Manava Dharma

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

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MANAV DHARMA / 11
will definitely be taken as a wrong action or crime. The work prescribed for any professional man is good for him to do but if it is done by any unqualified professional, then that is a mistake. On the other hand if a man does not do that work which is specially prescribed for him to do, then he is at fault. Conclusion is this that to take proper care and safety of non-violence, it is essential to keep the ability of the doer in the mind. To strengthen the doctrine of no violence, abstainment from telling lies is also essential. Non-violence and falsehood can not go together. That is why it is said
स्थूकमलीकं न वदति न परान् वादयति सत्यमपि विपदे।
यत्तद्वदन्ति सन्तः स्थूल मुषावादवैरमणम् ॥५५॥ Explanation :
Refraining from uttering oneself, and from causing others to utter, gross falsehood, as well as truth, which causes affliction to others that is call SATYANUVRATA (the minor vow of truthfulness) by the saints.
The ascetic's vow of truthfulness, it may be stated here, is of unbinding rigidity, but as the present work is only concerned with the lay man's duties if life, it does not describe the nature of more austere vows. The use of the word "gross” in connection with this Vrata enables the house-holder to avoid its breach by relating stories. writing works of fiction, diplomacy and the like. The reason why truth, with a tendency to cause affliction, is to be avoided needs no explantion. There are many occasions when speaking the truth causes unmeritted suffering to others, and clearly silence would be golden in all such cases. Description :
The follower of Non-violence clearly understands that to speak the truth is the main basis of Belief and this belief proves as the chief basis of Ahimsa. Hence he always keeps in mind to speak the truth in life. He himself neither tells a lie nor he tolerates that others should tell a lie. He does not speak such truth which may cause suffering and problems to others, which directly pierces in the hearts of others; which brings defamation for others or which may lead others to go astray from the right path. Bitter saying of a truth should always be avoided. It must not become a cause of quarrel, hatredness and loss of livelihood to others. That is why an educated and learned man always avoids such bitter truth. Truth should always be pleasing.
परिवादरहोभ्याख्या-पैशुन्यं कूट-लेख-करणं च । न्यासा-पहारितापि च व्यतिक्रमाः पञ्च सत्यस्य ॥५६॥