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mile to shraddhAnAdik guNonke dhArI vaktAonke mukhase hI shAstra sunanA. is prakArake guNonke
dhArak muni athavA shrAvak unake mukhase to shAstra sunanA yogya hai, aur paddhatibuddhise athavA
shAstra sunaneke lobhase shraddhAnAdiguNarahit pApI puruShonke mukhase shAstra sunanA uchit nahIn hai.
kahA hai ki —
tan jiNaANapareN ya dhammo soyavva sugurupAsammi.
ah uchio saddhAo tassuvaesassa kahagAo..
artha — jo jinaAgnA mAnanemen sAvadhAn hai use nirgrantha suguru hI ke nikaT dharma sunanA
yogya hai, athavA un suguru hI ke upadeshako kahanevAlA uchit shraddhAnI shrAvak usase dharma
sunanA yogya hai.
aisA jo vaktA dharmabuddhise upadeshadAtA ho vahI apanA tathA anya jIvonkA bhalA kare.
aur jo kaShAyabuddhise upadesh detA hai vah apanA tathA anya jIvonkA burA karatA hai —
aisA jAnanA.
is prakAr vaktAkA svarUp kahA.
shrotAkA svarUp
ab shrotAkA svarUp kahate hain — bhalI honahAr hai isalie jis jIvako aisA vichAr
AtA hai ki main kaun hUn ? merA kyA svarUp hai ? yah charitra kaise ban rahA hai ? ye mere
bhAv hote hain unakA kyA phal lagegA ? jIv dukhI ho rahA hai so dukh dUr honekA kyA
upAy hai ? — mujhako itanI bAtonkA nirNay karake kuchh merA hit ho so karanA — aise vichArase
udyamavanta huA hai. punashcha, is kAryakI siddhi shAstra sunanese hotI hai aisA jAnakar ati
prItipUrvak shAstra sunatA hai; kuchh pUchhanA ho so pUchhatA hai; tathA guruonke kahe arthako apane
antaranggamen bArambAr vichAratA hai aur apane vichArase satya arthonkA nishchay karake jo karttavya
ho usakA udyamI hotA hai — aisA to navIn shrotAkA svarUp jAnanA.
punashcha, jo jainadharmake gADh shraddhAnI hain tathA nAnA shAstra sunanese jinakI buddhi nirmal
huI hai tathA vyavahAr — nishchayAdiko bhalIbhAnti jAnakar jis arthako sunate hain, use yathAvat
nishchay jAnakar avadhAraN karate hain; tathA jab prashna uThatA hai tab ati vinayavAn hokar
prashna karate hain athavA paraspar anek prashnottar kar vastu kA nirNay karate hain; shAstrAbhyAsamen
ati Asakta hain; dharmabuddhise nindya kAryonke tyAgI hue hain — aise un shAstronke shrotA honA
chAhie.