gnAnAbhyAsanI jarUriyAt bhagavatI ArAdhanAmAnthI
gnAn pariNAmathI rahit puruSh potAnA chitta (sankalpa–vikalpa) no nigrah karavA––samartha thato nathI,
arthAt gnAn manane jItavAmAn uttam sAdhan chhe; tenA vinA man anya upAyathI jItI shakAtun nathI. jem matta
hAthIne akunsh vash kare chhe tem unmatta thael chittarUp hAthIne vash karavAne mATe gnAn ankush samAn chhe. gnAnathI
ja man jItAy chhe tenAn chAr draShTAnto.
gnAnanI taraph pUrNa upayog devAthI A hRudayarUpI pishAch, puruShane svAdhIn thAy chhe. te hRuday pishAchanI
mAphak ayogya kArya kare chhe, parantu gnAnopayogathI puruSh te hRudayane shubh athavA shuddha pariNAmomAn pravartAvI shake
chhe, mATe he shiShya! gnAnArAdhanA karI tun shuddha pariNAmomAn tatpar thA.
jem yogya vidhithI sAdhan karelo mantra–prayog kRiShNa sarpane vash kare chhe tem A hRudayarUpI kRuShya sarpa paN
uttam prakArathI prayukta gnAnapariNAm dvArA vash karI shakAy chhe.
araNyamAn svachchhandapaNAthI vihAr karato matta hAthI jem majabUt sAnkaLathI bAndhI shakAy chhe tem A
manarUpI hAthI gnAn rUpI sAnkaLathI bAndhI shakAy chhe.
vAndaro ek kShaN paN sthir arthAt nirvikAr ekasthAnamAn raheto nathI tem man paN viShayo vinA sthir
rahetun nathI. hammeshAnn viShayomAn vichare chhe arthAt hameshAn shabda, ras, sparsha vagere viShayomAn nimitta maLatAn te rAg–
dveShavALun thayA ja kare chhe; satat gnAnano abhyAs na hovAthI tenI rAg–dveShamAn pariNati thaI rahI chhe, parantu
gnAnano abhyAs karavAthI madhyastha bhAv utpanna thAy chhe.
manomarkaTane vash karavAno upAy.gnAn.
A manomarkaTane jinAgamanA abhyAsamAn dinarAt tatpar karavun joIe ke jethI rAgadveShAdik vikArane te chhoDI de.
manomarkaT vash karavAne mATe hameshAn gnAnAbhyAsanI AvashyakatA chhe.
agnAnI jIvanun ADApaNun ane pudgalanI saraLatA.
pudgal paramANuono evo svabhAv chhe ke teone jo koI jIv vikAr na kare to teo jIvane vaLagatA
nathI, paN jyAre koI jIv ADAI karIne paramANuone vatAve (te taraphalakSha kare) tyAre teo AvyA vagar
rahetA nathI; agnAnI jIv pote rAgadveSh kare chhe chhatAn paramANuono khoTo vAnk kADhe chhe ke “ ANe mane rAgadveSh
karAvyAn ” paN kharekhar to ten rAgadveSh karIne pudgalone bolAvyA chhe tun rAgadveSh karIne pudgalane bolAv ane te
na Ave e kem bane?
pudgalo to bichArAn jIvane kAI karatAn nathI. paN jIv pote rAgAdi karIne rokAy chhe tyAre pudgal to
mAtra hAjar chhe...chhatAn potAnA rAgamAn parano doSh kADhavo te jIvanI ADAI ja chhe, gnAnAbhyAs vinA tattva
samajAtun nathI.
vishuddha pariNAm yukta je jIvanA hRudayamAn gnAnarUpI dIpak satat prakAshamAn rahe chhe tene jineshvaranA
kahelA AgamamAn naShTa thavAno bhay raheshe nahIn. arthAt satat gnAnAbhyAs karavAthI jIvAdik padArthonun jain
shAstramAn je nayonA AdhArathI anek apekShAo laI svarUp varNan karyun chhe temAn khUb khulAso tene thashe; parantu
jene gnAnAbhyAs nathI tene jinAgamanun rahasya mAlum nahIn paDe.
gnAn utkRuShTa prakAsh chhe.
gnAnarUpI je prakAsh chhe te utkRuShTa prakAsh chhe, temAn vishiShTatA e chhe ke koI dvArA te naShTa karI shakAtun nathI.
havA vagere padArtha dIpakano nAsh kare chhe parantu gnAnadIpakano nAsh karavAvALo jagatamAn koI paN padArtha nathI.
sUryano prakAsh ghaNo tIvra chhe parantu te paN alpa kShetrane ja prakAshit kare chhe, parantu A gnAnA–pradIp samasta
jagatane prakAshit kare chhe; gnAn samAn bIjo prakAsh jagatamAn nathI.
gnAn vinA chAritra–tapanI IchchhA vyartha chhe.
gnAnarUpI prakAsh arthAt gnAnadIpak vagar mokShanA upAyabhUt evA chAritra ane tapanI prApti karavAnI je
IchchhA kare chhe tene andhakAramAn vRukSha tRuNAdikothI vyApta evA durgam pradeshamAn pravesh karavAvALA andhamanuShya samAn
samajavA joIe; jem jIvothI bharelA pradeshomAn hinsAdikane maTADavI shakya nathI tem gnAn vinA mokShanI prApti
karI shakAy nahIn.