Samayasara

Author(s): Kundkundacharya, J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
Commentary.
The same saint as conqueror of delusion, falling back from 11th to 7th stage, ascends with destructive right-belief on the destructive ladder, where he destroys the deluding Karma altogether. The destruction of delusion opens the path to reality. It is the ascent to the 12th stage of delusionlessness.
It is the third aspect of real adoration. In this way all references about the real attributes of the soul constitute real homage, because they directly laud to the real nature of the soul, the meditation of which is essential to liberation.
गाणं सव्वेभावे पच्चक्खादि य परेत्ति खादूण | तम्हा पच्चक्खाणं गाणं शियमा मुणेदव्वं ॥ ३६॥ ज्ञानं सर्वान्भावान् प्रत्याख्याति परानिति ज्ञात्वा । तस्मात् प्रत्याख्यानं ज्ञानं नियमात् मन्तव्यम् || ३६ ||
39. As self-knowledge renounces all (impure) thoughtactivities, knowing them to be other than itself, therefore, self-knowledge must be recognised as renunciation in reality. Commentary.
From the practical point of view the giving up of vowlessness, worldly possessions and sense-gratifications is called renunciation. From the real standpoint, when a right believer, diverting his attention from all what is other than himself, concentrates himself in his self, i. e., is absorbed in self, without any consideration of renouncing anything, there is real renunciation of the non-self by the soul. The author here means to say that the saint who is unable to realise the true nature of his own soul cannot be called a renouncer, even if he has given up all worldly things and is practising severe austerities. Practical renunciation is for the sake of selfrealisation; and true renunciation is only where there is self-absorption.
जगाम को पुरिसो परदव्यमिति जाणिदं चयदि । तह सव्वे परभावे गाऊरण विमुंचदे गाणी ॥ ४०॥ यथानाम कोऽपि पुरुषः परद्रव्यमिदमिति ज्ञात्वा त्यजति । तथा सर्वान् परभावान् ज्ञात्वा विमुंचति ज्ञानी ॥ ४० ॥