Nikachit bandha samajhne ke liye pehle do baatein dhyaan mein rakho:

1. Nikachit = sabse kaṭhor bandhan

Jab karma bandhta hai, uske bandhan ke char (4) star bataye gaye hain: 1) Sprushta / Sthil (ढीला) 2) Baddha / Gāḍh (कसā हुआ) 3) Nidhatta (aur kaṭhor) 4) Nikachit (सबसे kaṭhor / अटूट) – isme jo sthiti (duration) aur anubhāg (intensity) bandh gaya, vo na badal sakta hai, na kam–jyaada ho sakta hai, na pehle uday mein aa sakta hai, na anya prakār mein badal sakta hai. Isko sirf bhog kar ke hi khatm kiya ja sakta hai.

1. Nikachit shubh ho ya ashubh – dono ka mūl kāraṇ “tiivr kashāy + mithyātva” hai

- Kashāy = krodh, mān, māyā, lobh (aur unki tivrata) - Mithyātva / mithyā-darshan = galat drashti, asamyaktva

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1. Ashubh Nikachit Karma kaise bandhta hai?

Ashubh nikachit (ghor pāp-prakār ka) tab bandhta hai jab:

1. Kaam + kāmānā + kashāy sabhi bahut tivr ho

- Udāharan: khoon karte samay bahut ghabhrahat se nahi, soch–samajh kar, krūr bhāva se, badle ke bhāva se, anantānubandhī krodh ke saath - Jaise atyant krūr himsā, dhokhe se dharm-bhang, tīrthankar virodh, guru–nindā, jin–mandir vināsh, aadi

1. Mithyātva majbūt ho

- Sahi–galat ki parvāh hi nahi, - “Ye karunga hi karunga” jaisi jada asakti / dvesh wali pakki drashti

1. Bhāva dīrgh kāl tak chalte rahein

- Pal bhar ki narazgi nahi, - Balki lambi avadhi tak raga–dvesh mein baithe rehna, plan banana, anand lena

In sab ke milne par kuch ashubh karmā nikachit bandhan mein chale jate hain. Phir:

• Unka uday na jaldi la sakte,
• Na unki sthiti–anubhag kam–jyada kar sakte,
• Na unhe anya sub-prakriti mein badal sakte.

Bas jab unka samay aayega, bhogna hi padega – chahe kitna bhi prārthana, dān, tapa kar lo.

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2. Shubh Nikachit Karma kaise bandhta hai?

Ye thoda ulta lagta hai, par Jain dārshan kehata hai ki kuch shubh karmā bhi nikachit ho sakte hain.

Shubh nikachit karmā tab bandhte hain jab:

1. Shubh kriya ho, par limit se bahut jyada raga ho

- Jaise: - Bohot bade dān, par yash, pratishtha, swarg, pad ki dṛḍh kāmna ke saath - Mandir, derasar, paathshala aadi banwana, par “mera naam, mera khaandān, meri murti” mein gāḍh ghamand - Karm to punya ka bandhta hai, lekin bhog ko badalne ki shamta kam ho jati hai, kyunki asakti bahut tivr thi.

1. Bhāva ki tiivrata bahut uchch ho

- Anand, lālacha, raga, shobha–dikhāva itna majbūt ho jaye ki - Wo shubh kriya bhi moksh–mārg se jyada lokik sukh–ki ichchhā se bhari ho

1. Lamba samay tak “aashā–trishna” bani rahe

- “Mujhe agle janam mein bas aish–o–aish mile, dev gati mile, adhikaar, rajya mile” - Aisi pakkī ichchhā ke saath baar–baar shubh karm karna

Is prakar ka punya parinam roop se to sukh deta hai, par kyunki wo nikachit bandha hai,

• uska bhog jaroori hai,
• use kam–jyada, badal, ya rok nahi sakte,
• aur wo moksh–marg mein der dal sakta hai (achha janm, par baar–baar janm).

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3. Nikachit bandha mein kya khaas hai? (Shubh ho ya ashubh)

Sab prakār ke nikachit bandha mein yahi visheshta hoti hai:

1. Na udirana – is karma ko pehle uday mein nahi la sakte
2. Na sankraman – isko any sub-prakriti mein nahi badal sakte
3. Na utkarshan–apakarsan –

- iski sthiti (duration) bhi nahi badal sakte - iski anubhag (intensity) bhi nahi kam–jyada kar sakte

1. Keval uday-se hi chhodega – jab iska nirdharit samay aayega, tabhi ye phalega aur phal kar hi chhodega

Isliye acharyon ne kaha:

• Nidhatti bandha – sthiti–anubhāg badal sakte ho, par prakriti / uday mein hath nahi
• Nikachit bandha – kuch bhi nahi badal sakte, na sthiti, na anubhāg, na prakriti, na uday

(Ye siddhant Digambar aur Shvetambar dono paramparāon mein mool roop se same hai; vyākhyā ki bhasa alag ho sakti hai.)

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4. Vyavahār mein dhyān kya rakhen?

1. Ashubh nikachit se bachne ka ek hi upāy

- Ati tivr krodh, mān, māyā, lobh se jitna ho sake bachna - Khas kar ke jān bujhkar himsā, paap, dharm–virodh se door rehna - Roz pratikraman, kshamā–yāchanā, vinay se naye kaṭhor bandha ko kam se kam karna

1. Shubh nikachit se bachne ka mūl upāy

- Shubh kriya karein, par moksh–mārgi drashti ke saath - Dān, puja, seva mein nishkāmk bhāva – na yash ki ichchhā, na swarg–lalsa ka tivr raga - “Moksh hetu, kashāy kshay ke liye” aisa bhāva

1. Mukhya bindi

- Nikachit bandha ka matlab “pura nishchit phal” hai. - Vo shubh bhi ho sakta hai, ashubh bhi. - Par dono hi stithi mein vo bandha zyada khatarnāk hai kyunki use badalne ki shamta khatm ho chuki hoti hai.

Aisi sthiti se bachne ke liye Jain dharm ka kendriya upadesh ye hai: Mithyātva chhodo, kashāy ko din–pratidin kam karo, aur har shubh kriya ko bhi vitarāg–bhāva ke adhik se adhik nikat le jao.