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bhāvārthaḥ– koī agnānī kahe chhe ke bījī jagyāe hinsā karavī te pāp chhe paṇ yagnādimān dharmanā nimitte to hinsā karavī, temān kāī doṣh nathī. āvī shraddhāthī hinsāmān pravartavun yogya nathī. jyān hinsā hoy tyān dharma kadīpaṇ na hoy.
prashnaḥ– jainamatamān mandir banāvavān, pūjā–pratiṣhṭhā karavī vagere kahyun chhe tyān dharma chhe ke nathī?
uttaraḥ– mandir, pūjā, pratiṣhṭhādi kāryamān jo jīvahinsā thavāno bhay na rākhe, yatnāchārathī na pravarte, mātra moṭāī meḷavavā jematem karyā kare to tyān dharma nathī, pāp ja chhe. ane yatnapūrvak kārya karatān thoḍī hinsā thāy to te hinsānun pāp to thayun paṇ dharmānurāgathī puṇya ghaṇun thāy chhe athavā ekaṭhun karelun dhan kharachavāthī lobhakaṣhāyarūp antaraṅg hinsāno tyāg thāy chhe. hinsānun mūḷ kāraṇ to kaṣhāy chhe, tethī tīvra kaṣhāyarūp thaī temanī hinsā na karavāthī pāp paṇ thoḍun thayun. māṭe ā rīte pūjā–pratiṣhṭhādi kare to dharma ja thāy chhe.
jem koī manuṣhya dhan kharchavā māṭe dhan kamāy to tene kamāyo ja kahīe. jo te dhan dharmakāryamān na kharchāt to te dhanavaḍe viṣhayasevanathī mahāpāp upajat tethī te paṇ napho ja thayo. jem muni ek ja nagaramān rāgādi ūpajavānā bhayathī vihār kare chhe, vihār karatān thoḍīghaṇī hinsā paṇ thāy chhe, paṇ naphā–nukasān vichāratān ek ja nagaramān rahevun yogya nathī. tem ahīn paṇ naphā–nukasānano vichār karavo joīe. ek sāmānya kathanavaḍe visheṣh kathanano niṣhedh na karavo. āvun ja kārya to ārambhī, avratī ane tuchchha vratī kare chhe. tethī sāmānyapaṇe evo ja upadesh chhe. dharmanā nimitte hinsā na karavī. 79.
anvayārthaḥ– [हि] ‘nishchayathī [धर्मः] dharma [देवताभ्यः] devothī [प्रभवति] utpanna thāy chhe māṭe [इह] ā lokamān [ताभ्यः] temanā māṭe [सर्वं] badhun ja [प्रदेयम्] āpī devun yogya chhe’ [इति दुर्विवेककलितां] ā rīte avivekathī grasāyel [धिषणां] buddhi [प्राप्य] pāmīne [देहिनः] sharīradhārī jīvone [न हिंस्याः] māravā na joīe.