Sunday, June 18, 2023

Niyamsar….16 ( Concluding part)

 

                                                           

Gatha 176: Subsequently that Kevali with the shedding  of Ayu attains complete destruction of remaining Prakritis (karmas); then within a moment only he reaches the tip of the lok immediately.

Commentary: This is description of the attainment of natural movement for the shuddha jiva.

Manifesting in the form of natural movement, free of movement in six directions,  the Arihant Bhagwan oriented towards Siddha Kshetra, by means of param Shukla dhyan which is free of vikalpas related to  dhyan-dhyeya- dhyata ( meditation-objective-meditator),  their fructifications and their objectives and by remaining stationary in his own nature- by its means – with the shedding of Ayukarma, the remaining karmas named Vedaniya, Naam and Gotra get destroyed completely.

The naturally glorious that Arihant Bhagwan,  in spite of remaining immersed in own nature from aspect of shuddha nishchaya naya, from aspect of Vyavahara naya, reach the tip of the Lok  within one samaya.

Completing the commentary of 176th Gatha, the commentator Muniraj authors three shlokas-

Shloka 293. The worldly people are incorporated with movement in six directions hence their characteristics are different from that of Siddhas. The Siddhas naturally move upwards and are ever blissful.

Shloka 294. With the destruction of bandh, the one who has immeasurable glory, such siddha bhagwan are not subject of direct worship by Devas and Vidhyadharas – this is well known. That Deva amongst the Devas is stationary at the tip of the Lok from aspect of Vyavahara and from aspect of Nishchaya he remains absolutely stationary within own soul, as it is.

Shloka 295. To be free from the five kind of transmigrations of the world, I worship five types of Siddhas who are free of the five types of worlds and give five kinds of Moksha form fruition.

Gatha 177: That Karan Param Tattva is devoid of birth-old age-death, supreme, devoid of eight karmas, shuddha, gyan etc. four natured, indestructible, everlasting and impenetrable.

Commentary : This is the description of the form of Karan Param Tattva, with recourse to which one attains Siddha state. That Karan Param Tattva is devoid of birth-old age-death being naturally free of the world. Being of Param nature having  Param Paarinamik bhava, it is Param. It is free of eight karmas having unblemished nature in all three periods of time; being free of dravya karma and bhava karma it is pure; having natural gyan, natural darshan, natural charitra and natural energy, it is four natured of gyan etc.; it is everlasting being free of corporeal sense based unnatural vibhava vyanjan paryaya; being free of punya and pap karma form duel which are cause of auspicious- inauspicious births, it is indestructible; being free of corporeal nature which can be bonded, chopped or penetrated, it is impenetrable.

Shloka 296. Immobile, indivisible gyan form, which is not engaged in duel of raga-dwesha and which is like wild fire to burn the entire lot of pap- such self generated divine blissful nectar form soul tattva you venerate; you shall attain completely pure keval gyan for sure.

Gatha 178: Paramatma Tattva is unimpeded, beyond senses, incomparable, free of punya-pap, devoid of rebirth, permanent, immobile and independent.

Commentary: Here also that Paramatma tattva is described which is blemish free natured.

Invisible to the ruckus being carried out by all the devilish punya-pap form strong army of enemies, by having residence in such natural gyan form fort, the Paramatma Tattva is unimpeded. On account of conscious blissfulness  of entire soul Pradesh it is atindriya (beyond senses). Being supreme amongst the three Bahiratma Tattva, Antaratma Tattva and Paramatma Tattva, it is incomparable. Due to lack of happiness-unhappiness caused by mating with world form woman it is free of punya-pap. With lack of auspicious-inauspicious moha-raga-dwesha which are cause for transmigration in four gati forms, it is devoid of rebirths. In the absence of ayu karmas and relationship with the body which is cause for death in a particular birth it is permanent. Without being deviated from own qualities and paryayas it is immobile. In the absence of dependence upon other dravyas, the Paramatma tattva is independent.

The same has been told by Shrimad Amrit Chandra Suri in Atmakhyati –

Quote: Shri Guru is addressing the worldly bhavya jivas- “ O blind creatures! In this beginningless world in every paryaya these ragi jivas have been sleeping remaining  in an  intoxicated state which is far below their class. That state is unbecoming for them, they should understand it. Come here- come here. Your true state is here where the shuddha- shuddha conscious substance  attains stationary spirit on account of glory of own spirit i.e. it is indestructible- stationary. { The repetition of shuddha represents purity of dravya and bhava both. Being distinct from all other dravyas, the soul is pure dravya and being devoid of bhavas generated with the nimitta of other dravyas, it is pure bhava form}.

