________________ 38 Sixi Sirivalakaha heretio people scandalize the religion of the Jina, and praise only the S'aiva religion. (187) ... " Therefore, oh lord ! do favour and show me some remedy by which this evil disease of my husband, as well as the prattling of the people may disappear (i.e. come to an end)." (188) The preceptor replied: "Oh (you :) gooit -lady! it does not behove a monk to tell any. thing which is sinful ( lit. full of fault_ savadya ')-such as (prescribing ) a medicine, (or telling any) lore, charm, or incantation. (189) "Still however, there is one powerful or good (samatthi,' remedy ) which involves no sin (or fault) viz. the worship of the Nine Dignities which is propounded by the Jinas to be the root (cause) of (all) the happiness of this world, as well as of the next. (190) i <<The Arbats (or the Destroyers of the internal enemies such as love and hate), The Siddhas (or the Emancipated Ones), The Acharyas (or the Religious Heads), The Upadhyayas (or the Religious Teachers ), The Sadhus ( or the monks), the Right Faith, the (Right) Know. ledge, the (Right) Character, and the (Right) Penance,--these Nine Dignities are the Highest (or Supreme ) Truth ( Tattva, the sum and substance of everything). (191)
