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frustrated but provides atonement by encouraging the criticizer by giving examples of great men. Beside this -
Acharavamaharava vavaharopavelai pkuvve ya Aprissavi nijja avayadansi
guru bhanio ||1||
One who follows strictly the five types of conduct, is capable of remembering sins of self criticizer,
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criticism properly. He shouldn't disclose to others about the sins of someone. He should recommend the penance accordingly for the aged and ill ones. He should redalert the criticizer about the pains and sufferings in future births, if he doesnt confesses properly.
Agitarth guru, who doesn't have adequate knowledge of advising penance, gets trapped in worldly life by advising inadequate atonement. The seeker also has to bear troubles for innumerable births. One should look for geetarth guru for 12 years even if he is 700 yojans (5600 miles) away.
If one doesn't find an eligible guru until the recomended time and space and performs self criticism under immense feeling of repentance in absence of guru also achieves spiritual knowledge E.g. The king who ordered to kill saint Zhanzaria. One purifies himself even if he dies in search of an eligible guru, but having the company of gurus, if he neglects or ignores self-criticism, he can't become pure.
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has knowledge of five conducts described in Agams' and Jeet? If · one feels shy of disclosing sins then he should be able to relieve him from shy and help to conduct self
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