Indriya titani hoti hai
Jain-dharma me indriyon ki vyavastha do mukhya shreniyon me hoti hai:
- Jnān-indriya (5 perception indriya): aankh (chakshu) se dekhna, kaan (shrotra) se sunna, zubha (jivya) se chakhna, naak (gandha) se bhuñna, twak se sparsh mehsoos karna.
- Kriya-indriya (5 action indriya): vak (bolna), hasta (haathon se kriya), pada (pairon se chalna/chalnā), payo (sirf banaye rakhne ya niyantran ki kriya, ya kriya‑indriya ki anya kriya), man (manas/मान) ya manovratti—antar-ichchha aur soch samarthan ki indriya.
Yeh dono shreniyan milkar shareer ki sensory aur karmic (kriya) kshamta ko chalatī hain. Jain sāhitya me indriyon par niyantran paane par bahut zor diya jata hai, kyunki indriyon ko sampurn niyantran me rakhna hi dharmic purushartha ko prapt karne ki prathā hai (tapas, satya, tyāg jaise mūl-vimarshon ke sandarbh me).
Agar aap “titani indriya” ya sabse mahatvapūrṇ indriya ke baare me puchh rahe hain, to Jain dharma me kisi ek ko sabse upar na thapna chahiye; sankuchit ya atyadhik indriya niyantran sabhi indriyon ke sahi samvardhan par depend karta hai. Hum sab indriyon ki sahi samvedanśīlata aur unka niyantran seekh kar hi man, bhav aur karm par shaanti la sakte hain.
Yadi aap vishesh roop se Digambar ya Shwetambar sampradaya ke sandarbh me indriyon ki vyakhya dekhna chahte hain, to mujhe batāiye ki aap kaun sa granth ya ślok dekhna chahte hain; main us hisaab se sahi arth aur dono paramparaon me antar ko saaf taur par vyakhya kar dunga.