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Chapter: 1 Verse: 2
1. Death of a child, 2. Death of one who has not constantly practiced right faith, 3. Death of a learned child who has left the country, 4. Death of a learned person who is a hypocrite, 5. Death of a learned person who is a Kevali.
The country is a part of the body of the universe. It is of two kinds, with and without offense, because of the nature of its origin from the mind. One who has renounced the country, even a small part of it, by killing or injuring it, dies, attains the fivefold state. He is a Shraddha-jiva. This is seen as the death of a learned child in the Shraddha-shastra, because there is no mention of a child in the other shastras. There, because there is no possibility of complete renunciation, a child is a learned person because of the renunciation of gross violence, etc., and a child is a learned child.
Five are the Anuvratas, seven are the Shiksha, and the Desayati Dharma. One who is endowed with all or any of these becomes a Desayati.
Five are the Anuvratas, which are small compared to the Mahavratas, and are the forms of renunciation of gross violence, etc. Seven are the Shiksha-vratas, which are primarily concerned with education. The seven Shiksha-vratas are mentioned because the Gunavratas are also considered to be Shiksha-vratas because they are constantly practiced. This Shravaka Dharma, which is composed of twelve Vratas, is the Desayati Dharma. One who is endowed with all or any of these twelve Vratas becomes a Desayati.
One who is endowed with all or any of these twelve Vratas becomes a Desayati.
One who is endowed with all or any of these twelve Vratas becomes a Desayati.