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THE JAINA LATY
44 the moveable and immoveable property, in order to devote herself to her religious practices.
पुनः सो दत्तको काललब्धिं प्राप्य मृतो यदि । भर्तृ द्रव्यादि यत्नेन रक्षयेत् स्तैन्यकर्मतः ॥५४॥
And if by chance this boy dies, efforts should be made to protect from theft the property of the husband.
न तत्पदे कुमारोन्यः स्थापनीयो भवेत्पुनः । प्रेसेऽनूढे न पुत्रस्याशास्ति श्रीजिनशासने ॥५५॥
But in his place a new boy cannot be installed. The Jaina scriptures do not allow this, (even) if the son dies unmarried.
सुतासुतो सुतात्मीयभागिनेयेभ्य इच्छ्या। देयाद्धर्मेऽथ जामानेऽन्यस्मै वा ज्ञातिभोजने ॥५६॥
That property (left by the deceased adopted boy) goes to the daughter's son, daughter's issue or to sister's son; or to son-in-law, or may be given to some one else, or employed in feasting the community or in other religious purposes.
स्वयं निजास्पदे पुत्रं स्थापयेञ्चेन्मृतप्रजाः। युक्तं परमनूढस्य पदे स्थापयितुं न हि ॥ ५७॥
If the son is dead, it is permissible to instal a son in one's own place; but a new boy may not be installed in the place of the unmarried (deceased)
ome.
