Book Title: Punarjanma
Author(s): Bhushan Shah
Publisher: Mission Jainatva Jagaran
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/009238/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ // jaina zAsana jykaaraa|| "punarjanma" devaloka se divya sAnidhya :pa.pU. gurudeva zrI jaMbUvijayajI mahArAja preraNA :DaoN. prItamabana siMghavI prastutakartA :bhUSaNa zAha (M.E. (I.T.), M.Phil) prakAzaka evaM prAptisthAna : mizana jainatva jAgaraNa, jaMbUvRkSa C/504, zrI hari arjana sosAyaTI, cANakyapurI ovarabrIja ke pAsa, ghATaloDIyA, amadAvAda-380061 Ph.9601529519,19429810625 Email - shahbhushan99@gmail.com prakAzana varSa :- saM. 2072, mUlya-20/ Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "puSpa samarpaNa" "hRdaya parivartana ke mAdhyama se lekhana kSetra meM Apane muje welcome kIyA... Aja lekhana kSetrameM jo bhI kArya kara pA rahA hU~ vaha ApakI hI kRpA kA phala hai ese paramopakArI evaM vidvAna paM. udayaratnavijayajI ma.sA. ke karakamalo meM sAdara samarpita.... eka tote kA punarjanma lagabhaga 76 varSa pUrva kI bAta hai ki prasiddha jaina tIrthasthAna pAlItANA meM darzanArtha AyA huA eka parivAra mandira ke prAMgaNa meM kucha dera ke liye vizrAma kara rahA thA ki putra-vadhU ne eka peDa para baiThe tote ke joDe ko dekhakara kahA - "agara inameM se eka ko hama ghara para le cale to kitanA acchA rahe!" aura isa kathana ke ThIka eka varSa bAda putra-vadhU mA~ banI evaM eka putraratna ko janma diyaa| bAlaka jaba DhAI varSa kA huA to parivAra tIrthayAtrA para bambaI gayA, vahAM vAlakezvara ke AdinAtha mandira meM bAlaka bahuta dera taka TakaTakI bAMdha kara mUrti ko dekhatA rhaa| pitA ne pUchA"are cala, kitanI dera darzana karegA?" bAlaka bolA- "maiMne aisI mUrti ke darzana pahale bhI kiye haiN|" pitA ne ha~sakara kahA - "pagalA huA hai| tUM to pahalI bAra yahAM AyA hai| darzana kahAM se karatA?" para bAlaka socatA rahA / saMyoga kI bAta / eka varSa bAda hI parivAra punaH pAlItANA AyA aura bAlaka ne spaSTa batAyA ki vaha yahAM rahatA thA, para eka tote ke rUpa meM aura pratidina dopahara 2 baje ke bAda jaba saba darzanArthI cale jAte the to cupacApa se mandira ke banda kivADoM ke sIMkacoM ke bIca meM se andara ghusakara kesara kI thAlI meM paMje Dubokara mUrti para kezara caDhAkara darzana-pUjA karatA thaa| yaha mUrti aura vAlakezvara mandira kI mUrti eka sI hai| mA~ ko yAda AyA ki usane isI tote ko dekhakara use ghara le jAnA cAhA thaa| to yahI totA thA jisane isI -bhUSaNa zAha Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mA~ ke garbha se bAlaka ke rUpa meM 12 pharavarI, 1909 ko janma liyA / samaya bItatA gyaa| Aja vahI bAlaka apane jIvana ke 85 varSa pUre kara cukA hai| tote ke rUpa meM pratidina jisane mUrti kI pUjA kI thI, vahI manuSya ke rUpa meM Akara hara ghaDI daridra nArAyaNoM kI pUjA karatA rahA hai| sevA kI sAdhanA aura pUjA kA bhAva janma-janmAntara se kAyama rhaa| isI puruSa kA nAma hai zrI siddharAja ddhddddh'aa| punarjanma kI smRtiyAM lekhaka : siddharAja DhaDr3hA ke pitA sva. zrI gulAbacandajI DhaDr3hA davAI krodha AtmA kA aspatAla rogI kA nAma - sabhI saMsArI jIva / bImArI kSamA mAna namratA mAyA saralatA lobha hastAkSara-pradhAna cikitsaka - bhagavAna mahAvIra lagabhaga 30 varSa pahale kI bAta haiM, merI mAtAjI apane prapautra ke janmotsava ke lie aneka yojanAe banA rahI thii| unake mana meM yaha tIvra AkAMkSA thI ki marane ke pahale vaha apane prapautra kA muMha dekha le| usa ghaTanA ke 4 varSa ke pazcAt unakI AzA kI kiraNa pragaTa huii| janma ke pahale bAlaka kA nAmakaraNa : paryuSaNa parva ke pavitra saptAha meM unhoMne eka dina saba parivArajanoM ko ekatrita kiyA aura isa prakAra sambodhita kiyA"tuma saba jAnate ho ki mere mana meM 4 varSa pahale sone kI sIr3hI car3hane kI jo tIvra AkAMkSA thI, maiM sadA prapautra ke janma ke sambandha meM Izvara se prArthanA karatI rahI hai aura majhe vizvAsa hai ki aba-cAra-pAMca mahinoM meM merI prArthanA saphala ho jaayegii| yadi mere prapautra kA janma ho jAya to usake nAma ke sambandha meM Apa logoM kA vicAra jAnakara mujhe prasannatA hogii|" baDe loga isa samasyA kA samAdhAna nikAlate usake pahale hI samUha meM se eka dasa varSIya bAlikA cupacApa nikalakara vRddha mahilA ke pAsa pahuMcI aura