Vajrakavach

Author(s): Dharnendrasagar
Publisher: Jain Sahitya Prakashan Mandir

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ascetics and monks and not by ordinary people, for it is of little use for them.
The science of life known as Ayurveda is said to have four aspects, for it deals with diseases, their causes, good health and the means of treatment and removal of diseases. In the same way the science of Yoga has four aspects, viz. worldly life, root causes of life, the state of omniscience (Kevaljnan) and the attainment of ultimate goal salvation. The main function of Yoga is to subjugate the passions of mind.
In his well-known work called The Prabandh Chintamani ", Merutungacharya praises the science of Yoga with reference to the story of Vamarashi. King Kumarpal had stopped the pension benefits of Vamarashi because the latter had used intemperance and offensive words against Acharya Hemchandra. He is quoted to have been reduced to poverty for his derogatory words against Acharya Hemchandra's Yogashastra.
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Hemchandra's Yogashastra is an armour for those desirous of enlightenment, as mentioned in Maharajaparajay of Yashpal, a well-known Sanskrit drama. Yogashastra ranks next to the Yoga Vinshika of Acharya Haribhadrasuri.
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Yoga is sometimes described as excellent in action. One should have complete concentration of mind when one sings devotional hymns. The science of Yoga says that one should be a perfect Yogi even