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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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Labheth niyutham dhanam nidhanameva thajjayathe 1 Tatha (lhanaparardhakam thadapi bhaavaheenaathmakam Yadoksharapadaarajoanthoragatham dhanam
thaddhanam !! Dhanam (wealth) with the prefix 37' (a) is adhanam .e.; it is no wealth at all. Dhanam (wealth) with the prefix (ni) is nidhanam i.e., it is death. Nidhanam means death. If we take the latter part of Dhana ie, na, it is indicative of (abhava) absence or non-availability. Hence, the wealth i.e., Moksha which is found between
the padas (feet of the Lord) of the akishara (word of the Lord) is the truest wealth. Incidentally, we may note that Ayutha also means ten thousand; Niyutha also means one lakh or ten million; and Parardh also means half the age of Brahma (i.e,, millions of years). The substance of this stanza is that wealth is useless and harmful; and that Moksha or salvation is the truest kind of wealth.
The devotee who desires the wealth of Moksha or salvation for himself and who has ephemeral wealth with him, will use it for the benefit of others. He gives away his wealth in charity, so that he may annihilate his desire to accumulate wealth. Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. Literally, it means, the ocean becomes an ocean when Itttle drops of water join together. The ocean gives away its water to the clouds.
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