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know everything (worth knowing)."Reference to subsequent verses shows that the Lord refers to the Vital Force, which is known in Sankhya as “Pursha”, and in Jainism as “Jiva”. When reference is made to “Prakriti" that reference is to what the Jains call “Ajiva". According to the Jain teachers, Key to further progress in the quest of spirituality is to understand this duality of Jiva and Ajiva. Jainism also asserts that if once you know the qualities of Jiva at the time when it is made free from association with Ajiva, you know everything which is worth knowing. This is also what our Upanishadas are saying. For inastance, Brahdaranya Upanishad says, “Atma ya are drashtavyah shrotavyo mantavyo vididhyasitavyah.” I.e. “It is necessary to realize the soul, to recognize it and to study it.” The same is said by Chhandopanishad as “So anveshtavyaah sa vijijnasitavyah”. i.e. “It (soul should be known and studied".
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