kAratak : 2472 bhagavAn shrI mahAvIr nirvAN mahotsav ank : 31 :
have shiShya prashna pUchhe chhe:– [koIk ja jIv tattvanA prashno pUchhavA ubhA rahe chhe. jene taras lAgI hoy te
pANInA dhoriye ubhA rahe tem jene AtmAnun svarUp samajavAnI tRuShA lAgI chhe ane dhagash thaI chhe tevA koIk
jIv satsamAgame pUchhe chhe] ke he prabhu! tame kone upAdAn kaho chho ane kone nimitta kaho chho, tathA te upAdAn
ane nimitta ek ThekANe kayAranA bhegAn thayA chhe,–banneno sanyog kayArano chhe?
AvA jignAsu shiShyanA prashnano uttar have kahe chhe:–
upAdAn nijashakti hai, jiyako mUl svabhAv;
hai nimitta parayogaten, banyo anAdi banAv. 3.
artha:–upAdAn potAnI shakti chhe. te jIvano mULasvabhAv chhe; ane parasanyog te nimitta chhe. temano
sambandh anAdithI banI rahyo chhe. 3.
ahIn jIvano mULasvabhAv te upAdAn chhe em kahyun chhe, kemake ahIn jIvanI muktinI ja vAt levI chhe tethI
jIvanI muktimAn upAdAn shun ane nimitta shun te batAvyun chhe. paramANunI vAt lIdhI nathI. jIvano mULasvabhAv te
upAdAn tarIke lIdho chhe. ahIn badhA dravyonI sAmAnya vAt nathI paN khAs jIv dravyanI muktinI ja vAt chhe.
jIvanI pUrNa shakti te upAdAn chhe tenI oLakhAN kare to samyagdarshan–gnAn–chAritrarUp upAdAnakAraN
pragaTe ane mukti thAy. gnAn, darshan ane chAritra pragaT karavA te AtmAno mULasvabhAv chhe. svabhAv kaho,
shakti kaho ke upAdAn kaho te badhAno artha ek ja chhe.
jIvano mULasvabhAv ja mukti karavAno chhe, te antaramAn chhe. antaranI shaktimAnthI mukti pragaTe chhe parantu
koI dev–guru–shAstra–vANI ke manuShya sharIr vagere paranI sahAyathI jIvanI mukti thatI nathI.
prashna:–sAchA guru hoy to bhUlelAne rasto to batAve ne! eTalI to madad sadgurue karIne?
uttar:–je bhUlyo chhe te pUchhIne nakkI kare chhe, te konA gnAne nakkI kare chhe? bhUlelAnA gnAne ke gurunA
gnAne? guru kAI sAmAnAn gnAnamAn nakkI karAvI detA nathI paN sAmo jIv pote potAnA gnAnamAn nakkI kare chhe;
mATe je samaje chhe te potAnI ja upAdAn–shaktithI samaje chhe.
jem koIne ‘siddhapur’ javun chhe. teNe koI jANakArane pUchhayun ke siddhapur kyAn Avyun? tyAre sAmAe
javAb Apyo ke (1) ahInthI ATh gAu dur siddhapur chhe, (2) rastAmAn jatAn vachche be moTA shItaL
chhAnyAvALA vaD Avashe pachhI (3) AgaL jatAn ek mIThA pANInun amRutasarovar Avashe tyArapachhI tarat ja
siddhapur Avashe. A pramANe jANakAre kahyun paN teno vishvAs lAvI nakkI koN kare? batAvanAr ke bhUlelo? je
bhUlyo chhe te potAnA gnAnamAn nakkI kare chhe; tem muktinI jhankhanAvALo shiShya muktinun antarakAraN ane bahAranun
kAraN shun chhe te pUchhe chhe:–prabhu! mArI siddhadashA kem pragaTe, teno upAy–rasto shun chhe? teno shrI guru uttar Ape chhe.
(1) AtmAnI oLakhANathI ATh karmono nAsh karatAn siddhadashA pragaTe chhe. (2) AtmAnI sAchI
oLakhAN ane shraddhA karatAn svabhAvanI param shAntino anubhav thAy chhe; AtmAnI shraddhA ane gnAnarUpI be
vaDanI shItaLatA siddhadashAnA mArgamAn Ave chhe (3) tyArapachhI AgaL vadhatAn chAritradashA pragaTe chhe eTale ke
svarUp ramaNatArUp amRutasarovar Ave chhe. A rIte samyagdarshan gnAn ane chAritrarUp mokShamArga pUro thatAn
kevaLagnAn ane siddhadashA pragaTe chhe. AmAn upAdAn nimitta siddha karavAn chhe. jyAre shiShya taiyAr thaIne shrI guru
pratye pUchhe chhe ke prabhu! mukti kem thAy? tyAre shrI guru tene muktino upAy batAve chhe, parantu je rIte upAy
batAvyo te rIte vishvAs lAvIne nakkI koN kare? batAvanAr ke bhUlelo? je potAnA gnAnamAn bhUlyo chhe te ja
sAchI samajaNathI bhUl TALIne potAnA gnAnamAn nakkI kare chhe.
A to muktino upAy chhe, teno mahimA Avavo joIe. jem hIrA–mANekanI kimmat jANe ane hIrAnI
dukAne bese to jhaT lAkho rUpIAnI pedAsh thAy ane lugaDAnnne mel na chonTe, paN kandoInI dukAne bese to jhaT
pedAsh na thAy ane lugaDAnnne mel chonTe, tem jo AtmAnA chaitanyasvabhAvane oLakhIne tenI kimmat kare to
mokSharUpI AtmalakShmI jhaT maLe, svarUpanI shaktinu bhAn te hIrAno vepAr chhe temAn muktilakShmI jhaT maLe chhe ane
AtmAne karmamaL chonTato nathI. AtmAnA bhAn vagar kadI mukti thatI nathI ane karmamaL chonTe chhe.
AtmAnA antaramAnthI AtmAnA guNane grahI shakAy chhe mATe AtmA upAdAn chhe. jemAnthI guNanun grahaN
thAy te upAdAn chhe. chidAnand bhagavAn AtmA potAnI anantashaktithI dehamAn birAje chhe, tene oLakhIne
temAnthI