(व्यवहार चारित्र सूत्र)
262. The conduct from practical stand point. Consists of body/physical mertification (practical-austerities); The conduct from real stand point, consists of self mortification.
263. The practical conduct (Vyavahar caritra) consists of retirement from bad/Inauspicious activities (indulgence in good/Auspicious activities). Shri jina-Deva has enunciated it in the form of five vows (vrata) five carefulnesses (samintes and three preservation (Guptas/discipline). (This thirteen point conduct is being elucidated hereafter).
264. An (imperfect) soul, which is incapable of adopting (Dharama-karma men) yoga-that consists of austerities and restraints can not attain salvation although that soul may be immersed in the knowledge of scriptures (srut-jnan men nimagna).
265. Knowledge without good (and appropriate) conduct can not yield the desired end (bring salvation Just as a traveler who is well acquainted with the route but who does not actually move it (go a head), can not reach the destination in the same way. Those who want to be liberated of karmas can not attain that liberation with out following right conduct mere knowledge wont do.
266. The study of scriptures by one whose conduct is nill (Zero)- is futile (meaningless/worthless). It is like kindling (burning) crores of earthen-lamps before a blind man.
267. Even the minutest / least knowledge. of a man of character (and good conduct) is enough; whereas the detail elaborate knowledge of scriptures of a characterless man (or of a man of bad conduct) is infructuous (fruitless).
(निश्चय चारित्र)
268. From real stand-point, the (Real) conduct means and includes the absorption (tanmayata/immersion/identification) of soul in soul, for soul. Only asceties, who follow such real conduct. Attain salvation.
269. The flaw-less/unambiguious karma-free (karma-rahit) conduct has been mentioned as the conduct, whereby (knowing which) ascetie eliminates the vices and virtues both.
270. The (imperfect) soul, which develops good and bad thought natures (shubha shubha Bhavya) in objects, other than self (in non selves/par-dravya), falls from his real-conduct (Svakiya-chartra) and become a prey to unreal (wrong) conduct (par-charitachari).
271. The (imperfect) soul-that perceives and knows soul as a conscious being consisting of the nature of perception and knowledge (Jnan-darshanmaya-svabhava-rupa). By freeing himself of all possessions and getting his mind fully concentrated-is a soul following Real conduct (svakiya-chaita-chari).
272. The mortification (Tapascharan) and undertaking of religious vows (vrata charara) etc. by one, who is not following real conduct has been declared By the omniscient lord (sarvajna-deva) as child-like (mortification) and child like vowfulness.
273. Such child (the ignorant saint with out real conduct) who fasts for months together and who in the end of his fast takes very little food (may be of the size of the fore part of a blade of grass can not attain the sixteenth digit (part of the diameter) of the moon of the dharma (Dharma ki solahvinkala).
274. (Really speaking) Dharma (religion) is conduct-This Dharma is analogous of Equanimity which is the pure thought nature of soul free from all delusion and agitation (excitement).
275. All these terms are synonymous: Equanimity, indifference (neutraility), pure thought nature, passionless-ness (Non attachment) observance (conduct), Religion (Dharma), and reverence of natural self.
276. That saint (sramana) is called shuddhyopyaogi (one with pure consciousness)- who is well versed in essential elements (padartha) and aphorisms (sutra/precepts/principles); well equipped with restraints and austerities, free from attachment (vigata-vag); and equanimous.
277. Such pure consciousness (shuddhopa yoga) alone; constitutes saintliness (Shramanya) such a saint alone knows perception and knowledge. He alone gets salvation. He alone attains supreme status (siddha-pad). I bow to him.
278. The souls, resplendent with pure consciousness enjoys immense, self-generated, self contained or unsensual, matchless, infinite and indestructible Joy/bliss.
279. The inflow of good and bad karmas to the soul of a saint (Bhikshu) who has no attachment aversion and delusion to all the substances and who is indifferent towards all sensual pleasures and pains is (totally) stopped/prevented.
(समन्वय सूत्र)
280. The real conduct is the end (to be achieved) and the practical conduct is the means (to achieve that end). The practical conduct and the Real conduct when followed serially, yield/give enlightenment of soul.
281. The internal purification, as a rule results in external-purification, (similarly) a man errs externally. Due to internal error.
282. The omniscient lord (sarvajna-deva), - who perceives and knows the (whole), universe and beyond (Loka-loka ke Jnata-drista)-has asserted That the purity of thought nature (Bhava-Shuddhi) consists of thought actions free of intotication (Mada),. Pride (man) deceit (maya) and greed (lobha).
283. An (imperfect) soul does not get itself purified. In case it is not freed from (does not attain freedom from) delusion and other similar thought natures, in spits of renunciation of sinful activities and the acceptance and observance of the code of practical conduct by him.
284. (That is why it has been affirmed). That pure consciousness (Shuddhopyoga) prohibits good conduct (shubha-pravritti/good activities) in the same manner, in which good conduct prohibits bad conduct (Ashubha-pravitti/bad activities), Hence, the ascetie should meditate upon self In the same serial order (i.e. beginning with practical conduct and ending with the Real conduct).
285. From Real stand point the destruction of conduct (Bhava-shuddhi/purity of thought natures) results in the destruction of perception and knowledge (Jnan-Darshan ka ghata); wereas from practical stand point the destruction of conduct may not result in the destruction of perception and knowledge truly speaking the prevalence (vyapti) of perception and knowledge is concomitant with the purity of thought nature and not with any external observance (vanya-kriya).
286-287 An ascetie gets rid of his mundane-existence, throu his victories in internal battles. Such an acetic is the master of the capital town of faith; and the chain with which the door of this town is closed (Argala) consists of austerities and stoppage of the karmic in flow (Tapa and sainvar). The ascetic has constructed for himself a strong and unvincible rampart of the fort of forgiveness with the and, three preservations (Guptes) of mind, speech and body, such as ascetic, being (safely) seated in this fort, pierces the armour of karmas (karma-kavacha) with this bow, that produces the sound of austerities.