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niyamasAramAn to nishchayaratnatrayane ja niyamathI kartavya kahIne, tene ja Avashyak karma kahevAmAn AvyA
chhe, tyAn rAgane ke vyavahArane Avashyak karma kahetAn nathI; e ja rIte samayasAramAn paN em kahyun chhe ke shuddha
AtmAnI anubhUti karavI te ja Agamanun vidhAn chhe te ja bhagavAnanun pharamAn chhe.–parantu Avun utkRuShTasvarUp
je samaje tene tevo upadesh denArA dev–guru–shAstra pratye param vinay–bahumAn ane bhaktibhAv jAgyA vagar
rahe nahi. tethI ahIn samyakshraddhA–gnAnapUrvakanA shrAvakanA shubhakartavyone paN Avashyak kahevAmAn Ave chhe,
shrAvakanI bhUmikAmAn te kArya avashya hoy chhe. kemake shrAvakanI bhUmikAmAn hajI rAg to chhe, to rAganun valaN
kaI taraph jashe? vItarAgI dev–guru–shAstra taraph ja tenun valaN jashe. ahIn em na samajavun ke samyagdarshan
pachhI ja A kartavyo hoy, ne pahelAn na hoy;–samyagdarshan pahelAn pAtratAmAn paN jignAsujIvane devapUjA,
gurusevA vagere kAryo hararoj hoy chhe. eTalI paN rAganI dishA jene na badale, dharmanA nimitto taraph eTalo
paN bhakti–bahumAnano bhAv jene na Ave tene to rAganI mandatA paN nathI. to pachhI rAganA abhAvarUp
dharmane to te kyAthi pAmashe? eTale enAmAn to dharma pAmavAnI pAtratA paN nathI. shrI padmaprabhamunirAj
niyamasAramAn kahe chhe ke are jIv! bhavabhayane bhedanArA A bhagavAn pratye shun tane bhakti nathI?–to tun
bhavasamudranI madhyamAn rahelA magaranA mukhamAn chho. Ano artha kAI evo nathI ke rAg te dharma chhe paN
sansAranA premavALo jem strI–putrAdinAn moDhAn rojeroj rAgapUrvak jue chhe tem dharmanA premavALo jIv
vItarAgatAne pAmelA evA dev–guru–dharmAtmAnI mudrAnAn darshan rojeroj bhaktipUrvak kare chhe; temAn tene dharmano
prem ane bahumAn poShAy chhe.
bhagavAn em kahe chhe, guru paN evo ja upadesh kare chhe ne shAstra paN em ja kahe chhe ke, tun tArA
AtmA taraph vaL, amArA pratyenA rAgathI lAbh mAnIne tenA AshrayamAn tun aTakIsh nahi. eTale je rAgathI
lAbh mAnIne rokAy teNe dev–guru–shAstranI kharI upAsanA karI nathI. ahIn to evA jIvanI vAt chhe ke jeNe
samyagdarshan ane samyaggnAnanI ArAdhanA pragaT karI chhe paN hajI muni dashA pragaT nathI eTale gRuhasthapaNAmAn
rahel chhe.–AvA dharmAtmAne rojeroj bhagavAnanI pUjA, gurunI upAsanA, shAstranI svAdhyAy, potAnI shakti
anusAr sanyam–tap ane dAn–e chha kartavya hoy chhe.
1. devapUjA: shrAvakadharmAtmAnun kartavya chhe ke roje roj savAramAn bhagavAnanAn darshan pUjan kare. sansAranA
bIjA kAryo karatAn pahelAn rojeroj potAnA IShTadhyeyarUp sarvagnadevanun smaraN karIne, temanA mahimAnun chintavan
kare, temanI pratimAnA darshan–pUjan kare. bhagavAnanI vItarAg–pratimAne paN bhagavAn samAn ja gaNavAmAn
AvI chhe–
“कहत बनारसी अलप भवस्थिति जाकी
सोही जिनप्रतिमा प्रमाणें जिनसारखी।”
jinapratimA te jinabhagavAn ja chhe, aho! upashAntarasamAn jhUlatI A jinamUdrA nIhALatAn jANe
chaitanyasvabhAvanun ja Akhun pratibimb hoy! Am yathArtha sthApanAnikShep dharmAtmAne ja hoy chhe. ane A rIte
oLakhANapUrvak je jIv jinapratimAne jinasamAn samaje chhe te jIvanI bhavasthiti alpa ja hoy chhe,
alpakALamAn te mokSha pAme chhe. jinabimb kevA hoy? vItarAg hoy; maunapaNe jANe vItarAgatAno ja bodh
detA hoy! jem bhagavAn sarvagnadev arihant paramAtmAmAn kAI dUShaN nathI, temane vastra–shastra–AbhUShaN
vagere parigrah nathI tem temanI pratimA paN nirdoSh–vastrashastra ke AbhUShaN rahit hoy, je duShit hoy,
vastrAdi parigrah sahit hoy te kharekhar arihantanI pratimA nathI. jem, sAmun mukh jevun hoy tevun ja
arIsAmAn dekhAy tene pratibimb kahevAy chhe, paN mukh hoy mANasanun ne arIsAmAn dekhAy vAndarAnun moDhun,
em banatun nathI; tem bhagavAn jinadev vItarAg chhe temanun pratibimb (eTale ke pratimA) te paN vItarAg
ja hoy chhe; rAgavALA pratibimbane vItarAganun pratibimb kahevAy nahIn.
juo, bhagavAnanA darshan–pUjan karavAnun kahyun temAn A rIte vItarAgasvarUpe bhagavAnane oLakhIne darshan–