Navya Kammagantha v2.p7

v2.p7

parivartanoṃ kā yaha mukhya bīja karma kyā hai ? isakā svarūpa kyā hai ? isake vividha pariṇāma kaise hote haiṃ ? yaha bar̤ā hī gambhīra viṣaya hai| jainadarśana meṃ karma kā bahuta hī vistāra ke sātha varṇana kiyā gayā hai | karma kā sūkṣmātisūkṣma aura atyanta gahana vivacana jaina āgamoṃ meṃ aura uttaravartī granthoṃ meṃ prāpta hotā hai| vaha prākṛta evaṃ saṃskṛta bhāṣā meṃ hone ke kāraṇa vidvadbhogya to hai, para sādhāraṇa jijñāsu ke lie durbodha hai | thokar̤oṃ meṃ karmasiddhānta ke vividha svarūpa kā varṇana prācīna ācāryoṃ ne guṃthā hai, kaṇṭhastha karane para sādhāraṇa tattva-jijñāsu ke lie acchā jñānadāyaka siddha hotā hai| ____ karmasiddhānta ke prācīna granthoṃ meṃ karmagrantha kā mahatvapūrṇa sthāna hai| śrīmad devendrasūriracita isake chaha bhāga atyanta hī mahatvapūrṇa haiṃ| inameṃ jainadarśanasammata samasta karmavāda, muṇasthāna, mārgaṇā, jīva, ajīva ke bheda-prabheda ādi samasta janadarśana kā vivecana prastuta kara diyā gayā hai| mūlagrantha prākṛta bhāṣā meṃ hai aura isakī saṃskṛta meṃ aneka ṭīkāeṃ bhī prasiddha haiṃ| gujarātī meṃ bhī isakā vivecana kāphī prasiddha hai | hindī bhāṣā meṃ isa para vivecana prasiddha vidvāna manīṣī paṃ. sukhalālajī ne lagabhaga 40 varṣa pūrva taiyāra kiyā thā| ___ vartamāna meṃ karmagrantha kā hindī vivecana duṣprāpya ho rahā thā, phira isa samaya taka vivecana kī śailī meṃ bhī kāphī parivartana ā gayā| aneka tattva-jijñāsu munivara evaṃ śraddhālu śrāvaka paramaśraddhaya gurudeva marudhara kesarījī ma. sā. se kaī varṣoṃ se prārthanā kara rahe the ki karmagrantha jaise viśāla aura gambhīra grantha kā naye ḍhaṃga se vivecana evaṃ prakāśana honā cāhie| āpa jaise samartha śāstrajña vidvāna evaṃ mahāsthavira santa hī isa atyanta śramasādhya evaṃ vyaya-sādhya kārya ko sampanna karā sakate haiṃ| gurudevaśrī kā bhī isa ora ākarṣaṇa thā| śarīra kāphī vṛddha ho cukā hai| isameṃ bhī lambe-lambe vihāra aura aneka saṃsthāoṃ

What is this main seed of transformations, Karma? What is its nature? How are its diverse results? This is a very serious subject. Jain philosophy describes Karma in great detail. A very subtle and profound discussion of Karma is found in Jain Agamas and subsequent texts. Because it is in Prakrit and Sanskrit languages, it is for the learned, but it is difficult for the ordinary seeker. Ancient Acharyas have woven together the various forms of Karma theory in chunks, which proves to be a good source of knowledge for the ordinary seeker of truth when memorized. The Karmagranth occupies an important place in the ancient texts of Karma theory. The six parts of Srimad Devendrasur's work are very important. They present a discussion of all Jain philosophy-approved Karmavada, Munasthan, Margana, Jiva, Ajiva, their distinctions and sub-distinctions, etc. The original text is in Prakrit language and many commentaries on it are also famous in Sanskrit. Its discussion is also quite famous in Gujarati. Pandit Sukhlalji, a famous scholar and sage, prepared a discussion on it in Hindi language about 40 years ago. _ Currently, the Hindi discussion of Karmagranth was becoming difficult to obtain, and by this time, the style of discussion had also changed considerably. Many seekers of truth, Munivar and devout Shravaks, had been requesting for many years from the most revered Gurudev Marudhar Kesariji M. Sa. that a new style of discussion and publication of such a vast and serious text like Karmagranth should be done. Only a capable scholar, scholar and great saint like you can accomplish this very laborious and expensive task. Gurudevshri was also attracted to this. The body has become quite old. Even in this, long travels and many institutions