho gayA, usakA koI nAma bhI nahIM letA hai / ( 4 ) kala jo bhavya mahala banAyA thA, Aja bhUkampa ke kAraraNa dharatI meM vilIna ho gayA / vairAgya bhAvanA ke dRr3hIkararaNa ke lie isa sajjhAya ko tuma avazya yAda karanA, bar3A Ananda AegA-tU ceta musAphira ceta jarA, kyoM mAnata merA-merA hai / isa jaga meM nahIM koI terA hai, jo hai so sabhI anerA hai / svAratha kI duniyA bhUla gayA, kyoM mAnata merA-merA hai / / 1 // kucha dina kA jahA~ baserA hai, nahIM zAzvata terA DerA hai / karmoM kA khUba jahA~ gherA hai, kyoM mAnata merA-merA hai / / 2 / / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 107 Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha kAyA nazvara terI hai, eka dina vaha rAkha kI DherI hai / jahA~ moha kA khUba aMdherA hai, kyoM mAnata merA-merA hai / / 3 / / burI yaha duniyAdArI hai, duHkha janma-maraNa kI kyArI hai / duHkhadAyaka bhava kA pherA hai, kyoM mAnata merA-merA hai // 4 // gati cAra kI nadiyA~ jArI haiM, bhavasAgara bar3A hI bhArI hai / mamatA vaza jahA~ baserA hai, kyoM mAnata merA-merA hai / / 5 / / mana Atmakamala meM jor3a liyo, guNa mastaka labdhi mAyA ko chor3a diyo / saMjama zerA hai, kyoM mAnata merA - merA hai / / 6 / / priya 'dIpaka' ! jyAdA kyA likhU~ ? tuma svayaM samajhadAra ho / vairAgya kI bhAvanA se apanI AtmA ko bhAvita kara anAdi kI moha- nIMda kA tyAga kara Atma-kalyANa ke patha para Age bddh'o| isI zubhecchA ke sAtha mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 108 - ratnasena vijaya Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " jvAlA nahIM jyoti bana jalanA sIkho kA~TeM nahIM phUla bana khilanA sIkho / jIvana meM Ane vAlI kaThinAiyoM se, DaranA nahIM, samajhakara calanA sIkho || priya mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! dharmalAbha | 14 paramAtma- kRpA se Ananda hai / grAmINa kSetroM meM vihAra- yAtrA sAnanda cala rahI hai / saMyamI - jIvana ke lie grAmINa kSetra hara taraha se anukUla hai / / zaharI vAtAvaraNa meM dina-pratidina bIbhatsatA / viSamatA bar3hatI jA rahI hai / AhAra-zuddhi naSTa hotI jA rahI hai / zuddha AhAra ke abhAva ke kAraNa jIvana kI sAttvikatA naSTa hotI jA rahI hai / kahAvata bhI hai - 'jaisA khAve anna vaisA hone mana / ' 'AhAra jaisI DakAra' | kandamUla, rAtri bhojana, bAsI bhojana, baiMgana, barpha tathA mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 109 Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vividha zarabata Adi zArIrika, dhArmika aura AdhyAtmika, hara dRSTi se nukasAnakArI haiN| jitane bhI jamIkaMda haiM, ve saba anantakAya kahalAte haiN| una saba meM ananta jIva haiN| kandamUla kA bhakSaNa karane se ananta jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai| jIvana-nirvAha ke lie AhAra-grahaNa karanA ho par3e to kama-se-kama ina abhakSya padArthoM kA tyAga to avazya karanA hI caahiye| durlabhatA se prApta yaha mAnava-jIvana Atma-kalyANa aura saMyama-sAdhanA ke lie hai|| rAtri meM bhojana karane se aneka sUkSma jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai| sUryAsta ke sAtha hI cAroM ora vAtAvaraNa meM asaMkhya sUkSma jIvoM kI utpatti ho jAtI hai, ve jIva A~khoM se agocara hote haiN| vidyutprakAza meM bhI unheM dekhA nahIM jA sakatA hai| rAtribhojana svAsthya kI dRSTi se bhI hAnikAraka hai| dina meM sUrya kI garmI hone se bhojana sahajatA se paca jAtA hai, jabaki rAtri meM sUrya-kiraNoM ke abhAva ke kAraNa pAcana-taMtra kamajora ho jAtA hai / ataH rAtri meM kiyA gayA bhojana aneka rogoM ko bhI AmantraNa detA hai| jIvana ke lie AhAra kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai, parantu kevala AhAra ke lie yaha jIvana nahIM hai| mujhe yaha jAnakara prasannatA huI ki tumane jIvana bhara ke lie rAtribhojana tyAga kI pratijJA svIkAra kI hai / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-110 Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ priya 'dIpaka' ! . mahAn puNyodaya se prApta isa manuSya-jIvana ko bhoga-vaibhava aura vilAsitA meM naSTa kara denA buddhimattA nahIM hai| saMsAra ke bhautika sukha vAstava meM sukha hI nahIM haiM / mahApuruSoM ne to saMsAra ke sukha ko duHkha rUpa, duHkhaphalaka aura duHkhAnubandhI hI kahA hai| jo kSaNika ho, duHkhamizrita ho, parAdhIna ho, use sukha kaise kahA jA sakatA hai ? ___ All that glitters is not gold. jo kucha camakatA hai, vaha saba sonA nahIM hotA hai-isI prakAra duniyA meM jo kucha 'sukha' dikhAI detA hai, vaha saba sukha rUpa nahIM hai / vaha 'sukha' yA to sukhAbhAsa rUpa hotA hai athavA duHkhAbhAva rUpa / tAraka tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM ne batalAyA hai ki sukha prAtmA kA svabhAva hone se duniyA ke kisI padArtha meM se usakI prApti sambhava nahIM hai / uSNatA agni kA svabhAva hone se, jala se usakI prApti sambhava nahIM hai| jala kA svabhAva zItalatA hai, garma jala meM jo uSNatA dikhAI detI hai, vaha mUla rUpa se jala kI nahIM hai, balki agni kI hI hai| agni kA saMsarga dUra hone ke sAtha hI jala zItala hotA jAtA hai| basa, isI prakAra sukha prAtmA kA dharma hone se jar3a padArthoM meM se usakI prApti sambhava nahIM hai| jisa prakAra haDDI ke Tukar3oM ko jora-jora se cabAne se kutte kI dAr3hoM meM se hI rakta bahatA hai aura usa rakta kA svAda prAne para kuttA yaha mAna letA hai ki 'mujhe isa haDDI meM se svAda mila rahA hai| isI ajJAnatA ke kAraNa vaha usa haDDI ko jora-jora mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-111 Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se cabAtA rahatA hai / haDDI meM se rakta kI prApti kutte kA bhrama hI hai| isI prakAra jar3a padArthoM meM sukha kI kalpanA karanA bhI bhrAnti rUpa hI hai, isa bhrAnti ke dUra hone para hI AtmA kA prayAsa, prAtma-sukha kI prApti ke lie hotA hai| parantu anAdi ke moha ke AvaraNa ke kAraNa bAhya padArthoM meM hI sukha kI bhrAnti ke kAraNa, AtmA unhIM padArthoM ko jor3ane ke lie prayatnazIla banatA hai| sva-svarUpa kI ajJAnatA ke kAraNa jar3a-deha meM prAtmA kI buddhi karake usI ke rakSaNa aura saMvardhana meM AtmA prayatnazIla banatI hai parantu hama yaha bhUla jAte haiM ki yaha deha to kSaNa vinazvara hai| 'vairAgyazataka' kI 7vIM gAthA meM deha kI vinazvaratA ko batalAte hue bahuta hI sundara kahA hai 'sA nasthi kalA taM nasthi, prosahaM taM natthi ki pi vinnAraNa / jeraNa dharijjai kAyA, khajjaMtI kAlasappeNaM // 7 // artha-aisI koI kalA nahIM hai, aisI koI auSadhi nahIM hai, aisA koI vijJAna nahIM hai ki jisake dvArA kAla rUpI sarpa ke dvArA khAI jAtI huI isa kAyA ko bacAyA jA ske| kAyA kI nazvaratA kA kitanA saTIka citraNa hai ! duniyA meM aneka prakAra kI auSadhiya upalabdhA~ haiM, jinake dvArA aneka prakAra ke roga miTAye jA sakate haiM... parantu aisI koI mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-112 Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ auSadhi/davAi nahIM hai jisake dvArA kAyA ko 'mRtyu' se bacAyA. jA ske| duniyA meM aneka prakAra ko kalAe~ haiM-saMgItakalA, nATyakalA, vAdyakalA, zastrakalA, zAstrakalA, kavitva, kAvyakalA Adi-Adi, parantu duniyA meM aisI koI kalA nahIM hai jisake dvArA mRtyu ko jItA jA sake / duniyA ke bAhya zatru ko khatma karanA AsAna bAta hai, parantu duniyA ko khatma karane vAlI mRtyu ko mAranA kisI ke vaza kI bAta nahIM hai / puruSoM kI 72 kalAeM duniyA meM prasiddha haiM aura striyoM kI 64 kalAe~ prasiddha haiM, parantu ina 136 kalAoM meM aisI eka bhI kalA nahIM hai, jisake dvArA mRtyu ko jItA jA sake, mRtyu ko vaza meM kiyA jA sake / Adhunika vijJAna ne aneka prakAra kI zodha kI hai| vAyuyAna ke dvArA hajAroM mIla dUra kI yAtrA kara sakate haiM / dUra rahe dRzya ko dUradarzana para pratyakSa nihAra sakate haiN| dUra baiThe vyakti se phona para paraspara bAtacIta kara sakate haiN| vAyaralaisa ke mAdhyama se dUra-dUra taka saMdeza pahu~cA sakate haiN| vijJAna ne aneka prakAra kI khoja kI hai, parantu mRtyu ke mukha se to vaha bhI nahIM bacA sakA hai| kAla rUpI sarpa apanI kAyA kA satata bhakSaNa kara rahA hai| duniyA meM aisA koI padArtha, aisI koI zakti yA sAmarthya nahIM hai ki isa kAla sarpa se apanI AtmA ko bacAyA jA ske| duniyA ke padArtha pratikSaNa naSTa hote haiN| pratikSaNa padArtha kI paryAya badalatI jAtI hai| pratikSaNa vastu purAnI hotI jA rahI hai. use rokA nahIM jA sktaa| mRtyu-8 mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-113 Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * pratyeka padArtha utpAda-vyaya aura dhrauvyAtmaka