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156. Just as a person getting hold of some treasure, enjoys its fruits in his own native place; similarly a right knower giving up the groups of all foreign objects, enjoys the treasure of self-knowledge.
सव्वे पुराणपुरिसा एवं आवासयं य काऊरण । अप्पमत्तपहुदिठाणं पडिवज्ज य केवली जादा ॥ १५७ ॥
NIYAMSARA.
सर्वे पुराणपुरुषा एवमावश्यकं च कृत्वा ।
अप्रमत्तप्रभृतिस्थानं प्रतिपद्य च केवलिनो जाताः ॥ १५७ ॥
157. All ancient great men, by haring thus practised (Avashyaka-Independent Action) and passing through the spiritual stages of "Perfect vow" (Apramatta Virata), etc., have become Omniscients,
जादि पस्सदि सव्वं ववहारएण केवली भगवम् । वाणी जादि पस्सदि यिण अप्पां ॥ १५८ ॥ जानाति पश्यति सर्व व्यवहारनयेन केवली भगवान् । केवलज्ञानी जानाति पश्यनेि नियमेन आत्मानम् ॥ १५८ ॥
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158. It is, from the practical point of view only, that the Omniscient Lord, perceives and knows all; from the real stand-point, the Omniscient perceives and knows his own soul only.
Commentary.
In the Commentary under Chpter V, it has been explained that there are six essential daily duties, prescribed for a saint. They are called the "Shatávashyaka Karma" of a saint. In this treatise the Learned Author, has mainly dealt with these duties from the real point of view.
Vide Ch. V for Pratikamana.
Ch. VI for Pratyákhyána.
Ch. IX for Sámáyika.
Ch. VIII for Káyotsarga.
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