vidyArthInA uttaro
shrI sanAtan jain shikShaN varganA chhaThThA varShanA bIjI
shreNInA vidyArthIonI parIkShA tA. 26–5–48nA
levAmAn AvelI. temane pUchhAelA prashno tathA temaNe
ApelA uttaro ahIn ApavAmAn AvyA chhe.
prashna– ghaDo, vastra vagere jaNAy chhe paN AtmA
kyAy jaNAto nathI mATe AtmA chhe ja nahi–evI
shankAnun samAdhAn tame shun Apasho?
uttar–he bhAI! ghaDo, vastra vagere tun jANe chhe
tethI tene mAne chhe parantu ghaDo, vastra vagerene jANanAr
je AtmA chhe tene kem mAnato nathI? A ghaDo, vastra
vagerene je jANe chhe te ja AtmA chhe, em tun nakkI kar.
prashna–puNya ane pApanA phaLanun draShTAnt ApI
jIvanun bhoktApaNun sAbit karo.
uttar–jagatamAn ApaNe joIe chhIe ke koI
jIv rank chhe, koI rAjA chhe, koI rogI chhe, koI nirogI
chhe, koI kurUp chhe, koI surUp chhe. AvI badhI je
vichitratA varte chhe teno vichAr karatAn jaNAy chhe ke A
badhAn anukUL–pratikUL phaL maLe chhe tenun kAraN te
jIvoe pUrve karelAn puNya ane pAp chhe. AthI siddha
thAy chhe ke jIv je kaI puNya ke pApanA bhAvo kare chhe te
pramANe tene anukUL ke pratikUL sanyoganI avashya
prApti thAy chhe.
prashna– badhI vastuo kShaNe kShaNe palaTAy chhe mATe
AtmA nitya nathI–evI shiShyanI shankAnA samAdhAn
mATe gurue je shlok kahyo hoy te lakho.
uttar–AtmA dravye nitya chhe, paryAye palaTAy;
bALAdi vay traNyanun. gnAn ekane thAy.
prashna– matArthI jIv guru sambandhInI potAnI
mAnyatAmAn kevI bhUl kare chhe te batAvo.
uttar–jemane phakta bahArano tyAg hoy parantu
AtmAnA sAchA svarUpanun kAI gnAn na hoy tene
matArthI jIv guru mAne chhe athavA to potAnA vaDIlo
je vyaktine guru mAnIne pUjatA hoy chhe tene kAI paN
guNadoShanI parIkShA vagar ja guru mAne chhe athavA to
potAnA dharmanI mAnelI kriyA ane vesh dhAraN karyA
hoy tene ja guru mAne chhe. A pramANe kAI satya–
asatyanI parIkShA vinA ja matArthI jIv, agnAnI ke
bAhya tyAgIone guru mAnIne potAnA mithyAtvanI
puShTi karato thako anant sansAr sAgaramAn DUbI mare chhe.
prashna– deh te ja AtmA chhe–em mAnIe to shun
virodh Ubho thAy chhe?
uttar–dehane ja jo AtmA mAnavAmAn Ave to
jADA sharIravALAne ghaNI buddhi hoy tathA pAtaLA
sharIravALAne thoDI buddhi hoy; parantu jagatamAn Avun
kAI niyamapUrvak jovAmAn Avatun nathI. tethI siddha thAy
chhe ke deh ane AtmA trikAL judA chhe.
prashna–samyaktva, shrutagnAn, kevaLadarshan,
adharmAstikAy, anyonyAbhAv, sAmAnya
agurulaghutvaguNanI vyAkhyA lakho.
uttar–je guNanA pragaT thavAthI potAnA
shuddhAtmAno pratibhAs thAy, tene samyaktva guN kahe chhe.
matignAnathI jANelA padArthanA sambandhane laIne
thayelA koI bIjA padArthanA gnAnane shrutagnAn kahe chhe. jemake–
‘AkAsh’ shabda sAmbhaLyA pachhI jeno vistAr anant anant
chhe ane jemAn jIvAdi dravyo rahe chhe tevA AkAshanun gnAn thavun.
kevaLagnAnanI sAthe thanAr sAmAnya
avalokanane kevaLadarshan kahe chhe.
gatipUrvak sthitirUp pariNAmane prApta thayelA
jIv ane pudgalane je sthitimAn sahAyakArI hoy, tene
adharmAstikAy kahe chhe. jemake–pathikane vRukShanI chhAyA.
pudgaladravyanA ek vartamAn paryAyamAn bIjA
pudgal–dravyanA vartamAn paryAyanA abhAvane
anyonyAbhAv kahe chhe.
je shaktinA nimittathI dravyanI dravyatA kAyam rahe
arthAt ek dravya bIjA dravyarUp na pariName, athavA ek
guN bIjA guNarUp na pariName tathA ek dravyanA anek
athavA anant guNo vikharAIne judA judA na thaI jAy,
tene sAmAnya agurulaghutvaguN kahe chhe.
prashna–sharIro keTalA prakAranAn chhe? temanAn nAm
lakho ane kyA jIvane vadhAremAn vadhAre keTalAn sharIr
hoy ane te kyA kyA te lakho.
uttar–sharIro pAnch prakAranAn chhe–(1) audArik,
(2) vaikrayik, (3) AhArak, (4) taijas, (5) kArmAN.
koI chhaThThA guNasthAnavartI munine tattvamAn shankA
paDatAn kevalI ke shrutakevalI pAse samAdhAn karavA
javAne je ek hAthanun pUtaLun nIkaLe chhe tyAre te munine
vadhAremAn vadhAre chAr sharIr hoy chhe. te A pramANe:
audArik AhArak, taijas ane kArmAN.
mudrak:–chunIlAl mANekachand ravANI, shiShTa sAhitya mudraNAlay, moTA AnkaDiyA, saurAShTra
prakAshak:–shrI jain svAdhyAy mandir TrasTa sonagaDh vatI jamanAdAs mANekachand ravANI, moTA AnkaDiyA tA. 1–9–48