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## Discussion on the 35 Qualities of a Dharma-Adhikari (Dharma-Follower)
**Yoga Shastra, First Light, Verses 46-56**
A person who is agitated creates distress in others, and their impact is temporary. On the other hand, a gentle person attracts everyone, causing no fear but rather influencing them.
**33. Diligent in Performing Acts of Charity:** A righteous householder should also engage in acts of charity. They should not be solely focused on their own self-interest. A person who is a champion of charity and diligent in charitable acts is like nectar to the eyes of all.
**34. Dedicated to Eliminating the Six Internal Enemies:** A righteous householder is always dedicated to eliminating the six internal enemies. For refined householders, these six internal enemies are: 1. Lust, 2. Anger, 3. Greed, 4. Pride, 5. Arrogance, and 6. Envy.
* **Lust:** Desire for sexual intercourse with another's wife, whether married or unmarried.
* **Anger:** Becoming enraged without considering the consequences for oneself or others.
* **Greed:** Not giving to those who deserve charity and accepting another's wealth without reason.
* **Pride:** Not accepting someone's worthy advice due to stubbornness.
* **Arrogance:** Causing unnecessary suffering to others and finding pleasure in harmful activities like gambling and hunting.
* **Envy:** Feeling resentment and jealousy towards someone's progress.
These six are harmful and should be abandoned. It is said:
1. **Lust:** The one who lusts after a Brahmin girl, the one who rapes her, and the one who enjoys the "Dandakya" feast with his relatives and the kingdom, all perished. Similarly, the "Vaideha Karala" also perished.
2. **Anger:** The one who attacked the Brahmins due to anger, Janamejaya, and the one who terrorized the Bhrigus, Talajangha, both perished.
3. **Greed:** The one who seized the wealth of all four classes due to greed, Aila (Pururava), and the one who ruled the Sauvira region, Ajabindu, both perished.
4. **Pride:** Due to pride, Ravana and Duryodhana perished because they refused to return another's wife.
5. **Arrogance:** Due to arrogance, Ambhodbhava and the Haihaya (Kartavīrya Arjuna) perished.
6. **Envy:** Due to envy, Vatapi perished for obtaining Agastya, and the community of Shri Krishna perished for not obtaining Dvaipayana.
**35. Eager to Control the Senses:** A righteous householder should practice controlling their senses in a reasonable manner. The one who abandons the freedom of the senses, relinquishes excessive attachment to them, and restrains the passions of touch, etc., conquers the senses. Such a person attains great wealth. It is said:
"Indriyanam asanyamah, apadaam kathithah panthah | Tajjayah sampada margah, yeneeshtan ten gamyataam ||"
"The lack of control over the senses is the path to misfortune, and conquering them is the path to wealth. Choose the path that seems beneficial to you and proceed."
These senses are the essence of life. They are both heaven and hell. They are both. The one who controls them attains heaven, and the one who allows them to roam freely on the wrong path attains hell. Complete restraint of the senses is possible only for the virtuous. Here, the context is of a righteous householder who is on the path to becoming a Shravaka (Jain lay follower). Therefore, it is considered necessary for them to practice reasonable control over their senses.
A righteous householder possessing these 35 qualities becomes eligible for the Shravaka Dharma.
**47-56**
Thus, the first light of the "Adhyatma Upanishad," a treatise written by Acharya Hemchandrasuri, composed at the request of King Kumarapala, is complete, along with its own explanation.