Jainism Some Essays

Author(s): A S Gopani
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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Jainism
The portion which has been given below refers to the permission given to the invoked god to go and points to the fact that every thing is acieved through divine favour. On both these features, the impact of the cult of the cult of devotion is easily obvious.
ज्ञानतोऽज्ञानतो वापि शास्त्रोक्तं न कृतं मया । तत्सर्व पूर्णमेवाऽस्तु त्वत्प्रसादात् जिनेश्वर ।। पाव्हानं नैव जानामि नैव जानामि पूजनम् । विसर्जनं न जानामि क्षमस्व परमेश्वर ।। मंत्रहीनं क्रियाहीनं द्रव्यहीनं तथैव च। तत्सर्व क्षम्यतां देव रक्ष रक्ष जिनेश्वर ।।
[जिनवाणी संग्रह, पृ० ११०]
One has to believe that Jain poet, named Vịndāvana, is under the influence of Vaişpavite religion of Vịndāvana, when he is describin miseries of the devotees are removed by the infinite power of God, acknowledging in ihe same breath that he is devoid of attachment etc. His eulogy which has the title of द:खहरण, has a place properly in the mouth of a Vaisnava and not of a Jaina. See, here is an example of it:
"श्रीपति जिनवर करुणायतनं दुःखहनन तुम्हारा बाना है । मत मेरी बार अबार करो मोहि देहु विमल कल्याना है ।। काहूको भोग मनोग करो, काहूको स्वर्ग विमाना है । काहूको नाग नरेशपती काहूको ऋद्धिनिधाना है ।। अब मों पर कयों न कृपा करते, यह क्या अंधेर जमाना है । इनसाफ करो मत देर करो, सुखवृन्द भरो भगवाना है ।। यद्यपि तुमको रागादि नहीं यह सत्य सर्वथा जाना है । चिन्मूरति प्राप अनंतगुनी नित शुद्ध दशा शिव बाना है ।। यद्यपि भक्तनकी भीड़ हरो सुख देत जिम्हें जु सुहाना है । यह शक्ति अचिंत तुम्हारी का क्या पावे पारस याना है ।। कमलाधरजी कमलाकरजी करिये कमला अमलाना है । अब मेरी विथा प्रवलोकि रमापति रंच न बार लगाना है।
(जिनवाणीसंग्रह, पृ० २२७)
This matter of God's favour is not restricted to Tirthankara only but it belongs, it further says, to preceptor and scriptures also. It is boldly asserted therein that the divine favour is able to procure salvation-highest position or abode-also just as: