धर्मः साक्षात् स्ववशजनितावश्यकर्मात्मकोऽयम् ।
तेनैवाहं किमपि तरसा यामि शं निर्विकल्पम् ।।२३८।।
ratnadīpakanī niṣhkamp-prakāshavāḷī shobhāne pāme chhe (arthāt ratnadīpakanī māphak svabhāvathī ja niṣhkampapaṇe atyant prakāshyā — jāṇyā kare chhe).’’
vaḷī (ā 141mī gāthānī ṭīkā pūrṇa karatān ṭīkākār munirāj shrī padmaprabhamaladhāridev shlok kahe chhe)ḥ —
[shlokārthaḥ — ] svavashatāthī utpanna āvashyak-karmasvarūp ā sākṣhāt dharma niyamathī (chokkas) sachchidānandamūrti ātmāmān (sat-chid-ānandasvarūp ātmāmān) atishayapaṇe hoy chhe. te ā (ātmasthit dharma), karmakṣhay karavāmān kushaḷ evo nirvāṇano ek mārga chhe. tenāthī ja hun shīghra koī ( – adbhut) nirvikalpa sukhane prāpta karun chhun. 238.
anvayārthaḥ — [न वशः अवशः] je (anyane) vash nathī te ‘avash’ chhe [वा] ane [अवशस्य कर्म] avashanun karma te [आवश्यकम्] ‘āvashyak’ chhe [इति बोद्धव्यम्] em jāṇavun; [युक्ति : इति] te (asharīr thavānī) yukti chhe, [उपायः इति च] te (asharīr thavāno) upāy chhe, [निरवयवः भवति] tenāthī jīv niravayav (arthāt asharīr) thāy chhe. [निरुक्ति :] ām nirukti chhe.