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પ્રકરણ.
છે. ( પ્રાણી એકલા ધન ઉપાર્જન કરી એકલાજ જાય છે
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છે. -૨૫
SPIRITUAL LIGHT.
જન્મે છે અને એકલા મરે છે. ) ખીજાઓને માટે આયુષ્ય પૂર્ણ થતાં પ્રાણી પરલેાકની મુસાફરીમાં અને ત્યાં સ્વકૃત પાપનાં ક્ળા તે એકલાજ ભાગવે
अन्यत्वभावना -
fazgu: adafteqza: afq=qqızzzqqìsfta àaa: 1 इदं शरीरं स्फुटमन्यदात्मनः कस्तर्ह्यनन्यो भुवनेऽभ्युपेयते १ ॥ २६ ॥
The soul endowed with intelligence and eternal bliss is quite separate from all outward phenomence. When this body is evidently separate from the soul what other thing is to be identified with this soul?. (26)
Notes:-Anyatva Bhāvanā.-Everything in this world is separate from ourself and therefore whatever belongs to this mundane world, does not belong to Self.
Once the great paramount king Bharata, son of Rishabhadeva, gorgeously adorned with beautiful ornaments, jewels and supremely magnificent dress, enjoying in the company of his ministers, learned men and of invincible prowess, happened to see his ring slip off the finger. The finger appeared ugly without the ring. He began to reflect over this matter and clearly saw the absolute separation between the finger and the ring. He then removed rings from all fingers which looked bare without this casual lovely ornaments. Thus he was so strongly convinced of the separation of the soul from the body, wife, children, parents and others and also the evanascence and
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