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"Dukkhaṁ hayaṁ jassa na hoi moha"
Utt. A. 32 Ga. 7
Meaning: One who has no attachment, has as if destroyed all sorrows. Therefore, to be free from all kinds of sorrows, one should definitely do Swadhyay.
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Which scriptures should one do Swadhyay of?
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Swadhyay should be done of those scriptures which are Sarvjna-pranit, which are the indicators of true things, which are full of worldly and otherworldly teachings, which are the benefactors of both worlds, and whose Swadhyay leads to the attainment of elements like penance, forgiveness, and non-violence. The implication is that those scriptures whose Swadhyay can make the soul knowledgeable, virtuous, and ideal, are the ones worthy of Agam Swadhyay. Only through their Swadhyay can the soul recognize its true nature. But every believer considers their own Agams to be Sarvjna-pranit; then how can one decide which Agam is Sarvjna-pranit and which is not? The answer is that to examine the Agams, one needs to know the evidence and Nay with an impartial attitude. Those Agams which cannot be contradicted by evidence and Nay can be considered in the category of evidence. For example, some people have considered their own Agams to be Apourushey (spoken by God). Their statement is contradicted by evidence. Because when God is Akaay and Ashareeri, then how can he pronounce the verses in the form of letters! Because without a body, there is no mouth, and without a mouth, there cannot be pronunciation of letters. Therefore, their statement is proved to be contradicted by evidence. But Jain Agams prove this subject in such a way that no one can object to it and no doubt can arise. For example, words are Pourushey and meaning is Apourushey; that is, the Sarvjna souls have described those meanings through words which are Apourushey. Imagine that the Sarvjna soul described that 'the soul is eternal'. So this word is Pourushey, but the substance described by the words is eternal (Apourushey). Similarly, one should understand about every substance. Therefore, it is proved that one should do Swadhyay only of Sarvjna-pranit Agams.
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