svarUpa vAlA hai| prati samaya vastu kI pUrva paryAya kA viccheda hotA jA rahA hai aura navIna paryAya kI utpatti hotI jA rahI hai| bilDiMga ke nirmANa ke sAtha hI usakA dharAzAyI honA prArambha ho jAtA hai parantu prAyaH vaha 'dhvaMsa' carma cakSutroM se khayAla meM nahIM pAtA hai / vaha 'dhvaMsa' itanA sUkSma aura gatizIla hai ki hama usake antara ko pakar3a nahIM pAte haiM / bijalI kA pravAha bhI kramika hotA hai, parantu vaha pravAha tIvra gati se hone ke kAraNa hameM aisA hI lagatA hai mAnoM hajAroM balba eka sAtha hI jale hoN| hajAra balba taka vidyut eka hI samaya meM nahIM pahu~cI hai, vidyut kA pravAha kramika hI huA hai, parantu usakI tIvragati ke kAraNa hameM yaha bhrama ho jAtA hai ki ye balba eka sAtha jale haiN| pratyeka padArtha prati samaya kSINa hotA jAtA hai... parantu usa paryAya-parivartana kI gati atyanta tIvra hone se hama use pakar3a nahIM pAte haiN| __apanI kAyA pratisamaya jarjarita ho rahI hai| usakA saundarya pratisamaya lUTA jA rahA hai, parantu aphasosa ! ajJAnatA aura moha ke kAraNa nazvarasvabhAvI kAyA hameM sthira dikhAI detI hai usakI kisI paryAya vizeSa ko dekhakara hama usa para mohita ho jAte haiM aura usa para rAga kara baiThate haiN| * yAda kareM---gajasukumAla mahAmuni ko| zvasura ne unake sira para jalate hue aMgAre DAla diye the phira bhI ve hile nahIM, mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-114 Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aDiga hI rhe| itanA hI nahIM, deha ke prati nirmama bane hue ve munivara socane lage, 'jo jala rahA hai, vaha merA nahIM hai aura jo merA hai, vaha kabhI jalane vAlA nahIM hai / ' deha aura zrAtmA bhinnasvabhAvI haiM / deha nazvara hai, AtmA zAzvata hai / deha vinAzIka hai, AtmA avinAzI hai / ataH deha ke pujArI miTakara AtmA ke pujArI bano / deha ke rAga kA tyAga kara AtmA kA rAga prakaTa karo / deha vinAzIka tattva hai, AtmA avinAzI hai ataH deha ke viyoga meM duHkhI na bano, deha ke saMyoga meM rAjI na ho / deha ke nAza meM apanA nAza na mAno / mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! deha meM Atmabuddhi kA tyAga kara AtmA meM Atmabuddhi karanA hI antarAtmadazA hai / paramAtma-dazA kI prApti ke lie antarAtmadazA kI prApti anivArya hai / deha meM Atmabuddhi ko tyAgakara, AtmA meM Atmabuddhi sthira kara zIghra hI paramAtma- pada kI prApti karo - isI zubhecchA ke sAtha mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 115 - ratnasena vijaya Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 kisake rone se kauna rukA hai, kabhI yahA~ ? jAne ko hI Ae haiM, saca hI saba jaaeNge| calane kI hI to tayArI basa jIvana hai , kucha subaha-dopahara meM gae, kucha DerA zAma utthaaeNge| priya mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! dhrmlaabh| paramAtma-kRpA se Ananda hai / grAmINa kSetroM meM vihAra karate hue jAmanagara zahara meM hamArA Agamana kucha hI dinoM pUrva huA thA / thor3e hI dinoM pUrva yahA~ ke nagaranigama kI ora se 50 lAkha ru. kI lAgata se navIna katlakhAnA kholane kI yojanA prastuta kI gaI thii| isa yojanA ke samAcAra sunakara samasta ahiMsApremI janatA ne isakA jora-zora se virodha kiyaa| jAhira sabhA huI. pravacana hue""virodha meM aneka prastAva pArita kie ge| prajA ke roSa va virodha kI vRtti ko dekhakara sarakAra ne yaha yojanA radda kara dii| ___ aoho ! bhArata kI AryabhUmi saurASTra kI pavitra bhUmi para yaha kyA ho rahA hai ? mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-116 Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisa deza ke nararatnoM ne ahiMsAmAtA kI rakSA ke lie apane jIvana kA bhI balidAna de diyA thA, Aja usI ahiMsAmAtA kA khulegrAma cIra (vastra) khIMcA jA rahA hai / bhUtakAla meM aneka zAsaka hue parantu unhoMne kabhI prajA ko mAMsAhArI banAne ke lie rAjakIya stara para katlakhAne nahIM khulavAye the parantu aphasosa hai ki Aja apanI hI sarakAra, 'ahiMsA' kA gAnA gAne vAlI sarakAra, khuleAma hiMsA ko protsAhana de rahI hai / mUka va niraparAdha pazuoM ko mAnoM jIne kA koI adhikAra hI nahIM hai, isa prakAra sarakAra svayaM una mUka pazuoM ke katala ke lie protsAhana de rahI hai / yaha kitane aphasosa kI bAta hai| mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! kala hI tumhArA patra milA / tumhAre dila meM saMsAra ke prati nIrasatA kA bhAva dina-pratidina dRr3ha banatA jA rahA hai, jAnakara mujhe atyanta hI prasannatA huii| dUsare prANI kI hiMsA kara, dUsare prANI ko bhayabhIta kara abhaya/nirbhaya rahane kI icchA, viSa kA bhakSaNa kara jIvita rahane kI icchA ke samAna hI hai / jo dUsare prANI kI hiMsA karatA hai, use svayaM maranA par3atA hai / jo dUsare prANI ko bhayabhIta karatA hai, vaha svayaM bhayabhIta rahatA hai| dUsare prANI ke jIvana meM holI sulagAne vAlA apane jIvana meM dIvAlI kaise manA sakatA hai| yadi jIvana cAhate ho to dUsare prANI ko jIvana do| hiMsA kA pariNAma ati bhayaMkara hai / hiMsAjanya pApa kA mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-117 Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba udaya hotA hai, taba vyakti bhayaMkara duHkha, vedanA aura saMtApa ko prApta karatA hai / vAstava meM, dUsare prANI ke dravyaprAraNoM kI hiMsA kara, vyakti svayaM ke bhAvaprANoM kI hI hiMsA karatA hai / isase siddha hotA hai ki dUsare prANI kI hiMsA, vAstava meM svayaM kI hI hiMsA hai / vaibhava-vilAsitA, saundarya va zRMgAra ke sAdhanoM kI prApti ke lie aneka paMcendriya jIvoM kA zrAja vadha kiyA jAtA hai / nazvara deha kA saundarya kitane samaya ke lie hai? isa deha ko sajAne ke lie atyanta krUratA se prApta saundarya-prasAdhanoM kA upayoga karanA, kaunasI buddhimattA hai ? jisake dila meM mukti kI tIvra abhilASA jagI ho, jisake dila meM saMsAra ke prati virakti kA bhAva jagA ho, use saundaryaprasAdhanoM ke upayoga meM koI Ananda nahIM AtA hai / deha kA saundarya kSaNika hai, AtmA kA saundarya zAzvata hai | ataH deha ke zrRMgAra kA tyAga kara AtmA ke zrRMgAra ke lie prayatna- puruSArtha karanA cAhiye / mRtyu rUpI rAkSasa saMsArI jIvoM ke pIche par3A huA hai, jo satata trasa aura sthAvara jIvoM kA bhakSaraNa kara rahA hai, phira bhI use kabhI tRpti kA anubhava nahIM ho rahA hai / eka sundara upamA ke dvArA 'vairAgya zataka' grantha meM kAla ke svarUpa ko samajhAyA gayA hai-- mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 118 Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dohara phariMgadanAle, mahiyarakesara disAmahadalille / zrI piyai kAlabhamaro, jaragamayaraMdaM puhaviSaume // 8 // artha - 'kheda hai ki dIrgha phariNadhara rUpI nAla para pRthvI rUpI kamala hai, parvata rUpI kesarAe aura dizA rUpI bar3e-bar3e patra haiM, usa kamala para baiThakara kAla rUpI bhramara satata jIva rUpI makaranda kA pAna kara rahA hai / ' jisa prakAra bhramara satata puSpa ke parAga / makaranda ke pAna meM masta rahatA hai dina aura rAta ke bheda ko vaha bhUla jAtA hai, usI prakAra kAla rUpI bhramara satata jIva rUpI makaranda kA pAna karatA hI jA rahA hai / isameM kaba apanA krama ( nambara ) zrA jAegA, kucha bhI patA nahIM hai / Ae dina akhabAroM meM aneka vyaktiyoM kI mRtyu ke samAcAra par3hate haiM...sunate haiM, phira bhI hama apane Apako mRtyu se surakSita hI samajhate haiM / 'mRtyu' ke saMdarbha meM hamane do surakSA-zastra khar3e kara lie haiM(1) 'mRtyu' sadA dUsaroM kI hotI hai / (2) 'mRtyu' bahuta dUra hai / isa prakAra kI cittavRtti ke kAraNa hama svayaM kI mRtyu ko bhUla baiThe haiM aura jo mRtyu ko bhUla baiThA hai, vahI vyakti, saMsAra ke padArthoM ke sAtha apane saMbaMdha dRr3ha karatA jAtA hai / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 119 Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha jIvana musAphirakhAne kI bhA~ti hai| jIvana to vizrAmagaha hai / vizrAma-gRha meM Akhira kitane samaya taka rukA jAtA hai ? rukA jA sakatA hai ? parantu hamArA yahI pAgalapana hai ki hamane 'vizrAma-gRha' ko 'apanA gRha' mAna liyA hai aura usI bhUla ke kAraNa usI ko sajAne meM.."usI ke saMrakSaNa meM sadA prayatnazIla kisI kavi ne Atma-jAgRti ke lie bahuta hI sundara bAta kahI haimoha se terA kamAyA , ___ dhana yahIM raha jaaegaa| prema se prati puSTa kiyA , tana jalAyA jaaegaa| " tana phanA hai, dhana phanA hai , sthira koI jaga meM nhiiN| prANa pyArA putra dArA , saba yahA~ raha jaaegaa| mAta nahIM hai, tAta nahIM hai, suta nahIM, terA sgaa| svArtha se saba apane hote, anta meM dete dagA // ekalA yahA~ pe tU pAyA , ekalA hI jaaegaa| kyoM bure tU karma karatA, naraka meM duHkha paaegaa| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-120 Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kavi ne kitanI sundara aura mArmika bAta kahI hai ! 