Shloka 297. There are five kind of bhavas. Out of them the fifth bhava ( Param Paarinamik Bhava) is continuously stationary, means for destruction of worldly existence and is visible to Samyak Drishtis. The wise person who takes recourse to that Param Paarinamik Bhava intensely, that person only is the Muni of the form of fire to burn the forest of pap.

Gatha 179: Where there is no sorrow, happiness, pain, hindrance, death and  birth, there only is Nirvana. ( i.e. Param Atma Tattva devoid of pain etc. only is Nirvana).

Commentary: Here it has been told that the Param Tattva devoid of conglomeration of worldly miseries is really nirvana.

That uncorrupted- jewel trio form Paramatma which is always inwards oriented and immersed in param spiritual form, does not have ashubha karmas on account of lack of ashubha manifestations and due to lack of ashubha karmas there is no misery. Due to lack of Shubha manifestations, there is no Shubha karma and due to lack of Shubha karmas there is no worldly pleasure in reality. Due to lack of miserable body there are no miseries, in the absence of Asata Vedaniya karma  there are no hindrances and in the absence of five kinds of nokarma ( of body) there is no death. In the absence of acceptance of karma pudgala pertaining to five types of nokarmas there is no birth. – Identified with such characteristics, indivisible, free of aberrations, the Param Tattva is always Nirvana form only.

Shloka 298. In this Lok, the one who does not have happiness or unhappiness pertaining to different births, there is no hindrance, birth, death, miseries, that Paramatma I daily offer salutations for attainment of salvation pleasure by manifesting contrary to desires of pleasures, I pray him and aspire for him in right spirit.

Shloka 299. Jiva devoid of worship of the soul is considered as criminal. Hence I worship temple of bliss form own soul daily.

Gatha 180 : Where there are no senses, calamities, moha, surprise, sleep, thirst, hunger, that only is Nirvana ( i.e. Param tattva devoid of senses etc. only is nirvana).

Commentary:  This is description of the form of Param Tattva suitable for param nirvana.

Param Tattva being indivisible, single, gyan natured does not have activities of touch, taste, smell, eyes and ears named senses nor does he undergo calamities caused by Deva, Manushya, Tiryanch or insentients. Having Kshayik Gyan and Yathakhyat charitra, he does not have two types of mohaniya namely darshan mohaniya and charitra mohaniya. Being devoid of external botheration he does not have surprises, being of the form of shuddha gyan which is ever revealed he does not have sleep; with destruction of asatavedaniya karma from its roots he does not have hunger or thirst. That Paramatma Tattva is always Bramha (Nirvana) form.

The same has been told by Shri Yogindra Deva in Amrita Sheeti-

Quote: Where there is no fever, birth and suffering of old age, death, transmigration, such tattva is experienced by extremely pure hearted people in spite of staying within the body with the blessings earned with the service of lotus feet of great Guru quite senior in qualities.

Gatha 181: Where Karma and Nokarma are not present, where worries do not exist, aart and roudra dhyan are not present, dharma and Shukla dhyan are absent, there only nirvana is present ( i.e. param tattva without karma etc. only is nirvana).

Commentary: Param Tattva being always pure does not have eight dravya karmas; being unblemished in all the three periods of time, it does not have five nokarma form body; in the absence of mind there are no worries; due to lack of audayik etc. form vibhava bhavas the aart and roudra dhyan do not exist; in the absence of final body suitable for dharma dhyan and Shukla dhyan, these two dhyans are not present. There only supreme bliss is present.

Shloka 301. The one who has attained Nirvana, who has destroyed the mass of darkness of pap form and which is pure, in such param Bramha, all the  karmas are not present and the four dhyans also are not existing. In such Siddha form Bhagwan who is bundle of knowledge and is Param Bramha, such salvation is present which is beyond words and mind.

Gatha 182: Siddha Bhagwan is adorned with Keval Gyan, Keval Darshan, Keval Bliss, Keval Virya, non corporeal-ness, existence and finite Pradesh.

Commentary: This is description of the natural qualities of Siddha Bhagwan.

