________________ Siri Sirivalakaba which consists of Charity, Character, Penance, .and Pure Mental Condition, the last being the most important, as the other three depend upon it. The pure mental condition, however, says the sage, depends upon the mind which can be best disciplined and restrained only with the help of pure meditation, and the most important of all the meditations is the meditation upon the Navapada, also called fogat (or the Circle of the Sacred ones). Then the sage further says that this Navapada constitutes the very essence of the Jaina Religion, and then he describes the true nature of each of these Nine Dignities in appealing words, and advises us to cultivate in our hearts a feeling of adoration for this Navapada which gives us real happiness (viz. Spiritual Liberation). St. 16-17. jalat Tari. The Five kinds of Pramada. They are enumerated in the following shloka : " मज्जं विषय कषाया निदा विकहा पंचमी भणिया। 95 TY TART' Efra osfa Fiard il ". These Five Pramadas: (1) pride (2) 'enjoy-_ ment of the senses (3) 'kasayas' or bad emotions (4) sleep and (5) gossip, torment the soul in this world.
