ki––––he bhavyajIvo.n! tum us AtmA ko prayatnapUrvak sab prakAr ke udyam karake yathArtha jAno, us AtmA kA shraddhAn karo, pratIti karo, AcharaN karo. man–vachan–kAy se aise karo jisase mokSha pAvo. bhAvArthaH––jisako jAnane aur shraddhAn karane se mokSha ho usIko jAnanA aur shraddhAn karanA mokSha prApti karAtA hai, isaliye AtmAko jAnane kA kArya sab prakArake udyam pUrvak karanA chAhiye, isI se mokSha kI prApti hotI hai, isaliye bhavyajIvo.n ko yahI upadesh hai.. 87.. Age kahate hai.n ki bAhya–––hi.nsAdik kriyA ke binA hI ashuddha bhAvase ta.ndul matsyatulya jIv bhI sAtave.n narak ko gayA, tab anya ba.De jIvo.n kI kyA kathA?
iy NAu.n appANa.n bhAvah jiNabhAvaNa.n Nichcha.n.. 88..
iti j~nAtvA AtmAna.n bhAvay jinabhAvanA.n nityam.. 88..
arthaH––he bhavyajIv! tU dekh, shAlasiktha (tandul nAmakA matsya) vah bhI ashuddha
bhAvArthaH––ashuddhabhAv ke mahAtmya se tandul matsya jaisA alpajIv bhI sAtave.n narak ko
shuddha hone par apane aur dUsare ke svarUp kA jAnanA hotA hai. apane aur dUsare ke svarUp kA
j~nAn jinadev kI Aj~nA kI bhAvanA nirantar bhAne se hotA hai, isaliye jinadev kI Aj~nA kI
bhAvanA nirantar karanA yogya hai.
tandul matsya kI kathA aise hai––––kAkandIpurI kA rAjA sUrasen thA vah mA.nsabhakShIho
gayA. atyanta lolupI, mA.ns bhakShaNakA abhiprAy rakhatA thA. usake ‘pitR^ipriy’ nAmakA rasoIdAr thA. vah anek jIvo.n kA mA.ns nirantar bhakShaN karatA thA. usako sarpa Das gayA to marakar svaya.nbhUramaN samudra me.n mahAmatsya ho gayA. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
tethI nijAtmA jANI nitya tu.n bhAv re! jinabhAvanA. 88.
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