ahIn chhaye matamAn Ishvar ek kahyo, temAn arihantadevane paN IshvarapaNun pragaT karyun.
prashna — jem ahIn sarva matomAn ek Ishvar kahyo tem tame paN mAno?
uttara — em to tame kaho chho paN ame kahyun nathI, tethI tamArA matamAn arihantane
IshvarapaNun siddha thayun. amArA matamAn paN jo em ja kahIe, to ame paN shivAdikane Ishvar
mAnIe. jem koI vyApArI sAchAn ratna batAve tathA koI jUThAn ratna batAve, have tyAn jUThA
ratnavALo to sarva ratnonun sarakhun mUlya levA mATe badhAne samAn kahe, paN sAchAn ratnavALo
kevI rIte samAn mAne? tem jain sAchA devAdikane prarUpe tathA anyamatI jUThA prarUpe, have
tyAn anyamatI to potAnA mAhAtmya mATe sarvane samAn kahe, paN jain kevI rIte em kahe?
vaLI ‘rudrayAmalatantra’ mAn bhavAnIsahasranAmamAn pRu. 9mAn em kahyun ke —
कुंडासना जगद्धात्री बुद्धमाता जिनेश्वरी ।
जिनमाता जिनेन्द्रा च शारदा हंसवाहिनी ।।१३।।
ahIn bhavAnInAn nAm jineshvarI ityAdik kahyAn tethI jinanun uttamapaNun pragaT thayun.
vaLI ‘‘gaNeshapurAN’’mAn em kahyun chhe ke – ‘‘जैनं पाशुपतं सांख्यं’’
tathA vyAsakRut sUtramAn paN em kahyun chhe ke —
‘‘जैना एकस्मिन्नैव वस्तुनि उभयं प्ररूपयन्ति स्याद्वादिनः’’
ityAdik temanAn shAstromAn jainamatanun nirUpaN chhe, tathA jainamatanun prAchInapaNun jaNAy
chhe.
vaLI bhAgavatanA panchamaskandhamAn 1RUShabhAvatAranun varNan chhe, tyAn tene karuNAmay,
tRuShNAdirahit, dhyAnamudrAdhArI tathA sarvAshramadvArA pUjit kahyo chhe. tenA anusAre arahantarAjAe
pravRutti karI, em kahe chhe. te jem rAmakRuShNAdi avatAro anusAr anyamat chhe, tem
RUShabhAvatAr anusAr jainamat chhe, em tamArA matavaDe ja jainamat pramAN thayo.
ahIn ATalo vichAr visheSh karavo ke — kRuShNAdi avatAro anusAr viShay – kaShAyonI
pravRutti hoy chhe, tathA RUShabhAvatAr anusAr vItarAgabhAv – sAmyabhAvanI pravRutti hoy chhe. have
ahIn banne pravRutti samAn mAnIe to dharma – adharmanI visheShatA na rahe, tathA jo visheShatA
mAnIe to je bhalI hoy te angIkAr karo.
1. bhAgavataskandh 5 adhyAy 5, – 29.
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