tIrthayAtrAno hetu shun chhe?
aho, sammedashikhar vagere mahAn tIrthakShetro – jyAn anek sAdhakasanto ane
tIrthankaro vicharyA, jyAnthI anek jIvo mokSha pAmyA, temanA vItarAgI jIvananun smaraN
tIrthayAtrAmAn jAge chhe, ne potAne tevA mArge javAno ullAs jAge chhe; sansAranAn kAryothI
nivRuttipUrvak AtmatattvanI ekatvabhAvanA jAge chhe. A rIte tIrthamAn vicharatAn
vItarAgI mahApuruShonA jIvananun smaraN thatAn potAne chaitanyanI ArAdhanAno utsAh
jAge chhe–te ja tIrthayAtrAno hetu chhe. sansAranI anekavidh shubhAshubhapravRutti vachchethI
nivRutta thaIne tIrthadhAmomAn shuddha chaitanyatattvanI bhAvanA karavI, tenI anubhUtino
abhyAs karavo, asAr sansArathI virakta thaIne mokShamArge vicharelA vItarAgI santonun
jIvan yAd karIne pote te mArgamAn utsAh jagADavo,–te tIrthayAtrAnI saphaLatA chhe. te
mATe gnAnIoe tIrthano mahimA karyo chhe. tIrthayAtrAnA shubharAgathI dharma nathI–em
kahIne kAI gnAnIo tIrthayAtrAno niShedh nathI karatA, paN em kahe chhe ke tIrthamAn jaIne
tun paN pUrva –santonun smaraN karIne temanI jem shuddhAtmatattvanI bhAvanA karaje, tene
bhUlIne ekalI bAhyashubhakriyAmAn aTavAI jaIsh mA–
tIrthayAtrA sambandhamAn gurudevanA bhAvabhInA hastAkShar Ap vAncho