duhkh kee maun guhaaron par dvaar-dvaar baarate jnyaan kaa deep,batorate peedaa kee gathariyaan , tathaagat ek divas vaishaalee ke nikat aamravan men aa thahare . anek vyavasthit bhavan,praasaad,kootaagaar,upavan aur pushkarniyon se jagamagaataa vaishaalee nagar , un dinon dhan-dhaany poorn lichchhivee ganatntr thaa . nagar sajjaa v sughad vyavasthaa ke atirikt saundary jyoti ambapaalee kee upasthiti se aur bhee aakarshak , mohak prateet hotaa .
ambapaalee, jisanen tathaagat kee sharan praapt kar samaadhi kee uchchatam avasthaa kaa sparsh kiyaa, kahaa jaataa hai nagar ke raajodyaan men ek aamr vriksh ke neeche paaee gaeen thee . maalee ke haathon bachchee kaa laalan-paalan huaa v aam ke ped ke mool men paaee jaane ke kaaran naam padaa ambapaalee .
paalee jaise-jaise badee hotee raheen unakee saundary charchaa vaishaalee aur usake aas-paas basane vaale dhanikon ko apane mohapaash men baandhane lagee . poorn yuvatee hote hee use pradesh kee sabase sundar stree (janapad kalyaanee ) kahaa jaane lagaa . bade-bade lichchhivee saradaar usake roop snpadaa par ekaadhikaar karane ke lie laalaayit ho uthe . kuchh ne vivaah kaa prastaav bhejaa , kuchh ne pranay nivedan . dekhate hee dekhate param roopavatee ,nrity ,geet, chitrakalaa sahit anek vidhaaon men nipun ambapaalee sabakee chaahanaa ban gayeen . use praapt karane kee laalasaa se lichchhivee kshatriy aapas men vaimanasy paalane lage . jisake parinaamasvaroop pnchaayat dvaaraa ek anaath roopavatee stree ko nagar vadhoo kee upaadhi se vibhooshit kar yuddh kee sthitiyon ko kisee prakaar taalaa gayaa magar is nirmam nirnay ne ambapaalee ko us kee svatntrataa se vnchit kar ek ganikaa kaa jeevan jeene ke lie baadhy kar diyaa . aajeevan bhrasht abhijaaty varg ke raajakumaaron kee saajhee patnee banee rahane kee asahaneey vivashataa usake aanchal men girah ho gaee .
nagar kaa kuleen purush varg apanee is jeet par prasann huaa jabaki ambapaalee ke avachetan men kisee bhaaree uthal puthal ke snket ubhar rahe the. baaharee aadambar aur kaamanaaon ke rachaav ke baavajood usake man kee tahen bhakti aur jnyaan ke beej samete andar hee andar vyaakul theen
paalee apane jeevan men aane vaale parivartanon se anabhijny buddh ke vaishaalee aagaman par prasann hotee hai . tathaagat kaa usake nijee upavan men thaharanaa usake kalushit snsaar men uthane vaalee paavan lahar ke snket the . hraday men darshanon kee abhilaashaa snjoy aamrapaalee atynt saadhaaran vastron men bhagavaan buddh ke samaksh prastut huee . shaant chitt bhagavaan ke amrit vachan usake man kee jhulasee marubhoomee par barakhaa kee sheetal boonde ban barasane lage .
"tumhaaraa chitt dharmaabhimukh hai , yahee tamhaaraa sachchaa dhan hai, kyonki jeevnlok anity hai, ath: dharm ko chhodkar doosaree koee snpatti naheen ."tathaagat se dharmopadesh grahan kar paalee kaa hraday saansaarik vishayon se vimukh hone lagaa . man kee jadtaa guroo ke pavitr saannidhy se komal ho uthee . aatmonnati ke path par snbhavath yah usakaa pahalaa charan thaa . usane atynt vinamr bhaav se mahaamunee se praarthanaa kee -
" bhante ! bhikshu -sngh ke saath bhagavaan meraa kal kaa bhojan sveekaar kare ". sugat usakee shraddhaa dekh vah aatithy asveekaar n kar sake .
