: chaitra : rapa00 Atmadharma : 45 :
AtmAne jANanArun gnAn to atIndriy chhe ane pratyakSha chhe, mATe te vadhAre spaShTa
chhe.
pAnchamI devI pUchhe chhe ke: – anubhUti vakhate to mati–shrutagnAn chhe chhatAn tene pratyakSha ane
atIndriy kem kahyA!
mAtAjI javAb Ape chhe:–kemake anubhUti vakhate upayog AtmAmAn evo lIn thayo chhe
ke temAn Indriyanun ke mananun avalamban chhUTI gayun chhe, tethI te vakhate pratyakShapaNun chhe.
ahA, e vakhatanA adbhut nirvikalpa AnandanI shI vAt!
chhaThThI devI pUchhe chhe ke:–he mAtA! tame anubhUtinI adbhut vAt samajAvI. Aje to jANe
tamArA antaramAnthI koI alaukik chaitanyaras jharI rahyo chhe!
mAtA kahe chhe:–devI! antaramAn birAjamAn tIrthankaranA AtmAno e pratAp chhe. prabhu
padhAryA tyArathI mArA AtmapradeshomAn atIndriy Anandaras chhavAI gayo chhe.
sAtamI devI kahe chhe ke:–ahA, mAtA! amane to lAge chhe ke pandar mAs ApanI sevA
karatAn–karatAn amane paN anubhUtino mahAn lAbh thashe. ApanA putrane dekhIne
ane godamAn laIne ame dhanya banashun.
mAtA kahe chhe:–hA devIo! jagatanA jIvone anubhUtino mArga batAvavA mATe ja mArA
putrano avatAr chhe. tame paN mahAbhAgyashALI chho ke tIrthankaranI sevA karavAno
avasar prApta thayo chhe.
AThamI devI pUchhe chhe:–he mA! chha– chha mAsathI ahIn rAjamahelamAn karoDo ratno varasI rahyA
chhe, rastAmAn e ratnonAn DhagalA paDyA chhe,–chhatAn koI tene letun kem nathI!
mAtA kahe chhe:–devI! e ratno to jaD chhe. mAro putra janmIne jagatane samyagdarshan gnAn–
chAritranAn chaitanyaratno ApavAno chhe...to e alaukik chaitanyaratno chhoDIne A
jaD–ratno koN lye! jagatanA jIvo to mArA putra pAsethI samyagdarshanAdi ratno
grahaN karashe.
badhI devIo AnandathI kahe chhe:–
“dhanya ratnakUnkhadhAriNI mAtA! tamAro jay ho....tamArA putrano jay ho.”
jay mahAvIr