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mAtA upar Ape chhe–he devI! pote potAnA svasamvedanathI AtmAne tenI khabar paD chhe
jem thAmbhalo najare dekhAy chhe tem anubhUtimAn AtmA tenAthI paN vadhu spaShTa
jaNAy chhe.
chothI devI pUchhe chhe–he mAtA! Ankh vaDe thAmbhalo jaNAy tenA karatAny AtmAnA gnAnane
vadhu spaShTa kem kahyun?
mAtA javAb Ape chhe–he devI! thAmbhalAnun gnAn to IdrinyagnAn chhe, te parokSha chhe, ne
AtmAne jANanArun gnAn to atIndriy chhe ane pratyakSha chhe, mATe te vadhAre spaShTa chhe.
pAnchamI devI pUchhe chhe ke–anubhUti vakhate to mati–shrutagnAn chhe chhatAn tene pratyakSha ane
atIndriy kem kahyA?
mAtAjI javAb Ape chhe–kemake anubhUti vakhate upayog AtmAmAn evo lIn thayo chhe
ke temAn Indriyanun ke mananun avalamban chhUTI gayun, tethI te vakhate pratyakShapaNun chhe.
‘ahA, e vakhatanA adbhUt nirvikalpa AnandanI shI vAt! ’
chhaThThI devI kahe chhe ke–he mAtA! tame anubhUtinI adbhUt vAt samajAvI. Aje to jANe
tamArA antaramAnthI koI alaukik chaitanyaras jharI rahyo chhe!
mAtA kahe chhe–devI! antaramAn birAjamAn tIrthankaranA AtmAno e pratAp chhe. prabhu
padhAryA tyArathI mArA AtmapradeshomAn atIndriy Anandaras chhavAI gayo chhe.
sAtamI devI kahe chhe ke– ahA mAtA! amane to lAge chhe ke pandar mAs ApIne sevA
karatAn–karatAn amane paN anubhUtino mahAn lAbh thashe. ApanA putrane dekhIne
ane godamAn laIne ame dhanya banashun.
mAtA kahe chhe–hA devIo! jagatanA jIvone anubhUtino mArga batAvavA mATe ja mArA
putrano avatAr chhe. tame paN mahA bhAgyashALI chho ke tIrthankaranI sevA karavAno
avasar prApta thayo chhe.
AThamI devI pUchhe chhe– he mA! chha–chha mAsathI ahIn rAjamahelamAn karoDo ratno varasI rahyA
chhe, rastAmAn e ratnonAn DhagalA paDyA chhe, chhatAn koI tene letun kem nathI?
mAtA kahe chhe–devI! e ratno to jaD chhe. mAro putra janmIne jagatane samyagdarshan gnAn
chAritranAn chaitanyaratno ApavAno chhe. to e alaukik chaitanyaratno chhoDIne