asankhyAtA chhe. panchamaguNasthAnavartI tiryanchane paN shrAvak kahevAy chhe. manuShya karatAn
tiryanchamAn jhAjhA shrAvako chhe. sammUrchhan sivAyanA garbhaj manuShyo to sankhyAtA ja chhe ne
temAn paN samyagdraShTio ane shrAvako to ochhA hoy chhe. Am chhatAn manuShyamAn
samyagdraShTijIvonI sankhyA abajonI hovAnun shAstramAn kahyun chhe. aDhIdvIpanI bahAr je
asankhya dvIp–samudro chhe temAn to bhogabhUminI rachanA chhe, eTale tyAn upajelA jIvone
vrat ke shrAvakapaNun hotun nathI; paN chhellA svayambhUramaN samudramAn karmabhUmi jevI rachanA
chhe, temAn rahelA tiryanchone panchamaguNasthAnanun shrAvakapaNun thaI shake chhe. te vratI–shrAvak
tiryancho sAmAyik paN kare chhe, temane sAmAyik vrat hoy chhe. kAI amuk shabdo bolavA
enun ja nAm sAmAyik nathI, parantu andaramAn akaShAyabhAv thatAn chaitanyamAnthI
samatArasanA jharaNAn jhare chhe–tenun nAm sAmAyik chhe. samatAbhAvarUp AtmapariNati thaI
gaI te ja sAmAyik chhe. vAh, samyagdarshan pachhI tiryanchane paN sAmAyik hoy; dariyAmAn
mAchhalAnne paN sAmAyik hoy, sinhane paN sAmAyik hoy! juone, rAjA rAvaNano
hAthI–trilokamanDan (jene rAm ayodhyA laI AvyA hatA) te paN jAtismaraN ane
samyagdarshanasahit vratadhArI shrAvak thayo hato. mahAvIranA AtmAne sinhanA bhavamAn
samyagdarshan thayun ane vratadhArI shrAvak thaIne teNe samAdhimaraN karyun.
thatI hoy. parantu trasajIvane sankalpathI mAravAnA bhAv tene hoy nahi. mAnkaD ke undar
vagerene paN te jANI bujhIne mAre nahi. are, sAmAnya dayALu sajjanane paN evA krUr
pariNAm na hoy; shrAvak to atyant karuNAvant dayALu hoy chhe; koIne dukh devAnI vRutti
ene hotI nathI. ek kIDIne paN mArI nAnkhun ke dukh daun evI vRutti shrAvakane hoy nahi.
pANI vagere sthAvarajIvonI hinsA thAy–evI pravRutti paN vagar prayojane shrAvak kare
nahi. e ja rIte asatya vagere pApothI paN tenun chitta pAchhun haTI gayun chhe. ghaNo
akaShAyI samatAbhAv tene varte chhe. ahA, jainanun shrAvakapad kevun Unchun chhe! tenI jagatane
khabar nathI. enA chAritranA vItarAgI chamakArA koI anerA hoy chhe.