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________________ Ātmānuśāsana आत्मानुशासन The rise and fall (of life, body, wealth, etc.) due to karmas that have earned merit (punya) and demerit (pāpa) in the past life are common to all living beings. However, the one who attends to the rise and fall responsible for attainment of the excellent state of existence is called wise. On the contrary, the one who attends to the rise and fall responsible for attainment of the wretched state of existence is called a fool. कलौ दण्डो नीतिः स च नृपतिभिस्ते नृपतयो नयन्त्यर्थार्थं तं न च धनमदोऽस्त्याश्रमवताम् । नतानामाचार्या न हि नतिरताः साधुचरिताः तपस्थेषु श्रीमन्मणय इव जाताः प्रविरलाः ॥ १४९॥ अर्थ इस कलिकाल में (पञ्चम काल में) एक दण्ड ही नीति है, सो वह दण्ड राजाओं के द्वारा दिया जाता है। वे राजा उस दण्ड को धन का कारण बनाते हैं और वह धन वनवासी साधुओं के पास होता नहीं है। इधर वन्दना आदि में अनुराग रखने वाले आचार्य नम्रीभूत शिष्य - साधुओं को सन्मार्ग पर चला नहीं सकते हैं। ऐसी अवस्था में तपस्वियों के मध्य में समुचित साधु-धर्म का परिपालन करने वाले शोभायमान मणियों के समान अतिशय विरले हो गये हैं - बहुत थोड़े रह गये हैं। In this kali age (the fifth period, called duşamā), justice is by punishment, and punishment is awarded by the kings. The kings use it to extract money but the woods-living ascetics have no money. (Therefore, the kings have no 122 ........
SR No.034449
Book TitleAatmanushasan
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorVijay K Jain
PublisherVikalp Printers
Publication Year2019
Total Pages290
LanguageHindi, Sanskrit, English
ClassificationBook_Devnagari & Book_English
File Size13 MB
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