64] [pravachan ratnAkar bhAg-8 mAnyatA kahe chhe, mithyAtvabhAv chhe. bhAI! par jIvanI paryAyane koN utpanna kare? ene koN TakAve? eno koN vyay kare? utpAd-vyay-dhrauvya e to dravyano potAno svabhAv ja chhe. to pachhI paranun jIvan-maraN koN karI shake?

juo, munirAj panchamahAvratadhArI hoy chhe. temAn ek ahinsAmahAvrat chhe. have tyAn ahinsAno-par jIvonI rakShAno je vikalpa Ave chhe temAn jo koI em mAne ke hun paranI dayA karI shakun chhun, chhakAyanA jIvonI rakShA karavI mArun kartavya chhe to, ahIn kahe chhe, te mithyAtvabhAv chhe. bahu AkarI vAt, bApA! paN A satya chhe. gnAnIne, potAnA svarUpamAn sthir na hoy tyAre, pramAdavash asthiratAnA kAraNe par jIvanI rakShAno vikalpa Ave chhe e judI vAt chhe; paN te kAI e vikalpane potAnun kartavya mAnatA nathI, vikalpanA te kartA thatA nathI; pachhI par jIvanA jIvananA kartApaNAnI to vAt ja kyAn rahI? par jIvanun jIvan chhe te tenI te kALe upAdAn-yogyatAthI chhe, pote to temAn nimittamAtra chhe-Avun gnAnI yathArtha jANe chhe.

prashna– paN nimitta to thavun ne? uttara– (nimitta) thavAno prashna ja kyAn chhe? jyAre upAdAn-yogyatAthI enI paryAy enAmAn thAy chhe tyAre Ane evo ja vikalpa hoy chhe ane tyAre tene nimitta kahevAmAn Ave chhe, banneno-enA jIvanano (-jIvavAno) ane AnA vikalpano samakAL-chhe, ek ja kAL chhe. jyAre te jIvanun AyuShya chhe te ja kALe Ane vikalpa Avyo chhe; paN em to nathI ke e vikalpathI sAmo jIv jIve chhe. tethI nimitta thavAnI cheShTA karavI e to kartApaNAnI mAnyatA rUp agnAn ja chhe.

ahA! shailI to juo AchAryanI! ahA! satnun sharaN kone kahIe? ‘kevalIpaNNattan dhamman sharaNan pavvajjAmi’-bhagavAn kevaLIe kahelo dharma sharaN chhe. te dharma kone kahIe? ke rAgarahit vItarAg pariNatinI-nirmaL samyagdarshan-gnAn-chAritranI- utpatti thavI te dharma chhe ane te ja ahinsA param dharma chhe. A sivAy koI par jIvanI dayAnA vikalpane-rAgane vAstavik ahinsAdharma mAne to te mithyAdraShTi chhe. AkarI vAt prabhu! paN A vastusvarUp chhe.

paranI dayAno vikalpa-rAg Ave tyAn agnAnI te vikalpano kartA thAy chhe. eTale paranI kriyAno hun nimittapaNe kartA chhun em te mAne chhe. shAstra bhaNyo hoy eTale upAdAnapaNe to hun kAI na karI shakun em kahe paN nimittapaNe to bIjAnA jIvanano kartA chhun em te mAne chhe. tethI nimitta to thavun ne!-em nimitta thavAnI cheShTA kare chhe. ahA! par jIvanA jIvanano je nimittakartA thAy te agnAnI mithyAdraShTi chhe. ahA! hun parane jIvADun chhun ne par mane jIvADe chhe evo adhyavasAy jene chhe te mithyAdraShTi chhe, dIrghasansArI chhe.