Dravya Sangraha

Author(s): Nemichandramuni
Publisher: Chandraprabha Digambar Jain Mandir Trust

Page 80

The Sacred Book of the Jains
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What is really Samyak Charitra (Perfect Conduct) will appear from the next verse:
बहिरभंतरकिरियारोहों भक्कारगप्पणासट्ठ।
णारिणस्स जं जिणुत्तं तं परमं सम्मचारित्तम् ॥ ४६ ॥ Bahirabbhamtarakiriyaroho bhavakaranappanasattham, Nanissa jam jinuttam tam paramam samma charittam.
(46) padapatha- IQUIAE Bhavakaranappanasattham, to destroy the causes of Samsara. Jam, which: Wara, Nanissa, of one who has knowledge. af fourrealARTET Bahirabbhamtarakiriyaroho, the checking of external and internal actions. Tam, that. fagoi Jinuttam, mentioned by the Jinas. q# Paramam, excellent. Raan Sammacharittam, perfect conduct.
46. That checking of external and internal actions by one who has knowledge, in order to destroy the causes of Samsara, is the excellent Samyak Charitra (Perfect Conduct) mentioned by the Jina:
COMMENTARY In the previous verse, Charitra (Conduct) from the ordinary point of view. has been described. In this verse we are introduced to Charitra from the realistic point of view.
When a person checks all external activities of body and speech, together with all internal activities of the mind, so that all hindrances to the understanding of the true character of the soul are removed, he is siad to have Samyak Charitra (Perfect Conduct). By this means the person becomes free from all influx of beneficial or harmful Karmas, which cause Samsara or worldly existence. Perfect Conduct therefore consists in checking all kinds of activities which are opposed to the characteristics of the soul, which is void of all actoins,eternal and consisting of pure Jnana and Darsana.
दुधिहमि मोक्खहेउं झायो पाऊरादि जं. मुगी रिणयमा ।
तम्हा पयत्तचित्ता जूयं झारणं समभसह ।। ४७ ।। Duvihampi mokkhaheum jhane paunadi jam muni
niyama, Tamha payattachitta juyam jhanam samavbhasaHa.
--(47) Pudapesh Jam,, because. Muni, a sage. Fun Niyama,