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## 106
## Dasha Shruta Skandha Sutra
## Fourth Dasha
**He holds it without dependence, he holds it without doubt, this is the Dharana-mati-sampada.**
**Meaning:** O Bhagavan! What is Mati-sampada? O disciple! Mati-sampada is described as being of four types: Avgraha-mati-sampada, Iha-mati-sampada, Avaya-mati-sampada, and Dharana-mati-sampada. O Bhagavan! What is Avgraha-mati-sampada? O disciple! Avgraha-mati-sampada is described as being of six types: He quickly grasps questions, etc., he grasps it without dependence, and he grasps it without doubt. Similarly, one should understand Iha-mati and Avaya-mati. What is Dharana-mati-sampada? Dharana-mati-sampada is of six types: He holds much, he holds in many ways, he holds old things, he holds even the most difficult things, he holds without dependence, and he holds without doubt. This is called Dharana-mati-sampada.
**Commentary:** This Sutra describes the wealth of Mati-knowledge: "Mananam, Matya: Sampada - Mati-sampada." What is contemplated is called Mati, and the wealth of Mati is Mati-sampada. This Mati-sampada is described as being of four types: Avgraha, Iha, Avaya, and Dharana. What is grasped generally without any instruction is called 'Avgraha'. The specific knowledge of the object that is grasped generally is called 'Iha'. The definitive knowledge of objects from Iha-specific knowledge is called 'Avaya'. Remembering the definitive knowledge of objects is called 'Dharana'. This is the order of Mati-knowledge. For example, when someone wakes up a sleeping person, the atoms of the sound of the person waking them up, touching the auditory sense organ, are in the form of Avgraha. After that, when the sound enters the auditory sense organ, those same atoms become specific and are called Iha-mati. Then he (the sleeping person) knows that someone is waking him up, and gradually he becomes certain that it is so-and-so.