Manava Dharma

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

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came the first farmer - "Atmavadi" told the second farmer "Please come and let us plough the field." The second one replied that he trusted in God- His kindness would solve all their working problems and every thing would be set right; why should they worry? The first farmer, who believed in doing, ploughed his field and sowed different kinds of grains like Bajri Moong Moth and then took complete care and looked after the ploughed fields well. After due time, all the grain plants were grown up and he reaped a good harvest of different grains, he had sowed. But the second farmer, who was lazy and sat idle depending on luck or fate only, could not get any harvest from his field because he failed to plough it well in time in rainy season. Conclusion is that As we sow, so we reap-What ever may be our actions, we shall have to bear their consequences, Here the author advises all the learned and wise people that they should be alert in doing their duty. "Trust on the action done and get the success accordingly."
दर्शनं ज्ञानचारित्रात् साधिमान मुपाश्नुते । दर्शनं कर्णधारं तन् मोक्षमार्गे प्रचक्षते
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Explanation :
Right faith is entitled to precedence over knowledge and conduct, because it acts as a pilot in guiding the soul towards "Nirvana"
Right faith is the cause of Right knowledge and Right conduct and therefore entitled to precedence over them.
Description :
Three factors are important for the completion of every work. Keep the faith, think over the matter and act accordingly. But in these three, faith is the most important and holds the first position. The rest two are to follow the first. Every one is aware that deceit and hypocracy and malpractices in behaviour are not justified; they are all evils. But due to our mis-belief that nothing can be achieved without deceit and telling a lie, our all efforts and actions start functioning on this faith unknowingly or suddenly and our knowledge, too, starts thinking in the same direction. Hence the necessity is to develop and strengthen our faith first, if we want to channelise our knowledge and action in right direction Because, as is said
विद्यावृतस्य सम्भूतिस्थिति-वृद्धि- फलोदयाः ।
न सन्त्यसति सम्यक्त्वे, बीजाभावे तरोरिव ॥३२॥
Explanation :
Just as one can not have a tree in the absence of a seed, in the same way it is not possible to have the origination, continuance,