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There is no instruction or instructor when there is an attachment to non-existence. Therefore, how can there be any benefit from removing doubt, etc.? || 4 ||
**Meaning:** When there is an attachment to non-existence, etc., there is no instruction or instructor. How can there be any benefit from removing doubt, etc., from the instruction of non-existence, etc.? Because according to the doctrine of non-existence, when there are no listeners, etc., how can the speaker benefit anyone? || 4 ||
Those who desire only certainty, their conduct is inappropriate. Just as the language of the Mlecchas is not fit for the Brahmanas, but they use it only for their own purposes, so also the instruction of conduct is inappropriate for those who desire only certainty. || 5 ||
**Meaning:** Just as the language of the Mlecchas is not fit for the Brahmanas, but they use it only for their own purposes, so also the instruction of conduct is inappropriate for those who desire only certainty. || 5 ||
Just as a Shruta-kevali knows only the self through the Shruta (scripture), so also he knows everything through the Shruta (scripture) and through conduct. || 6 ||
**Meaning:** Just as a Shruta-kevali knows only the self through the Shruta (scripture), so also he knows everything through the Shruta (scripture) and through conduct. || 6 ||
The purpose of certainty cannot be directly spoken of by anyone. Conduct, through its qualities, is incapable of understanding its meaning. || 7 ||
**Chapter Thirteen**
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