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uttar:– bhAI, ek shvAsoshvAsamAn 18 vakhat janmamaraN thAy evo sanyog to evA
jIvane ja hoy chhe ke jene andar tIvra moh hoy...e tIvra mohanun ja tene tIvra
dukh chhe, ne e dukh samajAvavA sanyogathI kathan karavAmAn Avyun chhe–kemake
sAmAnya jIvone e rIte ja dukhano khyAl Ave chhe. bAkI to siddhonun sukh jem
Indriyagamya nathI, tem ekendriy jIvonun mahAdukh paN Indriyagamya nathI.
bhAvamaraNanI tIvratA hoy tyAn ja dravyamaraNanI evI tIvratA (18 vAr
janmamaraN) hoy chhe; jene bhAvamaraN nathI evA nirmohI jIvone dravyamaraN paN
hotun nathI. mokSha thAy tene maraN nathI kahevAtun. eTale janma–maraN vagerenAn je
tIvra dukho varNavyA chhe tyAn tenI sAthenA tIvra bhAvamaraNanun ja e dukh chhe. –
em samajavun.
prashna:– kayA bhagavAn kailAsagirI parathI mokSha pAmyA? (hasamukh jain, prAntIj)
uttar:– RuShabhadev bhagavAn. (namo RuShabh kailAs pahADan)
prashna:– (1) bharat ane airavatakShetramAn 24–24 tIrthankaro chhe ne videhamAn 20 tIrthankaro
chhe–enun shun kAraN? (akalank jain, nan 444 sAbalI)
uttar:– bhAIshrI, ApaNA bharatamAn ke airavat kShetramAn jyAre 24 tIrthankaro thAy chhe
eTalA vakhatamAn videhakShetramAn to vIs nahi parantu asankhyAtA tIrthankaro thAy chhe.
ahIn RuShabhadevathI mAnDIne mahAvIr tIrthankar thayA tenI vachchenA kALamAn videhamAn
asankhyAtA sImandhar bhagavanto thaI gayA. videhamAn je vIs tIrthankaro kahevAmAn
Ave chhe te to ‘shAshvat’ eTale ke eTalA tIrthankar bhagavanto to pAnch videhamAn
sadAy hoy ja. temAn vachche bhang na paDe. jem bharatakShetramAn to atyAre tIrthankar
nathI, paN videhamAn tIrthankar na hoy evun kadI na bane. koIvAr pAnchavidehamAn
ek sAthe 160 tIrthankaro paN vartatA hoy chhe. A bAbatano abhyAs karasho to
visheSh ghaNun jANavAnun maLashe.
prashna:– (2) vIs tIrthankar bhagavantonA chihna shun chhe?
uttar:– bharatakShetranA pahelA tIrthankar RuShabhadevanun je chihna, te ja videhanA pahelA tIrthankar
sImandharanAthanun chihna, tyArapachhI anukrame chihna A pramANe chhe– (2) hAthI