Answer

In Jain Dharma, Tirthankara Bhagwan does not give Deshna in the ordinary way of thinking, planning, or speaking that we do. So, no — Deshna is not understood as ordinary use of the mind, and not in the usual sense of using manovargana.

Explanation

A Tirthankara’s Deshna is a manifestation of Kevalajnana and Divya Dhvani. It is not a mental composition made by reasoning, doubt, or deliberate thought.

• Ordinary beings speak after thinking in the mind.
• A Kevali Bhagwan already knows everything directly.
• Therefore, their Deshna flows spontaneously for the benefit of all living beings.

So when Jain texts describe Bhagwan’s Deshna, it is not meant as “mental speech” in the human sense.

Spiritual Understanding

This shows the purity and transcendence of a Tirthankara’s state.

• There is no confusion of mind.
• There is no effortful searching for words.
• There is only compassionate, liberated expression for the upliftment of souls.

If the term manovargana is used, it should not be taken to mean ordinary mental activity like ours. Bhagwan’s Deshna is beyond that level.

Takeaway

Tirthankara Bhagwan’s Deshna is not ordinary mind-based speech. It is a divine manifestation of Kevalajnana, not a human-like process of thinking through manovargana.