Atmanushasana

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

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is great, and the one relinquishing austerity and taking up sovereignty is very low, therefore asceticism is superior to kingship. Thinking thus, a sin-fearing, noble, and wise man, should whole-heartedly practise the exalted noble austerity which removes all fear of transmigration. पुरा शिरसि धार्यन्ते पुष्पाणि विबुधैरपि । पश्चात्पादोऽपि नास्पाक्षीत्किं न कुर्याद्गुणक्षतिः ॥१३६॥
139. Flowers are first placed even by celestials on their heads, afterwards (when the fragrance has died out) even the foot does not touch them. What may not result from a loss of merits? हे चन्द्रमः किमिति लान्छनवानभूस्त्वम् तद्वान् भवेः किमिति तन्मय एव नाभूः। किं ज्योत्स्नया मलमलं तब घोषयन्त्या स्वर्भानुवन्ननु तथा सति नासि लक्ष्यः॥१४०॥
140. Oh! moon why art thou with a spot. If thou hast it, why art thou not all one with it? What is the good of thy light, which clearly proclaims (thy) blemish? Verily thou wouldst not have been the butt if thou hadst been (all black) like the planet Rahu. विकाशयन्ति भव्यस्य मनोमुकुलमंशवः रवेरिवारविन्दस्य कठोराश्च गुरूक्तयः ॥१४॥
141. Even the harsh words of a preceptor open the bud of the heart of one, fit to be liberated, just as the rays of the sun (do) blossom a lotus bud. दोषान्कांचन तान्प्रवर्तकतया प्रच्छाय गच्छत्ययं साद तैः सहसा नियेथदि गुरुः पश्चात् करोत्येष किम् । तस्मान्मे न गुरुर्गुरुर्गुस्तरान् कृत्वा लघूश्च स्फुटम् ब्रूते यः सततं समीक्ष्य निपुणं सोऽयं खलः सद्गुरुः ॥१४॥
142. If a preceptor over-looks several faults of a pupil, with a view to set them right (afterwards), and if the pupil suddenly dies with them, then what can that