Atmadharma magazine - Ank 364
(Year 31 - Vir Nirvana Samvat 2500, A.D. 1974)
(English transliteration).

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jinamArganun gnAn chhe. jemAn AtmAnun prayojan na sadhAy, nijasvarUp na sadhAy, evA
shAstrabhaNatarane paN jinamArgamAn ‘gnAn’ kahetA nathI.
je jANe te gnAn;–kone jANe? potAnA lakShyarUp shuddhAtmAne jANe, te gnAn chhe.
jem bAN tene kahevAy ke je potAnA lakShyane vedhe; tem, potAnA paramAtmasvarUpane je
vedhe–jANe–anubhave tene ja jainashAsanamAn gnAn kahevAy chhe. jene sAdhavAnun chhe evA
nijasvarUpane je na sAdhe tene gnAn kem kahevAy?
gnAnanun lakShya kAI rAg nathI; gnAnathI abhinna evun AtmasvarUp te ja gnAnanun
lakShya chhe. AvA lakShyane vedhavun–jANavun te to (arjunanI jem) atyant dhIrAnun kAm chhe;
chanchaLamanavaDe AtmA sAdhI shakAy nahi. AtmAne sAdhavA je gnAn antaramAn vaL‌yun te to
atyant dhIr chhe–shAnt chhe–anAkuL chhe, anantaguNanA madhur svAdane ek sAthe AtmasAt
karatun te gnAn pragaTe chhe, chaitanyarasano atIndriyasvAd temAn bharyo chhe. AvA gnAnane
oLakhIne AtmAne sAdhavo–te bhagavAn vIranAthano mArga chhe.
* gnAnanun nishAn shuddhaAtmA; gnAnInA vinayavaDe tene jAN *
je jIv panchaparameShThI bhagavanto pratye vinayavant chhe te mokShamArganA gnAnane pAme
chhe; te gnAn pAmIne te jIv mokShamArganA lakShyarUp param AtmasvarUpane lakhe chhe–jANe chhe
–anubhave chhe. Avun gnAn jainamArgamAn gnAnIonI ja paramparAthI maLe chhe; tethI jene
gnAnInA vinay–bahumAn na hoy te jIv sAchA gnAnane pAmI shakato nathI. sarvagna–
paramparAnA gnAnI–AchAryono vinay chhoDIne jeo jainamArgathI judA paDyA teo
mokShamArganun sAchun gnAn pAmI shakatA nathI.
gnAnIno kharo vinay paN tyAre thAy ke jyAre tenA gnAnanun sAchun svarUp
oLakhe. oLakhyA vagar bahumAn konun? gnAnanun dhanuSh ne shraddhAnAn bANavaDe dharmIjIv
paramAtmasvarUpane lakShyarUp karIne, mokShamArgane sAdhe chhe; te potAnA lakShyane chukato nathI.
bhAI, tArun lakShya to sAchun kar. lakShya ja jenun khoTun te jIv tene kyAthi sAdhI shake?
lakShya hoy pUrvataraph, ne nishAn tAke pashchim taraph, to te lakShyane sAdhI shake nahIn, tenun
nishAn nakAmun jAy; tem mokShamArgamAn lakShyarUp to rAgavagarano chaitanyasvarUp AtmA
chhe, tenA taraph lakSha karavAne badale tenAthI viruddha evA shubharAgane lakShya banAve to
tenA lakShe mokShamArganun nishAn kadI sAdhI shakAy nahIn. mATe he bhavya! pahelAnn to tun
gnAnI pAsethI lakShyarUp shuddhAtmasvarUpanun gnAn kar, ne tene ja dhyeyarUp