Sunday, October 22, 2023

Samaysar Natak ...18 (Concluding part)

 

Names of five Pramads

79. Affection towards dharma, words of non-religious tales, sleep, some interest in sensory subjects and related passion; these are the five Pramads existent with sixth Gunasthana practitioner Pramatta Muni.

Twenty eight prime qualities of Sadhu

80. They practice five great vows, follow five samiti, remain happy being detached from subjects of the five senses, practice six Avashyak (essentials) pertaining to dravya and bhava, sleep on ground free of trasa jiva without changing sides, do not take bath for life long, pluck their own hair with hands, remain naked, do not brush teeth, even then the breath and words are pleasant, take food in standing posture, take limited food once a day. Such twenty eight qualities are practiced by Jain Sadhus.

Forms of five Anu Vrita and Five Maha Vrita

81. Himsa (violence), untruth, theft, sex and possessions, these five paps are somewhat relinquished by AnuVrati Shravak while Maha Vrati Sadhu relinquishes them totally.

Form of Five Samiti

82. Walking carefully avoiding trasa jiva on the path is Irya Samiti, speaking beneficial, friendly and pleasant words is Bhasha Samiti, taking flawless food without Antaraya (hindrance) is Aishana Samiti; picking-keeping body, book, picchi (feather broom), kamandal (vessel) etc. carefully after cleaning is AdanNikshepan Samiti, discharging body waste on prasuk ( clean) trasa jiva free grounds is Pratishthapan Samiti; - these are five Samiti.

Six Avashyak (essentials)

83. Samayik. Vandan, Stavan, pratikraman, swadhyaya and Kayotsarg these six constitute the essential duties of Sadhu.

Forms of Sthavir Kalpi and Jina Kalpi Sadhus

84. Jain sadhus are of two kinds namely Sthavir Kalpi and Jina Kalpi. Both are dwellers of forest and remain naked. Both are practitioners of twenty eight prime qualities. Both are renouncer of all possessions and are detached Vairagi. However the sthavirkalpi sadhu stays in company of disciples and give dharma preachment in gatherings and listens to them. But Jinakalpi Sadhus abandoning disciples fearlessly wander around, practice severe tapa and tolerate twenty two types of parishah (hardships)  encountered upon fruition of karmas.

Eleven Parishah (hardships) resultant due to Vedania Karmas

85. In summer days they stand in the sun, this is Ushna Parishah jai. In winter they are not afraid of cold, this is sheet Parishah jai. Upon feeling hungry they keep patience, this is Bhookh Parishah jai. Upon thirst they do not desire water, this is Trisha Parishah jai. They are not afraid of flies, mosquitoes etc. is Danshmashak parishah jai. Sleeping on ground is shayya parishah jai. Upon miseries of being tied or beaten they remain aloof, this is Vadh Parishah jai. Miseries of walking they tolerate, this is charya Parishah jai. They do not fear pricking by thorns etc, this is Trina Sparsh Parishah jai. They do not feel aversion towards excreta or other foul substances, this is malparishah jai. They tolerate the miseries of diseases but do not make attempt to overcome them, this is rog parishah jai. In this way eleven parishah generated due to vedaniya karmas the munirajs tolerate.

Seven Parishah generated due to Charitra Moha

86. On account of fruition of  charitra moha Munirajs tolerate the seven parishah as described below:

(1) Miseries due to remaining in naked digamber state  resulting in shame and hesitance they tolerate. (2) Not having interest towards subjects of ears etc. senses is Arati Parishah jai. (3) Not getting attracted towards the demeanour of women is stree parishah jai. (4) Not bothering about respect-disrespect is Satkar Puruskar Parishah jai. (5) In spite of encountering nimitta for fear, not abandoning seat-dhyan etc. is Nishadya Parihshah jai. (6) Tolerating harsh words of fools is Akrosh Parishah jai. (7) Even at the cost of life, not resorting to humbleness for food etc. is Yachana Parishah jai. These seven parishah are encountered due to fruition of charitramoha karmas.

Two Parishah caused by Gyanavaraniya karmas

87. Two parishah are produced by gyanavaraniya. On account of limited knowledge people treat them as insignificant which results in misery which is tolerated by sadhus. This is Agyan Parishah jai. On being highly knowledgeable they do not feel proud, this is Pragya Parishah jai. Such two parishah are tolerated by jain sadhus due to fruition of gyanavaraniya karmas.

