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प्रवचनसार
तम्हा समं गुणादो समणो समणं गुणेहिं वा अहियं । अधिवसदु तम्हि णिच्चं इच्छदि जदि दुक्खपरिमोक्खं ॥3-70॥
तस्मात्समं गुणात् श्रमणः श्रमणं गुणैर्वाधिकम् । अधिवसतु तत्र नित्यं इच्छति यदि दुःखपरिमोक्षम् ।-70॥
सामान्यार्थ - [तस्मात् ] इस कारण से, अर्थात् आग के संबंध से जल की तरह, मुनि भी लौकिक की कुसंगति से असंयमी हो जाता है, इससे कुसंगति को त्याग कर [श्रमणः ] उत्तम मुनि [ यदि ] जो [ दुःखपरिमोक्षं ] दु:ख से मुक्त हुआ (छूटना) [इच्छति ] चाहता है तो उसे [ गुणात् समं ] गुणों में अपने समान [ वा] अथवा [गुणैः अधिकं ] गुणों में अपने से अधिक [ श्रमणं] श्रमण की [ तत्र ] इन दोनों की संगति में [अधिवसतु] निवास करना चाहिये।
Therefore, the worthy ascetic desirous of release from misery should live in company of ascetics who are either equal or more in merit.
Explanatory Note: The worthy ascetic desirous of liberation should live in the company of ascetics who either match his merit or have greater merit. As the cool water, when kept in a pot in the corner of a cool house, maintains or increases its coolness, and with certain additives, like ice, its coolness is increased, similarly, the company of those with equal or more merit works towards increasing own merit. The ascetic in the initial stage adopts the state of auspicious-cognition (śubhopayoga) and as he advances in restraint (samyama), adopts the supreme state of pure-cognition (śuddhopayoga). This supreme state accords him the supreme light of omniscience (kevalajñāna) and sense-independent (atindriya) bliss. This completes discussion on the pure-cognition (śuddhopayoga).
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