: jeTh : 2498 Atmadharma : 21 :
ham pUjAdiko hI jIvanakA udesh mAnate the, aur usI udashase sab pravRutti karate
the; svAmIjIe te pravRuttine nagaNya nathI kahI; usase puNya avashya hotA hai, parantu jo
dhyey mukti prApti hai usake liye ye puNya mArga nahIn hai. puNya ApaNane svargamAn laI
jashe, parantu shAshvat sukharUp mokShamAn te nahIn laI jAy. yah samajhakar apaneko
shAshvatasukhakI draShTi rakhanA chAhie–aisA svAmIjIkA kahanA hau
Aj yah draShTi hamako svAmIjIne dIn; yah draShTi hamen bhagavAn mahAvIrako aur
bhagavAn kundakundako samajhanemen sahAyak hogI.
70 varShake mere jIvanamen 30–3p varShase men svAmIjInun nAm sAmbhaLyun ane temanA
sambandhamAn badhI paristhiti jANato rahun chhun. Apake bAremen samAjane rahut sochA, bahut
uhApoh huA, parantu antamen ek avAjase ham sabane svIkAr kiyA kinsatya to yahI
haijo mahArAjA kahate hau
mahArAj! Ap samyagdarshanakA hI upadesh dete haiAn ApakA yah upadesh kitaneko
samyagdraShTi Aj banAyenge yA kal samyagdraShTi bananemen Isase sahAyatA milegI! merI
bhI yahI chAh hai ki kamase kam gurudevase hamako samyagdarshan prApta hoA yahI ApakA baDA
upakAr hau arihantadevakI pUjAmen bhI ham yahI rachanA karate hain, aur Aj svAmIjIse
bhI main yahI prArthanA karatA hUn ki mujhe bhI samyagdarshan prApta ho.
gurudev pratye lAgaNIpUrvak shAhUjIe kahyun: mahArAj! ApakI sAmane baiThakar main
koshIsh karatA hUn, parantu abatak main samyagdraShTi nahIn ban shakA. main Apase yahI bArabAr
yAchanA karatA hUn, aur yahI Apake sAmane baiThakar sochA karatA hUn ki mahArAjajI jo
kahate hai aisA samyagdarshan mujhe kaise prApta ho.
Ap logommese bahotonko samyagdarshan AyA hogA! mujhe mAlUm nahIn kitanemen
AyA? lekin jinako AyA–ApakI vANIke prabhAvase hI AyA, aur IsI vANIe
ham bhI ek din samyagdraShTi banA jAyenge! Ap hamen barAbar yah upadesh vAramvAr dete
rahe; kyoki rassIke bArabAr dhisanese ek patthar bhI antamen dhis jAtA hai, to Apake
upadeshase ham bhI jarUr ek din samyagdarshan prApta karenge! aisA nahIn karen to ham us
bachhaDemense bhI jAyagA. (chhUTakArAnA prasange vAchhaDAne paN utsAh Ave chhe ne tene tArA
chhUTakAranI vAt santo sambhaLAve te sAmbhaLatA jo ullAs na Ave to tun vAchhaDAmAnthI
jaIsh. e vAt pravachanamAn AvelI, teno ullekh karIne shAhujIe A vAt karI.)