'mokSa' hI apanA vAstavika ghara hai| duniyA ke ghara to alpakAlIna hai| mokSa meM hI hama sadA ke lie avasthita raha sakate haiN| jisa prakAra sarakArI naukarI karane vAlA karmacArI eka sthAna meM sthAyI nahIM hotA hai, usakA TrAMsaphara hotA rahatA hai, usI prakAra karma kI naukarI karane vAlA saMsArI jIva bhI eka sthAna (eka bhava) meM hamezA ke lie sthAyI nahIM raha sakatA, eka bhava se dUsare bhava meM eka zarIra se dUsare zarIra meM usakA TrAMsaphara hotA hI rahatA hai| vaha cAhe yA na cAhe, use apanA ghara/apanA deha badalanA hI par3atA hai| mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! hA~ ! eka aisA bho upAya hai, jisake dvArA mRtyu para (antima mRtyu dvArA) vijaya pAI jA sakatI hai / * gajasukumAla mahAmuni ne antima mRtyu ke dvArA bhI mRtyu ko mAra DAlA thaa| * khandhaka muni, metAraja muni, dRr3haprahArI, prabhu mahAvIra AdiAdi ne samatvayoga kI sAdhanA dvArA mRtyu para vijaya prApta kara lI thii| samatvayoga kI sAdhanA dvArA ve eka aisI sthiti ko prApta ho cuke the ki jahA~ mRtyu unakA pIchA nahIM kara sktii| ve sadA ke lie mRtyu se pare pahuMca cuke the| ve zAzvata-jIvana ke bhoktA bana cuke the| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-121 Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pasanda hai na tujhe vaha zAzvata jIvana, jahA~ mRtyu kA nAmonizAna hI nahIM hai| jahA~ sadA ke lie jIvana hai, sadA ke lie Ananda hai, sadA ke lie bandhana-mukti hai| jahA~ prAtmA kA svatantra astitva hai. "svatantra jIvana hai jahA~ prAtmA satata jJAtAdraSTA banakara akSaya Ananda kA anubhava karatI hai| AtmA kI aisI hI sthiti ko tIrthaMkara paramAtmA ne 'mokSa' kahA hai| - yaha durlabha mAnava-jIvana usI kI sAdhanA ke lie hai| usI kI prApti ke puruSArtha meM jIvana kI saphalatA/sArthakatA hai| apane samasta puruSArtha kA lakSya usI ko bnaayo| samayAbhAva ke kAraNa Aja patra yahIM samApta karatA huuN| tumhAre pratibhAva ko jAnakara vizeSa bAteM agale patra meM likhuugaa| zeSa zubham / -ratnasenavijaya rawnwwwmmmmmmmmmmmonwr All the world is a stage and all the men and women merely players. sampUrNa vizva eka nATyazAlA hai aura sabhI strI-puruSa usake abhinayakartA haiN| tammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmms mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-122 Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 bhora bhayo uTha jAga musAphira ! kyoM vRthA samaya gumAvata hai ? jo jAgata hai so pAkta hai| jo sovata hai so khovata hai| priya mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! dharmalAbha / paramAtma-kRpA se Ananda hai| koI kalpanA bhI nahIM thI ki itanA jaldI tumhArA patra mujhe mila jaaegaa| saMsAra ke bandhanoM ko tor3akara vItarAga-patha kA musAphira banane kI tumhArI bhAvanA ko jAnakara atyanta prasannatA huii| jaba taka jagat ke padArthoM kA, saMsAra ke sambandhoM kA yathArtha bodha nahIM hotA hai, tabhI taka saMsAra aura saMsAra ke padArthoM ke prati eka jhUThA AkarSaNa hotA hai| jisa prakAra hAthI ke dikhAve ke dA~ta alaga hote haiM aura cabAne ke dA~ta alaga hote haiM, usI prakAra jagat kA svarUpa bhI mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-123 - Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dviraMgI hai| usake bAhya AkAra aura antaraMga AkAra meM rAta aura dina kA antara hai| jo sAMsArika padArtha bAhara se atyanta AkarSaka, camakadAra aura sukha-pradarzaka lagate haiM, unhIM padArthoM kA saMsarga karane para ve hI padArtha atyanta duHkhadAyI pratIta hote haiM / ka~TIlI jhAr3iyoM se vyApta parvata dUra se hI suhAvane lagate haiM, nikaTa jAne para to patthara aura kA~TeM hI hAtha lagate haiM, usI prakAra sAMsArika padArthoM kA AkarSaNa bhI dUra se hI hotA hai, nikaTa jAne para to ve hI atyanta nIrasa pratIta hote haiN| mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! jarA zAnti se vicAra kro| jo svayaM chaha-chaha khaNDa ke adhipati-cakravartI the, jo pATha siddhiyoM aura nau nidhiyoM ke mAlika the.""jo 64000 striyoM ke svAmI the; jinake pAsa pArAvAra sainya the. vaibhava aura vilAsa ke bharapUra sAdhana the; eka baTana dabAte hI aneka naukara cAkara jinakI sevA meM rAta aura dina khar3e paira taiyAra rahate the, jinake pAsa devatAoM kA sAnnidhya thA, prazna khar3A hotA hai aise cakravatiyoM ne bhI icchA-pUrvaka saMsAra kA tyAga kyoM kiyA hogA? Ananda kI bAta hai ki hamAre isa prazna kA javAba 'vairAgyazataka' graMtha ke kartA svayaM hI de rahe haiN| chAyAmiseraNa kAlo , sayalajiyAraNaM chalaM gvesNto| pAsaM kaha vi na mucai , tA dhamme ujjamaM kuraNaha // 6 // mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-124 Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chAyA ke bahAne se sakala jIvoM huA yaha kAla (mRtyu) hamAre chor3atA hai, ataH dharma ke viSaya meM artha- he bhavya prANiyo ! ke chidroM kA anveSaraNa karatA sAmIpya ko nahIM udyama karo / vipula samRddhi aura sampatti ke svAmI hote hue bhI jyoMhI una cakravartiyoM ne jagat ke yathArtha kSaNa-bhaMgura svarUpa ko jAnA, tyoMhI unhoMne bAhya saMsAra kA tyAga kara diyA / sanatkumAra cakravartI ! jisake pAsa rUpa kA apUrva vaibhava thA, indra ne bhI jisake adbhuta rUpa kI muktakaNTha se prazaMsA kI thI aura jisake rUpa-darzana ke lie devatAoM kA bhI Agamana huA thA. aise sanatkumAra cakravartI ne jyoMhI isa kAyA kI vikRti ke darzana kie, tyoMhI unake mana meM virakti kI jyoti pragaTa ho gaI thI / 'aho ! kitanI kSaNabhaMgura va vikRtiyoM se bharI huI kAyA hai ? jo pahale itanI sundara va AkarSaka thI, usI meM se aba badabU A rahI hai / ' samyagjJAna rUpI cakSu dvArA unhoMne kAyA ke svarUpa kA vAstavika darzana kiyA aura turanta hI saMsAra ke bandhanoM kA tyAga kara ve vItarAga-paMtha ke pathika bana gae / 700 varSa taka unhoMne una rogoM ko samatApUrvaka sahana kiyA | are ! devatAoM ne Akara parIkSA kI / vaidya ke rUpa meM Akara eka deva ne jaba zArIrika cikitsA ke lie nivedana kiyA, taba ve yahI bole, 'mujhe kAyA ke rogoM kI phikra nahIM hai, mujhe AtmarogoM kI cintA hai, yadi tuma una rogoM ko dUra karane meM samartha ho to merI cikitsA karo / ' mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 125 Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Akhira vaidya ke rUpa meM rahe deva ko kahanA par3A, 'AtmacikitsA kA sAmarthya mujha meM nahIM hai / ' apanA mUla svarUpa pragaTa karate hue deva ne kahA, 'dhanya hai ApakI samatva sAdhanA ko, indra mahArAjA ne ApakI jaisI prazaMsA kI thI, vaisI hI samatA ke dhanI Apa ho' - itanA kahakara natamastaka hokara deva ne vahA~ se vidAI lI / | 'vairAgyazataka' graMtha ke karttA hameM jagat ke yathArtha svarUpa ke darzana karA rahe haiN| ve kahate haiM- 'mRtyu tumase dUra nahIM hai, mRtyu to tumhAre sAtha hI cala rahI hai, jisa prakAra vyakti kI chAyA, vyakti ko chor3akara dUra nahIM rahatI hai, vaha to jahA~ jAe, sAtha hI rahatI hai, usI prakAra mRtyu bhI chAyA ke bahAne se apane sAtha hI cala rahI hai / ' 'jebakatare' ke bAre meM zAyada sunA hogA ? vaha sAtha hI calatA hai aura avasara dekhakara cupake se jeba kATa detA hai / basa, isI prakAra mRtyu apane sAtha hI cala rahI hai / vaha satata hamAre chidra zodha rahI hai / avasara pAte hI vaha apanA hamalA kara detI hai aura hamAre svAmitva va sambandhoM ko tor3a detI hai / eka lekhaka ne likhA hai, 'janma ke sAtha mauta nizcita hotI hai, phira bhI DaoNkTara yA svajana yaha bAta tabhI kahate haiM, jaba vaha mauta ke ati nikaTa pahu~ca gayA ho / parantu satya to yaha hai ki janma ke sAtha hI bacce ke lie yaha kaha denA cAhiye 'yaha jo baccA paidA huA hai, vaha aba baca nahIM sakegA / ' mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 126 Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAstra meM bhI kahA gayA hai'jIvAtmA kA pratisamaya AvIci maraNa cAlU hai|' janma ke sAtha hI mRtyu hamAre sAtha cala rahI hai, parantu ajJAna va moha ke kAraNa usa mRtyu ke darzana hama nahIM kara pAte haiM / ajJAnI aura jJAnI meM yahI to antara hai ki ajJAnI vastu ke mAtra vartamAna sundara paryAya kA darzana kara usa vastu ke prati rAga kara baiThatA hai, jabaki jJAnI vyakti vastu ke mUla dravya kA vicAra kara vastu ke prati virakti kA bhAva dhAraNa karatA hai / ThIka hI kahA