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Chapter: 1, Verse: 44, 45
Those who are attached to the words of the Jinas and follow the words of the Guru with devotion, are weak and unattached, they become short-lived in the world. ||44||
Those who are attached to the words of the Jinas and follow the words of the Guru with devotion, are weak and unattached, they become short-lived in the world. ||44||
**Explanation:**
Those who are attached to the words of the Jinas, their minds are filled with their teachings, and they follow the words of the Guru, the teachings of the Dharma Acharya, with devotion, considering them beneficial. They are weak, meaning they are far from the path of liberation. They are unattached, meaning they have pure determination. Such people become short-lived in the world. ||44||
**Explanation:**
Those who are attached to the words of the Jinas, the teachings of the Jinas, the sermons of the Jinas, their minds are filled with their teachings, and they follow the words of the Guru, the teachings of the Dharma Acharya, with devotion, considering them beneficial. They are weak, meaning they are far from the path of liberation. They are unattached, meaning they have pure determination. Such people become short-lived in the world. ||44||
**Summary:**
Those who are attached to the words of the Jinas and follow the words of the Guru with devotion, are weak and unattached, they become short-lived in the world. ||44||
**Verse 45:**
Many are the untimely deaths, many are the unwanted deaths. Those who do not follow the words of the Jinas, they die untimely. ||45||
Many are the untimely deaths, many are the unwanted deaths. Those who do not follow the words of the Jinas, they die untimely. ||45||
**Explanation:**
Now, the question arises, what is the nature of death? This is explained in the next two half-verses. Those who do not follow the words of the Jinas, they die untimely, such as by weapons, etc. Many are the unwanted deaths, such as those who die due to great illness, etc., suffering pain, even though they do not want to die. They are outside the teachings of the Jinas. ||45||
**Explanation:**
Now, the question arises, what is the nature of death? This is explained in the next two half-verses. Those who do not follow the words of the Jinas, they die untimely, such as by weapons, etc. Many are the unwanted deaths, such as those who die due to great illness, etc., suffering pain, even though they do not want to die. They are outside the teachings of the Jinas. ||45||
**Summary:**
Those who do not follow the words of the Jinas, they die untimely. ||45||