Atmadharma magazine - Ank 293
(Year 25 - Vir Nirvana Samvat 2494, A.D. 1968)
(English transliteration).

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: 18 : Atmadharma : phAgaN : 2494 :
shilAlekh nan. 40 ke je shak san. 1085mAn (eTale ke lagabhag 800 varSha
pahelAn) kotarAyelo chhe temAn nIche mujab ullekh chhe––
यो देवनन्दि प्रथमाभिधानो, बुध्यामहत्या स जिनेन्द्रबुद्धिः।
श्री पूज्यपादोजनि देवताभिः यत्पूजितं पादयुगं यदीयम्।।
pratham jenun nAm ‘devanandI’ hatun, buddhinI mahattAthI teo ‘jinendrabuddhi’
kahevAyA, ane devatAo vaDe temanA pAdayug pUjit thayA tethI teo ‘pUjyapAd’
nAmathI prasiddha thayA.
AvA ja Ashayano bIjo ek shilAlekh (nan. 105) shak san. 1320 no chhe.
shravaNabelagolano chandragiri pahAD 108 nambaranA shilAlekh dvArA bole chhe ke shrI
pUjyapAde dharmarAjyano uddhAr karyo, devonA adhipatioe temanun pAdapUjan karyun tethI
teo ‘pUjyapAd’ kahevAyA; temanA dvArA uddhAr pAmelAn shAstro Aje paN temanA
vidyAvishArad guNonun kIrtigAn kare chhe; teo jinavat vishvabuddhinA dhArak (samasta
vidyAmAn pArangat) hatA, temaNe kAmane jItyo hato tethI uttam yogIoe temane
‘jinendrabuddhi’ kahyA chhe.
vaLI e ja shilAlekhanA bIjA shlok dvArA parvat ApaNane temanA
videhagamananI AnandakArI vAt paN sambhaLAve chhe––
श्री पूज्यपादमुनिरप्रतिमौषर्द्धिः जीयात् विदेहजिनदर्शनपूतगात्रः।
यत्पादधौतजलसंस्पर्शप्रभावात् कालायसं किल तदा कनकीयकार।।
shrI pUjyapAdamuni jayavant varto ke jeo apratim auShadhiRuddhinA dhArak hatA,
videhI jinanA darshanavaDe jemanun gAtra pAvan thayun hatun, ane jemanA pagadhoyelA pANInA
sparshanA prabhAvathI loDhun paN suvarNa banyun hatun.
bhinnabhinna AchAryonA mahimAne prasiddha karanArA AvA to senkaDo shilAlekho
ane hajAro shloko pahAD upar ankit chhe. shilAlekhonA je kramanambar apAyelA chhe
tenA uparathI ja tenI vipul sankhyAno khyAl Ave chhe. e shilAlekhono parichay
‘Atmadharma’nA pAThakone koIvAr karAvIshun. atyAre to kundakundaprabhunA mahimA sambandhI be
shilAlekho–jemAnthI ek chandragiri par ane bIjo vindhyagiri arthAt Indragiri upar––
(eTale ke jyAn bAhubalI bhagavAnanI gaganachUmbI mUrti chhe te parvat upar)
shilAsthambhamAn kotarelA chhe teno ullekh karIne A TUnko lekh samApta karIshun––

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shravaNabelagol chandragiri parvat uparano ek shilAlekh.
A shilAlekharUpI jIbhadvArA parvat ApaNane kundakundAchAryadevanI gauravagAthA
sambhaLAve chhe. lekh kannaD lipimAn chhe, bhAShA sanskRit chhe. gurudev sAthenI yAtrA vakhate
ek kannaD–vidvAn pAse A shilAlekhano agatyano bhAg ApaNe vanchAvyo hato, ne
temAn kundakundAchArya devano ullekh chhe te jANIne saune ghaNo Anand thayo hato.

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वन्द्यो विभुर्भ्भुवि न कैरिह कौण्डकुंदः
कुन्द–प्रभा–प्रणयि–कीर्ति विभूषिताशः।
यश्चारुचारणकराम्बुज चंचरीकः
चक्रे श्रुतस्य भरते प्रयतः प्रतिष्ठाम्।।
chandragiri parano A shilAlekh kahe chhe ke–kundapuShpanI prabhA dharanArI jemanI kIrti
vaDe dishAo vibhUShit chhe, jeo chAraNaRuddhidhArak mahAmunionA sundar hastakamaLanA
bhramar samAn hatA, ane je pavitra AtmAe bharatakShetramAn shrutanI pratiShThA karI chhe, te
kundakundavibhu A pRithvI par konAthI vandya nathI? –arthAt pRithvI par vandya chhe.
vindhyagiri uparanA bIjA aspaShTa lekhano Ashay evo chhe ke–yatIshvar shrI
kundakundasvAmI rajasthAnane (pRithvIne) chhoDIne chAr AngaL Unche AkAshamAn chAlatA
hatA, te dvArA hun em samajun chhun ke, teoshrI andaramAn temaj bahAramAn rajathI potAnun
atyant asparshIpaNun (nirlepapaNun) vyakta karatA hatA.
e shilAlekhonI bhAShA dvArA A parvat Ajey bhaktithI vItarAgI munivaronAn
guNagAn gAI rahyo chhe. Indragiri–chandragiri jevA punit parvatono e pratAp chhe ke tenA
upar kotarAyelAn AvA shilAlekho
dvArA Aje senkaDo–hajAro varSha
pahelAnI AvI uttam aitihAsik
vAto ApaNe jANI shakIe chhIe. A
uparAnt parvat upar atiprAchin
vaibhavasampanna jinAlayo, bAhubalIprabhu
jevA vishAL jinabimbo vagerenun darshan
abhaN mAnavIne paN jainashAsanano
apAr mahimA lakShagat karAve chhe.–
namaskAr ho te bolatA parvatone...
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pitA – putra vachcheno vAdaviAd
mathALun vAnchIne bhaDakasho nahIn ho...atyAranA koI jhagaDAnI vAt
nathI...e pitA to chhe bharatachakravartI; ane putro chhe temanA 1200
kumAro–madhurAj, vidhurAj, pururAj vagere. bharatachakravartI charamasharIrI
samyagdraShTi dharmAtmA chhe,–to temanA putro paN kAI temanAthI utare evA
nathI, game tem to teo RuShabhadAdAnA pautro chhene! teo paN
charamasharIrI samyagdraShTi dharmAtmA chhe. ‘vyavahAraratnatrayathI siddhi chhe ke
nishchayaratnatrayathI?’–te bAbatamAn pitA–putro vachche tatvacharchA thAy chhe.
bharateshavaibhavamAn e prasanganun majAnun varNan Ave chhe; te vAnchIne gurudevane
gamyun...tethI te prasang ahIn ApavAmAn Avyo chhe. ApaNA bAlasabhyone
tattvaabhyAs mATe te khAs preraNAkArI chhe.
A prasang jo ke vIsek varSha pahelAn ‘Atmadharma’mAn AvI gayo
chhe. paN ApaNA bAlasabhyomAnthI ghaNAy to te vakhate pUrva bhavamAn hatA;
eTale emanA pUrvabhav vakhate AtmadharmamAn Avel vAtanI temane kyAthi
khabar hoy? tethI temane mATe A lekh pharI ahIn Apyo chhe. (san.)
hammeshanI jem samrAT bharat mahelamAn beThA chhe. pAse namirAj, vinamirAj
(bharatanA putronA mAmA) tathA temanA senkaDo putro beThA chhe.
bharate pUchhyun–A kumAroe shun–shun adhyayan karyun chhe? tyAre javAb maL‌yo ke–
teo shastra–shAstrAdi anek vidyAomAn nipuN chhe; vidyAdharone uchit anek vidyAo
temaNe siddha karI chhe, ane teo samyakdarshanAdithI paN sanyukta chhe. bharate te kumArone
tyAn besADIne potAnA putrone paN bolAvyA. bharatanA senkaDo putro panktibaddha thaIne
tyAn AvavA lAgyA. pahelAn madhurAj, vidhurAj nAmanA be kumAroe AvIne pitAnA
tathA mAtAnA charaNamAn namaskAr karyA ane bAkInA kumAroe paN namaskAr karyA.
kumAromAn koI pandar varShanA chhe, ane koI tethI paN nAnI ummaranA chhe.
bharate potAnA putrone kahyun–beTA, tame jarA tamArA shAstrAnubhavane to batAvo.
tyAre te kushaL kumAroe potAnA shAstrAnubhavane darshAvyo. kyArek vyAkaraNathI
shabdasiddhi karI, kyArek nyAyashAstrathI tattvasiddhi karI, ane kyArek ekadhArApravAhI
sanskRit bolatA thakA AgamanA tattvonun pratipAdan karyun.