Whose nature is completely inwards oriented, with the destruction of gyanavarana etc. eight types of karmas with the power of own soul dependent nishchaya param Shukla dhyan ; due to such reasons  bhagwan siddha Parameshthi is adorned with Keval Gyan, Keval Darshan, Keval Virya, Keval Bliss, nor corporeal-ness, existence and finite Pradesh etc. natural qualities.

Shloka 302. With the demolition of bandh, Bhagwan and always pure such Siddha Parameshthi is endowed with, Keval Gyan , direct Darshan whose subject is everything, extreme bliss and several qualities form jewels like pure virya etc.

Gatha 183: Nirvana only is Siddha and Siddha is nirvana- this is stated in scriptures. Soul free from karmas traverses to the peak of the Lok.

Commentary: This is declaration pertaining to  the unity of attainment and Siddha.

Here the term Nirvana has two meanings. How? “ Nirvana only is Siddha” – such being the statement in scriptures. Siddhas reside in Siddha Kshetra- such is Vyavahara, from aspect of Nishchaya the Bhagwant reside within own nature. For this reason “ Nirvana only is Siddha and Siddha is Nirvana” in this way the unity of Nirvana term and  Siddha  word is successful.

Further those near bhavya jivas who by means of attainment of spirit of param bhava acquired with the blessings of param guru become free from the mud of all the karma blemishes, they becoming Paramatma traverse to the peak of the Lok.

Shloka 303. In Jain philosophy we do not see any difference between the salvation and the liberated jiva either with logic or from Agam. In this Lok if some Bhavya jiva destroys all the karmas then that bhavya jiva becomes the groom of the salvation form bride.

Gatha 184: So far as  Dharmastikaya is present, till there know the traversal of Jivas and pudgalas. In the absence of Dharmastikaya, they do not traverse beyond.

Commentary: Here the movement of jiva-pudgalas has been negated beyond siddha kshetra.

The natural activity of jivas is movement in Siddha Kshetra and the non natural activity is movement in six directions while taking rebirth. The natural activity of pudgalas is the movement of paramanu and the non natural activity is movement of two or more anu form skandhs. Hence these jiva and pudgalas do not have movement beyond the peak of the three loks, since there is absence of Dharamastikaya any further which is nimitta for movement; just as in the absence of water the fishes cannot have any movement, in the same way. Therefore, so far as Dharmastikaya is present, till that kshetra the Jiva and Pudgalas undergo natural movement and vibhava movement activities.

Shloka 304. In the absence of the means for movement, Jiva and pudgala both can never  have any movement beyond the peak of the three loks.

Gatha 185: With reverence to the preachment, here the niyam (restraints) and benefits of niyam have been highlighted. If there is any contradiction between earlier and later, the knowledgeable of agam should rectify it.

Commentary: This is conclusion of the word Niyam and its benefits used in the beginning of Niyamsar shastra.

First of all the word Niyam was rendered in the form of preachment of shuddha jewel trio and its benefit was rendered in the form of Nirvana. All this has not been carried out on account of smugness of poetry; but with reverence to preachment. If there is some flaw between what is told earlier and later, then the supreme poets knowledgeable of the soul should replace the defective verse  with the best verse.

Shloka 305. Being means for salvation, this Niyamsar and its benefits are triumphant in the lotus hearts of great people. The deed of Sutrakar (author) carried out with reverence to preachment are in reality path for Nirvana for all the bhavya people.

Gatha 186: With the spirit of jealousy if someone criticises this beautiful path, then listening to their words do not show disrespect to the path of Jina.

Commentary: Here the bhavya person has been advised. -

If some dim witted people, manifesting in the form of Mithya Darshan-Gyan-Charitra under the influence of fruition of Mithyatva karma which is opposite to right belief-knowledge- conduct form shuddha jewel trio of nirvikalpa own karan paramatma tattva having characteristics of being always unobscured and  ever blissful, criticise with the spirit of jealousy this beautiful  path of omniscient veetrag which is differentiated-undifferentiated jewel trio form  whose characteristics is renunciation of pap form activities; then listening to the false reasoning- wrong examples form sophistry of such Jivas who are devoid of attainment of their own nature,  O Bhavya! Do not show disrespect, instead veneration is thy duty.

