: 44 : Atmadharma : phAgaN : ra499
kAshInA panDitajI pUjAnA vAsaN levA gayA tyAre–
phattepuramAn pratiShThA vakhate banArasanA pt.. phUlachandajIe ek prasang kahyo:– ekavAr
mumbaImAn teo pUjA mATenA sTIlanA vAsaN levA gayelA. sTIlanA vAsaNanA ek
seTanI kimmat te jamAnAmAn sADA agiyAr AnA thaI. karakasar mATe panDitajIe
dukAnadArane kahyun ke bhAI, be paisA ochhA lyo eTale ke agiyAr AnA lyo.
dukAnadAr kahe: are panDitajI! tame bhagavAnanI pUjA mATe A vAsaN laI jAv
chho. eTale bhagavAn to tamane ghaNA paisA Apashe! pachhI be paisAno lobh shun karo chho?
panDitajI paN kharA hatA... e to kAI bolyA–chAlyA vagar, ke paisA ApyA
vagar, emane em vAsaN thelImAn nAnkhIne mAnDyA hAlavA!
dukAnadAr to Abho thaI gayo... ne sAd karyo ke are panDitajI! paisA to
ApatA jAv!
panDitajI kahe–bhAI, A vAsaN to hun bhagavAnanI pUjA karavA laI jAun chhun; tame
ja hamaNAn kahyun ke bhagavAn ghaNA paisA Apashe! to tamArA vAsaNathI hun bhagavAnanI
pUjA karIsh tethI tamane paN bhagavAn ghaNA paisA Apashe! –pachhI mArI pAsethI
agiyAraAnA levAnI shI jarUr chhe!
panDitajIe kevI saras yuktithI IshvarakartRutvanun khanDan karyun! vepAr to panDitajInI
yuktithI anjAI gayo.
pachhI to panDitajIe pUrA paisA chUkavI dIdhA, ne tene yuktithI samajAvyun ke bhAI,
Ishvar mane ke tane kAI ApatA nathI. Ishvar to pUrNa dashAne pAmelA paramAtmA chhe, teo
pUjA vaDe prasanna thaIne kAI ApatA nathI, temaj nindA karanArane teo koI shikShA karatA
nathI. ane ApaNe paN bhagavAn pAsethI kAI levA mATe temanI pUjA nathI karatA.
ApaNe to bhagavAnanA guNo pratyenun bahumAn pUjA dvArA vyakta karIe chhIe. temAn
ApaNA pariNAmanI jeTalI vishuddhi thAy chhe teTalo ApaNane lAbh chhe.