Pravachansara

SR No.: 034445
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp Printers
Total Pages: 407
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Book_English
File Size: 16 MB

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प्रवचनसार
जिणसत्थादो अढे पच्चक्खादीहिं बुज्झदो णियमा । खीयदि मोहोवचयो तम्हा सत्थं समधिदव्वं ॥1-86॥
जिनशास्त्रादर्थान् प्रत्यक्षादिभिर्बुध्यमानस्य नियमात् । क्षीयते मोहोपचयः तस्मात् शास्त्रं समध्येतव्यम् ॥1-86॥
सामान्यार्थ - [प्रत्यक्षादिभिः ] प्रत्यक्ष तथा परोक्ष प्रमाण-ज्ञान के द्वारा [जिनशास्त्रात्] वीतराग सर्वज्ञ प्रणीत आगम से [अर्थान् ] पदार्थों को [बुध्यमानस्य] जानने वाले पुरुष के [नियमात् ] नियम से [ मोहोपचयः] मोह का समूह अर्थात् विपरीतज्ञान व विपरीतश्रद्धान [क्षीयते ] नाश को प्राप्त होता है [तस्मात् ] इसलिये [शास्त्रं] जिनागम का [समध्येतव्यम् ] अच्छी तरह (सम्यक्) अध्ययन (अभ्यास) करना चाहिये।
The man who acquires through the study of the Scripture expounded by the Omniscient Lord valid knowledge (pramāņa) – direct (pratyaksa) and other – of the reality of substances destroys, as a rule, the heap of delusion (moha). It is imperative, therefore, to study the Scripture meticulously.
Explanatory Note: Earlier, it was made clear that to destroy delusion (moha) one must realize the nature of the soul through the knowledge of the Arhat with respect to substance (dravya), qualities (guņa), and modes (paryāya). But how to know the Arhat with respect to substance (dravya), qualities (guņa), and modes (paryāya)? The knowledge of the Arhat is acquired with the help of the Scripture. In other words, the Scripture is a powerful tool to destroy delusion (moha). Those who venture in the field of knowledge turn to the incontrovertible Scripture expounded by the Omniscient Lord; only such Scripture is free from faulty expressions and conclusions. By the strength of the Scripture, one
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