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CHAPTER VII
यो भवति असम्मूढ चेतयिता सदृष्टि सर्वभावेषु । स खलु अमूढदृष्टि सम्यग्दृष्टिर्मन्तव्य ॥ २३२॥
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He who is completely devoid of delusion as to the nature of things is certainly understood to be the non-deluded right-believer
COMMENTARY
In this case also freedom from delusion as to the nature of things prevents the appearance of karmas arising from delusion Hence the right believer has only mirjara to achieve
ISI
Next the author describes upaguhana or the charitable concealment of defects in others
जो सिद्धभत्तिजुत्तो वगूहणगो दु सव्वधम्माण । सो उवगूहणकारी सम्मादिट्ठी मुणेयव्वो ॥२३३॥
Jo siddhabhatti jutto uvaguhanago du savvadhammānam So uvaguhana karı sammadıtlhi mune yavvo
(233)
य सिद्धभक्तियुक्त उपगृहनकस्तु सर्वधर्माणम् । स उपगूहनकारी सम्यग्दृष्टिर्मन्तव्य ॥ २३३ ॥
233 He who is filled with devotion to Siddha and who forbears in every way all kinds of defects in others is considered to be the right-believer endowed with the quality of forbearance
COMMENTARY
The important word in this gatha is upaguhana which means the attitude of forbearance and charity through which the defects of helpless persons such as children and invalids are overlooked and concealed This is the usual meaning given by the various Jaina writers for that word upaguhana That is also the definition given by Samantabhadra in his Ratnakarandaka Stavakachāra (115) where he explains the constituent element of upaguhana Prabhâchandra's commentary on the same verse maintains the same point of view "Children because of ignorance, and invalids because of their incapacity, may go wrong in their course of conduct prescribed for them by the religion When they commit mistakes in that way those defects must not be made
