shrI AdinAth jinendrane ane dAnatIrthanA pravartak shrI shreyAnsarAjAne yAd karIne kahe chhe ke temanA sambandhathI A
bharatakShetramAn dharmanI sthiti thaI:–
एतदन्योन्यसंबंधे धर्म स्थितिरभूदिह।।
mahAtmAo vratatIrtha ane dAnatIrthane pravartAvavAmAn
AdipuruSho chhe, temanA sambandhathI ja A bharatakShetramAn
munidharmanI ane shrAvakadharmanI sthiti thaI chhe. vratatIrtha
eTale samyagdarshan–gnAn–chAritrasahit munipaNun, te A
chovIsImAn bharatakShetre asankhya–abajo varShanA Antare
pahelavahelun RuShabhanAth bhagavAne dhAraN karyun eTale teo
vratatIrtha chalAvanArA AdipuruSh chhe; ane dAnatIrthan eTale
vidhipUrvak munirAjane AhAradAn devun te shrAvakanun ek
mukhya kartavya chhe; shrI shreyAnsarAjA pahelavahelun AhAradAn
daIne A chovIsImAn dAnatIrthanA pravartak AdipuruSh
thayA. teo banne charamasharIrIpaNe A ja bhavamAn mokSha
pAmyA. temanA dvArA bharatakShetramAn dharmanI sthiti thaI
em kahIne mangalAcharaNamAn te mahApuruShone yAd karyA chhe.
nIlAnjasA nAmanI devI nRitya karatAn karatAn ja mRutyu
pAmI, te kShaNabhanguratA dekhIne bhagavAn sansArathI virakta
thayA, ane bAr vairAgya bhAvanA bhAvIne svayam dIkShit
thaI, muni thayA; ane chha mAs sudhI AtmAnA gnAn–
dhyAnamAn evA lIn rahyA ke AhAranI vRutti paN na
UThI. chha mahinA bAd jyAre AhAranI vRutti UThI tyAre nagarImAn padhAryA, parantu munirAjane AhAradAn kaI
rIte devun tenI lokone khabar na hatI, AdinAth bhagavAn nagarImAn shA mATe padhAryA chhe tenI paN lokone
khabar na hatI, eTale koI to hIrA–mANekanA thAL laIne bheT dharavA lAgyA, koI vastrAdi laIne bheT
dharavA AvyA. koI bhojanano thAL laIne AvyA. paN AhAradAnanI vidhi koI jANatun na hatun. eTale
bhagavAn shrI RuShabhamunirAj AhAranI vRutti toDIne pAchhA vanamAn chAlyA jAy chhe ne chaitanyadhyAnamAn lIn
thAy chhe. ahA, AhAr na maLe ke maLe temAn munione samabhAv chhe, e to chaitanyane sAdhavA mATe nIkaLyA
chhe. chha mahinA uparAnt kAL vItI gayo chhatAn bhagavAn avadhignAn ke manaparyayagnAnano upayog muktA nathI,
e to mahA dhIr ane gambhIr chhe, gnAnanA upayogane jyAn tyAn bhamAvatA nathI. sAdhak jIvo potAnA
svarUpane sAdhavAnI laganImAn chhe, teo upayogane jyAn tyAn bhamAvatA nathI. “lAvane, vanamAn beThA beThA
avadhignAnano upayog mUkIne joI laun ke Aj AhArano yog banashe ke nahi! eTale maphatano AnTo na
thAy’–AvI vRutti bhagavAnane UThatI nathI. juo kharAn A