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Tam tau bhivkhyi munrijyi savay gaih kalinrivam sijyi
Tam tau jath samidi paripalnru tam tau gutityam nrihalnru Tam tau janhi apaparu bujhiu tam tau jhin bhav manru ji ujhayu
Tam tau jhin sasruv munrijau, tam tau jhin kamaham gnru khijyi Tam tau jhin sur mati pyasyi, pvynrth bhaviynrham pabhasyi
Jainr tavain kaivlu upjyi sasye sukhu nrich sampjyi Varah vihu tau viru gugyi pariharu, tam pujyi thir ganrinra Machhru mau chhandivi karnryim dandivi, tam vi dharijyi gau ravinra
1. He who has abstained himself from greed or worldly possessions, who has got rid of mental impurities; who has adopted nude monkshood; who resides in mountain caves, observes the supreme penance.
2. Penance is that in which calamities are suffered without murmur; that in which feelings of attachment are conquered and that in which food is accepted as alms at an appropriate time from the householders.
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3. Penance is that in, which the five samities - regulation of the movements of the body are observed. That in which full attention is paid to the three Guptis - regulation for selfcontrol. That in, which a man ponders and meditates over his self and non-self; and that in, which a man sheds the feeling of vanity in his present state of birth.
4. Penance is that in, which a man ponders over the purpose of his real life; that in which the karmas are vanquished; that in which the Gods give expression to their devotion; and that in which the sermons are delivered for the well-being of mundane souls.
5. Penance is that by the performance of which, as a rule one attains salvation and obtains eternal bliss.
6. These are the twelve types of supreme penance. Penance rids one of a miserable state of existence. We should pay homage to it with a stable mind; and discarding vanity and malice with full pride, the living beings should subjugate all the five senses.
Hence, O Mortal Man! '
Mortify yourself, mortify yourself and mortify yourself. Give up the feeling of tenderness for the body. Conquer desires and then you will realize that you have conquered all sorrow and misery; cut off all types of attachments, suppress hatred, and thus you will be happy in this worldly existence and reap a rich spiritual harvest.'
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