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અધ્યાત્મતત્ત્વાલેાક.
प्रथम दृष्टि प्राप्तवतः किं गुणस्थानकम् ?
चतुर्दशोक्तानि जिनागमे गुण - स्थानानि, तत्र प्रथमं निगद्यते । समागतस्य प्रथमामिमां हर्श शास्त्रे तु सामान्यत एव वर्णितम् ॥ ८६ ॥
[ ત્રીજું
In the Jain scriptures there are fourteen stages of development of the virtues. He who has attained to this Drashti is said, according to the Yoga, to have reached the first stage of development, while according to scriptures ordinarily all are said to have reached the first stage. (89)
Gunasthanas.
The first stage is called the Mithyātva stage of development. It involves gross ignorance. The soul is utterly incapable of distinguishing right from wrong as it is then completely under the influence of Karmas. Delusion, lack of self-restraint, unclean passions and other activities of thought, speech and body work together in this stage and they generate lower life. The being in this stage has inveterate hatred towards truth productive of invincible false belief. In order to get out from this stage the seven energies of Karma, namely (Mithyatva) false belief, (Samyak Mithyatva) mixed with true and false belief, (Samyaktva) blurred faith tinged with superstition and (Anantānubandhis) intense type of Kashayas, anger, pride, deceit and greed should be quiescent. With the thoughts relating to the world and how he is connected with it he would advance in development. Subsequently if he is again overtaken with
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