(shrAvakanAn kartavyanun varNan)
(gatAnkathI chAlu)
upAsak eTale upAsanA karanAr; dharmanI upAsanA karanAr
shrAvak kevA hoy ne tenun hammeshanun kArya shun chhe? tenun AmAn varNan chhe.
sAtamI gAthAmAn devapUjA vagere chha kartavyanun varNan chhe. temAnthI
devapUjAsambandhI vistAr AgalA lekhamAn thaI gayo chhe, guruupAsanA
sambandhI vistAr chAle chhe.
devapUjA pachhI shrAvakanun bIjun kartavya chhe guruupAsanA; guruupAsanA eTale nirgranth munivaronI temaj
dharmAtmA–santonI sevA, temano satsang, temanun bahumAn, temanI bhakti, temanI prasanshA, temanI pAsethI
upadeshanun shravaN; te badhun gurusevAmAn samAy chhe, ne te gRuhastha–shrAvakonun hammeshanun kartavya chhe. dharmamAn je moTA chhe
evA dharmAtmAonI sevA te guruupAsanA chhe.
bhagavAnanI pUjAmAn ne gurunI sevAmAn to rAg chhe ne!–em kahIne koI tenI upekShA kare, to tene
dharmano prem jAgyo nathI. jo ke temAn chhe to shubharAg, ane paramArthadraShTimAn te upekShA yogya chhe, parantu jene
dharmano prem jAgyo hoy tene dharmanA dAtAr evA vItarAgI dev–guru pratye, temaj dharmanA sAdhak jIvo pratye
param prem ane bhakti uchhaLyA vagar rahe nahi. shrAvakane hajI rAganI bhUmikA chhe eTale teno rAg vItarAgI
dev–guru–shAstra taraph vaLI gayo chhe. hajI to jene rAganI dishA paN sansAr taraphathI badalIne dharma taraph nathI
vaLI–te jIvane dharmano prem kem kahevAy? dharmano jene prem jAgyo te to dharmanA sAdhak munivarone ke dharmAtmA
jIvone dekhatAn ja pramodathI ullasI jAy ke ‘vAh! A dharmAtmA mokShamArgane kevA sAdhI rahyA chhe!!’ tene
tanathI–manathI–dhanathI sarva prakAre tenI sevAno bhAv Ave. jamavAnA samaye dharmAtmAne roj em bhAvanA
thAy ke are, koI mokShasAdhak munirAj ke koI dharmAtmA mArA AngaNe padhAre to temane bhojan karAvIne
pachhI hun jamun. are, A peTamAn koLiyo paDe tenA karatAn koI munirAj–dharmAtmAnA peTamAn koLiyo jAy to
mAro avatAr saphaL chhe. hun pote jyAre muni thaIne karapAtrI banun te dhanya avasaranI to shI vAt? parantu
muni thayA pahelAn bIjA munivaronA hAthamAn hun bhaktithI AharadAn karun to mArA hAthanI saphaLatA chhe.–Am
rojaroj shrAvak bhAvanA bhAve; temaj dharmAtmAshrAvako pratye paN bahumAn ane vAtsalya Ave.
je potAmAn samyagdarshanAdi guN pragaT karavA mAnge chhe tene te guNonun bahumAn AvyA vagar rahetun
nathI, eTale jemane evA guNo pragaTyA chhe evA dev–guru