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ANYONYA-KRIYA SAPTIKA : FOURTEENTH CHAPTER
INTRODUCTION
The title of the fourteenth chapter is Anyonya-Kriya Saptika. The reciprocal services (the services regarding feet, body, wounds etc. mentioned in the thirteenth chapter) amongst ascetics are called anyonya-kriya. As there is censure of such services in this chapter it is titled Anyonya-Kriya. (Vritti, leaf 417; Churni, p. 250) It is essential to renounce assistance and indulgence in order to bring about excellence, refulgence, independence and selfdependence in ascetic life. Bhagavan has said in Uttaradhyayana Sutra-renouncing assistance helps an ascetic reduce talks, quarrels, deceit, passions, conceit and thereby enhance his discipline and blockage of inflow of karmas. Renouncing indulgence helps him abandon dependence, become independent and focus his mind, speech and body within his self. He is satisfied with the gains by his ownself and does not desire for gains through others. He neither expects gains from others nor requests or desires for them. He attains the second abode of bliss. The more is the tendency of reciprocal service in a seeker the more dependent, reliant, expectant, pitiable and lowly he will become. For this reason this chapter has been conceived. According to Churni and Vritti the censure of reciprocal service is directed at Jinakalpi, Jina and ascetics with special resolutions. In fact the life of ascetics who have left their group is naturally moulded according to the censure of service of other and reciprocal service. For the ascetics living within a group careful reciprocal service under special circumstances is allowed.
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Anyonya-Kriya : Fourteenth Chapter
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