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TIE JAINA LAI
By the birth of the first-born son a man becomes putri, i.e., sonful or a man having a son ; and how many soever may be born afterwards, the first-born remains the head of them all.
यस्मिन जाते पितुर्जन्म सफलं धर्मजे सुते। पापित्वमन्यथालोका वदन्ति महदद्भुतम् ॥७॥
By the birth of the धर्म (religious, i. e., begotten as a duty) son (iver, the first son) the world calls a man's life fruitful otherwise be is called sinful. This is very surprising.
पुत्रेण स्यात्पुण्यवत्त्वमपुत्रः पापयुग्भवेत् । पुत्रवन्तोत्र दृश्यन्ते पामराः कणयाचकाः॥८॥ दृष्टास्तीर्थकृतोऽपुत्रा पञ्च कल्याणमागिनः । देवेन्द्रपूज्यपादाब्जा लोकत्रयविलोकिनः ॥९॥
Men by having sons become religiously meritorious; and by being sonless, sinful. In this world, many with sons are seen in a low position and begging for grains. And sonless Tirthankaras (the Jaina men-gods) are found to attain the Five Great Acquisitions, their lotus-feet are worshipable by the god of gods, and they are possessed of insight into the three worlds.
* The panchakalyand's are: Human Conception (garblia), Human Birth (janma), Austorities (tapa), Omniscience (Veevala jildina) and Salvation (mokra).