haimadhuraM rasamApya syandate , rasanAyAM rasalobhinAM jalam / paribhAvya vipAkasAdhvasaM, viratAnAM tu tato dRzijalam // artha--madhura rasa (svAdiSTa bhojana) ko dekhakara rasa ke lobhiyoM (prajJAniyoM) kI jIbha meM rasa TapakatA hai aura usI madhura rasa ko dekhakara, usake pariNamanazIla svabhAva kA vicAra kara virakta puruSoM (jJAnIjanoM) kI A~khoM meM A~sU hote haiM arthAt ve vastu ko vartamAna paryAya meM rAga bhAva dhAraNa nahIM karate haiN| . hara vyakti apane 25-50 varSa ke jIvana meM aneka vyaktiyoM aura vastuoM ke sAtha svAmI-sevaka, pitA-putra, pati-patnI, mAmAbhANeja, cAcA-bhatIjA, bhAI-bhAI Adi vividha prakAra ke sambandha jor3atA hai aura unhIM sambandhoM ke dRr3hIkaraNa ke lie satata prayatna mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-127 Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karatA hai, parantu mRtyu rUpI keMcI una samasta sambandhoM ko kSaraNa bhara meM kATa detI hai aura unake kaTa jAne para vyakti kA vastu para rahA huA svAmitva bhI naSTa ho jAtA hai / satata sAtha meM rahI mRtyu ko bhI 'jinadharma' rUpI hathiyAra dvArA naSTa kiyA jA sakatA hai / 'zAMta sudhArasa' meM jinadharma se prArthanA karate hue kahA gayA hai pAlaya pAlaya re, pAlaya mAM jinadharma ! zivasukhasAdhana, bhavabhayabAdhana, jagadAdhAragambhIra ! pAlaya0 'he jinadharma ! merA pAlana karo, pAlana kro| tuma hI zivasukha kA sAdhana ho, bhava ke bhaya se mukta karAne vAle ho, jagat kA AdhAra ho aura gambhIra ho / ' jinadharma kI zakti ananta hai / usako jIvana meM AtmasAt karane vAlA svayaM ananta zakti kA puMja bana jAtA hai / AtmA meM rahI suSupta ananta zakti ko jAgRta karane ke lie jinadharma hI parama Alambana hai / mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! 'apanA sadbhAgya hai ki hameM aise mahAn jinadharma kI prApti sahajatA se / saralatA se ho gaI hai. aba to usake prati jIvana samarpita karane meM hI jIvana kI saphalatA hai / paramAtmakRpA se aisI saphalatA tumheM bhI mile, yahI zubhAbhilASA hai / - ratnasena vijaya mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 128 Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saca to yaha hai ki jisa dina baccA paidA huA, usI dina se usakA maraNa cAlU ho gayA hai| usI dina jarA ne use pakar3a liyA hai 'jarA vayohAniH' / vaha vyakti pratipala jIrNa ho rahA hai| priya mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! dhrmlaabh| paramAtma-kRpA se Ananda hai| svAdhyAya-saMyama Adi ArAdhanA sAnanda cala rahI hai| kala hI tumhArA patra milA thaa| 'vairAgyazataka' grantha ko kaNThastha karate hue tumheM Ananda prA rahA hai, yaha bAta jAnakara mujhe prasannatA huii| zAstrakAra maharSiyoM ne svAdhyAya ko eka viziSTa yoga kahA hai| prAtmA ko mokSa ke sAtha jor3ane vAlI kriyAoM ko yoga kahA jAtA hai / svAdhyAya se karmoM kI apUrva-nirjarA hotI hai| ___'svAdhyAya' abhyantara tapa hai| sva arthAt aatmaa| adhyAya arthAt adhyayana krnaa| svAdhyAya meM prAtmA ke svarUpa, AtmA mRtyu-9 mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-129 Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke guNa-dharma, AtmA kI paryAyeM aura Atma-hitakArI padArthoM ke bAre meM vicAra-vimarza kiyA jAtA hai| svAdhyAya se AtmahitakArI jJAna kI prApti hotI hai| jisa pustaka/upanyAsa/jAsUsI kathA Adi se AtmA kA ahita hotA ho, unmArga kA poSaNa aura sanmArga kA zoSaNa hotA ho, tathA susaMskAroM kA vinAza hotA ho, usa prakAra ke sAhitya kA paThana-pAThana nahIM karanA cAhiye / jisase sanmArga kA yathArtha bodha ho aura susaMskAroM kA siMcana hotA ho, usI sAhitya kA paThana-pAThana karanA caahiye| vAstava meM to guru-sAnnidhya meM hI jJAnAbhyAsa karanA caahiye| guru ke vinaya/bahumAna va bhakti-pUrvaka jo jJAna prApta kiyA jAtA hai, vaha alpa bhI jJAna AtmA ke lie vizeSa lAbhakArI banatA hai| guru kA avinaya karake, guru kI upekSA karake jo jJAna prApta kiyA jAtA hai, vaha prAtmA ke lie lAbhakArI nahIM banatA hai, balki nukasAnakArI hI banatA hai / ___zAstra meM kahA hai--'mokSamUlaM guroH kRpA' mokSa kA mUla guru kI kRpA hai| guru kI kRpA vahI ziSya prApta kara sakatA hai, jisake hRdaya meM guru ke prati pUrNa samarpaNa bhAva ho / ___ mana, vacana aura kAyA ina triyogoM ko gurucaraNoM meM samarpita karane vAlA sAdhaka alpa bhavoM meM hI bhava ke bandhana se mukta hokara zAzvata pada kA bhoktA bana jAtA hai| guru-samarpaNa arthAt guru-caraNoM meM sva adhikAroM kA viliiniikrnn| samarpita ziSya ke lie guru kI AjJA hI sarvasva mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-130 Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotI hai| usa prAjJA-pAlana ke lie, apane jIvana kI kurbAnI dene ke lie bhI vaha sadA taiyAra rahatA hai| aise samarpita ziSya hI guru ke hRdaya meM vAsa karate haiM / __yAda karo--kalikAlasarvajJa zrImad hemacandrAcAryajI bhagavanta ke ziSyaratna prAcAryapravara zrI rAmacandra sUrIzvarajI mahArAja ko| kaisA adbhuta samarpaNa thA, unake jIvana meN| gurudeva ke viraha meM bhI gurudevazrI kI AjJA-pAlana ke lie unhoMne mRtyu kI bhayaMkara sajA bhI saharSa svIkAra kI thii| ___ jo ziSya atyanta vinIta/namra aura samarpita hai, use hI zrutajJAna kI prApti hotI hai aura usI zrutajJAna ke phalasvarUpa jIvana meM virakti aura virati kI prApti hotI hai| guru-vinaya ke sAtha-sAtha jyoM-jyoM samyagjJAna kI prApti hotI hai tyoM-tyoM saMsAra bhayaMkara lagatA jAtA hai, saMsAra ke viSayasukha nIrasa aura tuccha pratIta hote haiM / sampUrNa saMsAra eka nATaka kI bhA~ti pratIta hotA hai| 'vairAgyazataka' graMtha meM ThIka hI kahA haikAlaMmi praNAIe, jIvANaM vivihakammavasagANaM, taM masthi saMvihANaM, saMsAre jaM na saMbhavai // 10 // artha- 'anAdikAlIna isa saMsAra meM nAnA karmoM ke AdhIna jIvAtmA ko aisI koI paryAya nahIM hai, jo saMbhavita na ho|' prastuta gAthA meM karmAdhIna AtmA kI durdazA kA citraNa prastuta kiyA gayA hai| saMsAra meM aisI koI avasthA yA paryAya nahIM hai, jo avasthA saMsArI prAtmA prApta nahIM karatI ho / mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-131 Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duniyA meM bhI dekhate haiM--'jo gulAma hotA hai, usakI kaisIkaisI durdazA hotI hai ?' basa, yahI hAlata karmAdhIna AtmA kI hai| * janma dhAraNa karanA AtmA kA svabhAva nahIM hai, phira bhI karma kI parAdhInatA ke kAraNa use anya-anya yoni meM janma dhAraNa karanA par3atA hai / * 'mRtyu' AtmA kA svabhAva nahIM hai, phira bhI karma kI parAdhInatA ke kAraNa use bArambAra maranA par3atA hai| * jarAvasthA, roga-zoka, Adhi-vyAdhi-upAdhi Adi AtmA ke svabhAvabhUta dharma nahIM haiM, phira bhI karma kI parAdhInatA ke kAraNa AtmA ko usa prakAra kI pIr3Ae~ sahana karanI par3atI haiM / aho ! kitanA adhika Azcarya hai ki prAtmA, ananta zakti kI svAmI hote hue bhI use karmarAjA eka naTa kI bhA~ti nacAtA hai| devagati aura narakagati to parokSa haiM, unakI pIr3AoM ko hama sAkSAt nahIM dekha sakate haiN| manuSya aura tiryaMca kI pIr3Ae~ to pratyakSa haiM na ! __katlakhAne meM cIre jAne para pazu kI kyA hAlata hotI hogI? jIvita sUara ko aMgAroM para seka diyA jAtA hai, taba usakI kyA hAlata hotI hogI ? saprANa sarpa kI camar3I utAra dI jAtI hai, taba use kitanI pIr3A hotI hogI? mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-132 Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zikArI pazuoM ko bhAle/tIra se bIMdha dete haiM, taba una pazuoM ko kitanI pIr3A hotI hogI ? keMsara ke dardI kI karAheM sunI hoMgI? TI. bI., DAyabiTIja, alasara, blaDaprezara, hArTaaTeka Adi rogoM ke dadiyoM ko dekhA hogA? rela, plena, basa, Traka Adi ke bhayaMkara eksIDeMTa ke samaya mAnavoM kI jo durdazA hotI hai, usake zAyada darzana kiye hoMge ? duSkAla, ativRSTi, bamavarSA, agniprakopa Adi ke samaya jo bhayaMkara narasaMhAra hotA hai, usa samaya manuSyoM kI jo hAlata hotI hai, usakI hama kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sakate haiM / ____ granthakAra maharSi pharamAte haiM ki isa saMsAra meM anya-anya jIvoM kI jo paryAyeM hameM dikhAI detI haiM, una saba paryAyoM kA anubhava hamArI AtmA ne kiyA hai / ___saMsAra ke samasta sukhoM kA bhoga bhI hamArI AtmA ne ananta bAra kiyA hai, ataH-duniyA meM padArtha va jIva kI jisa paryAya ko dekhakara hameM AkarSaNa hotA ho, usa samaya socanA cAhiye ki yaha vartamAna paryAya mere lie nayI nahIM hai| ataH kisI viziSTa paryAya vizeSa se rAga yA dveSa karanA nirI ajJAnatA hI hai| saMsAra anAdikAla se hai| saMsAra meM AtmA kA