Atmanushasana

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

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ATMANUSHASANA.
यदेतत्स्वच्छन्दं विहरणमकार्पण्यमशनं सहाय्यैः संवासः श्रुतमुपशमैक श्रमफलम् । मनो मन्दस्यन्दं बहिरपि चिरायाति विमृशन् न जाने कस्येयं परिणतिरुदारस्य तपसः ॥ ६७ ॥
67. I do not know of what noble austerities is this the result, that ( an ascetic) moves about at will, (gets) food without humility, (has) company of the saints, (has) knowledge with calmness as fruit of hard study, and (his) tranquil mind (being deeply absorbed in) contemplating (upon the self) comes out after long intervals to external (objects).
विरतिरतुला शास्त्रे चिन्ता तथा करुणापरा मतिरपि सदैकान्तध्वान्तप्रपञ्चविभेदिनी । अनशनतपश्चर्या चान्ते यथोक्तविधानतो भवति महतां नाल्पस्येदं फलं तपसो विधेः ॥ ६८ ॥
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68. The high-minded (saints) have unique renunciation (of worldly attachments), contemplation of the scriptures, unlimited compassion (towards the living world), also an intellect capable of ever dispelling the illusion of sticking to one-sided view of a thing, and lastly the austerity of fasting according to rules laid down (in the sacred books). This is the result of practising high and not small austerities.
उपायकोटिदूरक्षे स्वतस्तत इतोऽन्यतः ।
सर्वतः पतनप्राये काये कोऽयं तवाग्रहः ॥ ६६ ॥
69. What is this attachment of thine for the body, which is altogether destructible, (and) which cannot be saved by millions of remedies (either) from thee (or) from others?
अवश्यं नश्वरैरेभिरायुःकायादिभिर्यदि ।
शाश्वतं पद्मायाति मुधा यातमवेहि ते ॥ ७० ॥