: shrAvaN : 2497 : Atmadharma : 11 :
tethI teNe choralokonI sabhAmAn jAher karyun ke je koI te jinabhakta sheThanA
mahelamAnthI uparanun ratna lAvI A5she tene moTun InAm maLashe.
sUrya nAmano ek chor te mATe taiyAr thaI gayo; teNe kahyun–are, IndranA mugaTamAn
rahelun ratna paN hun kShaNabharamAn lAvI daun! to AmAn shI moTI vAt chhe?
paN, mahelamAnthI e ratnane choravun e kAI sahelI vAt na hatI; te chor koI rIte
na phAvyo, tethI chhevaTe ek tyAgIshrAvakano kapaTI veSh dhAraN karIne te sheThanA gAmamAn
pahochyon; tenI bolavAnI chhaTAthI, temaj vrat–upavAs vagerenA dekhAvathI lokomAn te prasiddha
thavA lAgyo; ane tene dharmAtmA samajIne jinabhakta sheThe potAnA chaityAlayanI dekharekhanun
kAm tene sompyun, tyAgIjI to e nIlamaNIne dekhatAn Anand–vibhor thaI gayA......ne
vichAravA lAgyA ke kyAre lAg maLe, ne kyAre A laIne bhAgun?
evAmAn sheThane bahAragAm javAnun thayun. tethI te banAvaTI shrAvakane chaityAlay
sAchavavAnI bhalAmaN karIne sheThe prasthAn karyun ne gAmathI thoDe dUr jaIne paDAv nAnkhyo.
rAt paDI....sUryachor UDayo......nIlamaNIratna khIsAmAn nAnkhyun ane bhAgyo....
paN nIlamaNIno prakAsh chhUpo na rahyo; te andhArAmAn paN jhagajhagato hato; AthI
chokIdArone shankA thaI ane tene pakaDavA tenI pAchhaL doDayA. are....mandirano nIlamaNI
chorIne chor bhAge chhe...pakaDo...pakaDo! em chArekor dekAro thayo.
have sUryachorane bachavAno koI mArga na rahyo, eTale te to jyAn jinabhakta
sheThano mukAm hato tyAn ghUsI gayo. chokIdAro tene paDakavA pAchhaL AvyA. sheTh badho
mAmalo samajI gayA...ke A bhAIsAheb chor chhe. paN, tyAgI tarIke prasiddha A mANas
chor chhe–em jo lokomAn prasiddha thashe to dharmanI nindA thashe–em vichArIne buddhimAn
sheThe chokIdArone Thapako ApatAn kahyun–are, tame loko shun karI rahyA chho! A koI chor
nathI, A to ‘sajjan–dharmAtmA’ chhe. nIlamaNI lAvavAnun to men tene kahyun hatun; tame
maphatano ene chor samajIne herAn karyo.
sheThanI vAt sAmbhaLIne loko sharamAIne pAchhA chAlyA gayA. ane A rIte ek mUrkha
mANasanI bhUlane kAraNe dharmanI nindA thatI aTakI.–Ane upagUhan kahevAy chhe. jem–e
deDakAnAn duShit thavAthI kAI Akho dariyo gandhAI jato nathI, tem koI asamartha nabaLA
manuShya dvArA nAnIshI bhUl thaI jAy tethI kAI pavitra jain–dharma malin thaI jato nathI.