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Pravacanasāra
HIHRitef - [2: ] H 499 [fy ] farele À [ suda] Yayasan # [स्वभावेन ज्ञायकं] अपने ही सहज स्वभाव से सबको जानने वाले [आत्मानं]
आत्मा को अर्थात् अपने निजस्वरूप को [ विजानति ] विशेषता से जानता है [ तं] उस भावश्रुतज्ञानी को [ लोकप्रदीपकराः] समस्त लोक के उद्योत करने वाले [#941: ] silalanga [ Bachamai] dohadt [ Hufe] hed ei
Lord Jina, the illuminator of the world, has expounded that, for sure, the one who, on the authority of his knowledge of the Scripture - bhāvaśrutajñāna - knows entirely, by his own soul, the all-knowing nature of the soul is the śrutakevalī.
Explanatory Note: The Omniscient, with his unparalleled and eternal, infinite-knowledge, experiences simultaneously the supreme nature of his soul through the soul. The śrutakevalī, with his knowledge of the Scripture, experiences consecutively the supreme nature of his soul through the soul. Both, the Omniscient and the śrutakevalī, know the nature of the Reality. The difference is that while the Omniscient experiences the Reality through the soul that has all-pervasive and infinite strength of knowledge and perception, the śrutakevalī experiences the Reality through the soul that has limited strength of knowledge and perception. The Omniscient sees the Reality through his infinite knowledge (kevalajñāna); it is like seeing objects during the daytime in the light of the sun. The śrutakevalī sees the Reality through his knowledge of the Scripture; it is like seeing objects during the night in the light of the lamp. Both know the nature of the Reality.
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