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manuShyo rahe chhe, te vidyAdharo jainadharmanA bhakta chhe.
te vidyAdharonA ek nagaramAn vidyutagati nAmano rAjA ane vidyutamALA
nAmanI rANI hatI, te rAjArANIne tyAn pArasanAthano jIv avataryo,–tenun nAm
agniveg.
videhakShetramAn avatarelo agniveg nAnapaNathI AtmAne jANato hato. pUrva
bhavamAnthI ja te AtmagnAnane sAthe lAvyo hato. e nAnakaDA gnAnInI bAlacheShTA
dekhIne saune ghaNo Anand thato hato. rAjakumAr agniveg shAnt, ane uttam
lakShaNavALo hato; potAnA mitro sAthe dharmanI uttam charchA karato hato, panchaparameShThI
bhagavantonA guNagAn karato hato, jinamandiramAn moTA moTA utsav karAvato hato,
temaj vAramvAr tIrthankar bhagavAnanI sabhAmAn jaIne dharmopadesh sAmbhaLato hato ne
munivaronI sevA karato hato.
ekavAr te vanamAn gayo hato; tyAn vananI shobhA nIhALatAn–nIhALatAn
achAnak teNe ek sAdhu dekhyA. te sAdhu AtmAnA chintanamAn ekAgra hatA, jANe ke
bhagavAn beThA hoy–evo temano dekhAv hato. temane dekhatAn ja agnivegane ghaNo
Anand thayo; najIk jaI temane vandan karIne temanI pAse beTho, ane AtmAnA
vichAr karavA lAgyo ke aho! AvI sAdhudashA dhanya chhe...... AtmAmAn ekAgra
thaIne ghaNA Anandano anubhav thAy–evI A dashA chhe. thoDIvAramAn munirAjanun
dhyAn pUrun thatAn pharI namaskAr karyA, ne munirAje tene dharmanA AshISh ApyA, ane
kahyun: he bhavya! AtmAnA samyak svabhAvane to ten jANyo chhe, have te svabhAvane
visheShapaNe sAdhavA mATe tun sAdhudashAnun chAritra angIkAr kar. have tAro sansAr ghaNo
ja thoDo bAkI chhe, manuShyanA traN bhav karIne tun mokSha pAmIsh. pahelAn tun chakravartI
thaIsh ne tyArapachhI tIrthankar thaIne mokSha pAmIsh.
ahA! potAnA mokShanI vAt sAmbhaLatAn kone Anand na thAy? munirAj
pAsethI potAnA mokShanI vAt sAmbhaLIne agnivegane paN ghaNo Anand thayo. sansAr
pratye tene ghaNo vairAgya jAgyo ke are, mAre to alpakALamAn mokSha sAdhavo chhe, mAre
A rAjapATamAn besI rahevun na pAlave. hun to Aje ja muni thaIne AtmAnI
sAdhanAmAn ekAgra thaIsh.
A pramANe yuvAn vayamAn te rAjakumAr vairAgya pAmyA, ne munirAj pAse dIkShA
laIne sAdhudashA dhAraN karI. rAjapAT chhoDyA, strI–putra chhoDyA, ane vastra paN
chhoDyA;