Atmanushasana

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

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thy keen thirst (for sense-gratification) and thou hast become feeble. For thee it is the best to be treated mostly with medicines of a drinkable nature.
सुखितस्य दुःखितस्य च संसारे धर्म एव तच कार्यः । सुखितस्य तदभिवृद्ध्यै दुःखभुजस्तदुपघाताय ॥ १८ ॥
18. Whether happy or miserable in this world, thou must exercise piety ; if happy to increase thy happiness ; and if miserable, to remove thy misery. धर्मारामतरूणां फलानि सर्वेन्द्रियार्थसौख्यानि । संरक्षतांस्ततस्तान्युचिनुयैस्तैरुपायैस्त्वम् ॥ १६ ॥
19. The pleasures derived from all senses-objects are fruits of the trees of the garden of piety. Therefore preserve thou the trees, and pluck the fruits by all means.
धर्भः सुखस्य हेतुर्हेतुर्न विरोधकः स्वकार्य्यस्य । तस्मात् सुखभङ्गभिया माभूधर्मस्य विमुखस्त्वम् ॥ २० ॥
20. Piety is the cause of happiness. The cause cannot oppose its own effect. Therefore for fear of being deprived of (present) sense-pleasures, thou shouldst not be indifferent to piety (Dharma). धर्मादवाप्तविभवो धर्म प्रतिपाल्य भोगमनुभवतु । धीजादवाप्तधान्यः कृषीवलास्तस्य बीजमिव ॥ २१ ॥
21. The person who in consequence of piety has acquired prosperity may have enjoyments while preserving piety, like the peasant who gets corn from the seed, but (preserves) the seed of that corn. संकल्प्यं कल्पवृक्षस्य चिन्त्यं चिन्तामणेरपि । असंकल्प्यमसंचिन्त्यं फलं धर्मादवाप्यते ॥ २२ ॥
22. The fruit of the wishing-tree (Kalpa-Vraksha) is got by wishing, that of Chintamani (miraculous gem by thinking ; (but) the fruit of piety is obtained without wishing and without thinking.