AtmAnun nijapad to potAnA svasamvedanagnAnathI ja vedavA yogya chhe–jaNAvA yogya chhe–prApta karavA yogya chhe–
pragaT karavA yogya chhe–anubhav karavA yogya chhe.–e pramANe nijapadano mahimA karIne tyAr pachhI chhellI kaDImAn te
padanI prApti mATe bhAvanA karatAn kahe chhe ke–
gajA vagar ne hAl manoratharUp jo.
topaN nishchay rAjachandra manane rahyo,
anya hetue upakArI nathI.’–A ek lITImAn shrImade sarvagnanA hRudayano marma goThavyo chhe, badhA shAstrono
chhevaTano sAr AmAn batAvI dIdho chhe. pAtra jIv hoy te tenun rahasya samajI jAy. shrImadnA vachano pAchhaL evo
gUDh bhAv rahelo chhe ke gurugam vagar potAnI meLe eno patto khAy tem nathI. ghaNA jIvo shAstramAn kahelA
vyavahAr vrat, tap, upavAsAdi kriyAmAn tem ja A khape ne A na khape–em bAhya vidhi–niShedhanA AgrahamAn
vaLagI rahe chhe ne temAn ja sarvasva mAnI bese chhe. parantu te vratAdimAn par taraph jatI lAgaNIno bhAv tem ja dev–
guru–shAstranI shraddhAno bhAv te badho shubharAg chhe–vikAr chhe, temAn ja je dharma mAnIne aTakI paDyA chhe tene
shrImad A ek lITI dvArA koraDo mArIne antaramAn vALavA mAnge chhe. A ek lITImAn keTalun rahasya rahelun chhe tenun
photarAn joyA. eTale pelI bAI photarAn khAnDatI lAge chhe em mAnIne pote paN ghare jaIne photarAn khAnDavA
lAgI. paN photarAmAnthI chokhA kyAthi nIkaLe? te bAIe mAtra bAhya anukaraN karyun. tem agnAnI jIvo paN
gnAnIonI UnDI antaradraShTine oLakhatA nathI ane mAtra temanA shubharAganun ane bahAranI kriyAnun anukaraN
kare chhe. gnAnIone antaramAn puNya–pApanI lAgaNIo upar draShTi hotI nathI, ane jaD sharIranI kriyA mAre
lIdhe thAy chhe–em teo mAnatA nathI, temanI draShTinun jor antaramAn nijapad upar hoy chhe ke hun anAdianant
dhruvasvabhAvI gnAyakamUrti AtmA chhun.–AvI antarangadraShTine to agnAnI jANato nathI, ane avasthAmAn vartatI
eTale photarAn khAnDanAr bAInI mAphak, te paN photarAn jevA shubharAgamAn ne dehAdinI kriyAmAn aTakI rahe chhe.
gnAnIo to potAnA antaramAn svabhAv taraphanun valaN karI rahyA chhe, svabhAvanI shraddhA, gnAn ne ekAgratArUpI
kas to andaramAn utare chhe (–arthAt AtmAmAn abhed thAy chhe), tenun phaL bahAramAn dekhAtun nathI; asthiratAnA
k krAgane lIdhe pUjA–bhakti–vrat vagere shubharAg tem ja vepAr–dhandhA vagere sambandhI ashubharAg thAy tene
gnAnI photarAn samAn jANe chhe tathA deh–man–vANInI kriyA to jaDanI chhe, te bannethI bhinna potAnA
nijasvabhAv upar gnAnInI draShTi chhe. AvI draShTine lIdhe dharmIne kShaNe kShaNe antaramAn nijapad taraphanun valaN chhe.
vachche puNya–pApanI lAgaNI UThatAn nimitto upar lakSha jAy chhe ane dehAdinI kriyA tenA kAraNe svayam thatI