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APPENDIX 1
Scriptures Quoted 1. RATNA-KARANDAKA ŚRĀVĀKĀCARA
उपसर्गे दुर्भिक्षे जरसि रुजायां च निःप्रतीकारे ।
धर्माय तनुविमोचनमाहुः सल्लेखनामार्याः ॥१२२॥ THE holy men say that Sallekhanā is giving up the body (by fasting ) when there is an unavoidable calamity, severe draught, old age or incurable disease, in order to observe the discipline of religion.
अन्तक्रियाधिकरणं तपःफलं सकलदर्शिनः स्तुवते ।
तस्माद्यावद्विभवं समाधिमरणे प्रयतितव्यम् ॥१२३॥ ALL systems of faith praise that it is the fruit of penance to control one's mind and conduct at the time of death; therefore one should try to the best of one's ability to attain the glory of Sallekhanā.
स्नेहं वैरं सङ्ग परिग्रहं चापहाय शुद्धमनाः ।
स्वजनं परिजनमपि च क्षान्त्वा क्षमयेत्प्रियैर्वचनैः ॥१२४|| (PRIOR to adoption of the vow), one should give up all love, hatred, companionship and attachment to possessions, with a pure mind, and obtain the forgiveness of one's own kinsmen and of others by sweet words while also forgiving them oneself.
आलोच्य सर्वमेनः कृतकारितमनुमतं च निर्व्याजम् ।
आरोपयेन्महाव्रतमामरणस्थायि निश्शेषम् ॥१२५॥ ONE should adopt the great vow (of Sallekhana) for the rest of one's life, after discussing with an open mind with one's Guru (preceptor) all acts of sins either committed by oneself or committed with one's consent or at one's instance.
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