Atmanushasana

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

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wonder, that now-a-days those who do not possess even slight yirtues, (are found) to be over-bearing. वसति भुवि समस्तं सापि संधारितान्यैरुदरमुपनिविष्टा सा च ते चापरस्य । - तदपि किल परेषां ज्ञानकोणे निलीनं . -- वहति कथमिहान्यो गर्वमात्माधिकेषु ॥ २१६ ॥
219. Everything dwells on this earth. That (earth) too is supported by others (i.e., the three atmospheres). And that (earth) and those (atmospheres) are in the maw of another (i.e., space). That (space) too is in a corner of the knowledge of others (i..., the all-knowing). How (then) can a man entertain pride, (when there are) greater ones than himself in this world ? यशोमारीचीयं कनकमृगमायामलिनितं हतोऽश्वत्थामोक्त्या प्रणयिलघुरासीद्यमसुतः। सकृष्णः कृष्णोऽभूत्कपटबटुवेषेणनितरामपिच्छामाल्यं तद्विषमिव हि दुग्धस्य महतः ॥ २२० ॥
220. The fame of Marichi, was sullied or stained by his deceit in assuming the garb of a golden deer. Yudhishthira was lowered in the estimation of his friends for saying (deceitfully) “Ashvattháma is killed "; and Krishna's reputation was tarnished by (his) deceitfully adopting the form of a little boy. So even a particle of deceit (injures) high qualities, just like a (little) poison in (a quantity of) milk.
भेयं मायामहागान्मिथ्याघनतमोमयात् । यस्मिन् लीना न लक्ष्यन्ते क्रोधादिविषमाहयः ॥ २२१ ॥
221. One should be apprehensive of the deep pit of deceit enveloped in the pitchy darkness of falsehood. The horrible cobras of siger, etc. (the Passions) living in its depth are not visible,