Essence of Jainism Part 02

Author(s): Kushalchandravijay
Publisher: 108 jain Tirth Darshan Trust

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observes all the eight padimas for eight months.
(9) Preshyavarjan Padima : One hands over the performance of the house-hold duties to one's son or servants and oneself remains aloof from, worldly affairs. He longs for liberation fearing Sansar (Samvegi). He does not give any directions and so he does not cause any violence to life even through one's servants. One observes this Padima along with the above 8 for nine months.
(10) Udishtavarjan Padima : One does not eat food specially prepared for him. One takes no interest in one's financial affairs. One observes this Padima along with the previous ones for ten months.
(11) Shramanbhut Padima : One gets one's hair pulled out like a Sadhu instead of shaving them. One keeps rajoharan (broom) and lives like a Sadhu with firmness, sees relatives only to get food any water by begging like a Sadhu. One eats food that was prepared before this Padima, not what is prepared afterwards. While entering the house, one utters the words 'Give food to a householder observing the Padimas'. One observes this Padima maximum for eleven months or minimum for a day or two. Thus one remains free from sinful activities observing all Padimas even though he is a householder. He spends money but carefully in seven spheres (sat kshetras).
ANAND SHRAVAKA :
(He observed the above eleven Padimas) There lived a king named Jitshatru in the town of Vanijiya. There also lived a rich householder named Anand in the same town. He was a Kotyadhipati-a multi-millionaire. He was so rich that he had 4 crores, forty millions of gold coins in cash. He had invested an equal amount in trade and had ornaments of the same amount and other assets (buildings, land, corn, cattle etc. valued at the same amount. He had four Gokula (herds of cows). One Gokul consisted of 10,000 cows. Four Goculs consisted of 10,000 x 4 = 40,000 (forty thousand) cows. He was highly respected by the king and by the people. He lived in (kollak Sannivesh-a certain street. He had a wife named Shrivananda. Once Lord Mahavir visited that place. On hearing the sermons of the Lord. Anand undertook to observe 12 vows at the age of 60 years. He observed them for 14 years. In the fifteenth year inviting his family relations to a dinner, before them he entrusted his possessions to his sons. He experssed a desire to pass the rest of his life in the Pausadh Shala. He