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bharatajI temanA bolavAthI prasanna thayA; parantu visheSh tattvacharchA karAvavA khAtar
te chhUpAvIne pharIthI kahyun–kumAro! lokaranjananI jarUr nathI, mokShasiddhine mATe shun sAdhan
chhe te kaho. bIjI gaDabaD chhoDIne e batAvo ke karmono nAsh kyA prakAre thAy chhe? tenA
vinA A badhun vyartha chhe.
bharatanA putro nAnI ummaranA hovA chhatAn paN gnAnI hatA, tattvonA jANanAr
hatA, teo paN te bhave mokSha janArA hatA. kumAroe javAb Apyo–pitAjI! pahelI
bhUmikAmAn bhedaratnatray Ave chhe kharA, paN karmono nAsh to abhedaratnatrayane dhAraN
karavAthI ja thAy chhe. abhedaratnatray ja karmonA nAshano upAy chhe. jyAre
abhedaratnatrayavaDe karmono nAsh thAy chhe tyAre mokShanI siddhi thAy chhe.
pharIthI bharat mahArAjAe pUchhyun ke–te bhedaratnatrayanun tathA abhedaratnatrayanun
svarUp shun chhe te to kaho.
tyAre putroe kahyun :– jinadev–gurunI bhakti, tathA anek AgamashAstranun
mananapUrvak adhyayan karavun vagere bhedaratnatray chhe. (bhedaratnatrayamAn shubharAg chhe ane te
bandhanun kAraN chhe.) tathA kevaL potAnA AtmAmAn lAgyA rahevun te nishchayaratnatray
(athavA abhedaratnatray) chhe arthAt kevaL potAnA AtmAnI shraddhA, potAnA AtmAnun
gnAn ane potAnA AtmAmAn sthiratA te abhedaratnatray chhe. abhedaratnatray
vItarAgarUp chhe ane te ja mokShanun kAraN chhe.
A sAmbhaLI namirAje kahyun–kumAronun kahevun bilakul ThIk chhe.
chakravartIe namirAjane pUchhyun–shun ThIk chhe? kaho to kharA!
namirAje uttar Apyo ke, bhedaratnatray te muktinun kAraN nathI, paN shuddha
AtmAnI shraddhA–gnAnapUrvak temAn ja lInatA karavI te abhedaratnatray shreShTha muktimArga chhe–
–em kumAro kahevA mAge chhe, te yathArtha chhe.
bharatajIe prashna karyo–shun vyavahArathI ja paryApti nathI? nishchayanI shun
jarUriyAt chhe?
namirAje kahyun–vyavahArathI svarganI prApti thaI shake chhe, paN tenAthI mokShanI
prApti thaI shakatI nathI. mokShasiddhine mATe nishchayanI AvashyakatA chhe.

