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Ratnakarandaka-śrāvakācāra
पापमरातिधर्मो बन्धुर्जीवस्य चेति निश्चिन्वन् । समयं यदि जानीते श्रेयोज्ञाता ध्रुवं भवति ॥१४८ ॥
सामान्यार्थ – ‘पाप ही जीव का शत्रु है और धर्म ही जीव का हितकारी है, इस प्रकार निश्चय करता हुआ श्रावक यदि आगम को जानता है तो वह निश्चय से श्रेष्ठ ज्ञाता अथवा कल्याण का ज्ञाता होता है।
The householder who ascertains the Truth contained in the Scripture as “Demerit (pāpa) is the enemy of the soul and merit or righteousness (dharma) its friend,” is certainly the worthy knower of the Doctrine.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Ācārya Umāsvāmi’s Tattvārthasūtra:
शुभः पुण्यस्याशुभ: पापस्य ॥ ६-३ ॥ Virtuous activity is the cause of merit (punya) and wicked activity is the cause of demerit (pāpa).
Jain, Vijay K. (2011),
“Achārya Umāsvāmi's Tattvārthsūtra”, p. 80. Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:
What is good and what is evil? Killing, stealing, copulation, etc. are wicked activities of the body. Falsehood, harsh and uncivil language are wicked speech-activities. Thoughts of violence, envy, calumny, etc. are wicked thought-activities. The opposites of these are good. How can activity be good or wicked? That activity which is performed with good intentions is good. And that which is performed with evil intentions is wicked. But the distinction is not based on the activities being the causes of
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