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First Karma Granth
We pay our respects. From the rise of the Yash Kirti name karma, there is fame and glory, and from the natures of the Sadshak mentioned earlier, one should understand the meaning of the natures of the opposite, the Stavardashaka.
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The nature of the seven natures of the Sadshak has been mentioned in the first two gathas, and the remaining three natures - Suswar, Aadey and Yash Kirti - and the characteristics of the ten natures of the Stavardashaka, are indicated in this gatha to understand the opposite of the ten natures of the Sadshak. The special discussion is as follows:
(1) The karma from whose rise the voice of the living being sounds pleasing to the listener, is called Suswar name karma; for example, the voice of a cuckoo etc.
(2) The karma from whose rise the speech of the living being becomes universally accepted, is called Aadey name karma.
(3) The karma from whose rise the fame and glory of the living being spreads in the world, is called Yash Kirti name karma.
Yash Kirti, this word, is derived from the two words Yash and Kirti. If praise spreads in one direction, it is called Kirti, and if praise spreads in all directions, it is called Yash, or the fame that comes from charity, penance etc. is called Kirti, and the fame that comes from victory over the enemy is called Yash. In this regard, a poet has said:
Dan-punyakrita Kirti: parakramakrut yam Yash:
Ek diggamini kiti: sarvavigragamaka yam Yash: ||
Now the nature of the ten natures of the Stavardashaka is being told. Their names are as follows: