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Ratnakarandaka-śrāvakācāra
स्वयूथ्यान्प्रति सद्भावसनाथापेतकैतवा । प्रतिपत्तिर्यथायोग्यं वात्सल्यमभिलप्यते ॥१७॥
सामान्यार्थ - अपने सहधर्मी बन्धुओं के समूह में रहने वाले लोगों के प्रति सरलता (अच्छे भाव) सहित और मायाचार रहित उनकी योग्यता के अनुसार आदर-सत्कार आदि करना वात्सल्य अंग कहा जाता है।
To exhibit, as appropriate, qualities such as reverence, fervent affection and humility, naturally and without deception, toward fellow brethren following the same path is known as the seventh limb, being affectionate (vātsalya guņa), of right faith.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Acārya Amrtacandra's Purusārthasiddhyupāya:
अनवरतमहिंसायां शिवसुखलक्ष्मीनिबन्धने धर्मे । सर्वेष्वपि च सधर्मिषु परमं वात्सल्यमालम्ब्यम् ॥ २९ ॥
A right believer should have tender affection for the principle of non-injury, and for the truth proclaimed by religion - foundation for achieving liberation. He should also exhibit compassion for all his brethren following the precepts of religion.
Jain, Vijay K. (2012), "Shri Amritachandra Suri's Puruşārthasiddhyupāya", p. 24.
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