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Pravacanasāra
remains an ascetic. This kind of service, involving injury (himsā), causes the breach of restraint (samyama) of the ascetic; such service is the duty of the layman, the householder. The ascetic (muni, śramaņa) must engage in service to other ascetics only with a view to safeguarding pure conduct. The service that does not fufill this condition is not the duty of the ascetic.
जोण्हाणं णिरवेक्खं सागारणगारचरियजुत्ताणं । अणुकंपयोवयारं कुव्वदु लेवो जदि वि अप्पं ॥3-51॥
जैनानां निरपेक्षं साकारानाकारचर्यायुक्तानाम् ।
अनुकम्पयोपकारं करोतु लेपो यद्यप्यल्पः ॥3-51॥ सामान्यार्थ - [साकारानाकारचर्यायुक्तानां] श्रावक मुनि की आचार क्रिया सहित जो [जैनानां] जिनमार्गानुसारी श्रावक और मुनि हैं उनका [निरपेक्षं] फल की अभिलाषा रहित होकर [ अनुकम्पया ] दयाभाव से [उपकारं] उपकार अर्थात् यथायोग्य सेवादिक क्रिया [ करोतु ] शुभोपयोगी करे तो कोई दोष नहीं [ यद्यपि] लेकिन इस शुभाचारकर [ अल्पः लेपः] थोड़ा सा शुभकर्म बंधता है परन्तु तो भी दोष नहीं है।
The ascetic (muni, Sramana) can, with disposition of compassion and without expecting anything in return, perform activity of service to all true followers – the householders as well as the ascetics - of the path promulgated by Lord Jina, although such service causes a little bondage of (auspicious) karmas.
Explanatory Note: The ascetic (muni, śramaņa) engaged in conduct-with-attachment (sarāga cāritra), i.e., auspiciouscognition (śubhopayoga), guided by his disposition of compassion,
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