: vaishAkh : 2499 Atmadharma : 23 :
shake ja nahIn; mAnsabhakShaN to narakanun kAraN chhe, to tenun dAn kem devAy? bhale potAnA
sharIranun mAns kApIne Ape topaN mAnsanun dAn denAr ke lenAr banne mithyAdraShTi–pApI
ja chhe. are, je mAnsAhAr kare ke karAve ene dharma kevo? ne dAn kevun?
mAnsAhAr karanAro jIv te kharekhar dAn mATe pAtra nathI, kupAtra chhe. mAnsanun dAn
denArane dAnadharmanI khabar nathI. dAnamAn denAr, lenAr, dAnadevAyogya vastu ane dAn
devAnI vidhi–e badhun yogya hovun joIe.
A uparathI tamane khyAl Avashe ke uparanI kathA keTalI viparIt chhe! te khoTI
kathAne badale dAn vagerenun sAchun svarUp samajAvatI sAchI kathA shAntinAthapurANamAn Ave
chhe te ahIn ApavAmAn Ave chhe.
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shAntinAth bhagavAnanA pUrvabhavano A prasang chhe. pUrve
trIjA bhavamAn teo videhakShetranA puShkalAvatI deshamAn punDarIkiNI
nagarImAn dhanarath tIrthankaranA putra hatA, temanun nAm megharath.
AtmAne jANanArA evA te megharath rAjA samyagdarshan vaDe sushobhit hatA.
jainadharmanA jANakAr hatA, shAstromAn pArangat hatA, ne ahinsA vagere vratone pALatA
hatA; jIvo upar karuNA, abhayadAn vagere guNothI paN te shobhatA hatA. potAnA–
putra–parivAr vageremAn te sadA jainadharmano ane sadAchArano upadesh detA hatA.
ek divase upavAs karIne te megharath rAjA sabhA vachche beThA hatA ne dharmacharchA
karatA hatA.... evAmAn bhayathI phaphaDatun ek kabutar tyAn Avyun.... ek bhayankar gIdh tene
pakaDavA tenI pAchhaL Avatun hatun; tethI jIvavAnI IchchhAthI te kabutar tyAn rAjA pAse
AvI paDyun, maraNanI bIkathI te tharathar dhrUjatun hatun......ne karuNA najare rAjA sAme
joIne bachAvavAnI prArthanA karatun hatun. tenI pAchhaL–pAchhaL tenun mAns khAvAnun lolupI,
atyant krUr ane duShTa evun moTun gIdh tyAn Avyun, ne kabutarane pakaDavAnI cheShTA karI,
paN rAjAe kabutaranI rakShA karI.
tyAre te gIdhane vAchA phUTI, ne dInatAthI te rAjAne kahevA lAgyun ke he rAjan!
Ap dAneshvarI chho; hun atyant durbaL chhun ne mane khUb ja bhUkh lAgI chhe; bhUkhanI vedanA
sahan thatI nathI; A kabutar mAro khorAk chhe, mATe te mane sompI do. Ap