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namirAjanI vAt sAmbhaLIne chakravartI prasanna to thayA parantu potAnA kumAronI
draDhatA jovA mATe, te chhUpAvIne kahyun ke–namirAj! tamArI vAt mane pasand na AvI, tame
barAbar kahetA nathI.
A sAmbhaLatA ja bharatanA putro bolI UThyA ke–pitAjI! amArA mAmAjI
to barAbar ja kahI rahyA chhe. AvI sIdhI vAtane tame kem kabulatA nathI?
bharate kahyun– tame koI kAraNe tamArA mAmAno pakSha karI rahyA chho. rahevA dyo, A
mArA bIjA putro AvI rahyA chhe temane A vAt pUchhIshun. teo shun kahe chhe te juo.
eTalAmAn pururAj ane gururAj e be kumAro AvyA, temane bharatajIe pUchhyun
tyAre teoe paN em ja kahyun ke nishchayaratnatray ja mokShanun kAraN chhe. paN bharat kahe–
hun te svIkArato nathI.
e pramANe bIjA anek kumAro AvatA gayA ane bharat temane pUchhatA gayA.
bAraso kumArone pUchhayun paN te badhAye draDhatAthI ek ja prakAre uttar Apyo. chhevaTe sauthI
moTA kumAro arkakIrti, AdirAj ane vRuShabharAj AvyA. bharatajIe temane prashna karyo
ke–beTA, mArI ane tamArA mAmAnI vachche ek vivAd upasthit thayo chhe, teno nirNay
tamAre Apavo joIe.
kushaL kumAro vachamAn ja bolI UThyA–pitAjI! ApanA ane mAmAjInA
vivAdamAn vachche paDavAno amAro adhikAr nathI. Ap loko shrI AdinAth dAdAnA
darabAramAn jaI shako chho, tyAn sarva nirNay thaI jashe.
samrATe kahyun–A to sAdhAraN vAt chhe, tame sAmbhaLo to kharA. kumAro! mukti
mATe Atmadharma arthAt nishchayaratnatrayanI shun AvashyakatA chhe? shun vyavahAr ke bAhyadharma
ja paryApta nathI? A namirAj kahe chhe ke–sthULadharmathI (vyavahAradharmathI) svarganI prApti
thAy chhe,–mokShanI prApti tenAthI thatI nathI, AtmadharmathI (nishchayadharmathI) muktinI prApti
thAy chhe.–A sambandhamAn tamAro shun mat chhe te jaNAvo.
A sAmbhaLatAn ja te putro Ashcharyachakit thaI gayA. manamAn sochavA lAgyA ke–
are A shun! pitAjI to amane hammeshA kahyA karatA hatA ke muktine mATe
AtmAnubhav e ja mukhyasAdhan chhe, ane Aje tenAthI UlaTun A shun kahI rahyA chhe!!
Anun kAraN shun

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hashe! putrono sankoch joIne bharat bolyA–putro! tame sankoch na rAkho, je satya hoy
te kaho.
tyAre kumAro draDhatApUrvak bolyA–pitAjI! nishchayaratnatray e ja mokShanun kAraN
chhe. vyavahAradharma to shubharAg chhe, te mokShanun kAraN nathI; mAmAjInI vAt bilakul satya
chhe, Ape paN te manjur karavI joIe.
chhellA kumAronI draDhatA joIne chakravartIe kahyun–beTA, mane em hatun ke tamArA
kumvArA bhAIoe to mAmAno pakSha grahaN karyo parantu tame avashya mArA pakShamAn rahesho.
parantu tame paN mAmAno ja pakSha grahaN karyo...achchhA! tamArI marajI!
kumAro bolyA pitAjI ame jUTh kem bolI shakIe? amane je satya lAgyun te
ja kahyun chhe. satya vAt to Ape paN svIkAravI joIe.
kumAronI vAt sAmbhaLIne bharatachakravartI prasanna thayA, ane namirAj pratye
kahevA lAgyA–juo, game tem toy A badhA shrI bhagavAn AdinAth svAmInA pautro
chhe! temanun shun varNan karun! sAkShAt pitA hovA chhatAn paN teoe mAro pakSha grahaN karIne
vAt na karI, paN je yathArtha mokShamArga chhe te ja teoe kahyo. AthI temanI
tattvagnAnanI draDhatA ane satyapriyatA chhe te jaNAyA vagar rahetI nathI.
* * *
ahA, dhanya chhe te dharmakAL ane dhanya te dharmAtmAo! jyAre pAraNAmAnthI ja
bALakone tattvanun sInchan maLatun, sAchun tattvagnAn gher gher maLatun ane te AtmAo paN
kumAravayathI ja tattvanA premIo hatA, tattvagnAn e teonA jIvananun mukhya ang hatun...
Aje...paN...
hajI tattvagnAnano sarvathA vichchhed nathI thayo, satpuruShonI param karuNAthI Aje
paN satya tattvano dhodh bhAratamAn vahI rahyo chhe...bhAratanA AjanA kumAro paN
bharatanA putronI jem tattvagnAnamAn ras letA bano.
(juo–bharateshavaibhav bhAg 2 pRu. 224–228)

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shrImad rAjachAndrajInAn vachAnAmRut
(janmashatAbdi–lekhamALA : le.6)

(313) “dharma” e vastu bahu gupta rahI chhe. te bAhyasanshodhanathI maLavAnI nathI. apUrva
anrtasanshodhanathI te prApta thAy chhe. te antarasanshodhan koIk mahAbhAgya sadguru
anugrahe pAme chhe. (4)
(314) ek bhavanA thoDA sukhane mATe anant bhavanun anant dukh nahi vadhAravAno
prayatna satpuruSho kare chhe. (47)
(31p) koI paN prakAre sadguruno shodh karavo; shodh karIne tenA pratye tan, man ane
AtmAthI arpaNabuddhi karavI; tenIj AgnAnun sarva prakAre nishankatAthI
ArAdhan karavun; ane to ja sarva mAyikavAsanAno abhAv thashe em samajavun.
(166)
(316) mokShano mArga bahAr nathI, paN AtmAmAn chhe. mArgane pAmelo mArga pamADashe.
(166)
(317) satpuruSh ej ke nishadin jene AtmAno upayog chhe; shAstramAn nathI ane
sAmbhaL‌yAmAn nathI, chhatAn anubhavamAn Ave tevun jenun kathan chhe; antarangaspRuhA
nathI evI jenI gupta AcharaNA chhe. (76)
(318) pUrve thaI gayelA anant gnAnIo joke mahA gnAnI thaI gayA chhe, paN tethI kaI
jIvano doSh jAy nahIn; eTale ke atyAre jIvamAn mAn hoy te pUrve thaI
gayelA gnAnI kahevA Ave nahIn; parantu hAl je pratyakSha gnAnI birAjamAn hoy
te ja doShane jaNAvI kaDhAvI shake. jem dUranA kShIr samadrathI atrenA tRuShAturanI
tRuShA chhIpe nahIn. paN ek mIThA pANIno kaLasho atre hoy to tethI tRuShA chhIpe.
(466)
(319) jIve dharma potAnI kalpanA vaDe athavA kalpanAprApta anya puruShavaDe shravaN
karavAjog, manan karavAjog ke ArAdhavAjog nathI. mAtra Atmasthiti chhe
jenI evA satpuruShathI ja AtmA ke Atmadharma shravaN karavAjog chhe, yAvat
ArAdhavAjog chhe. (403)
(320) pUrve thaI gayelA moTA puruShanun chintan kalyANakArak chhe; tathApi svarUpasthitinun
kAraN hoI shakatun nathI; kAraN ke jIve shun karavun te tevA smaraNathI nathI