usakI goda meM baiThakara muskarAte hue bolI - "apane rivAja ke anusAra, merI bhAbhI ke hone vAle saMtoSa Kkkkkkk(4) Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bacce ke janma ke avasara ke lie taiyAra kI gaI sone kI sIr3hI para Apake caDhane ke bAda phira vaha dAna meM de dI jAnI caahie| sambaMdhitoM aura mitroM ko bhojana karAnA cAhie aura jAti meM miThAI bAMTanI cAhie, mandiroM aura yAtrA ke sthAnoM para bheMTa car3hAnI cAhie aura pUjA karanI caahie| navajAta zizu kA nAma pavitra zatrujaya tIrtha "siddhAcalajI" ke nAma para rakhanA caahie| jahAM hama loga hAla hI meM yAtrA ko gaye the|" saba parivArajana isa prastAva ko sunakara prasanna hue| merI mAtAjI ne bhI ise svIkAra kara liyaa| maiMne Adara ke sAtha apanI mA ko sujhAva diyA ki unake bAda bhI unakA priya nAma sadA hamArI smRti meM tAjA rahe isalie "hama siddhAcalajI ke pahale bhAga "siddha" ko pahale rakheM aura usake sAtha ApakA nAma (mAtAjI kA nAma rAjakaMvara) joDa deN| isa prakAra jaba bAlaka janma le to usakA nAma 'siddharAja kumAra' rhe|" unhoMne isakI svIkRti de dii|* siddharAjakumAra kA janma : pharavarI 1909 meM siddharAjakumAra kA janma huaa| jisase pUjya mAtAjI tathA parivAra ke sabhI logoM ko atyAdhika prasannatA hii| usa choTI lar3akI ke dvArA sujhAye gaye sabhI samAjikarItirivAja tathA khuziyAM dAdIjI ke dvArA pUrI kI gii| rotA huA bAlaka cupa ho gayA : bambaI saMgha kI lAlabAga kI baiThaka meM sarva-sammati se jo prastAva svIkAra kiyA gayA thA usake anusAra maiM usa samaya kalakattA meM sammetazikhara ke mukaddame meM lagA huA thaa| bAlaka ke janma ke zubha samAcAra pAkara maiM zIghra jayapura A gyaa| saMbhavata: janma ke 10veM yA 11veM dina / maiMne bAlaka ko apanI goda meM liyA / taba acAnaka hI vara jora-jora se rone cillAne lgaa| hama logoM ne hara sambhava prayAsa use zAMta karane ke lie kiye, lekina sabhI prayAsa vyartha gae / baccA nirantara rotA hI rahA, aura hamArI cintAe~ bar3hatI gyii| antima upAya ke rUpa meM merI mA~ ne eka gIta gAkara use cupa karane kA prayAsa kiyaa| usa samaya yaha gIta gayA : "siddhavaDa rUkha samosA" jaise hI 'siddhavaDa' zabda bAlaka ke kAnoM meM pahuMcA, usane ronA banda kara diyA aura pUrA gIta usane bahuta dhyAna se sunA / aba bAlaka ko cupa karAne kA yaha tarIkA hamAre ghara meM mAnya kara liyA gayA / jaba kabhI bhI bAlaka becaina hotA, tabhI yaha gIta use sunAyA jAtA aura vaha hamezA use dhyAna pUrvaka suntaa| one picture is worth more than thousands of words. "| hajAroM zabdoM se eka citra yA mUrti kA adhika prabhAva paDatA hai *zrI siddharAjajI DhaDDhA ke pitA sva. zrI gulAbacandajI DhaDDhA ema.e. ne yaha lekha aMgrejI meM likhA thaa| usI prAmANika lekha kA sArA yaha hindI anuvAda yahAM prastuta haiN| -sampAdaka Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAlaka kI smRtiyAM 1911 meM : 1909 se 1914 taka ke samaya meM maiM bambaI rahA / jaba bAlaka 3 varSa kA huaa| tabhI se vaha mere aura mere bar3e bhAI sAhaba ke sAtha 'sAmAyika' meM baiThatA thaa| usane 'sAmAyika' pATha sIkha liyA thaa| vaha hamAre sAtha mandira AtA aura pUjA krtaa| pUjA ke samaya "9 aMgoM ke dohe" bolatA thaa| 1911 meM eka dina parivAra kI mahilAoM ke sAtha bAlaka bambaI ke vAlakezvara sthita jaina mandira meM darzana hetu gyaa| vahAM kI mukhya pratimA ko dekhakara vaha Aveza ke sAtha bolA - "isa pratimA se AdIzvara bhagavAna kI pratimA jyAdA baDI hai|" mahilAeM isa para bahuta cakita huI aura nimnalikhita vArtAlApa cala paDA - sonA - (bAlaka kI buA) tuma kauna se AdIzvara bhagavAna kI bAta karate ho? siddhA- pAlItANA ke AdIzvara bhagavAna kii| sonA - yaha tujhe kaise mAlUma? siddha- maiMne usa pratimA kI pUjA kI hai| sonA- tU jhUTha bolatA hai| tere paidA hone ke bAda hama pAlItANA gaye hI nhiiN| siddha- maiM jhUTha nahIM bolatA, saca kaha rahA huuN| sonA - yaha kaise ho sakatA hai| siddha - maiM kahatA hUM, maiMne usa pratimA kI pUjA kI hai| sonA - kaba? siddha - pahale vAle janma meN| sonA - pahale vAle janma meM ! usa janma meM tuma kyA the ? siddha - maiM totA thaa| sonA - tuma kahA rahate the? siddha - "siddhavaDa' meN| bacapana kI sI bAta samajhakara sonA ne isa vArtAlApa ko aura Age nahIM bar3hAyA, para usane mujhe va mere bhAI sAhaba ko yaha sArI ghaTanA sunaaii| hamAre