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SPIRITUAL LIGHT. યથાર્થ દેવને નિશ્ચય ન થ હોય ત્યાં સુધી શું કરવું?—
“ greits @lea BIQUE ?' Rayuai 01244 4421 હેય, ત્યાં સુધી સર્વ દેવો પ્રશસ્ત આશયથી ગૃહસ્થોએ પૂજવા. સત્યદેવના સંબંધમાં અજ્ઞાનતા હોવા છતાં અમુક દેવ ઉપરજ દેવત્વનો આગ્રહ 4311 212491, sh 244td "-43 पूर्वोक्तां वा दृष्टान्तपूर्व प्रमाप्पयतिशास्त्रेष्वपीदंविषये च चारिसंजीवनीचारनयो बभाषे । विशेषदृष्टौ च परत्र साम्याद् देवो यथार्थः परिषेवितव्यः ॥१४॥
The scriptures also lay down the Chārisanajivani chār Naya. When the light of true discrimination has dawned on him, one should worship the true Deity maintaining an attitude of indifference to wards other deities. ( 14 )
Notes: V. V 14 and 15:• The Jains believe that God, as such, has nothing to do with the creation of the Universe which is brought into being by the Anādi connection of Jiva with Karma, but God helps human beings by being a beacon light as it were to them; who is this God? He is Vitarāga, who has completely shaken off the bonds of Karma and who has fully realised within himself the spiritual splendour. Ishvaratva is the same thing as Muktatva. The Jains do not believe in an Ishwara who is Mukta (Liberated) from the beginning. In this way, every Jiva has in him the potentiality of becoming Ishwara, the way there to having been already indicated by the holy life led by the Tirthankaras, such Gods, only are Vitarāga, in the strictest
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