e pramANe sarva kudevone pUjavA – mAnavAno niShedh chhe.
juo to kharA mithyAtvanI mahimA! lokamAn to potAnAthI nIchAne namatAn potAne nindya
mAne chhe, paN ahIn mohit banI roDAmparyantane pUjatAn paN nindyatA mAnato nathI. lokamAn paN
jenAthI potAnun kAI paN prayojan siddha thatun jANe, tenI ja sevA kare chhe, paN mohit banI
‘‘kudevothI mArun prayojan kem siddha thashe’’ teno vichAr karyA vinA ja kudevonun sevan kare chhe.
vaLI A kudevonun sevan karatAn hajAro vighna thAy, tene to gaNe nahi, ane koI puNyanA
udayathI iShTakArya thaI jAy tene kahe ke – ‘‘AnA sevanathI A kArya thayun.’’ kudevAdikanA sevan
karyA vinA je iShTakAryo thAy, tene to gaNe nahi, paN koI aniShTa thAy, tene kahe ke – ‘‘Anun
sevan karyun nahi, tethI aniShTa thayun.’ eTalun paN vichArato nathI ke – jo iShTa – aniShTa karavun
temanA ja AdhIn hoy, to je temane pUje, tene iShTa ja thavun joIe, tathA koI na pUje,
tene aniShTa ja thavun joIe, paN tevun to dekhAtun nathI. kAraN ke – shItalAne ghaNI mAnavA chhatAn
paN koIne tyAn putrAdi maratA joIe chhIe, tathA koIne na mAnavA chhatAn paN jIvatA joIe
chhIe. mATe shItalAne mAnavI kAI paN kAryakArI nathI.
e ja pramANe sarva kudevone mAnavA kAI paN kAryakArI nathI.
prashna — ‘kAryakArI bhale na ho! paN tene mAnavAthI kAI bagAD to thato nathI?’
uttara — jo bagAD na thato hoy, to ame shAmATe niShedh karIe? parantu temane
mAnavAthI ek to mithyAtvAdik draDh thavAthI mokShamArga durlabh thaI jAy chhe, ane e moTo
bagAD chhe. bIjun enAthI pApabandh thAy chhe, ane tethI bhAvimAn dukh pAmIe chhIe e ja
bagAD chhe.
prashna — mithyAtvAdibhAv to atattvashraddhAnAdik thatAn thAy, tathA pApabandh
kharAb kAryo karatAn thAy chhe, paN Amane mAnavAthI mithyAtvAdibhAv ane pApabandh kevI
rIte thAy?
uttara — pratham to paradravyone iShTa – aniShTa mAnavAn, e ja mithyAtva chhe. kAraN ke –
koI dravya koInun mitra – shatru chhe ja nahi. vaLI je iShTa – aniShTa padArtha maLe chhe, tenun kAraN
puNya – pAp chhe, mATe jem puNyabandh thAy, pApabandh na thAy tem karo. jo karmanA udayano paN
nishchay na hoy, ane kevaL iShTa – aniShTa bAhyakAraNonA sanyog – viyogano upAy kare, topaN
kudevane mAnavAthI iShTa – aniShTabuddhi kAI dUr thatI nathI, parantu kevaL vRuddhine prApta thAy chhe.
vaLI tethI puNyabandh paN thato nathI, pApabandh ja thAy chhe. e kudevo koIne dhanAdik ApatA
ke khUnchavI letA jovAmAn AvatA nathI, tethI e bAhyakAraN paN nathI, to enI mAnyatA shAmATe
karavAmAn Ave chhe? jyAre atyant bhramabuddhi thAy, jIvAditattvonA shraddhAn – gnAnano ansh paN
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