Contribution of Jainas to Sanskrit and Prakrit Literature

Author(s): Vasantkumar Bhatt, Jitendra B Shah, Dinanath Sharma
Publisher: Kasturbhai Lalbhai Smarak Nidhi Ahmedabad

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Contribution of Jainas to Sanskrit and Prakrit Literature
We have a reference to 34 fara in samskāra chapter 2 verse 2 as 'the boy right from his birth, in the 8th year he can wear the sacred thread.'
The Brāhmanas who are spoiled in their conduct, their sacred thread is said to be the sinful sacred thread. This can be seen in the Sanskrit stanza in Mahāpurāņa chapter 29 verse 118 as :
पापसूत्रानुगा यूयं न द्विजा सूत्रकण्टकाः ।
सन्मार्गकण्टकास्तीक्ष्णाः केवलं मलदूषिताः ॥११८॥ The meaning of above stanza will be, 'You people, wearing sacred thread in your neck, you become the severe nail in the right path. Those who walk according to the sinful form of thread, you are simply spoiled with dirt and that you are Brāhmanas. This can be given the reference of Mahāpurāņa as :
पापसूत्रधरा धूर्ताः प्राणिमारणतत्पराः ।
वर्पधुगे प्रवत्स्यांन्ति सन्मार्गपरिपन्थिनः ॥५३।। Just telling the (meaning of the qq4) of the dream of King Bharata the foretelling of Lord q94 is as follows :
e who side with the sin or those who wear the sacred threads as if the mark of the sin, those who are always, busy with killing animals those prudent Brāhmaṇas, they will become opponents in future of the right path.
The persons, who are born in the right families, should wear sacred thread (tore Chapter 2).
Reference-Books 1. Jainendra Siddhanta Kośa-Part III by Jinendra Varni. 2. Mahāpurāņa of Jinasenācārya. 3. Samskāra ( T) 4. The history of Caste System (que apen 5. Trivarnacarcã of Somadeva.
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