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samajAtun. pratyakSha joge vagar samajAvye paN svarUpasthiti thavI sambhavit
mAnIe chhIe, ane tethI em nishchay thAy chhe ke te joganun ane te pratyakSha
chintananun phaL mokSha hoy chhe. kAraNake mUrtimAn mokSha te satpuruSh chhe. (249)
(321) saddharmano jog satpuruSh vinA hoy nahi; kAraNake asatmAn sat hotun nathI.
(249)
(322) kem ApaNe mAnIe chhIe, athavA kem vartIe chhIe te jagatane dekhADavAnI
jarUr nathI; paN AtmAne ATalun ja pUchhavAnI jarUr chhe, ke jo muktine Ichchhe
chhe to sankalpa–vikalpa rAg–dveShane mUk ane te mUkavAmAn tane kAI bAdhA hoy
to te kahe; te tenI meLe mAnI jashe ane te tenI meLe mUkI deshe. (37)
(323) jyAntyAnthI rAg–dveSh rahit thavun e ja mAro dharma chhe; ane te tamane atyAre
bodhI jaun chhun. (37)
(324) upayog e ja sAdhanA chhe. (37)
(32p) nirantar udAsInatAno kram sevavo; satpuruShanI bhakti pratye lIn thavun;
satpuruShonAn charitronun smaraN karavun; satpuruShonAn lakShaNanun chintan karavun;
satpuruShonI mukhAkRutinun hRudayathI avalokan karavun; tenAn man, vachan, kAyAnI
pratyek cheShTAnAn adbhut rahasyo pharI pharI nididhyAsan karavAn; teoe sammat
karelun sarva sammat karavun. –A gnAnIoe hRudayamAn rAkhelun, nirvANane arthe
mAnya rAkhavA yogya, shraddhavA yogya, pharI pharI chintavavA yogya, kShaNe kShaNe,
samaye samaye temAn lIn thavA yogya, param rahasya chhe. ane e ja sarva
shAstrano, sarva santanAn hRudayano, IshvaranA gharano marma pAmavAno mahAmArga chhe.
ane e sAdhavAnun kAraN koI vidyamAn satpuruShanI prApti ane te pratye
avichaL shraddhA e chhe.
adhik shun lakhavun? Aje, game to kAle, game to lAkh varShe ane game to
tethI moDe athavA vahele, ej sUjhaye, e ja prApta thaye chhUTako chhe. sarva pradeshe
mane to ej sammat chhe. (172)
(326) AtmA vinayI thaI saraL ane laghutvabhAv pAmI sadaiv satpuruShanA
charaNakamaL prati rahyo, to je mahAtmAone namaskAr karyo chhe te mahAtmAonI
jAtinI riddhi chhe, te jAtinI riddhi samprApya karI shakAy. (pap)

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‘paramAtmaprrakAsh’nI TIkAnun mangalAchAraN
चिदानन्दैकरुपाय जिनाय परमात्मने।
परमात्मप्रकाशाय नित्यं सिद्धात्मने नमः।।१।।
gatAnkamAn Apelo A shlok “paramAtmaprakAsh’nI shrI brahmadevarachit sanskRit
TIkAmAn pahelo shlok chhe : temAn mangalAcharaN tarIke namaskAr karatAn kahe chhe ke–paramAtma–
svarUpane prakAshavA mATe shrI jin paramAtmAne nitya namaskAr ho–ke jeo chidAnand
ekarUp chhe ane siddhasvarUp chhe arthAt jemano AtmA kRutakRutya chhe. athavA, te siddha–
AtmAne nitya namaskAr ho–ke gnAn ne Anand ja jenun ek rUp chhe, jeo jin chhe
ane paramAtmA chhe. –temane paramAtmasvarUpanA prakAshane mATe namaskAr ho.
samayasAranI shailIne anusaranArun A ‘paramAtmaprakAsh’ atyant sugam
adhyAtmashAstra chhe. shrI yogIndusvAmIe lagabhag 1400 varSha pahelAn A shAstra rachyun
chhe. temAn pahelA prakaraNamAn antarAtmA bahirAtmA ane paramAtmAnun svarUp samajAvyun chhe,
ne bIjA prakaraNamAn mokShamArganun tathA mokShanun sundar–sugam pratipAdan chhe. temAn paN
sharUAtanI sAt gAthAo dvArA traNakALanA siddhabhagavanto sahit panchaparameShThI
bhagavantone bhAvathI pharIpharIne namaskAr karIne, dukhathI bhayabhIt shiShya shrIguru pAse
vinati kare chhe ke he svAmI! A sansAramAn vasatA mAro anantakAL vItI gayo, paN hun
jarApaN sukh na pAmyo, mahAn dukh ja pAmyo; mATe he prabho! chaturgatinA dukhathI
santapta evA mane, chAragatinA dukhano vinAsh karanAr evun je paramAtmatattva chhe te kRupA
karIne kaho. –AvI bhAvabhInI mangal–bhUmikA ghaNI AnandakArI chhe. pachhI AgaL jatAn
mokShasukh samajAvavA mATe pashuno dAkhalo ApIne kahe chhe ke–jo mokShamAn uttam sukh na
hot to pashu paN bandhanamAnthI chhUTakArAnI IchchhA kem karat ? juo, bandhanamAn bandhAyelA
vAchharaDAne pANI pAvA mATe bandhanathI chhoDavA jAy tyAn chhUTakArAnA harakhathI te kudAkud
karavA mAnDe chhe; ahA, chhUTavAnA TANe Dhorunun bachchun paN honshathI nAchI UThe chhe. to are
jIv! anAdikALathI

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agnAnabhAve A sansAranA bandhanamAn bandhAyelo tun, ane have A manuShyabhavamAn
satsamAgame e sansArabandhanathI chhUTavAnA (mokShane sAdhavAnA) tane TANAn AvyA, santo
tane tArA mokShanI vAt sambhaLAve, –ane e sAmbhaLatAn chhUTakArAnA AnandathI tArun haiyun jo
nAchI na UThe–to tun pelA vAchharaDAmAnthI paN jAy tevo chhe ! ahA, mokShanA paramasukhanI
vAt gnAnI pAsethI sAmbhaLatAn kyA AtmArthI jIvane antaramAn honsh ne ullAs na Ave!
satsvabhAvanA ullAsathI alpakALamAn te jIv muktine sAdhyA vagar rahe nahIn.
paramAtmaprakAshanI TIkAmAn chhelle shAstranA tAtparya tarIke shuddhAtmAnI bhAvanA
shodhe chhe shun kinAre motIne shodhanArA?
koDIne shankhalIo deshe tane kinArA.
vastu kadI monghI ya maLatI nathI sahajamAn,
motIne meLave chhe majadhAr DUbanArA.
(jayendra mahetA)
(ahIn vikalparUpI kinAro,
ratnatray rUpI motI ne svAnubhUtirUpI
samudra–em lakShagat karIne uparanI pankti
pharI vichAro.)
जीवन में सुख दुःखादिक का,
चक्र निरंतर फिरता है ।
मानव–पद के गुण–गौरव का
सफल परीक्षण करता है ।
वीर पुरुष की संकट में भी,
धर्म–भावना बढती है ।
उलटी करने पर भी अग्नि–
ज्वाला ऊपर चढती है ।

