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300. What wiseman knowing the nature of the pure Self and understanding all the mental states caused by alien conditions would utter the words, “These are mine ?”
That the Self which identifies itself with the external object, is subject to karmic bondage is explained by an illustration from ordinary life.
तेयाई अवराहे जो कुव्वइ सो उ संकिदो भमइ । मा वज्झेहं केणवि चोरोत्ति जणम्मि वियरंतो ॥३०१॥ teyāl avarāhe jo kuvvai so u samkido bhamai ma vajjheham kenavi corotti janammi viyaramto (301) स्तेयादीनपराधान् यः करोति स तु शङ्कितो भ्रमति ।
मा बध्ये केनापि चौर इति जने विचरन् ॥३०१॥
301. He who commits crimes such as theft, while moving among the people, is troubled by anxiety and fear, "I may be arrested at any moment as a thief."
जो ण कुणइ अवराहे सो णिस्संको उ जणवए भमइ । णवि तस्स वज्झि, जे चिन्ता उपन्नइ कयावि ॥३०२॥ jo ņa kuņai avarāhe so nissamko u jasavae bhamai ņavi tassa vajjhidum je cinta üppajji kayāvi (302) यो न करोत्यपराधान् स निःशङ्कस्तु जनपदे भ्रमति ।
नापि तस्य बद्धं यः चिन्तोत्पद्यते कदाचित् ॥३०२।।
302. But one who commits no such crime freely moves among the people without any such anxiety. Because in his case no thought of arrest ever occurs.
एवं हि सावराहो वज्झामि अहं तु संकिदो चेया । जइ पुण णिरवराहो णिस्संकोहं ण वज्झामि ॥३०३॥ evain hi sāvarāho vajjhāmi aham tu samkido ceyā jai puņa ņiravāraho nissamko ham na vajjhami (302) एवं अस्मि सापराधो बध्येऽहं तु शङ्कितश्चेतयिता ।
यदि पुनर्निरपराधो निःशङ्कोऽहं न बध्ये ॥३०३।।
303. Similarly the Self which is guilty always has the fear, "I may be bound,” whereas if guiltless the Self feels, “I am fearless and hence I may not be bound."
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