Traverses on Less Trodden Path of Indian Philosophy and Religion

Author(s): Yajneshwar S Shastri
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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12. O Arihanta! attaining you (i. e. thy feet) the adorable Lord, by
the great meritorious deeds done in the past, the state that is rare even to the creator etc, is surely atainable. But, what can I do ? My mind even to-day if forcibly concentrated (held) at your feet very much runs towards wordly objects.12
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संसारो बहुदुःखदः सुखपदं निर्वाणमेतत्कृते त्यक्त्वार्थादितपोवनं वयमितास्तत्रोज्झितः संशयः । एतस्मादपि दुष्करव्रतविधेर्वार्ना)द्यापि सिद्धिर्यतो
वातालीतरलीकृतं दलमिव भ्राम्यत्यदो मानसम् ॥१३॥ This mundane life is full of miseries (and) liberation is the only state of happiness. To attain this state of liberation, renouncing all worldly things, we retired to the forest. There we have discarded all our doubts. But even by (following) this difficult path of vows, liberation is not attained, even to-day. The reason is that our mind is perplexed like a petal mide trem alous by line of wind (or series of wind).
झम्पाः कुर्वदितस्ततः परिलसबाह्यार्थलाभादहन्नित्यं व्याकुलतां परं गतवतः कार्य विनाप्यात्मनः । ग्रामं वासयदेन्द्रियं भवकृतो दूरं सुहृत्कर्मण;
क्षेमं ताबदिहास्ति कुत्र यमिनो यावन्मनो जीवति ॥१४।। 14. (The nature of mind is such that), it wonders here and there, shines
all around by obtaining external objects (for enjoyment); constantly
nakes knowledgeable Soul restless without any reason and infuses the group of sense-organs (by karma) and is the powerful friend of karma which is the cause of mundane life. Where is happiness in this world even for restrained people when (such kind of their mind functions ?
नूनं मृत्युमुपैति यातममलं त्वां शुद्धबोधात्मकं स्वत्तस्तेन बहिर्भवत्यविरतं चेतो विकल्पाकुलम् । स्वामिन् किं क्रियतेऽत्र मोहवशतो मृत्योर्न भीः कस्य तत्
सर्वानर्थपरंपराकृदहितो मोहः स मे वार्यताम् ।।१५।। 15. O Lord ! this mind (after) attaining you-the essence of pure knowledge;
indeed, meets with death (i.e. mind becomes functionless). (But), being agitated by dilemma, it wounders contiouously towards the out
worldly object, withdrawing (concentration) from you (your feet). 12. in 12-15, the author enumerates the fickleness of the mind. These verses remind
us of nature of mind described in the Bhagavadgitā.