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**Prāṇi:** Sun Bhedakalpana Ayukt-Janmānḍha Manushya ne Hathi
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Again, if someone imagines that these blind people are of different types, some with a bent moon, some with a slanted moon, some with a square moon, etc., that too is inappropriate and against ethics. Because, one who has never seen the moon, any imagination about its form is just imagination, not truth. Similarly, if someone imagines that the omniscient is like this or like that, etc., that too is inappropriate and absurd. Because, one who has never seen the omniscient, any imagination about its form is just a false imagination, not truth. And, if those who have never seen the moon themselves, imagine different types of moons and fight about them, how absurd is that? Similarly, if those who have never seen the omniscient themselves, imagine different types of omniscients and engage in false arguments and debates about them, opposing each other, engaging in mutual criticism and refutation, that too is extremely inappropriate, as is evident from the above. Here, the example of a blind man and an elephant is very apt. It is like this—
**Bhed Hepana**
**Ayukt**
**Janmānḍha Manushya ne Hathi**
Once, an elephant came to a certain place. Six blind men went to see it. These blind men touched the elephant and examined it. One man touched the elephant's trunk, so he thought the elephant was like a rope. Another man touched the tusk, so he thought it was like a fan. The third man touched the ear, so he thought it was like a pot. The fourth man touched the leg, so he thought the elephant was like a pillar. The fifth man touched the belly, so he thought it was like a mortar. The sixth man touched the tail, so he thought it was like a broom. From this, they formed their own opinions and then told each other. Then, each one became firm in his own opinion, insisting that he alone was right and all the others were wrong, and they started arguing with each other, engaging in false discussions, and the dispute escalated!
Then, a sighted man came there and stopped them, saying, "Oh, good men! Why are you arguing in vain? You are all wrong, and you are all right! Because, you are wrong in your insistence that the elephant is like this or like that, and you are right in that the elephant is like this in terms of some of its parts. Look! The trunk of the elephant is shaped like a rope, the tusk is shaped like a fan, the ear is like a pot, the leg is like a pillar, the belly appears like a mortar, and the tail is like a...