astitva anAdikAla se hai aura saMsAra meM AtmA aura karma kA saMyoga bhI anAdikAla se hai| ajJAnatA aura moha ke kAraNa pratyeka AtmA pratisamaya naye-naye karmoM kA bandha karatI hI jA rahI hai aura una karmoM ke udaya ke phalasvarUpa nAnA prakAra ke janma dhAraNa karatI rahatI hai / kabhI vaha AtmA mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-133 Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ deva banatI hai to kabhI manuSya / kabhI pazu kA janma dhAraNa karatI hai to kabhI pakSI kA, kabhI naraka meM jAtI hai to kabhI nigoda meM / kabhI puruSa ke rUpa meM janma dhAraNa karatI hai, kabhI strI ke rUpa meM, to kabhI napusaka ke rUpa meM, kabhI rAjA banatI hai to kabhI raMka / kabhI atyanta zaktizAlI ke rUpa meM janma letI hai to kabhI atyanta kamajora prANI ke rUpa meM / / saMsAra usI kA nAma hai jahA~ AtmAe~ eka gati se dUsarI gati meM saMsaraNa- gamana karatI rahatI haiM / mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! tuma hI vicAra karo, aisA bhaMyakara saMsAra kise ruce ? saMsAra ke bhayaMkara aura viSama svarUpa ko jAnane ke bAda bhI jise saMsAra ke prati ruci paidA ho saMsAra va saMsAra ke tuccha sukhoM ke prati AkarSaNa paidA hotA ho, use 'bhavAbhinandI' samajhanA cAhiye / aise bhavAbhinandI jIvoM ko mokSa ke prati koI ruci nahIM hotI hai| bhavAbhinandI jIvoM meM kSudratA, lobha, rati, dInatA, matsaratA, bhaya, zaThatA tathA ajJAnatA Adi pATha doSa hote haiN| aisI bhavAbhinandI AtmAe~ bhava-cakra meM satata paribhramaNa karatI rahatI haiN| jisake dila meM saMsAra ke prati virakti kA bhAva hotA hai aura jisake dila meM eka mAtra mukti-sukha kI hI tIvra prabhilASA ho, use mokSAbhinandI kahate haiN| paramAtmA kI asIma kRpA se tumhArI antarAtmA meM bhI saMsAra ke prati virakti aura mokSAbhilASA pragaTa ho, yahI eka zubhecchA hai| -ratnasenavijaya mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-134 Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 jarA aura maraNa ke teja pravAha meM bahate hue jIva ko eka mAtra dharma hI dvIpa, pratiSThA, gati aura uttama zaraNa hai| priya mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! dharmalAbha / paramAtma-kRpA se prAnanda hai| hamArI vihAra-yAtrA va saMyama-yAtrA sAnanda cala rahI hai| tumhArA patra milaa| tuma apanI zArIrika asvasthatA meM bhI mana ko prArtadhyAna se bacAne ke lie aura mana ko zubhadhyAna meM jor3ane ke lie 'zAnta sudhArasa' graMtha kA svAdhyAya karate ho, jAnakara mujhe atyanta prasannatA huI / pUrvakRta duSkarma ke udaya se jIvana meM duHkha kI prApti hotI hai| sukha-duHkha kI prApti hamAre vaza kI bAta nahIM hai, vaha to karmAdhIna hai, parantu usa sukha-duHkha meM samAdhi bhAva banAe rakhanA hamAre hAtha kI bAta hai| ____ 'sukha meM lIna nahIM bananA aura duHkha meM dIna nahIM bananA' yahI samAdhi kA mUla maMtra hai| saMsAra meM sukha-duHkha donoM karmakRta mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-135 Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiN| samaya ke pravAha ke sAtha sukha-duHkha kI avasthAe~ badalatI rahatI haiN| yaha bhI bIta jAegA' ko yAda kara sukha meM Asakta nahIM bananA cAhiye aura duHkha meM dIna nahIM bananA caahiye| zArIrika svAsthya karmAdhIna hai| asAtA vedanIya karma kA tIvra udaya ho to vyakti atyanta sAvadhAnI rakhate hue bhI roga kA zikAra bana jAtA hai, parantu citta kA svAsthya/citta kI prasannatA apane hAtha kI bAta hai| zArIrika asvasthatA meM mAnasika svAsthya ko TikAne ke lie isa prakAra vicAra karanA cAhie (1) yaha roga mere hI pUrvakRta karma ke udaya ke kAraNa AyA hai, pUrva bhava meM maiMne bhUla kI hogI, ataH usakI sajA kA svIkAra mujhe karanA hI cAhiye / (2) karma eka prakAra kA RNa 'karjA' hai| pUrva bhava meM duSpravRtti karake hama karma ke denadAra bane haiM, usa duHkha ko samatApUrvaka sahana kara lene se maiM usa RNa se mukta bana jaauuNgaa| (3) asAtA ke udaya meM 'hAya ! hAya' ! karane se koI duHkha jAne vAlA nahIM hai, ata: kyoM na use samatApUrvaka sahana kiyA jAya ? (4) duHkha meM ArtadhyAna karane se punaH nae-nae karmoM kA bandha hotA hai, una karmoM ke udaya se punaH nayA duHkha pAtA hai aura isa prakAra 'karma se duHkha aura duHkha meM punaH naye karma kA bandha' hone mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-136 Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se AtmA kA saMsAra-cakra calatA hI rahatA hai, prAtmA ke saMsAracakra ko tor3ane ke lie duHkha meM samatva bhAva dhAraNa karanA anivArya hai| duHkha meM samatA dhAraNa karane se punaH nae karma kA baMdha nahIM hotA hai| __-(5) zArIrika asvasthatA meM apane se adhika rogI va duHkhI ke duHkha kA vicAra kro| 'aho ! mujhe to eka hI dina bukhAra AyA hai|' vaha vyakti to 15 dina se bukhAra se hairAna ho rahA hai| mujhe to sAmAnya coTa lagI hai, usa becAre kA to hAtha hI kaTa gayA hai| mujhe to sAmAnya siradarda hai, usake to sira kI nasa hI phaTa gaI hai| isa prakAra apane se adhika duHkhI ke duHkha kA vicAra karane se duHkha meM rAhata kA anubhava hogaa| (6) apane kie gae pApa kA phala apane ko hI bhoganA par3atA hai, isake sivA aura koI upAya nahIM hai| (7) asAtA pApa ke udaya ko ha~sate-ha~sate sahana karo yA rote-rote, sahana to karanA hI pdd'egaa| jaba sahanA hI hai to ha~sateha~sate kyoM na sahana kareM ? (8) apane mana ko samAdhi-bhAva meM sthira karane ke lie bhUtakAla meM hue mahAn puruSoM ke caritra va prasaMgoM ko najara samakSa lAnA cAhiye aura unake samatva-bhAva kI anumodanA karanI caahiye| 1. dhanya hai dhana muni ko! patnI svayaM cAroM ora Aga lagA rahI hai, phira bhI unake dila meM leza bhI roSa nhiiN| kitanI samatApUrvaka maraNAntaka upasarga ko sahana kara rahe haiM ve ? mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-137 Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2. dhanya hai gajasukumAla muni ko! zvasura sira para aMgAre DAla rahA hai, phira bhI zvasura ke prati krodha kA nAmonizAna nahIM / ve to aDiga khar3e haiM, soca rahe haiM 'aMgArA nIce gira gayA to niraparAdha trasa jIva mara jaayeNge|' 3. dhanya hai cilAtIputra muni ko! cIMTiyoM ne unake deha ko jAlI jaisA banA diyA hai, phira bhI unakI samatA kitanI hai ! 4. dhanya hai metAraja muni ko! A~kha ke Dole bAhara nikala Ae haiM, phira bhI unake dila meM sonI ke prati koI roSa nhiiN| 5. dhanya hai zAlibhadra muni ko ! svayaM phUla se komala aura phUloM kI zayyA para hamezA sone vaale| ve pAdopagamana anazana svIkAra kara bhayaMkara tApa ko sahana kara rahe haiN| 6. dhanya hai skaMdilAcArya ke caramaziSya bAlamunivara ko| phUla sI kAyA hone para bhI maraNAMtaka upasarga meM bhI apUrva samatA ko dhAraNa kara jinhoMne kevalajJAna prApta kara liyA hai| 7. dhanya hai khaMdhaka muni ko! camar3I utArI jA rahI hai, phira bhI usa cANDAla ko upakArI mAna rahe / 8. dhanya hai vIra prabhu ko ! dhanya hai dRr3haprahArI ko ! dhanya hai ariNakAputra prAcArya ko! dhanya hai mahAsatI sAdhvI sItA ko ! mahApuruSoM ke caritra-smaraNa se hameM duHkha sahana karane kA bala prApta hotA hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-138 Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6. asAtA ke udaya meM 'zAMtasudhArasa, prazamarati tathA vairAgyazataka' Adi granthoM kA svAdhyAya, manana, cintana Adi karanA cAhiye / duHkha meM samAdhi bhAva ke dRr3hIkaraNa ke lie 'vairAgyazataka' kI 11vIM gAthA meM bahuta hI sundara bAta kahI hai / yAda hai na vaha gAthA ? baMdhavA suhiro savve, piyamAyAputtabhAriyA / peyavaragAo niyattaMti, dAUNaM salilaM'jaMli // 11 // artha - 'sabhI bAndhava, mitra, pitA, mAtA, putra, patnI Adi mRtaka ke prati jalAMjali dekara zmasAnabhUmi se vApasa apane ghara lauTa Ate haiM / ' ajJAnatA aura moha ke kAraraNa vyakti yaha AzA rakhatA hai ki mere svajana Adi mere duHkha meM sahAyaka baneMge; parantu prApatti va mRtyu ke samaya yaha bhrama khaMDita ho jAtA hai / ThIka hI kahA hai -- kauna yAda karatA hai, aMdhere vakta ke sAthI ko / subaha hote hI loga, cirAga bujhA dete haiM / / rAtri meM aMdherA par3ane para dIpaka ko sabhI yAda karate haiM, parantu jyoMhI sUrya udaya hotA hai, usa dIpaka ko bujhA dete haiM, dina bhara use koI yAda nahIM karatA hai | basa, isI prakAra saMsAra meM bhI jaba taka svArtha kI siddhi hotI hai, prema karate haiM aura jaba kAryasiddhi ho jAtI hai, dete haiM, bhUla jAte haiM / tabhI taka sabhI vyakti taba use dUra pheMka mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 139 Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra ke svajana vAstava meM svajana kahA~ haiM ? yAda A jAtI haiM kavi kI ye paMktiyA~ dhana dolata jyAM ne tyAM rahaze , nArI prAMgaNiyethI valaze , masAraNasudhI bAMdhava bhalaze , kAyA rAkha banI ne Dhalaze , viyoga sau vhAlAnA paDaze , chaTaze jyAre praann............