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vitality even without having material vitalities and there remains even no trace of anguish.
Further, (in mundane existence) due to name-karma on association of inauspicious Gati (condition of existence) and Jati (genus) etc. he used to feel anguish, but now (in Siddha state) all those have ended wherefrom now anguish arise ? And on association of auspicious Gati, Jati, etc. by reduction of some misery, he used to feel happy but now (in Siddha state) even without all these, all miseries have ended and absolute happiness has been manifested. Therefore, no purpose remains with them.
And on getting birth in a low status family due to instrumental cause of Gotra-karma he used to feel misery; now (in Siddha state), owing to its absence, there remains no cause of misery, and on getting birth in a high status family he used to feel happiness but now (in Siddha state) even without having the high status family, he has attained the highest status worshipable by three worlds.
In this way in Siddha-Gods, due to destruction (shedding off) of all kinds of karmas, all miseries have ended.
The characteristic of misery is perturbedness, and perturbedness is caused only when desire arises, but now in Siddha state the desire and the causes of desire have totally ended; therefore, by becoming stoical one experiences infinite bliss devoid of all miseries, because imperturbedness only is the characteristic of bliss. In the world also, everyone believes happiness by somehow becoming imperturbed. Why should not one believe full happiness to arise when one becomes totally unperturbed ?
Thus, on attaining the Siddhahood by means of right belief, etc. all kinds of miseries end and infinite bliss manifests.
Now, here the sermon is given ": 'O'Bhavya!'O'Brother ! think yourself as to the worldly miseries described here are experienced by you or not. And whatever means you adopt to remove them are false or not. And also ponder over whether happiness is caused or not on attaining Siddhahood. If you believe in whatever is stated above
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