296. Shri Jinendra-deva, who has freed himself from the cycle of Birth, oldage and death, has enunciated/promulgated only two ways; one is that of fine saints (uttam/sramanon) and the other that of fine laymen/householder (uttam-sravaka).
297. Charity (Dana) and worship (puja) are prominent in the conduct of laymen/house holders (sravakas), without them one does not qualify for being a sravaka; in the conduct of saints (sramenadhrama) The prominence is given to meditation (Dhyan) and study (Adhyayan); with out them one does not qualify for becoming a saint (true/real saint).
298. Although saints with pure conduct are superior to all the house holders in respect of restraint (samyan); yet there may be (are) house-holders, who are superior to certain saints of loose conduct.
299. He-who is incapable of adopting/upholding the conduct of a saint by getting so initiated (pravrajita-holkar/mundeta-hopkar shaved-headed) in the order of saints-adopta/accepts/undertakes (angikar karata hai) the conduct of a sravak, as enunciated by Shri Jinendra-deva.
300. The conduct of a sravak consists of five vows, and ten supplementary vows. He, who observes all or some of them, is called a sravaka.
301. The Right-believing man, who every day listens to the excellent (param/samachari) discourses relating to the conduct is said to be a sravak (layman/house holder).
302. One-whose intellect (mati) has been purified by right faith, and who renounces five glamerous tig fruits (uiamber-phala-named umar,papal (holy fig) and bada (banyan etc.) and seven addictions (evil habits) is called a philosopher layman (Darsanik-sravak).
303. The seven addictions are; 1. Adultery, 2. Gambling, 3. Wine, 4. Hunting, 5. Untruth, 6. Severe punishment and 7. Theft (Arthap/dusana/economic crimes).
304. Meat-eating (Non vegetarian diet) inflates ones ego (Darpa); inflated ego causes the desire of drinking wine such a man thence forward, indulges in gambling. Thus, (bye and bye) man commit all the aforementioned sins (Vyasan/evil-habits) by committing one (i.e. meat eating).
305. The loukika-shastra (the secular-book) also mentions; that a Brahmin (Vipra). Who used to fly in the sky (due to certain attainment, fell down on the ground on account of the sin of meat eating. Hence, Meat-eating should never be resorted to.
306. (Like meat-eating) drinking of wine also causes one to indulge in condemnable activities (Nindaniya-karmna) due to intoxication (and loss of sense). Consequently, such a man, undergoes enf-less miseries (sufferings) in this world as well as in next worlds.
307. He-whose heart is full of devotion to Jina which is firm and unflinching like mount meru; which is unblemished/thornless/nihshalya and which is such as causes renunciation from mundane-existence-has no (reason to) fewar whatsoever, in the world.
308. Even the foes of a modest (vinayee/Humble) man get converted and become friendly to him. Hence a partially vowfull sravak (desapviratj-sravak) should be modest/humble (vinayee) and pay-respects, from mind, speech and body, to the attribute of right conscience as well as to the meritorious (virtuous/gunijan) personages.
309. Anuvriya (partial-bowfulness) consists of renunciation of five sins:- 1. Injury to living beings or violence; 2. Telling lies (Asatya); 3. Taking or using things without the consent of their owners (Theft); 4. Conjugation with women other than ones wives (unchastity) and 5. Unlimited infatunation in living and non-living-objects (possession).
310. A Sravak, who has renounced violence (killing of vitatites/prani-vadha) should not do acts such as keeping human and subhuman being inbondage; beating and oppressing them (by sticks etc, piercing their houses overloading them and obstructing (or stopping) their food-supply and supply of other provisions. (Because such acts amount to committing violence. Their rennunciation is renunciation of gross violence/sthula-himsa).
311. (Broadly speaking), desisting from speaking untruth is the second anu-vrata (partial-vow). It is also of five kinds; speaking untruth in respect of girls (virgins), cows (cattle) and land, concealment of goods pawned or mortgaged and tendering false evidence.
312. (A part from this), a satya-anuvrti (One who has taken the partial vow of speaking truth) does not talk or express his views, without considering the pros and cons thereof; does not disclose the secrets of his wife to his friends etc; does not preach that which is false and enjurious (Ahitkari); and does not prepare false documents or/and false signatures. (All this forms part of satyanuvrita).
313. A sravak who is Achouryanuvrti/one who is partially vowful for non stealing should neither purchase stolen articles; not should be motivate others to steal. Similarly, he should neither violate any provision of any act or any rule regarding taxation or work against the state as such; not should he indulge in adulteration and circulation of (floating) false (Forged) currency notes or coins.
314. A sravak-who has taken the partial vow of chastity should remain satisfied with his wife and keep himself completely away (aloof/indifferent/unconcerned) from other unmarried and married women. He should indulge in unnatural sexual intercourse (Anaiya krida). (Further) he should not take interest in the marriages of persons, other than his own offsprings. He must renounce intense lust for sex.
315-316. Unlimited possession (of living and non-living objects) is the cause of infinite greed. It is highly erroneous (Dosayukta) and it leads to hell. That is why, a pure-hearted sravak (visuddha-chitta/clean-hearted or clear-minded), who has taken partial vow of non possession, should not cross over the (fixed) limits of land with its apartments (kshitra-makan), gold and silver, wealth and grain, bipeds and quadrupeds, provisions (stores) etc.