| 'mujhe to tU prANa se bhI pyArA hai' isa prakAra kI DIMga hA~kane vAle mRtyu ke samaya koI sAtha nahIM calate haiN| ataH saMsAra ke sambandhiyoM meM tIva-rAga yA Asakti nahIM karanI cAhiye / mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! tuma jAnate hI ho ki saMsAra ke sambandhI deha ke sambandhI haiM, jaba taka isa deha kA astitva hai tabhI taka ve sambandha jIvita rahate haiM, deha ke nAza ke sAtha hI ve saba sambandha naSTa ho jAte haiM / isIlie to jJAnI mahApuruSoM ne apane svarUpa kI satata jAgRti karAne ke lie 'saMthArA porisI' meM yAda karAyA hai ego'haM, nasthi me koi , nAhamannassa kssi| evaM pradIraNamaraNasA, appAraNamaNusAsai / artha-maiM akelA hU~, merA koI nahIM hai, maiM kisI kA nahIM ha~, isa prakAra adIna mana se AtmA kA anuzAsana karanA caahiye| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-140 Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti yA vastu ke prati jahA~ dila meM mamatva- buddhi jAgRta hotI hai, vahIM usa vastu kI prApti meM rAga aura nAza meM zoka paidA hotA hai / jisa vastu ke prati mamatva-buddhi nahIM hogI, usa vastu ko prApti meM na to rAga hogA aura na hI usa vastu ke nAza meM zoka hogA / ' egoshaM ' - arthAt maiM eka mAtra AtmA hU~ / AtmA kI guNa-sampatti hI merI hai / duniyA kI koI sampatti merI nahIM hai / 'sAMsArika vyakti yA vastu ke prati jo svAmitva kA bhAva paidA hotA hai vaha vAstavika nahIM, kintu zraupacArika hai|' isa sanAtana satya kI ajJAnatA ke kAraNa hI mohAdhIna prAtmA iSTa vastu yA vyakti ke saMyoga meM khuza hotI hai aura usake viyoga meM atyanta duHkhI hotI hai / parantu jise isa sanAtana satya kA samyag avabodha ho gayA ho, use anukUla yA pratikUla saMyoga-viyoga meM koI harSa - zoka nahIM hotA hai| kyoMki vaha jAnatA hai ki saMsAra ke sabhI saMyoga, viyoga meM pariNata hone vAle haiN| sabhI sAnukUla saMyogoM ke pIche viyoga kI talavAra laTaka hI rahI hai, ataH ina saMyogoM meM khuza hone kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / granthakAra maharSi ne ThIka hI kahA hai ki 'saMsAra ke svajana zmasAna bhUmi meM jalAMjali dekara nivRtta ho jAte haiM / ' ananta kI isa yAtrA meM jo hamAre sAthI nahIM haiM, unake rAga meM DUba jAnA koI buddhimattA thor3e hI hai / samyag bodha ko prApta kara tumhArI AtmA meM bhI vairAgyabIja prasphuTita ho, isI zubhecchA ke sAtha - ratnasena vijaya mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 141 Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 punarapi rajanI punarapi divasaH , punarapi pakSaH punarapi mAsaH / punarapyayanaM punarapi varSa , tadapi na muJcatyAzAmarSam / / priya mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! dhrmlaabh| paramAtma-kRpA se Ananda hai| 'vairAgyazataka' graMtha tumane kaNThastha kara liyA hai, jAnakara mujhe prasannatA huii| duniyA meM sukha-duHkha kI ghaTamAla calatI rahatI hai| merA tumase eka prazna hai 'sukha aura duHkha meM adhika bhayaMkara kauna ?' mujhe lagatA hai ki sthUladRSTi se tuma yahI kahoge ki 'du:kha adhika bhayaMkara hai|' parantu samyagjJAnI mahApuruSoM kA javAba isase bhinna hI milegA-ve kahate haiM, 'duniyA meM duHkha se bhI adhika bhayaMkara sukha hai|' tumheM yaha javAba ajIba sA lagegA, parantu sUkSmadRSTi se nirIkSaNa karoge to tumhArI AtmA meM se bhI anta meM yahI javAba aaegaa| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-142 Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - duHkha ko sahanA kucha sarala hai, parantu sukha ko sahanA/sukha meM samatvabhAva dhAraNa karanA atyanta kaThina hai| duHkha meM samAdhi kucha sarala hai, sukha meM samAdhi atyanta kaThina hai| 'tattvArtha-sUtra' kA svAdhyAya cala rahA thaa| acAnaka maiM cauMka utthaa| are! yaha kyA ? isa sUtra meM satkAra aura apamAna donoM ko pariSaha kahA hai| kyA kAraNa hogA? socane lgaa| . pariSaha arthAt jinheM samatApUrvaka sahana karanA hai| anantajJAnI sarvajJa bhagavantoM kI dRSTi kitanI vizAla aura virATa hai ! unhoMne sAdhu ko apamAna ke prasaMga para sAvadhAna rahane ke lie kahA, usI prakAra satkAra ke prasaMga para bhI sAvadhAna rahane ke lie kahA hai| apamAna kI taraha sammAna meM bhI khatarA hai| apamAna meM khatarA hai-dveSa bhAva kA, to sammAna meM khatarA hai--rAga bhAva kaa| kisI ne apamAna kiyA, turanta krodha /gussA paidA ho jAtA hai, ataH tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM ne prAjJA pharamAI-'apamAna meM sAvadhAna raho, hRdaya meM kisI prakAra kA dveSa paidA na ho jAya, usakI sAvadhAnI rkho| dveSa bhAva A jAya to usakA pazcAtApa kro| __usI prakAra kisI ne apanA sammAna kiyA ho taba abhimAna kA khatarA khar3A ho jAtA hai| turanta hI mana meM yaha bhAva prA jAegA-'maiM bhI kucha huuN|' 'mujhe bhI loga jAnate haiM, merI bhI pratiSThA hai|' sammAna ke sAtha hI pratiSThA kA moha paidA ho jaaegaa| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-143 Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sammAna karane vAle ke prati rAga-bhAva paidA ho jaaegaa| ata: bhagavAna ne AjJA pharamAI-sammAna kI icchA mata karo, phira bhI kadAcit koI sammAna kara de to turanta sAvadhAna bana jAo, sammAna ko pariSaha samajho aura mana meM kisI prakAra kA rAgabhAva na A jAya, isakI pUrNa sAvadhAnI rkho| sAmAnyataH moha va ajJAnatA ke kAraNa jIvAtmA ko duHkha para dveSa aura sukha para rAga hotA hai| du:kha pAne para bhI dveSa na A jAya aura sukha prAne para bhI rAga na A jAya, isake lie sAvadhAnI rakhanA, jAgRta rahanA aura prayatnazIla bananA, isI kA nAma samAdhi kI sAdhanA hai / AtmA ke do kaTTara zatru haiM-rAga aura dvess| ina donoM meM rAga adhika bhayaMkara hai| * dvaSa bhauMkakara kATane vAlA kuttA hai, jisake Agamana kA patA cala jAtA hai, hama sAvadhAna bana jAte haiN| * rAga cupake se cATakara kATane vAlA kuttA hai, jisake Agamana kA hameM koI patA hI nahIM calatA, hama sAvadhAna bhI nahIM ho pAte haiM aura vaha hameM kATa letA hai| * dvaSa kA svarUpa raudra/bhayAnaka hai, ataH hara koI use jaldI pahicAna letA hai, jabaki rAga kA svarUpa saumya hai, ataH usako pahicAnanA atyanta kaThina hai / * dvaSa kA svabhAva 'karkaza' hone se usakA turanta khayAla A jAtA hai| rAga kA svabhAva 'madhura' hone se mAnava usameM turanta pAgala ho jAtA hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-144 Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isase siddha hotA hai ki duHkha meM samAdhi rakhanA jitanA kaThina hai, usase bhI adhika kaThina sukha meM samAdhi rakhanA hai / * duHkha meM jo prAkulatA-vyAkulatA hotI hai, 'hAya ! hAya !' karate haiM, usakA turanta patA cala jAtA hai, jabaki sukha meM jo rAga bhAva hotA hai, usakA turanta patA hI nahIM calatA hai aura vyakti rAga kA gulAma bana jAtA hai| jisa prakAra barphIle parvata para sthira rahanA atyaMta kaThina hai, usI prakAra sukha meM samatva-samAdhi rakhanA bhI atyanta kaThina hai| sukha ke rAga ne bhUtakAla meM aneka AtmAoM kA patana kiyA hai| * yAda karo-kaMDarIka muni ko ! eka hajAra varSa taka cAritra kA pAlana karane para bhI, bhojana ke rAga ne/kSaNika sukha ke - rAga ne unakI AtmA ko 7vIM narakabhUmi meM dhakela diyA / * yAda karo mammaNa seTha ko! dhana ke, sukha ke rAga ke kAraNa becArA 7vIM narakabhUmi meM pahu~ca gyaa| * yAda karo saMbhUti muni ko! mAsakSamaNa ke pAraNe mAsakSamaNa kI ugra tapazcaryA karane vAle tapasvI muni hone para bhI strI-saMga ke sukha ke rAga ne unakI AtmA kA patana karavA diyaa| sAta rAjaloka Upara car3hane ke bajAya ve sAta rAjaloka nIce pahu~ca ge| * yAda karo vizvabhUti muni ko ! unhoMne zArIrika zakti meM sukha mAnA aura saMyama-sAdhanA ke phalasvarUpa zArIrika zakti kI mAMga kara dii| kAca ke Tukar3e ke lie ciMtAmaNiratna ko pheMka diyaa| mRtyu-10 mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-145 Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bar3A hI bhayaMkara hai, khataranAka hai, saMsAra kA sukha / sukha pAne para rAjI na honA, anukUlatA milane para rAga na karanA, atyanta kaThina sAdhanA hai / sukha ke rAga, sukha kI prAsakti ko tor3ane ke lie hI jinezvara bhagavantoM ne punaHpunaH vairAgyapUrNa vairAgyapoSaka granthoM ke