Atmanushasana

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

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ÁTMÁNUSHÁSANA.
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संकल्प्येदमनिष्टमिष्टमिदमित्यज्ञातयाथात्मको बाह्ये वस्तुनि किं वृथैव गमयस्यासज्य कालं मुहुः । अन्तः शान्तिमुपैहि यावद्द्यप्राप्तान्तकप्रस्फुरज्ज्वालाभीषणजाठरनिलमुखे भस्मीभवेन्नो भवान् ॥४८॥
48, Ignorant of the true nature of things, considering some to be desirable and others undesirable, why dost thou waste thy time being often attached to external things again and again. Attain to internal peace of mind. before you are reduced to ashes in the cruel and approach. ing Death's abdominal fire, horrible with its leaping flames.
आयातोऽस्यति दूरतोऽङ्ग ! परवानाशासरित्प्रेरितः किन्नावैषि ननु त्वमेव नितरामेनां तरीतुं क्षमः । स्वातन्त्र्यं व्रज यासि तीरमचिरानोचेदुरन्तान्तकग्राहव्याप्तगभीरवऋविषमे मध्ये भवाब्धेर्भवेः ॥ ४ ॥
49. Oh friend! dependent upon external things (and) floating in the river of desire, thou hast come down from a long long distance. Dost thou not know that thou thyself art quite capable of crossing this river easily? Be independent, (and) thou shalt reach the shore very soon; otherwise, thou shalt founder in the ocean of existence, which is terrible on account of the deep and wide-open mouth of the unvanquishable crocodile of death.
प्रास्वाद्याद्य यदुझितं विषयिभिावृत्तकौतूहलैस्तद्भूयोऽप्यविकुत्सयन्नभिलषस्यप्राप्तपूर्व यथा । जन्तो किं तव शान्तिरस्ति न भवान्यावद्दुराशामिमामंहःसंहतिवीरवैरिपृतनाश्रीवैजयन्ती हरेत् ॥ ५० ॥
50. Thou desirest now, without any revulsion (to pick up) again, as if thou hadst never tasted before, what has been discarded by the sensualists, after the satiety of enjoyment. Oh soul ! canst thou gain peace so long as thou