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556. Freed from thought-paints, black and others, having crossed (the ocean of mundane ) existences, possessed of infinite bliss, and having acquired the abode of liberation-such liberated souls or the non-vibratory omniscients, should be known to be Paintless (Aleshyá).
CHAPTER XVI.
Capacity of liberation, (Bhavya márganá).
भविया सिद्धी जो जीवाणं ते हवंति भवसिद्धा । विवयाऽभव्वा संसारादो ण सिज्यंति ॥ ५५७ ॥ भव्या सिद्धिर्येषां जीवानां ते भवन्ति भवसिद्धाः । तद्विपरीता अभव्याः संसारान्न सिद्ध्यन्ति ॥ ५५७ ॥
557. The souls whose liberation is to take place (or who have the capacity of liberation) are capable of liberation (Bhavya siddha or Bhavyas). The opposite to these (are) incapable of liberation (Abhavya). They are never liberated from mundane existence.
Commentary,
Souls as seen by omniscient are of two kinds, Bhavya, capable of liberation, and Abhavya, incapable of liberation. Even in Bhavyas, who have got the capacity, only those who will have favourable circumstances for making efforts for liberation can attain liberation, while those who will never have favourable circumstances will never be liberated.
भव्वत्तस्स जोग्गा जे जीवा ते हवंति भवसिद्धा ।
हु मलविगमेशियमा ताणं कणवलाणमिव ॥ ५५८ ॥ भव्यत्वस्य योग्या ये जीवास्ते भवन्ति भवसिद्धाः । न हि मलविगमे नियमात् तेषां कनकोपलानामिव ॥ ५५८ ॥
558. ( Some) would-be-liberated souls, who are cap - able of being liberated (Bhavyatva), are such that their dirt (of Karmic matter) like (the dirt of) golden ores (Kanakopala) will certainly never be removed.
णय जे भव्वाभव्वा मुत्तिसुहातीदांत संसारा । ते जीवा गायव्वा व य भव्वा अभव्वा य ॥ ५५६ ॥
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