Atmanushasana

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

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179. The living being, like the churning stick, gets turning on (one side) and binding (on the other) when the rope is loosened. The rope is to be loosened in such a way that there be neither turning nor binding.
रागद्वेषकृताभ्यां जन्तोबन्धः प्रवृत्त्यवृत्तिभ्याम् । तत्त्वज्ञानकृताभ्यां ताभ्यामेवेक्ष्यते मोक्षः॥१८॥
180. The acquisitions and renunciations through attachment and hatred (cause) the binding of a living being. And these very (acquisitions and renunciations) lead to liberation, when accompanied with right-selfknowledge.
द्वेषानुरागबुद्धिर्गुणदोषकृता करोति खलु पापम् । तद्विपरीता पुण्यं तदुभयरहिता तयोर्मोक्षम् ॥१८१॥
181. The intellect disliking virtues and liking vices verily binds demerits ; (and) merit, (when) acting contrarywise. Free from both (like and dislike) (there is) liberation from both (the demeritorious and meritorious Karmas). मोहबीजाद्रतिद्वेषौ बीजान मूलाङ्कराविव । तस्माज्ज्ञानाग्निना दाह्यं तदेतौ निर्दिधिक्षुणा ॥१८॥
182. From the seed of delusion (spring) the two sprouts of attachment and hatred, just like roots and sprouts from a seed. So one desirous of extirpating these two, should burn down the (seed of delusion) by he fire of (self) knowledge.. पुराणो ग्रहदोषोत्थो गम्भीरः सगतिः सरुक । त्यागजात्यादिना मोहवणः शुद्धयति रोहति ॥१८॥
183. The deep, moving (the man in the four condi. tions of existence), painful and chronic boil of delusion, caused by the error of (attachment for) worldly objects, is cleared and healed up by such ointment as the renunciation (of non-self, realization of the self).