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parts of the country. This roaming about from place to place, spreading hope, wisdom and charity for the benefit of the whole society is what.is called dharma probhāvanā, one of the essential characteristics of the right believer. This characteristic was present at its maximum in the life of every Tirthankara. The Lord after attaining kevala-jñāna or Omniscience, spends the remaining portion of his life-time in going about from place to place and preaching the dharma for the benefit of mankind.
Thus the right-believer endowed with the above eight characteristics is free from new karmic bondage but has only to achieve.nirjarā or the shedding of the past karmas.
Thus ends the chapter on Nirjarā.
Nirjarā quits the stage like a character cured of its infatuous nature and filled with śānta-rasa or peace.
CHAPTER VIII BANDHA OR BONDAGE OF KARMAS.
Then Bandha enters the stage.
जह णाम कोवि पुरिसो गेहभत्तो दु रेणुबहुलम्मि । ठाणम्मि ठाइदूण य करेइ सत्थेहि वायाम ॥२३७॥ jaha ņāma kovi puriso ņehabhatto du renubahulammi thāṇammi thāidūņa ya karei satthehim vāyāmam (237) यथा नाम कोऽपि पुरुषः स्नेहाभ्यक्तस्तु रेणुबहुले । स्थाने स्थित्वा च करोति शस्त्रैर्व्यायामम् ॥२३७॥ छिंददि भिददि य तहा तालीतलकयलिवंसपिडीओ। सचित्ताचित्ताणं करेइ दव्वाणमुवघायं ॥२३८॥ chimdadi bhimdadi ya taha tālītalakayalivansapimdio sacittacittānam karei davvānamuvaghayam (238) छिनत्ति भिनत्ति च तथा तालीतलकदलीवंशपिण्डीः । सचित्ताचित्तानां करोति द्रव्याणामुपघातम् ॥२३८॥ उघायं कुव्वंतस्स तस्स गाणाविहेहि करणेहि । णिच्छयदो चितिबदु किं पचयगो दु रयबंधो ॥२३६॥
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