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382/Go. Sa. Jivakanda
Chapter 307-300
The author will speak about it later, so its form is not written here.
The characteristics of Avagraha and the distinctions of Pravagraha are explained after explaining Visparana and Viseerana. Avagraha is the special inquiry into the object of perception. ||307||
There are two types of Avagraha, Vyanjanavagraha and Avigraha, due to the difference between the obtained meaning and the unobtained meaning. Vyanjanavagraha comes first and then Arthaavagraha, in terms of the order of their origin. Vyanjanavagraha does not occur through the eye and mind. ||308||
Special Meaning: The first perception that occurs after the connection between the object and the perceiver is Avagraha knowledge. The knowledge that arises as a desire to know the specifics of the object perceived through Avagraha is called Iha. The first perception that occurs after the connection between the object and the perceiver is Avagraha. For example, in the word "purusha" (man), the desire for food, clothing, and other specifics arising from the meaning perceived through Avagraha is called Iha. The first perception that occurs after the object and the perceiver come together is Avagraha. The object of meaning is taste, etc., and the six senses are the perceivers. The state before the origin of knowledge is the coming together of the object and the perceiver, which is perception. This perception is marked by the origin of the lineage of specific results that are the cause of the origin of knowledge, and it lasts for a very short time. The first perception of the object after this is Avagraha. For example, seeing a pot and a cloth with the eye and knowing "this is a pot, this is a cloth" is Avagraha. Even when the form, direction, and shape, etc., of an object are known without the object itself, through specific object-knowledge, in an unconscious way, it is still Avagraha, because Iha and other types of knowledge cannot arise without an object being perceived. Similarly, Avagraha should be understood for the other senses as well. The first perception after the object and the perceiver come together in a suitable place is Avagraha. The external object is the object, and the senses are the perceivers. The state of these two being capable of producing knowledge is called coming together. The knowledge that arises after the object and the perceiver come together is called Avagraha. This Avagraha is of two types: Arthaavagraha and Vyanjanavagraha. The perception of the unobtained meaning is Arthaavagraha, such as perceiving form through the eye sense. The perception of the obtained meaning is Vyanjanavagraha, such as perceiving touch through the touch sense. ....-.- .- -.. 1. In printed texts, verse 308 is numbered as verse 305 and verse 307 is numbered as verse 308. But here, the verse that describes the characteristics of Pravagraha knowledge is written first, and then the verse about the distinctions of Avagraha knowledge is written after it. 2. Dhaval 111. 354. 3. Dhaval Pu. 6. 144. 4. Dhaval Pu. 13 p. 216-217. 5. Dhaval Pu. 6 p. 16 p. 17.