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dhrAngadhrAvALA shAh ramaNikalAl padamashI amadAvAdamAn tA.2p–12–67 nA roj karuN
rIte svargavAs pAmI gayA. bAvaLA–bagodarAnI vachche verabhAvathI koIe temane jIvatA
saLagAvI dIdhA. temanI umar 44 varShanI hatI. temanI mAtA ghelIben sonagaDhamAn rahe chhe,
ne teo paN sonagaDh gurudevanA darshanArthe AvavAnI taiyArImAn hatA –evAmAn A karUN
banAv banI gayo. temano nAno bhAI amRutalAl paN nAno hato tyAre sonagaDhamAn
rahIne tattvano abhyAs karato hato. sadgat AtmA devagurudharmanA sharaNe shAnti pAmo,
–sansAr to Avo chhe....temAn he jIv! tun UnghIsh mA.
porabandaranA bhAI shrI maNilAl jagajIvanadAs (sonagaDhanA moTAben samaratabenanA
jamAI) tA.14–2–68 nA roj porabandar mukAme hRudayaroganI bimArIthI svargavAs
pAmyA chhe. thoDA vakhat pahelAn teo sonagaDh Avel ne keTalok vakhat rahelA; gurudev
pratye temane bhaktibhAv hato, tathA sonagaDhanun shAntimay vAtAvaraN temane gamatun ane
kAyam sonagaDh AvIne rahevAnI temanI bhAvanA hatI. paN te bhAvanA pUrI thAy tyAr
pahelAn temano svargavAs thaI gayo. antasamaye teo gurudevanun raTaN karatA hatA ne
‘sahajAnandI shuddhasvarUpI’ nun smaraN karatA hatA. temano AtmA vItarAgI dev–guru–
dharmano satsang pAmIne Atmahit sAdho–e ja bhAvanA.
rAjakoTanA bhAIshrI mohanalAl maganalAl turakhIyAnA mAtushrI (sonagaDhanA
pAravatIbenanA mAtushrI) raLIyAtaben tA.16–2–68 nA roj sonagaDh mukAme lagabhag
ekaso varShanI vaye svargavAs pAmyA chhe. ghaNA vakhatathI teo sonagaDh hatA; svargavAsanA
be divas agAu gurudev temane darshan devA padhArelA tethI teo prasanna thayA hatA. ane
chhevaT sudhI dharmanun shravaN karatA hatA. dev–guru–dharmanA sharaNe teo Atmahit pAmo.
vaDhavANanA bhAIshrI amulakh velashInA dharmapatnI shrI surajaben mumbaImAn shIv mukAme
tA.10–2–68 nA roj kensaranI bImArIthI svargavAs pAmyA chhe. jo ke temane
sonagaDhano visheSh parichay na hato chhatAn antim divasomAn mumbaInA mumukShu bhAI baheno
dvArA dharmacharchAnun shravaN karatA teo khUb Anandit thatA, ne dehanI tIvra vedanA chhatAn teo
satat sAmbhaLatA tathA gurudevano phoTo joIne bhakti vyakta karatA hatA, gambhIr daradamAn
paN tattvagnAnanI AvI asar dekhIne DokaTar temaj ghaNA mANaso prabhAvit thayA hatA.
shrI sUrajaben vItarAgI dev–gurunI bhaktimAn AgaL vadhIne Atmahit pAmo.

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– je thAy te sArA mATe –
ApaNA gurudevane ek moTA bhAI hatA, temanun nAm khushAlabhAI; temane
vAramvAr em bolavAnI Tev hatI ke ‘je thAy te sArA mATe !’ e vAt prasangavash
gurudeve charchAmAn yAd karI, tyAre te sAmbhaLatAn thayun ke vAh! jagatamAn je kAI prasang bane
temAn ‘je thAy te sArA mATe’ e vAt lAgu pADIne temAnthI potAnun hit shodhI lye to
jIvane keTalI shAnti ne samAdhAn rahe! A sambandhamAn thoDAk prasang vichArIe; jem ke–
sItAjInI agniparIkShA thaI te sArA mATe,
emane jaldI arjikA thavAno avasar Avyo.
sajjananI koI nindA kare to sArA mATe,
ene vairAgya ane jAgRutI rahyA kare.
sudarshan–dharmAtmAnI kasoTI thaI te sArA mATe,
ene sansArathI virakta thaIne munipaNAno ne
kevaLagnAnano jaldI avasar Avyo.
A sambandhamAn bIjI ek lokakathA yAd Ave chhe : ek hato rAjA. ene ek
dIvAn; jyAre hoy tyAre e samAdhAnapriy dIvAnane paN ApaNA khushAlabhAInI
mAphak em bolavAnI Tev ke ‘ je thAy te sArA mATe.’ have ekavAr evun banyun ke rAjA
ane dIvAn banne vanamAn gayelA, tyAn k kthatAn rAjAnI ek AngaLI kapAI gaI; ne
sahajabhAve dIvAnathI bolAI gayun ke– ‘je thAy te sArA mATe!’
rAjA to manamAn samasamI gayo....ek to AngaLI kapANI, ne uparathI dIvAne
kahyun ke je thAy te sArA mATe! –eTale rAjAne to evI khIj chaDhI ke dIvAnane upADIne
phenkyo kUvAmAn.
pachhI rAjAe kUvAmAn Dokiyun karyun to dIvAnajI kUvAmAn paDyA paDyA paN kahe chhe
ke mahArAj! je thAy te sArA mATe!’
rAjA to enI murkhAI upar hasatA hasatA chAlyA gayo. thoDe dUr gayo tyAn to
jangalanA krUr bhIloe e rAjAne pakaDyo. bIje divase narabalI chaDAvavAno hato;

