Tale of Shree Nabhakraj

Author(s): Merutungacharya, Gunsundarvijay
Publisher: Divya Darshan Trust

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Some Jains believe that fund from down listed account can be transferred to upward listed account i.e. from gyān a/c (i.e. funds meant for printing, maintaining etc. of books on Jain Religion.) to devdravya account. But, this is not fair always. A father is not to take daughters' money. Though, in time of crisis or emergency - a father may take money from his daughter - but he would return the same to her. Similarly, money or fund can be given from gyān account to devdravya account with a condition of returning the same to gyan account; thus, it should be like a loan-transaction.
If the money of gyān account can be transferred or put into devdravya account, then there does not remain importance of a separate account of gyãn. But, the authors of scriptures, have declared gyãn account as a separate-individual & an independent account.
Moreover, it is also unfair, illegal and fallacious to believe that it is more beneficial-adviseable-desireable, to give in or contribute or donate in devdravya and that it is less profitable to give in other account/funds.
A sensible-an intelligent Jain has to consider position of all the accounts and has to contribute - donate to fund-account, which has short or less fund or balance and is in more need. A mother takes special-more care of her sick or weak child. A farmer supplies water to all needy crops after fetching water from the well. In the similar manner, an intelligent and generous Jain has to take care of small account funds such as pãthashãlã (i.e. place where Jain Religion is taught ), vaiyāvachcha (account to take care of sãdhus and sãdhvis (i.e. Jain monks and nuns) and sãdharmik bhakti (account to serve Jains with devotion)
Just as in the case of some Jains who have ill-thoughts on and for the wealth of devdravya, similarly, the circustances are taking place whereby the government may also take over (usrup) the wealth of devdravya from the Jain sangh with the enforcement of the law.
Considering all these aspects using/utilizing and preserving the devdravya as per the Jain scriptures, is the noble way of