Gandharwad

SR No.: 011044
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Jain Granth Prakashak Sabha
Publication Year: 1942
Total Pages: 579
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 63 MB

Page 45

•: 2:. . Jinabhadra Gani's .
[The first ___Translation-1 (O Indrabhuti of Gautama gotra !) You have a doubt about ( the existence of ) jiva ( the soul ) since it is not directly perceived ( by senses ) as is the case with a ghata ( a water-jar ). Whatever is absolutely imperceptible, does not exist in the world, e. g., a flower in the sky. ( 1549 ) श्रीमलधारिहेमचन्द्राचार्यकृता टीका
आयुष्मन् इन्द्रभूते ! तवैषः सन्देहः-किमयमात्माऽस्ति, नास्ति वा, उभयहेतुसद्भावात् । तत्र नास्तित्वहेतवोऽमी-नास्त्यात्मा, प्रत्यक्षेणात्यन्तमगृह्यमाणत्वात् , इह यदत्यन्ताप्रत्यक्षं तल्लोके नास्त्येव, यथा खपुष्पम् । यच्चास्ति तत् प्रत्यक्षेण गृह्यत एव, यथा घटः, इत्यसौ व्यतिरेकदृष्टान्तः । अणवोऽपि ह्यप्रत्यक्षाः किन्तु घटादिकार्यतया परिणतास्ते प्रत्यक्षमुपयान्ति; न पुनरेवमात्मा कदाचिदपि भावप्रत्यक्षमुपगच्छति, अतोऽत्रात्यन्तविशेषणमिति ॥ १ (१५४९)॥
Digest of the Commentary--O long-lived Indrabhūti ! You entertain a doubt about the existence of the soul. For, you come across reasons, some of which lead you to believe that the soul exists, whereas, others make you surmise that the soul does not exist. The latter are as under:
The soul does not exist; for, it is in no way perceptible by pratyaksa pramāna ( direct and valid proof ) produced by a sense-organ, as is the case with a ghata. Whatever is atyantāpratyaksa (absolutely imperceptible ) is certainly nonexistent in this world, e. g., a flower in the sky. Whatever exists, is certainly perceived - realized by pratyakşa pramāna, e. g., a pitcher. This is a vyatireka drstānta (a negative example ).
Some one may here argue, that though anus ( electrons ) are not within the range of pratyakșa pramāna they are, so to say, invisible; yet they do exist. So, what about them? The answer is, that no doubt they are imperceptible to us as anus, but when they are transformed so as to perform the