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## Sixth Stage
**With Hindi Commentary**
**233**
If someone sees the **Shramanopasak**'s **chotti** (topknot) and asks, "O great one, who are you? You have a **mukhapatti** (mouth covering) and all the signs of a **sadhu** (saint), but you also have a **chotti** on your head," then the **Shramanopasak** should reply, "O **Ayushman** (blessed one), I am a **Pratima-prapta Shramanopasak**." This will clear the questioner's doubts and the **Shramanopasak** will avoid **stena-bhava** (the state of being a thief).
Deceiving people by pretending to be like them is also considered theft. Such a person is called a **rupa-chor** (form thief). There are many types of thieves, as the saying goes: "**Tav-tene vay-tene ruv-tene y je nare. Ayar-bhava-tene y kuvvai dev-kivise.**" This means that a thief of austerity, a thief of speech, a thief of conduct, and a thief of emotions are all considered thieves. Here, as mentioned earlier, a **Shramanopasak** who begs without revealing his identity is called a **rupa-chor** because his appearance is exactly like that of a **sadhu**. Therefore, to avoid the sin of theft, he must reveal his identity.
This sutra also clearly establishes that **moksha** (liberation) cannot be attained through knowledge alone, nor through action alone. Therefore, "**Jnana-kriyabyam moksha:**" liberation can be attained only by combining knowledge and action. This is why the first two **prati-mas** (stages) describe **samyag-darshan** (right faith) and **samyag-jnana** (right knowledge), while the remaining nine describe **charitra** (conduct). Not only this, but the eleventh **pratima** is also called "**Samane Bhue**" (**Shramanobhuta**). Here, the word "**bhuta**" is used in the sense of "being like." Therefore, the actions of someone who has attained this **pratima** are almost identical to those of a **sadhu**. There is no difference between their begging, writing, and other actions. The rest of the time, they spend in **svadhyaya** (self-study) and **dhyana** (meditation). However, it should be remembered that **arta-dhyana** (distressed meditation) and **raudra-dhyana** (angry meditation) should always be avoided.
Now the question arises: what is the nature of **arta-dhyana** and **raudra-dhyana**? The answer is that when someone desires a particular **pudgala dravya** (material substance) and fails to obtain it, they resort to finding ways to harm others to fulfill their desire. This is called **arta-dhyana** or **raudra-dhyana**. Not getting what one desires, getting what one dislikes, constantly worrying about illness, and being obsessed with desired pleasures are all examples of **arta-dhyana** and **raudra-dhyana**.