chhe temAn e ja karavA jevun chhe.
rAjAne vrat na hatun, tyAg na hato chhatAn tIrthankaranAmakarma bAndhyun. e kono pratAp? emane samyagdarshan hatun, tenA
pratApe AvatI chovIsImAn jagatapUjya pahelA tIrthankar thashe.
samyaggnAn chhe. evun samyaggnAn thayA pachhI pUjA–bhaktino shubhAbhav Ave ne ramavAno ke bhogano ashubhabhAv
paN Ave, paN gnAnI jANe chhe ke e shubh ne ashubh banne mAro dharma nathI. shubharAg thAy te pAp nathI temaj
dharma paN nathI, paN te puNya chhe. dharma chIj tenAthI judI chhe. puNya karIne anantavAr dev thayo paN dharma chIj shun
chhe? te na samajyo, tethI anant sansAramAn rakhaDayo. ek sekanD mAtra jo AtmAne samaje to sansArathI beDo pAr
thaI jAy.
AtmabhAn hatun.
ek sekanD paN samaje to samyagdarshan thayA vagar rahe nahi.
sansAramAn rahyA chhatAn nirlep rahe chhe. jem dhAvamAtA bALakane khelAve paN antaramAn samaje chhe ke A bALak
kamAIne mane nahi khavarAve. tem dharmI jIv gRuhasthadashAmAn hovA chhatAn antaramAn AtmAnun bhAn chhe ke A sharIr–
putra vagere mArAn nathI, ne vikAr thAy te paN mAro svabhAv nathI, e koI mane dharmamAn madad karanAr nathI.
AtmabhAn laIne ja AvyA hatA, chhatAn pachhI rAjamAn rahyA, chha khanD jItyA, tevo rAg hato, tene potAnI
nabaLAI jANatA, paN te rAgane potAnun svarUp mAnatA nahi, ne ek kShaN paN AtmAnun bhAn chUkatA nahi,
AvA AtmAnI oLakhAN vagar dharma ne mukti thAy nahi. pahAD upar vIjaLI paDe ne tenA be kaTakA thAy,
pachhI te reNathI sandhAy nahi, tem ekavAr paN AtmAnun bhAn kare te jIv anant sansAramAn rakhaDe nahi, te haLave
birAje chhe, te tIrthankar chhe, temanA samosaraNamAn atyAre ATh ATh varShanA bALako AtmAne oLakhe chhe. bApu!
anant kALamAn AtmAne jANyA vagar ten badhI dhamAl karI. tArun svarUp to sheraDInA ras jevun mIThun chhe, ne puNya–
pAp to mel chhe, chhotAn chhe. aho! bhagavAn AtmAnun svarUp shun kahe chhe? sharIr nahi, man nahi, vANI nahi.
rAg nahi dveSh nahi, gnAnamUrti AtmA chhe–em sAmbhaLIne antar AtmAnA mahimA taraph vaLatAn ATh varShanI
rAjakumArI paN AtmAnun bhAn pAme chhe.
jaNAy chhe. jem jher pIvAthI amRutanA oDakAr na Ave tem mananA sambandhe je puNya–pApanA bhAv thAy te
vikAr chhe, te vikAravaDe avikArI AtmA pragaTe nahi. manathI kAm lye to kalyAN na thAy, paN mananun
avalamban mUkIne andar gnAnasvarUp AtmAne oLakhe to kalyAN thAy. AtmAnun samyagdarshan to manathI pAr
chhe. jem bALak penDAnA svAd pAse sonAno hAr ApI de chhe, tem agnAnI jIv puNyanI