
Am mAnanAr shuShkagnAnI chhe. jem koI em kahe ke mAre goL joIe chhe paN gaLapaN nathI jotun,–to
gaLapaNano niShedh karatAn tene goLano ja niShedh thaI jashe; tem gnAnalakShaNane oLakhavAnI nA pADe chhe tene
AtmA ja nahi jaNAy. je nirvikalpa AtmaanubhavamAn TharI gayo hoy tene lakShya–lakShaNanA bhedano vikalpa na
hoy. paN jeNe hajI AtmAne lakShamAn lIdho nathI teNe AtmAne oLakhavA mATe pahelAn tenun lakShaN jANavun
joIe. lakShaNane jANavun te kAI vikalpanun kAraN nathI, te to lakShyane oLakhavAnun kAraN chhe.
AtmAnun ja lakSha karAve chhe. evA lakShaNanI jene khabar nathI tene lakShyanI prasiddhi thatI nathI. abhed AtmAne
lakShamAn levo te ja gnAn lakShaNanun prayojan chhe. AtmAne lakShamAn na letAn ekalA vyavahAranun ke rAganun ja lakSha
karIne aTake to te gnAn paN AtmAnun lakShaN nathI kem ke tenA vaDe AtmA lakShit thato nathI. rAgamAn ekAkAr
thaI gayun te gnAnane ahIn gnAn ja kahetAn nathI; ahIn to je gnAn sva taraph vaLIne AtmAne lakShya banAve tene ja
AtmAnun lakShaN gaNyun chhe. ane te gnAn AtmAnA gnAnasahit parane paN yathArtha jANe chhe. gnAnalakShaNathI AtmAne
lakShit na kare ane jainashAsanamAn kahelA ekalA vyavahAranun ja lakSha rAkhe to tene paN AtmAnA gnAnalakShaNanI
khabar nathI, eTale tene AtmAnI prasiddhi thatI nathI.
jaNAto nathI kemake teo AtmAnun lakShaN nathI; eTale jeo nimitta upar ke vyavahAr upar jor Ape chhe
teoe AtmAnA gnAnalakShaNane ja jANyun nathI. ahIn to em kahevAno Ashay chhe ke je gnAn sva taraph
vaLIne AtmAne na jANe ane ekalA par taraph ke vyavahAr taraph ja vaLyA kare to te gnAn paN AtmAnun
lakShaN nathI eTale ke te kharekhar gnAn ja nathI, kem ke teNe AtmAne prasiddha na karyo paN vyavahArane prasiddha
karyo. je gnAn vyavahArano niShedh karIne svabhAvasanmukh thaIne bhagavAn AtmAne prasiddha kare–teno
anubhav kare–te gnAn ja AtmAnun lakShaN chhe. lakShya sAthe ekatA kare tene lakShaN kahyun, paN lakShyane chhoDIne
par sAthe ekatA kare tene lakShaN na kahevAy. ekalA vyavahAranA ja AshrayamAn aTakanAr jIv AtmAnA
lakShaNane nathI jANato; agiyAr angano jANanAro ne vyavahAraratnatrayano pALanAro dravyalingI sAdhu paN
jo te vyavahAraratnatrayanA vikalpathI lAbh mAnato hoy to teNe AtmAnA lakShaNane jANyun nathI. agiyAr
anganA jANapaNAmAn ke vyavahAraratnatrayanA shubhavikalpamAn evun sAmarthya nathI ke te AtmAnI prasiddhi karI
shake. svasanmukh thayelun gnAn ja AtmAnI prasiddhi kare chhe. chothe–pAnchame–chhaThThe guNasthAne bhUmikA–anusAr
vyavahAr hoy kharo–vikalpa hoy kharo, paN je gnAn ekalA te vyavahAranI sanmukh rahIne tenI ja prasiddhi
kare ne Atmasanmukh thaIne AtmAnI prasiddhi na kare to te gnAn mithyA chhe. te mithyA gnAnanun lakShya AtmA
nathI paN tenun lakShya to ekAnt vyavahAr chhe, mATe te mithyA gnAn AtmAnun lakShaN nathI. svasanmukh gnAnathI
lakShit thavA yogya AtmA chhe, tenI jene khabar nathI evA jIvane ahIn AtmAnun lakShaN oLakhAvyun chhe. te
lakShaNane oLakhatAn AtmAnI prasiddhi thayA vinA rahetI nathI.
‘gnAnamAtra’ mAn bhegAn ja AvI jAy chhe. gnAnamAtra kahetAn parano ane vikArano to niShedh thAy chhe paN
AtmAnA anant dharmono niShedh nathI thato. jene AtmAnun bhAn nathI tevA jIvane lakShaNadvArA AtmAnI
oLakhAN karAvavA mATe AtmAne gnAnamAtra kahyo chhe; gnAn te AtmAnun lakShaN chhe ane