Parmatma Prakash

Author(s): Yogindra Acharya
Publisher: Central Jaina Publishing House

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271. Conquer the king of the five senses, that is, Mânas (mind). By conquering it, all the five senses are conquered, as by cutting off the root of a tree, the whole tree becomes dried up.
272. O Sout! Being fascinated with the enjoyment of sensual pleasures, how long wilt thou roam about in Samsara ? Now having become Nischaya (calm and steady), a330ciate thyself with Shiva (i.e., concentrate thy mind upon the pure nature of thy Âtman), so that thou shouldst necessarily obtain Moksha..
273. O disciple ! Do not give up the assoeiation of thy own Pure Âtman to pursue sense-gratification; those who do not associate themselves with. their Acmans are subject to nothing but pain.
274. Kâla (tinne) is from eternity ; Jiva (soul) is also from eternity; and the Samsara-Sagara (ocean of transmigratory condition of souls) is also eternal ; but godhood and Samyak tâva (perfection or wholeness) can be found now here eise but in the Jiva (soul), that is, these are the special attributes of Jivas alone.
NOTE.-The Samsari Jiva (embodied soul) being captivated by the sensual pleasures and being
entangled in Raya and Dyesha is passing through the succession of births and deaths. Boing forgetful of his own, pure nature which is Perfect Knowledge and Happiness, he seeks happiness in what surrounds him but in vain. Being unaware of his own Nitya (constant, uncreated) existence and of the uncreated existence of Kala (time), Pudgâla (matter), etc., he tries to find out his Creator outsid of himself and thus becomes involved in various kinds of Mithyatwa (falsehood). Trus does he wander about in the Samgâra in search of Parmatman (God) and Simyaktra (perfuction), but in the end both these are found within himself. The meaning is, that as the Real Nature of Atman is Parmatma and the realisation thereof Samyaktya, therefore these are to be found nowhere but in Åtman.
275. Do not regard' thy household, s.e., wife, children, etc., except as a gallows erested for the to be hanged upon; therefore it is desirable that thou shouldst give them up.
276. When even one's body is not one's own, how can other objects become his? Therefore do not disregard, for the sake of others, Shiva, Sangama (association of Shiva or meditation on the pure nature of soul).
277. Meditate on the pure nature of thy soul alone, so that thou mightst obtain Bliss ; thou shouldzt not think of anything else, because by thinking of other objects, thou wilt not obtain Moksha,