Atmanushasana

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

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dissuade him from this with admonitions. See a highminded person's love of doing good to others. इत्थं तथेति बहुना किमुदीरितेन भूयस्त्वयैव ननु जन्मनि भुक्तमुक्तम् । एतावदेव कथितं तव संकलय्य सर्वापदां पदमिदं जननं जनानाम् ॥ ६८ ॥
98. Of what avail is it to point out repeatedly that this (body) is such, i. e., full of miseries and troubles and impurities.) Verily thou thyself hast enjoyed and discarded (it) in various births. Briefly this much alone is said to thee that this body is the abode of all miseries for living beings. अन्ततं वदनविवरे क्षुत्तृषार्त्तः प्रतीच्छन् कर्म्मायत्तः सुचिरमुदरावस्करे वृद्धगृद्ध्या । निष्पन्दात्मा कृमिसहचरो जन्मनि क्लेश भीतो मन्ये जन्मिन्नपि च मरणात्तन्निमित्तादूविभेषि ॥ ६६ ॥
99. Under the sway of Karma, oppressed by hunger and thirst, thou hast while in the filthy womb, under the greed of growing, long desired to have in the hole of thy mouth what was eaten (by thy mother). Thou didst befriend the worms (there) and wast motionless being afraid of the pain in being born. Oh! born one. I think thou art (for the same reason) also afraid of death the cause of (birth). अजाकृपाणीयमनुष्ठितं त्वया विकल्पमुग्धेन भवादितः पुरा । यदत्र किञ्चित्सुखरूपमाप्यते तदार्थ विद्धयन्धकवर्त्तकीयकम् ॥
100. From the very beginning of birth, being devoid of discrimination thou hast played the part of the goat (who dug out) the knife (by which he was killed ). Oh simple one, know that whatever trivial happiness is to be had here is like a blind man's accidently catching a sparrow. हा कष्टमिष्टवनिताभिरकाण्ड एव विखण्डयति पण्डितमानिनोऽपि ।