jitendriy, nishchayathI A ja brAhmNa chhe. A sAdhu atibhadra pariNAmavALA, bhagavAnanA
bhakta, tapasvI, yati, dhIravIr, mULaguN uttaraguNanA dhArak emanA jevA bIjA koI
nathI. emanAmAn alaukik guN chhe. emane ja parivrAjak kahIe, kAraN ke je sansArane
chhoDIne mukti pAme chhe. A nirgranth agnAnatimiranA hartA, tapathI karmonI nirjarA kare chhe,
jemaNe rAgAdino kShay karyo chhe. pApanA nAshak chhe tethI temane kShapaNak paN kahIe chhIe.
A sanyamI kaShAyarahit sharIrathI nirmoh digambar yogIshvar, dhyAnI, gnAnI panDit nispRuh
chhe te ja sadA vandavA yogya chhe. e nirvANane sAdhe chhe tethI emane sAdhu kahIe ane
panchAchAranun pote AcharaN kare chhe ane bIjA pAse AcharaN karAve chhe tethI AchArya
kahIe ane AgAr eTale ke gharanA tyAgI chhe tethI temane
kriyAnA kartA, tap karavAmAn khed mAnatA nathI tethI shramaN kahIe, AtmasvarUpane pratyakSha
anubhave chhe tethI muni kahIe, rAgAdi rogone dUr karavAno prayatna kare chhe tethI temane
yati kahIe. A pramANe lokoe sAdhunI stuti karI ane A banne bhAIonI nindA
karI. tethI te prabhAhIn, mAnarahit, udAs thaI gher gayA ane rAtre te pApI munine
mAravA mATe AvyA. te sAttvik muni sangh tajIne ekalA smashAnabhUmimAn ekAntamAn
virAjatA hatA. tyAn rInchh, vyAdhrAdik duShTa jIvono avAj sambhaLAto hato. rAkShas, bhUt,
pishAchothI te sthAn bharelun chhe, sarpono tyAn nivAs chhe, bhayankar andhakAr phelAyo chhe. tyAn
janturahit shuddha shilA par kAyotsarga dharI UbhA hatA. banne pApIoe temane joyA.
banne bhAI khaDga kADhI krodhAyamAn thaI bolyA ke tyAre to tane lokoe bachAvyo, have
koN bachAvashe? ame panDit pRithvI par pratyakSha dev tene tun nirlajja shiyAL kahe. Am
bolI banne atyant prachanD hoTh karaDatA, lAl Ankh karI munine mAravA taiyAr thayA.
tyAre vananA rakShak yakShe temane joyA, manamAn vichAravA lAgyo ke juo, AvA nirdoSh,
dhyAnI, kAyA pratye nirmam sAdhune mAravA A taiyAr thayA chhe. tethI yakShe e banne bhAIne,
chonTADI dIdhA, te halIchalI shakatA nahi, banne pAchhaL UbhA. savAr thayun, badhA lokoe
AvIne joyun ke te banne muninI pAchhaL jamIn sAthe chonTIne UbhA chhe ane emanA
hAthamAn khullI talavAr chhe. AthI badhA emane dhikkAravA lAgyA ke A durAchArI pApI,
anyAyI Avun kArya karavA taiyAr thayA. AnA jevA bIjA pApI nathI. e banne chittamAn
vichAravA lAgyA ke A dharmano prabhAv chhe, ame pApI hatA tethI baLajorIthI chonTI gayA,
sthAvar jevA amane karI nAkhyA. have A avasthAmAnthI jIvatA bachIe to shrAvakanAn vrat
AdarIe. te ja vakhate temanAn mAtApitA AvyA, vAramvAr munine praNAm karI vinantI
karI-he dev! A amArA kapUto chhe, emaNe ghaNun kharAb karyun chhe, Ap dayALun chho, emane
jIvanadAn Apo. tyAre sAdhue kahyun-amAre koInA upar kop nathI, amArA to badhA
mitra bAndhav chhe.