Manava Dharma

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

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10/ MANAV DHARMA by approving its commission (Anumodana). Not only this, but to keep and maintain our vow of renunciation in a pious way, we should think over the things mentioned in the following verse :
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आहार वारणापि च स्थूल-वधाद् व्युपरतेः पंच् ॥५४॥ Explanation :
Piercing, binding, causing pain, over loading and starving or not feeding at proper times, are the five faults appertaining to 'Ahimsaanuvrata"
The lay man who wishes to observe the Ahimsavrata should avoid these five kinds of faults also. Description :
Piercing the nostrils and ears of the cows, bullocks and Camels and other animals and to destroy the testicals of the bullocks should all be taken as an act of "Piercing" (CHEDAN) to put shackles or chains or to put any one behind the prison bars and to keep the birds closed in a cage, all come under the word "Binding" (BANDHAN). To beat with a stick or lathi and with a whip or with a boxing should be taken under the word Causing pain" (PIDAN). To put so much weight beyond ones physical strength on the horse, bullock, camel or to force a man to do illegal work or try to misuse his ability of working, it all come under the term "Over-loading". e.g. A bullock is capable of carrying a weight of two maunds or quintols and if a weight of three quintols is put in the cart due to greediness and then compelled to draw the cart, is termed as OVER-LOADING. Similarly, not to provide food-stuffs to any living being at proper time or to keep him starving cruelly, these all come under the term of “AAHARVARNA' (36R ARM)
And, for a observer of non-violence, to adopt all these or any one or two of these five faults is highly shameful. But on some particular place and event. it may be taken as virtuous. For example, father gives slaps to his son who is involved in various vices and addicted to evil habits or a teacher punishes his pupils for their carelessness in remembering the given lessons or a physician, who advises his patient to observe fast for early recovery or a surgeon, who operates the wounds and other parts of the body for early recovery of the chronic disease, but, because, all of them do behave in such a way only for the betterment of their patient or person; hence all these can not be blamed for doing any wrong or crime. But such action done by an illeterate and unqualified man with no experience