Manava Dharma

Author(s): Bhurmal Shastri, Nihalchandra Jain
Publisher: Aacharya Gyansagar Vagartha Vimarsha Kendra

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10 / MANAV DHARMA
Description :
The fore most and important is that one must have and obtain a complete knowledge of a thing, he wants to know. In the absence of perfect knowledge, nothing can be described about it by us to others. True appraisal of a thing can not be said, if our knowledge is sorrounded or engrossed with a feeling of partiality. If we have a love for an object, we will leave nothing untouched in its appreciation whatever qualities it may have. And if we are envious of the object, we are describing then its best of inherent qualities will appear to us as its evil attributes and we then instead of praising those attributes, we shall talk ill of them. Hence the spectacle of Partiality should be removed or suspended at the time of expressing ones opinion so that our knowledge may work rightly and properly. Alongwith it, our way of speaking or narrating should be proper. It should not be such confusing and beguiling, that our speech may not carry confusing sense. It should not be understood otherwise. These three qualities must be there in a true God (37197). In the lack of any one of these three, he has no right to be called as True God.
Now here develops (rises) a doubt that "alam DERMTH 37 Anana" When the actions of a man, engrossed with wordly destres and passions, hatredness and with very poor and little knowledge, termed as RAGI (rit), are near about similar to that of the actions of a scholarly saint devoid of worldly passions and hatred and blessed with right knowledge, termed as Veetragi (aickrn), then how can a simiple, ordinary man distinguish between the two - who is a Veetragi Or. Conscious soul (atarit) or RAGI unconscious soul (ri)? What is the way to reach to the right Conclusion ?
The author is advising us to concentrate minutely and deeply and our concentration will reveal that every soul has been blessed with a wisdom and a power of taking decision. Even an innocent child has the wisdom to trace out his mother. Gold and Brass - both the metals appear pale and yellow, with no clear known distinction but a trader of gold and silver (Known as Sarraf) can very well distinguish them. It is said that a liar and a truthful man can not be hidden like Brass and gold as they can be correctly judged by their speech or sound.
Now the writer explains those blemishes which an 'APTA' (37157) or God must not possess :
क्षुत्पिपासा-जरातङ्क -जन्मान्तक -भयस्मयाः । न राग द्वेष मोहाश्च यस्याप्तः स प्रकीर्त्यते ॥६॥