yogya ja chhe, –kemake UndhI shraddharUp jher sahit chhe. jem utkRuShTa maNi sahit sarpa chhe te lokamAn vighna
karanAr ja chhe, tem viparIt tattvanI prarUpaNA karanAro vaktA paN ahit karanAro ja chhe. UndhI shraddhA
sahitanun jANapaNun ke vyavahAr AcharaN–te kinchit hitakArI nathI. UndhA mArganun poShaN karavA jevun
mahApAp bIjun koI nathI.
vaktA lobhavash thaIne yathArthatattvano upadesh ApI shake nahi; mAnano arthI jIv mAn khAtar sabhAne
rIjhavavA mATe vIparItatattvano upadesh ApI dye; jene shrotA pAsethI kAI levAnI AshA hoy–te to
shrotAne AdhIn thaI jAy, ne potAnun mAn–lobh vagere prayojan sAdhavA tattvathI viparIt prarUpaNA
paN karI nAnkhe. mATe vaktA nispRuh hoy. temaj te tIvra krodhI ke mAnI na hoy. jo krodhI–mAnI hoy
to to lokamAn jainadharmanI nindA thAy ke juo, A jainadharmanA upadeshak! ane shrotAo paN evA
upadeshakathI bhayabhIt rahyA kare.
banI shake to saraLatAthI kahe ke mane e vAtanun gnAn nathI mATe visheShagnAnIne pUchhIne hun jaNAvIsh. paN
potAnun ajANapaNun chhupAvavA game tem javAb na ApI de. potAne na AvaDe to kahe ke visheShagnAnI
pAsethI samAdhAn meLavIne kahIsh; athavA to yogya avasare tamane visheShagnAnI maLe to tene pUchhIne
sandeh dUr karasho ne mane paN te jaNAvasho. abhimAnapUrvak game tem viparIt prarUpaNA karI nAnkhe to to
shrotAnun ahit thAy ne vaLI jainadharmanI paN nindA thAy; sandeh paN dUr na thAy. vaktA game tevo
upadesh ApI de ne shAstrAnusAr yogya samAdhAn na kare to jainadharmanI prabhAvanA paN kem thAy? vaLI
jainadharmanA upadeshakamAn lokanindya kAryonI pravRutti na hoy; lokomAn je kAryanI nindA thAy, rAj taraphathI
danD thAy–evI pravRutti kare ne dharmano upadesh ApavA bese–to to dharmanI nindA ja thAy; ne tenA vachanane
mAne paN koN? loko hAsya mashkarI kare ke juo A jainadharmanA upadeshak? mATe jainadharmanA
upadeshakanI pravRutti paN lokamAn shobhe tevI hoy, badhA paDakhethI sarakhun hoy. vaLI hInakuLavALo na hoy,
angahIn na hoy, svarabhangavALo na hoy, miShTavachanI ane prabhutAyukta hoy, ne lokomAn je mAnya
hoy, evA dharmAtmAo ja jainadharmanA vaktA hoI shake. je buddhimAn hoy, shAstranun rahasya jANato hoy,
lokanI maryAdAno jene vivek hoy, AshA jenI asta thaI gaI hoy, –laukik prayojananI apekShAvALo
na hoy, puNyavant hoy, pariNAmamAn upashamavant hoy, prashna thatA pahelAn ja tenA uttarane jANato hoy,
prashnonI jhaDI varase to paN sahan karIne tenun samAdhAn karI shake evo hoy, prashna Ave tyAn gabharAI
jAy to te nishank pratipAdan karI shake nahi; vaLI prabhutAyukta hoy, temaj potAnI ke paranI nindAthI
rahit hoy, lokamAn jenI nindA thatI hoy tene vaktApaNun shobhe nahi, temaj vaktA thaIne bIjAnI nindA
karyA kare topaN vaktApaNun shobhe nahi; gnAn–vairAgya vinay vagere anek guNothI sanyukta hoy, jenAn
vachan madhur ane spaShTa hoy, – evA dharmAtmA sabhAmAn dharmakathA eTale ke adhyAtmarasamay jainadharmano
upadesh kare.