shAstramAn kahyun chhe. –eTale te tApas to te khoTAdharmanI shraddhAthI vairAgya chhoDIne sansAr
bhogavavA lAgyo; A dekhIne vidyutprabhane te kugurunI shraddhA chhUTI karI.
raho–parantu A jinadatta nAmanA ek shrAvak sAmAyikanI pratignA karIne andhArI rAte
A smashAnamAn ekalA dhyAn karI rahyA chhe, tenI tame parIkShA karo.
na DagyA. anekaprakAranA bhogavilAs batAvyA, temAn paN teo na lalachAyA. ek
jainashrAvakamAn paN AvI adbhut draDhatA dekhIne te dev ghaNo prasanna thayo; pachhI sheThe tene
jainadharmano mahimA samajAvyo ke dehathI bhinna AtmA chhe, tenA avalambane jIv apUrva
shAnti anubhave chhe ne tenA ja avalambane te mukti pAme chhe. AthI te devane paN
jainadharmanI shraddhA thaI. ane sheThano upakAr mAnIne, tene AkAshagAminI vidyA ApI.
temane ghaNo ja Anand thato. ekavAr somadatta nAmanA mALIe pUchhavAthI sheThe tene
AkAshagAminI vidyAnI badhI vAt karI, ane ratnamay jinabimbanAn ghaNAn vakhAN karyAn.
te sAmbhaLIne mALIne paN tenAn darshan karavAnI bhAvanA jAgI, ane potAne
AkAshagAminI vidyA shIkhavavA kahyun. sheThe tene te vidyA sAdhavAnun shIkhavyun, te pramANe
andhArI chaudashanI rAte smashAnamAn jaIne teNe jhAD sAthe shIkun laTakAvyun ane nIche
jamIn par tIkShNa aNIdAr bhAlA khoDayA. have AkAshagAminI vidyAne sAdhavA mATe
shikAmAn besIne, panch namaskAr–mantra vagere mantra bolIne teNe shIkAnI dorI kApI
nAnkhavAnI hatI. paN nIche bhAlAn dekhIne tene bIk lAgatI hatI, ne mantramAn shankA paDatI
hatI ke kadAch mantra sAcho na paDe ne hun nIche paDun to mArun sharIr bhAlAthI vIndhAI jAy!
Am shankAne lIdhe te nIche UtarI jato; ne vaLI pAchho em vichAr Avato ke sheThe kahyun
te sAchun hashe! –em vichArI pAchho shIkAmAn besato. Am vAramvAr te shIkAmAn chaDaUtar
karato hato; paN nishank thaIne te dorI kApI shakato