
ane ahIn em kahyun ke gnAnalakShaNathI AtmA prasiddha thAy chhe; temAn paN ‘gnAnalakShaN’ kahetAn shuddhanay anusAr
thayelun gnAn levun. je gnAn svasanmukh thaIne AtmAne na jANe ane parane ja jANe te gnAn AtmAnun lakShaN nathI.
je gnAn AtmAne lakShya karIne tene prasiddha kare–jANe–te gnAn AtmAnun lakShaN chhe. rAgathI bhinna AtmAnI
prasiddhi karanArun gnAn rAgane paN jANavAnI tAkAtavALun chhe.
prasiddhinun sAdhan chhe–em jaNAvyun chhe.
rAgAdi bhAvo paN AtmAnA svabhAvathI atyant judA chhe, te rAgAdi paN AtmAnun lakShaN nathI. gnAn ja
AtmAno asAdhAraN visheShaguN chhe tethI te ja AtmAnun lakShaN chhe. gnAnaguN sva–parane jANe chhe, AtmA
sivAy bIjA to koI dravyamAn gnAnaguN nathI, ane AtmAnA anantadharmomAn paN ek gnAnaguN ja sva–
paraprakAshak chhe tethI te asAdhAraN chhe; gnAn sivAyanA bIjA shraddhA–chAritra vagere guNo nirvikalpa chhe eTale ke
teo potAne ke parane jANatA nathI, mAtra gnAnaguN ja potAne ane parane jANe chhe; mATe ‘AtmA gnAnamAtra chhe’
em kahIne te gnAnaguNavaDe AtmAne oLakhAvavAmAn Ave chhe.
oLakhAy chhe; paryAyamAn rAg ane AtmA maLelAn dekhAy chhe, tyAn gnAnalakShaN AtmAne rAgathI paN bhinna
oLakhAve chhe; e rIte gnAnalakShaN vaDe AtmAnI prasiddhi thAy chhe, mATe AtmAne gnAnamAtra kahevAmAn Avyo chhe.
amane AtmA jaNAvavo chhe, to lakShaNano bhed pADayA vagar sIdho abhed AtmA ja batAvo ne? bhed pADIne shA
mATe kaho chho?
dvArA lakShya oLakhAvavAmAn Ave chhe. jene AtmAnA lakShaNanI ja khabar nathI tene AtmAnun bhAn hotun nathI.
‘sharIr te AtmAnun lakShaN chhe athavA sharIrane dhAraN karI rAkhavun te AtmAno guN chhe’ em je agnAnI mAne
chhe tene pratham AtmAnun lakShaN oLakhAve chhe ke ‘jo bhAI! AtmA to gnAnasvarUp chhe, je jANe chhe te AtmA chhe.’
e pramANe lakShaNane oLakhe tyAre ja te lakShyane pakaDI shake chhe.
nathI, ne gnAn anrtamukh thatAn AtmAno anubhav thAy chhe ne rAg chhUTI jAy chhe; e rIte rAg ane gnAn bhinna
bhinna chhe, temAn gnAn te ja AtmAnun lakShaN chhe. Am jANe tyAre AtmAnA lakShaNane jANyun kahevAy, ane evA
lakShaNane jANe to ja AtmAno anubhav thAy. agnAnIo AtmAne anek prakAre viparIt lakShaNavALo mAnI
rahyA chhe eTale temane to lakShaN