Reality English Translation of Sarvarthasiddhi

SR No.: 001197
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: S A Jain
Publisher: Jwalamalini Trust Chennai
Publication Year: 1992
Total Pages: 334
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, Tattvartha Sutra, Tattvartha Sutra, & Tattvarth
File Size: 20 MB

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THE VOTARY IS FREE FROM STINGS
(18)
निश्शल्यो व्रती
Nissalyo vrati 18. The votary is free from stings.
That which injures is a thorn or sting. Any sharp thing which causes pain to the body is a sting. Just as the sting causes pain to sentient beings, the emotional excitement arising from karmas, which causes bodily and mental pain, is figuratively called a sting. This is of three kinds, the sting of deceit, the sting of desire for enjoyment or pleasure, and the sting of perverse attitude (wrong faith). Māyā is deceit. Nidānam is desire for worldly pleasure and splendour. Mithyā darśanam is wrong faith. He who is free from these three kinds of stings is called a votary (urati). Now it is contended thus. A person is free from stings in the absence of stings, and one who observes vows is called a votary. But a person free from stings is not fit to be called a votary. For instance, a man who has a staff cannot be said to carry an umbrella.' The reply is this. The votary is one who is characterized by both the attributes, namely observing vows and being free from stings. So by merely practising vows, one cannot be called a votary, unless one is free from stings. What is meant is that, in the absence of stings, one who observes vows is a votary. For instance, a person is said to be rich in cows when he has plenty of milk and ghee. He cannot be said to be rich in cows in the absence of milk and ghee, even if he has several Cows. So also, even if a person observes vows, he cannot be called a rotary if he is not free from stings.
He who is free from stings is a votary. The subdivisions are given below.
____ अगार्यनगारश्च Agāryanagārasca
(19) 19. The householder and the homeless ascetic are the two kinds of votaries.
What is built for shelter is agārai (habitation). He who has it is the householder. He for whom there is no home is the homeless ascetic. There are two classes of votaries, the householder and the homeless ascetic. Now the ascetic who stays in a vacant habitation, a temple, etc. would become a house