• mahAvIrabhagavAnano mahotsav kevI rIte Ujavavo? •
akhil bhArat, bhagavAn mahAvIr 2500mA nirvANamahotsavasamiti
dilhI taraphathI, tIrthakShetronI philma utAravA mATe pravAs karI rahelA bhAIo,
gatamAsamAn sonagaDh AvelA; temaNe sonagaDhanI philma utArI, temaj mahAvIr
bhagavAnanA nirvANamahotsav sambandhI gurudev (kAnajIsvAmI) no sandesh lIdho.
gurudeve sandeshamAn je kahyun te samasta jainasamAjane mATe upayogI mArgadarshak hovAthI
ahIn ApIe chhIe.
mahAvIr bhagavAne bhedavignAnavaDe mokShadashA prApta karI chhe, ane jagatane
mATe paN temaNe bhedavignAnano ja sandesh Apyo chhe. AtmA shuddha gnAnAnand
chaitanyatattva chhe; sharIr achetan chhe ane rAgAdibhAvo dukhadAyak Asrav chhe; te
banne atyant bhinna chhe. A pramANe AtmA ane AsravonI bhinnatA jANIne,
gnAnasvarUp AtmAnI anubhUti karavI te ja jainashAsanamAn mahAvIr bhagavAnanun
pharamAn chhe.
Avun bhedavignAn karavun ane teno prachAr karavo, te ja mahAvIr bhagavAnano
nirvAN–mahotsav ujavavAnI sAchI rIt chhe.
jIve shubh–ashubh bhAvo to anantavAr karyA chhe; parantu jainashAsanamAn
bhagavAne shubharAgane to puNya kahyun chhe, ane moh vagaranA shuddha chetanA–pariNAmane
ja dharma kahyo chhe. bhagavAn kundakundasvAmI paN videhakShetramAn sImandhar paramAtmA pAse
jaIne A ja sandesh lAvyA hatA. jagatanA jIvo tIrthankaranA AvA sandeshane
pAmIne Atmahit karo.
tIrthankar bhagavanto jyAnthI mokSha padhAryA evA sammedashikhar, gIranAr,
pAvApurI vagere tIrthanI yAtrA karatAn te bhagavantonun smaraN thAy chhe; evA tIrthonI
yAtrA, munionun bahumAn, tathA sAdharmIomAn paraspar prem–vAtsalyano prachAr
thAy, ane jagatanA jIvo vItarAg–vignAn pAmIne Atmahit kare,–e ja
nirvAN mahotsavanun prayojan chhe.
jainasamAjamAn badhA loko sAthe maLIne bhakti–ullAsapUrvak mahAvIr
bhagavAnano nirvAN–mahotsav Ujave–e sArI vAt chhe.
– जय महावीर