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CHAPTER-1 जीवाधिकार THE SOUL
* मंगलाचरण और प्रतिज्ञावाक्य * णमिऊण जिणं वीरं अणंतवरणाणदंसणसहावं । वोच्छामि णियमसारं केवलिसुदकेवलीभणिदं ॥१॥
अनन्त और वर (उत्कृष्ट) ज्ञान-दर्शन, अर्थात् केवलज्ञान व केवलदर्शन, जिनका स्वभाव है, ऐसे श्री वीर जिन को नमस्कार करके मैं केवली और श्रुतकेवली के द्वारा कहा हुआ “नियमसार' कहूँगा।
INVOCATION
Making obeisance to the 'Jina', Lord Vira, who, by ownnature (svabhāva), is the possessor of infinite and supreme knowledge and perception – kevalajñāna and kevaladarśana - I shall expound the 'Niyamasāra' as has been preached by the possessors of the direct (pratyaksa) perfect-knowledge - the kevali, and the indirect (parokşa) perfect-knowledge – the śrutakevalī.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The word 'Jina' means the Supreme Lord, the Tirthankara - the 'World Teacher' or Arhat' or 'āpta' - who has vanquished the four inimical (ghāti) karmas due to delusion (moha), attachment (rāga) and aversion (dveșa). The four ghātī karmas are deluding (mohanīya),
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