: 34 : Atmadharma : mahA : 249p
ApaNe ane sImandharAdi tIrthankaro je dvIpamAn rahIe chhIe tenun nAm jambudvIp chhe–
ApaNA bharatakShetrathI sImandharabhagavAnanun videhakShetra lagabhag pachAs hajAr
yojan jeTalun najIk chhe. (ahIn 1 yojan eTale lagabhag chAr hajAr mAIl.)
jambudvIpamAn vachche merUparvat Avel chhe–te videhakShetranI vachamAn chhe.
merUparvat lagabhag chAlIs karoD mAIl (ek lAkh yojan) Uncho chhe.
merUparvatanI uttar taraph jambunAmanun ek kudaratI vRukSha chhe, te vRukSha upar shAshvat
jinAlayamAn ratnamay jinabimb birAje chhe. A jambuvRukSha uparathI ApaNA dvIpanun nAm
‘jambudvIp’ chhe.
je jambuvRukShane kAraNe ApaNo dvIp jambudvIp kahevAyo te jambuvRukSha videhakShetramAn
Avyun chhe.
jo ke ApaNA bharatakShetranA tIrthankaro bharatakShetranI bahAr vihAr nathI karatA,
bharatakShetranA AryakhanDamAn ja vihAr kare chhe; chhatAn badhA tIrthankaro ekavAr to
videhakShetramAn jAy chhe.–kyAre? ke janmAbhiShek mATe Indra temane merUparvat upar laI
jAy chhe tyAre temanun videhagaman thAy chhe, kemake merUparvat videhakShetranI vachche Avyo
chhe.
anek munivaro paN merutIrthanI vandanA karavA jAy chhe, tyAn shAshvat pratimAonAn
darshan kare chhe, ne nijAtmAnun dhyAn dhare chhe.
ApaNe ahInthI bhAvapUrvak e merutIrthane, e videhavAsI tIrthankarone ane e
munivarone namaskAr karIe chhIe.
(jambudvIp pachhInA bIjA be dvIpomAn paN chAr merUparvato chhe.)
ugarachand shAntilAlanI gambhIr tabIyat vakhate bhAIshrI jagubhAIe kahel ke–
ApaNane to pUjya gurudevashrIno param upakAr chhe tethI sarve jAtanA samAdhAn thaI shake
chhe. A deh to kShaNabhangur chhe; sansAranA sanyogI padArthano viyog avashya thAy chhe. mukhya
ek gnAyakasvabhAv chhe tenun sharaN karavA jevun chhe.