‘shrut (arthAt vachanAtmak dravyashrut) gnAn nathI. kAraN ke shrut achetan chhe; mATe gnAnane ane shrutane vyatirek (arthAt bhinnatA) chhe.’
shun kIdhun A? ke dravyashrut eTale shAstranA shabdo e gnAn nathI, juo bhagavAnanI divyadhvani te dravyashrut, kahe chhe, gnAn nathI, AtmA nathI. kem? kAraN ke te achetan chhe, jaD chhe; ane gnAn nAm AtmA chetan chhe.
to bhagavAnanI vANImAn bhAvashrutathI upadesh karyo chhe em dhavalamAn Ave chhe ne? hA, vANI to jaD chhe, paN vANInA sAmbhaLanArAo vANI sAmbhaLIne, antarmukh thaIne bhAvashrutapaNe pariName chhe. tethI bhagavAnanI vANImAn bhAvashrutathI upadesh chhe em kahyun chhe vANI kAI bhAvashrut nathI, vANImAn kevaLagnAney nathI; vANI to dravyashrut achetan ja chhe. samajANun kAI...?
ahAhA...! kahe chhe-dravyashrut te gnAn nathI, kemake dravyashrut achetan chhe; mATe gnAn ane shrutane bhinnatA chhe, judAI chhe. eTale shun? ke dravyashrutathI ahIn (-AtmAmAn) gnAn thAy chhe em nathI. to kevI rIte chhe? sAmbhaLanAr-shrotAne potAnA upAdAnanI yogyatAthI gnAn thAy chhe, ane dravyashrut to tyAre nimittamAtra chhe. vaLI dravyashrutanun gnAn te paralakShI gnAn chhe, svalakShI nathI; mATe dravyashrutanun gnAn paN kharekhar achetan chhe.
paramArthavachanikAmAn Ave chhe ke je jeTalun parasattAvalambI gnAn chhe te gnAnane vAstavamAn mokShamArga kahetA nathI. dravyashrut-vANI je chhe te jaD chhe, te AtmA nathI ane tene sAmbhaLavAthI AtmA (-gnAn) pragaTe chhe em paN nathI. paN je shrutavikalpa chhe tenun lakSha maTADI andar gnAnano dariyo prabhu AtmA chhe tene sparshIne je gnAn pragaT thAy te vAstavik gnAn chhe. A sivAy agiyAr ang ane nav pUrva bhaNI jAy toy te gnAn nathI.
ahAhA...! dravyashrut te gnAn nathI, AtmA nathI; enAthI AtmA bhinna chhe. vaLI dravyashrutanun je gnAn thAy enAthI paN AtmA bhinna chhe. pravachanasAramAn Ave chhe ke dravyashrutane bAd karIe to ekalun gnAn rahI jAy chhe. ahA! samayasAr, pravachanasAr Adi shAstromAn gajabanI rAmabAN vAto chhe. bApu! shabdonun gnAn te vAstavik gnAn nathI- (AtmagnAn nathI).