Shloka 306. Which is fearsome with the gathering of body form trees, where ferocious beasts of the form of miseries reside, where fierce time form fire keeps devouring everyone and which is extremely impassable due to different kunaya ( false aspects) form paths of jivas afflicted with darshan moha, in such dangerous place of the form of worldly forest, one Jain Darshan alone is the refuge.

Shloka 307. The Prabhu in whose knowledge form body entire lokalok is being known, that Neminath Tirthankara – who had caused the entire earth to tremble with the sound of his conch; which manushya or deva  is capable of worshipping him in three loks? Even so the only cause for his worship is the highly eager devotion towards him, this I know.

Gatha 187: Knowing properly the preachment of Jinendra Deva which is free of earlier and later faults, I have created this Niyamsar named shastra for my own self.

Commentary: With the description of naming of this shastra, it is being concluded.

Here Acharya KundaKunda Deva, with extreme gratitude upon completion of the task started, says that myself, well versed in hundreds of supreme spiritual shastras, have  created this Niyamsar named shastra for protection against ashubha bhavas with the nimitta of own spirit.

How this shastra has been done?

With blessings of simple Param Guru, knowing very well this shastra has been authored.

Knowing what?

Knowing the preachment of Jina. Knowing the supreme preachment voiced from the lotus lips of Veetrag-omniscient Bhagwan, I have written this shastra.

How is that preachment?

It is free of contradiction between  earlier and later. The Aapt (omniscient) is completely free of Moha-Raga-Dwesha which is cause for contradiction between earlier and later; and the words voiced from his lips are blemish free.

Further the objective of this shastra is as follows: This Niyamsar in reality is capable of propounding the meaning of complete Agam, which has shown the pure Moksha Marga in the right way with use of term Niyam, which has described the five Astikayas, where five types of Achar (conducts) have been described namely Gyanachar, Darshanachar, Charitrachar, Tapachar and Veeryachar, which is decorated with the description of six types of dravyas, in whom seven tattvas and nine padarthas are included, which is engaged in rendering the details of five types of bhavas, which is rich with the all the real rituals of the form of Nishchaya-Pratikraman, Nishchaya-Pratyakhyan, Nishchaya-Prayashchit, Param-Alochana, Niyam, Vyutsarga etc. and which is enriched with exposition of three upayogas i.e. Ashubha, Shubha and shuddha- such Parameshwara Shastra has in reality two types of meanings- One is meaning of Sutra and second is meaning of shastra.

The meaning of each sutra has been rendered at the end of each Gatha and the meaning of shastra is described by the commentary as follows:

This Niyamsar Shastra is holy shastra which provides the supreme bliss beyond senses which is hindrance free, continuous and supremely veetrag form generated by means of salvation damsel.  This is cause for incomparable , always pure, spirit of own karan paramatma which is decorated by the mass of all the nayas, which is means for Pancham Gati and which has been authored by Nirgrantha Munivar who have only body as possession without having any usage of the five senses. Those saints who know this holy shastra without contradiction between Nishchaya naya and Vyavahara naya, they know the heart of all the spiritual shastras and are desirous of supremely blissful veetrag pleasure, who have renounced all the internal-external twenty four possessions, immersed in the eternal blemish free form of self, without differentiation of  belief-knowledge-conduct form thoughts pertaining to own karan paramatma, meditating in such jewel trio they enjoy permanent bliss by means of shabda bramha.  

Now completing the TatparyaVritti named commentary on Niyamsar-Paramagam the commentator Muniraj shri Padmaprabhamaldharideva pens four shlokas-

Shloka 308. The Jiva who is desirous of attainment of pure soul, who adorns his heart with this superb shastra authored by sun form Acharya Kunda Kunda Deva who pleasured the  great poets form lotuses making them bloom, he becomes master of the salvation damsel.

Shloka 309. Let this garland of waves form commentary, generated within the Padmaprabh named ocean, be resident within the hearts of saints.

Shloka 310. If some verse in this shastra be converse to the rules of poetry, then kind poets may kindly replace it with proper verse.

Shloka 311. So long as the image of full moon surrounded by the stars be scintillating in the beautiful sky, till then this Tatparya Vritti named commentary, which has repelled all the despicable converse practices, be resident within the large hearts of great people.

In this way twelfth shrutaskandh named as Shuddhopayoga Adhikar, authored by shri Padmaprabhamaldharideva, who is like sun to the great poets form lotuses and who had body devoid of usage of five senses as the only possession,  in the TatparyaVritti commentary of Niyamsar is completed.

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