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## Translation:
**583**
The 24th chapter describes the means of investigation, movement, etc. The soul is to be investigated with the fourteen Gunasthanas, beginning with Sat. ||9||
Movement, sense organs, body, yoga, Veda, passions, knowledge, restraint, vision, Leshya, Bhavyatva, Samyaktva, Samshithva, and Aharaka are the fourteen means of investigation. ||15||
The means of investigation are to be investigated with the help of Sat, Sankhya, etc. The soul is to be investigated with these means, especially with yoga. ||96||
The soul is to be investigated by the wise with the eight Anuyogas: Sat, Sankhya, Kshetra, Sparsha, Kala, Bhava, Antara, and Alp-Bahutva. ||9||
These are the means of investigating the soul. The wise should also investigate the soul with the help of Pramana, Nay, and Nikshepa. ||18||
The five states of the soul are: Aupashmika, Kshayika, Kshayopa-samika, Audayika, and Parinamika. The soul is to be recognized by these qualities. The soul has two uses: knowledge and vision. ||19-20||
Knowledge is of eight types and vision is of four types. Knowledge is that which is concrete, i.e., it knows objects with modifications. Vision is that which is abstract, i.e., it knows objects without modifications. ||101||
The perception of the difference of objects is called Aakara, and the perception of the general form is called Anaakara. Knowledge perceives objects with difference, therefore it is called Saakara-Savikalpaka. Vision perceives objects without difference, therefore it is called Anaakara-Nirvikalpaka. ||102||
Just like the light of a lamp, the soul contracts and expands. The soul becomes as small or as large as the body it receives due to the rise of Bhavartha-Namakarma. ||13||
The soul is to be investigated with the help of the fourteen means of investigation, the fourteen Gunasthanas, and the eight Anuyogas. The nature of the soul is understood through these means. ||14||
The Bhavyas, who have the eye of the Siddhanta Shakha, should investigate the soul with the eight Anuyogas: Sat, Sankhya, Kshetra, Sparsha, Kala, Bhava, Antara, and Alp-Bahutva. ||17||
These are the means of investigating the soul. The wise should also investigate the soul with the help of Pramana, Nay, and Nikshepa. ||18||
The five states of the soul are: Aupashmika, Kshayika, Kshayopa-samika, Audayika, and Parinamika. The soul is to be recognized by these qualities. The soul has two uses: knowledge and vision. ||19-20||
Knowledge is of eight types and vision is of four types. Knowledge is that which is concrete, i.e., it knows objects with modifications. Vision is that which is abstract, i.e., it knows objects without modifications. ||101||
The perception of the difference of objects is called Aakara, and the perception of the general form is called Anaakara. Knowledge perceives objects with difference, therefore it is called Saakara-Savikalpaka. Vision perceives objects without difference, therefore it is called Anaakara-Nirvikalpaka. ||102||
1. Vicaropayaha
2. Tattvavicharavishaye
3. Vicharyah