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**Chapter 13: The Scattering of the Rejection of the Eager**
This chapter discusses the concrete rejection of the eager, which is related to life. It says: "I, in the presence of the entire assembly, make a prostration and bow down." To whom? To the present Tirthankara, the Lord Jinavarasabha, the supreme among the Kevalis, the one known as Vardhamana, the god. Not only to him, but also to the rest of the Tirthankaras, starting with Rishabha, and to all the past, present, and future Tirthankaras, including those who are accompanied by their Ganadharas.
**Verse 12:**
"I, in the presence of the entire assembly, make a prostration and bow down." To whom? To the present Tirthankara, the Lord Jinavarasabha, the supreme among the Kevalis, the one known as Vardhamana, the god. Not only to him, but also to the rest of the Tirthankaras, starting with Rishabha, and to all the past, present, and future Tirthankaras, including those who are accompanied by their Ganadharas.
**Commentary:**
If a devotee, while engaged in virtuous conduct, encounters a calamity caused by gods or others, such as a river or a disease, and is in a situation where his life is at stake, he should perform this concrete rejection in the following manner: "I, in the presence of the entire assembly, make a prostration and bow down." To whom? To the present Tirthankara, the Lord Jinavarasabha, the supreme among the Kevalis, the one known as Vardhamana, the god. Not only to him, but also to the rest of the Tirthankaras, starting with Rishabha, and to all the past, present, and future Tirthankaras, including those who are accompanied by their Ganadharas.
**Verse 13:**
"I reject all beginnings of life, all false speech, all taking of what is not given, all sexual intercourse, and all possessions."
**Commentary:**
The Tirthankara, having performed the prostration to the Ganadharas, then utters the vows, saying: "I reject all beginnings of life, all false speech, all taking of what is not given, all sexual intercourse, and all possessions." This means that he recites the vow-mantra, starting with "First, O Lord, I take refuge in the vow of non-violence, I reject all violence, etc." He also rejects false speech, meaning he rejects lying. He rejects all taking of what is not given, meaning he rejects the third vow. He rejects all sexual intercourse, which is of eighteen types, including the thought, speech, and body actions related to it, as well as the acceptance of gifts, the use of force, and the enjoyment of the body. He rejects all possessions, which are of twenty-four types. The word "also" indicates that he rejects other things as well.