prazna karane para bAlaka ne vahI doharAI aura usake bAda usa pavitra tIrtha para le calane ke lie vaha hamAre pIche paDA rhaa| hamane use TAlane ke lie kaha diyA ki yAtrA meM lagane vAle kharca kA prabandha hone para cleNge| isa bIca vaha bAlaka pratidina kucha na kucha bacAtA rahA aura isa prakAra usane kucha rupaye ikaTThe kara liye| unheM siddhAcalajI meM kharca karane kI dRSTi se vaha sAvadhAnI se rakhatA rhaa| siddhAcalajI ke mArga meM, tathA bAlaka kI parIkSA : 1911 kI aMtima timAhI meM mujhe dama kA gambhIra prakopa huaa| mere DaoNkTaroM ne havA-pAnI badalane kI salAha dI / maiM prAtaHkAla hI kAThiyAvADa phAsTa peseMjara se siddhAcalajI ke mArga para vaDhavANa ke lie ravAnA ho gyaa| aba bAlaka usa pavitra tIrtha kI yAtrA karane kI sambhAvanA se bahuta prasanna thaa| rAste meM pAlaghara AtA thaa| vahAM kucha pahAr3iyAM haiN| bAlaka ke pUrva-kathana kI satyatA jAMcane kI dRSTi se pAlaghara pahuMcakara maiMne bAlaka se kahA ki hama loga siddhAcalajI A gaye, sAmane kI pahAr3iyAM hI vaha pavitra tIrtha hai| bAlaka ne ekadama Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uttara diyA - "bIlakula nhiiN|" maiMne sUrata pahuMcakara vahI prazna phira kiyA aura vahI uttara phira milA / rAtri ke lagabhaga 10 baje hama vIramagAMva pahuMce aura Age na bar3ha sakane ke kAraNa hama vahIM utara gaye tathA rAta meM veTiMga ruma meM tthhre| bAlaka ko yaha kahane para ki hama apane gantavya sthAna para pahuMca gaye haiM, usane punaH nakArAtmaka uttara hI diyaa| vaDhavANa zivira meM aura parIkSAeM : dUsare dina hama vaDhavANa kaimpa pahuMce aura lagabhaga do mahine lImaDI kI dharmazAlA meM Thahare / bAlaka jaba bhI mandira meM "caityavandana" aura bhajana bolatA to loga cAroM ora ikaTThe ho jAte the| vaha Ane-jAne vAle sAdhuoM ke pravacana bhI bahuta dhyAna se sunatA thA, hamAre vaDhavANa pahuMcane ke kucha samaya bAda aisA huA ki jaba eka dina bAlaka maMdira se vApasa lauTa rahA thA to kisI ne use pUchA ki tuma kahAM jA rahe ho? usane uttara diyA ki maiM siddhAcalajI jA rahA hUM, Azcarya kI bAta yaha hai ki jaisI bAtacIta bambaI ke vAlakezvara mandira meM huI thI vaisI hI bAtacIta yahAM phira bAlaka aura usa sajjana ke bIca huI / ve bahuta hI prasanna hue| unhoMne bAlaka ko goda meM uThA liyA aura ghara le aaye| aba to bAlaka ke pUrvajanma kI smRti hone ke samAcAra jaMgala meM lagI Aga kI taraha phaila gaye aura dUra-pAsa, saba jagaha se pUchatAcha hone lagI, usa DeDha mahIne ke samaya meM lagabhaga 15000 loga gujarAta aura kAThiyAvADa se use dekhane Aye hoNge| kucha vRddha mahilAeM to 40-40 mIla se paidala calakara <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 0 upavAsa karatI AI aura unhoMne bacce ko Adara dekara hI apanA upavAsa toDA-pAraNA kiyaa| sAtha hI unhoMne usake pUrvajanma aura uttara-janma ke sambandha meM prazna bhI kiye| isa prakAra kI saiMkar3oM ghaTanAoM meM se 2-3 ghaTanAeM ullekhanIya haiN| nyAyAdhIza tathA bAlaka : mauravI relve ke majisTreTa bAlaka siddharAja se milane Aye aura unhoMne vistArapUrvaka usakI jAMca aura jiraha kii| yaha jiraha vizeSa ullekhanIya isalie hai ki usase yaha sAbita hotA hai ki bAlaka ko apane pUrvajanma kI yAda kitanI spaSTa haiN| isa janma meM siddhAcalajI kI yAtrA kiye binA hI vaha apane pUrvajanma "tote ke jIvana" kI ghaTanAoM ko batA sakatA thaa| majisTreTa - tuma pUrva janma meM kyA the? siddha - maiM totA thaa| majisTreTa - tuma kahAM rahate the? siddha- 'siddhavaDa' meN| majisTreTa - yaha kyA hai aura kahAM hai? siddha- yaha eka pavitra-vRkSa hai, jo pAlItANA kI cha:mIla kI parikramA meM pahAr3a ke dUsarI tarapha hai| majisTreTa - tuma vahAM kyA karate the? siddha- maiM AdIzvara bhagavAna kI pUjA karatA thaa| majisTreTa - tuma kisase pUjA karate the? Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ majisTreTa - tumheM kesara kahAM se milatI thI? siddha- marudevI mAtA ke choTe hAthI para rakhe hae pyAloM se| majisTreTa - kesara kI pyAlI tuma kisa taraha se le jAte the? siddha - apane paMjo se pakaDakara / majisTreTa - apanI coMca se kyoM nahIM ? siddha- usase to kesara apavitra ho jaatii| majisTreTa - aba maiM pUchatA hUM so batAo, usase tumhAre saca-jhUTha kI jAMja ho jaayegii| batAo! vahAM (siddhAcalajI meM) kitane maMdira haiM? ve kisa prakAra se ghire hue haiM aura maMdiroM meM pahuMcane ke kitane daravAje haiM? siddha- bahuta mandira haiN| ve eka cAra-dIvArI se ghire hue haiM, usake tIna daravAje haiN| majisTreTa - acchA, tuma kisa daravAje se jAte the? siddha- pIche ke daravAje se| majisTreTa kI prasannatA kA ThikAnA nahIM thaa| vaha bAlaka ko goda meM uThAkara mere kamare meM AyA aura apane parivAra meM isa prakAra kA amUlya-ratna prApta karane ke liye mujhe hArdika badhAI dii| sthAnakavAsI sAdhvI aura bAlaka: kucha sthAnakavAsI sAdhviyAM bAlaka se milane aaii| unameM se eka ne bAlaka kI jAMca kii| sAdhvI - tuma kahate ho ki tuma AdIzvara bhagavAna kI pUjA karate the| tuma yaha pUjA kisase karate the? siddha - maiM kesara aura phUloM se pUjA karatA thaa| sAdhvI - tumheM ye kaise milate the? siddha - (kesara kI uparokta kathA doharAne ke bAda) - siddhavaDa ke pAsa vAle bagIce se maiM phUla lAtA thaa| sAdhvI - kyA kesara aura phUloM se mUrti kI pUjA karanA pApa nahIM thA? siddha - agara pApa hotA to maiM tote kI yoni meM se mAnava kI yoni meM kaise janma pA sakatA thA? isa javAba ko sunakara vaha sAdhvI ekadama cupa go gii| sabhI sAdhviyAM bAlaka sarAhanA karatI huI vahAM se calI gii| camelI ke phUla kI pahacAna : bimArI se mukta hone ke bAda vizeSa pUjA ke lie pAlItAnA se maiMne gulAba aura camelI ke phUla maMgavAye the| pArsala kholane para bAlaka ne camelI kA eka phUla uThA liyA aura bolA - "maiM AdIzvara bhagavAna kI aise phUloM se pUjA karatA thaa|" siddhAcala kI pahacAna : san 1912 ke janavarI mAsa meM rAta kI gADI se var3havANa se hama pAlItAnA ke lie ravAnA hue| prAta:kAla sonagar3ha phuNce| cAroM ora kI pahAr3iyoM ko dekhate hI bAlaka ne utsAha se kahA ki - "aba hama usa pavitra pahADa ke AsapAsa haiN|" sIhora sTezana para pAlItAnA ke lie gADI badalane ke samaya bAlaka pleTaphorma para khar3A ho gayA aura usa pavitra parvata kI dizA meM muDakara atyanta Ananda ke sAtha usane vaMdanA kii| phira merI tarapha muDakara vaha atyanta AnandapUrNa mana se bolA - "dekhiye, dekhiye <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< D Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAkA sAhaba ! jaldI karie, hama turanta pahADa para cleN|" pahADa ke nIce : bAbU mAdholAla kI dharmazAlA meM Thaharane kA intajAma karake hama loga zAma ko pahADI ke nIce phNce| jaba hama logoM ne rivAja ke mutAbika vaMdana kiyA to bAlaka ne pahale stuti kI aura phira jamIna para leTakara pUrA daNDavat kiyA, usane isa pavitra bhUmi kA bahuta prema se AliMgana kiyA, lagatA thA jaise bAlaka mugdha ho gayA ho| vaha talahaTI ke eka sire se dUsare sire taka lagabhaga 15 bAra loTA hogaa| usane usa samaya pahADa para jAne ke lie atyanta utsAhapUrvaka hama logoM se khaa| para bAda meM mere samajhAne para dUsare dina prAta:kAla pahADI para jAne ke lie vaha rAjI ho gyaa| tIna mIla ke bajAya tIna sIDhiyA~ : jaba hama loga prAta:kAla 4 baje yAtrA ke lie uThe to bAlaka pahale se hI jAga rahA thaa| talahaTI meM pUjA-prArthanA ke pazcAt kamajorI ke kAraNa maiMne pahADa para Ane-jAne ke lie 'DolI' kirAye para lI thii| maiM bacce ko apane sAtha DolI meM baiThAkara le jAnA cAhatA thA, usane mere sAtha DolI meM beThane se inkAra kara diyA aura parvata ke zikhara kI tarapha nigAha phailAte hue kahA, "Apa yahAM se coTI taka kitanI dUrI samajhate haiM ?" maiMne kahA, "lagabhaga tIna miil|" usane praphullatA se kahA - "yaha to kevala sIr3hiyoM kI tIna katAreM hI hai, tIna mIla nhiiN| maiM pahAr3a para paidala jaauugaa| Apa bhI paidala caleM" aisA kahakara binA merA intajAra kiye mujhe pIche chor3akara usane mere bhAI kI aMgulI pakaDa lI aura khuzI-khuzI pahAr3a kI ora paidala cala pdd'aa| binA ruke car3hAI: mere bhAI ne mujhe batAyA ki pUre rAste bAlaka sammohana jaisI avasthA meM parvata ke zikhara kI ora tejI se bar3hatA gyaa| use ubaDakhAbaDa jamIna kA koI dhyAna hI nahIM thaa| Amataura para choTI umra ke bAlaka isa mauke ke lie kirAye para taya kiye hue kuliyoM ke kaMdhoM para le jAye jAte haiN| kulI mere bhAI ke pAsa Aye aura unhoMne kaMdhe para bacce ko na le jAne ke sambandha meM unakI berahamI aura dayAhInatA kI niMdA kii| kucha kuliyoM ne binA paise lie hI bacce ko le jAne ko khaa| jaba isa prakAra kI