Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study)
by Riddhi J. Shah | 2014 | 98,110 words
This page relates 鈥楢nudvega (non-disgust)鈥� of the study on the Yogadrstisamuccaya: a 6th-century work on Jain Yoga authored by Haribhadra Suri consisting of 228 Sanskrit verses. The book draws from numerous sources on traditional Yoga. Three important topics are stipulated throughout this study: 1) nature of liberation, 2) a liberated soul, and 3) omniscience.鈥擳his section belongs to the series 鈥淭he Eight Yogadrishtis and the nature of a Liberated Soul鈥�.
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Chapter 4.2c - Anudvega (non-disgust)
The 迟腻谤腻 诲峁涐梗峁璱 beholder is devoid of udvega. The word udvega is generally translated as anxiety, disgust, sulky, agitation etc. These words may convey the sense of udvega ordinarily but seem to be inappropriate in the present context. It is lines of 驰辞驳补诲墨辫颈办腻, the commentary on Haribhadras奴ri鈥檚 峁岣峚艣补办补, define the word udvega.
The lines are:
耻诲惫别驳补岣� = ka峁ａ弓as膩dhyat膩j帽膩najanitam膩lasyam, yadva艣膩t k膩yakhed膩'bh膩ve'visth膩nasthitasyaiva 办谤颈测腻峁� kartumanuts膩ho j膩yate, ku rv膩峁噊'pi tato na 蝉耻办丑补峁� labhate [1] |
It is 鲍辫腻诲丑测腻测补 驰补艣辞惫颈箩补测补 also who has explained the term udvega aptly in his work Dv膩tri峁兣沘d Dv膩tri峁兣沬k膩.
He states that,
... = aprav峁泃tasyaiva saklama udvega ucyate| 鈥� || 18.14 || [2]
It is 狈补测补濒补迟腻 commentator who explains the word anudvega while commenting upon first verse of twenty second Dv膩tri峁兣沘d Dv膩tri峁兣沬k膩.
He says that,
鈥�| p膩ralaukika 辫谤补艣补蝉迟腻'nu峁ａ弓h膩na prav峁泃tilak峁峁噀 丑颈迟腻''rambhe an耻诲惫别驳补岣� = 鈥� ka峁ａ弓as膩dhyat膩j帽膩najanit膩''lasy膩'产丑腻惫补岣� 补办丑别诲补蝉补丑颈迟补岣�, tat膩vidhatattvar奴civ峁沝dhita岣� ______ sam膩dyate |
ata eva tajjanyaphalasiddhi岣� | 鈥� || 22.1 || [3]
The subject in question shows his enthusiastically respectful involvement, which is free from weariness, towards spiritual activities carried out for betterment of next births. This is the state of the one who possesses anudvega.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
See, 14.3
[2]:
See, Line: 3, Pg: 1240, Part: 4.
[3]:
See, Line: 9-10, Pg: 1475, Part: 5