Manava Dharma

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

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MANAV DHARMA / 5
Description :
Home is that place where family life is leaded and the man who leads his life in the family is known as a house holder. The conduct of these house-holders is divided into three branches viz Anuvrata, Gunavrata and Shiksa vrata. Molecules are composed of Atoms and Anu is a particle of smallest size. Partially a Vrata is knwon as Anuvrata which is of five kinds. To render help to others is known as Guna and by following these Gunas, when the helping nature of a man is seen that is known as Gunavrata: It has three kinds. Shiksha is the name of practice. Those vows which are accepted for putting them in practice are known as Shikshavratas. They are of four kinds and jointly all these three are of twelve kinds.
Non - Violence (Ahimsanuvrata) is the first vrata among five Anuvratas. It is very difficult for a house holder to follow this vow of Non-violence fully because suppose, if a house holder puts some eatables to dry in the sun and if a cow comes and starts those eatables, he is bound to remove the cow and if she does not go away easily, he is bound to use a stick to make her go away. So for a house holder the non-violence vow, is one sided.
Being a cultured and civilised man, a house holder should speak the truth but when the question of the secrets of family arises the house holder it expected to adopt pretension or some mid away in disclosing those secrets. Same is the case with the act of stealing. Generally a house holder does not accept anything without being given by the owner, but he has to fetch drinking water from the well without the prior permission of the owner of the well. Same is the case with the fourth and fifth Anuvrata. "Brahmacharya and *Aparigraha". No doubt the householder maintains the chastity of other woman but he is supposed to have same sensuous and sexual relations with his own wife; He also accumulates the necesary worldy possessions which are essential for him and for his family's livelihood. That is why these five vratas (vows) are called Anuvratas or partial vows.
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स्थूलेभ्यः पापेभ्यो व्युपरमणमणुव्रतं भवति ॥५२॥ Explanation :
Minor vows (Anuvratas) consist in the avoidance of the gross forms of Himsa, falsehood, theft, unchastity and love of possessions. Description :
Desisting from injury or violence, falsehood, stealing, Unchastity and attachment or without full satisfaction is the five fold vows and