phaTakAreM asahya ho gaI to mere bhAI ne kaliyoM se kahA ki agara tumameM se koI bhI bAlaka ko kaMdhe para caDhAne ke lie rAjI kara leM to maiM dugunA kirAyA duuNgaa| kucha kuliyoM ne bAlaka ke pAsa pahuMcane kA prayatna kiyaa| lekina bAlaka ne ghRNApUrvaka unakA sparza karane se inkAra kara diyaa| yahI nahIM, usane unheM pahADa para jAne meM vighna DAlane ke bAre meM burA-bhalA bhI kaa| isa prakAra kA bartAva pahale dina hI huA, usake bAda to ve kulI bhI samajha gaye ki yaha bAlaka padayAtrA hI karanA cAhatA hai| tatpazcAt saba loga bAlaka ko Adara aura sarAhanA kI nigAha se dekhane lge| ve usake lie rAstA choDa dete the aura usake sAhasa, usakI Azcaryajanaka zakti aura dhIraja ke lie use AzIrvAda dete the| car3hAI ke madhya meM eka sthAna bahuta sIdhI car3hAI kA hai aura sabhI yAtrI 'hiMgalAja kA haDA' nAmaka isa sthAna para kucha samaya ke lie ArAma karate haiN| mere bhAI tathA parivAra ke anya sadasya Age bar3hane ke pahale thoDA ArAma karanA cAhate the| lekina Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha bAlaka to Upara pahuMcane ke lie utAvalA thA / usane unheM kSaNabhara rukane kA bhI maukA nahIM diyA aura sIdhA Upara le gyaa| ve saba mere vahAM pahuMcane se pandraha minaTa pahale hI 'rAmapola' pahuMca gye| mere bhAI ne mujhase kahA ki isa bAlaka meM AdIzvara bhagavAna ke darzana karane aura pUjA karane kI icchA itanI tIvra hai ki vaha sAre samaya calane ke bajAya daur3atA hI rahA hai| pUjA ke pAMca sthAna aura tIna parikramAyeM : Amataura para yAtrI pAMca sthAnoM kI pUjA karake aura mukhya maMdira kI tIna parikramAyeM dekara bAda meM mUlanAyaka bhagavAna ke darzana karate haiN| (1) zAntinAtha kA mandira (2) nayA AdIzvara mandira (3) AdIzvara caraNa-chatarI (4) sImaMdhara svAmI kA mandira (5) puMDarIka svAmI kA mandira jaba hama loga kamazaH ina sthAnoM para pUjA karane gaye to bAlaka ne kahA ki usane pahale tIna mandiroM meM to pahale bhI pUjA kI thI, antima do meM nahIM kI thii| mukhya maMdira meM bAlaka ke pUjAbhAva : mukhya mandira ke cauka meM ghusane ke bAda jaba sIDhiyAM caDhakara hama Upara ke cauka meM pahuMce to bAlaka ne turanta atyanta utsAha ke sAtha 'mUlanAyaka' kI ora saMketa karake kahA ki inhIM AdIzvara bhagavAna kI usane pUrvajanma meM pUjA kI thii| mandira ke mukhya maNDapa meM pahuMcakara use bahuta prasannatA huii| bAlaka ke sAtha hama logoM ne pUjA kI, usake bAda bAlaka mUrtivat 'kAyotsarga' dhyAna meM khar3A ho gyaa| usakI khulI huI AMkheM binA palaka jhapake AdIzvara bhagavAna para sthira thI, vaha isa dhyAnamudrA meM apane-Apako bhUla gayA / mandira meM jo kucha ho rahA thA use bhI bhUla gayA, saiMkaDoM yAtriyoM ke zora-zarAbe aura pUjA-saMgIta ke guMjana ko lagabhaga Adhe ghaMTe taka vaha bhUlAye rahA / aneka sAdhu, sAdhviyAM, gRhastha strI-puruSa isa choTe bAlaka ke 'darzana aura dhyAna' ko dekhakara cakita ho gaye / lagabhaga Adhe ghaMTe taka ke anavarata mugdha 'dhyAna' ke pazcAt maiMne usake kaMdhe thapathapAye taba vaha cauka kara hoza meM aayaa| dhyAna meM jo svargIya Ananda use prApta huA usakA varNana karanA usake sAmarthya ke bAhara thaa| zAMta-mRti muni kapUravijayajI bAlaka ke pAsa baiThe hue barAbara usakI tarapha dekha rahe the| unhoMne bAla kI ucca dhyAnAvasthA para anAvazyaka vighna DAlane ke mere kArya ko ThIka nahIM maanaa| saGgamaramara kA choTA hAthI : 4-5 pujAriyoM meM se eka bUDhe caubadAra ko bAlaka pahacAna gayA aura usakI tarapha izArA karake bolA ki - "yahI sadA kesara kI pyAlI usa choTe se saMgamaramara ke hAthI para rakhatA thA, yahAM se vaha ghuTI huI kesara maiM apane paMjoM meM uThAtA thA aura AdIzvara bhagavAna kI pUjA karatA thaa|" bAlaka usa choTe hAthI ke pAsa hameM le gayA jo bar3e hAthI ke dAhinI tarapha thA, aura isalie jo yAtrI bAI tarapha pUjA ke lie baiThate the unakI nigAhoM se vaha hAthI chipA rahatA thaa| maiMne bhI pahale isa hAthI ko nahIM dekhA thaa| Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AdIzvara bhagavAna kI prathama pUjA : bAlaka ke adbhuta tathA AnandapUrNa bhAvoM ko abhivyakta karane ke lie mere pAsa zabda nahIM haiN| usa samaya jo preraNA usameM utpanna huI vaha merI samajha ke bAhara thii| aisA dikhatA thA ki vaha sabakA svAmI ho| usake bhAva usa samaya eka aise yoddhA