One parishah each on account of Darshan Mohaniya and Antaraya

88. With the fruition of darshan mohaniya if certain blemish is generated in Samyak Darshan, then they remain alert and do not shake from their stand, this is darshan parishah jai. With the fruition of Antaraya karma if the desired substance is not acquired, then the Jain Munis do not get disheartened, this is Alabh parishah jai.

Description of 22 Parishah

89. Eleven of Vedaniya, seven of Charitra Mohaniya, two of Gyanavaraniya, one each of Antaraya and Darshan Mohaniya- together constitute twenty two parishah. Out of them some are generated by mind, some by words and some by body. Out of these twenty two parishah, at a time one sadhu can have at the maximum of nineteen in fruition. Since out of the three walking, sitting and sleeping , only one can be in fruition, similarly out of heat and cold only one can be in fruition.

Comparision of Sthavir Kalpi and Jina Kalpi Sadhus

90-91. Sthavir Kalpi and Jina Kalpi sadhus both remain Nirgranth similarly and overcoming different types of parishah practice Moksha Marg. (91) The Sadhus who remain in Sangh (group), they are kalpi and those who are Ekal Vihari ( single practitioner), they are Jina Kalpi.

92. Sthavir Kalpi have raga  to some extent while Jina Kalpi are absolutely detached. This completes description of sixth gunasthana.

Description of seventh Gunasthana

93. Now state of immobility form, apramatta gunasthana is described. Here five types of pramad activities are not existent which cause instability in dharma dhyan and the mind remains steady in dharma dhyan.

94. The gunasthana , till the end of which the adhah pravatti karan charitra which is cause for upasham or destruction of charitra moha remains present and neither eating nor walking is carried out, that is apramatta gunasthana.

Note:  Seventh Gunasthana have two divisions- one is called Swa-sthana and other is Satishaya. When movement from sixth to seventh or seventh to sixth happens several times, till then it is swa-sthana gunasthana. In Satishaya gunasthana the manifestations are those of adhahkaran and there eating-walking  do not happen.

Description of eighth gunasthana

95. Now I describe the eighth gunasthana named Apoorvakaran. Here moha is somewhat subsided or somewhat destroyed ( in Upasham or kshapak shreni respectively).

Further

96. The kind of purified manifestations attained in this gunasthana were never attained earlier hence the name of this eighth gunasthana is Apoorvakaran. Here out of the three karans of charitra, the second karan by name Apoorvakaran is attained.

Description of ninth gunasthana

97. O brother! Now listen to the form of ninth gunasthana named Anivrattikaran. Here the manifestations are more stable. The manifestations which were somewhat unstable in previous eighth gunasthana, now become steady here. 98. Here the bhavas do not again become impure after becoming purified, such is ninth gunasthana. In this ninth gunasthana a major part of charitra mohaniya gets destroyed. This is the third karan of charitra.

Description of tenth gunasthana

99. Now I describe the tenth Gunasthana, wherein similar to 8th and 9th gunasthana there are divisions of Upasham and Kshayik shrenis. There very minute desire of Moksha alone is remaining, there fruition of sookshma greed alone is present hence it is called as Sookshma Samparaya.

Description of eleventh Gunasthana

100. Now I describe the capability of 11th gunasthana called Upashanta Moha. Here the Moha is completely subsided- there is no fruition in existence and the Yathakhyata Charitra of the Jiva is attained.

Further

101. After attaining this Gunasthana the jiva surely falls and definitely destroys the attained qualities, that is eleventh gunasthana which represents the extreme limit of Upsham Charitra.

Description of 12th Gunasthana

102. Where Jiva completely destroys Moha and is very close to keval gyan with the revelation of Yathakhyata charitra, it is the 12th gunasthana named as Ksheen moha.

Duration of gunasthanas in Upasham shreni

103. The maximum period of 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th gunasthanas in Upsham shreni is antarmuhurta and minimum period is one samaya.

Duration of gunasthanas in kshapak shreni

104. In kshapak shreni the maximum period of 8th, 9th, 10th and 12th gunasthanas is antarmuhurta and minimum is also antarmuhurta only.

Description of 13th gunasthana

105. Description of ksheen moha gunasthana where the activities of mind are abolished is completed. Now the state of sayog gunasthana which is extremely blissful is being described.

