Prasamrati Prakarana

Author(s): Umaswati, Umaswami, Mahesh Bhogilal, V M Kulkarni
Publisher: Nita M Bhogilal & Others

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Prasamarati
attachment, aversion, delusion, wrong faith and belief and lack of abstinence from sin, are combined with Pramada and Yoga (See Verse 33 for meaning of these words), there is an accumulation of Karmas.
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57. Thus the existence in the four cornered world (Samsāra) i.e. the worlds of 1. Animals /insects/plants etc. 2. Humans, 3. Devas (denizens of heaven) and 4. Nārakas (denizens of hell), is a result of Karmas. This existence in Samsara is the cause of pain and unhappiness. Hence Raga, Dveṣa and the other three (mentioned above) are the root cause of the long chain of births and rebirths.
58. He who is ceaselessly making the efforts, and who is firm in non-attachment, can totally destroy the net (created by his great defects of Raga (attachments), Dveṣa (aversions) etc. as mentioned earlier), (and into which he is trapped) - no matter how large and strong and complicated the net be.
59, 60, 61, 62, 63. Thus after comprehending the fundamental cause of this Samsara (i.e. its cycles of births and rebirths), he is ready to do ceaseless efforts in the removal of these root causes; he untiringly applies himself in the Sadhana of right faith, right conduct, penance, study and meditation.
He has, after accepting the appropriate vows, ceased doing violence to others, speaking the untruth, stealing, indulging in sensual pleasures, and having attachments to worldly things.
For his bodily needs he collects alms which is Udgama-śuddha(i.e. In its preparation (for himself/others) no violence has been done to other life, nor has he suggested that (for himself/others) violence be done and nor does he mentally appreciate that violence has been done to other life (for himself/others). He observes the same three rules when it comes to cooking and buying food. Hence in total there are nine rules.