Introduction
THIRTY SIX DUTIES OF SHRAVAKS ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS SAJJHAY. THIS SUTRA DESCRIBES THE 36 ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF A LAYPERSON AS DESCRIBED IN THIS HYMN ALL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SELF-EXPLANATORY AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND SINCE A LAYPERSON DOES NOT GIVE UP WORLDLY POSSESSIONS COMPLETELY, THESE ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PERFORMED AS THEY ARE BENEFICIAL TO ONE-SELF THEY HELP A PERSON TO BECOME RIGHTEOUS AND BRING EQUANIMITY OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THEM WILL ALSO BE ATTRACTED TO JOIN THE CONGREGATION.
|| मन्नह जिणाणं सज्झाय सूत्र ||
मन्नह जिणाणमाणं, मिच्छं परिहरह,
धरह सम्मत्तं छव्विह-आवस्सयम्मि,
उज्जुत्तो होइ पइ-दिवसं 1
पव्वेसु पोसह-वयं, दाणं सीलं तवो अ भावो अ
सज्झाय नमुक्कारो, परोवयारो अ जयणा अ 2
जिण-पूआ जिण-थुणणं, गुरु-थुअ साहम्मिआण वच्छल्लं ववहारस्स य सुद्धी,
रह-जत्ता तित्थ-जत्ता य 3
उवसम-विवेग-संवर,
भासा-समिई छजीव-करुणा य
धम्मिअ-जण-संसग्गो,
करण-दमो चरण-परिणामो 4
संघोवरि बहु-माणो,
पुत्थय-लिहणं पभावणा तित्थे
सड्ढाण किच्चमेअं,
निच्चं सुगुरू-वएसेणं 5
|| MANAHA JINANAM SAJJAY STUTI||
MANNAHA JINANAMANAM,
MICHCHHAM PARIHARAHA,
DHARAHA SAMMATTAM
CHHAVVIHA-AVASSAYAMMI,
UJJUTTO HOI PAI-DIVASAM 1
PAVVESU POSAHA-VAYAM,
DANAM SILAM TAVO A BHAVO A
SAJJHAYA NAMUKKARO,
PAROVAYARO A JAYANA A 2
JINA-PUA JINA-THUNANAM,
GURU-THUA SAHAMMIANA VACCHHALLAM
VAVAHARASSA YA SUDDHI,
RAHA-JATTA TITTHA-JATTA YA 3
UVASAMA-VIVEGA-SAMVARA,
BHASA-SAMII CHAJIVA-KARUNA YA
DHAMMIA-JAṆA-SAṀSAGGO,
KARAṆA-DAMO CARAṆA-PARIṆĀMO 4
SAṀGHOVARI BAHU-MĀṆO,
PUTTHAYA-LIHAṆAṀ PABHĀVAṆĀ TITTHE
SAḌḌHĀṆA KICHCHAMEAṀ,
NICHCHAṀ SUGURŪ-VAESEṆAṀ 5
EXPLANATION
RECOMMENDATION OF 36 WORTHY ACTS FOR A LAYPERSON
(1) FOLLOW TIRTHANKARS’ PREACHINGS OF AHIMSA, ANEKANTWAD, AND NON-POSSESSIVENESS
(2) GIVE UP ANY BELIEFS BASED ON FEAR, GREED, AND GLORIFICATION
(3) ACCEPT RIGHT FAITH
(4-9) ALWAYS DILIGENTLY PERFORM THE SIX ESSENTIAL DUTIES, 1
(10) DO PAUSHADHVRATA FOR A DAY DURING RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS
(11) GIVE CHARITY TO THE NEEDY PEOPLE
(12) BE FAITHFUL TO YOUR SPOUSE
(13) OBSERVE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL AUSTERITIES
(14) CONTEMPLATE ON THE 12 THEMES OF REFLECTION (BHAVNA)
(15) STUDY THE SCRIPTURES (SWADHYAYA)
(16) PAY OBEISANCE TO THE FIVE SUPREME BEINGS
(17) BE BENEVOLENT AND HELP OTHERS TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY
(18) PROTECT ALL LIVING BEINGS 2
(19) WORSHIP TIRTHANKARS
(20) RECITE THE HYMNS OF PRAISE TO THE TIRTHANKARS
(21) RECITE THE HYMNS OF PRAISE TO THE SPIRITUAL PRECEPTOR
(22) BE AFFECTIONATE TOWARDS FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS
(23) BE HONEST IN ALL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
(24) ORGANIZE RELIGIOUS SEMINARS
(25) VISIT PILGRIMAGE PLACES 3
(26) BE PEACEFUL
(27) HAVE DISCRETION
(28) STOP INFLOW OF KARMA
(29) BE WATCHFUL OF LANGUAGE
(30) HAVE COMPASSION TOWARDS ALL LIVING BEINGS
(31) KEEP COMPANY OF SPIRITUAL PEOPLE
(32) CONTROL SENSE ORGANS AND
(33) HAVE DESIRE FOR RENUNCIATION OR DIKSHA 4
(34) RESPECT THE FOUR-FOLD SANGHA OR COMMUNITY
(35) CONTRIBUTE TO THE WRITING AND PRINTING OF RELIGIOUS BOOKS
(36) SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF RELIGION
UNDERSTAND HOW TO CARRY OUT ALL THESE BENEVOLENT ACTS FROM A GURU AND HAVE FAITH 5
