Book Title: Universal Values of Prakrit Texts
Author(s): Prem Suman Jain
Publisher: Bahubali Prakrit Vidyapeeth and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan

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________________ It is said in the Prakrit Texts that anger destroys love, pride destroys modesty, deceit destroys friendship and greed is destructive of everything so wiseman ought to put an end to anger through calmness, pride by modesty, deceit by straight forwardness and greed by contentment. The modesty can give every thing. It is said in the Bhagavati Ārādhanā that A person who is not proud is dear to all. Such a person alone acquires knowledge, fame and fortune and meets with success at every step. सयणस्स जणस्स पिओ णरो अमाणी सदा हवदि लोए । णानं जसं च अत्थं लभदि सकजं द साहेदि ॥ sauanassa janasa pio, nari amani sadā havadi loe. ņāņam jasaṁ ca attham, labhādi sakajjam ca sāhedi. - Bha, Ārā. 1379 He truly commands respect who is always cautious not to insult others. A person who merely boasts but has no virtues cannot command respect. जो अवमाणकरणं, दोसं परिहरइ णिच्चमाउत्तो । सो णाम होदि माणि, ण दु गुणचत्तेण माणेण ॥ jo avamāṇakaraṇam, dosam pariharai ņiccamāutto. so, ņāma hodi māņi, na du guṇacatteņa māņeņa. -Bha. Ā. 1429 A person who is proud is disliked by all. He definitely confronts conflicts, enmity, fear, grief and disrespect in this world and next. माणी विस्सो सव्वस्स, होदि कलह-भय-वेर दुक्खाणि। पावदि माणि णियदं, इह-परलोए य अवमाणं ॥ māṇī visso savvassa, hodi kalaha-bhaya-vera-dukkhāņi. pāvadi mäņi ņiyadr, iha-paraloe ya avamāņa -Bha. Ā. 1377 It is said in the Dasavaikalikasutra(8.37), the Prakrit text, that anger, pride deceit and greet are the four powerful enemies which stimulate sinful deeds. One who desires the welfare of his self should renounce these four - 128 - Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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