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Agam Sutra 39, Chhed Sutra-5, 'Mahanishith'
Study/Purpose/Sutra Number Sutra-1488-1496
In a being, there is suffering, and within suffering, the five senses are the most prominent. Among the five senses, humanity is the best. In humanity, the Aryan land is the best, and within the Aryan land, the best family is the best, and within the best family, the best caste and lineage are the best, and then within that, the abundance of beauty, and within that, the dominant power, the dominant strength, along with a long life, and within that, knowledge and wisdom, and within knowledge, right faith is the most important. And then, within right faith, the attainment of virtue is considered excellent. In virtue, the absence of passions, and within the absence of passions, the attainment of pure knowledge, the attainment of perfect pure knowledge, means the attainment of liberation, free from old age and death.
A being bound by the suffering of birth, old age, and death, does not find happiness anywhere in this world. Therefore, liberation alone is worthy of being taught. After wandering through 84 lakh species for an infinite number of times and for a long time, you have now obtained enough things to be worthy of attaining that liberation. If you have obtained such excellent things today that you have never obtained before, then, O people! You should quickly strive for it. Abandon this affection that increases the tradition of the condemned world, as preached by the wise. If you do not practice this beautiful Dharma properly here, then the attainment of that Dharma will be difficult. What value will the attainment of enlightenment have in the future life for someone who does not practice Dharma here according to the attained enlightenment and prays to practice Dharma in the future life? Sutra - 1497
When this was heard from the Brahmin woman due to the recollection of her previous birth, O Gautam! The entire family and many other citizens were awakened.
O Gautam! On that occasion, the path of salvation was found well. In the same way, Govinda Brahmin said, "Shame on me, for so long we have been pretending, we have been fools, ignorance is truly a great suffering. It is very difficult for those who do not know the terrible, fierce, otherworldly causes of the insignificant, insignificant soul, who have a mind that is attached to others, who are motivated to incite the fire of attachment to partiality, who have a mind that is killed by attachment and aversion, and who have these other faults, to understand this excellent Dharma. Truly, my soul has been pretending for so long. This great soul was born in my house under the guise of being a wife. But, if you think about it carefully, she has manifested herself to dispel this darkness of doubt, to illuminate the world, and to show the great path properly, just like the omniscient Acharya. Oh, the words of my beloved, who strives for the attainment of the most excellent meaning. Oh, Yajnadatt! Vishnudatt! Yajnadeva! Vishvamitra! Soma! Aditya, etc., my sons, along with the gods and demons, the entire world, your mother is worthy of your respect and reverence.
Oh! Parandar, etc., students! Think about the words spoken by the wife of this Upadhyaya, who has given joy to the three worlds, who has the nature to burn and incinerate all evil deeds. The Guru is pleased with you today because you have an extraordinary nature in worshipping the Guru. The Guru is pleased with you because you have a strong mind, a desire to study and teach for the purpose of performing sacrifices, and a desire to perform the six karmas. So now, quickly conquer your five senses. Abandon such sinful, angry passions. Understand how you obtain the state of birth, old age, and death, from the womb, which is filled with mud, excrement, impurities, and urine, etc. Such excellent words were spoken, which aroused great dispassion, and after listening to them, many virtuous people, who were afraid of birth, old age, and death, began to think about Dharma. Then, some people started saying, "This Dharma is excellent, it is the best Dharma." Others also started saying the same. O Gautam! Everyone considered this Brahmin woman to be a witness to the fact that she remembers her caste.
After that, the Brahmin woman explained the ten types of Shraman Dharma, such as non-violence, forgiveness, etc., with examples and illustrations, so that they would develop supreme faith. After that, considering that Brahmin woman to be omniscient, they respectfully offered her a beautiful offering of folded hands and bowed down to her. O Gautam! The Brahmin woman's...
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