________________
124 4. Prosecution of One's Object.
S. B. E. S. VOL XXII, p. 15. Quality is the seat of the root, and the seat of the root is quality'. He who longs for qualities, is overcome by great pain and he is careless?. For he thinks I have to provide for a mother, for a father for a sister, for a wife, for sons, for daughters, for a daughter-in-law, for my friends, for near and remote relations, for my acquaintances, for different kinds of property, profit, meals and clothes. Longing for these objects, people are careless, suffer day and night, work in the right and the wrong time, desire wealth and treasures, commit injuries and violent acts, direct the mind, again and again, upon these injurious doings. (1) Doing so, the life of some mortals, which by destiny would have been long is shortened. For when with the deterioration of the perception of the ear, eye, organs of smelling, tasting, touching, a man becomes aware of the decline of life, they after 4 a time produce dotage. Or his kinsmen with whom he lives together will, after a time, first grumble at him, and he will afterwards grumble at them. They cannot help thee or protect thee, nor, canst thou help them or protect them. (2) He is not fit for hilarity, playing, pleasure, show. Therefore, ah? proceeding to pilgrimage, and
1. i. e. in the qualities of the external things lies the primary cause of the Samsára, vie., sin ; the qualities produce sin, and sinfulness makes us apt to enjoy the qualities.
2. i. &. gives way to love, hate, etc...
3, Smthuye. The commentators explain this word as acquance or one who is recommended to me.
4. s. e. these failing perceptions.
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
