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________________ Lord Vāsupūjya The external objects are the auxiliary causes (nimitta kartā) of merit and demerit since these influence the internal psychical states - substantial causes (upādāna kartā). O Lord! As per your doctrine, only the internal psychical states – substantial causes (upādāna kartā), are able to beget virtue and vice. बाह्येतरोपाधिसमग्रतेयं कार्येषु ते द्रव्यगतः स्वभावः । नैवान्यथा मोक्षविधिश्च पुंसां तेनाभिवन्द्यस्त्वमृषिर्बुधानाम् ॥ (12-5-60) सामान्यार्थ - आपके मत में यह बाह्य और अन्तरङ्ग कारणों की जो पूर्णता है वह कार्यों के सम्पादन करने में द्रव्यगत स्वभाव है। संसारी जीवों के लिए मोक्ष का उपाय भी बाह्य और अन्तरङ्ग दोनों साधनों के सिवाय अन्य रूप से नहीं हो सकता है। इसीलिए आप परम ऋद्धि से सम्पन्न प्रभु गणधरादि बुधजनों के लिए नमस्कार करने योग्य हैं। The accomplishment of a task (kārya – the making of a pitcher, for example) depends on the simultaneous availability of the internal (upādāna – substantial) and the external (nimitta - auxiliary) causes; such is the nature of the substance (dravya)*. In no other way can liberation be achieved and, therefore, the learned men worship you, O Adept Sage! *To give a familiar example, when a potter proceeds with the task (kārya) of making a pitcher out of clay, the potter is the external or instrumental cause (nimitta kartā) and the clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
SR No.007721
Book TitleSwayambhustotra
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorVijay K Jain
PublisherVikalp
Publication Year2015
Total Pages246
LanguageEnglish, Hindi, Sanskrit
ClassificationBook_English & Book_Devnagari
File Size3 MB
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