Verse 9.3 - Religious austerity is the cause of both stoppage and dissociation

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 9.3:

तपसा निर्जरा च ॥ ९.३ ॥

tapasā nirjarā ca || 9.3 ||

By austerity (tapa), dissociation (nirjarā) also is achieved. (3)

Hindi Anvayarth:

अन्वयार्थ: [तपसा] तप से [निर्जरा च] निर्जरा होती है और संवर भी होता है।

Anvayartha: [tapasa] tapa se [nirjara ca] nirjara hoti hai aura samvara bhi hota hai |

Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:

A potent cause of stoppage (saṃvara) and dissociation (nirjarā) is mentioned next.

Though religious austerity is included under the moral virtues, it is mentioned separately in order to indicate that it is the cause of both–stoppage (saṃvara) and dissociation (nirjarā)–and that it is the chief cause of stoppage (saṃvara). Now it is true that austerity (tapa) is the means of prosperity, as it is admitted to lead to positions such as the lord of the deva. How can it then be the cause of dissociation (nirjarā)? There is nothing inconsistent in this for the same cause produces many effects; the fire is one but it has many effects such as scorching, ash and charcoal. Similarly, what inconsistency is there in considering penance or austerity (tapa) as the cause of both worldly prosperity–abhyudaya–and destruction of karmas–karmakṣaya?

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