✽ bhUmikA ✽
kavivar paNDit daulatarAmajI kRut ‘‘chhahaDhAlA’’
jainasamAjamen bhalIbhAnti prachalit hai. anek bhAI-bahin usakA
nitya pATh karate hain. jain pAThashAlAonkI yah ek pAThay pustak
hai. granthakArane samvat 1891kI vaishAkh shuklA 3, (akShay-
tRutIyA)ke din is granthakI rachanA pUrNa kI thI. is granthamen
dharmakA svarUp sankShepamen bhalIbhAnti samajhAyA gayA hai; aur vah bhI
aisI saral subodh bhAShAmen ki bAlakase lekar vRuddha tak sabhI
saralatApUrvak samajh saken.
is granthamen chhah DhAlen (chhah prakaraN) hain, unamen AnevAle
viShayonkA varNan yahAn sankShepamen kiyA jAtA hai —
jIvakI anAdikAlIn sAt bhUlen
is granthakI dUsarI DhAlamen chAr gatimen paribhramaNake
kAraNarUp mithyAdarshan-gnAn-chAritrakA svarUp batAyA gayA hai.
isamen mithyAdarshanake kAraNarUp jIvakI anAdise chalI A rahI
sAt bhUlonkA svarUp diyA gayA hai; vah sankShepamen nimnAnusAr hai –
(1) ‘‘sharIr hai so main hUn,’’ — aisA yah jIv anAdi-kAlase mAn
rahA hai; isalie main sharIrake kArya kar sakatA hUn, sharIrakA
halan-chalan mujhase hotA hai; sharIr (indriyommen)ke dvArA main
jAnatA hUn, sukhako bhogatA hUn, sharIr nirog ho to mujhe lAbh
ho – ityAdi prakArase vah sharIrako apanA mAnatA hai, yah
mahAn bhram hai. vah jIvako ajIv mAnatA hai; yah jIvatattvakI
bhUl hai.