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MOKSHA MARG PRAKASHAK
In the abdication of twenty-five types of faults of right belief, under Amoorhadrishti (follilessness) and six places of misbelief, the renouncement of these false deity, etc. only has been preached. Hence, one must invariably forsake them.
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Further, false belief resulting from adoration of false deity, etc. is a bigger sin than the sins of injury, etc. In its fruitation one gets birth in Nigoda and hell, etc. In such births intense agonies and afflictions have got to be suffered for infinite period and attainment of right knowledge becomes extremely difficult.
The same is stated in Ashta-Pahuda:
"कुच्छियधम्मम्मिरओकुच्छियपासडिभत्तिसंजुतो ।
कुच्छियतवं कुणतो कुच्छियगइभायणो होई ॥ 140 ।। " ( भावपाहुड़ )
Meaning: One who is engrossed in the practice of false religion, adores the hypocrites and false preceptors, observes false penances, he has to suffer from the miseries of evil state of existence.
So oh! Bhavyas! by adoring the false deities, etc. even with the slightest greed and fear, one has to suffer from intense agonies for infinite period; therefore, false belief is in no way worth harnessing.
In Jina's religion it is an eternal tradition that first of all the bigger sin is advised to be forsaken before a smaller sin. Therefore, believing the false belief to be a greater sin than indulgence in seven evil habits, it is to be forsaken first of all. Therefore, those who are afraid of the fruits of sinful acts and do not desire to sink their soul in the ocean of agony should invariably give up false belief. It is not desirable to be of fickle mind due to fear of censure or desire of praise. Because in ethics also, the same is stated as follows:
"निन्दन्तु नीतिनिपुणा यदि वा स्तुवन्तु
लक्ष्मीः समाविशतु गच्छतु वा यथेष्टम् ।
अद्यैव वास्तु मरणं तु युगान्तरे वा
न्यायात्पथः प्रविचलन्ति पदं न धीरा ॥ 184 ॥ ( नीतिशतक )
If someone criticizes, let him criticize; someone praises, let him do so; wealth is obtained or lost, death is instant or comes after long time - in all such contradictory situations the wise persons do not budge an inch from the path of justice.
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