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haviour. Sravakas (male lay-men devotees) and Śrāvikas (female lay devotees) will be in distress, and the four dutiful acts of Jaina Religion viz 1. Dana (giving of gifts to deserving persons), 2. Sila (chastity), 3. Tapa (Austerity) and 4 Bhava (Good Intentions) will go on decreasing. There will be quarrel among Sadhus (Monks), and among Sâdhvis (Nuns) on the slightest pretext. There will be roguery among religious-minded people, and there will be unsteadiness with them. There will be false measures and weights. Generally wicked persons will prosper and virtuous individuals will suffer. All auspicious things such as 1. Vidyâ (Learning) 2. Mantras (Incantations) 3 Tantra (Magic-spells) 4. Auṣadhi (Medicinal Drugs) 5 Mani (Precious Gems) 6. Puspa (flowers) 7. Phala (fruits) 8. Rasa (Juices) 9 Rûpa (Beauty) 10 Ayusya (Age-limit) 11. Riddhi (Prosperity) 12. Akriti (Form) 13. Uncãi Height of body), and 14. Dharma (Religious Duty) will undergo a gradual diminution, and during the Duhsama-duḥ. şama (Sixti) ära of the present Avasarpini kala they will deter iorate immensely. The life of persons who lead a highly virtuous religious life during the time when there is a daily decline like the daily decline in the disc of the Moon in the dark half of the month in all auspicious objects, will be happy.
At the end of this Duhsama kāla, there will be a catu-r
रहपहमेतं तु जलं वहिही बहुमजऋच्चभाईनं । गङ्गासिन्धुनईणं ताम्रयगज्जूण ते मणुया || ५७ ॥
रयणी थकमझे कङ्क्षिन्ति दिवा य सूरकरपके । खाहिन्ति य बीयाए निसाए अन्ने य कङ्क्षिन्ति ॥ ५८ ॥
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