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प्रशमरतिप्रकरणम्
He, who gives up (his) negligence (and) engages himself in observing religious and necessary duties becomes adorer of Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct. 232.
137 आराधनाश्च तेषां तिस्रस्तु जघन्यमध्यमोत्कृष्टाः ।. जन्मभिरष्टव्येकैः सिध्यन्त्याराधकास्तासाम् ॥२३३॥
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Adoration of these (three) is of three kinds viz. lower, middling and higher. Worshippers of these, attains liberation within eight, three and one births, respectively (i. e. lower kind of worshipper in eight births, middle type in three, and higher kind in one). 233.
तासामाराधनतत्परेण तेष्वेव भवति यतितव्यम् । यतिना तत्परजिनभक्त्युपग्रहसमाधिकरणेन ।।२३४॥........ ..
A monk who is engrossed in adoration of those (Right Faith, Right Knowledg and Conduct) must (make) an endeavour (to adore) those only by devoting, serving and keeping good health of knowledgeable monk and Jinas. 234.
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स्वगुणाभ्यासरतमतेः परवृत्तान्तान्धमूकबधिरस्य । मदमदनमोहमत्सररोषविषादैरधृष्यस्य ।।२३५।।
प्रशमाव्याबाधसुखाभिकाङ्क्षिणः सुस्थितस्य सद्धर्मे । ....... - तस्य किमौपम्यं स्यात् सदेवमनुजेऽपि13लोकेऽस्मिन् 14 ।।२३६॥
(A monk) who has engaged his mind in practice of virtues of the self, who is blind, dumb and deaf about others matters, and unaffected by pride, lust, infatuation, envy, enger and grief; and (who is) aspirant of undisturbed happiness of spiritual calmness, thoroughly steady on the path of religion, what comparison could be there with him, in this Universe of goods and human beings. 235-236.
स्वर्गसुखानि परोक्षाण्यत्यन्त परोक्षमेव मोक्षसुखम् । प्रत्यक्ष प्रशमसुख न परवशं न व्ययप्राप्तम् । २३७।।
Heavenly pleasures are invisible. Absolutely imperceptible is the happiness of emancipation. (But) happiness of spiritual calmness is visible (immediate) which is neither dependent nor obtained by ony kind of expenditure. 237.
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