Bhavana Sataka

Author(s): A S Gopani, Dharmshila Mahasati, Girishkumar P Shah Pandit
Publisher: Labhubhai P Mehta

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बाधादिभेदेन तपोऽस्त्यनेकधा, निष्काममेवात्र शुभं सदाशयम् । कीर्त्यादिलोभेन तु यद्विधीयते, प्रोक्तं सकामं किल मध्यमं तपः ॥७॥
Meaning :- The penance which is the cause of the Sakamanirjara is of two types, namely external and internal. These are also again subdivided into six other sub-divisions. They are (1) Fasting; (2) Eating less than one's fill; (3) Limitation of livelihood; (4) Abandonment of Rasa; (5) Mortification of body; and (6) Padisamlehana. These six constitute the six kinds of the external penance. (1) Repentance; (2) Modesty; (3) Service; (4) Study: (5) Meditation; and (6) Relaxation of the body. These form the internal penance. Of all these twelve types of penance, that penance is considered to be the best which is undertaken with a pure motive to shed off Karmas without any expectation of reward in this world while that penance is surely of an inferior type which is performed with an object of getting name and fame, reputation, respect, wealth and heavenly happiness. (70)
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