Moksha Marg Prakashak

Author(s): Todarmal Pandit
Publisher: Kundkund Kahan Digambar Jain Trust

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CHAPTER-I
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Papa (inauspicious Karma) the objects causing misery vanish automatically.
In this way this purpose is also attained through them. Or Devas (celestial beings) who are devotees of Jina-Shasana(Omniscient rule), they make the objects of sensual-pleasure available to that devotee and remove the objects of misery. In this way also this purpose is attained through those Arhantas, etc., But by this purpose no good of the self (soul) takes place, because due to passional emotions the soul makes 'conjectures of happiness-unhappiness by considering the external objects good or bad. Without passions, the external objects do not cause any pleasure or pain. And all passions are full of misery, therefore, desiring for sensual pleasures and fearing from miseries is nothing but fallacy.
Further, for this purpose, even adoring Arhantas, etc., being intense passion, causes bondage of inauspicious karmas (PapaBandha); soliciting this purpose is not desirable for us. By adoration of Arhantas, etc., such purposes are automatically accomplished.
Thus Arhantas, etc., are Parameshta (the utmost beneficial) for us. Further, those Arhantas, etc., only are the supreme auspice - Mangala and having adoration (invocation) feeling in them causes great auspice. Mang means happiness, lati means bestows. Or Mam means sins Galyati means melts away; that is called Mangala (auspice). Thus, as mentioned above, both purposes are accomplished by them, therefore, supreme auspiciousness is possible in them. Purpose of Observing Benediction
(Mangalaacharan) Here someone asks “What is the purpose of benediction right in the beginning of the book?"
Answer:Completing the book happily without any disturbance due to rise of evil (Papa) karmas is the object of performing benediction Mangalaacharan in the beginning.
Question:The people of other faiths who do not make obeisance like this, in their case also, the completion of book and non-occurrance
of disturbance is seen, how is it so? Jain Education International