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## Mangalacharan/5
**Doubt:** How can the knowledge and vision of the Mithyadrishtis be auspicious, as they do not attain liberation, since without Samyagdarshan, their knowledge does not have the appropriate quality, and without the appropriate quality, they cannot attain liberation?
**Solution:** Such a doubt should not be entertained, because the knowledge and vision of the Samyagdrishtis, who know the nature of liberation, who determine the knowledge and vision of the living beings in this world as mere components of Kevalgyan and Kevaldarshan, and who remember the soul endowed with the power of infinite knowledge and infinite vision without any covering, have the quality of destroying sin, just as the knowledge and vision of the Mithyadrishtis also have the quality of destroying sin. Therefore, there is no contradiction in the knowledge and vision of the Mithyadrishtis being auspicious.
The auspiciousness of the soul, which is not currently endowed with auspicious qualities but will be in the future, is infinite from the beginning and forever, in comparison to the power of the soul (No Aagam Bhavidravyamangal). The auspiciousness of the soul, which has attained the state of Siddha, is infinite from the beginning and forever, in comparison to the state of being naked (Nangamanaya), which is attained by the three jewels and never destroyed by the three jewels. In other words, the attainment of the three jewels is infinite from the beginning, and the attainment of the state of Siddha after attaining the three jewels is never-ending. Thus, the auspiciousness of the soul, which is the subject of both these Dharmas, is infinite from the beginning and forever, in comparison to the state of being naked (Nangamanaya).
The auspiciousness of Samyagdarshan should be understood as infinite from the beginning and forever. Its shortest duration is the last moment, and its longest duration is slightly less than sixty-four Sagara Pramaagas.
The cause for the beginning of this Gommatasar Jeevakand Granth is Shri Chamundaray. Or, the bound, the bondage, the cause of bondage; the liberated, liberation, and the cause of liberation - these six principles should be understood well through the deposits, Nayas, proofs, and Anuyogadwaras, and the Bhavyajanas should become knowledgeable about them. This Granth, in terms of its meaning, is descended from the Tirthankaras, and in terms of its composition, it is descended from the Ganadharas, and it was received by Shri Dharasen Bhattarak through the Guru-Parampara, and from him, it was received by Pushpadanta-Bhootbali Acharya. From these two Acharyas, it was received by Shri Nemichandra Siddhantachkravarti Acharya through the Shatkhandagam and the Dhavla Tika of Vora Senacharya.
The direct purpose of studying this Siddhanta Granth is the destruction of ignorance and the birth of Samyaggyan, the continuous worship by Devas, Manupyas, etc., and the continuous destruction of karmas in countless ways. The continuous worship by the disciple, the counter-disciple, etc., is the traditional-direct cause. The attainment of Abhyudaya Sukha and Nishreyasa Sukha is the indirect cause.
The quantity of Shruta is infinite in terms of letters, words, groups, understanding, and Anuyogadwaras, and the quantity of meaning is infinite. The name of this Granth is Gommatasar Jeevakand. The original author (Arthak) of this Granth is Shri Vardhaman Bhattarak, the researcher is Gautam Ganadhar, and the secondary author is Shri Nemichandra Siddhantachkravarti Acharya, who is free from attachment, aversion, and delusion. The statement of the author of the Granth is made to show the validity of the Nastra.
3. Gh. Pu. 1 Page 56.
4. Dh. Pu. 1 Page 52.
1. Sh. Pu. 1 38-36. 2. P. Pu. 1 Page 36.47. 5. Gh. Pu. 1 Page 61. 6. Dh. Pu. 1 Page 13.