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10 - THE SUPREME DEVOTION
परमभक्ति अधिकार
Ācārya Nemicandra's Trilokasāra:
चक्किकुरुफणिसुरेंदेसहमिंदे जं सुहं तिकालभवं । तत्तो अणंतगुणिदं सिद्धाणं खणसुहं होदि ॥५६०॥ चक्रवर्ती, भोगभूमि, धरणेन्द्र, देवेन्द्र और अहमिन्द्रों का सुख क्रमशः एक दूसरे से अनन्तगुणा, अनन्तगुणा है। इन सबके त्रिकालवर्ती सुखों से सिद्धों का एक क्षण का भी सुख अनन्तगुणा है।
The happiness appertaining to the king of kings (cakravartī), the resident of the regions of enjoyment (bhogabhūmi), the lord of the lower celestials, the lord of the heavenly kalpa, and the lord of the heavens beyond the kalpa, is successively infinitely more. The supreme happiness or bliss that appertains to the Siddha parameșthi, however, can only be described as: “Just one instant of bliss that the Siddha parameșthi enjoys is infinitely more than the combined happiness that all the above mentioned worldly-beings (jīva) enjoy during the course of their past, present and future lives."
The supreme happiness of the Siddha parameşthi is indescribable; it is beyond the senses, self-dependent, and devoid of fluctuations or impediments whatsoever. The happiness of the worldly jīva, on the other hand, is sense-perceived, dependent on outside objects, and characterized by unease or anxiety. As the tongue of the man suffering from acid reflux is not able to savour the most delectable food, similarly, the soul which is soiled with the karmic dirt is not able to feel or depict the supreme, unbounded happiness that appertains to the liberated soul.
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