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gnAnanI kimmat
gnAnIoe kahyun chhe ke AtmAnA gnAnathI ja dharma thAy chhe, sharIranI kriyAthI dharma
thato nathI.
lokomAn paN kharekhar gnAnanI kimmat chhe, dehanI kriyAnI kimmat nathI. teno ek
dAkhalo–
ek koI moTA kArakhAnAnun mashIn ekAek khoTakAI gayun, dararoj karoDonun
utpAdan karatun Akhun kArakhAnun thambhI gayun. tarat moTA enjInIyarane khabar ApyAn.
Ijaner sAheb AvyA, sAthe das kilonA ghaN sahit majurane paN lAvyA.
Ijanere mashInanun avalokan karIne buddhithI (eTale ke te prakAranA gnAnathI)
nakkI karyun ke mashInanA amuk bhAgamAn sAndho DhIlo paDI gayo chhe. tene barAba2 TIpIne
majabut karavAnI jarUr chhe; eTale teNe sAthenA majurane te vAt karI ane ghaNathI TIpIne
sAndho majabut karavAnun kahyun.
majurabhAIe adhamaNIyA ghaN vaDe TIpITIpIne aDadhI kalAke sAndho majabut
karI Apyo...ne mashIn chAlu thaI gayun. majuro to aDadhI kalAk ghaN pachhADI pachhADIne
rebajheb thaI gayo...Ijanere shAntithI UbhA UbhA joyun–eTale ke gnAn karyun.
mashIn chAlun thatAn saune Anand thayo, ane kArakhAnAnA mAlIkoe Ijaner
sAhebane rUA. pAnchahajAr ApyA, jyAre majurane Apyo mAtra ek rUpiyo.
bhAIo, vichAr karo ke Ijaner ane majur e bemAnthI shArIrik mahenat
vadhAre koNe karI? majure.–ane chhatAn phaL kone vadhAre maLyun? Ijanerane.–enun
kAraN?
kAraN ke te viShayanun je gnAn Ijanerane hatun, te gnAn majurane na hatun. lokoe te
gnAnanI kimmat karI...eTale Ijanerane jyAre pAnchahajAr rUA. maLyA–tyAre majurane mAtra
ek rUpiyo maLyo. ane Am chhatAn koIne anyAy thayo hoy–em lAgatun nathI; kemake
lokomAny avyaktapaNe paN gnAnanI ja kimmat chhe. e ja rIte dharmamAn AtmagnAnanI
kimmat jANavI.