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MAHĀPRATYĀKHYĀNA PRAKĪRṆAKA : 17
Because, mother, father, brethren and all the creatures that fill the world cannot help, protect or shelter anyone (from the inevitable retribution of one's karmic fruition).
The soul acts alone, it bears the inevitable retribution of the fruition of its evil karma alone and alone does it decay and die and wander in the circuitous maze of four types of worldly existences (divine, human, sub-human and hellish).
Remembering the birth, death, anxiety and pain and misery in the hellish existence (Nāraka-gati), I shall die the enlightened death.
Remembering the birth, death, anxiety and pain and misery in the sub-human (Tiryañca) existence, I shall die the enlightened death.
Remembering the birth, death, anxiety and pain and misery in the human existence (Manusya-gati), I shall die the enlightened death.
Remembering the birth, death, anxiety and inevitable departure from the divine existence (Deva-gati), (now) I shall die the enlightened death.
One enlightened death can cut through the tradition of hundreds of births and rebirths. Therefore, one should die that (enlightened) death.
That worthwhile death it self has been called enlightened death by the Lords Jinendras (omniscient Prophets Propounders of the Jina faith - the Tīrthankaras).
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