Atmanushasana

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

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241. Soul does exist, (and) it is under bondage (of Karmas) from (time) which has no beginning. That bondage is from the inflow (of Karmic matter), (the inflow) is caused by anger and other (passions); anger, etc., arise from carelessness. This (carelessness) is due to vowlessness; that (vowlessness) (exists under) influence of wrong. belief, such impure (soul), sometimes, on getting (proper) occasion, etc., is gradually liberated by the combination of right-belief, the excellence of vows, and passionlessness. ममेदमहमस्येति प्रीतिरीतिरिवोत्थिता। चेत्रे क्षेत्रीयते यावत्तावत्का सा तपःफले ॥ २४२ ॥
242. The affection that this (body) is mine, and I am its, arises like a great calamity. What hope is there, for the fruition of austerities so long as (the soul) con: siders (himself) identified with the body. मामन्यमन्यं मां मत्त्वा भ्रान्तो भ्रान्ती भवार्णवे। नान्योऽहमहमेवाहमन्योऽन्योऽन्योऽहमस्ति न ॥ २४३ ॥
243. Believing, under delusion, that "I am another," “Another is me," I wander in the ocean of births. "I am not another,” “ I am I;" "another is another," "another is not me." बन्धो जन्मनि येन येन निबिडं निष्पादितो वस्तुना बाह्यार्थैकरतेः पुरापरिणतप्रज्ञात्मनः साम्प्रतम् । तत्तत्तन्निधनाय साधनमभूद्वैराग्यकाष्टास्पृशो दुर्बोधं हि तदन्यदेव विदुषाममाकृतं कौशलम् ॥ २४४ ॥
244. Through whatever objects, in this world, bondage was tightened, heretofore in one, who was attached to external things, he has now obtained true knowledge; and those very (objects) have, on attainment of the fullest nün-attachment, become instruments for destruction of that (bondage). Verily wrong-knowledge, and uncommon excellence of the learned, are different (things).