: jeTh : 2500 Atmadharma : 29 :
ApaNA param IShTadev mahAvIrabhagavAn...temanA nirvANamahotsavanA A
aDhIhajAramA mahAnavarShamAn temanA pratye pavitra anjalirUp lekhamALAno A
trIjo lekh chhe. (gatAnk thI chAlu) (3)
mahAvIr bhagavAne batAvelA mArgane samajIne temAn chAlavun–te ApaNun kartavya chhe.
bhagavAne jagatanA padArtho anAdianant batAvyA chhe. hun paN ek AtmA anAdianant
chhun. mane koIe banAvyo nathI, tathA mAro koI nAsh karanAr nathI. hun mArA ja Ashraye
rahIne mArun kalyAN karI shakavAnI tAkAtavALo chhun.–Avo nirNay te ApaNun pahelun kartavya chhe.
bhagavAn mahAvIr AtmagnAnI, gambhIr, vairAgyavant ane nirbhay hatA. DaravAnun
to teonA svabhAvamAn ja na hatun. teo vivekI ane shUravIr mahApuruSh hatA. temane
oLakhIne teo je mArge gayA te mArge ApaNe javAnun chhe.
rAjakumAr varddhamAn yuvAn thatAn anek rAjavIo potAnI rAjakanyAnA temanI
sAthe lagna karavA mATe prastAv laIne AvyA; ekanA ek lADIlA kumvarane paraNAvIne
lahAvo levAnI mAtA–pitAne paN ghaNI honsh hatI; mAtA–pitAe ghaNun kahyun; paN je
vairAgI mahAtmAnun chitta mokShasundarIne sAdhavAmAn lAgelun hoy te bIjI kanyA sAthe lagna
karIne sansAramAn kem paDe? na mahAvIre lagna karyA, ke na sansAramAn rahyA, temaNe to
mokShasundarIne varavAnI dIkShA laIne sansAr chhoDI dIdho...rAjapAT chhoDI dIdhA ne muni
thayA. A rIte bhagavAn mahAvIre AtmasAdhak jIvone mATe ek mahAn Adarsha Apyo.
AtmAnA sAdhakane sansAraprasang to jeTalo TUnko thAy teTalo sAro. AtmArthIe to
AtmAne sAdhavAmAn ja badhI shakti kendrit karavI joIe. mahAvIranI mAphak sansArasukh
chhoDIne Atmasukh meLavavun te ApaNun kartavya chhe.
munirAj mahAvIr AtmadhyAnavaDe sarvagna thayA...sarvagna thayA pachhI temaNe divya
upadeshavaDe je adbhut Atmatattva samajAvyun, te samajIne, gautam IndrabhUti–agnibhUti–
vAyubhUti vagere keTalAy jIvo sarvagna thayA ne mokSha pAmyA; pachhI sudharmasvAmI, jambusvAmI