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DRAVYA-SANGRAHA, 13.
Lesya is that by which a Jiva assimilates virtue and vice with itself. Feelings arising from Yoga, coloured by passions, lead to Bhava-Lesyâ and the actual colours of bodies produced by such feelings are called Dravya-Lesya. The colours are black, blue, pigeon, golden, lotus-like and white. The first three are resultants of evil, and the last three of good emotions.
That quality by which a soul attains perfect faith, knowledge and conduct is known as Bhavyatva Guņa, and that by which these are obstructed is called Abhavyatva Guņa. Bhavya Mârgañî defines Jivas which possess each of these sets of qualities.
Samyaktva is perfect faith in the Tattvas or principal tenets of Jainism.
Samjii Jivas are those who with the help of mind are capable of teaching, of action, of giving advice, and of conversation. Asamjñi Jivas are those who are incapable of these. $ In Samjñî Mârgañá, each of these classes of Jivas are described.
Ahâra is the assimilation of material particles by Jivas to preserve bodies.
These are the fourteen kinds of Mârgana.
Jivas may be viewed with reference to each of these Mârgaņas or with reference to different Guṇasthanas or stages of development. But it must be remembered that all these characteristics are attributed to Jivas from the ordinary point of view, for none of them really exist in Jivas.
"लिंपइ अप्पीकीरइ एदीए णियअपुण्णपुण्णं च । जीवोत्ति होदि लेस्सा लेस्सागुणजाणयक्खादा ।"
[Gommatasara, Jira-kânda, 488.]
+ "किण्हाणला काऊ तेऊ पम्मा य सुक्कलेस्सा य ।
लेस्साणं णिद्देसा छच्चेव हवंति णियमेण ॥ वण्णादयेण जणिदो सरीरवण्णा दु दव्वदो लेस्सा।"
[Gommatasara, Jiva-kânda, 492, 498] "सिकखाकिरियुवदेसालावग्गाही मावलंवेण ।