317. He should be contented. He should not think “I have fixed certain limits this time unknowingly; in future, I’ll again accept that in case of need.”
318. The three supplementary vows (Gunavritas) that are included in the seven disciplinary vows (Shila-vritas) are :- 1. Limitations regarding movements in various directions. 2. Limitations regarding unnecessary performances; 3. Limitations regarding movements in different territories.
319. The first supplementary vow (Gunavrita) consists of delimiting ones movements in all (ten) directions including those of upabove, down-below and stanting oblique; and exercising control over one’s contacts. (It is so done with a view to limit (or restrict) the area of trade/business).
320. The second supplementary vow named De’shavashik, consists of the prohibition (prevention) of. Visiting for bidden region or regions (i.e. going to territory or territories) whereby the fulfillment of one’s (second) supplementary vow gets obstructed.
321. The third supplementary vow Anartha dand virati consists of relinquishment of purposeless activities (unnecessarily harassing/embarrassing some one. It is of four kinds:- 1. Thinking ill of others (Apa-dhyan); 2. Thought less (inconsiderate) conduct (pramada-charitra, such as breeding the bows of trees purposelessly); 3. Giving instruments (objects) of offense (Himsadan) to others; and 4. Preaching of sins (papopadesh). The renunciation of all the aforementioned four, constitutes the third supplementary vow named Anarth dand virati.
322. The association of karmas (karmi particles) to soul, in case of purposeful activities, is (Comparatively) less than that in case of purposeless activity; because in case of purposeful activity.
323. A Sravak, who has taken the partial vow of Anartha-dand-virati, should not violated the limits of enjoyment and re-enjoyment of consumable and non-consumable things. He should not collect and make the instruments of violence available. Such a sravak should also neither cut joke another (kandarp); nor gesticulate and do mischievous; nor gossip (monkharya) or be garrulous.
324. The four instructional vows (siksa-vrita) are as follows:- 1. Limiting one’s enjoyment of consumable and non-consumable goods (Bhogopabhoga) (Parimana). 2. Contemplation of self for spiritual advancement in regular manner (sanayak); 3. Taking food after feeding asceties with a part of it (Atithi samvibhag), 4. Fasting (on four days of the month i.e. two astamies and two chaturdashis) i.e. abstaining from time to religious study and contemplation.
325. The vow of limiting one’s enjoyment of enjoyable and reenjoyable objects (Bhogopa-bhoga parimana vrita) is of two kinds:- 1. That which is related with food and, 2. That which is related with trade or occupation or activities of the like nature. The former consists of the renunciation of limiting the enjoyment of esculent tuber roots (kandmula) (Ananta kayeka vegetables) gloom rows fig fruits (undumber phala), wine; non-vegetarian foods etc; and the latter consists of abandonment or limitation of the occupations (means of living) involving violence.
326. Contemplation of self (Samayik) is the only way out to avoid violent activities. The learned man should consider (such) contemplation to be one of the necessary duties of a house holder and hence take recourse to it (adopt it) for the good of his self and for the attainment of salvation.
327. A sravak (house-holder), while engaged in contemplation of self equips an equanimous saint free of all violent activities. That is why, contemplation of self (is advised to) be performed in various ways.
328. A sravak, who care for others while engaged in contemplation, (really) indulges in painful concentration (Arta-dhyan/monomani). His contemplation is vain (infructuous).
329. The instructional vow of fasting (prosadhopavas) include four items: 1. Diet control; 2. Consecreation of the body; 3. Renunciation of unchastity; and 4. Renunciation of violence. These four things may be abandoned either wholly or partially. He who fasts fully should regularly perform contemplation of self (samayika).
330. The instructional vow of the householders, taking food after feeding the ascetic with a part thereof (atithi sam vibhjaga) consists of giving of pure food (i.e. faultless indefective) food, which is in accordance with the region (and the time) to ascetic (Medicants/recluses/sainyami.) (It means that the ascetic and Mendicants etc. who come to a house holder without prior notice, should be properly fed by him, by means of parting with ones own food. In short he should be treated as a respectable partner or guest).
331. Charity (Dana) is of four kinds:- 1. Food; 2. Medicine; 3. Books; and 4. Amnesty (assurance of protection or safety). According to the code of conduct of a sravak all the four are worth giving.
332. A house-holder (sravak) is blessed, just (merely) by providing food (to the hungry). What is the use of considering whether one deserves it or not?
333. Good sravaks-who properly follow the prescribed code of conduct and who is firm (solemn) and sacrificing do not take food in homes where in ascetic are not fed in appropriate (and desirable) manner.
334. Taking food by the sravak who himself take the remaining food after feeding an ascetic/mendicant first, is a real/true shravak. Such a shravak attains the material happiness of the world as preached by jina (Jino-padista sansara-ka-sarbhuta sukha) and the eternal bliss of salvation, in a phased manner (respectively).
335. Amnesty (Abhaya) means providing protection to living beings who are afraid of death. This kind of charity tops (is at the top of) all charities.