nahotA, jo teo sarva vratadhArI hot to asanyamI manuShyonI judI sankhyA kahet, paN tem
kahI nathI; mATe gRuhastha jain to shrAvak nAm pAme chhe. parantu munisangnA to nirgranth vinA koI
paN ThekANe kahI nathI.
vaLI madya – mAns – madhu ane panchaudambarAdi phaLonun bhakShaN shrAvakone nathI, tethI shrAvakane
to ATh mULaguN kahe chhe, mATe tenAmAn koI prakAravaDe paN shrAvakapaNun to sambhave chhe, paN
munine aTThAvIs mULaguN chhe, te A veShadhArIomAn dekhAtA ja nathI, mATe temanAmAn koI
prakArathI paN munipaNun sambhavatun nathI. vaLI gRuhastha avasthAmAn to pUrve jambukumArAdike ghaNAn
hinsAdi kArya karyAn sAmbhaLavAmAn Ave chhe, paN muni thaIne koIe hinsAdi kArya karyAn nathI,
parigrah rAkhyA nathI, tethI evI yukti kAryakArI nathI.
juo! shrI AdinAthajInI sAthe chAr hajAr rAjAo dIkShA laI pAchhaLathI bhraShTa thayA,
tyAre devo temane kahevA lAgyA ke – ‘jinalingI banI anyathA pravartasho to ame tamane danD
ApIshun; jinaling chhoDI tamArI ichchhA hoy tem karo.’ mATe jinalingI kahevaDAvI jo anyathA
pravarte te to danD yogya chhe, to vandanAdi yogya kevI rIte hoy?
ghaNun shun kahIe! je jainamatamAn kuveSh dhAraN kare chhe, te mahApAp upajAve chhe. tathA
je anya jIvo temanI sevAdi kare chhe, te paN pApI thAy chhe. padmapurANamAn ek kathA chhe
ke – koI shreShThI dharmAtmAe chAraNamunione bhramathI bhraShTa jANIne AhAr na Apyo, to A
pratyakShabhraShTane dAnAdik ApavAn kem sambhave?
prashna — amArA antarangamAn shraddhAn to satya chhe, parantu bAhya lajjAdi vaDe
mAtra shiShTAchAr karIe chhIe, phaL to antaranganun thashe?
uttara — ShaTpAhuDagranthamAn lajjAdivaDe paN vandanAdikano niShedh batAvyo chhe, je ame
pahelA ja kahI gayA. vaLI koI baLAtkArathI mastak namAvI hAth joDAvato hoy, tyAre to
em sambhave ke – ‘amArun antarang nahotun,’ paN pote ja jyAn mAnAdivaDe namaskArAdi kare, tyAn
antarangashraddhA kem na kahevAy? jem koI potAnA antarangamAn to mAnsane bUrun jANe chhe, paN
rAjAdikane bhalun manAvavAn arthe mAns bhakShaN kare, to tene vratI kevI rIte manAy? tem koI
potAnA antarangamAn to kuguru sevanane bUrun jANe chhe, paN tene vA lokone bhalun manAvavA arthe
tenun sevan kare, to tene sAcho shraddhAnI kevI rIte manAy? mATe bAhyathI teno tyAg karatAn
ja antarangatyAg sambhave chhe, tethI je shraddhAnasahit jIv chhe temaNe to koI prakArathI paN e
kuguruonI sevA – sushruShAdi karavI yogya nathI.
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१.भयाशास्नेहलोभाश्च कुदेवागमलिंगिनाम् ।
प्रणामं विनयं चैव न कुर्युः शुद्धदृष्टयः ।। (shrI ratnakaranDashrAvakAchAr – 30)
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