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अध्याय-६
be described next. Deluding (mohanīya) karmas are of two kinds, faith-deluding (darśanamohanīya), and conduct-deluding (căritramohanīya). The causes of the influx of the former are mentioned next.
केवलिश्रुतसंघधर्मदेवावर्णवादो दर्शनमोहस्य ॥१३॥
[ केवलिश्रुतसंघधर्मदेवावर्णवादः ] केवली, श्रुत, संघ, धर्म और देव का अवर्णवाद (अविद्यमान दोषों का प्रचार) करना सो [दर्शनमोहस्य] दर्शनमोहनीय कर्म के आस्रव का कारण है।
Attributing faults to the Omniscient (kevalī), the Scripture (śruta), the congregation of ascetics (samgha), the true religion (dharma) and the celestial-beings (deva), leads to the influx (āsrava) of faith-deluding (darśanamohanīya) karmas.
Those whose knowledge is without obstruction are the Omniscients (kevalī). They possess perfect knowledge. The most worthy disciples, called gañadhara, having exceptional brilliance and accomplishment, compose sacred texts that expound the Lord's teachings. These holy texts are the Scripture (śruta). The fraternity of ascetics equipped with the trio of right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct - ratnatraya - is the congregation of ascetics - samgha. The religion (dharma) consists in non-injury (ahimsā), as expounded in the Scripture. The four orders of celestial-beings (deva) have already been described in Chapter 4. Attributing faults to, or slandering, the great ones described above is ‘avarņavāda’. This is the cause of influx of faith-deluding (darśanamohanīya) karmas. Examples of attributing faults - avarņavāda – are: The Omniscients eat morsels of food and conduct themselves like ordinary men. The Scripture recommends
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