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Q.VI.19.3 A.VI.19.3
What is meant by vow (vrata)? Observing / Practising Non-violence, truth celibacy and non-possession are the five vows.
speaking, non-stealing,
Q.VI.19.4 A.VI.19.4
What is nih lavrata? It implies the non-observance of the five minor vows and seven supplementary vows.
Q.VI.19.5 A.VI.19.5
What is implied by ca in the aphorism? It implies that slight injuries, mild attachment, non-observance of minor and supplementary vows are the causes of all influx leading to the birth in all the four realms also.
Q.VI.19.6
Which living beings attain birth as heavenly beings even without observing minor and supplementary vows? Human beings in paradise (bhogabh mi) are born in heaven even without the observance of vows.
A.VI.19.6
Q.VI.19.7
Which level of heavens can be attained by men from paradise and subhuman beings? They can go up to A na heaven.
A.VI.19.7
I jkxl a e&l a ekl a ekdkefutį k&ckyrikil nol; VI.20 Sar gasamyama-samyam samyam k manirjar -b latap msi daivasya VFk% I jkxl a e] la ekl a e] vdkefutįk vkg ckyri & ;s nok; q ds vklko ds
dkj.k ga Meaning: Self-restraint with attachment, partial-restraint (minor vows), involuntary
dissociation of karmas and austerities with perverted faith (of misguided people), lead to birth in heavenly realms.
Q.VI.20.1 A.VI.20.1
What are the causes of influx of karmas leading to birth in the heavens? Self-restraint with attachment (Sar ga samyama), partial-restraint (samyam samyama), involuntary dissociation (ak manirjar ) and austerities with perverted views (b latapa) are the causes of influx of karmas leading to birth in the heavenly realms.
Q.VI.20.2 A.VI.20.2
What is meant by self-restraint with attachment? Practising self restraint / control with attachment is self control with attachment.
Q.VI.20.3 A.VI.20.3
What is meant by partial-restraint? Giving up violence against mobile living beings and not giving up violence against stationery living beings is partial-restraint.
Q.VI.20.4 A.VI.20.4
What is the characteristic of attachment? Attachment implies a person / living being that is keen to give up causes of transgression but has not yet developed detachment in mind.
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