mitrayashA thaI. podanApuramAn ek govALiyo raheto. tenI strInun nAm bhujapatrA hatun. te
govALiyo marIne tAro sALo sinhachandra thayo ane bhujapatrA marIne tenI strI rativardhanA
thaI. pUrvabhavamAn pashuo par boj lAdato tethI A bhavamAn bhAr vahevo paDayo. A
badhAnA pUrvabhav kahIne may mahAmuni AkAshamArge vihAr karI gayA ane podanApurano
rAjA shrIvardhit sinhachandra sahit nagaramAn gayo. gautam svAmI kahe chhe ke he shreNik! A
sansAranI vichitra gati chhe. koI nirdhanamAnthI rAjA thaI jAy ane koI rAjAmAnthI nirdhan
thaI jAy chhe. shrIvardhit brAhmaNano putra rAjyabhraShTa thaIne rAjA thaI gayo ane sinhachandra
rAjAno putra rAjyabhraShTa thaIne shrIvardhitanI samIpe Avyo. ek ja gurunI pAse prANI
dharmanun shravaN kare temAnthI koI samAdhimaraN karIne sugati pAme, koI kumaraN karI durgati
pAme. koI ratnonA bharelA jahAj sahit samudra oLangIne sukhapUrvak potAnA sthAnake
pahonche, koI samudramAn DUbe, koIne chor lUnTIne laI jAy; Avun jagatanun svarUp vichitra
gativALun jANI vivekI jIvoe dayA, dAn, vinay, vairAgya, jap, tap, indriyanirodh,
shAnti, AtmadhyAn ane shAstraadhyayan karIne AtmakalyAN karavun. may munirAjanAn AvAn
vachan sAmbhaLI rAjA shrIvardhit ane podanApuranA ghaNA loko shAntichitta thaIne jinadharmanun
ArAdhan karavA lAgyA. A may mahAmuni avadhignAnI, shAntichitta, samAdhimaraN karIne
IshAn svargamAn utkRuShTa dev thayA. je A may muninun mAhAtmya man daIne vAnche, sAmbhaLe
tene verIonI pIDA na thAy, sinh-vAghAdi na haNe, sarpAdi na Dase.
ensImun parva pUrNa thayun.
putranA viyogarUp agninI jvALAmAn jalatA hatAn. mahelanA sAtamA mALe besI,
sakhIothI vInTaLAyel, ati udAs jem gAyane vAchharaDAnA viyogathI vyAkuLatA thAy
putra snehamAn tatpar, tIvra shokasAgaramAn magna dashe dishAmAn te nIrakhatAn hatAn. mahelanA
shikhar par beThelA kAgaDAne pUchhe chhe ke he kAg! mArA putra rAm Ave to tane khIranun
bhojan Apun. Avun bolIne vilAp kare chhe, kare chhe, are vatsa! tun kyAn gayo, men tane
nirantar sukhamAn lAD laDAvyA hatA, tane videshamAn bhramaNanI prIti kyAthi upajI? shun
pallav samAn tArA komaL charaN kaThor panthamAn pIDA na pAme? gahan vanamAn kayA