: poSh–mAh : 2475 : Atmadharma : 75 :
tenI pAtratA hoy to em vichAre ke aho! mAtra mAnsano rAg chhoDyo tenun ATalun phaL, to sampUrNa rAg
vagaranA svabhAvano kevo mahimA hashe!! evA vichArathI te mokShamArgamAn paN lAgI jAy. e rIte, sIdhI rIte ke
paramparAe paN jinashAsanamAn jIvone mokShamArgamAn lagADavAnun ja prayojan chhe.
jyAre munirAje em kahyun ke ‘mAns bhakShaN chhoDI de, tArun kalyAN thashe’ e sAmbhaLIne te vakhate te bhIl
visheSh jignAsAthI jo em pUchhe ke– ‘prabho! mAnsabhakShaN chhoDI devAnun Ap kaho chho, to tethI mane dharma thashe ne?
ane mAro mokSha thashe ne? to shrI munine te vakhate em khyAl AvI jAy ke A koI pAtra jIv chhe tethI tene
AvI dharmanI jignAsAno prashna UThyo chhe. ane te samajavAnI jignAsAthI Ubho chhe. Am tenI pAtratA joIne
tene ratnatrayano upadesh Ape: bhAI! ame tane pApathI chhoDAvavA mATe mAnsabhakShaN chhoDAvavA shubharAgathI
kalyAN thavAnun vyavahAre kahyun hatun, parantu tane jo dharma samajavAnI ruchi chhe to dharmanun svarUp e rAgathI judun chhe.
e rAgathI dharma nathI, paN rAg–rahit AtmAno chaitanya svabhAv samajavAthI dharma chhe.
narakAdi gatithI bachavAnI apekShAe shubharAgathI kalyAN kahI dIdhun; paN vAstavik kalyAN (–dharma) to
tenAthI judun chhe. –ItyAdi prakAre je rIte jIvanun hit thAy te rIte ja jinashAsanano upadesh chhe.
jae satshaAstra vaAnchaInae raAga paoShae chhae tae svachchhandaI chhae
shAstranA kathano vAnchIne je jIv rAg–dveSh–moh vadhAravAno Ashay kADhe chhe te jIv satshAstranA Ashayane
samajyo nathI ane te svachchhandI chhe; te jIvane mATe to te satshAstro hitanun nimitta paN nathI. shAstramAn to rAg–
dveSh–moh vadhAravAno Ashay chhe ja nahi. paN te jIv potAnI UndhI shraddhAne lIdhe tem samajyo chhe; temAn
shAstranA kathanano doSh nathI paN jIvanI samajaNano doSh chhe. je jIv yathArtha AtmasvabhAv samajIne rAg–dveSh–
moh ghaTADe chhe tene satshAstra nimittarUp kahevAy chhe.
shubharAganun prayojan shun chhe?
chAritradashAmAn panchamahAvratano shubharAg hoy chhe–em satshAstramAn kahyun hoy topaN te kathan rAg karAvavA
mATe nathI paN svarUpanI draShTi ane sthiratA sahit ashubharAgathI bachavA mATenun prayojan chhe, paN mahAvratano
shubharAg rahyo te to chhoDavA mATe chhe. dharma to ek nishchayamArgarUp ja chhe. shubharAg vaDe dharma thato nathI; dharma to
puNya–pAparahit ekalA shuddhasvabhAvanI shraddhA–gnAn ane ramaNatArUp ja chhe.
satshaAstramaAn shaRungaArasa, yauddha bhaoga, vagaeraenaA vaNarnaun prayaojana
satshAstromAn shRungAraras, bhog yuddha vagerenun varNan Ave tyAn paN tenun prayojan jIvane puNya–pApanA
phaLanI shraddhA upajAvavAnun ane te pratye vairAgya karAvavAnun ja chhe. jain–shAstronun sampUrNa prayojan to jIvane pUrNa
vItarAgatA ja karAvavAnun chhe; paN je jIv sampUrNa vItarAgatAno puruShArtha na karI shake tene paN jainashAstro koI
paN rIte atattva–shraddhAn mand karAve chhe, tIvra ashubhabhAvone chhoDAve chhe ane tIvra mithyAtva ghaTADe chhe. anya
matanA shAstromAn koI prasange rAg ghaTADavAnun kahyun hoy to bIje ThekANe rAgathI dharma manAvIne rAg karavAno
upadesh Apyo hoy chhe, e rIte te shAstro atattvashraddhAn ane mithyAtvane poShanArAn chhe, tethI te asat shAstro
vAnchavA–sAmbhaLavA yogya nathI.
satshaAstra svaAdhaInataA bataAvaInae vaItaraAgataA paoShae chhae.
je shAstra em batAve ke–dev–guru–shAstranA avalambanathI ane te pratyenA rAgathI dharma thashe, tenun ja
jIvone sharaN chhe; te shAstro jIvane parAdhInatA batAvIne rAganun ja poShaN karanArA chhe, te satshAstra nathI.
satshAstro to em batAve chhe ke dev–guru–shAstranun avalamban paN AtmAnA dharma mATe nathI, enun lakSha paN
chhoDIne tArA svabhAvanun lakSha kar. –em svAdhInatA ane vItarAgatA batAve chhe.
shaAstramaAn laDaAI vagaeraenaun vaNarna haoya tae ivakathaA nathaI paNa vaairaAgyapaoShaka kathaA chhae.
tIrthankarabhagavAn pAse Indro nAch kare chhe, tyAn shRungArabhAv poShavAno hetu nathI paN potAno ashubharAg
chhoDIne vItarAg jinadev pratyenI bhaktino, temaj lokone paN bhakti–prem karAvavAno hetu chhe; e rIte temAn
paN jIvo kumArgathI chhUTIne satdharma pratye vaLe–evo hetu chhe. tethI satshAstramAn nAch vagerenun varNan Ave, te
vikathA nathI. shAstramAn vikathAnA chAr prakAr kahyA chhe; temAn shabdo