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. AtmA.
bhagavAn AtmA pote potAthI ja siddha ane paramArtharUp evo gnAn svabhAvI
chhe. hun svayamsiddha chhun, hun mArAthI ja siddha chhun. mane siddha karavAmAn mArI sAbitI karavAmAn
koI sharIr, man, vANI Adi paranI jarUr paDe tem nathI. paramArtharUp bhagavAn
AtmA svatasiddha chhe, tene siddha karavA mATe–nakkI karavA mATe puNyanun–rAganun ke par
sanyoganun avalamban levun paDe tem nathI. (samayasArajI gAthA 32nA pravachanamAnthI)
moTAbhAI–tyAre kaho ke tamArA mAnelAn pratikramaN karatAn tamArA jIvanI rakShA thaI ke nahIn, eTale ke
tamArAmAn vikAr TaLyo ke nahIn?
nAnAbhAI–jIvanun yathArtha svarUp hun samajato nathI to pachhI mArA jIvanI rakShA thaI em kem kahI shakun?
moTAbhAI–gnAnIo kahe chhe ke–jIv potAnun svarUp na samaje tyAn sudhI potAnun bhAv maraN samaye samaye
karato rahe chhe ane tethI te dukh ja bhogave chhe. tame tamArun svarUp samajyA nathI tethI tamArun bhAv maraN tame
darek samaye karo chho. samajyA vagaranI thatI pratikramaNanI kriyA vakhate paN bhAv maraN to chAlu ja chhe to pachhI
tamArA jIvanI rakShA kyAn thaI? bilakul thaI nahIn, paN tamArI arakShA–arthAt bhAv maraN thayun. e rIte chha kAy
jIvanI rakShA thaI nahIn.
nAnAbhAI–paN bIjA jIvone to men na mAryA eTalo lAbh to temane thayone?
moTAbhAI––A viShay barAbar vichAravA jevo chhe. tame jIvane to oLakhatA nathI to pachhI tame tene
mAryo ke na mAryo e prashna uThej shI rIte? vaLI jIvo jIve chhe te tamAre kAraNe ke potAne kAraNe jIve chhe te nakkI
karavAnI jarUr chhe mATe tame shun mAno chho te kaho.
nAnAbhAI–men A bAbatamAn vichAr karI sAchun svarUp nakkI karyun nathI mATe tamo ja samajAvo.
moTAbhAI–yuvako jo unDA utarI sAchun svarUp samajavA mahenat kare to ghaNun prashansanIy chhe, mATe dhIrajathI
sAmbhaLI; te bAbat vichAr karI satyAsatyano nirNay karasho. koI kahe chhe mATe mAnI levun eto andhashraddhA chhe ane
andhashraddhA te to agnAn chhe, avivek chhe mATe vichAravAn jIvoe te chhoDavun ja joIe.
nAnAbhAI–tamArIvAt sAchI chhe. andhashraddhA e to UndhAI chhe. UndhAIthI lAbh thAy nahIn. sAchun
samajavAnI mane jignAsA thaI chhe mATe tame kahesho te sAmbhaLI hun vichArIsh ane satyAsatyano nirNay karIsh.
moTAbhAI––bahu sArun. em jo karasho to asatyamAnthI tame pAchhA pharasho, satyane yathArtha oLakhasho ane
tej sAchun pratikramaN chhe, ane tem thashe to A samvatsarI pratikramaN tamone sAcharUpe thashe.
nAnAbhAI–mane vichAr evo thAy chhe ke–mAre sAchun pratikramaN (vItarAganI AgnAnusAr) karavun ja
joIe. jo tem na karUn to mAro amulya manuShya bhav eLe jAy.
moTAbhAI–ThIk tyAre vichAro. koI jIv bIjA jIvane mAravA samartha chhe? em ghaNI vakhat bane chhe ke–
jyAre ek mANas bIjAne mArI nAnkhavA banduk mAre tyAre te mANas na mare ane trAhet–ajANyo mANas ADo
AvI jAy ane te marIjAy teno siddhAnt evo chhe ke:– darek jIv ane tenun sharIr ek sAthe rahevA yogya hoy
tyAn sudhI chokasapaNe rahe ja; loko tene jIvan kahe chhe. jIv ane sharIr sAthe rahevA lAyak na hoy tyAre chhuTA
paDe; chhuTA paDe tene loko maraN kahe chhe.
ahIn eTalun khAs lakShamAn rAkhavAnun chhe ke, ek mANase bIjAne mAravA–khUn karavA vichAr karyo
ane te vichAranI pUrNatA mATe bIjA mANasane banduk mArI paN bIjo mANas bachI gayo. tyAn jo ke kAI
paN shArIrik IjA nathI thaI to paN khUn karavAno je jIve bhAv karyo te jIve pote potAnI hinsA karI ja
chhe, kemake teNe tIvra ashubh bhAv sevI potAnI shuddhatAnun khUn karyun chhe. agnAnI jIvo potAnA vikArI
bhAvothI potAne lAbh thAy evI UndhI pakaDathI