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145. One may not listen to, accept, or teach such bad stories as increase attachment etc., and are full of absurdities.
सर्वानर्थप्रथमं मथनं शौचस्य सद्म मायायाः । दूरात्परिहरणीयं चौर्यासत्यास्पदं द्यूतम् ॥ १४६॥
146. Renounce gambling from a distance. It is the first of all evils, the destroyer of contentment, the home of deceit, and the abode of theft and falsehood.
एवंविधमपरमपि ज्ञात्वा मुञ्चत्यनर्थदण्डं यः । तस्यानिशमनवद्यं विजयमहिंसावतं लभते ॥ १४७ ॥
147. He who deliberately renounces all other unnecessary sins, leads his Ahimsa vow ceaselessly up to admirable victory.
Commentary.
Anartha-danda Vrata is of 5 kinds :
Apadhyána, evil thinking; Papopdesha, evil-instruction; Pramádacharyá, careless dealings;
Himsádáná, gift of instruments of offence;
Duh-Shruti, hearing evil;
Here gambling is also included with them.
It will now be clear how Guná-Vratas enhance, by mathematical progression, as it were, the value of the 5 Partial Vows, to that of Full Vows.
By setting limits to space in all directions the commission of Himsa beyond such limits is completely avoided for life, and merit of Full Ahimsa Mahávrata attained so far. By further limiting, from day to day, such space for exercise of activities of body, mind and speech and again by giving up all such activities of the 3 faculties as are found to be unnecessary, perfect Ahimsa Vrata is attained in that respect beyond such limits. The Partial vows are thus enhanced to Full Vows to a very large extent, by such obser
vances.
रागद्वेषत्यागान्निखिलद्रव्येषु साम्यमवलम्ब्य । तत्त्वोपलब्धिमूलं बहुशः सामायिकं कार्यम् ॥ १४८ ॥
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