
trilokamanDan hAthIno jIv to svargamAn gayo chhe, jyAre A bIjA
hAthIno jIv to tIrthankar thaIne mokSha pAmyo chhe. vAh bhaI vAh!
hAthIno jIv kevI rIte mokSha pAmyo! –te jANavAnI majA Avashe...ne
vArtA kaho!
nAm kamaTh. te kamaTh bahu krodhI hato. ek vakhat krodhavash pApI kamaThe tenA nAnAbhAIne
ek moTA pattharavaDe mArI nAnkhyo, –te nAno bhAI marUbhUti, dukhathI marIne hAthI thayo;
ne teno moTobhAI krodhI kamaTh marIne kukkaT nAmano jhareI sarpa thayo. te hAthI sammed–
shikharanI najIkanA ek saras majAnA vanamAn rahe chhe. ahA, thoDAk bhav pachhI je
sammedashikharathI pote mokSha pAmavAno chhe tenI najIkanA vanamAn atyAre te hAthI pashu
tarIke bhaTakI rahyo chhe. hajI te AtmagnAn nathI pAmyo, paN have tenI taiyArI chhe. hAthI
ghaNo moTo chhe, ne vanamAn sarovar kinAre rahIne jangalanun rAj bhogave chhe. arere, mokShano
rAjA atyAre potAne bhUlIne jangalano rAjA thaIne beTho chhe. have A bAjun podanapuramAn
potAnA mantrIne tenA moTAbhAIe mArI nAnkhyo–e jANIne rAjA aravindane vairAgya
thayo; ekavAr AkAshanA vAdaLAmAn sundar jinamandiranI rachanA thaI, rAjA te adbhut
mandir dekhIne ghaNo rAjI thayo ne tevun mandir banAvavAno vichAr kare chhe tyAn to te
vAdaLAn tarat vIkharAI gayA, ne mandir alop thaI gayun. sansAranI AvI kShaNabhanguratA
dekhIne rAjAe rAjapAT chhoDIne dIkShA lIdhI, ne muni thaIne van jangalamAn vicharavA
lAgyA.
banI. –shun banyun? te sAmbhaLo.