Next it
is told that the one who does not consider Punya-Pap to be same from aspect of
Nishchaya naya, deluded by Moha, he wanders in the world:
Gatha 55-178: The Jiva who does not accept Punya and Pap to be
the same , that jiva deluded by Moha wanders in the world suffering for long
time.
Commentary: Although from aspect of asadbhoot
Vyavahara naya, Dravya Punya and dravya pap
both are different from each other and from aspect of ashuddha nishchaya
naya, bhava punya and bhava pap are different from each other; even then from
aspect of shuddha nishchaya naya both are same being cause for bondage as
against a pure soul devoid of punya
-pap. Just as a shackle of gold and iron- both are cause for bondage- hence
they are the same. In this manner from the consideration of naya, the one who
does not accept punya -pap to be the same, he wanders in the world deluded by moha.
Listening
to this statement, Prabhakar Bhatt
enquired, “ If this is so then, there are several who believe punya-pap to be
the same and live promiscuously, then
why do you blame them?” Then Yogendu Deva replied, “ Those who have attained
Veetrag Nirvikalpa Samadhi by means of experience of pure soul, remaining under
restraint with three guptis and remaining in dhyan they know punya and pap to
be the same then it is meaningful. However those witless, who have not attained
supreme Samadhi but in house holder stage itself they have given up charity,
worship etc. shubha activities, or in
Muni stage they have given up the six essential activities, then they
are corrupt from both aspects. Neither they are Muni nor are they Shravak. They
are worthy of condemnation and are corrupted
only. Know this.
Now, as a result of pap due to which the Jiva undergoes
suffering in hell etc. and to end the misery he pursues dharma, then that
result of pap is also praiseworthy . That is shown here:
Gatha 56- 179: O Jiva! The fruition of pap which results in
jivas intellect to be turned towards the
means to achieve Moksha on account of suffering, those paps are also
great and wonderful as told by Gyanis.
Commentary: Some Jiva went
to hell on account of indulging in pap and there he underwent great sufferings;
due to which he attained Samyaktva at sometime. This is so because there are
three reasons for attainment of Samyaktva at that place. The first is on
listening about the Dharma from Devatas who go up to third hell for preachment
hence someone may attain Samyaktva. The second reason is the recollection of
past birth. The third reason is the experience of the pain on account of
sufferings in hell hence realizing the reasons for birth in hell to be
different paps like violence, lies, theft, immorality, possessions etc. due to
which he attains detachment from paps. These three reasons are applicable up to third hell. In the lower
hells of fourth to seventh, there is no visit of Devas hence there is no
opportunity of listening of Dharma. However
recollection of past birth is there. Also out of undergoing of sufferings, one
gets fearful of paps. Thus these two reasons alone are there. Due to these one
may attain Samyaktva.
From
this aspect only, if some Bhavya jiva went to hell on account of fruition of
pap karmas and there he realized his mistake and attains Samyaktva
then even the birth in hell is a great benefit for him. The same thing is
stated by Acharya Yogendu Deva- The pap which makes Jiva suffer and turn their
intellect towards the Moksha Marg then even those paps are beneficial. On the
other hand some ignorant jiva practiced tapa with ignorance and attained birth
in heaven as a result; later he took birth as one sensed jiva after completion
of term in heaven then what is the use of getting birth in heaven? Thus getting
Deva status also is useless for an ignorant jiva. With the benefit of right knowledge, someone else may get birth in higher order
heaven and after enjoying a long stay he would take birth in human form wherein
after accepting Munihood he would attain Moksha. Then what could be better than
this? Similarly coming out of hell if some Bhavya Jiva getting human birth and
then accepting Mahavritas if he attains salvation then even that is
commendable. Wise people call even those Papi jivas as great who after
experiencing sufferings due to pap and then realizing the reason of misery to
be paps get detached from them, then they too are praiseworthy. However papi jivas are not praiseworthy since indulgence in pap is always deplorable.
