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## Āgama Sūtra 39, Cheda Sūtra-5, 'Mahānishīth'
**Study/Purpose/Sūtra Number**
Then, the one who is skillful in the non-traditional way is of two types. The one who is skillful in the Āgama, in the Guru Paramparā, in the order or practice, is considered skillful. Sūtra-485-486
The one who is skillful in the non-Āgama is of many types, they are as follows: Jñāna Kushīla, Darśana Kushīla, Chāritra Kushīla, Tap Kushīla, and the one who is skillful in Vīryāchāra. Among them, the one who is Jñāna Kushīla is of three types: Praśasta Praśasta Jñāna Kushīla, Apraśasta Jñāna Kushīla, and Supraśasta Jñāna Kushīla. Sūtra-487
Among them, the one who is Praśasta Praśasta Jñāna Kushīla is of two types: from the Āgama and from the non-Āgama. Among them, the one who is from the Āgama, the one who teaches the study of the group of things that are Praśasta Praśasta in the form of Vibhangajñānī, is the study Kushīla. The one who is from the non-Āgama, the one who reads, teaches, recites, and examines the group of meanings of the scriptures of various types of Praśasta-Praśasta Parpākhaṇḍa, is the same as the Kushīla. Sūtra-488
Among them, the one who is Apraśasta Jñāna Kushīla is of 29 types. They are as follows:
1. The one who is skillful in using mantras and tantras related to Sāvadya Vāda.
2. The one who teaches and learns Vidya-Mantra-Tantra, i.e., the one who is skillful in Vastu Vidya.
3. The one who observes, tells, and teaches the four astrological sciences of Graha-Nakshatra, i.e., the one who is skillful in Lakṣaṇa.
4. The one who tells about Nimitta, i.e., the one who is skillful in Lakṣaṇa, who tells by observing the characteristics of the body, and teaches its scriptures.
5. The one who tells and teaches the Lakṣaṇa Śāstra of Śakuna Śāstra, i.e., the one who is skillful in Lakṣaṇa.
6. The one who teaches and learns the scriptures of the one who teaches Hasti Shiksha, i.e., the one who is skillful in Lakṣaṇa.
7. The one who learns the education of Dhanurveda and teaches its scriptures, i.e., the one who is skillful in Lakṣaṇa.
8. The one who teaches the use of Gandharva Veda, i.e., the one who is skillful in Rūpa.
9. The one who teaches the scriptures that tell the characteristics of men and women, i.e., the one who is skillful in Rūpa.
10. The one who tells and teaches the use of Kāma Śāstra, i.e., the one who is skillful in Rūpa.
11. The one who teaches and uses the scriptures of Kautuka Indrajal, i.e., the one who is skillful.
12. The one who teaches Lekhanakala and Chitrakala, i.e., the one who is skillful in Rūpa.
13. The one who teaches Lepkarma Vidya, i.e., the one who is skillful in Rūpa.
14. The one who performs, causes to perform, teaches, and tells about various types of Vellari, its roots, and its extraction, inspires, breaks and cuts plants and vines, i.e., the one who is skillful in Rūpa, who uses various types of faulty Vaidaka Vidya scriptures.
15. The one who uses Anjan in that way.
16. The one who uses Yoga Churna.
17. The one who uses Suvarna Dhatuvada.
18. The one who uses Rajadandaniiti.
19. The one who uses Śāstra Astra Agni Bijali Parvat.
20. The one who uses Sphatik Ratna.
21. The one who uses Ratna Ki Kasauti.
22. The one who uses Ras Vedha related scriptures.
23. The one who uses Amatya Shiksha.
24. The one who uses Gupt Tantra-Mantra.
25. The one who uses Kal Desha Sandhi.
26. The one who gives advice on fighting.
27. The one who uses Śastra.
28. The one who uses Marg.
29. The one who uses Jahaj Vyavahar.
And so on, the one who tells and causes to tell the meaning of the scriptures that explain this, i.e., the one who is Apraśasta Jñāna Kushīla. In this way, the one who reads, contemplates, reflects, searches, investigates, listens to, and examines Pāpa-Śruta is called Apraśasta Jñāna Kushīla. Sūtra-489
Among them, the one who is Supraśasta Jñāna Kushīla is also of two types: from the Āgama and from the non-Āgama. Among them, the one who is from the Āgama...
**Muni Dīparatnasāgar Kr̥t (Mahānishīth) Āgama Sūtra-Hindi Anuvāda**
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