samyagdarshan )
( ek sinhanI AtmakathA : 7
ek sinhanI AtmakathA
anAdi agnAnathI sansAramAn rajhaDato – rajhaDato hun ekavAr
RuShabhadevano pautra (marIchi) thayelo. bhagavAne kahelun ke hun
bhaviShyamAn tIrthankar thaIsh. te sAmbhaLIne mane harShanI sAthe
abhimAn thayun. arere, tyAre mArA dAdAjInA dharmadarabAramAn paN
hun AtmagnAn na pAmyo, ne asankhyabhav sudhI narak – nigodamAn
bhaTakyo;
pachhI ekavAr hun vishvanandI – rAjakumAr thayo tyAre
AtmagnAn pAmyo hato, paN arere! pAchho viShay – kaShAyavash hun
tene bhUlI gayo ne narak – tiryanchamAn rakhaDayo.
ekavAr hun sinh thayo; haraNane mArIne mAns khAvAnI taiyArI
karato hato; tyAn ekAek be munirAj AkAshamAnthI UtaryA,
emane jotAn ja hun chakit thayo : sho adbhut emano dedAr! kevA
nirbhay! ne mudrAmAn kevI apAr shAnti! ahA, kevA vAtsalyathI
mArI sAme joI rahyA chhe!
– koN chhe A mahApuruSh! shA mATe ahIn padhAryA hashe!
mArA koI hitasvI hoy evA lAge chhe. mArun chitta emanAmAn evun
thambhI gayun chhe ke hun bhUkhyo hovA chhatAn, ane najIkamAn marel haraN
paDayun hovA chhatAn, te khAvAnI vRutti ja sarvathA chhUTI gaI chhe. are,
kyAn mArI hinsak vRutti! ne kyAn A munivaronI param shAnti!
emano sang mane bahu ja gamato hato. AshcharyadraShTi – dvArA
men pUchhyun – prabho! Ap kem padhAryA chho? ApanI nikaTatAmAn mane
koI mahAn shAnti thAy chhe.