Atmanushasana

SR No.: 022399
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: J L Jaini
Publisher: Central Jaina Publishing House
Publication Year: 1928
Total Pages: 82
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 9 MB

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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
delusion blazes strongly in both the ways (on getting the objects of desire and also on not getting them). किं माण्यभिदन्नभीकरतरो दुष्कर्मगर्मुदगणः किं दुःखज्वलनावली विलसितै लेढि देहश्चिरम् । किं गजामतूर्य (र) भैरवरवानाकर्णयनिर्णयन् येनायं न जहाति मोहविहितां निद्रामभद्रां जनः ॥ ५७ ॥
67. Has not the exceedingly frightful mace of sinful actions torn the vital parts ? Has the body not been licked since long, by the flames of the fires of pain ? Has he not veritably heard the terrible sound of the bugles of death. Why then does this man not give up the harmful sleep, caused by delusion. तादात्म्यं तनुभिः सदानुभवनं पाकस्य दुष्कर्मणो व्यापारः समयं प्रति प्रकृतिभिर्गाढं स्वयं बन्धनम् निद्राविश्रमणं मृतेः प्रतिभयं शश्वन्मृतिश्च ध्रुवं जन्मिन् जन्मनि ते तथापि रमसे तत्रैव चित्रं महत् ॥ ५८ ॥
58. Thou art identified with the bodies; always dost thou experience the fruition of pain-bearing Karmas; thy business is to be closely bound, of thy own accord, at every moment, by the Karma Prakritis, i. e., Karmic matter. Thou feelest rest in sleep; art ever fearful of death, and death is always certain. Oh living being, dost thou still take pleasure in birth. It is this which is very strange.
अस्थिस्थूलतुलाकलापघटितं नद्धं शिरास्नायुभिश्चर्माच्छादितमस्रसान्द्रपिशितैर्लिप्तं सुगुप्तं खलैः । कर्मारातिभिरायुरुचनिगलालग्नं शरीरालयं कारागारमवेहि ते हतमते प्रीतिं वृथा मा कृथाः ॥ ५६ ॥
59. Know this body of thine to be a prison house, built of a number of thick bones as stone pillars, fastened by nerves and muscles, covered over with skin, plastered