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English Translation (preserving Jain terms):
The Sutra of Sutrakritanga. In a lac vessel, hidden in light, when heated, it perishes.
Similarly, the Anagara (ascetics) perish by association with women. ||27||
Explanation - Just as a lac vessel, hidden in light (fire), when heated on all sides, quickly melts and perishes, in the same way, the Anagara (ascetic) attains destruction by association (Samvasa) with women, completely abandoning the austerity of vows, and falling from the body of self-control.
Commentary - Just as the lac vessel, covered by 'Jyotisha' (fire), when heated by the fire, facing it, is quickly 'Nashama upayati' (perishes), melting away, in the same way, the Anagaras, by 'Samvasena' (association, enjoyment) with women, attain destruction, completely abandoning the hardship of vows, falling from the body of self-control.
Some say, when asked, that they do not commit sins, "This woman is sleeping in my lap," i.e., she has been sleeping in my lap since childhood. ||28||
Commentary - Those who are attached to the cycle of rebirth, indulge in 'Papakarmana' (sinful acts) such as sexual indulgence, when questioned by the preceptor, etc., some deluded ones say this, as if - "I, born in such a noble family, will not do such a sinful, wrong act. This (woman) has been sleeping in my lap like a daughter, she is acting thus due to her previous habit, not that I, knowing the nature of the cycle of rebirth, will give up the observance of vows even at the cost of life."