Atmanushasana

Author(s): J L Jaini
Publisher: Central Jaina Publishing House

Page 12

ATMÁNUSHASANA.
दृष्टिः साङ्गाङ्गबाह्यप्रवचन भवगाह्योत्थिता यावगाढा कैवल्यालोकितार्थे रुचिरिह परमावगाढेति रूढा ॥ १४ ॥
14. Vistara belief should be known to be possessed by one who has acquired faith, after having heard the twelve Angas (Jaina Sacred lore).
Artha belief is that which is produced by (ascertaining the true, real meaning of the sacred books, independently of words.
7
Avagadha belief is that which is produced by a thorough study of the sacred literature of the Angas and of that outside the Angas.
Pramavagadha is popularly known to be the belief in substances as seen by Omniscients. शमबोधवृत्ततपसां पाषाणस्येव गौरवं पुंसः । पूज्यं महामणेरिव तदेव सम्यक्त्वसंयुक्तम् ॥ १५ ॥
15. The tranquillity, knowledge, vows, and austerities of a person is of the value of a stone. But it becomes adorable, like a great jewel if accompanied by right belief.
Commentary.
Knowledge, vows, austerities are forms of knowledge and conduct. But to be right, they must be preceded by right-belief. Then alone they beccme right knowledge and right conduct, which with right-belief are the three Jewels of Jainism.
मिथ्यात्वातङ्कवतो हिताहितप्राप्त्यनाप्तिमुग्धस्य । बालस्येव तवेयं सुकुमारैव क्रिया क्रियते ॥ १६ ॥
16. Only this gentle remedy is prescribed, as for a child, for thee, who art a sufferer from the disease of wrong belief, and does not know what good is to be pursued, and what evil is to be avoided.
विषयविषप्राशनोत्थितमोहज्वरजनिततीव्रतृष्णस्य । निःशक्तिकस्य भवतः प्रायः पेयाद्युपक्रमः श्रेयान् ॥ १७ ॥
17. Having taken the poison of sense-enjoyments, thou hast got the fever of delusion; from this has arisen