Manava Dharma

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

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14/ MANAV DHARMA
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Just as a drum gives out sound with mere contact of the drummer's hand, without its own motive; similarly Lord Jinendra Deo-the Omniscient, defines the path of welfare, without any desire or motive, without any desire for name and fame of his own - only due to meritorious luck of the aspirants. We generally see on this earth that greater is the man, greater is his unmotivated selfless service to the people. Selfishness is the quality of mean and low grade people: A poet has very well remarked -
अपना मतलब सोचकर करे जगज्जन प्रीति । पर के दुःख सहजहि हरे यही बड़ों की रीति ॥
It is customary with the people that they rendes service to others only with some personal motive or self-interest or they remove the pains and sufferings of others, but it is all their cunningness and nothing else praise - worthy. Great man is he who renders unmotivated selfless service to others and remains always ready to mitigate their sufferings to this "Paropkaraya satam vibhutayah". Accordug to this saying actions of a Noble soul or great man are meant for doing good to others. They feel their life as successful only when they devote it in the service of others - just as a cow gives milk for others; a tree gives friuts for others and the rain falls only for the universal welfare. Now let us know, in what way, these are benefitted by themselves ?
A querry · Rains etc are lifeless with no personal desire of their own, but all animate objects have their own desire to motivate them. Take the case of speech. If we do not desire to talk, how can any body force us to speak - this is not clear as there is some confusion.
Answer - What you say may be correct, Brothem! but sometimes it so happens that we want to speak something. but we are forced to utter differently and that speech is all without our own desire. Also, sometimes we start murmuring, when we are asleep, with no desire, In such situation. only when we wake up, someone who is nearby us, makes us known that we were murmuring when we were asleep. But here crops up one Querry - "such happenings are the results or out-come of our past desires". Answering this Query - similarly we can appreciate and understand here also. The AlmightyGod, being in the State of Non-ommiscience, finds that people on the earth are facing pains and sufferings. Then out of pity, He ponders over as to how these worldly people can be made free from their pains and sufferings. He the Almighty, can not see and tolerate our