“vishvanI shreShTha nidhio karatAn paN samyaktva mahAn chhe”
“manuShyane nidhi, strI ane vAhan vagerenI prApti to jagatamAn sulabh chhe.”
parantu samyagdarshanarUpI ratna to sAmrAjya karatAny durlabh chhe.”
–koN kahe chhe uparanAn vachan? satI sItA kahe chhe.
–kyAre kahe chhe? jyAre rAmachandrajInI AgnAthI tene bhIShaN vanamAn chhoDI devAmAn
Ave chhe tyAre vanamAnthI satI sItA kRutAntavakra senApati mAraphat mahArAj rAmachandrajIne
sandeshamAn kahevaDAve chhe ke “tame lokanindAnA bhayathI mane to garbhAvasthAmAn bhIShaNavanamAn
chhoDI dIdhI parantu e pramANe kyAnk te lokanindAnA bhayathI samyagdarshanane ke jinendradevanI
bhaktine na chhoDI desho. kemake–
“नरस्य सुलभं लोके निधि–स्त्री–वाहनादिकम्।
सम्यग्दर्शनरत्नं तु साम्राज्यादपि दुर्लभम्।।४२।।
(padmapurAN parva 99)
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mu mu kShu no si ddhAn ta
ek vakhat satsamAgamamAn vasatA ek garIb jignAsunI mulAkAt thaI...
chArekoranI pratikULatAthI gherAyelA te jignAsune ek sAdharmIe komaLatAthI kahyun–bhAI,
chAlo amArI sAthe amuk shaheramAn, tamArI badhI mushkelIo dUr thaI jashe. tyAre te
jignAsue lAgaNIpUrvak vairAgyathI javAb Apyo: bhAI, ApanI lAgaNI mATe AbhAr!
parantu thoDIk sagavaD khAtar Avo alabhya satsamAgam chhoDavAnun hun kadI vichArI shakun tem
nathI. ek mumukShu tarIke mAro siddhAnt chhe ke game tevAn apamAn ke game tevI pratikULatA ho
topaN satsamAgam chhoDavo nahi, santajanonA samAgam khAtar game tevun apamAn ke
pratikULatAo sahevI te kAI moTI vAt nathI. te bhAI A uttarathI prasanna thayA ane kahyun
ke kharekhar AtmArthI jIvanI AvI ja bhAvanA hovI joIe. satsamAgame AtmArthItA
sAdhavA khAtar maraN jeTalA kaShTa sahan karavA paN teNe taiyAr rahevun joIe.
santo kahe chhe ke he jIv! tun marIne paN tattvano kautuhalI thA...maraN jeTalA kaShTa
AvI paDe topaN tenI upekShA karIne santajanonA samAgamamAn rahIne AtmAne sAdhavAmAn
tatpar thA.