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The **Shri Sutra Kritanga Sutra** is. The word "dravya" is also used in the sense of "bhavy". Accordingly, because it is free from the "apdravya-vikara" (imperfections) that occur in the state of being possessed by "rag" (attachment), "dvesha" (aversion), and "kalik-rag" (temporal attachment) and "dvesha" (aversion), it is like pure gold, a pure "dravya" (substance), and perfectly holy, following the path of "samyama" (self-restraint). Because it is free from "prati karma" (karmic reactions), "daihik" (physical) "saj" (ornaments) and "saja" (decorations), it is free from the attachment to the "vyutsrisht-kaya" (liberated body) and "daihik" (physical). Thus, in the meanings described in previous studies, in the actions of "dharmacharan" (righteous conduct), in the activities, the "sadhu" (saint) does not kill or harm any living beings, whether they are stationary, mobile, subtle, gross, sufficient, or insufficient. It is called "mahan" (great). Or, the one who is protected by the nine "gupta" (secret) "vritti" (activities) and "bad" (fences) of "brahmacharya" (celibacy), and who is a follower of unbroken "brahmacharya" (celibacy), and who possesses the qualities described earlier, is called "mahan" or "brahman" (a person who has realized the Brahman). The one who is "shranta" (tired), who is "khinn" (distressed) by "tap" (austerity), is called "shraman" (ascetic). Or, the one whose mind is the same everywhere, in enemies, friends, etc., is "samamana" (equanimous). He is like a sandalwood tree, which has no aversion or enmity towards the axe or the woodcutter who cuts it. Similarly, he has no aversion towards his "apkari" (wrongdoer). Therefore, it is said that there is no one who is "dveshya" (worthy of aversion) for him. Thus, the "sadhu" (saint) who is adorned with the qualities mentioned earlier is called "shraman" (ascetic) or "samamana" (equanimous). "Bhikshu" (mendicant) refers to a "sadhu" (saint) who is "bhikshanashila" (one who lives on alms) and "bhikshopajibi" (one who lives on alms). Or, the one who destroys the eight types of "karma" (actions) by separating them, is a "bhikshu" (mendicant). That is, the "sadhu" (saint) who is endowed with qualities like "damanshilata" (self-control), "jitendriyata" (control over senses), etc., is called a "bhikshu" (mendicant). Because he is free from external and internal "granthi" (knots), he is called "nirgranth" (free from knots). That is, the "sadhu" (saint) who follows the meanings expounded in the previous fifteen chapters, who is "dant" (free from attachment), "dravya-bhoot" (pure substance), and "vyutsrisht-kaya" (liberated body), is worthy of being called "nirgranth" (free from knots).
When the Lord said this, the disciple asked, "O Lord! O "Bhadant" (venerable sir)! O "bhayant" (fear-destroyer), O "bhav-ant-bhav-nashak" (destroyer of the cycle of birth and death), who is "dant" (free from attachment), "dravya-bhoot" (pure substance), and "vyutsrisht-kaya" (liberated body), why is he called "brahman" (a person who has realized the Brahman), "shraman" (ascetic), "bhikshu" (mendicant), and "nirgranth" (free from knots)? As you have expounded, the words "brahman" etc. are used to refer to the "sadhu" (saint). O "Mahamune" (great sage)! O "yatharth-vetta" (knower of the truth of the three times)! Please explain this to us!" When asked thus, the Lord explained the reasons for the use of the four appellations "brahman" etc., which are different from each other in some respects, and how they are used in practice. In the meanings described in the previous study, the one who is "vritti-yukt" (engaged in activities) and "vartan-shila" (conducts himself) is free from all "papakarma" (sinful actions) and "savadya" (defective) "anushtan" (practices). He is free from "prem-rag-moolak-aaskti" (attachment based on love and attachment), "dvesha-apriti" (aversion and dislike), "kalah-dvandva-adhikaran" (quarrels and disputes), "sangarsh" (struggle), "jhagada" (fight), "abhyakhyan-asat-abhiyog" (false accusations), "paishunya-chugali" (backbiting and gossip), "par-guna-asahishnuta" (intolerance towards the qualities of others), "dosh-ka-udghatan" (revealing the faults of others), "par-parivad" (slander), "kaku-vikrut-kanth-dhvani" (speaking in a distorted voice to accuse others), "arati-samyam-me-chitt-ki-udvignta" (anxiety in self-restraint), "rati-sansarik-vishayon-me-aaskti" (attachment to worldly objects), "maya-parvanchana" (deceiving others), "dhokha-dena" (cheating), "maya-dwara-kutil-buddhi-purvak-asaty-bhashan" (speaking falsely with a cunning mind), "asat-arth-ka-abhidhan-kathn" (speaking falsely, like calling a cow a horse), "mithya-darshan-atatva-me-tatva-abhinivesh" (insisting on the truth of what is not true, or believing in the untruth of what is true). For example, there is no soul, it is not eternal, it does not do anything, it does not experience the fruits of its actions, there is no liberation, and there is no way to liberation. These are the six "mithyatva" (falsehood) "sthan" (