________________
99
Anātmaśansā
[18]
अनात्मशंसा
ANĀTMAŚANSA गुणैर्यदि न पूर्णोऽसि कृतमात्मप्रशंसया । गुणैरेवासि पूर्णश्चेत् कृतमात्मप्रशंसया ॥१॥ ॥१३७॥ guņairyadi na pūrņo'si
krtamātmaprasansayā 1 guņairevāsi pūrņascet
___krtamātmaprasansayā |1|| ।।1370
Meaning : If you are not full of virtues, where is the need for self-praise ? And if you are full of them, (then even) enough of self-praise. (1) [ 137]
Notes : Self-praise has no justification at all. If you are full of virtues, people know that you are full of virtues. And if not, people also know that you are not. Why, then, useless boasting ? Compare :
आत्मोत्कर्षाच्च बध्यते कर्म नीचैर्गोत्रम् । प्रतिभवमनेकभवकोटिदुर्मोचम् ॥ (उमास्वाति ) (1) [137]
श्रेयोद्रमस्य मूलानि स्वोत्कर्षाम्भःप्रवाहतः । पुण्यानि प्रकटीकुर्वन् फलं किं समवाप्स्यसि ॥२॥ ॥१३८॥
śreyodrumasya mūlāni
svot karsāmbhaḥpravāhataḥ i punyāni praktikurvan
pbalam kim samavāpsyasi 11211 1113811
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
