Book Title: Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 5
Author(s): Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Parimal Publication

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________________ 120 try to render service to every Sadhu of his samudāya at least daily once 30 for the destruction of Evil Karmans, the Sadhu should remain in religious meditation of -Twenty or Twenty-four Logassas in steady Kâyotsarga ( renunciation of body ) every day 31. If he cannot punctually attend to the Mandali ( congregation ) of Sadhus for particular purposes, of account of idleness or sleep, he should do one Ayambila He should render service to other Sadhus 32 He should do the work of carefully examining the bed. ding, shawls etc of young or diseased or aged Sädhus even if they may have no connection with your samudāya He should try to dispose off the urine, foeces, phlegm etc of such Sädhus. 33 If he forgets to say “Nissihľ at the time of entering an Upăsraya, and to say 'Āvassahi' at the time of going out from it, or if he forgets to wipe off his feet at the time of entering a village or a town, or at the time of leaving it, he should say out one Namaskāra (Navakāra) Mantra, when ever he remembers it. 34-35 If he forgets to say • Bhagavan ! Pasāya kari' to elderly Sadhus and saying 'Icchakári ( according to his desire to young Sādhus, whenever it is necessary, and if he omits to say 'micchămi dukkadam' when he commits mistakes, then, when ne recollects it or if any well-wisher were to remind it, he should repeat Namaskāra ( Navakara) Mantra immediately. 36 A Sadhu should not accept any article without the permission of his elders He should do everything after consulting his elders He should not do anything without his consent. Sri Munisundara Suri, Sri Jayasundara or Jayacandra Sari endowed with the title of "Krsna Sarasvati" Sri Bhuvanasundara Süri, author of a gloss on “Mahāvidyā" and notes thereupon and Śrī finasundara Sari were the principal disciples of Sri Somasundara Sûri In the company of these and other, talented disciples, Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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