svAdhyAya ke lie AjJA pharamAI hai| zAstrakAra maharSiyoM ne zramaNoM ko pratidina pA~ca prahara svAdhyAya karane ke lie vidhAna kiyA hai / vairAgyapUrNa granthoM ke paThana-pAThana se hRdaya meM vairAgya bhAva dRr3ha banatA hai| 'vairAgyazataka' eka aisA hI zreSTha grantha hai, jisakI eka-eka gAthA meM vairAgya rasa bharA huA hai / putra, baMdhu va patnI ke rAga bhAva ko tor3ane ke lie 'vairAgyazataka' graMtha meM kahA haivihaDaMti sunA vihaDaM ti baMdhavA vallahA ya vihaDaMti / ikko kahavi na vihaDai, ___ dhammo re jIva ! jiNa-bhariNamro // 12 // bhAvArtha he Atman ! isa saMsAra meM putroM kA viyoga hotA hai, bandhutroM kA viyoga hotA hai, patnI kA viyoga hotA hai, eka mAtra jinezvara bhagavanta ke dharma kA kabhI viyoga nahIM hotA hai| sAmAnyataH saMsArI jIvoM ko putra-patnI Adi para adhika rAga hotA hai, parantu mRtyu dvArA eka dina una sabakA viyoga ho jAtA hai| paraloka kI yAtrA meM kuTumba meM se koI bhI sAtha Ane vAlA mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-146 Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM hai - isa sanAtana satya kI ajJAnatA ke kAraNa hI AtmA saMsArI-kuTumbIjanoM ke rAga meM pha~sakara dharma kA tyAga kara detI hai / prasaMgavaza yAda A jAtI hai usa zreSThi-putra kI ghaTanA - saMta ne usa seTha ke ikalaute putra ko saMsAra kI svArthamUlakatA kA svarUpa samajhAyA / parantu vaha yuvAna mAnane ke lie taiyAra nahIM thA / aMta meM saMta ne use prayoga dvArA siddha kara samajhAyA / saMta ne kahA - 'ghara jAkara dvAra para ekadama nIce gira jAnA, phira bolanA - calanA baMda kara denA / kisI prakAra kI auSadhi graharaNa mata karanA / saMdhyA samaya maiM AU~gA / saMsAra ke saMbaMdhiyoM kA tujhe yathArtha darzana karAUMgA / ' saMta ke nirdezAnusAra usa yuvAna ne vaisA hI kiyA / ghara Ate hI vaha ghar3Ama se nIce gira par3A / cAroM ora hAhAkAra maca gayA / use uThAkara palaMga para sulAyA gayA / aneka upacAra karane para bhI vaha svastha nahIM ho pAyA / saMdhyA samaya vaha saMta usa seTha kI havelI ke pAsa se gujraa| seTha ne saMta ko prAgraha karate hue kahA -- ' kRpAvatAra ! merA putra atyanta dayanIya sthiti meM hai, Apa kRpA kara usakA ilAja kareM / ' saMta ne seTha kI bAta svIkAra kara lii| saMta ne eka pAnI bharA pyAlA maMgAyA aura dhUpa-dIpa Adi kara parde meM baiThakara maMtrajApa karane lgaa| thor3I hI dera bAda saMta bAhara Ae aura bole, 'Apake isa putra para paizAcika upadrava hai, maiMne apanI isa maMtra - zakti se pizAca ko vaza kiyA hai, yadi Apa ise bacAnA cAhate ho to koI bhI vyakti yaha pyAlA pI le / pyAlA pIne vAlA vyakti thor3I hI dera meM mara jAyegA / saMta kI yaha zarta sunakara sabhI mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA - 147 Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka-dUsare kA muMha tAkane lge| kiMtu koI bhI vyakti usa pyAle ko pIne ke lie taiyAra nahIM huaa| ___Akhira saMta ne kahA, 'acchA, yadi koI bhI taiyAra nahIM hotA to yaha pyAlA maiM pI jAtA huuN|' saMta kI yaha bAta sunate hI sabhI khuza ho ge| tatkSaNa saMta ne vaha pyAlA pI liyaa| usI samaya zreSThi-putra bhI zayyA para se khar3A ho gayA aura saMta ke sAthasAtha calane lgaa| putra ko saMta ke pIche jAte dekha sabhI usakA hAtha pakar3a kara kahane lage, 'beTA ! tU kahA~ jAtA hai ? tere binA hama kaise jIvita raheMge?' yuvAna ne kahA, 'maiMne ApakA sneha pahicAna liyA hai, ApakA prema svArtha se bharA huA hai, aba maiM niHsvArtha prema karane vAle saMta ke sAtha jAU~gA'-itanA kahakara vaha yuvAna saMta ke sAtha cala pdd'aa| mumukSu 'dIpaka' ! saMsAra ke saMbandhI mohavaza hokara yahI bAta karate haiM ki 'tere binA hama kaise raheMge ?' parantu yAda rakhanA, mRtyu ke samaya unameM se koI sAtha calane vAlA nahIM hai| jIvana kA saccA sAthI jinadharma hI hai| vahI paraloka meM sAtha dene vAlA hai, jisane jinadharma ko svIkAra kiyA hai, use mRtyu kA koI bhaya nahIM rahatA hai| usake lie to mRtyu bhI eka mahotsava bana jAtA hai / mRtyu ko mahotsava banAnA hai na! to isa amUlya jIvana meM jinadharma kI samyag sAdhanA ko apanA lakSya banAo, usI meM Atma-hita hai| -ratnasenavijaya mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-148 Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 prakAzana-paricaya * 'namaskAra mahAmaMtra' ke sUkSma tattvacintaka, adhyAtmayogI nispRhaziromaNi paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkara vijayajI gaNivaryazrI ke tAttvika aura sAttvika hindI-sAhitya kA * sarala-paricaya * 1. mahAmaMtra kI anuprekSA-mUla gujarAtI bhASA meM prAlekhita isa pustaka kI gujarAtI bhASA meM tIna AvRttiyA~ prakaTa ho cukI haiN| hindIbhASA meM bhI do prAvRttiyA~ pragaTa huI haiN| 'namaskAra mahAmaMtra' ke agAdha cintana-sAgara meM avagAhana karane ke bAda pUjyapAdazrI ko jo cintana-motI prApta hue""unhIM cintana-motiyoM kI mAlA kA dUsarA nAma 'mahAmaMtra kI anuprekSA' hai| 'namaskAra-mahAmaMtra' zabda se choTA hai, parantu vaha artha kA mahAsAgara hai / ___ tattva-jijJAsutroM ke lie yaha pustaka avazya paThanIya aura mananIya hai| mUlya : bIsa rupaye 2. paramAtma-darzana-pUjya kI pUjA karane se apanI prAtmA bhI pUjya/pavitra banatI hai| parameSThI ke prathama pada para virAjamAna tAraka tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kA svarUpa kyA hai ? -unakA hama para kitanA asIma upakAra hai ? unakI pUjA se kyA phAyade haiM ? . -ityAdi anekavidha viSayoM para mArmika vivecana isa pustaka meM kiyA gayA hai / mUlya : pA~ca rupaye mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-149 Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3. pratimA pUjana-kyA pratimA pUjanIya hai ? pratimA kI pUjA karane se kyA hameM kucha lAbha ho sakatA hai ? kyA vItarAga kI pratimA kI pUjA anivArya hai ? ityAdi zatAdhika praznoM ke javAba ke sAtha-sAtha pratimA-pUjana kI prAcInatA sambandhI vistRta jAnakArI isa pustaka se milatI hai / satya-jijJAsu prAtmA ke lie yaha pustaka avazya paThanIya hai| mUlya : pATha rupaye 4. namaskAra mImAMsA-pUjyapAdazrI kI yaha bhI eka mahattvapUrNa kRti hai| vizAla zAsana-samudra ke avagAhana ke bAda, namaskAra mahAmaMtra kI mahattA ko siddha karane vAle aneka choTe-bar3e lekhoM kA saMgraha arthAt namaskAra miimaaNsaa| isa pustaka meM 123 choTe-bar3e nibandha haiN| thor3e se zabdoM meM pUjyapAdazrI ne bahuta kucha kaha diyA hai| sacamuca, ye nibandha gAgara meM sAgara kA kAma karate haiN| mumukSu AtmA ke lie isakA svAdhyAya bahuta jarUrI hai| mUlya : pATha rupaye - 5. cintana ke phUla-dharma kA svarUpa, sukha kA svarUpa, anekAMtavAda, maitrI bhAvanA, Ananda kI zodha Adi-Adi aneka cintanAtmaka lekhoM kA saMgraha isa pustaka meM upalabdha hai| jainadarzana ke hArda ko samajhane ke lie yaha pustaka atyanta hI upayogI hai| mUlya : pAMca rupaye mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-150 Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6. parameSThi-namaskAra meM namaskAra mahAmaMtra kI sarvazreSTha, upAdeyatA navakAra meM navarasa, namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA upakAra, namaskAra mahAmaMtra kI vyApakatA ityAdi aneka viSayoM para. zAstrIya va AkarSaka zailI meM varNana. kiyA gayA hai| namaskAra mahAmaMtra kI zraddhA ke bar3hIkarama. ke lie yaha pustaka atyanta hI upayogI hai| yaha pustaka philahAla anupalabdha hai| punaHprakAzana kI yojanA hai| 7. cintana kI cAMdanI-pUjyapAdazrI ne rAjasthAna kI marudharA meM sthiratA daramyAna namaskAra mahAmaMtra para jauM pravacana kiye the, unhIM pravacanoM kA saMkalana prastuta pustaka meM upalabdha hai| pustaka atyanta sarala rocaka zailI meM likhI gaI hai| paThanIya hai| mUlya : chaha rupaye 8.. jana-mApaM paricaya-jinezvara paramAtmA ke dvArA nirdiSTa mArga 'jaina-mArga' kahalAtA hai| 'jana-mArga' kI sAdhanA dvArA kisa prakAra prAtmA kI pUrNatA prApta kI jA sakatI hai, isakA sarala va zreSTha upAya prastuta pustaka se prApta hotA hai| pustaka philahAla aprApta hai| punaHprakAzana kI bhAvanA hai| 6. cintana kI cinagArI- isa pustaka meM maitrI Adi bhAva sambandhI aneka le va haiN| prAtmA ke prabhutvAlA ke lie jIvana meM maitrI Adi bhAvoM ko kisa prakAra AtmasaMpana liyA jAya, usakA sahaja va sarala mArgadarzana prastuta pustaka meM hai| isake sAtha jIvana-sparzI aneka viSayoM para bhI isameM sundara carcA kI gaI hai| mUlya : cAra rupaye pacAsa paise mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-151 Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10. cintana kA amRta-sacamuca, isa pustaka kA svAdhyAya karate samaya amRta ke prAsvAdana kI anubhUti hue binA nahIM rhtii| viSamaya bhautika jIvana ko kisa prakAra amRtamaya banAyA jA sakatA hai, aise aneka nibandha isa pustaka meM saMgRhIta hone se yaha pustaka mumukSu va ArAdhaka AtmA ke lie avazya paThanIya/mananIya hai / . . - ... mUlya : sAta rupaye ..... 