: 24 : bhagavAn shrI mahAvIr nirvAN mahotsav ank kAratak : 2472
ekalo sukharUpe thAy chhe, ane te ja vartamAn dharma chhe. dharmarUpe thavA mATe AtmAne paranI jarUr paDatI nathI.
gnAnIne parathI judA potAnA svabhAvanun gnAn shraddhAn hovAthI te pote ja gnAnarUpe pariNamel chhe, tene koI
sanyog agnAnarUpe karavA samartha nathI–A vAtane ahIn draShTAntapUrvak vistArathI samajAvI chhe.
jem pudgalanI suvarNarUp avasthAno svabhAv kAdav vagerethI malin thavAno nathI, tethI suvarNa anyanA
sanyog TANe paN suvarNapaNe ja parIName chhe, kAdavano sanyog tene malinatArUpe karavA samartha nathI, tem dharmI
eTale ke AtmAnI dharmarUp thayelI avasthAno svabhAv svayam sukharUp ane gnAnarUp ja thavAno chhe. trikAL
anant guNanI mUrtipaNe chhun, kShaNik rAganI lAgaNIpaNe nathI tem ja parathI bagaDun–sudharUn evo nathI–em
svAdhIn dharmanI shraddhAnA baL vaDe gnAnI sukharUp pote thAy chhe. sukh mATe koI par kShetra ke kAL upar jovAnun
rahetun nathI.
loko paN dharmanI vyAkhyA karatAn kahe chhe ke:–
dharma vADIe na nIpaje dharma hATe na vechAy
dharma viveke nIpaje jo karIe to thAy...
dharma karIe–eno artha dharmarUpe thaIe. svatantrapaNe kare te kartA chhe, eTale ke je svatantrapaNe kAryarUpe thAy
te kartA chhe. AtmA dharma kare eTale ke AtmA svayam dharmarUp thAy. sat svarUpane oLakhI nirUpAdhik dharmarUp kArya
karanAr pote dharmarUpe thAy ke koI bIjo? koI dev–guru ke shAstra tArA dharmarUpe thanAr nathI.
pratham shraddhAmAn paripUrNa sukh svarUpane svAdhInapaNe nakkI kare ane paramAn sukhabuddhirUp mithyA mAnyatAno
sarvathA tyAg kare to te pote shraddhAmAn dharmarUp thAy eTale–pUrNatAnA lakShe anshe nirmaLatArUp je svabhAv pragaT
karyo te rUpe pote thayo. have jeTalI adhUrI avasthA rahI tene svarUp sthiratAnA jore palaTIne pUrNa nirmaLatArUpe–
sukhasvarUpe ja thavAnun potAne rahyun, paN koI sharIr–man–vANI vagere pararUpe ke shubhAshubharAgarUpe thavAnun potAne
sukh mATe rahyun nahi. jenI AvI draShTi thaI te dharmI jIv game tevA sanyogamAn hoy chhatAn koI par tene lAbh–
nukashAn karavA samartha nathI, tenA gnAnane agnAnarUp karavA koI samartha nathI; AtmAmAn ja sukharUp draShTi thaI chhe
tethI paramAn te anukULatA–pratikULatA joto nathI. puNya ane puNyanA phaLane paN te Ichchhato nathI, tethI
svabhAvathI ja te dharmarUp thAy chhe.
jem koI pAp bhAv chhoDI puNya bhAv kare tenA phaLamAn devAdi pad maLe chhe ane pApabhAv kare tenA
phaLamAn narakAdi maLe chhe– te banne vikAr bhAv jem saphaL chhe tem puNya–pApanA vikAr rahit nirAlambI gnAyak
svabhAvane pUrNa sukh svarUpe oLakhI tenI shraddhArUpe je koI thAy chhe tene dharmanI sharUAt potAmAn thAy chhe–tethI
te potAmAn saphaL chhe. puNya–pAp banne vikAr hovAthI tenun phaL bAhya sanyogamAn jAy chhe ane sAchI shradhdhA–gnAn
te svabhAv hovAthI tenun phaL svamAn Ave chhe.
pote je–rUpe thaI shake chhe te svarUpane oLakhavAthI pote te–rUpe thAy chhe, te potAnun svarUp hovAthI potA
pAse raheshe. ane je potAnun svarUp nathI te vikArabhAvarUpe pote thato nathI arthAt te vikArabhAv potA pAse
rahetA nathI. sharIr–man–vANIrUpe ke devapadanI dhULarUpe tun thaI shakato nathI mATe tenI ruchi chhoD to te tArI pAse
nahi rahe. ahIn em Ashay chhe ke–rAgabhAv vaDe parano sambandh maLe, parantu svabhAvabhAvathI–guNathI bahAranun kAI
na maLe, andar chhe te svarUp pragaT thAy.
je jIv potAne parAshrayavALo mAne chhe ane vikArIbhAvarUpe thanAro potAne mAne chhe tenI draShTi parAshrIt
sanyog taraph hovAthI te par taraphanI puNya–pApanI vikArI lAgaNIrUpe badalyA kare chhe ane parAshrayapaNun mArUn
svarUp nathI, hun svAdhIn sukhasvarUpe chhun–em trikAL asang svabhAvanun je jIv bhAn kare te jIv svayam
AtmadharmarUpe thAy chhe. pote ja gnAnAnandathI paripUrNa chhe evI draShTine ghUnTatA kShaNik vikArano kShay thato jAy chhe
ane AtmA pote ja samyagdarshan–gnAn–chAritrarUpe tathA vItarAgatA ane kevaLagnAn avasthArUpe thAy chhe. je–
rUpe pote thAy te svarUp potAne pUrepUro mAnavo tathA avasthAe te rUpe thavAnI shradhdhA karavI
sudhAro–ank–24
‘Atmadharma’ ank 24 pAnun 195 kolam 1 mAn “shraddhAthI dharmIpaNun chhe–tyAgathI dharmIpaNun nathI” evun
mathALun chhe tene badale A pramANe sudhArIne vAnchavA vinanti chhe–“sAchI shraddhA vagaranA tyAgathI dharmIpaNun nathI.”