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CHAPTER X
LIBERATION
The nature of liberation mentioned as the ultimate goal is described now. Emancipation is preceded by the attainment of omniscience. Therefore the causes of omniscience are mentioned first.
मोहक्षयाज्ज्ञानदर्शनावरणान्तरायक्षयाच्च केवलम् ॥१॥ Mohakṣayājjñānadarśanāvaraṇāntarāyakṣayācca kevalam
(1) 1. Omniscience (perfect knowledge) is attained on the destruction of deluding karmas, and on the destruction of knowledge and perception-covering karmas and obstructive karmas.
In this sutra it is proper to make it into a single compound. Why? It would conduce to brevity. How? There would be no need then for the repetition of 'on the destruction of' and another (ablative) case-ending and consequently ‘also' (ca), and the sutra would gain in brevity. For instance 'Mohajnanadarśanāvaraņāntarāyakṣayāt kevalain'. It is true. But the successive stages of destruction are indicated by splitting the sutra. That is, first the deluding karmas are destroyed, and the self is called the saint free from passions (kșinakaşāya)" up to one muhūrta. Immediately after that knowledge-and perception-covering karmas and obstructive karmas are simultaneously destroyed, and the self attains omniscience. The destruction of these karmas is the cause of perfect knowledge, and this is indicated by the case used.
How are deluding karmas destroyed first? The potential self becomes a right believer, and with growing purity of thoughtactivity destroys the seven categories of deluding karmas in someone of the four spiritual stages of 'no self-control, 'partial self-control', 'imperfect self-control and 'perfect selfcontrol', becomes a perfect (destructional) right believer and
1 i e. the saint who has attained the stage of destroyed delusion.
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