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## Explanation of Namotthu
This is similar to the third light verse 123 of Yoga Shastra. This statement is not false either; because by giving similes like a lion, etc., their extraordinary qualities appear. God should be compared to his own kind, not to a different kind, because "Viruddhopamayogé Taddharmapattyá Tadavastutvam" - that is, by the use of a contradictory (heterogeneous) simile, the qualities of the simile are transferred to the object being compared, thus negating its true nature. By this logic, if the qualities of the simile are transferred to the object being compared, then God would lack masculinity, etc. Refuting this view of the Charu disciples, it is said - "Purisa Varapundariyáṇam" - that is, even though he is a man, salutations to the Arihant who is like the best lotus.
The Arihant is like the best lotus, as the lotus is born in mud, grows in water, yet transcends both and remains above them. It is naturally beautiful, the abode of the Lakshmi of the three worlds, a home of joy for the eyes, etc. Due to its excellent qualities, even the exceptional animals, humans, and gods enjoy the lotus; and the lotus is the cause of happiness. Similarly, the Arihant, the Supreme Being, is born in the mud of karma, grows with the water of divine enjoyment, yet transcends both and remains detached from them. Due to their excellences, they are beautiful and the abode of wealth in the form of qualities; they are the cause of supreme bliss; due to their qualities like omniscience, etc., even animals, humans, and gods serve them, and through this, they become the cause of liberation happiness. For these reasons, the Arihant God is like the lotus. Thus, even when comparing to a different kind like the lotus, there is no contradiction in meaning. The fault that the disciples of Sucharu have pointed out by comparing to a different kind, is not possible here. If by comparing to a different kind, other qualities are also transferred to the object being compared, in the same way, by comparing to the same kind like a lion, etc., the qualities of animality, etc., of that lion, etc., are transferred. But this does not happen with a simile of the same kind; similarly, that fault does not apply to a simile of a different kind.
The disciples of Brihaspati believe that qualities should be described in a progressive order. That is, first, the general qualities should be described, then the more specific qualities, and then the even more specific qualities, in a progressive order. If this order is not followed in the explanation, then the subject matter becomes disordered, and then the qualities increase progressively. In support of this, they say - "Akramvadassat" - that is, what does not develop progressively is false (mithya). The qualities of the Arihant, the Supreme Being, have also developed progressively. To explain this, first, a general simile should be given, then a specific simile. To refute their view, it is said - "Purisa Varagandhahatthiṇam" - that is, the Arihant God, even though he is a man, is like the best gandhahasti (a type of elephant). Just as the mere smell of the gandhahasti makes the small elephants roaming in that region flee, in the same way, due to the influence of the Arihant, the attacks of foreign kingdoms, famine, epidemics, etc., which are like small elephants, flee from the smell of their walk, which is like the wind. For this reason, the God is like the best gandhahasti. Here, first, the simile of a lion, then the lotus, and then the gandhahasti is given. In this, the gandhahasti is stronger than the lion; while the lotus is ordinary. Therefore, according to their view, the simile is out of order, yet it is not a fault, because they say that "if there is no order in the explanation, then the explanation itself is false." This is not logical. In reality, whether general or specific, all qualities are relative to each other in the soul. Therefore, whether those qualities or the God possessing them are praised in order or in reverse order, there is no fault in it. Thus, the special reason for praising the Arihant God through the four phrases "Purisa Uttmaṇam" etc. is stated. In this way, this third wealth is called "Stotavya Vishesh Hetu Sampada."
Now, to explain how the praiseworthy, passionless Supreme Being is useful in this world in general, the fourth wealth is described in five phrases - "Loguttmaṇam, Lognahaṇam, Loghiyaṇam, Logpaivaṇam, Logpajjogaraṇam." According to grammar, the word that is the denotation of a group of words is also the denotation of many parts (parts or divisions). The word "Lok" literally denotes the fourteen royal lokas, which are a group of five astikayas, including Dharmaastikaya. And conversely, where there is a lack of Dharmaastikaya, etc., substances, only space, is called "Alok." However, here, the word "Lok" should be understood as the Lok in the form of the Sarvabhavya Jiva. Here, the God is called "Lokottama"
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