puruṣhārthasiddhiupāy ] [ 139 chintāothī pr̥uthak thaīne prāṇavisarjan kar! ane jo tārun man koī kṣhudhā parīṣhahathī athavā koī upasargathī vikṣhipta (vyagra) thaī gayun hoy to narakādi vedanāonun smaraṇ karīne gnānāmr̥utarūp sarovaramān pravesh kar. kemake agnānī jīv sharīramān ātmabuddhi arthāt ‘‘hun duḥkhī chhun hun sukhī chhun–evā saṅkalpa karīne duḥkhī thayā kare chhe, parantu bhedavignānī jīv ātmā ane dehane bhinna bhinna mānīne dehane kāraṇe sukhī–duḥkhī thato nathī, paṇ vichāre chhe ke mane maraṇ ja nathī to pachhī bhay kono? mane rog nathī pachhī vedanā kevī? hun bāḷak, vr̥uddha yā taruṇ nathī to pachhī manovedanā kevī? he mahābhāgya! ā jarāk jeṭalā shārīrik duḥkhathī kāyar thaīne pratignāthī jarāpaṇ chyut na thaīsh, draḍhachitta thaīne param nirjarānī abhilāṣh kar. jo, jyānsudhī tun ātmachintavan karato thako sannyās grahaṇ karīne santhārāmān beṭho chho, tyānsudhī kṣhaṇe kṣhaṇe tane prachur karmono vināsh thāy chhe! shun tun dhīravīr pāṇḍavonun charitra bhūlī gayo chhe? jemane loḍhānān ghareṇān agnithī tapāvī shatrue paherāvyān hatān topaṇ tapasyāthī kiñchit paṇ chyut na thatān ātmadhyānathī mokṣhane pāmyā! shun te mahāsukumār sukumālakumāranun charitra sāmbhaḷyun nathī? jenun sharīr shiyāḷe thoḍun thoḍun karaḍīne atishay kaṣhṭa devā māṭe ghaṇā divas (traṇ divas) sudhī bhakṣhaṇ karyun hatun, parantu kiñchit paṇ mārgachyut na thatān jemaṇe sarvārthasiddhi svarga pāpta karyun hatun. evān asaṅkhya udāharaṇ shāstramān chhe jemān dussah upasargo sahan karīne anek sādhuoe svārthasiddhi karī chhe. shun tārun ā kartavya nathī ke temanun anukaraṇ karīne jīvan–dhanādimān nirvāñchhak thaī, anrta–bāhya parigrahanā tyāgapūrvak sāmyabhāvathī nirupādhimān sthir thaī ānandāmr̥utanun pān karavun! ane uparokta upadeshathī samyak prakāre kaṣhāyane pātaḷā karī–kr̥ush karī ratnatrayanī bhāvanārūp pariṇamanathī pañch namaskār–mantra smaraṇ pūrvak samādhimaraṇ karavun joīe.–ā samādhimaraṇanī saṅkṣhep vidhi chhe.
सल्लेखनामपि ततः प्राहुरहिंसाप्रसिद्धयर्थम्।। १७९।।
anvayārthaḥ– [यतः] kāraṇ ke [अत्र] ā sannyās maraṇamān [हिंसायाः] hinsānā [हेतवः] hetubhūt [कषायाः] kaṣhāy [तनुताम्] kṣhīṇatāne [नीयन्ते] pāme chhe [ततः] tethī [सल्लेखनामपि] sannyāsane paṇ āchāryo [अहिंसाप्रसिद्धयर्थ] ahinsānī siddhi māṭe [प्राहुः] kahe chhe.