Form of 13th gunasthana

106. The Muni for whom the painful ghatiya four karmas i.e. Gyanavaraniya, darshanavaraniya, mohaniya and antaraya are destroyed, and aghatiya four are powerless like a burnt rope, where infinite vision, infinite knowledge, infinite power, infinite bliss are revealed, where on account of immersion within own nature the existence of 80, 81, 84 or 85 karma types of ayu, naam, gotra and vedaniya karmas are remaining existent, such Keval Gyani prabhu is  glorified in the world and his state only is called as Sayog Kevali gunasthana.

Note: In 13th gunasthana the balance of 85 karma types is remaining, this is a general statement. For some person there is existence of Tirthankara, Aharak sharir, aharak angopang, aharak bandhan, aharak sanghat karmas thus constituting 85 types. For some the existence of Tirthankara prakriti is not there then it would be only 84 karma prakriti, and for some the existence of aharak four is not there and just tirthankara prakriti is there then it remains only 81 prakriti. For some the existence of tirthankara and aharak four is not there and just 80 prakriti are in existence.

The posture of Keval Gyani and duration

107. The keval gyani bhagwan remains in padmasan or kayotsarg posture and move in space without keeping his feet on account of fruition of kshetra-sparsh naam karma. His worldly stay is maximum of 8 years less than one crore poorva and minimum stay is antarmuhurta. Such omniscient devas are free of eighteen blemishes. Pandit Banarasidasji offers obeisance to them in all the three period of time.

Eighteen blemishes which are non existent in kevali bhagwan

108. Birth, death, sleep, fear, disease, sorrow, surprise, moha, old age, sadness, perspiration, pride, animosity, affection, worry, attachment, thirst, hunger these eighteen blemishes are not experienced by sayog kevali jinaraj and they always remain immersed in nirvikalpa bliss.

The excellence of param audarik body of keval gyani prabhu

109. In thirteenth gunasthana the wordless divine sound of bhagwan spreads around. His param audarik body is free of seven metals and urine-excreta.  His hair, pores and nails do not grow. The senses are not used and holy yathakhyata charitra is revealed. Stationary Shukla dhyan form moon is under fruition and his authority includes keval gyan which is illuminator of lokalok.

Declaration to describe fourteenth gunasthana

110. This completes description of Sayog Kevali gunasthana and now I describe the reality of ayog kevali gunasthana.

The form of 14th gunasthana

111. Where some jiva may have fruition of asata and not that of sata while some other jiva may have fruition of sata and not that of asata. Where the activities of yogas of mind-speech-body is totally zero. Whose conquering of the world is recited, who has presence of aghatiya karma types similar to sayog kevali jina and in the last two samayas which are completely destroyed. The duration of this  ayogi 14th gunasthana is time taken to recite just five hrisva letters.

End of 14 gunasthana adhikar

The root cause of bondage is asrava and root cause of moksha is samvar

112. These 14 states are present for worldly impure jivas. Asrava and samvar bhavas are roots of bandh and moksha; i.e. asrava is root of bandh and samvar is root of moksha.

Salutation to samvar

113-114. So long as manifestations of asrava and samvar are there, till then the jiva has residence in the world. Out of these two, the vyavahara of asrava practice is manifestation of worldly path and the vyavahatra of samvar practice is manifestation of moksha path. (114) Asrava produces bandh and samvar is knowledge form which provides moksha state. The samvar which causes abolishment of asrava, I salute the same.

In the end of granth salutation to samvar form gyan

115. The demon of the form of asrava, controlling the jivas within his own power is being proud, who gives extreme pain and is highly fearsome. For destroying his glory the one which is born, which is practitioner of dharma, which is like doctor for the karma form disease, under whose influence raga-dwesha and vibhava etc. which are generated by other dravyas are eliminated, which was not attained since eternal times and hence is new , which is the limit of ocean of bliss, which has taken form of samvar, which is practitioner of moksha marg, I salute to such gyan form king.

Summary of thirteenth chapter

Just as the white cloth with the nimitta of different colours takes different colour forms, in the same way the pure knowledge form soul attains different states in the worldly  form on account of relationship with eternal moha and yoga. These states only are called as Gunasthana. Although they are several, but for educating the disciples shri guru has described 14 only. These gunasthanas are not nature of jiva but they are not existing in ajivas and are present only in jivas , therefore they are vibhava of jivas, or it can be said that from aspect of vyavahara naya, in respect of gunasthanas, the worldly jivas can be divided into 14 categories.

