Atmanushasana

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

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भूत्वा दीपोपमो धीमान् ज्ञानचारित्रभास्वरः। स्वमन्यं भासयत्येष प्रोद्वमत्कर्मकज्जलम् ॥१२॥
121. The wise (ascetic) who resembles a lamp, becomes resplendent with right-knowledge and right conduct, and removing the soot of Karmas, makes the self and non-self manifest. अशुभाच्छुभमायातः शुद्धः स्यादयमागमात् । रवेरप्राप्तसन्ध्यस्य तमसो न समुदगमः ॥१२२॥
122. Emerging from evil into good, this (soul) reaches, with the help of the scriptures, (the stage of) pure thought activity. Darkness (of ignorance) cannot exist in presence of the pre-evening sun (of knowledge). विधूततमसो रागस्तपःश्रुतनिवन्धनः । संध्याराग इवार्कस्य जन्तोरभ्युदयाय सः ॥१२॥
123. The red tinge (i.e., attachment), of a person whose ignorance is dispelled, supports austerity and scriptural knowledge; and like the red dawn of the rising sun is for the prosperity of all beings. विहाय व्याप्तमालोकं पुरस्कृत्य पुनस्तमः। रविवद्रागमागच्छन् पातालतलमृच्छति ॥१२४॥
124. But, one having attachment (otherwise) goes down below like the (setting) sun, leaving the spreading light and plunging forward into darkness.
ज्ञानं यत्र पुरःसरं सहचरी लज्जा तपः संवलम् चारित्रं शिविका निवेशनभुवः स्वगों गुणा रक्षकाः । पंथाश्च प्रगुणं शमाम्बुबहुल: छाया दया भावना यानं तन्मुनिमापयेदभिमतं स्थानं विना विप्लवैः॥१२५॥
125. Such a passage of meditation would lead an ascetic to the desired goal, without any mishaps, where knowledge is the guide, modesty a companion, austerities the provision, right conduct a palanquin, heavens the