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tathA ve aisA kahate hai.n — devo.nke aisA kArya hai, manuShyo.nke nahI.n hai; kyo.nki manuShyo.nko
pratimA Adi banAneme.n hi.nsA hotI hai. to unhI.nke shAstro.nme.n aisA kathan hai ki — draupadI rAnI
pratimAjIke pUjanAdik jaise sUryAbhadevane kiye usI prakAr karane lagI; isaliye manuShyo.nke bhI
aisA kArya kartavya hai.
yahA.N ek yah vichAr AyA ki — chaityAlay, pratimA banAnekI pravR^itti nahI.n thI to
draupadIne kis prakAr pratimAkA pUjan kiyA? tathA pravR^itti thI to banAnevAle dharmAtmA the yA
pApI the? yadi dharmAtmA the to gR^ihastho.nko aisA kArya karanA yogya huA, aur pApI the to
vahA.N bhogAdikakA prayojan to thA nahI.n, kisaliye banAyA? tathA draupadIne vahA.N ‘‘NamotthuNa.n’’
kA pATh kiyA va pUjanAdi kiyA, so kutUhal kiyA yA dharma kiyA? yadi kutUhal kiyA
to mahApApinI huI. dharmame.n kutUhal kaisA? aur dharma kiyA to auro.nko bhI pratimAjIkI
stuti – pUjA karanA yukta hai.
tathA ve aisI mithyAyukti banAte hai.n — jis prakAr indrakI sthApanAse indrakA kArya siddha
nahI.n hai; usI prakAr araha.nt pratimAse kArya siddha nahI.n hai. so araha.nt kisIko bhakta mAnakar
bhalA karate ho.n tab to aisA bhI mAne.n; parantu ve to vItarAg hai.n. yah jIv bhaktirUp apane
bhAvo.nse shubhaphal prApta karatA hai. jis prakAr strIke AkArarUp kAShTha – pAShANakI mUrti dekhakar
vahA.N vikArarUp hokar anurAg kare to usako pApaba.ndh hogA; usI prakAr araha.ntake AkArarUp
dhAtu – pAShANAdikakI mUrti dekhakar dharmabuddhi se vahA.N anurAg kare to shubhakI prApti kaise na
hogI? vahA.N ve kahate hai.n — binA pratimA hI ham araha.ntame.n anurAg karake shubh utpanna kare.nge;
to inase kahate hai.n — AkAr dekhanese jaisA bhAv hotA hai vaisA parokSha smaraN karanese nahI.n
hotA; isIse lokame.n bhI strIke anurAgI strIkA chitra banAte hai.n; isaliye pratimAke avalamban
dvArA bhakti visheSh honese visheSh shubhakI prApti hotI hai.
phi ra koI kahe pratimAko dekho, parantu pUjanAdik karanekA kyA prayojan hai?
uttaraH — jaise koI kisI jIvakA AkAr banAkar ghAt kare to use us jIvakI hi.nsA
karane jaisA pAp hotA hai, va koI kisIkA AkAr banAkar dveShabuddhise usakI burI avasthA
kare to jisakA AkAr banAyA usakI burI avasthA karane jaisA phal hotA hai; usI prakAr
arahantakA AkAr banAkar dharmAnurAgabuddhise pUjanAdi kare to arahantake pUjanAdi karane jaisA
shubh (bhAv) utpanna hotA hai tathA vaisA hI phal hotA hai. ati anurAg hone par pratyakSha
darshan na honese AkAr banAkar pUjanAdi karate hai.n. is dharmAnurAgase mahApuNya hotA hai.