: 18 : Atmadharma : shrAvaN :
svAnubhav taraph DhaLatI vichAradhArA
svAnubhav e ja ArAdhanAno kharo samay chhe
tattvanA avalokanakALe samay arthAt shuddhAtmAne yuktimArgathI arthAt nay–
pramAN vaDe pahelAn jANe, tyArapachhI ArAdhanasamaye eTale ke anubhavananA kALe te
nay–pramAN nathI; kemake tyAn pratyakShaanubhav chhe;–jem ratnanI kharIdI vakhate to
anek vikalpa kare chhe, paN te pratyakSha paherIe tyAre vikalpa nathI.–paheravAnun sukh
ja chhe.–em nayachakragranthamAn kahyun chhe.
juo, chaitanyano anubhav samajAvavA mATe dAkhalo paN ratnano Apyo.
uttamavastu samajAvavA mATe draShTAnt paN uttamavastunun Apyun. ratna levA koN nIkaLe?
koI mAmulI mANas ratna levA na Ave paN uttam–puNyavAn mANas ratna kharIdavA
Ave; em ahIn paN je uttamajIv–AtmArthI jIv chaitanyanA anubhavarUp ratna levA
Avyo chhe tenI vAt chhe; evA jIvane pahelAn savikalpa vichAradhArAmAn AtmAnA
svarUpanun anek prakAre chintan hoy chhe. jem ratna kharIdanAr kharIdatI vakhate te sambandhI
anek vichAr kare chhe, ratnanI jAt kevI, tenI jhalak kevI, tej kevun, vajan keTalun,
AkRuti kevI, rang kevo, kimmat keTalI, DokamAn paheravAthI te kevun shobhashe–ItyAdi anek
prakAranA vikalpothI chArepaDakhethI ratnanun svarUp nakkI kare chhe, ane pachhI te ratnahAranI
kimmat chUkavI kharIdIne jyAre DokamAn sAkShAt pahere tyAre to hAranI prAptinA santoShanun
sukhaj rahe chhe, bIjA vikalpo tyAn rahetA nathI. tem chaitanyaratnanI prAptino udyamI jIv
pahelAn to savikalpa vichArathI anek prakAre potAnun svarUp chintave chhe: mAro svabhAv
dravyadraShTithI shuddha siddhasamAn chhe, paryAyadraShTithI mArAmAn malinatA chhe; mokShamArga nishchayathI
shuddhasvabhAvanA ja Ashraye chhe; rAgane jo mokShanun kAraN mAnIe to Asrav ane samvar
tattvo bhinna na rahe; upayogane antarmukh karavAthI ja shuddhAtmAnI anubhUti thAy ne tyAre
ja Anandanun vedan pragaTe.–Am anekaprakAre yuktithI, nay–pramAN vagerethI nakkI kare.
AtmAnun svarUp kevun? tenI shaktio kevI? tenun kArya kevun? tenA pradesho kevA? tenA
bhAvo kevA? svabhAvabhAvo kayA? vikArI bhAvo kyA? upAdeyarUp shuddhasvarUp kevun?
tenA anubhavanun sukh kevun? teno prayatna kevo?–em anek prakArathI vichArIne nakkI
karatI vakhate sAthe vikalpa hoy chhe; paN pachhI, badhAy paDakhethI svarUp barAbar nakkI
karIne, teno utkRuShTa mahimA lAvIne prayatnapUrvak jyAre upayogane antarmukh karIne
AtmAno pratyakSha anubhav kare chhe tyAre to