ke bhAva se milate-julate the jisane kisI prabala zatru ko harAne ke bAda hAre hue zatru kI rAjadhAnI meM vijayotsava manAte huye praveza kiyA ho| phira bAlaka kA dhyAna prathama pUjA kI tarapha gyaa| vahAM ke pracalita rivAja ke anusAra sabase UMcI bolI lekara maiMne dha, phala, kesara, phUla, mukuTa aura AratI kI pahalI pujAeM prApta kii| bhaktibhAva se bAlaka bhI apanI bacata rAzi se turaMta phuratI se jAkara bahuta sAre phUla aura mAlAeM kharIda kara laayaa| usane eka ke bAda eka ye saba pUjAeM bahuta dhyAna tathA bhakti se kii| use isa bAta kI prasannatA thI ki pakSI se manuSya yoni pAne ke bAda punaH apane bhagavAna kI pUjA karane kA mahAna saubhAgya use prApta huA thaa| bAlaka kA vrataH bAlaka apane 31 dina ke yAtrA kAla meM pratidina parvata para Adizvara bhagavAna kI pUjA kiye binA anna-jala grahaNa nahIM karatA thaa| apane vrata ko dRDhatA ke lie vaha mani kaparavijayajI kI mandira meM Ane kI pratIkSA karatA thaa| unake Ane para vaha unake pAsa jAkara unakI vaMdanA karatA tathA dopahara ke pahale anna-jala grahaNa na karane ke apane dainika vrata ko duharAkara pakkA kara letaa| bAlaka kI parIkSA : 12-30 baje pUjA samApta karane ke bAda hama nIce utarane kI taiyArI kara rahe the| bAlaka kI jAMca karane ke lie maiMne use kucha khAnA khA lene ke lie kahA ( yadyapi maiM usake lie koI bhojana nahIM lAyA thaa|) bAlaka ne merI tarapha dekhA aura vinoda meM usane pUchA, "kyA Apako bhUkha lagI hai? kAkA sAhaba ! mujhe lagatA hai ki AdIzvara bhagavAna kI pUjA ke bAda Apako bhUkha laga aaii| mujhe to bhUkha nahIM lagI hai| merA peTa to isa bAta se hI bhara gayA hai ki apane eka janma meM itanI jaldI AdIzvara bhagavAna kI maiM pUjA kara skaa|" maiMne bAtacIta kA rUkha badala diyA aura kahA mere sAtha DolI meM calo lokina vaha paidala calane ke vrata para aDiga thaa| AcArya (taba muni) ajitasAgarajI ne bAlaka ko mere sAtha DolI meM cale jAne ke lie rAjI karanA cAhA / para vaha rAjI nahIM haA aura paidala hI pahADa se utraa| rAste meM aneka logoM ne usase pAnI pIne ko kahA, para usane inkAra kara diyaa| balki usane yAtriyoM ko jhiDakA aura kahA ki isa pavitra parvata para khAne kA va pAnI pIne kA rivAja bilkula chor3a denA caahie| usane dopahara ke bAda DhAI baje dharmazAlA meM pahuMca kara hi bhojana kiyaa| hajAroM yAtrI bAlaka se mile: vaDhavANa kI bhAMti pAlItAnA meM bhI bAlaka se pratidina milane ke lie bar3I saMkhyA meM yAtrI Ate the aura bAlaka kI vaha kaDI parIkSA saMdhyA ko dera taka calatI thii| seTha giradhara bhAI AnandajI, bhAvanagara ke seTha amaracanda ghelAbhAI tathA anya kaI loga bAlaka se aneka prazna karate the aura unheM saMtoSa janaka uttara prApta hotA thaa| bAlaka kA vRttAMta : pAlItAnA ke yAtriyoM ne siddhavaDa meM usakA ghoMsalA Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dekhane para jora diyA / taba eka dina nizcita kiyA gayA aura lagabhaga eka hajAra yAtrI bAlaka ke pIche ho liye| usane unheM vRkSa kI vaha zAkhA dikhAI jahAM tote kA ghoMsalA thA jise dekhakara saba loga bahuta saMtuSTa hue| pAlItAnA meM 31 dina kA nivAsa : pAlItAnA kI 31 dina kI yAtrA meM isa 4 varSa ke bAlaka ne pratidina paidala yAtrA kii| isa prakAra pahAr3a para caDhaneutarane meM lagabhaga 8 mIla kA phAsalA taya karanA par3atA thA, vaha binA anna-jala grahaNa kiye pahAr3a para car3hatA thA aura tIsare pahara pahAr3a se utara kara hI bhojana karatA thA, vaha pratidina atyanta nirmala citta se dhyAnastha hokara pUjA karatA thaa| muni zrI haMsa vijayajI kA nirNaya : muni zrI haMsavijayajI kI rAya thI ki bAlaka ko jAtismaraNa jJAna usa samaya huA jaba maiMne (gulAbacandajI DhaDDhA ne) bAlaka ko goda meM liyA thA aura use siddhAcalajI kA bhajana sunAyA thA aura usakI smRti taba jAgRta huI jaba usane vAlakezvara mandira kI pratimA ke darzana kiye| muni zrI kapUravijayajI kA nirNayaH muni zrI kapUravijayajI ne bhI kahA ki bAlaka ko janma ke 10 veM dina hI jAti-smaraNa ho gayA thA, jaba use rote samaya siddhAcala kA bhajana sunAyA gyaa| mAtra 10 dina kA hone ke kAraNa usa samaya vaha apane vicAra pragaTa nahIM kara sakatA thA kintu jaba vAlakezvara ke mandira kI mUrti meM usane AdIzvara bhagavAna kI pUrva janma se samAnatA dekhI to use apane udagAra vyakta karane kA suavasara