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Sixth Stage
With Hindi Bhashya Commentary.
181
Commentary - This sutra expounds that the non-believer souls always behave with ruthlessness towards the mobile beings, just as they do with plants and grains. Just as they mercilessly crush the plants and grains even before they ripen, similarly, they have no compassion in their hearts for all kinds of aquatic, terrestrial and aerial beings. Like plants and grains, they ruthlessly cut and tear apart the completely innocent beings, and do not hesitate at all, because due to being engrossed in the eternal habit of violence, not even a trace of compassion remains in their minds. The feeling of protection also completely vanishes from their minds.
Committing violence daily appears to them as ordinary as the worship of their desired deity to the followers of religion. Just as they cut, crush, grind and cook the grains, similarly, they behave with the mobile five-sensed beings. Imitating them, even their family members also mostly walk on the same path, and the common people also start walking on that path.
'Kalam' is the name of a special grain. 'Masur' is a round-shaped grain. 'Nishpav' is the name of a bean. 'Kulttha' is angular, and in the Saurashtra region, it is called 'Chapattika'. 'Alisindak' refers to a special grain.
Now the sutra-maker again speaks on the same subject:
Just as his external circle (of associates) is, such as slave, messenger, servant, partner, worker, or enjoyment-person, in the same way, he himself metes out severe punishment even for their minor offenses.