: shrAvaN : ra494 Atmadharma : 21 :
dharmAtmAnI gnAnachetanA
(gnAnasvabhAvane chete–anubhave tenun nAm gnAnachetanA)
gnAnInA hRudayanun rahasya A pravachan–lekhamAn bharyun chhe. gnAnInA
antaranA AtmabhAvo samajavA mATe, temanI pariNati oLakhavA
mATe, ne potAmAn tevA bhAvo pragaT karavA mATe ‘dharmAtmAnI
gnAnachetanA’nun manan AtmArthI jIvone bahu upayogI thashe. –san.
(samayasAr kaLash 323–324 vagerenA pravachanamAnthI)
‘gnAnachetanA’ te dharmAtmAnun chihna chhe. gnAnachetanA vaDe dharmI jIv
potAne nirantar shuddhasvarUpe anubhave chhe. gnAnachetanA potAnA
svabhAvane sparshanArI chhe. amuk shAstra AvaDe to gnAnachetanA
kahevAy–em nathI; paN potAnA shuddha svabhAvane sparshe–anubhave enun
nAm gnAnachetanA chhe. gnAnachetanAnun kAm andaramAn samAy chhe. antaranA
svabhAvane sparshyA vinA shAstrAdinun game teTalun jANapaNun hoy topaN
tene gnAnachetanA kahetA nathI; kemake te to rAgane sparshe chhe–rAgane
anubhave chhe.
dharmInI sharUAt, mokShamArganI sharUAt ke sukhanI sharUAt
‘gnAn chetanA’ thI thAy chhe. gnAnachetanA eTale shuddha AtmAne
anubhavanArI chetanA; temAn ratnatray samAy chhe. A gnAnachetanAno
sambandh shAstranA bhaNatar sAthe nathI; gnAnachetanA to antarmukh thaIne
AtmAnA sAkShAtkAranun kArya kare chhe. gnAnachetanAnA baLe gnAnI
alpakALamAn ja kevaLagnAnane bolAvI lye chhe.