Atmanushasana

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

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231. A person with a heart bound in attachment, though possessed of knowledge and conduct, is not worthy of praise, like the lamp, whose dark action is the production of soot.
रतेररतिमायातः पुनारतिमुपागतः ।
तृतीयं पदमप्राप्य बालिशो बत सीदसि ॥ २३२ ॥ तावद्दुःखाग्निततात्माऽयः पिण्ड इव सीदसि । निर्वासिनिवृताम्भोधौ यावत्त्वं न निमज्जसि ॥ २३३ ॥
232-233. (Many times) didst thou become repulsed from attachment, and again became attached. It is a great pity that thou, a fool, not having acquired the third stage, (i.e.), freedom from attachment and repulsion, art in distress. Thou, like a ball of iron, art pained, being consumed by the fire of attachment, so long as thou art not immersed, in the ocean of the happiness of liberation.
मंक्षु मोक्षं सुसम्पक्त्वं सत्यंकारस्वसात्कृतम् । ज्ञानचारित्रसाकल्यमूलेन स्वकरे कुरु ।। २३४ ॥
234. Promptly take liberation in thy hand, which can be had by (paying) the earnest money of Right-belief and the price of perfect knowledge and conduct.
अशेषमद्वैतमभोग्य भोग्यं निवृत्तिवृत्योः परमार्थकोटयाम् । अभोग्य भोग्यात्म विकल्पबुद्धया निवृत्तिमभ्यस्यतु मोक्षकांक्षी ॥
235. The whole of this one (world) is unenjoyable having regard to (the principle of) renunciation, and is enjoyable with regard to attachment (to it). One desirous of liberation should practise renunciation of the highest order, having himself known the alternative nature of its enjoyability and unenjoyability.
निवृत्तिं भावयेद्यावन्निव तदभावतः ।
न वृत्तिर्न निवृत्तिश्च तदेवपदमव्ययम् ॥ २३६ ॥
236. One should cherish renunciation so long as total non-attachment is not acquired. ( When) there is