________________
672
served to be worshipped like gods; one's mother-in-law was as kind as one's own mother; and father-in-law was also, as kind as one's own father. The people of those times, knew what was right and what was wrong. They were polite, endowed with the virtue of truth-telling, and pure. They worshipped their elders and the deities. They were content with their own wives. Persons possessing special literary and techinical knowledge were hono ured. Noble birth, celibacy and knowledge, were highly praised. People were free from pestilence, calamity, fear and from sorrow Kings were devoted to Tirthankaras, and the enemies of the Jaina Religion were dishonoured
Such a pleasant state existed in Bhārata-varsa uptil now, but after existence of fifty-four highly illustrious personages, when there will be an absence of Kévalins, manah-paryava
जो मणइ नत्यि धम्मो ण य सामाइयं न चेव य वयाई । सो समणसझवज्झो कायव्यो समणसणं ॥ ४० ॥२२४० ॥ बारस वासई गिहे गमिजणं अचेव सामन्ने । दुप्पसहो गच्छिहिही अट्ठमभत्तेण सोहम्मं ॥४१॥ पुचण्हे वोच्छेओ चरित्तधम्मस्स रायधम्मस्स । मजमण्हे पुण होही अवरण्हे जायवेयस्स ॥ ४२ ॥ एवं दुसमकालो इगवीससहस्स होइ वासाणं । एगन्ते दुसमा वि य एवइयं चेव नायव्वा ॥४३॥ नटे चरणाइम्मि उ हाहाभूमो अणाहभूमो य । काको अमाइपुत्तो गोधम्मसमी जणो तत्य ॥४४॥ रयबहुला खरफरुसा अणिवाया तया य वाहिन्ति । धूमायन्ति दिसाओ भयजणणीओ य सम्वेसि ॥ ४५ ॥ चन्दो मुइही सीयं अहियं अहियं च रिभो तविही । जेण इहं नरतिरिया सोउण्डहया किलिस्सन्ति ॥ ४६॥
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