Those who follow the dharma of shri veetrag deva of the form of jewel trio of differentiated-undifferentiated
form, they are great. If a happy person follows it then also it is alright or
if an unhappy person follows it then also it is alright. It is a saying in the
scriptures, “ Some very fortunate person follows Dharma on account of
sufferings.”
Punya karmas accrued with desire of enjoyment in future
fructify in the form of riches of kingdom etc., later resulting in sufferings
of hell etc. hence are not worthwhile. This is shown next:
Gatha 57-180: Those punya are also not worthwhile which result
in riches of kingdom to jivas and then cause sufferings of hell etc. So, say
the wise ones.
Commentary: Contrary to
the experience of Veetrag ever blissful, singular pleasure beyond senses due to
the spirit of own pure soul, the punya karmas of tapa, vows atc undertaken with
the desire of the enjoyments of senses in the forms of seen, heard or
experienced in future , are deplorable. Since the ignorant jiva acquires
enjoyments in future births which in turn result in getting birth in hell with
sufferings like that of Ravan. Hence such punya karmas are also
deplorable.
On the other hand the wise people are those
who do not indulge in accrual of punya karmas with the desire of enjoyments;
they enjoy the riches of kingdom etc. in other birth and then giving up the
enjoyments they accept ordination from Jinaraj. Subsequently practicing dharma
they proceed upwards towards Moksha like
Baldeva etc. This is told elsewhere also, “ Those are great Munis who do not
wish for future enjoyments, they go to heaven after practicing tapa.
Subsequently they get birth as Balbhadra etc. After enjoying pleasures even
higher than that of Devas, they renunciate the kingdom and accept vows of Muni
and then either attain Moksha with Keval gyan or they accrue birth in higher
order devas with great powers. Later taking birth as human they attain Moksha.
Next it is told that even the death of pure Samyakdrishti
jivas is beneficial. However the fruition of punya without Samyaktva is not
good :
Gatha 58-181: O Jiva! If
someone attains death while attaining Samyaktva then that too is good. However
accrual of even punya also at the expense
of Samyaktva is not good.
Commentary: Nishchaya Samyaktva is of the form of experience of
own pure Paramatma having inherent
characteristics of Nishchaya charitra with three guptis and detachment. O Jiva!
While practicing the same if one gets death also, then there is no harm.
However without that samyaktva if someone accrues punya also in Mithyatva stage then it is of no use.
Those Mithyadrishti jivas without samyaktva but having punyas are still called
as pap jivas. On the other hand the jivas with samyaktva who are suffering
misery-poverty in the present birth on account of fruition of pap karmas accrued in previous birth are called as Punya jivas.
Hence even death is beneficial to those
having Samyaktva since they will proceed
upwards. While for those who are devoid of samyaktva, their punya karmas are
not praise worthy. On account of fruition of punya they would take birth as
insignificant deva or Manushhya (man) and would wander in the worldly forest.
If they enjoy the fruition of previously accrued punya here then they would proceed
to hell or nigod after short enjoyments. Therefore the punya of Mithyadrishti
jivas is not beneficial. With punya bonded with desires of future enjoyments,
they would enjoy somewhat in future births but ultimately proceed to hell.
The
Samyakdrishti suffers initially due to fruition of pap karmas accrued in Mithyatva stage earlier, but after
attainment of Samyaktva they would always be happy. Even after birth in hell they would attain
Manushya gati and later proceed upwards. On the other hand the Mithyadrishti
who have taken birth as devas, would take birth as one sensed jivas after
completion of their term. Elsewhere also it is said, “ It is better to stay in
hell with Samyaktva, but stay in heaven without Samyaktva is of no use.”
The same point is reiterated further:
Gatha 59-182: Those who are on the verge of attainment of Atma
(soul) darshan, they enjoy infinite
pleasure. But those jivas who are devoid of it, in spite of accruing punyas,
they enjoy small pleasures in the world due to their fruition and later suffer
for long.
