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open lotus. For example, he whose eye-sight is weak though sees through his eyes only but sees only after putting on eye-glass and can not see without eye-glass. Similarly, soul's knowing power is feeble, he knows by his knowledge only but knows only with the instrumentality of Dravya-Indriyas & Mana; can not know without them. And even when the eyes are alright but if some defect develops in the eyeglass then he can not see or sees unclearly or sees differently; similarly, one's Kshayopashama-Jnan is as it is but if the matterparticles (atoms) of Dravya-Indriya and Mana turn otherwise then he can not know or knows unclearly or knows differently; because, there exists cause and effect relationship between the modification of atoms of Dravya Indriya & Mana and Mati-Jnana. Therefore, according to their modifications the modification of knowledge also takes place. As for example, in childhood and oldage of human beings, Dravya-Indriyas and Mana, etc. are feeble, then konwing power is also found feeble; and further as owing to the instrumentality of cold atmosphere, etc. the particles of senses of touch etc. and mind act differently, then either nothing is known or a very little is known.
Further, Nimitta-Naimittika (cause and effect) relationship is found also in-between knowledge and external objects. For instance, if the particles (atoms)of darkness or the particles, forming cataract, etc. or the opaque particles of stone, etc. come before eyes then eyes can not see. And if a red glass comes before eyes then all appears red. If green glass comes before eyes then all appears green. Thus, erroneous knowing takes place.
Further, if telescope, eye-glass, etc. come before eyes then the things appear in magnified form. If particles of light, water, plain glass come before eyes then also things appear as they are. Similarly, one should know about other senses and mind also appropriately. Owing to the use of incantation, etc. or owing to the drunkenness, etc. or owing to the Nimitta of ghost, etc. either no knowing or a very little knowing or knowing differently takes place. In this way, this knowledge is dependent on external things also.
Moreover, whatever is known through this knowledge is known unclearly; from remote position knows in one way, from vicinity knows in other way, instantly knows in a different way, if there be
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