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The study of Vaitaliya (Jain philosophy) takes place only within the context of a restrained life, and even then, only up to a certain level. Human life is transient; it should be considered as past or gone. Therefore, this human life is short-lived and temporary. Knowing this, one should strive to make it successful through the practice of religious duties until it ends. Those who, having obtained human life, come into this world and get stuck in the mud of pleasures and remain attached to lust, are deluded. They do not know how to obtain their true benefit and abandon harm. Such men bind themselves with mohaniya karma (karma that leads to attachment). Those who abstain from sinful acts like violence, who do not wander, and whose senses are unrestrained, also accumulate mohaniya karma.
"**Jayam viharahi jogavam, anupaana pantha duruttara.**
**Anusasanamaeva pakkame virehi samman paveiyam.** ||19||
**Chhaya -** Yatmano vihar yogavan, anupraana panthano duruttara.
**Anusasanamaeva prakamade, virehi samyak praveditam.**
**Anuvaad -** Human, you should wander with diligence and awareness, keeping your mind, speech, and body in yoga (restraint) or with samiti gupti (secret practices). This path is filled with anupraana (microscopic beings). Without proper care, it is difficult to cross. You should follow the discipline and restraint as prescribed in the scriptures. All Tirthankaras have preached, instructed, and commanded this.
**Tika -** Evamcha sthite yadvidheyam tadarshayitumanah, svalpam jivitam avagamy vishayancha klesha praayanavabudhya chhitva grihapashabandhanam yatmano yatnam kurvan praninanam anuprodhen vihar udyukta vihari bhava. Etadeva darshayati
Yogavaniti samyam yogavan guptisamiti gupti ity arthah. Kimiti evam, yatah anavah sukshmah praanah pranino yeshu pathishu te tatha te chaivam bhutah panthano anupyuktair jivanupamardain dustarah durgamah iti anena i-samitirupaksipta. Asyacha upalakshanarthattvad anyasvapi samitishu satatopayuktena bhavitavyam api cha anusasanamaeva yathagambheva sutranusarenam samyam prati kramed etaccha sarvereva virehi arhadbhih samyak praveditam praksharanakyatama iti. ||11||
**Tikaarth -** In the above situation, to reveal what is the duty of a human, the Agamkar (Jain scriptures) say:
"O man! Knowing your life to be short-lived and the objects of sense to be mostly painful, cut off the ties of household life and strive diligently to be a wanderer, not harming any living beings." The scripture writers say: "O man! You should become gupti gupt (secretly restrained) and samiti samit (following the rules of samiti). Why so? Because these paths are filled with microscopic beings. Without proper care, it is difficult to cross them, because without such care, there will be harm to living beings on those paths.