: 18 : Atmadharma : bhAdaravo :
agnAnInA badhAy pariNAm agnAnamay chhe; gnAnInA badhAy pariNAm gnAnamay
AtmA gnAnasvarUp chhe, te nijasvarUpane oLakhIne Avun gnAnakArya kare, te tenun
prashna:– gnAnIney rAg to hoy chhe?
uttar:– rAg ane nirmaL gnAnapariNAm banne ekasAthe hovA chhatAn gnAnI te kALe
rAg sAthe tanmayapaNe nathI upajyA. paN rAgathI bhinna gnAnapariNAmamAn ja tanmayapaNe
upajyA chhe, mATe gnAnI te kALe gnAnanA ja kartA, chhe, rAganA kartA nathI. tenA gnAnamAn
tanmayapaNe rAg nathI vartato, rAganun gnAn thayun te gnAn sAthe tanmayapaNun chhe. A rIte
tene gnAnapariNAm gnAnajAtipaNe ja varte chhe; gnAnapariNAm rAgapaNe thatA nathI mATe
gnAnI gnAnabhAvano ja kartA chhe. Avun svarUp samajavun te apUrva bhedagnAn chhe.