188 ] [ pravachan ratnAkar bhAg-9

‘gnAnano svabhAv netranI jem dUrathI jANavAno chhe; mATe karavun-bhogavavun gnAnane nathI. karavA-bhogavavApaNun mAnavun te agnAn chhe.’

juo, Ankh chhe te agnine jANe, kAShTane jANe, vInchhIne jANe, paN dUrathI ja jANe chhe; emAn bhaLIne na jANe, Ankh kAI agni AdimAn na praveshe ane agni Adi padArtha AnkhamAn na pesI jAy. lyo, A pramANe Ankh dUrathI ja jANe chhe. tem, kahe chhe, gnAn dUrathI ja jANe chhe; gnAnano svabhAv netranI jem dUrathI jANavAno chhe. ahAhA...! AtmA gnAnasvarUp chhe ane te rAgAdi puNya-pApanA pariNAmane dUrathI ja jANe chhe, temAn bhaLIne- ekamek thaIne jANe em nahi. rAgAdimAn bhaLI jAy-ekamek thaI jAy evo AtmAno svabhAv ja nathI. tethI gnAn dUrathI jANe paN ene karavun-bhogavavun nathI.

shun kIdhun? duniyAmAn anek kAm thAy tene Ankh dUrathI mAtra jANe, kare nahIn. makAn bane tene jANe, paN kare em nahi. tem gnAnasvarUpI bhagavAn AtmA sharIr, man, vANI ityAdinI kriyAne mAtra jANe paN kare em nahi. puNya-pApanA bhAv thAy tene paN kare nahi, dUr rahIne mAtra jANe. bhAI! Avun ja bhagavAn AtmAnun svarUp chhe. mATe karavun-bhogavavun gnAnane nathI. ahA! AvA potAnA gnAnasvabhAvanun antaraavalambane jene bhAn thayun tene rAganun karavun-bhogavavun nathI.

tathApi karavA-bhogavavApaNun mAnavun te agnAn chhe A bhagavAnanI bhaktinA rAgane hun karun chhun, hun bhogavun chhun-em mAne e agnAn chhe. agnAnavash ja jIv rAgAdino kartA-bhoktA chhe; bAkI chaitanyasUrya bhagavAn AtmA chhe te shubhAshubharAganA andhakAramAn bhaLe shI rIte? chaitanyabimb prabhu AtmA rAgathI ekamek kem thAy? kadI na thAy. mATe samyagdraShTi jIv, tene rAg Ave paN teno kartA-bhoktA thato nathI, rAgamAn bhaL‌yA vinA dUr rahIne mAtra teno gnAtA ja chhe.

‘ahIn koI pUchhe ke-“evun to kevaLagnAn chhe. bAkI jyAn sudhI mohakarmano uday chhe tyAn sudhI to sukhadukh-rAgAdirUpe pariNaman thAy ja chhe, tem ja jyAn sudhI darshanAvaraN, gnAnAvaraN tathA vIryAntarAyano uday chhe tyAn sudhI adarshan, agnAn tathA asamarthapaNun hoy ja chhe; to pachhI kevaLagnAn thayA pahelAn gnAtAdraShTApaNun kem kahevAy?’

juo, A shiShyano prashna! em ke chotheguNasthAne jyAn AtmagnAn thayun tyAn kartAbhoktApaNun nathI, mAtra gnAtApaNun chhe em kahyun, paN e to kevaLagnAnane lAgu