Manava Dharma

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

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36 / MANAV DHARMA
नाङ्ग-हीनमलं छे त्सुदर्शनं जन्म सन्ततिम् ।
नहि मन्त्रोऽक्षरन्यूनो निहन्ति विषवेदनां ॥२१॥ Explanation :
As an incomplete Mantra (magical formula) is powerless to remove the pain and suffering, arising from venom, so is the faith, which is imperfect in its limbs not able to pierce the line of repeated births (i.e., is not able to obtain emancipation for the Soul) Description :
Though “Darshan" (fa) means to see, but here it is not as such, as here the reference is the objects and its pleasures beyond five senses. hence here it is meant for Belief, Cult, Religion or Sect. The aim beyond this theory is that the Believers in God (आस्तिक वादी) are of the opinion that the sufferings of repeated births should come to an end in this world and real eternal happiness be acquired by we beings. But it should be noted. carefully that our Belief or Religion will help us to achieve the ultimate goal only when we strictly adhere to eight angas or limbs of the religion. In a poison - killing MANTRA (incantation), having fixed number of words. letters or alphabets, if a single letter or an alphabet is omitted or missed, then will that Mantraincantation- help to minimise the effect of poison ? No. Not at all. In the same way if we miss or forget any one of the eight Limbs or Angas or become careless in following them, then take it for granted that it will become crippled or handicapped for want of that Limb and no work will be done properly. OR Just as our body has hands, feet, head and other parts. similarly the DARSHAN has eight limbs or Angas. If a particular limb or part of the body is broken, missed or decayed, a man becomes handicapped or crippled, failing to perform his duties properly. In the same way if any part, or limb of Right faith or DARSHAN is broken decayed or missed, then the whole purpose of Darshan will be crippled and it will become lame and handicapped. That is why our Ancestors or Acharyas have called them as limbs or ANGAS of the Religion or Darshan. If these eight-folded limbs are present in tact, our duties and works are performed properly. But How do we forget about them is explained in the next verse :
आपगासागर-स्नान-मुच्चयः सिक ताश्मनाम् ।
गिरिपातोऽग्नि पातश्च लोक मूढं निगद्यते ॥२२॥ Explanation :
Bathing in the so-called sacred rivers and oceans, setting up heaps of sand and stones (as objects of worship) immolating one