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v) He shall not be born as a jyotishka deva
vi) He shall not be born as a woman
vii) He shall not be born as a eunuch
Changes that take place in a person upon attaining samyaktva
Upon attaining samyaktva, the seeker experiences a hitherto unknown inexpressible spiritual bliss. Each space point in his soul is immersed in this spontaneously arisen bliss. He can actually experience the distinctness of his soul with his body. He realises the fleeting nature of worldly wealth, material possessions, worldly relatives and indeed of the body itself. This causes his bondage of attachment and aversion to weaken.
"Samyakdrishti jiivado kare kutumb pratipaal.
Antarthii nyaaro rahe, jem dhaav khilaave baal."
~ Gunsthaana Mokshnaa Sopaan (Page 73, Author: Dr. Ketaki Shah, Publisher: Dariyaapuri Jain Samiti, (Navrangpura) Ahmedabad, (Gujarat) year 2010)
One who has attained samyaktva takes care of his family as part of his moral responsibility but is not attached to them. He does not consider himself to be the doer and does not think himself to be their keeper. His conduct reflects a fear of sinning.
An unmarried girl lives in her parent's home and considers it to be her own. After she is engaged to be married, she continues to live in her parent's home until she is married. But after her engagement, she no longer considers her parent's home to be her own. Instead, she considers her husband's home to be her own. This is despite the fact that she has lived in her parent's home for years and has always considered it to be her own. Her attachment to her parents' home is lessened and her yearning to live in her husband's home is greatly increased.
Similarly, upon attaining samyaktva, a person undergoes internal change. He is drawn towards vows, ascetic conduct and meditation. If circumstances hold him back from taking the formal vows of a renunciant, he remains at home and fulfils his familial duties but his internal disposition is towards mendicancy. He only wishes to attain liberation. This is the innermost disposition of those who have ascended to the fourth gunsthaanaka (level of spiritual purity}.
Everyday life of one who has immersed himself in samyaktva
He begins his morning reciting the names of the five supremely beneficial beings (Navkar Mahamantra). He accepts that there are only four shelters in this transmigratory world - the Arihantas, the Siddhaas, the Saadhus and the religion of the Jinaas. He worships the 24 Jinaas. He contemplates upon the 20 Jinaas who resides in the Mahavideha Kshetra. He recites the Namokara
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