Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 6

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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Ārādhanā (230-265) “Whatever transgression I have committed against the promulgated eightfold 44 practices of knowledge—time, respect, et cetera, that I censure in three ways. Whatever transgression I have committed against the promulgated eightfold45 practices of right-belief-freedom from doubt, et cetera, that I reject in three ways. Whatever injury I have done to living creatures, fine or coarse, 46 from delusion or greed, that I reject in three ways. Whatever I spoke falsely with ridicule, fear, greed, anger, et cetera, all that I censure and do penance for. Whatever property belonging to another ungiven, little or much, was taken by me in any place from love or hate, all that I reject. Whatever union, animal, human, or divine was made by wretched me, that I reject three-fold in three ways.47 Whatever wealth-money, grain, cattle, et cetera was acquired by me variously from the fault of greed, I reject in three ways. Whatever attachment (there was) to son, wife, friend, brother, grain, money, house and other things, all that I reject. Whatever food of four kinds, 48 I, overcome by the senses, enjoyed during
44 231. Jñānācāra: kāla (reading of śāstras at proper time); vinaya (respect for the learned and for books that produce knowledge); bahumāna (zeal for benefiting the learned and knowledge); upadhāna (penance according to the Āgama); anihnayana (absence of failure to show gratitude to guru); vyañjana (correct pronunciation of words of the texts); artha (correct meaning of texts); vyañjanārtha (correct speaking and interpretation of texts.) PE; Pañcaprati, p. 66.
45 232. Darśanācāra: niḥśankita (freedom from doubt); nişkānkṣita (freedom from desire for any other doctrine except Jainism); nirvicikitsā (freedom from doubt about fruit of dharma); amūdhadrsti (unconfused belief); upabệnhā (strengthening those of little merit on the path of dharma); sthirikaraņa (support of people in dharma); vätsalya (showing attention to coreligionists); prabhāvanā (propagation of the doctrine). Pañcaprati, p. 67; Uttar. 28.31; PE.
46 233. · Coarse’ is something that can be grasped by any of the senses.
47 236. By action, consent to action, causing action: with reference to thought, speech, and deed. I, p. 206.
48 239. Aśana (solid food); pāna (drink); khādya (fruit); svādya (betel, ginger, et cetera). KSK 3.40, p. 191a.