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## 82 Samantabhadra-Bharati
[Chapter 8 (If it is said that liberation is achieved by the destruction of fate through human effort, then human effort cannot be called futile, then the same contradiction arises - the promise that liberation is achieved through human effort is not stable, it is contradicted by the promise that everything is produced (achieved) by fate. If the Mimamsakas say that liberation is achieved by fate because the cause of liberation is also created by fate, then there is no contradiction in the promise, then this is not correct; because then human effort is proved to be created by fate, so fate does not remain stable alone. Secondly, the sole acceptance of the achievement of prosperity and liberation through Dharma is contradicted. And thirdly, the context of the futility of the desire of Maheshwara (the desire to create) arises - that is, if creation is dependent on God, then it is not right to say things like 'this ignorant creature is unable to obtain happiness and sorrow, he goes to heaven or hell only by the will of God'.)]
If the sole existence of achievement through human effort is accepted, then the question arises: how is the work of human effort achieved? If it is said to be achieved by fate - by the dependence on the divine wealth of merit and demerit, then how can this be said while accepting the aforementioned sole existence? It cannot be said; because this leads to the contradiction of the promise, and the aforementioned sole principle is contradicted and does not remain stable. If intellect-reasoning...