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kundanA vAras kahAn gurujI varatAve jayajayakAr
(tA. 14–3–pa9 nA roj ponnUrapahADanI taLeTInun A drashya chhe)
ponnUr eTale kundakundaprabhuno desh.....te emanI vihArabhUmi, te emanI
tapobhUmi.....be hajAr varSha bAd e gurubhUmimAn kahAnashiShya vicharyA....ne tyAnnI
janatAe atishay premapUrvak temanun sanmAn karyun. jevun sanmAn be hajAr varSha pahelAnnA
nAgariko kundakundasvAmInun karatA hashe tevun sanmAn Aje te deshanA nAgarikoe temanA
shiShyanun karyun. kundakundadhAm ponnUratIrthanI apUrva yAtrA bAd tAmilaprAntanI janatA taraphathI
vanchAI rahelA abhinandanapatramAn lakhyun chhe ke–
‘padhAro......padhAro.....padhAro! shrI kundakundAchArya jevA jain dharmanA stambhabhUt
AchAryavaroe janma laIne pavitra karelA amArA tAmil prAntamAn padhArelA Apanun
shraddhApUrvak svAgat karIe chhIe.’
“Ape shrI kundakundAchAryanA samayasAr tattvagranth vaDe navo vikAs, navI pratibhA,
navI sthiti vagere prApta karyAn chhe. Ape bhagavAn RuShabhadevanA saddharmanI sAchI vastu je
samayasAr chhe tenA UnDANamAn (hArdamAn) pahonchIne tenAthI samyagdarshan prApta karyun chhe. ane
Ape pote prApta karelA samyaggnAnano AkhA deshamAn prachAr karI rahyA chho. ApanI
pratibhA ane pravachanashailithI hajAro loko sAchA mArga par ArUDh thaIne samyaggnAnI
banI rahyA chhe. ApanA A chamatkAr yukta kAryane dekhIne duniyA chakit banI rahI chhe.’