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A firm mind in the physical realm is attained by the knowledge of Rajavidya. A mind that is rooted in both this world and the next is attained by the knowledge of Dharma Shastra. ||34|| Those Kshatriyas who became great sages by producing Tirthankaras are called Mahadeva due to their greatness. ||35|| Those kings who were born in great lineages and who followed the path of the first Kshatriya, Lord Rishabhadeva, also attained the title of Mahadeva due to their greatness. ||36|| Their wives are also called Mahadevi due to their association with great men, being married to great men, and giving birth to great souls. ||37|| If someone who follows a different path were to say, "We are the Mahadeva, we are the saviors of the world, there is no one greater than our deity, and there is no religion greater than ours," after the Jains have established their own position in this way, then their heart is corrupted by false views. ||38|| But in this matter, we say that this is not the essence of the ocean of existence. The path that is the means of crossing it is the path taught by the Jinas. ||40|| Only an Arhat is an Aapta, because he is free from the defects of attachment, aversion, etc. Others are not Aapta, but only think they are, because they have no certainty about the greatness of their speech, soul, and fortune. ||41|| The Jina is Aapta, the Supreme Lord, the eternal soul, because he is endowed with the greatness of speech, etc., he is the benefactor of all, and he is the direct witness of all things. ||42|| One should know that his greatness of speech is such that he pleases the entire assembly with his single divine word. ||43|| Similarly, his greatness of soul is manifested by the complete destruction of the veils of knowledge, perception, delusion, and karmic obstacles, and by his proximity to infinite knowledge, perception, infinite bliss, and infinite power. ||44|| The attainment of eight types of Pratihariya, the creation of the Samavasarana, and the infinite perception of the past, present, and future are the greatness of his fortune. ||45||
It is possible that an Arhat is also one who has destroyed the veils of knowledge, perception, delusion, and karmic obstacles. Therefore, one should study the teachings of the Arhat to remove the impurities of one's mind. ||33||