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14 ] [ mokShamArgaprakAshak
ab, yahAn, kaise shAstra paDhane — sunane yogya hain tathA un shAstronke vaktA — shrotA kaise
hone chAhiye, usakA varNan karate hain.
paDhane – sunane yogya shAstra
jo shAstra mokShamArgakA prakAsh karen vahI shAstra paDhane — sunane yogya hain; kyonki jIv
sansAramen nAnA dukhonse pIDit hain. yadi shAstrarUpI dIpak dvArA mokShamArgako prApta kar len
to us mArgamen svayam gaman kar un dukhonse mukta hon. so mokShamArga ek vItarAgabhAv hai;
isaliye jin shAstrommen kisI prakAr rAg-dveSh-mohabhAvonkA niShedh karake vItarAgabhAvakA prayojan
pragaT kiyA ho unhIn shAstronkA paDhane – sunanA uchit hai. tathA jin shAstrommen shrRungAr – bhog –
kutUhalAdikakA poShaN karake rAgabhAvakA; hinsA – yuddhAdikakA poShaN karake dveShabhAvakA; aur
atattvashraddhAnakA poShaN karake mohabhAv kA prayojan pragaT kiyA ho ve shAstra nahIn, shastra
hain; kyonki jin rAg-dveSh-moh bhAvonse jIv anAdise dukhI huA unakI vAsanA jIvako
binA sikhalAye hI thI aur in shAstron dvArA unhInkA poShaN kiyA, bhalA honekI kyA
shikShA dI ? jIvakA svabhAv ghAt hI kiyA. isaliye aise shAstronkA paDhane – sunanA uchit
nahIn hai.
yahAn paDhane – sunanA jis prakAr kahA; usI prakAr joDanA, sIkhanA, sikhAnA, vichAranA,
likhAnA Adi kArya bhI upalakShaNase jAn lenA.
isaprakAr jo sAkShAt athavA paramparAse vItarAgabhAvakA poShaN kare — aise shAstra hI
kA abhyAs karane yogya hai.
vaktAkA svarUp
ab inake vaktAkA svarUp kahate hain — pratham to vaktA kaisA honA chAhiye ki jo
jainashraddhAnamen dRuDh ho; kyonki yadi svayam ashraddhAnI ho to auronko shraddhAnI kaise kare? shrotA
to svayam hI se hInabuddhike dhArak hain, unhen kisI yukti dvArA shraddhAnI kaise kare? aur shraddhAn
hI sarva dharmakA mUl hai✽
, punashcha, vaktA kaisA honA chAhiye ki jise vidyAbhyAs karanese shAstra-
paDhaneyogya buddhi pragaT huI ho; kyonki aisI shaktike binA vaktApanekA adhikArI kaise ho ?
punashcha, vaktA kaisA honA chAhiye ki jo samyaggnAn dvArA sarva prakArake vyavahAr-nishchayAdirUp
vyAkhyAnakA abhiprAy pahichAnatA ho; kyonki yadi aisA na ho to kahIn anya prayojanasahit
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dansaNamUlo dhammo (darshanaprAbhRut, gAthA-2)