Commentary: Those good people who are interested in the realization of own pure soul substance in the form of
Nishchaya Samyaktva and attain it, some of them get indestructible pleasures in
the same birth like Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjun etc. and several of them get
pleasures of Ahmindra like Nakula, Sahdeva. However those Mithyadrishti jivas
who are devoid of Samyak darshan , in spite of accruing punya are not eligible
for Moksha and are worldly jivas only and suffer indefinitely. This is the
essence.
Subsequently punyas accrued by Mithyadrishtis are deplored:
Gatha 60-183: Punya results in riches in the house. Riches lead
to pride which cause delusion in intellect. The deluded intellect leads to Pap
hence let such punya not happen to me.
Commentary: Without the adoration of jewel trio of differentiating-non
differentiating form, manifestation in the form of bondages due to desires of pleasures
seen-heard-experienced, the Mithyadrishti, worldly, ignorant jiva acquires riches on account of accrual of
punya karmas as a result. That wealth leads to pride which makes the
intellect corrupted. The deluded
intellect earns pap karmas and pap leads to sufferings in endless births. In
this way the punya of Mithyadrishtis is cause for pap ultimately.
For
wise people like Sagar, Bharat, Ram, Pandav etc. who have qualities like Samyaktva etc., the punya bondage does not
cause pride, hence is cause for Moksha ultimately. The glory obtained by
Mithyadrishtis as a result of punya is cause for pride but same is not the case
for Samyakdrishtis. Those Samyakdrishtis earned glories like the status of
Chakravarty etc. due to accrual of punya but discarding such thoughts of pride etc. they proceeded towards Moksha. Thus the Samyakdrishti Jivas remained humble
even after attaining status of Chakravarty, Balabhadra etc. Similar statement
is made by shri Gunabhadracharya in Atmanushasan, “ In earlier times such kind
people have been there, who were truthful in speech, had scriptures in mind,
kindness in heart, bravery in arms, charity towards needy people and in spite
of proceeding towards path to Moksha they did not succumb to pride and ego did
not touch them. Their names are famous in the scriptures. But now it is a big
surprise that in the fifth kaal now when even an iota of qualities is non
existent, even then arrogance and self importance are present.
Now it is told that the devotion towards Deva, Guru and
scriptures cause bondage of punya and does not cause Moksha:
Gatha 61-184: Reverence towards shri Veetrag deva, scriptures
of the form of twelve Angs and Digamber Sadhus result in accrual of punya
mainly. However it does not lead to destruction of karmas immediately. This is stated by Arya named
Shanti or other saints devoid of deceit.
Commentary: The one having Samyakdarshan who worships Deva, guru
and scriptures accrues bondage of punya
mainly but not Moksha. Those who are Mithyadrishti without Samyaktva do not
have adoration in their bhava and only have adoration in worldly sense which
causes bondage of punya without destruction of karmas.
Listening
to this Prabhakar Bhatt enquired from shri Yogendu Deva,” O Prabhu! The punya
which does not lead to Moksha is anyway discardable and not acceptable.
However if it is not acceptable then why
did great people like Bharat, Sagar, Ram, Pandav etc. continuously remembered the
qualities of panch parameshthis ? Why did they accrue punya by indulging in activities
of charity, pooja etc. auspicious activities? “
Then
shriGuru replied,” Just as when a person named Ram etc. in foreign country
talks to another person who has come from his beloved wife Sita etc. – he gives
him respect, donation etc, all this is due to his coming from homeland and not
due to anything he has done. In the same way the great people like Bharat, Sagar, Ram,
Pandav etc. are desirous of Moksha Lakshmi of the form of nectar of Veetrag
supreme bliss and for destroying the duration of worldly stay and destruction
of sensual desires- passions etc. they recall the qualities of Panch Parameshthis
and indulge in charity-pooja etc. But their attention is towards their own
manifestations only and not on other substances. On account of indulgence in
shubha activities like pooja of panch parameshthis, Bharat etc. accrue punya
karmas without desires. Just as the attention of farmer is on wheat and not
grass, husk etc. The undesired punya bondage is incidental but it does not lead
to transmigration in the world. They are eligible for shivapuri(Siddha
lok) only.
Continued ……
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