Kartikeyanupreksha

SR No.: 090248
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kumar Swami
Publisher: Paramshrut Prabhavak Mandal
Total Pages: 589
Language: Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Religion
File Size: 19 MB

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INTRODUCTION
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with the hands folded one should be engrossed in one's self reflecting on the signification of the salutation (-formula). One who practises Sāmāyika in this manner, circumscribing the region and avoiding u]l sinful activities becomes just like a monk. 2) The man of anderstanding who decks himself with ( the attitude of ) renunciation relinquishing bath, cosmetics, omamenta, contact with women, sents, incense etc, and regularly fasts or eats simple or pure food only once on the two paucen days of the fortnight, i, e., the 8th and the 14th day) has to his credit the posuna vow. 3") The third Sikşāvrata, which brings bappiness etc., regniran a man of verstanding, endowed with faith etc., to give, according to ninefold ways of donating, gifts to three kinds of worthy recepients, Gifts can be of four types: food, medicine, scriptures and abhaya (security or shelter), the last being unique among the four. By giving food, the remaining three wants also are fuilled. It is on account of hunger and thirst that there are various diseases; it is the food that gustaing a monk in his study of scriptures day and night; and it is by food that all life ia nourished. Through detached and devotod gifts one pats the entire Samgha on the path of liberation, consisting of three jewels. Even one worthy gift, given to a single worthy person, brings to one the happiness of Indra. 4 In the fourth Sikpaypata the limits put to directions eto. and pleasures of senses are further circunscribed; greed and erotic temptations are quieted; and sins are reduced. One who quietly faces the voluntary submission to death (sallekhana), after practising twelve vowa, attains heavenly bliss and liberation, Devoted, firm and faultless practice of even a single vow brings immense benefit to one (352-70),
iv) Samayika wonsists in meditating on the consequences of Karmas, all along fixing one's thoughta on one's own nature, the image of Jing or the sacred syllable, after quietly and courageously giving up attachment for the body and in putting into practice 12 tartas, 2 namanus and 4 praramus (371-72).
) Posaha is practised in this way. In the afternoon of the 7th and 18th days of the fortnight one goes to the temple of Jina, offern kiriya kawa or salutation etc., accepts the vow of fourfold fast (from the teacher), abstains from all domestio routine, spends the night in religious thoughts, geta up early in the morning, offers salutations etc., spends the whole day (8th or 14th ) in the study of soriptures concluded with salutation, spends that nigbt in the like manner ( 88. above ), offers vandana early morning of the 9th or 15th day ), perforins puja, entertains Worthy guests of three typea, and then eate his food. Quietly fasting without any sinful activities easily destroys Karmas; otherwise fasting is only a phygiosl torture (373-78 ).