Stanza 5

Hindi Text:



English Translation:

Durlabh Lahi Jyaun Chintaamannee,

Tayun Parjaay Lahee Trasatannee;

Lat Pipeeli Ali Aadi Shareer,

Dhari-Dhari Maryau Sahee Bahu Peer.



Meaning:

Just as it is rare to find a precious jewel, so it is equally are rare for the living being to transgress from the stationary life of one sensed beings to a mobile life of two to four sensed beings such as a worm - two sensed creature, ant - three sensed creature, or beetle - four sensed creature. Yet again in all these states the living being continues to endure suffering.



Further Discussion:

There are two types of living beings: Stavar and Trass.



Stavar beings CANNOT move on their own will. Whereas Traas beings CAN make a move according to their own will.

There are an infinite number of stavar beings and only an innumberable amount of traas beings.



Stavar include all one sense beings

Traas include all 2, 3, 4, and 5 sense beings.

Stanza 4

Hindi Text:

English Translation:

Ek Saans Mein Atth-Das Baar,

Janmau Maran Bharau Dukhbhaar;

Nikasi Bhoomi Jal Paawak Bhayau,

Pawan Pratyek Vanaspati Thayau.

Meaning:

In the state of the lowest form of life - the soul suffered immensely. In one breathing, he was born and reborn up to 18 times. The soul went through the cycle of birth and death 18 times. When the soul got the opportunity to come out of this, he was born into an earth body, water body, fire body, air body, and then as an individial plant body. All these migrations were in one sensed life.

Further Discussion:

The living beings that make up:

• Earth are round in shape.
• Fire are shaped like a vertical wire.
• Water are spherical.
• Aire are like a flag in the wind formnig the "S" shape.

Stanza 3 Further Discussion

All living organisms can be classified under 5 senses.

• 1 sense beings are like trees.
  
  • Sense of Touch
    
  • There are 5 types of 1 sense beings
    
    • Water
      
    • Fire
      
    • Air
      
    • Earthly
      
    • Vanaspati.
      
      • There are 2 types of Vanaspati: Pratyek and Sadaharan.
        

1. Pratyek has a soul with its own body. For example a tree. There are 2 types of Pratyek
   
   1. Pratistit: living beings has parasite of nigodh being. There are many souls that live in one body. For example underground: potato, garlic, onion, carrot, Etc.
      
   2. Apratisit: has sadharan parasite. For example apple, mango.
      
2. Sadaharan is when many living beings share one body. Their Birth, breath, and death is together and worst form of existence. Example: potato, kandmul.
   

• 2 sense beings are like worms.
  
  • Sense of Touch and Taste
    
• 3 sense beings are like Ant.
  
  • Sense of Touch, Taste, and Smell
    
• 4 sense beings are like butterfly.
  
  • Sense of Touch, Taste, Smell, and Sight
    
• There are 4 types of 5 sense beings:
  
  • Sense of Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight, and Sound
    
  • Human, Dev, Animal, Hellish Being.
    

Jain Mathematics

• The Numbers can be sub-divided into Finite, Innumerable, and Infinite.
  
• Finite
  
  • Zero to innumerable minus 1
    
  • Perceived by Matignyan and Shrutgnyan
    
• Innumerable
  
  • Inumerable to infinite minus 1
    
  • Perceived by Avdignyan and Manapravgyanan
    
• Infinite
  
  • Infinite
    
  • Perceived by Kevalgnan
    

Gnay-everything that is to be known

Hay what you are not supposed to indulge into

Upaadae- everything that you should do

Stanza 3

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English Translation:




Meaning:
The ascetics in bygone literature have depicted many accounts of the sufferings of life and death in the transmigratory cycle. The living being has passes an infinite amounts of time in the lowest form of life nigodh, with only one sense organs.


Further Discussion:
(See Post named "Stanza 3 Further Discussion")

Stanza 2

Hindi Text:




English Translation:

Further Discussion:

O bhavya jiva! - The one who is capable of attaining salvation - if you desire the welfare of the self, then with utmost concentration, listen to the advice of the spiritual preceptor. Since time infinite the person has been drinking the strong of delusion. As a result he is wandering the universe in the miserable cycle of life and death and has never realized his true nature.

Stanza 1

Hindi Text:



English Translation:



Meaning:
The first stanza, talks about the three parts of the universe (upper, middle, and lower), where there are infinite number of living beings. They are all afraid of sufferings and are looking for happiness.Therefore, with compassion, the learned preceptor gives the right advice to the mundane soul about how to destroy sufferings and achieve happiness.


Further Discussion:
There are four types of happiness- sensory pleasure, duty fulfilling, social service, and detachment.

1. Sensory pleasure is when the sense of touch, taste, smell, hearing, and seeing are satisfied.
2. Duty fulfilling is when the father completes his duty once his daughter is happily married.
3. Social service is when one volunteers and receives happiness from doing so.
4. Detachment is when one detaches himself/herself from the worldly pleasures.

Ultimate happiness is found in detachment, Veetraagta.