ja karyAn hatAn, to tamArA shAstromAn AchArAngAdikanA padonun pramAN aDhArahajAr Adi kahyun
chhe, tenI vidhi meLavI Apo!
padanun pramAN keTalun? jo vibhaktinA antane pad kahesho to kahelA pramANathI ghaNAn pad
thaI jashe, tathA jo pramANapad kahesho, to e ek padanA sAdhik (k kadhik) ekAvan
kroD shlok chhe. have A to ghaNAn alpashAstra chhe, tethI e banatun nathI. AchArAngAdikathI
dashavaikAlikAdikanun pramAN ochhun kahyun chhe, paN tamAre vadhAre chhe, to e kem bane?
tame kahesho ke — ‘‘AchArAngAdik to moTAn hatAn, paN kALadoSh jANI temAnthI ja
keTalAnk sUtra kADhI A shAstro banAvyAn chhe.’’ paN pratham to tUTak granth pramAN nathI. vaLI
evo prabandh chhe ke — jo koI moTo granth banAve, to temAn sarva varNan vistAr pUrvak kare,
tathA nAno granth banAve, to temAn sankShep varNan kare, parantu sambandh tUTe nahi. tathA koI moTA
granthamAnthI thoDunghaNun kathan kADhI laIe to tyAn sambandh maLe nahi – kathanano anukram tUTI jAy.
paN tamArAn sUtromAn to kathAdikano paN sambandh maLato bhAse chhe – tUTakapaNun bhAsatun nathI.
vaLI anya kaviothI gaNadharanI buddhi to vadhAre hovI joIe. eTale tenA karelA
granthomAn to thoDA shabdomAn ghaNo artha hovo joIe. parantu ahIn to anya kavionA jevI
paN gambhIratA nathI.
vaLI je granth banAve, te potAnun nAm A pramANe to na dhare ke – ‘‘amuk kahe chhe,’’
parantu ‘‘hun kahun chhun’’ em kahe. have tamArAn sUtromAn ‘‘he gautam’’ vA ‘‘gautam kahe chhe’’ evAn
vachan chhe. evAn vachan to tyAre ja sambhave ke – jyAre anya koI kartA hoy. tethI e sUtro
gaNadharakRut nathI, paN anyanAn karelAn chhe. mAtra gaNadharanA nAmavaDe kalpit rachanAne teo pramAN
karAvavA ichchhe chhe, paN vivekI to parIkShAvaDe mAne, kahevAmAtrathI to na mAne.
vaLI teo em paN kahe chhe ke — ‘‘koI dashapUrvadhArI thayA, teNe gaNadharasUtronA
anusAr A sUtro banAvyAn chhe.’’ tyAn ame pUchhIe chhIe ke – jo navA granth banAvyA hatA,
to navAn nAm rAkhavAn hatAn, angAdikanAn nAm shA mATe rAkhyAn? jem koI moTA shAhukAranI
peDhInA nAmavaDe potAnun shAhukArun pragaT kare, tevun A kArya thayun. e sAchA hot to ( – jem
digambar AchAryoe anek granth rachyA te sarva gaNadharadevadvArA bhAShit angaprakIrNak anusAr
rachyA, tathA te sarvamAn granthakartAnun nAm sarva AchAryoe potAnun judun judun rAkhyun, tathA e granthonAn
nAm paN judAn judAn rAkhyAn, parantu koI paN granthanun nAm angAdik na rAkhyun, vA na em
lakhyun ke – e gaNadharadevanAn rachelAn chhe.) – jem digambaromAn granthonAn nAm rAkhyAn, tathA pUrvagranthonun
anusArIpaNun kahyun, tem kahevun yogya hatun. paN angAdikanun nAm dharI gaNadharadevano bhram shA
mATe upajAvyo? tethI e gaNadharadevanA vA pUrvadhArInAn vachan nathI. vaLI e sUtromAn vishvAs
pAnchamo adhikAra anyamat nirAkaraN ][ 145