* AtmAnun astitva *
(sonagaDhamAn panchAstikAyanA pravachanamAnthI)
AtmAno svabhAv eTale ke AtmAnun astitva gnAnathI rachAyelun chhe; AtmAnun
astitva dehathI ke rAgathI rachAyelun nathI.
gnAnathI AtmAnun astitva chhe eTale ke gnAn sAthe tene ekarUpatA chhe; deh sAthe
ke puNya–pAp sAthe AtmAne ekarUpatA nathI, tenA vagar paN AtmAnun astitva TakI
rahe chhe.
gnAn te AtmA chhe–em lakShamAn laIne ekAgra thatAn AtmAmAn ekAgra thavAy chhe,
kemake AtmA gnAnasvarUp chhe. parantu deh te AtmA, ke rAg te AtmA–em lakShamAn lye
to AtmAmAn ekAgra thavAtun nathI kemake te kharekhar AtmA nathI.
ek gnAnanun astitva, ne bIjun AtmAnun astitva, em kAI be bhinna bhinna
astitva nathI, bannenun ek astitva chhe, banne abhinnapradeshI chhe, temaj bannene
ekabhAvapaNun chhe.
gnAn ane AtmAno ek bhAv chhe, paN rAg ane AtmAno ek bhAv nathI,
temano to bhinna bhAv chhe; temaj deh ane AtmAno ek bhAv nathI, temane bhinna
bhAv chhe. aho! Avun bhedagnAn karIne gnAnavaDe jANanArane jANavo–temAn mahAn Anand
chhe. rAg ane rog vagarano AtmA mahAn Anandanun dhAm chhe.
dravyathI kShetrathI kALathI ke bhAvathI AtmAne ane gnAnane bhinnapaNun nathI, paN
ekapaNun chhe. potAnA AvA gnAnamay astitvane jANavun, eTale gnAnathI potAnI jarAy
bhinnatA na mAnavI, ne potAnA gnAnamay astitvamAn rAgAdi parabhAvone jarAy
ekamek na karavA,–Avun samyak bhedagnAn, eTale ke svamAn ekatA ne parathI bhinnatAnun
bhAn, te mokShano upAy chhe.
je gnAnasvarUp AtmA chhe tene sAmAnyapaNe ekarUpapaNun hovA chhatAn visheSh
apekShAe gnAnanA anek prakAro hovAmAn koI virodh nathI. mati–shrut vagere gnAnanA
bhedo chhe teo kAI sAmAnyagnAnanI ekatAne toDatA nathI paN ulaTA tene abhinande chhe–
bheTe chhe, e vAt samayasAranI 204 gAthAmAn karI chhe. sarvagnadeve sAkShAt joyelo Avo
gnAnasvarUp AtmA, te agnAnIoe kadI joyo nathI. ekapaNun ne anekapaNun banne sAthe
rahe evo to vastuno svabhAv ja chhe.
anant guNano AdhAr ek dravya chhe, te ekamAn ekAgra thatAn anant guNono
vikAs thaI jAy chhe; paN ekek guNano bhed pADIne lakShamAn levA jAy to vikalpa ja
thAy chhe ne ekapaN guNano vikAs nathI thato. mATe anant guN–paryAyanA AdhArarUp
evA ek dravyane anubhavamAn letAn samyagdarshan–gnAn–chAritra vagere guNo khIle chhe.