: 14 : Atmadharma : bhAdaravo :
A vAtanun samAdhAn na thavAthI temaNe shankharUp sadAshivanun pUjan chhoDI dIdhun,
temanA vichAromAn parivartan thayun ne vivekajyot jAgI; have shrungAraras pratye aruchi
thavA lAgI. ane pashchAttApapUrvak pApanA bhayathI shrRungArarasanI pothIne gomatI nadImAn
padharAvI dIdhI. temanI pariNatimAn parivartan thayun ne temane dharmanI chAhanA pragaTI.
pahelAn santAparasanA rasiyA banArasI have jinendranA shAntarasamAn magna rahevA lAgyA;
pahelAn galIkunchImAn bhaTakanArA banArasI have aShTadravya sahit jinamandiramAn javA lAgyA.
jinadarshan vagar bhojanatyAganI temane pratignA hatI; A uparAnt vrat–niyam–
sAmAyikAdi AchAro paN teo karavA lAgyA.
san. 1667mAn (24 varShanI vaye) pitAjIe gharano kArabhAr banArasIne sompI
dIdho; ane be mudrikA, 24 mANek, 34 maNi, nav nIlam, vIs pannA, keTalunk parachuraN
jhaverAt, tathA 40 maN ghI, be kUmpA tel, baso rUpiyAnAn kapaDAn ane keTalIk rokaD rakam
ApIne vepAr mATe AgrA mokalyA. AgrAnA motIkaTarAmAn temanA banAvIne tyAn UtaryA
ne vepAr sharU karyon. ghI, tel, kApaD venchIne tenI hunDI jaunapur mokalI dIdhI. te vakhate
AgrAmAn bhalabhalA loko ThagAI jatAn, paN sadbhAgye banArasIdAsajI upar koInI draShTi
na paDI. chhatAn ashubhakarmanA udaye temane na chhoDayA, bAndhelun jhaverAt kyAnk gUm thaI gayun,
je kapaDAmAn mANek bAndhyA hatAn te poTalI UndaraDA tANI gayA; be ratnajaDit ponchI je
sharAphane venchI hatI teNe bIje ja divase divALun kADhayun, ek ratnajaDit mudrikA rastAmAn paDI
gaI; Am uparAuparI ApattithI banArasInun hRuday kShubdha banI gayun. pAse je kAI vastu
bachelI te venchIvenchIne khAvA mAnDayun. ante pAse kAI na rahyun tyAre bajAramAn javAnun chhoDI
dIdhun ne gharamAn ja rahIne pustak vAnchavA lAgyA. chAr pAnch shrotAjano temanI pAse shAstra
sAmbhaLavA AvatA. temAn ek kachorIvALo hato, temanI pAsethI roj kachorI udhAr laIne
banArasIdAsajI khAtA hatA. ghaNA divas bAd tene ekAntamAn kahyun ke bhAI, tame udhAr
Apo chho paN mArI pAse to kAI chhe nahIn ke tamane Apun. mATe havethI udhAr ApavAnun
bandh karo. paN kachorIvALA bhAI bhalA AdamI hatA, ne banArasIdAsajInI paristhiti
jANatA hatA; teNe kahyun ke Ap paisAnI paravA na karasho, chintAnI koI vAt nathI, Ap
udhAr lIdhA karo, samay AvatAn badhun chukavAI jashe. A rIte chha mahinA vItI gayA.
ekavAr shAstra sAmbhaLavA tArAchandajI nAmanA gRuhastha AvyA, teo banArasIdAsajInA
shvasur thatA hatA; teo banArasIdAsajIne potAne tyAn teDI gayA, be mAs bAd pharIne
temaNe vepAr sharU karyo. ne k kdhan kamAyA, temAnthI kachorIvALAno hisAb chukate karIne
chUkavI Apyo; kul 14 rUA. thayA hatA. AgrA jevA shaheramAn be vakhat purI–kachorInun sAt
mAsanun kharcha mAtra rUA. 14 Avyun–evA e vakhate sastA bhAv hatA. A prasangamAn
kachorIvALA bhAIe potAnA