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Yoga-darshan-samuchchay: “Three things arise from my soul, all my wealth is born from me; three things are contemplated by the Lord of Dharma in the temple of the mind, the Supreme Devchandra attains his own Siddhi and happiness.” “When the essence of truth is contemplated, one becomes aware of one’s own essence; the essence of meditation is concentration, that is the fulfillment of the essence.” “The purity of the pure Jinraj, which is contemplated in the temple of the mind; contemplation is the essence of the earth with its attributes, contemplation is oneness without attributes.”
Blessed are you! Blessed are you! Blessed is the Jinraj! – Shri Devchandraji. (3-4-5)
And – “The excellent thoughts that are the essence of darshan and knowledge, the soul that is in both self and others, in the conduct of character and the conduct of penance, such is the goal of the Acharya Muni –
It is worthy of contemplation. He who is endowed with the three jewels and is immersed in the eternal teachings of Dharma, the Acharya, the Upadhyaya, the soul who is the bull among the ascetics, salutations to him! (He is also a goal) The eternal pure character that is the essence of darshan and knowledge, the path to liberation,
He who practices it is the ascetic Muni, salutations to him!” This too is worthy of contemplation. – This Acharya, Upadhyaya, and ascetic are the pure souls who are constantly engaged in the practice of their innate nature, the innate pure nature of the soul, and who are established in a high state of virtue. Therefore, such great souls who are the embodiment of the pure soul are the supreme object of devotion, as their contemplation of the form of the soul inspires the soul to become established in self-contemplation. – Thus, the five supreme beings, etc., are all objects of devotion, the purpose of which is to become established in the contemplation of the soul, for “When the ascetic contemplates anything and becomes one with it, and becomes devoid of desire, then he has definite contemplation, that is, contemplation of the pure soul. Just as a ladder, etc., is needed to climb a palace, so too, the supreme beings, etc., are of great benefit in climbing to the definite contemplation of self-contemplation.
3. Or, the soul is the main object of contemplation. The ultimate goal and fruit of all the other objects mentioned above is also this self-contemplation. Because, through the contemplation of the pure soul, the embodiment of the Arihant Siddha, etc., the mind becomes pure, stable, and concentrated. *"दसणणाणपहाणे वीरेयचारित्ततवायारे । अप्पं परं च जुजइ सो आयरिओ मुणी झेओ। जो रयणत्तयजुत्तो णिच्चं धम्मोवएसणे णिरदो । सो उवज्झाओ अप्पा जदिवरवसहो णमो तस्स ॥ दसणणाणसमग्गं मग्गं मोक्खस्स जो हु चरितं । साधयदि णिच्चसुद्धं साहू स मुणी णमो तस्स ।। जं किंचिवि चितंतो णिरीहवित्त। हवे जदा साहू । लध्धूणय एयत्तं तदाहु तं तस्स णिच्छयं झाणं ॥"
-Shri Badu Dravyasangrah