Maha Vrata For Realization Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

Jnan, Darshan and Charitra are jewels
Of three prescribed by Jain Philosophy.
The rise or fall of one or two of them
Will affect the other and the goal too.

Knowledge, faith and conduct must synchronize..
Faith and knowledge without conduct is void.
Conduct and faith without knowledge is blind.
Knowledge and conduct without faith is weak.

Conduct is the vehicle of the two
And is governed by panch(five)mahavrata
Namely Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya,
Brahmacharya and Aparigrata

Panch Mahavrata are meant for monks
And relaxed to the people to observe.
Celibacy is confined to fidelity.
Nonviolence exclude plants pests.

Non attachment is just contentment.
Non-stealing is coveting of others
Truth is being true to one's conscience.
The conduct is the path to realization.
21.12.2018
(maha vrata = great vows, ahimsa = nonviolenc, satya = truth, asteya = non-stealing, brahmacharya = celibacy and aparigrata = nonattachment)