Atmanushasana

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

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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS
etc). They are the respositories of the jewels (of attributes) like the oceans, having vanquished all desire for wealth. They are not touched by (attachment for ) anything whatsoever. Majestic, like space, they are a source of peace to all.
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Commentary.
Reference is made to living ascetics and sages in order to persuade the listener to get rid of delusion, and temporal attachment, and to adopt a pious course of life.
पिता पुत्रं पुत्रः पितरमभिसंधाय बहुधा विमोहादीहेते सुखलवमवाप्तुं नृपपदम् । अहो मुग्धो लोको मृतिजननदंष्ट्रान्तरगतो न पश्यत्यश्रान्तं तनुमपहरन्तं यमममुम् ॥ ३४ ॥
34. Being moved with the desire of getting Kingship, (which is only a small ) bit of pleasure, the father often tries to cheat his son, and the son the father. It is strange that this foolish world, which is fallen between the jaws of birth and death, does not see yonder Death indefatigably snatching away the body.
अन्धादयं महानन्धो विषयान्धीकृतेक्षणः । चक्षुषान्धो न जानाति विषयान्धो न केनचित् ॥ ३५ ॥
35. One whose eyes are blinded by sense-desire is the blindest of the blind, The blind man cannot see with the eye (only), while one, blinded by sense-desires cannot (perceive) through any means.
आशागतः प्रतिप्राणि यस्मिन् विश्वमणूपमम् । कस्य किं कियदायाति वृथा वो विषयैषिता ॥ ३६ ॥
36. Every living being (has such a deep) pit of worldly desires that (all objects in) the world (amount to) only a particle for it. What, and how much, then, can each get? Useless (is) your desire of sense-enjoyments.
श्रायुश्रीवपुरादिकं यदि भवेत्पुण्यं पुरोपार्जितम् स्यात्स न भवेन्न तच नितरामायासितेऽप्यात्मनि ।