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narabalI tarIke rAjA maLatAn teo ghaNA khushI thayA; ne bIje divase te rAjAno vadh
karavAnI taiyAr karavA lAgyA; mAravA mATe talavAr ugAmI; evAmAn ek bhIlanI
najar tenI AngaLI upar gaI, ne te bolI UThyo–UbhA raho! A manuShyanun balidAn
nahIn chAle, kemake tene ek AngaLI ochhI chhe; ne ochhA angavALAnun balidAn ApI
shakAy nahIn. –nahi to apashukan thAy. mATe Ane chhoDI mUko. –ne bhIloe te rAjAne
chhoDI mukyo.
rAjAne tarat khyAl Avyo ke atyAre mArI AngaLI kapAyelI hatI tethI hun
bachyo; AngaLI pUrI hot to hun bachI shakat nahi. mATe je thayun te sArA mATe–e
barAbar chhe.
have ahInthI chhUTIne rAjA harShathI dIvAn pAse gayo ne kahyun–je thAy te sArA
mATe’ e vAt mArA mATe to barAbar nIkaLI, paN dIvAnajI! tamane to kUvAmAn
nAnkhyA, chhatAn je thAy te sArA mATe em tame kem kahyun?
dIvAn kahe chhe ke–mahArAj! jo Ape mane kUvAmAn na phenkyo hot to ApanI
sAthe bhIloe mane paN pakaDyo hot, ne tamArA badale mArun balidAn devAyun hot!
–paN hun kUvAmAn paDelo hovAthI bachI gayo...mATe– ‘ je thAy te sArA mATe.’
A to ek sthUL draShTAnt chhe. jIvanamAn darekane chitra–vichitra prasango banatA ja
hoy chhe, paN te sarva prasangonI vachche potAnA pariNAmonun samAdhAn TakAvI rAkhavun,
ane temAnthI AtmahitanA ja mArganI preraNA meLavavI te mumukShunun mukhya kAm chhe. sukh–
dukhanA koI prasangamAn kAyar thaIne besI rahevun te mumukShunun kAm nathI, paN pariNAmanA
atyant dhairyapUrvak vIrasantonA mArgane vIratApUrvak vaLagI rahevun, –ne e rIte je koI
prasang hoy tene potAnA sArA mATe ja goThavI devo ...temAnthI potAnun hit tAravI levun,
ne hit mATeno utsAh majabut karavo te mumukShunun kAm chhe.
A jIvan kAI dukho mATe nathI, pAp mATe nathI, paN chaitanyanI mahAn
ArAdhanA mATe jIvan chhe, sukh mATe jIvan chhe, vItarAgI pavitratA prApta karavA mATe
mumukShunun jIvan chhe. ane jyAn santacharaNamAn sAchI mumukShutA chhe, tyAn je thAy te sArA
mATe ja chhe.
(‘sadgurudevanA sAnnidhyamAn mArI nityanondh’mAnthI.)

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savargna mAh vad bIjanI savAranI
saras charchAno namuno
sarvagnano dharma tyAn chhe ke jyAn sarvagnasvabhAvanI pratIt chhe.
‘sarva–gna’ –badhAnA jANanAr, ‘sarva padArtho–tene jANanAr koI nathI’ em sarvagna
hovAnI koI nA pADe to, ‘sarvagneyo’ no teNe pote to svIkAr karyo ke nahi? –
are, je gneyone tun svIkArI shake chhe tene bIjA na jANI shake–em tun kaI rIte
niShedh karI shake? ‘sarva padArtha chhe” em tun bole chhe, ne tene jANanAr koI nathI–
em kahevun te to paraspar viruddha chhe.
he bhAI! ‘sarva’ vastunA astitvane tun svIkAre chhe ne tenA ‘gnAn’ nun astitva
nathI svIkArato, to tane ‘gnAnasamay’ nI khabar ja nathI, eTale sarvane jANavAnI
shaktivALA AtmAne ten jANyo nathI.
sAme ek sAthe ‘sarva’ vastu chhe, to ahIn tene ekasAthe jANavAnA sAmarthyavALun
gnAn (eTale ke sarvagnatA) paN chhe; ane vANImAn paN em Ave chhe ke ‘AtmA
sarvagna chhe.’ –A rIte artha samay, gnAnasamay ne shabdasamay–e traNemAn pUrNatA chhe.
gnAnanI pUrNatA eTale ke sarvagnasvabhAv, tene svIkAryA vagar gneyonI pUrNatAne
(sarvagneyone) ke tenI vAchak evI sarvagnanI vANIne yathArthapaNe jANI shakAy nahi.
sAme badhA gney, ahIn badhun gnAn,
temAn vachche rAg raheto nathI; kemake
pUrA gnAnamAn rAg hoy nahIn.
sarvagnAn ne sarvagney, tenun astitva svIkAranArane rAg te gneyomAn jAy chhe, potAnun
astitva pUrA gnAnapaNe ja rahe chhe.
gnAnapaNe ja pariNamato te potAnI sarvagnatAne sAdhI lye chhe.
AtmAnun sarvagnasvarUp jevun chhe tevun nirNayamAn laIne, antarmukh upayogavaDe dravya
sAthe paryAyanI ekatA karIne jANe tyAre AtmAnun svarUp sAchun jANyun kahevAy.
svasanmukh ekatA vagar, ekalA paralakShe AtmAnun sAchun gnAn thAy nahi,
svasamvedan thatAn antaramAnthI evun gnAn khIlyun ke khAtarI thaI gaI ke aho! hun to
gnAnano ja pinD chhun. agAdh gnAnasAmarthyathI hun bharelo chhun. –AvA gnAnanun vedan
thatAn ja rAganA vedanathI atyant bhinnatA thaI. te gnAn mokSha taraph chAlyun.

