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SAMAYASARA.
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आधाकर्माद्याः पुद्गलद्रव्यस्य ये इमे दोषाः। कथं तान् करोति ज्ञानी परद्रव्यगुणाः खलु ये नित्यं ।। २६६ ॥
298. Adhar-Karma, etc., are the demerits of mattersubstance. How can the self-absorbed saint be responsible for them, which are always the attributes of the non-self.
आषाकम्मादीया पुग्गलदव्वस्स जे इमे दोसा। कहमणुमणदि अण्णेण कीरमाणा परस्स गुणा ॥ २६७॥ प्राधाकर्माद्याः पुद्गलद्रव्यस्य ये इमे दोषाः। कथमनुमन्यते अन्येन क्रियमाणाः परस्य गुणाः ॥ २६७ ॥
297. Adhah-Karma, etc., are demerits of matter-substance. How can one approve of things done by another, the attributes of the non-self.
Commentary.
Adhah-Karma is the action of preparing food, involving the use of water, fire, vegetables, fruits, etc., where destruction of some living beings is very probable. Laymen are ordained in Jain scriptures to offer to the saints such food only as has been prepared for family and not especially for the saints. The saints without any desire for taste take what is given to them with indifference. Of course they must be satisfied that the food is pure and not specially prepared for them, Saints neither prepare food themselves nor cause others to prepare for them, nor agree to any preparation by others, nor wish that someone may prepare food for them. When the time for taking food arrives they pass on along the houses of lay
men. Whoever receive them, with due respect, performs worship and offers a portion of such food as is prepared for his family, they will take it only to keep the body fit for practice of saintly duties and self-realisation. Therefore they are not liable to any bondage of Karma, on account of possible injury to living being, etc., caused by laymen in preparing food.
आधाकम्मं उद्देसियं च पोग्गलमयं इमं दव्वं । कह तं मम होदि कदं जं णिचमचेदणं वुत्तं ॥ २६ ॥
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