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shraddhAn vinA sva – paranun shraddhAn vA kevaL AtmAnun shraddhAn kAryakArI paN nathI kAraN ke —
(evun) shraddhAn karo vA na karo ‘pote chhe te pote ja chhe ane par chhe te par chhe.’ vaLI
AsravAdinun shraddhAn hoy to Asrav – bandhano abhAv karI samvar – nirjarArUp upAyathI mokShapadane
prApta kare, tathA sva – paranun paN shraddhAn karAvIe chhIe te e ja prayojan arthe karAvIe chhIe;
mATe AsravAdikanA shraddhAnasahit sva – paranun jANavun vA svanun jANavun kAryakArI chhe.
prashna — jo em chhe to shAstromAn sva – paranA shraddhAnane vA kevaL AtmAnA
shraddhAnane ja samyaktva kahyun vA kAryakArI kahyun tathA nav tattvanI santati chhoDI amAre
to ek AtmA ja prApta thAo, em kem kahyun chhe?
uttara — jene sva – paranun vA AtmAnun satya shraddhAn hoy tene sAte tattvonun shraddhAn
avashya hoy ja, tathA jene sAte tattvonun satyashraddhAn hoy tene sva – paranun vA AtmAnun shraddhAn
avashya hoy ja. evun paraspar avinAbhAvapaNun jANI sva – paranA shraddhAnane vA AtmashraddhAnane
ja samyaktva kahyun chhe.
paN e chhaLathI koI sAmAnyapaNe sva – parane jANI vA AtmAne jANI kRutakRutyapaNun mAne
to tene bhram chhe. kAraN ke em kahyun chhe ke – निर्विशेषो हि सामान्यं ‘भवेत्खरविषाणवत्’ eno artha —
visheSharahit sAmAnya chhe te gadheDAnA shIngaDA samAn chhe. mATe prayojanabhUt AsravAdi
visheShosahit sva – paranun vA AtmAnun shraddhAn karavA yogya chhe; athavA sAte tattvArthonA shraddhAnathI
je rAgAdik maTADavA arthe paradravyone bhinna chintave chhe, vA potAnA AtmAne ja chintave chhe tene
prayojananI siddhi thAy chhe, tethI mukhyapaNe bhedavignAnane vA AtmagnAnane kAryakArI kahyun chhe.
vaLI tattvArthashraddhAn karyA vinA sarva jANavun kAryakArI nathI, kAraN ke — prayojan to
rAgAdi maTADavAnun chhe. have AsravAdinA shraddhAn vinA e prayojan bhAsatun nathI tyAre kevaL
jANavAthI ja mAnane vadhAre chhe, rAgAdi chhoDe nahi, to tenun kArya kevI rIte siddha thAy? bIjun
jyAn nav tattvanI santatine chhoDavAnun kahyun chhe, tyAn pUrve nav tattvanA vichAravaDe samyagdarshan thayun
ane pAchhaLathI nirvikalpadashA thavA arthe nav tattvono paN vikalpa chhoDavAnI ichchhA karI; paN
jene pahelAn ja nav tattvono vichAr nathI tene te vikalpo chhoDavAnun shun prayojan chhe? anya
anek vikalpo potAne thAy chhe teno ja tyAg karo.
e pramANe sva – paranA shraddhAnamAn vA AtmashraddhAnamAn sAt tattvonA shraddhAnanI sApekShatA
hoy chhe, mATe tattvArthashraddhAn samyaktvanun lakShaN chhe.
prashna — tyAre koI ThekANe shAstromAn arhantadev, nirgranthaguru ane hinsAdirahit
dharmanA shraddhAnane samyaktva kahyun chhe te kevI rIte?