mila gyaa| abhinandana prasaMga - eka uDatI najara lekhaka: rAja. gAMdhI smAraka nidhi ke adhyakSa variSTha racanAtmaka kAryakarttA, lekhaka aura patrakAra - zrI pUrNacaMdra jaina Wan bahuta se vyaktiyoM ko zAyada yaha mAlUma nahIM hogA ki bhAI DhaDDhAjI bacapana meM lagabhaga 3 varSa ke the taba, 'jAti - smaraNa jJAnadhArI' the / isa rahasya kI khoja-jAMca kI gaI to vaisA pramANita huA thA, siddha huA thA, ve kahate the ki pUrva janma meM ve pAlItAnA tIrtha meM eka vRkSa-koTara meM rahane vAle totA the| unake bAra-bAra aisA kahate, vahI raTa lagAtAra lagAte dekhakara, DhaDDhA parivAra ke bujurga ucca aMgrejI-zikSA prApta aura samAja-sevA priya, dharmAnurAgI, bAbA sAhaba zrI gulAbacandajI DhaDDA, sAdhusantoM se salAhakara, parivAra sahita bAlaka siddharAja ko usake iMgitAnusAra pAlItAnA tIrtha para le gaye the| vahAM logoM se bAtacIta karane aura nirdiSTa vRkSa tathA Asa-pAsa ke sthAna ko dekhane se bAlaka DhaDDhA ke totA hone kI bAta eka taraha se siddha huI thI / mAnava aura pazu-pakSI, mAnavetara prANI kA paraspara sambandha eka se adhika janmoM meM honA bhI prAmANya banatA thaa| bAlaka ke pUrva janma sambandhI jAti smaraNa jJAna kI bAta siddha huI isI se nAma "siddharAja" par3A hogaa| kAlAntara meM bAlaka DhaDDhA kA bhaviSya jisa taraha UMcA aura ujjvala hotA gayA vaha ghaTanAkrama bhI "pUtra ke lakSaNa pAlane " kI kiMvadantI ko pratyakSa caritArtha karatA hai| yAda nahIM AtA ki kaba, kahAM, kisa prasaMga meM bhAI zrI Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DhaDDAjI se prathama milana huaa| lekina pahalI mulAkAta meM hI kucha vaha huA jo nikaTatA baDhAtA gyaa| zrI DhaGgAjI umra meM mujha se bar3e hone se eka sAtha hama paDhe to nahIM, na eka hI zAlA, pAThazAlA meM paDhane baiThe / bAbA sAhaba zrI gulAbacandajI DhaDDA se samparka jarura pahale huaa| unake vyaktitva, saumyasvabhAva, premAla protsAhanakArI vyavahAra, tatkAlIna AbhijAtyavarga kI vezabhUSA, vidvattA, bhASaNa-sambhASaNa kI prabhAvI zailI kI mere choTe vidyArthI mAnasa para eka chApa paDI thii| sAmAjika paMcAyata kI baiThakoM meM apane pitAzrI yA baDe bhAI sAhaba ke sAtha darzaka ke rUpa meM meM kabhI-kabhI calA jAtA thA, vahAM bAbA sAhaba ke prastuta jAti-samAjagata praznoM para tarka pUrNa vivecana aura samanvaya mUlaka phaisale kAphI bodhaka lagate the| navayuvaka maMDala jaisI jozIlI sudhAraka saMsthA dvArA Ayojita utsava, samAroha Adi meM vizeSa avasara para bAbA sAhaba kI sazakta abhivyakti kaI bAra acchI lagatI thii| navayuvaka maNDala yA anya saMsthA dvArA Ayojita bhA,Na, lekhana pratiyogitA meM AzIrvAda ke sAtha paraskAra bAbA sAhaba ke hAthoM milaa| aise prasaMgoM para bAbA sAhaba ne kaI bAra, kaI taraha se prabhAvita kiyA / svAbhAvika hI unake prati merA AkarSaNa baDhA thA, kisI samAroha yA avasara-vizeSa para bAbA sAhaba ke sAtha 'bhAI sAhaba' (zrI siddharAjajI) rahe hoMge to unake prati bhI merA AkarSaNa aura unase milane kA vicAra banA hogaa| baharahAla bhAI DhaDAjI se 'pahalI mulAkAta' kI yAda nahIM aatii| kintu vaha jaba bhI aura jitanI-sI avadhi kI huI ho, najareM hI milI hoM, vaha aisI huI ki eka anya hamaumra mitra (jinakA jika Age karUMgA) ke sAtha hama (usa samaya bAlaka yA taruNa aura aba bujurgoM ke najadIka pahuMce) 'Ina-mInasADhe-tIna' vyaktiyoM kI svaccha sauhArdapUrNa mitratA pragADa hotI gaI haiM aura isa para hameM nAja haiN| nAstika aura dravya pUjA meM avizvAsa karane vAloM ke lie isase baDA jItA jAgatA udAharaNa aura kyA mila sakatA haiM ki puSpa pUjA ke prabhAva se tiryaMca yoni se totA ko mahAmUlyavAna mAnava bhava prApta huA hai| tathA usa jamAne ke jayapura ke divAna gulAbacandajI DhaDDA ke sapatra hue| usa yuga meM unake parivAra ko pAMva meM sonA pahanane kI rAjya se chUTa milI huI thii| una dinoM hara koI vyakti kAnUnana pAMva meM sonA nahIM pahana sakatA thaa| aise aTUTa sampatti kA mAlika eka totA binA puNya se bana sakatA hai kyA ? nahIM ! yaha bhI kahA gayA hai- prabhu pUjA se AThoM prakAra ke karmoM kA nAza hotA hai tathA dhana, sukha, svarga to ThIka krama mse mokSa sukha taka prApta hotA hai| jarA jAva na pIDei, vAhI jAva na vaDDUI / jAva iMdiyA na hAyaMti, tAva dhammaM samAyare // -dazAvaikAlika sUtra bhAvArtha :- buDhApA Ane ke pahale - javAnI meM, bImArI