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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 prabhāvana, one of the essential characteristics of the right believer This characteristic was present at its maximum in the life of every Tīrthankara The Lord after attaining kēvala-jñâna 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 nirjara or the shedding of the past karmas
Thus ends the chapter on Norjarà
Nirjara quits the stage like a character cured of its infatuous nature and filled with shānta-rasa of peace
CHAPTER VIII BANDHA OR BONDAGE OF KARMAS
Then Bandha enters the stage जह णाम कोवि पुरिसो णेहभत्तो दु रेणुबहुलम्मि ।
ठाणम्मि ठाइदूण य करेइ सत्थेहि वायाम ॥२३७॥ Jaha nāmakovi puriso nehabhattodu renuvahulammi Thanammi thāyıdunaya kareyi satlhimvāyāmam (237)
यथा नाम कोऽपि पुरुष स्नेहाभ्यक्तस्तु रेणुबहुले। स्थाने स्थित्वा च करोति शस्त्रैर्व्यायामम् ॥२३७॥ छिददि भिददि य तहा तालीतलकयलिवसपिडीओ।
सचित्ताचित्ताण करेइ दव्वाणमुवघाय ॥२३८॥ Chchındadı bhindadi ya taba talstala kayalıyamsa pindivo Sachittāchittānam kaleyi davvanamuvaghāyam (238)
छिनत्ति भिनत्ति च तथा तालीतलकदलीवशपिण्डी । सचित्ताचित्ताना करोति द्रव्याणामुपघातम् ॥२३८॥ उवघाय कुव्वतस्स तस्स णाणाविहेहि करणेहि । णिच्छयदो चितिज्जदु कि पच्चयगो दु रयबधो ॥२३९॥
