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jem mAtA Ichchhe chhe ke mAro putra uttam guNavAn thAy; chhatAn putramAn koI
nAnomoTo doSh dekhAy to tene te prasiddha nathI karatI, paN evo upAy kare chhe ke tenA
guNanI vRuddhi thAy. tem dharmAtmAo paN dharmano apavAd thAy tevun karatA nathI, paN
dharmanI prabhAvanA thAy tevun kare chhe. koI guNavAn dharmAtmAmAnn kadAchit doSh thaI jAy to
tene gauN karIne tenAn guNone mukhya kare chhe, ne ekAntamAn bolAvI, tene premathI
samajAvI, jem tenA doSh dUr thAy ne dharmanI shobhA vadhe tem kare chhe.
loko chAlyA gayA pachhI jinabhakta sheThe paN te sUryachorane ekAntamAn bolAvIne
Thapako Apyo, ane kahyun–bhAI! Avun pApakArya tane shobhatun nathI; vichAr to kar ke tun
pakaDAyo hot to tane keTalun dukh thAt? mATe AvA dhandhAne tun chhoD!
te chor paN sheThanA AvA umadA vyavahArathI prabhAvit thayo, ne potAnA
aparAdhanI mAphI mAngatA teNe kahyun–sheTh! Ape ja mane bachAvyo chhe; Ap jainadharmanA
kharA bhakta chho. lokonI samakSha Ape ja mane ‘sajjan–dharmAtmA’ kahIne oLakhAvyo,
to have hun paN chorI chhoDIne kharekhar sajjan dharmAtmA thavAno prayatna karIsh. kharekhar,
jainadharma mahAn chhe, ane ApanA jevA samyagdraShTi jIvo vaDe te shobhe chhe.
A rIte te sheThanA upagUhanaguNane lIdhe dharmanI prabhAvanA thaI.
[A kathA ApaNane em shIkhave chhe ke sAdharmInA
koI doShane mukhya karIne dharmanI nindA thAy tem na karavun;
paN premapUrvak samajAvI tene te doShathI chhoDAvavo; ane
dharmAtmAnA guNone mukhya karIne tenI prashansAdvArA dharmanI
vRuddhi thAy tem karavun.]
AtmadharmamAn AvatI samyakatvanA ATh anganI A kathAo
saune khUb ja gamI chhe ne samyakatva pratye param bahumAn jagADe chhe.
AThaanganI AThe kathAo A chAlu varShamAn ja pUrI karavAnI hovAthI A
ankamAn be kathAo ApavAmAn AvI chhe.