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3FELETT-919. 73 Guru, i.e. the Aksara, is spoken of as “the sacred texts personified' because he lives in harmony with all the percepts of the scriptures given by Bhagavān Svāminārāyana. Without such a Guru, it is said, there can be no Satsanga. It is only through association with the Akşara who has come to earth in a personal form that one can get rid of one's vices, baser instincts, and the clutches of Māyā and thereby gain release. 30
. Foot-notes 1. ASS.,1: Je svarūpa samajyā vinā, pāmyo duḥkha anamita /
Samajāvyum te pada namun, sri sadguru bhagavama / /1/1; The author of this article acknowledges his gratefullness to the edition of the Atma-siddhi of Srimad Rājacandra by Rai Bahadur J. L. Jaini, with English translation and Introduction, of which I have made fuil use, of course with necessary modifications. NMK. 2. Ibid.,9: Seve sadguru-caran-ne, tyāgi dai nija-paksa /
Pāme te paramartha-ne nija-pada-no le laksa /1911 3. Ibid., 11: Pratyakşa-sadguru sama nahin, paroksa-jina-upakāra/
Evo laksa thaya vina, uge na arma-vicāra //11// 4. Ibid., 10: Atma-jñāna sama-daršitā, vicare udaya-prayoga /
Apärva-vāni parama-śruta, sadguru-laksana yogya //10/1 5. Ibid., 12: Sadguru-nâ upadeśa vana, samajāya na Jina-rūpa /
Samajya vana upakan so ? samajye Jina-svaripa //12/1 6. Ibid., 13: Armádi astirva-nā, jeha nirūpaka sastra
Pratyaksa sadguru-yoga nahin, tyom adhāra supātra //13// 7. Ibid., 14: Arhavă sadguru-e kahyâń, je avagāhana kāja /
Te te nitya vicāravām, kuri matártara tyāga 1/14 // Svacchaṁda matu āgraha taji, varte sadguru-laksa/
Samakita tene bhākhiyun, kārana gani pratyakşa //17/1 9. Ibid., 18: Mänādika satru maha, nija-chamde na maraya /
Jätan sadguru saranaman, alpa prayas jaya //18/1 10.Ibid.,26: Pratyaksa sadguru-yoga-mām, 'varte drsti vimukha /
A-sadgur-ne drdha kare, nija-mänărihe mukhya //26/1 11.Ibid. 34Ania-jñāna tyām munipaņuń, te sāca guru hoya /
Baki kula-guru kalpanā, ātmarthi nahi joya //3411 12.Ibid.,35: · Pratyaksa sadguru prāpti-no, gane parama upakāra /
Trane yoga ekatva-thi, vart ājñādhāra 1/35 13.Ibid. 36-37: Eka hoya trana kala-mām, pararamāratha-no pamihal
8.Ibid., 17:
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