In the first gunasthana Mithyatva, second Anantanubandhi, third Mishra-mohaniya are under fructification. In fourth Mithyatva, anantanubandhi and Mishra mohaniya, in fifth apratyakhyanavaraniya, in sixth pratyakhyanavaraniya are under non-fruition. In seventh, eighth and nineth the sanjwalan is under fruition in sequentially weak, weaker, weakest form. In tenth sanjwalan sookshma greed only is under fruition and rest of moha is destroyed. In eleventh total moha is under upasham and in twelfth there is complete destruction. Till this the state is described as Chhadmastha since keval gyan is non existent. In 13th the complete knowledge is there but on account of yoga, the soul Pradesh keep vibrating and in 14th gunasthana the soul Pradesh also of kevalgyani prabhu become stationary. In all gunasthanas the jiva remains  with body while siddha bhagwan is beyond the domain of gunasthanas. Therefore gunasthanas are not own nature of jivas , they are others, caused by others, knowing thus, pure knowledge form soul should be experienced beyond the thoughts of gunasthanas.

Completion of granth and last eulogy

1. The samaysar granth written in  local language  is completed and chapter on gunasthana was described. Now how much more can be said, according to capability has been told and now it is advisable to be silent.

2. One cannot get across the granth form ocean ; more and more it is stated it keeps enlarging, since natak is beyond comprehension and the wisdom of poet is limited.

Note: Here the granth is given the analogy of ocean while the wisdom of poet is analogous to small river.

3. The description of Samaysar natak is great and the wisdom of poet is limited. Hence pandit Banarasidasji says that no one can describe it completely.

The greatness of the Granth

4. If some warrior fights with the army of Chakravarthy by means of his own strength alone then how can he win? If some good swimmer wishes to cross the Swayam bhooraman ocean by swimming then how can he get across? Or if some businessman being spirited wishes to act like god then how can he do it? In the same way my wisdom is limited and the capability of poetry is small while the natak is great hence how much can I describe it?

Greatness of Jiva form dancer

5. Just as a Banyan tree has different fruits and each fruit has several seeds and each seed contains the presence of banyan tree. Hence if intelligence is applied then in that Banyan tree there are several fruits and each fruit has several seeds and each tree contains Banyan tree; in this way there is no end to the infiniteness of Banyan tree. In the same way in the existence of Jiva form dancer there are several qualities, each quality has infinite paryayas, each paryaya contains infinite dances, each dance has several plays, each play has infinite forms and each form has infinite shapes, in this way the jiva is extraordinary dancer.

6. In the Bramha Gyan form sky if the shruta gyan form bird attempts to fly with his capability, then he can never reach the end.

7. Bramha Gyan form sky is infinite and Shruta Gyan is indirect, how much he can fly? Now those who have created this samaysar, I describe those three people’s names.

8. First of all Swamy Kundakundacharya wrote it in the Prakrit language in Gatha form and named it as Samaysar. On his creation, his follower Swamy Amritchandra Suri was happy to write  Kalash in Sanskrit language. Subsequently in Shrimal caste Pandit Banarasidasji was follower of Shravak dharma who created poetry to plant the seed of knowledge in the heart. Since  the words are eternal,  their substance are eternal, jivas are eternal, natak is eternal hence natak samaysar is also eternal.

Characteristics of good poet

9-10. Now I narrate the reality of a good and bad poet in brief. Of these the good poet is first class. He describes the reality as it is and does not imagine with his mind and narrates as per the traditions of the saints. He does not forgo the true path and does not attach himself to the untrue path.

11. Those who create the verse, words, letters and meanings in accordance with the Siddhant, those gyanis are good poets.

Characteristics of bad poet

12-13. Now I describe the  form of bad poet which you listen. That papi is blind at heart and adamant. In his mind whatever new imaginations are generated, he describes them and the worldly activities with lot of spirit. He does not know the reality of Moksha Marg and desires fame, pooja, benefits in the mind. He believes words to be soul, by heart he is foolish and he does not have knowledge of shastra.

