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rātre pañchakalyāṇakanā prārambharūpe īndrasabhā, ayodhyāno rājadarabār vagerenā

drashyo thayā hatā. bhagavānanā avatāranī taiyārī jāṇīne īndro ānand utsāh manāve

chhe, digkumārī devīo āvīne mātānī sevā ane dharmacharchā kare chhe. mātājī marudevī 16

sarvashreṣhṭha maṅgaḷasvapno dekhe chhe. tenā phaḷarūpe pratham tīrthaṅkaranun garbhāvataraṇ jāṇīne sarvatra

ānand chhavāī jāy chhe, vagere drashyo thayā hatā. paṇḍitajīe ek khulāso karyo : shun

bhagavān garbhamān āve chhe?–nahi; bhagavān thayelo jīv garbhamān nathī āvato, paṇ

garbhamān āvelo ārādhak jīv āgaḷ vadhīne te bhavamān bhagavān thāy chhe. bhagavān

thayā pachhī pharīne tene avatār raheto nathī.

marudevī mātāne adhyātmacharchāno prem hato, tethī devīone āgnā karī ke ā

ānandaprasaṅge kāīk dharmacharchā sambhaḷāvo, te anusār devīo paraspar dharmacharchā karavā lāgī–

(1) sakhī, kahīe, mokṣhakā upāy kayā hai?

nishchay samyagdarshan–gnān–chāritra mokṣhakā upāy hai.

(2) devī! īs bharatakṣhetramen mokṣhakā mārga kaun kholeṅge?

bhagavān r̥uṣhabhadev pratham tīrthaṅkar hokar mokṣhakā mārga kholeṅge.

(3) devī, yah batāīye ki ātmā kayā kar sakatā hai?

आत्मा ज्ञानं स्वयं ज्ञानं ज्ञानात् अन्यत् करोति किम्।
परभावस्य कर्तात्मा मोहोऽयं व्यवहारिणाम्।।

(4) ā ātmāne māṭe dhruv ane sharaṇarūp koṇ chhe?
sāmbhaḷo–

lakṣhmī sharīr sukhaduḥkh athavā shatru mitra jano are,
jīvane nathī kāī dhruv, dhruv upayog–ātmak jīv chhe.

(5) apane hitake liye kaisā vichār karanā chāhie?
sunie, gnānī kahate hain ki–

shuddha, buddha, chaitanyaghan, svayañjyoti sukhadhām;
bījun kahīe keṭaluun? kar vichār to pām.

(anusandhān pr̥u. 34 upar)