216 ] [ pravachan ratnAkar bhAg-7 chhe ke jeTalun A gnAn chhe. kahe chhe-Avo nishchay karIne eTale ke gnAnasvarUpI-gnAnamAtra potAno AtmA chhe em nishchay karIne emAn ja-gnAnamAtramAn ja sadAy rati pAm. juo A nishchay kahyun ke gnAnamAtra bhagavAn AtmAmAn ja rati pAm; kemake tyAn tane tArA bhagavAnanA (AtmAnA) bheTA thashe. ahAhA...! jeTalun A gnAn chhe eTale ke sharIr nahi, man-vANI-indriy nahi, rAgey nahi paN jeTalun A gnAn chhe teTalo ja satyArtha AtmA chhe-Am nishchay karIne, kahe chhe, emAn ja rati pAm, emAn ja ruchi kar, emAn ja prIti kar. bAkI to bIjun badhun thothethothAn-dukhI thavAno mArga chhe. shubharAgey dukhI thavAno mArga chhe.

ahIn astithI kahyun ke-gnAnamAtra ja AtmA chhe-em nishchay karIne gnAnamAtra vastumAn ja rati kar, ruchi kar; matalab ke rAg-puNya ne nimittanI ruchi chhoDI de em nAsti temAn AvI gayun. A rAgAdinI ruchi chhoDI de em nAstithI na kahetAn gnAnamAtramAn ja rati kar em astithI kem kahyun? kemake gnAnamAtramAn ja prIti thatAn te (rAgAdi) ApoAp chhUTI jashe. ahIn gnAnamAtra kahIne rAgAdithI rahit tArI chIj andaramAn gnAnasvarUp chhe temAn rati kar, temAn jA-em kahe chhe. rAgamAn mat jA, kemake rAg chhe te AtmA nathI, anAtmA chhe, ajIv chhe. bhagavAnanI bhakti ne pUjAno je vikalpa UThe chhe te anAtmA chhe; ahAhA...! A mahAvratAdinA vikalpa jIv nahi prabhu! A jeTalun gnAn chhe, chaitanya chhe bas eTalo ja AtmA chhe. jhINI vAt bhAI! (upayogane jhINo kare to samajAy).

ahAhAhA...! A arihant dev ane emanAn shAstra em kahe chhe ke-tun gnAnamAtra chho prabhu! tyAn prIti kar, ne amArA pratyethI paN prIti chhoDI de. ahAhA...! tAro bhagavAn to andar shItaL-shItaL chaitanyachandra chhe, jinachandra chhe; tyAn prIti kar. jagatamAn chandra chhe te shItaL hoy chhe paN e to jaDanI shItaLatA jaDarUp chhe. jyAre A shAnt-shAnt- shAnt chaitanyachandranI shItaLatA to atIndriy shAntimay chhe. ahAhA...! A chaitanyachandra to ekalI shAntinun DhIm chhe. ene shAntinun DhIm kaho ke gnAnanun DhIm kaho-ek ja chhe. paN ahIn gnAnane pradhAn karIne kahyun chhe ne? tethI kahyun ke-A jeTalun gnAn chhe teTalo ja paramArtha AtmA chhe em nishchay karIne temAn ja rati kar. gajab vAt chhe bhAI! kahe chhe- sadAy gnAnamAtra vastu prabhu tun chho temAn draShTi kar; tArI draShTino viShay gnAnamAtra AtmAne banAv ane emAn ja rati kar. A ek bol thayo, have bIjo bola-

‘eTalun ja satya kalyAN chhe jeTalun A gnAn chhe-em nishchay karIne gnAnamAtrathI ja sadAy santoSh pAm;’...