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Neither slander, nor quarrei nor impute false motives. Give thee up Rati (like), Arati (dislike), Mithytva (false belief), Moha (infatuation) and Maya (decit).
Atone thus, Oh Friend ! For 18 pap Sthanakas (causes of sins), in three ways by mind, word, and body. Thus narrated is the Fourth Step on the path of liberation.
Part (Dhal) No. V: Because of tortures of birth, old age and death, worldly life makes no sense as there is none to save us.
Thy refuge lies in Arihant, Siddha Sadhu and religion of Omniscient Jina.
Discard a useless attachment to all other things, meditate thee on the four refuges. Thus narrated is the Fifth Step on the path of liberation.
Abhor and repent for lacs and lacs of sins done by thee in present or previous births,
Let thy soul or the Perceptor be thy witness.
May be, you held wrong belief, gave opinions contrary to the scriptures, out of perverted intellect and obstinacy.
May be, you prepared or got prepared many a grinding mill ploughs and other weapons, though now lying abandened by you, yet these do continue to be employed in killing living beings. (6)
In many a birth, you did bring up families committing sins for their sake, yet none could help you in births that followed. (7)
Whatever might be sins committed by thee in this or previous
(4)
births.
Please do atone in three ways by mind, word and body. Let thy conscience be awakened :
1. (8) Thus censuring all evil deeds, renounce thy sinful ways; Thus narrated is the Sixth Step on the path of Liberation; (9)
Part (Dhal) No.VI : Blessed is the day, when I passed it in religious deeds of charity, celibacy, penance and purity of mind and in avoiding sinful activities.
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