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The **Shri Sutra Kritanga Sutra** takes one across the ocean of worldly existence. Therefore, it is the savior of all, the protector of all. According to grammar, the word "tayanam" is formed by adding the suffix "ghan" to the root "tay" which means "traan" (salvation). The one who provides salvation is called "trayi" (savior). According to the principle "Sarvegatyartha jnanartha", all verbs that denote motion also denote knowledge. Knowledge leads to the delimitation of the general. The word "manutte" refers to a specific person who is the knower of all, the omniscient, the all-seeing. Without a cause, an effect cannot be produced. Therefore, the author of the sutra states that this person is the destroyer of the "darshanavaraneya karma" (karma that obscures perception). It should be understood that through the destruction of "darshanavaraneya karma", he destroys the four types of "ghati karma" (karma that leads to rebirth).
1. **Antae vitigicchaae, se jaanati aneli-sam. Aneli-sass akkhaaya, na se hoi tahim tahim.** ||2||
**Chhaya antako vichikit-saayaah, sa jaanatyaneedrusham. Aneedrusha-syaakhyata, sa na bhavati tatra tatra.** ||
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**Translation:** The one who is the destroyer of doubt, the one who is not doubtful, is the "aneedrusha" (unparalleled) knower. Such a commentator, the explainer of the truth of things, does not exist in other philosophies.
**Commentary:** The one who is the destroyer of the four types of "ghati karma" is described as follows: "Vitigicchaa" refers to mental confusion, doubt, and uncertainty. The one who destroys this is the one who has destroyed the veil of perception, and thus has no doubt, delusion, or false knowledge. This is stated because the destruction of the veil of perception is mentioned, and it is stated that "darshan" (philosophy) is different from knowledge. Therefore, the assumption that there is only one knowledge of the omniscient, which is capable of delimiting both the general and the specific, is refuted by the separate mention of the destruction of the veil. The one who destroys "ghati karma" and has knowledge that transcends doubt, etc., is "aneedrusha" (unparalleled). There is no one equal to him in delimiting the general and the specific aspects of the objects of knowledge. This is stated because his knowledge is not equal to the knowledge of others. Therefore, what the Mimamsakas say - that if it is assumed that the omniscient is the delimiter of all objects, then he would also have to experience the delimitation of touch, taste, smell, color, and sound, and thus would also have to experience the taste of the desired object - is refuted by this. Also, it is said that even if the omniscient exists in general, the absence of other causes would not lead to the proper understanding of the object. Thus, it is said:
"Arha (ruha) n yadisarvagno, buddho netyatra ka prabha? | Athobhava-pi sarvagnau, matabhedastayo: katham? ||1||"
And so on. To refute this, it is said: "Aneedrusha-sya" (unparalleled) - the one who is the delimiter of this, is not found in "tatra tatra" (there and there) - in philosophies like Buddhism, etc. This is because they do not accept the existence of substance and its modifications. For example, Shakyamuni believes that everything is momentary and accepts only modifications, not substance. If there is no substance, then the absence of modifications would follow, because they are seedless. Therefore, even if one does not accept modifications, one must accept the substance that is the basis of modifications. Since they do not accept this, they are not omniscient. Similarly, Kapila is not omniscient because he accepts only one substance, which is unchanging, unproduced, and stable, and does not accept modifications, which are active and capable of action because they are dependent on the substance. Similarly, Uluka is not omniscient because he accepts the difference between substance and modification, like milk and water, which are not different. Since they are not omniscient, there is no one among the other "tirthankaras" who is "aneedrusha" (unparalleled) - the one who is the delimiter of both substance and modification. Therefore, only the "arhan" (the liberated one) is the knower of the substance, which exists in all three times - past, present, and future. Therefore, he is not found "tatra tatra" (there and there). ||2||
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