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Gandhi's Teachers: Rajchandra Ravjibhai Mehta
The mighty foes of pride etc. do not get destroyed through (delusion-born ) self-freedoms. Once one takes the shelter of a true teacher, their destruction is possible with a slight effort.
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पाम्यो केवलज्ञान |
जे सद्गुरुउपदेशथी, गुरु रह्या छद्मस्थ पण, विनय करे भगवान ।। १९ । यत्सद्गुरुपदेशे यः प्रापद् ज्ञानमपश्चिमम्। छामस्थ्येऽपि गुरोस्तस्य वैयावृत्त्यं करोति सः ॥ १९ ॥
Those who follow the teachings of a true teacher and also show reverence to him attain perfect knowledge, even though the teacher himself may not yet have attained perfection.
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एवो मार्ग विनयतणो, भाख्यो श्रीवीतराग ।
मूल हेतु ए मार्गनो, समजे विनयस्येदृशो मार्गी भाषितः एतन्मार्गस्य मूलं तु कश्विजानाति भाग्यवान् ||२०||
Lord Jina has spoken of this path of reverence. But occasionally some lucky people know the root-cause of this path.
कोई सुभाग्य ॥२०॥ श्रीजिनेश्वरैः ।
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मांहि ॥ २१ ॥
असद्गुरु ए विनयनो, लाभ लहे जो कांइ । महामोहनीयकर्मथी, बु भवजल यद्यसद्गुरुरेतस्य किञ्चिल्लाभं लभेत महामोहवशान्मज्जेद् भवाम्भोधौ भयंकरे || २१ ||
तु।
Whatever little is gained through association of an untrue teacher, sinks one in dangerous mundane existence through mighty delusions.
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