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Āptamīmāmsā
The manifestation of purity in a soul has a beginning while the manifestation of impurity is beginningless:
शुद्धयशुद्धी पुनः शक्ती ते पाक्यापाक्यशक्तिवत् । साद्यनादी तयोर्व्यक्ती स्वभावोऽतर्कगोचरः ॥१००॥
सामान्यार्थ – पाक्य-शक्ति ( पकने की योग्यता) और अपाक्य-शक्ति (पकने की अयोग्यता - किसी-किसी मूँग या उड़द को कितना भी पकाया जाए वह पकता नहीं है) की तरह शुद्धि और अशुद्धि ये दो शक्तियाँ हैं। शुद्धि की व्यक्ति सादि और अशुद्धि की व्यक्ति अनादि है। यह वस्तु - स्वभाव है जो तर्क का विषय नहीं होता है।
These, purity (śuddhi) and impurity (aśuddhi), are two kinds of power akin to the cookability (pakya) or the non-cookability (apākya) of a cereal (viz. beans like urada and mūnga). The manifestation of purity (in a soul) has a beginning while the manifestation of impurity is beginningless. And, being (the soul's) own-nature (svabhāva), it is not open to logical argument (tarka).
The capacities (purity and impurity) of two kinds of souls are compared with those of beans; some of these become soft and edible on being stewed and others remain hard even after being stewed for a long time. It is not possible to know beforehand whether a particular bean is edible or non-edible. On being boiled some beans, as per their nature, will become soft; the others, as per their nature, will remain hard as before. In the same manner, it is not possible to know beforehand whether a person has the capacity to attain liberation (mokṣa) or not.
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