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gnAnarchA
agnAnI jIv gnAnanI prasiddhi vagar ekalA gneyane prasiddha karavA mAnge chhe–te to
potAnI nAsti jevun thayun! he mUDh! ‘sarva padArtha chhe paN tenun gnAn nathI’ –to sarva
padArthanI prasiddhi karI koNe? –sarva padArtha chhe–em jANyun koNe? jem dash mUrakhA pote
potAne gaNatAn bhUlI gayA, ne kahe ke ame nav chhIe, ek (hun) khovAI gayo! –evI
ja mUrkhatA tun kare chhe. sarva padArtha hovAnI hA pADavI ne sarvagnatAnI nA pADavI–e to
evI mUrkhatA thaI ke–paradravya chhe paN hun nathI.
are, ‘hun nathI’ em koN kahe chhe ? –em kahenAr pote ja tun chho. shrImad
rAjachandrajI nAnI vayamAn lakhe chhe ke–
karI kalpanA draDh kare nAnA nAstivichAr,
paN asti te sUchave, e ja kharo nirdhAr.
‘hun nathI, AtmA nathI’ evA nAstipaNAnA vichAr je bhUmikAmAn UThe chhe tyAn
ja tun chho; eTale nAstino vichAr te paN vichAr karanAranI asti sUchave chhe. tArI
asti vinA ‘nAsti’ no vichAr karyo koNe? tArA vagar kaye ThekANe e vichAr
UThyo?
have gneyone jANanAr ‘hun gnAn chhun’ em svIkAranAr paryAy paN antarmukh
thaIne potAnA AkhA gnAnasvabhAvane prasiddha kare chhe. ane e rIte gnAnasvabhAvane
prasiddha karanArI paryAy IndriyothI ne rAgathI adhik chhe, eTale ke Indriyo tathA rAgane bAd
karatAn paN gnAn potAnA svarUpe TakI rahenArun chhe. IndriyonA abhAvamAn gnAnano abhAv
nathI, rAganA abhAvamAn gnAnano abhAv nathI; kemake AtmA svayam gnAnasvarUp chhe;
Indriyo ke rAg te kAI gnAnasvarUp nathI, gnAnathI bhinna chhe. atyAre paN gnAnanun
pariNaman temanAthI judun ja varte chhe.
A rIte IndriyothI ne rAgathI rahit gnAnane jANyun tyAn temanAthI khasIne gnAnanI

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pAnch pArashnonA javAb
(1) tIryanchane to pAnch chhe, dev–nArakane chAr; manuShyane to chaud chhe. eno karo vichAr.
–e guNasthAno chhe; tiryanchane ekathI pAnch guNasthAn hoI shake chhe. dev ane
nArakIjIvone ekathI chAr guNasthAn hoI shake chhe; ane manuShyajIvone ekathI
chaud–badhAy guNasthAno hoI shake chhe. –AthI ja manuShyagatine uttam gaNI chhe.
munidashA, kevaLagnAn evA uttam pad manuShyagatimAn ja chhe.
(2) arihant bhagavAn evA chhe ke temane samasta shrutanun gnAn chhe. paN temane shrutagnAn
nathI, temane to kevaLagnAn chhe.
(3) samyagdraShTi–sAdhak mahAtmA evA chhe ke temane shrutagnAn chhe ane shrutanun paN sAchun
gnAn chhe.
(4) jagatamAn siddhabhagavAn jhAjhA chhe ne manuShyo thoDA chhe. manuShyo sankhyAtA ja chhe ne
siddha bhagavanto to anantAnant chhe. –A to evun thayun ke bhakto thoDA.....ne
bhagavanto jhAjhA!
(pa) (1) RuShabhadev tIrthankaranAn putra bharatarAj chakravartI hatA. (A uparAnt RuShabhadev
bhagavAn poete paN pUrvabhavamAn, videhakShetranI punDaragIrInagarImAn vajrasen
tIrthankaranA putra, vajranAbhi nAmanA chakravartI thayA hatA. shAntinAth bhagavAn
paN pUrve pAnchamAn bhave, videhakShetranA ratnasanchayapuramAn kShemankar tIrthankaranA putra
vajrayudh chakravartI hatA.
(2) bhagavAn RuShabhadev phAgaN vad nomanA divase janmyA hatA. –kyAn?
–ayodhyAmAn; ane temaNe dIkShA paN phAgaN vad nomanA divase lIdhI hatI.
(3) jemane 101 putro hatA ne badhAy te bhave mokSha pAmyA–e paN enA e
bhagavAn!
(4) e paN bhagavAn RuShabhadev tIrthankar–ke jemanA putro temanA gaNadharo
thayA. jo ke AvA bIjA paN dAkhalA chhe. paN ApaNe to ahIn bhUtakALamAn
thaI gayelAnI ja vAt chhe. bhaviShyakALamAn thavAnA hoy teno ullekh
atyAre ahIn nathI karatA.

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(pa) bhagavAn RuShabhadevane brAhmI ane sundarI e be uttam putrIo hatI. banne
putrIo bAlabrahmachArI hatI ane arjikA thaIne ekAvatArI thaIne
atyAre to mokShamAn birAje chhe.
bAlavibhAganI chothI vAt–
(1) hammeshAn jinendradevanAn darshan (2) tattvagnAnano abhyAs (3) rAtribhojanano tyAg.
uparanI traN vAt ApaNA bAlavibhAganA ghaNA kharA sabhyoe honshathI apanAvI chhe
ne tenI Tev pADI chhe. je sabhyo tenun pAlan na karatA hoy teo jarUr tenun pAlan kare–evI
AshA rAkhIe; tathA te sabhyonA mitro paN temane te mATe preraNA karasho. have te traN
uparAnt chothI vAt chhe–philma jovAnun bandh karavAnun. –AjanA ‘sudharelA’ jamAnAmAn
bAlamitrone kadAch A sUchanA kaThaN lAgashe, paN jinavaranA santAn’ ne mATe e jarAy
mushkel nathI, –kemake uttam sanskAro mATe e atyant jarUrI chhe. AjanI philmo koIpaN
jAtanA sArA sanskAr ApI shakatI nathI. –jIvanano amUlya samay evA kAmamAn gumAvavo
ApaNane kem pAlave? mane khAtarI chhe ke badhA sabhyo honshathI A sUchanA apanAvIne philmo
jovAnun bandh karasho. ne be mahinA pachhI tamane te sambandhI pUchhAy tyAre tame badhAe jarUr bandh
karel hashe. A vAt ahIn raju karatAn pahelAn ApaNA keTalAk sabhya bandhuone te sambandhamAn be
prashna pUchhel–ke tame philma juo chho? –ghaNAe hA kahI. bIjo prashna pUchhayo–ke tame te jovAnun
bandh karI shakasho? –to badhAye utsAhathI kahyun ke jarUr! A rIte sabhyonA vichAr jANIne A
vAt raju karel chhe. gharanAn bALako ja ‘philma–bandhI’ karashe eTale vaDIlone paN vichAr karavo
paDashe. sAmAnyapaNe to vaDIlo bALakone preraNA Ape, paN ApaNe to tamArA jIvananun evun
Unchun ghaDatar karavun chhe ke bAlavibhAganA bALakonA jIvanamAnthI vaDIlone preraNA levI paDe!
tame sau utsAhathI sAth Apashone! (philma na jovAthI bachatI rakam jo uttamakAryamAn vaparAy
to daravarShe hajAro rUA.nI rakamano kevo sadupayog thAy? ne vaLI pApane badale puNya thAy.)
chAravAt–AtmadharmanI
1 AtmArthitAnun poShaN
2 sAdharmInun vAtsalya
3 dev–guru–dharmanI sevA
4 bALakomAn dharmasanskAranun sInchan
chAr vAt–bAlavibhAganI
1 tattvagnAnano abhyAs
2 hammeshA jinendradevanA darshan
3 rAtribhojanano tyAg
4 sInemA jovAnun bandh
jain svAdhyAy mandir : sonagaDh
TelIphon nan. 34

