eTale par taraphanA gnAnano ughAD, athavA par taraphanA valaNavALun gnAn–em ahIn artha samajavo. samyak
matignAn vaDe to AtmA jaNAy chhe, paN par taraph valaNavALA gnAnanA ughAD vaDe AtmA jaNAto nathI.
lIsoTA mAre,–em kaTake kaTake ghase to tel na nIkaLe. paN vachche antar paDyA vagar ghase to tel nIkaLe. tem
ahIn nirantar udAsInatAno kram sevavAnun kahyun chhe. par pratyenI ruchi k kghaTe to antaranA vichAr taraph vaLe ne?
A vAt nAstithI karI chhe. par pratye vairAgya dashA lAvIne antaranI vichAraNAmAn nirantar rokAvun joIe. ahIn
nirantar par pratye udAsInatA sevavAnun kahyun; to shun khAvun–pIvun kaI na karavun? tem koI pUchhe to kahe chhe, ke–jem
vepArano lolupI sUto hoy ke khAto hoy, paN sAthe tene vepAranI lolupatAno bhAv to paDyo ja chhe. tem
dharmanI ruchivALAne UnghamAn paN par pratyenI udAsInatA khase nahIn; dharmanI ruchivALo udAsInatAnA kramamAn
Antaro paDavA deto nathI. khAvun–pIvun ke vepAr vagereno rAg vartato hovA chhatAn antaranI ruchimAn te pratyenI
udAsInatA ek kShaN paN khasatI nathI.
bhAv chhe. be paisAnI tAvaDI levA jAy tyAn paN TakorA mArIne parIkShA kare chhe. to anantakALanI bhrAnti TALIne
AtmAnun kalyAN pragaT karavA mATe satpuruShanI parIkShA karIne oLakhavA joIe. sat eTale AtmasvabhAv,
tenI jene oLakhAN thaI chhe te satpuruSh chhe. sansAr pratye nirantar udAs thavun ane satpuruShanI bhakti pratye lIn
thavun–em be vAt karI.
rahetun hashe? koI bahAranI kriyAmAn ke shubhAshubh rAgamAn satpuruShonun charitra nathI. bahAramAn pheraphAr na dekhAy paN
dharmIne antaranI dashAmAn ruchinun valaN svabhAv taraph vaLI gayun chhe. jem nAnA hIrAnI kimmat lAkhonI hoy, te
jhaverI ja jANe, tem AtmAnun charitra anrtadraShTithI ja oLakhAy. dharmI AtmAnun charitra shun? te sharIranI dashAmAn
ke vastramAn nathI, AhAr–shuddhimAn ke vastranA tyAgamAn paN charitra nathI;–e to badhun agnAnIne paN hoy chhe.
satpuruShane antaramAn shun pher paDyo chhe te jANyA vinA temanA charitranun gnAn thAy nahIn. satpuruShanun antaranun charitra
shun? ‘amuk gAmamAn rahetA hatA ne jhaverAtano vepAr karatA hatA, jignAsuone patra lakhatA hatA ke upadesh detA
hatA’ –emAn shun satpuruShanun charitra chhe? e to badhI bAhya vastu chhe, temAn satpuruShanun charitra nathI paN antaranA
svabhAvane jANIne tyAn TharyA chhe ane rAgAdi bhAvonI ruchi TaLI gaI chhe, te ja satpuruShonun charitra chhe; tene
oLakhe to tenun kharun smaraN thAy.
bahAramAn tyAg thayo ke shubharAg thayo te satpuruShanun kharun lakShaN nathI. sharIr dekhAy chhe te dev–guru nathI, te to
jaD chhe; dev ke guru to AtmA chhe, ane antaramAn shraddhA–gnAn–chAritra svarUp chhe, te ja tenun lakShaN chhe, te lakShaN
vaDe satpuruShane oLakhe to potAno AtmA tevo thAy.
lakShaN nathI.