Tattvartha Sutram

Author(s): J L Jaini
Publisher: Champat Rai Jain

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श्री जैनाचार्य उमास्वामी विरचित
तत्वार्थ सूत्रम्
TATVARTHA SUTRAM
Saudharama Indra enquired the gist of the following verses from Indrabhuti Gautama with a view to bring him before Lord Mahavira.
कास्यं द्रव्यषट्कं नवपदसहितं जीवषट्कायलैश्याः । पंचान्येचास्तिकाया व्रतसमितिज्ञानचारित्रभेदाः ॥
इत्येतन् मोक्षमूलं त्रिभुवनमहितः प्रोक्तमहंदुभिरीशः । प्रत्येति श्रद्दधाति स्पृशति च मतिमान् यः स वै शुद्ध दृष्टिः ॥
i. e. "Three (divisions of) Time, (Present, Past and Future), six Dravyas (substances).' with nine Padarthas (categories)." six kinds of embodied souls, six thought-points, the five Astikayas (embodied substances), the five Dratas (vows ), the five kinds of Samiti (carefulness)", the five kinds of Gati (conditions of existence ) 8, the five kinds of Jnana (knowledge)," the five kinds of Charitra (conduct ) 20, these are the root principles of 1 beration, as described by Arhats [the adcred ones] who are perfect and the great lords of the three worlds, (upper, middle and lower). The wise man who knows these, is convinced of them, and who realises these, is verly one who has attained right belief.
These two Gathas of Prakrit Language are on the basis of Bhagwati Aradhana.
सिद्धे जयप्पसिद्धे चउविह श्रागहणाफलं पत्ते । वंदिता प्ररहंते वोच्छ धाराहणा कमसो ॥
( 2 ) Having bowed to the Siddhas (liberated ones) who are renowned in the universe and who have gained the fruits of four kinds of Aradhana (devotion), and to the Arats (the adored ones) I shall speak of the devotions in their order.