Moksha Marg Prakashak

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

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MOKSHA MARG PRAKASHAK
(2) Gommattasara, Labdhisara, Triloksara, Kshapanasara, etc. (Shastras of Karananuyoga-aetiology)(3) Purushartha-Siddhyupaya, Ashtapahuda, Atmanushasana etc. and books describing the code of conduct laid for Shravakas (householders) and Munis (naked possessionless monks) (the Shastras of Charananuyoga, i.e. Ethology) and (4) Mythological scriptures containing stories of the brave personages leading to salvation path, etc. (Shastras of Prathamanuyoga).
By virtue of that I too have attained some knowledge of true words with their true meanings.
Moreover, in this bad period of downfall, many people are seen possessing knowledge poorer than my feeble knowledge. They too may obtain the knowledge of these words with their meaning - keeping this point in view, I made up my mind to write this book in spoken language out of compassionate feeling. This is the reason for writing this book. In this book also the same words with their true meanings are interpreted. The only speciality is that as in the Prakrit Sanskrit books the words (sentences) are written in PrakritSanskrit; similarly, here I am writing in country's spoken language either with Apbhransha or with their exact form but there is no adulteration in the meanings of the words.
Thus the tradition of those true words exists up to this book also.
Negation of Writing False Words Someone asks here - we have known in this way the tradition, but how could we believe that in this tradition, only the right words with their exact meanings were written and were not intermingled with false words?
Answer : Composing of false words is not possible without intense passion, because due to such false composition by which many Jivas may be badly harmed traditionally and as a consequence of such a great injury, the self will have to go to hellish and Nigoda* form of life - such a great sinful act is possible only on being empowered by the intensest anger, pride, deceit and greed passions; *Nigoda - inferiorest one sensed beings undergoing 18 times births and deaths in one respiration.