INTRODUCTION
ATONEMENT OF EIGHTEEN SINS WE ACQUIRE BAD (PAPA) KARMA BY DOING VARIOUS SINFUL ACTIVITIES. THIS SUTRA INDICATES THAT ALL OUR SINFUL ACTIVITIES CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO 18 DIFFERENT CATEGORIZES, AND WE ASK FOR FORGIVENESS OF SUCH SINFUL ACTIVITIES.
ADHAR PAAPSTHAK SUTRA
पहला प्राणातिपात, दूसरा मृषावाद,
तीसरा अदत्ता-दान, चौथा मैथुन,
पांचवां परिग्रह, छठा क्रोध, सातवां मान,
आठवां माया, नौवां लोभ, दसवां राग,
ग्यारहवां द्वेष, बारहवां कलह, तेरहवां अभ्याख्यान, चौदहवां पैशुन्य, पन्द्रहवां रति-अरति, सोलहवां पर-परिवाद, सत्रहवांमाया-मृषा-वाद,
अठारहवां मिथ्यात्व-शल्य--
इन अठारह पाप-स्थानोंमें से मेरे जीव ने जिस किसी पाप का सेवन किया हो, कराया हो, करते हुए का अनुमोदन किया हो,
उन सब का मन-वचन-काया से
मिच्छा मि दुक्कडं. 1
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PAHALA PRANATIPATA, DUSARA MRUSAVADA,
TISARA ADATTA-DANA, CAUTHA MAITHUNA, PANCAVAM PARIGRAHA, CHATHA KRODHA,
SATAVAM MANA, ATHAVAM MAYA, NAUVAM LOBHA,
DASAVAM RAGA, GYARAHAVAM DVESA,
BARAHAVAM KALAHA,TERAHAVAM ABHYAKHYANA, CAUDAHAVAM PAISUNYA, PANDRAHAVAM RATI-ARATI, SOLAHAVAM PARA-PARIVADA,
SATRAHAVAM MAYA-MRSA-VADA,
ATHARAHAVAM MITHYATVA-SALYA --
INA ATHARAHA PAPA-STHANO-ME SE MERE JIVA NE JISA KISI PAPA KA SEVANA KIYA HO, KARAYA HO, KARATE HUE KA ANUMODANA KIYA HO, UNA SABA KA
MANA-VACANA-KAYA SE MICCHA MI DUKKADAM. .1.
Meaning
IN OUR LIFE WE MAY COME ACROSS MANY SINFUL ACTIVITIES. JAIN LITERATURE HAS CLASSIFIED THEM INTO THE FOLLOWING EIGHTEEN CATEGORIES AND WE REPENT FOR INDULGING IN ANY OF THEM:
1 प्राणातिपात PRANATIPAT TO HURT OR KILL ANY LIVING BEING (VIOLENCE)
2 मृषावाद MRISA-VADA TO LIE
3 अदत्ता-दान A-DATTA-DANA TO STEAL
4 मैथुन MAITHUNA SENSUOUS INDULGENCE OR UNCHASTITY
5 परिग्रह PARIGRAHA POSSESSIVENESS AND ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH AND POWER
6 क्रोध KRODHA ANGER
7 मान MANA EGO
8 माया MAYA DECEIT OR DECEPTION
9 लोभ LOBHA GREED
10 राग RAGA ATTACHMENT OR CRAVING
11 द्वेष DVESA RESENTMENT OR AVERSION
12 कलह KALAH DISPUTES OR QUARRELLING
13 अभ्याख्यान ABHYAKHYANA ALLEGATION OR FALSE ACCUSATION
14 पैशुन्य PAISUNYA SLANDER AND BACKBITING
15 रति-अरति RATI-ARATI AFFECTION AND DISAFFECTION
16 पर-परिवाद PARA-PARIVADA BEING HAPPY IN SINFUL ACTIVITIES AND BEING UNHAPPY IN VIRTUOUS ACT AND GOSSIPING.
17 माया-मृषा-वाद MAYA-MRISA-VADA TO LIE MALICIOUSLY OR DECEITFUL LYING
18 मिथ्यात्व-शल्य MITHYATVA-SALYA TO HAVE WRONG PERCEPTION OR TO BELIE IN MATERIALIST GOD, GURU OR RELIGION
IF I HAVE COMMITTED ANY OF THE SINFUL ACTS PERSONALLY, HAVE ENCOURAGED OTHERS TO COMMIT THEM, OR HAVE APPRECIATED THEM BEING COMMITTED BY OTHERS, MENTALLY, VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY, I SINCERELY REPENT AND ASK FOR FORGIVENESS.
