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## Āgama Sūtra 24, Payannāsūtra-1, 'Chatuḥśaraṇa'
**Sūtra**
[24] Chatuḥśaraṇa Payannāsūtra-1-Hindi Translation
**Sūtra-1**
The first essential, called Sāmāyika, is like refraining from sinful activities. The second essential, called Chauvīsattthao, is like the inscription of the qualities of the twenty-four Tirthankaras.
The third essential, called Vandana, is like the veneration of a virtuous Guru. The fourth essential, called Pratikramāṇa, is like the condemnation of the faults committed.
The fifth essential, called Kaussagga, is like the removal of the heavy defilement of the soul, which is like a wound in the heart. The sixth essential, called Pacchakkhāṇa, is like the acceptance of virtues.
**Sūtra-2**
In this Jinaśāsana, through Sāmāyika, the purity of conduct is definitely achieved. This happens by abandoning the path of negligence and adopting the path of non-defilement.
**Sūtra-3**
The purity of vision and conduct is achieved through Chauvīsattthao (Logass). This happens through praise, which is like the narration of the extraordinary qualities of the twenty-four Jinas.
**Sūtra-4**
The purity of knowledge and other virtues is achieved through the third essential, called Vandana, which is like the proper veneration of the Guru Maharaj, who possesses knowledge and other virtues.
**Sūtra-5**
The proper purification of the condemnation of the desire for knowledge and other virtues (both primary and secondary virtues) is called Pratikramāṇa.
**Sūtra-6**
The purification of the transgressions of conduct and other virtues, which have not been purified through Pratikramāṇa, is achieved through the fifth essential, called Kaussagga, which is like a medicine for a wound or a boil, and is done gradually.
**Sūtra-7**
The purification of the transgressions of austerity is achieved through the sixth essential, called Pacchakkhāṇa, which is like the acceptance of virtues. The purification of the transgressions of the conduct of heroism is achieved through all the essentials.
**Sūtra-8**
(1) Elephant, (2) Bull, (3) Lion, (4) Coronation (Lakshmi), (5) Garland, (6) Moon, (7) Sun, (8) Flag, (9) Kalasha, (10) Lotus Pond, (11) Ocean, (12) The mother of a Tirthankara who came from the celestial realm sees a chariot, and the mother of a Tirthankara who came from hell sees a house, (13) A pile of jewels, and (14) Fire. These fourteen dreams are seen by the mother of every Tirthankara when she is pregnant with him.
**Sūtra-9**
I will speak of the study of Chatuḥśaraṇa, which grants liberation, by venerating Mahāvīrasvāmī, who is venerated by the Devas, Chakravartis, and Munīśvaras.
Muni Dīparatnasāgara Kṛt “(Chatuḥśaraṇa)” Āgamasūtra-Hindi Translation
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