Ashtprabhrut-Hindi (itrans transliteration). Gatha: 24-25 (Bodh Pahud).

so devo jo attha.n dhamma.n kAma.n sudei NANa.n cha.
so dei jassa atthi hu attho dhammo ya pavvamajjA.. 24..

saH devaH yaH artha.n dharma.n kAma.n sudadAti j~nAna.n cha.
saH dadAti yasya asti tu arthaH dharmaH cha pravrajyA.. 24..

arthaH––dev usako kahate hai.n jo artha arthAt dhan, kAm arthAt ichChA kA viShay–aisA

bhog aur mokSha kA kAraN j~nAn–in chAro.nko deve. yahA.N nyAy aisA hai ki jo vastu jisake
pAs ho so deve aur jisake pAs na ho so kaise deve? is nyAy se artha, dharma, svargAdike
bhog aur mokSha sukh kA kAraN pravajyA arthAt dIkShA jisakA ho usako ‘dev’ jAnanA.. 24..

Age dharmAdi kA svarUp kahate hai.n, jinake jAnane se devAdi kA svarUp jAnA jAtA haiH–

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dhammo dayAvisuddho pavvajjA savvasa.ngaparichattA.
devo vavagayamoho udayakaro bhavvajIvANa.n.. 25..

dharmaH dayAvishuddhaH pravrajyA sarvasa.ngaparityaktA.
devaH vyapagatamohaH udayakaraH bhavyajIvAnAm.. 25..

arthaH––jo dayA se vishuddha hai vah dharma hai, jo sarva parigrah se rahit hai vah pravajyA hai,

jisakA moh naShTa ho gayA hai vah dev hai––yah bhavya jIvo.n ke uday ko karane vAlA hai.

bhAvArthaH––lok me.n yah prasiddha hai ki dharma, artha, kAm aur mokSha ye chAr puruSh ke

prayojan hai.n. unake liye puruSh kisI kI vandanA karatA hai, pUjA karatA hai aur nyAy yah hai ki jisake pAs jo vastu ho vah dUsare ko deve, na ho to kahA.N se lAve? isaliye yah chAr puruShArtha jin dev ke pAye jAte hai.n. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

te dev, je surIte dharam ne artha, kAm, suj~nAn de;
te vastu de Che te ja, jene dharma–dIkShA–artha Che. 24.

te dharma jeh dayAvimaL, dIkShA parigrahamukta je,

te dev je nirmoh Che ne uday bhavya taNo kare. 25.

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