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vihAr kAryakram gatAnkamAn jaNAvyA mujab chhe : pU. gurudev rAjakoT padhAryA chhe ne
tyAn phAgaN vad 1 sudhI birAjashe; phAgaN vad bIje vaDAl ane gIranAradarshan
karIne vad trIje porabandar padhArashe. tyArabAd phA. vad 12 jetapur, chaitra sud 1
gonDal, chaitra sud 4 (bIjI) vaDIA, chaitra sud 8 morabI, chai. sud 12 vAnkAner,
chai.vad 2 choTIlA, chaitra vad 3 thI 13 surendranagar–vaDhavAN ane jorAvaranagar e
traN gAm, chaitra vad 14 thI vai.su. 6 vInchhIyA; vai.su. 7–8 umarALA ane vai.su.9 thI
14 lImbaDI–pun : sonagaDh pravesh : vaishAkh pUrNimA tA.12–pa–68. tyArabAd bIje
divase tA.13–pa–68 thI vidyArthIo mATeno dhArmik shikShaNavarga sharU thashe.
AnkhamAn anjan
ek sakhIe bIjI sakhIne AnkhamAn AnjaN (kAjal) AnjavA kahyun.
tyAre bIjI sakhI kahe chhe–mArA nayanamAn kRiShNa evA ThAnsI ThAnsIne bharyA chhe
ke temAn have kyAy AnjaN AnjavAnI jagyA nathI. nayanomAn kRiShNaprem evo
chhalakAy chhe ke temAn AnjaN samAy eTalI paN jagyA bAkI rahI nathI.
tem dharmInI draShTimAn chaitanya prem evo bhayoer chhe ke temAn have bIjo
koI rAgano ansh paN samAy tem nathI. chaitanya prabhunA pUrNa premamAn rAgane
mATe koI avakAsh ja nathI rahyo. enA AtmAmAn chetan–rAm vasyA chhe,
temAn have anya koI bhAvo samAy tem nathI.
(“anjan rekh na Ankhan bhAve”)
sumeL
A bharatakShetranA pahelA tIrthankar ane videhakShetranA pahelA tIrthankar–
bannenun lAnchhan (chihna) ek ja (vRuShabh).
A bharatakShetranA bIjA tIrthankar ane videhakShetranA bIjA tIrthankar –
bannenun lAnchhan ek ja (hAthI)
A bharatakShetranA chothA tIrthankar ane videhakShetranA chothA tIrthankar–
bannenun lAnchhan ek ja (vAndaro)

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vaAnchakao saAthae vaAtachAIta anae tattvachaAr
(sarve jignAsuono priy vibhAg)
prashna:– AtmA potAnI kaI shakti vaDe anubhavel sanskAro dhArI rAkhato hashe?
(R.K. JAIN veDach–bharUch)
uttar:– gnAnashaktivaDe; gnAnamAn evI tAkAt chhe ke traN kALanun jANe; bhUtakALamAn
koI evA khAs sanskAr hoy tene dhArI rAkhavA ne vartamAnamAn tenun smaraN thavun–e
prakAranI dhAraNA ane smRutinI tAkAt matignAnamAn chhe. matignAnanI tAkAt vaDe asankhya
varSho pahelAnnA sanskAr paN smaraNamAn AvI shake chhe, parantu–ek vAt aur chhe ke–
matignAnamAn pUrvanun yAd Ave tenA karatAn je matignAn svasanmukh thaIne AtmAne
jANe–te gnAnanI kharI mahattA chhe. bhale pUrvanun ghaNun jANe–paN jo sarvottam evI
Atmavastune na jANI to shun lAbh ?
prashna:– sammedashikharajI, gIranArajI vagere anek tIrtho chhe, te tIrthonI yAtrAno
hetu shun chhe ? (ek bAl–yAtrik)
uttar:– e tIrtho eTale tIrthankarAdi mahApuruSho jyAn vicharyA–te pavitra bhUmi;
tIrthankaronA uttam jIvananun smaraN thAy, temaNe sAdhelA mokShamArganun smaraN thAy ne
tevA mArge javAnI potAnI bhAvanA jAge–evo uttam hetu tIrthayAtrAmAn chhe. tIrthayAtrA
e kAI pharavAnun ke rakhaDavAnun nathI, parantu temAn to mokShamArganun smaraN ane tIrthankarAdi
pratyenI bhakti puShTa thAy chhe. gRuh–vyavahArathI nivRutta thaIne dhArmik bhAvanAo jAge chhe
ne tIrthomAn anek sAdharmIno temaj koI sant mahAtmAonA paN satsangano yog banI
jAy chhe. tIrthayAtrAnA hetu bAbat pU. gurudeve hastAkSharamAn lakhyun chhe ke– “svAlambI
upayogarUp svarUpane sAdhIne je kShetrathI siddha thayA te ja kShetre samashreNIe Urdhva
siddhapaNe birAje chhe, tenA smaraNanA kAraNarUp A tIrtho nimitta chhe.”
prashna:–
narakamAn dharma thAy?
uttar:– hA, tyAn paN AtmabhAn karanAr jIvone samyagdarshanarUp dharma thAy chhe;
tyAnnA jIvonI eTalI maryAdA chhe ke samyagdarshanarUp dharma karI shake, paN tethI AgaL
shrAvakadharma ke munidharma tyAn hoto nathI. samyagdarshan pAmelA asankhyajIvo tyAn chhe–temAn
keTalAk jIvo to evA chhe ke tyAnthI nIkaLIne manuShyalokamAn sIdhA tIrthankar thashe.