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24 / MANAV DHARMA
Explanation :
"Dhanasri”, “Satyaghosa' and 'Tapasi', the police officer - 'Yamadanda' - and in the same way 'Smasrunavanita' have attained to notoriety, in the order of enumeration. Description :
Dhanshri Sethani, Satyaghosa (Shribhuti) Purohit, officer named Tapasa, city Police Officer named Yamadanda kotwal and smasrunavanita Vaishya (named Lubdadatta Vaishya) these five have specially become notoriety respectively for five vices (like Hinsa. falsehood, stealing. unchaslity and Parigraha). The above two verses No. 64 and 65 give the names of those who have attained the fame and notoriety by the observance and non-observance respectively of the five minor vows of the Jaina Householder. Their biograplies can be learnt from the Jaina Puranas. The readers should think deeply over the matter that how much had they, suffered who failed to control vices and how can they remain far away from these five vices ? Along with these five evils they should also abandon the use of Honey, flesh (Meat) and wine, only then the life can become purposeful and good. To make the life of a householder useful and purposeful and to save from all sins, abandonment of these objects is essential and that is why these have been taken as fundamental virtues or basic virtues. Without acquiring these basic and rudimentary principles, we can not expect to become virtuous householders. These are the fundamental virtues-narrated in the following verse :
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अष्टौ मूलगुणानाहु गृहिणां श्रमणोत्तमाः ॥६६॥ Explanation :
The observance of the five Anuvratas and refraining from the use of wine, flesh and honey are regarded as the eight fundamental virtues of a householder by holy saints. Description :
Speaking to reality, all intoxicants are named as wine, which perverts the reasoning of a man. Generally, people adopt intoxicants for the sake of enjoyment and pleasure but gradually they become so addicted of these intoxicants, that inspite of their best wishes and efforts, they fail to refrain from these drugs and intoxicants and without drugs they feel restless and mentally perturbed. Intoxication is of many kinds when related with opium. Ganza sulpha. Charas and Bhang but among these, wine stands at the prime position. The process
