Gommatasara Karma Kanda

Author(s): Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti, J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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GOMMATASARA.
these (are) the three modes of renouncing (the body). And food-renunciation (is of 3 kinds, minimum, medium and maximum.
भत्तपइण्णाइविही जहएणमंतो मुहुत्तयं होदि । बारसवरिसा जेहा तम्मज्झे होदि मज्झिमया ॥६०॥ भक्तप्रतिज्ञादिविधिः जघन्योऽन्तर्मुहूर्त्तको भवति । द्वादशवर्षा ज्येष्ठः तन्मध्ये भवति मध्यमकः ॥६०॥
60. The food-renunciation mode is of one antarmuhúrta in its minimum, twelve years in its maximum (duration). (The time) between them is (the duration of) medium (mode).
Commentary, Food-renunciation is a mode of ending life with tranquility, while firmly observing the vows of control. It is only adopted when it is ascertained that the body has become se weak that it cannot safely follow the adopted vows. Then the religious person, be he a saint or layman, considers it better to cast off his body instead of breaking the rules of control which he had adopted before,
अप्पोवयारवेक्खं परोवयारूणमिंगिणीमरणं । सपरोवयारहीणं मरणं पाओवगमणमिदि॥६१॥
आत्मोपकारापेक्षं परोपकारोनमिङ्गिनीमरणम् । स्वपरोपकारहीनं मरणं प्रायोपगमनमिति ॥ ६१ ॥
61. Serving ones' needs oneself without service from others (is) death by self-service (Ingini Marana). Death without self-service, (or service) by others, (is) death by no-service (Práyopa-gamana).
भवियंति भवियकाले कम्मागमजाणगो स जो जीवो। जाणुगसरीरभवियं एवं होदित्ति णिदिदं ॥ ६२॥ भविष्यति भाविकाले कर्मागमज्ञायकः स यो जीवः । ज्ञायकशरीरभावि एवं भवतीति निर्दिष्टम् ॥ ६२ ॥ ____82. The soul which will be the knower of the scriptures relating to Karma in future time is the future body