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## Explanation of the Verse
**Verse 123 of the Third Light of Yoga Shastra:** Just as a person without faith is incapable of seeing the truth of the self, similarly, a person without faith is incapable of attaining happiness. Only with true faith (Shraddha) can one attain knowledge and vision of the true nature of reality. Therefore, faith, like an indestructible seed, is obtained from the Lord, who is the giver of the tree of Dharma. Hence, salutations to the Lord, the giver of vision.
**Mārgadāyāṇam:** Salutations to the Lord, the giver of the path to liberation. Here, the guide refers to one who leads to the specific and direct series of Gunasthanas (stages of spiritual progress), like the straight path of a serpent's hood; one who enables the experience of the true self (Atmasvaroop); one who reveals the nature of the cessation of karma. The path is that which leads the mind towards liberation, where the mind's tendencies are conducive to liberation. Without the path to liberation, the mind's tendencies cannot be pure or conducive. Happiness also arises from walking on the path to liberation. Without the path to liberation, one cannot attain the appropriate Gunasthanas, because the unevenness of the path causes the mind to slip, and this becomes an obstacle in attaining the Gunasthanas. Such a simple and true path is obtained only from the Lord, therefore, the Lord is the guide.
**Saraṇadāyāṇam:** Salutations to the Lord, the giver of refuge. Protecting the one who is suffering from fear is called giving refuge. In this world, which is like a terrifying forest, the souls of beings afflicted by intense attachment, aversion, etc., become deluded by the mental afflictions arising from the cycle of suffering. The Lord gives them the beautiful assurance of the determination of true contemplation; therefore, they are the refuge. Other Acharyas say that the desire to know the truth is refuge. This determination of true contemplation is the cause of the soul attaining the truth. 1. Desire to hear the truth, 2. Hearing the truth, 3. Accepting the truth, 4. Holding the truth in the heart, 5. Attaining specific knowledge (Vijnana) from this, 6. Reasoning and thinking from Vijnana, 7. Deciding on the truth, and 8. Having firm faith in the truth; these eight qualities of the intellect are manifested by the determination of true contemplation. If there is no determination of true contemplation, these qualities do not manifest, but only their appearance is seen, which does not achieve any purpose for the soul. Therefore, the refuge of true contemplation, which gives assurance to the soul, bewildered by many sorrows, and illuminates the qualities of the intellect, is obtained only from the Lord. Therefore, the Lord is the giver of refuge.
**Bodhidāyāṇam:** Salutations to the Lord, the giver of enlightenment. Enlightenment means attaining the Dharma as established by Lord Jineshwar. Enlightenment occurs through the power of three actions: Yathapravrittikaran (making things happen as they should), Apurvakaran (doing something new), and Anivrittikaran (stopping something from happening). The first time the knot of attachment and aversion, which has never been broken before, is broken, the soul attains Samyagdarshan (right faith) in the form of true faith in the truth. Other Acharyas have called 'Bodhi' as 'Vijnpti'.
**Abhaya, Chakshu, Marg, Sharan, and Bodhi:** These five are obtained by the one who is free from rebirth. When these five are not manifested in their true form due to rebirth, the Lord gives these five non-rebirth-causing qualities. These five qualities are the fruits of the previous ones, one after the other. It is like this: the fruit of giving fearlessness is the attainment of vision, the fruit of vision is the attainment of the right path, the fruit of the path is the attainment of refuge, and the fruit of refuge is the attainment of enlightenment (Samyagdristi). This seed of enlightenment is obtained from the Lord. Therefore, the Lord is the giver of enlightenment. Thus, the Lord is the giver of fearlessness, the giver of vision, the giver of the path, the giver of refuge, and the giver of enlightenment. Therefore, as mentioned earlier, the accomplishment of the wealth of use has been achieved. Now, we will explain the wealth of praise, which is a specific use of wealth.
**Dhammadāyāṇam, Dhammadeśayāṇam, Dhammānāyāgaṇam, Dhammāsārāhīṇam, Dhammāvarachaurantachakkavattīṇam:** The meaning of 'Dhammadāyāṇam' is - Salutations to the Lord, the giver of Dharma. Here, Dharma should be understood as the Dharma in the form of conduct (Virati). And that Dharma is of two types: Sadhudharma and Shravakdharma. Sadhudharma is the form of abandoning all sinful actions, while Shravakdharma is the form of partially abandoning sin. The Lord is the one who reveals both these Dharmas. Dharma can only be obtained from Him. Even if there are other causes, the Lord is the main cause in attaining Virati Dharma, therefore, the Lord is called the giver of Dharma. The giver of Dharma is the one who gives Dharmadeshana, not any other cause, therefore, it is said - 'Dhammadeśayāṇam' = Salutations to the Lord, the preacher of Dharma. As mentioned earlier, the Lord is the preacher of the two types of Virati Dharma.