: vaishAkh : 2492 Atmadharma : 43 :
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RuShabhadevano mahAbalarAjAno bhav ane jainadharmanA sanskAr
anAdi svayamsiddha evA A lokanI vachche madhyalok chhe; asankhyAt dvIp–
samudrothI shobhAyamAn A madhyalokamAn vachche jambudvIp chhe, ane jambudvIpanI vachamAn
jambudvIpanA mugaTasamAn merUparvat shobhe chhe.
merUparvatanI pUrve ane pashchime ‘videhadesh’ chhe; tyAnthI munivaro karmarUpI melano
nAsh karIne hammeshA videh (–deharahit–siddha) thayA kare chhe tethI tenun ‘videh’ nAm sArthak
chhe. A videhadeshomAn shrI jinendrarUpI sUryano sadAy uday rahe chhe, tethI tyAn mithyA
matarUpI andhakAr kadI vyApato nathI.
AvA pashchim videhamAn ek gandhil nAmano desh chhe. tenI madhyamAn shAshvat
jinamandirothI sushobhit evo vijayArddhaparvat chhe, ane te parvat upar alakApurI
nAmanI nagarI chhe. atibal nAmanA vidyAdhar te nagarInA rAjA chhe. dharmAtmA atibal
rAjAne ek divas vairAgya thatAn, potAnA putra mahAbalane rAjya sompIne teNe jinadIkShA
dhAraN karI.
(A ‘mahAbal’ te ja ApaNA charitranAyak RuShabhadevano jIv.)
rAjA mahAbalane chAr mantrIo hatA–mahAmati, sambhinnamati, shatamati ane
svayambuddha. temAnthI svayambuddhamantrI shuddha samyagdraShTi hatA, ne bAkInA traNe mantrIo
mithyAdraShTi hatA.
ek divas mahAbal rAjAnA janmadivasano utsav thaI rahyo hato. te vakhate
sabhAmanDapamAn rAjAne atishay prasanna dekhIne mahAbuddhimAn svayambuddhamantrIe tene
jainadharmano upadesh Apyo ane kahyun ke “he rAjan! A rAjalakShmI vagere vaibhav to kevaL
pUrvapuNyanun phaL chhe; A bhav ane parabhavamAn AtmAnA hitane arthe tame jainadharmanun sevan
karo. svayambuddhamantrInI e vAt sAmbhaLIne bIjA traN mithyAdraShTi mantrIomAnthI eke kahyun ke
paralok vagere kAI chhe ja nahi; bIjAe kahyun ke AtmA svatantra tattva ja nathI, e to
sanyogI kShaNik vastu chhe; ane trIjAe kahyun ke Akhun jagat shUnyarUp chhe, AtmA vagere kAI
chhe ja nahIn. –parantu svayambuddha mantrIe anek yukti ane draShTAntodvArA AtmAnun astitva,
paralokanun astitva, AtmAnA bhalA–burAbhAvonun phaL vagere siddha karI dIdhun; ane e rIte
jainadharmano atishay mahimA prasiddha karyo. svayambuddhanA yuktipUrvak vachanothI samasta
sabhAsadone e vishvAs thaI gayo ke A jain dharma ja vAstavik chhe. AthI sabhAjanoe
temaj mahAbal rAjAe paN prasanna thaIne