baDhane ke pahale tandurusti meM tathA jaba taka iMdriyAM sazakta aura salAmata haiM dharma kara lenA caahiye| Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mUrtipUjA jaina AgamoM meM * zrI ThANAMga sUtra ke ThANA meM nandIzvaradvIpa ke 52 jina mandiroM kA adhikAra hai| paMDItajI saMpradAya ke caMpAlAlajI ma. bhI yaha mAnate haiN| * zrI samavAyAMga sUtra ke sattarahaveM samavAya meM jaMghAcAraNa vidyAcAraNa munioM ke tIrtha yAtrA varNana kA ullekha haiN| * bhagavatI sUtra zataka 3 ke camarendra uddezA ke adhikAra meM jinapratimA kA zaraNA kahA haiN| * zrI upAsakadazAMga sUtra meM Ananda zrAvaka ke adhikAra meM jinamUrti kA ullekha haiN| rAyapaseNIya sUtra meM sUryAbhadeva ne jinapratimA kI pUjA kI thI / usakA varNana haiN| draupadI jina pratimA kI pUjA karatI thii| usakA jJAtAdharmasUtra meM vizada varNana haiN| vijayadeva ne jina pratimA kI pUjA kI, isakA jIvAbhigama sUtra meM vizada varNana haiN| * zatrujaya tIrtha para kaI AtmAeM mokSa meM gii| isakA aMtakRt sUtra meM varNana haiN| * aSTApada tIrtha para RSabhadevajI ke putra bharata cakravartI ne 24 tIrthaMkaroM kA mandira banAyA hai| vahAM jina pratimAoM ke Age rAvaNa ne vINA bajAkara bhakti karake tIrthakara gotra bAMdhA haiM / aise to vartamAna ke kaI udAharaNa hai jo paDhakara sunakara ApakA dila dimAga durusta ho jaavegaa| aba mila gayA divya prakAza * kesarIyAjI (dhulevA) kI mUrti 11 lAkha varSa purAnI haiN| nAMdIyA, kSatrIyakuMDa dIyANAjI va bAmaNavAr3ajI (jilAsirohI) tIrtha meM mahAvIrasvAmI kI mUrti, prabhu ke baDe bhAI nandIvardhana ne banavAI thI, use 2550 varSa hue haiN| AbU-delavADA meM 18 karoDa kI lAgata se vizvavikhyAta jaina mandira banavAne vAle vimala mantrI ne do hajAra jinapratimAeM banavAI thIM / ise 1050 varSa hue haiN| +giranAra ke neminAtha prabhu va jilA-mehasANA meM hArIja ke pAsa zaMkhezvara tIrtha meM pArzvaprabhu kI pratimA karoDoM (asaMkhya) varSa purAnI haiN| * rAjA kumArapAla ne tAraMgA tIrtha (jilA-mesANA) meM ajitanAtha bhagavAna kA vizAla mandira va anya pAMca hajAra mandira tathA sAta hajAra jina pratimAeM banavAI thiiN| ise 900 varSa hue haiN| . delavADA (jilA-udayapura) ke jaina mandira ATha so varSa pahile bane the| pAlItANA tIrtha ke saiMkaDoM jaina mandira va giranAra, sammetazikhara, pAvApurI Adi tIrtha jaina dharma meM mUrti pUjA kI mAnyatA va prAcInatA ke bolate itihAsa haiN| + osavAloM ke Adya saMsthApaka ratnaprabhasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. 2450 varSa pUrva hue jinhoMne 345000 ko jaina banAyA va Apa loga vahAM se bAhara nikale osavAla khlaaeN| Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sabhI sacAne eka mata * bhagavatI sUtra ke prArambha meM "Namo baMbhIe livIe" aisA kahakara sudharmAsvAmI gaNadhara ne zrutajJAna kI sthApanA (mUrti) ko namaskAra kiyA hai| +kelavA kI aMdhArI orI meM terApaMthI AcArya bhAramalajI svAmI kI ___ kASTha kI khaDI mUrti haiN| tulasI sAdhanA zikhara ke prAMgaNa meM AcArya zrI bhAramalajI svAmI kI pASANamaya caraNa pAdukAeM sthApita haiN| +ruNa (jilA-nAgaura) meM sva. yuvAcArya mizrImalajI ma. madhukara kI preraNA se banI huI sva. hajArImalajI ma. kI saMgamaramara kI bar3I mUrti hai| jaitAraNa ke pAsa girigAMva meM sthAnaka ke gokhaDe meM sthA. muni zrI harSacandrajI ma. kI mUrti hai| jasola (jilA-nAgaura ) meM terApaMthI saMta sva. jIvaNamalajI svAmI kI saMgamaramara kI mUrti hai| jiMdA rahane ke lie prANavAyu(oksIjhana) kI karaha dharma meM mUrtipUjA kI AvazyakatA va prAcInatA ko sabhI ne svIkAra kiyA hai| tIrthakara muhapatti nahIM bAMdhate the| -samavAyAMga sUtra gautama svAmI muhapatti nahIM bAMdhate the| -vipAka sUtre-duHkha vipAka vikrama saM.1708 meM lavajI svAmI ne muhapatti bAMdhane kI naI prathA calAI hai| jinake darzana se miTe, janma-janma ke pApa, jinake pUjana se kaTe, bhava-bhava ke saMtApa, ese zrI jinarAja ko, vando bArambAra / yugapradhAna AcArya zrI tulasI ne kahA "maiM to hamezA jAtA hUM mandiroM meN| aneka sthaloM para pravacana bhI kiyA hai| Aja bhInamAla meM zrI pArzvanAtha maMdira meM gayA / stuti gaaii| bahuta AnaMda aayaa|" -jaina bhAratI pRSTha 23 varSa 31 aMka 16-17, di.20-7-83 terApaMtha aMka Apako bhI jaina maMdiroM meM pratidina darzana-pUjana karake AnaMda lenA caahie|