: bhAdaravo : Atmadharma : 11 :
param vItarAg jainadharmanA anAdinidhan pravAhamAn tIrthankaro ane santoe
AtmahitanA hetubhUt adhyAtmavANIno pravAh vahevaDAvyo chhe; tIrthankaro ane santono
e adhyAtmasandesh jhIlIne anek jIvo pAvan thayA chhe. gRuhastha–dharmAtmAoe paN e
adhyAtmagangAnA punit pravAhane potAnI adhyAtmarasikatA vaDe vaheto rAkhyo chhe....e
adhyAtmarasanA pAnathI, sansAranA santapta jIvo param tRupti anubhave chhe.
tIrthankaro ane munionI to shI vAt! teonun to jIvan svAnubhavavaDe
adhyAtma– rasathI otaprot banelun chhe; te uparAnt jainashAsanamAn anek dharmAtmA–shrAvako
paN evA pAkayA chhe ke jemanun adhyAtmajIvan ane adhyAtmavANI anek jignAsuone
adhyAtmanI preraNA jagADe chhe. evA ek adhyAtmavidvAn shrImAn pt.. shrI
ToDaramallajIno ane temanI lakhelI rahasyapUrNa chiThThino parichay AtmadharmanA gatAnkamAn
ApaNe karyo. evA ja ek bIjA vidvAn shrImAn pt.. shrI banArasIdAsajIno TUnk parichay
ahIn ApIe chhIe.
shrImAn pt.. banArasIdAsajIe pote ja ‘ardhakathAnak’ mAn potAnA
jIvanavRuttAntanun Alekhan karyun chhe; hindIbhAShAnA kaviomAn ‘AtmakathA’ lakhanArA teo
pahelA ja gaNAy chhe. temanI AtmakathAmAnthI ja temanA jIvanano sankShipta parichay ahIn
ApIe chhIe. pratikUL jIvanamAnthI paN adhyAtmarasanA pratApe kevun ujjavaL jIvan
banI shake chhe–tenI ApaNane AmAnthI preraNA maLe chhe.
madhyabhAratamAn rohatakapur pAse बिहोली gAm chhe, tyAn rAjaputonI vastI chhe.
ekavAr biholImAn koI jainamuni padhAryA, temanA pavitra charitrathI ane vidvattAbharelA
upadeshathI prabhAvit thaIne tyAnnA badhA rAjaputo jainadharmI thaI gayA, ane–
pahirI mAlA mantrakI pAyo kul shrImAl,
thApyo got biholiyA bIholI–rakhapAl.
A rIte namaskAramantranI mALA paherIne biholiyA gotranI je sthApanA thaI
temAn anukrame mUladAsajI thayA, teo rAjyanA modI hatA. san. 1602 mAn temane
kharagasen nAmano putra thayo. te 11 varShano hato tyAre (san. 1613mAn) tenA pitAno
dehAnt thatAn mogalasaradAre temanun ghar khAlasA karyun; AthI vidhavA mAtA potAnA putrane
laIne jonapur chAlI gaI, tyAn tenun piyar hatun.