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MOKSHA MARG PRAKASHAK
The Purpose of 4-Anuyogas
Now the purpose of these Anuyogas is being described:
The Purpose of Prathamaanuyoga
In Prathamaanuyoga the Jivas are encouraged to follow the religion by way of describing the peculiarity of mundane existence, the consequences of Punya (virtue) and Papa (vice) and the conduct of the great personages, etc. Even the persons having low level of understanding get interested in religion through it, because they do not understand the minute details but understand the worldly parables; their Upayoga (mind) gets engaged in them. And in Prathamaanuyoga the description is found in the form of worldly tendencies only which they understand very well. In worldly stories of kings, etc., fostering of sins is found. Here too, the legends of the high persons like kings, etc. are found but their purpose is to detach persons from vices and to actuate them to practise religion. Therefore, those persons, due to attraction of legends read and listen to them and then knowing the Papa (vices) to be harmful and Dharma (virtuous conduct) to be beneficial, they take interest in religion.
In this way, this Anuyoga is meant for the people of low level of understanding. Prathama means slow-witted misbelievers, hence the Anuyoga which is meant for them is Prathamaanuyoga. "Such meaning is given in the commentary of Gommattasara1"
Further, if the Jivas having attained the knowledge of Tattvas read or listen to this Prathamaanuyoga, then for them this serves the purpose of examples. For instance, "such Jiva knew that the Jiva (soul) is an eternal substance; the body, etc. are the external associations." And in mythology the rebirths (transmigrations) of the Jivas are described; those become the examples of that knowledge. And he had learnt about Shubha (pious), Ashubha (impious) and Shuddha (pure/passionless) Upayogas i.e., conduct of the self and their consequences also. In mythology the proclivity of those Upayogas (pious, impious & pure conduct of the self) and their fruition experienced by the Jiva is described, the same serves as an
1. प्रथम मिथ्यादृष्टिमव्रतिकमत्युत्पन्नं वा प्रतिपाद्यमाश्रित्य प्रवृत्तोऽनुयोगोऽधिकारः प्रथमानुयोगः । गोम्मट्टसार ( जी.प्र. टी. गाथा - 361-62 )
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