Manava Dharma

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

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MANAV DHARMA / 23 स्वभावतोऽशुचौ काये रत्नत्रयपवित्रिते ।
निर्जुगुप्सा गुण-प्रीतिर्मता निर्वितिचिकित्सिता ॥१३॥ Explanation :
To love the virtuous for their excellent qualities without feeling disgust with their bodies, which, though impure by nature in all cases, are purified in their case by the triple Jewels i.e. Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct, is described as NIRVICHIKITSITA, (the third limb of Right Faith). Description :
The body of the rich or the poor, the Brahman or the Sudra (Chandal) is made of the same five elements. This body gets the shape out of the sperm of the father and blood of the mother; it is made of bone, flesh and blood, it is full of filthiest products like urine and latrine. Outwardly it is impure by nature. In such case, to regard one body as good and other as bad is nothing but a false notion. How much it is washed, bathed or polished, it will not leave its habit of impurity. The body is full of unwanted dirty things and out of them nothing is useful and valuable. If there is something. concrete and valuable, then it is virtuous only after being bom as a human being, if it goes through hard penances, or uses body for the welfare and helping hand to others or it should be devoted in the attainment of Right Knowledge, only then this soul becomes pure and rises to the status of Divinity and becomes worthy of worship. Along with the purity of soul, the body also goes on becoming purified. Generally we see that the soil of this earth also gets the purity with the touch of the feet of an Ascetic and then it attains the power of destroying all sins and vices. All those places in the world, considered as Holy Lands (Tirthas) are due to virtuous touch of pious feet of the Ascetics and saints and the people feel obliged and thankful in worshipping such Saints and Ascetics. The touch of the blowing wind to the body of highly virtuous Ascetic, endowed with celestial power becomes so miraculous, as has been observed, that even uncurable diseases of ours are cured and wiped out with that touch of such wind. Thousands are benefitted even by the touch of filthiest objects of these celestial Ascetics. This miracle is the possible result of Renunciation power of the holy ascetic. This power of emancipation of soul also influences the movement of the body of holy saint. Otherwise, by birth the physical body of none is pure and holy as has been saidIM: Femri yfony 7 a fin 7 a 74: "According to this important and famous defination, no person of any sex or age or creed is