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Deeprashti: The dry logic-grasp is to be abandoned by the seeker.
(433) Discussion: "The mind should be fixed on the purpose of the debate, the theory is very difficult; whether the theory is easy or not, there is a strong debate.
Greetings to the one who thirsts for the vision of the Jina." - Shri Anandghanji.
If knowledge of extra-sensory objects could be obtained through logic, then the wise men of the past would have made a definite conclusion about it. If extra-sensory objects, which are inaccessible to the senses, could be known by means of logic, then these great intelligent wise men - great logicians - who have been engaged in the pursuit of such definite logic for a long time, would have made a definite conclusion about those extra-sensory objects. But that does not seem to have happened, no solution has been found yet. Because these debaters - counter-debaters are still carrying on the same debate with great vigor! They still seem to be as stubborn as new students! Their arguments are still the same! These great powerful debaters have tried their best for so long, but it seems that these great men's efforts have gone in vain! Because as said in the Gabindu, "Even though they are engaged in definite arguments and counter-arguments, they have not yet reached the end of the truth, like the bull in the well!"
न चैतदेवं यत्तस्मात्शुष्कतर्कग्रहो महान् । मिथ्याभिमानहेतुत्वात्त्याज्य एव मुमुक्षुभिः ॥ १४७ ॥
And this is not so, because of that, the dry logic-grasp is great;
It is to be abandoned by the seeker, because it is the cause of false pride, 147
Meaning: - And because this is not so, therefore the great dry logic-grasp is to be abandoned by the seekers, because it is the cause of false pride.
Kritti - Jaithavan and this is not so, because of that - because of that, dry logic-grasp, pride - arrogance, excessive pride, false pride - false pride, because of that, it is to be abandoned, seekers - seekers, those who desire liberation.