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## 1328
## Dasha Shruta Skandha Sutra
## Ninth Dasha
He who always desires pleasures and is not satisfied even after enjoying them, earns the Maha-Mohaniya Karma. Because extreme attachment to objects keeps the soul bound in the cycle of birth and death, and to fulfill it, the mind of the person is always afflicted with various Asrava-related resolutions. Therefore, the Bhavyas and the Mumukhsus should completely renounce extreme attachment to objects. Here, the Sutrakar has clearly stated that those who are always engrossed in this subject, never get rid of the bondage of the said Karma.
Here, the meaning of the verb 'Aasvadate' is to maintain desire. Now, the Sutrakar describes the 29th place and speaks about the Devas:
**Iddhi, Jui, Jaso, Vanno, Devanam, Balaviriyam. Tesim Avannavam Bale Mahamoham Pakavvai. ||26||**
**Riddhisutiryaso varnan devanam balam viiryam. Tesham avarnavam bale mahamoham prakurute. ||26||**
**Padyarth Anvaya:** Devanam - of the Devas, Iddhi - wealth like Vimanas, Jui - the radiance of the body and ornaments, Jaso - fame, Vanno - color like white, and Balaviriyam - strength and vigor, Bale - who is ignorant, their Avannavam - criticizes, he Mahamoham - earns the Maha-Mohaniya Karma, Pakavvai - earns.
**Mulaarth:** The wealth, radiance, fame, color, strength, and vigor of the Devas are all real. The ignorant person who criticizes them earns the Maha-Mohaniya Karma.
**Teeka:** This Sutra explains the consequences of declaring a good thing as bad. A person devoid of right knowledge, without knowing that the Devas have wealth like Vimanas, radiance of their body and ornaments, fame everywhere, physical strength, and vigor born from the soul, criticizes them in every way, mocks their power, and despite having the above-mentioned power, ...