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MANAV DHARMA / 81 supports a man in getting much spare time which he does easily utilise in the service of the Guru-Preceptors and also in the service of the poor and sufferers. He performs the service and Vaiyavratta of these with the mind, body and wealth and feels himself thankful to Almighty and His blessings.
Such a man will never be a slave of this physical body but he proves a slave of the virtuous people. He thinks and realises that this body is mortal and if at all, he can render the services to others through this body, that will enhance his spiritual power and that is the only correct and proper use of this body. As soon as he gets some spare time, after fulfilling his own daily requirements of food, clothing, sleeping and resting, he devotes that time in the company of saints and great personages. No doubt he does perform all daily routine activities of life, but he does not indulge deeply in those activities because they are all dependant on the body and hence he does them not with pleasure and encouragement but with indifferent attitude.
Just as a lotus flower, though grows in mud and water but, always remains unindulged in that mud-water, in the same way the man also keeps himself unindulged in worldly affairs and does every work in just and right manner like animals, he does not eat each and every thing but eats only which are really eatables for a human being. He never wastes his time in procuring transitory pleasures. Epicurian type of attitude or Imitating the activities of others and act accordingly, does not become a part of his habit. He always discards with hatred meat-eating, drinking of wine, using intoxicating drugs, hunting, act of deceit, and enjoying too much of luxurious life.
निरति-क्रमणमणुव्रत-पञ्चकमपि शीलसप्तकं चापि ।
धारयते निःशल्यो योऽसौव्रतिनां मतो व्रतिकः ॥१३८॥ Explanation :
He, who avoiding obstacles, observes, without committing transgressions, the five anuvratas as well as the seven Shila vratas, such a being is called a “Vratika Sravaka" by the observers of vows. The last seven vows of the householder are called Shil Vratas. Description :
The observer of second VRAT PRATIMA should follow the five Anuvrata and seven SHILVRATA without any transgression and should fearlessly and boldly, perform his duties. Although to inflict injury on other, to do deceitful work, to snatch away the rights of others, lack of celibacy, to have more and more movement aimlessly,
