Kevalgyani ke paas “dayā” hai ya nahi – iska jawab thoda sa nazariye (naya) par depend karta hai, isliye use samajhna zaroori hai.

1. Kevalgyani ki asli sthiti kya hai?

Jain darshan ke hisaab se:

• Kevalgyani poori tarah vitarāg hote hain – unmein rāg–dveṣ, moh, krodh, dukh, chinta kuch bhi nahi rehta.
• Unmein anant jñān, anant darshan, anant sukha, anant vīrya (chatushtaya) rehta hai.
• Unke liye apne ya dusre ka dukh–sukh ka saṁsārik bhāv hi khatam ho chuka hota hai.

Is liye jo hum saamanya roop se dayā = kisi ko dukh mein dekh kar andar dukhi ho jana samajhte hain, vaisee bhāvna Kevalgyani mein nahi hoti, kyunki dukhi hone jaisa moh–rāg wahan bacha hi nahi.

2. Phir hum Tirthankaron ko “karuṇā ka sāgar” kyun kehte hain?

Yeh vyavahār nay se kaha jata hai:

• Tirthankar Bhagwan saṁsārī jivo ke hit ke liye

– deshna dete hain, – sangh sthāpan karte hain, – samyak darshan–jñān–chāritra ka marg spasht karte hain.

• Is se anant jivon ka kalyān hota hai, isliye hum kehte hain ki ve anant dayālu, anant karuṇāmaya hain.

Lekin andar se:

• Unka yeh sab shuddh upayog (shuddha jñān–dharshan ka pravāh) hai,
• Ismein “mere apne wale jivon ka kalyan ho” jaisa rāg–may dayā bhāv nahi hota.
• Unke sharir, vachan, man se jivon ka kalyan ho jata hai, par unko na koi aham hota hai, na dukh.

Is liye:

• Nishchay nay (paramārth se): Kevalgyani nirdaya nahi, balki rāg–dveṣ se pare shuddha ātmā hain – jahan saṁsārik dayā jaisi vikarit bhavna ka sawal hi nahi.
• Vyavahār nay (lok drashti se): Hamare liye to ve sarvottam dayā, karuṇā aur maitri ka roop dikhte hain, kyunki unki deshna se anant jivon ko moksha–marg milta hai.

3. Digambar – Shwetambar drishti

Is vishay mein:

• Dono parampara (Digambar aur Shwetambar) yeh mānti hain ki:

- Kevalgyani poori tarah vitarāg hote hain, - Unka lok-hita-karya (jivon ka kalyan) unke shuddh svarup se swayam hota hai, - Unke liye rāg–may, dukh–may dayā ka bhav nahi rehta.

Vyakhya ke shabdon mein thoda antar ho sakta hai, par mool siddhant mein antar nahi hai.

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Sangreh mein:

• Agar “dayā” se aapka matlab hai “dukhi hoke ro-rona, andar se kasak jana” – to aisa kuch bhi Kevalgyani mein nahi hota, kyunki ve vitarāg hain.
• Agar “dayā” se aapka matlab hai “jivon ka bada se bada kalyan karna” – to is arth mein ve sabse adhik dayālu hain; unse jyada dayā kisi mein sambhav hi nahi, kyunki ve hi moksha-marg kholte hain.