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duct. The Arhat and the Acharya, Upadhyáya and Sádhú are said to be Mahán-átmás (Great souls). All the above five, i.e., the Arhats, Siddhas, ácháryas, Upadhyayas, and Sádhús are called the five supreme Dignitaries (Pancha Parmeshthi). It is only these five Dignitaries, who are worshipped by the Jainas in general.
एरिसयभावणाए ववहारणयस्स होदि चारित्तं । णिच्छयणयस्स चरणं एत्तो उड्ढं पक्क्खामि ॥७६ ॥
ईदग्भावनायां व्यवहारनयस्य भवति चारित्रम् । निश्चयनयस्य चरणं एतदूर्ध्व प्रवक्ष्यामि ॥ ७६ ॥
78. From the practical point of view, (all the previous. ly mentioned) meditations constitute Right Conduct ; that (which is known) as Right Conduct from the real point of view will be described further on.
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REPENTANCE.(PRATIKRAMANA.) णाहं मगणठाणो णाहं गुणठाण जीवठाणो ण । कत्ता ण हि कारइदा अणुमंता णेव कत्तीणं ॥ ७७॥
नाहं मार्गणास्थानानि नाहं गुणस्थानानि जीवस्थानानि वा कर्ता न हि कारयिता अनुमंता नैव कर्तृणाम् ॥ ७७ ॥
77. I am neither in any of the Soul quests, nor I am in any of the Spiritual stages, nor do I belong to any of the soul classes. I am neither the doer, nor do I make others do, nor am I the approver of the doers.
णाहं णारयभावो तिरियत्थो मणुवदेवपजाओ। कत्ता ण हि कारइदा अणुमंता णेव कत्तीणं ॥७८ ॥
नाहं नारकभावस्तिर्यमानुषदेवपर्यायः। कर्ता न हि कारयिता अनुमंता नैव कर्तृणाम् ॥ ७८ ॥
78. I am neither hellish, nor sub-human, nor human, nor am I in the celestial condition. I am neither the doer, nor do I make others do, nor am I the approver of the doers,
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