Prasamrati Prakarana

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

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and care this external cleanliness and purity should be so pursued, that it in no way diminishes the internal purity and holiness (Bhāva-sauca,) viz, freedom from greed, which is born out of non-attachment, and is of far greater importance.
172. Samyama is of seventeen types: (1-5) to turn away from the five kinds of Asrava - the inflow of Kārmīc matter, (6-10) to control the five senses, (11-14) to conquer the four great passions and (15-17) to avoid the three Daņdas (i.e. the punishment to the Atman through the imporper and frivolous activities of mind, speech and body.
173. The Sādhu irrevocably relinquishes the following: his family and relatives, his wealth and the pleasures of the senses. Because of this he is free from all, quarrels and clashes, Ahankāra (“I-ness” or “I am") and Mamakāra (-Mine-ness' or 'it is mine'). Hence, he is called Nirgrantha as he is without the things that bind the Atman.
174. Truth is of the following four kinds: 1) to speak no contradictory things, (2-4) to have complete straightforwardness in one's actions, speech and mind. This fourfold truth is only in the Dharma of the Tīrthankaras and not in the doctrines or teachings of others.
175. The following are the six kinds of external penances and austerities: 1) Anaśana - to remain totally without food. 2) Ūnodaratā - to eat less than what hunger demands. 3) Vịtti-samkṣepa (to decide not to eat more than a certain amount or kind of food or number of times in a day to receive alms, etc.). 4) Rasatyāga - to give up one or more of the six Vikstis i.e. milk, curds, butter, molasses, ghee and fried food- these are called Rasa because they lead to stimulation of the senses and mind. 5) Kāyakleśa (to purposely give pain to the body by standing for a long time or under the sun etc. 6) Samlīnatā (this means drawing