: 34 : “Atmadharma” : pra. vaishAkh 2498 :
atyAre A panchamakAL chhe ane temAn....jyAn juo tyAn viShay–kaShAyanI pravRutti jorashor
karI rahI chhe, chArekor rAg–dveShanI ramajhaT chAlI rahI chhe; A jherI pravRuttimAnthI ugaravA mATe
ahInno samAj pU. gurudevanA charaNonun abhiShek karavA talasI rahyo chhe, talapApaD chhe; agnAnanA
ek evA mALakhe ahInno samAj ane samudAy pahonchyo chhe ke jyAn pU. gurudev jevA mahAn
pavitra ane bhavya AtmAnun Agaman amArA haiyAnI hoLIne shamAvI daIne amRutanun madhusInchan
karashe; eTale AvA A kaparA kALamAn pU. gurudevanI AdhyAtmik, chamatkArik, vItarAgI
amRutamay vANInI jarUrIyAt have visheSh jaNAI rahI chhe.
anubhavathI bhAratabharamAn adhyAtmano dhodh vahevaDAvyo chhe ane jainadharmanA shAsanane shobhAvyun chhe.
jevI rIte dharmatIrthanAyak bhagavAn shrI mahAvIrasvAmInA samavasaraNanA vihArathI temanI
divyadhvani dvArA sArIye duniyAne mokShamArgano satya upadesh maLyo hato tevI ja rIte pU.
gurudevanA bhAratabharanA vihArathI ane temanA divya upadeshathI Akhun bhArat to DolI UThayun chhe
ane shAsanaprabhAvanA adbhut rIte vRuddhi pAmI chhe.
parantu have pU. gurudevashrIno AphrikA taraph vihAr thAy–evo samay pAkI gayo chhe ane
ahInnA dharma–tRuShAtur thayelA jainasamAjane pU. gurudevanI AdhyAtmik bansarI sAmbhaLavA maLe to
ja tRupti thAy evA sanjogo chhe.
pU. gurudevano gnAnaprakAsh bhAratadeshamAn badhe prakAshit thaI rahyo chhe, ane teoshrI lAkho
jIvone sAchA mArge dorI rahyA chhe, pU. gurudevanun Agaman ahInnA samAjanA antaranA andhArA
olavashe ane AtmadIpano prakAsh bahAr lAvashe.
antamAn ame sau antakaraNapUrvak bhaktibhAvathI pU. gurudevane ahIn AphrikA padhAravAnun
bhAvabhInun AmantraN pAThavIe chhIe, ane amArun A premabharyun AmantraN svIkAravA namrabhAve
vinavie chhIe.
ej vinayavant––
shrI digambar jain mumukShumanDaL, nAIrobI vatI
(pramukh) jeThAlAl devarAj shAh.
(mantrI) jhaverachand punamachand shAh.