madhyaanh ke samay bhagavaan bhikshu sngh sahit ambapaalee ke ghar pahunche jahaan paalee ne svayn apane haathon se bhagavaan aur sabhee shishyon ko bhojan paros unakaa aadar satkaar kiyaa . isake pashchaat apane aamravan ko sadaa ke lie bauddh bhikshu sngh ko arpit karane ke udgaar prakat kiye jise bhagavaan ne maun se sveekaar kiyaa . kahate hain raajanartakee ambapaalee ke jeevan men yah nayaa mod thaa . ek aise maarg par chalane kaa aarambh jo tathaagat ke dikhaae prakaash se jagamagaa rahaa
thaa. moh,lipsaa,kaam,krodh se poornatayaa mukt ek nayaa janm . jyon tulasee ke bhaav--"sath sudharahin satasngati paaee.paaras paras kudhaat suhaaee " aage chalakar apane putr vimal, jinhen tathaagat kaa shishyatv praapt thaa, ke upadesh sun kar usane kesh katavaa lie aur sadaa ke lie bhikshunee ho gayee .
itihaas ke pannen aamrapaalee , bimbasaar v ajaatashatru kee prem kathaaen kahate hain . vaishaalee ko samraddh karane vaalee ganikaa kee chhavi aur prasngon ke saath ek aisee stree kaa roop varnan jisake kaaran us kaal men bhaaree raajanaitik badalaav hue .. isake vipareet bauddh saahity men use poornataa praapt bhikshunee kaa sammaanajanak sthaan praapt hai . shraddhaa, bhakti aur man kee virakti ke prabhaav se jisane any striyon ko bhee sngh men pravesh kaa adhikaar dilavaayaa . karunaa saagar bhagavaan buddh kee kripaa drashti se aatmaa ke vaastavik saundary ko pahachaane vaalee bhikshunee aamrapaalee nirntar saadhanaa maarg par chalatee rahee . apane baahy svaroop ko dhalate dekh buddh ke vachan doharaatee unhen saty maanatee kahatee rahee --
thaa. moh,lipsaa,kaam,krodh se poornatayaa mukt ek nayaa janm . jyon tulasee ke bhaav--"sath sudharahin satasngati paaee.paaras paras kudhaat suhaaee " aage chalakar apane putr vimal, jinhen tathaagat kaa shishyatv praapt thaa, ke upadesh sun kar usane kesh katavaa lie aur sadaa ke lie bhikshunee ho gayee .
itihaas ke pannen aamrapaalee , bimbasaar v ajaatashatru kee prem kathaaen kahate hain . vaishaalee ko samraddh karane vaalee ganikaa kee chhavi aur prasngon ke saath ek aisee stree kaa roop varnan jisake kaaran us kaal men bhaaree raajanaitik badalaav hue .. isake vipareet bauddh saahity men use poornataa praapt bhikshunee kaa sammaanajanak sthaan praapt hai . shraddhaa, bhakti aur man kee virakti ke prabhaav se jisane any striyon ko bhee sngh men pravesh kaa adhikaar dilavaayaa . karunaa saagar bhagavaan buddh kee kripaa drashti se aatmaa ke vaastavik saundary ko pahachaane vaalee bhikshunee aamrapaalee nirntar saadhanaa maarg par chalatee rahee . apane baahy svaroop ko dhalate dekh buddh ke vachan doharaatee unhen saty maanatee kahatee rahee --
"tathaagat ke vachan kabhee mithyaa naheen hote
kadaleepushp kee kalee ke samaan rngavaale kabhee mere sundar daant the .vahee aaj jaraavasthaa men khndit hokar jau ke samaan peele rng vaale hain .
sundar mundaree aur svarnaalaankaaron se vibhooshit kabhee mere haath rahate the .vahee aaj jaraa ke kaaran gaanth-gatheele hain .
sundar,sukomal rooee ke faahe ke samaan kabhee mere donon pair the . vahee aaj jaraavasthaa men jhuriyaan padkar sookhe kaath se ho gae hain.
tathaagat ke vachan kabhee mithyaa naheen hote ."
( "kabhee meree kaayaa knchan thee ..." ahaa ! jindagee ke maee ank men prakaashit )




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