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Lord Mahåvira Whoever gives the gift of safety gives all the objects of life. If one has life, the fourfold object of existence is gained.
जीवितादपरं प्रेयो, जन्तोर्जायेत जातुचित्। न राज्यं न च साम्राज्यं, देवराज्यं न चोच्चकैः।।१।१।१७१।।
What is dearer than life to any creature? Certainly not a kingdom nor universal sovereignty, nor even Indraship of high rank.
इतोऽशुचिस्थस्य कृमेरितः स्वर्गसदो हरेः। प्राणापहारप्रभवं, द्वयोरपि समं भयम्।।१।१।१७२।।
Fear caused by loss of life is the same to a worm living in impurity on one hand, and to Hari living in heaven on the other hand.
समग्र जगदिष्टायाऽभयदानाय सर्वथा। सर्वदाऽप्यप्रमत्तः सन, प्रवर्तेत ततः सुधीः।।१।१।१७३।।
Therefore a pious man should by all means be always careful to give the gift of safety desired by the whole world.
भवेदभयदानेन, जनो जन्मान्तरेषु हि। कान्तो दीर्घायुरारोग्य-रूपलावण्यशक्तिमान्।।१।१।१७४।।
By making the gift of safety people become charming, longlived, healthy, with beauty of form, and strong in other births.
धर्मोपग्रहदानं तु, जायते तत्र पञ्चधा। दायक-ग्राहक-देय-काल-भावविशुद्धितः।।१।१।१७५।।
The gift of supporting Dharma (dharmopagrahadana) is fivefold: purity of giver, receiver, gift, time, and thought.
तत्र दायक शुद्धं तन्नयाय्यार्थो ज्ञानवान् सुधीः। निराशंसोऽननुतापी, दायकः प्रददाति यत्।।१।१।१७६।।
Whatever a giver, who has lawfully acquired wealth, is learned and pious, gives without desire and without regret, in that there is purity of giver.
इदं चित्तमिदं वित्तमिदं पात्रं निरन्तरम्। सञ्जातं यस्य मे सोऽहं, कृतार्थोऽस्मीति दायकः।।१।१।१७७।।
A giver thinks, I have attained my desire, I to whom the wish, the object to be given and a suitable person have come at the same time.
सावद्ययोगविरतो, गौरवभयवर्जितः। त्रिगुप्तः पञ्चसमितो, रागद्वेष विनाकृतः।।१।१।१७८।।
