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## Agam Sutra 39, Chhed Sutra-5, 'Mahanishith'
**Only those who have attained Kevalgyan (omniscience) can analyze the study/purpose/sutra number.** They became Kevalis by placing their feet with Iryasamiti (proper posture), they became Kevalis by copying the scriptures with Muhpatti (proper pronunciation), they became Kevalis by performing the right kind of Pratikraman (atonement), they became Kevalis by thinking "Ha-ha, I am a sinner", they became Kevalis by repenting, "Ha-ha, I became insane and acted against the right path", they became Kevalis by being in the state of Anagar (non-attachment), they became Kevalis by following the unbroken Shila (conduct) by not consuming food with Savadha Yoga (mindfulness), they became Kevalis by protecting the Shila in all ways, they became Kevalis by performing countless types of Pratikraman. (Sutra 76-78)
They became Kevalis by performing Nishpattikarma (purification) like cleaning the impurities of the body, they became Kevalis by not scratching, not even blinking their eyes, they became Kevalis by staying in one place for two Prahar (three hours) and observing Maunvrat (silence), they became Kevalis by thinking, "I am not capable of following Sadhupana (virtue), therefore I will remain in Anashan (fasting)", they became Kevalis by counting Navkar (prayer), they became Kevalis by thinking, "I am blessed to have received such a teaching, even after obtaining all the material possessions, why haven't I become a Kevali?" (Sutra 79-80)
They became Kevalis by thinking, "Until people call me a sinner like a strong guard, I will not leave the Kaussagg (state of being a Kevali)", they became Kevalis by thinking, "Oh! It will be Ajayana (violence) and Jiva-viradhana (harm to living beings)" when their feet touched a moving piece of wood, they became Kevalis by saying, "I will perform Pratikraman in the pure side", they became Kevalis by thinking, "Our life is fickle", "This humanity is impermanent and momentary". (Sutra 81-83)
They became Kevalis by enduring countless hardships through criticism, slander, praise, severe and difficult Pratikraman, they became Kevalis by removing their hand (like the way Kevalgyan happened when Chandanbala removed her hand), they became Kevalis by living in a dwelling, they became Kevalis by eating like Kurugadamuni (half-Kevali) and performing tapasya (austerity) like eating one grain after ten years, they became Kevalis by starting Pratikraman, they became Kevalis by performing half-Pratikraman, they became Kevalis by completing Pratikraman, they became Kevalis by attaining Kevalgyan like Rishabhdev etc. in the excellent 108 count. (Sutra 84-87)
They became Kevalis by thinking, "How good it would be if I became a Kevali quickly without purification and Pratikraman", they became Kevalis by thinking, "Now I will perform such Pratikraman that I don't have to perform tapasya and conduct", they became Kevalis by thinking, "Even by giving up my life, I will not violate the command of the Jineswar Paramatma (Supreme Soul)", they became Kevalis by thinking, "This body is different and the soul is different, I have attained Samyaktva (right faith)", they became Kevalis by thinking, "This is how Kevalgyan happens". (Sutra 88-90)
They became Kevalis by thinking, "I will cleanse the dirt of the Karmas (actions) attached to the soul since the beginning of time", they became Kevalis by thinking, "Now I will not perform any other conduct due to carelessness", they became Kevalis by thinking, "If the body decays, let my body-soul be destroyed, restraint is the pure essence of the body", they became Kevalis by thinking, "If the Shila is broken even by the mind, I will not sustain life, and then I will protect the Shila by speech and body". (Sutra 91-95)
In this way, they attained Munipana (state of being a monk) by wandering since the beginning of time. In some births, some criticism was successful. Oh Gautam! In some births, they became the one who purifies the mind through Pratikraman, the one who forgives, the one who controls the senses, the one who is content, the one who conquers the senses, the one who speaks the truth, the one who is free from the three types of bondage from the beginning of the six types of living beings, the one who is free from the three types of restraint, the one who is free from the restraint of speech and body, the one who does not talk to women, the one who does not look at the limbs of women, the one who... (This way, it is explained in which states Kevalgyan happened).