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त सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र
चतुर्थ अध्ययन [४२
CHAPTER 4 IRREPARABILITY
Foreview
The title of this chapter Asankhayam (Sanskrt version Asanskrt) is based on the first word of first couplet. This name is found in Samaväyänga. It means that after breaking that cannot be joined, which is irreparable.
Niryukti gives its name based on the subject matter-Pramādā-pramāda-Carelessness v/s Carefulness. This name is also accepted by German scholar Dr. Jacobi.
The preceding third chapter dealt with the four essentials for attaining emancipation. First of them was manhood.
But the life of a man is not long, it is of short-period, the untwisted thread of age may be broken at any point of time, nothing can be said definitely. Really life of a man is like such a untwisted thread that cannot be joined, if it once broken.
Hence, the main inspiration is given to man that getting this irreparable man-life, he should be non-negligent, should not lose his life in negligence, make every second beneficial
The full chapter thoroughly deals with negligence and non-negligence.
It is clarified with certainty that the person, who indulges himself in faulty and sinful deeds for the comfort and luxury of his family members, brethren, wife, son, friends etc., these do not participate the miseries and calamities caused by those sinful deeds. The man would have to bear those miseries alone. Because karmas are true and no one can get rid without bearing the ill-effects of them.
At the time of death wealth, money etc., cannot save the man. He is bound to go leaving all assets here.
As well as by this chapter the bogusness of the ill-traditions and false-mentalities have also been disposed.
By differentiating negligence and non-negligence, the fundamental maxims of nonnegligence are vocated and advocated in very inspiring style in this chapter.
There are only 13 couplets (TTT) in this chapter.
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