Dravya Sangraha

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

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Dravya Sangraha
faith perfect knowledge and perfect conduct. From his preachings a person knows his duties, and regulates himself by practising what is desirable and avoiding what is undesirable. The place of Upadhyaya is high among the Jain sages, as he directly encourages practice of religion by continually preaching the principles of religion. दंसणणारणसमग्गं मग्मं मोक्खस्स जो हु चारितं । साधयदि शिच्चसुद्ध साहू स मुणी रामो तस्स ॥५४॥ maggam mokkhassa jo hu
Damsana-nana-samaggam
charittam.
Sadhayadi nichchasuddham sahu sa muni namo tassa. - (54)
Padapatha - जो Jo, that. मुणी Muni, sage दसगुणाससमग्गं Damsana-nana-samaggam, with perfect faith and perfect knowledge. Mokkhassa, of liberation. Maggam, path. f Nichchasuddham, always pure. af Charittam, conduct. Hu, well. auf Sadhayadi, practises. Sa, he. Sahu, Sadhu. Tassa, him.
Namo, obeisance.
54. That sage who practises well conduct which is always pure and which is the path of liberation with perfect faith and knowledge is a Sadhu. Obeisance to him.
COMMENTARY
A Sadhu is one who is always active in attaining perfect conduct with perfect faith and perfect knowledge, and practises penances. The external effort of a Sadhu is seen when he tries to have perfect faith, knowledge and conduct, and practises excellent penances. The internal effort of a Sadhu is made when he fixes his mind upon the soul itself which is the only receptacle of perfect faith knowledge and conduct and excellent penances. A Sadhu is, therefore, one who is characterised by activity while moving in the path of liberation. This activity is solely directed to the attainment of means to liberation.
Herewith ends the detailed description of the characteristics of five kinds of Paramesthis, reverence to whom was inculcated in Verse 49. Brahmadeva in, his commentary, said that though reverence to five Paramesthis is prescribed from the ordinary point of view, it is really the soul; the substratum of the Paramesthis, which is to be mediated upon.