Niyamsara

Author(s): Kundkundacharya, Uggar Sain
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
Kevalis are those Omniscient Supreme souls, who still occupy a highly refined physical body, but are free from the four destruc. tive Ghátíya Karmas, and whose“ perfect" (Keval) knowledge is full, all-pervasive, and independent of senses, and comprehends all-at-once without effort, the whole manifested and unmanifested universe, with all its past and future modifications.
Shruta-Kevalis are those saints who have obtained perfect knowledge of all the Scriptures.
मग्गो मग्गफलंति य दुविहं जिणसासणे समक्खादं । मग्गो मोक्खउवायो तस्स फलं होइ णिव्वाणं ॥ २॥
मार्गो मार्गफलमिति द्विविधं जिनशासने समाख्यातम् । मार्गो मोक्षोपायः तस्य फलं भवति निर्वाणम् ॥ २ ॥
2. In the Jaina Scriptures, the Path and the Fruit of the Path are described as the two parts. The means of liberation constitute the Path, and liberation is the Fruit.
Commentary. The Path of Liberation is the combination of Right-belief, Right-knowledge and Right-conduct,-the three jewels of Jainism. Following this path a soul reaches its ultimate goal, Nirvana. Nirvana is the condition of the soul when it is free from all karmic dirt and regains its own pure inherent nature. Then it is all-bliss. ful, all-knowing, all-powerful, ever-lasting, having accomplished all that was to be accomplished.
णियमेण य जं कजं तरिणयमं णाणदंसणचरित्तं । विवरीयपरिहरत्थं भणिदं खलु सारामदि वयणं ॥३॥
नियमेन च यत्कार्य स नियमो ज्ञानदर्शनचारित्रम् । विपरीतपरिहारार्थ भणितं खलु सारमिति वचनम् ॥३॥
3. What is in reality worth doing (is) Niyama, and that is belief, knowledge, conduct. In order to avoid deflection the word Sara has been particularly affixed to it.
Commentary. The combination of Right belief, Right knowledge and Right conduct is the true Path of liberation. This is an eternal and