shAntinAth bhagavAnanA 16 phUT UnchA bhavya pratimA shAnt
mudrAvant birAje chhe, tenA pUjan–bhakti bAd rAmaTek
tIrthamAn pU. gurudevanun pravachan.
vagar chAr gatimAn phasAyelA jIvone Atmabodh karAvavA mATe temaNe A shAstramAn shuddha AtmAnun svarUp
batAvyun chhe. nishchay–vyavahAr bAbatamAn teo kahe chhe ke abudh–agnAnI prANIone AtmAnun svarUp
samajAvavA mATe vikalpa UThatAn hun vyavahAradvArA teno upadesh karI, arthAt upadeshamAn to vyavahArathI–
bhedathI kathan Avashe. parantu nishchayasvarUpanA Ashraye ja karmano kShay thAy chhe, eTale nishchayasvarUpanun
avalamban ja amAre batAvavun chhe, vyavahArathI kathan Ave temAn paN vyavahAranun avalamban karAvavAno
amAro Ashay nathI, amAro Ashay to shuddha nayanun avalamban karAvIne shuddhAtmAno anubhav karAvavAnun
chhe kemake tenA ja Ashraye karmakShay thAy chhe. karmano kShay kaho ke AtmashAntinI prApti kaho, te shuddhAtmAnA
Ashraye ja thAy chhe.
‘shAntinAth bhagavAn chhe; tenA Ashraye apUrva shAntinun vedan thAy chhe. potAnA AtmA sivAy bIjA koI
bhagavAn (siddha–bhagavAn ke arihant bhagavAn) kAI jIvane darshan devA ahIn AvatA nathI. kemake
siddhabhagavAn to sharIrarahit thaI gayA, ne arihant bhagavAn to atyAre videhakShetre birAje chhe, eTale
te bhagavanto ahIn darshan devA AvatA nathI, paN temanA jevo je potAno chaitanyasvabhAv chhe tenun bhAn
(samyag darshan) karIne ane tenI sAdhanA karIne A AtmA pote paramAtmA banIne siddhAlayamAn jAy
chhe. AtmAnI AvI prabhutA AchArya dev oLakhAve chhe ke he jIvo! tamArAmAn tamArI prabhutA rahelI chhe;
paN tenI sAvadhAnI (vishvAs ne ekAgratA) vagar jIv sansAramAn bhramaN karIne dukhI thaI rahyo chhe.
antaramAn shuddha nayavaDe AtmAnA shuddhasvarUpane pratItamAn letAn AtmashAnti prApta thAy chhe. bahAramAn
shAntinAth bhagavAnanA darshan–pUjan–bhakti vagereno bhAv Ave, dharmAtmAne paN evo bhAv Ave, paN
te shubhabhAv chhe, tenI maryAdA puNyabandhan karAvavA pUratI ja chhe, mokShanI prApti karAvavI te tenI maryAdAnI
bahAr chhe, arthAt te shubharAgavaDe mokSha ke AtmashAnti thatI nathI. AtmashAnti ane mukti to shuddhanayavaDe
antarmukh thaIne shuddhAtmAno anubhav karavAthI ja thAy chhe.