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## Gatha 335
## Gnanamargana/417
**Gatha-artha:** The infinite part of the **anabhilapya** (unspeakable) substances is the **praman prajnapaneya** (knowable) substance. The infinite part of the **prajnapaneya** substances is the **shruta-nibaddha** (scriptural) substance. || 334 ||
**Visheshartha:** In this Gatha, **kalma** (time), **namar** (name), and **anatbhaga** (infinite part) substances are **anabhilapya**, which are known without instruction. **Shruta-gyan** (scriptural knowledge) is obtained only through instruction, this is not an absolute rule.
**Shankha:** **Shruta-gyan** and **keval-gyan** (omniscience) are similar. This is not correct because this Gatha states that the subject of **shruta-gyan** is not all substances, but the infinite part of **prajnapaneya** substances.
**Samadhan:** The infinite part of all substances may be the subject of **dravya-shruta-gyan** (knowledge of substance), but the subject of **bhava-shruta-gyan** (knowledge of emotions) is all substances. Because without accepting this, there will be a contradiction with the influence of the **Tirthankaras'** (Jain prophets) words.
**Shankha:** How can **purna-shruta** (complete scriptural knowledge) be generated?
**Samadhan:** This is not a flaw, because it can be generated through **anukta-avgraha** (understanding the unsaid), **iha** (desire), **avaya** (belief), and **dharana** (concentration).
This Gatha explains the evidence of **dravya-shruta**. This Gatha is not composed with respect to **bhava-shruta**. With respect to **bhava-shruta**, **shruta-gyan** and **keval-gyan** are similar.
The nature of **akshara-samas-gyan** (knowledge of letter combinations) and **pada-gyan** (knowledge of words) is that it increases by one letter at a time.
**Sankeje khalu uddhe padanam hodi sudarganam || 335 ||**
**Gatha-artha:** When the number of letters increases one by one, starting from the knowledge of one letter, then **pada** (word) named **shruta-gyan** is obtained. || 335 ||
**Visheshartha:** The knowledge of letters increases only by one letter at a time, there are no other increases, this is the traditional teaching of the **Acharyas** (Jain teachers). Many **Acharyas** say that **akshara-shruta-gyan** also increases through six types of increases, but their statement is not correct, because it is not possible for six types of increases to occur above **akshara-gyan**, which is the numerical part of all **shruta-gyan**.
There are numerical alternatives for **shruta-gyan** above **akshara-shruta-gyan** and below **pada-shruta-gyan**.
1. "Sudakevale cha ganam donavi sarisagi hoti" Go. Ji. Ga. 366]
2. Badal Pu. 6 p. 57
3. Dhaval Pu. 12 p. 171
4. Dhaval Pu. 6 p. 22-23