14. Engrossed in the beauty of own words he wanders in the world, he does not describe without giving up affection with the words. In the world these words are eternal, this reality the bad poet does not understand. ( these creations have been carried out eternally)

Description of speech

15. Just as from some place a stream of water flows like a branch from a river and finally joins the river back; that branch flows in the town wherever it desires; now whosoever’s house it goes by, he says that this water is his . In the same way, this heart form house is there and in this house eternal Bramha (soul) resides and in each mouth there are words of eternal times. On account of waves of karmas the breath form wind blows. This the foolish jiva describes as his own speech. 

16-17. In this way the Mithya Drishti poets follow the wrong path and being engrossed in pride they speak incorrectly. They do not realise the true form of substance and observing the external unreal manifestations they describe it falsely.

18. The bad poet calls mass of flesh form breasts as pot of gold. The face which is home of cough, cold etc. as moon. The teeth of bones are described as diamonds-pearls. Lips of flesh are called as Kunderoo ( a gourd form vegetable). Sticks of bones form arms are described as roots of lotus or flag of Kaamdeva. Pillar of bones form thighs are called banana tree. In this way all false comparisons are made and they are called as poets. In spite of it they say that they have the boon of Saraswati.

19. Those jivas who are Mithyadrishti and false poets, their words are untrue . However those who are not blessed with Samyak darshan but create poetry in accordance with shastras, their words are worthy of belief.

20. Those whose speech is in accordance with shastras and in the heart the belief of tattva is existent, their mind and words both are standard and they only are good poets.

21. Now I describe how the creation of Natak Samaysar verse was carried out. The original author for this granth is KundaKundaswamy and the commentator is Amritchandra Suri.

22. The pleasant Sanskrit commentary of Samaysar Natak is read by Pandit people and special gyanis understand it but the jivas with limited intelligence cannot understand it.

23-24. Jain follower Pandey Rajmalji who was knowledgeable of Natak Samaysar created simple commentary of this granth. In this way with right opportunity the local language form commentary of this spiritual wisdom was spread and the Jinavani was promoted in the world and this natak was being discussed in different households.

25. In the famous city of Agra with the right nimitta (opportunity) there were several knowledgeable people of this. Of them five were quite expert who were engaged in the discussions on this subject day and night.

26-27. First was Pandit Roopchandji, second Pandit Chaturbhuj ji , third Pandit Bhagotidas ji, fourth Pandit Kunwar Palji and fifth Pandit Dharmadasji. These five gentlemen would sit in one place and discuss the Moksha Marg and not any other subject.

28. Sometimes they would listen to the mystery of Natak and sometimes listen to shastra and sometimes discuss with reasoning.

29. The heart of Kunwar Palji was clean i.e. soft. Dharmadasji was follower of dharma. Bhagotidasji was intelligent. Pandit Chaturbhujji had steady bhavas and the brightness of Pandit Roopchandji was like moon.

30. In different places the Jinavani was promoted but whose the intellect was flawed he could not understand it. The one who has natural intelligence in heart, he can understand its mystery immediately.

31. In all hearts Jinaraj and Jain dharma is residing but due to drinking one sided religion form liquor the intoxicated people do not understand it.

32-33. What more can we say, it is better to state the main point. In the famous city of Agra there was a limited Gyani by name Banarasi who had the capability of writing poetry and the five brothers were charitable upon him. They explained  him with simple heart and without deception, in laughing manner.

34. Natak Samaysar is the benefactor of Jivas. Pandit Rajmalji has written simple commentary upon it. If it could be converted in local language then every one could read it.

35. Then Banarasidasji thought in mind that if it could be written in poetry form then it would promote the Jinavani quite well. He took leave from the five gentlemen and created this poetry.

36. In the month of Ashwin, Shukla fortnight, thirteenth day, on Sunday in Vikram Samvat 1693, this granth was completed.

37. At that time very powerful ruler amongst thousands of kings and pleasant Muslim king Shahjahan was the ruler.

38. During his rule this granth was happily completed and no hindrance or untoward occurred, this is due to his graciousness.

39. This Natak Samaysar comprises of total 727 verses. Counting 32 letters as one shloka this granth is having 1707 shlokas. Of the 727 verses, 310 are sorathas and dohas, 245 ikatise savaiyas, 86 chopai, 37 teisa savaiyaa, 20 chhapay, 18 kavitta, 7 adilla and 4 kundaliye are  there.

40. Amongst all substances Soul substance is prime and the bhavas of natak are infinite and in this Agam they have been described truthfully.

                                                            The end

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