542 Pratikraman
come together , then the work gets done . So in all this , why do you take the credit for doing it ? What is your contribution in what external circumstances accomplish ? Do people not take credit for doing such things ? It is just the egoism people have of doing something . Scientific circumstantial evidences do everything and yet a person claims , ‘ I am doing it .’ That is all to taste ‘ the sweet juice of doership ’ ( garvaras ). And as long as one has the habit of tasting this sweet juice ( ras ) one gives rise to the worldly life ( sansar ). You will have to understand the facts , won ’ t you ? Will such falsehood work ?
That is why we have the expression of a ‘ noose around the neck .’ When a person takes credit for doing samayik , pratikraman ; it is the same as having a noose around the neck , because they enjoyed the taste of doership .
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Samayik of Puniyaa Shravak Questioner : What was the samayik of Puniyaa Shravak
Dadashri : It was just like the one we do here in Akram Vignan . He took it to that level in the Kramic path .
When King Shrenik was doomed to spend a life in hell , he asked Lord Mahavir to show him ways to prevent this . He said to the Lord , ‘ Lord , I have just met you and I have to go to hell ?’ the Lord said , ‘ What can anyone do now ? No one can do anything about it . Once the karma for the next life is bound , it is bound , and nothing can be done about it .’ But even then , he pleaded with the Lord to give him a solution , so the Lord showed him a way . The Lord told him to accomplish one of four tasks and , if he were successful , he would avoid a life in hell . Three of the solutions failed . That left the samayik of Puniyaa Shravak . So the King said he would go to Puniyaa Shravak and get the samayik from him .
King Shrenik goes to Puniyaa Shravak and tells him , ‘ Give