सज्झाएणं नाणावरणिज्जं कम्मं खवेइ
Knowledge-covering karma is annihilated by self-study
Benefits of Self-study
Ordinary meaning of svadhyaya is – study of scriptures inspired by the detached or the ones, who have conquered attachment. With this, those karma are destroyed which cover the knowledge. As much we go on studying, so much would the knowledge covering karma will be eradicated and slowly-slowly, we would attain total knowledge or omniscience. Continue reading “Benefits of Self-study” »
Bhaktamar Stotra – Shloka 3
Bud’dhyā vināpi vibudhārcita – pādapīṭha!
Stōtuṁ samudyata – mati – rvigatatrapōham |
Bālaṁ vihāya jala – sansthitamindubimba
Man’yaḥ ka icchati janaḥ sahasā grahītum ||3||
Pain is not given by others
अत्तकडे दुक्खे, नो परकडे
Pain is self created, not by others
Karma Bondage
जं जारिसं पुव्वमकासि कम्मं,
तमेव आगच्छति संपराए
तमेव आगच्छति संपराए
What you had done in the past appears in the same way in future
Birth of forgiveness
कोहविजएणं खंतिं जणयइ
Victory over anger is the father of forgiveness
Life and body
जीवियं चेव रूवं च, विज्जुसंपाय चंचलं
Life and body are fickle like lightening
Will not repeat the mistake
तं परिण्णाय मेहावी, इयाणिं णो,
जमहं पुव्वमकासो पमाएणं
जमहं पुव्वमकासो पमाएणं
A bright aspirant, through self-realization, should resolve not to repeat the mistakes committed due to un-vigilance in the past life
Simplicity and contentment
माया मज्जवभावेणं,
लोहं सन्तोसओ जिणे
लोहं सन्तोसओ जिणे
Win deceit with simplicity and greed with contentment
Ignorant are conceited
बालजणो पगभई
Ignorant are conceited
Be equipoise
जहा पुण्णस्स कत्थई, तहा तुच्छस्स कत्थई|
जहा तुच्छस्स कत्थई, तहा पुण्णस्स कत्थई|
जहा तुच्छस्स कत्थई, तहा पुण्णस्स कत्थई|
As is told to the virtuous, so is told to man of vice and as is told to the vice man so is told to the virtuous
