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The collection of perceptions (gadashtisamuchchay) is an attribute of the soul that is only known by omniscience (kevalgyanati); because, with certainty (nishchay), with pure knowledge (shuddhnay), this soul is unattached (abadhprushta), unique (anany), constant (niyat), without any particular characteristics (avishesha), and uncombined (asanyukt). (See Gatha, Footnote p. 72)
The relationship of the sheath (myan) to the sword is like the relationship of the body to the soul, which has seen the body in its true form (yathathathya). The relationship of the body to the soul, which has seen the soul in its true form, is like the relationship of the sheath to the sword. The great soul (mahat purush) is the same for both life and death, for he has experienced the unattached, clear soul (abadhspasht atma). -Param Atmadashta Shrimmad Rajchandraji.
(1) The soul is attached (badhspasht) due to the expectation of the endless bondage (anadi bandh paryay), but the soul is unattached (abadhskrushta) like a lotus in water, due to the expectation of the soul's nature (atmasvabhav) which is untouchable by matter (pudgal) alone.
(2) The soul is unique (anany) because, although it takes on other forms (anyarup) due to the assumption of other states (naranarkadi anyany paryay), it is always the same pure, undivided soul (atmasvabhav). This is like the nature of clay (mruttika), which remains undivided in all its forms (ghat adi sav paryay). (3)
The soul is constant (niyat) because, although it is impermanent (aniyat) due to the states of growth and decay (vridhi-hani paryay), it is always the same, like the nature of the ocean (samudrasvabhav). (4) Gold appears in many forms (paryayarup) - heavy, yellow, sticky - but if we do not look at it with the perception of forms (paryaydasht) and look at it with the perception of substance (dravya dasht), then only one unbroken gold (kanak) is seen. Similarly, the soul appears in many forms (paryayvishesharup) - knowledge (gyan), vision (darshan), etc. - but if we look at it with the perception of the soul's nature (atmasvabhav) without any particular characteristics (avishesha) and drink the nectar of non-dualistic taste (nirvikalp ras), then only one pure, unstained soul (shuddh nirangan ek atma) is seen. (5) Just as water has a combined heat (sanyuktpan) due to the expectation of the state of heat (ushnatva paryay) obtained from fire (agnisange), but it does not have such a combined heat due to the expectation of the cold nature of water (jalna sheet svabhav) alone; similarly, the soul has a combined state of attachment (mehsanyuktpan) due to the expectation of the state of attachment (mahaparyay) obtained from karma (karmasange), but it does not have such a combined state due to the expectation of the soul's own nature of the seed of bondage (svayam badhbeej svabhav) alone. In other words, the soul is uncombined (asanyukt). Thus, by discarding the perception of forms (paryaydasht) and looking at it with the pure perception of substance (shuddh dravya dasht), the soul is unattached (abadhprushta), unique (anany), constant (niyat), without any particular characteristics (avishesha), and uncombined (asanyukt).
(For reference, see Shree Amritchandracharyaji's Samyasaarika Ga. 14-15) Heavy, yellow, sticky, gold in many waves; do not look at it with the perception of forms, only one unbroken gold remains... The supreme lord of religion (dharam), the vision (darshan), knowledge (gyan), and feet (charan) of the supreme lord (arnaath), are many in their formless nature (alakh svarup); drink the nectar of non-dualistic taste (nirvikalp ras), only one pure, unstained (shuddh nirangan ek) remains... Religion (dharam) - Shree Anandghanji
Such pure (shuddh), unstained (nirangan), one (ek), non-dual (advait) omniscient light (kevalgyanjyot) is the only attribute (abaahya) that is the ultimate essence (antstattva) of the soul. All other attributes (bhavo) are external (baahya) to the soul.