11. pApake savAla-hamAre javAba- isa pustaka meM prAtmA, karma, puNya, pApa, paraloka, mokSa, mahAmaMtra tathA pratikamaNa Adi viSayoM se sambandhita aneka praznoM ke tarkabaddha javAba diye gae haiN| pustaka ko par3hane se dimAga meM rahe aneka praznoM ke samAdhAna svataH ho jAte haiN| mUlya : sAta rupaye 12. samatvayoga kI sAdhanA-lokottara janazAsana meM samatA kA atyadhika mahattva hai| samatA hI mokSa kA ananya kAraNa hai| isa pustaka meM samatA viSayaka aneka lekhoM kA sundara saMkalana hai| samatArasika mumukSu AtmAoM ke lie yaha pustaka eka sundara pAtheya kA kAma kregii| mUlya : bAraha rupaye mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-152 Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munizrI ratnasena vijayajI mahArAja dvArA viracita anya kRtiyoM kA saMkSipta paricaya 1. vAtsalya ke mahAsAgara-isa kRti meM adhyAtmayogI namaskAra mahAmantra ke ananya sAdhaka svargastha pUjyapAda gurudeva paMnyAsa-pravara bhI bhadraMkara vijayajI gariNavaryazrI ke virAT jIvana kA saMkSipta paricaya diyA gayA hai| pustaka pravazya paThanIya hai| 2. sAmAyika sUtra vivecanA-isa pustaka meM lekhaka ne 'namaskAra mahAmantra' se lekara 'sAmAiyavayajutto' taka ke sUtroM para vistRta vivecana kiyA hai| bhASA-zailI AkarSaka hai| 3. caityavandana sUtra vivecanA-devAdhideva vItarAga paramAtmA ke bhAva-pUjA sambandhI sUtroM para isa pustaka meM sundara vivecana kiyA gayA hai| pariziSTa ke antargata 'prabhu-darzana-pUjana vidhi' kA bhI ullekha hone se yaha kRti atyanta priya banI hai| 4. zrAvaka pratikramaNa sUtra vivecanA-pratikramaNa arthAt pApa se pIche httnaa| pratikramaNa eka yaugika-sAdhanA hai, jagat ke jIvoM ke sAtha TUTe hue sambandha ko pratikramaNa dvArA punaH jor3A jAtA hai| pratikramaNa, sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka aura zrAvikA ke jIvana kA eka prAvazyaka aMga hai| prastuta kRti meM pratikramaNa kI vistRta jAnakArI dI gaI hai, sAtha meM hI zrAvaka pratikramaNa sUtra, vaMdittu sUtra para vistRta vivecana hai| zraddhAlu zrAvaka jana ke lie yaha kRti avazya preraNAspada hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-153 Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5. prAnandaghana caubIsI vivecanA-yogirAja aAnandaghanajI ke nAma se bhalA kauna aparicita hogA ? adhyAtma kI mastI meM lIna bane AnandaghanajI ma. dvArA viracita caubIsa stavanoM para prastuta kRti meM sundara vivecana prastuta kiyA gayA hai, jo avazya mananIya hai| bhASA va zailI rocaka va sugama hai| 6. karman kI gata nyArI-eka zIlavatI sannArI ke pavitra jIvana para prakAza DAlane vAlI prastuta kRti avazya paThanIya hai| karma-saMyoga se jIvana meM Ane vAlI ApattiyoM ko samatApUrvaka sahana karane vAlI mahAsatI malayasundarI kA jIvana anekavidha preraNAoM se bharA-pUrA hai| 7. mAnavatA taba mahaka uThegI-jIvana meM AtmotthAna kI sAdhanA meM Age bar3hane ke lie sarvaprathama 'mAnavatA' kI nIMva ko majabUta karanA anivArya hai| nIMva hI yadi kamajora ho to imArata kA nirmANa kaise ho sakatA hai ? prastuta kRti meM jIvana meM 'mAnavatA' ke abhyutthAna ke lie upayogI guNoM kA sundara citraNa prastuta kiyA gayA hai| isI varSa prakAzita prastuta kRti ke saMdarbha meM aneka abhiprAya prApta hue haiN| 8. mAnavatA ke dIpa jalAe~--'mAnavatA taba mahaka uThegI' pustaka kI hI agalI kar3I yaha pustaka hai| isa pustaka meM mAnavatA ke vikAsa meM upayogI 14 guNoM kA mArmika varNana hai| pustaka meM do khaNDa haiM / prathama khaNDa meM guNavarNana aura dvitIya khaNDa meM preraka prasaMga haiN| yuvA jagat ke lie yaha pustaka preraNA kA mahAn srota hai| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-154 Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6. mAlocanA sUtra vivecanA-vidvadvarya lekhaka munizrI ne navakAra se lekara 'veyAvaccagarANaM' taka ke sUtroM kA vistRta vivecana 'sAmAyika sUtra vivecanA' aura 'caityavaMdana sUtra vivecanA' pustaka meM kiyA thaa| usake bAda ke sUtroM kA (vaMdittu ke pUrva taka) vivecana prastuta pustaka meM kiyA gayA hai| aThAraha pApasthAnaka kA lAkSaNika zailI meM vistRta vivecana avazya hI par3hane yogya hai| 10. jindagI jindAdilI kA nAma hai-lekhaka munizrI ne prastuta pustaka meM aitihAsika tIna caritra-nAyakoM ke adbhuta aura romAMcaka jIvana-darzana ko bahuta hI AkarSaka zailI meM prastuta kiyA hai| mAM ho to aisI ho' caritra kahAnI sacce mAtRtva kI pahacAna karAne vAlI hai| zAsana kI rakSA ke lie apanA jIvaMta balidAna dene kI taiyArI batAne vAle 'prabhAvaka sUrivara' kA caritra hama meM nayA utsAha aura joza bhare binA nahIM rahatA aura anta meM 'brahmacarya-prabhAva' kahAnI, jisameM mahAmaMtrI pethar3azAha kI jiMdagAnI ko sundara DhaMga se prastuta kiyA gayA hai, hameM brahmacarya kI mahimA samajhAtI hai| pustaka avazya paThanIya hai| 11. cetana ! moha nIMda aba tyAgo-mahopAdhyAya zrImad yazovijayajI viracita 'cetana jJAna ajuvAlIe' sajjhAya kA vistRta vivecana arthAt 'cetana ! moha nIMda aba tyaago'| anAdi kI moha nidrA meM se prAtmA ko jAgRta karane ke lie mahopAdhyAyazrI kI kRti ke anusAra lekhaka munizrI ne bahuta hI sundara vivecana prastuta kiyA hai, jo avazya paThanIya hai| sambhava hai ki isa pustaka ke vAcana se ApakI moha nidrA dUra ho jaay| mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA-155 Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mata-sammata pustaka : jindagI jindAdilI kA nAma hai - (1) 'preraka kathAoM kemAdhyama se sundara pratipAdana prastuta pustaka meM kiyA gayA hai| prakAzana-sampAdana vyavasthita hai| hindIbhASI kSetroM meM yaha pustaka upayogI bnegii| dhArmika kathA-sAhitya kA hindI meM prakAzana Avazyaka hai| munizrI kA yaha prayAsa anumodanIya hai|' -pUjya prAcAryapravara zrI pAsAgara sUrIzvarajI ma. (2) tIna paThanIya caritra-kavAeM-muni ratnasena vijayajI kI pustakeM pUrI taraha jana-jIvana se jur3I hotI haiN| ve svapnilatA yA kAlpanikatA meM vizvAsa nahIM karatIM balki kisI Thosa dharatI para jIvana ko badalane kA avicala saMkalpa rakhatI haiN| Alocya kRti meM tIna caritra-kathAe~ haiM : sarala, sarasa, subodha, sNbodhk| ye haiM : mA~ ho to aisI ho, prabhAvaka sUrivara, brahmacarya kA prabhAva / hameM vizvAsa hai inake bhItara paiThI naitika UrjA prakaTa hogI aura una logoM ko jo aMdhe DhaMga se paramparita haiM aura jo dharma-kI-dharA ko tarka-ke-hala se abhI pUrI taraha kher3a nahIM pAye haiM-navArtha pradAna karane meM saphala hogii| -nemIcanda jaina (tIrthaMkara mAsika, agasta 1988) (3) hindI bhASA meM prakAzita prastuta kRti meM tIna aitihAsika kathAe~ vistRta rUpa meM zabdastha banI haiN| prathama vArtA zrI prAryarakSita kI hai| 8 prakaraNoM ke antargata-mAtA kaisI honI cAhiye ? kA preraka zabdacitra upasthita kiyA gayA hai| dUsarI zrI pAdaliptasarijI kI kathA 5 prakaraNoM meM vibhakta hai| tIsarI kathA pethar3azAha kI hai, jisameM 5 prakaraNoM meM brahmacarya ke prabhAva kA sundara varNana hai| isa prakAra ye tIna kathAe~ sundara va rasaprada zailI meM hindI meM Alekhita hone se yaha prakAzana kathArasikoM ke lie to atyanta hI upayogI bnegaa| lekhaka munizrI kI sAhityayAtrA cintana-vivecana ke kSitijoM ko pAra kara kathA-viSaya kI aora Age bar3ha rahI haiM-usakA susvAgata hai| -kalyANa mAsika, jUna 1988 Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Wan aaraamanaanaaaaaaaaaaaay jIvana meM naitika jAgaraNa aura sanmArga-prApti ke lie parama pUjya munipravara zrI ratnasena vijayajI ma. kA sarala, sarasa va subodha sAhitya avazya par3heM - yahanmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar w 1. vAtsalya ke mahAsAgara 4.00 2. sAmAyika sUtra vivecanA 5.00 3. caityavandana sUtra vivecanA aprApya 4. AlocanA sUtra vivecanA vaMdittu sUtra vivecanA 6. Anandaghana caubIsI-vivecana 20.00 karman kI gati nyArI (dhArAvAhika kahAnI) 8.0 mAnavatA taba mahaka uThegI 6. mAnavatA ke dIpa jalAe~ cetana! moha nIMda aba tyAgo jindagI jindAdilI kA nAma hai 12. mRtyu kI maMgala yAtrA 13. yuvAno ! jAgo / 14. zAnta-sudhArasa hindI-vivecana o is 400000000 w is 11. w with mudraka : tAja prinTarsa, jodhapura / PRINTED IN INDIA