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ship, forgiveness, humility, straight forwardness, contentment, discrimination, physical impurity of the women, and appreciation etc.
दुःस्थां भवस्थिति स्थेम्ना सर्वजीवेषु चिन्तयन् ।
निसर्ग सुखसर्ग तेष्वपवर्ग विमार्गयेत् ।।१३७।। Meaning : A layman, thinking firmly that existence in the world is a source of miseries for all, should pray that he and all may attain emancipation with which bliss is naturally associated.
संसर्गेऽप्युपसर्गाणां दढवतपरायणाः।
धन्यास्ते कामदेवाद्याः श्लाघ्यास्तीर्थकृतामपि ।।१३८।। Meaning : Those, who do not budge an inch from the vow urdertaken by them, though they are confronted with troubles and harassments, deserve our congratulations as also special praises of Teerthankars.
जिनो देवः कृपा धर्मो गुरवो यत्र साधवः । श्रावकत्वाय कस्तस्मै न श्लाघेताविमूढधीः? ॥१३॥
Meaning : Who would not praise that Shravakadharma, which has Jina, the conqueror of passions, as god; ascetics, the disciplined followers of five vows, as teachers; and desire to be compassionate toward destitutes as religion
जिनधर्मविनिर्मुक्तो मा भूवं चक्रवर्त्यपि ।
स्यां चेटोऽपि दरिद्रोऽपि जिनधर्माधिवासितः ।।१४०।। Meaning :If I am not a Jain, I would never prefer to be even a monarch. I would whole heartedly be a
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