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## Āgama Sūtra 39, Cheda Sūtra-5, 'Mahānishītha'
Study/Purpose/Sūtra Number Sūtra-392
And then, the man of the highest kind, upon seeing a woman who desires, may desire her in his mind for a moment or a Muhurta, but he shall not engage in improper conduct with her for a Pahora or half a Pahora. Sūtra-393
If that man is a Brahmachari or has renounced Abhigraha, or if he is not a Brahmachari or has not renounced Abhigraha, then he shall not be intensely desirous in the enjoyment of the act of understanding Bhajana-Vikalpa in relation to his wife. O Gautama! This man shall be bound by karma, but he shall not bind himself to the proper karma of wandering in the infinite world. Sūtra-394
And then, the man of the middle kind shall engage in conduct with his wife in this way, but he shall not engage in such improper conduct with another woman. But if such a man is not a fierce Brahmachari from behind, then he shall become an Ananta Samsari, or he shall not. Who shall not become an Ananta Samsari? It is said that the Bhavyātmā, who knows the nine Tattvas, including Jīva, shall not become an Ananta Samsari. According to the Āgama and other scriptures, the Uttama Sadhu Bhagavant, who is a benefactor in Dharma, who gives donations of food and other things, who practices the four kinds of Dharma, namely Dana, Shīla, Tapa, and Bhavana, to the best of his ability, who does not break the rules and vows he has taken, even in any kind of difficulty, shall, while experiencing the consequences of his actions, become a Uttama Manavata or Uttama Devapana in the tradition, and then, without falling from Samyak Tv, shall become a Nisarga Samyak Tv, or, through Abhigami Samyak Tv, shall gradually acquire eighteen thousand Shīlaangas, bind the Āshrava Dwār, become free from Karma Raj and Papa Mala, consume the Papa Karma, and attain Siddha Gati. Sūtra-395
The Adhama man shall be attached to his own or another woman, with a mind that is cruel in its consequences, and shall be engrossed in the beginning and acquisition, etc. And then, the Adhama Adhama man shall desire every woman with his mind, speech, and body, in all three ways, at all times. And he shall be engrossed in the beginning and acquisition, with a mind that is intensely cruel in its consequences, and shall spend his lifespan in this way. Thus, understand the Ananta Samsari nature of both the Adhama and the Adhama Adhama. Sūtra-396
O Bhagavant! You have explained the Ananta Samsari nature of both the Adhama and the Adhama Adhama in the same way, so what is the difference between an Adhama and an Adhama Adhama? O Gautama! The Adhama man, even though he is attached to his own or another woman, has a mind that is cruel in its consequences, and is engrossed in the beginning and acquisition, shall not engage in improper conduct with a Dīkshita Sadhvī, who desires to protect Shīla, even if he comes into contact with her, even if he demands, inspires, invites, or requests improper conduct, because he is driven by desire.
But the Adhama Adhama man shall engage in improper physical conduct with his mother, sister, etc., or even with a Dīkshita Sadhvī. Because of this, he is called an Adhama Adhama man who commits great sins. O Gautama! This is the difference between the two. And then, the Adhama man can attain Bodhi after an infinite period of time. But the Adhama Adhama man, who commits great sins and engages in improper conduct with a Dīkshita Sadhvī, even if he wanders in the infinite world for an infinite number of times, shall not become eligible to attain Bodhi. Consider this to be a difficult distinction.
Muni Dīparatnasāgar Kṛt (Mahānishītha) Āgama Sūtra-Hindi Anuvāda
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