________________ 148 Siri Sirivalakaba strength and weakness. For the idea expressed here of. "sperta oftat apesat, pela mangfor afeti." ay or staan is already explained in the notes on St. 66. ( Sk. 1). The principle of the liberation of the soul by the complete destruction of the karmas which have stuck to it. Like et, it is one of the Nine Tativas of Jainism, it being the last i, e. the ninth in chronological order. According to Jainism, a 'jiva' gets Moksha when it destroys all its: karmas good as well as bad, which is done by practising 'Nirjara '; and the soul, which has thus destroyed all its karmas completely, becomos a Siddha or Liberated One-the First Pada or Dignity in Jainism; and all such souls, who have destroyed all their karmas good as well as bad--and achieved emancipation are their Parmatmas or Gods fit to be worshipped by all those who are desirous of getting emancipation and becoming "Siddhas', thus getting the same Pada or Dignity which those High Souls or Paramatmas whom they worship, have achieved. This is in brief the Jaina conception of Moksha. If we were to explain it in full, it would cover many big volumes. Hence we shall here rest satisfied only with this brief explanation of Moksha given above. Those desirous of knowing it in fall should read the act o r and other important books dealing with the topic.
