: jeTh : 2498 Atmadharma : 17 :
bhegA maLIne paraspar sampathI–premathI jainashAsananI prabhAvanA thAy tem karavA jevun chhe.
lokomAn bIjA anyamatanAprasiddha lokonI je jayanti ujavAy chhe te to laukik chhe, ne
mahAvIr bhagavAn to alaukik chhe, bIjAnI sAthe temane sarakhAvI shakAy nIh. jainonI
sankhyA bhale thoDI hoy paN jainatIrthankarono mArga e to alaukik mArga chhe. badhAe
bhegA maLIne enI bhAvanA thAy tem karavun te sArI vAt chhe.
A sambandhamAn AtmadharmanA sampAdakanI yojanAo evI chhe ke mahAvIr bhagavAne
ApaNane je dharmano mahAn vAraso Apyo chhe te vAraso jainasamAjamAn ghareghare pahonche,
jainano ekaek bachcho e vAt jANe ke bhagavAn mahAvIre amane kevo mahAn vAraso
Apyo chhe! ame koI sAmAnya puruShanA anuyAyI nathI, ame to mahAvIr paramAtmAnA
anuyAyI ane vArasadAr chhIe. mahAvIradeeeve ApaNane je Apyun, mahAvIranI paramparAmAn
jainasantoe ApaNane je amUlya shraddhA–gnAn–AcharaNanAn nidhAn ApyAn, te nidhAnane
ApaNun darek bALak jANe ne gauravapUrvak pote vIranA santAn bane. evI rIte ApaNe
mahAn utsavanun Ayojan karavun joIe. dilhInI moTI mITIngo bhale temanun kAm kare,
ApaNe to nAnA–moTA darek gharamAn mahAvIraprabhunA mokShano utsav ujavAy, ne darek
gharanun bALak paN temAn bhAg laIne gauravathI em kahI shake ke amArA bhagavAnano
utsav ame amArA gharamAn UjavI rahyA chhIe, e rIte Ayojan karavunjarUrI chhe.
2pa00 mA utsav bAbatamAn shrImAn shAntiprasAdajI shAhu ane bIjA ghaNA
AgavAno khUb tamannAthI kArya karI rahyA chhe; samAjamAn te bAbatamAn jAgRuti paN sArI
chhe; parantu hajI vyavasthit rUparekhA taiyArathaI nathI. hajI to prAnteprAntanI kamiTio
rachAI rahI chhe. AshA rAkhIe ke hajI be varShanA gALAmAn badhun vyavasthit Ayojan
thaI jashe, ne vIraprabhuno jainajhanDo pharI ekavAr vishvane vItarAgatAno sandesh Apashe.
udghATan bhAShaN ajameranA kepTan sar bhAgachandajI sonIe karyun tyArabAd shAhu
shAntiprasAdajIe dharmaprachAr bAbat potAnA vichAro raju karyAn, temAn samasta jainomAn
paraspar prem–samp ane vAtsalya upar khAs bhAr mUkyo; gIranArajI jevA ApaNA
tIrthonI rakShA ane tIrthonA vikAs bAbat paN samAje jAgRut rahevAnI jarUr chhe tem
batAvyun; visheShamAn kahyun ke purAtattva TheraTher ApaNA jainadharmanA prAchIn vaibhavane prasiddha
karI rahyA chhe. bhAratamAn je 200–300 jeTalA myujhiyamo (purAtattva sangrahAlayo) chhe
temAn badhAyamAn prAchIn digambar jenamUrtio koIne koI rUpamAn vidyamAn chhe, lanDananA