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one month diksha (formal initiation) crosses the limit of intensity of brilliance of vyantar gods. Progressively surpassing the intensity of brilliance of bhavan-pati, asurakumar and jyotishka gods, a Shraman with six month experience after diksha (initiation) crosses even the brilliance of Saudharma and Ishan gods. A Shraman with one year experience crosses even the limit of intensity of brilliance of Anuttar gods. Thus he progressively acquires purer and purer intensity of tejoleshya (radiant energy).
Egam viginchamane–This paragraph conveys that a highly accomplished seeker who has reached the level of kshapak shreni the ladder leading to shedding of karmas or progressive levels of lightness in context of the burden of karmas) while shedding anantanubandhi kashaya (extreme passion) also sheds other karmas like darshanavaran (perception obscuring). Even if he has acquired age-determining karma, he sheds the seven sub-types of karmas related to perception. And while shedding other karmas he also sheds extreme passion.
१३१. जे कोहदंसी से माणदंसी, जे माणदंसी से मायदंसी, जे मायदंसी से लोभदंसी, जे लोभदंसी से पेज्जदंसी, जे पेज्जदंसी से दोसदंसी, जे दोसदंसी से मोहदंसी, जे मोहदंसी से गब्भदंसी, जे गब्भदंसी से जम्मदंसी, जे जम्मदंसी से मारदंसी, जे मारदंसी से णिरयदंसी, जे णिरयदंसी से तिरियदंसी, जे तिरियदंसी से दुक्खदंसी।
से मेहावी अभिणिवद्वेज्जा कोहं च माणं च मायं च लोभं च पेज्जं च दोसं च मोहं च गब्भं च जम्मं च मारं च णरगं च तिरियं च दुक्खं च।
एयं पासगस्स दंसणं उवरयसत्थस्स पलियंतकरस्स। आयाणं निसिद्धा सगडब्भि। १३२. किमत्थि उवाही पासगस्स, ण विज्जइ ? णत्थि। त्ति बेमि।
॥ चउत्थो उद्देसओ सम्मत्तो ॥
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