Ratnakarandaka Shravakachara

SR No.: 010669
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jugalkishor Mukhtar
Publisher: Manikchand Digambar Jain Granthamala Samiti
Publication Year: 1982
Total Pages: 456
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 7 MB

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शिक्षाव्रताधिकारश्चतुर्थः।
साम्प्रतं शिक्षाव्रतस्वरूपप्ररूपणार्थमाहः
देशावकाशिकं वा सामायिक प्रोषधोपवासो वा ।
वैयावृत्यं शिक्षात्रतानि चत्वारि शिष्टानि ॥ १॥ शिष्टानि प्रतिपादितानि । कानि ? शिक्षाव्रतानि । कति ? चत्वारि कस्मात् ! देशावकाशिकमित्यादिचतुःप्रकारसद्भावात् । वाशब्दोऽत्र परस्परप्रकारसमुच्यये । देशावकाशिकादीनां लक्षणं स्वयमेवाने ग्रन्थकारः करिष्यति ॥ १॥ तत्र देशावकाशिकस्य तावलक्षणं:
देशावकाशिकं स्यात्कालपरिच्छेदनेन देशस्य ।
प्रत्यहमणुव्रतानां प्रतिसंहारो विशालस्य ॥२॥ देशावकाशिकं देशे मर्यादीकृतदेशमध्येऽपि स्तोकप्रदेशेऽवकाशो नियतकालमतस्थानं सोऽस्यास्तीति देशावकाशिकं शिक्षाव्रतं स्यात् । कोऽसौ ? प्रतिसंहारो व्यावृत्तिः। कस्य ? देशस्य । कथंभूतस्य ? विशालस्य बहोः। केन ? कालपरिच्छेदनेन दिवसादिकालमर्यादा । कथं ! प्रत्यहं प्रतिदिनं । केषां ? अणुव्रतानां अणूनि सूक्ष्माणि व्रतानि येषां तेषां श्रावकाणामित्यर्थः ॥ २ ॥ अथ देशावकाशिकस्य का मर्यादा इत्याह;--
गृहहारिग्रामाणां क्षेत्रनदीदावयोजनानां च । देशावकाशिकस्य स्मरन्ति सीमा तपोवृद्धाः ॥३॥

Translation AI Generated

The fourth is the vow of education.
Now, to describe the form of the vow of education, it is said:
A limited area, or a Samayika, or a fast, or a vow of non-violence.
These four are the refined vows of education. || 1 ||
The refined vows have been explained. Which ones? The vows of education. How many? Four. Why? Because of the existence of four types, such as limited area, etc. The word "or" here indicates a combination of different types. The author himself will describe the characteristics of a limited area, etc. || 1 ||
There, the characteristics of a limited area are:
A limited area is when there is a restriction of time for a particular area.
It is the restriction of a large area for those who observe the minor vows every day. || 2 ||
A limited area is when there is a restriction of space, even within a limited area, for a fixed period of time. This is the vow of education called a limited area. What is this? Restriction. Of what? Of an area. What kind of area? A large area, a vast area. By what? By a restriction of time, such as a day, etc. How? Every day. Of whom? Of those who observe the minor vows, those who have small vows, meaning the lay followers. || 2 ||
Now, what is the limit of a limited area? It is said:
The wise ones remember the boundary of a limited area as being the houses, the villages, the fields, the rivers, and the places of pilgrimage. || 3 ||