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The study of the Samvasarana is being undertaken here. The term "Sur" refers to the Vaimanika Devas like Saudharma, etc. The term "Ch" refers to the celestial Devas like the Sun, etc. The term "Gandharva" refers to the Vidyadharas or a specific Vyantara. The term "Kaya" refers to the six Kayas like the Prithvi Kaya, etc.
The Sutrakar further divides the beings into different categories, saying that those who are aerial, who have the ability to fly in the sky, are of four types: Devas, Vidyadharas, birds, and wind. Those who are earth-bound, including terrestrial, aquatic, fiery, vegetal, two-sensed, three-sensed, four-sensed, and five-sensed beings, all wander in various forms according to their actions, like the spokes of a wheel in the world.
"Oh, I know the boundless ocean of existence, the difficult liberation. Those who are attached to sensual pleasures wander in the world, again and again." (14)
Commentary: The Tirthankara Devas have described this world as boundless, like the ocean of the self-existent Raman. Therefore, consider this deep world as difficult to escape from. Beings who are attached to worldly pleasures and women wander in this world, again and again, in the forms of stationary and mobile beings.
Commentary: Further, the Tirthankara Ganadharas and others who know this, have said, "This is the ocean of existence." How do they say this? It is boundless, like the ocean of the self-existent Raman. Just as the ocean of the self-existent Raman cannot be crossed by any aquatic or terrestrial being, similarly, this ocean of existence cannot be crossed without right faith. Understand this. This ocean of existence, with its eighty-four lakhs of births, is endless and full of suffering. It is difficult to escape from, even for the non-believers, let alone the atheists. Further, the Sutrakar explains the world, which is symbolized by the ocean of existence. In this world, those who perform sinful actions, who are fallen from the right path, who do not understand the true Samvasarana, are attached to worldly pleasures and women. They are controlled by these pleasures and women, and they are always engaged in sinful activities. They are attached to this mire of worldly pleasures and women, and they wander in the sky and on the earth, or in the forms of stationary and mobile beings. They wander in the world, driven by their actions, which are based on the fourteen types of karma. (14)
Commentary: The Tirthankara Ganadharas and others who know the nature of the world have explained the nature of the ocean of existence. What is its nature? Answering this question, they say that this world is boundless, like the ocean of the self-existent Raman. Just as the ocean of the self-existent Raman cannot be crossed by any aquatic or terrestrial being, similarly, this ocean of existence cannot be crossed without right faith. Understand this. Here, the word "Nam" is a figure of speech. This ocean of existence, with its eighty-four lakhs of births, is endless and full of suffering. It is difficult to escape from, even for the non-believers, let alone the atheists. Further, the Sutrakar explains the world, which is symbolized by the ocean of existence. In this world, those who perform sinful actions, who are fallen from the right path, who do not understand the true Samvasarana, are attached to worldly pleasures and women. They are controlled by these pleasures and women, and they are always engaged in sinful activities. They are attached to this mire of worldly pleasures and women, and they wander in the sky and on the earth, or in the forms of stationary and mobile beings. They wander in the world, driven by their actions, which are based on the fourteen types of karma. (14)| SR No. | 032440 |
| Book Title | Sutrakritang Sutra |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sudarshanlal Acharya, Priyadarshan Muni, Chhaganlal Shastri |
| Publisher | Shwetambar Sthanakvasi Jain Swadhyayi Sangh |
| Publication Year | 1999 |
| Total Pages | 658 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari & agam_sutrakritang |
| File Size | 21 MB |