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The act of Samadhyayana, Jnanaavaran, etc. is performed, and by employing servants and others in acts of violence, etc., one commits sinful karma. By speaking falsely, etc., and causing others to do so, one accumulates sinful karma. ||5||
Commentary: The ignorant person who inflicts pain on any other person, indicated by the word 'cha', on each and every one of the two types of plant bodies, namely, the specific and the general, by breaking, cutting, burning, melting, dissolving, and by causing suffering in any other way, indicated by the word 'aādi', earns great sin. He is born again and again in these beings, such as earth, etc., to experience the fruits of his sin, and is tormented and suffers for an infinite period of time. Here, the reading 'evam tu bale' is also found. The word 'evam' used here is for indicating demonstration or example. Just as a thief or a man who goes to another's wife commits a corrupt act and suffers in this world in the form of having his hands and feet cut off, being bound, and being killed, in the same way, other men who commit sinful acts also suffer in this world and the next. This is proved by general observation and inference. In some places, the reading 'auttati' is found. Its meaning is that a wise man, seeing, hearing, or knowing the consequences of evil deeds, refrains from them.
What are the bases of sin? In which do beings engage? And from which do they refrain? In answer to this, it is said: By killing living beings, a man binds himself to the evil karma of Jnanaavaran, etc. And he who employs his servants and other men in acts of violence, engages in sinful conduct. The word 'tu' used here indicates that he speaks falsely, etc., and causes others to do so. By doing so, he accumulates sin.
"Even those who live by begging, etc., commit sin. The Tirthankaras have described the state of complete absorption in the mind. A man who is wise, stable in his mind, and devoted to meditation, remains free from violence." ||6||
Commentary: Another point: He who lives by begging, etc., out of compassion for the poor, is called a 'dīna-karuṇāspada'. Even such a person commits sinful karma. Another reading is 'ādinabhojyapi pāpam karoti'. It is said:
"Even a beggar who is wicked does not escape hell."
A beggar, even if he is wicked, does not escape hell. He may sometimes get a good meal, but due to his ignorance, he may become angry and fall into the seventh hell. For example, a beggar who lives by begging may be going out of the city of Rajagriha to attend a festival, and due to fate, he may fall from a mountain and be killed. Thus, even a beggar, like a 'piṇḍolaka', etc., commits sinful karma. Having understood this, the Tirthankaras have described the state of complete absorption in the mind, which is the highest state of meditation, etc.