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Chapter 1: Background
એવો માર્ગ વિનય તણો, ભાખ્યો શ્રી વીતરાગ; મૂળ હેતુ એ માર્ગનો, સમજે કોઈ સુભાગ્ય.
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Evo Märga Vinay Tano, Bhäkhyo Shri Viträg; Mool Hetu E Märgano, Samaje Koi Subhägya.
The holy Lords have stated such a path of reverence; only a few fortunate can understand the real significance of that path.
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Explanation & Discussion:
Reverence plays a vital role in spiritual pursuit. Its importance has been emphasized by the omniscient Lords in their sermons and is given in the scriptures. Unfortunately, very few people realize that importance. They therefore tend to behave irreverently. That causes worldly life and transmigration to continue.
Here Shrimad states that those few, who understand the importance of reverence, are lucky. The word used for the purpose is Subhagya, which means fortunate. But it also relates to the name of his devotee Saubhägyabhäi by whose request Shrimad had written this Ätmasiddhi Shästra.
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