Niyamsara

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

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NIYAMSARA.
67. Renunciation of censurable gossip relating to women, state, theft, food, etc., which cause the bondage of evil Karmas, or refraining from telling falsehoods, etc., (is called) control of speech, ( Vachan-gupti).
बंधणछेदणमारणचा कुंचरण तह पसारणादीया । काय करियाणियत्ती दिट्ठा कायगुत्ति त्ति ॥ ६८ ॥
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बंधनछेदनमारणाकुंचनानि तथा प्रसारणादीनि । काय क्रियानिवृत्तिः निर्दिष्टा कायगुप्तिरिति ॥ ६८ ॥
68. Renunciation of bodily movements, such as binding, piercing, beating, contracting, expanding, etc., is called control of body (Káya-gupti).
जा रायादिशियत्ती मरणस्स जाणीहि तं मणोगुत्ती । अलियादिशियत्तिं वा मोणं वा होइ वदिगुत्ती ॥ ६६॥ या रागादिनिवृत्तिर्मनसो जानीहि तां मनोगुप्तिम् । लीकादिनिवृत्तिर्वा मौनं वा भवति वाग्गुप्तिः ॥ ६६ ॥
69. ( From the real point of view) know, that abstaining from attachment, etc., is control of mind; and freedom from falsehood, etc., or silence is control of speech.
कायकारियाणियत्ती काउस्सग्गो सरीरंगे गुत्ती । हिंसाइणियन्ती वा सरीरगुत्ति त्ति सिद्दिट्टा ॥ ७० ॥ कायक्रियानिवृत्तिः कायोत्सर्गः शरीर के गुप्तिः । हिंसादिनिवृत्तिर्वा शरीरगुप्तिरिति निर्दिष्टा ॥ ७० ॥
70. (From the real point of view) refraining from bodily movements, non-attachment to the body, restraint of body or renunciation of causing injury, etc., is called control of body.
Commentary.
From the real point of view, self-realisation is the path to liberation; but in order to reach the stage of self-realisation it is necessary that certain rules of conduct should be followed and practised. These rules are divided into (1) Laymen's rules of conduct, and (2)